PR/BI/20
Reference code
PR/BI/20
Level of description
Item
Title
Mandate for the Installation of William Macdonald, 1807
Date
29 Sep 1807
Quantity & Format
1 sheet
Description
Mandate signed by John Fisher, Bishop of Salisbury (1807-1825), for the installation of William Macdonald as Prebendary of Bitton. He held the Prebend from 1807 until his death in 1862. He was a Canon Residentiary (1823-1862) and Archdeacon of Wilts (1828-1862).
Endorsed on verso:
"8 Oct 1807
Mr Macdonald
Installation in Vestry
Present
Rev Dr Price
Mr Canon Hume
Mr Canon [illegible]
Canons
Mr Moore }
Dr Evans }Vicars
Cantate Mr Moore"
Originally filed together with a contemporary but possibly unrelated slip of paper (160mm x 80mm) bearing a financial calculation, showing deductions from and additions to an amount of [£]400 and arriving at [£]393-15[s]. No heading or indication of subject, the text mostly illegible bu including "To the Vicar . . . "; "Parsonage Glebe" and "Deduct . . . Rent".
Language
English
Physical Characteristics
Material: paper, wax.