Register of muniments

As follows,

Address to Queen Anne for the endowment of churches and chapels established by the commission, [1713] (p.1).

Address to George I on the same subject, 21 May 1715, with reply undertaking to comply with the address (pp.2-3).

Table of the sums issued to and disbursed by the commission, 8 July 1715. Submitted to the King and both Houses of Parliament, 24 March 1716 (pp.4-5).

Account by Nicholas Hawksmoor and James Gibbs of the state of churches being built at Greenwich, Deptford, Westminster, Strand, Spitalfields, Wapping, and Limehouse, and of cemeteries in St. Andrew Holborn. Submitted to the House of Commons, 8 July 1715 (p.6).

Account of sites purchased for churches, from whom purchased and at what price. Also an account of sites for which purchase not completed, and sites under treaty. Submitted to the House of Commons, 8 July 1715 (p.7).

Memorial to Queen Anne to present [William] Burscough to the church to be built at Bloomsbury as requested by Lady Russell, the owner of the site, [1714] (p.8).

Representation to the Lords of the Treasury of sums remaining in the hands of Henry Smith, late treasurer, 4 February 1716 (p.9).

Memorial to George I stating that the commissioners are prevented by lack of time from submitting a report on the manner of endowing new churches, 19 March 1717 (pp.10-11).

List of parishes in which new churches are to be built with the number of churches in each. Also an account of chapels to be made parochial churches, [1716] (p.12).

Account of sites purchased, of contracts not yet completed, and of sites under treaty. Submitted to the House of Commons, 8 July 1715 (p.13).

Account of the state of churches under construction, 24 March 1716 (pp.14-15).

Certificate by George Montague, 2nd Earl of Halifax, Auditor of the Exchequer, of sums repaid to the Exchequer by Henry Smith, late treasurer, 5 December 1716 (p.16).

Order of a committee of the House of Commons that the commission furnish accounts of sites purchased, surveys made, and estimates for building churches, 3 December 1718 (p.17).

Petition to the House of Commons stating that in order to enable new churches to be endowed, part of the funds available might be applied to rebuilding old churches, 13 February 1718 (pp.18-19).

Answer to order of parliamentary committee (p.17), 10 December 1718 (pp.20-1).

Order of a committee of the House of Commons to produce books of measurements and details of the landing of stone, 11 December 1718 (p.22).

Order of the same to produce accounts of officers' salaries and incidental expenses, 16 December 1718 (p.24).

Answer to order of parliamentary committee (p.22), 15 December 1718 (p.25).

Memorial to George I on the endowment of new churches, 12 March 1719. States that the new parishes contain about 6,000 persons, and require a minister and assistant preacher at an income of £300-400. Proposes: (1) commission be empowered to state burial fees; (2) pound rate on rents be raised; (3) rents levied on pews; (4) method of collection be appointed by Parliament; (5) funds granted by Parliament be used to purchase lands etc. yielding an income of £120. Seek powers to endow chapels made parish churches (pp.27-31).

Report by the Treasury entitled 'Debts on coal duties', 9 January 1720 (pp.32-4).

Memorial to John Robinson, Bishop of London, to consecrate St. George's chapel Queen Square a parish church, 8 November 1722 (pp.35-6).

Petition to George I for the endowment of three chapels converted into parish churches, and eight new churches, 18 December 1724 (pp.37-8).

Account by John Skeat, agent, of the rents of houses and lands purchased for building new churches, 28 March 1723 (p.39).

Report and certificate to the House of Commons, 12 April 1725. States that two ministers are required for each parish and should receive £260-350 per annum raised mainly by a pound rate on the rents of houses, but that poor parishes should be relieved by the parliamentary grant. Proposes that parish fees be ascertained, many being by custom only, and a method of collection established. Criticisms of alternative proposals by parishes (pp.41-8).

Account of sums issued by the Exchequer and remaining unspent, 28 April 1727 (p.49).

Proposals for plumber's work at St. Luke Old Street, and St. John Horsleydown by Henry Savage and George Devall, 21 March 1728. Crossed out (p.50).

Account of sums issued on security of coal duties, 1719-28, 22 March 1729 (p.51).

Account by Nicholas Hawksmoor and James Gibbs of funds granted by 5 Geo.I for building new churches, 29 March 1728 (p.52).

Account certified by Hawksmoor and Gibbs of funds remaining for building new churches, 25 March 1728 (p.53).

Abstract of the cost of building new churches and of other works completed, 31 December 1726 (p.55).

Account of sums received at the Exchequer, 21 July 1729 (pp.59-60).

Account of South Sea Annuities purchased for the endowment of new churches, 12 December 1729 (p.61).

Memorial of the Court of Directors of the South Sea Company to enable them to transfer annuities to the treasurer by warrant of the commission, 5 June 1730 (p.62).

Account of sums invested in South Sea Annuities for the endowment of new churches, 25 August 1730, and of sums laid out to 6 February 1731 (p.65).

Receipts by Nathaniel Blackerby, treasurer, for transfer of stock, 1730 (pp.66-71).

Order to Blackerby to sell stock, 14 May 1731 (p.72).

Accounts of the endowment fund, 1 February 1732 (pp.74-5).

Account of sums paid from the Building Fund which ought to be made good from the Endowment Fund, [1730] (p.76).

Account of sums remaining for building and endowment, 17 February 1732 (p.77).

Report by Hawksmoor and James of sums due to artificers, 17 February 1732 (p.78).

List of new churches built, [1732]: details of endowment and dates of consecration of churches and of chapels made parish churches; also list of sites not built on (p.79).

Report of a committee on finance, 17 February [1732] (p.80).

Appointment of Henry Fane as treasurer, 17 June 1742 (pp.81-2).

Accounts of Blackerby, 1723-41 (pp.84-97).

Accounts for annuities paid to incumbents of new churches, [1743] (p.98).

Bound in vellum.

262 pp., of which pp.99-262 blank.