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NB, p. 61:
certificate signed by bishop of Oxford, and confirmed to be in agreement with the bishop's original by Robert Kemp, notary public (right hand margin incomplete) that
'Uppon the 28th of February William Cu[lpe]per was made full Minister in the parish Church of Cassington before the whole C[on]gregacon in time of divine service (being Sund[ay)] wch I certifie to all Christian people beca[use] it was done to make that compleat wch w[as] begunne in All-hallows parish in Oxon the 2[0?] of December the usuall day of the ordinati[on] of Preistes. At wch time immediately before [...]sition of handes (and all other offices perform[...] by him according to the Canons of our Chu[rch] he fell suddenly into a fearfull Apoplex[y] & was disabled to proceed to his perfect C[...]nation' |