Letter – Nicholas Walton to Richard Horne – 11 Jun 1756

To Mr Horne    					Ravensworth Castle   June 11th  1756



Sir	

      We acquainted Mr Lancaster that the General Court had been pleased to appoint him to succeed the Revd. Mr Toppin as Vicar at Alston who we doubt not has acknowledged his great obligations to the Board.  He informs us it will be necessary to give him an appointment in Writing & upon enquiry we find the Bishop must have such an appointment before he grants Institution and Induction.  We therefore inclose you a Form of such an appointment as we are told will be sufficient, which you will be pleased to lay before the Board for their approbation.  The Board will be pleased to consider whether this appointment should not be dated the Day the General Court was held.   We are

      Sir  Your most humble Serv’ts

      Nichos. Walton      Hugh Boag





To the Right Reverend Father in God Richard by Divine Providence Lord Bishop of Durham



We Being Seven of the Commissioners or Governors of the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, having a True and undoubted right of Presentation (for the present Turn) to the Vicarage of Alston in Alstonmoor & in the County of Cumberland and your Lordship’s Diocese Do hereby nominate & appoint the Revd. Mr. Thos. Lancaster Clerk to the said Vicarage now vacant by the natural Death of the Revd. Mr Topping Clerk late Vicar of Alston Afaoresaid during his natural Life, to have & receive to his own use during the Term aforesaid all the Profits belonging to the said Vicarage, and we humbly desire that your Lordship will admit and Cause the said Mr. Lancaster to be Instituted and Inducted into the said Vicarage  In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands & Seals this [blank] Day [blank] in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty six

Signed and sealed in the presences of us



NB must be upon a stamp





Copy of the presentation mentioned in the foregoing Letter



To the Right Reverend Father in God Richard by Divine Permission Lord Bishop of Durham or in his absence to his Vicar General, or other Person therein having Sufficient Authority.  We Sir James Creed Knight, William Baxter Esq., Thomas Ripley Esq., David Cockburn Doctor in Physick, James Spilman Esq.,  William Alix Esq., William Young Esq., John Savory Esq., Isaac Townsend Esq., Charles Sanders Esq., Nichos. Tindal Clerk, John Major Esq., James Lloyd Esq. & Timothy Brett Esquire the True and undoubted patrons of the Vicarage of Alston, otherwise Aldston, otherwise Alstonmoor, otherwise Aldston Moor, Send Greeting To the Parochial Church of Alston, otherwise Aldeston, otherwise Alstonmoor, otherwise Aldeston Moor aforesaid in your Diocess now vacant by the Death of Mr. Toppin late Incumbant thereof, and to our Presentation of right belonging.  Our Well beloved Richard Lancaster Clerk to your Lordship, We do Present, Humbly Intreating you to your Lordship to admit him the said Richard Lancaster to the Said Church, & to cause him to be Instituted and Inducted into the said Vicarage with all its rights & Appurtenances whatsoever, and to do and accomplish, all such other Matters & things herein as your Lordship shall Deem to belong to your Episcopal Office.  In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands & Seals this twenty Second Day of May in the Twenty ninth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France & Ireland King, Defender of the Faith & so forth, & in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred & Fifty Six.



James Creed    David Cockburn    Wm. Young    John Major   Wm. Baxter    James Spilman      Jno. Savory       James Lloyd Thos. Ripley      Wm. Alix       I. Townsend      Timy. Brett

Nichos. Tindal 



The Original sent the Board the 27th  August 1756