Church document details

Source:

The London Gazette.

Title:

Notice of intent to unify the Benefices of Rodmell and Southease.

Date:

27 Jun 1924.

Body:

PRESENT,

The KING's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

WHEREAS the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England have, in pursuance of the Union of Benefices Act, 1919, and of the Union of Benefices Measure, 1921, duly prepared, and laid before HAS Majesty in Council, a Scheme, bearing date the 1st day of May, 1924, in the words and figures following, that is to say:—

"We, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, acting in pursuance of the Union of Benefices Act, 1919, and of the Union of Benefices Measure, 1921, have prepared, and now humbly lay before Your Majesty in Council, the following Scheme for effecting the union of two neighbouring Benefices, that is to say the Benefice (being a Rectory) of Rodmell and the Benefice (being a Rectory) of Southease, both of which Benefices are situate in the County of Sussex and in the Diocese of Chichester:

"Whereas Commissioners appointed at our request by the Right Reverend Winfrid Oldfield, Bishop of Chichester, pursuant to the provisions of the said Union of Benefices Act, 1919, to inquire into and report upon the union of the said two Benefices of Rodmell and Southease duly made their Report to the said Bishop of Chichester and therein recommended the union of the said two Benefices and the terms for effecting the union, and the said Bishop of Chichester signified in writing his approval of the said Report:

"And whereas we, the said Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, have prepared this Scheme for the union of the said two Benefices which Scheme is based upon the terms recommended in the said Report but with the assent of the said Bishop of Chichester embodies certain modifications thereof:

"And whereas both of the said Benefices of Rodmell and Southease are now full, the Reverend James Boen Hawkesford being the present Incumbent of the said Benefice of Rodmell and the Reverend Walter Webb Thomas being the present Incumbent of the said Benefice of Southease:

"Now, therefore, we, the said Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, with the consent of the said Winfrid Oldfield, Bishop of Chichester (in testimony whereof he has signed this Scheme), do humbly recommend and propose to Your Majesty as follows, that is to say:—

"1. That the said Benefice of Rodmell and the said Benefice of Southease shall be permanently united together and form one Benefice with cure of souls under the style of 'The United Benefice of Rodmell with Southease but the Parishes of the said Benefices shall continue distinct in all respects.

"2. That if upon the day when any Order of Your Majesty in Council ratifying this Scheme shall be published in the London Gazette both of the said two Benefices shall be vacant, the union of the same two Benefices shall take effect forthwith; and if one only of the said two Benefices shall be then vacant the said union shall also take effect forthwith if the Incumbent of the other of the said two Benefices shall consent to become the first Incumbent of the United Benefice, but, if he shall not so consent then the said union shall take effect upon the next avoidance of his Benefice and the then Incumbent (if any) of the other of the said two Benefices shall be the first Incumbent of the United Benefice; and if neither of the said two Benefices be then vacant then the said union shall take effect on the next avoidance of either of the said two Benefices if the Incumbent at that time of the other of the said two Benefices shall consent to become the first Incumbent of the United Benefice, but if he shall not so consent then the said union shall take effect immediately upon the next vacancy of his Benefice and the then Incumbent (if any) of the other of the said two Benefices shall become the first Incumbent of the United Benefice.

"3. That upon the said union taking effect the Parsonage House at present belonging to the said Benefice of Rodmell shall become and be the house of residence for the Incumbent of the United Benefice and so soon as conveniently may be the Parsonage House at present belonging to the said Benefice of Southease and the site and appurtenances thereof and the grounds heretofore usually occupied and enjoyed therewith shall be sold and disposed of by us-the said Ecclesiastical Commissioners at such time or times and in such manner in all respects as to us shall seem expedient and that the net proceeds of such sale shall be applied by us the said Ecclesiastical Commissioners as follows that is to say (a) towards the cost of such works of improvement to the Parsonage House now belonging to the said Benefice of Rodmell and intended to be the Parsonage House of the proposed United Benefice, as shall be deemed sufficient by the Bishop of Chichester and (b) any balance of such net proceeds shall constitute and form part of the fund created by the 13th Section of the said Union of Benefices Act, 1919.

"4. That after the said union has taken effect the course and succession in which the respective Patrons shall present or nominate to the United Benefice from time to time as the same shall become vacant shall be as follows, that is to say, if under any of the provisions of Clause 2 of this Scheme an Incumbent of the said Benefice of Rodmell shall become the first Incumbent of the United Benefice then in each series of three successive turns of presentation or nomination for ever thereafter the Patrons of the said Benefice of Southease shall have the first turn and the Patron of the said Benefice of Rodmell shall have the second and third turns but if under any of the provisions of Clause 2 of this Scheme an Incumbent of the said Benefice of Southease shall become the first Incumbent of the United Benefice then in each such series of three turns, the Patron of the said Benefice of Rodmell shall have the first and third turns and the Patrons of the said Benefice of Southease shall have the second turn.

"Provided always that nothing herein contained shall prevent us from recommending and proposing any other measure relating to the matters aforesaid, or any of them, in accordance with the provisions of the said Act, or of any other Act of Parliament."

And whereas drafts of the said Scheme have been published locally in the manner prescribed in the Statutory Rules made under the said Act and also transmitted in the manner so prescribed to the Patrons affected, together with a Notice in each case requiring any objections to such draft Scheme to be stated or transmitted in writing to the said Ecclesiastical Commissioners within the time prescribed in the same Rules:

And whereas certain objections have been so stated or transmitted to the said Ecclesiastical Commissioners within the time prescribed in the same Rules:

And whereas the said Ecclesiastical Commissioners after giving full consideration to such objections have deemed right to make no alterations in such draft Scheme:

And whereas public notice of the certification to His Majesty in Council of the said Scheme and the consent thereto in writing of the Bishop of Chichester has been duly given in the manner and within the time prescribed in the Statutory Rules aforesaid:

And whereas no appeal has been made to His Majesty in Council within the period of one month after the date of the said public notice in accordance with the provisions of the said Act against the said Scheme or any part-thereof by any person who has made objection as aforesaid to the said draft Scheme:

And whereas neither of the two Benefices affected by the said Scheme is situate in a City or Municipal Borough:

And whereas the said Scheme has been approved by His Majesty in Council:

Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice of His said Council, is pleased hereby to affirm the said Scheme and to order that the two Benefices therein recommended to be united shall be united to the extent and for the purposes recommended in the said Scheme, and further to order and direct that the said Scheme and every part thereof shall be effectual in law immediately from and after the time when this Order shall have been duly published in the London Gazette pursuant to the said Act.

And His Majesty, by and with the like advice, is pleased hereby to direct that this Order be forthwith registered by the Registrar of the said Diocese of Chichester.

M. P. A. Hankey.

Transcription details

Transcribed by: Michael Metcalfe.

Church(es) covered:

St Peter, St Peter.

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