Founding documents of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts
Founding documents of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts
Collection: Colonial Missionaries' Papers from America and the West Indies, 1701-1870 Volumes Founding documents of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts
Reproduced here are the text of the original royal charter granted by King William III for the Society, together with a copy of a brief document entitled Instructions for the clergy employ'd by the Society.
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Instructions for the clergy employ'd by the Society
The instructions appear under the headings: Upon their admission by the Society; Upon their going on board the ship designed for their passage; Upon their arrival in the country whither...
Date:1701-1702Contributor:Rhodes House Library
Identifier:71989instructions
The Royal Charter
This contemporary printed copy of King William III's charter is dated "the sixteenth day of June, in the thirteenth year of Our Reign" [i.e. 1701]. The purpose is summarised in...
Date:1701-1701Contributor:Rhodes House Library
Identifier:71989charter
