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Sir Nathanael Lloyd, Knight, Doctor ofLaws, our Advocate General, and our AdvocateGeneral for the time being;

Dr. James Johnson, Master of the Faculties,and John Harwood, Doctors of Laws;

Sir Robert Breedon, and Sir Randolph Knipe,Knights , and Sheriffs of our said City of Lon­ don. ; and the Sheriffs of our said City for thetime being ;

Henry Godolphin, Doctor in Divinity, Deanof the Cathedral Church of S. Paul in London ;William Stanley, Doctor in Divinity ; JohnYounger, Doctor in Divinity; Francis Hare ,Doctor in Divinity; Residentiaries of the saidCathedral Church; and the Dean and Resi-dentiaries of the said Cathedral Church for thetime being;

Sir Christopher Wren , Knight, Surveyor Ge­ neral of our Works; and the Surveyor Generalof our Works for the time being ;

Sir Henry St. George, Sir Isaac Newton ,Knights ;

William Falkner and Whitlock Bulstrode,Esquires ; greeting.

Whereas our late royal sister , Queen Anne ,of blessed memory, was graciously pleas’d, outof her pious and good intentions towards therebuilding of the said Cathedral Church of S.Paul in London , to constitute and appointseveral lords, spiritual and temporal, and otherpersons, of known worth and integrity, Com-missioners in the Commission under the greatseal of Great Britain , bearing date the 18 th dayof October, in the tenth year of her reign.And whereas the said building is not yetfinished:

Now, know ye, that we, to the intent so goodand great a work may be effectually completed,being graciously pleased to renew the Commis-sion, of our especial grace, certain knowledge,and rneer motion, have nominated, constituted,and appointed, and by these presents do nomi-nate, constitute, and appoint you to be ourCommissioners for carrying on, finishing, andadorning of the said Cathedral Church of S.Paul, London . And we do by these presentsgive full power and authority to you our saidCommissioners, or any five or more of you,(whereof the Lord Bishop of London , or the

Dean of S. Paul’s for the time being, to be one,)to carry on the work in such order and method,and by such w'ays and means, and accordingto such rules and directions, as to you shallseem best; and to call to your aid and assist-ance such skilful artists, officers, and workmen,as you shall think fit; and to appoint each ofthem his several charge and employment; tominister to such artists and officers, and to alland every other person and persons to be em-ployed in the said service, to whom you shallthink meet, such oath or oaths, for the dueperformance of their several duties, employ*ments, offices, charges, and trusts, to them orany of them to be committed, as shall by yoube thought reasonable and convenient; and outof such mony as shall be received for this work,to allow to them and every of them such salaries,wages, and rewards, respectively, as to you shallseem fitting and proportionable to their employ-ment, and the service they shall do ; and to con-sider, advise, and agree of, and set down parti-cular orders and instructions, as well for the safeand well keeping, both of the mony from timeto time brought into the Treasury, and of thematerials and provisions to be from time totime brought into the stores; and also for thefaithful and frugal issuing out and disposing ofthe same for the publick use intended, and noother; and to direct and appoint by whom andin what manner the books and accompts °fboth shall be from time to time kept, controuled,audited, and transcribed, and certify’d; and t°put such a cheque upon the receipt and issuingout of both, as you shall judge necessary; andout of yourselves, and such other persons ofknown ability and integrity as you shall choosefrom time to time, and as oft as you shall judgeit expedient, to appoint, constitute, and makesuch and so many sub-committees, as y oUshall think meet, for the better managing andcarrying on of this whole work; and to investthem with such powers, pursuant to the authorities hereby given, as shall be requisite; and torevoke, annuli, and determine the same, and torevive and make new the said sub-committees,or any others, when and as often as you shallfind it needful and conducing to the service ,and to advise, treat, and consider of all otherthings, ways, and means, for the better finishm#,