05-24-2010, 08:09 PM
INSTRUMENT DISSOLVING THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BERGEN
JIIR
JAMES THE SECOND by the Grace of God of Hanover and Varennes King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, Supreme Governor of the Church of Hanover, to any and all persons whatsoever to whom these presents shall come or whom the same may in any wise concern, for an everlasting remembrance of Our Will, Greeting:
Whereas We for divers good causes and considerations Us thereunto moving are graciously pleased to dissolve the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of Our Church of Hanover known as the Archdiocese of Bergen:
Let it be known, therefore, that We do by this instrument, by and with the advice and consent of those who here with Us remain, dissolve the said Archdiocese of Bergen and any and all of the offices, benefices, or other entities, corporate or singular, thereunto attached or by the same erected:
And for the greater validity and testimony thereof, we do command that there be affixed hereto the Great Seal of Our Kingdom of Hanover:
And We desire that these Presents be effective now and in the future; that what is decreed by these Presents be scrupulously observed by those whom they concern and that these Presents attain the purpose for which they are issued:
And that the efficacy of these Presents may not be obstructed by contrary prescriptions of any kind, We herewith abrogate all such prescriptions:
Therefore, if anyone, no matter what his authority, shall either knowingly or unknowingly act contrary to what We have by these Presents ordained and decreed, We command that such acts be considered entirely null and void. Moreover, no one may lawfully efface or destroy these documents of Our will; indeed, to copies of these Presents and extracts therefrom, which bear the seal of an Officer of the Crown and the signature of a public notary, there is to be accorded the very same credence that would be given to these Presents themselves if they were exhibited:
And should anyone contemn or in any manner whatsoever detract from these Presents, let him know that he thereby subjects himself to the penalties established by law for those who do not fulfill the commands of the Sovereign.
Witness Ourself at Wealdstonbury this Twenty-fourth Day of May in the Year of Grace Two Thousand and Ten, the Second of Our Reign.
By Warrant Under the King's Sign Manual.
Whereas We for divers good causes and considerations Us thereunto moving are graciously pleased to dissolve the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of Our Church of Hanover known as the Archdiocese of Bergen:
Let it be known, therefore, that We do by this instrument, by and with the advice and consent of those who here with Us remain, dissolve the said Archdiocese of Bergen and any and all of the offices, benefices, or other entities, corporate or singular, thereunto attached or by the same erected:
And for the greater validity and testimony thereof, we do command that there be affixed hereto the Great Seal of Our Kingdom of Hanover:
And We desire that these Presents be effective now and in the future; that what is decreed by these Presents be scrupulously observed by those whom they concern and that these Presents attain the purpose for which they are issued:
And that the efficacy of these Presents may not be obstructed by contrary prescriptions of any kind, We herewith abrogate all such prescriptions:
Therefore, if anyone, no matter what his authority, shall either knowingly or unknowingly act contrary to what We have by these Presents ordained and decreed, We command that such acts be considered entirely null and void. Moreover, no one may lawfully efface or destroy these documents of Our will; indeed, to copies of these Presents and extracts therefrom, which bear the seal of an Officer of the Crown and the signature of a public notary, there is to be accorded the very same credence that would be given to these Presents themselves if they were exhibited:
And should anyone contemn or in any manner whatsoever detract from these Presents, let him know that he thereby subjects himself to the penalties established by law for those who do not fulfill the commands of the Sovereign.
Witness Ourself at Wealdstonbury this Twenty-fourth Day of May in the Year of Grace Two Thousand and Ten, the Second of Our Reign.
By Warrant Under the King's Sign Manual.
MARCHMAIN