All Saints Church Glossop

Baptism Notes

1796 - 1812

1. Entered at end of 1798 with note to say it should have been entered earlier. 

2. Letter copied into back of Book 9 By the King - A Proclamation G.R.   

 Whereas an Address has been presented to Us by our two houses of Parliament, requesting us to issue our royal Proclamation, recommending to all such Persons as have the Means of procuring other Articles of Food the greatest Economy and Frugality in the Use of every species of Grain: We having taken the said Address into Consideration and being persuaded that the Prevention of all unnecessary Consumption of Grain will furnish one of the surest and most effectual Means of Alleviating the present Pressure, and of providing for the necessary demands of the year, have, therefore, in Pursuance of the said Address, and out of our tender concern for the Welfare of our People, thought fit (with the advice of our Privy Council) to issue this our royal Proclamation, most earnestly exorting and charging all those of our loving Subjects who have the means of and feel for the Wants of others, to practice the greatest Economy and Frugality in the Use of Every Species of Grain; And we do, for this purpose more particularly exort and charge all Masters of Families to reduce the Consumption of Bread in their respective families by at least one third of the quantity consumed in ordinary times and in no case to suffer the same to exceed one quartern loaf for each Person in each week; to abstain from the use of flour in Pastry, and moreover carefully to restrict the use thereof in all other Articles than Bread; and do also in like manner exort and Charge all Persons who keep Horses for Pleasure, as far as their respective Circumstances will admit, carefully to restrict the Consumption of Oats and other Grains for the subsistance of the same.  And, We do hereby further charge and command every Minister in their respective Parish Church or Chapel, within the Kingdom of Great Britain, to read or cause to be read our said Proclamation on the Lord` Day for two successive weeks after receiving the said Proclamation.  

Given at the Court at St. James`s the third day of December, 1800, in the forty first year of our reign. God Save the King.    

The Proclamation of which this is a true copy, was read agreeable to directions, after being received VB. On Sundays 4th and 11th Days of January 1801.  By Me Chris HOWE, Vicar de Glossop

The following is a copy of the Bishop`s letter sent with the foregoing Proclamation.

To the Reverend Mr HOWE Vicar of Glossop

Reverend Sir,

I particularly recommend it to you, to make use of your utmost influence with all such as are committed to your Charge, as well by public Exhortation, as by private Advice and Example, to promote these objects of his Majesty`s Parental solicitude, for the relief and Welfare of his People.

I am, Reverend sir,

Your affectionate Brother 

Dec. 6th 1800J. Lichfield & Coventry 

N.B. Fine flour is now selling at 5/6 the Dozen or 12 lbs. Seconds at 3/6-9 the doz. Oat meal at 3/9 the Peck Winches Measure or 10 lbs. Shambles Meet and every other necessary Article of Life, bears an equal proportion. Chris HOWE, Vicar of Glossop

3. Thus far the Court has had an account Chris HOWE Vicar of Glossop; John HARRISON; Thomas POTTS Church wardens

4. `N.B. His wife is now a corpse`

5. `The father of the child was buried this day`

6. `N.B. The mother buried this day`

7. Entered previously - see 1806

8. `N.B. Her husband is lately dead`