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BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY.
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History of the Regium Donurn . ( From MS Memoirs of Dr . Calamy . ] Sir , June , 1811 . In consequence of some observations and inquiries in the Monthly Repository , I am induced to offer you the' inclosed extract from original memoirs of the Rev . Dr . Calamy , formerly minister of a congregation in Prince ' s Street , Westminster , which were left by
him in MS , but which have never been published , ' If it should appear to you that Dr . Calamy ' saccount will throw any light upon thesubjectof your correspondent ' s
inquiry , which is important to every liberal-minded Dissenter ; the insertion of it i-n your useful journal is referred entirely to your decision .
I am , Sir , your CONSTANT READER . [ Extracted from Dr . Calamy ' s Memoirs of his Life , written by himself . ] " 17 . 23 , April 25 . 6 i About this lime , his Majesty was pleased in a private way , to give the Dissenters a considerable
taste of his Royal Bounty and kind regards to them , by an annual allowance . The first motion w it , was made by Mr . Daniel Burgess , who had , for sometime , been secretary to the Princess of Wales * He , of his own head , out ° fgoodwill to those , among whom
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he had his education , moved for something of that kind to the Lord Viscount Townshend , who readily fell in with it ; and 'afterwards discoursed his brother Walpole about it , who also concurred .
Upon its being mentioned to the king , he was very free to it ; and soon ordered five hundred pounds to be paid out of the treasury , for the use and behoof of the poor widows of dissenting ministers . — - And some time after , five hundred
pounds wsis , upon application made , on that behalf , ordered to be paid , each half year , for the assisting either ministers , or their widows , that wanted help ; or to be applied to any such uses , as the distributors thought to be most for their interest .
An order was each half year obtained by Mr . Burgess , payable to Mr . Ellis , the surgeon ; and when Mr . Burgess received it , he paid it to the following persons ,
Mr . William Tong , Mr . Jeremiah Smith , Mr . Merril of Hampstead , Mr . Thoma ^ Reynolds , Mr . Matthew Clarke , Dr . Joshua Oldfield , Mr . John Evans , Mr . William Harris , and myself .
< c As any of these persons died , the survivors chose another in his room . It was paid pretty general , though sometimes , I observed , ( without being able to discover
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THE MONTHLY REPOSITORY OF Theology and General Literature .
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No . LXVl . ] JUNE . [ Vol . VI .
Biography And History.
BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1811, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2417/page/1/
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