Certificate for a place of Religious Worship in Hook, Lydiard Tregoze, 1822

A certificate drawn up by Primitive Methodist Church Minister Joseph Estourt and others for the attention of (probably) the Bishop of Salisbury, informing him of their intention to set up a place of religious worship in the home of John Ferris of Hook, Lydiard Tregoze. The signatories request that the property is registered as such in his lordship's Consistory Court.

Registration using a certificate of this nature was compulsory for any religious assemblies at which 'there shall be present more than twenty persons beside the immediate family and servants of the person in whose house or upon whose premises', the assembly was held.

In the early 19th century many dissenting communities met in private dwellings, prior to the building of local chapels,

Transcription

LYDDIARD TREGOOZE

LYNEHAM 15 JUNE 1822

May it please your Lordship / This is duly to apprize you Lordship / that a certain house situate in the parish / of Liddiard Tregoze in the occupation of / John Ferris in the village of Hook in the County / of Wilts is in the future to be used as a place / of Religious Worship by Protestent Dessenters / and we do hereby require that the same / might be registered in your Lordships/Consistory Court, accordingly signed by / Joseph Estourt Minister / John Rumming / Thomas Heale / Thomas Tuck / May 17- 1822 William Rumming /To be forwarded by fav.r of Rev.d M. Good /M.Good

(Written vertically down the left.hand. side....Certate issued

15th June 1822 with apparent signature)