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- Collection: The SPG as an Incorporated Company
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Certificate of John Harding, bookseller, and William Cooper, his assistant
Certificate of John Harding, bookseller, and William Cooper, his assistant, 7 and 13 Apr. 1706, saying that after buying some books from an unidentified clergyman, they found the society's seal in them.
Discussion of the Design of the SPG seal
In this July 1701 journal entry from the Journal of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (Vol. 1, 1701-1710), the committee discusses the design and commissioning of the SPG seal.
Form of Subscription
Form of Subscription dated 17 Oct. 1702
Instructions for the Clergy Employed by the Society
Instructions for the Clergy Employed by the Society (1701/2). This printed pamphlet provides instructions to new SPG missionaries, advising them on their responsibilities and appropriate conduct during their journey to the colonies, and upon arriving…
Notitia Parochialis Form
Notitia Parochialis Form
Order of Council in Favour of Chaplain that go to Sea
Duplicate of Order in Council, 25 Apr. 1679, permitting clergy serving as chaplains at sea or in the plantations to retain benefices in England.
Printed Charter
A printed copy of the SPG's charter or incorporation.
Proposals for Propagating the Gospel in all Pagan Countries
'Proposals for propagating the Gospel in all Pagan countries.' The first proposal, published in Gordon's Geographical Grammar, is for raising a fund to train clergy in pagan languages and send them out as missionaries. Supplementary proposals,…
Royal Charter and Seal
The original Royal Charter of Incorporation (1701), along with the royal seal.
SPG Building
A plaque which appears on the building of the former SPG headquarters, in Tufton Street, Westminster.