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regium donum
regium donum, a state grant towards the payment of Presbyterian ministers, initiated, at £600 a year, in 1672 during Charles II's brief experiment with religious toleration (see restoration). Payments were suspended under James II, but resumed, at £1,200 per annum, under William III. In 1714, at a time of Tory and high‐church ascendancy, the grant was again suspended, following claims that it was being used to fund Presbyterian expansion into new areas. It was restored from 1715 and in 1718 increased to £1,600. Following the insurrection of 1798, the government, in a conscious attempt to increase its control over the Presbyterian ministry, reorganized the regium donum: an increased grant was to be paid, but through an agent appointed by government rather than by the Synod of Ulster, and ministers were to be divided into three classes, receiving £100, £70, and £50 per annum. Reluctantly accepted by the synod, the scheme lasted until 1838, when the principle of equal distribution was restored. The regium donum was abolished, along with all other ecclesiastical endowments, at the disestablishment of the Church of Ireland.
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"regium donum." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "regium donum." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-regiumdonum.html "regium donum." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-regiumdonum.html |
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regium donum
regium donum (royal gift) originated as a grant of £600 p.a. by Charles II to augment the salaries of Irish presbyterian ministers in 1672 when he was trying to win support for his Declaration of Indulgence. It was revived by William III, who increased it to £1,200 p.a., but was much disliked by high Anglicans as breaching the principle that only the Church of England should have support from the state. By the end of Anne's reign it was paid irregularly. George I increased it to £1,600 p.a. and in 1723 extended the principle to England by giving £500 p.a. for the widows of dissenting clergy. The regium donum became a significant precedent when Pitt's government decided in 1795 to support the training of Irish catholic priests. The English grant was abolished in 1851, the Irish in 1869 when the Irish church was disestablished, though with compensation for the presbyterians.
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JOHN CANNON. "regium donum." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "regium donum." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-regiumdonum.html JOHN CANNON. "regium donum." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-regiumdonum.html |
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regium donum
regium donum (royal gift) originated as a grant of £600 p.a. by Charles II to augment the salaries of Irish presbyterian ministers in 1672 when he was trying to win support for his Declaration of Indulgence. It was revived by William III, who increased it to£1,200 p.a., but was much disliked by high Anglicans as breaching the principle that only the Church of England should have support from the state. The regium donum became a significant precedent when Pitt's government decided in 1795 to support the training of Irish catholic priests.
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JOHN CANNON. "regium donum." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "regium donum." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-regiumdonum.html JOHN CANNON. "regium donum." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-regiumdonum.html |
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Regium Donum
Regium Donum (Lat., ‘Royal Gift’). A grant made from public funds to the ministers of the Presbyterian, Baptist, and Congregational Churches in England until 1851. It originated in sums which Charles II ordered to be paid to Presbyterian ministers after the Declaration of Indulgence of 1672.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Regium Donum." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Regium Donum." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-RegiumDonum.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Regium Donum." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-RegiumDonum.html |
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