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Correspondence (1716–1725)
Eastern Patriarchs and the Nonjurors, ed. Williams, 1868
22. No. 22: The Nonjurors to the High Chancellor of Russia
MY LORD,
The Lustre and Interest of your Station in the Emperor of Great Russia’s Court makes us repeat our Address, and humbly solicit your Lordship’s Recommendation of the Endeavour for a Coalition between the Greek, Muscovitick and Britannick Churches. To this we are the more encouraged by your Lordship’s noble Disposition to promote that Christian Design. We are likewise deeply sensible of his Imperial Majesty’s Condecension and Bounty, and for the Liberty his Majesty is pleased to give us for debating Matters with some of the Russian Clergy, and concerting Measures for settling the Union. This indulging a personal Conference is a fresh Instance of his Imperial Majesty’s Goodness, and will prevent the Delays of corresponding by Letters, and for which we return our most humble Thanks. My Lord, we fully intended, as we promised the Archimandrite and Protosyncellus, to send two of our Clergy with the worthy Mr Cassano; but one of the two Gentlemen being just now come from a remote Distance, and embarassed in his private Affairs, which it is not possible for him to disentangle till the Season for sailing will be over, we must therefore of Necessity deferr sending till next Spring when, God willing, they will certainly wait on your Lordship. And tho at present we want Opportunity, yet none can have warmer Inclinations to expedite this important Business than,
My Lord,
Your Lordship’s most humble and
obedient Servants,
ARCHIBALDUS Scoto-Britanniæ Episcopus.
JEREMIAS primus Anglo-Britanniæ Episcopus.
THOMAS Anglo-Britanniæ Episcopus.
JOHANNES Anglo-Britanniæ Episcopus.
July 13, 1724.
P. S.
MY LORD,
We have entreated the Reverend Protosyncellus to acquaint your Lordship with the Reason of our Delay and the Disadvantages we ly under.
To his Excellency the Lord Great Chancellor of Russia at Petersburgh.