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        Bishops in Foreign Countries Act 1841 (c.6)
        Introductory Text
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        [1.] Archbishops of Canterbury and York may consecrate British subjects or foreigners to be bishops in foreign countries, without the royal licence for election, &c.
        2. Spiritual jurisdiction of such bishops.
        3. Archbishops to obtain her Majesty's licence for consecration, and to ascertain the fitness of persons to be consecrated.
        4. . . .
        5. Archbishop to give a certificate of consecration.
        6. . . .

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