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Semper pr'sumitur pro negante

483, on the question whether the opposition to the confirma-tion whether the opposition to the confirmation of a bishop is merely formal or not] things remain as they were before the Court was applied to; e.g., a

Fieri facias de bonis ecclesiasticis

not having any lay fee, a plaintiff may issue a fi. fa. de bonis ecclesiasticis, addressed to the bishop of the diocese, commanding him to make of the ecclesiastical goods and chattels belonging to the defendant within

Visitation

Visitation, judicial visit or perambulation; the periodical visit of a bishop or archdeacon to his clergy at the principal church of the diocese or archdeaconry, when he delivers a

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Vice-dominus episcopi

Vice-dominus episcopi, the vicar-general or commissary of a bishop, Blount.

Tricesima

in the county of Hereford, so called because thirty burgesses paid 1d. rent for their houses to the bishop, who was lord of the manor, Lib. Nik. Heref.

Tribunal

because it has not like 'court' any ascertainable meaning in English law. There is a reference to the bishop's commission of enquiry as a judicial tribunal and, significantly, specific mention has been made in these terms: Disputes

Translation

Translation, the removal from one place to another; the removal of a bishop to another diocese.

Taxatio ecclesiastica

King Henry III, the tenth of all spirituals for three years. this taxation was first made by Walter, Bishop of Norwich, delegated by the Pope to this office in 38 Hen. III., and hence called Taxatio Norwicencis.

Synodal

Synodal, a tribute or payment in money paid to the bishop or archdeacon by the inferior clergy at the Easter visitation, 25 Hen. 8, c. 10.

Surrogate

Surrogate, one that is substituted or appointed in the room of another, as by a bishop, chancellor, judge, etc., especially an officer appointed to dispense licences to marry without banns, 2 Steph. Com. A

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