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Nonae et deciae
Nonae et deciae, payments made to the church, by those who were tenants of church farms. The first was a rent or duty for things belonging
Wales
of the Coal Mines Act, 1911, and s. 2 (3) of the Quarries Act, 1894. By the Welsh Church Act, 1914, the Church of England in Wales and Monmouthshire was disestablished and disendowed. The operation of the
Vestry, or vestiary
Vestry, or vestiary, a place or room adjoining to a church, where the vestments of the minister are kept; also, a parochial assembly commonly convened in the vestry, to
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Sexton
custom. There is, it seems, no presumption in law that the office of sexton in an ancient parish church is a freehold for life, Rex v. Dymock (Vicar and Churchwardens), (1915) 1 KB 147. His particular duties
Sacrament
Sacrament. In the Church of England there are two sacraments only--Baptism and the Supper of the Lord; Confirmation, Penance, Orders, Matrimony, and
Parson
parson omnium personam in ecclesi' sustinet; or from parochianus, the parish-priest.--Johnson; anciently written persone.--Todd], 'the rector of a church parochiall' (Co. Litt. 300 a); one that has a parochial charge or cure of souls. 'The most legal,
Clergy
of relinquishment, to obtain freedom from their disabilities, and generally to assume the status of laymen. The (English) Church Discipline Act, 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 86), provides for the prosecution of clergymen for offences in
Episcopalian
Episcopalian, a dissentient, in Scotland, from the Established Presbyterian Church, and an adherent of the Reformed Catholic Church deriving apostolic successon from the apostles. The clergy of this
Brawling
Brawling [fr. brailler, Fr., to brawl], the offence of quarrelling, or creating a disturbance in the church or churchyard, punished by 5 & 6 Edw. 4, c. 4 [partly repealed by 9 Geo. 4, c.
Benefice
Benefice [fr. beneficium, M. Lat., a kindness], an ecclesiastical living and promotion, a rectory or vicarage: all church preferments except bishoprics; also a fief in the feudal system. See s. 13(1) of the (English) Benefices Act,
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