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Simony, ['payment for things spiritual'] the corrupt presentation of, or the corrupt agreement to present any one to an ecclesiastical benefice for reward. It is derived from Simon Magus, who offered money to the Apostles for the power to work miracles (Acts viii. 18-24). It is an offence by statute 31 Eliz. c. 6, which by s. 5, 'for the avoiding of simony,' directs that the corrupt presentation shall be void, and the presentation shall go to the Crown, and the Clerical Subscription Act, 1865 (28 & 29 Vict. c. 122), required a declaration against simony to be subscribed by every person about to be instituted or collated to any benefice or to be licensed to any perpetual curacy, lectureship, or preachership. This declaration, which was only to the effect that the declarant had not been party to any contract to the best of his knowledge simoaniacal, is now superseded by a far more effective and specific declaration scheduled to the Benefices Act, 1898 (61 & 62 Vict. c. 48), which declara...
Simoniacal
Of or pertaining to simony guilty of simony consisting of simony...
Simoniac
One who practices simony or who buys or sells preferment in the church...
Simonial
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Simonist
One who practices simony...
Simony
The crime of buying or selling ecclesiastical preferment the corrupt presentation of any one to an ecclesiastical benefice for money or reward...
Barratry
Barratry, 1. Usually called 'common barratry,' the common moving of suits and quarrels in disturbance of the peace, either in courts or elsewhere.The punishment is fine and imprisonment; 'and if the offender belonged to the profession of the law he was disabled from practising for the future, by 12 Geo. 1, c. 29, s. 4, which is unrepealed, though long obsolete.2. In marine assurance, the commission of any fraud upon the owners or insurers of a ship by the master or crew, as deserting her, sinking her, or doing any act which may subject her to arrest, detention, loss, or forfeiture, etc. It is the practice in most countries to insure against barratry. Many foreign jurists hold that it comprehends every fault which the master and crew can commit, whether it arises from fraud, negligence, unskilfulness, or mere imprudence. But in this country it is ruled that no act of the master or crew shall be deemed barratry, unless it proceed from a criminal or fraudulent motive.-see Arnould, or Chal...
Deprivation
Deprivation, taking away from a clergy-man his patronage, vicarage, or other spiritual promotion or dignity, either, first, by sentence declaratory in the proper Court for fit and sufficient causes; such as conviction of infamous crime; for heresy, gross immorality, and the like, or for farming or trading contrary to law, after two former convictions for the same offence; or, secondly, in pursuance of divers penal statutes, which declare the benefice void, for some nonfeasance or neglect, or else some malfeasance or crime, as for simony; for neglecting to read the liturgy and articles in the church, and to declare assent to the same within two months after induction; or for using any other form of prayer than the liturgy of the Church of England; or for continued neglect, after order of the bishop, followed by sequestration, to reside on the benefice; and see as to deprivation for immorality, etc., the (English) Clergy Discipline Act, 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 32), s. 6(1)(b), and Oxford ...
Forfeiture
Forfeiture, a penalty for an offence or unlawful act, or for some wilful omission of a tenant of property whereby he loses it, together with his title, which devolves upon others.Forfeiture resulted from the following circumstan-ces:--(1) Treason, misprision of treason, felony, murder, self-murder, pr'munire, and striking or threatening a judge. But the (English) Forfeiture Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 23), enacted that no conviction, etc., for treason or felony, or felo de se, shall cause any forfeiture except as consequent on outlawry. The Act also makes provision for the appointment by the Crown of administrators of the property of convicts.(2) Conveyance contrary to law, as transferring a freehold to an alien, who formerly could take lands but could not hold them; wherefore upon office found the Crown was entitled to the land. But the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914 (substituted for the (English) Naturalization Act, 1870), subject to certain provisoes, enables ali...
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