Directions to Church-wardens for the Faithful Discharge of Their Duty: With Notes and Observations, and a Copious Index |
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... ecclesiastical affairs , as the constables are in civil , and the main branches of their duty are to present what is presentable by the ecclesiastical laws of this realm , and repair the Churcha . For the better information of Church ...
... ecclesiastical affairs , as the constables are in civil , and the main branches of their duty are to present what is presentable by the ecclesiastical laws of this realm , and repair the Churcha . For the better information of Church ...
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... Ecclesiastical Court has jurisdiction to give sentence of excommunication ; and that there must be a sentence de- claratory at least , for striking in a Church - yard . And that this may be done without any previous conviction . Unless ...
... Ecclesiastical Court has jurisdiction to give sentence of excommunication ; and that there must be a sentence de- claratory at least , for striking in a Church - yard . And that this may be done without any previous conviction . Unless ...
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... ecclesiastical courts , but leave the said offenders fully in their power , to be cor- rected by ecclesiastical censures for their said of- fences ; in order to which , they are by the said Church - wardens at the next visitation to be ...
... ecclesiastical courts , but leave the said offenders fully in their power , to be cor- rected by ecclesiastical censures for their said of- fences ; in order to which , they are by the said Church - wardens at the next visitation to be ...
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... ecclesiastical matters , and will allow it them only where they act in tempo- ral matters as in the executing of the warrants of jus- tices of the peace directed to them , in the making of poor's rates , and such - like matters . For ...
... ecclesiastical matters , and will allow it them only where they act in tempo- ral matters as in the executing of the warrants of jus- tices of the peace directed to them , in the making of poor's rates , and such - like matters . For ...
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... ecclesiastical jurisdiction . However this may be of use to caution Church- wardens not to make their presentments out of spight or malice , meerly to vex and trouble their neighbour , ( for an action for this may justly be brought ...
... ecclesiastical jurisdiction . However this may be of use to caution Church- wardens not to make their presentments out of spight or malice , meerly to vex and trouble their neighbour , ( for an action for this may justly be brought ...
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Act of Toleration action agistment tithe altho appurtenances atheism belong benefit Bishop Bunb canon cattle chancel chapel of ease charged Church Church of England Church-rates Church-wardens Church-yard chuse common right common-law consent consolidations custom Danv Degge depastured diocese discharge dispose divine offices divine service doth duty ecclesiastical court Eliz fabrick freehold Gibs glebes Gwill hath HUMPHREY PRIDEAUX immemorially Inst irreligion jurisdiction King land legally levy licence Lindwood lops Lord's Day Mandamus manner matter ment messuage Minister oath offender Ordinary paid parish Parish-Church parishioners particulars pay no tithe pay tithes payable person predial prescription present Raym reason Rector repair Roll seats sequestration sheep shillings small tithe Spiritual Court Stat statute successors sworn tenth thereof thereto thing tithe is due titheable tithes in kind trees trust utensils vestry Vicar wardens whole parish wood worship
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Page 65 - ... put in the church for the memory of the deceased buried there, if regularly set up with the consent of the minister who hath the freehold, cannot be pulled down again, either by the churchwardens, minister, or ordinary, because they belong to the heir, and he will have his action upon the case against any that meddle with them (z), and so may also the churchwardens (a).
Page 105 - Provided always, and it is the true intent and meaning of this act, that all the laws made and provided for the frequenting of divine service...
Page 119 - First, a real composition is when an agreement is made between the owner of the lands, and the parson or vicar, with the consent of the ordinary and the patron, that such lands shall for the future be discharged from payment of tithes, by reason of some land or other real recompense given to the parson, in lieu and satisfaction thereof...
Page 5 - I AB do solemnly declare, in the Presence of Almighty God, that I am a Christian and a Protestant, and as such, that I believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, as commonly received among Protestant Churches, do contain the revealed Will of God; and that I do receive the same as the Rule of my Doctrine and Practice.
Page 58 - ... and not for the rest ; the custom cannot be good, for by the law all lands and houses are to be equally rated ; and their paying for some part can be no good cause for the discharge of the rest.
Page 44 - As soon as the churchwardens are sworn, they are then in the full power of their office ; and that which they are first to do is to survey the church, churchyard, and utensils ; and having taken an account of what repairs they want, and estimated, as near as they can, the charges which the said repairs may amount to, they are to levy an equal rate upon the parishioners for the defraying of it.
Page 105 - Lord's day, commonly called Sunday, shall be still in force and executed against all persons that offend against the said laws, except such persons come to some congregation, or assembly of religious worship, allowed or permitted by the act.
Page 117 - ... consisting of natural products, but nurtured and preserved in part by the care of man ; and of these the tenth must be paid in gross ; the third personal, as of manual occupations, trades, fisheries, and the like ; and of these only the tenth part of the clear gains and profits is due.
Page 12 - Religion shall obtain or hold the Mastership of any College or School of Royal Foundation, or of any other endowed College or School for the Education of Youth, or shall keep a School in either of, the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Page 30 - ... do not enter on any great and chargeable repairs without first taking the advice of their neighbours, who are to bear the charges of them. But if they will act without any such advice, they have by virtue of their office full power and authority so to do ; and although they should be so indiscreet as to make repairs where there is no occasion for them, or so improvident as to lavish away more of the parish's money therein than need, yet if they have truly and honestly laid out the money, they...