Parish Law: Or, A Guide to Justices of the Peace, Ministers, Church-wardens, Overseers of the Poor, Constables, Surveyors of the Highways, Vestry-clerks, and All Others Concerned in Parish Business: Compiled from the Common, Statute, and Other Authentick Books; as Also from Some Adjudged Cases Never Before Published: Together with Correct Forms of Warrants, Commitments, Indictments, Presentments, Convictions, &c. To which is Added a Choice Collection of Precedents for Justices of the Peace, Communicated by an Able Hand. With a New and Correct Table |
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... deliver to the proper Ordinary with- in the Time aforefaid . 12 , And upon any Vacancy , the library must be locked up on any Vacan by the Churchwardens , or by a Perfon appointed by the pro- must be locked cy , Library per Ordinary ...
... deliver to the proper Ordinary with- in the Time aforefaid . 12 , And upon any Vacancy , the library must be locked up on any Vacan by the Churchwardens , or by a Perfon appointed by the pro- must be locked cy , Library per Ordinary ...
Page 81
... delivered to them at the Vifita- What they are fworn to pre : tion , are offered only by Way of Direction and Charge : And by the Tenor of their Oath , the Ecclefiaftical Laws , and not the Articles , are the legal Rule and Measure of ...
... delivered to them at the Vifita- What they are fworn to pre : tion , are offered only by Way of Direction and Charge : And by the Tenor of their Oath , the Ecclefiaftical Laws , and not the Articles , are the legal Rule and Measure of ...
Page 85
... deliver to the new Church- wardens , or to the Parishioners by a Writing indented ; and if they refuse to give up their Accounts within a Month after , upon Notice the new ones are chofen , they may be compelled by the Ecclefiaftical ...
... deliver to the new Church- wardens , or to the Parishioners by a Writing indented ; and if they refuse to give up their Accounts within a Month after , upon Notice the new ones are chofen , they may be compelled by the Ecclefiaftical ...
Page 86
... deliver it with the faid Book of Accounts to the fucceeding Churchwardens , to be put by them to the Account of the next Year . 3. The Exceptions against a Churchwarden's Account may be firft as to the Particulars on which the ...
... deliver it with the faid Book of Accounts to the fucceeding Churchwardens , to be put by them to the Account of the next Year . 3. The Exceptions against a Churchwarden's Account may be firft as to the Particulars on which the ...
Page 87
... a Motion for a Mandamus to the old Church- Law Cafe wardens of the Parish of C. to deliver the Parish Books to about Parish G 4 the Books . Cafe lies for Vexation . At the paffing the Accounts Chap . 23 . 87 Parish Law .
... a Motion for a Mandamus to the old Church- Law Cafe wardens of the Parish of C. to deliver the Parish Books to about Parish G 4 the Books . Cafe lies for Vexation . At the paffing the Accounts Chap . 23 . 87 Parish Law .
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Page 12 - That I do from my heart abhor, detest, and abjure as impious and heretical, that damnable doctrine and position, that Princes excommunicated or deprived by the Pope, or any authority of the See of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever. And I do declare, That no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate hath, or ought to have, any jurisdiction, power, superiority, pre-eminence, or authority ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm : So help me...
Page 272 - ... a convenient stock of flax, hemp, wool, thread, iron, and other necessary ware and stuff to set the poor on work, and also competent sums of money for and towards the necessary relief of the lame, impotent, old, blind, and such other among them being poor and not able to work...
Page 376 - ... be levied by distress and sale of the offender's goods and chattels, by warrant under the hand and seal or hands and seals of such Justice or Justices...
Page 12 - Westminster, or at the assizes, every such person and persons shall be disabled from thenceforth to sue or use any action, bill, plaint or information in course of law, or to prosecute any suit in any court of equity, or to be guardian of any child, or executor or administrator of any person, or capable of any legacy or deed of gift, or to bear any office...
Page 272 - ... for setting to work all such persons, married or unmarried, having no means to maintain them , and use no ordinary and daily trade of life to get their living by...
Page 4 - For as the country grew more populous, and persons more devout, several other churches were founded within the extent of the former ; and then a new parochial circuit was allotted in proportion to the new church, and the manor or estate of the founder of it. Thus certainly began the increase of parishes, when one too large and diffuse for the resort of all...
Page 149 - ... there to be kept to hard labour for any time not exceeding one calendar month.
Page 149 - ... interlude, tragedy, comedy, opera, play, farce or other entertainment of the stage...
Page 60 - ... of any tithes or rates, or any customary or other rights, dues or payments belonging to any church or chapel, which of right by law and custom ought to be paid for the stipend or maintenance of any minister, or curate officiating in any church or chapel...
Page 10 - Prayer, at the times thereby appointed ; and after such reading thereof, shall openly and publicly, before the congregation there assembled, declare his unfeigned assent and consent to the use of all things therein contained and prescribed, according to the form before appointed...