The parsons lawe / collected out of the whole bodie of the common lawe and some late reports by W. H. of Grays Inne Esquier, 1633.

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The parsons lawe / collected out of the whole bodie of the common lawe and some late reports by W. H. of Grays Inne Esquier, 1633.

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Manuscript fair copy, on paper, in a single secretary hand, of an early version of this treatise on the legal structure of the Church of England and the procedures of its ecclesiastical courts. Subjects include the appointment and removal of ecclesiastical officers; the collection and distribution of tithes; and the propriety of plural benefice-holding. Text is preceded by a table of contents and copied within wide-ruled margins.

1 v. (192 p.) ; 29 x 20 cm.

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