Leaves from the Note-Books of Lady Dorothy NevillNevill, Dorothy, Lady
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Leaves from the Note-Books of Lady Dorothy Nevill
Nevill, Dorothy, Lady
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
K. James the First took this method in Ireland when he granted
the escheated Counties of Ulster in different parcels of land to
Planters, he caused a glebe of 60 acres of land in every
thousand of which a parish consisted, to be set out for the
Minister to whom he likewise gave all manner of tythes in kind
of all the lands throughout each parish. As every Planter was
obliged to pass patents under the Great Seale for this land, so
were the Clergy for their glebe or tythes; but as the passing of
so many single patents as there were benefices in Ulster would
have been too heavy a charge upon each incumbent he directed for
the saving of fees that the endowments of all the livings in
each County should be passed in one patent. Among other happy
consequences of this proceeding, it is a very agreeable one to
the Clergy of that province that they never have any lawsuits
with their parishioners, nor indeed can have, so long as a
record subsists to clear and express in their favour. Were the
same method taken in England, were the rights of Livings as well
ascertained and lawsuits about them as effectually prevented, no
Clergy upon earth would have more credit with their parishioners
than those of England, who are not inferior to any other in
learning, judgment, merit or indeed any other respect. Few
things would be more serviceable to the security of the Church
of England, than such a method of keeping the Clergy always well
with their parishioners.
With the same view was it that K. James settled one common
tything table for all Ulster thereby preventing all disputes in
small matters. It were to be wished, the same method was taken
in England, and that one uniform tything table was settled all
over the Kingdom, or at least in the different quarters thereof,
according to the different circumstances of each quarter. This
would contribute to the same desirable end.
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