| William Bohun - 1730 - 496 sider
...Cuftom, fhews it to be fo. And note $ Selden in his Hiftory of 'fitles^ p. 287. fays, the antient Ufe was to bring the Mortuary along with the Corps when it came to be buried, and prefented in its Name. Ergo commonly called Corfe Prefents. This Cuftom feems borrowed from the Heathens^... | |
| Paul Dudley - 1732 - 52 sider
...Mr. Selden in his freatife of fithes, fays, " The ancient Cuftom, according " to the Church-Canon, was to bring the Mortuary " along with the Corps,...to be buried, " and to offer it to the Church as a Satisfa&ion for ft the fuppofed Negligence the Defunft had been " guilty of, in not paying of his Perfonal... | |
| 1740 - 486 sider
...he Deceafed. We are told that the ancfcat Cuftom was to bring the Mortuary along with the Corpfe, as it came to be buried, and to offer it to the Church, in Satisfaction of the fuppofed Negligence or Omifïïon the Deceafed had been guilty of, in not paying... | |
| Thomas Edlyne Tomlins - 1835 - 862 sider
...470. Cornell. Selden says that the usage anciently was, bringing the mortuary along with the corpse when it came to be buried, and to offer it to the church as a satisfaction for the supposed negligence and omissions the defunct had been guilty of, in not paying his personal tithes... | |
| Walter Farquhar Hook - 1854 - 614 sider
...that is dead. Selden tells us, it was usual anciently to bring the mortuary along with the corpse, when it came to be buried, and to offer it to the Church as a satisfaction for the supposed negligence and omission the deceased had been guilty of in not paying his personal tithes:... | |
| Walter Farquhar Hook - 1854 - 626 sider
...that is dead. Selden tells us, it was usual anciently to bring the mortuary along with the corpse, supposed negligence and omission the deceased had teen guilty of in not paying his personal tithes;... | |
| Thomas Tayler - 1856 - 592 sider
...church on a person's demise. Setden says that the usage was to bring the Mortuary along with the corpse, when it came to be buried ; and to offer it to the church, as a satisfaction for the supposed negligence and omissions the deceased had been guilty of, in not paying his personal tithes:... | |
| Thomas Tayler - 1866 - 618 sider
...church on a person's demise. Seld?n says that the usage was to bring the Mortuary along with the corpse, when it came to be buried; and to offer it to the church, as a satisfaction for the supposed negligence and omissions the deceased had been guilty of, in not paying h\s personal tithes:... | |
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