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Forms of Process Before the Court of Session, the New Jury Court, and the Commission of Teinds - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1818. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... form of process before the lords of council and sesspon, as commissioners for plantation of kirks and valuation of teinds. part I. of the court itself. chap. I. of the different alterations on the constitution of the court by the several comm1S. sions. At the period of the Reformation in Scotland, the patrimony of the church, which consisted of the property of such lands as had been gifted or mortified to it, and of the tithes of the whole lands of the kingdom, had increased to an enormous amount. But this property was most unequally divided. For while the higher orders of the clergy were living in princely magnificence, the lower had barely the means of subsistence. After the total overthrow of the popish establishment, the reformed clergy, who consisted of the parochial ministers, with a few office-bearers, called superintendents, naturally became anxious to obtain a share of the popish revenues. But this was no easy ...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1150442042
- ISBN 13 9781150442049
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages106
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