An History of Birmingham (1783) by William Hutton
page 249 of 347 (71%)
page 249 of 347 (71%)
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SURPLICE FEES. Rector. Clerk, s. d. s. d. For burying in the church, 1 0 1 0 Ditto church-yard, 0 6 0 6 Churching a woman, 0 4 0 4 Marrying by licence, 5 0 2 6 Ditto without, 2 6 1 0 Tythe pig, if seven or upwards, 0 4 0 0 Easter dues, man and wife, 0 4 0 0 ---- each person above sixteen, 0 4 0 0 Clerk's salary 20s. paid by the wardens; also 2d. from each house keeper at Easter. From the above terrier, I am inclined to value the income at about 90_l_. per annum. The benefice, in 1771, was about 350_l_. per annum: the late Rector, John Parsons, procured an act, in 1773, to enable the incumbent to grant building leases; the grant of a single lease, in 1777, brought the annual addition of about 170_l_. The income is now about 700_l_. and is expected, at the expiration of the leases, to exceed 2000_l_. The repairs of the chancel belong to the rector, and the remainder of the building to the parish. |
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