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Prebends (had they been to officiate) was to have performed.
A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide John Ashton
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Riding in his gift, and the Canonries and Prebends in York Minster.
The Common Reader 1925
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The Bishop is elected by the Dean and Prebends of the cathedral.
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Worcester, L1500 per annum at St. Paul's, two Prebends at Bristol, and
Sydney Smith Rusell, George W E 1904
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The plan of making a Central Fund from the proceeds of confiscated Prebends, [120] and enriching the smaller livings with it, was chimerical.
Sydney Smith Rusell, George W E 1904
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Crown: the Crown gives up eight Prebends of Westminster, two at
Sydney Smith Rusell, George W E 1904
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He now returns to the “Prebends” which the Commissioners propose to confiscate.
Sydney Smith Rusell, George W E 1904
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The Bishop is elected by the Dean and Prebends of the cathedral.
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I suppose by a 'Minster Pool' in Lichfield you mean a select coterie of Prebends, Canons, etc.
Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 Edward FitzGerald 1846
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I am told, there are two or three very old lives, Prebends of
The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vol. I. With A Supplement Of Interesting Letters By Distinguished Characters Horatio Nelson 1781
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