(Gibs. Codex 215. Burn's Eccl. L. Phil. III. 342). Should occasion require, however, they may fill these offices if they would like to do so.

Civil Offices.-By the Toleration Act, (1 Will. & Mary. c. 18.) it is enacted that every Teacher, or 'Preacher in Holy Orders, or pretended Holy Orders

...shall be thenceforth exempted from serving upon any Jury, or from being chosen or appointed to 'bear the office of Churchwarden, Overseer of the Poor, or any other Parochial or Ward office, or other 'office in any Hundred of any shire, city, town, parish, 'division, or wapentake.'-Sect. 11.

The Toleration Act does not sanction the secession of a Clergyman from the Ministry of the Church of England, nor does it permit him to act contrary to the Rules and Discipline of the Established Church. (See page 82, in re Shore).

Juries. In addition to the Toleration Act,' exemption from serving on Juries is confirmed by 6 Geo. IV. c. 50. s. 2.

Militia.

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It is enacted, that no Licensed Teacher of any separate Congregation,......shall be liable 'to serve personally, or provide a substitute to serve ' in the said Militia.'-43 Geo. III. c. 10.-Confirmed by 52 Geo. III. c. 155. s. 9., and by the New Militia Bill, 15 & 16 Vict.

Riding-Horse.-'Any Rector, Vicar, or Curate ' actually doing duty in the Church or Chapel of which 'he is Rector, Vicar, or Curate, (except such person who shall occasionally perform the duty appertaining to any Rector, Vicar, or Curate, without being the regular Officiating Minister of the Parish or place in which such duty shall be performed), and any Priest 'of the Roman Catholic faith......and any teacher or 'preacher of any separate congregation of Protestant ' Dissenters...... shall be exempt from the duties 'granted by any Act or Acts relating to the duties of

'Assessed Taxes, for one Horse, Mare, Gelding, or 'Mule, kept or used for the purpose of Riding, or of Drawing any carriage not chargeable with duty; 'provided the person claiming such exemption shall not 'be possessed of an income of £120. per annum or up'wards, whether arising from Ecclesiastical preferment or otherwise, and shall not keep more than one horse, 'mare, gelding, or mule, which otherwise would be 'chargeable with duty under the said Acts; and pro'vided also that such exemption shall be duly claimed "in the manner hereinafter directed.'-4 & 5 Will. IV. c. 73. s. 5.

** A Boy under 18 years of age, having a Legal settlement in the Parish, may attend the same as Groom, or perform the office of a servant free from the duty chargeable on Men-servants.

Taxes, &c.-On this point it must be observed, that Clergymen are liable to all Rates, Taxes, and other charges made by Act of Parliament, except they are specially exempted.

Toll.-The Clergy are exempt from paying Toll at turnpike gates when proceeding to, or returning from, Divine Service, or other Parochial Duty.3 Geo. IV. c. 126.- No toll shall be demanded...

'from any Rector, Vicar, or Curate going to or re' turning from visiting any sick Parishioner, or on other 'his Parochial duty within his Parish.'-Sect. 32. This is confirmed by 1 & 2 Will. IV. c 25.

Tourn, or Leet. -For the Tourns of Sheriffs 'it is provided, that Archbishops, Bishops, nor any religious men or women, shall not need to come thither.'-52 Hen. III. c. 10.

10. Farming.

To prevent being too much engrossed with secular matters, it is forbidden a spiritual person to engage in mercantile pursuits beyond a certain

extent, limited by the temporal law, and which is considered sufficient to provide for cases of exigency without detriment to the spiritual wants of a Parish, particularly where the Income may be inadequate to meet the demands of a large and increasing family. With regard toʻ Taking Pupils,' and Trading,' see postea.

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Farming is limited to 80 acres, unless permission be given by the Bishop to farm more: the regulations are stated in 1 & 2 Vict. c. 106., thus :

'It shall not be lawful for any spiritual person holding 'any Cathedral preferment, or Benefice, or any Curacy, 'or Lectureship, or who shall be Licensed, or otherwise 'allowed to perform the Duties of any Ecclesiastical 'office whatever, to take to Farm for occupation by 'himself, by lease, grant, words, or otherwise for term ' of life or of years, or at will, any lands exceeding 80 ' acres in the whole, for the purpose of occupying, or 'using, or cultivating the same, without the permission in writing of the Bishop of the Diocese specially given 'for that purpose under his hand; and every such per'mission to any spiritual person to take to Farm for 'the purpose aforesaid any greater quantity of land 'than 80 acres shall specify the number of years not 'exceeding seven, for which such permission is given; ' and every such spiritual person who shall without such permission so take to Farm any greater quantity of land than 80 acres shall forfeit, for every acre of 'land above 80 acres so taken to Farm the sum of 40 shillings for each year during or in which he shall so occupy, use, or cultivate such land contrary to the 'provision aforesaid '.-Sect. 28.

By Canon 135, no Fees are allowed to be demanded for admission into Holy Orders beyond 10s. for the Licence. There are, however, certain incidental expences, which have been already detailed (see page 49.).

I. For Licence. By 1 & 2 Vict. c. 106. It 'is enacted that every Curate obtaining such Licence as aforesaid shall pay to the Secretary, or other proper 'Officer of the Bishop for the same, the sum of 10s. over and above any stamp-duty* which may be chargeable thereon; which sum of 10s. shall be in lieu of 'all Fees heretofore demandable by such Secretary or 'Officer for such Licence, or for any certificate con'nected therewith.'-Sect. 82.

II. For inspecting the Registry Office of the Diocese the Fee of 3s. may be demanded, which in the same Act is thus stated. 'An Alphabetical List of such 'Licences and Revocations shall be made out by the 'Registrar of each Diocese, and entered in a Book, and 'kept for the inspection of all persons upon payment of 3s., and no more.'-ib. Sect. 102.

III. For sending copy of Licence to Churchwardens the Fee demanded is 3s., which is thus stated :'Every such Registrar shall for every such copy (of Licence), transmitted to such Churchwardens or Chapelwardens as aforesaid, be entitled to demand and receive from the Incumbent of such Benefice a Fee of '3s. and no more.'-ib. Sect. 102. (See under Licence).

• The Licence, and Nomination of a Stipendiary Curate, 'where the annual amount of the Stipend shall be specified' are exempt from Stamp-duty. The Nomination to a Perpetual Curacy must be on a thirty shilling Stamp; by 55 Geo. III. c. 184.

12. Foreign Clergy Officiating.

PERSONS in Holy Orders belonging to the Episcopal Church in Scotland, or in America; or any Bishop, Priest, or Deacon not belonging to the United Church of England and Ireland, or of any of her Majesty's Foreign Possessions; or any person canonically ordained by a foreign protestant Archbishop, or Bishop, is forbidden to perform Divine Service, or preach, or administer the Sacraments, according to the rites and ceremonies of the Established Church, in any Diocese without written permission from the Bishop of that Diocese, and then but for one or two days and no more, unless the permission be renewed, under penalty of £50. An INCUMBENT allowing the same without such permission may be suspended for three months; and a STIPENDIARY CURATE is liable to removal, or suspension.

It shall be lawful for the Bishop of any Diocese in 'England, and Ireland, if he shall think fit,......to grant permission under his hand, and from time to 'time also under his hand to renew such permission, to 'any such Bishop, or Priest, to perform Divine Service, ' and to preach, and administer the Sacraments, accord'ing to the Rites and Ceremonies of the United Church ' of England and Ireland, for any one day, or any two days, and no more, in any Church or Chapel within 'the Diocese of the said Bishop where the Liturgy ' of the said United Church is used, such day or days, ' and Church or Chapel to be specified in such per