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 394 reaons exempted from the tatute of Hen. IV) but, intead thereof, uch perpetual curate is appointed by the appropriator. With regard to the other pecies of curates, they are the objects of ome particular tatutes, which ordain, that uch as erve a church during it's vacancy hall be paid uch tipend as the ordinary thinks reaonable, out of the profits of the vacancy; or, if that be not ufficient, by the ucceor within fourteen days after he takes poeion : and that, if any rector or vicar nominates a curate to the ordinary to be licenced, the ordinary hall ettle his tipend under his hand and eal, not exceeding 50𝑙. per annum, nor les than 20𝑙. and on failure of payment may equeter the profits of the benefice.

much of the clergy, properly o called. There are alo certain inferior eccleiatical officers of whom the common law takes notice; and that, principally, to ait the eccleiatical juridiction, where it is deficient in powers. On which officers I hall make a few curory remarks.

VII. are the guardians or keepers of the church, and repreentatives of the body of the parih. They are ometimes appointed by the miniter, ometimes by the parih, ometimes by both together, as cutom directs. They are taken, in favour of the church, to be for ome purpoes a kind of corporation at the common law; that is, they are enabled by that name to have a property in goods and chattels, and to bring actions for them, for the ue and profit of the parih. Yet they may not wate the church goods, but may be removed by the parih, and then called to account by action at the common law: but there is no method of calling them to account, but by firt removing them; for none can legally do it, but thoe who are put in their place. As to lands, or other real property, as the church, church-yard, &c, they have no ort of interet therein; Rh