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Title: A short history of England
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Cheyney, Edward Potts, 1861-1947
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Publisher: Boston, New York (etc.) Ginn and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ppointed bythe lord of the manor in which the parish church lay, a bishopwas elected by the canons of his cathedral, and other churchofficials were appointed by the king, the bishops, or the heirs ofthose who had originally endowed their benefices.1 The popeby his supreme authority frequently gave provisions, that is,direct grants of appointment to such positions, to persons whomhe wished to favor or who sought such appointments from him.Persons who held provisions from the pope were called pro-visors of benefices. Papal provisions were always unpopularin England. They took away from Englishmen the right of makingthese appointments ; they were frequently given to foreigners whoeither did not come to England at all or could not understandthe language of the people when they did come ; they caused thecarrying away of much money that should have remained in 1 Benefice means a position in the church producing an income, such asthat of cathedral canon, parish priest, or noblemans chaplain,
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TREATY OF BRETIGNT 1360 0 20 40 60 80 Scale of Mile Q Lou :itudi Eaat~ 2 frain ..dreeDftich 4_ FIRST HALF OF THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR 243 England. This opposition became still greater when the long warbegan, for the popes of the period were all Frenchmen, living atAvignon, and much under the influence of the French crown. As a result, in 1342, the king forbade any one to bring intoEngland provisions for benefices, and annulled all those whichhad recently been given. In 1351 the matter was brought intoparliament, and the first Statute of Provisors prohibited thepractice, declaring that all rights of election or appointment inEngland should remain in the free possession of their ancientclaimants. This law and a number of others which followed itdown to 1390 were poorly enforced. One reason for this was thatdisputes on such questions were apt to be brought into churchcourts, where decisions were naturally given in favor of the popesappointee. To prevent this last practice a Statute of Prae-

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