A.

ABOLITION OF CHURCH RATES,
effects of, 563, 593.

ABUSES OF OLD ENDOWMENTS,
28-31, 144, 307, 308 notes, 576, 597-604.
reform of these, 29.

ACCOUNTS, sound system of, necessary
in all business of the Parish, 183.
auditing of, 183 (see Auditors).
exactness formerly observed in, 554 note‡
(see Balances).

proper course of Vestry as to, 114.
of churchwardens, 98, 99.

of surveyors, 112-114.

irregularity and carelessness in, under
modern system, 113, 114.

of constables, 130, 131.

of inspectors of lighting, etc. 139.
of highway board, 245-248.

of overseers, 58 (see Audit).

ACTIONS brought by Churchwardens,
must be laid ad damnum parochiano-
rum, 78, 101, 268.

ACTS OF PARLIAMENT (see Statutes).
ACTS done by de facto officer, valid, 100,
153.

ADAPTATION, a characteristic of the
Common Law of England, 1, 68, 152,
(see Common Law).

of sound principles needed, 392, 620.
of new requirements to existing institu
tions, 23, 34, 35 note, 61, 152, 620.
of existing divisions of the land for eccle-
siastical purposes, 15, 24, 25.
ADJOURNMENT OF VESTRY (see
Vestry).

AD QUOD DAMNUM, writ of, 354, 618
note.

"ADMINISTRATION

what are in reality, 556.

EXPENSES,"

ALES, continued.

Bride-ale, 497 note.

Whitsuntide ale, 497, 503, 507, 520.
Clerk-ale, 500, 501.
Mary ale, 502.
Hocking ale, 502.
Bid-ale, 501, 504.
Give-ale, 503.
various ales, 503.
Luntis-yield, 502, 503.

meaning of word, 505 and note.

extracts from Parish records as to, 491,
502, 507, 517, 520 (see Festivals).
ALLOWANCE, 150, 561.

ALMS in money forbidden, except to
"stock" for relief of the poor, 145.
AMERCEMENT, of parishes, 19, 607-613.
if body be buried before Coroner comes,
373, 379 note.

if Coroner be not sent for, 379 note.
if murderer be not taken, 373 note.
of Hundred, if robbers be not taken, 395.
other instances of, 609 note.

should follow unsatisfactory inquiries,621.
how raised, 609.

general rate for defraying, 610.
(see Penalties.)

APATHY, evils of, 6, 7, 8, 211-224, 403, 617.
tendency to, in the present day, 5 note, 7.
APPRENTICES, powers of Overseers as
to putting out, 154, 410 note.
distinctions as to, 410 note.
extracts from minute books as to, 527,
535, 536.

Act of 7 Jac. I. e. 3, as to, 275, 276.
apprentice fee, a loan under, 276.
boys and girls both to be apprenticed,
276.

APPROPRIATIONS, 28, 31.

(see Church Endowments.)

ARCHDEACON has no discretionary or
judicial authority in election of Church-
wardens, 71, 90, 91.

compellable to swear in Churchwardens,
by mandamus, 91, 93.

ARMOUR KEPT BY PARISHES, 18,
518, 519, 522; for actual use, 523.
inventory of, 522.

ARTICLES OF INQUIRY to be made at

Courts Leet, Sheriffs' Tourns, etc. 19,
23, 105, 367, 368, 370, 463, 621.
publication of, 19 (see Inquiry).

ARTICLES OF VISITATION, 94-96,
269, 325 note.

ASSESSMENT (see Rates).
meaning of, 564.

assessment of Taxes, ancient mode of,
16, 17.

committee for, 231, 562.
ancient records of, 16-18.
provisions as to, for wages of members
of Parliament, 20.

for each "paroche," stated in ancient
subsidies, 21.

ASSESSORS AND COLLECTORS OF
TAXES, security of, should be ap-
proved by Parish, 530 note, 611.
ASSISTANCE, COMMITTEE OF, 229.
composed of passed officers, to advise
those in office, 229.

ASSISTANT OVERSEER, 161–165.
appointment of, by bye-law, 161.
declaratory statute as to, 161.

choice of, in the Parish only, 161, 163.
Poor Law Board cannot appoint, 162,
163 and note.

if the Parish assign duties of, to Collector
appointed by Poor Law Board, they
lose control over, 162, 164 note.
cannot be a Guardian, 162.
Vestry Clerk should not be appointed as,
164, 165.

exclusively the officer of the Vestry, 165.
was appointed before the earliest sta-
tutes relating to, 161, 206.
duties of, 162, 164, 165, 556 note.
duties of, before New Poor Law, 180
note.

not a permanent officer, 164.

ASSISTANT SURVEYOR, an officer of
the Highway Board, 246.

mistake as to, in Highway Act, 245, 246.
how differs under former and present
Highway Acts, 245, 246.

ATHELSTAN, Laws of, 474 note.
AUDIT, importance of, 183.

in small parishes can be made by the
Vestry, 183.

committee for, 183, 231, 243, 250.
when committee should meet, 184.
mode of proceedings as to, 183, 184, 185.
extracts in illustration of, 184, 514.
officers must bring in accounts to com-
mittee, 185.

what vouchers right, 185.

of accounts of different Parish Commit-
tees, Boards, and Trustees, 183, 243,
248, 250, 253, 286, 449 note.

AUDITORS, 183-186.

to be appointed by the Parish, 183, 186.
of Overseer's accounts, 186.

B.

BAILIFF, 35, 98, 107, 302.
BALANCES OF ACCOUNTS formerly
paid on table of Vestry, 555 note.
BATHS AND WASH-HOUSES ACTS
(9 & 10 Vict. c. 74, and 10 & 11 Vict.
c. 61), 65, 249-251, 259.

power of parishes to adopt, 249.
definition of Vestry by, 65 note.
how adopted, 250.

Committee under, 250.

a body corporate, 250.

to make known the Summons to Pa-
rish Meetings, 55, 191.

to serve Summonses for Committees,
etc. 191.

to attend at Vestries, Committees, etc.
191.

to fulfil requisitions of superior Parish
Officers, 191.

to summon Juries for Coroner's In-
quest, 191, 373.

attendance at Parish Church, 192.
miscellaneous and special duties, 192.
an officer of Local self-government, 192.
BELLS belong to the Parishioners, 439.
minister no control over, 439.
when should be rung, 439, 440.

at time of Vestry meeting, 57, 439.
for curfew, etc., 440, 511, 513.
for funerals, 513.

on all public occasions, 440, 517.
case respecting, 297, 439 note.
BILLETING SOLDIERS, 45, 130.
BILLS IN PARLIAMENT, opposition
to, by parishes, 87, 356 note, 533, 539.
should be carefully watched in progress,

553.

BISHOPS, duty of, 293, 325.

BOARD FOR REPAIR OF HIGH-
WAYS (see Highway Board).

BOARD OF HEALTH, General, what it
is, 401 note.

working and effects of, 345, 401 note.
unconstitutional powers of, 402 note.
(and see Public Health Act.)
BOROUGH-RATE, 580.
BOROUGH-REEVE, 230.
BOROUGH, what, 138, 491.
meaning of the word, 230.
BORROWHEAD, 121, 230.
BORROWING MONEY, repayable in
term of years, evils of, 605 note, 606.
BORSHOLDER, 15, 68, 121, 230.
BOUNDARY, of the Parish should be
strictly maintained, 542, 544.

not only by Marks, but by frequent per-
ambulation, 544.

when runs in middle of Highways, who
to repair the latter, 334, $35, 544.
questions of, belong to secular, not eccle
siastical jurisdiction, 545, 546.

CANONS, continued.

Lord Coke on, 73, 74, 82.
Lord Hardwicke on, 75.
Sergeant Chauncy on, 74.
Lord Hale on, 81.

illogical doctrine, that custom must be
proved against, by the parish, other-
wise Canon will be taken as a guide,
76.

all Canons attempting to impose charges
on the people, void, 32, 33, 623.
89th Canon as to election of Church-

wardens, void, 76, 311.

91st Canon, as to election of Parish

Clerk, void, 198, 199, 200, 202 note.
Lords Holt and Hale, that the 89th Canon,
concerning choosing of churchwar-
dens, is not regarded by Common
Law, 77, 81.

Gibson on pertinacious resistance to, 85,
86.

attempt of, to give minister authority às
to bells of the church, 297, 439.
Laud's, 31, 70; resistance to, 32.
declared illegal, 32, 73.

treat the body of the clergy as a police,

291.

CANUTE, Laws of, 600.

CAPS, curious entry as to, in records, 522.
CARLISLE, Statute of, 28.
CASTING VOTE, 60.
"CAUSEY," meaning of, 105.
CENTRALIZATION, results of, 6, 212,
213, 226, 404, 425, 460, 588.
dreads discussion and social meetings,
555, 556 (see Functionarism).
appeals to the selfish passions, 6, 7, 364.
in France, rebuke to Functionaries of,
by M. Billault, 1856, 224.

CERTAINTY (see Legislation).
CERTIFICATES as to settlement of the
poor, what, 528 note.

CESSPOOLS, when and where they should
be made, 342.

CHAIRMAN, of Vestry Meeting, duties
of, 58-60 (see Vestry).

illegal for Parson or Minister to claim to
be, 292, 298, 325, 330 (see Clergy).
of Committees, 257.
CHAPEL, 40.

often in subdivisions of parishes, 34, 40.
several instances of, in Domesday Book

and Inquisitiones Nonarum, 42.
CHAPELRIES, usually identical with
townships, and nothing to do with dis-
tricts under New Parishes' Act, 1856,
42, 43.

distinction between wardens of, and Pa-
rish churchwardens, wrong, 151.

CHARITABLE TRUSTS, 28.

(see Parish Charities).

CHARITABLE TRUSTS ACT of 1853
(16 & 17 Vict. c. 137), 277-283, 286.
unfavourably contrasts with that of Eli-
zabeth, 275, 278.

true character of, 277, 278.
action of, 280, 283.

does not enforce responsibility to Vestry,
280, 281.

exparte proceedings by trustees under,
281 and note.

uncertainty introduced on many points
by, 280.

arbitrary powers of irresponsible Board
appointed under, 280, 282.

makes Charity Board superior to the
Courts of Law, 283.

of 1855, (18 & 19 Vict. e. 124), 51, 6,
277, 283, 284.

requires annual account of charities
to be given to Churchwardens, 253.
(see Parish Charities.)

CHARITIES, Parish (see Parish Cha-
rities).

CHARITIES, two classes of, 278.

Act of 43 Eliz. as to inquiry into abuses
of, 275.

Act of James as to, 276.

sound mode of dealing with, 279.
CHARLATANISM, 345, 616, 620.
CHIEF CONSTABLE, 121, 122 note.
under County Constabulary Acts, 127,
133, 140.

CHIEF PLEDGE, 121, 230.
CHIMES, 440.

CHOICE OF OFFICERS, rotation in,
220, 221.

place of birth, no test of fitness for, 221.
CHRISTIANITY, injunctions and spirit
of, 53, 214, 215, 218, 438, 452.

CHURCH, dissent from, caused mainly
by departure of her Ministers from
true functions, 290, 329, 437.
revision of the laws of, 453.
Statutes and Laws of, now binding on
the clergy, 301 note, 307-309, 452,
453 note.

injurious notions as to, 329, 437.
The Free church of the people, the true

name of, 437, 438, 587, 591, 603, 604.
illegality of accepting fees for any of the
offices of, 445 note, 451, 455.

all have a right to the offices of, free,
588.

how supported, 589.

if Church-rates abolished, State must
support, 590, 592.
CHURCH-ALES (see Alea).

CHURCH BUILDING ACT, (10 Anne,
c. 11) sound principle of, as to New
churches, 39, 42 note (see Table of
Statutes).

CHURCH BUILDING ACTS, 39, 40, 594
note, 596 (see New Parishes Act).
CHURCH ENDOWMENTS, abuses of,
28, 29, 307-309, 576, 597–604.
Archdeacon Hale on, 597.
quadripartite division of, 598, 599.
right of the poor to a part of, 598-600,
601.

tripartite division of, in England,-one

part to the poor, one to the clergy,
and one to the repair of the church,
308, 598-600.

the church fabric to be repaired out of,
598-603.

CHURCH (FABRIC), repairs of, rightly
to be done by parson, 307, 308, 435,
451, 597-604.

quotations as to, 307-309, 597–604.