. Parish life in mediaeval England . to a benefice sufficient for hisproper maintenance, or had been given a responsibleguarantee of adequate support for one in sacred Orders. Inthe case of sons of well-to-do parents the bishop might acceptthe possession of sufficient property as guarantee under thetitle of patrimony. Moreover, the Episcopal Registersshow for what large numbers of clergy the religious Jiousesbecame surety for a fitting maintenance in the event offailure of health or withdrawal of ecclesiastical resources. Acertificate of Orders received was to be furnished by thebishops offici
. Parish life in mediaeval England . to a benefice sufficient for hisproper maintenance, or had been given a responsibleguarantee of adequate support for one in sacred Orders. Inthe case of sons of well-to-do parents the bishop might acceptthe possession of sufficient property as guarantee under thetitle of patrimony. Moreover, the Episcopal Registersshow for what large numbers of clergy the religious Jiousesbecame surety for a fitting maintenance in the event offailure of health or withdrawal of ecclesiastical resources. Acertificate of Orders received was to be furnished by thebishops official, the fee for each of which was settled in theEnglish Church by Archbishop Stratford at 6d. The entry into the clerical state, with its duties andprivileges, was outwardly manifested by the tonsure andcorona. The former, as the gloss upon the Constitution ofCardinal Otho declares, was the shaving of a circle on thecrown of the cleric as a sign of the laying aside all desire fortemporal advantages and avaricious thoughts. And, says. SACRAMENT OF ORDINATION 8o MEDIEVAL PARISH LIFE the author, in the proper tonsure of clerics, I believe, is in-cluded the shaving of beards, which, contrary to the law, manymodern clerks grow with great care. The corona, althoughapparently in time it became synonymous with the tonsure,in its original English meaning certainly signified the closecrop of the hair, on the upper part of the head, as a signthat clerics sought only the Kingdom of God. One curiousinstance of a bishop giving the tonsure in a parish churchmay be mentioned. In 1336, Bishop Grandisson, of Exeter,went to St. Buryan to terminate a serious quarrel betweenthe inhabitants and himself, in which they had practicallyrejected his jurisdiction. He was attended by many of thegentry and the clergy, one of whom translated the bishopsaddress into Cornish, for those who only understood thatlanguage. The parish then renewed their obedience inEnglish, French, and Cornish, and the bishop absol
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