The history of England : written in French . Earls, Barons, a^ Lords and Advowees, had, and ought to have the Cuftody of vacant Prelacies, C5TY. This Power was often abufed by theKing, as well as private Lords and Patrons, by keeping the Benefices void feveral Years together. However this be, the Crown was wont to take intoils Hands the Temporalities of the vacant Biihoprick; and Abbeys, which were at firll committed to a Cufios, who accounted to the Crown for the alterwards, when the Office of Efcheatry was fettled, the Efcheatcrs ufed, upon a Voidanre, to fcize them for the King, an


The history of England : written in French . Earls, Barons, a^ Lords and Advowees, had, and ought to have the Cuftody of vacant Prelacies, C5TY. This Power was often abufed by theKing, as well as private Lords and Patrons, by keeping the Benefices void feveral Years together. However this be, the Crown was wont to take intoils Hands the Temporalities of the vacant Biihoprick; and Abbeys, which were at firll committed to a Cufios, who accounted to the Crown for the alterwards, when the Office of Efcheatry was fettled, the Efcheatcrs ufed, upon a Voidanre, to fcize them for the King, and anfwer for the fame as partof the:r Efcheatry. The fuccceding Biihop could not meddle with the Temporalities thus feized, without a Writ to give him PolfelTion, called a Writ ofRcftitution of Temporalities, which continues in ufe to this Day. The Kings in five or fix Succeffions after the Conqueft, made a conlidetablc Reveaauothis way, as appears by the Revenue Rolls. The reft of the Branches will be continued in the following In King Slipbeni Time there feems to have been a great deal of Monty cined. For thus writ* Reges, velpotiu T>ranni, quot Domini Cafiellorum, habentes finguli percufluram proprii numyet we have veri few Remains ot thur Treaiuie. His Penny, in Speed, is no bieeer than hs P a William of : Erant in AngHaquodam modo to:numifmatis & poteftatem fubditis Regio more dicendi ju;. as Prcdcceffors. It is the firft after the Conqueft thats half-facedwith this Infcnption, SI IE FN. EI. and, on the Reverie, SPTIDETS: D N. V. which Nicolfm takes to be the blundered Name of fome of hisaoovc-ment royal Lords. Dihvrcnt from this is another which gives both his Eyes, though even heVe the Face is lbmcwhat fide-ways. The Cicwn ismuch the lame with Henry I, onh the Flower are railed higher. Tanner met with one, which inftead of the Kings Head, bore two An els with S TI E F E N,,i vu!hcJ Rl:cJlc f Vf „, r C°nl-- Mr. Thoresby has cn, wit


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