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John Keble's Parishes; A History of Hursley and Otterbourne
John Keble's Parishes A History of Hursley and Otterbourne Author:Charlotte Mary Yonge General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1898 Original Publisher: Macmillan Subjects: Hampshire (England) Hursley (Hampshire) Otterbourne (Hampshire) Hursley (England) Otterbourne (England) History / Europe / Great Britain Religion / Christianity / History Religion / Christianity / General Religi... more »on / Christian Church / History Travel / Europe / General Travel / Europe / Great Britain Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER II MEDIEVAL GIFTS It was considered in the Middle Ages that tithes might be applied to any church purpose, and were not the exclusive right of the actual parish priest, provided he obtained a sufficient maintenance, which in those days of celibacy was not very expensive. The bishops and other patrons thus assigned the great tithes of corn of many parishes to religious foundations elsewhere, only leaving the incumbent the smaller tithe from other crops -- an arrangement which has resulted in many abuses. Thus in 1301, when Bishop Sawbridge or Points, or as it was Latinised, de Pontissara, founded the college of St. Elizabeth, in St. Stephen's, Merdon, by the Itchen at Winchester, for the education of twelve poor boys by a provost and fellows, he endowed it in part with the great tithe of Hursley. The small tithes having been found insufficient forthe maintenance of the vicar, he united to Hursley the rectory of Otterbourne, giving the great tithes to the vicar of Hursley ; and in 1362 Bishop Edyngton confirmed the transaction. Mr. Marsh thus relates the transaction : -- " The Living of Hursley was anciently a rectory, and, as it is believed, wholly unconnected with any other church or parish. Unfortunately, however, for the parishioners, as well as...« less