Sources
Bishop Ward to Henry Goulburn on the impoverished state of Manx clergy, 1835
Source
12 March 1835
Letter from Bishop Ward of Sodor and Mann to Home Secretary Henry Goulburn requesting restoration of impropriate tithes to support impoverished parish vicars. Details the financial hardship of clergy in major parishes (Rushen, Malew, Lezayre) and proposes that Crown-held tithes be returned to the Church. Relevant to post-Revestment ecclesiastical administration and the Crown's role in Island governance.
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Language
- English