"Corse-Present" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL
A mortuary, thus termed because, when a mortuary became due on the death of a man, the best or sec-ond-best beast was, according to custom, offered or presented to the priest, and carried with the corpse. In wales a corse-present was due upon the death of a clergyman to the bishop of the diocese, till abolished by 12 Anne St. 2, c. 6. 2 Bl. Comm. 426
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A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the …
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Read the complete definitionA mortuary, or customary gift due ministers. In many parishes of Eng-land, on the death of parishioners. It was originally …
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