Talk:Vicar
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According to the afterword to Anthony Trollope's The Last Chronicle of Barset, the distinction (for the Anglican Church) between Vicar and Rector is receipt of the great tithes as opposed to the lesser tithes. Parish clergymen who received neither were perpetual curates. An Act of Parliament contributed to the confusion by permitting all perpetual curates to style themselves vicars. -- Alan Peakall 16:36 Feb 18, 2003 (UTC)
- The distinction I got is as it was stated in a 1957 Encyclopedia Britannica. Assuming it is true, I'm not sure how helpful Trollope's distinction would be without knowing what great tithes or lesser tithes were. ---Ihcoyc
- Thanks for the speedy reply. The afterword that I referred to was that of the editor of a modern edition, not that of AT himself. Off hand I cannot remember the precise aportionment of parish aggricultural output between great tithes and lesser tithes, but I am confident that I can retrieve this information from the same source for addition to the article provided that you do not have better information to the contrary. -- Alan Peakall 17:50 Feb 18, 2003 (UTC)
- Thanks for the go-ahead. The author of the afterword that I referenced was Laurence Lerner. I have linked to the article on tithes (which in turn links to Dissolution of the Monasteries), in the hope of this update setting up beneficial ripples. Maybe there should be a link here from curate or a redirect page perpetual curate. -- Alan Peakall 09:34 Feb 19, 2003 (UTC)