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The Origins, Development and Demise of Perpetual Curacy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

David W. V. Weston
David W. V. Weston
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Canon Warden and Canon Librarian of Carlisle Cathedral
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Ecclesiastical Law Journal , Volume 5 , Issue 23 , July 1998 , pp. 89 - 103
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Copyright © Ecclesiastical Law Society 1998

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