PARISH CLERK
Dictionary of Science, Literature and Art · 1854 · p. 24
The name of one of the lowest functionaries of the English Church. Parish clerks are regarded by the common law as persons having freeholds in their office; and consequently, though they may be punished, they cannot be deprived, by ecclesiastical censures. In former times parish clerks were frequently it; orders, and even at present this is sometimes the case. They are generally appointed by the incumbent, but by custom may be chosen by the inhabitants. [s. 909]
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