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It consists of twelve canons, of whom three only are spiritual, the other nine prebends being held by noblemen; all are in the gift of the king of Prussia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
Tetnall.—A college dissolved; five prebends and a deane; impropriate to the King’s Majestie; worth 300 marks.
From The Annals of Willenhall by Hackwood, Frederick William
It is worthy of note that certain important and old established abbeys in Wessex had canons’ prebends attached to their churches.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
Worcester, 9,590l., besides the patronage of one archdeaconry and twenty-one livings; London, 10,200l., with ninety-five livings, twenty-eight prebends, and precentorships in his gift.
From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Hamilton, Lady Anne
Moreover at Malling in Kent there were two secular prebends, known as the prebends of magna missa maioris altaris and alta missa.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
