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Change of benefices in the Church of England
The Lords consider patronage in England and Scotland, reject congregational election, and lament advowson sales. They seek to curb next presentation sales, ban interest-based buying, require declarations against simony, and push public auctions to elevate parish spiritual benefit amid a scandalous system.
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