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Clergyman Sequestration Highlights State Church Harshness
An Exeter Diocese dispute over Yarnscombe living shows Bishop Temple and Queen Anne’s Bounty pursuing sequestration to force a parish priest, Mr Dixon, from his benefice. Despite twenty five years service and hardship, he cannot pay repairs, while landowner Mark Rolle benefits from large tithes.
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Dixon
Eton
Mark Rolle
Queen Anne's Bounty Fund
Yarnscombe
Bounty Board
Dixson
Jixon
Exeter
Church of England
Rolle
Hoplesiatical Commission
Bishop Temple
Queen Anne’s Bounty
Church Defence Institution
Dean Stanley
Christendom
Queen Anne’s Bounty Board
Bishop of
England