Re: A "third penny"

In article <P5mdnWS7MrM9G1fZnZ2dnUVZ_oGdnZ2d@xxxxxxx>,
theswain@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Larry Swain) wrote:

Why not? Where do you think the A-S church got its money?
Certainly not 2/3 of that collected, but I'd bet most such
nobles gave a sizeable chunk. I have a book on this somewhere
I'll try and find.

Not sure about the Anglo-Saxon model but later on Lords
generally gave land. From an admittedly later period the main
source of Parish income was Glebe land, tithes and fees for
ceremonies like burial weddings and baptism.

The main church in Market Harborough does not have a graveyard
as it was established as an off shoot of another church which
wanted to hang onto burial fees.

Ken Young
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