Rectors received both greater and lesser tithes, vicars the lesser tithes only.
As soon as it became known that the rector's expectations had been dashed, local tradesmen began to press for the payment of their debts.
Rectors and vice-rectors, as well as deans and directors of the departments are elected by the staff for five-year terms and may be re-elected once.
A rector's wife was highly annoyed.
Does that not mean a weakening of tenure for vicars and rectors?
Do not the figures that he has given show a discernible movement away from vicars and rectors being granted parsons' freeholds?
At the end of 1994, incidentally, 159 team rectors held freehold offices and 294 had a specific term of years.
On other occasions, rectors have not been interested in doing so.
