Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 edition. Excerpt: ... In the newly-erected cathedral of Cordova, 1577, the constitution included a dean, archdeacon of Cordova, matrescuela, chanter, two archdeacons, treasurer, prior, (who had no voice or place in chapter nor duty in choir, ) twenty canons, ten racioneros, and twenty having medias raciones. The officers included a canon magistral, a doctoral, a lecturer, penitentiary, subchauter, and sacristan major. Any dignitary might be president of choir, and in their absence (the dean excepted) the custos chori. There were also chaplains, perpetual sacristans, a chapel master, two muchachos, trebler, contralto, tenor and counterbase, organist, four minstrels, and twelve choristers. (Estatutos. Bodl. Libr. Oxford.) Officers And Inferior Ministers Of The Church. Cathedrals of the Old Foundation.--In cathedrals of the old foundation each dignitary, and canon and prebendary, found his respective vicar, to whom he paid stall-wages; the subordinate servants were appointed by the dean and residentiaries. The establishment at Chichester included dignities, personages, canonries, prebends,1 officers, and ministries (Reg. Rede. fo. xxv. Praty, fo. 73); or, as it is given in 1675, the dean, dignitaries, canons residentiary, prebendaries, vicars choral, lay vicars or clerks, and all ministers and servants of the Church. (Reg. Brideoake, 127.) At S. Paul's the following offices existed: --Minor canons, including two cardinals of the choir; master of song school; 2. choristers; 3. master of grammar school; 4. grammar boys; 5. chamberlain; 6. collector of rents or receiver-general; 7. auditor of accompts; 8. keeper of new fabric; 9. keeper of bakehouse; 10. steward of courts; 11. almoner; 12. vergers; and with the following fees, 1. chapter clerk, 31; 2. clerk of..."
