Surplice fees

Surplice fees were, in English ecclesiastical law, the fees paid to the incumbent of a parish for things such as baptisms, weddings, and funerals. They were paid to the incumbent, whoever performed the service.[1]

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Cross, The Late F. L.; Cross, Frank Leslie; Livingstone, Elizabeth A. (2005). The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. Oxford University Press. p. 1571. ISBN 978-0-19-280290-3.

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[1] Cross, The Late F. L.; Cross, Frank Leslie; Livingstone, Elizabeth A. (2005). The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. Oxford University Press. p. 1571. ISBN 978-0-19-280290-3.