A narrative of proceedings with the particulars of the trial that took place at Wells, in the month of August, 1808, relative to the appointment of a sexton in the parish church of Frome Selwood
Subtitle: with a few brief comments naturally resulting from such proceedings, &c
By: Compiled and arranged by Thomas Swymmer Champneys, Esq. of Orchardleigh, in the county of Somerset
Publisher: Printed for the compiler by J. Macdonald, no. 3, Harris's-Place, near the Pantheon, Oxford-Street.
Published: 1809
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 99
Subjects: Copyhold; Prescription (Law); Mandamus; Parish Church of St. John the Baptist (Frome, England)
Description: Account of events stemming from the appointment, in October 1806, of Richard Champneys Soane to the office of sexton of the Frome parish church, by Thomas Swymmer Champneys of the manor of Orchardleigh. Soanes' appointment was contested by the vicar, Rev. William Ireland, and members of the vestry committee. The case, Soane v. Ireland, was heard in King's Bench. --cf. 10 East 259.