A treatise of beneficiary matters
Subtitle: or, A history of ecclesiastical benefices and revenues. In which are set forth their Rise and Progress, and the Various Means by which they have accrued to the Church
By: By Father Paul, of the Order of the Servites, and Consulter of State to the Republick of Venice ; Translated from the most correct copy in Italian extant, printed at Mirandola, 1676. To which are added notes and observations; most of which were collected by M. Amelot de la Houssaie; which serve as authentick Confutations of the Calumnies spread against the Author
Contributors: Amelot de La Houssaie, Abraham-Nicolas, sieur, 1634-1706; Le Tellier, Michel, 1603-1685; Stokoe, Luke; Cluer, John, approximately 1681-1728; Campbell, A. (Alex.), active 1725-1731
Publisher: Printed by J. Cluer and A. Campbell ; for L. Stokoe, at the Bible and Key, near Coventry-Court, in the Hay-Market ; And sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster
Published: 1727
Place of publication: Westminster
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Ecclesiastical Benefices; Early works to 1800; Finance; Catholic Church
Other titles: History of ecclesiastical benefices and revenues; Father Paul Of beneficiary matters.; Of beneficiary matters.; Dues of the altar.; Compleat history of ecclesiastical revenues.
Work titles: Trattato delle materie beneficiarie
Notes: With an initial errata leaf.

Translator's dedication to M. LeTellier, Chancellor of France.

Rare Book copy: The 1727 ed., its title-page replaced with that of the 1730 ed. (stub visible immediately after title page). The 1730 ed. has title: Father Paul Of beneficiary matters : or, The dues of the altar : being, a compleat history of ecclesiastical revenues.

Includes bibliographical references.

English short title catalogue, T90672