Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1840

LXI Prebends of Chulmleigh.

And be it enacted, That the Rectory and Five Prebends of the Church of the Parish of Chulmleigh in the County of Devon shall immediately become and be permanently annexed and united, and form One entire Rectory and Benefice (subject and without Prejudice to any existing Lease or Leases of the Prebendal Houses, Glebes, and Tithes, or any of them); and that the Reverend George Hole, the present Incumbent of the said Rectory and Prebends, and also all future Incumbents of the said Rectory, shall henceforth hold the same Rectory, with all and every the Emoluments, Rights, and Privileges of the said several Prebends attached thereto, as One Benefice to all Intents and Purposes ; and that the Rector for the Time being of the said Parish of Chulmleigh may grant such and the same or the like Leases of the Houses, Lands, and Tithes of the same Prebends respectively as have been heretofore granted, save and except that no such Lease shall henceforth be granted of the House in which the present Rector resides, or of the Gardens attached thereto; but such House and Gardens (subject to any such existing Lease as aforesaid) shall henceforth be deemed and used as the Residence of the Rector for the Time being of the said Parish, and shall be repaired accordingly.