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Insurance of Ecclesiastical Houses.
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LIII. That every Ecclesiastical Person having any House of Residence shall annually, or from the Time that such House of Residence shall be completed, insure, at One of the Public Offices established in London, Westminster, or Dublin for Insurance of Houses and Buildings, the Houses and other Buildings of the said See, Benefice, or Preferment, against Accidents by Fire, at a Sum of Money equal to Three Fourths of the original Cost of such House of Residence; and upon Neglect to make such Insurance, or to produce the Receipt in respect of the same, when demanded by the Person or Persons hereby empowered to entertain Memorials in respect of such Residences, or his or their Deputy appointed in Writing, such Person or Persons shall have Power to sequester a competent Portion of the Profits of the See, Benefice, or Preferment of such Ecclesiastical Person until out of the Issues thereof the said Ordinary shall be enabled to effect such Insurance, together with the Costs of such Sequestration.
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