A prebendary is a member of the Catholic or Anglican clergy , a form of canon with a role in the administration of a cathedral or collegiate church . When attending services, prebendaries sit in particular seats, usually at the back of the choir stalls, known as prebendal stalls .
8-493: Sir John Brewer Davis (1741 – 9 November 1817) was the son of the Rev Dr D Davis Prebendary of Canterbury. He is notable for his involvement in first-class cricket through his connections with the Kent county team . In 1774, he sat on a committee of gentry that laid down the first known laws of cricket. Davis was active as a player before cricket's statistical record began in 1772. In
16-555: A role in the administration of the relevant cathedral. Prebendaries have a prebendal stall in certain cathedrals and collegiate churches. The greater chapter of a cathedral includes both the residentiary canons (full-time senior cathedral clergy) and the prebendaries (and, in London, the Minor Canons). In the Church of England, when a diocesan bishop retires, moves to another diocese or dies,
24-476: The Domesday Book in 1086, the canons and dignitaries of the cathedrals of England were supported by the produce and other profits from the cathedral estates. In the early 12th century, the endowed prebend was developed as an institution, in possession of which a cathedral official had a fixed and independent income. This made the cathedral canons independent of the bishop, and created posts that attracted
32-567: The Reformation . The church of St Endellion , Cornwall, is one of the few still extant . The office of prebendary is retained by certain Church of England dioceses (those of Lichfield , Lincoln , and London being significant examples) as an honorary title for senior parish priests, usually awarded in recognition of long and dedicated service to the diocese. These priests are entitled to be called "Prebendary" (usually shortened to Preb.) and have
40-478: The 1773 season, he has been recorded in two first-class matches playing for Kent against Surrey . He scored 23 and 4 in the first match at Laleham Burway and 4 and 0 in the return game at Bourne Paddock . He took 2 catches in the latter match. He was a Captain in the West Kent Militia . In the summer of 1778 the regiment was encamped at Winchester , Hampshire , and as the senior regiment in camp provided
48-496: The King's Guard when George III visited on 28 September. Captain Davis commanded the guard of honour and next day the King conferred a knighthood on him, the first militia officer to be so honoured for this service. This biographical article related to an English cricket person born in the 1740s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Prebendary At the time of
56-414: The monarch will summon the greater chapter to elect a successor. This election is ceremonial, as the monarch (following the advice of the prime minister) tells the members of the greater chapter whom they are to elect. Wells Cathedral and Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin still call their canons "prebendaries". They form the chapter of the cathedral and sit in their prebendal stalls when in residence in
64-635: The younger sons of the nobility. Part of the endowment was retained in a common fund, known in Latin as communia , which was used to provide bread and money to a canon in residence in addition to the income from his prebend. Most prebends disappeared in 1547, when nearly all collegiate churches in England and Wales were dissolved by the Act for the Dissolution of Collegiate Churches and Chantries of that year, as part of
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