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Escott v. Mastin, Judgment on Appeal, 1842
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The judgment of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the case of Escott against Mastin on appeal from the Arches Court of Canterbury; From
the shorthand notes of Mr. Gurney: n.a., 17p, London, Blenkarn, 1842. (This is a case where the Judicial Council up held a ruling by the Court of
Arches, the ecclesiastical court, of Canterbury inflicting a penalty on an Anglican minister who refused church burial to a dead infant on the grounds
that, the infant having been given an emergency baptism by a lay person, something normally forbidden, it was not a Christian. The court ruled that
baptism by lay persons, although forbidden and even sinful, are valid in emergency situations. Subjects: England, ecclesiastical law, baptisms and withheld
burials.)
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Title:
The judgment of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the case of Escott against Mastin, on appeal from the Arches Court of Canterbury / from the short-hand notes of Mr. Gurney.
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OCLC Number:
502360298
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Volume 1 | | Yes | Yes |
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