Assize of darrein presentment

In English law, the assize of darrein presentment ("last presentation") was an action brought to determine who was the last patron to appoint to a vacant church benefice – and thus who could next appoint – when the plaintiff complained that he was deforced or unlawfully deprived of the right to appoint by the defendant. == Origins == In the Constitutions of Clarendon of 1164, Henry II of England laid down the principle that "If a dispute shall arise ...

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