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[Modus vacandi beneficiorum] : ; [Modus acceptandi]
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
The work 'Modus vacandi beneficiorum' is a 15th-century legal/canonical text regarding the vacancy of benefices. Extensive searches across major library catalogs (including the Library of Congress, Internet Archive, and general academic search tools) yielded no evidence of any English translation, complete or partial. It is a technical incunabulum that has not been translated into English.
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This manual serves as a ruthless legal handbook for navigating the labyrinth of church appointments. It reveals exactly how clerical power and revenue shift when a benefice is declared vacant.