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The Bishops of Ferns and Cloyne may recover for Dilapidations from their Predecessor, and for Sums paid by them from their Successor.
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XIX. And be it further enacted, That if the now Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin or the now Bishop of Cloyne shall become Bishops respectively of such united Bishopricks respectively, they shall be entitled to recover as Successors for any Dilapidations; and if they shall pay to the Bishop of Ossory, or the Bishop of Cork and Ross, or to his or their respective Representatives, as the Case may be, any Sum or Sums of Money which would have been payable by or recoverable against any Successor in the said Bishopricks, then and in such Case it shall and may be lawful for the Bishop of either of such united Bishopricks respectively to recover from his next immediate Successor the whole of such Sum of Money so by him paid; and such next immediate Successor, and his Successor or Successors respectively, shall and may recover, each against his Successor, such Proportion of such Sum of Money as would have been recoverable in each Case respectively if such next immediate Successor of the now Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin or of Cloyne had been the next immediate Successor lawfully appointed and invested of the now Bishop of Ossory or of Cork and Ross.
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