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They also appoint to the Minor Canonries and other offices connected with the Cathedral.

From Ely Cathedral by Anonymous

Had the Canonries been spared, an immense boon would have been secured for the Reformed Church.

From Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys by Butler, Dugald

Churches also, and Canonries, are sacked, without mercy; which have shorn the flock too close, forgetting to feed it.

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas