By passing to the king, tithes became property to a mixed party; by passing from the king, they became absolutely lay property: the partition-wall was broken down, and tithes and Church possession became no longer synonymous terms.
Burke describes the transition of tithes from ecclesiastical to lay property, marking a significant legal change.
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