They'll-get-you-coming-and-going, from his Grove entry: Apart from [his appointment as Abbot of] Löpsingen, he had three sources of income — a stipend from the Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide in Rome, the abbacy of San Stefano in Carrara, near Padua, and a provostship in the Rhenish town of Seltz. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2009)
It was with great difficulty that the ancient monarchical provostship and, during the last ten years of the eighteenth century, the revolutionary mayoralty, had succeeded in perforating the five leagues of sewer which existed previous to 1806. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Bertulf, who had tyrannically usurped the provostship of St. Donatian's in Bruges, to which dignity was annexed the chancellorship of Flanders, and his wicked relations, the great oppressors of their country. ❋ Alban Butler (N/A)
Another was annexed by letters patent of 1713 to the provostship of ❋ Unknown (N/A)
His cousin also obtained for him from the pope, without his knowledge, the provostship of the church of Geneva, then vacant: but the young clergyman held out a long time before he would accept of it. ❋ Alban Butler (N/A)
The system of education and discipline pursued has undergone some modifications in recent years -- notably during the provostship of the Rev. Francis Hodgson; but radical defects are still alleged against it. ❋ Richard B. Cook (N/A)
By a charter granted in 1200 King John permitted the citizens of Lincoln to elect two of their number "well and faithfully to maintain the provostship (_præposituram_) of the city." ❋ Unknown (N/A)
It is only one generation since the provostship of Scotch towns was generally reserved for one of the local landlords belonging to the upper classes. ❋ Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 (1920)
No one in trade was considered good enough for the provostship. ❋ Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 (1920)
This secular provost has, however, no connexion whatever with the cathedral chapter; he receives from the government ministry the revenues yielded by the lands belonging to the provostship. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)
Ever since that time the provostship has been granted by the Saxon government to a Protestant, generally to one of the higher state officials. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)
King Frederick William received the duke with marked distinction and granted to the young prince a provostship in the cathedral chapter of Posen. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)
The original limits of the diocese varied somehat from the present boundaries, as they included the County of Mármaros, while the provostship of Szeben was exempt and some parts of the Szekler country were subject to the Bishop of Milkovia in Rumania. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)
The see was again imperilled by the advance of the Turks, but its decay did not set in until the sixteenth centruy, and was caused by the progress of Lutheranism, in consequence of which the exempt provostship of Szeben ceased to exist, and by internal disturbancea in Transylvania. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)
After the suppression of the Society of Jesus (1773) he became librarian to Cardinal Albani and in 1791 was appointed to a provostship in his native town. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)
On Gerbert's death in 1793, Neugart declined the dignity of abbot but accepted the provostship of Krozingen, near Freiburg, so as to be able to devote himself entirely to historical studies. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)
In return Passau gave up its diocesan rights and authority in Austria, including the provostship of ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)
The Catholic soldiers are formed into 6 church communities or parishes; Berlin is also the seat of the Catholic field-provostship for the Prussian army and the imperial navy. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)
Haakon V united the provostship of St. Mary's, Oslo, with the dignity of chancellor of the kingdom. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)
