Types of Cause: Tithes – profits of mill

The tithing of profits from mills was a matter of legal dispute for some time. The dispute arose from whether such tithes should be classified as predial or personal. If personal, the recipient was entitled to deduct expenses before paying tithe on the balance. If predial, profits should be tithed in full.

Andrew Lewis, ‘Tithe Personal and Praedial’, The Journal of Legal History, 42.2 (2021), pp. 123-146.