A word mentioned ln 9 Hen. VI. c. 65, by the sense of which lt was ln those days a klnd of trade, and by tlie judges declared to be lawful. But Brooke, in hls abrldgment, says lt was only permissi-ble by law. It was, wlthout doubt, a nick-name glven to those who used to change benefices, as to “chop and change” is a com-mon expression. Jacob
