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   [1937] 1983 FROUDE 124 I was married at tomwalls Harbour Exploits [and] I paid the old clergy four dollars to splice Us. [1977] 1985 LEHR & BEST (eds) 141 "Mr Costler": Jacky Dominy was one, the engineer made two/And the clergy for Burgeo this made up his crew. 1987 POOLE 19 My mother would have about five pounds of sugar in the fall and about a half dozen tins of sweet milk, which was used for the doctor or the Clergy or the nurse if they happened to come along during the winter.

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