Forty pounds a-year is reckoned at present very good pay for a curate; and, notwithstanding this act of parliament, there are many curacies under twenty pounds a-year.

年 40 英镑对于牧师来说是非常不错的薪；而且，尽管议会通过了这项法案，但仍有年 20 英镑以下的牧师。