This article examines the Church of England's stewardship of its silver plate. It explains the way in which the use of chalices, patens and flagons changed over time and considers the legal basis on which church plate is held by churchwardens. It explains how, having initially discountenanced all sales of redundant church plate, consistory courts came to authorise sales to museums. It also explains how, following a series of judgments by George Newsom QC, acting first as Chancellor of both London and St Albans dioceses and later as Deputy Dean of the Court of Arches, sales on the open market were more frequently allowed and then how, following the judgment of the Court of Arches in re St Lawrence, Wootton, a more restrictive approach was re-imposed. It considers the practical and legal issues arising out of that judgment. Finally, it considers the role of the Court of Arches as a maker of policy.

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隐藏的宝藏：英格兰教会对其银盘的管理

本文考察了英格兰教会对其银盘的管理。它解释了圣杯、专利和酒壶的使用方式随着时间的推移而变化，并考虑了教堂管理员持有教堂盘子的法律依据。它解释了在最初对多余的教堂盘子的所有销售打折后，教会法院如何授权向博物馆销售。它还解释了在乔治纽森 QC 的一系列判决之后，首先担任伦敦和圣奥尔本斯教区的校长，后来担任拱门法院副院长，如何更频繁地允许在公开市场上销售，然后如何，根据拱门法院的判决重新圣劳伦斯，伍顿，重新实施了更严格的方法。它考虑了该判决引起的实际和法律问题。最后，它考虑了拱门法院作为政策制定者的作用。