(1) In 1123 Henry I granted the manor to the bishop of Lincoln for the endowment of a prebend .(2) Such appreciation for the church and its fabric would have been seen as extremely unusual for a prebend or indeed for any clergyman at this time-a time when very little church building was being done.(3) Chafing at his position of dependence, and indignant at Temple's delay in getting him preferment, he returned to Ireland, was ordained, and received the small prebend of Kilroot.(4) The Bishop of Lincoln granted him the canonry and prebend of Leighton Bromswold, a living which was an easy yoke in terms of duties, affording him the chance to serve in a manner he felt consistent with his powers.(5) Claiming legitimate control of prebends in an area is enabled by the political currency of concepts such as autochtony and allogeny.(6) Public resentment against this trend increased to the degree that appointees converted their posts into prebends .
