Corse-Present
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
A mortuary, thus termed because, when a mortuary became due on the dcath of a man, the best or second-best beast was, according to custom, offered or presented to the priest, and carried with the corpse. In Wales a corse-present was due upon the death of a clergyman to the bishop of the diocese, till abolished by 12 Anne St 2, c.
6. 2 Bl. Comm. 426.