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of_o he_o when_o matth._n parker_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o queen_n eliz._n 1559._o elect_v to_o the_o archbishopric_n of_o canterbury_n have_v his_o confirmation_n in_o the_o court_n of_o arch_n according_a to_o the_o usual_a form_n in_o that_o behalf_n this_o be_v perform_v a_o entertainment_n for_o the_o vicar_n general_n the_o dean_n of_o the_o arch_n and_o other_o officer_n of_o that_o court_n who_o presence_n be_v requisite_a at_o this_o solemnity_n be_v provide_v at_o the_o nagshead_n tavern_n in_o cheapside_n lond._n whereby_o occasion_n be_v take_v by_o the_o roman_a adversary_n malicious_o to_o report_v that_o the_o nagshead_n tavern_n be_v the_o place_n of_o consecration_n heyl._n the_o form_n or_o manner_n of_o make_v a_o bishop_n and_o of_o translate_n he_o from_o one_o bishopric_n to_o another_o differ_v only_o in_o this_o that_o in_o the_o latter_a there_o need_v no_o consecration_n and_o the_o translation_n of_o a_o bishop_n to_o a_o archbishopric_n differ_v only_o in_o the_o commission_n which_o be_v direct_v by_o his_o majesty_n to_o four_o or_o more_o bishop_n to_o confirm_v he_o 5._o each_o archbishop_n every_o bishop_n and_o their_o official_o have_v their_o seal_n of_o office_n respective_o which_o be_v affix_v to_o a_o writing_n make_v the_o instrument_n authentic_a whereby_o the_o use_n and_o practice_n of_o tabellion_n or_o public_a notary_n as_o in_o foreign_a part_n be_v with_o we_o much_o abate_v for_o that_o of_o a_o tabellion_n allow_v by_o authority_n to_o engross_v and_o register_n private_a contract_n and_o obligation_n his_o office_n in_o some_o country_n do_v former_o differ_v from_o that_o of_o a_o public_a notary_n but_o now_o they_o be_v as_o one_o and_o the_o same_o office_n quoniam_fw-la tabellionum_fw-la usus_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la angliae_fw-la proper_a quod_fw-la magis_fw-la ad_fw-la sigilla_fw-la authentica_fw-la credi_fw-la est_fw-la necesse_fw-la ut_fw-la â—orum_fw-la facilius_fw-la habeatur_fw-la statuimus_fw-la ut_fw-la sigillum_fw-la habeant_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la archiepiscopi_fw-la &_o episcopi_fw-la sed_fw-la eorum_fw-la officiales_fw-la 1236._o and_o all_o bishop_n ordinary_n archdcacon_n and_o all_o other_o exercise_v any_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n aught_o to_o have_v the_o king_n arm_n engrave_v on_o their_o seal_n of_o office_n but_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n may_v use_v his_o own_o seal_n 2._o and_o all_o process_n ecclesiastical_a and_o certificate_n into_o any_o court_n of_o record_n be_v to_o be_v in_o the_o king_n name_n testae_fw-la the_o bishop_n ibid._n but_o as_o to_o the_o make_n admitting_z order_v and_o reform_v of_o chancellor_n commissary_n official_o advocate_n proctor_n and_o other_o officer_n minister_n and_o substitute_n this_o the_o bishop_n may_v do_v in_o their_o own_o name_n and_o under_o their_o own_o seal_n ibid._n 6._o if_o one_o be_v elect_v and_o the_o temporalty_n grant_v to_o he_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o bishop_n 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wood._n trin._n 10_o jac._n b._n r._n rot._n 1491._o in_o bulstr_n rep._n par_fw-fr 2._o wherein_o these_o three_o point_n be_v special_o argue_v 1_o whether_o the_o judge_n delegate_n may_v grant_v letter_n of_o administration_n 2_o whether_o in_o their_o person_n the_o king_n be_v represent_v 3_o whether_o the_o court_n of_o delegate_n may_v pronounce_v sentence_n of_o excommunication_n or_o not_o 14._o the_o high_a commission-court_n in_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a be_v by_o letter_n patent_n and_o that_o by_o force_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 1_o eliz._n cap._n 1._o the_o title_n whereof_o be_v a_o act_n restore_v to_o the_o crown_n the_o ancient_a jurisdiction_n ecclesiastical_a etc._n etc._n the_o high_a commissioner_n may_v if_o they_o be_v competent_a that_o be_v if_o they_o be_v spiritual_a person_n proceed_v to_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n 74._o what_o the_o power_n of_o this_o court_n be_v and_o whether_o they_o may_v in_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a proceed_v to_o fine_a and_o imprisonment_n be_v at_o large_a examine_v by_o the_o lord_n coke_n in_o the_o four_o part_n of_o his_o institutes_n where_o he_o report_v the_o judgement_n and_o resolution_n of_o the_o whole_a court_n of_o common_a plea_n thereon_o pasch_fw-mi 9_o jac._n reg._n upon_o frequent_a conference_n and_o mature_a deliberation_n set_v down_o in_o write_v by_o the_o order_n and_o command_v of_o king_n james_n likewise_o who_o and_o in_o what_o case_n the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n may_v examine_v one_o upon_o oath_n or_o not_o there_o be_v a_o penal_a law_n in_o the_o case_n and_o whether_o the_o say_n quod_fw-la nemo_fw-la tenetur_fw-la seipsum_fw-la prodere_fw-la be_v applicable_a thereunto_o vid._n trin._n 13_o jac._n b._n r._n burrough_n cox_n etc._n etc._n against_o the_o high_a commissioner_n bulstr_n par_fw-fr 3._o 15._o the_o statute_n of_o 24_o h._n 8._o and_o 25_o h._n 8._o do_v ordain_v that_o upon_o certain_a appeal_n the_o sentence_n give_v shall_v be_v definitive_a as_o to_o any_o further_a appeal_n notwithstanding_o which_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a governor_n may_v after_o such_o definitive_a sentence_n grant_v a_o commission_n of_o review_n or_o ad_fw-la revidendum_fw-la etc._n etc._n 74._o sir_n ed._n coke_n give_v two_o reason_n thereof_o 1_o because_o it_o be_v not_o restrain_v by_o the_o statute_n 2_o for_o that_o after_o a_o definitive_a sentence_n the_o pope_n as_o supreme_a head_n by_o the_o canon_n law_n use_v to_o grant_v a_o commission_n ad_fw-la revidendum_fw-la and_o what_o authority_n the_o pope_n here_o exercise_v claim_v as_o supreme_a head_n do_v of_o right_a belong_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 26_o h._n 8._o cap._n 1._o and_o 1_o eliz._n cap._n 1._o be_v annex_v to_o the_o same_o which_o according_o be_v resolve_v trin._n 39_o eliz._n b._n r._n hollingworth_n case_n in_o which_o case_n precedent_n to_o this_o purpose_n be_v cite_v in_o michelot_n case_n 29_o eliz._n in_o goodman_n case_n 389._o and_o in_o huet_n case_n 29_o eliz._n also_o vid._n stat._n 8_o eliz._n cap._n 5._o in_o the_o case_n between_o halliwell_n and_o jervoice_n where_o a_o parson_n sue_v before_o the_o ordinary_a for_o tithe_n and_o thence_o he_o appeal_v to_o the_o audience_n where_o the_o sentence_n be_v affirm_v then_o the_o party_n appeal_v to_o the_o delegate_n and_o there_o both_o sentence_n be_v repeal_v it_o be_v agree_v that_o in_o such_o case_n a_o commission_n ad_fw-la revidendum_fw-la the_o sentence_n may_v issue_v forth_o but_o then_o such_o a_o review_v shall_v be_v final_a without_o further_a appeal_n but_o if_o the_o commissioner_n do_v not_o proceed_v to_o the_o examination_n according_a to_o the_o common_a law_n they_o shall_v be_v restrain_v by_o a_o prohibition_n rep._n 16._o the_o court_n of_o peculiar_o be_v that_o which_o deal_v in_o certain_a parish_n lie_v in_o several_a diocese_n which_o parish_n be_v exempt_a from_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o those_o diocese_n and_o be_v peculiar_o belong_v to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n within_o who_o province_n there_o be_v fifty_o seven_o such_o peculiar_o for_o there_o be_v certain_a peculiar_a jurisdiction_n belong_v to_o some_o certain_a parish_n the_o inhabitant_n whereof_o be_v exempt_a sometime_o from_o the_o archdeacon_n and_o sometime_o from_o the_o bishop_n jurisdiction_n 17._o if_o a_o suit_n be_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n for_o a_o modus_fw-la decimandi_fw-la if_o the_o desendant_n plead_v payment_n it_o shall_v be_v try_v there_o and_o no_o prohibition_n may_v be_v grant_v for_o that_o the_o original_a suit_n be_v there_o well_o commence_v 314._o so_o if_o payment_n be_v plead_v in_o a_o suit_n depend_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n for_o any_o thing_n whereof_o they_o have_v the_o original_a cognizance_n 306._o but_o if_o a_o man_n sue_v for_o tithe_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n against_o j._n s._n and_o make_v title_n to_o they_o by_o a_o lease_n make_v to_o he_o by_o the_o parson_n and_o j._n s._n there_o also_o make_v title_n to_o they_o by_o a_o former_a lease_n make_v to_o he_o by_o the_o same_o parson_n so_o that_o the_o question_v there_o be_v which_o of_o the_o say_a lease_n shall_v be_v prefer_v in_o this_o case_n a_o prohibition_n shall_v be_v grant_v for_o they_o shall_v not_o try_v which_o of_o the_o say_a lease_n shall_v be_v prefer_v although_o they_o have_v cognizance_n of_o the_o original_a for_o the_o lease_n be_v temporal_a ibid._n if_o a_o man_n have_v a_o parsonage_n impropriate_a make_v a_o lease_n for_o year_n of_o part_n of_o the_o tithe_n by_o deed_n and_o the_o deed_n be_v deny_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n and_o issue_n take_v thereon_o a_o prohibition_n shall_v be_v grant_v ibid._n if_o a_o parson_n compound_v with_o his_o parishioner_n for_o his_o tithe_n and_o by_o his_o deed_n grant_v they_o to_o he_o for_o a_o certain_a sum_n for_o one_o year_n according_a to_o agreement_n and_o after_o he_o
than_o the_o bishop_n himself_o or_o other_o ordinary_a supr_fw-la which_o also_o must_v be_v give_v to_o the_o patron_n personal_o if_o he_o live_v in_o the_o same_o county_n and_o if_o in_o another_o county_n than_o publication_n thereof_o in_o the_o parish-church_n and_o affix_v on_o the_o church-door_n will_v serve_v turn_n if_o such_o notice_n do_v express_v in_o certain_a as_o it_o ought_v to_o do_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o deprivation_n etc._n etc._n a._n as_o upon_o deprivation_n of_o a_o incumbent_n for_o not_o read_v the_o 39_o article_n of_o religion_n the_o ordinary_a be_v to_o give_v the_o patron_n notice_n thereof_o which_o notice_n ought_v to_o be_v certain_a and_o particular_a 679._o before_o lapse_n can_v incur_v against_o a_o patron_n notice_n of_o his_o clerk_n be_v refuse_v by_o the_o ordinary_a for_o insufficiency_n must_v be_v give_v to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o patron_n if_o he_o may_v be_v find_v and_o it_o be_v not_o in_o that_o case_n sufficient_a to_o fix_v a_o intimation_n thereof_o on_o the_o door_n of_o that_o church_n to_o which_o he_o be_v present_v d._n 16_o el._n 327._o 7._o b._n adjudge_v 5._o it_o be_v say_v that_o a_o lapse_n be_v not_o a_o interest_n natural_o as_o be_v the_o patronage_n but_o a_o mere_a trust_n in_o law_n and_o if_o the_o six_o month_n be_v incur_v yet_o the_o patron_n clerk_n shall_v be_v receive_v if_o he_o be_v present_v before_o the_o church_n be_v fill_v by_o the_o lapse_n 80._o observe_v 7_o eliz_n dyer_n 241._o for_o it_o seem_v by_o that_o case_n that_o the_o patron_n shall_v present_v against_o the_o king_n lapse_n for_o he_o have_v damage_n but_o for_o half_a a_o year_n and_o hob._n chief_a justice_n say_v that_o a_o lapse_n be_v a_o act_n and_o office_n of_o trust_n repose_v by_o law_n in_o the_o ordinary_a metropolitan_a and_o last_o in_o the_o king_n the_o end_n of_o which_o trust_n be_v to_o provide_v the_o church_n of_o a_o rector_n in_o default_n of_o the_o patron_n and_o yet_o as_o for_o he_o and_o to_o his_o behoof_n and_o therefore_o as_o he_o can_v transfer_v his_o trust_n to_o another_o so_o can_v he_o divert_v the_o thing_n wherewith_o he_o be_v entrust_v to_o any_o other_o purpose_n nor_o can_v a_o lapse_n be_v grant_v over_o as_o a_o grant_v of_o the_o next_o lapse_n of_o such_o a_o church_n neither_o before_o it_o fall_v nor_o after_o if_o the_o lapse_n incur_v and_o then_o the_o ordinary_a die_n the_o king_n shall_v present_v and_o not_o the_o executor_n of_o the_o ordinary_a for_o it_o be_v rather_o a_o administration_n than_o a_o interest_n and_o the_o king_n can_v have_v a_o lapse_n but_o where_o the_o ordinary_n may_v have_v have_v it_o before_o rep._n if_o a_o infant-patron_n present_v not_o within_o six_o month_n the_o lapse_n incur_v the_o law_n be_v the_o same_o as_o against_o a_o feme-covert_a that_o have_v right_a to_o present_v 33_o e._n 3._o qua._n impedit_fw-la 46._o 6._o in_o the_o first_o paragraph_n of_o this_o chapter_n it_o be_v say_v that_o tempus_fw-la semestre_fw-fr authoritate_fw-la concilii_fw-la non_fw-la incipit_fw-la versus_fw-la patronos_fw-la nisi_fw-la à _fw-la tempore_fw-la scientiae_fw-la mortis_fw-la personae_fw-la that_o be_v of_o the_o last_o incumbent_n 25._o and_o so_o adjuge_v upon_o a_o writ_n in_o the_o time_n of_o e._n 2._o 62._o and_o say_v to_o be_v per_fw-la legem_fw-la &_o consuetudinem_fw-la regni_fw-la hactenus_fw-la usitatas_fw-la as_o if_o the_o incumbent_a die_n beyond_o sea_n the_o six_o month_n be_v not_o compute_v from_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n but_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o patron_n knowledge_n thereof_o and_o so_o it_o be_v adjudge_v in_o a_o quare_fw-la non_fw-la admisit_fw-la between_o the_o abbot_n of_o st._n mary_n eborum_fw-la and_o the_o bishop_n of_o norwich_n as_o aforesaid_a i_o for_o the_o six_o month_n be_v not_o reckon_v from_o the_o death_n of_o the_o last_o incumbent_n but_o from_o the_o time_n the_o patron_n may_v according_a to_o a_o reasonable_a computation_n have_v regard_n to_o the_o distance_n of_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o incumbent_n death_n if_o he_o be_v within_o the_o realm_n at_o that_o time_n have_v come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o for_o he_o ought_v afterward_o to_o take_v notice_n thereof_o at_o his_o peril_n and_o not_o before_o for_o that_o he_o be_v in_o some_o other_o county_n than_o that_o wherein_o the_o church_n be_v and_o wherein_o the_o incumbent_n die_v b._n and_o if_o the_o ordinary_a refuse_v a_o clerk_n for_o that_o he_o be_v criminous_a in_o that_o case_n the_o patron_n shall_v not_o have_v six_o month_n to_o present_v after_o notice_n thereof_o give_v he_o but_o of_o the_o avoidance_n quaerâ—_n the_o law_n be_v the_o same_o in_o case_n of_o refusal_n by_o reason_n of_o illiterature_n curiam_fw-la but_o if_o the_o church_n be_v void_a by_o resignation_n or_o deprivation_n the_o six_o month_n shall_v be_v compute_v from_o the_o time_n of_o notice_n thereof_o give_v to_o the_o patron_n and_o not_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o avoidance_n b._n yet_o if_o the_o ordinary_a refuse_v a_o clerk_n because_o he_o be_v criminous_a he_o be_v to_o give_v notice_n thereof_o to_o the_o patron_n otherwise_o the_o lapse_n do_v not_o incur_v 2._o so_o likewise_o if_o he_o be_v refuse_v for_o common_a usury_n simony_n adultery_n or_o other_o notorious_a crime_n notice_n thereof_o aught_o to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o patron_n otherwise_o the_o lapse_n do_v not_o incur_v frowick_n a_o lay_v patron_n ought_v to_o have_v notice_n ere_o the_o lapse_n shall_v incur_v in_o case_n his_o clerk_n be_v refuse_v for_o illiterature_n otherwise_o as_o to_o a_o spiritual_a patron_n because_o the_o law_n presume_v he_o may_v well_o know_v of_o his_o insufficiency_n before_o he_o present_v he_o b._n and_o if_o the_o bishop_n who_o take_v a_o resignation_n die_v the_o lapse_n do_v not_o incur_v to_o his_o successor_n without_o notice_n to_o the_o patron_n ibid._n 7._o in_o a_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la the_o defendant_n plead_v that_o he_o demand_v of_o j._n s._n the_o presentee_n of_o the_o plaintiff_n to_o see_v his_o letter_n of_o order_n and_o he_o will_v not_o show_v they_o and_o also_o demand_v of_o he_o his_o letter_n missive_n or_o testimonial_a testify_v his_o ability_n and_o because_o he_o have_v not_o his_o letter_n of_o order_n nor_o letter_n missive_n nor_o make_v any_o proof_n of_o they_o to_o the_o bishop_n he_o desire_v leave_v of_o the_o bishop_n to_o bring_v they_o who_o give_v he_o a_o week_n and_o he_o go_v away_o and_o come_v not_o again_o and_o the_o six_o month_n pass_v and_o the_o bishop_n collate_v by_o lapse_n it_o be_v adjudge_v in_o this_o case_n that_o these_o be_v no_o cause_n to_o stay_v the_o admittance_n of_o the_o clerk_n for_o the_o clerk_n be_v not_o bind_v understand_v it_o only_o at_o common_a law_n to_o show_v his_o letter_n of_o order_n and_o letter_n missive_n to_o the_o bishop_n but_o the_o bishop_n must_v try_v he_o upon_o examination_n 1._o 8._o a_o parson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o s._n of_o the_o value_n of_o ten_o pound_n take_v a_o second_o benefice_n without_o a_o dispensation_n and_o be_v institute_v and_o induct_v and_o continue_v so_o for_o twelve_o year_n the_o patron_n present_v j._n s._n who_o be_v institute_v and_o induct_v and_o so_o continue_v divers_a year_n and_o die_v the_o queen_n present_v the_o defendant_n c._n ratione_fw-la lapsus_fw-la in_o the_o time_n of_o a._n who_o be_v institute_v and_o deduct_v b._n the_o patron_n bring_v a_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la against_o the_o ordinary_a and_o c._n case_n it_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o justice_n that_o the_o writ_n do_v well_o lie_v and_o that_o tempus_fw-la occurrit_fw-la reginae_fw-la in_o this_o case_n and_o that_o last_o clerk_n shall_v be_v remove_v and_o it_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o justice_n that_o upon_o a_o recovery_n in_o a_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la any_o incumbent_n that_o come_v in_o pendent_fw-la light_n shall_v be_v remove_v 9_o in_o the_o case_n between_o cumber_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o chichester_n it_o be_v resolve_v 1_o if_o title_n of_o lapse_n accrue_v to_o the_o king_n and_o the_o patron_n present_v yet_o the_o king_n may_v present_v at_o any_o time_n as_o long_o as_o the_o presentee_n be_v parson_n but_o if_o he_o die_v or_o resign_v before_o the_o king_n present_v he_o have_v lose_v his_o presentment_n 2._o if_o the_o king_n have_v title_n by_o lapse_n because_o a_o parson_n have_v take_v a_o second_o benefice_n if_o the_o parson_n die_v or_o resign_v his_o first_o benefice_n and_o the_o patron_n present_v who_o presentee_n resign_v upon_o covin_z and_z dies_z the_o king_n have_v lose_v that_o presentment_n 2._o chap._n xxiii_o of_o collation_n presentation_n and_o nomination_n 1._o what_o collation_n be_v and_o how_o it_o differ_v from_o presentation_n 2._o collation_n
as_o patron_n claim_v the_o patronage_n to_o himself_o for_o such_o a_o collation_n do_v amount_v to_o a_o presentation_n and_o here_o be_v two_o or_o three_o collation_n plead_v which_o shall_v put_v the_o queen_n out_o of_o possession_n although_o she_o shall_v not_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o first_o during_o the_o life_n of_o the_o first_o incumbent_n vid._n br._n quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la 31._o upon_o the_o abridge_n of_o the_o case_n of_o 47_o e._n 3._o 4._o that_o two_o presentment_n the_o one_o after_o the_o other_o shall_v put_v the_o king_n out_o of_o possession_n and_o put_v he_o to_o his_o writ_n of_o right_n of_o advowson_n which_o anderson_n deny_v and_o it_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o whole_a court_n here_o be_v not_o any_o presentation_n and_o then_o no_o possession_n gain_v by_o the_o collation_n and_o although_o the_o bishop_n do_v collate_n as_o patron_n and_o not_o as_o ordinary_a yet_o it_o be_v but_o a_o collation_n and_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n betwixt_o 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possession_n for_o a_o assize_n of_o darrein_a presentment_n 5_o h._n 7._o 43._o rep._n it_o seem_v also_o by_o gawdy_n case_n against_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o other_o that_o although_o a_o bishop_n collate_v wrongful_o yet_o this_o make_v such_o a_o plenarty_n as_o shall_v bar_v the_o lapse_n of_o the_o metropolitan_a and_o the_o king_n rep._n and_o this_o collation_n by_o lapse_n be_v a_o act_n and_o office_n of_o trust_n repose_v by_o law_n in_o the_o ordinary_a metropolitan_a and_o king_n the_o title_n of_o lapse_n be_v rather_o a_o administration_n than_o a_o interest_n as_o in_o colt_n case_n aforesaid_a which_o title_n of_o collate_v by_o lapse_n may_v be_v prevent_v by_o bring_v a_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la against_o the_o bishop_n also_o where_o and_o in_o what_o case_n the_o bring_n of_o that_o writ_n against_o the_o bishop_n shall_v or_o shall_v not_o prevent_v such_o collation_n appear_v in_o the_o case_n of_o brickhead_n against_o the_o archbishop_n 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repeal_v dissolve_v extinguish_v and_o determine_v by_o king_n h._n 8._o by_o his_o letter_n patent_n in_o the_o 38th_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n a_o new_a court_n of_o augmentation_n be_v erect_v by_o his_o letter_n patent_n which_o repeal_n and_o dissolution_n thereof_o be_v hold_v void_a in_o law_n because_o they_o have_v be_v erect_v by_o authority_n of_o parliament_n for_o which_o reason_n also_o the_o new_a erection_n of_o the_o new_a court_n of_o augmentation_n be_v hold_v likewise_o void_a and_o therefore_o the_o say_a letter_n patent_n as_o well_o for_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o former_a as_o for_o the_o erect_n of_o the_o latter_a new_a court_n of_o augmentation_n be_v after_o confirm_v and_o establish_v by_o a_o statute_n enact_v by_o king_n ed._n 6._o 16._o but_o afterward_o q._n marry_o according_a to_o the_o power_n give_v she_o for_o dissolution_n of_o the_o say_a court_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n do_v dissolve_v the_o same_o by_o her_o letter_n patent_n dat._n 1_o jan._n in_o primo_fw-la regni_fw-la and_o the_o day_n next_o follow_v by_o other_o letter_n patent_n unite_v the_o same_o to_o the_o exchequer_n which_o be_v utter_o void_a because_o she_o have_v dissolve_v the_o same_o before_o so_o as_o she_o pursue_v not_o her_o authority_n and_o so_o it_o be_v resolve_v by_o all_o the_o judge_n 16._o the_o end_n and_o intent_n of_o this_o court_n be_v that_o the_o king_n may_v be_v just_o deal_v with_o touch_v the_o profit_n of_o such_o religious_a house_n and_o the_o court_n take_v its_o name_n from_o this_o that_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o crown_n be_v so_o much_o augment_v by_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o say_v religious_a house_n and_o their_o land_n for_o by_o the_o suppress_n of_o some_o and_o the_o surrender_n of_o other_o religious_a house_n the_o royal_a intrado_n be_v so_o much_o increase_v in_o the_o time_n of_o h._n 8._o that_o for_o the_o better_a manage_n of_o it_o the_o king_n erect_v first_o the_o court_n of_o augmentation_n and_o afterward_o the_o court_n of_o surveyor_n but_o in_o short_a time_n what_o by_o the_o profuseness_n of_o some_o and_o the_o avariciousness_n of_o other_o it_o be_v at_o last_o so_o retrench_v that_o it_o be_v scarce_o able_a to_o find_v work_n enough_o for_o the_o court_n of_o exchequer_n hereupon_o follow_v the_o dissolve_v of_o the_o say_v two_o court_n in_o the_o last_o parliament_n by_o this_o king_n 135._o chap._n xxx_o of_o annates_fw-la or_o first-fruit_n as_o also_o of_o ten_o of_o aumone_n or_o frank_n almoign_n 1._o annates_fw-la what_o why_o so_o call_v pay_v ancient_o to_o the_o pope_n when_o and_o by_o what_o law_n translate_v to_o the_o crown_n a_o court_n thereof_o when_o erect_v and_o by_o who_o dissolve_v 2._o the_o great_a antiquity_n of_o annates_fw-la or_o first-fruit_n the_o great_a revenue_n it_o bring_v to_o the_o papal_a see_v often_o complain_v of_o as_o a_o great_a grievance_n ancient_o 3._o the_o pope_n receive_v of_o annates_fw-la compare_v to_o aaron_n the_o high_a priest_n receive_v tithe_n of_o tithe_n the_o original_a antiquity_n and_o equity_n thereof_o controvert_v by_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_a canonist_n 4._o what_o the_o tenure_n of_o aumone_n or_o frank_n almoigne_z be_v a_o description_n thereof_o with_o its_o use_n and_o end_n 5._o the_o difference_n between_o statute_n and_o common_a law_n touch_v annates_fw-la or_o first-fruit_n whether_o due_a and_o payable_a upon_o institution_n or_o not_o till_o induction_n 6._o to_o who_o the_o ten_o of_o spiritualty_n be_v ancient_o pay_v and_o how_o they_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n original_o 1._o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o h._n 8._o 20._o annates_fw-la and_o first-fruit_n of_o archbishopric_n and_o bishopric_n seem_v to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o be_v ancient_o pay_v to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n and_o that_o throughout_o all_o christendom_n as_o be_v also_o the_o primitiae_fw-la first-fruit_n or_o profit_v of_o every_o spiritual_a live_n but_o be_v afterward_o by_o another_o statute_n translate_v from_o the_o pope_n to_o the_o prince_n 3._o for_o the_o due_a regulation_n whereof_o there_o be_v a_o court_n purposely_o crect_v by_o a_o three_o statute_n 4._o whereby_o it_o be_v make_v a_o court_n of_o record_n and_o common_o call_v the_o court_n of_o the_o first-fruit_n and_o ten_o and_o so_o continue_v until_o it_o be_v dissolve_v by_o queen_n mary_n 10._o since_o which_o time_n it_o be_v never_o restore_v albeit_o the_o profit_n be_v reduce_v again_o to_o the_o crown_n by_o queen_n elizabeth_n 4._o and_o the_o matter_n thereof_o to_o be_v transact_v be_v transfer_v to_o the_o exchequer_n the_o first-fruit_n after_o the_o last_o avoidance_n be_v probable_o call_v annates_fw-la because_o they_o take_v their_o measure_n from_o the_o rate_n or_o proportion_n of_o one_o year_n profit_n of_o all_o spiritual_a live_n and_o promotion_n and_o according_o be_v to_o be_v compound_v for_o so_o that_o these_o annates_fw-la primitiae_fw-la and_o first-fruit_n be_v all_o one_o and_o it_o be_v ancient_o the_o value_n of_o every_o spiritual_a live_n by_o the_o year_n which_o the_o pope_n claim_v the_o disposal_n of_o all_o ecclesiastical_a live_n 12._o reserve_v these_o and_o improprâ—ations_n begin_v about_o the_o time_n that_o polydore_n virgil_n lib._n 8._o cap._n 2._o make_v mention_n of_o vid._n concilium_fw-la viennense_n quod_fw-la clemens_n quintus_fw-la indixit_fw-la pro_fw-la annatibus_fw-la these_o first-fruit_n be_v give_v to_o the_o crown_n â—0_n h._n 8._o cap._n 3._o sir_n ed._n coke_n cite_v a_o ancient_a record_n of_o this_o subject_a â—ill_o 34_o ed._n 1._o an._n 1307._o at_o a_o parliament_n hold_v at_o carlisle_n great_a complaint_n be_v make_v of_o oppression_n of_o church_n etc._n etc._n by_o william_n testa_n call_v mala_n testa_n and_o legate_n of_o the_o pope_n in_o which_o parliament_n the_o king_n with_o the_o assent_n of_o his_o baron_n deny_v the_o payment_n of_o first-fruit_n and_o to_o this_o effect_n he_o write_v to_o the_o pope_n whereupon_o the_o pope_n relinquish_v his_o demand_n and_o the_o first-fruit_n for_o two_o year_n be_v by_o that_o parliament_n give_v to_o the_o king_n these_o first-fruit_n or_o annates_fw-la primitiae_fw-la be_v the_o first-fruit_n after_o avoidance_n of_o every_o spiritual_a live_n for_o one_o whole_a year_n except_o vicarage_n not_o exceed_v 10_o l._n 14._o and_o parsonage_n not_o exceed_v 10_o mark_n but_o all_o be_v to_o pay_v ten_o which_o ten_o ecclesiastical_a decimae_fw-la be_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o value_n of_o all_o ecclesiastical_a live_n yearly_o payable_a to_o the_o king_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n by_o the_o say_a statute_n of_o 26_o h._n 8._o cap._n 3._o and_o 1_o eliz._n to_o be_v value_v according_a to_o the_o value_n of_o ecclesiastical_a live_n which_o be_v sometime_o value_v by_o a_o book_n of_o taxation_n make_v in_o 20_o ed._n 1._o which_o remain_v in_o the_o exchequer_n and_o by_o another_o taxation_n in_o 26_o h._n 8._o which_o also_o remain_v in_o that_o court._n and_o according_a to_o this_o latter_a taxation_n be_v the_o value_v of_o ecclesiastical_a livingss_n compute_v for_o the_o first-fruit_n and_o ten_o ibid._n the_o lord_n coke_n say_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o norwich_n have_v in_o 19_o ed._n 3._o by_o prescription_n time_n out_o of_o mind_n etc._n etc._n first-fruit_n within_o his_o diocese_n of_o all_o church_n after_o every_o avoidance_n but_o these_o be_v also_o give_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 26_o h._n 8._o cap._n 3._o and_o as_o for_o the_o ten_o the_o canonist_n do_v hold_v that_o the_o pope_n pretend_v to_o have_v they_o jure_fw-la divino_fw-la as_o due_a to_o the_o high_a priest_n by_o pretence_n of_o these_o word_n etc._n praecipe_fw-la levitis_fw-la atque_fw-la denuncia_fw-la cum_fw-la acceperitis_fw-la à _fw-la filiis_fw-la israel_n decimas_fw-la quas_fw-la dedi_fw-la vobis_fw-la primitias_fw-la earum_fw-la offerte_fw-la domino_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la decimam_fw-la partem_fw-la decimae_fw-la ut_fw-la reputetur_fw-la vobis_fw-la in_o oblationem_fw-la primitiarum_fw-la tam_fw-la de_fw-fr areis_n quam_fw-la de_fw-la torcularibus_fw-la &_o universis_fw-la quorum_fw-la accipietis_fw-la primitias_fw-la offerte_fw-la domino_fw-la &_o date_n ea_fw-la aaron_n sacerdoti_fw-la but_o the_o parliament_n in_o 25_o h._n 8._o and_o 26_o h._n 8._o be_v not_o of_o opinion_n that_o these_o ten_o do_v belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o several_a preamble_n of_o the_o statute_n then_o enact_v and_o have_v they_o be_v due_a jure_fw-la divino_fw-la to_o the_o pope_n it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o queen_n mary_n by_o the_o act_n of_o 2_o &_o 3_o ph._n &_o m._n c._n 4._o will_v have_v exonerate_v and_o discharge_v the_o clergy_n thereof_o nor_o refuse_v to_o have_v have_v they_o pay_v to_o the_o pope_n nor_o can_v the_o bishop_n of_o norwich_n as_o aforesaid_a have_v prescribe_v to_o have_v first-fruit_n within_o his_o diocese_n if_o they_o have_v
be_v no_o discharge_n of_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o copyhold_n land_n and_o in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v also_o adjudge_v that_o a_o farmer_n of_o land_n may_v prescribe_v in_o modo_fw-la decimandi_fw-la but_o not_o in_o non_fw-la decimando_fw-la the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o give_v all_o college_n dissolve_v to_o the_o crown_n in_o which_o there_o be_v a_o clause_n that_o the_o king_n and_o his_o patentee_n shall_v hold_v discharge_v of_o tithe_n as_o the_o abbot_n hold_v afterward_o the_o statute_n of_o 1_o ed._n 6._o give_v all_o college_n to_o the_o crown_n but_o there_o be_v in_o it_o no_o clause_n of_o the_o discharge_v of_o tithe_n the_o parson_n libel_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n and_o the_o farmer_n of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o college_n of_o maidstone_n in_o kent_n bring_v a_o prohibition_n upon_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o the_o court_n be_v clear_a of_o opinion_n that_o the_o king_n have_v the_o land_n of_o the_o college_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 1_o ed._n 6._o and_o not_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n rep._n 8._o but_o the_o justice_n doubt_v the_o land_n come_v to_o the_o king_n by_o that_o statute_n whether_o they_o shall_v be_v discharge_v of_o tithe_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o there_o be_v no_o clause_n in_o the_o statute_n of_o 1_o ed._n 6._o for_o discharge_n of_o tithe_n but_o it_o be_v resolve_v by_o the_o justice_n that_o unity_n without_o composition_n or_o prescription_n be_v a_o sufficient_a discharge_n of_o tithe_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o the_o templar_n be_v dissolve_v and_o their_o possession_n and_o privilege_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n 17_o ed._n rep._n 2._o transfer_v to_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o their_o possession_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n 32_o h._n 8._o cap._n 24._o give_v to_o the_o king_n it_o be_v resolve_v that_o the_o king_n and_o his_o patentee_n shall_v pay_v tithe_n of_o those_o land_n although_o the_o land_n propriis_fw-la sumptibus_fw-la excolantur_fw-la because_o the_o privilege_n to_o be_v discharge_v of_o tithe_n be_v proper_a to_o spiritual_a person_n and_o cease_v when_o the_o person_n spiritual_n be_v remove_v and_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o of_o dissolution_n do_v not_o extend_v to_o such_o land_n as_o come_v to_o the_o king_n by_o special_a act_n of_o parliament_n as_o those_o land_n of_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n do_v and_o mich._n 6._o jac._n c._n b._n in_o a_o case_n de_fw-fr modo_fw-la decimandi_fw-la it_o be_v say_v that_o one_o may_v be_v discharge_v of_o tithe_n five_o way_n 1_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n viz._n the_o common_a law_n as_o tithe_n shall_v not_o be_v pay_v of_o coal_n quarry_n brick_n tile_n etc._n etc._n f._n n._n b._n 53._o and_o reg._n 54._o nor_o of_o the_o after-pasture_n of_o a_o meadow_n etc._n etc._n nor_o of_o raking_n nor_o of_o wood_n to_o make_v pale_n or_o mound_n or_o hedge_n etc._n etc._n 2_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o realm_n as_o 31_o h._n 8._o 13._o 45._o ed._n 3._o etc._n etc._n 3_o by_o privilege_n as_o those_o of_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o england_n the_o cistertain_v templar_n etc._n etc._n as_o appear_v 10_o h._n 7._o 277._o dyer_n 4_o by_o prescription_n as_o by_o modus_fw-la decimandi_fw-la annual_a recompense_n in_o satisfaction_n 5_o by_o real_a composition_n by_o all_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v discharge_v of_o payment_n of_o tithe_n yet_o a_o layman_n ought_v not_o to_o prescribe_v in_o non_fw-la decimando_fw-la albeit_o the_o may_v in_o modo_fw-la decimandi_fw-la and_o this_o in_o effect_n agree_v with_o tho._n aquinas_n in_o his_o secunda_fw-la secundae_fw-la quaest_n 86._o art_n ult_n vid._n dr._n &_o stu._n lib._n 2._o c._n 55._o foe_n 164._o and_o the_o cause_n why_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o common_a law_n permit_v not_o the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n to_o try_v modum_fw-la decimandi_fw-la be_v plead_v in_o their_o court_n be_v because_o that_o if_o the_o recompense_n which_o be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o parson_n in_o satisfaction_n of_o his_o tithe_n do_v not_o amount_v to_o the_o value_n of_o this_o tithe_n in_o kind_n they_o may_v overthrow_v the_o same_o and_o that_o appear_v by_o lindwood_n 13._o constit_fw-la mepham_n de_fw-fr decim_fw-la c._n quoniam_fw-la propter_fw-la verb._n consuetudines_fw-la for_o this_o reason_n it_o be_v say_v a_o prohibition_n lie_v and_o therewith_o agree_v 8_o ed._n 4._o 14._o vid._n 7_o ed._n 6._o dyer_n 79._o and_o 18_o eliz._n dyer_n 349._o in_o a_o prohibition_n upon_o a_o suit_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n by_o the_o defendant_n the_o vicar_n of_o d._n for_o tithe_n a_o prohibition_n pray_v upon_o his_o plea_n thereof_o a_o modus_fw-la decimandi_fw-la 3._o to_o pay_v so_o much_o yearly_o to_o the_o parson_n of_o dale_n in_o discharge_n of_o his_o tithe_n and_o the_o same_o plea_n there_o disallow_v the_o whole_a court_n agree_v that_o this_o modus_fw-la between_o he_o and_o the_o parson_n will_v not_o discharge_v he_o from_o payment_n of_o tithe_n as_o to_o the_o vicar_n and_o therefore_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o court_n a_o consultation_n be_v grant_v also_o the_o court_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o where_o a_o bishop_n hold_v land_n discharge_v of_o tithe_n and_o he_o make_v a_o feoffment_n of_o the_o land_n the_o feoffee_n shall_v be_v discharge_v of_o tithe_n and_o the_o like_a if_o the_o king_n have_v ancient_a forest_n land_n discharge_v of_o tithe_n etc._n and_o the_o king_n grant_v this_o land_n the_o grantee_n be_v discharge_v of_o tithe_n and_o it_o be_v a_o general_n rule_n that_o he_o which_o may_v have_v tithe_n may_v be_v discharge_v of_o tithe_n so_o long_o as_o the_o land_n be_v occupy_v by_o he_o who_o have_v the_o fee-simple_n which_o do_v former_o belong_v to_o the_o order_n of_o cistertian_n it_o shall_v pay_v no_o tithe_n ibid._n but_o if_o he_o let_v it_o for_o year_n or_o life_n the_o tenant_n shall_v pay_v tithe_n for_o ancient_o there_o be_v many_o large_a estate_n whole_o exempt_v from_o pay_v tithe_n as_o land_n belong_v to_o the_o say_a cistertian_n monk_n to_o the_o knight_n templar_n and_o hospitaller_n as_o in_o the_o earl_n of_o clanrickard_n case_n who_o libel_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n for_o the_o tithe_n of_o hay_n of_o a_o certain_a meadow_n against_o dame_n denton_n who_o plead_v that_o the_o prior_n of_o a._n be_v seize_v of_o that_o meadow_n as_o parcel_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o priory_n and_o that_o they_o hold_v it_o discharge_v time_n out_o of_o mind_n etc._n etc._n whereupon_o issue_n be_v join_v upon_o a_o prohibition_n and_o it_o be_v find_v for_o the_o plaintiff_n for_o that_o the_o land_n be_v only_o discharge_v when_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o priory_n and_o not_o when_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o farmer_n and_o they_o be_v of_o the_o order_n of_o cistertian_n whereupon_o a_o consultation_n be_v grant_v and_o now_o a_o new_a prohibition_n be_v pray_v for_o that_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n they_o have_v add_v to_o the_o former_a libel_n when_o the_o statute_n of_o 50_o ed._n 3._o cap._n 4._o be_v that_o whereas_o a_o consultation_n be_v due_o grant_v upon_o a_o prohibition_n that_o the_o same_o judge_n may_v proceed_v in_o the_o same_o case_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o former_a consultation_n notwithstanding_o any_o other_o prohibition_n provide_v always_o that_o the_o matter_n in_o the_o libel_n of_o the_o say_a cause_n be_v not_o alter_v enlarge_v or_o otherwise_o change_v dr._n pope_n doctor_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n say_v that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o enlarge_n or_o change_v in_o substance_n of_o the_o libel_n in_o question_n for_o whereas_o in_o the_o former_a libel_n it_o be_v that_o they_o have_v use_v to_o pay_v tithe_n time_n out_o of_o mind_n now_o in_o the_o second_o libel_n be_v add_v that_o although_o the_o prior_n be_v discharge_v yet_o they_o viz._n the_o farmer_n have_v pay_v tithe_n for_o 20_o 30_o or_o 40_o year_n and_o time_n out_o of_o mind_n montague_n ch._n justice_n say_v that_o it_o seem_v that_o that_o be_v not_o a_o alteration_n but_o doderidge_n and_o houghton_n justice_n hold_v that_o that_o be_v a_o alteration_n of_o the_o libel_n for_o now_o by_o that_o last_o libel_n they_o can_v fetch_v they_o in_o for_o tithe_n though_o they_o be_v discharge_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o abbot_n and_o for_o that_o the_o tithe_n have_v be_v pay_v for_o 20_o 30_o or_o 40_o year_n since_o the_o statute_n aforesaid_a the_o which_o be_v a_o sufficient_a time_n to_o make_v a_o prescription_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o civilian_n they_o will_v charge_v the_o land_n with_o tithe_n in_o who_o soever_o hand_n they_o be_v when_o by_o the_o statute_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v discharge_v only_o in_o
the_o bishop_n be_v discharge_v in_o his_o hand_n absolute_o by_o prescription_n the_o demise_a it_o to_o a_o layman_n can_v make_v it_o chargeable_a and_o the_o bishop_n may_v reserve_v the_o great_a rent_n a_o parson_n by_o deed_n indent_v lease_v his_o glebe_n cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la proficuis_fw-la &_o commoditatibus_fw-la 1._o it_o be_v notwithstanding_o adjudge_v that_o the_o lessee_n shall_v be_v charge_v with_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n and_o in_o a_o action_n of_o debt_n upon_o the_o statute_n of_o 2_o ed._n 6._o for_o not_o set_v forth_o of_o tithe_n the_o case_n be_v the_o land_n be_v a_o parcel_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o templar_n who_o land_n be_v annex_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o st._n john_n the_o templar_n have_v a_o special_a privilege_n to_o be_v discharge_v of_o tithe_n of_o those_o land_n 2._o which_o propriis_fw-la manibus_fw-la excolunt_fw-la by_o a_o special_a act_n of_o 32_o h._n 8._o the_o possession_n of_o the_o priory_n of_o st_n john_n be_v give_v to_o the_o king_n by_o general_a word_n of_o all_o land_n in_o tam_fw-la amplis_fw-la modo_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o the_o abbot_n hold_v they_o resolve_v that_o the_o defendant_n shall_v not_o be_v discharge_v nor_o have_v the_o privilege_n for_o by_o the_o common_a law_n a_o lay-person_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o such_o a_o privilege_n and_o the_o king_n shall_v not_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o privilege_n until_o the_o stat._n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o but_o the_o statute_n extend_v only_o to_o such_o possession_n as_o come_v to_o the_o king_n by_o surrender_n and_o shall_v be_v vest_v in_o he_o by_o that_o act_n and_o do_v not_o extend_v to_o possession_n which_o be_v vest_v in_o he_o by_o another_o act._n and_o these_o land_n be_v give_v to_o the_o king_n by_o a_o special_a act_n of_o parliament_n and_o therefore_o not_o discharge_v of_o tithe_n dotard_n or_o the_o branch_n of_o tree_n of_o twenty_o year_n growth_n or_o upward_o be_v not_o tithable_a 1270._o dove_n in_o a_o dove-house_n do_v pay_v personal_a not_o predial_a tithe_n adjudge_v but_o if_o stolâ—_n out_o of_o a_o dove-house_n no_o tithe_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v of_o such_o acc_fw-la tithe_n shall_v be_v pay_v de_fw-la jure_fw-la of_o young_a pigeon_n mich._n 14_o jac._n b._n between_o whatley_n and_o hambury_n resolve_v hill_n 15_o jac._n b._n r._n resolve_v and_o a_o prohibition_n deny_v in_o gastrell_n case_n by_o custom_n tithe_n may_v be_v pay_v of_o pigeon_n spend_v in_o a_o man_n own_o house_n but_o not_o so_o of_o common_a right_n case_n ibid._n but_o if_o sell_v they_o shall_v pay_v tithe_n dict_z case_n what_o e_o egg_n be_v tithe_v in_o kind_n or_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o place_n which_o serve_v for_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o tame_a and_o domestic_a fowl_n where_o their_o young_a be_v not_o pay_v in_o kind_n and_o where_o tithe_n of_o egg_n be_v pay_v there_o be_v no_o tithe_n of_o the_o young_a and_o so_o vice_n versa_fw-la where_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o young_a be_v pay_v there_o no_o tithe_n of_o egg_n may_v be_v demand_v f_o fallow-ground_n pay_v no_o tithe_n for_o these_o year_n wherein_o they_o lie_v fallow_a nor_o be_v the_o pasture_n thereof_o tithable_a unless_o it_o be_v keep_v lay_v beyond_o the_o course_n of_o husbandry_n for_o if_o land_n lie_v fallow_a every_o two_o or_o three_o year_n the_o same_o be_v a_o charge_n unto_o the_o owner_n and_o tenant_n for_o that_o time_n and_o a_o advantage_n to_o the_o parson_n in_o the_o better_n of_o his_o crop_n the_o year_n follow_v when_o the_o same_o be_v sow_v with_o corn_n or_o grain_n and_o therefore_o although_o the_o grass_n and_o feed_n of_o the_o fallow-ground_n for_o that_o year_n be_v some_o small_a profit_n to_o the_o owner_n of_o the_o soil_n yet_o he_o shall_v not_o pay_v tithe_n for_o the_o same_o as_o have_v be_v adjudge_v b._n yet_o it_o be_v afterward_o adjudge_v b._n that_o if_o land_n be_v tithable_a and_o the_o tenant_n or_o occupier_n of_o the_o land_n will_v not_o plough_v it_o or_o manure_v it_o especial_o thereby_o to_o prejudice_v the_o parson_n that_o in_o such_o case_n the_o parson_n may_v sue_v the_o tenant_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n to_o have_v tithe_n of_o that_o land_n ferae_fw-la naturae_fw-la beast_n and_o bird_n that_o be_v such_o be_v not_o tithable_a 4_o till_o they_o become_v tame_a and_o profitable_a to_o the_o owner_n that_o be_v till_o they_o be_v reduce_v to_o a_o tameness_n and_o property_n yet_o it_o have_v be_v hold_v that_o tithe_n be_v not_o payable_a for_o tame_a turkey_n pheasant_n or_o partridge_n nor_o for_o their_o egg_n 322._o although_o beast_n ferae_fw-la naturae_fw-la as_o buck_n do_v pheasant_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o tithable_a of_o themselves_o yet_o they_o may_v be_v give_v for_o tithe_n or_o for_o a_o modus_fw-la decimandi_fw-la as_o a_o great_a tree_n may_v be_v give_v for_o tithe_n of_o tree_n tithable_a rep._n and_o as_o thing_n which_o be_v ferae_fw-la naturae_fw-la whereof_o a_o man_n have_v not_o a_o absolute_a property_n be_v not_o tithable_a so_o likewise_o of_o thing_n which_o be_v mere_o for_o pleasure_n tithe_n shall_v not_o be_v pay_v justice_n fenny-land_n drain_v and_o make_v arable_a do_v pay_v tithe_n 165._o notwithstanding_o the_o statute_n of_o barren_a land_n 603._o fish_n take_v in_o the_o sea_n be_v by_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o realm_n tithable_a not_o by_o the_o ten_o fish_n but_o some_o small_a sum_n of_o money_n in_o consideration_n of_o a_o tithe_n dime_n but_o if_o take_v in_o a_o pond_n or_o in_o a_o several_a piscary_n than_o they_o be_v tithable_a by_o the_o owner_n thereof_o as_o a_o predial_a tithe_n and_o as_o such_o aught_o to_o be_v set_v forth_o according_a to_o the_o statute_n of_o 2_o ed._n 6._o trin._n 8_o jac._n c._n b._n the_o earl_n of_o desmond_n case_n mich._n 15_o car._n b._n r._n adjudge_v acc_fw-la vid._n trin._n 9_o car._n b._n r._n yet_o it_o be_v say_v that_o fisher_n fowler_n and_o hunter_n not_o for_o pleasure_n but_o by_o way_n of_o trade_n for_o profit_n pay_v some_o tithe_n by_o usage_n in_o nature_n of_o a_o personal_a tithe_n to_o the_o parson_n or_o vicar_n where_o they_o inhabit_v though_o they_o take_v their_o fish_n fowl_n etc._n etc._n in_o another_o parish_n but_o if_o they_o pay_v money_n to_o another_o in_o that_o other_o parish_n for_o this_o liberty_n of_o fish_v etc._n etc._n then_o he_o that_o take_v that_o money_n must_v pay_v as_o a_o predial_a tithe_n to_o the_o parson_n of_o that_o other_o parish_n where_o he_o inhabit_v fish_n take_v in_o the_o sea_n be_v ferae_fw-la naturae_fw-la be_v not_o understand_v to_o be_v regular_o but_o customary_o only_a tithable_a as_o in_o cornwall_n wales_n yarmouth_n etc._n etc._n 7._o and_o so_o it_o have_v be_v resolve_v 8._o albeit_o in_o the_o say_a case_n of_o the_o e._n of_o desmond_n it_o be_v hold_v that_o they_o be_v tithable_a by_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o realm_n in_o which_o case_n it_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o the_o fisher_n pay_v a_o personal_a than_o the_o fish_n a_o predial_a tithe_n to_o the_o parson_n or_o vicar_n of_o that_o parish_n where_o they_o inhabit_v to_o this_o purpose_n there_o be_v a_o case_n extant_a wherein_o a_o prohibition_n be_v grant_v against_o the_o same_o parson_n of_o w._n in_o the_o county_n of_o l._n for_o sue_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n for_o the_o tithe_n of_o trout_n take_v in_o a_o river_n because_o be_v ferae_fw-la naturae_fw-la they_o be_v not_o tithable_a and_o a_o precedent_n be_v show_v 5_o car._n where_o a_o prohibition_n be_v grant_v against_o the_o same_o parson_n for_o sue_v for_o tithe-eele_n take_v in_o the_o river_n because_o they_o be_v ferae_fw-la naturae_fw-la and_o it_o be_v say_v that_o in_o yarmouth_n be_v a_o suit_n for_o tithe-herring_n take_v in_o the_o sea_n but_o they_o can_v not_o prevail_v in_o it_o jones_n justice_n say_v that_o in_o wales_n they_o use_v to_o pay_v tithe_n for_o herring_n and_o in_o ireland_n it_o be_v a_o common_a course_n to_o pay_v tithe_n for_o salmon_n take_v in_o river_n whereunto_o it_o be_v reply_v that_o that_o may_v peradventure_o be_v by_o custom_n for_o otherwise_o tithe_n be_v not_o due_a for_o fish_v take_v in_o rivers_n 247._o for_o no_o tithe_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la be_v to_o be_v pay_v for_o fish_n take_v in_o a_o common_a river_n pasch_fw-mi 5_o car._n b._n r._n a_o prohibition_n grant_v to_o stay_v a_o suit_n for_o tithe_n of_o eel_n take_v in_o a_o common_a river_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o barton_n in_o westmoreland_n and_o hill_n 9_o car._n prohibition_n grant_v to_o stay_v a_o suit_n for_o tithe_n of_o trout_n in_o the_o same_o river_n but_o the_o court_n seem_v to_o be_v divide_v whether_o tithe_n of_o they_o be_v due_a or_o not_o but_o they_o grant_v a_o
have_v no_o title_n to_o present_v or_o collate_n and_o that_o so_o it_o be_v adjudge_v in_o case_n where_o the_o usurpation_n be_v to_o a_o church_n of_o the_o king_n sed_fw-la quando_fw-la praesentatio_fw-la &_o jus_fw-la poetronatus_fw-la sunt_fw-la temporalia_fw-la quaeritur_fw-la quomodo_fw-la sit_fw-la simonia_fw-la per_fw-la donum_fw-la pecuniae_fw-la pro_fw-la illis_fw-la respondendum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la jus_fw-la patronatus_fw-la &_o praesentatio_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la spiritualia_fw-la vespectu_fw-la rei_fw-la ad_fw-la quam_fw-la praesentatur_fw-la quae_fw-la spiritualis_fw-la est_fw-la vide_fw-la lindwood_n cap._n de_fw-fr jurejurando_fw-la foe_fw-mi 80._o he_o say_v further_a that_o there_o be_v a_o diversity_n between_o a_o presentation_n or_o collation_n make_v by_o a_o rightful_a patron_n and_o a_o usurpur_n for_o in_o case_n of_o a_o rightful_a patron_n which_o do_v corrupt_o present_a or_o collate_n by_o the_o express_a letter_n of_o the_o statute_n the_o king_n shall_v present_v but_o where_o one_o do_v usurp_v and_o corrupt_o present_a or_o collate_n there_o the_o king_n shall_v not_o present_v but_o the_o rightful_a patron_n for_o the_o branch_n that_o give_v the_o king_n power_n to_o present_v be_v only_o intend_v where_o the_o rightful_a patron_n be_v in_o fault_n but_o where_o the_o rightful_a patron_n be_v in_o no_o fault_n there_o the_o corrupt_a act_n and_o wrong_v of_o the_o usurper_n make_v the_o benefice_n etc._n etc._n void_a but_o take_v not_o away_o the_o lawful_a title_n to_o present_v from_o the_o rightful_a patron_n and_o so_o it_o be_v adjudge_v mich._n 13._o jac._n in_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la between_o the_o king_n &_o the_o bishop_n of_o norwich_n tho._n cole_n and_o rob._n secker_n for_o the_o vicarage_n of_o haverel_n in_o suffolk_n 39_o the_o canon_n law_n look_v upon_o simony_n as_o a_o kind_n of_o heresy_n imò_fw-la simoniaco_n veluti_fw-la primos_fw-la &_o praecipuos_fw-la haereticos_fw-la rebuff_n de_fw-fr simon_n in_o resign_n nu_fw-la 12._o and_o excommunicate_v all_o simoniac_n to_o that_o degree_n as_o not_o to_o be_v absolve_v but_o by_o the_o pope_n himself_o nor_o by_o he_o till_o at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n extra_fw-la cum_fw-la sit_fw-la detestabile_fw-la de_fw-la simonia_fw-la and_o be_v ipso_fw-la jure_fw-la deprive_v of_o that_o benefice_n wherein_o the_o simony_n be_v commit_v extr_n ibid._n and_o this_o hold_v true_a as_o well_o where_o the_o simony_n be_v only_o coventional_a or_o by_o compact_a as_o where_o it_o be_v real_a &_o per_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la numeratam_fw-la albeit_o there_o be_v some_o d_o d._n who_o will_v not_o agree_v that_o a_o mere_a conventional_a simony_n shall_v incur_v a_o deprivation_n although_o they_o contest_v it_o not_o as_o to_o the_o real_a simony_n viz._n cum_fw-la aliquid_fw-la datur_fw-la cassad_n in_o decis_n 5._o de_fw-fr const_n but_o in_o the_o council_n of_o constans_n touch_v this_o matter_n there_o be_v nothing_o say_v the_o 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from_o thenceforth_o utter_o take_v away_o and_o abolish_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d finis_fw-la the_o king_n supremacy_n vld._n heyl._n cypr._n angl._n p._n 1._o in_o his_o case_n of_o conscience_n lib._n 3._o ch_n 3._o fol._n 544._o lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o fol._n 600._o nu_fw-la 4._o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n bishop_n spelm._n in_o archaeologo_n archaeologo_n bed_n eccl._n hist_o lib._n cap._n 1._o 27._o 27._o d._n usserius_fw-la in_o primord_a pag._n 97._o 97._o ammian_n marc._n lib._n 14._o 14._o philip._n berterius_n pithanon_n diatrib_n 1._o c._n 3._o fin_n fin_n onuphr_n in_o imperio_fw-la romana_fw-la romana_fw-la spartian_a in_o severo_fw-la vid._n burt._n com._n in_o anton._n pag._n 83_o etc._n etc._n etc._n hist_o angl._n script_n antiq._n radulph_n abbre_fw-la chron._n col._n 435_o 436._o 436._o beda_n l._n 2._o c._n 3._o 3._o bed_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 9_o it_o be_v report_a that_o fridona_n a_o saxon_a be_v the_o first_o english_a archbishop_n and_o of_o the_o see_v of_o canterbury_n in_o the_o seven_o century_n about_o the_o year_n 656._o fuller_n church-hist_a cent._n 7._o p._n 84._o nu_fw-la 85._o 85._o anonym_n qui_fw-fr de_fw-fr archiepisc_n ebor._fw-la scripsit_fw-la an._n 1460._o 1460._o harris_n descrip_n britan._n l._n 1._o c._n 7._o 7._o euseb_n eccl_n hist_o l._n 10._o c._n 5._o pag._n 9_o see_v the_o admire_v selden_n ad_fw-la eutichii_fw-la origines_fw-la pa._n 122._o burt._n com_n on_o antonin_n foe_fw-mi 81._o 81._o herod_n hist_o lib._n 3._o 3._o c._n de_fw-fr reivindicat_fw-la reivindicat_fw-la seld._n anaect_n angl._n brit._n ib._n 1._o cap._n 7._o 7._o ossilegium_fw-la or_o the_o glean_v up_o of_o his_o bone_n bone_n dio._n cassius_n hist_o rom._n l._n 76._o guardian_n of_o the_o spiritualty_n congé_fw-fr d'eslire_fw-la election_n etc._n etc._n radulph_n de_fw-fr diceco_fw-la abbre_fw-la chronic._n de_fw-fr reg._n steph._n r._n idem_fw-la de_fw-la reg._n r._n 1._o chron._n gervas_n de_fw-fr temp._n r._n 1._o hist_o counc_fw-la trent_n lib._n 8._o dict._n lib._n 8._o dean_n and_o chapter_n archdeacon_n procuration_n diocesan_a chancellor_n court_n ecclesiastical_a church_n and_o chapel_n pag._n 169._o 169._o claris_n seld._n illust_n in_o polyol_n magni_fw-la poetae_fw-la angl._n cant._n 8._o 8._o guil._n stephanides_n descript_n lond._n lond._n spartian_a hist_o hist_o rad._n de_fw-mi diceto_fw-it abbr._n chron._n chron._n hist_o ri._n prioris_fw-la hagulstad_n de_fw-fr gest_n r._n steph._n steph._n l._n 5._o inae_fw-la r._n r._n chron._n gâ—rvas_n de_fw-fr temp._n h._n 2._o 2._o chron._n jo._n brampton_n de_fw-fr li._n edm._n reg._n reg._n idem_fw-la de_fw-fr legib._n kâ—nuti_n reg._n churchwarden_n consolidation_n dilapidation_n 1_o chro._n 24._o suarez_n de_fw-fr virt._n &_o stâ—tu_fw-la religionis_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 28._o nu_fw-la 18._o patron_n and_o patronage_n parson_n and_o parsonage_n vicar_n vicarage_n and_o benefice_n advowsons_n appropriation_n vid._n g._n thorn_n in_o his_o chronicle_n 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