Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	church_n	king_n	time_n	2,805	5	3.3508	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11213	The poore vicars plea Declaring, that a competencie of meanes is due to them out of the tithes of their seuerall parishes, notwithstanding the impropriations. Written by Thomas Ryves Dr. of the Ciuile Lawes.	Ryves, Thomas, Sir, 1583?-1652.	1620 (1620)	STC 21478; ESTC S116301	50,156	162

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of_o the_o canon_n law_n for_o i_o have_v see_v the_o extract_n of_o a_o certain_a impropriation_n bear_v date_n ann._n 1387._o make_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o sarum_n of_o the_o rectory_n of_o erchford_n to_o the_o abbess_n and_o covent_n of_o saint_n maries_n in_o the_o city_n of_o winchester_n run_v in_o this_o manner_n saluâ_fw-la portione_fw-la pro_fw-la vicario_n dictae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la hactenus_fw-la assignata_fw-la &_o per_fw-la nos_fw-la propter_fw-la eius_fw-la exilitatem_fw-la &_o insufficientiam_fw-la &_o alius_fw-la causas_fw-la legitimas_fw-la moderatè_fw-la augmentanda_fw-la praefatam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la parochialem_fw-la de_fw-la erchford_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o end_n thereof_o haec_fw-la autem_fw-la omne_fw-la &_o singula_fw-la statuimus_fw-la &_o finaliter_fw-la definimus_fw-la saluâ_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o successoribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la liberâ_fw-la facultate_fw-la praemissa_fw-la likewise_o i_o have_v see_v another_o of_o the_o rectorie_n of_o 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iura_fw-la episcopalia_fw-la soluere_fw-la &_o alia_fw-la incumbentia_fw-la onera_fw-la supportare_fw-la and_o for_o ireland_n i_o have_v see_v a_o grant_v make_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o kildare_n of_o the_o rectory_n of_o cloncurry_n and_o sundry_a other_o church_n of_o the_o same_o diocese_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o saint_n thomas_n near_o dublin_n by_o way_n of_o appropriation_n in_o the_o end_n whereof_o i_o find_v always_o this_o clause_n add_v saluâ_fw-la sustentatione_n vicariorum_fw-la eisdem_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la deseruientium_fw-la and_o without_o this_o or_o the_o like_a clause_n of_o save_v and_o reserve_v to_o the_o vicar_n have_v i_o not_o see_v any_o union_n or_o appropriation_n make_v in_o either_o kingdom_n and_o to_o show_v yet_o further_o that_o our_o bishop_n have_v not_o only_o in_o word_n reserve_v to_o themselves_o this_o power_n but_o also_o in_o deed_n execute_v the_o same_o upon_o occasion_n and_o that_o without_o any_o former_a reservation_n and_o only_o in_o 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the_o abbot_n submit_v himself_o and_o his_o covent_n to_o the_o order_n proceed_v in_o this_o manner_n ordinamus_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la de_fw-la rathtoth_fw-la ordinetur_fw-la vicarius_fw-la cvi_fw-la vicaria_fw-la assignetur_fw-la ad_fw-la aestimationem_fw-la quindecim_fw-la marcarum_fw-la and_o so_o go_v forward_o create_v many_o other_o perpetual_a vicar_n in_o several_a parish_n church_n and_o make_v they_o certain_a allowance_n by_o way_n of_o tax_n which_o remain_v unto_o this_o day_n neither_o do_v i_o doubt_v but_o that_o upon_o diligent_a search_n make_v in_o such_o like_o liger_fw-la book_n of_o other_o dissolve_a house_n many_o more_o example_n and_o precedent_n of_o like_a nature_n may_v be_v find_v but_o by_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v it_o may_v sufficient_o appear_v that_o this_o power_n of_o ordain_v vicar_n in_o these_o appropriate_v benefice_n and_o tax_v the_o rate_n of_o their_o allowance_n be_v so_o fast_o nail_v to_o the_o bishop_n see_v and_o 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reason_n of_o his_o decree_n above_o mention_v nolentes_fw-la autem_fw-la prelatorum_fw-la d._n c._n sicut_fw-la de_fw-fr supple_a neglige_v prelatorum_fw-la ut_fw-la status_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la antiquus_fw-la &_o debitus_fw-la per_fw-la insolentiam_fw-la alicuius_fw-la subvertatur_fw-la mandamus_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o innocentius_n give_v this_o as_o a_o lesson_n episcopus_fw-la nunquam_fw-la debet_fw-la consentire_fw-la praebend_n innoce_fw-la ad_fw-la d_o c._o de_fw-fr monachis_fw-la extra_fw-la de_fw-la praebend_n quod_fw-la red●tus_fw-la soliti_fw-la clericorum_fw-la minorentur_fw-la &_o nisi_fw-la ita_fw-la provideatur_fw-la quod_fw-la hospitalitatem_fw-la seruare_fw-la possint_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr iuribus_fw-la episcepalibus_fw-la respondere_fw-la and_o therefore_o another_o 104._o rebuff_n de_fw-fr congruâ_fw-la portio_fw-la nu_fw-la 104._o learned_a author_n also_o say_v non_fw-la potest_fw-la episcopus_fw-la vel_fw-la alius_fw-la donare_fw-la unius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la temporalia_fw-la monasterio_n vel_fw-la alteri_fw-la in_o destructionem_fw-la &_o praeiudicium_fw-la primae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la nec_fw-la unum_fw-la altar_n d●scooperire_fw-la ut_fw-la alterum_fw-la cooperiat_fw-la and_o to_o make_v this_o clear_a by_o particular_a case_n in_o the_o law_n commendam_n which_o though_o not_o utter_o and_o in_o all_o case_n to_o be_v condemn_v yet_o rebuffus_n see_v the_o great_a excess_n and_o abuse_n of_o they_o in_o the_o place_n where_o he_o live_v call_v pernitiem_n &_o exitium_fw-la totius_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la common_a rebuff_n prax._n benefic●tit_n a_o common_a christianae_n because_o they_o be_v never_o grant_v but_o with_o some_o nuisance_n to_o the_o church_n be_v ancient_o wont_v to_o pass_v with_o this_o clause_n volumus_fw-la auten_v quod_fw-la propter_fw-la ibid._n rebuff_n ibid._n huiusmodi_fw-la commendam_fw-la divinus_fw-la cultus_fw-la et_fw-la solitus_fw-la monachorum_fw-la &_o ministrorum_fw-la numerus_fw-la in_o dicto_fw-la monasterio_n nullatenus_fw-la minuatur_fw-la sed_fw-la illius_fw-la &_o illorum_fw-la congrué_fw-fr supportentur_fw-la onera_fw-la consueta_fw-la de_fw-fr refiduis_fw-la vero_fw-la monasterij_fw-la fructibus_fw-la &_o reditibus_fw-la &_o proventibus_fw-la disponere_fw-la &_o ordinare_fw-la libere_fw-la &_o licitè_fw-fr valeas_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o like_a to_o be_v understand_v &_o much_o rather_o of_o the_o vicar_n in_o case_n a_o single_a benefice_n be_v so_o grant_v for_o in_o his_o case_n as_o panormitan_n report_v though_o no_o monachis_fw-la panorm_a ad_fw-la d._n ●_o de_fw-fr monachis_fw-la such_o