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to_o speak_v more_o afterward_o but_o in_o the_o saxon_a time_n here_o be_v other_o sort_n of_o oblation_n as_o 1_o the_o cyrycsceat_fw-la or_o first-fruit_n of_o corn_n payable_a at_o s._n martin_n day_n ina_n ll._n 4._o 62._o edmund_n c._n 2._o and_o be_v often_o mention_v in_o doomsday-book_n and_o in_o fleta_n l._n 2._o c._n 47._o malmsb._n l._n 2._o c._n 11._o and_o the_o oblation_n of_o poultry_n at_o christmas_n be_v mention_v in_o doomsday_n under_o that_o title_n 2._o there_o be_v here_o another_o kind_n of_o oblation_n call_v plow-alm_n which_o be_v a_o penny_n for_o every_o blow_n between_o easter_n and_o whitsuntide_n this_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o law_n of_o king_n ethelred_n 527._o and_o require_v to_o be_v pay_v fifteen_o day_n after_o easter_n although_o it_o be_v call_v eleemosyna_fw-la aratralis_fw-la in_o the_o endowment_n of_o the_o vicarage_n of_o s._n ives_n plow-alm_n be_v mention_v beside_o the_o altarage_n and_o obvention_n 256._o but_o all_o these_o oblation_n make_v a_o very_a poor_a subsistence_n for_o the_o parochial_a clergy_n iii_o and_o therefore_o i_o come_v to_o the_o main_a legal_a support_n of_o the_o parochial_a clergy_n which_o be_v in_o tithe_n concern_v which_o i_o shall_v proceed_v in_o this_o method_n i._o to_o consider_v the_o foundation_n in_o law_n which_o they_o stand_v upon_o ii_o the_o rule_n of_o law_n which_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v about_o they_o i._o as_o to_o the_o foundation_n they_o stand_v upon_o in_o point_n of_o law_n my_o lord_n coke_n not_o only_o say_v 642._o that_o the_o parochial_a right_n of_o tithe_n be_v establish_v by_o divers_a act_n of_o parliament_n but_o he_o mention_n the_o saxon_a law_n before_o the_o conquest_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n of_o edward_n and_o gathrun_n ethelstan_n edmund_n edgar_z canutus_n and_o king_n edward_n '_o s_z confirm_v by_o william_n 1._o 296._o hobart_n say_v that_o tithe_n be_v thing_n of_o common_a right_n and_o do_v of_o right_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n and_o since_o parish_n be_v erect_v they_o be_v due_a to_o the_o parson_n except_o in_o spiritual_a regular_a case_n or_o vicar_n of_o the_o parish_n in_o the_o register_n of_o writ_n a_o book_n of_o great_a authority_n 46._o there_o be_v a_o writ_n of_o consultation_n for_o tithe_n wherein_o they_o be_v own_v to_o be_v of_o common_a right_n as_o well_o as_o immemorial_n custom_n due_a to_o the_o rector_n within_o the_o limit_n of_o his_o parish_n lord_n chief_a justice_n dyer_n say_v 50._o that_o tithe_n can_v never_o be_v extinguish_v because_o they_o be_v of_o common_a right_n the_o same_o be_v affirm_v by_o justice_n dodderidge_n in_o the_o case_n of_o fosse_n and_o parker_n 243._o in_o pieddle_v and_o napper_n case_n 13._o tithe_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a inheritance_n collateral_a to_o the_o estate_n in_o land_n and_o of_o their_o own_o nature_n due_a to_o a_o ecclesiastical_a person_n and_o that_o all_o land_n of_o common_a right_n be_v to_o pay_v tithe_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v by_o hobart_n in_o slade_n case_n 44._o that_o no_o land_n can_v be_v discharge_v of_o tithe_n although_o it_o may_v be_v discharge_v of_o the_o actual_a payment_n in_o popham_n report_n we_o read_v 174._o that_o it_o be_v a_o maxim_n in_o law_n that_o all_o person_n ought_v to_o pay_v tithe_n 156._o and_o all_o land_n shall_v be_v charge_v with_o they_o of_o common_a right_n so_o that_o if_o the_o judgement_n of_o some_o of_o the_o great_a man_n of_o the_o profession_n may_v be_v take_v nothing_o can_v be_v more_o clear_a and_o evident_a than_o the_o legal_a right_n of_o tithe_n but_o it_o fall_v out_o unhappy_o among_o we_o that_o nothing_o have_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o so_o much_o difference_n and_o contention_n between_o the_o incumbent_n and_o their_o parishioner_n than_o the_o point_n of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n so_o that_o some_o have_v wish_v they_o change_v into_o some_o other_o way_n of_o maintenance_n but_o i_o can_v see_v any_o reason_n why_o so_o ancient_a so_o legal_a so_o just_a a_o maintenance_n shall_v be_v change_v into_o any_o other_o which_o will_v less_o answer_v the_o end_n and_o be_v liable_a to_o as_o many_o difficulty_n if_o not_o far_o more_o but_o every_o change_n of_o this_o kind_n where_o we_o can_v be_v secure_v of_o the_o event_n be_v very_o dangerous_a especial_o when_o it_o proceed_v from_o want_n of_o judgement_n or_o ill-will_a to_o the_o profession_n both_o which_o be_v to_o be_v suspect_v in_o this_o case_n if_o the_o ill_a humour_n of_o some_o people_n can_v be_v change_v it_o will_v signify_v far_o more_o to_o the_o quiet_a of_o the_o clergy_n than_o alter_v their_o legal_a maintenance_n therefore_o the_o best_a way_n be_v to_o inquire_v into_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o dissatisfaction_n that_o we_o may_v find_v out_o the_o proper_a method_n to_o remove_v it_o and_o thereby_o to_o prevent_v the_o troublesome_a and_o vexatious_a suit_n about_o they_o which_o make_v the_o parochial_a clergy_n so_o uneasy_a and_o their_o labour_n often_o unsuccessful_a with_o the_o people_n and_o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a dissatisfaction_n which_o lie_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o most_o of_o these_o contention_n about_o tithe_n 1._o in_o point_n of_o conscience_n 2._o in_o point_n of_o law_n 1._o in_o point_n of_o conscience_n there_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o people_n among_o we_o who_o be_v very_o obstinate_a in_o this_o matter_n and_o will_v rather_o choose_v to_o go_v to_o prison_n and_o lie_v there_o than_o pay_v their_o tithe_n i_o have_v often_o think_v whence_o such_o a_o stiffness_n shall_v arise_v in_o a_o matter_n of_o legal_a right_n if_o they_o have_v oppose_v all_o determination_n of_o property_n by_o law_n they_o have_v be_v more_o consistent_a with_o themselves_o but_o to_o allow_v the_o law_n to_o determine_v the_o right_a as_o to_o nine_o part_n and_o not_o as_o to_o the_o ten_o be_v not_o to_o be_v reconcile_v for_o if_o the_o question_n be_v concern_v the_o other_o part_n to_o who_o they_o do_v belong_v may_v not_o man_n as_o well_o dispute_v the_o matter_n of_o dominion_n and_o property_n in_o they_o may_v they_o not_o say_v that_o the_o seed_n be_v our_o own_o and_o the_o labour_n and_o charge_n our_o own_o why_o then_o shall_v i_o answer_v to_o another_o for_o the_o profit_n which_o arise_v from_o my_o pain_n and_o expense_n if_o it_o be_v reply_v that_o the_o law_n have_v give_v the_o property_n of_o the_o land_n to_o one_o and_o the_o use_v to_o another_o why_o may_v they_o not_o pretend_v this_o to_o be_v a_o unreasonable_a law_n to_o separate_v one_o from_o the_o other_o since_o land_n be_v give_v for_o the_o use_n and_o the_o original_a right_n of_o dominion_n be_v from_o what_o be_v necessary_a for_o use_v therefore_o the_o separate_n right_o and_o use_v be_v a_o encroachment_n on_o the_o natural_a right_n of_o mankind_n and_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v more_o colour_n for_o this_o than_o for_o any_o to_o allow_v the_o law_n to_o determine_v the_o right_n of_o nine_o part_n to_o belong_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o soil_n but_o the_o ten_o by_o no_o mean_n to_o go_v that_o way_n which_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n have_v long_o since_o determine_v it_o so_o that_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o soil_n either_o by_o descent_n or_o purchase_n can_v claim_v no_o right_a to_o it_o for_o neither_o do_v his_o ancestor_n enjoy_v it_o nor_o those_o who_o sell_v the_o land_n to_o a_o purchaser_n consider_v it_o as_o his_o own_o for_o than_o he_o will_v have_v have_v the_o value_n of_o it_o the_o ten_o part_n than_o be_v set_v aside_o in_o valuation_n of_o estate_n as_o already_o dispose_v of_o and_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o the_o same_o law_n which_o settle_v the_o right_n to_o the_o other_o shall_v determine_v this_o likewise_o be_v it_o not_o a_o part_n of_o natural_a injustice_n to_o detain_v that_o which_o by_o law_n belong_v to_o another_o and_o be_v not_o the_o law_n the_o measure_n of_o right_n in_o case_n of_o difference_n between_o man_n and_o man_n why_o then_o shall_v not_o the_o law_n fair_o and_o equal_o determine_v this_o matter_n to_o who_o the_o ten_o of_o the_o profit_n belong_v but_o still_o they_o say_v it_o be_v against_o their_o conscience_n and_o they_o can_v do_v it_o be_v it_o against_o their_o conscience_n to_o do_v act_n of_o natural_a justice_n not_o to_o detain_v that_o from_o another_o which_o of_o right_o belong_v to_o he_o but_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o argue_v with_o people_n who_o do_v not_o judge_v of_o thing_n by_o the_o common_a light_n of_o reason_n and_o justice_n but_o by_o a_o unaccountable_a light_n within_o they_o which_o none_o can_v judge_v of_o but_o themselves_o and_o in_o matter_n of_o interest_n man_n be_v the_o worst_a judge_n in_o their_o own_o case_n 2._o therefore_o
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of_o rome_n 2._o there_o be_v a_o competency_n to_o be_v settle_v on_o the_o parochial_a clergy_n by_o the_o bishop_n consent_n which_o be_v require_v in_o order_n to_o the_o confirm_v a_o appropriation_n 399._o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o multitude_n of_o they_o in_o the_o monasticon_fw-la 881._o beside_o those_o which_o be_v preserve_v in_o the_o church_n register_n 36._o sometime_o the_o endowment_n be_v express_v and_o at_o other_o time_n it_o be_v reserve_v in_o the_o bishop_n power_n to_o do_v it_o as_o he_o see_v cause_n but_o the_o bishop_n be_v either_o so_o remiss_a in_o those_o time_n or_o the_o monk_n so_o powerful_a at_o rome_n that_o the_o poor_a vicar_n fare_v so_o hardly_o that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o h._n 2._o alexander_n iii_o monachis_fw-la send_v a_o reprimand_n to_o the_o bishop_n for_o favour_v the_o monk_n too_o much_o and_o the_o clergy_n too_o little_a and_o therefore_o require_v the_o bishop_n to_o take_v care_n that_o the_o vicar_n have_v a_o competent_a 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another_o decretal_a in_o the_o canon_n law_n wherein_o any_o such_o thing_n be_v forbid_v without_o the_o bishop_n consent_n extirp_v in_o other_o place_n they_o plead_v custom_n for_o it_o thence_o come_v another_o decree_n of_o the_o lateran_n council_n to_o void_a all_o such_o custom_n by_o whosoever_o introduce_v where_o there_o be_v not_o a_o competent_a subsistence_n for_o he_o that_o serve_v the_o cure_n the_o monk_n be_v still_o refractory_a in_o this_o matter_n supra_fw-la and_o because_o the_o bishop_n have_v power_n to_o refuse_v any_o person_n present_v by_o the_o monk_n unless_o they_o do_v consent_n to_o such_o a_o reasonable_a allowance_n as_o the_o bishop_n think_v fit_a therefore_o they_o grow_v sullen_a and_o will_v not_o present_v nobis_fw-la in_o which_o case_n another_o decretal_a be_v make_v to_o give_v the_o bishop_n power_n to_o present_v and_o after_o all_o clement_n v._o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la patron_n c._n 1._o reinforce_v the_o former_a decretal_n and_o enjoin_v the_o diocesan_n in_o the_o strict_a manner_n not_o to_o admit_v any_o person_n present_v to_o a_o cure_n where_o the_o church_n be_v appropriate_v unless_o sufficient_a allowance_n be_v make_v by_o the_o bishop_n consent_n and_o approbation_n and_o all_o custom_n and_o privilege_n to_o the_o contrary_n be_v declare_v to_o be_v void_a but_o how_o far_o do_v this_o hold_n among_o we_o now_o since_o the_o appropriation_n be_v become_v lay-fee_n and_o the_o bishop_n power_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o statute_n of_o dissolution_n to_o this_o i_o shall_v give_v a_o clear_a answer_n but_o i_o doubt_v not_o satisfactory_a to_o all_o party_n concern_v for_o as_o necessity_n and_o power_n so_o some_o man_n interest_n and_o reason_n live_v very_o near_a one_o another_o 1._o the_o statute_n of_o dissolution_n leave_v all_o matter_n of_o right_a as_o to_o person_n interest_v just_a as_o they_o be_v before_o for_o by_o the_o surrender_n the_o king_n be_v to_o have_v the_o monastery_n and_o tithe_n in_o as_o large_a and_o ample_a a_o manner_n as_o the_o abbot_n than_o have_v they_o in_o right_o of_o their_o house_n and_o in_o the_o same_o state_n and_o condition_n as_o they_o then_o be_v or_o of_o right_a aught_o to_o have_v be_v and_o so_o res_fw-la transit_fw-la cum_fw-la svo_fw-la onere_fw-la but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o for_o there_o be_v a_o express_a salvo_n for_o all_o right_n claim_n interest_n etc._n etc._n of_o all_o person_n and_o body_n politic_a so_o that_o if_o by_o the_o law_n of_o england_n there_o be_v such_o a_o antecedent_n right_o in_o the_o vicar_n to_o his_o allowance_n and_o in_o the_o bishop_n to_o assign_v it_o it_o be_v not_o take_v away_o by_o this_o statute_n nor_o any_o other_o 2._o by_o the_o law_n of_o england_n the_o bishop_n have_v a_o right_a to_o provide_v a_o competent_a maintenance_n for_o supply_v the_o cure_n upon_o a_o appropriation_n we_o be_v tell_v by_o a_o unquestionable_a authority_n in_o point_n of_o law_n that_o 9_o 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