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be_v therefore_o in_o the_o bishop_n liberty_n not_o only_o to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o income_n but_o also_o to_o sell_v the_o very_a estate_n to_o discharge_v the_o necessary_a expense_n in_o maintain_v the_o minister_n and_o the_o poor_a as_o also_o to_o give_v or_o bestow_v according_a to_o exigency_n and_o the_o authority_n of_o dispensator_fw-la grant_v to_o the_o bishop_n do_v not_o extend_v to_o the_o fruit_n only_o as_o at_o present_a but_o also_o unto_o the_o estate_n itself_o and_o to_o other_o chapter_n which_o at_o first_o be_v administer_v with_o sincerity_n so_o that_o there_o arise_v no_o inconveniency_n thereby_o and_o last_v a_o long_a time_n in_o poor_a church_n where_o the_o estate_n be_v but_o small_a and_o the_o bishop_n of_o no_o great_a authority_n there_o be_v no_o matter_n or_o cause_n of_o transgression_n but_o in_o rich_a church_n and_o great_a one_o where_o the_o reputation_n embolden_v the_o bishop_n to_o attempt_v that_o which_o will_v not_o have_v be_v 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praetorius_n of_o king_n odoacre_n in_o rome_n the_o see_v of_o simplicius_n be_v vacant_a by_o a_o decree_n make_v in_o the_o church_n ordain_v that_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n shall_v not_o be_v alienate_v which_o be_v not_o find_v strange_a by_o three_o succeed_v pope_n but_o in_o the_o year_n 502_o odoacre_n be_v extinct_a and_o all_o his_o power_n simmacus_fw-la the_o pope_n assemble_v a_o council_n of_o all_o italy_n wherein_o he_o propose_v as_o a_o great_a absurdity_n that_o a_o layman_n shall_v have_v make_v constitution_n in_o the_o church_n 166._o n._n 166._o and_o by_o consent_n of_o the_o council_n declare_v they_o null_a but_o lest_o it_o shall_v appear_v that_o this_o will_v tend_v to_o disorder_v a_o decree_n be_v make_v in_o the_o council_n that_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n and_o the_o other_o minister_n of_o that_o church_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o alienate_v specify_v that_o the_o decree_n shall_v not_o oblige_v other_o church_n but_o the_o roman_a only_o the_o follow_a time_n show_v there_o be_v need_n of_o the_o same_o law_n in_o all_o the_o church_n wherefore_o anastasius_n extend_v leo_n law_n to_o all_o the_o church_n subject_n to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n to_o all_o which_o he_o prohibit_v the_o power_n of_o alienate_v but_o justinian_n the_o emperor_n in_o the_o year_n 535_o make_v a_o constitution_n general_n for_o all_o the_o eastern_a western_a and_o african_a church_n and_o also_o for_o all_o pious_a place_n prohibit_v the_o power_n of_o alienate_v except_v only_o to_o feed_v the_o poor_a in_o case_n of_o extraordinary_a famine_n and_o to_o release_v prisoner_n in_o which_o case_n alienation_n be_v grant_v conformable_a to_o the_o ancient_a custom_n 167._o n._n 167._o of_o which_o st._n ambrose_n make_v mention_v that_o not_o only_a possession_n but_o also_o the_o vessel_n be_v sell_v for_o such_o cause_n justinian_n law_n in_o the_o west_n
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the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n from_o the_o provision_n which_o be_v make_v by_o some_o prince_n to_o stop_v the_o new_a introduction_n into_o matter_n beneficial_a within_o their_o dominion_n 188._o n._n 188._o the_o court_n take_v occasion_n to_o invent_v other_o as_o well_o to_o work_v the_o same_o effect_n under_o other_o pretext_n as_o to_o multiply_v method_n whereby_o they_o may_v do_v and_o therewith_o supply_v what_o they_o can_v not_o do_v where_o provision_n be_v make_v in_o these_o time_n resignation_n be_v find_v out_o not_o good_a and_o commendable_a one_o resignation_n resignation_n for_o they_o be_v very_o ancient_a but_o certain_a other_o which_o the_o world_n at_o present_a commend_v not_o it_o be_v never_o lawful_a for_o he_o who_o be_v put_v into_o a_o ecclesiastical_a charge_n to_o leave_v it_o of_o his_o own_o authority_n and_o it_o be_v very_o agreeable_a that_o he_o who_o have_v dedicate_v himself_o to_o a_o ministry_n and_o have_v receive_v the_o reward_n for_o 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which_o become_v emolument_n to_o the_o receiver_n the_o court_n that_o the_o fruit_n may_v be_v all_o its_o own_o prohibit_v the_o bishop_n from_o receive_v such_o renouncing_n and_o reserve_v that_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n only_o be_v able_a to_o do_v it_o 191._o n._n 191._o and_o because_o many_o benefice_a man_n when_o they_o feel_v themselves_o near_o unto_o death_n make_v themselves_o a_o successor_n by_o such_o a_o way_n it_o be_v ordain_v by_o a_o rule_n of_o chancery_n that_o the_o renounce_v make_v in_o favour_n of_o another_o by_o a_o sick_a benefice_a man_n shall_v not_o be_v of_o value_n unless_o the_o renouncer_n survive_v twenty_o day_n after_o consent_v grant_v in_o these_o time_n the_o fountain_n of_o the_o oblation_n of_o the_o faithful_a seem_v to_o be_v drain_v or_o lessen_v already_o while_o the_o war_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n last_v and_o afterward_o for_o some_o year_n whilst_o there_o be_v hope_n that_o it_o may_v be_v renew_v through_o which_o mean_v much_o 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