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help_v they_o in_o the_o administration_n of_o their_o charge_n if_o they_o will_v not_o hear_v this_o rude_a but_o just_a dismission_n take_v that_o which_o be_v you_o and_o carry_v it_o away_o why_o grumble_v you_o because_o i_o be_o good_a what_o wrong_n do_v i_o to_o you_o for_o the_o fat_a of_o a_o other_o be_v his_o advauncement_n your_o ruin_n cardinal_n bellaâ—mine_n who_o authority_n in_o all_o thing_n and_o principal_o in_o this_o can_v be_v suspect_v by_o any_o cenobite_n in_o chap._n 42._o lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr monach_n cite_v the_o first_o clementine_n do_fw-mi de_fw-fr decimis_fw-la acknowledge_v the_o power_n of_o demand_v maintenance_n of_o the_o people_n belong_v only_o to_o pastor_n and_o not_o to_o cenobite_n otherwise_o these_o shall_v have_v right_a to_o gather_v the_o tithe_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o clementine_n allege_v which_o do_v not_o attribute_v they_o but_o to_o pastor_n whereupon_o this_o great_a cardinal_n conclude_v that_o the_o cenobite_n 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without_o charge_n without_o labour_n the_o ten_o whereof_o which_o close_v up_o the_o total_a remainder_n for_o the_o portion_n as_o well_o of_o the_o diocesan_n pastor_n as_o of_o all_o the_o curate_n who_o bear_v all_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o heat_n and_o of_o the_o day_n and_o be_v charge_v with_o soul_n perform_v all_o the_o service_n and_o all_o the_o function_n necessary_a for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o piety_n and_o religion_n in_o the_o people_n behold_v à _fw-fr part_n of_o the_o good_a husbandry_n which_o the_o found_v cenobite_n have_v use_v in_o the_o country_n upon_o the_o good_n of_o the_o church_n be_v even_o become_v master_n of_o cure_n by_o the_o patronage_n and_o presentation_n the_o carat_n of_o who_o they_o be_v patron_n and_o nominatour_n be_v their_o perpetual_a vicar_n and_o call_v themselves_o for_o honour_n sake_n want_v nevertheless_o the_o charge_n of_o soul_n primitive_a curate_n and_o the_o diocesan_n pastor_n collatour_n ordinary_a though_o in_o four_o month_n of_o the_o year_n his_o holiness_n have_v eight_o not_o able_a to_o confer_v with_o full_a right_n which_o be_v so_o say_v so_o denominate_v unto_o fifteen_o cure_n by_o confer_v they_o you_o think_v that_o this_o be_v all_o hear_v other_o news_n three_o or_o sour_a abbays_n of_o the_o neighbour_a diocese_n take_v the_o tithe_n and_o have_v patronage_n in_o many_o cure_n two_o abbess_n the_o one_o within_o the_o diocese_n the_o other_o without_o near_o upon_o two_o day_n iorney_n distant_a have_v â—ight_a to_o take_v tithe_n and_o to_o present_a curate_n to_o many_o cure_n imagine_v how_o they_o can_v judge_v of_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o present_v and_o it_o be_v never_o in_o my_o power_n what_o diligence_n soever_o i_o use_v to_o discover_v how_o it_o happen_v that_o woman_n who_o profession_n be_v of_o closure_n be_v come_v so_o far_o as_o to_o get_v tithe_n and_o patronage_n in_o a_o diocese_n which_o be_v then_o under_o the_o dominion_n of_o a_o strange_a prince_n of_o france_n there_o be_v no_o simple_a priory_n which_o have_v not_o the_o patronage_n and_o the_o tithe_n of_o five_o or_o six_o cure_n which_o become_v ruyne_v therewith_o brief_o it_o be_v so_o lamentable_a a_o spoil_n as_o there_o be_v scarce_o a_o pastor_n who_o have_v bread_n while_o the_o rest_n that_o do_v nothing_o for_o the_o service_n of_o soul_n and_o will_v to_o god_n that_o many_o do_v nothing_o worse_o be_v in_o abundance_n and_o as_o fat_a kine_n feed_v themselves_o upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o samaria_n be_v this_o all_o not_o the_o half_a for_o think_v you_o that_o the_o mendicant_n live_v of_o nothing_o i_o have_v often_o visit_v such_o a_o parish_n where_o i_o be_v assure_v that_o in_o the_o harvest_n they_o have_v almost_o gather_v as_o much_o by_o holy_a charity_n as_o the_o other_o by_o the_o justice_n of_o tithe_n be_v this_o all_o nothing_o less_o there_o be_v not_o a_o month_n which_o yield_v not_o unto_o those_o who_o trot_v up_o and_o down_o the_o country_n and_o hill_n à _fw-fr special_a contribution_n of_o wool_n of_o butter_n of_o wood_n of_o cheese_n of_o oil_n of_o fruit_n of_o flesh_n of_o wine_n and_o what_o not_o be_v this_o all_o there_o be_v not_o a_o day_n in_o the_o year_n that_o by_o their_o questor_n they_o be_v not_o at_o the_o gate_n of_o house_n in_o town_n and_o by_o the_o visitt_n of_o their_o directour_n in_o the_o hall_n and_o chamber_n as_o well_o to_o see_v the_o sound_n as_o the_o sick_a as_o to_o converse_v with_o soul_n in_o some_o i_o make_v account_n that_o the_o mendican_a arm_n have_v no_o less_o hold_n in_o this_o little_a diocese_n than_o the_o found_v in_o other_o i_o know_v that_o it_o be_v much_o great_a and_o nevertheless_o iâ—_n furnish_v but_o two_o preacher_n and_o four_o confessor_n who_o sufficiency_n god_n know_v yet_o have_v it_o this_o advantage_n over_o the_o other_o which_o have_v not_o one_o only_a laborour_n among_o the_o curate_n i_o will_v speak_v here_o to_o god_n glory_n who_o grace_n 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