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family_n etc._n etc._n for_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o year_n service_n shall_v have_v nothing_o but_o the_o next_o incumbent_n shall_v reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o whole_a year_n labour_n second_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o person_n exempt_v by_o law_n from_o such_o personal_a tithe_n which_o be_v first_o all_o common_a day-labourer_n and_o then_o in_o fisher_n town_n all_o save_o those_o that_o have_v fish_n to_o pay_v for_o of_o these_o the_o former_a be_v a_o favour_n more_o than_o the_o husbandman_n have_v who_o how_o poor_a soever_o he_o be_v yet_o do_v and_o must_v pay_v somewhat_o and_o then_o the_o late_a be_v more_o than_o a_o favour_n even_o a_o great_a privilege_n to_o the_o wealthy_a beside_o the_o mean_a sort_n of_o such_o townsman_n see_v it_o be_v probable_a that_o no_o town_n stand_v so_o on_o fish_v but_o that_o there_o be_v in_o it_o divers_a &_o they_o wealthy_a too_o of_o sundry_a other_o trade_n and_o occupation_n who_o yet_o if_o i_o mistake_v not_o go_v clear_a by_o benefit_n of_o the_o express_a word_n of_o the_o statute_n where_o it_o be_v disagree_v neither_o to_o reason_n nor_o religion_n that_o they_o shall_v help_v to_o maintain_v their_o minister_n of_o that_o they_o live_v by_o aswell_o as_o their_o neighbour_n that_o live_v by_o fish_v and_o not_o the_o whole_a charge_n rest_n upon_o some_o few_o and_o the_o minister_n receive_v nothing_o at_o all_o of_o many_o of_o they_o three_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o mean_v appoint_v for_o recovery_n of_o those_o tithe_n wherein_o the_o party_n grieve_v be_v utter_o debar_v of_o the_o defendant_n oath_n and_o per_fw-la conseq_fw-la of_o any_o certain_a and_o ready_a mean_n thereto_o of_o which_o point_n let_v that_o suffice_v which_o be_v before_o speak_v four_o 54