Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	penny_n	pound_n	shilling_n	22,719	5	13.6986	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37445	The parson's counsellor with the law of tithes or tithing in two books : the first sheweth the order every parson, vicar, &c. ought to observe in obtaining a spiritual preferment, and what duties are incumbent upon him ... : the second shews in what manner all sorts of tithes, offerings, mortuaries, and other church-duties are to be paid ... / written by Sir Simon Degge, Kt.	Degge, Simon, Sir, 1612-1704.	1676 (1676)	Wing D852; ESTC R8884	170,893	368

of_o several_a house_n and_o let_v we_o out_o part_n and_o hold_v any_o part_n himself_o 8._o that_o if_o any_o farmer_n or_o his_o assign_v shall_v farm_v all_o the_o house_n etc._n etc._n so_o farm_a to_o one_o or_o divers_a tenant_n the_o tenant_n shall_v pay_v tithe_n according_a to_o the_o rent_n reserve_v 9_o that_o if_o dwell_v house_n shall_v be_v convert_v into_o warehouse_n or_o è_fw-la conuerso_fw-la yet_o they_o shall_v pay_v tithe_n according_a to_o the_o rate_v aforesaid_a 10._o that_o if_o a_o dye-house_n or_o brewhouse_n be_v let_v with_o the_o implement_n than_o a_o three_o penny_n of_o the_o tithe_n after_o the_o rate_n abovesaid_a to_o be_v abate_v 11._o that_o where_o a_o mansion_n house_n with_o shop_n stable_n wharf_n with_o crane_n timber-yard_n or_o garden_n belong_v to_o the_o same_o and_o occupy_v together_o shall_v afterward_o be_v sever_v or_o be_v sever_v within_o 8_o year_n before_o the_o decree_n that_o then_o the_o farmer_n of_o the_o shop_n stable_n etc._n etc._n shall_v pay_v tithe_n according_a to_o the_o rate_n abovesaid_a 12._o that_o these_o tithe_n shall_v be_v pay_v quarterly_o at_o easter_n midsummer_n michaelmas_n and_o christmas_n 13._o that_o any_o housholder_n that_o hold_v a_o house_n of_o 10_o s._n rent_n or_o above_o shall_v be_v acquit_v of_o his_o offering_n but_o his_o wife_n child_n and_o servant_n shall_v pay_v 2_o d._n yearly_a for_o their_o four_z offer_v day_n receive_v at_o easter_n 14._o that_o if_o any_o house_n of_o 10_o s._n rent_n or_o above_o shall_v be_v let_v by_o parcel_n under_o 10_o s._n rent_n than_o the_o owner_n if_o he_o live_v in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o house_n or_o the_o chief_a tenant_n shall_v pay_v the_o tithe_n after_o the_o rate_n as_o the_o same_o house_n be_v accustomable_o let_v before_o such_o division_n and_o the_o sub-tenant_n that_o hold_v less_o than_o 10_o s._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la without_o fraud_n or_o covin_z shall_v pay_v 2_o d._n yearly_a for_o their_o offering_n 15._o that_o no_o tithe_n shall_v be_v pay_v for_o any_o garden_n belong_v to_o any_o mansion_n house_n and_o which_o be_v hold_v for_o pleasure_n but_o if_o such_o garden_n contain_v half_o a_o acre_n of_o ground_n or_o more_o and_o shall_v make_v any_o yearly_a profit_n by_o sale_n than_o the_o same_o to_o be_v pay_v for_o according_a to_o the_o rate_n abovesaid_a 16._o this_o act_n be_v not_o to_o extend_v to_o the_o house_n of_o nobleman_n or_o noblewoman_n whilst_o they_o be_v keep_v in_o their_o own_o hand_n and_o not_o let_v for_o rent_n and_o which_o former_o pay_v no_o tithe_n so_o long_o as_o the_o same_o continue_v unletten_v nor_o to_o the_o hall_n of_o any_o craft_n or_o company_n so_o long_o as_o the_o same_o be_v unletten_v and_o in_o time_n past_o pay_v no_o tithe_n 17._o that_o shedd_n stable_n cellar_n timber-yard_n and_o tenter-yard_n which_o be_v never_o parcel_n of_o or_o belong_v to_o any_o dwell_a house_n and_o which_o have_v not_o be_v use_v to_o pay_v tithe_n shall_v be_v acquit_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n as_o have_v be_v accustom_v 18._o but_o if_o by_o custom_n any_o lesser_a rate_n have_v be_v pay_v than_o after_o the_o rate_n of_o two_o shilling_n and_o nine_o penny_n in_o the_o pound_n than_o the_o accustom_a rate_n only_o to_o be_v pay_v 19_o the_o lord_n major_a of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o council_n be_v authorize_v by_o the_o say_a act_n to_o hear_v and_o determine_v all_o difference_n arise_v upon_o this_o decree_n and_o give_v cost_n according_a to_o the_o intent_n thereof_o 20._o that_o if_o the_o major_n do_v not_o make_v a_o end_n of_o such_o difference_n within_o two_o month_n after_o complaint_n or_o if_o any_o person_n find_v himself_o aggrieve_v by_o his_o decree_n than_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n within_o three_o month_n after_o complaint_n to_o he_o make_v shall_v make_v on_o end_n of_o the_o difference_n with_o cost_n etc._n etc._n 21._o that_o if_o rent_n fall_v by_o reason_n of_o decay_n or_o burn_a to_o less_o than_o they_o be_v accustomable_o let_v that_o then_o the_o tithe_n during_o such_o term_n shall_v be_v pay_v according_a to_o the_o rent_n reserve_v this_o be_v a_o short_a abstract_n of_o that_o great_a decree_n which_o i_o have_v insert_v here_o for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o clergy_n of_o that_o city_n i_o shall_v only_o add_v some_o other_o resolution_n upon_o this_o decree_n and_o conclude_v this_o chapter_n in_o a_o case_n between_o dr._n determine_v noy_n 130._o where_o suit_n for_o tithe_n in_o london_n shall_v be_v determine_v meadhouse_n and_o dr._n tayler_n it_o be_v resolve_v that_o suit_v for_o tithe_n upon_o this_o decree_n shall_v be_v before_o the_o mayor_n in_o writing_n and_o not_o by_o parol_n 2._o that_o a_o reservation_n by_o a_o leasor_n for_o life_n upon_o a_o lease_n by_o he_o make_v for_o year_n shall_v not_o bind_v he_o in_o reversion_n to_o pay_v tithe_n according_a to_o that_o rate_n 3._o that_o a_o rent_n for_o half_a a_o year_n and_o after_o for_o another_o half_a year_n be_v a_o yearly_a rent_n within_o this_o decree_n it_o have_v be_v resolve_v 276._o cro._n el._n 276._o that_o abbey_n land_n within_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o the_o liberty_n thereof_o be_v not_o free_v from_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n within_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o because_o the_o statute_n and_o decree_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n within_o the_o city_n and_o liberty_n of_o london_n be_v make_v after_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o and_o their_o privilege_n be_v not_o reserve_v and_o it_o have_v be_v resolve_v 660._o 2_o inst_z 660._o that_o if_o any_o suit_n be_v bring_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n or_o any_o other_o court_n than_o be_v direct_v by_o the_o act_n a_o prohibition_n lie_v last_o 690⸫_n 2_o inst_z 690⸫_n where_o the_o decree_n say_v where_o no_o rent_n be_v reserve_v by_o reason_n of_o any_o fine_a or_o income_n pay_v before_o hand_n that_o be_v put_v only_o for_o example_n for_o if_o no_o rent_n be_v reserve_v for_o this_o or_o any_o other_o cause_n or_o consideration_n it_o be_v within_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o clause_n chap._n xxvi_o the_o twenty_o six_o chapter_n show_v in_o what_o court_v the_o right_a of_o tithe_n be_v determinable_a and_o how_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n to_o be_v recover_v and_o in_o what_o case_n prohibition_n be_v usual_o grant_v and_o how_o prosecute_v and_o defend_v that_o tithe_n be_v ancient_o determinable_a in_o the_o county_n and_o hundred_o court_n 45._o 2_o inst_z 661⸫_n seld._n hist_o decim_fw-la 412⸫_n lamb._n saxon_n law_n 45._o be_v assert_v both_o by_o sir_n edward_n coke_n and_o mr._n selden_n and_o the_o same_o appear_v by_o the_o law_n of_o king_n ethelstan_n long_o before_o the_o conquest_n and_o mr._n selden_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o bishop_n consistory_n here_o in_o england_n be_v not_o settle_v till_o the_o time_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n who_o by_o his_o charter_n command_v 414._o seld._n 414._o ut_fw-la nullus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la vel_fw-la archidiaconus_fw-la de_fw-la legibus_fw-la episcopalibus_fw-la amplius_fw-la in_o hundredo_fw-la placita_fw-la teneant_fw-la nec_fw-la causam_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la regimen_fw-la animarum_fw-la pertinet_fw-la ad_fw-la judicium_fw-la secularium_fw-la hominum_fw-la adducant_fw-la sed_fw-la quicunque_fw-la secundum_fw-la leges_fw-la episcopales_fw-la de_fw-la quacunque_fw-la causa_fw-la vel_fw-la culpa_fw-la interpellatus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la ad_fw-la locum_fw-la quem_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la episcopus_fw-la elegerit_fw-la &_o nominaverit_fw-la veniat_fw-la ibique_fw-la de_fw-la causa_fw-la sva_fw-la respondeat_fw-la &_o non_fw-la secundum_fw-la hundret_fw-la sed_fw-la secundum_fw-la canon_n &_o leges_fw-la episcopales_fw-la rectum_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o episcopo_fw-la svo_fw-la faciat_fw-la and_o close_v thus_o hoc_fw-la etiam_fw-la defendo_fw-la ut_fw-la nullus_fw-la laicus_fw-la homo_fw-la de_fw-la legibus_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la episcopum_fw-la pertinent_a se_fw-la intromittat_fw-la yet_o notwithstanding_o as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v etc._n seld._n 414._o etc._n etc._n the_o jurisdiction_n of_o tithe_n be_v not_o so_o settle_v in_o the_o bishop_n and_o ecclesiastical_a court_n but_o there_o be_v suit_n for_o tithe_n as_o well_o in_o the_o temporal_a as_o ecclesiastical_a court_n whereof_o he_o give_v some_o instance_n and_o among_o the_o law_n of_o king_n h._n 182._o leg._n h._n 1._o c._n 11._o lamb._n 182._o 1._o i_o find_v this_o clause_n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la rectam_fw-la decimam_fw-la superteneat_fw-la vadat_fw-la praepositus_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o episcopi_fw-la &_o terrae_fw-la domini_fw-la cum_fw-la presbytero_fw-la &_o ingratis_fw-la auferant_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la evi_fw-fr pertinebit_fw-la reddant_fw-la &_o novam_fw-la paertem_fw-la relinquant_fw-la ei_fw-la qui_fw-la decimam_fw-la dari_fw-la noluerit_fw-la but_o the_o law_n have_v be_v now_o long_o settle_v that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n have_v in_o some_o case_n the_o power_n to_o determine_v the_o right_n of_o tithe_n

the_o parson_n or_o vicar_n be_v not_o by_o this_o act_n bar_v of_o any_o legacy_n give_v or_o offer_v to_o be_v make_v to_o they_o 9_o no_o mortuary_n to_o be_v pay_v in_o wales_n calais_n or_o barwick_n or_o in_o the_o march_n of_o wales_n but_o where_o accustom_v 10._o it_o be_v provide_v that_o the_o four_o welsh_a bishop_n and_o the_o archdeacon_n of_o chester_n may_v notwithstanding_o this_o act_n take_v their_o accustom_a mortuary_n 11._o that_o where_o less_o have_v accustomable_o be_v take_v for_o mortuary_n than_o be_v limit_v by_o the_o act_n there_o no_o more_o than_o be_v due_a by_o the_o custom_n shall_v be_v take_v sir_n edward_n coke_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o there_o be_v no_o mortuary_n due_a before_o this_o act_n custom_n 2_o inst_z 491⸫_n mortuary_n due_a only_o by_o custom_n by_o any_o law_n but_o by_o custom_n only_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o word_n in_o the_o statute_n of_o circumspect_a agatis_fw-la which_o be_v ubi_fw-la mortuarium_fw-la dari_fw-la consuevit_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o duty_n be_v former_o only_o suable_a for_o in_o the_o court_n christian_n but_o now_o i_o conceive_v a_o action_n of_o debt_n will_v lie_v at_o common_a law_n upon_o this_o statute_n for_o though_o this_o statute_n be_v only_o negative_a that_o they_o shall_v not_o take_v above_o such_o rate_n yet_o it_o imply_v affirmative_a as_o the_o statute_n of_o 2_o e._n 6._o for_o barren_a ground_n and_o the_o statute_n for_o the_o sheriff_n fee_n and_o due_n other_o statute_n for_o those_o mortuary_n that_o prelate_n ancient_o pay_v to_o the_o king_n of_o this_o realm_n bishop_n mortuary_n to_o the_o king_n by_o bishop_n i_o shall_v not_o trouble_v the_o reader_n with_o but_o refer_v those_o that_o be_v curious_a to_o inform_v themselves_o to_o sir_n edward_n coke_n commentary_n upon_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la 491._o 2_o inst_z 491._o in_o the_o ten_o of_o h._n 4._o b⸪_n 10_o h._n 4._o 1._o b⸪_n a_o vicar_n claim_v a_o mortuary_n by_o custom_n and_o not_o by_o the_o canon_n or_o any_o other_o law_n quod_fw-la nota_fw-la these_o mortuary_n be_v in_o some_o place_n call_v coarse_a present_n name_n their_o name_n or_o coarse_a presentee_n as_o doctor_n cowel_n say_v because_o where_o due_a they_o use_v to_o pay_v before_o the_o coarse_a be_v bury_v when_o it_o be_v bring_v to_o be_v bury_v the_o bishop_n of_o chester_n claim_v by_o custom_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o any_o priest_n chester_n cro._n car._n 237_o 238._o bishop_n of_o chester_n his_o demand_n as_o archdeacon_n of_o chester_n die_v within_o the_o archdeaconry_n of_o chester_n for_o a_o mortuary_n his_o best_a horse_n or_o mare_n saddle_n bridle_n and_o spur_n his_o best_a gown_n a_o cloak_n his_o upper_a garment_n next_o it_o his_o best_a hat_n his_o tipper_n his_o best_a signet_n or_o ring_n and_o this_o custom_n be_v deny_v by_o the_o plaintiff_n in_o a_o prohibition_n but_o what_o the_o success_n be_v i_o have_v not_o hear_v but_o the_o mortuary_n due_a to_o the_o archdeacon_n of_o chester_n be_v except_v and_o the_o bishop_n of_o chester_n hold_v that_o archdeaconry_n as_o i_o have_v be_v inform_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o commendam_fw-la and_o execute_v it_o by_o a_o deputy_n chap._n xxv_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o chapter_n show_v how_o tithe_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v in_o london_n the_o livelihood_n of_o the_o clergy_n in_o london_n pay_v tithe_n in_o london_n how_o to_o be_v pay_v i_o mean_v the_o secular_a clergy_n consist_v heretofore_o chief_o in_o voluntary_a offering_n and_o personal_a tithe_n which_o little_o differ_v from_o voluntary_a offering_n for_o though_o a_o great_a doctor_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o praecipuis_fw-la festivitatibus_fw-la tenetur_fw-la quis_fw-la offer_n christianus_n hostiensis_n c._n omnis_fw-la christianus_n &_o cogi_fw-la potest_fw-la maxim_n cum_fw-la sit_fw-la quasi_fw-la generalis_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la ubique_fw-la terrarum_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o if_o you_o ask_v he_o which_o be_v those_o feast_n at_o which_o the_o people_n be_v bind_v to_o offer_v etc._n idem_fw-la de_fw-fr paroc_n sect._n in_o quibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o tell_v you_o dies_fw-la dominicos_fw-la &_o dies_fw-la festivos_fw-la but_o there_o be_v no_o canon_n or_o law_n that_o prescribe_v any_o certainty_n in_o the_o quantity_n value_n or_o thing_n to_o be_v offer_v i_o can_v give_v they_o no_o proper_a name_n than_o voluntary_a or_o freewill_n offering_n but_o no_o soon_o be_v popery_n abolish_v in_o this_o nation_n but_o these_o voluntary_a offering_n and_o personal_a tithe_n soon_o come_v to_o little_a and_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v enact_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 2_o e._n 6._o that_o all_o that_o by_o law_n or_o custom_n be_v bind_v to_o make_v their_o offering_n shall_v thenceforth_o pay_v they_o to_o the_o parson_n etc._n etc._n yet_o that_o do_v not_o much_o amend_v the_o matter_n so_o that_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o secular_a clergy_n in_o london_n be_v bring_v to_o a_o very_a low_a ebb_n there_o be_v no_o tithe_n as_o have_v be_v say_v chargeable_a upon_o house_n unless_o by_o way_n of_o a_o modus_fw-la decimandi_fw-la whereupon_o the_o clergy_n of_o london_n in_o the_o 37th_o 12._o stat._n 37_o h._n 8._o c._n 12._o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n h._n 8._o make_v their_o application_n to_o the_o parliament_n and_o obtain_v a_o act_n of_o parliament_n for_o the_o confirm_v a_o decree_n make_v by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o divers_a other_o great_a lord_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o settle_v the_o matter_n the_o effect_n whereof_o follow_v which_o be_v print_v among_o the_o other_o act_n of_o parliament_n 1._o decree_n the_o decree_n that_o the_o citizen_n of_o london_n from_o thenceforth_o for_o ever_o shall_v pay_v yearly_a without_o fraud_n or_o guile_n to_o their_o parson_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o time_n be_v for_o every_o ten_o shilling_n rend_v of_o all_o house_n shop_n warehouse_n cellar_n and_o stable_n within_o the_o say_a city_n of_o london_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o same_o 16_o d._n ob_fw-la and_o for_o every_o 20_o s._n rent_n 2_o s._n 9_o d._n and_o so_o ascend_v for_o every_o ten_o shilling_n rend_v 2._o that_o if_o any_o dwell_a house_n shop_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v lease_v by_o fraud_n or_o covin_z reserve_v less_o rent_n than_o have_v be_v accustom_v or_o shall_v by_o reason_n of_o fine_a or_o by_o fraud_n or_o covin_z make_v any_o lease_n without_o reserve_v any_o rent_n than_o the_o farmer_n or_o tenant_n shall_v pay_v after_o the_o same_o rate_n the_o say_a house_n etc._n etc._n be_v last_o let_v for_o without_o covin_z but_o note_v that_o if_o the_o house_n etc._n etc._n be_v let_v at_o as_o great_a a_o rent_n as_o the_o same_o be_v set_v at_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o make_n of_o the_o say_a statute_n than_o no_o fraud_n can_v be_v aver_v although_o a_o fine_a or_o income_a be_v give_v for_o the_o say_a lease_n 3._o 659._o 2_o inst_z 659._o that_o if_o a_o house_n etc._n etc._n be_v lease_v and_o no_o rent_n at_o all_o reserve_v than_o such_o house_n etc._n etc._n shall_v pay_v such_o rate_n as_o the_o same_o be_v let_v for_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o make_n of_o the_o say_a statute_n but_o where_o great_a rent_n be_v reserve_v it_o be_v to_o pay_v according_a to_o the_o best_a improve_a value_n but_o where_o house_n have_v be_v always_o hold_v by_o the_o owner_n 660⸫_n 2_o inst_z 660⸫_n and_o by_o consequence_n no_o rent_n pay_v that_o be_v casus_fw-la omissus_fw-la in_o this_o statute_n and_o such_o house_n will_v be_v free_v of_o payment_n of_o tithe_n by_o this_o law_n but_o if_o it_o be_v a_o house_n that_o yield_v rend_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o make_n of_o the_o decree_n and_o be_v now_o let_v without_o rent_n it_o shall_v pay_v tithe_n according_a to_o the_o rate_v it_o be_v set_v for_o at_o the_o make_n of_o the_o decree_n although_o no_o fine_a at_o all_o be_v pay_v for_o such_o lease_n 5._o the_o tithe_n upon_o this_o decree_n can_v be_v sue_v for_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n because_o the_o act_n itself_o declare_v how_o they_o shall_v be_v recover_v 6._o that_o if_o the_o owner_n hold_v the_o house_n themselves_o than_o they_o shall_v pay_v tithe_n after_o the_o rate_n the_o same_o be_v set_v for_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o decree_n 7._o that_o if_o any_o person_n take_v any_o house_n etc._n etc._n by_o lease_n and_o he_o and_o his_o executor_n etc._n etc._n live_v in_o part_n of_o it_o and_o set_v out_o part_n the_o principal_a farmer_n or_o taker_n his_o executor_n etc._n etc._n shall_v pay_v their_o tithe_n for_o he_o and_o their_o part_n after_o the_o rate_n aforesaid_a and_o of_o such_o part_n as_o be_v farm_a out_n according_a to_o the_o rate_n it_o be_v set_v at_o and_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n tithe_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v where_o one_o take_v a_o lease_n