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these_o be_v think_v necessary_a to_o be_v redress_v by_o law_n since_o the_o canon_n be_v slight_v by_o they_o and_o if_o the_o practice_n be_v good_a against_o law_n in_o one_o case_n why_o not_o in_o the_o other_o also_o why_o be_v not_o simony_n justify_v as_o well_o as_o the_o patron_n be_v absolute_a power_n over_o the_o incumbent_n but_o the_o law_n be_v severe_a against_o both_o for_o in_o the_o time_n of_o lud._n pius_n a._n d._n 816._o there_o be_v a_o solemn_a assembly_n of_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o empire_n where_o several_a ecclesiastical_a law_n be_v pass_v and_o among_o the_o rest_n these_o two_o 9_o 1._o that_o no_o presbyter_n shall_v be_v put_v in_o 141._o or_o put_v out_o of_o church_n without_o the_o authority_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o that_o the_o bishop_n shall_v not_o refuse_v those_o who_o be_v present_v if_o they_o be_v probabilis_fw-la vitæ_fw-la &_o doctrinae_fw-la i.e._n such_o as_o the_o bishop_n can_v not_o object_v against_o either_o for_o life_n or_o learning_n 2._o that_o every_o church_n shall_v have_v a_o entire_a manse_n belong_v to_o it_o free_a from_o any_o feudal_n service_n but_o if_o they_o have_v other_o estate_n of_o their_o own_o for_o they_o they_o be_v to_o answer_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o manor_n as_o other_o do_v and_o from_o hence_o this_o come_v into_o the_o collection_n of_o ivo_n 174._o regino_n burchardus_fw-la and_o gratian_n and_o pass_v for_o a_o law_n general_o receive_v 24._o as_o to_o the_o former_a a_o new_a sanction_n be_v add_v to_o it_o in_o another_o assembly_n at_o worm_n 52._o a._n d._n 829._o c._n 1._o and_o repeat_v in_o the_o capitular_o 25._o l._n 5._o c._n 98._o addit_fw-la 4._o c._n 95._o and_o the_o like_a as_o to_o the_o latter_a l._n 5._o c._n 100_o capit._fw-la a._n 829._o c._n 4._o but_o it_o seem_v there_o be_v some_o still_o continue_a obstinate_a in_o their_o former_a practice_n and_o therefore_o these_o law_n be_v reinforce_v in_o another_o assembly_n a._n d._n 869._o in_o the_o time_n of_o carolus_n calvus_n who_o mention_n the_o law_n of_o his_o father_n and_o grandfather_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n c._n 9_o and_o there_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o contrivance_n make_v use_v of_o to_o defeat_v the_o intention_n of_o those_o law_n and_o the_o bottom_n of_o all_o be_v there_o say_v to_o be_v abominable_a simony_n which_o show_v what_o it_o be_v which_o these_o patron_n aim_v at_o by_o claim_v investiture_n without_o the_o bishop_n and_o it_o be_v then_o judge_v necessary_a that_o the_o bishop_n consent_n be_v require_v to_o prevent_v this_o mischief_n but_o still_o some_o patron_n require_v feudal_n service_n for_o the_o glebe_n they_o have_v give_v to_o the_o church_n but_o the_o law_n command_v they_o to_o restore_v it_o free_a from_o such_o service_n capit_fw-la l._n 5._o c._n 100_o 1815._o addit_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 98_o 163._o and_o after_o much_o struggle_n hinomarus_fw-la who_o live_v at_o that_o time_n say_v that_o these_o law_n be_v observe_v the_o patron_n be_v right_a by_o virtue_n of_o the_o endowment_n be_v not_o dispute_v but_o a_o arbitrary_a power_n as_o to_o the_o incumbent_n be_v utter_o deny_v they_o and_o they_o be_v put_v under_o the_o bishop_n care_n who_o be_v to_o receive_v complaint_n against_o they_o and_o to_o proceed_v according_a to_o the_o church_n canon_n but_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v that_o all_o this_o stir_n in_o france_n do_v not_o arise_v from_o the_o pretence_n of_o original_a donation_n and_o endowment_n of_o church_n but_o from_o the_o infeodation_n of_o church_n land_n and_o title_n by_o charles_n martel_n as_o a_o old_a ms._n etc._n in_o filesacus_n say_v and_o other_o in_o france_n who_o custom_n it_o be_v to_o give_v they_o in_o recompense_n to_o their_o soldier_n pal._n who_o then_o look_v on_o they_o as_o their_o
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 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