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maintenance_n per_fw-la an._n may_v not_o be_v unite_v also_o the_o incumbent_n of_o such_o unite_a parish_n must_v be_v graduate_n in_o some_o university_n and_o the_o owner_n of_o impropriation_n may_v bestow_v and_o annex_v maintenance_n to_o the_o church_n where_o they_o lie_v and_o settle_v it_o in_o trust_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o say_a parsonage_n or_o vicarage_n without_o any_o licence_n of_o mortmain_n it_o be_v there_o also_o further_o enact_v that_o if_o the_o settle_a maintenance_n of_o such_o parsonage_n vicarage_n church_n and_o chapel_n so_o unite_v etc._n etc._n shall_v not_o amount_v to_o the_o full_a sum_n of_o 100_o l._n per_fw-la an._n clear_a and_o above_o all_o charge_n and_o reprize_v that_o then_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o the_o parson_n vicar_n and_o incumbent_a of_o the_o same_o and_o his_o successor_n to_o take_v receive_v and_o purchase_v to_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n land_n tenement_n rent_n tithe_n and_o other_o hereditament_n without_o any_o licence_n of_o mortmain_n any_o law_n or_o statute_n to_o the_o contrary_a notwithstanding_o the_o church_n and_o parish_n in_o london_n which_o by_o that_o act_n since_o the_o dreadful_a fire_n be_v unite_v be_v these_o viz._n the_o parish_n of_o all-hallows_n breadstreet_n and_o st._n john_n evangelist_n be_v unite_v into_o one_o parish_n and_o the_o church_n of_o the_o former_a to_o be_v the_o parish-church_n of_o the_o parish_n so_o unite_v the_o parish_n of_o st._n alban_n woodstreet_n and_o st._n olave_n silverstreet_n be_v unite_v into_o one_o parish_n and_o the_o church_n of_o the_o former_a to_o be_v the_o parish_n church_n of_o the_o say_a parish_n so_o unite_v the_o parish_n of_o st._n augustine_n and_o st._n faith_n be_v unite_v into_o one_o parish_n and_o the_o church_n of_o the_o former_a to_o be_v the_o parish_n church_n of_o the_o say_a parish_n so_o unite_v the_o like_a order_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o parish_n church_n that_o be_v by_o that_o act_n unite_v touch_v dilapidation_n of_o ecclesiastical_a edifice_n and_o possession_n dilapidation_n it_o may_v well_o be_v presume_v that_o the_o most_o of_o that_o kind_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o christian_a world_n be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o dioclesian_n
persecution_n which_o move_v constantine_n son_n of_o constantius_n chlorus_n who_o begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 310._o to_o give_v command_n for_o the_o re-edifying_a and_o repair_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o christian_n which_o be_v not_o only_o expedite_o put_v in_o execution_n but_o many_o new_a church_n be_v also_o erect_v for_o the_o convention_n of_o the_o christian_n and_o idol-temple_n shut_v up_o until_o julian_n the_o apostate_n restore_v the_o heathenish_a idolatry_n it_o have_v ever_o belong_v to_o the_o care_n and_o cognizance_n of_o the_o church_n to_o make_v provision_n for_o the_o repair_n of_o the_o dilapidation_n of_o the_o church_n thus_o jehoida_o make_v it_o his_o business_n to_o repair_v the_o dilapidation_n of_o the_o temple_n 24._o but_o although_o controversy_n hence_o arise_v and_o incident_a to_o this_o matter_n be_v proper_o belong_v to_o ecclesiastical_a cognizance_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o only_o ecclesiastical_a person_n that_o be_v hereunto_o oblige_v for_o although_o they_o alone_o be_v to_o prevent_v and_o repair_v or_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o what_o part_n of_o the_o church_n dowry_n themselves_o have_v suffer_v to_o be_v dilapidate_v whilst_o in_o their_o own_o possession_n yet_o as_o to_o the_o church_n itself_o and_o the_o incident_n thereof_o other_o as_o well_o as_o ecclesiastic_n be_v oblige_v to_o the_o repair_v thereof_o for_o the_o steeple_n with_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n and_o all_o chapel_n lie_v in_o common_a thereunto_o be_v to_o be_v repair_v by_o the_o joint_a cost_n of_o the_o parishioner_n and_o such_o private_a chapel_n as_o wherein_o particular_a person_n claim_v a_o propriety_n of_o seat_n and_o sepulture_n be_v to_o be_v repair_v at_o their_o own_o charge_n but_o the_o chancel_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v in_o repair_n at_o the_o parson_n cost_n yet_o in_o all_o these_o respect_n be_v chief_o to_o be_v have_v to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o place_n time_n out_o of_o 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the_o material_a temple_n but_o to_o the_o church_n that_o be_v the_o clergy_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o executor_n or_o administrator_n of_o a_o dilapidator_n stand_v charge_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n to_o the_o succeed_a incumbent_n to_o make_v good_a the_o repair_v and_o if_o such_o dilapidator_n in_o his_o life-time_n shall_v make_v a_o deed_n of_o gift_n to_o defeat_v the_o successor_n of_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o suit_n it_o be_v void_a 13_o eliz._n cap._n 10._o and_o the_o successor_n incumbent_a shall_v have_v like_o remedy_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n against_o such_o donee_n or_o grantee_n as_o he_o may_v have_v have_v against_o the_o dilapidators_n executor_n or_o administrator_n also_o by_o 14_o eliz._n cap._n 11._o it_o be_v provide_v that_o all_o the_o money_n receive_v for_o dilapidation_n shall_v within_o two_o year_n be_v employ_v upon_o the_o building_n for_o which_o they_o be_v pay_v on_o pain_n of_o forfeit_n of_o so_o much_o 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presentation_n of_o divers_a person_n to_o one_o church_n or_o concern_v the_o gift_n of_o patronage_n if_o the_o foresay_a question_n be_v not_o decide_v within_o the_o space_n of_o three_o month_n the_o bishop_n shall_v place_v in_o the_o church_n the_o person_n who_o himself_o conceive_v most_o worthy_a the_o law_n take_v notice_n of_o a_o twofold_a jus_fw-la patronatus_fw-la the_o one_o civil_a the_o other_o canonicum_fw-la the_o former_a be_v that_o which_o be_v introduce_v by_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o refer_v to_o a_o lord_n or_o patron_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o bondman_n make_v free_a and_o his_o good_n the_o other_o and_o which_o only_o be_v here_o intend_a be_v that_o which_o be_v institute_v by_o the_o church_n in_o show_n of_o gratitude_n to_o he_o who_o either_o found_v build_v or_o endow_v some_o church_n for_o which_o reason_n the_o bishop_n grant_v they_o a_o certain_a right_n in_o such_o church_n which_o be_v common_o call_v jus_n patronatus_fw-la and_o that_o by_o the_o canon_n law_n understand_v as_o honorificum_fw-la utile_fw-la &_o onerosum_fw-la honorificum_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o that_o obsequious_a respect_n due_a from_o the_o parish_n to_o the_o patron_n special_o in_o that_o the_o chief_a seat_n in_o his_o church_n be_v grant_v to_o he_o onerosum_fw-la in_o that_o the_o patron_n may_v lawful_o defend_v his_o church_n and_o prevent_v the_o dilapidation_n both_o of_o the_o church_n and_o of_o what_o she_o be_v endow_v with_o according_a to_o the_o way_n and_o manner_n prescribe_v in_o cap._n filiis_fw-la 16._o q._n 7._o it_o be_v also_o call_v jus_fw-la utile_fw-la because_o that_o if_o any_o time_n the_o patron_n or_o any_o descend_v from_o he_o shall_v happen_v to_o fall_v into_o decay_n in_o such_o case_n the_o say_a church_n be_v more_o oblige_v to_o supply_v the_o necessity_n of_o he_o and_o he_o than_o of_o any_o other_o poor_a c._n quaecunque_fw-la cum_fw-la sequent_a for_o this_o reason_n also_o it_o be_v and_o that_o other_o may_v be_v encourage_v to_o the_o like_a act_n of_o piety_n the_o church_n as_o a_o mark_n of_o special_a grace_n and_o favour_n have_v grant_v to_o such_o patron_n the_o jus_fw-la praesentandi_fw-la or_o a_o right_a to_o present_v fit_a person_n to_o the_o benefice_n of_o such_o church_n this_o right_a or_o jus_fw-la patronatus_fw-la do_v not_o belong_v to_o patron_n ancient_o or_o jure_v antiquo_fw-la as_o appear_v by_o the_o gloss_n in_o cap._n piae_fw-la mentis_fw-la yet_o most_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o this_o right_n of_o patronage_n be_v jus_fw-la antiquissimum_fw-la as_o be_v evident_a by_o cap._n quoniam_fw-la de_fw-fr jure_fw-la patronat_fw-la and_o the_o lateran_n council_n call_v it_o potestatem_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la huc_fw-la usque_fw-la patronos_fw-la sustinuit_fw-la the_o present_a incumbent_n parsonage_n parson_n and_o vicar_n of_o church_n burn_v in_o london_n by_o the_o late_a dreadful_a fire_n and_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n not_o to_o be_v rebuilt_a be_v by_o the_o say_a act_n not_o deprive_v of_o the_o tithe_n or_o other_o profit_v former_o belong_v to_o their_o respective_a church_n so_o long_o as_o they_o shall_v assist_v in_o serve_v the_o cure_n and_o other_o office_n belong_v to_o their_o duty_n in_o the_o parish-church_n whereunto_o their_o respective_a parish_n shall_v be_v unite_v and_o annex_v by_o the_o say_a act_n according_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o ordinary_a etc._n etc._n save_v to_o the_o king_n majesty_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n the_o ten_o and_o first-fruit_n of_o all_o such_o parish-church_n as_o by_o force_n of_o the_o say_a act_n be_v unite_v and_o consolidate_v etc._n etc._n yet_o so_o as_o that_o the_o say_v parson_n and_o vicar_n be_v by_o the_o say_a act_n indemnify_v from_o the_o payment_n of_o all_o first-fruit_n ten_o and_o pension_n due_a and_o which_o shall_v be_v due_a unto_o his_o majesty_n and_o from_o all_o due_n to_o the_o ordinary_a and_o archdeacon_n and_o all_o other_o due_n
time_n these_o commendatary_n under_o pretence_n of_o necessity_n make_v use_v of_o the_o fruit_n and_o to_o enjoy_v they_o the_o long_o seek_v mean_n to_o hinder_v the_o provision_n for_o remdy_n whereof_o order_n be_v take_v that_o the_o commenda_fw-la shall_v not_o continue_v long_o than_o six_o month_n but_o the_o pope_n by_o the_o plenitude_n of_o their_o power_n do_v exceed_v these_o limit_n and_o commend_v for_o a_o long_a time_n and_o at_o last_o for_o the_o life_n of_o the_o commendatary_n give_v he_o power_n to_o use_v the_o fruit_n when_o any_o ecclesiastical_a benefice_n happen_v to_o be_v void_a lapse_n the_o law_n provide_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v seasonable_o supply_v with_o meet_a incumbent_n and_o will_v not_o by_o any_o mean_n admit_v any_o long_a vacancy_n and_o have_v therefore_o set_v a_o competent_a time_n within_o which_o he_o that_o have_v the_o original_a right_n of_o presentation_n in_o he_o shall_v discharge_v his_o duty_n therein_o or_o the_o lapse_n shall_v incur_v to_o he_o or_o they_o to_o who_o by_o law_n ab_fw-la inferiori_fw-la ad_fw-la superiorem_fw-la it_o gradual_o devolve_v this_o matter_n of_o lapse_n in_o the_o intent_n and_o purpose_n thereof_o though_o not_o by_o that_o denomination_n be_v very_o ancient_a by_o the_o nine_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n under_o pope_n alexander_n it_o be_v provide_v that_o cum_fw-la praebendas_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la seu_fw-la quaelibet_fw-la officia_fw-la in_o aliqua_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la vacare_fw-la contigerit_fw-la vel_fw-la si_fw-la etiam_fw-la modo_fw-la vacant_a non_fw-la diu_fw-la maneant_fw-la in_o suspenso_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o sex_n menses_fw-la personis_fw-la quae_fw-la digne_fw-fr administrare_fw-la valeant_fw-la conferantur_fw-la si_fw-mi autem_fw-la episcopus_fw-la ubi_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la spectaverit_fw-la confer_v distulerit_fw-la per_fw-la capitulum_n ordinetur_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la ad_fw-la capitulum_n electio_fw-la pertinuerit_fw-la &_o infra_fw-la praescriptum_fw-la terminum_fw-la hoc_fw-la non_fw-la fecerit_fw-la episcopus_fw-la exequatur_fw-la aut_fw-la si_fw-la forte_fw-fr omnes_fw-la neglexerint_fw-la metropolitanus_n de_fw-fr ipsis_fw-la absque_fw-la illorum_fw-la contradictione_n disponat_fw-la vid._n chron._n gervasii_n de_fw-fr temp._n h._n 2._o and_o by_o the_o eight_o canon_n or_o constitution_n of_o the_o council_n at_o rome_n in_o the_o year_n 1180_o under_o pope_n alexander_n the_o three_o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o no_o ecclesiastical_a office_n shall_v be_v promise_v to_o any_o man_n before_o it_o become_v vacant_a by_o the_o decease_n of_o the_o possessor_n for_o say_v the_o canon_n it_o be_v a_o unrighteous_a thing_n to_o put_v any_o man_n in_o expectation_n of_o another_o man_n live_v whereby_o he_o may_v wish_v his_o brother_n death_n and_o when_o any_o place_n shall_v happen_v to_o be_v vacant_a let_v it_o be_v plant_v again_o within_o six_o month_n or_o else_o he_o who_o have_v the_o right_a of_o plantation_n shall_v lose_v it_o at_o that_o time_n and_o the_o chapter_n or_o metropolitan_a bishop_n shall_v have_v power_n to_o provide_v the_o vacant_a place_n according_a to_o the_o canon_n law_n the_o lay-patron_n have_v but_o four_o month_n to_o present_a to_o a_o benefice_n but_o a_o ecclesiastical_a patron_n have_v six_o patronatus_fw-la vero_fw-la laicus_fw-la intra_fw-la quatuor_fw-la menses_fw-la praesentare_fw-la potest_fw-la ecclesiasticus_fw-la autem_fw-la patronus_fw-la intra_fw-la sex_n menses_fw-la c._n uno_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la patron_n in_o 6._o but_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o limit_v to_o any_o time_n so_o that_o he_o may_v collate_v to_o such_o ecclesiastical_a vacant_a benefice_n at_o what_o time_n he_o please_v papae_fw-la vero_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la aliquod_fw-la tempus_fw-la praefixum_fw-la cum_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la superiorem_fw-la qui_fw-la possit_fw-la ejus_fw-la negligentiam_fw-la supplere_fw-la c._n aliorum_fw-la 9_o q._n 3._o nisi_fw-la in_o c._n statutum_n de_fw-fr praeb_fw-mi in_o 6._o although_o regular_o all_o inferior_a dignity_n ecclesiastical_a and_o benefice_n ought_v to_o be_v bestow_v within_o six_o month_n of_o their_o vacancy_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o canon_n law_n c._n cum_fw-la nostris_fw-la c._n dilectus_fw-la &_o c._n postulastis_fw-la yet_o the_o great_a dignity_n be_v by_o that_o law_n to_o be_v confer_v within_o three_o month_n majores_fw-la vero_fw-la dignitates_fw-la ut_fw-la episcopales_fw-la debent_fw-la intra_fw-la tres_fw-la menses_fw-la tribui_fw-la c._n ne_fw-la pro_fw-la defectu_fw-la de_fw-la elect._n c._n postquam_fw-la 50._o dist._n although_o in_o strictness_n and_o propriety_n of_o speech_n presentation_n presentation_n refer_v to_o the_o lay-patron_n and_o collation_n to_o the_o bishop_n yet_o in_o the_o canon_n law_n the_o word_n collation_n and_o collator_n be_v frequent_o use_v in_o a_o sense_n promiscuous_o relate_v to_o they_o both_o therefore_o you_o have_v it_o in_o one_o place_n say_v that_o praesentatio_fw-la à _fw-la fundatore_fw-la fieri_fw-la solet_fw-la episcopo_fw-la vel_fw-la alteri_fw-la collatori_fw-la &_o episcopus_fw-la instituit_fw-la praesentatum_fw-la à _fw-la patrono_fw-la rub._n &_o per_fw-la tot_fw-la do_fw-mi de_fw-fr instit_fw-la &_o c._n quod_fw-la autem_fw-la de_fw-fr jur_fw-fr patron_n in_o another_o place_n it_o be_v say_v that_o praesentatio_fw-la large_a dicitur_fw-la collatio_fw-la rebuff_n in_o prax._n benefic_n reg._n the_o infirm_a benefic_n resignant_fw-la gloss_n 14._o nu_fw-la 6._o post_fw-la barba_fw-la in_o c._n abbatem_fw-la de_fw-fr rescript_n col_fw-fr pen._n yea_o and_o sometime_o collation_n be_v general_o take_v also_o for_o institution_n per_fw-la tex_fw-la in_o ca._n uno_fw-la ut_fw-la ecclesiast_fw-la benefic_n sine_fw-la diminut_n conferant_fw-la although_o a_o layman_n do_v find_v build_v or_o endow_v a_o church_n yet_o the_o canon_n law_n allow_v he_o not_o the_o privilege_n of_o jus_fw-la patronatus_fw-la or_o jus_fw-la praesentandi_fw-la otherwise_o than_o ex_fw-la gratia_fw-la for_o the_o canonist_n do_v hold_v that_o de_fw-fr rigore_fw-la juris_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la laicus_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la tractare_fw-la negotia_fw-la c._n 2._o de_fw-fr judic_n only_o say_v they_o the_o pope_n to_o encourage_v they_o in_o the_o sound_n build_v or_o endow_v of_o church_n have_v reserve_v that_o privilege_n for_o they_o and_o confirm_v it_o by_o a_o law_n c._n decernimus_fw-la 16._o q._n 7._o &_o per_fw-la tot_fw-la do_fw-mi de_fw-fr jur_fw-fr patronat_fw-la as_o the_o jus_fw-la patronatus_fw-la so_o presentation_n also_o by_o the_o canon_n law_n be_v twofold_a the_o one_o by_o a_o ecclesiastical_a patron_n the_o other_o by_o a_o lay_v patron_n this_o distinction_n be_v best_a know_v only_o to_o the_o canon_n law_n and_o although_o it_o may_v be_v so_o in_o presentation_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o proper_o applicable_a to_o collation_n the_o ecclesiastical_a patron_n as_o aforesaid_a have_v by_o that_o law_n six_o month_n to_o be_v compute_v from_o the_o day_n of_o his_o have_a notice_n of_o the_o vacancy_n to_o present_v c._n unic_n de_fw-fr jur_fw-fr patronat_fw-la 6._o do._n de_fw-fr rota_n decis_n 568._o tit_n de_fw-fr sent._n &_o re_fw-mi jud_v decis_fw-la 31._o &_o 845._o tit_n de_fw-fr filiis_fw-la presb._n decis_fw-la 4._o by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a patron_n be_v mean_v or_o intend_v that_o person_n who_o have_v the_o jus_fw-la patronatus_fw-la in_o he_o ratione_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la seu_fw-la beneficii_fw-la quod_fw-la possidet_fw-la c._n dilectus_fw-la de_fw-fr offic._n leg._n c._n cum_fw-la dilectus_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la patro._n but_o the_o lay_v patron_n who_o have_v the_o jus_fw-la patronatus_fw-la ratione_fw-la svi_fw-la patrimonii_fw-la have_v only_o four_o month_n as_o aforesaid_a ad_fw-la praesentandum_fw-la d._n c._n uno_fw-la yet_o in_o his_o presentation_n he_o may_v variare_fw-la but_o that_o may_v not_o be_v more_o than_o semel_fw-la tantum_fw-la c._n quod_fw-la autem_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la patr._n and_o this_o cumulative_a non_fw-la autem_fw-la ut_fw-la à _fw-la primo_fw-la recedere_fw-la omnino_fw-la possit_fw-la c._n cum_fw-la autem_fw-la ubi_fw-la pan._n ibid._n so_o likewise_o as_o to_o collation_n that_o also_o be_v twofold_a by_o the_o same_o law_n viz._n necessary_a and_o voluntary_a a_o distinction_n of_o little_a use_n with_o we_o necessary_a which_o the_o collator_n be_v bind_v to_o make_v as_o to_z one_o who_o have_v a_o mandate_n from_o the_o superior_a power_n for_o the_o same_o c._n tibi_fw-la &_o c._n duobus_fw-la de_fw-fr resor_fw-la lib._n 6._o the_o voluntary_a collation_n be_v that_o which_o be_v free_a in_o he_o who_o have_v power_n to_o make_v the_o same_o the_o canon_n positive_o require_v admission_n that_o examination_n shall_v ever_o precede_v ordination_n admission_n institution_n and_o induction_n and_o although_o this_o be_v incumbent_n on_o the_o bishop_n or_o ordinary_a when_o it_o be_v in_o order_n to_o a_o benefice_n before_o the_o six_o month_n expire_v yet_o no_o obligation_n lie_v upon_o he_o to_o effect_v it_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o party_n offer_v his_o submission_n to_o a_o examination_n special_o if_o at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o ordinary_a be_v circa_fw-la curam_fw-la pastoralem_fw-la this_o examination_n refer_v to_o the_o due_a qualification_n of_o the_o person_n to_o be_v ordain_v or_o benefice_v as_o to_o his_o ability_n and_o conversation_n after_o this_o examination_n
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cause_n of_o the_o same_o suit_n 5_o in_o case_n any_o bishop_n or_o other_o inferior_a judge_n under_o he_o etc._n etc._n make_v request_n to_o the_o archbishop_n bishop_n or_o other_o inferior_a ordinary_a or_o judge_n and_o that_o to_o be_v do_v in_o case_n only_o where_o the_o law_n civil_a or_o common_a do_v affirm_v etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n coke_n take_v notice_n also_o of_o two_o prouiso_n in_o that_o act_n which_o do_v likewise_o explain_v it_o viz._n that_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o every_o archbishop_n to_o cite_v any_o person_n inhabit_v in_o any_o bishop_n diocese_n in_o his_o province_n for_o matter_n of_o heresy_n by_o which_o say_v he_o it_o appear_v that_o for_o all_o cause_v not_o except_v he_o be_v prohibit_v by_o the_o act._n 2_o there_o be_v a_o save_v for_o the_o archbishop_n call_v any_o person_n out_o of_o the_o diocese_n where_o he_o shall_v be_v dwell_v to_o the_o probat_fw-la of_o any_o testament_n which_o proviso_n shall_v be_v vain_a if_o 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his_o substitution_n to_o the_o archbishops_n official_a when_o
time_n of_o king_n h._n 3._o ed._n 3._o and_o ed._n 4._o they_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n have_v not_o any_o power_n to_o intermeddle_v with_o the_o precinct_n of_o parish-church_n neither_o be_v they_o there_o to_o judge_n what_o shall_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o man_n parish-church_n and_o so_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o whole_a court_n and_o therefore_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o court_n a_o prohibition_n be_v grant_v 41._o touch_v the_o reparation_n of_o a_o church_n and_o who_o be_v liable_a thereunto_o 1._o this_o be_v a_o question_n come_v in_o debate_n before_o the_o judge_n it_o be_v resolve_v by_o the_o whole_a court_n that_o for_o and_o towards_o the_o reparation_n of_o a_o church_n the_o land_n of_o all_o as_o well_o of_o foreigner_n there_o not_o inhabit_v as_o of_o all_o other_o be_v liable_a thereunto_o and_o this_o be_v so_o by_o the_o general_a custom_n of_o the_o place_n and_o this_o be_v to_o be_v raise_v by_o a_o rate_v impose_v according_a to_o the_o value_n of_o the_o land_n and_o that_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o fifteen_o and_o this_o be_v not_o mere_o in_o the_o realty_n williams_n and_o yeluerton_n justice_n and_o fleming_n chief_a justice_n not_o the_o land_n but_o the_o person_n of_o he_o who_o occupi_v the_o land_n be_v to_o be_v charge_v yeluerton_n justice_n a_o man_n be_v chargeable_a for_o reparation_n of_o a_o church_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o land_n and_o for_o the_o ornament_n in_o the_o church_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o come_n to_o church_n william_n justice_n and_o fleming_n chief_a justice_n if_o the_o person_n have_v land_n there_o he_o be_v chargeable_a for_o both_o whether_o he_o come_v to_o church_n or_o not_o for_o that_o he_o may_v come_v to_o church_n if_o he_o please_v 42._o church_n in_o a_o prohibition_n the_o case_n be_v this_o the_o defendant_n do_v libel_n before_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n in_o the_o consistory_n court_n for_o a_o seat_n in_o the_o church_n sentence_n there_o pass_v against_o the_o defendant_n whereupon_o he_o appeal_v to_o the_o arch_n 2._o the_o court_n be_v move_v for_o a_o prohibition_n in_o regard_n the_o title_n to_o the_o seat_n or_o pew_n be_v ground_v upon_o a_o prescription_n the_o court_n answer_v etc._n etc._n as_o for_o the_o title_n we_o be_v not_o here_o to_o meddle_v with_o it_o this_o be_v for_o a_o seat_n in_o the_o church_n haughton_n justice_n this_o disposition_n of_o pew_v in_o the_o church_n belong_v of_o right_a to_o the_o order_n and_o discretion_n of_o the_o ordinary_a and_o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v the_o case_n of_o 8_o h._n 7._o foe_n 12_o and_o sir_n william_n hall_n case_n against_o ellis_n doderidge_n justice_n i_o move_v this_o case_n in_o the_o court_n of_o c._n b._n and_o it_o be_v for_o a_o seat_n in_o the_o church_n a_o action_n there_o bring_v for_o disturbance_n and_o i_o there_o cite_v hall_n case_n and_o 9_o e._n 4._o foe_n 14._o the_o case_n of_o the_o grave-stone_n and_o coat-armor_n for_o the_o take_n of_o which_o a_o action_n of_o trespass_n lie_v at_o the_o common_a law_n and_o therefore_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n a_o action_n of_o trespass_n shall_v lie_v for_o such_o a_o disturbance_n in_o a_o seat_n of_o a_o church_n but_o there_o the_o judge_n do_v all_o of_o they_o say_v that_o they_o will_v not_o meddle_v with_o the_o decide_n of_o such_o controversy_n for_o seat_n in_o the_o church_n but_o will_v leave_v the_o same_o to_o they_o to_o who_o more_o proper_o it_o belong_v croak_v justice_n hall_n case_n be_v this_o where_o a_o man_n do_v build_v a_o entire_a isle_n in_o the_o church_n and_o be_v at_o continual_a charge_n to_o repair_v it_o if_o he_o be_v disturb_v in_o the_o use_n of_o this_o he_o shall_v for_o this_o disturbance_n have_v his_o remedy_n at_o the_o common_a law_n and_o so_o it_o have_v be_v adjudge_v but_o the_o judge_n all_o say_v we_o be_v not_o here_o to_o meddle_v with_o seat_n in_o the_o church_n doderidge_n justice_n this_o appeal_n here_o be_v like_a unto_o a_o writ_n of_o error_n at_o the_o common_a law_n but_o it_o do_v differ_v in_o this_o by_o the_o appeal_n the_o first_o judgement_n or_o sentence_n be_v suspend_v but_o after_o a_o writ_n of_o error_n bring_v the_o first_o judgement_n still_o remain_v until_o it_o be_v reverse_v coke_n chief_a justice_n it_o be_v pym_n case_n in_o the_o common_a bench_n and_o 8_o h._n 7._o foe_n 12._o that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n have_v jurisdiction_n and_o power_n to_o dispose_v of_o pew_v and_o seat_n in_o the_o church_n but_o if_o there_o be_v a_o isle_n build_v by_o a_o gentleman_n or_o by_o a_o nobleman_n and_o he_o have_v use_v to_o bury_v there_o and_o there_o have_v his_o ensign_n of_o honour_n as_o a_o grave-stone_n coat-armor_n or_o the_o like_a which_o belong_v not_o unto_o the_o parson_n if_o he_o take_v they_o the_o heir_n may_v well_o have_v a_o action_n of_o trespass_n otherwise_o it_o be_v where_o the_o same_o be_v repair_v at_o the_o common_a charge_n of_o the_o parish_n there_o they_o have_v the_o dispose_n of_o they_o ellis_n and_o hall_n case_n remember_v a_o kentish_a case_n there_o the_o seat_n be_v repair_v by_o he_o and_o be_v belong_v to_o his_o capital_a message_n by_o prescription_n and_o so_o triable_a at_o the_o common_a law_n and_o so_o where_o the_o case_n be_v special_a that_o the_o party_n do_v whole_o and_o sole_o repair_v the_o same_o in_o such_o a_o case_n if_o a_o suit_n be_v there_o concern_v such_o a_o seat_n a_o prohibition_n well_o lie_v but_o not_o otherwise_o but_o if_o a_o nobleman_n come_v to_o dwell_v in_o the_o country_n he_o be_v now_o within_o the_o sole_a order_n and_o dispose_v of_o the_o ordinary_a for_o his_o pew_n and_o seat_n in_o the_o church_n and_o upon_o the_o former_a difference_n be_v pym_n case_n adjudge_v in_o the_o c._n b._n in_o this_o principal_a case_n a_o prohibition_n be_v deny_v by_o the_o whole_a court_n chap._n xiii_o of_o churchwarden_n questmen_n and_o sideman_n 1._o what_o such_o be_v in_o construction_n of_o law_n how_o the_o choice_n of_o they_o be_v to_o be_v make_v and_o wherein_o the_o office_n do_v consist_v 2._o what_o action_n at_o law_n may_v lie_v for_o or_o against_o they_o 3._o whether_o action_n lie_v for_o the_o new_a churchwarden_n in_o trespass_n do_v in_o time_n of_o their_o predecessor_n 4._o certain_a thing_n appertain_v to_o the_o church_n within_o the_o charge_n and_o office_n of_o churchwarden_n to_o provide_v and_o preserve_v 5._o case_n in_o law_n touch_v the_o election_n of_o churchwarden_n 6._o what_o sideman_n or_o questmen_n be_v and_o their_o duty_n 7._o action_n at_o law_n against_o churchwarden_n touch_v distress_n take_v by_o they_o for_o money_n for_o relief_n of_o the_o poor_a 8._o a_o churchwarden_n refuse_v to_o take_v the_o oath_n of_o enquiry_n on_o the_o 39_o article_n action_n thereon_o 9_o what_o remedy_n in_o case_n the_o archdeacon_n refuse_v to_o swear_v the_o churchwarden_n elect._n 10._o the_o injunction_n of_o king_n ed._n 6._o touch_v all_o marriage_n baptism_n and_o burial_n to_o be_v register_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o churchwarden_n 11._o whether_o the_o release_v of_o one_o churchwarden_n shall_v be_v a_o bar_n to_o his_o companion_n in_o a_o ecclesiastical_a suit_n commence_v by_o they_o both_o 12._o prohibition_n where_o churchwarden_n have_v pretend_v a_o custom_n to_o choose_v the_o parish-clerk_n 13._o the_o like_a upon_o a_o presentment_n by_o churchwarden_n against_o one_o in_o matter_n more_o proper_a for_o a_o leet_n than_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n to_o take_v cognizance_n of_o 14._o the_o prevalency_n of_o custom_n against_o a_o canon_n in_o choice_n of_o a_o churchwarden_n in_o reference_n to_o a_o vicar_n and_o the_o parishioner_n 15._o if_o question_n be_v whether_o land_n next_o adjoin_v unto_o a_o churchyard_n shall_v be_v charge_v with_o the_o repair_v of_o the_o fence_n thereof_o and_o custom_n plead_v for_o it_o in_o what_o court_n cognizable_a 16._o in_o action_n of_o account_n by_o parishioner_n against_o churchwarden_n by_o who_o a_o release_n of_o câ—sts_n be_v plead_v but_o disallow_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n whether_o prohibition_n lie_v in_o that_o case_n 17._o whether_o churchwarden_n be_v a_o corporation_n qualify_v for_o land_n as_o well_o as_o good_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o church_n 18._o the_o churchwarden_n disposal_n of_o good_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n without_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o sideman_n or_o vestry_n void_a 19_o churchwarden_n not_o ecclesiastical_a officer_n but_o temporal_a employ_v in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n before_o who_o be_v they_o to_o account_n 20._o whether_o churchwarden_n may_v have_v action_n for_o trespass_n do_v to_o the_o church_n in_o their_o predecessor_n time_n 21._o whether_o the_o parishioner_n by_o force_n of_o a_o
spiritual_a person_n may_v be_v discharge_v of_o residence_n and_o by_o what_o mean_n vid._n st._n 21_o h._n 8._o 13._o 12._o in_o a_o information_n upon_o the_o statute_n of_o 21_o h._n 8._o cap._n 13._o of_o nonresidency_a 2._o it_o be_v find_v by_o special_a verdict_n that_o dr._n n._n be_v incumbent_n invest_v in_o the_o rectory_n of_o s._n and_o that_o he_o be_v also_o seize_v of_o a_o house_n in_o s._n aforesaid_a situate_a within_o twenty_o yard_n of_o the_o rectory_n and_o that_o the_o mansion-house_n of_o the_o say_a rectory_n be_v in_o good_a repair_n and_o that_o dr._n n._n hold_v that_o in_o his_o hand_n and_o occupation_n with_o his_o own_o proper_a good_n and_o do_v not_o let_v it_o to_o any_o other_o and_o that_o he_o inhabit_v in_o the_o say_a message_n and_o not_o in_o the_o parsonage_n the_o statute_n of_o 21_o h._n 8._o cap._n 13._o provide_v that_o every_o parson_n promote_v to_o any_o parsonage_n shall_v be_v personal_o resident_a and_o abide_v in_o at_z and_o upon_o the_o say_a benefice_n and_o in_o case_n any_o such_o spiritual_a parson_n keep_v not_o residence_n at_o his_o benefice_n as_o aforesaid_a but_o absent_v himself_o wilful_o by_o the_o space_n of_o a_o month_n together_o or_o two_o month_n to_o be_v account_v at_o several_a time_n in_o any_o one_o year_n and_o make_v his_o residence_n or_o abide_n in_o any_o other_o place_n by_o such_o time_n that_o then_o he_o shall_v forfeit_v for_o every_o such_o default_n ten_o pound_n the_o one_o half_a to_o the_o king_n the_o other_o half_o to_o the_o informer_n the_o question_n be_v whether_o the_o say_v dr._n n._n be_v non-resident_n and_o incur_v the_o penalty_n of_o this_o statute_n it_o be_v argue_v by_o houghton_n that_o he_o have_v incur_v the_o penalty_n of_o the_o statute_n and_o be_v non-resident_n within_o the_o intent_n thereof_o he_o say_v that_o to_o some_o intent_n all_o the_o parish_n may_v be_v say_v the_o benefice_n of_o the_o parson_n for_o that_o he_o have_v benefit_n out_o of_o it_o and_o he_o be_v call_v parson_n of_o such_o a_o town_n or_o parish_n but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o benefice_n that_o the_o statute_n intend_v upon_o which_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v resident_n etc._n etc._n also_o he_o say_v that_o there_o be_v seven_o cause_n of_o make_v the_o say_a statute_n whereof_o but_o two_o be_v to_o our_o purpose_n the_o one_o be_v hospitality_n the_o other_o relief_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o these_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o parsonage-house_n for_o this_o be_v the_o free_a alm_n of_o the_o church_n and_o so_o it_o be_v adjudge_v 34_o eliz._n b._n r._n broom_n and_o hudson_n and_o 40_o eliz._n b._n r._n between_o butler_n and_o goodall_n coke_n 21._o b._n that_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v resident_n upon_o the_o parsonage-house_n and_o not_o elsewhere_o and_o he_o agree_v that_o imprisonment_n without_o deceit_n and_o sickness_n be_v good_a excuse_n for_o the_o defendant_n barker_n serjeant_n argue_v that_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o special_a verdict_n that_o dr._n n._n hold_v the_o parsonage-house_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o do_v not_o let_v it_o whence_o he_o infer_v that_o his_o servant_n be_v resident_a upon_o it_o etc._n etc._n and_o that_o by_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n all_o the_o parish_n be_v make_v the_o benefice_n of_o the_o parson_n etc._n etc._n also_o that_o before_o the_o say_a statute_n every_o spiritual_a man_n be_v oblige_v and_o compellable_n by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n to_o be_v resident_n yet_o if_o he_o be_v in_o the_o king_n service_n or_o a_o officer_n of_o the_o chancery_n he_o shall_v be_v excuse_v as_o appear_v in_o the_o register_n foe_n 51._o b._n though_o that_o he_o be_v dean_n the_o which_o office_n mere_o require_v his_o personal_a residence_n as_o it_o be_v there_o say_v this_o case_n be_v compound_v by_o the_o lord_n coke_n but_o he_o intend_v this_o be_v no_o residence_n within_o the_o statute_n for_o this_o be_v not_o his_o benefice_n but_o the_o tenant_n part_v of_o that_o as_o he_o say_v have_v be_v adjudge_v in_o the_o exchequer_n 13._o in_o butler_n and_o goodall_n case_n r._n it_o be_v resolve_v upon_o the_o statute_n of_o 21_o h._n 8._o that_o a_o parson_n of_o a_o church_n ought_v to_o stay_v and_o be_v commorant_n upon_o his_o rectory_n viz._n upon_o the_o parsonage-house_n and_o not_o in_o any_o other_o house_n although_o it_o be_v within_o the_o parish_n but_o lawful_a imprisonment_n without_o covin_z be_v a_o good_a cause_n of_o nonresidence_n also_o if_o there_o be_v no_o parsonage-house_n for_o impotentia_fw-la excusat_fw-la legem_fw-la also_o sickness_n without_o fraud_n if_o the_o patient_a remove_n by_o advice_n of_o his_o counsel_n in_o physic_n bona_fw-la fide_fw-la for_o better_a air_n and_o recovery_n of_o his_o health_n the_o statute_n be_v intend_v not_o only_o for_o serve_v the_o cure_n but_o also_o for_o maintain_v the_o habitation_n of_o the_o parson_n for_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n and_o for_o hospitality_n vid._n co._n 6._o pa._n 21._o &_o cro._n par_fw-fr 1._o 14._o in_o the_o case_n between_o trinity_n college_n and_o tounstall_n it_o be_v resolve_v 1._o that_o a_o annuity_n by_o prescription_n for_o a_o pension_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o church_n lie_v against_o the_o incumbent_n as_o well_o for_o the_o arrearage_n due_a in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o predecessor_n as_o in_o his_o own_o time_n for_o that_o the_o church_n itself_o be_v charge_v with_o it_o in_o who_o hand_n soever_o it_o come_v 15._o by_o cardinal_n otho_n constitution_n de_fw-fr institutione_n vicariorum_fw-la it_o be_v ordain_v that_o none_o shall_v be_v admit_v to_o a_o vicarage_n unless_o he_o first_o take_v his_o oath_n that_o he_o will_v have_v his_o personal_a and_o constant_a residence_n thereon_o otherwise_o his_o institution_n thereto_o to_o be_v null_n and_o void_a and_o the_o vicarage_n to_o be_v confer_v on_o another_o const_n othon_n de_fw-fr instit_fw-la vicarior_fw-la from_o which_o canon_n the_o gloss_n thereon_o do_v raise_v this_o question_n viz._n whether_o a_o vicar_n not_o have_v possible_o any_o dwellinghouse_n yet_o build_v for_o his_o habitation_n in_o the_o parish_n and_o live_v for_o that_o reason_n in_o some_o neighbour-place_n and_o at_o another_o man_n table_n out_o of_o his_o parish_n may_v according_a to_o the_o oath_n aforesaid_a enjoin_v by_o the_o say_a canon_n be_v say_v to_o be_v resident_n where_o the_o question_n though_o argue_v in_o the_o negative_a yet_o be_v resolve_v in_o the_o affirmative_a and_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v repute_v as_o resident_n if_o he_o be_v so_o nigh_o situate_a to_o his_o parish_n that_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o may_v convenient_o have_v access_n to_o he_o as_o oft_o as_o the_o parishioner_n have_v need_n of_o his_o ministry_n and_o so_o as_o on_o all_o requisition_n he_o be_v ready_a to_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n within_o the_o parish_n for_o in_o construction_n of_o law_n he_o be_v say_v to_o make_v his_o residence_n sufficient_o there_o or_o in_o that_o place_n where_o he_o do_v discharge_v his_o work_n and_o duty_n albeit_o he_o live_v elsewhere_o l._n cum_fw-la quidam_fw-la facit_fw-la ff_n defun_n instruct_v likewise_o the_o law_n in_o require_v such_o residence_n aim_v as_o well_o at_o hospitality_n as_o at_o the_o discharge_n of_o the_o ministry_n also_o he_o that_o be_v absent_a only_a about_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n be_v repute_v in_o law_n as_o present_v and_o resident_n also_o the_o bishop_n may_v dispense_v with_o his_o nonresidence_n notwithstanding_o such_o oath_n aforesaid_a glo._n in_o ver_fw-la residentiam_fw-la dict_z const_n otho_n yea_o he_o may_v also_o be_v sometime_o absent_v not_o only_o upon_o necessary_a but_o also_o upon_o his_o family-occasion_n with_o licence_n from_o the_o bishop_n as_o also_o for_o his_o recreation_n where_o it_o be_v for_o recovery_n of_o his_o health_n or_o prevention_n of_o sickness_n gloss_n ibid._n 16._o in_o a_o action_n upon_o the_o case_n for_o a_o promise_n upon_o a_o non_fw-la assumpsit_fw-la plead_v a_o special_a verdict_n be_v find_v upon_o which_o the_o case_n appear_v to_o be_v this_o the_o defendant_n by_o indenture_n do_v demise_n unto_o the_o plaintiff_n all_o his_o tithe_n of_o corn_n and_o hay_n and_o the_o agreement_n between_o they_o be_v this_o 1._o the_o plaintiff_n shall_v pay_v he_o for_o the_o tithe_n fifty_o five_o shilling_n and_o this_o by_o agreement_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v at_o a_o day_n certain_a then_o follow_v the_o defendant_n have_v this_o tithe_n pass_v the_o same_o in_o this_o manner_n to_o the_o plaintiff_n and_o upon_o this_o agreement_n and_o promise_n be_v not_o perform_v the_o plaintiff_n bring_v his_o action_n it_o be_v find_v that_o the_o defendant_n confess_v the_o agreement_n to_o be_v so_o but_o in_o bar_n he_o plead_v the_o statute_n of_o 13_o eliz._n cap._n 20._o and_o of_o 14_o eliz_n cap._n 11._o
sole_a prince_n confer_v the_o tithe_n of_o all_o the_o kingdom_n upon_o the_o church_n by_o his_o royal_a charter_n of_o which_o engulf_n abbot_n of_o crowland_n an._n 855._o say_v that_o king_n ethelwolph_n with_o the_o consent_n gratuito_fw-la consensu_fw-la of_o his_o prelate_n and_o prince_n do_v first_o enrich_v the_o church_n of_o england_n with_o the_o tithe_n of_o all_o his_o land_n and_o good_n many_o other_o law_n of_o the_o saxon_a king_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n be_v recite_v by_o mr._n selden_n as_o entire_o the_o gift_n of_o king_n and_o so_o say_v king_n elred_n nemo_fw-la auferat_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la pertinet_fw-la &_o praecessores_fw-la nostri_fw-la concesserunt_fw-la the_o whole_a bishopric_n ancient_o be_v in_o a_o large_a sense_n a_o paroecia_fw-la and_o the_o income_n of_o it_o by_o contribution_n first_o and_o by_o tithe_n also_o afterward_o be_v the_o common_a stock_n of_o all_o the_o clergy_n of_o the_o diocese_n and_o mr._n selden_n assert_v it_o to_o be_v the_o general_a opinion_n of_o all_o the_o common_a lawyer_n that_o before_o the_o lateran_n council_n under_o innocent_a 3._o every_o man_n may_v have_v give_v his_o tithe_n to_o what_o church_n he_o will_v probable_o within_o the_o diocese_n because_o they_o be_v not_o the_o propriety_n as_o yet_o of_o any_o one_o presbyter_n but_o the_o common_a patrimony_n of_o all_o the_o diocesan_n clergy_n so_o that_o tithe_n be_v a_o ten_o part_n of_o all_o increase_n tithable_a due_a to_o god_n â—0_n and_o consequent_o to_o his_o minister_n that_o wait_v on_o the_o altar_n these_o be_v divide_v into_o three_o sort_n 1._o praedial_a tithe_n arise_v only_a either_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o ground_n as_o corn_n hay_o hemp_n and_o the_o like_a or_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o tree_n and_o orchard_n as_o apple_n pear_n and_o the_o like_a 2._o personal_a tithe_n arise_v of_o the_o profit_n that_o come_v by_o the_o labour_n and_o industry_n of_o man_n either_o by_o handicraft_n as_o carpenter_n mason_n and_o the_o like_a or_o by_o buy_v sell_v or_o merchandize_v 3._o mix_v tithe_n arise_v partly_o of_o the_o ground_n and_o partly_o of_o the_o industry_n of_o man_n as_o of_o calf_n lamb_n pig_n milk_n cheese_n and_o the_o like_a b._n no_o tithe_n shall_v be_v pay_v for_o such_o thing_n as_o do_v not_o increase_v and_o renew_v year_n by_o year_n by_o the_o act_n of_o god_n 6._o of_o praedial_a tithe_n some_o be_v call_v majores_fw-la vulgar_o term_v the_o great_a tithe_n other_o minores_fw-la vel_fw-la minutae_fw-la vulgar_o the_o small_a tithe_n the_o great_a such_o as_o wheat_n rye_n hay_o etc._n etc._n the_o small_a such_o as_o minâ—_n annis_n cumin_n etc._n etc._n 42._o and_o common_o with_o we_o here_o in_o england_n we_o compute_v flax_n in_o the_o number_n of_o small_a tithe_n which_o be_v a_o praedial_a tithe_n as_o also_o wool_n milk_n cheese_n egg_n chicken_n of_o all_o kind_n lamb_n honey_n bees-wax_n and_o the_o like_a vid._n lindw_n cap._n de_fw-fr decimis_fw-la in_o ancient_a time_n the_o laity_n be_v so_o far_o from_o subtract_v their_o tithe_n as_o be_v the_o common_a practice_n of_o these_o day_n that_o ofttimes_o they_o will_v give_v more_o than_o be_v due_a or_o demand_v and_o be_v so_o conscientious_a in_o the_o payment_n thereof_o as_o at_o their_o death_n they_o usual_o bequeath_v a_o soule-sceat_a to_o their_o parochial_a priest_n in_o lieu_n of_o any_o tithe_n forget_v and_o at_o their_o funeral_n cause_v their_o best_a ox_n or_o horse_n to_o be_v lead_v with_o the_o corpse_n and_o as_o a_o mortuary_n or_o oblation_n give_v to_o the_o priest_n in_o recompense_n of_o any_o tithe_n which_o possible_o in_o their_o life-time_n may_v have_v be_v omit_v to_o be_v pay_v but_o in_o these_o latter_a age_n not_o regard_v what_o s._n hierom_n say_v that_o fraudare_fw-la eccelsiam_fw-la est_fw-la sacrilegium_fw-la 2._o all_o artifices_fw-la imaginable_a be_v put_v in_o practice_n to_o subduct_v the_o tithe_n and_o therefore_o to_o enforce_v the_o due_a payment_n thereof_o be_v the_o statute_n of_o h._n 8._o and_o ed._n 6._o make_v and_o enact_v ed_n 2._o covarruvias_n with_o other_o canonist_n and_o schoolman_n hold_n that_o by_o the_o moral_a law_n the_o rate_n or_o proportion_n of_o tithe_n be_v not_o necessary_o to_o be_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o fruit_n which_o the_o more_o receive_v opinion_n hold_v to_o be_v both_o erroneous_a and_o mischievous_a and_o that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n no_o custom_n deviate_a from_o the_o exact_a rate_n and_o proportion_n of_o the_o ten_o of_o the_o fruit_n aught_o to_o prevail_v any_o long_a than_o by_o the_o free_a and_o mutual_a consent_n of_o parson_n and_o parishioner_n for_o which_o reason_n it_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o pay_v of_o a_o halfpenny_n for_o a_o lamb_n or_o a_o penny_n for_o a_o calf_n by_o such_o as_o have_v under_o seven_o in_o one_o year_n be_v now_o become_v a_o unreasonable_a custom_n in_o regard_n the_o value_n of_o such_o lamb_n and_o calf_n be_v now_o raise_v four_o time_n high_o than_o in_o ancient_a time_n this_o seem_v far_o remote_a from_o tithe_n the_o very_a quotity_n whereof_o seem_v to_o be_v moral_a 30._o rather_o than_o ceremonial_a or_o judicial_a and_o not_o only_o allow_v or_o approve_v but_o even_o command_v by_o our_o saviour_n himself_o 42._o yea_o by_o the_o very_a law_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o long_o before_o the_o levitical_a tithe_n appear_v to_o be_v due_a in_o that_o abraham_n pay_v it_o to_o melchisedec_n and_o god_n himself_o who_o be_v the_o best_a interpreter_n of_o his_o own_o law_n call_v the_o detention_n of_o tithe_n sacrilege_n 10._o and_o that_o command_v of_o christ_n affirm_v that_o tithe_n ought_v to_o be_v pay_v of_o all_o even_o to_o the_o very_a herb_n speak_v by_o he_o at_o the_o period_n of_o the_o levitical_a law_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v restrain_v only_o to_o the_o priesthood_n of_o aaron_n for_o it_o do_v now_o remain_v in_o force_n as_o to_o priest_n under_o the_o gospel_n as_o that_o other_o part_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v the_o withhold_v of_o tithe_n be_v express_o interpret_v theft_n and_o robbery_n by_o the_o prophet_n ibid._n and_o lest_o it_o shall_v be_v think_v a_o mere_a human_a interest_n or_o in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o alienate_v god_n himself_o have_v vouchsafe_v to_o take_v tithe_n upon_o his_o own_o account_n in_o his_o minister_n behalf_n these_o tithe_n can_v not_o be_v mere_o ceremonial_a as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o for_o they_o prefigure_v nothing_o nor_o be_v they_o repeal_v by_o any_o one_o text_n in_o the_o gospel_n but_o reinforce_v as_o aforesaid_a so_o that_o whatever_o be_v command_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o ground_v on_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o be_v not_o repeal_v in_o the_o new_a must_v yet_o stand_v in_o force_n as_o a_o duty_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o tithe_n be_v not_o pay_v in_o the_o primitive_a time_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n the_o reason_n be_v not_o because_o they_o be_v not_o then_o due_a but_o because_o there_o be_v not_o then_o any_o such_o settle_a order_n for_o thing_n of_o this_o or_o the_o like_a nature_n in_o the_o church_n 3._o wherefore_o all_o the_o common_a objection_n make_v against_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n may_v be_v reduce_v to_o one_o of_o these_o four_o 1._o that_o our_o saviour_n give_v no_o command_n to_o his_o apostle_n to_o take_v tithe_n but_o rather_o on_o the_o contrary_n say_v free_o you_o have_v receive_v free_o give_v answ_n yet_o our_o saviour_n say_v these_o thing_n speak_v of_o tithe_n ought_v you_o to_o have_v do_v 42._o and_o say_v the_o workman_n be_v worthy_a of_o his_o meat_n 10._o and_o st._n paul_n say_v the_o labourer_n be_v worthy_a of_o his_o reward_n 18._o where_o have_v christ_n in_o totidem_fw-la verbis_fw-la forbid_v sacrilege_n will_v thou_o therefore_o commit_v it_o because_o he_o have_v not_o in_o terminis_fw-la terminantibus_fw-la forbid_v it_o thou_o that_o abhor_v idol_n do_v thou_o commit_v sacrilege_n 22._o 2_o tithe_n be_v not_o pay_v till_o about_o three_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n as_o tertullian_n origen_n and_o s._n cyprian_n do_v testify_v answ_n these_o father_n do_v withal_o acknowledge_v that_o during_o that_o time_n the_o church_n maintenance_n be_v the_o people_n free_a contribution_n which_o probable_o may_v have_v continue_v to_o this_o day_n have_v not_o that_o contribution_n in_o process_n of_o time_n turn_v into_o a_o sacrilegious_a century_n by_o covetousness_n instead_o of_o a_o command_a decuma_n as_o a_o duty_n moral_o enjoin_v 3._o that_o tithe_n come_v first_o into_o this_o kingdom_n by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o pope_n as_o by_o pope_n
which_o he_o prescribe_v to_o be_v free_a of_o every_o thing_n which_o come_v to_o the_o fire_n and_o in_o some_o part_n by_o the_o custom_n they_o have_v pasturage_n for_o the_o ten_o beast_n or_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o gain_n which_o be_v barren_a for_o the_o time_n but_o he_o and_o yeluerton_n who_o only_o be_v present_a that_o no_o tithe_n be_v due_a for_o they_o without_o custom_n hitcham_n they_o also_o will_v have_v tithe_n for_o a_o thing_n before_o it_o come_v to_o perfection_n which_o will_v be_v tithable_a afterward_o but_o i_o agree_v if_o he_o fell_v they_o before_o they_o come_v to_o perfection_n than_o the_o parson_n shall_v have_v tithe_n but_o by_o hutton_n and_o yeluerton_n there_o may_v be_v a_o custom_n to_o have_v every_o year_n a_o penny_n for_o they_o sed_fw-la adjournatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n rep._n 36._o a._n libel_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n for_o tithe_n of_o fisâ—_n which_o be_v due_a mere_o by_o custom_n and_o the_o defendant_n plead_v that_o time_n out_o of_o mind_n etc._n etc._n they_o have_v pay_v no_o tithe_n of_o that_o and_o henden_fw-ge sergeant_n move_v for_o a_o prohibition_n fish_n and_o richardson_n reply_v and_o say_v it_o be_v mere_o a_o customary_a tithe_n as_o rabbit_n etc._n etc._n whereof_o no_o tithe_n be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o a_o prohibition_n shall_v not_o be_v grant_v but_o all_o the_o other_o justice_n affirm_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o prohibition_n grant_v because_o that_o the_o custom_n ought_v to_o be_v try_v at_o the_o common_a law_n and_o they_o make_v a_o difference_n between_o modus_fw-la deâ—imandi_fw-la which_o be_v also_o customary_a and_o where_o there_o be_v a_o tithe_n precedent_n due_a and_o that_o modus_fw-la convert_v it_o into_o another_o duty_n there_o no_o prohibition_n shall_v be_v grant_v but_o it_o shall_v be_v try_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n whether_o there_o be_v such_o a_o modus_fw-la decimandi_fw-la or_o not_o and_o that_o case_n in_o the_o custom_n make_v the_o duty_n itself_o but_o if_o he_o allege_v the_o modus_fw-la to_o be_v for_o two_o penny_n and_o the_o parson_n for_o three_o penny_n it_o shall_v be_v try_v by_o the_o common_a law_n and_o they_o say_v that_o so_o be_v the_o opinion_n in_o the_o grand_a case_n of_o lead-ore_n and_o hutton_n say_v that_o so_o it_o be_v determine_v in_o the_o case_n of_o one_o berry_n for_o tithe_n of_o lime-kilâ—s_a which_o be_v as_o mineral_n and_o be_v not_o tithable_a by_o the_o common_a law_n but_o when_o the_o custom_n be_v try_v than_o they_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n may_v proceed_v upon_o it_o rep._n 37._o a_o parson_n libel_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n for_o tithe_n of_o pigeon_n and_o acorn_n and_o the_o defendant_n pray_v a_o prohibition_n because_o the_o pigeon_n be_v spend_v in_o his_o own_o house_n and_o the_o acorn_n drop_v from_o the_o tree_n and_o his_o hog_n eat_v they_o and_o it_o be_v say_v by_o the_o court_n acorn_n be_v tithable_a 11_o rep._n 49._o but_o then_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v gather_v and_o also_o sell_v and_o a_o prohibition_n be_v clear_o grant_v rep._n 38._o b._n farmer_n of_o a_o portion_n of_o tithe_n for_o five_o year_n without_o deed_n demise_n a_o farm_n which_o he_o have_v in_o the_o same_o parish_n to_o f._n for_o year_n and_o afterward_o he_o libel_n against_o he_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n for_o the_o tithe_n of_o that_o farm_n and_o f._n say_v he_o be_v not_o farmer_n and_o henden_fw-ge prey_n a_o prohibition_n for_o that_o 1_o that_o the_o lease_n for_o tithe_n be_v without_o deed_n but_o he_o may_v be_v discharge_v of_o his_o own_o tithe_n without_o deed_n tithe_n as_o be_v adjudge_v before_o in_o this_o court._n 2._o the_o lessee_n be_v not_o to_o pay_v tithe_n for_o the_o farm_n for_o although_o the_o parson_n make_v a_o lease_n of_o the_o glâ—be_n for_o year_n he_o pay_v tithe_n but_o if_o a_o layman_n who_o have_v the_o impropriation_n lease_n the_o glâ—be_n the_o lessee_n do_v not_o pay_v tithe_n but_o the_o court_n deny_v the_o case_n of_o the_o lease_n of_o the_o parsonage_n impropriate_a and_o say_v that_o the_o case_n of_o perkins_n and_o hind_n be_v adjudge_v to_o the_o contrary_a in_o that_o very_a point_n and_o also_o if_o he_o purchase_v other_o land_n in_o the_o parish_n which_o be_v discharge_v of_o tithe_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o he_o demise_n they_o yet_o the_o lessee_n pay_v he_o tithe_n and_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o court_n be_v if_o one_o contract_n with_o the_o parson_n for_o discharge_n of_o the_o tithe_n of_o his_o land_n for_o year_n and_o demise_n his_o land_n to_o another_o yet_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v tithe_n but_o the_o discharge_n run_v with_o the_o land_n but_o if_o one_o take_v a_o lease_n of_o his_o tithe_n by_o deed_n and_o make_v a_o demise_n of_o his_o land_n he_o have_v tithe_n of_o the_o lessee_n and_o the_o direction_n be_v that_o the_o lessee_n of_o the_o farm_n ought_v to_o show_v express_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n that_o the_o farmer_n have_v not_o a_o lease_n by_o deed_n and_o a_o prohibition_n be_v grant_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v admit_v that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o libel_n be_v firmator_fw-la conductor_n &_o occupator_fw-la be_v good_a rep._n 39_o w._n against_o s._n in_o a_o prohibition_n in_o which_o s._n libel_n for_o tithe_n of_o hay_n and_o w._n suggest_v for_o a_o prohibition_n that_o he_o use_v to_o pay_v the_o tithe_n for_o hay_n inspecie_fw-la headlands_n in_o consideration_n whereof_o he_o use_v to_o be_v discharge_v of_o all_o doles_n greenskips_a and_o headlands_n not_o exceed_v the_o breadth_n that_o a_o plough_n or_o a_o team_n may_v turn_v about_o the_o land_n and_o henden_fw-ge move_v for_o a_o consultation_n for_o that_o it_o be_v say_v about_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v circa_fw-la terras_fw-la arabiles_fw-la when_o the_o truth_n be_v there_o be_v skip_v at_o the_o side_n of_o land_n as_o broad_a as_o the_o land_n themselves_o and_o then_o he_o will_v be_v discharge_v of_o they_o also_o whereas_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o headland_n only_o richardson_n say_v that_o in_o arable_a land_n enclose_v pasture_n be_v at_o the_o end_n and_o at_o the_o side_n which_o be_v mow_v and_o yet_o discharge_v of_o tithe_n but_o the_o court_n in_o respect_n there_o be_v a_o prohibition_n grant_v say_v that_o he_o ought_v to_o join_v issue_n or_o demur_n upon_o the_o declaration_n rep._n 40._o the_o earl_n of_o d._n have_v a_o manor_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o c._n which_o extend_v to_o l._n where_o there_o be_v a_o chapel_n of_o ease_n and_o the_o vicar_n of_o c._n libel_n for_o tithe_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n against_o one_o of_o the_o tenant_n of_o the_o manor_n and_o henden_fw-ge move_v for_o a_o prohibition_n for_o that_o that_o the_o earl_n prescribe_v that_o he_o and_o all_o his_o tenant_n shall_v be_v acquit_v of_o all_o the_o tithe_n of_o land_n within_o l._n pay_v 10_o s._n per_fw-la ann_n to_o the_o chaplain_n of_o l._n and_o he_o say_v that_o such_o a_o prescription_n be_v good_a as_o it_o be_v adjudge_v in_o bowl_n case_n and_o a_o prohibition_n be_v grant_v rep._n 41._o in_o comin_n case_n it_o be_v agree_v by_o the_o court_n that_o a_o forest_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o subject_a shall_v pay_v tithe_n and_o it_o be_v agree_v that_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n it_o be_v privilege_v forest_n and_o by_o henden_fw-ge davenport_n and_o atthowe_n sergeant_n it_o be_v only_o his_o personal_a privilege_n which_o extend_v to_o the_o lessee_n of_o the_o king_n but_o not_o to_o the_o feossee_n and_o it_o be_v agree_v that_o where_o the_o right_a of_o tithe_n come_v in_o question_n between_o a_o parson_n and_o the_o vicar_n who_o be_v both_o ecclesiastical_a person_n it_o shall_v be_v try_v by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n but_o richardson_n say_v the_o book_n make_v a_o doubt_n where_o it_o be_v between_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o vicar_n and_o the_o parson_n but_o it_o seem_v to_o he_o to_o be_v all_o one_o rep._n 42._o n._n and_o d._n plaintiff_n against_o h._n vicar_n of_o s._n in_o a_o prohibition_n the_o 〈◊〉_d be_v for_o wood_n employ_v in_o hedging_n and_o for_o firewood_n issue_n be_v join_v that_o there_o be_v in_o the_o parish_n a_o great_a quantity_n of_o land_n enclose_v fire-boot_n and_o that_o they_o use_v to_o take_v wood_n for_o hedge-boot_n and_o fire-boot_n and_o they_o be_v discharge_v of_o tithe_n in_o consideration_n that_o he_o pay_v tithe_n in_o kind_n of_o hay_n and_o corn_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v find_v for_o the_o defendant_n crawley_n move_v that_o a_o consultation_n can_v be_v grant_v for_o that_o that_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v acquit_v of_o tithe_n for_o those_o of_o common_a right_n and_o
decimandi_fw-la but_o the_o same_o shall_v continue_v when_o the_o same_o be_v make_v again_o into_o hay_n and_o when_o it_o be_v sow_v with_o corn_n the_o parson_n shall_v have_v tithen_a in_o kind_n and_o when_o the_o same_o be_v hay_n the_o vicar_n shall_v have_v the_o tithes-hay_a if_o he_o be_v endow_v of_o hay_n 194._o and_o where_o a_o suit_n be_v in_o the_o spiritual_a court_n by_o a_o defendant_n vicar_n of_o a._n for_o tithe_n a_o prohibition_n be_v pray_v upon_o the_o plaintiff_n plea_n there_o of_o a_o modus_fw-la decimandi_fw-la to_o pay_v so_o much_o yearly_o to_o the_o parson_n of_o a._n in_o discharge_v of_o his_o tithe_n it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o court_n that_o this_o modus_fw-la between_o he_o and_o the_o parson_n will_v not_o discharge_v he_o from_o payment_n of_o tithe_n to_o the_o vicar_n and_o therefore_o the_o court_n grant_v a_o consultation_n 221._o also_o if_o a_o prescription_n be_v lay_v to_o pay_v a_o modus_fw-la decimandi_fw-la to_o 100_o acre_n or_o to_o several_a thing_n if_o there_o be_v a_o failure_n of_o one_o acre_n or_o of_o one_o thing_n it_o be_v a_o failure_n of_o the_o whole_a prescription_n 135._o monastery_n under_o 200_o l._n per_fw-la ann._n common_o call_v the_o lesser_a monastery_n of_o the_o order_n of_o gistertians_n and_o praemonstratense_n that_o be_v dissolve_v and_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 27_o h._n 8._o be_v not_o discharge_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o c._n 8._o 188._o by_o which_o statute_n those_o of_o 200_o l._n per_fw-la ann._n and_o upward_o common_o call_v the_o great_a abbey_n be_v dissolve_v and_o whereby_o it_o be_v enact_v that_o the_o king_n and_o his_o patentee_n have_v any_o monastery_n etc._n etc._n or_o any_o manor_n land_n etc._n etc._n belong_v to_o they_o shall_v enjoy_v the_o same_o discharge_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n in_o as_o ample_a manner_n as_o the_o say_a abbot_n etc._n etc._n 8._o who_o be_v discharge_v of_o tithe_n either_o by_o bull_n composition_n prescription_n order_n or_o unity_n of_o possession_n and_o albeit_o the_o land_n of_o the_o say_v lesser_a monastery_n be_v not_o within_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o say_a statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o to_o be_v quit_v of_o tithe_n yet_o they_o ought_v to_o enjoy_v all_o such_o privilege_n as_o be_v annex_v to_o the_o land_n 21._o for_o which_o reason_n they_o shall_v in_o who_o possession_n soever_o they_o be_v be_v exempt_v from_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n by_o real_a composition_n and_o prescription_n de_fw-fr modo_fw-la decimandi_fw-la though_o not_o by_o prescription_n de_fw-la non_fw-la decimando_fw-la unity_n of_o possession_n order_n or_o popish_a bull_n in_o all_o which_o case_n the_o parson_n and_o vicar_n have_v the_o advantage_n by_o the_o dissoltion_n of_o all_o those_o monastery_n and_o abbey_n which_o be_v dissolve_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 27_o h._n 8._o for_o these_o lesser_a monastery_n under_o 200_o l._n per_fw-la an._n which_o be_v as_o aforesaid_a dissolve_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 27_o h._n 8._o lose_v their_o privilege_n of_o be_v discharge_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n nor_o do_v the_o privilege_n extend_v to_o any_o land_n other_o than_o such_o as_o they_o have_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n and_o only_o for_o such_o time_n as_o the_o same_o remain_v in_o their_o own_o possession_n and_o only_o for_o such_o land_n as_o be_v in_o their_o own_o manurance_n 44._o it_o be_v say_v in_o dickenson_n case_n against_o greenhowe_n that_o monk_n be_v not_o of_o evangelical_n priesthood_n viz._n capable_a of_o tithe_n in_o pernancy_n but_o mere_a layman_n and_o can_v prescribe_v in_o non_fw-la decimando_fw-la and_o that_o bede_n say_v of_o they_o that_o they_o be_v mere_a laici_fw-la and_o the_o monk_n of_o the_o order_n of_o praemonstratense_n be_v such_o and_o therefore_o they_o can_v not_o prescribe_v to_o be_v discharge_v of_o tithe_n 157._o mortuary_n in_o some_o place_n call_v coarse-presents_a though_o they_o be_v not_o tithe_n yet_o they_o be_v give_v pro_fw-la recompensatione_fw-la subtractionis_fw-la decimarum_fw-la personalium_fw-la nec_fw-la non_fw-la &_o oblationum_fw-la lindw_n c._n statutum_n &_o infra_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o which_o reason_n they_o be_v not_o here_o omit_v out_o of_o this_o catalogue_n of_o tithe_n mortuary_n as_o sir_n edw._n coke_n conceive_v be_v not_o ancient_o due_a otherwise_o than_o by_o custom_n only_o 491._o until_o they_o be_v settle_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 21_o h._n 8._o cap._n 6._o whereby_o it_o be_v enact_v that_o no_o man_n die_v possess_v of_o good_n under_o the_o value_n of_o 6_o l._n 13_o s._n 4_o d._n shall_v pay_v any_o mortuary_n nor_o any_o to_o be_v pay_v but_o in_o such_o place_n where_o they_o use_v so_o to_o be_v and_o that_o but_o one_o mortuary_n nor_o that_o but_o in_o one_o place_n and_o that_o where_o the_o party_n decease_v have_v his_o most_o constant_a abode_n and_o usual_a dwell_n and_o habitation_n after_o the_o rate_n follow_v viz._n 3_o s._n 4_o d._n where_o the_o decease_a have_v in_o movable_n his_o debt_n first_o pay_v to_o the_o value_n of_o 6_o l._n 13_o s._n 4_o d._n and_o under_o 30_o l._n at_o his_o death_n 6_o s._n 8_o d._n if_o he_o die_v possess_v of_o movable_n to_o the_o value_n of_o 30_o l._n and_o under_o 40_o l._n 10_o s._n if_o to_o the_o value_n of_o 40_o l._n or_o upward_o and_o none_o to_o be_v pay_v by_o any_o marry_a woman_n child_n non-housekeeper_n wayfaring-man_n or_o non-resident_n in_o the_o place_n where_o he_o die_v which_o statute_n provide_v that_o accustom_a mortuary_n shall_v be_v pay_v as_o former_o whether_o more_a or_o less_o than_o be_v before_o limit_v 6._o there_o be_v also_o it_o seem_v certain_a mortuary_n which_o the_o prelate_n ancient_o pay_v to_o the_o king_n of_o this_o realm_n 491._o a_o mortuary_n be_v not_o proper_o and_o original_o say_v to_o be_v due_a to_o a_o ecclesiastical_a incumbent_n parson_n or_o vicar_n from_o any_o but_o those_o only_o of_o his_o own_o parish_n to_o who_o he_o minister_v spiritual_a instruction_n and_o have_v right_a to_o the_o tithe_n 35._o lindwood_n in_o his_o gloss_n on_o c._n statutum_n ver_fw-la ut_fw-la infra_fw-la de_fw-la consuetud_fw-la discover_v the_o ground_n or_o reason_n of_o that_o payment_n to_o be_v this_o viz._n that_o when_o through_o ignorance_n and_o sometime_o through_o negligence_n and_o unjust_a detention_n of_o tithe_n and_o oblation_n the_o parishioner_n be_v find_v tardy_a and_o faulty_a etc._n etc._n ideo_fw-la statuit_fw-la archiepiscopus_fw-la quod_fw-la compensatione_fw-la sic_fw-la subtractorum_fw-la secundum_fw-la melius_fw-la animal_n defuncti_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la damno_fw-la debuit_fw-la applicari_fw-la but_o all_o this_o notwithstanding_o we_o know_v the_o prevalency_n of_o custom_n to_o be_v such_o that_o in_o some_o place_n of_o this_o kingdom_n they_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o incumbent_n of_o other_o parish_n that_o perform_v no_o ministerial_a duty_n at_o all_o to_o the_o decease_a party_n nor_o living_n nor_o die_a and_o the_o statute_n of_o 21_o h._n 8._o c._n 6._o do_v nothing_o at_o all_o control_v the_o course_n but_o make_v the_o usage_n of_o payment_n only_o to_o be_v the_o law_n thereof_o in_o the_o case_n of_o a_o prohibition_n because_o the_o defendant_n sue_v in_o the_o consistory_n court_n of_o chester_n before_o the_o commissary_n for_o a_o mortuary_n after_o the_o death_n of_o every_o priest_n within_o it_o the_o archdeaconry_n of_o chester_n 3._o the_o best_a horse_n or_o mare_n his_o saddle_n bridle_n spur_n his_o best_a gown_n his_o best_a signet_n or_o ring_n his_o best_a hat_n his_o best_a upper_a garment_n under_o his_o gown_n as_o to_o the_o bishop_n de_fw-fr debito_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la fore_fw-la supponitur_fw-la and_o recite_v the_o statute_n of_o 21_o h._n 8._o concern_v mortuary_n the_o plaintiff_n aver_v that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o custom_n there_o and_o that_o she_o have_v pay_v a_o mortuary_n to_o the_o parson_n of_o b._n and_o that_o after_o a_o prohibition_n the_o defendant_n have_v prosecute_v his_o suit_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n the_o question_n be_v 1_o whether_o there_o be_v a_o custom_n in_o that_o place_n to_o give_v such_o thing_n for_o mortuary_n and_o this_o to_o be_v a_o just_a cause_n to_o have_v prohibition_n mortuary_n be_v only_o triable_a in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court._n 2_o whether_o consultation_n shall_v be_v grant_v without_o answer_v the_o prohibition_n the_o court_n be_v divide_v in_o opinion_n wherefore_o order_v the_o defendant_n shall_v plead_v or_o demur_v and_o then_o the_o court_n will_v give_v judgement_n upon_o the_o return_n before_o they_o n_o nag_n or_o ride_v nag_n if_o a_o man_n keep_v a_o nag_n or_o horse_n within_o the_o parish_n only_o for_o his_o saddle_n to_o ride_v on_o no_o tithe_n shall_v be_v pay_v of_o
l._n si_fw-la neget_fw-la ff_n de_fw-fr lib._n agnos_fw-la &_o sanch._n de_fw-fr matr._n lib._n 2._o disp_n 41._o nu_fw-la 51._o and_o afterward_o in_o most_o case_n of_o separation_n not_o occasion_v by_o elopement_n or_o adultery_n as_o aforesaid_a nor_o in_o case_n of_o a_o total_a divorce_n by_o reason_n of_o some_o legal_a impediment_n whereby_o the_o marriage_n be_v null_a and_o void_a ab_fw-la initio_fw-la dict_z sanch._n tom._n 2._o lib._n 7._o disp_n 93._o nu_fw-la 22._o this_o alimony_n in_o strictness_n of_o law_n be_v a_o duty_n proper_o due_a from_o the_o husband_n to_o the_o wife_n whilst_o she_o cohabit_v with_o he_o for_o by_o the_o canon_n law_n if_o without_o any_o default_n of_o he_o she_o do_v of_o she_o own_o accord_n depart_v from_o he_o he_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o allow_v her_o alimony_n during_o such_o her_o wilful_a desert_v of_o he_o though_o she_o be_v not_o charge_v of_o adultery_n c._n haec_fw-la imago_fw-la 33._o q._n â—_o it_o be_v a_o rule_n in_o law_n qui_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la quod_fw-la debet_fw-la non_fw-la recipit_fw-la quod_fw-la oportet_fw-la l._n si_fw-la ea_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr conduit_n insert_v &_o l._n julian_n §_o affinis_fw-la ff_n de_fw-fr acti_fw-la empt_v but_o if_o she_o depart_v by_o reason_n of_o some_o default_n in_o he_o as_o because_o of_o cruelty_n or_o the_o like_a in_o that_o case_n he_o shall_v be_v compel_v to_o allow_v her_o alimony_n for_o the_o law_n understand_v she_o as_o a_o dutiful_a wife_n so_o long_o as_o it_o be_v attributable_a only_o to_o he_o and_o no_o way_n imputable_a to_o she_o that_o she_o be_v constrain_v to_o seem_v otherwise_o arg_fw-mi l._n jure_fw-la civili_fw-la ff_n de_fw-mi con_v &_o demonst_a &_o lyn._n in_o l._n qui_fw-la in_o vxorem_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr neq_fw-fr gest_n nu_fw-la 1._o &_o d._n d._n communiter_fw-la but_o if_o she_o depart_v of_o she_o own_o default_n the_o husband_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o allow_v her_o alimony_n albeit_o he_o have_v a_o considerable_a dowry_n with_o she_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o the_o husband_n be_v in_o the_o fault_n and_o she_o depart_v from_o he_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o allow_v her_o alimony_n though_o he_o have_v nothing_o with_o she_o jo._n lupus_n c._n pro_fw-la vestras_fw-la de_fw-fr donat._n in_o it_o vir_fw-la &_o ux_n barbos_n 2._o p._n rubr_n ff_n solut_a matr_n nu_fw-la 43._o and_o in_o case_n it_o be_v doubtful_a through_o who_o default_n it_o be_v that_o they_o live_v asunder_o the_o law_n in_o that_o case_n conclude_v that_o the_o party_n that_o be_v last_o in_o fault_n be_v not_o least_o in_o fault_n l._n illud_fw-la 17_o ff_n de_fw-fr peric_a &_o commod_a rei_fw-la vendit_fw-la and_o therefore_o if_o the_o wife_n who_o by_o she_o own_o default_n do_v voluntarl_o depart_v from_o her_o husband_n shall_v after_o repent_v and_o submit_v herself_o to_o he_o shall_v desire_v reconciliation_n and_o to_o be_v admit_v to_o cohabitation_n with_o he_o he_o then_o refuse_v she_o shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o allow_v her_o alimony_n save_v in_o the_o case_n aforesaid_a glos_n c._n significasti_fw-la verb._n materiam_fw-la in_o side_n divort._n ubi_fw-la host_n nu_fw-la 2._o verb._n restitui_fw-la jo._n andr._n nu_fw-la 7._o fi_fw-la &_o d._n d._n communiter_fw-la on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o husband_n the_o wife_n shall_v blameless_o fly_v from_o he_o and_o the_o husband_n shall_v offer_v sufficient_a security_n or_o caution_n for_o his_o future_a good_a behaviour_n to_o she_o &_o her_o safety_n and_o peace_n with_o he_o and_o the_o cruelty_n or_o ill_a usage_n not_o such_o but_o that_o by_o such_o caution_n the_o wife_n peace_n and_o safety_n may_v be_v undoubted_o secure_v and_o she_o notwithstanding_o refuse_v to_o return_v in_o such_o case_n the_o law_n will_v not_o compel_v he_o to_o allow_v her_o alimony_n quia_fw-la ultima_fw-la ea_fw-la culpa_fw-la uxori_fw-la nocet_fw-la ferret_n council_n 34._o nu_fw-la 18._o barbos_n 2._o p._n rub_v ff_n solut_a matrim_n nu_fw-la 44._o 15._o by_o the_o civil_a law_n if_o a_o dowry_n or_o marriage-portion_n with_o a_o wife_n be_v promise_v and_o not_o pay_v to_o the_o husband_n he_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o allow_v her_o alimony_n gloss_n auth._n de_fw-fr non_fw-fr eligend_n secundo_fw-la nubentes_fw-la the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v because_o such_o portion_n quasi_fw-la in_o pretium_fw-la datur_fw-la l._n pro_fw-la oneribus_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr jur_fw-fr dotium_n but_o if_o by_o reason_n of_o some_o misfortune_n her_o parent_n or_o such_o as_o undertake_v for_o the_o payment_n thereof_o do_v after_o become_v insolvant_n she_o shall_v notwithstanding_o have_v alimony_n even_o by_o that_o law_n which_o in_o other_o respect_n seem_v somewhat_o severe_a in_o this_o point_n unless_o you_o can_v affect_v they_o with_o fraud_n in_o promise_v what_o they_o know_v they_o can_v not_o perform_v barbos_n ff_n solut_a matri_fw-la nu_fw-la 71._o or_o in_o case_n two_o person_n lay_v claim_v to_o the_o same_o woman_n each_o pretend_v she_o be_v his_o wife_n by_o marriage_n and_o the_o one_o of_o they_o move_v to_o have_v she_o keep_v under_o sequestration_n till_o the_o case_n be_v decise_v in_o this_o case_n she_o shall_v have_v alimony_n pendent_fw-la light_fw-la of_o that_o person_n at_o who_o motion_n or_o instance_n she_o be_v so_o sequester_v l._n si_fw-la pro_fw-la lusorio_n ff_n de_fw-fr appellat_fw-la but_o if_o the_o controversy_n be_v only_o between_o a_o man_n and_o a_o woman_n touch_v the_o validity_n of_o a_o marriage_n as_o whether_o a_o marriage_n or_o not_o in_o such_o case_n no_o alimony_n be_v due_a till_o some_o matrimonial_a proof_n appear_v or_o that_o it_o do_v some_o way_n constare_fw-la de_fw-la matrimonio_fw-la but_o wherever_o a_o marriage_n do_v appear_v there_o alimony_n shall_v be_v due_a pendent_fw-la light_fw-la arg_v l._n si_fw-la neget_fw-la ff_n de_fw-fr lib._n agnosc_fw-la 16._o john_n owen_n live_v apart_o from_o his_o wife_n and_o upon_o petition_n of_o the_o wife_n to_o the_o justice_n of_o assize_n for_o maintenance_n they_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o bangor_n who_o order_v that_o he_o shall_v pay_v to_o his_o wife_n 10_o l._n per_fw-la a_o which_o be_v afterward_o confirm_v by_o decree_n in_o the_o council_n of_o march_n of_o wales_n and_o because_o that_o john_n owen_n disobey_v that_o decree_n and_o do_v not_o pay_v the_o 10_o l._n per_fw-la a_o the_o council_n send_v a_o messenger_n to_o apprehend_v his_o body_n &_o cause_v his_o good_n and_o the_o profit_n of_o his_o land_n to_o be_v sequester_v and_o henden_fw-ge pray_v a_o prohibition_n for_o that_o alimony_n be_v not_o within_o their_o instruction_n richardson_n demand_v of_o he_o if_o they_o can_v grant_v prohibition_n if_o they_o meddle_v with_o a_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o ecclesiastical_a power_n where_o they_o themselves_o have_v power_n harvey_n be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n for_o this_o court_n shall_v preserve_v 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which_o be_v not_o triable_a by_o the_o common_a law_n richardson_n the_o power_n of_o the_o high_a commission_n be_v not_o the_o arduis_fw-la regni_fw-la but_o of_o heresy_n and_o such_o other_o thing_n ecclesiastical_a and_o he_o say_v that_o the_o court_n of_o high_a commission_n have_v special_a word_n in_o their_o commission_n but_o not_o in_o the_o statute_n of_o primo_fw-la and_o that_o the_o statute_n de_fw-fr primo_fw-la have_v no_o prerogative_n in_o that_o and_o so_o the_o question_n be_v if_o the_o king_n may_v by_o the_o common_a law_n grant_v such_o a_o commission_n hutton_n say_v that_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n as_o he_o may_v grant_v such_o a_o commission_n they_o may_v grant_v commission_n for_o all_o other_o thing_n yeluerton_n i_o marvel_v how_o that_o come_v within_o their_o commission_n he_o say_v that_o in_o tempore_fw-la jacobi_n upon_o a_o debate_n before_o he_o sir_n edward_z cook_n so_o full_o satisfy_v the_o king_n and_o this_o matter_n
catholic_n faith_n or_o any_o of_o the_o article_n thereof_o ground_v on_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 5._o by_o a_o proviso_n in_o the_o act_n of_o 1_o eliz._n c._n 1._o no_o matter_n or_o cause_n shall_v be_v adjudge_v heresy_n but_o such_o only_a as_o have_v be_v so_o adjudge_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n and_o by_o the_o first_o four_o general_n council_n or_o by_o any_o other_o general_n council_n wherein_o the_o same_o be_v declare_v heresy_n by_o the_o express_a and_o plain_a word_n of_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n or_o such_o as_o shall_v hereafter_o be_v determine_v to_o be_v heresy_n by_o parliament_n with_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o clergy_n in_o their_o convocation_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o say_a statute_n the_o occasion_n of_o the_o make_n whereof_o be_v as_o suppose_v by_o reason_n of_o a_o indictment_n against_o certain_a person_n call_v lollard_n upon_o the_o statute_n of_o 2_o h._n 4._o c._n 15._o who_o opinion_n be_v 1_o that_o it_o be_v 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against_o he_o as_o he_o may_v have_v do_v before_o these_o statute_n by_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o say_a act_n of_o 2_o h._n 4._o c._n 15._o according_a to_o sir_n ed._n coke_n in_o that_o place_n aforesaid_a where_o he_o also_o say_v that_o no_o person_n at_o this_o day_n can_v be_v indict_v or_o impeach_v of_o heresy_n before_o any_o temporal_a judge_n or_o other_o that_o have_v temporal_a jurisdiction_n but_o every_o archbishop_n of_o this_o realm_n may_v cite_v any_o person_n dwell_v in_o any_o bishop_n diocese_n within_o his_o province_n for_o cause_n of_o heresy_n if_o the_o bishop_n or_o other_o immediate_a ordinary_n thereunto_o consent_n or_o if_o that_o the_o same_o bishop_n or_o other_o immediate_a ordinary_a or_o judge_n do_v not_o his_o duty_n in_o punish_v the_o same_o sup_n 7._o again_o sir_n ed._n coke_n in_o the_o forementioned_a place_n affirm_v that_o it_o appear_v by_o bracton_n britton_n fleta_n stanford_n and_o all_o the_o book_n of_o the_o common_a law_n that_o he_o who_o be_v due_o convict_v of_o heresy_n shall_v be_v burn_v to_o death_n mir._n c._n 4._o the_o majesty_n bract._n ubi_fw-la sup_n britt_n c._n 9_o fleta_n l._n 1._o c._n 35._o reg._n f._n n._n b._n 269._o but_o the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n can_v as_o he_o say_v at_o this_o day_n commit_v the_o person_n that_o be_v convict_v of_o heresy_n to_o the_o sheriff_n albeit_o he_o be_v present_a to_o be_v burn_v but_o must_v have_v the_o king_n writ_n de_fw-fr haeretieo_fw-la comburendo_fw-la according_a to_o the_o common_a law_n f._n n._n b._n 269._o rot._n par._n 2_o h._n 4._o nu_fw-la 29._o sautries_n case_n bre._n de_fw-fr haeret_fw-la combur_fw-la per_fw-la reg._n &_o council_n in_o parliam_fw-la the_o reason_n sir_n ed._n coke_n give_v wherefore_o heresy_n be_v so_o extreme_o and_o fearful_o punish_v be_v for_o that_o gravius_n est_fw-la aeternam_fw-la quam_fw-la temporalem_fw-la laedere_fw-la majestatem_fw-la and_o haeresis_fw-la est_fw-la lepra_fw-la animae_fw-la supr_fw-la the_o party_n due_o convict_v of_o heresy_n may_v recall_v and_o abjure_v his_o opinion_n and_o thereby_o save_v his_o life_n but_o a_o relapse_n be_v fatal_a and_o if_o the_o heretic_n will_v not_o say_v he_o after_o conviction_n abjure_v he_o may_v by_o force_n of_o the_o say_a writ_n be_v burn_v without_o abjuration_n supr_fw-la 2_o h._n 4_o rot._n parl._n n._n 24._o a_o writ_n be_v issue_v by_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o lord_n temporal_a in_o parliament_n to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o london_n and_o subscribe_v per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la regem_fw-la &_o concilium_fw-la in_o parliamento_fw-la by_o which_o the_o sheriff_n be_v command_v to_o burn_v william_n sautre_fw-fr who_o have_v be_v before_o condemn_v for_o a_o relapsed_a heretic_n by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n apostolicae_fw-la sedis_fw-la legatum_fw-la and_o other_o suffragans_fw-la and_o all_o the_o clergy_n of_o that_o province_n in_o concilio_n svo_fw-la provinciali_fw-la congregat_n juris_fw-la ordine_fw-la note_v 1_o eliz._n cap._n 1._o proviso_n that_o such_o as_o have_v jurisdiction_n by_o letter_n patent_n shall_v not_o have_v power_n to_o judge_n heresy_n but_o in_o such_o case_n as_o have_v be_v before_o adjudge_v etc._n etc._n or_o such_o as_o shall_v hereafter_o be_v order_v judge_v and_o determine_v to_o be_v heresy_n by_o the_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n of_o this_o realm_n with_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o clergy_n in_o their_o convocation_n as_o aforesaid_a before_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v adjudge_v a_o heretic_n he_o ought_v to_o be_v convict_v by_o the_o provincial_a synod_n for_o the_o common_a law_n do_v not_o take_v notice_n what_o be_v heresy_n 269._o if_o a_o heretic_n convict_v shall_v after_o abjuration_n relapse_n into_o the_o same_o or_o any_o other_o heresy_n and_o thereof_o be_v convict_v again_o the_o writ_n de_fw-fr hoeretico_fw-la comburendo_fw-la may_v be_v direct_v to_o the_o sheriff_n after_o the_o party_n be_v deliver_v by_o the_o clergy_n unto_o the_o secular_a power_n and_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 2_o h._n 4._o c._n 15._o every_o bishop_n in_o his_o own_o diocese_n may_v as_o aforesaid_a convict_v a_o man_n of_o heresy_n and_o upon_o another_o conviction_n after_o abjuration_n may_v by_o the_o sheriff_n proceed_v unto_o comburation_n but_o that_o statute_n be_v repeal_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o h._n 8._o c._n 14._o vid._n co_fw-la lib._n 12._o in_o a_o case_n of_o heresy_n note_v 2_o ma._n tit_n heresy_n brook_n per_fw-la omnes_fw-la justiciarios_fw-la &_o baker_n &_o hare_n the_o archbishop_n in_o his_o province_n in_o the_o convocation_n may_v and_o do_v use_v to_o convict_v heresy_n by_o the_o common_a law_n and_o then_o to_o put_v they_o convict_v into_o lay-hand_n and_o then_o by_o the_o writ_n de_fw-fr haeretico_fw-la comburendo_fw-la they_o be_v burn_v but_o because_o it_o be_v troublesome_a to_o call_v a_o convocation_n it_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o statute_n 2_o h._n 4._o cap._n 15._o 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