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
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
the_o bishop_n of_o london_n willielmus_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la rex_fw-la anglorum_fw-la r._n bainardo_n &_o s._n de_fw-fr magna_fw-la villa_n p._n the_o vabines_n caeterisque_fw-la meis_fw-la fidelibus_fw-la de_fw-la essex_n &_o de_fw-fr hertfordshire_n &_o de_fw-fr middlesex_n salutem_fw-la sciatis_fw-la vos_fw-la omnes_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o which_o charter_n the_o tenor_n of_o the_o foresay_a charter_n be_v recite_v word_n by_o word_n in_o english_a the_o like_a charter_n he_o also_o there_o say_v be_v in_o the_o book_n of_o charter_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n whereby_o it_o be_v most_o evident_a that_o the_o bishop_n consistory_n be_v of_o great_a antiquity_n and_o that_o they_o be_v erect_v when_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a be_v remove_v from_o the_o turn_v which_o be_v a_o court_n of_o record_n hold_v before_o the_o sheriff_n to_o the_o consistory_n 260._o so_o that_o this_o law_n make_v by_o the_o conqueror_n seem_v as_o mr._n blount_n in_o his_o nomo-lexiâ—on_a on_o this_o word_n well_o observe_v to_o give_v the_o original_a of_o the_o bishop_n consistory_n as_o it_o now_o sit_v with_o we_o distinct_a and_o divide_v from_o the_o hundred_o or_o county-court_n wherewith_o it_o seem_v probable_a in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o saxon_n to_o have_v be_v join_v 414._o 9_o lindwood_n in_o the_o provincial_a constitution_n upon_o this_o word_n consistorium_fw-la quoad_fw-la episcopos_fw-la put_v this_o difference_n between_o consistorium_fw-la and_o tribunal_n tribunal_n say_v he_o est_fw-la locus_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la sedet_fw-la ordinarius_fw-la inferior_a but_o consistorium_fw-la est_fw-la locus_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la sedet_fw-la princeps_fw-la ad_fw-la judicandum_fw-la lindw_n de_fw-fr foro_fw-la competent_a c._n excussis_fw-la in_o ver_fw-la consistoria_fw-la albeit_o according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a acceptation_n of_o these_o word_n we_o refer_v tribunal_n to_o any_o place_n of_o judicature_n but_o consistorium_fw-la to_o that_o only_a which_o be_v of_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n 10._o this_o chancellor_n of_o a_o diocese_n as_o he_o be_v oculus_fw-la episcopi_fw-la aught_o to_o have_v a_o eye_n into_o all_o part_n of_o the_o diocese_n and_o have_v immediate_o under_o the_o ordinary_a jurisdiction_n of_o all_o matter_n ecclesiastical_a within_o the_o same_o not_o only_o for_o reformation_n of_o manner_n and_o punishment_n of_o enormity_n of_o a_o spiritual_a nature_n by_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n but_o also_o in_o cause_n matrimonial_a and_o testamentary_a as_o to_o the_o probat_fw-la of_o will_n and_o grant_v letter_n of_o administration_n of_o the_o good_n of_o a_o person_n die_v intestate_a where_o there_o be_v not_o bona_fw-la notabilia_fw-la in_o which_o case_n the_o will_n shall_v be_v prove_v or_o administration_n grant_v by_o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o archbishop_n and_o wherever_o there_o be_v a_o administration_n due_o grant_v there_o the_o administrator_n do_v almost_o in_o all_o point_n represent_v the_o person_n of_o the_o intestate_a as_o legal_o as_o any_o executor_n can_v the_o person_n of_o his_o testator_n testamentary_o for_o this_o administrator_n in_o construction_n of_o the_o common_a law_n be_v that_o person_n to_o who_o trust_n care_n conduct_v and_o management_n the_o good_n and_o chattel_n real_a and_o personal_a of_o the_o intestate_a be_v commit_v by_o the_o ordinary_a or_o such_o other_o as_o under_o he_o be_v due_o authorize_v to_o grant_v the_o same_o but_o under_o this_o notion_n or_o appellation_n of_o administrator_n neither_o the_o civil_a nor_o the_o canon_n law_n know_v any_o such_o officer_n only_o they_o take_v notice_n of_o administrator_n as_o governor_n of_o person_n place_n or_o thing_n decret_n can._n 23._o q._n 5._o cap._n 26._o &_o extra_n com._n cap._n 11._o and_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o the_o common_a law_n may_v as_o some_o conceive_v take_v its_o light_n as_o to_o this_o officer_n under_o this_o notion_n as_o now_o practicable_a with_o we_o from_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o emperor_n leo._n i._n 28._o nulli_fw-la licere_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr episc_n &_o cler._n whereby_o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o the_o bishop_n shall_v take_v care_n to_o see_v such_o legacy_n due_o perform_v as_o be_v bequeath_v for_o the_o redemption_n of_o captive_n in_o case_n the_o testator_n appoint_v not_o one_o to_o execute_v his_o will_n in_o that_o particular_a this_o power_n give_v to_o the_o ordinary_a of_o make_v administrator_n in_o case_n of_o intestation_n and_o of_o authorise_v they_o to_o act_v as_o executor_n be_v very_o ancient_a by_o the_o statute-law_n 5._o and_o if_o any_o ordinary_a chancellor_n etc._n etc._n have_v power_n by_o the_o act_n of_o 21_o h._n 8._o to_o grant_v the_o administration_n of_o the_o good_n of_o he_o that_o die_v intestate_a to_o the_o widow_n or_o next_o of_o kin_n shall_v take_v any_o reward_n for_o the_o prefer_v any_o person_n before_o another_o to_o the_o administration_n it_o be_v bribery_n 46._o 11._o a_o lawful_a administrator_n may_v render_v his_o own_o good_n liable_a to_o the_o intestates_fw-la debt_n either_o by_o a_o devastavit_fw-la or_o by_o a_o false_a plea_n judicial_o and_o his_o executor_n or_o administrator_n shall_v not_o succeed_v he_o in_o the_o administration_n to_o his_o intestate_a unless_o qualify_v to_o require_v administration_n of_o both_o intestates_fw-la but_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o first_o intestates_fw-la good_n be_v de_fw-fr novo_fw-la to_o be_v commit_v to_o his_o next_o of_o kin_n as_o de_fw-fr bonis_fw-la non_fw-la adm._n and_o if_o a_o stranger_n by_o any_o act_n make_v himself_o executor_n the_o son_n tort_fw-fr the_o creditor_n and_o legatary_n may_v not_o sue_v he_o as_o administrator_n albeit_o it_o be_v a_o administration_n in_o fact_n but_o must_v sue_v he_o as_o executor_n in_o his_o own_o wrong_n who_o notwithstanding_o be_v not_o any_o further_a liable_a than_o to_o the_o value_n of_o the_o deceased_n good_n as_o asset_n in_o his_o hand_n but_o in_o case_n the_o ordinary_n shall_v without_o grant_v any_o letter_n of_o administration_n make_v his_o letter_n ad_fw-la colligendum_fw-la in_o that_o case_n he_o make_v himself_o liable_a to_o action_n pro_fw-la tanto_fw-la as_o if_o himself_o be_v actual_o possess_v of_o the_o good_n of_o the_o decease_a and_o here_o note_v that_o funeral_n expense_n according_a to_o the_o degree_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o decease_a be_v to_o be_v allow_v of_o his_o good_n before_o any_o debt_n or_o duty_n whatsoever_o for_o that_o be_v opus_fw-la pium_fw-la or_o charitativum_fw-la 97._o 12._o and_o as_o in_o these_o consistory_n there_o be_v a_o great_a variety_n of_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n hear_v and_o determine_v so_o also_o the_o officer_n belong_v thereto_o be_v many_o and_o of_o various_a quality_n and_o degree_n whereof_o some_o seem_v to_o be_v magis_fw-la principales_fw-la other_o minus_fw-la principales_fw-la but_o other_o in_o the_o popular_a account_n as_o mere_a animalia_fw-la tantum_fw-la rationalia_fw-la by_o who_o they_o understand_v apparitor_n who_o in_o truth_n be_v summoner_n and_o who_o character_n in_o law_n be_v this_o viz._n he_o be_v that_o person_n who_o employment_n be_v to_o serve_v such_o process_n as_o issue_v out_o of_o the_o spiritual_a or_o ecclesiastical_a court_n and_o as_o a_o messenger_n to_o cite_v offender_n and_o other_o to_o make_v their_o appearance_n therein_o as_o occasion_n shall_v require_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 21_o h._n 8._o c._n 5._o as_o also_o by_o the_o 138th_o canon_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n apparitor_n be_v call_v summoner_n or_o summoner_n by_o which_o canon_n the_o abuse_n and_o grievance_n pretend_v to_o be_v practise_v by_o such_o summoner_n or_o apparitor_n be_v sufficient_o redress_v for_o as_o the_o multitude_n of_o they_o be_v thereby_o abridge_v and_o restrain_v by_o decree_v and_o ordain_v that_o no_o bishop_n or_o archdeacon_n or_o their_o vicar_n or_o official_o or_o other_o inferior_a ordinary_n shall_v depute_v or_o have_v more_o apparitor_n to_o serve_v their_o jurisdiction_n respective_o than_o either_o they_o or_o their_o predecessor_n be_v accustom_v to_o have_v thirty_o year_n before_o the_o publish_n the_o say_v ecclesiastical_a constitution_n so_o it_o be_v likewise_o provide_v by_o the_o say_a canon_n that_o the_o say_a apparitor_n shall_v by_o themselves_o faithful_o execute_v their_o office_n and_o not_o by_o any_o colour_n or_o pretence_n whatsoever_o cause_n or_o suffer_v their_o mandate_n to_o be_v execute_v by_o any_o messenger_n or_o substitute_n unless_o upon_o some_o good_a cause_n to_o be_v first_o allow_v and_o approve_v by_o the_o ordinary_a of_o the_o place_n it_o be_v also_o further_o provide_v by_o the_o say_a canon_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o office_n of_o promoter_n or_o informer_n for_o the_o court_n nor_o shall_v exact_v more_o or_o great_a fee_n than_o be_v prescribe_v by_o the_o 135th_o canon_n of_o the_o say_v ecclesiastical_a constitution_n and_o in_o case_n either_o the_o number_n of_o apparitor_n depute_v shall_v exceed_v the_o aforesaid_a limitation_n or_o any_o of_o
custom_n or_o the_o parson_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o canon_n shall_v choose_v the_o churchwarden_n and_o whether_o prohibition_n lie_v in_o that_o case_n 22._o whether_o churchwarden_n as_o a_o corporation_n may_v prescribe_v to_o take_v land_n to_o they_o and_o their_o successor_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o church_n 1._o churchwarden_n or_o guardiani_n ecclesiae_fw-la be_v certain_a officer_n parochial_a guardiani_n annual_o elect_v or_o choose_v by_o and_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o minister_n and_o a_o select_a number_n of_o the_o chief_a parishioner_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o place_n to_o look_v to_o the_o church_n and_o church-yard_n and_o to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o concernment_n thereof_o and_o of_o such_o thing_n as_o appertain_v thereto_o as_o also_o to_o observe_v and_o have_v a_o inspection_n into_o the_o behaviour_n life_n and_o conversation_n of_o their_o parishioner_n touch_v such_o fault_n and_o disorder_n as_o be_v within_o the_o cognizance_n and_o censure_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n these_o officer_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o corporation_n enable_v to_o sue_v and_o be_v sue_v for_o any_o matter_n or_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n or_o poor_a of_o their_o parish_n rep._n and_o have_v as_o their_o assistant_n certain_a sideman_n or_o questmen_n who_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o parish_n be_v yearly_a likewise_o choose_v to_o assist_v the_o churchwarden_n in_o the_o enquiry_n and_o present_v such_o offender_n to_o the_o ordinary_a as_o be_v within_o the_o ecclesiastical_a cognizance_n and_o censure_n aforesaid_a for_o which_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v sue_v or_o trouble_v at_o the_o law_n by_o any_o such_o offender_n so_o present_v as_o aforesaid_a 115._o nor_o be_v they_o oblige_v to_o present_v often_o than_o twice_o a_o year_n except_o it_o be_v at_o the_o bishop_n visitation_n yet_o they_o may_v present_v as_o oft_o as_o they_o shall_v think_v meet_a if_o good_a occasion_n shall_v so_o require_v 116._o but_o they_o may_v not_o on_o pain_n of_o be_v proceed_v against_o by_o their_o ordinary_n as_o in_o case_n of_o wilful_a perjury_n in_o court_n ecclesiastical_a willing_o and_o witting_o omit_v to_o present_v such_o public_a crime_n as_o they_o know_v to_o have_v be_v commit_v or_o can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a that_o there_o be_v then_o a_o public_a same_o thereof_o 117._o moreover_o the_o old_a churchwarden_n be_v to_o make_v their_o presentment_n before_o the_o new_a be_v swear_v till_o which_o time_n the_o office_n of_o the_o old_a continue_v the_o usual_a time_n for_o the_o new_a churchwarden_n to_o enter_v upon_o their_o office_n be_v the_o first_o week_n after_o easter_n or_o some_o week_n follow_v according_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o ordinary_a before_o which_o the_o old_a churchwarden_n shall_v exhibit_v the_o presentment_n of_o such_o enormity_n as_o happen_v in_o their_o parish_n since_o their_o last_o presentment_n and_o shall_v not_o be_v suffer_v to_o transmit_v or_o pass_v over_o the_o same_o to_o those_o that_o be_v new_o choose_v 118._o by_o the_o nineti_v canon_n the_o choice_n of_o churchwarden_n questmen_n sideman_n or_o assistant_n be_v to_o be_v yearly_o make_v in_o easter-week_n and_o that_o by_o the_o joynt-consent_n of_o the_o minister_n and_o the_o parishioner_n if_o it_o may_v be_v otherwise_o the_o minister_n to_o choose_v one_o and_o the_o parishioner_n another_o who_o at_o their_o year_n end_v or_o within_o a_o month_n next_o after_o shall_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o minister_n and_o the_o parishioner_n make_v a_o just_a account_n of_o what_o they_o have_v receive_v and_o disburse_v for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o church_n and_o shall_v deliver_v over_o what_o remain_v in_o their_o hand_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n unto_o the_o next_o churchwarden_n by_o bill_n indent_v 89._o 2._o one_o bring_v action_n on_o the_o case_n against_o churchwarden_n for_o a_o false_a and_o malicious_a presentment_n of_o he_o in_o the_o spiritual_a court_n and_o find_v for_o the_o defendant_n they_o pray_v double_a cost_v on_o the_o statute_n of_o 1_o jac._n but_o jones_n crook_n and_o berkley_n justice_n deny_v it_o for_o that_o the_o statute_n do_v not_o extend_v to_o churchwarden_n for_o thing_n of_o their_o office_n in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n rep._n they_o have_v their_o action_n of_o trespass_n at_o the_o common_a law_n for_o such_o thing_n take_v away_o out_o of_o the_o church_n as_o belong_v to_o the_o parishioner_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o church_n rep._n and_o the_o release_n of_o one_o of_o the_o churchwarden_n be_v no_o bar_n in_o law_n to_o the_o other_o ibid._n if_o one_o take_v away_o the_o chalice_n or_o surplice_n out_o of_o the_o church_n action_n of_o trespass_n lie_v against_o he_o at_o common_a law_n and_o not_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n rep._n so_o if_o one_o lay_v violent_a hand_n on_o a_o ecclesiastical_a person_n a_o action_n lie_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n but_o he_o shall_v not_o there_o sue_v for_o damage_n ibid._n if_o the_o organ_n or_o parish-bible_n or_o the_o like_a be_v take_v away_o out_o of_o the_o church_n the_o action_n lie_v at_o the_o common_a law_n and_o not_o in_o the_o spiritual_a court_n for_o the_o same_o for_o the_o churchwarden_n may_v have_v their_o action_n at_o common_a law_n in_o that_o case_n law_n but_o if_o the_o parson_n take_v away_o out_o of_o the_o church_n the_o scutcheon_n or_o banner_n of_o some_o person_n decease_v his_o widow_n if_o she_o do_v put_v it_o there_o and_o it_o be_v take_v away_o in_o her_o life_n time_n may_v have_v her_o action_n of_o trespass_n at_o common_a law_n or_o after_o her_o decease_n the_o heir_n may_v have_v the_o same_o action_n rep._n 3._o trespass_n bring_v by_o the_o churchwarden_n of_o f._n and_o declare_v that_o the_o defendant_n take_v a_o bell_n out_o of_o the_o say_a church_n and_o that_o the_o trespass_n be_v do_v 20_o eliz._n it_o be_v find_v for_o the_o plaintiff_n 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