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

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he_o the_o court_n may_v ex_fw-la gratia_fw-la give_v he_o time_n to_o produce_v they_o till_o any_o other_o assize_n or_o session_n and_o a_o clerk_n in_o holy_a order_n at_o this_o day_n shall_v have_v his_o clergy_n ad_fw-la infinitum_fw-la from_o time_n to_o time_n which_o no_o layman_n can_v have_v above_o once_o the_o good_n of_o clergyman_n be_v by_o several_a statute_n exempt_v and_o free_v from_o the_o king_n purveyance_n 3._o st._n 3_o e._n 3._o c._n 1._o 14_o e._n 3._o c._n 1._o 18_o e._n 3._o c._n 4._o 1_o b._n 2._o c._n 3._o but_o his_o majesty_n have_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n gracious_o release_v this_o duty_n purveyance_n purveyance_n the_o laity_n have_v the_o same_o privilege_n a_o clergyman_n shall_v not_o be_v amerce_v the_o high_a in_o respect_n of_o his_o church_n live_v or_o benefice_n church_n 2_o inst_z 627._o not_o amercy_v for_o the_o churchland_n regist_n ov_fw-mi 289._o f.n.b._n 29._o no_o execution_n upon_o the_o good_n of_o the_o church_n nor_o 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privilege_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o ancient_n and_o good_a statute_n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la parliament_n privilege_n of_o the_o clergy_n confirm_v by_o several_a parliament_n and_o so_o they_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n at_o the_o open_n of_o every_o other_o parliament_n after_o till_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o h._n 5._o how_o it_o begin_v then_o to_o be_v discontinue_v by_o the_o negligence_n of_o the_o clergy_n or_o for_o what_o other_o cause_n i_o know_v not_o and_o so_o have_v thus_o brief_o mention_v many_o of_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o clergy_n conclusion_n conclusion_n whereof_o the_o common_a law_n take_v notice_n and_o to_o which_o they_o have_v right_a at_o this_o day_n by_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n of_o this_o realm_n i_o shall_v not_o only_o conclude_v this_o chapter_n but_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o discourse_n with_o gloria_fw-la deo_fw-la omnipotenti_fw-la amen_o finis_fw-la the_o second_o part_n be_v the_o law_n of_o tithe_n or_o tithe_n show_v in_o what_o manner_n all_o manner_n of_o tithe_n offering_n mortuary_n and_o all_o other_o church_n duty_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v and_o in_o what_o court_n and_o manner_n they_o may_v be_v recover_v and_o to_o what_o charge_v they_o be_v subject_a with_o many_o other_o thing_n fit_a for_o all_o people_n but_o especial_o all_o clergyman_n to_o know_v write_a by_o sir_n simon_n degge_n kt._n london_n print_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la mdclxxvi_o to_o his_o worthy_a and_o reverend_a son_n in_o law_n mr._n anthony_n trollop_n rector_n of_o norbury_n in_o derbyshire_n dear_a son_n it_o be_v now_o above_o thirty_o year_n since_o the_o tithing_n table_n publish_v many_o year_n ago_o come_v to_o my_o hand_n and_o upon_o perusal_n thereof_o find_v that_o the_o common_a law_n and_o canon-law_n differ_v in_o many_o thing_n i_o think_v it_o will_v be_v a_o work_n grateful_a to_o the_o
tantummodo_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la qui_fw-la quotidiè_fw-la servire_fw-la videntur_fw-la licet_fw-la comedere_fw-la &_o habere_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o private_a chapel_n carry_v away_o many_o of_o the_o offering_n belong_v to_o the_o mother_n church_n to_o avoid_v which_o othobon_n the_o pope_n legate_n here_o make_v a_o canon_n to_o remedy_v that_o mischief_n to_o this_o purpose_n quod_fw-la capellani_n ministrantes_fw-la in_o capellis_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la oblationibus_fw-la cap._n de_fw-fr oblationibus_fw-la quae_fw-la salvo_fw-la jure_fw-la matricis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la sunt_fw-la concessae_fw-la universas_fw-la oblationes_fw-la &_o cetera_fw-la quae_fw-la ipsis_fw-la non_fw-la recipientibus_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la matricem_fw-la provenire_fw-la deberent_fw-la ipsius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la rectori_fw-la sine_fw-la difficultate_fw-la restituant_fw-la cum_fw-la illud_fw-la tanquam_fw-la alienum_fw-la just_a nequeant_fw-la retinere_fw-la si_fw-mi quis_fw-la autem_fw-la restituere_fw-la contempserit_fw-la suspensionis_fw-la vinculo_fw-la quousque_fw-la restituerit_fw-la se_fw-la noverit_fw-la innodatum_fw-la so_o that_o it_o seem_v by_o this_o canon_n that_o chapel_n that_o have_v parochial_a right_n the_o chaplain_n of_o they_o may_v retain_v the_o offering_n but_o where_o the_o parochial_a right_n be_v save_v to_o the_o mother_n church_n the_o chaplain_n of_o such_o chapel_n be_v to_o account_v to_o the_o rector_n of_o the_o mother_n church_n for_o the_o offering_n make_v at_o such_o chapel_n there_o be_v another_o canon_n make_v by_o simon_n mepham_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o his_o clergy_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1328._o recite_v quia_fw-la quidam_fw-la maledictionis_fw-la silij_fw-la in_o nubentium_fw-la solenniis_fw-la etc._n cap._n quia_fw-la quidam_fw-la maledictionis_fw-la etc._n etc._n purificationibus_fw-la mulierum_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la exequiis_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la ipse_fw-la dominus_fw-la in_o ministrorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la personis_fw-la solebat_fw-la oblationum_fw-la libamine_fw-la populariter_fw-la honorari_fw-la ad_fw-la unius_fw-la denarii_fw-la vel_fw-la alterius_fw-la modicae_fw-la quantitatis_fw-la oblationem_fw-la populi_fw-la devotionem_fw-la restringere_fw-la sunt_fw-la moliti_fw-la residuum_fw-la oblationis_fw-la fidelium_fw-la suis_fw-la pro_fw-la libito_fw-la vel_fw-la alienis_fw-la usibus_fw-la multoties_fw-la applicantes_fw-la praesentis_fw-la declaratione_fw-la consilii_fw-la declaramus_fw-la &_o pronunciamus_fw-la omnes_fw-la &_o singulos_fw-la in_o praemissis_fw-la vel_fw-la eorum_fw-la aliquos_fw-la imposterum_fw-la delinquentes_fw-la vinculo_fw-la majoris_fw-la excommunicationit_fw-la involvi_fw-la so_o that_o upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n it_o appear_v there_o be_v some_o offering_n free_a and_o voluntary_a which_o the_o parishioner_n or_o other_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o perform_v but_o ad_fw-la libitum_fw-la there_o be_v other_o by_o custom_n certain_a and_o obligatory_a as_o those_o for_o marriage_n christen_n church_a of_o woman_n burial_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o these_o be_v all_o due_a and_o belong_v to_o the_o parish_n priest_n or_o minister_n that_o officiate_v at_o the_o mother_n church_n or_o chapel_n that_o have_v parochial_a right_n the_o other_o chapel_n that_o have_v not_o parochial_a right_n be_v to_o account_v to_o the_o rector_n for_o the_o parish_n church_n now_o let_v we_o see_v what_o the_o statute_n of_o 2_o e._n 6._o say_v by_o which_o it_o be_v enact_v that_o all_o and_o every_o person_n or_o person_n which_o by_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o this_o realm_n ought_v to_o make_v or_o pay_v their_o offering_n offering_n 2_o e._n 6._o c._n 13._o the_o statute_n for_o offering_n shall_v yearly_o from_o thenceforth_o well_o and_o true_o content_a and_o pay_v his_o or_o their_o offering_n to_o the_o parson_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o parish_n or_o parish_n where_o it_o shall_v fortune_n or_o happen_v him_z or_o they_o to_o dwell_v or_o abide_v etc._n etc._n those_o offering_n which_o be_v free_a and_o voluntary_a be_v now_o vanish_v and_o be_v not_o comprehend_v within_o this_o law_n but_o those_o that_o be_v customary_a and_o certain_a as_o for_o communicant_n marriage_n christen_n church_a of_o woman_n and_o burial_n be_v confirm_v to_o the_o parish_n priest_n vicar_n and_o curate_n of_o the_o parish_n where_o the_o party_n live_v that_o aught_o to_o pay_v the_o same_o and_o they_o be_v only_o recoverable_a in_o the_o spiritual_a court_n or_o a_o action_n i_o conceive_v may_v be_v form_v upon_o this_o statute_n at_o common_a law_n chap._n xxiv_o the_o twenty_o four_o chapter_n show_v what_o mortuary_n be_v and_o in_o what_o case_n they_o be_v due_a at_o this_o day_n and_o how_o much_o be_v to_o be_v pay_v for_o the_o same_o by_o a_o provincial_a canon_n make_v by_o simon_n laugham_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o his_o clergy_n mortuary_n where_o and_o what_o be_v due_a for_o mortuary_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1378._o it_o be_v decree_v quod_fw-la si_fw-la decedens_fw-la tria_fw-la vel_fw-la plura_fw-la cujuscunque_fw-la generis_fw-la in_o bonis_fw-la suis_fw-la habuerit_fw-la animalia_fw-la canon_n cap._n statutum_n &_o infra_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o canon_n optimo_fw-la cvi_fw-la debitum_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la fuerit_fw-la reservato_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la suae_fw-la à_fw-la qua_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la recepit_fw-la dum_fw-la viveret_fw-la sine_fw-la dolo_fw-la fraud_n seu_fw-la contradictione_n qualibet_fw-la 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 secundum_fw-la melius_fw-la animal_n reservetur_fw-la post_fw-la obitum_fw-la pro_fw-la salute_v animae_fw-la suae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la suae_fw-la bujusmodi_fw-la liberandum_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la duo_fw-la tantum_fw-la in_o bonis_fw-la decedentis_fw-la extiterint_fw-la animalia_fw-la de_fw-la mansuetudine_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la exactio_fw-la quaelibet_fw-la nomine_fw-la mortuarii_fw-la remittatur_fw-la quodque_fw-la si_fw-la mulier_fw-la viro_fw-la superstite_fw-la obierit_fw-la ad_fw-la solutionem_fw-la mortuarii_fw-la minime_fw-la coerceatur_fw-la sed_fw-la si_fw-la post_fw-la obitum_fw-la mariti_fw-la in_fw-la domo_fw-la cum_fw-la familiae_fw-la regimine_fw-la vidua_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la supervixerit_fw-la juxta_fw-la formam_fw-la superius_fw-la scriptam_fw-la ad_fw-la mortuarium_fw-la obligetur_fw-la hac_fw-la autem_fw-la interpretatione_n consuetudini_fw-la laudabili_fw-la super_fw-la mortuariis_fw-la in_o nostra_fw-la provincia_fw-la aliter_fw-la observare_fw-la nolumus_fw-la praejudicium_fw-la generari_fw-la quin_fw-la si_fw-la decedens_fw-la numerum_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la animalium_fw-la habuerit_fw-la seu_fw-la non_fw-la habuerit_fw-la virve_v aut_fw-la uxor_fw-la prius_fw-la vel_fw-la post_fw-la decesserit_fw-la super_fw-la praestatione_n mortuarii_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la observetur_fw-la ad_fw-la solutionem_fw-la autem_fw-la debiti_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la vel_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la mortuarii_fw-la renuentes_fw-la volumus_fw-la per_fw-la ordinarios_fw-la locorum_fw-la censura_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la coarctari_fw-la how_o far_o this_o canon_n be_v obey_v in_o england_n i_o can_v give_v no_o account_n but_o i_o have_v not_o find_v the_o english_a willing_a to_o have_v their_o estate_n take_v from_o they_o by_o canon_n nor_o have_v find_v that_o any_o prohibition_n have_v be_v grant_v in_o case_n of_o mortuary_n nor_o have_v i_o observe_v any_o complaint_n in_o parliament_n against_o they_o save_o that_o 2_o r._n 2._o it_o be_v pray_v that_o parson_n and_o vicar_n may_v not_o require_v mortuary_n of_o the_o armour_n of_o any_o man_n but_o that_o it_o may_v remain_v to_o their_o executor_n till_o the_o 21_o h._n 8._o and_o then_o they_o be_v settle_v by_o statute_n as_o follow_v mortuary_n stat._n 21_o h._n 8._o cap._n 6._o the_o statute_n for_o mortuary_n 1._o that_o no_o man_n shall_v pay_v a_o mortuary_n unless_o he_o die_v possess_v of_o good_n to_o the_o value_n of_o ten_o mark_n that_o be_v six_o pound_n thirteen_o shilling_n and_o four_o penny_n 2._o that_o no_o mortuary_n shall_v be_v pay_v or_o demand_v but_o in_o such_o place_n where_o they_o have_v use_v to_o be_v pay_v or_o give_v 3._o that_o they_o shall_v be_v pay_v but_o in_o one_o place_n and_o that_o at_o the_o party_n be_v most_o usual_a dwell_n and_o habitation_n and_o there_o but_o one_o mortuary_n and_o that_o after_o the_o rate_n follow_v that_o be_v to_o say_v 4._o that_o if_o the_o decedent_fw-la at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n have_v in_o movable_a good_n to_o the_o value_n of_o ten_o mark_n clear_o his_o debt_n first_o pay_v and_o under_o the_o sum_n of_o thirty_o pound_n than_o he_o shall_v pay_v three_o shilling_n and_o four_o penny_n and_o no_o more_o and_o this_o must_v be_v in_o moveable_n and_o not_o in_o chattel_n as_o lease_n for_o year_n etc._n etc._n 5._o that_o if_o the_o decedent_fw-la die_v possess_v of_o moveable_n of_o the_o value_n of_o thirty_o pound_n and_o under_o the_o value_n of_o forty_o pound_n to_o pay_v six_o shilling_n and_o eight_o penny_n for_o a_o mortuary_n 6._o if_o the_o decedent_n good_n be_v of_o the_o value_n of_o forty_o pound_n or_o upward_o then_o to_o pay_v ten_o shilling_n for_o a_o mortuary_n 7._o that_o no_o marry_a woman_n child_n or_o person_n not_o keep_v house_n shall_v pay_v any_o mortuary_n nor_o a_o wayfaring_a man_n or_o other_o that_o be_v not_o resident_a where_o he_o die_v but_o those_o to_o pay_v where_o they_o be_v last_o resident_a 8._o
and_o in_o all_o case_n to_o hold_v plea_n for_o the_o subtraction_n and_o withhold_v of_o tithe_n and_o confirm_v by_o several_a act_n of_o parliament_n tithe_n 35_o h._n 6.39_o 38_o h._n 6.22_o per_fw-la fortescue_n where_o the_o spiritual_a court_n may_v determine_v the_o right_n of_o tithe_n to_o the_o first_o if_o a_o dispute_n happen_v between_o two_o parson_n to_o which_o of_o they_o the_o tithe_n belong_v whether_o to_o the_o one_o by_o parochial_a right_n or_o the_o other_o as_o a_o portion_n belong_v to_o his_o rectory_n by_o prescription_n and_o both_o parson_n claim_n by_o presentation_n under_o the_o same_o title_n so_o that_o the_o right_n of_o patronage_n come_v not_o in_o dispute_n the_o right_a of_o these_o tithe_n shall_v be_v determine_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n and_o no_o prohibition_n or_o judicavit_fw-la shall_v hinder_v it_o and_o this_o suit_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n be_v call_v a_o spoliation_n and_o this_o jurisdiction_n be_v so_o peculiar_a and_o annex_v to_o the_o spiritual_a court_n tithe_n 38_o h._n 6.21_o 5_o h._n 5.40_o 14_o h._n 4.17_o a._n b._n where_o the_o temporal_a court_n have_v not_o jurisdiction_n of_o tithe_n that_o if_o the_o one_o parson_n shall_v bring_v a_o action_n of_o trespass_n at_o common_a law_n against_o the_o other_o parson_n for_o the_o take_n and_o carry_v away_o corn_n or_o other_o thing_n set_v out_o for_o tithe_n the_o defendant_n may_v by_o way_n of_o plea_n show_v that_o the_o good_n in_o question_n be_v tithe_n set_v forth_o and_o sever_v from_o the_o nine_o part_n and_o that_o he_o be_v parson_n of_o dale_n and_o that_o he_o and_o all_o his_o predecessor_n time_n out_o of_o mind_n have_v have_v these_o tithe_n as_o a_o portion_n which_o belong_v to_o his_o church_n and_o that_o the_o plaintiff_n be_v rector_n of_o the_o parish_n where_o they_o grow_v claim_v they_o as_o his_o tithe_n and_o demand_v judgement_n if_o the_o king_n court_n will_v hold_v plea_n by_o such_o plea_n the_o king_n court_n shall_v be_v oust_v of_o jurisdiction_n 4.15_o 5_o h._n 6.10_o 50_o e._n 3.20_o 38_o e._n 3.6_o 39_o e._n 3.23_o 5_o h._n 5.10_o 1_o h._n 6.5_o 44_o e._n 3.39_o 20_o h._n 6.17_o 2_o h._n 4.15_o 31_o h._n 6.11_o 2_o e._n 4.15_o but_o if_o the_o dispute_n in_o such_o action_n fall_v out_o in_o plead_v to_o be_v about_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o parish_n than_o the_o king_n court_n shall_v not_o be_v oust_v of_o jurisdiction_n and_o so_o it_o be_v if_o the_o question_n be_v between_o the_o farmer_n bayly_n or_o servant_n of_o the_o one_o parson_n and_o the_o farmer_n bayly_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o other_o or_o the_o other_o person_n himself_o in_o such_o case_n though_o the_o dispute_n do_v appear_v to_o be_v concern_v the_o right_a of_o tithe_n between_o the_o person_n yet_o the_o court_n shall_v not_o be_v oust_v of_o the_o jurisdiction_n because_o they_o be_v not_o both_o clergy_n men._n but_o in_o all_o these_o case_n where_o the_o right_a of_o tithe_n be_v in_o dispute_n between_o one_o parson_n and_o another_o in_o who_o name_n soever_o the_o suit_n be_v in_o the_o spiritual_a court_n i_o conceive_v no_o prohibition_n lie_v if_o both_o parson_n come_v in_o by_o the_o same_o title_n of_o patronage_n so_o that_o the_o right_n of_o patronage_n come_v not_o in_o dispute_n and_o i_o take_v the_o law_n to_o be_v the_o same_o where_o the_o question_n arise_v between_o the_o parson_n who_o be_v patron_n 6.39_o 40_o e._n 3.28_o 35_o h._n 6.39_o and_o the_o vicar_n whether_o tithe_n belong_v to_o the_o parson_n or_o vicar_n but_o where_o the_o right_a of_o tithe_n be_v controvert_v between_o two_o clergy_n man_n which_o come_v into_o their_o church_n by_o several_a patron_n tithe_n west_n 2._o c._n 5._o circumspect_a agatis_fw-la articuli_fw-la cleri_fw-la cap._n 2._o where_o the_o spiritual_a court_n can_v determine_v the_o right_n of_o tithe_n there_o in_o that_o cave_n the_o spiritual_a court_n have_v not_o jurisdiction_n to_o determine_v the_o right_n of_o the_o tithe_n if_o they_o amount_v to_o the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o yearly_a value_n of_o the_o church_n but_o the_o title_n be_v to_o be_v determine_v by_o writ_n of_o right_a of_o advowson_n of_o tithe_n as_o shall_v be_v show_v more_o at_o large_a when_o i_o shall_v come_v to_o show_v in_o what_o case_n the_o right_a of_o tithe_n be_v determinable_a in_o the_o king_n court_n but_o in_o that_o case_n if_o the_o tithe_n in_o question_n do_v not_o amount_v to_o the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o value_n of_o the_o church_n the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n may_v determine_v the_o right_n in_o a_o spoliation_n e._n f.n.b._n 37._o e._n but_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n to_o hold_v plea_n for_o the_o subtraction_n and_o withhold_v of_o tithe_n parliament_n spiritual_a jurisdiction_n confirm_v by_o several_a act_n of_o parliament_n as_o the_o same_o have_v be_v very_o ancient_a so_o it_o have_v be_v confirm_v by_o several_a act_n of_o parliament_n as_o i_o shall_v show_v the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v that_o of_o circumspect_a agatis_fw-la make_v in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o e._n 1._o by_o which_o it_o be_v enact_v that_o agatis_fw-la by_o the_o statute_n de_fw-fr circumspect_a agatis_fw-la si_fw-mi rector_n petat_fw-la versus_fw-la parochianos_fw-la oblationes_fw-la &_o decimas_fw-la debitas_fw-la &_o consuetas_fw-la vel_fw-la si_fw-la rector_n petat_fw-la versus_fw-la rectorem_fw-la de_fw-la decimis_fw-la majoribus_fw-la vel_fw-la minoribus_fw-la dummodo_fw-la non_fw-la petatur_fw-la quarta_fw-la pars_fw-la valoris_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la item_n si_fw-fr rector_n petat_fw-la mortuarium_fw-la in_o partibus_fw-la ubi_fw-la mortuarium_fw-la dari_fw-la consuevit_fw-la item_n si_fw-fr praelatus_fw-la alicujus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la vel_fw-la advocatus_fw-la petat_fw-la à_fw-la rectore_fw-la pensionem_fw-la sibi_fw-la debitam_fw-la omnes_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la petitiones_fw-la sunt_fw-la faciendae_fw-la in_o foro_fw-la ecclesiastico_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o conclude_v in_o omnibus_fw-la praedictis_fw-la casibus_fw-la habet_fw-la judex_n ecclesiasticus_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la regius_fw-la prohibition_n non_fw-la obstante_fw-la there_o have_v be_v some_o question_n make_v whether_o this_o be_v a_o act_n of_o parliament_n or_o not_o 424._o that_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o parliament_n 2_o inst_z 487⸪_n seld._n hist_o decim_fw-la 424._o but_o it_o be_v prove_v by_o sir_n edward_n coke_n by_o many_o unanswerable_a reason_n to_o be_v a_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o so_o agree_v by_o mr._n selden_n and_o almost_o all_o other_o second_o england_n and_o extend_v to_o all_o england_n admit_v it_o to_o be_v a_o act_n of_o parliament_n it_o have_v be_v doubt_v whether_o it_o extend_v further_a than_o to_o the_o diocese_n of_o norwich_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v appropriate_v by_o the_o pen_n to_o that_o diocese_n alone_o 487⸪_n 2_o inst_z 487⸪_n but_o by_o the_o general_a opinion_n of_o the_o learned_a it_o extend_v to_o all_o other_o diocese_n and_o norwich_n be_v only_o put_v by_o way_n of_o example_n and_o the_o prudent_a pen_n of_o this_o law_n by_o our_o ancestor_n deserve_v the_o reader_n be_v observation_n it_o observation_n in_o the_o pen_n of_o it_o how_o careful_a they_o be_v to_o preserve_v their_o own_o right_n and_o avoid_v the_o encroachment_n of_o the_o clergy_n who_o be_v in_o those_o day_n very_o powerful_a for_o first_o they_o will_v not_o give_v way_n to_o the_o canon_n to_o destroy_v their_o custom_n and_o prescription_n allow_v by_o the_o common_a law_n and_o therefore_o give_v the_o spiritual_a judge_n jurisdiction_n of_o tithe_n and_o oblation_n debitas_fw-la &_o consuetas_fw-la only_a 2._o they_o will_v not_o expose_v their_o right_n of_o patronage_n to_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o spiritual_a judge_n and_o therefore_o this_o condition_n be_v annex_v dummodo_fw-la non_fw-la petatur_fw-la quarta_fw-la pars_fw-la valoris_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la last_o they_o will_v not_o subject_v themselves_o to_o pay_v mortuary_n according_a to_o the_o canon_n law_n but_o ubi_fw-la dari_fw-la consuevit_fw-la so_o that_o if_o any_o suit_n be_v sue_v for_o tithe_n offering_n mortuary_n not_o due_a as_o well_o by_o custom_n as_o common_a law_n a_o prohibition_n lay_v and_o do_v lie_v at_o this_o day_n the_o second_o statute_n concern_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o spiritual_a court_n in_o case_n of_o tithe_n be_v the_o statute_n of_o articuli_fw-la cleri_fw-la but_o i_o shall_v pass_v it_o by_o here_o till_o i_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o writ_n of_o judicavit_fw-la the_o next_o statute_n i_o meet_v with_o that_o concern_v this_o matter_n 7._o 18_o e._n 3_o c._n 7._o be_v the_o statute_n of_o 18_o e._n 3._o cap._n 7._o which_o i_o shall_v pass_v by_o also_o till_o i_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o right_n of_o tithe_n by_o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la there_o be_v another_o statute_n make_v 1_o r._n 2._o 13._o 1_o r._n 2._o c._n 13._o it_o be_v cap._n 13._o for_o the_o punish_n of_o such_o as_o