ethelwolph_n do_v this_o alone_a since_o he_o confess_v pag._n 285._o that_o his_o noble_n consent_v to_o the_o gift_n and_o if_o he_o have_v read_v the_o charter_n as_o he_o pretend_v he_o must_v know_v that_o ingulph_n say_v it_o be_v make_v all_o the_o arch-bishop_n and_o bishop_n of_o england_n be_v present_a and_o subscribe_v to_o it_o as_o also_o beorred_a king_n of_o mercia_n and_o edmund_n king_n of_o the_o east-angle_n before_o the_o abbot_n abbess_n duke_n earls_z and_o noble_n of_o the_o whole_a land_n and_o a_o infinite_a multitude_n of_o other_o faithful_a people_n who_o all_o consent_v to_o the_o king_n charter_n and_o the_o man_n of_o dignity_n subscribe_v their_o name_n 350._o name_n ingulph_n apud_fw-la spelm._n p._n 350._o we_o have_v also_o note_v before_o how_o often_o this_o donation_n have_v be_v confirm_v by_o the_o whole_a nation_n representative_a since_o that_o time_n which_o t._n e._n can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a of_o but_o to_o serve_v his_o end_n he_o conceal_v all_o this_o mere_o to_o get_v a_o occasion_n to_o indite_v good_a king_n ethelwolph_n of_o invade_v his_o subject_n property_n §_o 30._o but_o his_o conscience_n accuse_v he_o for_o this_o slander_n in_o pag._n 323._o he_o suppose_v that_o ethelwolph_n do_v it_o by_o general_a consent_n and_o then_o say_v if_o it_o be_v so_o yet_o neither_o can_v he_o single_a nor_o they_o all_o conjoin_v give_v any_o more_o than_o belong_v to_o themselves_o viz_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o their_o land_n or_o of_o the_o yearly_o profit_v for_o their_o own_o life_n but_o to_o make_v a_o grant_n of_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o land_n for_o ever_o be_v to_o my_o understanding_n say_v he_o utter_o repugnant_a to_o reason_n it_o may_v be_v repugnant_a to_o his_o understanding_n so_o sad_o corrupt_v by_o prejudice_n but_o it_o be_v agreeable_a enough_o to_o the_o reason_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o other_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n in_o fee_n to_o give_v what_o part_n 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rent-charge_n upon_o his_o estate_n to_o be_v pay_v in_o money_n than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o common_a or_o more_o legal_a he_o must_v grant_v it_o be_v as_o lawful_a for_o this_o lord_n to_o charge_v his_o estate_n with_o pay_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o profit_n in_o specie_fw-la for_o do_v not_o the_o raise_v the_o sum_n of_o money_n settle_v by_o rent-charge_n suppose_v 10_o l._n or_o 20_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la include_v the_o labour_n sweat_v care_n charge_v skill_n and_o industry_n of_o the_o husbandman_n as_o well_o as_o the_o prepare_v the_o tithe_n nay_o the_o pay_v a_o rent-charge_n in_o money_n require_v more_o labour_n charge_v and_o pain_n than_o pay_v tithe_n in_o specie_fw-la for_o the_o husbandman_n must_v not_o only_o get_v his_o profit_n together_o but_o carry_v suppose_v his_o corn_n into_o the_o barn_n thresh_v it_o winnow_v it_o and_o carry_v it_o out_o again_o and_o sell_v it_o and_o after_o all_o this_o he_o must_v pay_v this_o money_n for_o 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t._n e._n be_v not_o so_o bereave_v of_o all_o sense_n that_o he_o will_v say_v such_o rent-charge_n be_v ridiculous_a or_o unreasonable_a beside_o we_o see_v that_o all_o landlord_n who_o let_v long_a lease_n and_o settle_v the_o rent_n on_o their_o young_a child_n or_o more_o distant_a relation_n do_v give_v away_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o husbandman_n labour_n charge_v and_o industry_n not_o only_o the_o ten_o but_o the_o three_o part_n of_o they_o at_o least_o but_o t._n e._n will_v reply_n a_o man_n may_v charge_v his_o tenant_n successive_o with_o such_o a_o payment_n of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o profit_n of_o their_o labour_n because_o he_o afford_v they_o land_n to_o work_v upon_o but_o he_o can_v charge_v his_o heir_n successive_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o lord_n also_o do_v afford_v his_o heir_n land_n to_o raise_v this_o payment_n out_o of_o pray_v how_o come_v this_o present_a possessor_n to_o have_v any_o right_n to_o this_o land_n do_v he_o not_o derive_v his_o right_n 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the_o year_n profit_n be_v it_o less_o or_o more_o which_o all_o man_n but_o quaker_n will_v grant_v be_v a_o easy_a charge_n if_o t._n e._n shall_v say_v the_o land_n have_v go_v through_o many_o hand_n since_o i_o answer_v whoever_o buy_v this_o land_n or_o howsoever_o it_o be_v convey_v no_o follow_a owner_n can_v sell_v that_o part_n of_o the_o profit_n which_o he_o never_o have_v convey_v to_o he_o of_o which_o more_o hereafter_o at_o present_v it_o shall_v suffice_v to_o note_v this_o argument_n of_o the_o quaker_n be_v protestatio_fw-la contra_fw-la factum_fw-la and_o so_o signify_v nothing_o at_o all_o it_o be_v a_o attempt_n to_o prove_v that_o can_v be_v do_v which_o be_v do_v as_o well_o in_o this_o as_o in_o other_o like_a case_n and_o that_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v
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of_o the_o east-angle_n his_o tributary_n with_o the_o arch-bishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o york_n and_o all_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o noble_n of_o england_n with_o who_o king_n ethelwolph_n consult_v by_o what_o mean_v they_o may_v best_o avert_v the_o anger_n of_o god_n and_o obtain_v a_o removal_n of_o the_o sore_a judgement_n with_o which_o the_o nation_n be_v scourge_v at_o that_o time_n whereupon_o it_o be_v by_o general_a consent_n there_o determine_v that_o the_o tithe_n throughout_o all_o england_n shall_v be_v grant_v to_o god_n and_o the_o church_n as_o this_o charter_n of_o k._n ethelwolph_n yet_o extant_a in_o ancient_a historian_n do_v testify_v which_o be_v subscribe_v by_o the_o two_o tributary_n king_n the_o bishop_n abbot_n duke_n earl_n and_o nobleman_n and_o consent_v unto_o by_o a_o infinite_a multitude_n of_o other_o faithful_a people_n say_v ingulphus_n §_o 15._o 3_o but_o lest_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o defect_n in_o this_o charter_n we_o will_v show_v how_o it_o have_v be_v confirm_v since_o in_o all_o age_n first_o it_o be_v confirm_v in_o that_o famous_a league_n between_o the_o dane_n and_o saxon_n by_o alfred_n or_o alured_n the_o great_a son_n of_o ethelwolph_n and_o guthum_n the_o first_o baptise_a king_n of_o the_o dane_n an._n 887._o and_o a_o penalty_n add_v for_o such_o as_o shall_v detain_v their_o tithe_n 9_o tithe_n leg_n eccles_n alured_n &_o guth_n c._n 9_o and_o again_o by_o edward_n the_o elder_a who_o be_v son_n of_o alured_n an._n 906._o and_o again_o by_o athelstan_n son_n of_o the_o say_v edward_n in_o the_o council_n of_o gratelane_n an._n 928._o tithe_n also_o by_o the_o name_n of_o decimas_fw-la seminum_fw-la primitias_fw-la be_v again_o enjoin_v by_o edmund_n brother_n of_o athelstane_n in_o a_o great_a council_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o laity_n at_o london_n an._n 944._o king_n edgar_z in_o open_a senate_n renew_v the_o law_n for_o tithe_n and_o make_v it_o a_o forfeiture_n of_o nine_o part_n to_o detain_v the_o ten_o an._n 967._o and_o in_o his_o canon_n he_o call_v tithe_n thing_n which_o by_o right_o be_v to_o be_v pay_v to_o god_n as_o they_o be_v also_o by_o ethelred_n the_o right_n due_a to_o god_n when_o he_o confirm_v the_o donation_n of_o tithe_n in_o the_o general_n council_n at_o aenham_n an._n 1009._o the_o same_o ratify_v also_o by_o canutus_n and_o king_n edgar_n penalty_n revive_v an._n 1032._o and_o last_o by_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n in_o those_o law_n of_o he_o which_o be_v collect_v and_o confirm_v by_o king_n william_n the_o conqueror_n at_o his_o enter_v upon_o the_o english_a crown_n as_o all_o other_o king_n of_o england_n since_o have_v do_v the_o particular_n be_v too_o many_o to_o mention_v and_o the_o thing_n be_v sufficient_o know_v wherefore_o we_o will_v only_o add_v that_o the_o very_o first_o word_n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la the_o foundation_n of_o the_o english_a liberty_n confirm_v all_o that_o have_v be_v give_v to_o the_o church_n and_o sir_n hen._n spelman_n affirm_v these_o grant_n have_v be_v ratify_v in_o thirty_o nine_o several_a great_a council_n and_o parliament_n before_o the_o reformation_n and_o we_o all_o know_v that_o our_o protestant_a prince_n have_v confirm_v the_o right_n of_o tithe_n as_o full_o as_o any_o of_o their_o predecessor_n and_o with_o their_o protestant_a parliament_n have_v give_v great_a strength_n and_o security_n to_o the_o clergy_n in_o possession_n of_o they_o than_o ever_o they_o have_v before_o and_o make_v better_a law_n for_o punish_v those_o who_o do_v detain_v they_o now_o if_o all_o this_o add_v to_o the_o antecedent_n divine_a right_n will_v not_o amount_v to_o make_v a_o valid_a deed_n of_o gift_n than_o no_o man_n can_v secure_v any_o thing_n to_o his_o posterity_n for_o this_o donation_n have_v be_v advise_v by_o father_n enjoin_v by_o council_n practise_v by_o foreign_a prince_n solemny_n make_v by_o the_o general_a consent_n of_o the_o three_o estate_n with_o the_o king_n frequent_o confirm_v by_o as_o general_a consent_n in_o every_o age_n and_o the_o benefit_n thereof_o enjoy_v for_o 800_o year_n by_o those_o to_o who_o the_o donation_n be_v make_v and_o thus_o the_o clergy_n have_v a_o second_o title_n to_o the_o tithe_n they_o be_v original_o due_a to_o god_n and_o afterward_o free_o give_v by_o the_o right_a owner_n and_o that_o gift_n confirm_v by_o their_o posterity_n due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n due_a by_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o owner_n and_o allow_v by_o the_o law_n of_o man_n which_o be_v thus_o far_o prove_v i_o hope_v our_o quaker_n trifle_a objection_n will_v now_o easy_o be_v dispel_v §_o 16._o three_o general_a exception_n t._n e._n take_v at_o this_o charter_n first_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o author_n of_o it_o pag._n 289._o and_o here_o he_o affirm_v king_n ethelwolph_n be_v a_o papist_n if_o t._n e._n have_v know_v what_o give_v a_o man_n the_o just_a denomination_n of_o a_o papist_n he_o will_v not_o have_v discourse_v so_o absurd_o for_o it_o be_v not_o every_o one_o that_o agree_v in_o some_o opinion_n with_o the_o roman_a church_n who_o be_v a_o papist_n since_o then_o all_o christian_n in_o the_o world_n will_v be_v papist_n but_o he_o be_v a_o papist_n who_o profess_v himself_o a_o member_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o acknowledge_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n believe_v all_o the_o article_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n faith_n now_o k._n ethelwolph_n do_v never_o profess_v himself_o a_o member_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n but_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n be_v vicarios_fw-la christi_fw-la 8._o christi_fw-la leg._n hyden_n cap._n 8._o own_v no_o supreme_a in_o their_o kingdom_n but_o christ_n as_o be_v learned_o make_v out_o against_o the_o papist_n in_o dr._n basire_n liberty_n of_o the_o britain_n church_n and_o sir_n roger_n twisden_n histor_n vindication_n and_o we_o shall_v full_o prove_v on_o pag._n 300._o that_o he_o do_v not_o hold_v all_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o therefore_o be_v no_o papist_n but_o if_o we_o shall_v grant_v so_o much_o to_o the_o quaker_n that_o ethelwolph_n be_v a_o papist_n yet_o neither_o will_v that_o make_v his_o donation_n of_o tithe_n void_a for_o a_o erroneous_a opinion_n in_o the_o person_n who_o do_v a_o thing_n good_a in_o itself_o as_o we_o have_v prove_v tithe_n to_o be_v do_v not_o make_v the_o act_n void_a and_o if_o all_o the_o good_a act_n of_o papist_n in_o the_o true_a sense_n and_o all_o their_o charter_n and_o donation_n be_v void_a mere_o because_o make_v and_o do_v by_o papist_n then_o all_o the_o charter_n of_o our_o king_n all_o the_o endowment_n of_o hospital_n and_o school_n magna_fw-la charta_fw-la and_o all_o public_a act_n for_o some_o hundred_o of_o year_n before_o k._n henry_n viii_o will_v be_v void_a which_o principle_n will_v destroy_v the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o poor_a the_o privilege_n of_o city_n and_o the_o freedom_n of_o all_o english_a subject_n but_o this_o quaker_n must_v 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§_o 37._o and_o now_o he_o be_v force_v pag._n 338._o to_o supply_v his_o emptiness_n of_o matter_n by_o repeat_v his_o old_a silly_a and_o blasphemous_a argument_n that_o it_o be_v ridiculous_a and_o unreasonable_a for_o any_o to_o pretend_v a_o power_n to_o dispose_v of_o those_o profit_n or_o any_o part_n of_o they_o which_o arise_v from_o the_o labour_n stock_n and_o care_n of_o another_o especial_o after_o their_o own_o decease_n which_o i_o have_v sufficient_o baffle_v before_o §_o 30._o and_o here_o i_o will_v only_o remark_n how_o that_o this_o argument_n if_o it_o be_v good_a do_v utter_o take_v away_o all_o the_o impropriator_n right_o to_o their_o estate_n in_o tithe_n how_o much_o soever_o he_o flatter_v they_o before_o pag._n 299._o for_o be_v not_o their_o tithe_n grant_v to_o their_o ancestor_n long_o ago_o and_o by_o they_o settle_v on_o their_o child_n a_o part_n of_o the_o profit_n of_o another_o man_n labour_n stock_n care_n etc._n etc._n and_o do_v they_o not_o 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tithe_n can_v be_v grant_v or_o convey_v if_o opportunity_n serve_v will_v force_v you_o to_o restore_v they_o to_o his_o painful_a husbandman_n see_v elwood_n p._n 297_o 298._o and_o now_o you_o may_v discern_v the_o genius_n of_o this_o double-tongued_a and_o false-hearted_a man_n who_o talk_v backward_o or_o forward_o as_o may_v best_o serve_v his_o turn_n claw_v the_o impropriator_n to_o engage_v they_o to_o take_v his_o part_n against_o the_o clergy_n and_o again_o lay_v down_o assertion_n that_o make_v the_o levite_n of_o old_a the_o clergy_n and_o impropriator_n now_o to_o be_v a_o company_n of_o ridiculous_a and_o unreasonable_a man_n to_o pretend_v a_o right_n to_o tithe_n to_o which_o none_o can_v ever_o grant_v they_o any_o right_n at_o all_o as_o for_o artificer_n pay_v tithe_n of_o their_o gain_n it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o by_o s._n paul_n rule_n galat._n vi_fw-la 6._o to_o give_v their_o pastor_n a_o share_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n and_o it_o be_v enjoin_v by_o s._n augustine_n and_o by_o s._n ambrose_n and_o by_o divers_a saxon_a law_n cite_v before_o and_o since_o they_o have_v soul_n to_o save_v as_o well_o as_o other_o they_o seem_v oblige_v to_o it_o in_o reason_n and_o conscience_n but_o this_o be_v seldom_o demand_v except_o in_o great_a city_n where_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n enjoin_v it_o final_o we_o grant_v to_o t._n e._n tithe_n be_v due_a out_o of_o the_o profit_v only_o and_o therefore_o if_o god_n give_v no_o increase_n or_o the_o husbandman_n have_v nothing_o grow_v we_o expect_v no_o tithe_n at_o all_o and_o how_o be_v this_o unreasonable_a §_o 38._o the_o quaker_n will_v not_o grant_v that_o his_o argument_n for_o take_v away_o tithe_n tend_v to_o destroy_v hospital_n and_o donation_n to_o the_o poor_a for_o this_o reason_n sorsooth_o pag._n 542._o because_o in_o that_o of_o the_o poor_a there_o be_v say_v he_o a_o settlement_n of_o certain_a land_n in_o which_o the_o donor_n have_v a_o 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parish_n and_o hospital_n who_o never_o do_v any_o thing_n for_o this_o occupant_a only_o because_o he_o inherit_v or_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o land_n former_o thus_o charge_v by_o its_o ancient_a pious_a owner_n he_o must_v pay_v such_o a_o part_n of_o the_o say_a profit_n now_o t._n e._n overthrow_v all_o these_o donation_n also_o in_o affirm_v that_o no_o man_n can_v charge_v his_o heir_n for_o ever_o with_o such_o a_o part_n of_o the_o profit_n arise_v out_o of_o their_o or_o their_o tenant_n charge_v stock_n care_n skill_n many_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o donor_n the_o money_n for_o these_o payment_n be_v raise_v out_o of_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o occupier_n stock_n wherein_o according_a to_o t._n e._n no_o man_n now_o decease_v ever_o have_v or_o can_v have_v a_o property_n and_o therefore_o no_o power_n to_o give_v that_o these_o donation_n also_o be_v make_v void_a by_o t._n be_v wicked_a and_o sophistical_a arguing_n so_o that_o however_o the_o quaker_n destroy_v all_o charitable_a donation_n except_v such_o as_o be_v make_v in_o land_n give_v whole_o to_o the_o hospital_n or_o other_o poor_a and_o true_o these_o will_v not_o stand_v long_o neither_o for_o all_o other_o man_n believe_v the_o ancient_a donor_n have_v not_o more_o or_o better_a right_o to_o give_v away_o the_o land_n itself_o than_o they_o have_v to_o dispose_v of_o such_o a_o part_n of_o the_o profit_v thereof_o t._n e._n who_o question_n be_v the_o one_o may_v question_v the_o other_o also_o and_o thus_o that_o he_o may_v starve_v the_o clergy_n he_o attempt_v to_o starve_v all_o the_o poor_a in_o england_n also_o in_o their_o company_n §_o 39_o his_o next_o position_n pag._n 343._o be_v that_o tithe_n be_v a_o
great_a burden_n than_o rent_n it_o will_v seem_v a_o paradox_n that_o two_o shilling_n be_v a_o great_a burden_n than_o twenty_o but_o only_o that_o nothing_o be_v so_o easy_a but_o it_o seem_v difficult_a when_o it_o be_v do_v unwilling_o as_o s._n ambrose_n speak_v 5._o speak_v hexam_n lib._n 5._o the_o quaker_n pay_v tithe_n grudge_o and_o of_o necessity_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o they_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o alm_n be_v a_o burden_n to_o the_o covetous_a and_o tribute_n to_o the_o disloyal_a subject_n but_o t._n e._n not_o content_a to_o discover_v his_o own_o base_a humour_n measure_v all_o man_n corn_n by_o his_o own_o bushel_n and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o such_o as_o be_v evil_n themselves_o he_o fancy_v all_o man_n pay_v their_o tithe_n with_o as_o ill_a will_n as_o the_o quaker_n and_o impudent_o slander_v the_o whole_a nation_n say_v he_o doubt_v not_o but_o if_o every_o englishman_n dare_v speak_v his_o mind_n nine_o part_n of_o the_o nation_n will_v cry_v tithe_n be_v a_o great_a oppression_n wherein_o common_a experience_n proclaim_v he_o a_o liar_n there_o be_v very_o few_o parish_n where_o nineteen_o part_n of_o twenty_o do_v not_o pay_v their_o tithe_n free_o as_o any_o other_o due_n and_o those_o who_o be_v refractory_a be_v only_o such_o as_o this_o seditious_a libeler_n and_o his_o party_n have_v stir_v up_o there_o be_v some_o indeed_o who_o cry_v out_o against_o all_o public_a payment_n and_o these_o do_v call_v not_o only_a tithe_n but_o the_o landlord_n rent_n and_o assessment_n to_o the_o king_n and_o relief_n to_o the_o poor_a great_a oppression_n but_o such_o person_n clamour_n be_v no_o argument_n since_o the_o best_a and_o wise_a part_n of_o the_o nation_n pay_v their_o tithe_n free_o but_o t._n e._n allege_v he_o have_v reason_n to_o prove_v his_o assertion_n by_o viz._n 1._o the_o tenant_n have_v the_o worth_n of_o his_o rent_n of_o the_o landlord_n but_o of_o the_o priest_n he_o receive_v nothing_o at_o all_o i_o answer_v the_o heir_n of_o a_o estate_n charge_v with_o a_o perpetual_a payment_n to_o the_o poor_a receive_v nothing_o from_o the_o poor_a to_o who_o he_o pay_v the_o money_n yet_o this_o be_v no_o oppression_n again_o the_o tenant_n receive_v as_o much_o from_o god_n as_o he_o do_v from_o his_o landlord_n for_o we_o think_v that_o land_n be_v not_o more_o necessary_a to_o the_o increase_n than_o god_n blessing_n and_o upon_o that_o consideration_n our_o pious_a ancestor_n oblige_v their_o heir_n for_o ever_o to_o give_v god_n his_o part_n of_o the_o profit_n because_o both_o they_o and_o their_o heir_n be_v yearly_a to_o receive_v all_o their_o increase_n from_o his_o blessing_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o god_n give_v say_v king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n the_o ten_o part_n be_v to_o be_v restore_v to_o he_o who_o give_v we_o the_o nine_o part_n together_o with_o the_o ten_o 9_o ten_o leg._n c._n 9_o now_o the_o priest_n be_v but_o god_n steward_n and_o receiver_n and_o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o tenant_n do_v receive_v nothing_o from_o the_o steward_n of_o god_n yet_o he_o may_v just_o pay_v he_o tithe_n for_o his_o master_n sake_n from_o who_o he_o receive_v all_o the_o tenant_n receive_v nothing_o from_o his_o landlord_n steward_n and_o yet_o he_o pay_v his_o rent_n to_o he_o or_o to_o any_o other_o who_o his_o landlord_n assign_v to_o receive_v it_o but_o after_o all_o this_o the_o quaker_n be_v a_o notorious_a falsifyer_n in_o say_v the_o tenant_n receive_v nothing_o from_o the_o priest_n for_o he_o receive_v his_o prayer_n and_o his_o blessing_n his_o preach_a and_o other_o administration_n which_o in_o s._n paul_n account_n be_v worth_a more_o than_o ever_o can_v be_v compensated_a for_o on_o earth_n 1_o cor._n ix_o 11.2_o but_o say_v t._n e._n rend_a be_v a_o voluntary_a contract_n and_o volenti_fw-la non_fw-la fit_a injuria_fw-la but_o tithe_n be_v not_o voluntary_a now_o but_o take_v by_o force_n very_o good_a by_o this_o rule_n than_o it_o appear_v that_o tithe_n be_v not_o as_o he_o false_o affirm_v but_o now_o they_o be_v a_o general_a oppression_n for_o the_o generality_n pay_v they_o willing_o and_o many_o thousand_o contract_n with_o their_o landlord_n and_o their_o parson_n to_o pay_v they_o as_o voluntary_o as_o they_o do_v to_o pay_v their_o rent_n to_o all_o these_o therefore_o tithe_n be_v no_o oppression_n by_o t._n be_v own_o rule_n nor_o be_v they_o indeed_o any_o oppression_n in_o themselves_o only_o they_o seem_v so_o to_o such_o as_o pay_v they_o unwilling_o to_o quaker_n atheist_n and_o covetous_a person_n yet_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o oppression_n that_o be_v pay_v involuntary_o for_o some_o knave_n will_v pay_v no_o just_a due_n to_o any_o without_o compulsion_n and_o yet_o such_o payment_n be_v just_a though_o we_o be_v necessitate_v to_o take_v they_o by_o force_n nor_o be_v all_o payment_n oppression_n which_o we_o do_v not_o voluntary_o contract_v for_o t._n e._n must_v beware_v of_o that_o assertion_n for_o he_o never_o contract_v with_o the_o king_n to_o pay_v he_o hearth-money_n custom_n tribute_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o these_o be_v no_o oppression_n but_o not_o to_o destroy_v his_o rule_n will_n t._n e._n be_v content_a with_o his_o quaker_n to_o pay_v tithe_n if_o i_o can_v prove_v they_o do_v voluntary_o contract_v to_o pay_v they_o if_o so_o i_o thus_o make_v it_o appear_v whoever_o take_v a_o farm_n either_o tithe_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o contract_n or_o they_o be_v not_o if_o they_o be_v mention_v than_o care_n be_v take_v express_o that_o either_o the_o landlord_n or_o the_o tenant_n shall_v pay_v they_o if_o tithe_n be_v not_o mention_v than_o the_o law_n of_o england_n suppose_v that_o the_o tenant_n consent_v to_o pay_v they_o for_o tithe_n be_v so_o know_v a_o charge_n upon_o all_o land_n the_o law_n have_v settle_v they_o so_o firm_o and_o the_o nation_n pay_v they_o so_o long_o that_o none_o can_v be_v suppose_v ignorant_a there_o be_v such_o a_o charge_n upon_o the_o land_n he_o take_v to_o farm_n and_o therefore_o if_o he_o take_v the_o land_n liable_a to_o this_o know_a charge_n and_o do_v not_o express_o covenant_v his_o landlord_n shall_v pay_v the_o tithe_n both_o law_n and_o reason_n will_v interpret_v this_o a_o consent_n and_o contract_n to_o pay_v they_o it_o be_v to_o be_v presume_v if_o he_o have_v not_o consent_v to_o this_o charge_n he_o will_v have_v leave_v the_o land_n and_o it_o together_o the_o quaker_n therefore_o must_v either_o take_v no_o farm_n or_o if_o they_o voluntary_o contract_v for_o the_o land_n they_o voluntary_o make_v themselves_o liable_a to_o tithe_n and_o so_o they_o be_v no_o oppression_n no_o not_o to_o they_o who_o have_v rather_o there_o be_v none_o to_o be_v pay_v for_o no_o doubt_n the_o quaker_n can_v wish_v rather_o there_o be_v no_o rent_n to_o be_v pay_v neither_o and_o they_o voluntary_o covenant_n to_o pay_v rend_v because_o they_o can_v enjoy_v the_o farm_n without_o that_o charge_n no_o more_o can_v they_o enjoy_v it_o without_o this_o of_o tithe_n neither_o which_o like_o the_o very_a rent_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o force_a voluntary_a contract_n also_o even_o to_o the_o very_a quaker_n §_o 40._o t._n e._n come_v pag._n 344._o to_o his_o last_o reserve_v viz._n that_o tithe_n be_v real_o purchase_v by_o the_o owner_n of_o estate_n which_o if_o he_o can_v make_v out_o that_o alone_o will_v do_v his_o business_n and_o he_o thus_o prove_v it_o they_o purchase_v say_v he_o all_o that_o be_v not_o except_v out_o of_o the_o purchase_n but_o tithe_n be_v not_o except_v therefore_o the_o purchaser_n buy_v they_o and_o may_v sell_v they_o again_o this_o be_v the_o quaker_n law_n but_o if_o our_o great_a lawyer_n have_v any_o skill_n this_o be_v a_o notorious_a falsehood_n for_o they_o say_v tithe_n be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a inheritance_n collateral_a to_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o land_n case_n land_n c._n 2._o par_fw-fr 13_o b._n in_o priddle_n &_o napper_n case_n and_o more_o plain_o tithe_n be_v not_o extinguish_v by_o a_o feoffment_n make_v of_o the_o land_n by_o a_o demise_n of_o the_o land_n with_o all_o profit_n belong_v unto_o or_o out_o of_o the_o same_o they_o will_v not_o pass_v adjudge_v pass_v 7_o ed._n 6._o dy._n 84.31_o eliz._n in_o c._n b._n parkins_n case_n adjudge_v now_o what_o insolence_n be_v it_o for_o this_o novice_n to_o make_v his_o quaker_n believe_v that_o for_o law_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o best_a opinion_n and_o to_o plain_o adjudge_v case_n but_o his_o mistake_n will_v more_o full_o appear_v by_o this_o case_n a_o purchase_v a_o estate_n in_o b_o of_o c_o the_o tithe_n whereof_o be_v impropriate_a and_o belong_v to_o d_o now_o will_v the_o quaker_n say_v