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A67457	An abstract of a treatise concerning the payment of tythes and oblations in London shewing the antiquitie of those payments according to the rents of houses : that they were payed by positive constitutions, according to the true value of the houses, ever since the yeare 1230 and by antient costome long before : till the quantitie, not the name or nature was altred in time of Henry 8 from 3.s. 6.d. in the pound, to 2. s. 9. d. in the pound as it is now : the liberall maintenance of the clergie of London in former times : the award and Proclamation 25. Henry 8 confirmed by Act of Parliament 27, Hen. 8 : the matters now controverted about double leases, annuall fines, &c. and concerning the jurisdiction ecclesiasticall for tythes of London : a generall survey of the value of the London benefices both as they are now, and also what they might arise unto if tythes were truly payed according to the value of houses : the moderate demands of the clergie, with other matters pertinent to this subject.	Walton, Brian, 1600-1661.	1641 (1641)	Wing W653; ESTC R7934	31,078	78

of the Rent of the shops l. s. d. 70 3 4. The summe of the Offerings for them l. s. d. 12 3 4. Item the parsonage valet 2. 13. 4 Item the Image of our Lady at the Bridge valet l. s. d. 1. 13 4. VVeddings burials Puri●ications Crysomes and privie Tythe 12 13 4 Summe of this part 17 00 00 Summe of the whole Revenues 105 1 11 ● These be the costs and charges belonging to the same Church of St. Magnus   l. s. d. First the Priests wages 10 0 0 For waxe to the high Altar 01 0 0 For the pension of the same 02 0 0 For washing of Altars on Munday Thursday 00 5 0 For Frankinsence 00 10 0 Some of the charge 13 5 10 So the summe of the cleare value of the Benefice was this yeare 91 16 1 ½ In this Rentall of St. Magnus wee may observe 1. That the Rents were not then kept secret or unknown but notorious and that the Rent and Tythe still agreed together wheras now scarce any one house in a Parish payes tithes according to any Rent new or old because the Rents are kept secret 2. That tithe was paid according to the full and extended Rents of those times which were the true value of the houses for we find rents of 8 l. x l. 11 l. 12 l. 16 l. per annum which were as high rents as 80 l. 90. l. 100 l. are now and divers shops let at 5 l. 6 l. 20 nobles x l. which was without doubt the utmost value in those times That where the old summes were lesse then a Noble they paid according to the proportion of 14 d. in the Noble custome it seemes prevailing therein as Peter Scots hous● whose rent is 4. l. 3. s. 4. d the offering was 14. ● 7. d. where 7. d. is for the odd tenne groates and Iohn Palme●s whose rent is 35. shillings the offering 6 s. 1. d. ob where for the 〈◊〉 pound is 3. s. 6. d. for the two Nobles 2 s. 4 d. and for the odde 20 d. 3 d. ob which is all 6 s. 1. d. ob 4. That they paid tythe then for shops and al as well as dwelling houses though divided from dwelling houses which many Citizens afterwards would have had exempted as appeares by a suit in the arches 32. Hen. 8. and many now exempt them under other names calling their shops sheds stalls or standings 5. That privie Tythes and Duties for burials Weddings and Churchings were then paid besides this 3 s. 6. d. in the pound and therefor● are no new devices of the present Rectors as some have said for there we see they come to a good summe per annum viz. 12. l. 13. s. 4. d. which alone would have maintained a Parson aswell then as 100 l. now which few of the London livings are now worth CHAP. IV. The award and Proclamation for the 2 s 9. d. in the pound 25. Henry 8. confirmed by Act of Parliament 27. Hen. 8. HOw the tithe came from 3. s. 6. d. to 2. s. 9. d. in the pound wee shewed in the first Chapter now because the award and Proclamation there mentioned are not extant in print yet are in force by Act of Parliament 27. Hen. 8. I have thought fit to adde them here The Coppie of the Kings Letters Pattents wherein the award is recited and confirmed HENRY by the grace of God King of England and of France Defendor of the Faith and Lord of Ireland To our trusty and welbeloved the Major Aldermen and Sheriffes of London and to every of them greeting Whereas variances betweene the Parsons and Curates of Our city of London on the one party and Our loving Subjects the Inhabitants of the same our City of the other partie for and concerning Tythes Oblations and other Duties hath long depended indiscussed and being lately compromitted by both of the said parties to the arbitrement of the most R●verend Father in GOD Thomas Archbishop of Canterburie Primate and Metropolitan of England and to Our right trustie and entirely beloved cosen Sir Thomas Awdely Knight Our Chancellor of England and to Our right trustie and welbeloved Counsellor the Bishop of Winchester Thomas Cromwell Esquire Master of Our Iewells and Our two chiefe Iustices of either Bench who travelling herein have taken this order to bee kept at this holy time of Easter That is to say That every our Subjects shall pay to the Parson or Curate where hee inhabiteth after the rate of two shillings nine pence in the pound and sixteene pence ½ in the halfe pound and so alwayes ascending from halfe pound to halfe pound And also that mens wives their Servants children and Apprentices taking and receiving the Holy Sacrament shall pay every of them for their foure offering dayes two pence and this to be done quietly and charitably without grudge or murmure at this holy time of Easter till such time as our said Counsellors shall finally and definitely end and determine the variance for this and all other causes depending betweene the said parties as to Right Equitie and good Conscience shall appertaine VVee therefore will and command you and every of you to signifie to all our loving Subjects in every Parish in our said citie That Our pleasure is that they and every of them shall obey observe and performe at the holy time of Easter the order of the said Counsellours in forme above rehearsed without contradiction hereof in any behalfe declaring to them that their so doing shall not turne nor be alleadged to their prejudice hurt or dammage in and vpon the finall conclusion of all the said variances to the definitive arbitrement whereof our said Counsellors intend God willing to proceed with all speed and diligence after the said Feast of Easter And if any contemne the order of our said Counsellors in this behalfe wee will then if after honest monition hee refuse so to doe hee be committed to ward safely to be kept till Our further pleasure be knowne in this behalfe not failing this to doe as ye intend the advancement of Iustice and quietnesse of our people In witnesse whereof Wee have caused this Our Letters to be made Pattents VVitnesse Our selfe at Westminster the second day of Aprill the 25. yeare of Our Raigne CAILLOR Ex tract. per Robert Michel deput. Com. Cleric Civitat London A Proclamation concerning payment of Tythes and oblations as well within the City of LONDON or elsewhere within the Realme THE Kings most excellent Majesty having perfect knowledge and understanding that aswell his loving Subjects Citizens of the city of London of the one party as the Parsons and curats of the churches of the said city of the other party by their mutuall assents compromitted themselves to stand to abide and performe the Order Decree and arbitrement of his right trusty and right entirely beloved Counsellors The most reverend Father in God Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury Metropolitan and Primate of England Thomas Awdeley Lord Chancellor of England The Reverend Father in God Steven Bishop of Winchester Thomas Cromwell