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king_n highness_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n king_n of_o this_o realm_n shall_v have_v and_o enjoy_v for_o ever_o the_o first-fruit_n and_o profit_n for_o one_o year_n of_o every_o person_n and_o person_n which_o shall_v be_v nominate_v elect_v present_v or_o by_o any_o other_o way_n or_o mean_v appoint_v to_o have_v any_o archbishopric_n bishopric_n deanary_n prebendary_a parsonage_n uicarage_n or_o any_o other_o dignity_n or_o spiritual_a promotion_n whatsoever_o within_o this_o realm_n of_o what_o name_n nature_n or_o quality_n soever_o they_o be_v or_o to_o who_o patronage_n or_o gift_n soever_o they_o belong_v the_o first-fruit_n revenue_n or_o profit_n for_o one_o year_n of_o every_o such_o dignity_n benefice_n or_o spiritual_a promotion_n whereunto_o such_o person_n or_o person_n shall_v be_v nominate_v present_v elect_v or_o appoint_v and_o that_o every_o such_o person_n or_o person_n before_o any_o actual_a or_o real_a possession_n or_o meddle_v with_o the_o profit_n of_o 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successor_n king_n of_o this_o realm_n for_o ever_o which_o be_v confirm_v by_o several_a act_n of_o parliament_n in_o 32._o hen._n 8._o and_o 34._o hen._n 8._o and_o 37._o hen._n 8._o and_o 2._o edward_n and_o 7_o the_o of_o edward_n the_o 6._o and_o 1._o eliz._n and_o it_o be_v also_o further_o enact_v and_o ordain_v by_o the_o say_a authority_n that_o the_o say_v yearly_o rend_v pension_n or_o ten_o part_n shall_v be_v tax_v rate_v levy_v receive_v and_o pay_v to_o the_o king_n use_n in_o manner_n and_o form_n follow_v that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n for_o the_o time_n be_v shall_v have_v power_n and_o authority_n to_o direct_v into_o every_o diocese_n of_o england_n and_o wales_n several_a commission_n in_o the_o king_n name_n under_o his_o great_a seal_n to_o such_o person_n or_o person_n as_o the_o king_n highness_n shall_v name_v and_o appoint_v command_v or_o authorise_v the_o commissioner_n or_o three_o of_o they_o at_o least_o to_o examine_v 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so_o continue_v ever_o