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the_o laity_n as_o spiritualty_n ordain_v that_o every_o man_n upon_o pain_n of_o his_o christendom_n and_o be_v accurse_v shall_v pay_v they_o true_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 73._o tom._n 1._o council_n pag._n 420._o king_n edgar_z in_o a_o great_a parliament_n about_o the_o year_n 959._o confirm_v the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n assign_v certain_a time_n when_o every_o thing_n shall_v be_v pay_v viz._n the_o tithe_n of_o all_o young_a thing_n before_o whitsuntide_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o harvest_n equinoctial_a i._o about_o the_o 12._o septemb_n and_o of_o seed_n by_o martimas_n and_o this_o to_o be_v do_v under_o the_o pain_n mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n have_v ancient_o provide_v for_o the_o payment_n hereof_o though_o the_o book_n remain_v not_o to_o we_o at_o this_o day_n as_o well_o as_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n and_o he_o further_o enact_v 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