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The right of tithes asserted: by our old Saxon lavves. A discourse proving them to be neither popish nor antichristian. Wherein the patrons ancient interest is also briefly vindicated, and a word likewise added for universities. By one that hath no place in either of them: nor incumbency upon tithes.
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One that hath no place in either of them.
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Wing R1507; Thomason E712_9; ESTC R203391
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lamb._n p._n 72._o spelm._n p._n 429._o decree_v that_o whosoever_o do_v not_o pay_v his_o tithe_n shall_v be_v pun_v shed_v as_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o judicial_a book_n add_v let_v the_o king_n officer_n or_o sheriff_n the_o bishop_n and_o the_o priest_n meet_v together_o and_o force_v he_o to_o pay_v his_o ten_o leave_v the_o owner_n the_o 9_o part_n only_o and_o for_o the_o other_o 8._o part_n 98._o lamb._n 78._o spelm._n 445._o spel._n 517._o ib._n p._n 531._o ib._n p._n 544._o lamb._n p._n 98._o the_o lord_n shall_v have_v four_o of_o they_o and_o the_o bishop_n the_o other_o four_o king_n aethelred_n also_o about_o the_o year_n 1009._o command_v that_o tithe_n from_o the_o plough_n and_o cattle_n be_v due_o pay_v every_o year_n and_o the_o same_o king_n again_o about_o 3._o year_n after_o make_v this_o law_n we_o enjoin_v every_o man_n to_o pay_v his_o right_a tithe_n as_o be_v best_a do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o predecessor_n canutus_n king_n of_o england_n denmark_n and_o norwey_n about_o the_o year_n 1032._o ordain_v that_o the_o tithe_n shall_v be_v right_o pay_v by_o all_o and_o if_o any_o refuse_v the_o king_n officer_n the_o bishop_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o soil_n and_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o place_n be_v to_o assemble_v and_o take_v from_o he_o the_o tithe_n leave_v he_o only_o the_o 9_o part_n the_o other_o 8_o part_n be_v to_o be_v divide_v into_o two_o mediety_n of_o which_o the_o bishop_n take_v the_o one_o and_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o soil_v the_o other_o of_o the_o patron_n fundi_n dominus_fw-la or_o terrae_fw-la dominus_fw-la as_o that_o law_n call_v he_o be_v the_o patron_n that_o have_v in_o his_o power_n the_o donation_n of_o tithe_n the_o sheriff_n come_v in_o as_o the_o judge_n the_o bishop_n be_v the_o almoner_n for_o the_o poor_a and_o the_o lord_n or_o patron_n have_v also_o title_n and_o interest_n some_o way_n in_o the_o tithe_n why_o be_v there_o else_o so_o large_a