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to_o be_v the_o three_o part_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n contain_v 50000._o town_n be_v imbroyl_v with_o civil_a war_n amid_o all_o their_o hostility_n 55._o strah_n li._n 55._o agricolae_fw-la erant_fw-la sacrosancti_fw-la &_o intacti_fw-la agrique_fw-la corum_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o husbandman_n and_o their_o field_n be_v privilege_v from_o any_o violation_n or_o invasion_n and_o they_o have_v the_o happiness_n quiet_o to_o apply_v themselves_o unto_o their_o blow_n their_o vintage_n lop_n of_o tree_n or_o their_o harvest_n labour_n according_a to_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n arrianus_n in_o indicis_fw-la whence_o it_o may_v be_v probable_o conceive_v that_o the_o industry_n of_o the_o people_n as_o well_o as_o the_o fertility_n of_o the_o soil_n be_v the_o mean_n that_o the_o earth_n in_o those_o part_n bring_v forth_o its_o fruit_n to_o maturity_n twice_o a_o year_n this_o custom_n of_o the_o indian_n grow_v to_o be_v part_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n among_o the_o roman_n li._n 2._o synt._n tit._n 27o._o sect._n 21_o it_o be_v the_o constitution_n of_o fredericus_fw-la caesar_n which_o meete_o symphonize_v with_o our_o common_a law_n agricultores_fw-la circa_fw-la rem_fw-la rusticam_fw-la occupati_fw-la dum_fw-la villis_fw-la incident_a dum_fw-la agros_fw-la colunt_fw-la securi_fw-la sint_fw-la in_o quacunque_fw-la parte_fw-la terrarum_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la nullus_fw-la inveniatur_fw-la tam_fw-la audax_fw-la ut_fw-la personas_fw-la boves_fw-la &_o agrorum_fw-la instrumenta_fw-la aut_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la aliud_fw-la sit_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la agrorum_fw-la rusticam_fw-la curam_fw-la pertineat_fw-la invadere_fw-la aut_fw-la capere_fw-la aut_fw-la violent_a auferre_fw-la praesumat_fw-la that_o husbandman_n verse_v about_o their_o country_n affair_n while_o they_o abide_v upon_o their_o farm_n and_o while_o they_o till_v their_o ground_n shall_v be_v quiet_a or_o safe_a in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o land_n so_o that_o none_o shall_v be_v so_o hardy_a as_o presume_v to_o assault_v take_v or_o forcible_o carry_v away_o their_o person_n their_o ox_n and_o tool_n of_o husbandry_n or_o any_o other_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o affair_n of_o husbandry_n the_o penalty_n follow_v and_o deserve_v a_o due_a perpension_n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la autem_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la statutum_fw-la ausu_fw-la temerario_fw-la violare_fw-la praesumpserit_fw-la in_fw-la quadruplum_fw-la ablata_fw-la restituat_fw-la &_o infamiae_fw-la notam_fw-la ipso_fw-la jure_fw-la incurrat_fw-la imperiali_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la nihilominus_fw-la puniendus_fw-la the_o rash_a and_o insolent_a violater_n of_o that_o law_n be_v to_o make_v a_o fourfold_a restitution_n of_o the_o thing_n take_v away_o to_o be_v account_v infamous_a by_o the_o law_n and_o notwithstanding_o to_o be_v punish_v at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o emperor_n i_o shall_v in_o its_o proper_a place_n parallel_v the_o late_a decree_n of_o the_o king_n great_a counsel_n and_o high_a court_n of_o star-chamber_n against_o depopulation_n with_o this_o imperial_a constitution_n for_o rural_a immunity_n to_o show_v that_o no_o law_n or_o ordinance_n never_o so_o strict_o contrive_v have_v be_v hitherto_o more_o proportionable_o and_o convenient_o medicinable_a for_o this_o sore_a then_o the_o arbitrary_a proceed_n of_o that_o great_a court_n sect._n 22_o the_o benefit_n and_o commodity_n of_o tillage_n and_o support_v house_n of_o husbandry_n will_v best_o be_v manifest_v by_o describe_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o depopulation_n contraria_fw-la contrarijs_fw-la illustrantur_fw-la and_o therein_o i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o inquire_v any_o further_a than_o into_o the_o statute_n law_n of_o our_o kingdom_n and_o to_o take_v a_o survey_n as_o well_o of_o the_o preamble_n and_o the_o reason_n therein_o comprise_v which_o be_v medulla_n legis_fw-la as_o of_o the_o proviso_n or_o act_v itself_o which_o be_v i_o may_v term_v it_o medicina_fw-la mali_fw-la where_o the_o symptom_n and_o circumstance_n of_o disease_n either_o corporal_a or_o political_a be_v not_o first_o descry_v the_o remedy_n may_v be_v misapply_v in_o this_o case_n therefore_o optima_fw-la statuti_fw-la interpres_fw-la est_fw-la omnibus_fw-la particulis_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la inspectis_fw-la ipsum_fw-la statutum_fw-la king_n henry_n the_o seven_o bacon_n lord_n bacon_n by_o a_o eminent_a writer_n of_o his_o life_n be_v high_o commend_v for_o the_o law_n enact_v in_o his_o time_n to_o advance_v husbandry_n and_o tillage_n though_o the_o common_a law_n at_o that_o time_n be_v furnish_v with_o sufficient_a power_n to_o defend_v and_o conserve_v it_o and_o to_o punish_v the_o delinquent_n yet_o that_o be_v lex_fw-la non_fw-la scripta_fw-la be_v not_o so_o conspicuous_a to_o the_o vulgar_a eye_n as_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v by_o all_o the_o three_o state_n whereof_o as_o every_o man_n have_v by_o his_o suffrage_n of_o elect_v of_o knight_n and_o burgess_n a_o interest_n in_o the_o make_n of_o it_o so_o he_o may_v the_o soon_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o to_o prevent_v the_o then_o grow_v evil_a the_o first_o positive_a law_n be_v make_v in_o the_o three_o parliament_n 19_o 4_o he._n 7._o ca._n 19_o hold_v in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n ca._n 190._o provide_v penalty_n against_o decay_a house_n of_o husbandry_n or_o not_o lay_v of_o convenient_a land_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o same_o 12._o eodem_fw-la anno._n ca._n 12._o but_o i_o must_v look_v back_o upon_o another_o statute_n the_o same_o time_n cap._n 12_o 0_o which_o be_v make_v to_o rouse_v up_o the_o remiss_a and_o misdemeaning_a justice_n of_o peace_n of_o that_o age_n with_o more_o care_n to_o execute_v their_o commission_n to_o redress_v injury_n and_o maintain_v the_o law_n which_o be_v term_v by_o that_o learned_a writer_n monitory_a and_o minatory_n and_o therein_o among_o other_o enormity_n which_o do_v daily_o arise_v by_o the_o impunity_n of_o murder_n robbery_n felony_n idleness_n extortion_n and_o other_o offence_n it_o be_v express_v that_o the_o husbandry_n of_o this_o land_n be_v decay_v whereby_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v uphold_v the_o service_n of_o god_n continue_v every_o man_n thereby_o have_v his_o sustenance_n every_o inheritor_n his_o rent_n for_o his_o land_n his_o majesty_n then_o do_v therein_o further_o declare_v his_o consideration_n that_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o wealth_n and_o prosperity_n of_o his_o land_n do_v depend_v upon_o the_o increase_n and_o uphold_v of_o husbandry_n this_o statute_n be_v but_o by_o way_n of_o reflection_n and_o strike_v at_o this_o evil_a but_o through_o the_o side_n of_o the_o justice_n sect._n 23_o that_o which_o follow_v do_v strike_v more_o home_n to_o it_o i._n e._n the_o statute_n ca._n 190._o which_o set_v forth_o that_o among_o all_o other_o thing_n great_a inconvenience_n do_v daily_o increase_v by_o desolation_n and_o pull_v down_o and_o by_o wilful_a waste_n of_o house_n and_o town_n within_o the_o realm_n and_o lay_v to_o pasture_n land_n which_o customable_o have_v be_v use_v to_o tilth_n and_o thereby_o 1._o idleness_n the_o ground_n and_o beginning_n of_o all_o mischief_n daily_o do_v increase_v for_o where_o in_o some_o town_n 200_o person_n live_v by_o their_o lawful_a labour_n they_o be_v now_o occupy_v by_o two_o or_o three_o herdsman_n 2._o husbandry_n one_o of_o the_o great_a commodity_n of_o the_o realm_n great_o decay_v 3._o church_n destroy_v and_o the_o vice_n of_o god_n withdraw_v by_o diminution_n of_o church_n live_v decay_n of_o tithe_n and_o the_o like_a 4._o patron_n and_o curate_n god_n minister_n wrong_v 5._o the_o defence_n of_o the_o land_n against_o foreign_a enemy_n feeble_v and_o impair_v the_o two_o consequence_n that_o follow_v of_o these_o inconvenience_n be_v 1._o the_o displeasure_n of_o almighty_a god_n 2._o subversion_n of_o the_o policy_n and_o good_a rule_n of_o the_o land_n for_o remedy_v whereof_o it_o be_v enact_v that_o if_o any_o owner_n of_o house_n of_o husbandry_n which_o have_v be_v let_v to_o farm_n with_o twenty_o acre_n of_o land_n at_o least_o or_o more_o lie_v in_o tillage_n and_o husbandry_n and_o the_o occupier_n do_v not_o maintain_v the_o house_n and_o building_n convenient_a for_o uphold_v the_o say_a tillage_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o fee_n have_v power_n to_o receive_v yearly_o half_a the_o issue_n and_o profit_n of_o the_o land_n until_o the_o house_n be_v sufficient_o build_v or_o repair_v again_o the_o statute_n of_o 70._o of_o hen._n 8._o ca._n 1._o be_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n not_o much_o different_a and_o so_o be_v the_o stature_n of_o 27._o hen._n 8._o ca._n 22._o sect._n 24_o but_o these_o act_n and_o all_o other_o subsequent_a act_n as_o namely_o the_o act_n of_o 5._o edw._n 6._o by_o which_o so_o much_o providence_n be_v have_v for_o the_o supportation_n of_o tillage_n as_o that_o commission_n be_v award_v into_o several_a county_n to_o inquire_v of_o the_o offence_n and_o delict_n commit_v contrary_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o that_o stature_n and_o the_o act_n 2._o and_o 3._o phil._n and_o mar._n ca._n 2._o by_o which_o the_o
realm_n from_o several_a landlord_n and_o person_n to_o the_o value_n of_o four_o hundred_o five_o hundred_o eight_o hundred_o or_o a_o thousand_o pound_n a_o year_n more_o or_o less_o from_o the_o occupation_n of_o poor_a husbandman_n to_o the_o intent_n to_o use_v it_o in_o pasture_n and_o not_o in_o tillage_n and_o thereby_o not_o only_o to_o graze_v and_o feed_v great_a store_n of_o sheep_n and_o other_o cattle_n which_o they_o usual_o buy_v in_o great_a number_n to_o the_o intent_n to_o sell_v they_o alive_a contrary_a to_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o a_o good_a law_n make_v in_o the_o three_o and_o four_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o six_o cap._n nineteeen_o continue_a by_o the_o last_o parliament_n an._n 3._o car._n reg._n ca._n 4._o but_o also_o to_o agift_n and_o take_v to_o pasture_n in_o those_o several_a ground_n the_o cattle_n of_o diverse_a poor_a husbandman_n and_o other_o at_o very_o high_a and_o unusual_a rate_n and_o price_n by_o mean_n whereof_o the_o poor_a laborious_a husbandman_n in_o most_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n who_o tenement_n do_v most_o consist_v of_o errable_a land_n be_v intercept_v and_o forestall_v from_o rent_v any_o competent_a quantity_n of_o meadow_n or_o pasture_n to_o maintain_v their_o ox_n and_o other_o cattle_n to_o keep_v the_o plough_n in_o use_n according_a to_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n and_o those_o ground_n which_o within_o the_o space_n of_o few_o year_n have_v be_v let_v at_o reasonable_a yearly_a rate_n to_o neighbour_a husbandman_n be_v now_o by_o the_o supplanting_n and_o outbid_v of_o those_o and_o such_o like_a covetous_a accumulator_n inhaunse_v to_o the_o full_a double_a value_n to_o the_o great_a discomfort_n and_o discouragement_n of_o the_o husbandman_n who_o ofttimes_o be_v enforce_v for_o want_n of_o food_n and_o fodder_n for_o his_o ox_n and_o cattle_n to_o sell_v they_o away_o and_o to_o leave_v his_o ground_n untilled_a sect._n 27_o that_o devil_n covetuosnesse_n the_o mother_n of_o all_o these_o mischief_n have_v ever_o some_o argument_n to_o elude_v if_o it_o can_v the_o intention_n of_o all_o law_n and_o justice_n in_o this_o case_n it_o will_v with_o a_o high_a hand_n umbonibus_fw-la junctis_fw-la press_v a_o double_a argument_n by_o way_n of_o question_n 1._o a_o proprio_fw-la 2_o ab_fw-la utili_fw-la 1_o a_o proprio_fw-la be_v it_o not_o lawful_a for_o i_o to_o do_v what_o i_o listen_v with_o my_o own_o to_o pull_v or_o let_v down_o my_o own_o house_n or_o alter_v the_o property_n of_o my_o own_o soil_n &_o c_o 2_o ab_fw-la utili_fw-la shall_v i_o not_o buy_v and_o purchase_v as_o much_o as_o i_o be_o able_a to_o pay_v for_o and_o shall_v i_o not_o make_v the_o most_o of_o my_o own_o sect._n 28_o they_o be_v general_a question_n and_o one_o general_a maxim_n will_v serve_v to_o answer_v both_o interest_n reipublicae_fw-la nequis_fw-la re_fw-la sva_fw-la male_a utatur_fw-la the_o interest_n of_o the_o common_a weal_n have_v such_o a_o power_n over_o the_o action_n and_o estate_n of_o man_n that_o no_o man_n must_v abuse_v or_o mis-imploy_a the_o talon_n of_o his_o mean_n and_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o contrary_n every_o man_n must_v well_o and_o rightful_o order_n and_o employ_v it_o it_o agree_v with_o the_o rule_n of_o law_n and_o reason_n prohibetur_fw-la ne_fw-la quis_fw-la faciat_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la quod_fw-la nocere_fw-la possit_fw-la alieno_fw-la et_fw-la sic_fw-la vtere_fw-la tuo_fw-la ut_fw-la alienum_fw-la non_fw-la laedas_fw-la no_o man_n must_v do_v that_o in_o his_o own_o property_n or_o possession_n as_o may_v hurt_v another_o man_n and_o we_o must_v so_o use_v our_o own_o that_o we_o may_v not_o offend_v our_o neighbour_n this_o rule_n may_v seem_v to_o reflect_v upon_o particular_a nuisance_n to_o the_o discommodity_n of_o vicinage_n and_o neighbourhood_n which_o be_v to_o be_v remedy_v by_o action_n at_o the_o common_a law_n whereof_o many_o particular_a case_n may_v be_v plentiful_o urge_v if_o in_o such_o case_n the_o law_n provide_v a_o remedy_n contra_fw-la vicinum_fw-la &_o privatum_fw-la nocumentum_fw-la against_o a_o private_a annoyance_n à_fw-la fortiori_fw-la against_o common_a nocumentum_fw-la that_o nuisance_n which_o offend_v many_o which_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o law_n meet_v with_o by_o indictment_n presentment_n and_o other_o way_n in_o several_a court_n of_o justice_n but_o à_fw-la mulio_fw-it fortiori_fw-la against_o generale_fw-mi nocumentum_fw-la that_o which_o displease_v and_o offend_v not_o one_o alone_a or_o many_o but_o all_o god_n and_o man_n and_o of_o man_n all_o sort_n from_o the_o high_a to_o the_o low_a sect._n 29_o it_o be_v a_o undoubted_a principle_n omne_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la svi_fw-la diffusivum_fw-la all_o goodness_n do_v communicate_v itself_o to_o other_o he_o that_o rack_v and_o tenter_v his_o bona_fw-la fortunae_fw-la his_o fortune_n and_o mean_n to_o improve_v his_o private_a and_o impair_v the_o public_a good_a have_v not_o participation_n of_o this_o goodness_n and_o as_o little_a have_v he_o of_o that_o cardinal_n and_o all-crowning_a virtue_n charity_n the_o groundsell_n of_o religion_n without_o which_o nothing_o avail_v sine_fw-la charitate_fw-la nihil_fw-la prodest_fw-la quia_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la religionis_fw-la charitas_fw-la est_fw-la charity_n say_v saint_n paul_n 1_o cor._n 13.5_o non_fw-la quaerit_fw-la quae_fw-la sva_fw-la sunt_fw-la it_o seek_v not_o her_o own_o it_o prefer_v the_o good_a of_o other_o before_o its_o own_o private_a in_o a_o former_a chapter_n cap._n 10._o ver_fw-la 24._o let_v no_o man_n seek_v his_o own_o but_o every_o man_n another_o wealth_n the_o word_n either_o in_o the_o literal_a acceptation_n or_o take_v according_a to_o the_o apostle_n meaning_n do_v insinuate_v that_o no_o man_n must_v so_o use_v his_o own_o as_o thereby_o to_o offend_v his_o neighbour_n non_fw-la nobis_fw-la nati_fw-la sumus_fw-la we_o be_v not_o bear_v for_o ourselves_o but_o partly_o for_o our_o friend_n and_o partly_o for_o our_o country_n it_o be_v a_o vulgar_a country_n proverb_n every_o man_n for_o himself_o and_o god_n for_o we_o all_o but_o a_o reverend_a divine_a thus_o invert_v it_o where_o every_o man_n be_v for_o himself_o non_fw-it deus_fw-la sed_fw-la diabolus_fw-la the_o devil_n be_v for_o all_o the_o rich_a man_n barn_n be_v full_a of_o corn_n it_o be_v his_o own_o jure_fw-la proprietatis_fw-la but_o he_o must_v not_o hide_v and_o hoard_v it_o up_o to_o enhance_v the_o price_n he_o must_v expose_v it_o to_o public_a sale_n and_o at_o reasonable_a price_n propter_fw-mi commune_v bonum_fw-la or_o else_o a_o vae_fw-la qui_fw-la abscondit_fw-la be_v denounce_v against_o he_o he_o that_o receive_v but_o one_o talon_n commit_v to_o he_o by_o his_o lord_n wherein_o he_o have_v but_o a_o fiduciary_a interest_n and_o hide_v it_o and_o do_v not_o right_o use_v it_o be_v cast_v into_o utter_a darkness_n and_o have_v his_o talon_n take_v from_o he_o matthew_n 25.15_o we_o be_v all_o but_o trustee_n of_o this_o worldly_a estate_n or_o earthly_a talon_n as_o we_o must_v not_o hide_v but_o use_v it_o so_o must_v we_o use_v it_o not_o for_o ourselves_o only_o but_o for_o the_o common_a utility_n of_o the_o weal_n public_a sect._n 31_o as_o it_o transgress_v the_o bond_n of_o charity_n the_o crown_n of_o all_o good_a gift_n and_o grace_n it_o do_v likewise_o offend_v against_o the_o rule_n of_o justice_n the_o queen_n regent_n of_o all_o virtue_n the_o confession_n of_o sin_n daily_o celebrate_v by_o the_o church_n do_v conclude_v by_o way_n of_o prayer_n that_o we_o may_v live_v a_o godly_a righteous_a and_o a_o sober_a life_n which_o imply_v three_o duty_n piety_n to_o god_n just_a ce_fw-fr or_o upright_a deal_n to_o our_o neighbour_n and_o sobriety_n to_o ourselves_o i_o meddle_v but_o with_o the_o second_o sect._n 32_o justice_n be_v either_o univerfall_n whereby_o a_o man_n do_v just_o carry_v himself_o and_o level_v his_o action_n for_o the_o common_a and_o public_a good_a and_o yield_v obedience_n to_o all_o law_n ut_fw-la ex_fw-la earum_fw-la praescripto_fw-la omnes_fw-la alius_fw-la virtutes_fw-la colat_fw-la that_o by_o the_o rule_n or_o prescript_n of_o those_o law_n he_o may_v have_v all_o other_o virtue_n in_o esteem_n which_o aristotle_n call_v legal_a quia_fw-la leges_fw-la eam_fw-la praecipue_fw-la intendunt_fw-la for_o that_o the_o whole_a use_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o law_n be_v for_o the_o support_n and_o execution_n of_o it_o or_o it_o be_v particularis_fw-la which_o be_v also_o call_v moral_a and_o be_v a_o virtue_n busy_v and_o exercise_v in_o the_o distribution_n and_o commutation_n or_o merchandize_v of_o all_o outward_a thing_n the_o object_n of_o her_o employment_n and_o negotiation_n sunt_fw-la bona_fw-la externa_fw-la &_o fortunae_fw-la ut_fw-la opes_fw-la &_o honores_fw-la all_o external_a good_n and_o good_n of_o fortune_n as_o riches_n and_o honour_n hence_o it_o be_v divide_v into_o distributive_a and_o commutative_a justice_n this_o observe_v a_o
waste_v ground_n the_o lord_n by_o the_o law_n may_v enclose_v part_n of_o the_o waste_n for_o himself_o leave_v nevertheless_o sufficient_a common_a with_o egress_n and_o regress_n for_o the_o commoner_n and_o it_o be_v call_v approvement_n appruamentum_fw-la that_o be_v to_o make_v the_o best_a benefit_n thereof_o by_o increase_v the_o rent_n and_o if_o the_o lord_n do_v approve_v his_o waste_n not_o leave_v sufficient_a common_a for_o the_o tenant_n the_o law_n give_v they_o a_o remedy_n against_o the_o lord_n by_o writ_n of_o assize_n but_o my_o aim_n be_v at_o enclose_v of_o common_a field_n use_v to_o culture_n and_o convert_v they_o into_o pasture_n whereby_o one_o grand_a offence_n and_o inconvenience_n not_o yet_o former_o mention_v do_v arise_v the_o stop_v and_o straightn_v of_o the_o king_n high_a way_n for_o whereas_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o winton_n 13._o edw._n 1.5_o it_o be_v command_v that_o high_a way_n lead_v from_o one_o market_n town_n to_o another_o shall_v be_v enlarge_v where_o bush_n wood_n or_o dyke_n be_v so_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v neither_o dyke_n tree_n nor_o bush_n whereby_o a_o man_n may_v lurk_v to_o do_v hurt_v within_o two_o hundred_o foot_n of_o the_o one_o side_n and_o two_o hundred_o foot_n of_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o way_n except_o ash_n or_o great_a tree_n by_o the_o meaning_n of_o which_o law_n the_o king_n high_a way_n which_o the_o common_a law_n have_v ever_o in_o high_a estimation_n be_v to_o be_v of_o such_o sufficient_a breadth_n that_o three_o or_o four_o cart_n or_o carriage_n may_v well_o pass_v in_o range_v together_o without_o any_o stop_n or_o impediment_n now_o in_o most_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n within_o the_o space_n of_o these_o forty_o year_n there_o have_v be_v so_o much_o circumseption_n and_o wound_v in_o of_o common_a errable_a land_n and_o field_n abut_a and_o adjoin_v to_o high_a way_n by_o tenant_n with_o consent_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o fee_n all_o partaker_n of_o the_o crime_n and_o the_o high_a way_n thereby_o so_o straighten_v that_o in_o many_o place_n but_o one_o cart_n and_o not_o without_o some_o danger_n and_o difficulty_n can_v pass_v and_o scarce_o two_o horseman_n side_n by_o side_n without_o climb_v upon_o side_n bank_n whence_o these_o inconvenience_n and_o mischief_n must_v needs_o arise_v 1_o a_o great_a danger_n to_o his_o majesty_n subject_n in_o be_v expose_v to_o assassination_n and_o robbery_n with_o little_a possibility_n to_o avoid_v or_o resist_v they_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o narrowness_n and_o encumbrance_n of_o the_o way_n 2_o as_o great_a a_o danger_n to_o his_o highness_n liege_n people_n who_o upon_o necessitate_a occasion_n either_o for_o his_o highness_n public_a service_n or_o for_o common_a intercourse_n and_o traffic_n be_v upon_o the_o height_n of_o speed_n which_o brook_v no_o delay_n omnis_fw-la nimium_fw-la long_v a_o properanti_fw-la mora_fw-la est_fw-la do_v oftentimes_o in_o straight_a and_o narrow_a lane_n i_o can_v term_v they_o way_n for_o the_o way_n aswell_o as_o the_o word_n be_v become_v diminutive_n via_fw-la be_v turn_v into_o viculi_fw-la meet_v with_o countercourse_n and_o be_v ready_a for_o want_v of_o competent_a spatiousnesse_n which_o may_v decline_v the_o sudden_a distress_n rash_o encounter_v each_o other_o to_o the_o peril_n of_o their_o limb_n or_o life_n 3_o a_o manifest_a impairment_n or_o population_n of_o the_o way_n themselves_o do_v this_o straightness_n produce_v and_o thereby_o not_o only_o make_v they_o unpassable_a upon_o some_o unseasonable_a time_n &_o weather_n to_o the_o great_a trouble_n and_o impediment_n of_o the_o subject_n who_o be_v enforce_v to_o compass_v their_o journey_n with_o much_o tediousness_n through_o private_a ground_n and_o other_o byway_n but_o it_o do_v also_o exhaust_v from_o the_o poor_a neighbour_a inhabitant_n a_o far_o great_a and_o more_o frequent_a charge_n of_o reparation_n then_o if_o they_o have_v the_o statute_n allowance_n of_o latitude_n the_o often_o pressure_n and_o tread_n in_o one_o tract_n will_v soon_o founder_v a_o way_n then_o if_o there_o be_v variety_n and_o choice_n of_o tract_n which_o will_v be_v supply_v in_o breadth_n according_a to_o that_o law_n of_o winton_n if_o enclosure_n be_v not_o in_o the_o way_n sect._n 37_o all_o the_o mischief_n and_o miserable_a inconvenience_n before_o cite_v i_o shall_v reduce_v in_o one_o distich_n rex_fw-la patitur_fw-la patitur_fw-la clerus_fw-la respublica_fw-la pauper_fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la passurus_fw-la depopulator_fw-la erit_fw-la rex_fw-la patitur_fw-la the_o king_n suffer_v 1_o first_o in_o his_o royal_a majesty_n he_o can_v number_v so_o many_o strong_a and_o able_a man_n as_o he_o may_v do_v if_o tillage_n have_v its_o ancient_a esteem_n in_o the_o multitude_n of_o people_n be_v the_o king_n honour_n but_o in_o the_o want_n of_o people_n be_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o prince_n in_o pautitate_fw-la plebis_fw-la ignominia_fw-la principis_fw-la prov._n 14.28_o it_o be_v the_o lamentation_n of_o jerusalem_n lamen_n 1.1_o how_o do_v the_o city_n sit_v solitary_a that_o be_v full_a of_o people_n how_o be_v she_o become_v as_o a_o widow_n among_o people_n the_o husbandman_n be_v note_v to_o be_v homines_fw-la strenuissimi_fw-la the_o strong_a man_n and_o fit_a for_o any_o labour_n whence_o seneca_n observe_v nullum_fw-la laborem_fw-la recusant_n manus_fw-la quae_fw-la ab_fw-la aratro_fw-la ad_fw-la arma_fw-la transferuntur_fw-la their_o hand_n refuse_v no_o labour_n who_o from_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o blow_n be_v train_v to_o the_o field_n the_o law_n therefore_o of_o 39_o eliz._n ca._n 1._o do_v excellent_o set_v forth_o that_o the_o strength_n and_o flourish_a estate_n of_o this_o kingdom_n have_v be_v always_o uphold_v and_o advance_v by_o tillage_n and_o people_n thereby_o multiply_v for_o service_n both_o in_o time_n of_o war_n and_o peace_n and_o by_o the_o decay_n of_o it_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o land_n against_o foreign_a enemy_n have_v be_v feeble_v and_o decay_a 2_o second_o in_o the_o mean_n and_o maintenance_n of_o his_o imperial_a state_n and_o therefore_o a_o depopulator_n may_v be_v well_o call_v depeculator_n a_o robber_n of_o the_o king_n treasury_n for_o it_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v diminish_v and_o far_o shorten_v if_o sufficient_a family_n who_o be_v able_a to_o pay_v subsidy_n fifteen_o and_o other_o duty_n to_o supply_v the_o king_n necessity_n aswell_o for_o the_o support_n of_o his_o regality_n as_o for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v utter_o decay_v and_o disable_v and_o it_o be_v a_o common_a practice_n with_o landlord_n and_o other_o to_o keep_v tenement_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o instead_o of_o subsidy_n to_o pay_v the_o king_n with_o certificate_n it_o be_v the_o prudent_a policy_n of_o a_o prince_n in_o the_o time_n of_o peace_n to_o make_v provision_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o war_n nulla_fw-la quies_fw-la gentium_fw-la sine_fw-la armis_fw-la the_o peace_n of_o a_o nation_n can_v be_v without_o a_o army_n no_o army_n without_o soldier_n no_o soldier_n without_o salary_n no_o salary_n without_o tribute_n and_o tax_n to_o the_o prince_n and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o people_n there_o can_v be_v no_o payment_n and_o then_o the_o desolation_n of_o a_o kingdom_n must_v needs_o follow_v which_o i_o hope_v our_o nation_n shall_v never_o see_v sect._n 38_o patitur_fw-la clerus_fw-la the_o church_n suffer_v 1._o in_o the_o decay_n and_o ruin_n of_o material_a temple_n oratory_n chapel_n and_o house_n of_o religion_n 2._o abate_v and_o diminish_v the_o number_n of_o painful_a and_o learned_a pastor_n 3._o in_o rob_v god_n and_o his_o holy_a church_n of_o tithe_n both_o personal_a and_o prediall_a for_o where_o town_n parish_n and_o village_n be_v dispeople_v there_o must_v be_v a_o fail_n of_o personal_a duty_n and_o where_o errable_a land_n be_v convert_v into_o pasture_n there_o must_v needs_o ensue_v a_o diminution_n of_o predial_a tithe_n sheep_n do_v never_o yield_v so_o much_o profit_n and_o advantage_n to_o god_n minister_n as_o the_o sheaf_n this_o be_v common_o sure_a to_o be_v pay_v in_o kind_n in_o the_o tthe_n of_o the_o other_o which_o consist_v in_o wool_n and_o lamb_n there_o be_v many_o slight_n and_o subtle_a deceit_n of_o late_o creep_v in_o and_o many_o device_n start_v up_o by_o covetous_a and_o ill_o dispose_v person_n they_o will_v either_o shift_v away_o their_o sheep_n from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o and_o sometime_o upon_o a_o petty_a composition_n with_o a_o neighbour_n incumbent_n from_o one_o parish_n to_o another_o and_o so_o encumber_v the_o tthe_n for_o the_o fall_n of_o lamb_n and_o set_v a_o variance_n between_o the_o minister_n or_o they_o will_v sell_v their_o sheep_n a_o little_a before_o the_o time_n of_o shear_v and_o so_o cheat_v the_o minister_n of_o his_o due_n in_o the_o title_n of_o wool_n and_o to_o countenance_v this_o pillage_n some_o strange_a prescription_n