certificate_n of_o ten_o which_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v there_o insert_v that_o court_n shall_v have_v power_n to_o enter_v it_o into_o the_o say_a original_a record_n to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v from_o thenceforth_o be_v chargeable_a therewith_o by_o stat._n 32_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 47._o the_o bishop_n of_o norwich_n and_o his_o successor_n shall_v collect_v the_o ten_o of_o all_o spiritual_a promotion_n within_o his_o diocese_n notwithstanding_o the_o statute_n of_o 27_o hen._n 8._o not_o print_v which_o do_v exempt_a they_o from_o the_o collection_n thereof_o by_o stat._n 34_o and_o 35._o hen._n 8._o cap._n 17._o the_o tenâ—hs_o and_o pension_n reserve_v upon_o the_o patent_n of_o the_o five_o new_a bishop_n of_o chester_n gloucester_n peterborough_n bristol_n and_o oxford_n shall_v be_v pay_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o first_o fruit_n and_o ten_o and_o not_o elsewhere_o but_o note_n that_o the_o court_n be_v afterward_o annex_v to_o the_o exchequer_n by_o divers_a act_n of_o 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the_o glebe_n by_o way_n of_o seizure_n the_o patent_n of_o a_o collector_n of_o ten_o shall_v be_v good_a no_o long_o than_o during_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o grantor_n in_o the_o see_n by_o stat._n 1_o eliz._n cap._n 4._o the_o first-fruit_n and_o ten_o restore_v to_o the_o crown_n the_o statute_n prescribe_v the_o grant_n and_o order_n of_o they_o recontinue_a the_o statute_n of_o 2_o and_o 3_o philip_n and_o mary_n by_o which_o they_o be_v take_v away_o repeal_v and_o they_o shall_v from_o henceforth_o be_v within_o the_o survey_n of_o the_o court_n of_o exchequer_n all_o advowsons_n of_o vicaridge_n incident_a to_o any_o of_o the_o queen_n impropriation_n shall_v be_v resettled_n in_o she_o notwithstanding_o any_o act_n do_v by_o cardinal_n pool_n or_o grant_v make_v by_o queen_n mary_n save_v unto_o all_o person_n except_o such_o unto_o who_o such_o grant_n have_v be_v make_v their_o right_n and_o interest_n into_o or_o out_o of_o such_o impropriation_n pension_n and_o all_o other_o yearly_a payment_n shall_v be_v pay_v as_o before_o the_o act_n of_o 2_o and_o 3_o philip_n and_o mary_n all_o person_n in_o arrear_n for_o those_o duty_n shall_v not_o be_v answerable_a for_o they_o to_o the_o queen_n if_o a_o incumbent_n continue_v in_o the_o benefice_n half_a a_o year_n after_o the_o last_o avoidance_n and_o die_v or_o be_v legal_o oust_v before_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n he_o his_o executor_n administrator_n or_o surety_n shall_v only_o pay_v the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o first_o fruit_n if_o he_o live_v out_o the_o year_n and_o die_v or_o be_v oust_v within_o six_o month_n after_o the_o year_n only_o half_a the_o first-fruit_n shall_v be_v pay_v and_o if_o he_o live_v out_o the_o year_n and_o half_a and_o die_v or_o be_v oust_v within_o one_o year_n only_o the_o quarter_n thereof_o shall_v be_v pay_v discharge_v of_o first-fruit_n and_o ten_o heretofore_o grant_v by_o any_o of_o the_o queen_n predecessor_n to_o the_o university_n or_o the_o college_n in_o they_o or_o to_o those_o of_o eton_n and_o winchester_n shall_v remain_v good_a notwithstanding_o this_o act_n also_o the_o dean_n and_o canon_n of_o windsor_n shall_v be_v from_o henceforth_o discharge_v thereof_o all_o grant_n of_o impropriation_n belong_v to_o the_o arch-deaconry_a of_o well_n shall_v remain_v good_a notwithstanding_o this_o act_n yet_o the_o say_v arch-deaconry_a and_o all_o spiritual_a promotion_n assign_v to_o it_o shall_v from_o hence_o forth_o pay_v first-fruit_n and_o ten_o all_o impropriation_n and_o other_o profit_n or_o emolument_n ecclesiastical_a which_o be_v former_o within_o the_o survey_n of_o the_o duchy_n court_n of_o lancaster_n shall_v be_v recontinue_a notwithstanding_o this_o act_n or_o that_o of_o 2_o and_o 3_o philip_n and_o mary_n the_o revenue_n of_o hospital_n and_o school_n shall_v not_o be_v charge_v with_o the_o payment_n of_o first_o fruit_n or_o ten_o notwithstanding_o this_o act._n by_o stat._n 28_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 11._o the_o year_n in_o which_o the_o first-fruit_n shall_v be_v pay_v to_o the_o king_n shall_v begin_v immediate_o after_o the_o avoidance_n or_o vacation_n of_o the_o benefice_n in_o the_o time_n of_o hen._n 8._o there_o be_v 3_o new_a court_n erect_v among_o other_o viz._n those_o of_o the_o augmentation_n first-fruit_n and_o ten_o and_o general_a surveyor_n but_o these_o be_v afterward_o annex_v to_o the_o exchequer_n by_o divers_a act_n of_o parliament_n and_o letter_n patent_n of_o hen._n 8._o and_o queen_n mary_n nevertheless_o in_o some_o of_o these_o act_n there_o remain_v yet_o somewhat_o in_o force_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o statute_n concern_v court_n by_o stat._n 1_o mary_n parl._n 2.10_o the_o queen_n may_v by_o her_o letter_n patent_n alter_v dissolve_v or_o reduce_v into_o one_o or_o more_o the_o court_n of_o augmentation_n first-fruit_n and_o ten_o ward_n surveyor_n and_o the_o duchy_n or_o may_v annex_v any_o of_o they_o together_o or_o unto_o any_o other_o court_n of_o record_n or_o erect_v of_o the_o same_o any_o other_o new_a court_n or_o court_n provide_v that_o nothing_o in_o the_o say_a letter_n patent_n to_o be_v contain_v shall_v charge_v the_o subject_a otherwise_o than_o as_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v charge_v before_o the_o second_o day_n of_o this_o parliament_n and_o that_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o say_a court_n shall_v not_o hold_v plea_n but_o only_o where_o the_o queen_n be_v party_n against_o any_o of_o her_o subject_n provide_v also_o that_o if_o the_o queen_n shall_v annex_v any_o of_o the_o say_a court_n to_o the_o exchequer_n all_o thing_n within_o the_o survey_n of_o the_o say_a court_n or_o court_n so_o annex_v shall_v be_v order_v the_o exchequer_n way_n save_v to_o all_o person_n their_o office_n rent_n annuity_n and_o fee_n to_o be_v pay_v out_o of_o any_o of_o the_o queen_n court_n where_o shall_v be_v sufficient_a revenue_n to_o answer_v the_o same_o vide_fw-la le_fw-fr statute_n to_o the_o court_n of_o ancient_n demesne_n in_o the_o book_n of_o doomsday_n itself_o it_o appear_v that_o it_o be_v make_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o conqueror_n and_o as_o tenant_n in_o ancient_n demesne_n be_v careful_a to_o preserve_v their_o privilege_n so_o the_o lord_n be_v as_o careful_a to_o preserve_v his_o seigniority_n and_o the_o tenure_n of_o his_o tenancy_n in_o ancient_n demesne_fw-la and_o therefore_o if_o the_o tenant_n levy_v a_o fine_a or_o suffer_v a_o recovery_n in_o the_o court_n of_o common_a plea_n etc._n etc._n whereby_o for_o a_o time_n the_o land_n be_v become_v frankfee_n the_o lord_n by_o a_o writ_n of_o deceit_n may_v not_o only_o restore_v himself_o to_o his_o true_a seigniority_n but_o utter_o avoid_v the_o fine_a and_o restore_v his_o tenant_n against_o the_o recovery_n and_o his_o own_o fine_a to_o the_o land_n again_o in_o his_o former_a estate_n and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o be_v for_o that_o the_o recovery_n or_o fine_a be_v not_o suffer_v or_o levy_v before_o a_o competent_a judge_n in_o the_o right_a court_n which_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o court_n of_o ancient_n demesne_n and_o therefore_o after_o the_o reversal_n in_o the_o writ_n of_o deceit_n it_o be_v now_o tanquam_fw-la coram_fw-la non_fw-la judice_fw-la and_o the_o party_n to_o the_o fine_a or_o recovery_n shall_v be_v fine_v and_o imprison_v pro_fw-la deceptione_n curia_fw-la but_o if_o in_o a_o writ_n of_o right_o close_a in_o ancient_n demesne_n the_o demandant_n make_v his_o protestation_n to_o sue_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o assize_n of_o mortdancester_n the_o tenant_n plead_v in_o abatement_n of_o the_o writ_n and_o the_o writ_n by_o judgement_n be_v abate_v the_o demandant_n bring_v a_o writ_n of_o false_a judgement_n wherein_o the_o writ_n be_v affirm_v to_o be_v good_a the_o court_n of_o common_a plea_n shall_v proceed_v as_o the_o inferior_a court_n shall_v have_v do_v and_o
est_fw-fr appoint_v dâ—luy_fw-fr servire_fw-la durant_fw-mi le_fw-fr temps_fw-fr de_fw-fr son_fw-fr commission_n a_o fair_a venir_fw-fr devaunt_o luy_fw-fr 20_o ou_fw-fr 18_o seigniour_n deal_v parliament_n a_o mesme_fw-fr la_fw-fr jour_fw-fr et_fw-fr puis_fw-fr all_o jour_fw-fr quant_fw-fr le_fw-fr seneschalle_fw-fr serra_fw-mi south_n le_fw-fr drape_n d'estate_fw-la sur_fw-fr l'arraignment_n del_fw-it prisoner_n &_o ad_fw-la fait_fw-fr lie_n son_fw-fr commission_n le_fw-fr dit_fw-fr serjaunt_n retourna_fw-la le_fw-fr dit_fw-fr precept_n &_o les_fw-fr seigniour_n serront_fw-fr de_fw-fr ceo_fw-la demand_n '_o &_o quant_fw-fr ils_fw-fr ount_n apparus_fw-la &_o serrount_v en_fw-fr lour_v place_n le_fw-fr constable_n del_fw-it tower_n serra_fw-mi demand_v a_o amesner_n all_o court_n son_n prisoner_n quel_fw-fr serra_fw-mi conduct_n per_fw-mi luy_fw-fr all_o bar_n et_fw-la donques_fw-la le_fw-fr dit_fw-fr grand_a seneschal_n monstra_fw-la a_fw-fr le_fw-fr prisoner_n la_fw-fr cause_n pour_fw-fr quel_fw-fr le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr avoit_fw-fr assemble_v la_fw-fr les_fw-fr seigniour_n &_o luy_fw-fr &_o commaundra_n luy_fw-fr de_fw-fr responder_n sans_o ascun_fw-fr pavour_n &_o sur_fw-fr ceo_fw-la causera_fw-fr le_fw-fr clerk_n del_fw-it coron_n a_o liar_n l'enditement_n a_o luy_fw-fr &_o de_fw-fr luy_fw-fr demander_n sil_fw-fr soit_fw-fr culpable_a ou_fw-fr nemy_n a_o quel_fw-fr apres_fw-fr que_fw-fr il_fw-fr ad_fw-la resp_n '_o de_fw-fr rien_fw-fr culpable_a le_fw-fr dit_fw-fr clerk_n demand_v '_o ouster_n de_fw-fr luy_fw-fr comment_n il_fw-fr voile_n este_fw-la try_n a_o quel_fw-fr il_fw-fr peut_fw-fr dire_fw-fr per_fw-la dieu_fw-fr &_o ses_fw-fr pieres_n et_fw-fr maintenant_fw-fr sur_fw-fr coe_n les_fw-fr sergeant_n &_o attorney_n le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr deneront_fw-fr evidence_n vers_fw-la luy_fw-fr at_fw-fr quel_fw-fr quant_fw-fr le_fw-fr prisoner_n respondue_v le_fw-fr dit_fw-fr constable_n serra_fw-mi command_v de_fw-fr retirer_fw-fr le_fw-fr dit_fw-fr prisoner_n del_fw-it bar_v a_o ascun_fw-fr lieu_fw-fr pour_fw-fr le_fw-fr temps_fw-fr que_fw-fr les_fw-fr dit_n signor_n secretment_n parleront_fw-fr en_fw-fr le_fw-fr dit_fw-fr court_n ensemble_fw-fr et_fw-fr sur_fw-fr ceo_fw-la les_fw-fr signor_n se_fw-la levent_fw-la suis_fw-fr de_fw-fr lour_v place_n &_o consultant_fw-la ensemble_fw-fr &_o ceo_fw-la que_fw-fr ils_fw-fr facent_fw-la ils_fw-fr facent_fw-la sur_fw-fr lour_v honour_n sans_fw-fr ascun_fw-fr seâ—rement_fw-fr d'estre_fw-fr minister_n a_fw-fr eux_fw-fr et_fw-fr quant_fw-fr eux_fw-fr tout_fw-fr ou_fw-fr les_fw-fr greinder_n part_n de_fw-fr eux_fw-fr sont_fw-fr agree_v ils_fw-fr returneront_fw-fr a_fw-fr lour_v place_n &_o seeront_fw-fr et_fw-fr donque_fw-fr le_fw-fr grand_fw-fr seneschal_n demaundera_fw-la del_fw-it plus_fw-la puisne_n signior_n aperluy_fw-fr sil_fw-fr qui_fw-fr est_fw-fr arraign_v soit_fw-fr culpable_a ou_fw-fr nemy_n &_o issint_fw-la del_fw-it cestuy_fw-mi que_fw-fr est_fw-fr prochein_fw-fr all_o puisne_n &_o issint_fw-la del_fw-it remenant_fw-la seriatim_fw-la tanque_fw-la il_fw-fr est_fw-la peruse_v tout_fw-fr &_o chescun_fw-fr des_fw-fr signor_n respondra_fw-fr aperluy_fw-fr et_fw-la donques_fw-la le_fw-fr dit_fw-fr seneschal_n remaundra_n pour_fw-fr le_fw-fr dit_fw-fr prisoner_n qui_fw-fr serra_fw-mi reamesnus_fw-la all_o bar_n a_o qui_fw-fr le_fw-fr dit_fw-fr seneschal_n rehersera_fw-fr le_fw-fr verdict_n &_o donera_fw-la judgement_n accordant_a et_fw-fr cest_fw-fr matter_n de_fw-fr trial_n est_fw-fr do_v come_v semble_fw-fr per_fw-la le_fw-fr statute_n de_fw-fr magna_fw-la charta_fw-la cap._n 29._o qui_fw-la est_fw-la in_o cest_fw-fr manner_n nullus_fw-la libre_fw-la homo_fw-la capiatur_fw-la vel_fw-la imprisonetur_fw-la aut_fw-la disseisietur_fw-la de_fw-la libero_fw-la tenemento_fw-it svo_fw-la vel_fw-la libertatibus_fw-la vel_fw-la liberis_fw-la consuetudinibus_fw-la suis_fw-la aut_fw-la utlagetur_fw-la aut_fw-la exuletur_fw-la aut_fw-la aliquo_fw-la modo_fw-la destruatur_fw-la nec_fw-la super_fw-la eum_fw-la ibimus_fw-la nec_fw-la super_fw-la eum_fw-la mittemus_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la legale_fw-la judicium_fw-la parium_fw-la suorum_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la legem_fw-la terrae_fw-la nulli_fw-la vendemus_fw-la nulli_fw-la negabimus_fw-la aut_fw-la differemus_fw-la justitiam_fw-la vel_fw-la rectum_fw-la stat._n 20_o hen._n 6.9_o trial_n of_o duchess_n countess_n and_o baroness_n for_o treason_n or_o felony_n shall_v be_v as_o nobleman_n peer_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o not_o otherwise_o notwithstanding_o the_o statute_n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la cap._n 29._o which_o mention_v man_n only_o to_o be_v try_v by_o their_o peer_n mes_fw-fr nul_fw-fr de_fw-fr ceux_fw-fr statutes_n ad_fw-la este_fw-la mouse_n in_o ure_n d'extender_v a_o un_fw-fr evesque_fw-la ou_fw-fr abbe_n comment_n que_fw-fr ils_fw-fr injoyent_n le_fw-fr nosme_n del_fw-it signior_n de_fw-fr parliament_n car_fw-fr ils_fw-fr nont_fw-fr cel_z nosme_n d'evesque_fw-la ou_fw-fr abbe_n ratione_fw-la nobilitatis_fw-la sed_fw-la ratione_fw-la officij_fw-la ne_fw-fr ont_fw-fr lieu_fw-fr en_fw-fr parliament_n in_o respect_n de_fw-fr lour_v nobility_n eins_fw-ge in_fw-ge respect_n de_fw-fr lour_v possession_n scil_n l'auncient_a barony_n annex_v a_o lour_v dignity_n et_fw-fr accordant_a a_o ceo_fw-la il_fw-fr y_fw-fr ad_fw-la divers_a president_n d'ont_fw-fr l'un_fw-fr fuist_n in_o temps_fw-fr le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr henry_n le_fw-fr 8._o et_fw-la vide_fw-la p._n 10_o e._n 4._o f._n 6._o que_fw-fr un_fw-fr des_fw-fr piers_n indite_v the_o treason_n ou_fw-fr felony_n peut_fw-fr si_fw-fr pleist_n all_o roy_fw-fr estre_fw-fr arraign_v de_fw-fr ceo_fw-la en_fw-fr le_fw-fr parliament_n &_o donque_fw-fr les_fw-fr signor_n espirituels_fw-fr ferront_fw-fr un_fw-fr procurator_n pour_fw-fr eux_fw-fr eo_fw-la que_fw-la per_fw-la le_fw-fr canonical_a leys_n ils_fw-fr mesme_n ne_fw-fr doient_fw-fr condemner_n ascun_fw-fr a_fw-fr mort_fw-fr stamford_n be_v plea_n of_o the_o crown_n fol._n 152._o the_o high_a court_n of_o chancery_n call_v curia_fw-la cancellariae_fw-la because_o aâ—_n some_o think_v the_o judge_n of_o the_o couâ—sate_n ancient_o infra_fw-la cancellos_fw-la at_o thâ—_n east_n end_n of_o our_o church_n be_v separate_v per_fw-la cancellos_fw-la from_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n as_o peculiar_o belong_v to_o the_o priest_n be_v thenâ—â—_n call_v chancel_v but_o other_o derive_v it_o â—â—ther_n from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n who_o be_v call_v cancellarius_fw-la à _fw-la cancellando_fw-la the_o high_a point_n of_o his_o power_n be_v to_o cancel_v the_o king_n letter_n patent_n and_o damn_v the_o inrollmeâ—â—_n thereof_o by_o draw_v stroke_n through_o 〈◊〉_d like_o a_o lattice_n in_o several_a case_n as_o wheâ—â—_n the_o king_n grant_v any_o thing_n upon_o faâ—â—â—_n suggestion_n or_o what_o by_o law_n he_o can_v grant_v and_o in_o the_o chancery_n be_v two_o courtâ—_n one_o of_o ordinary_a jurisdiction_n coraâ—â—_n domino_fw-la rege_fw-la in_o 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dignioribus_fw-la est_fw-la credendum_fw-la tessemoignes_n ne_o poent_n testify_v le_fw-fr negative_a mes_fw-fr l'affirmative_a allegans_fw-la contraria_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la audiendus_fw-la verum_fw-la vero_fw-la consentiens_fw-la est_fw-la falsum_fw-la nec_fw-la vero_fw-la nec_fw-la falso_fw-la juramentum_fw-la est_fw-la indivisibile_fw-la &_o non_fw-la est_fw-la admittendum_fw-la in_o parte_fw-la verum_fw-la &_o in_o part_n falsum_fw-la allegans_fw-la svam_fw-la turpitudinem_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la audiendus_fw-la coke_n 4_o inst_z 279._o antiquity_n do_v add_v hijs_fw-la testibus_fw-la in_o the_o continent_n of_o the_o deed_n after_o the_o in_o cujus_fw-la rei_fw-la testimonium_fw-la write_v with_o the_o same_o hand_n the_o deed_n be_v which_o witness_n be_v call_v the_o deed_n read_v and_o then_o their_o name_n enter_v and_o this_o be_v call_v charter_n land_n and_o by_o the_o saxon_n bookland_n which_o clause_n of_o hijs_fw-la testibus_fw-la continue_v until_o and_o in_o 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