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7._o 2._o &_o 3_o ed._n 6._o cap._n 13._o statute_n for_o tithe_n do_v now_o stint_v this_o strife_n and_o make_v both_o case_n to_o be_v ecclesiastical_a upon_o 17._o upon_o 14._o h._n 4._o 17._o corn_n carry_v away_o whereupon_o it_o come_v to_o be_v try_v betwixt_o two_o parson_n of_o church_n who_o have_v right_a to_o the_o tithe_n this_o trial_n belong_v to_o the_o spiritual_a court_n and_o be_v not_o upon_o action_n of_o trespass_n to_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o common_a law_n and_o so_o it_o be_v adjudge_v albeit_o that_o the_o defendant_n there_o say_v that_o his_o parsonage_n be_v then_o in_o lease_n but_o if_o they_o 10._o they_o 39_o ed._n 3._o 23._o 5._o h._n 5._o 10._o have_v join_v issue_n whether_o the_o place_n whence_o the_o sheaf_n be_v take_v be_v in_o the_o one_o parish_n or_o the_o other_o than_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v try_v at_o the_o common_a law_n because_o jurisdict_n because_o brooke_n tit_n jurisdict_n the_o bound_n of_o a_o parish_n shall_v be_v try_v by_o the_o country_n as_o be_v there_o say_v yet_o in_o a_o little_a treatise_n 8._o treatise_n a_o answer_n to_o a_o letter_n cap._n 1._o print_v by_o tho._n godfrey_n circa_fw-la 26._o h._n 8._o print_v by_o thomas_n godfrey_n in_o k._n henry_n the_o eight_o time_n it_o be_v testify_v that_o it_o have_v be_v hold_v in_o time_n past_o etc._n etc._n that_o the_o division_n and_o distinction_n of_o parish_n from_o parish_n be_v a_o thing_n so_o mere_a spiritual_a that_o no_o man_n may_v do_v it_o but_o the_o clergy_n which_o asseveration_n though_o he_o disallow_v if_o the_o clergy_n claim_v it_o by_o any_o immediate_a power_n give_v they_o from_o god_n yet_o say_v he_o of_o these_o and_o of_o diverse_a other_o thing_n it_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o they_o have_v hold_v plea_n in_o time_n past_a rather_o by_o a_o custom_n and_o by_o a_o sufferance_n of_o prince_n then_o for_o that_o they_o be_v mere_a spiritual_a or_o that_o they_o of_o the_o clergy_n have_v authority_n so_o to_o do_v by_o 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parson_n grant_v to_o 13._o to_o m._n 8._o edw._n 4._o fol._n 13._o i_o by_o deed_n all_o the_o tithe_n of_o his_o benefice_n and_o yet_o afterward_o he_o sue_v i_o in_o a_o court_n christian_n for_o the_o tithe_n of_o my_o own_o land_n whereupon_o i_o bring_v my_o action_n of_o covenant_n in_o the_o temporal_a court_n nevertheless_o i_o shall_v not_o have_v a_o prohibition_n because_o i_o may_v plead_v that_o matter_n in_o bar_n in_o the_o ecolesiasticall_a court_n danbie_n and_o chok_n but_o if_o a_o rend_v reserve_v upon_o a_o lease_n of_o tithe_n or_o offering_n be_v 32._o be_v 44._o ed._n 3._o 32._o sue_v for_o in_o a_o spiritual_a court_n there_o lie_v a_o prohibition_n for_o this_o be_v a_o lay_v rend_v and_o so_o bracton_n 16._o bracton_n lib._n 5._o ca._n 16._o hold_v in_o the_o place_n before_o allege_v agreeable_a to_o the_o statute_n of_o articuli_fw-la cleri_fw-la it_o be_v hold_v 38._o hold_v regist._n fol._n 38._o that_o if_o a_o patron_n have_v a_o indenture_n to_o be_v quit_v of_o certain_a tithe_n be_v sue_v in_o a_o court_n christian_n for_o those_o tithe_n he_o shall_v have_v a_o prohibition_n but_o ask_v whether_o this_o precedent_n of_o the_o register_n notwithstanding_o he_o may_v not_o have_v a_o consultation_n by_o the_o opinion_n of_o danbie_n and_o chok_n afore_o recite_v and_o the_o rather_o in_o this_o case_n then_o in_o the_o former_a by_o how_o much_o it_o be_v more_o to_o be_v presume_v to_o be_v a_o symoniacall_a compact_n against_o he_o that_o be_v patron_n for_o if_o it_o be_v not_o symoniacall_a he_o may_v plead_v this_o covenant_n in_o bar_n in_o a_o court_n ecclesiastical_a as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o former_a case_n the_o competency_n of_o the_o court_n for_o suit_n of_o tithe_n depend_v also_o much_o upon_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o party_n that_o contend_v for_o they_o for_o 7_o for_o 38._o edw._n 3._o 6._o 31._o h._n 6._o 11._o 7_o in_o a_o action_n of_o trespass_n bring_v at_o the_o common_a law_n the_o defendant_n say_v that_o the_o corn_n whereof_o the_o plaintiff_n complain_v be_v grow_v in_o d._n which_o be_v parcel_n of_o m._n where_o he_o be_v parson_n and_o thereby_o he_o claim_v and_o because_o in_o the_o plead_n they_o be_v both_o name_v parson_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o court_n be_v that_o it_o be_v out_o of_o their_o jurisdiction_n in_o another_o alios_fw-la another_o hill_n 7._o h._n 4._o fol._n 35._o per_fw-la quosdam_fw-la libros_fw-la &_o 102._o per_fw-la alios_fw-la action_n of_o trespass_n bring_v against_o a_o lay_v man_n that_o claim_v by_o lease_n from_o another_o parson_n notwithstanding_o that_o by_o m._n 44._o ed._n 3._o it_o be_v allege_v that_o the_o king_n bench_n in_o such_o case_n shall_v have_v jurisdiction_n because_o it_o be_v between_o a_o lay_v man_n and_o a_o parson_n and_o that_o by_o articuli_fw-la cleri_fw-la by_o the_o contract_n transcunt_fw-la decimae_fw-la in_o catalla_fw-la yet_o because_o it_o be_v of_o tithe_n which_o they_o may_v reconer_n in_o court_n christian_n gascoigne_n hold_v that_o the_o temporal_a court_n ought_v to_o be_v out_o of_o jurisdiction_n for_o say_v he_o though_o it_o have_v be_v so_o do_v afore_o yet_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v do_v so_o by_o we_o here_o and_o of_o the_o same_o opinion_n be_v moil_n in_o another_o like_a action_n of_o trespass_n that_o 3._o that_o 6._o ed._n 4._o 3._o between_o a_o parson_n and_o a_o fermer_n of_o another_o parson_n action_n for_o tithe_n lie_v in_o a_o spiritual_a court_n because_o the_o fermer_n claim_v the_o tithe_n as_o due_a to_o himself_o during_o his_o term_n which_o none_o gainsay_v but_o upon_o the_o former_a of_o these_o two_o last_o case_n brook_n 82._o brook_n brooke_n tit_n jurisdict_n 82._o do_v thus_o collect_v that_o it_o thereby_o appear_v clear_o that_o upon_o contention_n for_o tithe_n between_o a_o parson_n &_o a_o lay_v servant_n of_o another_o parson_n the_o spiritual_a court_n shall_v have_v jurisdiction_n for_o say_v he_o the_o servant_n do_v claim_v to_o the_o use_n of_o his_o master_n and_o not_o to_o his_o own_o use_n upon_o any_o lay_v contract_n yet_o how_o this_o collection_n may_v stand_v together_o with_o other_o judgement_n elsewhere_o report_v to_o be_v give_v may_v move_v some_o doubt_n for_o in_o 5._o in_o 31._o h._n 6._o 11._o 1._o h._n 6._o 5._o a_o action_n of_o trespass_n bring_v by_o a_o parson_n against_o the_o servant_n of_o another_o parson_n the_o servant_n justify_v for_o tithe_n of_o his_o master_n and_o thereupon_o demand_v judgement_n whether_o that_o court_n will_v hold_v plea_n thereof_o and_o it_o be_v not_o allow_v because_o the_o say_a defendant_n be_v a_o lay_n man_n likewise_o 3._o likewise_o 6._o edw._n 4._o 3._o it_o a_o action_n of_o trespass_n bring_v by_o a_o vicar_n for_o corn_n take_v by_o the_o servant_n of_o another_o parson_n that_o claim_v they_o as_o tithe_n of_o his_o master_n and_o the_o plaintiff_n claim_v they_o as_o tithe_n due_a to_o his_o vicarage_n it_o be_v adjudge_v by_o three_o that_o the_o court_n temporal_a have_v jurisdiction_n because_o the_o plaintiff_n have_v none_o action_n against_o the_o servant_n in_o a_o court_n spiritual_a at_o least_o as_o be_v there_o affirm_v markham_n seem_v to_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o if_o any_o 19_o any_o 38._o h._n 6._o 19_o part_n of_o right_n of_o tithe_n do_v come_v in_o debate_n between_o two_o patron_n that_o there_o the_o court_n ecclesiastical_a can_v not_o hold_v plea._n and_o if_o 95._o if_o 25._o h._n 8._o ut_fw-la refert_fw-la brook_n tit_n jurisdict_n nu_fw-la 95._o the_o lord_n of_o a_o manor_n claim_v tithe_n of_o certain_a land_n in_o d._n to_o find_v a_o chaplain_n or_o curate_n in_o d._n therewith_o and_o the_o parishioner_n there_o claim_v those_o tithe_n likewise_o for_o the_o self_n same_o end_n it_o be_v deliver_v for_o law_n that_o
draw_v it_o to_o the_o common_a law_n it_o shall_v seem_v by_o all_o reason_n of_o his_o own_o nature_n to_o be_v a_o matter_n belong_v to_o the_o conusance_n of_o a_o court_n ecclesiastical_a according_o as_o always_o without_o impeachment_n it_o have_v be_v use_v yet_o i_o find_v in_o the_o book_n of_o common_a law_n that_o 32._o that_o 22._o h._n 6._o 32._o a_o action_n of_o the_o case_n be_v mainteinable_a for_o not_o say_v divine_a service_n albeit_o it_o be_v there_o confess_v to_o be_v a_o spiritual_a matter_n what_o the_o circumstance_n and_o cause_n thereof_o be_v that_o it_o be_v so_o rule_v in_o that_o case_n quaere_fw-la it_o appear_v by_o the_o a._n the_o reg._n pag._n 56._o a._n register_n that_o a_o prohibition_n be_v bring_v upon_o a_o suit_n in_o court_n ecclesiastical_a for_o withhold_v a_o chauntery_a a_o consultation_n be_v after_o grant_v whereby_o be_v affirm_v that_o pro_fw-la subtractione_n cantariae_fw-la &_o debita_fw-la punitione_n pro_fw-la huiusmodi_fw-la 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to_o be_v contributory_a to_o the_o reparation_n of_o the_o parish_n church_n or_o of_o any_o chapel_n annex_v to_o it_o if_o the_o party_n sue_v a_o prohibition_n direct_v to_o the_o bishop_n surmise_v that_o he_o be_v implead_v touch_v lay_a fee_n in_o court_n christian_n the_o bishop_n shall_v have_v a_o consultation_n upon_o this_o matter_n show_v in_o the_o chancery_n on_o his_o behalf_n and_o partly_o also_o by_o the_o injunction_n which_o be_v set_v out_o by_o the_o queen_n majesty_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o her_o reign_n and_o be_v under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n for_o better_a record_n of_o the_o matter_n her_o highness_n be_v thereunto_o authorise_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n for_o in_o 1559._o in_o injunction_n publish_v 1559._o these_o be_v contain_v sundry_a utensile_n ornament_n book_n and_o other_o thing_n that_o by_o the_o common_a cost_n of_o every_o parish_n shall_v be_v provide_v and_o from_o time_n to_o time_n supply_v and_o whether_o they_o be_v want_v or_o not_o be_v to_o be_v inquire_v by_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n and_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o injunction_n be_v by_o they_o to_o be_v urge_v against_o those_o that_o shall_v infringe_v any_o of_o they_o by_o process_n and_o censure_n ecclesiastical_a according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o that_o law_n and_o herein_o the_o injunction_n follow_v but_o the_o common_a law_n for_o realm_n for_o of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o clergy_n by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n if_o a_o terre-tenant_n hold_v land_n that_o have_v usual_o pay_v for_o such_o tenement_n a_o pound_n of_o wax_n or_o such_o like_a unto_o the_o church_n do_v withhold_v it_o the_o churchwarden_n may_v sue_v he_o for_o it_o in_o a_o court_n eccles_n also_o ibidem_fw-la also_o ibidem_fw-la if_o a_o man_n that_o withhold_v church_n good_n do_v by_o his_o last_o will_v enjoin_v his_o executour_n to_o make_v deliverance_n any_o of_o the_o parish_n may_v sue_v the_o executour_n for_o they_o in_o court_n 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by_o statute_n in_o this_o behalf_n among_o other_o thing_n viz._n 1._o viz._n circumspectè_fw-la agatis_fw-la 13._o ed._n 1._o prelate_n may_v punish_v for_o leave_v churchyard_n unclosed_a or_o for_o that_o the_o church_n be_v uncover_v or_o not_o conventent_o deck_v in_o which_o case_n none_o other_o penance_n can_v be_v enjoin_v but_o pecuniary_a chap._n viii_o proof_n in_o general_a that_o sundry_a crime_n and_o offence_n be_v punishable_a by_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n and_o namely_o idolatry_n heresy_n perjury_n or_o laesio_fw-la fidei_fw-la and_o how_o far_o the_o last_o of_o these_o be_v there_o to_o be_v correct_v also_o of_o disturbance_n of_o divine_a service_n or_o not_o frequent_v of_o it_o and_o neglect_v of_o the_o sacrament_n last_o do_v follow_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n for_o proof_n that_o many_o crime_n also_o and_o offence_n be_v punishable_a by_o jurisdiction_n ecclesiastical_a and_o first_o in_o general_n then_o in_o 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9_o may_v 23._o h._n 8._o ca._n 9_o be_v cite_v out_o of_o the_o dioece_n where_o he_o dwell_v when_o some_o spiritual_a offence_n or_o cause_n be_v commit_v and_o do_v or_o omit_v neglect_v or_o foreslow_v to_o be_v do_v by_o some_o have_v spiritual_a jurisdiction_n in_o a_o statute_n of_o k._n edward_n the_o 6._o 2._o 6._o 1._o ed._n 6._o cap._n 2._o cause_n of_o correction_n be_v reckon_v as_o ecclesiastical_a which_o statute_n though_o it_o be_v repeal_v for_o the_o principal_a purport_n there_o of_o be_v touch_v ordinary_n seal_n and_o name_v not_o to_o be_v use_v any_o more_o in_o their_o citation_n and_o process_n yet_o it_o bring_v sufficient_a evidence_n that_o sundry_a matter_n of_o correction_n be_v of_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n and_o so_o bracton_n testify_v that_o it_o be_v use_v and_o hold_v in_o his_o time_n for_o he_o say_v in_o 2._o in_o bracton_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 2._o causis_fw-la spiritualibus_fw-la vel_fw-la spiritualitati_fw-la annexis_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la propeccato_n well_fw-mi transgressione_n fuerit_fw-la poenitentia_fw-la iniungenda_fw-la iudex_fw-la ecclesiasticus_fw-la habet_fw-la cognitionem_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la pertinet_fw-la ad_fw-la regem_fw-la iniungere_fw-la poenitentias_fw-la nec_fw-la ad_fw-la iudicem_fw-la secularem_fw-la the_o sundry_a consultation_n set_v down_o in_o the_o register_n do_v show_v that_o when_o the_o proceed_n be_v ad_fw-la correctionem_fw-la animae_fw-la for_o some_o sin_n not_o punishable_a in_o the_o temporal_a court_n the_o conisance_n be_v ecclesiastical_a one_o b._n one_o regist._n 45._o a._n b._n example_n shall_v suffice_v viz._n nolumus_fw-la cognitionem_fw-la ecclesiasticam_fw-la in_fw-la ijs_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la forum_n ecclesiae_fw-la &_o maximè_fw-la ad_fw-la correctionem_fw-la animae_fw-la pertinent_a contra_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la impedire_fw-la but_o to_o descend_v to_o more_o particular_n and_o first_o concern_v those_o which_o be_v contrary_a pietati_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la that_o idolatry_n be_v punishable_a by_o jurisdiction_n ecclesiastical_a appear_v by_o the_o statute_n 23._o statute_n 5._o eliz._n cap._n 23._o de_fw-fr excommunicato_fw-la capiendo_fw-la afore_o allege_v and_o touch_v heresy_n
or_o error_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n or_o doctrine_n beside_o that_o statute_n other_o do_v also_o show_v how_o it_o be_v inquirable_a and_o punishable_a by_o jurisdiction_n ecclesiastical_a for_o both_o the_o preamble_n and_o statute_n of_o henry_n the_o four_o and_o the_o statute_n of_o henry_n the_o five_o touch_v heresy_n do_v plain_o testify_v hereof_o in_o the_o former_a whereof_o be_v say_v 15._o say_v 2._o h._n 4._o ca._n 15._o that_o the_o dioecesan_n of_o the_o realm_n can_v by_o their_o jurisdiction_n spiritual_a without_o aid_n of_o the_o royal_a majesty_n sufficient_o correct_v nor_o restrain_v the_o malice_n of_o heretic_n because_o they_o go_v from_o dioecesse_n to_o dioecesse_n and_o willnot_v appear_v before_o the_o dioecesan_n but_o contemn_v the_o key_n of_o the_o church_n and_o censure_n of_o the_o same_o etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o 7._o the_o 2._o h._n 5._o ca._n 7._o late_a that_o the_o conusance_n of_o heresy_n error_n and_o lollardy_n belong_v to_o judge_n of_o holy_a church_n and_o not_o to_o secular_a judge_n and_o likewise_o by_o a_o late_a 14_o late_a 25._o h._n 8._o c._n 14_o statute_n than_o those_o whereby_o it_o be_v provide_v that_o every_o person_n be_v present_v or_o indict_v of_o any_o heresy_n or_o due_o accuse_v or_o detect_v thereof_o by_o two_o lawful_a witness_n at_o the_o least_o to_o any_o ordinary_n etc._n etc._n might_n by_o they_o be_v proceed_v against_o etc._n etc._n and_o none_o otherwise_o neither_o be_v it_o material_a though_o the_o say_v three_o statute_n do_v stand_v repeal_v for_o they_o show_v nevertheless_o touch_v heresy_n what_o then_o be_v and_o now_o be_v still_o at_o the_o common_a law_n which_o offence_n to_o be_v still_o punishable_a at_o the_o common_a law_n do_v also_o more_o plain_o appear_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o citation_n be_v still_o in_o force_n for_o there_o it_o be_v provide_v that_o the_o say_a statute_n notwithstanding_o 9_o notwithstanding_o 23._o h._n 8._o c._n 9_o the_o 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crime_n and_o offence_n perjury_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n be_v reckon_v to_o be_v of_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n and_o so_o be_v it_o by_o a_o 9_o a_o 5._o eliz._n cap._n 9_o proviso_n in_o the_o statute_n against_o perjury_n make_v at_o the_o same_o time_n by_o book_n of_o the_o common_a law_n i_o find_v two_o case_n wherein_o breach_n of_o oath_n call_v laesio_fw-la fidei_fw-la in_o a_o oath_n voluntary_o take_v whether_o private_o or_o before_o a_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n as_o be_v in_o those_o day_n much_o use_v be_v to_o be_v determine_v in_o the_o temporal_a and_o not_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n the_o one_o be_v such_o as_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o vicar_n of_o saltash_n who_o have_v make_v a_o obligation_n and_o have_v bind_v it_o by_o a_o oath_n that_o he_o will_v not_o go_v against_o it_o before_o the_o pope_n collector_n in_o england_n who_o pretend_v though_o unjust_o some_o jurisdiction_n ecclesiastical_a in_o himself_o against_o which_o oath_n when_o the_o uicar_n be_v suppose_v to_o deal_v and_o be_v therefore_o convent_v before_o the_o say_a collector_n there_o go_v forth_o a_o prohibition_n and_o no_o consultation_n can_v be_v obtain_v for_o say_v hankeford_n a_o 24._o a_o m._n 2._o h._n 4._o 15._o concordat_fw-la 24._o h._n 1._o per_fw-la brooke_n praemunire_n 16._o doct._n &_o stud_n lib._n 2_o cap._n 24._o man_n shall_v not_o be_v sue_v before_o a_o ordinary_a for_o perjury_n but_o where_o the_o principal_a matter_n whereupon_o the_o perjury_n grow_v be_v a_o matter_n spiritual_a or_o touch_v it_o and_o allege_v this_o reason_n for_o else_o if_o the_o perjury_n shall_v be_v find_v against_o he_o he_o shall_v be_v straight_o award_v there_o to_o perform_v the_o oath_n whereupon_o the_o perjury_n grow_v and_o where_o of_o he_o be_v attaint_v and_o so_o though_o it_o be_v to_o pay_v debt_n he_o shall_v be_v there_o compel_v to_o pay_v they_o and_o hereby_o lay_v contract_n shall_v be_v determine_v there_o contrary_a to_o the_o king_n royalty_n and_o again_o the_o same_o man_n in_o the_o aliam_fw-la the_o t._n 11._o h._n 4._o fol._n 241._o secund_a unam_fw-la impress_n &_o 88_o vel_fw-la 85._o secund_a aliam_fw-la same_o king_n day_n afterward_o report_v that_o a_o man_n have_v swear_v to_o make_v a_o feoffment_n of_o his_o land_n and_o because_o he_o do_v it_o not_o he_o be_v vex_v by_o the_o party_n in_o the_o court_n christian_n as_o for_o the_o perjury_n and_o because_o such_o suit_n shall_v be_v as_o a_o compulsion_n to_o perform_v a_o thing_n touch_v land_n and_o inheritance_n it_o be_v adjudge_v in_o such_o manner_n as_o if_o he_o have_v sue_v for_o the_o principal_a in_o court_n christian._n and_o the_o effect_n 29._o effect_n p._n 38._o h._n 6._o 29._o of_o both_o these_o case_n be_v rehearse_v with_o the_o like_a reason_n by_o fortescue_n in_o the_o exchequer_n chamber_n and_o be_v express_o grant_v by_o some_o and_o gainsay_v by_o none_o therefore_o regist._n therefore_o fitzh_n tit_n proh_o 12._o ex_fw-la regist._n if_o a_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n do_v alien_n the_o right_a of_o his_o wife_n and_o the_o wife_n be_v swear_v that_o she_o will_v not_o sue_v the_o cui_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la and_o yet_o after_o the_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n bring_v the_o written_a and_o the_o other_o sue_v she_o in_o court_n christian_n for_o breach_n of_o her_o oath_n she_o shall_v have_v her_o prohibition_n agreeable_a to_o which_o be_v that_o judgement_n long_o ago_o that_o 15._o that_o m._n 4._o h._n 3._o referente_fw-la fitzh_n prohib_fw-la 15._o if_o a_o man_n sue_v another_o in_o court_n christian_n pro_fw-la laesione_n fidei_fw-la which_o oath_n arise_v upon_o a_o temporal_a contract_n or_o cause_n a_o prohibition_n lie_v and_o 2._o and_o bracton_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 2._o bracton_n that_o write_v in_o that_o time_n say_v thus_o in_o placito_fw-la quod_fw-la pertinet_fw-la ad_fw-la coronam_fw-la &_o dignitatem_fw-la regis_fw-la etsi_fw-la fides_fw-la fuerit_fw-la apposita_fw-la in_o contractu_fw-la non_fw-la propter_fw-la hoc_fw-la pertinebit_fw-la cognitio_fw-la super_fw-la principali_fw-la ad_fw-la iudicium_fw-la ecclesiasticum_fw-la hereof_o he_o allege_v a_o reason_n in_o another_o place_n of_o the_o same_o book_n 9_o book_n idem_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n 9_o jurisdictionem_fw-la regiam_fw-la non_fw-la mutat_fw-la fidei_fw-la interpositio_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la praestitum_fw-la nec_fw-la spontanea_fw-la renuntiatio_fw-la partium_fw-la to_o which_o resolution_n accord_v this_o book_n case_n in_o a_o 10._o a_o m._n 20._o ed._n 4._o fol._n 10._o attachment_n upon_o a_o prohibition_n where_o the_o plaintiff_n be_v sue_v in_o court_n christian_n pro_fw-la laesione_n fidei_fw-la in_o that_o he_o have_v swear_v to_o pay_v fifteen_o pound_n and_o do_v not_o brian_n hold_v that_o when_o the_o faith_n be_v make_v touch_v a_o matter_n spiritual_a than_o the_o breach_n there_o of_o shall_v be_v punish_v in_o a_o court_n spiritual_a as_o if_o one_o shall_v swear_v to_o pay_v i_o his_o tithe_n true_o or_o a_o woman_n to_o marry_v with_o i_o but_o if_o the_o faith_n be_v make_v upon_o a_o matter_n temporal_a than_o the_o breach_n of_o faith_n shall_v not_o be_v punish_v there_o because_o they_o will_v not_o assoil_v he_o if_o he_o be_v convict_v till_o some_o temporal_a duty_n be_v content_v and_o pay_v a_o late_a treatise_n of_o the_o common_a law_n make_v in_o king_n henry_n 8._o his_o time_n do_v touch_v this_o 1._o this_o a_o treatise_n that_o the_o b._n of_o rome_n have_v never_o supremacy_n here_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n cap._n 1._o point_n thus_o viz._n in_o most_o case_n of_o perjury_n the_o king_n and_o his_o court_n have_v have_v the_o punishment_n and_o in_o some_o case_n the_o clergy_n in_o their_o court_n have_v have_v the_o punishment_n by_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o realm_n only_o viz._n such_o as_o have_v rise_v upon_o spiritual_a cause_n another_o case_n where_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n shall_v
not_o have_v conusance_n of_o the_o breach_n of_o a_o oath_n voluntary_o take_v be_v when_o there_o lie_v a_o action_n for_o the_o matter_n whereof_o the_o oath_n be_v confirmatorie_n at_o the_o common_a law_n therefore_o it_o be_v hold_v by_o brian_n 20._o brian_n t._n 22._o ed._n 4._o fol._n 20._o not_o long_o after_o that_o if_o a_o man_n swear_v to_o pay_v twenty_o pound_n that_o he_o owe_v at_o a_o certain_a time_n and_o pay_v it_o not_o and_o for_o the_o perjury_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o spiritual_a court_n there_o shall_v lie_v a_o prohibition_n because_o say_v he_o a_o action_n of_o debt_n lie_v at_o the_o common_a law_n i_o make_v this_o a_o several_a cause_n and_o reason_n from_o the_o former_a because_o a_o oath_n may_v grow_v upon_o a_o temporal_a matter_n which_o be_v the_o former_a cause_n and_o yet_o none_o action_n lie_v for_o it_o and_o if_o i_o promise_v without_o any_o consideration_n to_o give_v you_o twenty_o pound_n and_o bind_v it_o with_o a_o voluntary_a oath_n it_o seem_v the_o common_a law_n will_v hold_v it_o still_o but_o pro_fw-la nudo_fw-la pacto_fw-la and_o so_o give_v none_o action_n at_o all_o but_o some_o occasion_n be_v give_v unto_o i_o to_o think_v that_o court_v ecclesiastical_a de_fw-fr facto_fw-la howsoever_o the_o jure_fw-la hold_v plea_n of_o breach_n of_o oath_n and_o of_o faith_n falsify_v which_o poenis_fw-la which_o lyndw._n in_o cap._n aeterâ—…ae_fw-la sanctio_fw-la verbo_fw-la fidei_fw-la transgressione_n de_fw-fr poenis_fw-la amount_v to_o asmuch_o in_o some_o respect_n as_o breach_n of_o a_o corporal_a oath_n even_o when_o such_o oath_n or_o faith_n voluntary_o take_v be_v for_o confirm_v of_o a_o matter_n temporal_a for_o this_o i_o find_v not_o only_o before_o the_o writ_n be_v frame_v de_fw-la recognitionibus_fw-la per_fw-la sacrament_n a_o non_fw-fr faciendis_fw-la de_fw-la catallis_fw-la &_o debitis_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la de_fw-fr testamento_fw-la vel_fw-la matrimonio_fw-la but_o 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