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ejusdem_fw-la personae_fw-la seu_fw-la earundum_fw-la personarum_fw-la sic_fw-la facta_fw-la assidere_fw-la &_o appunctuare_a anglice_fw-la to_o assess_v and_o appoint_v eandem_fw-la rationabilem_fw-la denariorum_fw-la summam_fw-la pro_fw-la sine_fw-la pro_fw-la eadem_fw-la admissione_n sic_fw-la &_o praefertur_fw-la facta_fw-la nec_fw-la non_fw-la superinde_v eandem_fw-la denariorum_fw-la summam_fw-la sic_fw-la assessam_fw-la &_o appunctuatam_fw-la praefatae_fw-la personae_fw-la sive_fw-la personis_fw-la sic_fw-la admissae_fw-la sive_fw-la admissis_fw-la solveret_fw-la &_o solverent_fw-la etc._n etc._n eidem_fw-la domino_fw-la etc._n etc._n praedictam_fw-la rationabilem_fw-la denariorum_fw-la summam_fw-la pro_fw-la sine_fw-la pro_fw-la admissione_n sva_fw-la predict_v sic_fw-la assessam_fw-la &_o appunctuat_fw-la and_o further_o say_v that_o the_o steward_n of_o the_o say_a manor_n at_o a_o court_n hold_v 1._o octob._n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o king_n 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etc._n etc._n absque_fw-la ulla_fw-la diminutione_n and_o in_o the_o gloss_n it_o be_v say_v quod_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la de_fw-la non_fw-la decimando_fw-la aut_fw-la de_fw-la non_fw-la bene_fw-la decimando_fw-la non_fw-la valet_fw-la and_o that_o be_v write_v by_o a_o great_a canonist_n of_o england_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o say_v say_v in_o 8_o e._n 4._o that_o they_o will_v not_o allow_v the_o say_a plea_n de_fw-fr modo_fw-la decimandi_fw-la for_o always_o the_o modus_fw-la decimandi_fw-la be_v less_o in_o value_n then_o the_o tithe_n in_o specie_fw-la and_o then_o the_o same_o be_v against_o their_o canon_n quod_fw-la decimae_fw-la solvantur_fw-la absque_fw-la diminutione_n &_o quod_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la de_fw-la non_fw-la plene_fw-la decimando_fw-la non_fw-la valet_fw-la and_o it_o seem_v to_o the_o king_n that_o that_o book_n be_v a_o good_a cause_n for_o they_o in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o to_o say_v as_o they_o have_v say_v but_o i_o say_v that_o i_o do_v not_o rely_v upon_o that_o but_o upon_o the_o ground_n aforesaid_a scil_n the_o common_a law_n statute-law_n and_o the_o continual_a and_o infinite_a judgement_n and_o judicial_a proceed_n and_o that_o if_o any_o canon_n or_o constitution_n be_v against_o the_o same_o such_o canon_n and_o constitution_n etc._n etc._n be_v void_a by_o the_o statute_n of_o 25._o h._n 8._o cap._n 19_o which_o see_v and_o note_n for_o all_o canon_n constitution_n etc._n etc._n against_o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o king_n the_o common_a law_n statute_n or_o custom_n of_o the_o realm_n be_v void_a last_o the_o king_n say_v that_o the_o high_a commission_n ought_v not_o to_o meddle_v with_o any_o thing_n but_o that_o which_o be_v enormous_a and_o exorbitant_a and_o can_v permit_v the_o ordinary_a process_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o which_o the_o same_o law_n can_v punish_v and_o that_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o same_o commission_n and_o therefore_o although_o every_o offence_n ex_fw-la vi_fw-la termini_fw-la be_v enormous_a yet_o in_o the_o statute_n it_o be_v to_o be_v intend_v of_o such_o a_o offence_n be_v extra_fw-la omnem_fw-la normam_fw-la as_o heresy_n schism_n incest_n and_o the_o like_a great_a offence_n for_o the_o king_n say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o reason_n that_o the_o high_a commission_n shall_v have_v conusance_n of_o common_a offence_n but_o to_o leave_v they_o to_o ordinary_n scil_n because_o that_o the_o party_n can_v have_v any_o appeal_n in_o case_n the_o high_a commisson_n shall_v determine_v of_o it_o and_o the_o king_n think_v that_o two_o high_a commission_n for_o either_o province_n one_o shall_v be_v sufficient_a for_o all_o england_n and_o no_o more_o xv._o mich._n 39_o and_o 40_o eliz._n in_o the_o king_n bench._n bedell_n and_o shermans_n case_n mich_n 39_o and_o 40_o eliz._n which_o be_v enter_v mich._n 40_o eliz._n in_o the_o com-plea_n rot._n 699_o cantabr_n the_o case_n be_v this_o robert_n bedel_n gent._n and_o sarah_n his_o wife_n farmer_n of_o the_o rectory_n of_o litlington_n in_o the_o county_n of_o cambridge_n bring_v a_o action_n of_o debt_n against_o john_n sherman_n in_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o marshal_n of_o the_o marshalsey_n and_o demand_v 550_o l._n and_o declare_v that_o the_o master_n and_o fellow_n of_o clare-hall_n in_o cambridge_n be_v seize_v of_o the_o say_a rectory_n in_o fee_n in_o right_a of_o the_o say_a college_n and_o in_o june_n 10._o 29_o eliz._n by_o indenture_n demise_v to_o christopher_n pheasant_n the_o say_a rectorie_n for_o 21_o year_n render_v 17_o l._n 15_o s._n 5_o d._n and_o reserve_v rent-corn_n according_a to_o the_o statute_n etc._n etc._n which_o rent_n be_v the_o ancient_a rent_n who_o enter_v into_o the_o say_a rectory_n and_o be_v possess_v and_o assign_v all_o his_o interest_n thereof_o to_o one_o matthew_n batâ—_n who_o make_v his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n and_o make_v sarah_n his_o wife_n his_o executrix_n and_o die_v sarah_n prove_v the_o will_n and_o enter_v and_o be_v thereof_o possess_v as_o executrix_n and_o take_v to_o husband_n the_o say_a robert_n bedel_n by_o force_n whereof_o they_o in_o the_o right_n of_o the_o say_v sarah_n enter_v and_o be_v possess_v thereof_o and_o that_o the_o defendant_n be_v then_o tenant_n and_o seize_v for_o his_o life_n of_o 300_o acre_n of_o arable_a land_n in_o litlington_n aforesaid_a which_o ought_v to_o pay_v tithe_n to_o the_o rector_n of_o litlington_n and_o in_o anno_fw-la 38_o eliz._n the_o defendant_n grano_fw-la seminavit_fw-la 200_o acre_n parcel_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o same_o do_v amount_v to_o 150_o l._n and_o that_o the_o defendant_n do_v not_o divide_v nor_o set_v forth_o the_o same_o from_o the_o 9_o part_n but_o take_v and_o carry_v they_o away_o against_o the_o form_n and_o effect_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 2_o e._n 6_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o defendant_n plead_v nihil_fw-la debet_fw-la and_o the_o jury_n find_v that_o the_o defendant_n do_v owe_v 55_o l._n and_o to_o the_o residue_n they_o find_v nihil_fw-la debet_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o in_o arrest_n of_o judgement_n divers_a matter_n be_v move_v 1._o that_o grano_fw-la seminata_fw-la be_v too_o general_a and_o incertain_a but_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v express_v with_o what_o kind_n of_o corn_n the_o same_o be_v sow_v 2._o it_o be_v move_v if_o the_o parson_n ought_v to_o have_v the_o treble_a value_n the_o forfeiture_n be_v by_o express_a word_n limit_v to_o none_o by_o the_o act_n or_o that_o the_o same_o do_v belong_v to_o the_o queen_n 3._o if_o the_o same_o do_v belong_v to_o the_o parson_n if_o he_o ought_v to_o sue_v for_o the_o same_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n or_o in_o the_o king_n temporal_a court_n 4._o if_o the_o husband_n and_o wife_n shall_v join_v in_o the_o action_n or_o the_o husband_n alone_o shall_v have_v the_o action_n and_o upon_o solemn_a argunent_n at_o the_o bar_n and_o at_o the_o bench_n the_o judgement_n be_v affirm_v xvi_o trinity_n term_n 7_o jocob_n in_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n john_n baily_n case_n it_o be_v find_v by_o writ_n of_o diem_fw-la clausit_fw-la extremum_fw-la that_o the_o say_v john_n bailie_n be_v seize_v of_o a_o message_n or_o tenement_n and_o of_o and_o in_o the_o four_o part_n of_o one_o acre_n of_o land_n late_a parcel_n of_o the_o demesne_n land_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o newton_n in_o the_o county_n of_o hereford_n in_o his_o demesne_n as_o of_o fee_n and_o find_v the_o other_o point_v of_o the_o writ_n and_o it_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o two_o chief_a justice_n and_o the_o chief_a baron_n 1._o that_o messuagium_fw-la vel_fw-la tenementum_fw-la be_v uncertain_a for_o tenementum_fw-la be_v nomen_fw-la collectivum_fw-la and_o may_v contain_v land_n or_o any_o thing_n which_o be_v hold_v 2._o it_o be_v hold_v that_o be_v be_v void_a for_o the_o whole_a because_o that_o no_o town_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o office_n where_o the_o message_n or_o tenement_n or_o the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o acre_n lie_v and_o from_o the_o visne_n of_o the_o manor_n upon_o a_o traverse_v none_o can_v come_v because_o it_o be_v not_o affirm_v by_o by_o the_o office_n that_o they_o be_v parcel_n of_o the_o manor_n but_o nuper_fw-la parcel_n of_o the_o manor_n which_o impli_v that_o now_o they_o be_v not_o and_o it_o be_v hold_v by_o they_o that_o no_o melius_fw-la inquirendum_fw-la shall_v issue_v forth_o because_o that_o the_o whole_a office_n be_v incertain_a and_o void_a xvii_o trinity_n 7_o jacobi_n regis_fw-la in_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n the_o attorney_n of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n move_v the_o two_o chief_a justice_n and_o chief_a baron_n in_o this_o case_n that_o a_o man_n seize_v of_o land_n in_o fee-simple_n covenant_n for_o the_o advancement_n of_o his_o son_n and_o of_o his_o name_n and_o blood_n and_o posterity_n that_o he_o will_v stand_v seize_v