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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o for_o his_o superintendency_n over_o the_o whole_a church_n have_v the_o ten_o and_o first-fruit_n of_o all_o ecclesiastical_a benefice_n the_o king_n have_v the_o supreme_a right_n of_o patronage_n over_o all_o england_n call_v patronage_n paramount_n over_o all_o the_o ecclesiastical_a benefice_n in_o england_n so_o that_o if_o the_o mean_a patron_n as_o aforesaid_a present_v not_o in_o due_a time_n nor_o the_o ordinary_a nor_o metropolitan_a the_o right_a of_o presentation_n come_v to_o the_o king_n beyond_o who_o it_o can_v go_v the_o king_n be_v lord_n paramount_n supreme_a landlord_n of_o all_o the_o land_n of_o england_n and_o all_o land_a man_n be_v mediate_o or_o immediate_o his_o tenant_n by_o some_o tenure_n or_o other_o for_o no_o man_n in_o england_n but_o the_o king_n have_v allodium_fw-la directum_fw-la dominum_fw-la the_o sole_a and_o independent_a property_n or_o domain_n in_o any_o land_n he_o that_o have_v the_o fee_n the_o jus_fw-la perpetuum_fw-la 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