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himself_o who_o by_o jeromes_n account_n flourish_v in_o the_o year_n 266._o who_o not_o only_o divide_v out_o parish_n draw_v the_o example_n thereof_o from_o saint_n paul_n who_o first_o appoint_v bishop_n in_o city_n but_o also_o assign_v orderly_o to_o every_o parish_n his_o tithe_n all_o which_o hold_v in_o the_o christian_a common_a wealth_n in_o a_o decent_a and_o comely_a sort_n until_o the_o irruption_n of_o the_o hun_n goathe_n and_o vandal_n upon_o the_o christian_a world_n who_o first_o invade_v italy_n under_o the_o emperor_n justinian_n do_v for_o many_o year_n so_o harrow_v the_o whole_a country_n and_o special_o lombardy_n as_o that_o they_o leave_v not_o almost_o a_o man_n of_o excellent_a religion_n any_o where_o unpersecute_v overturn_v church_n burn_a library_n overthrow_v school_n of_o learning_n and_o to_o be_v short_a what_o wickedness_n do_v they_o not_o insomuch_o as_o gregory_n the_o great_a be_v otherwise_o a_o very_a good_a man_n and_o one_o that_o do_v 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that_o thereby_o he_o may_v reward_v the_o soldier_n and_o support_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o war_n then_o present_a which_o the_o poor_a clergy_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o eminent_a danger_n and_o for_o that_o charles_n martell_n himself_o do_v solemn_o vow_v and_o promise_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v forbear_v no_o long_o than_o for_o the_o time_n of_o the_o war_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v restore_v unto_o they_o again_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o war_n with_o a_o further_a gratuity_n for_o their_o good_a will_n yield_v most_o willing_o thereunto_o special_o the_o bishop_n not_o contradict_v it_o leave_v to_o themselves_o a_o small_a portion_n of_o their_o live_n only_o during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o danger_n whereupon_o charles_n martell_n undertake_v the_o enterprise_n get_v a_o mighty_a great_a victory_n against_o the_o enemy_n insomuch_o that_o he_o slay_v in_o one_o battle_n 34500._o of_o the_o infidel_n which_o battle_n be_v happy_o achieve_v and_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o war_n be_v past_a the_o poor_a clergy_n man_n hope_v to_o receive_v again_o their_o tithe_n according_a as_o it_o be_v promise_v they_o by_o charles_n martell_n they_o be_v put_v from_o the_o possession_n thereof_o and_o say_v or_o do_v what_o they_o can_v their_o benefice_n be_v divide_v before_o their_o face_n in_o recompense_n of_o their_o service_n to_o such_o of_o the_o nobility_n as_o have_v do_v valiant_o in_o that_o action_n and_o the_o same_o assure_a to_o they_o and_o they_o for_o ever_o in_o fee_n and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o violence_n that_o ever_o tithe_n suffer_v in_o the_o christian_a world_n after_o they_o leave_v the_o land_n of_o jury_n and_o come_v to_o inhabit_v among_o the_o christian_n which_o albeit_o be_v a_o nefarious_a act_n and_o nothing_o answerable_a to_o the_o late_a mercy_n that_o god_n have_v vouchsafe_v they_o in_o conquer_a of_o their_o enemy_n yet_o there_o want_v not_o like_o sacrilegious_a mind_n in_o all_o christian_a land_n which_o do_v imitate_v this_o wicked_a fact_n of_o martellus_n insomuch_o as_o the_o example_n hereof_o pass_v over_o the_o alps_n into_o italy_n and_o mount_v above_o the_o pyrenie_fw-fr hill_n into_o spain_n and_o within_o short_a time_n after_o sail_v here_o into_o england_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o that_o even_o to_o this_o day_n sundry_a monument_n thereof_o appear_v everywhere_o in_o the_o land_n where_o any_o title_n of_o immunity_n be_v challenge_v from_o payment_n of_o tithe_n reach_v beyond_o the_o lateran_n council_n which_o can_v descend_v from_o no_o other_o head_n than_o from_o this_o fact_n of_o charles_n martell_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o redress_n thereof_o until_o the_o say_a lateran_n council_n before_o mention_v which_o notwithstanding_o come_v near_o five_o hundred_o year_n after_o for_o this_o fact_n of_o martellus_n be_v do_v about_o the_o six_o hundred_o and_o threescore_o year_n after_o the_o nativity_n of_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n but_o
the_o council_n that_o reform_v it_o and_o be_v hold_v under_o alexander_n the_o three_o be_v not_o celebrate_v before_o the_o year_n of_o the_o incarnation_n 1189._o neither_o be_v the_o reformation_n thereof_o at_o that_o time_n total_a nor_o suitable_a to_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o tithe_n among_o christian_n for_o neither_o can_v many_o wilful_a and_o refractarious_a person_n be_v then_o bring_v to_o obey_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n in_o restore_v any_o part_n thereof_o again_o unto_o the_o church_n although_o they_o be_v charge_v so_o to_o do_v under_o pain_n of_o damnation_n neither_o do_v all_o such_o as_o do_v then_o restore_v they_o restore_v they_o to_o the_o church_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v take_v which_o have_v be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o church_n set_v down_o by_o dionysius_n who_o first_o divide_v parish_n and_o assign_v unto_o they_o tithe_n as_o have_v be_v aforesaid_a and_o also_o to_o the_o scripture_n itself_o from_o 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martellus_n eccl._n leo._n 4._o 13._o q._n 1._o c._n eccl._n which_o do_v precise_o forbid_v any_o man_n to_o pay_v or_o a_o bishop_n to_o give_v leave_n to_o any_o man_n to_o pay_v his_o tithe_n from_o the_o baptismal_a church_n to_o another_o and_o that_o the_o contrary_n be_v yield_v to_o in_o the_o lateran_n council_n be_v not_o that_o they_o hold_v it_o lawful_a to_o enrich_v one_o church_n in_o this_o sort_n with_o the_o impoverishment_n of_o another_o but_o the_o cause_n be_v the_o hardness_n of_o man_n heart_n who_o scarce_o can_v be_v win_v by_o this_o favour_n to_o restore_v that_o little_a again_o unto_o the_o church_n that_o their_o forefather_n have_v in_o such_o abundance_n take_v away_o from_o it_o and_o that_o the_o father_n of_o the_o say_a council_n do_v yield_v thereunto_o although_o it_o be_v a_o inconvenience_n thus_o to_o do_v be_v for_o that_o they_o do_v count_v although_o they_o do_v admit_v that_o for_o the_o present_a yet_o there_o may_v be_v a_o better_a 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