distrust_v the_o continuance_n of_o his_o care_n his_o goodness_n have_v of_o late_o direct_v several_a commission_n into_o most_o county_n of_o the_o kingdom_n out_o of_o the_o high_a court_n of_o chancery_n i_o shall_v but_o brief_o touch_v some_o special_a point_n therein_o first_o the_o motive_n which_o induce_v his_o majesty_n thereunto_o his_o intelligence_n that_o in_o diverse_a part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n very_o many_o message_n and_o mansion_n house_n which_o have_v be_v for_o many_o year_n past_o habitation_n for_o husbandman_n farmer_n and_o other_o exercise_v in_o tillage_n do_v now_o remain_v in_o decay_n ruinous_a destroy_v or_o uninhabited_a and_o the_o farm_n and_o errable_a land_n sever_v and_o divide_v from_o the_o house_n whereto_o they_o belong_v and_o great_a quantity_n of_o such_o errable_a land_n have_v be_v convert_v from_o culture_n into_o pasture_n whereupon_o great_a waist_n and_o depopulation_n of_o town_n village_n parish_n and_o hamlet_n in_o diverse_a part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n have_v ensue_v and_o be_v like_o daily_a more_o and_o more_o to_o increase_v to_o the_o dishonour_n and_o prejudice_n of_o his_o majesty_n and_o his_o crown_n and_o to_o the_o damage_n and_o detriment_n of_o his_o people_n and_o whole_a realm_n second_o his_o majesty_n readiness_n to_o meet_v with_o such_o mischief_n and_o to_o provide_v for_o the_o welfare_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o people_n by_o assign_v and_o appoint_v certain_a commissioner_n in_o most_o part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o give_v unto_o they_o full_a power_n and_o authority_n under_o his_o great_a seal_n to_o inquire_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o good_a and_o honest_a man_n aswell_o within_o liberty_n as_o as_o without_o as_o also_o by_o the_o deposition_n of_o any_o credible_a witness_n to_o be_v call_v and_o examine_v upon_o their_o oath_n and_o by_o all_o other_o way_n and_o mean_n and_o to_o make_v certificate_n of_o the_o inquisition_n take_v before_o they_o into_o the_o chancery_n three_o the_o subject_a of_o this_o inquiry_n what_o and_o how_o many_o burroughes_n town_n village_n parish_n hamlet_n farm_n farmehouse_n or_o other_o message_n or_o house_n since_o the_o ten_o year_n of_o the_o late_a queen_n eliz._n have_v be_v and_o now_o be_v depopulate_v waste_v destroy_v and_o ruinate_v or_o convert_v from_o the_o habitation_n of_o husbandman_n to_o other_o use_n and_o what_o land_n and_o tenement_n have_v be_v convert_v from_o tillage_n and_o plough_v to_o other_o use_n with_o diverse_a other_o particular_a clause_n and_o branch_n four_o a_o command_n unto_o the_o commissioner_n to_o give_v notice_n unto_o all_o person_n who_o claim_v title_n to_o any_o land_n or_o tenement_n so_o waste_v depopulate_v or_o separate_v either_o as_o heir_n or_o purchaser_n or_o by_o or_o under_o any_o person_n commit_v such_o depopulation_n and_o waste_v their_o farmer_n or_o assign_n that_o within_o a_o time_n limit_v by_o the_o commissioner_n or_o any_o two_o or_o more_o they_o and_o every_o of_o they_o do_v respective_o cause_v to_o be_v re-edify_v and_o repair_v all_o and_o singular_a the_o say_a house_n of_o husbandry_n and_o all_o the_o separate_a land_n to_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o house_n and_o that_o the_o land_n convert_v from_o tillage_n to_o pasture_n and_o other_o unlawful_a use_n be_v again_o restore_v to_o tillage_n and_o to_o admit_v of_o husbandman_n to_o be_v tenant_n to_o those_o house_n prout_fw-la hactenus_fw-la fieri_fw-la consuetum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la sect._n 56_o that_o his_o majesty_n have_v full_a and_o absolute_a power_n to_o award_v such_o commission_n for_o the_o good_a and_o benefit_n of_o his_o kingdom_n welfare_n i_o think_v none_o so_o disloyal_a as_o to_o doubt_v according_a to_o the_o exigence_n of_o the_o present_a time_n for_o the_o better_a prepare_v of_o his_o intend_a reformation_n without_o a_o literal_a imitation_n of_o former_a precedent_n in_o novo_fw-la casu_fw-la novum_fw-la apponendum_fw-la est_fw-la remedium_fw-la variety_n of_o case_n must_v have_v variety_n of_o remedy_n the_o wisdom_n of_o a_o parliament_n or_o a_o state_n may_v foresee_v a_o ensue_a evil_n and_o they_o may_v enact_v a_o prohibit_v of_o it_o and_o a_o provision_n of_o some_o pain_n and_o penalty_n against_o it_o but_o they_o can_v never_o provide_v de_fw-fr futur_fw-la be_v contingentibus_fw-la of_o future_a circumstance_n and_o contingency_n and_o therefore_o ubi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la directa_fw-la lex_fw-la standum_fw-la est_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la judicis_fw-la where_o a_o direct_a positive_a law_n can_v meet_v with_o a_o offence_n in_o the_o very_a apple_n of_o the_o eye_n the_o defect_n must_v be_v supply_v by_o a_o arbitrary_a judgement_n according_a to_o the_o circumstance_n and_o occurency_n of_o thing_n let_v all_o the_o statute_n that_o ever_o be_v make_v against_o the_o decay_a of_o house_n of_o husbandry_n and_o tilage_n be_v strict_o inspect_v and_o not_o any_o one_o of_o they_o either_o do_v or_o ever_o can_v prescribe_v such_o a_o proportionable_a remedy_n for_o such_o a_o crime_n in_o all_o thing_n as_o the_o sentence_n of_o that_o great_a judgement_n seat_n have_v do_v sect._n 57_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 5._o and._n 6._o edw._n 6._o cap._n 5._o entitle_v a_o act_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o tillage_n and_o increase_v of_o corn_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o his_o then_o majesty_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n at_o his_o and_o their_o will_n and_o pleasure_n shall_v from_o time_n to_o time_n direct_v his_o and_o their_o several_a commission_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n to_o such_o person_n as_o it_o shall_v please_v they_o to_o inquire_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o a_o sufficient_a jury_n what_o land_n and_o tenement_n in_o every_o town_n parish_n village_n or_o hamlet_n within_o the_o limit_n of_o their_o charge_n have_v at_o any_o time_n or_o time_n since_o the_o first_o year_n of_o king_n henery_n the_o eight_o be_v convert_v and_o turn_v from_o tillage_n to_o pasture_n and_o be_v then_o or_o then_o after_o shall_v be_v continue_v and_o occupy_v in_o pasture_n and_o to_o certify_v the_o presentment_n thereof_o into_o the_o court_n of_o chancery_n with_o convenient_a speed_n to_o be_v thence_o deliver_v over_o into_o the_o court_n of_o exchequer_n there_o to_o remain_v among_o the_o record_n of_o the_o same_o court_n to_o the_o end_n that_o statute_n may_v be_v the_o more_o diligent_o and_o indifferent_o put_v in_o execution_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 2._o and_o 3._o philip_n and_o mary_n cap._n 2._o entitle_v a_o act_n for_o the_o re-edify_n of_o decay_a house_n of_o husbandry_n and_o for_o the_o increase_n of_o tillage_n cite_v the_o law_n of_o 4._o henery_n 7._o which_o be_v before_o large_o recite_v it_o be_v ordain_v that_o the_o like_a commission_n in_o effect_n shall_v be_v award_v and_o that_o the_o commissioner_n shall_v have_v full_a power_n and_o authority_n to_o inquire_v hear_v and_o determine_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o twelve_o man_n or_o by_o information_n or_o other_o lawful_a way_n or_o mean_n all_o and_o singular_a default_n and_o offence_n commit_v or_o do_v since_o the_o feast_n of_o saint_n george_n the_o martyr_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o henry_n the_o eight_o or_o then_o after_o shall_v be_v commit_v or_o do_v aswell_o contrary_a to_o the_o tenor_n and_o effect_n of_o the_o say_v former_a act_n 4._o henery_n 7._o as_o contrary_a to_o one_o other_o act_n of_o 7._o henery_n 8._o entitle_v a_o act_n to_o avoid_v let_v down_o of_o house_n and_o also_o to_o inquire_v hear_v order_n and_o determine_v by_o the_o say_a way_n and_o mean_n of_o and_o concern_v all_o ground_n whatsoever_o convert_v from_o tillage_n to_o pasture_n since_o the_o say_a feast_n or_o then_o after_o to_o be_v convert_v from_o tillage_n to_o pasture_n and_o also_o of_o all_o ground_n in_o or_o near_o any_o corn_n field_n new_o use_v or_o employ_v since_o the_o say_a feast_n or_o then_o after_o new_o to_o be_v use_v employ_v and_o convert_v to_o the_o keep_n of_o coney_n not_o be_v a_o lawful_a warren_n and_o whereby_o the_o corn_n of_o any_o person_n other_o than_o the_o owner_n of_o the_o same_o coney_n since_o the_o say_a feast_n have_v be_v or_o then_o after_o shall_v be_v destroy_v or_o consume_v and_o that_o the_o say_v commissioner_n shall_v and_o may_v bind_v by_o recognizance_n the_o person_n offend_v and_o guilty_a in_o any_o of_o the_o foresay_a decay_n or_o default_n in_o such_o sum_n of_o money_n as_o to_o the_o commissioner_n shall_v seem_v reasonable_a for_o the_o re-edify_n of_o such_o decay_a house_n and_o for_o the_o convert_n of_o such_o ground_n from_o pasture_n to_o tillage_n again_o and_o for_o the_o diminish_n and_o destroy_v of_o coney_n within_o such_o convenient_a time_n as_o the_o commissioner_n shall_v think_v meet_a limit_n and_o appoint_v with_o many_o clause_n and_o proviso_n in_o the_o say_a statute_n at_o large_a express_v sect._n 58_o
to_o be_v the_o three_o part_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n contain_v 50000._o town_n be_v imbroyl_v with_o civil_a war_n amid_o all_o their_o hostility_n 55._o strah_n li._n 55._o agricolae_fw-la erant_fw-la sacrosancti_fw-la &_o intacti_fw-la agrique_fw-la corum_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o husbandman_n and_o their_o field_n be_v privilege_v from_o any_o violation_n or_o invasion_n and_o they_o have_v the_o happiness_n quiet_o to_o apply_v themselves_o unto_o their_o blow_n their_o vintage_n lop_n of_o tree_n or_o their_o harvest_n labour_n according_a to_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n arrianus_n in_o indicis_fw-la whence_o it_o may_v be_v probable_o conceive_v that_o the_o industry_n of_o the_o people_n as_o well_o as_o the_o fertility_n of_o the_o soil_n be_v the_o mean_n that_o the_o earth_n in_o those_o part_n bring_v forth_o its_o fruit_n to_o maturity_n twice_o a_o year_n this_o custom_n of_o the_o indian_n grow_v to_o be_v part_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n among_o the_o roman_n li._n 2._o synt._n tit._n 27o._o sect._n 21_o it_o be_v the_o constitution_n of_o fredericus_fw-la caesar_n which_o meete_o symphonize_v with_o our_o common_a law_n agricultores_fw-la circa_fw-la rem_fw-la rusticam_fw-la occupati_fw-la dum_fw-la villis_fw-la incident_a dum_fw-la agros_fw-la colunt_fw-la securi_fw-la sint_fw-la in_o quacunque_fw-la parte_fw-la terrarum_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la nullus_fw-la inveniatur_fw-la tam_fw-la audax_fw-la ut_fw-la personas_fw-la boves_fw-la &_o agrorum_fw-la instrumenta_fw-la aut_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la aliud_fw-la sit_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la agrorum_fw-la rusticam_fw-la curam_fw-la pertineat_fw-la invadere_fw-la aut_fw-la capere_fw-la aut_fw-la violent_a auferre_fw-la praesumat_fw-la that_o husbandman_n verse_v about_o their_o country_n affair_n while_o they_o abide_v upon_o their_o farm_n and_o while_o they_o till_v their_o ground_n shall_v be_v quiet_a or_o safe_a in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o land_n so_o that_o none_o shall_v be_v so_o hardy_a as_o presume_v to_o assault_v take_v or_o forcible_o carry_v away_o their_o person_n their_o ox_n and_o tool_n of_o husbandry_n or_o any_o other_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o affair_n of_o husbandry_n the_o penalty_n follow_v and_o deserve_v a_o due_a perpension_n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la autem_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la statutum_fw-la ausu_fw-la temerario_fw-la violare_fw-la praesumpserit_fw-la in_fw-la quadruplum_fw-la ablata_fw-la restituat_fw-la &_o infamiae_fw-la notam_fw-la ipso_fw-la jure_fw-la incurrat_fw-la imperiali_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la nihilominus_fw-la puniendus_fw-la the_o rash_a and_o insolent_a violater_n of_o that_o law_n be_v to_o make_v a_o fourfold_a restitution_n of_o the_o thing_n take_v away_o to_o be_v account_v infamous_a by_o the_o law_n and_o notwithstanding_o to_o be_v punish_v at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o emperor_n i_o shall_v in_o its_o proper_a place_n parallel_v the_o late_a decree_n of_o the_o king_n great_a counsel_n and_o high_a court_n of_o star-chamber_n against_o depopulation_n with_o this_o imperial_a constitution_n for_o rural_a immunity_n to_o show_v that_o no_o law_n or_o ordinance_n never_o so_o strict_o contrive_v have_v be_v hitherto_o more_o proportionable_o and_o convenient_o medicinable_a for_o this_o sore_a then_o the_o arbitrary_a proceed_n of_o that_o great_a court_n sect._n 22_o the_o benefit_n and_o commodity_n of_o tillage_n and_o support_v house_n of_o husbandry_n will_v best_o be_v manifest_v by_o describe_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o depopulation_n contraria_fw-la contrarijs_fw-la illustrantur_fw-la and_o therein_o i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o inquire_v any_o further_a than_o into_o the_o statute_n law_n of_o our_o kingdom_n and_o to_o take_v a_o survey_n as_o well_o of_o the_o preamble_n and_o the_o reason_n therein_o comprise_v which_o be_v medulla_n legis_fw-la as_o of_o the_o proviso_n or_o act_v itself_o which_o be_v i_o may_v term_v it_o medicina_fw-la mali_fw-la where_o the_o symptom_n and_o circumstance_n of_o disease_n either_o corporal_a or_o political_a be_v not_o first_o descry_v the_o remedy_n may_v be_v misapply_v in_o this_o case_n therefore_o optima_fw-la statuti_fw-la interpres_fw-la est_fw-la omnibus_fw-la particulis_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la inspectis_fw-la ipsum_fw-la statutum_fw-la king_n henry_n the_o seven_o bacon_n lord_n bacon_n by_o a_o eminent_a writer_n of_o his_o life_n be_v high_o commend_v for_o the_o law_n enact_v in_o his_o time_n to_o advance_v husbandry_n and_o tillage_n though_o the_o common_a law_n at_o that_o time_n be_v furnish_v with_o sufficient_a power_n to_o defend_v and_o conserve_v it_o and_o to_o punish_v the_o delinquent_n yet_o that_o be_v lex_fw-la non_fw-la scripta_fw-la be_v not_o so_o conspicuous_a to_o the_o vulgar_a eye_n as_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v by_o all_o the_o three_o state_n whereof_o as_o every_o man_n have_v by_o his_o suffrage_n of_o elect_v of_o knight_n and_o burgess_n a_o interest_n in_o the_o make_n of_o it_o so_o he_o may_v the_o soon_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o to_o prevent_v the_o then_o grow_v evil_a the_o first_o positive_a law_n be_v make_v in_o the_o three_o parliament_n 19_o 4_o he._n 7._o ca._n 19_o hold_v in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n ca._n 190._o provide_v penalty_n against_o decay_a house_n of_o husbandry_n or_o not_o lay_v of_o convenient_a land_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o same_o 12._o eodem_fw-la anno._n ca._n 12._o but_o i_o must_v look_v back_o upon_o another_o statute_n the_o same_o time_n cap._n 12_o 0_o which_o be_v make_v to_o rouse_v up_o the_o remiss_a and_o misdemeaning_a justice_n of_o peace_n of_o that_o age_n with_o more_o care_n to_o execute_v their_o commission_n to_o redress_v injury_n and_o maintain_v the_o law_n which_o be_v term_v by_o that_o learned_a writer_n monitory_a and_o minatory_n and_o therein_o among_o other_o enormity_n which_o do_v daily_o arise_v by_o the_o impunity_n of_o murder_n robbery_n felony_n idleness_n extortion_n and_o other_o offence_n it_o be_v express_v that_o the_o husbandry_n of_o this_o land_n be_v decay_v whereby_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v uphold_v the_o service_n of_o god_n continue_v every_o man_n thereby_o have_v his_o sustenance_n every_o inheritor_n his_o rent_n for_o his_o land_n his_o majesty_n then_o do_v therein_o further_o declare_v his_o consideration_n that_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o wealth_n and_o prosperity_n of_o his_o land_n do_v depend_v upon_o the_o increase_n and_o uphold_v of_o husbandry_n this_o statute_n be_v but_o by_o way_n of_o reflection_n and_o strike_v at_o this_o evil_a but_o through_o the_o side_n of_o the_o justice_n sect._n 23_o that_o which_o follow_v do_v strike_v more_o home_n to_o it_o i._n e._n the_o statute_n ca._n 190._o which_o set_v forth_o that_o among_o all_o other_o thing_n great_a inconvenience_n do_v daily_o increase_v by_o desolation_n and_o pull_v down_o and_o by_o wilful_a waste_n of_o house_n and_o town_n within_o the_o realm_n and_o lay_v to_o pasture_n land_n which_o customable_o have_v be_v use_v to_o tilth_n and_o thereby_o 1._o idleness_n the_o ground_n and_o beginning_n of_o all_o mischief_n daily_o do_v increase_v for_o where_o in_o some_o town_n 200_o person_n live_v by_o their_o lawful_a labour_n they_o be_v now_o occupy_v by_o two_o or_o three_o herdsman_n 2._o husbandry_n one_o of_o the_o great_a commodity_n of_o the_o realm_n great_o decay_v 3._o church_n destroy_v and_o the_o vice_n of_o god_n withdraw_v by_o diminution_n of_o church_n live_v decay_n of_o tithe_n and_o the_o like_a 4._o patron_n and_o curate_n god_n minister_n wrong_v 5._o the_o defence_n of_o the_o land_n against_o foreign_a enemy_n feeble_v and_o impair_v the_o two_o consequence_n that_o follow_v of_o these_o inconvenience_n be_v 1._o the_o displeasure_n of_o almighty_a god_n 2._o subversion_n of_o the_o policy_n and_o good_a rule_n of_o the_o land_n for_o remedy_v whereof_o it_o be_v enact_v that_o if_o any_o owner_n of_o house_n of_o husbandry_n which_o have_v be_v let_v to_o farm_n with_o twenty_o acre_n of_o land_n at_o least_o or_o more_o lie_v in_o tillage_n and_o husbandry_n and_o the_o occupier_n do_v not_o maintain_v the_o house_n and_o building_n convenient_a for_o uphold_v the_o say_a tillage_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o fee_n have_v power_n to_o receive_v yearly_o half_a the_o issue_n and_o profit_n of_o the_o land_n until_o the_o house_n be_v sufficient_o build_v or_o repair_v again_o the_o statute_n of_o 70._o of_o hen._n 8._o ca._n 1._o be_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n not_o much_o different_a and_o so_o be_v the_o stature_n of_o 27._o hen._n 8._o ca._n 22._o sect._n 24_o but_o these_o act_n and_o all_o other_o subsequent_a act_n as_o namely_o the_o act_n of_o 5._o edw._n 6._o by_o which_o so_o much_o providence_n be_v have_v for_o the_o supportation_n of_o tillage_n as_o that_o commission_n be_v award_v into_o several_a county_n to_o inquire_v of_o the_o offence_n and_o delict_n commit_v contrary_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o that_o stature_n and_o the_o act_n 2._o and_o 3._o phil._n and_o mar._n ca._n 2._o by_o which_o the_o
before_o begin_v to_o be_v in_o question_n and_o certain_a it_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o tillage_n and_o corn_n beget_v the_o more_o frequent_a use_n of_o distinction_n landmark_n and_o boundary_n sect._n 15_o as_o i_o say_v before_o the_o people_n in_o those_o blind_a day_n be_v ready_a to_o make_v a_o god_n of_o that_o which_o give_v they_o a_o present_a content_n dimensiones_fw-la terrarum_fw-la terminis_fw-la positis_fw-la vagantibus_fw-la ac_fw-la discordantibus_fw-la populis_fw-la pacis_fw-la utilia_fw-la praestiterunt_fw-la the_o allot_v and_o bound_v of_o land_n do_v yield_v the_o profitablenesse_n of_o peace_n unto_o wander_v and_o disagree_v people_n the_o luxuriant_a fruition_n of_o peace_n by_o this_o mean_v make_v they_o fancy_n and_o frame_v to_o themselves_o the_o worship_n of_o a_o idol_n call_v terminus_n to_o who_o they_o offer_v up_o their_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o month_n of_o february_n numa_n pompilius_n the_o second_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n after_o romulus_n have_v make_v a_o public_a perambulation_n throughout_o the_o kingdom_n and_o prefix_v private_a limitation_n and_o bound_n betwixt_o party_n and_o party_n do_v for_o establishment_n thereof_o dedicate_v a_o chapel_n upon_o the_o top_n of_o the_o tarpeian_a hill_n unto_o this_o idol_n to_o who_o the_o people_n by_o way_n of_o sacrifice_n bring_v cake_n pulse_n and_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o the_o field_n in_o the_o emblem_n of_o peace_n agriculture_n be_v portray_v as_o her_o companion_n sister_n and_o daughter_n carry_v ear_n of_o corn_n and_o grape_n in_o her_o hand_n quae_fw-la comes_fw-la haec_fw-la spicas_fw-la manibus_fw-la quae_fw-la gestat_fw-la &_o uvas_fw-la agricultura_fw-la quid_fw-la illa_fw-la fida_n come_v pacis_fw-la soror_fw-la haec_fw-la &_o filia_fw-la sect._n 16_o lycurgus_n of_o sparta_n the_o lacedaemonian_a law_n maker_n observe_v what_o adhere_v emolument_fw-fr the_o study_n and_o industry_n of_o husbandry_n do_v afford_v unto_o the_o public_a weal_n do_v divide_v and_o farm_v out_o all_o his_o field_n unto_o his_o citizen_n that_o thereby_o lay_v aside_o all_o private_a envy_n and_o grudge_n they_o may_v all_o alike_a share_n in_o pain_n and_o profit_n together_o cato_n the_o elder_a be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o the_o choice_a man_n for_o strength_n and_o martial_a design_n and_o that_o imagine_v least_o mischief_n have_v their_o off_o spring_n from_o husbandman_n ex_fw-la agricolis_fw-la nasci_fw-la it_o be_v report_v by_o suetonius_n that_o when_o domitiâ—â—_n the_o emperor_n take_v notice_n that_o study_v colendi_fw-la vineta_fw-la negligerentur_fw-la arva_fw-la the_o solicitous_a care_n in_o prune_v and_o trim_v of_o vineyard_n beget_v a_o neglect_n of_o tillage_n command_v all_o the_o vine_n to_o be_v root_v out_o and_o destroy_v the_o remedy_n be_v as_o bad_a as_o the_o evil_a his_o care_n of_o husbandry_n have_v it_o be_v single_o be_v commendable_a but_o not_o his_o absolute_a destruction_n of_o vineyard_n which_o be_v a_o type_n of_o his_o bloody_a persecution_n of_o christian_n and_o be_v intolerable_a to_o the_o weal_n public_a among_o the_o roman_n agriculture_n grow_v in_o so_o high_a esteem_n that_o the_o senator_n themselves_o will_v put_v their_o hand_n to_o the_o plow_n and_o it_o never_o prosper_v better_a than_o when_o the_o senator_n themselves_o plough_v scipio_n major_a be_v report_v by_o seneca_n often_o to_o have_v exercise_v himself_o in_o tillage_n ut_fw-la mos_fw-la erat_fw-la priscis_fw-la as_o the_o custom_n be_v and_o be_v wont_a after_o he_o have_v tire_v himself_o with_o rural_a labour_n to_o refresh_v his_o body_n by_o bathe_v abluere_fw-la corpus_fw-la rusticis_fw-la fessum_fw-la laboribus_fw-la the_o best_a of_o ancient_a orator_n in_o describe_v of_o liberal_a offi._n cic._n l._n 1._o offi._n and_o illiberal_a art_n and_o science_n tell_v we_o that_o omnium_fw-la rerum_fw-la ex_fw-la quibus_fw-la aliquid_fw-la exquiritur_fw-la nihil_fw-la agricultura_fw-la melius_fw-la nihil_fw-la uberius_fw-la nihil_fw-la dulcius_fw-la nihil_fw-la libero_fw-la homine_fw-la dignius_fw-la nothing_o better_a nothing_o more_o plentiful_a more_o sweet_a more_o worthy_a of_o a_o free_a man_n than_o tillage_n sect._n 17_o let_v we_o survey_v the_o high_a esteem_n of_o agriculture_n and_o tillage_n by_o the_o line_n and_o level_v of_o the_o ancient_a government_n in_o this_o kingdom_n among_o the_o law_n of_o king_n inas_fw-la who_o i_o mention_v before_o and_o who_o begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 712._o the_o 65_o law_n be_v de_fw-mi fundum_fw-la occupantibus_fw-la and_o be_v to_o this_o purpose_n archaion_n archaion_n qui_fw-la viginiti_fw-la hidas_fw-la terrae_fw-la possederit_fw-la be_v migraturus_fw-la undecim_fw-la hidas_fw-la segetibus_fw-la satas_fw-la à _fw-la tergo_fw-la relinquito_fw-la qui_fw-la decem_fw-la occupârit_fw-la be_v sex_n hidas_fw-la frugibus_fw-la vestito_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o that_o be_v possess_v of_o twenty_o hide_n of_o land_n and_o be_v to_o depart_v thence_o to_o dwell_v elsewhere_o shall_v leave_v behind_o he_o twelve_o hide_n sow_v with_o corn_n and_o he_o that_o have_v ten_o shall_v leave_v six_o and_o so_o after_o the_o like_a proportion_n by_o this_o may_v be_v collect_v what_o provident_a care_n those_o time_n have_v for_o maintenance_n of_o the_o blow_n and_o tillage_n sect._n 18_o the_o first_o commencement_n of_o common_a appendment_n by_o the_o ancient_a law_n of_o this_o realm_n be_v to_o maintain_v the_o service_n of_o the_o blow_n servitium_fw-la socae_fw-la and_o therefore_o the_o tenant_n have_v common_a in_o the_o lord_n waste_v to_o gain_v i._o e_o to_o till_o and_o to_o compester_v the_o land_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o tillage_n which_o be_v much_o regard_v and_o favour_v by_o the_o law_n this_o sort_n of_o land_n be_v ancient_o call_v hide_n and_o gain_v the_o word_n hide_v signify_v such_o a_o portion_n of_o land_n as_o may_v be_v labour_v and_o till_v in_o a_o year_n and_o a_o day_n by_o one_o blow_n and_o gain_n i._n e._n quaestus_fw-la lucrum_fw-la metonymical_o from_o the_o profit_n and_o advantage_n which_o arise_v by_o tillage_n whence_o the_o civilian_n do_v term_v corn_n and_o harvest_n fruit_n fructus_fw-la industriale_n and_o whereas_o all_o service_n due_a for_o land_n be_v either_o knight_n service_n or_o socage_n the_o word_n socage_n be_v derive_v of_o the_o word_n soc_fw-la i._n e._n vomer_fw-la a_o ploughshare_n or_o coulter_n et_fw-la inde_fw-la say_v bracton_n li._n 2._o ca._n 35._o num_fw-la 1._o tenentes_fw-la qui_fw-la tenent_fw-la in_o sockagio_fw-it sockmanni_fw-it dici_fw-la poterunt_fw-la co_fw-la quòd_fw-la deputati_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la videtur_fw-la tantummodo_fw-la ad_fw-la culturam_fw-la the_o tenure_n of_o socage_n have_v more_o privilege_n than_o that_o of_o knight_n service_n the_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o a_o socage_n tenant_n sockmanni_fw-la be_v understand_v to_o be_v of_o sufficient_a age_n to_o enter_v to_o his_o land_n cum_fw-la quindecim_fw-la compleverit_fw-la annos_fw-la whereas_o the_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o other_o not_o till_o he_o attain_v the_o age_n of_o 21._o glanvill_n lib._n 7._o ca._n 9_o sect._n 19_o the_o common_a law_n do_v and_o do_v prefer_v errable_a land_n before_o all_o other_o sort_n of_o land_n and_o therefore_o for_o its_o dignity_n be_v name_v in_o a_o praecipe_fw-la upon_o a_o fine_a and_o in_o a_o writ_n of_o entry_n before_o meadow_n pasture_n wood_n or_o any_o other_o soil_n yea_o the_o very_a beast_n of_o the_o blow_n averia_fw-la carucae_fw-la have_v a_o privilege_n for_o in_o the_o old_a statute_n the_o districtione_n scaccarij_fw-la 51._o hen._n 3.1266_o it_o be_v provide_v that_o no_o man_n of_o religion_n or_o other_o shall_v be_v distreyn_v by_o his_o beast_n that_o gain_v his_o land_n nor_o by_o his_o sheep_n for_o the_o king_n debt_n nor_o the_o debt_n of_o any_o other_o man_n nor_o for_o any_o other_o cause_n by_o the_o king_n or_o other_o bailiff_n but_o until_o they_o can_v find_v another_o distress_n or_o chattel_n sufficient_a whereof_o they_o may_v levy_v the_o debt_n or_o that_o be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o demand_n except_o impound_v of_o beast_n damage_n fezant_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o artic._n super_fw-la chartas_fw-la 28o._o edw._n 1._o ca._n 12._o the_o king_n will_v that_o distress_n to_o be_v take_v for_o his_o debt_n shall_v not_o be_v make_v upon_o beast_n of_o the_o blow_n so_o long_o as_o a_o man_n may_v find_v any_o other_o upon_o this_o law_n a_o writ_n be_v found_v ne_fw-la quis_fw-la distr_v atur_fw-la per_fw-la averia_fw-la carucarum_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la oves_fw-la svas_fw-la breu._n regist_n breu._n against_o those_o that_o shall_v transgress_v and_o impound_v any_o cattle_n of_o the_o blow_n or_o sheep_n contrary_a to_o that_o ordinance_n be_v make_v ad_fw-la communem_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la regnì_n as_o the_o writ_n set_v forth_o sect._n 20_o to_o compare_v the_o law_n of_o other_o nation_n among_o the_o ancient_a indian_n agricolae_fw-la be_v the_o second_o degree_n of_o man_n after_o the_o philosopher_n or_o wise_a man_n and_o when_o all_o the_o province_n in_o that_o great_a country_n be_v by_o some_o note_a
statute_n of_o 4._o hen._n 7._o ca._n 19_o be_v revive_v and_o confirm_v and_o commission_n a_o ward_v to_o certain_a person_n to_o inquire_v of_o all_o default_n and_o offence_n commit_v since_o an._n 20._o hen._n 8._o or_o then_o after_o to_o be_v commit_v contrary_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o forecited_n statute_n of_o 4._o h._n 7.19_o and_o 7._o hen._n 8.1_o and_o the_o act_n of_o 5._o eliz._n 2._o which_o repeal_v the_o statue_n of_o 5._o and_o 6._o edw._n 6.5_o and_o 2._o and_o 3._o phi._n and_o ma._n 2._o confirm_v the_o rest_n be_v all_o repeal_v 39_o eliz._n cap._n 1._o and_o thereby_o explain_v and_o enact_v that_o every_o house_n which_o at_o that_o time_n or_o then_o after_o have_v twenty_o acre_n to_o be_v adjudge_v according_a to_o the_o ordinance_n de_fw-fr terris_fw-la mensurandis_fw-la of_o errable_a land_n meadow_n and_o pasture_n or_o more_o thereunto_o belong_v and_o so_o let_v to_o farm_n for_o three_o year_n together_o since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o queen_n reign_n not_o be_v the_o castle_n or_o dwell_v house_n of_o any_o nobleman_n or_o gentleman_n nor_o the_o chief_a mansion_n house_n of_o any_o manor_n shall_v be_v adjudge_v a_o house_n of_o husbandry_n for_o ever_o with_o many_o provision_n for_o repair_v and_o new-building_n house_n of_o husbandry_n 2._o 39_o eliz._n cap._n 2._o be_v same_o parliament_n a_o act_n ca._n 2._o be_v make_v that_o errable_a land_n convert_v to_o sheep_n pasture_n or_o to_o the_o fat_a or_o graze_v of_o cattle_n since_o 1._o eliz._n shall_v be_v restore_v or_o lay_v to_o tillage_n and_o so_o continue_v for_o ever_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n and_o course_n of_o husbandry_n with_o some_o clause_n and_o restriction_n and_o a_o penalty_n of_o twenty_o shilling_n for_o every_o acre_n for_o every_o year_n not_o restore_v i_o can_v omit_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o law_n enforce_v in_o the_o entrance_n of_o it_o 1_o that_o the_o strength_n and_o flourish_a estate_n of_o this_o kingdom_n have_v be_v always_o uphold_v and_o advance_v by_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o blow_n and_o tillage_n 2_o tillage_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o multiply_v of_o people_n both_o for_o service_n in_o the_o war_n and_o time_n of_o peace_n 3_o a_o principal_a mean_n that_o people_n be_v set_v on_o work_n and_o thereby_o withdraw_v from_o idleness_n drunkenness_n unlawful_a game_n and_o all_o other_o lewd_a practice_n and_o condition_n of_o life_n 4_o that_o by_o tillage_n and_o husbandry_n the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o subject_n be_v preserve_v from_o extreme_a poverty_n in_o a_o competent_a estate_n of_o maintenance_n and_o mean_n to_o live_v 5_o the_o wealth_n of_o the_o realm_n keep_v disperse_a and_o distribute_v in_o many_o hand_n where_o it_o be_v more_o ready_a to_o answer_v all_o necessary_a charge_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o realm_n 6_o it_o be_v a_o cause_n that_o the_o realm_n do_v more_o stand_n upon_o itself_o without_o out_o depend_v upon_o foreign_a country_n either_o for_o importation_n of_o corn_n in_o time_n of_o scarcity_n or_o for_o vent_v and_o utterance_n of_o our_o own_o commodity_n these_o two_o last_o mention_v act_n be_v but_o to_o endure_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o next_o session_n of_o parliament_n which_o be_v hold_v 43._o eliz._n they_o be_v then_o revive_v and_o continue_v ca._n 9_o and_o likewise_o continue_v 1._o jacobi_fw-la 25._o and_o afterward_o discontinue_v and_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 21._o jacob_n all_o the_o say_v other_o statute_n against_o decay_n of_o house_n be_v utter_o repeal_v and_o so_o the_o remedy_n must_v have_v recourse_n to_o the_o common_a law_n and_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o state_n sect._n 25_o i_o think_v it_o no_o great_a digression_n from_o any_o purpose_n succinct_o to_o run_v over_o those_o comitiar_n law_n frame_v according_a to_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o time_n wherein_o they_o be_v make_v that_o we_o may_v observe_v the_o opinion_n and_o detestation_n those_o time_n have_v of_o this_o exorbitant_a evil_n and_o though_o those_o law_n be_v by_o repeal_n and_o expiration_n exauctorate_v yet_o the_o inconvenience_n and_o mischief_n point_v out_o by_o they_o still_o remain_v and_o increase_v and_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o offence_n transcend_v from_o mean_a tenant_n to_o great_a land_n lord_n from_o small_a quantity_n of_o acre_n to_o whole_a towneship_n tything_n and_o hamlet_n the_o care_n and_o cure_n must_v be_v great_a and_o speedy_a than_o any_o stature-law_n have_v hitherto_o provide_v yet_o there_o be_v one_o law_n make_v 25._o 13._o 25_o he._n 8._o ca._n 13._o hen._n 8._o ca._n 13._o entitle_v a_o act_n limit_v what_o number_n of_o sheep_n man_n shall_v keep_v occupy_v and_o have_v in_o their_o own_o possession_n at_o one_o time_n still_o in_o force_n and_o unrepealed_a which_o though_o in_o the_o frontispiece_n it_o seem_v to_o look_v upon_o a_o silly_a company_n of_o sheep_n it_o do_v unkennel_v a_o subtle_a sort_n of_o fox_n which_o waste_n and_o spoil_v the_o vineyard_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n observe_v 1_o the_o foot_n of_o these_o fox_n by_o their_o practice_n and_o injury_n to_o the_o common_a good_a 2_o the_o mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n thereupon_o happen_v 3_o the_o great_a consequence_n ensue_a 4_o the_o remedy_n provide_v by_o that_o law_n 1_o it_o discover_v unto_o we_o that_o sundry_a of_o the_o king_n subject_n to_o who_o god_n have_v dispose_v great_a plenty_n of_o movable_a substance_n do_v daily_o practice_v and_o invent_v way_n and_o mean_n how_o they_o may_v accumulate_v and_o gather_v together_o into_o few_o hand_n as_o well_o great_a multitude_n of_o farm_n as_o great_a plenty_n of_o cattle_n and_o in_o especial_a sheep_n put_v such_o land_n as_o they_o can_v get_v to_o pasture_n and_o not_o to_o tillage_n 2_o the_o incovenience_n four_o fold_n 1_o that_o thereby_o they_o have_v pull_v down_o church_n and_o town_n 2_o inhaunse_v the_o old_a rate_n of_o the_o rent_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o this_o realm_n or_o bring_v it_o to_o such_o excessive_a fine_n that_o no_o poor_a man_n be_v able_a to_o meddle_v with_o it_o 3_o that_o they_o have_v raise_v the_o price_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o corn_n cattle_n wool_n and_o such_o other_o almost_o double_a above_o the_o accustom_a price_n 4_o that_o multitude_n of_o people_n not_o able_a to_o provide_v necessary_a victual_n and_o clothing_n for_o themselves_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n be_v so_o discourage_v with_o misery_n and_o poverty_n that_o they_o fall_v daily_o to_o theft_n robbery_n and_o other_o inconvenience_n or_o pitiful_o dye_v for_o hunger_n and_o cold_a 3_o the_o consequence_n or_o enormity_n ensue_a five_o fold_n 1_o that_o thing_n thus_o use_v be_v principal_o to_o the_o high_a displeasure_n of_o almighty_a god_n 2_o to_o the_o decay_n of_o the_o hospitality_n of_o this_o realm_n 3_o to_o the_o diminish_n of_o the_o king_n people_n 4_o to_o the_o let_v of_o clothmaking_a whereby_o many_o poor_a people_n have_v be_v accustom_v to_o be_v set_v to_o work_v if_o remedy_n be_v not_o find_v it_o may_v turn_v to_o the_o utter_a destruction_n and_o desolation_n of_o the_o realm_n 4_o the_o remedy_n prescribe_v 2._o fold_n restriction_n and_o limitation_n 1_o that_o none_o shall_v occupy_v in_o farm_n or_o otherwise_o have_v of_o his_o own_o proper_a cattle_n in_o his_o own_o proper_a land_n nor_o in_o the_o possession_n land_n or_o ground_n of_o any_o other_o which_o he_o shall_v have_v in_o farm_n by_o any_o manner_n of_o mean_n craft_n or_o cunning_a above_o two_o thousand_o sheep_n at_o one_o time_n within_o any_o part_n of_o the_o realm_n upon_o pain_n of_o three_o shilling_n and_o four_o penny_n for_o every_o sheep_n above_o that_o number_n 2_o that_o none_o shall_v take_v in_o farm_n for_o term_v of_o life_n year_n or_o at_o will_n any_o more_o house_n and_o renement_n of_o husbandry_n whereunto_o any_o land_n be_v belong_v in_o town_n village_n hamlet_n or_o tything_n above_o the_o number_n of_o two_o upon_o the_o penalty_n of_o three_o shilling_n and_o four_o penny_n for_o every_o week_n sect._n 26_o all_o these_o statute_n be_v but_o municipalis_fw-la aperturae_fw-la legis_fw-la overture_n of_o the_o ancient_a common_a law_n one_o of_o the_o main_a special_a occasion_n of_o this_o grand_a mischief_n be_v a_o grow_a evil_a of_o late_a year_n practise_v and_o set_v on_o foot_n by_o certain_a greedy_a and_o covetous_a person_n carnifice_n &_o carnivoros_fw-la regni_fw-la graze_v butcher_n who_o under_o colour_n of_o their_o mechainck_n trade_n in_o butchery_n respect_v their_o own_o private_a gain_n and_o lucre_n above_o the_o general_a good_a of_o his_o highness_n subject_n do_v accumulate_v and_o gain_v into_o their_o hand_n at_o excessive_a yearly_a rent_n several_a great_a portion_n and_o part_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o land_n of_o this_o
arithmetical_a proportion_n in_o all_o exchange_n contract_n covenant_n and_o commerce_n between_o man_n and_o man_n strict_o look_v upon_o the_o equality_n of_o the_o thing_n buy_v sell_v barter_v or_o exchange_v without_o respect_n of_o the_o person_n party_n in_o the_o bargain_n whether_o he_o be_v a_o noble_a man_n citizen_z or_o plebeian_n render_v the_o price_n no_o less_o unto_o the_o one_o than_o to_o the_o other_o it_o have_v this_o general_a rule_n to_o be_v exercise_v in_o all_o intercourse_n of_o buy_v sell_v and_o deal_n whatsoever_o thes_n 4.6_o that_o no_o man_n outreach_v or_o circumvent_v his_o brother_n in_o any_o matter_n ne_fw-la quis_fw-la supergrediatur_fw-la vel_fw-la circumveniat_fw-la in_o negotio_fw-la fratrem_fw-la suum_fw-la this_o justice_n the_o depopulate_a questionist_n may_n in_o some_o measure_n observe_v when_o they_o do_v buy_v or_o sell_v they_o may_v afford_v rem_fw-la pro_fw-la pretio_fw-la pretium_fw-la pro_fw-la re_fw-la but_o they_o will_v not_o sell_v their_o land_n and_o commodity_n with_o conveniency_n either_o of_o time_n or_o price_n till_o the_o member_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n be_v ready_a to_o suffer_v for_o want_v of_o it_o and_o in_o buy_v and_o accumulate_v vineyard_n to_o vineyard_n they_o be_v so_o excessive_a and_o outrageous_a that_o they_o become_v master_n of_o a_o whole_a country_n and_o none_o must_v have_v any_o thing_n near_o they_o but_o at_o their_o price_n this_o kind_n of_o justice_n commutative_a respect_v only_o private_a person_n that_o other_o i.e._n listributive_a respect_v public_a person_n by_o the_o one_o we_o defraud_v or_o do_v injury_n to_o no_o man_n by_o the_o other_o we_o benefit_n and_o do_v good_a to_o all_o man_n sect._n 33_o distributive_a justice_n have_v this_o indelible_a character_n alienum_fw-la non_fw-la vendicat_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la propriam_fw-la negligit_fw-la ut_fw-la communem_fw-la aequitatem_fw-la custodiat_fw-la she_o claim_v not_o that_o which_o belong_v unto_o another_o she_o pass_v by_o she_o own_o profit_n that_o she_o may_v preserve_v common_a right_n it_o have_v this_o general_a rule_n galathian_o 6.10_o as_o we_o have_v occasion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v we_o do_v good_a to_o all_o man_n not_o only_o individual_o to_o any_o particular_a person_n or_o member_n but_o to_o the_o king_n the_o head_n of_o the_o state_n and_o to_o the_o church_n and_o common_a weal_n the_o body_n and_o not_o at_o any_o stint_a or_o expectatory_n time_n but_o upon_o all_o opportunity_n salutem_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la poterit_fw-la protrahit_fw-la negate_fw-la the_o delay_n of_o succour_n and_o relief_n when_o a_o man_n may_v afford_v it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o a_o absolute_a denial_n the_o violate_v of_o this_o justice_n be_v ever_o a_o privative_a injustice_n whereby_o we_o do_v not_o that_o common_a good_a as_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v it_o be_v aswell_o injustice_n though_o not_o alike_o not_o to_o do_v for_o our_o brother_n what_o we_o ought_v as_o to_o do_v what_o we_o ought_v not_o according_a to_o that_o say_n pasce_fw-la esurientem_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la pavisti_fw-la occidisti_fw-la feed_v thy_o hungry_a brother_n if_o thou_o feed_v he_o not_o thou_o be_v a_o homicide_n privative_o if_o not_o positive_o if_o so_o in_o what_o case_n be_v the_o depopulator_n he_o do_v not_o only_o not_o feed_v the_o hungry_a but_o rob_v they_o of_o their_o bread_n and_o therein_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o blood_n panis_fw-la pauperum_fw-la est_fw-la vita_fw-la pauperum_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la defraudat_fw-la vir_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la est_fw-la nay_o he_o be_v a_o matricide_n he_o choke_v up_o the_o earth_n our_o common_a mother_n from_o yield_v her_o foizon_n and_o increase_n unto_o her_o offspring_n sect._n 34_o it_o be_v report_v by_o a_o ancient_a chronologer_n walter_n map_n archdeacon_n of_o oxford_n who_o be_v breed_v up_o with_o hen._n 2._o that_o the_o abbot_n and_o monk_n in_o that_o time_n be_v very_o criminous_a in_o matter_n of_o depopulation_n whence_o a_o proverb_n do_v arise_v of_o they_o monachi_fw-la desertum_fw-la aut_fw-la inveniunt_fw-la aut_fw-la faciunt_fw-la wheresoever_o they_o settle_v themselves_o they_o either_o find_v it_o or_o make_v it_o a_o desert_n it_o be_v say_v of_o they_o that_o they_o lay_v more_o place_n waste_v then_o ever_o william_n the_o conqueror_n or_o his_o son_n rufus_n do_v when_o they_o demolish_v and_o destroy_v many_o parish_n with_o their_o church_n to_o enlarge_v the_o bound_n of_o new_a forest_n the_o abbot_n of_o osney_n be_v principal_o note_v for_o a_o great_a depopulator_n he_o make_v all_o poor_a that_o dwell_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o his_o possession_n whereof_o king_n hen._n 2._o take_v such_o notice_n that_o one_o day_n when_o he_o have_v not_o poor_a enough_o to_o bestow_v his_o alm_n unto_o upon_o some_o festival_n and_o solemn_a time_n do_v discontentedly_n affirm_v that_o rather_o than_o his_o bounty_n shall_v be_v undisposed_a he_o will_v make_v as_o many_o beggar_n as_o the_o abbot_n of_o osney_n have_v do_v their_o monastery_n and_o religious_a house_n be_v no_o soon_o dissolve_v but_o eftsoon_o their_o goodly_a structure_n be_v waste_v and_o ruin_v yet_o their_o land_n as_o if_o they_o seem_v to_o carry_v with_o they_o a_o successory_a adherence_n of_o this_o leprosy_n have_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o many_o more_o uncharitable_a than_o ever_o they_o be_v for_o as_o they_o make_v poor_a they_o do_v in_o some_o competency_n maintain_v and_o relieve_v they_o but_o these_o do_v not_o only_o make_v many_o poor_a but_o starve_v those_o that_o be_v poor_a sect._n 35_o it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o god_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o moses_n leu._n 19.9_o when_o you_o reap_v the_o harvest_n of_o your_o land_n thou_o shall_v not_o whole_o reap_v the_o corner_n of_o the_o field_n neither_o shall_v thou_o gather_v the_o glean_n of_o thy_o harvest_n verse_n 10._o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o glean_v the_o vineyard_n neither_o shall_v thou_o gather_v every_o grape_n of_o thy_o vineyard_n thou_o shall_v leave_v they_o for_o the_o poor_a and_o stranger_n the_o like_a ch._n 23._o ver._n 22._o thou_o shall_v not_o make_v clean_a riddance_n of_o the_o corner_n of_o thy_o field_n when_o thou_o reape_v neither_o shall_v thou_o gather_v any_o glean_n of_o thy_o harvest_n thou_o shall_v leave_v they_o unto_o the_o poor_a and_o to_o the_o stranger_n he_o that_o have_v forget_v a_o sheaf_n behind_o he_o in_o the_o harvest_n shall_v not_o go_v again_o to_o fetch_v it_o but_o leave_v it_o behind_o for_o the_o stranger_n the_o fatherless_a and_o the_o widow_n deut._n 24.19_o a_o blessing_n be_v promise_v that_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n may_v bless_v thou_o in_o all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n then_o needs_o must_v be_v employ_v whosoever_o do_v it_o not_o shall_v not_o be_v bless_v where_o benediction_n be_v exclude_v woe_n and_o malediction_n soon_o make_v their_o entrance_n where_o there_o be_v no_o tillage_n there_o can_v be_v no_o harvest_n and_o where_o no_o harvest_n be_v no_o relic_n no_o glean_n can_v be_v do_v cultura_fw-la labant_fw-la mess_n &_o mess_n labanti_fw-la deficient_a inopi_fw-la spicas_fw-la frumenta_fw-la legenti_fw-la if_o tillage_n fail_v the_o harvest_n fail_v which_o once_o fail_v the_o corn_n can_v yield_v unto_o the_o poor_a their_o glean_v woe_n then_o to_o the_o depopulator_n who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o make_v riddance_n of_o the_o corner_n of_o the_o field_n that_o he_o rid_v whole_a field_n and_o take_v away_o all_o occasion_n of_o glean_n and_o harvest_n in_o debar_v and_o forechoak_v the_o work_n of_o tillage_n by_o convert_v errable_a into_o pasture_n and_o ruinate_v the_o habitation_n of_o husbandry_n by_o turn_v they_o into_o sheep-coate_n our_o time_n can_v make_v good_a that_o say_n nunc_fw-la seges_fw-la est_fw-la ubi_fw-la troj_fw-la a_o fuit_fw-la now_o corn_n grow_v where_o house_n stand_v but_o we_o may_v take_v it_o up_o with_o a_o lamentation_n where_o hospitable_a farm_n and_o plentiful_a field_n of_o corn_n have_v be_v nothing_o remain_v but_o a_o champant_a wilderness_n for_o sheep_n with_o a_o coat_n a_o pastoral_a boy_n his_o dog_n a_o crook_n and_o a_o pipe_n in_o casulas_fw-la veteres_fw-la mansus_fw-la mutantur_fw-la ovile_v or_o as_o the_o theban_n in_o the_o time_n of_o a_o devour_a pestilence_n bewail_v the_o loss_n of_o their_o husbandman_n viduas_fw-la colonis_fw-la respicis_fw-la terras_fw-la miseranda_fw-la thebes_n oedip._n senec._n troth_n in_o oedip._n we_o may_v in_o these_o contagious_a day_n of_o depopulation_n just_o expect_v the_o like_a querimony_n if_o his_o majesty_n gracious_a and_o watchful_a providence_n in_o prevent_v such_o mischief_n do_v not_o cheer_v up_o our_o faint_a heart_n sect._n 36_o one_o of_o the_o instrument_n of_o depopulation_n be_v enclosure_n i_o do_v not_o mean_v of_o waste_n wood_n and_o pasture_n so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v warrant_v by_o several_a law_n and_o statute_n for_o where_o a_o man_n have_v common_a in_o the_o lord_n