Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	fee_n	lord_n	tenant_n	2,248	5	9.7444	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68659	A vievv of the civile and ecclesiasticall law and wherein the practice of them is streitned, and may be releeved within this land. VVritten by Sr Thomas Ridley Knight, and Doctor of the Civile Law.	Ridley, Thomas, Sir, 1550?-1629.; Gregory, John, 1607-1646.	1634 (1634)	STC 21055.5; ESTC S115990	285,847	357

do_v such_o service_n to_o he_o and_o he_o for_o the_o same_o as_o be_v between_o they_o covenant_v or_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o feud_n sect_n 2._o that_o feud_n be_v either_o temporal_a or_o perpetual_a and_o how_o of_o feud_n some_o be_v temporal_a some_o other_o be_v perpetual_a temporal_a feud_n be_v those_o that_o be_v give_v either_o for_o term_v of_o a_o man_n life_n or_o for_o year_n or_o at_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o some_o service_n do_v or_o to_o be_v do_v such_o as_o be_v annuity_n give_v to_o lawyer_n for_o counsel_n pension_n give_v to_o physician_n for_o their_o advice_n stipend_n to_o any_o teacher_n of_o art_n and_o science_n fee_n for_o keep_v of_o tower_n and_o castle_n call_v by_o feudist_n castalia_n and_o be_v by_o littleton_n call_v castle-ward_n although_o by_o he_o it_o be_v take_v for_o a_o state_n of_o inheritance_n perpetual_a feud_n be_v right_n which_o a_o man_n have_v by_o grant_n from_o the_o sovereign_n or_o chief_a lord_n of_o the_o soil_n or_o territory_n to_o have_v hold_v use_v occupy_v and_o enjoy_v honour_n manor_n land_n tenement_n or_o hereditament_n to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o upon_o condition_n that_o the_o say_a vassal_n or_o party_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n do_v homage_n and_o fealty_n to_o his_o lord_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n for_o such_o honour_n land_n or_o hereditament_n and_o do_v he_o either_o service_n in_o war_n according_a as_o it_o be_v covenant_v between_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o vassal_n or_o such_o other_o service_n as_o the_o nature_n of_o his_o tenure_n do_v require_v or_o if_o he_o fail_v therein_o he_o shall_v either_o find_v some_o other_o in_o his_o room_n to_o do_v the_o same_o or_o else_o pay_v a_o certain_a sum_n of_o money_n in_o lieu_n thereof_o although_o this_o tenure_n by_o the_o first_o creation_n thereof_o be_v perpetual_a yet_o that_o the_o sovereignty_n thereof_o shall_v not_o still_o remain_v unprofitable_a to_o the_o first_o lord_n the_o whole_a benefit_n thereof_o go_v continual_o to_o the_o vassal_n or_o tenant_n it_o be_v provide_v that_o the_o sovereign_n or_o chief_a lord_n the_o first_o year_n the_o heir_n or_o successor_n of_o the_o vassal_n come_v unto_o his_o land_n shall_v have_v the_o whole_a revenue_n of_o his_o livelihood_n for_o that_o year_n or_o a_o certain_a sum_n of_o money_n in_o token_n of_o the_o return_n thereof_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o redemption_n thereof_o make_v again_o by_o the_o tenant_n which_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o novel_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v well_o nigh_o the_o same_o that_o we_o call_v livery_n which_o every_o heir_n that_o hold_v in_o knight_n service_n sue_v out_o before_o he_o take_v possession_n of_o his_o land_n as_o heir_n to_o his_o ancestor_n this_o tenure_n be_v get_v either_o by_o investiture_n or_o by_o succession_n investiture_n be_v the_o same_o that_o we_o call_v creation_n and_o be_v the_o be_v investiture_n what_o it_o be_v premier_n grant_v of_o a_o feud_n or_o tenure_n to_o any_o with_o all_o right_n and_o solemnity_n thereto_o belong_v wherein_o the_o homager_n or_o feodatarie_n for_o the_o most_o part_n upon_o his_o knee_n promise_v faith_n and_o allegiance_n under_o a_o solemn_a oath_n unto_o his_o lord_n and_o his_o successor_n succession_n be_v whereby_o the_o elder_a son_n succee_v the_o feud_n what_o be_v succession_n in_o the_o feud_n father_n in_o his_o inheritance_n and_o if_o he_o fail_v and_o have_v no_o issue_n than_o the_o next_o brother_n and_o so_o in_o order_n successive_o and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o son_n than_o the_o next_o heir_n male_a and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o heir_n male_a than_o the_o land_n escheat_n unto_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o lumbards_n from_o who_o the_o feud_n first_o come_v or_o at_o the_o least_o be_v chief_o derive_v from_o they_o direct_v all_o their_o policy_n as_o the_o lacedaemon_n do_v to_o matter_n of_o war_n have_v no_o feminine_a feud_n among_o they_o but_o after_o by_o process_n of_o time_n there_o be_v create_v aswell_o feminine_a feude_n as_o masculine_a feud_n in_o so_o much_o as_o where_o there_o be_v no_o issue_n male_a to_o put_v they_o from_o it_o woman_n do_v succeed_v in_o the_o inheritance_n sect_n 3._o of_o feude_n regal_a and_o not_o regal_a liege_n and_o not_o liege_n and_o how_o feud_n may_v be_v lose_v of_o feud_n some_o be_v regal_a some_o not_o regal_a regal_a be_v those_o which_o be_v give_v by_o the_o prince_n only_o and_o can_v be_v give_v by_o any_o inferior_a of_o these_o some_o be_v ecclesiastical_a as_o archbishopric_n bishopric_n and_o such_o like_a other_o be_v civil_a or_o temporal_a as_o dukedom_n earldom_n viscount_n and_o lord_n who_o by_o that_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n that_o they_o have_v the_o conduct_v of_o the_o prince_n army_n at_o home_n and_o abroad_o if_o they_o be_v thereto_o appoint_v and_o have_v right_a of_o peer_n in_o make_v of_o law_n in_o matter_n of_o trial_n and_o such_o other_o like_o business_n not_o regal_a be_v those_o which_o hold_v not_o immediate_o of_o the_o prince_n but_o be_v hold_v of_o such_o ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a state_n which_o have_v have_v their_o honour_n immediate_o from_o the_o prince_n beside_o of_o feud_n some_o be_v liege_n other_o not_o liege_n liege_n feud_n be_v they_o in_o the_o which_o the_o vassal_n or_o feodatorie_n promise_v absolute_a fealty_n or_o faith_n to_o his_o lord_n against_o all_o man_n without_o exception_n of_o the_o king_n himself_o or_o any_o other_o more_o ancient_a lord_n to_o who_o beside_o he_o owe_v allegiance_n or_o service_n of_o this_o sort_n there_o be_v none_o in_o this_o realm_n of_o england_n but_o such_o as_o be_v make_v to_o the_o king_n himself_o as_o appear_v by_o littleton_n in_o the_o title_n of_o homage_n wherein_o be_v special_o homage_n salve_fw-la le_fw-fr foy_fw-fr que_fw-fr je_fw-fr doy_fw-fr à_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr signior_n le_fw-fr roy._n littleton_n do_fw-mi homage_n except_v the_o faith_n which_o the_o homager_n owe_v to_o his_o lord_n the_o king_n feud_n not_o liege_n be_v such_o wherein_o homage_n be_v do_v with_o special_a reservation_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o allegiance_n to_o the_o prince_n and_o sovereign_a of_o such_o as_o be_v vassal_n or_o liege_n man_n some_o be_v call_v valvasores_fw-la majores_fw-la other_o valvasores_fw-la minores_fw-la valvasores_fw-la vavasor_n vavasor_n majores_fw-la be_v such_o as_o hold_v great_a place_n of_o the_o state_n under_o the_o emperor_n or_o king_n as_o be_v the_o degree_n of_o honour_n beforenamed_n and_o be_v call_v peer_n of_o the_o land_n who_o only_o give_v nobility_n valvasores_fw-la minores_fw-la be_v those_o which_o be_v no_o peer_n of_o the_o land_n and_o yet_o have_v a_o pre-eminence_n above_o the_o people_n and_o be_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o middle_a region_n between_o the_o people_n and_o the_o nobility_n such_o as_o be_v knight_n squire_n and_o gentleman_n the_o feud_n be_v lose_v by_o sundry_a way_n by_o default_n of_o issue_n of_o he_o to_o who_o it_o be_v first_o give_v which_o they_o call_v apertura_fw-la feodi_fw-la by_o surrender_n thereof_o which_o by_o they_o be_v term_v refutatio_fw-la feodi_fw-la by_o forfeiture_n end_n that_o be_v in_o two_o sort_n either_o by_o not_o do_v the_o service_n that_o his_o tenure_n do_v require_v or_o by_o commit_v some_o villainous_a act_n against_o his_o lord_n as_o in_o conspire_v his_o sovereign_n death_n defile_v his_o bed_n or_o deflower_v his_o daughter_n or_o some_o other_o like_o act_n treacherous_a to_o his_o lord_n &_o unworthy_a of_o himself_o chap._n v._n sect_n 1._o what_o the_o canon_n law_n be_v in_o general_a what_o the_o decree_n be_v and_o of_o how_o many_o part_n and_o so_o much_o of_o the_o civil_a law_n &_o the_o book_n thereunto_o pertain_v now_o it_o follow_v that_o i_o do_v in_o like_a order_n speak_v of_o the_o canon_n law_n which_o be_v more_o hardly_o think_v upon_o among_o the_o people_n for_o that_o the_o subject_n thereof_o in_o many_o point_n have_v many_o gross_a and_o superstitious_a matter_n use_v in_o the_o time_n of_o papistry_n as_o of_o the_o mass_n and_o such_o other_o like_o trumpery_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v in_o it_o beside_o many_o thing_n of_o great_a wisdom_n and_o even_o those_o matter_n of_o superstition_n themselves_o be_v in_o a_o generality_n well_o apply_v to_o the_o true_a service_n of_o god_n may_v have_v a_o good_a use_n and_o understanding_n law_n what_o be_v the_o canon_n law_n the_o canon_n law_n have_v his_o name_n of_o the_o greek_a word_n canon_n which_o in_o english_a be_v a_o rule_n because_o it_o lead_v a_o man_n straight_o neither_o draw_v he_o on_o the_o one_o side_n or_o the_o other_o but_o rather_o correct_v that_o which_o be_v out_o of_o

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scuti●erorum_fw-la call_v by_o justinian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n term_v by_o the_o name_n of_o knights-service_n and_o escuage_z to_o call_v they_o by_o the_o name_n of_o tenor_n a_o feud_n be_v a_o grant_n of_o land_n honour_n or_o fee_n make_v either_o to_o a_o man_n at_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o sovereign_n or_o for_o the_o feudatary_n own_o life_n or_o to_o he_o or_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o under_o condition_n that_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n in_o case_n where_o the_o feud_n be_v perpetual_a do_v acknowledge_v the_o giver_n and_o his_o heir_n to_o be_v their_o lord_n and_o sovereign_n and_o shall_v bear_v faith_n and_o allegiance_n unto_o he_o and_o he_o for_o the_o say_a tenure_n and_o shall_v

we_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n be_v that_o i_o find_v glanvill_n angliae_fw-la glanvill_n lib._n 12._o cap._n 15_o de_fw-la legibus_fw-la angliae_fw-la who_o himself_o live_v under_o henry_n the_o second_o and_o be_v lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n in_o his_o day_n sort_n to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n the_o plea_n of_o tenement_n where_o the_o suit_n be_v between_o two_o clerk_n or_o between_o a_o clerk_n and_o a_o lay_v man_n and_o the_o plea_n be_v de_fw-fr libera_fw-la eleemosina_fw-la feodi_fw-la ecclesiastici_fw-la &_o non_fw-la petitur_fw-la inde_fw-la recognitio_fw-la whether_o the_o frank_a fee_n be_v lay_v or_o ecclesiastical_a where_o also_o be_v far_o add_v that_o if_o it_o be_v find_v 25._o idem_fw-la lib._n 13._o cap._n 25._o by_o the_o verdict_n of_o legal_a and_o sufficient_a man_n that_o it_o be_v of_o ecclesiastical_a fee_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v after_o draw_v to_o lay_v fee_n no_o though_o it_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o church_n by_o service_n thereunto_o due_a and_o accustom_a second_o whereas_o land_n be_v demand_v in_o 18._o idem_fw-la lib._n 7._o cap._n 18._o marriage_n by_o the_o husband_n or_o the_o wife_n or_o their_o heir_n and_o the_o demand_n be_v against_o the_o giver_n or_o his_o heir_n than_o it_o shall_v be_v at_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o demander_n whether_o he_o will_v sue_v for_o the_o same_o in_o the_o court_n christian_n or_o in_o the_o secular_a court_n for_o say_v he_o it_o pertain_v unto_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n to_o hold_v plea_n of_o dowry_n which_o he_o call_v maritagia_n if_o so_o be_v the_o plaintiff_n so_o make_v choice_n of_o those_o court_n for_o the_o mutual_a affiance_n that_o be_v there_o make_v between_o the_o man_n and_o the_o wife_n for_o marriage_n to_o be_v have_v between_o they_o and_o there_o be_v a_o dowry_n promise_v unto_o the_o man_n by_o the_o woman_n friend_n neither_o shall_v this_o plea_n be_v carry_v unto_o the_o temporal_a court_n no_o though_o the_o land_n be_v of_o lay_v fee_n so_o that_o it_o be_v certain_a the_o suit_n be_v for_o a_o dowry_n but_o if_o the_o suit_n be_v against_o a_o stranger_n it_o be_v otherwise_o again_o the_o king_n prohibition_n for_o bid_v the_o clergy_n the_o deal_n in_o many_o thing_n which_o be_v of_o lay_n fee_n forbid_v they_o 1._o anno_fw-la 24._o ed._n 1._o no_o one_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o ecclesiastical_a fee_n and_o to_o show_v the_o prince_n meaning_n precise_o therein_o that_o it_o be_v not_o his_o intent_n by_o that_o prohibition_n to_o restrain_v the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n for_o proceed_v in_o matter_n of_o ecclesiastical_a fee_n he_o set_v down_o in_o very_a term_n these_o word_n recognizance_n touch_v lay_v fee_n as_o though_o he_o will_v hereby_o signify_v to_o all_o man_n that_o he_o will_v not_o touch_v matter_n of_o ecclesiastical_a fee_n which_o do_v then_o whole_o and_o proper_o appertain_v to_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o christian_a court_n as_o have_v be_v before_o vouch_v out_o of_o glanvill_n 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constitution_n aeterna_fw-la de_fw-la poenis_fw-la make_v in_o the_o day_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o which_o plain_o show_v that_o in_o those_o day_n all_o personal_a suit_n between_o either_o clerk_n &_o clerk_n or_o between_o layman_n complaynant_n &_o clerk_n defendant_n for_o ever_o the_o plaintiff_n must_v follow_v the_o court_n of_o the_o defendant_n which_o to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a man_n than_o be_v the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n be_v try_v by_o the_o spiritual_a law_n &_o not_o by_o the_o temporal_a law_n which_o practice_n for_o that_o it_o do_v accord_n with_o the_o judgement_n of_o those_o ancient_a lawyer_n that_o have_v be_v before_o cite_v and_o with_o the_o prohibition_n itself_o which_o there_o restrain_v only_o call_v of_o lay_v man_n to_o make_v recognizance_n of_o matter_n of_o lay_v see_v it_o may_v be_v a_o great_a argument_n that_o these_o thing_n be_v of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a right_n in_o those_o day_n from_o which_o i_o see_v not_o how_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n be_v fall_v for_o i_o see_v neither_o law_n nor_o statute_n to_o the_o contrary_a unless_o perhaps_o they_o will_v say_v the_o statute_n of_o the_o 25._o of_o henry_n 8._o cap._n 19_o take_v the_o same_o away_o as_o be_v hurtful_a to_o the_o king_n prerogative_n royal_a and_o repugnant_a 19_o 25._o h._n 8._o cap._n 19_o to_o the_o law_n statute_n &_o custom_n of_o this_o realm_n which_o whether_o they_o be_v or_o be_v not_o take_v away_o by_o the_o stroke_n of_o that_o statute_n i_o leave_v it_o to_o man_n of_o better_a experience_n in_o these_o matter_n than_o myself_o to_o judge_v but_o yet_o this_o i_o find_v by_o experience_n to_o be_v true_a that_o where_o there_o be_v two_o divers_a jurisdiction_n in_o one_o commonwealth_n unless_o they_o be_v careful_o bound_v by_o the_o prince_n &_o a_o equal_a respect_n carry_v to_o both_o of_o they_o so_o far_o as_o their_o place_n and_o the_o necessary_a use_n of_o they_o in_o the_o commonwealth_n require_v as_o the_o advancement_n of_o the_o one_o increase_v so_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o other_o decrease_v special_o if_o one_o have_v get_v the_o countenance_n of_o the_o state_n more_o than_o the_o other_o which_o be_v the_o only_a cause_n at_o this_o day_n of_o the_o overflow_a of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o ebb_a of_o the_o other_o but_o it_o be_v in_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n to_o redress_v it_o not_o by_o take_v any_o thing_n from_o that_o profession_n that_o be_v they_o but_o restore_v to_o this_o profession_n that_o which_o be_v their_o own_o but_o hereof_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sect_n 5._o that_o some_o title_n of_o the_o canon_n law_n be_v grant_v to_o be_v of_o absolute_a use_n with_o we_o and_o that_o of_o some_o other_o there_o be_v question_v make_v for_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o matter_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n some_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v absolute_o in_o use_n some_o other_o be_v challenge_v to_o be_v but_o in_o a_o certain_a measure_n in_o use_n in_o absolute_a use_n be_v those_o which_o never_o have_v any_o opposition_n against_o they_o which_o almost_o be_v those_o alone_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n degree_n or_o order_n for_o all_o thing_n which_o come_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n be_v either_o belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n degree_n or_o his_o jurisdiction_n to_o his_o degree_n or_o order_n belong_v the_o order_n of_o minister_n &_o deacon_n the_o confirmation_n of_o child_n the_o dedication_n of_o church_n and_o churchyard_n and_o such_o like_a none_o of_o which_o have_v be_v challenge_v at_o any_o time_n to_o belong_v to_o any_o other_o law_n the_o second_o sort_n be_v of_o they_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n jurisdiction_n which_o be_v partly_o voluntary_a partly_o litigious_a voluntary_a be_v when_o those_o with_o who_o the_o deal_n be_v stand_v not_o against_o it_o but_o litigious_a it_o be_v when_o it_o be_v oppugn_v by_o the_o one_o part_n or_o the_o other_o of_o this_o latter_a sort_n many_o thing_n in_o sundry_a age_n have_v be_v call_v in_o question_n but_o yet_o rescue_v and_o recover_v again_o by_o the_o wise_a and_o grave_a judge_n themselves_o who_o have_v find_v the_o challenge_n of_o they_o to_o be_v unjust_a but_o what_o do_v belong_v to_o either_o of_o they_o in_o private_a or_o what_o cause_n do_v appertain_v to_o the_o whole_a jurisdiction_n in_o general_a because_o they_o have_v be_v already_o particular_o set_v down_o by_o that_o famous_a man_n of_o worthy_a memory_n doctor_n cousin_n in_o his_o 2._o cousin_n in_o his_o apology_n part_v 1._o c._n 2._o learned_a apology_n for_o certain_a proceed_n in_o ecclesiastical_a court_n i_o will_v not_o make_v a_o new_a catalogue_n of_o they_o but_o send_v the_o reader_n for_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o unto_o his_o book_n but_o yet_o in_o my_o

extinct_a in_o they_o but_o there_o be_v some_o outward_a shape_n or_o form_n of_o the_o first_o ordinance_n leave_v they_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o that_o they_o make_v continual_a prayer_n and_o intercession_n to_o god_n for_o they_o but_o when_o it_o come_v once_o into_o the_o laity_n hand_n there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o foot-step_n leave_v of_o the_o first_o institution_n for_o they_o neither_o preach_v unto_o the_o people_n pray_v for_o they_o nor_o keep_v any_o hospitality_n among_o they_o but_o spend_v all_o the_o whole_a revenue_n of_o the_o church_n upon_o their_o private_a use_n which_o many_o time_n be_v unfit_a for_o such_o spiritual_a provision_n to_o be_v spend_v in_o so_o that_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o church_n the_o return_n of_o they_o may_v be_v well_o wish_v albeit_o in_o so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v perplex_v and_o intricate_v by_o the_o law_n of_o this_o land_n with_o private_a man_n state_n it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o be_v perform_v for_o the_o change_n of_o they_o will_v be_v much_o like_a as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v move_v one_o stone_n in_o a_o vault_a work_n such_o as_o the_o stony_a roof_n of_o many_o cathedral_n church_n and_o college_n be_v where_o the_o take_n of_o one_o stone_n away_o be_v the_o jeopardie_n of_o the_o whole_a building_n but_o yet_o let_v those_o to_o who_o this_o do_v appertain_v consider_v whether_o in_o this_o it_o be_v better_a to_o please_v god_n than_o man_n chap._n vi_o sect_n 1._o that_o tithe_n be_v a_o parochian_a right_a and_o how_o parish_n in_o the_o christian_a world_n come_v first_o to_o be_v institute_v but_o now_o to_o return_v thither_o where_o i_o leave_v as_o every_o good_a bishop_n or_o any_o of_o his_o clergy_n do_v win_v any_o conntrie-village_n which_o the_o latin_n call_v pagus_n to_o the_o faith_n so_o they_o erect_v up_o a_o church_n there_o and_o appoint_v a_o pastor_n or_o minister_n over_o they_o to_o inform_v they_o in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o to_o minister_v the_o 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any_o other_o regular_a imposition_n lay_v upon_o they_o for_o certain_a it_o be_v village_n and_o page_n come_v more_o hardly_o and_o more_o late_o unto_o the_o faith_n than_o great_a town_n and_o city_n do_v and_o thereupon_o grow_v that_o name_n of_o opposition_n which_o be_v between_o christian_n that_o dwell_v in_o city_n and_o the_o infidel_n that_o dwell_v in_o page_n that_o the_o one_o be_v call_v pagan_n the_o other_o be_v call_v christian_n take_v their_o name_n upon_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o place_n where_o they_o dwell_v but_o from_o these_o page_n as_o i_o have_v say_v come_v first_o the_o use_n and_o practice_n of_o tithe_n in_o the_o christian_a world_n insomuch_o as_o after_o when_o any_o law_n be_v make_v as_o concern_v tithe_n they_o hold_v they_o evermore_o for_o a_o parochian_a right_a only_a and_o in_o no_o sort_n at_o the_o disposition_n of_o gloss_n c._n cùm_fw-la contingat_fw-la de_fw-la d_o 〈…〉_o verb._n de_fw-fr ●ure_fw-fr 〈…〉_o n_z gloss_n the_o bishop_n but_o in_o such_o case_n as_o before_o be_v rehearse_v insomuch_o that_o if_o a_o bishop_n challenge_v any_o church_n in_o his_o diocese_n he_o challenge_v it_o not_o in_o respect_n of_o any_o fee_n simple_a he_o have_v in_o it_o but_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n he_o have_v over_o it_o and_o therefore_o the_o author_n of_o this_o opinion_n be_v 16._o ab._n ca._n nuper_fw-la de_fw-la decim_fw-la &_o cap._n deputati_fw-la de_fw-la ludiciis_fw-la num_fw-la 16._o far_o out_o of_o the_o way_n when_o as_o they_o think_v the_o bishop_n have_v like_o right_a in_o the_o tithe_n of_o a_o church_n of_o his_o patronage_n to_o give_v and_o bestow_v they_o as_o he_o list_v as_o he_o have_v in_o his_o demean_n and_o other_o his_o temporal_a land_n either_o to_o lease_v they_o out_o or_o divide_v they_o into_o tenancy_n as_o he_o best_o like_v neither_o be_v that_o case_n clear_a or_o without_o question_n whereby_o they_o pretend_v a_o bishop_n be_v seize_v in_o a_o manor_n may_v prescribe_v the_o tithe_n of_o the_o demean_n thereof_o by_o a_o immemoriall_n prescription_n for_o he_o and_o his_o tenant_n and_o farmer_n for_o year_n and_o tenant_n at_o will_n to_o be_v exonerate_v acquit_v and_o privilege_v from_o all_o tithe_n grow_v thereupon_o which_o if_o it_o be_v against_o a_o other_o person_n than_o himself_o may_v hap_v to_o be_v true_a although_o perhaps_o also_o that_o be_v questionable_a for_o that_o it_o be_v not_o long_o since_o lay-people_n be_v capable_a of_o that_o right_n neither_o can_v themselves_o by_o law_n of_o the_o church_n at_o any_o time_n grant_v such_o spiritual_a right_n as_o these_o be_v to_o a_o layman_n either_o in_o feudum_n or_o emphiteusim_n without_o danger_n of_o excommunication_n 4._o ab._n cap._n ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la de_fw-fr decimis_fw-la numer_n 4._o or_o deposition_n of_o their_o own_o place_n as_o have_v be_v before_o show_v but_o if_o himself_o or_o his_o predecessor_n be_v parson_n there_o either_o in_o 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