which_o be_v the_o time_n of_o the_o limitation_n of_o all_o prescription_n at_o the_o common_a law_n 653._o 2_o inst_z 653._o which_o reject_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n which_o as_o shall_v seem_v allow_v the_o limitation_n of_o a_o prescription_n or_o custom_n to_o forty_o year_n it_o may_v reasonable_o be_v demand_v how_o this_o manner_n of_o discharge_n can_v be_v make_v out_o at_o this_o day_n since_o there_o be_v now_o no_o person_n live_v that_o can_v prove_v how_o the_o abbot_n hold_v and_o enjoy_v their_o land_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o what_o be_v do_v before_o the_o dissolution_n of_o abbey_n must_v now_o be_v prove_v by_o what_o have_v be_v do_v since_o for_o if_o monastery_n land_n have_v be_v hold_v all_o the_o time_n of_o memory_n since_o the_o dissolution_n free_v from_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n it_o shall_v be_v intend_v that_o they_o be_v so_o hold_v before_o and_o therefore_o they_o have_v not_o pay_v or_o be_v question_v since_o the_o four_o sort_n of_o discharge_n be_v by_o order_n order_n discharge_v by_o order_n and_o this_o discharge_n also_o for_o the_o most_o part_n depend_v upon_o pope_n bull_n or_o grant_n who_o at_o pleasure_n grant_v exemption_n to_o what_o order_n they_o please_v about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1150._o 120._o 2_o inst_z 652⸪_n seld._n hist_o decim_fw-la 120._o the_o most_o religious_a order_n then_o in_o be_v be_v discharge_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n but_o about_o that_o time_n pope_n adrian_n the_o four_o reduce_v they_o to_o cistertian_n hospitalier_n and_o templar_n and_o about_o the_o year_n 1215._o 406._o seld._n de_fw-fr decim_fw-la 406._o pope_n innocent_a the_o three_o add_v the_o praemonstratense_n but_o the_o privilege_n grant_v to_o these_o order_n extend_v only_o to_o the_o land_n 278._o dyer_n 277_o 278._o these_o order_n hold_v in_o their_o own_o manurance_n and_o not_o to_o any_o which_o be_v hold_v by_o their_o tenant_n or_o farmer_n but_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o h._n 4._o the_o cistertian_n attempt_v to_o have_v enlarge_v their_o privilege_n to_o their_o tenant_n and_o farmer_n which_o tend_v to_o the_o ruin_n of_o many_o poor_a parson_n and_o vicar_n that_o have_v cure_v of_o soul_n be_v complain_v of_o in_o a_o parliament_n hold_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o h._n 4._o whereupon_o it_o be_v enact_v that_o not_o only_o the_o cistertian_n but_o all_o other_o order_n that_o put_v any_o bull_n in_o execution_n for_o the_o discharge_n any_o of_o their_o land_n from_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n in_o the_o land_n of_o their_o tenant_n and_o farmer_n shall_v incur_v a_o praemunire_n that_o be_v forfeit_v all_o their_o good_n and_o the_o profit_n of_o their_o land_n during_o life_n and_o be_v likewise_o imprison_v during_o the_o offender_n life_n which_o give_v such_o a_o check_n to_o that_o proceed_n that_o i_o do_v not_o find_v any_o thing_n of_o that_o nature_n after_o attempt_v the_o templar_n after_o in_o the_o council_n of_o vienna_n 432⸫_n the_o templar_n 2_o inst_z 432⸫_n which_o be_v hold_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1311._o and_o in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o e._n 2._o be_v condemn_v for_o heresy_n and_o all_o their_o possession_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v in_o the_o seventeen_o year_n of_o the_o same_o king_n be_v transfer_v to_o the_o hospitalier_n or_o knight_n of_o st._n c._n stat._n 17._o e._n 2._o c._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n who_o enjoy_v they_o till_o the_o thirty_o second_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n h._n 8._o at_o which_o time_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n they_o be_v settle_v upon_o the_o crown_n 24._o 32_o h._n 8._o c._n 24._o but_o where_o it_o be_v say_v in_o kelway_n that_o the_o templar_n be_v condemn_v of_o heresy_n in_o the_o eight_o year_n e._n 2._o and_o their_o land_n give_v the_o same_o year_n to_o the_o hospitalier_n it_o be_v a_o great_a error_n for_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o the_o council_n of_o vienna_n be_v hold_v in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o that_o king_n and_o chief_o call_v against_o the_o templar_n and_o it_o be_v as_o clear_v that_o their_o land_n be_v not_o here_o in_o england_n settle_v upon_o the_o hospitalier_n till_o the_o seventeen_o of_o the_o same_o king_n and_o though_o the_o land_n of_o the_o lesser_a monastery_n be_v not_o within_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o tithe_n where_o the_o lesser_a abbey_n may_v be_v free_v of_o tithe_n to_o be_v free_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n yet_o they_o ought_v to_o enjoy_v all_o such_o privilege_n as_o be_v annex_v to_o the_o land_n and_o therefore_o such_o land_n in_o who_o hand_n soever_o they_o come_v shall_v be_v free_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n yet_o they_o ought_v to_o enjoy_v all_o such_o privilege_n as_o be_v annex_v to_o the_o land_n and_o therefore_o such_o land_n in_o who_o hand_n soever_o they_o come_v shall_v be_v free_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n by_o real_a composition_n and_o prescription_n de_fw-la modo_fw-la decimandi_fw-la 3_o jones_n 3_o but_o not_o by_o prescription_n de_fw-fr non_fw-fr decimando_fw-la unity_n of_o possession_n order_n or_o bull_n of_o pope_n but_o in_o all_o the_o case_n the_o parson_n and_o vicar_n have_v the_o advantage_n by_o the_o dissolution_n of_o all_o those_o abbey_n that_o be_v dissolve_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o twenty_o seven_o h._n 8._o and_o the_o parson_n and_o vicar_n shall_v in_o such_o case_n be_v restore_v to_o their_o tithe_n again_o which_o in_o all_o justice_n they_o ought_v in_o all_o other_o case_n if_o the_o parliament_n have_v not_o see_v reason_n to_o the_o contrary_n the_o lesser_a monastery_n that_o be_v which_o be_v under_o 200_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la of_o the_o order_n of_o cistertian_n and_o praemonstratense_n be_v as_o have_v be_v say_v dissolve_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 27_o h._n 8._o have_v lose_v the_o privilege_n of_o be_v discharge_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n unless_o they_o be_v continue_v as_o the_o abbey_n of_o crouden_n be_v but_o those_o monastery_n of_o those_o order_n that_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 31._o h._n 8._o retain_v the_o privilege_n of_o those_o order_n in_o not_o pay_v tithe_n but_o this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v only_o for_o such_o time_n as_o the_o owner_n hold_v they_o in_o their_o own_o manurance_n for_o if_o they_o let_v they_o out_o to_o tenant_n they_o shall_v have_v no_o more_o privilege_n than_o the_o tenant_n of_o those_o order_n of_o the_o cistertian_n and_o praemonstratense_n have_v which_o be_v none_o at_o all_o but_o note_n free_v jones_n 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n cro._n jac_fw-la 6â7_n hob._n 6â8_n land_n of_o the_o lesser_a abbey_n grant_v to_o the_o bieger_n not_o free_v that_o if_o the_o king_n after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o lesser_a monastery_n which_o have_v be_v of_o any_o of_o the_o order_n that_o be_v discharge_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n have_v grant_v any_o of_o their_o land_n to_o any_o of_o the_o great_a monastery_n which_o be_v not_o dissolve_v till_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o yet_o those_o shall_v not_o retain_v the_o privilege_n the_o abbot_n have_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o former_a dissolution_n the_o right_a immediate_o revert_v by_o the_o dissolution_n to_o the_o parson_n and_o vicar_n to_o who_o the_o tithe_n of_o right_n do_v belong_v the_o great_a abbey_n can_v not_o hold_v they_o legal_o discharge_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o second_o dissolution_n so_o that_o there_o be_v a_o manifest_a difference_n between_o this_o and_o the_o case_n of_o walkelate_n and_o wilshaw_z before_o remember_v for_o in_o that_o case_n the_o monastery_n be_v continue_v and_o not_o dissolve_v till_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o no_o land_n acquire_v by_o any_o of_o the_o monastery_n of_o those_o order_n which_o be_v so_o free_v from_o payment_n of_o tithe_n after_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n free_v land_n purchase_v after_o the_o friviledge_n grant_v not_o free_v which_o be_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1215._o and_o by_o consequence_n none_o that_o be_v found_v after_o that_o council_n be_v discharge_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n either_o in_o their_o own_o 121._o selden'_v hiss_v of_o tithe_n 121._o or_o their_o tenant_n hand_n for_o by_o that_o council_n the_o privilege_n be_v limit_v to_o such_o land_n as_o these_o order_n have_v at_o the_o time_n of_o that_o council_n and_o although_o any_o abbey_n land_n of_o the_o great_a abbey_n which_o be_v of_o the_o cistertian_n and_o praemonstratensian_a order_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o tenant_n for_o year_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o dissolution_n 559._o dyer_n 277_o b⸪_n p._n 60._o cro._n jac._n 559._o yet_o the_o king_n and_o
deprivation_n or_o deposition_n have_v be_v allow_v and_o approve_v of_o by_o the_o judge_n and_o court_n of_o the_o common_a law_n or_o by_o any_o of_o the_o statute_n of_o this_o realm_n but_o there_o be_v many_o more_o cause_n of_o deprivation_n by_o the_o canon_n and_o law_n ecclesiastical_a which_o be_v out_o of_o my_o profession_n i_o shall_v not_o presume_v to_o discourse_v of_o 1._o etc._n co._n 11.49_o b⸫_n waste_v and_o dilapidation_n cause_n of_o deprivation_n etc._n etc._n the_o dilapidating_a and_o waste_v the_o wood_n and_o house_n and_o other_o building_n of_o the_o church_n be_v hold_v a_o good_a cause_n of_o deprivation_n or_o deposition_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o precedent_a chapter_n and_o the_o book_n there_o vouch_v in_o the_o margin_n 2._o deprivation_n simony_n cause_n of_o deprivation_n the_o clerk_n that_o obtain_v any_o preferment_n in_o the_o church_n by_o any_o simoniacal_a contract_n or_o agreement_n may_v be_v deprive_v by_o his_o ordinary_n etc._n etc._n as_o appear_v at_o large_a in_o the_o five_o chapter_n here_o before_o upon_o that_o subject_a 3._o offence_n 1_o el._n cap._n 2._o stat._n 14._o car._n 2.4_o to_o use_v other_o form_n of_o prayer_n the_o second_o offence_n that_o if_o any_o parson_n etc._n etc._n shall_v refuse_v to_o use_v the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n or_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n in_o the_o order_n there_o prescribe_v or_o shall_v wilful_o and_o obstinate_o stand_v in_o the_o same_o use_v any_o other_o rite_n or_o ceremony_n order_n form_n or_o manner_n of_o celebrate_v the_o lord_n supper_n or_o other_o open_a prayer_n or_o shall_v preach_v declare_v or_o speak_v any_o thing_n in_o derogation_n thereof_o or_o deprave_v the_o same_o or_o any_o thing_n therein_o contain_v and_o have_v former_o be_v convict_v for_o the_o like_a offence_n shall_v upon_o his_o second_o conviction_n be_v deprive_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la 4._o if_o any_o parson_n vicar_n etc._n etc._n induction_n stat._n 14._o car._n 2._o cap._n 4._o neglect_v to_o read_v prayer_n within_o two_o month_n after_o induction_n shall_v not_o within_o two_o month_n next_o after_o induction_n upon_o some_o lord_n day_n open_o public_o and_o solemn_o read_v the_o morning_n and_o evening_n prayer_n appoint_v to_o be_v read_v the_o same_o day_n according_a to_o the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n and_o after_o such_o read_v shall_v not_o open_o and_o public_o before_o the_o congregation_n there_o assemble_v declare_v his_o unfeigned_a assent_n and_o consent_n to_o the_o use_n of_o all_o the_o thing_n therein_o contain_v in_o such_o manner_n as_o be_v direct_v before_o here_o in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o lawful_a impediment_n then_o if_o he_o do_v not_o do_v the_o same_o within_o one_o month_n after_o the_o impediment_n remove_v such_o parson_n vicar_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v deprive_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la 3._o 13_o el._n cap._n 12._o to_o maintain_v any_o doctrine_n against_o the_o 39_o art_n of_o religion_n 5_o b._n 2._o tit_n trial_n 54._o misereant_fw-la infidel_n schismatic_n and_o heretic_n depriv_n f._n 3._o 5._o if_o any_o person_n which_o shall_v have_v any_o ecclesiastical_a preferment_n shall_v advise_o maintain_v or_o affirm_v direct_o any_o doctrine_n contrary_a or_o repugnant_a to_o the_o 39_o article_n of_o religion_n and_o be_v convent_v before_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n or_o ordinary_a or_o before_o the_o high_a commissioner_n shall_v persist_v therein_o and_o not_o revoke_v his_o error_n or_o after_o such_o revocation_n shall_v eftsoon_o affirm_v such_o untrue_a doctrine_n he_o may_v be_v deprive_v 6._o if_o any_o person_n shall_v obtain_v a_o preferment_n in_o the_o church_n which_o be_v a_o misboliever_n a_o a_o misboliever_n miscreant_n 2._o miscreant_n a_o atheist_n etc._n etc._n 38_o e._n 3.2_o b._n dyer_n 8_o and_o 9_o p._n 254._o co._n 558._o a_o ⸪_o dyer_o 293._o p._n 1_o and_o 2._o infidel_n schismatic_a or_o heretic_n he_o may_v be_v deprive_v 7._o so_o if_o one_o be_v make_v a_o parson_n vicar_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v not_o of_o free_a condition_n but_o a_o villain_n or_o that_o be_v illiterate_a and_o not_o able_a to_o perform_v his_o duty_n deprive_v slave_n villain_n illiterate_a and_o criminous_a person_n may_v be_v deprive_v or_o that_o be_v guilty_a of_o any_o heinous_a crime_n as_o murder_n manslaughter_n perjury_n forgery_n or_o that_o be_v merè_fw-la laicus_fw-la and_o not_o in_o holy_a order_n he_o may_v be_v deprive_v 8._o nota_fw-la allen_n vers_fw-la nash_n p._n 13._o car._n 1._o b_o r._n disobedience_n to_o his_o ordinary_a cause_n of_o depriv_n cro._n jac._n 37._o nonconformity_n quod_fw-la nota_fw-la a_o parson_n vicar_n etc._n etc._n may_v be_v deprive_v for_o be_v disobedient_a and_o incorrigible_a to_o their_o ordinary_n etc._n etc._n 9_o and_o it_o be_v resolve_v by_o all_o the_o judge_n of_o england_n 2_o jacob._n that_o nonconformity_n be_v a_o good_a cause_n of_o deprivation_n and_o it_o be_v declare_v by_o they_o all_o that_o in_o case_n any_o canon_n be_v make_v by_o the_o clergy_n for_o the_o good_a government_n of_o the_o church_n and_o approve_a and_o confitm_v by_o the_o king_n as_o they_o ought_v that_o the_o obstinate_a disobey_v of_o they_o be_v a_o just_a cause_n of_o deprivation_n 10._o benefice_n 2_o h._n 4.37_o tuke_v a_o second_o benefice_n if_o any_o parson_n vicar_n etc._n etc._n have_v one_o benefice_n with_o cure_n of_o soul_n and_o take_v another_o incompatible_a without_o a_o faculty_n and_o dispensation_n it_o be_v a_o just_a cause_n of_o deprivation_n 11._o deprivation_n dyer_n 133._o p._n i_o priest_n to_o marry_v be_v cause_n of_o deprivation_n in_o the_o time_n of_o popery_n it_o be_v cause_n of_o deprivation_n for_o a_o priest_n to_o marry_v but_o not_o to_o have_v two_o or_o three_o concubine_n as_o they_o call_v they_o but_o more_o of_o this_o hereafter_o 12._o 3.16_o co._n 11.98_o b_o ⸪_o 2_o h._n 4.3_o 9_o e._n 4.34_o 20_o h._n 6.36_o 29_o e._n 3.16_o dilapidation_n destruction_n of_o wood_n etc._n etc._n or_o alienation_n of_o land_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n by_o any_o bishop_n abbot_z prior_n parson_n vicar_n etc._n etc._n have_v be_v hold_v and_o adjudge_v good_a cause_n of_o deprivation_n and_o it_o be_v very_o fit_a it_o be_v practise_v facto_fw-la dilapidation_n waste_v alienation_n of_o the_o land_n cause_n of_o deprivation_n deprivation_n ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la where_o after_o monition_n there_o be_v not_o reformation_n there_o may_v be_v a_o question_n start_v what_o shall_v be_v intend_v by_o the_o word_n deprive_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la whether_o by_o those_o word_n the_o church_n immediate_o shall_v become_v void_a by_o the_o fact_n do_v or_o not_o till_o conviction_n or_o sentence_n declaratory_a the_o word_n ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la be_v of_o late_a time_n creep_v into_o act_n of_o parliament_n as_o that_o for_o strike_v with_o a_o weapon_n in_o a_o churchyard_n the_o party_n shall_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la be_v excommunicate_a 48._o dyer_n 275._o b._n p._n 48._o and_o in_o that_o case_n it_o be_v make_v a_o quere_z in_o dyer_n and_o have_v not_o meet_v with_o any_o resolution_n in_o the_o point_n i_o shall_v not_o presume_v to_o give_v my_o opinion_n in_o the_o case_n but_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o learned_a but_o in_o that_o case_n by_o the_o canonist_n requiritur_fw-la sententia_fw-la declaratoria_fw-la quaere_fw-la quaere_fw-la i_o must_v confess_v facto_fw-la lindwood_n c_o quia_fw-la incontinentiae_fw-la vitium_fw-la verb._n ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la in_o this_o chapter_n i_o may_v seem_v to_o transgress_v upon_o the_o canonist_n and_o civilian_n as_o well_o as_o in_o some_o other_o but_o i_o have_v go_v no_o further_o upon_o this_o subject_a than_o what_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o in_o our_o own_o book_n and_o i_o must_v agree_v that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n have_v the_o sole_a jurisdiction_n in_o all_o cause_n of_o deprivation_n deposition_n resignation_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o common_a law_n have_v power_n to_o correct_v their_o proceed_n if_o they_o shall_v proceed_v against_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o common_a law_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n we_o meet_v with_o these_o thing_n in_o our_o book_n and_o it_o may_v be_v some_o advantage_n to_o the_o civilian_n to_o know_v how_o far_o the_o common_a law_n approve_v of_o their_o proceed_n and_o have_v say_v what_o i_o have_v to_o say_v upon_o this_o subject_a i_o shall_v proceed_v next_o to_o show_v what_o lease_n parson_n vicar_n and_o other_o ecclesiastic_n may_v make_v at_o this_o day_n of_o the_o glebe_n tithe_n farm_n etc._n etc._n and_o within_o the_o danger_n of_o what_o statute_n they_o may_v fall_v chap._n x._o the_o ten_o chapter_n show_v what_o lease_n parson_n vicar_n and_o other_o ecclesiastical_a person_n may_v make_v of_o their_o glebe_n tithe_n farm_n etc._n etc._n and_o what_o farm_n they_o may_v take_v and_o within_o the_o danger_n of_o what_o statute_n
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any_o such_o lease_n grant_v or_o assurance_n shall_v begin_v and_o whereupon_o the_o old_a accustom_a yearly_a rent_n or_o more_o shall_v be_v reserve_v and_o payable_a yearly_a during_o the_o say_a term_n of_o twenty_o one_o year_n or_o three_o life_n shall_v be_v utter_o void_a and_o of_o no_o effect_n to_o all_o intent_n construction_n and_o purpose_n any_o law_n eustom_n or_o usage_n to_o the_o contrary_a thereof_o in_o any_o wise_n notwithstanding_o note_v the_o exception_n 3._o 1_o jacobi_n c._n 3._o which_o give_v or_o rather_o reserve_v the_o power_n to_o grant_v etc._n etc._n to_o the_o queen_n etc._n etc._n be_v make_v void_a by_o a_o statute_n make_v 1_o jac._n and_o note_v also_o 3.59_o lease_n in_o other_o form_n not_o void_a but_o voidable_a small_a wood_n &_o sale_n vers_fw-la le_fw-fr evesq_n lich._n &_o alios_fw-la pâ_n 31._o el._n ro_o 21_o 65._o co._n 3.59_o that_o though_o this_o statute_n enact_v that_o all_o lease_n make_v in_o any_o other_o form_n shall_v be_v 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lease_n within_o this_o statute_n must_v have_v all_o the_o restriction_n in_o that_o of_o 32._o h._n 8._o beforementioned_a and_o it_o must_v be_v of_o thing_n manurable_a a._n of_o what_o thing_n such_o lease_n may_v be_v make_v co_n 5.3_o a._n as_o have_v be_v say_v out_o of_o which_o a_o rent_n may_v be_v reserve_v but_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o tithe_n or_o thing_n not_o manurable_a may_v be_v demise_v for_o twenty_o one_o year_n because_o a_o action_n of_o debt_n will_v lie_v upon_o the_o contract_n roy._n more_n 778._o sir_n timothy_n tourneur_n serjeant_n le_fw-fr roy._n and_o so_o it_o be_v adjudge_v as_o a_o learned_a sergeant_n at_o law_n inform_v i_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o precentor_n of_o paul_n about_o 17._o jacobi_n and_o that_o the_o successor_n shall_v have_v a_o action_n of_o debt_n upon_o this_o contract_n by_o the_o stat._n of_o 21_o h._n 8._o cap._n 28._o upon_o this_o statute_n and_o the_o former_a it_o have_v be_v hold_v lease_n 1_o inst_z 45._o a⸫_n concurrent_a lease_n that_o arch-bishop_n and_o bishop_n may_v with_o confirmation_n of_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n make_v concurrent_a lease_n that_o be_v notwithstanding_o there_o be_v a_o lease_n in_o be_v for_o twenty_o one_o year_n they_o may_v make_v a_o new_a lease_n of_o the_o same_o land_n to_o another_o for_o twenty_o one_o year_n from_o the_o make_n thereof_o and_o this_o be_v confirm_v as_o aforesaid_a shall_v bind_v the_o successor_n the_o other_o thing_n be_v observe_v in_o it_o and_o sir_n edward_n cook_n be_v of_o opinion_n a⸫_n 1_o inst_z 45._o a⸫_n that_o like_o concurrent_a lease_n may_v be_v make_v by_o dean_n prebend_n etc._n etc._n with_o confirmation_n but_o some_o learned_a man_n be_v not_o satisfy_v herein_o because_o by_o these_o concurrent_a lease_n the_o successor_n lose_v his_o remedy_n for_o his_o rent_n by_o distress_n during_o the_o former_a term_n and_o the_o tenant_n may_v be_v insolvent_a as_o to_o a_o action_n of_o debt_n the_o next_o restrictive_a law_n be_v that_o of_o 13._o etc._n 13_o el._n cap._n 10._o the_o restrictive_a law_n against_o lease_n of_o dean_n prebend_n etc._n etc._n eliz._n whereby_o it_o be_v enact_v that_o from_o thenceforth_o all_o lease_n gift_n grant_v feoffment_n conveyance_n or_o estate_n to_o be_v make_v have_v do_v or_o suffer_v by_o the_o master_n and_o fellow_n of_o any_o college_n dean_n and_o chapter_n of_o any_o cathedral_n or_o collegiate_n church_n master_n or_o guardian_n of_o any_o hospital_n parson_n vicar_n or_o any_o other_o have_v a_o spiritual_a or_o ecclesiastical_a live_n or_o any_o house_n land_n tithe_n tenement_n or_o other_o hereditament_n be_v any_o part_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o any_o such_o college_n etc._n etc._n or_o any_o wise_a appertain_a or_o belong_v to_o the_o same_o or_o any_o of_o they_o to_o any_o person_n or_o person_n body_n etc._n etc._n other_o than_o for_o the_o term_n of_o twenty_o one_o year_n or_o three_o life_n from_o the_o time_n as_o any_o such_o lease_n or_o grant_n shall_v be_v make_v or_o grant_v whereupon_o the_o accustom_a yearly_a rent_n or_o more_o shall_v be_v reserve_v and_o payable_a during_o the_o say_a term_n shall_v be_v utter_o void_a etc._n etc._n the_o pen_n of_o this_o act_n b⸫_n co._n 5.14_o b⸫_n and_o that_o of_o 1_o eliz._n beforementioned_a be_v in_o effect_n the_o same_o in_o substance_n the_o construction_n be_v the_o same_o in_o effect_n but_o in_o this_o act_n there_o be_v no_o save_n of_o grant_n to_o the_o king_n and_o therefore_o this_o act_n be_v for_o the_o public_a good_a have_v restrain_v other_o grant_n to_o he_o not_o warrant_v by_o this_o stat._n though_o 1_o jac._n cap._n 3._o have_v never_o be_v make_v and_o here_o note_v law_n parson_n and_o vicar_n restrain_v by_o this_o law_n that_o as_o the_o parson_n and_o vicar_n have_v not_o their_o power_n any_o wise_a enlarge_a by_o the_o stat._n of_o 32_o h._n 8._o so_o they_o have_v no_o restriction_n upon_o they_o till_o this_o act_n but_o from_o henceforth_o they_o be_v restrain_v from_o make_v any_o lease_n or_o grant_n other_o then_o for_o twenty_o one_o year_n or_o three_o life_n with_o the_o qualification_n above_o mention_v in_o the_o statute_n and_o such_o lease_n must_v be_v confirm_v by_o the_o patron_n and_o ordinary_a because_o except_v in_o the_o enable_v statute_n of_o 32_o h._n 8._o before_o and_o whereas_o after_o the_o make_n of_o this_o statute_n head_n of_o college_n dean_n prebend_n etc._n etc._n may_v have_v make_v concurrent_a lease_n as_o well_o as_o bishop_n might_n there_o be_v a_o proviso_n in_o the_o statute_n of_o 18_o eliz._n end_n 18_o eliz._n c._n 11._o no_o concurrent_a lease_n but_o within_o three_o year_n before_o the_o former_a end_n that_o all_o lease_n then_o after_o to_o be_v make_v by_o any_o the_o aforesaid_a ecclesiastical_a spiritual_a or_o
restriction_n of_o those_o law_n if_o a_o parson_n lease_n where_o there_o be_v two_o patron_n quaere_fw-la 1_o leon._n 233._o quaere_fw-la both_o aught_o to_o confirm_v as_o shall_v seem_v if_o the_o patron_n and_o a_o succeed_a bishop_n confirm_v the_o lease_n of_o the_o parson_n 38._o cro._n car._n 38._o it_o be_v good_a enough_o a_o prebend_n make_v a_o lease_n quaere_fw-la dyer_n 106._o p._n 24._o quaere_fw-la recite_v that_o it_o be_v with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o bishop_n who_o sign_v and_o seal_v the_o lease_n to_o the_o leasee_n but_o be_v no_o party_n to_o the_o deed_n quaere_fw-la if_o good_a and_o have_v say_v thus_o much_o of_o confirmation_n let_v we_o see_v what_o lease_n a_o parson_n or_o vicar_n may_v make_v at_o this_o day_n consider_v all_o the_o beforementioned_a statute_n and_o first_o vicar_n lease_n by_o parson_n and_o vicar_n it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o at_o and_o by_o the_o common_a law_n a_o parson_n or_o vicar_n may_v have_v grant_v or_o charge_v his_o glebe_n in_o fee-simple_n with_o the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o patron_n and_o bishop_n but_o be_v except_v out_o of_o the_o enable_v statute_n of_o 32_o h._n 8._o 28._o 32_o h._n 8._o c._n 28._o he_o can_v never_o make_v any_o lease_n or_o grant_v to_o bind_v their_o successor_n without_o such_o confirmation_n then_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 13_o eliz._n parson_n and_o vicar_n be_v restrain_v 10._o 13_o el._n cap._n 10._o so_o that_o they_o can_v grant_v but_o for_o 21_o year_n or_o three_o life_n from_o the_o make_n of_o such_o lease_n and_o not_o from_o the_o day_n of_o the_o make_n as_o be_v before_o observe_v and_o these_o lease_n and_o grant_n must_v be_v with_o the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o patron_n and_o ordinary_a with_o all_o the_o qualification_n express_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o chapter_n and_o it_o shall_v seem_v they_o may_v make_v concurrent_a lease_n as_o dean_n prebend_n etc._n etc._n may_v do_v within_o three_o year_n of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o former_a lease_n it_o have_v be_v a_o question_n whether_o a_o parson_n or_o vicar_n at_o this_o day_n can_v make_v any_o lease_n at_o all_o to_o bind_v his_o successor_n for_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 13_o eliz._n chap._n 20._o 20._o 13_o el._n cap._n 20._o it_o be_v enact_v that_o lease_n of_o parson_n vicar_n etc._n etc._n that_o have_v cure_n of_o soul_n shall_v endure_v no_o long_o than_o they_o shall_v be_v ordinary_o resident_a and_o serve_v the_o cure_n and_o that_o if_o such_o parson_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v absent_a from_o their_o cure_n above_o 80_o day_n in_o one_o year_n that_o then_o such_o lease_n shall_v cease_v and_o be_v void_a now_o when_o a_o parson_n die_v and_o 80_o day_n incur_v and_o this_o be_v a_o law_n for_o the_o advancement_n of_o religion_n and_o hospitality_n to_o avoid_v dilapidation_n shall_v have_v a_o equitable_a construction_n for_o the_o prefer_n of_o these_o end_n therefore_o some_o have_v hold_v that_o the_o death_n of_o the_o parson_n vicar_n etc._n etc._n after_o 80_o day_n have_v incur_v from_o their_o death_n shall_v make_v all_o their_o lease_n and_o grant_n void_a though_o never_o so_o sufficient_o confirm_v and_o rely_v very_o much_o upon_o the_o preamble_n of_o the_o statute_n which_o begin_v die_v parson_n lease_n which_o be_v confirm_v and_o die_v that_o the_o live_n appoint_v for_o ecclesiastical_a minister_n may_v not_o by_o corrupt_a and_o indirect_a deal_n be_v transfer_v to_o other_o use_n be_v it_o enacy_v etc._n etc._n but_o by_o these_o lease_n it_o be_v apparent_a the_o profit_n be_v convert_v to_o other_o use_n etc._n etc._n but_o other_o have_v hold_v the_o contrary_a opinion_n because_o such_o absence_n be_v not_o voluntary_o but_o by_o the_o act_n of_o god_n and_o regular_o these_o can_v be_v say_v absent_a that_o be_v not_o in_o esse_fw-la 123._o cro._n el._n 123._o and_o though_o crook_n report_v mott_n and_o hale_n case_n adjudge_v in_o point_n that_o their_o lease_n be_v void_a by_o death_n 270._o more_n 270._o yet_o more_o report_v the_o same_o case_n say_v as_o to_o the_o matter_n in_o law_n the_o judge_n be_v divide_v two_o against_o two_o and_o that_o the_o judgement_n be_v give_v upon_o a_o misrecital_n of_o the_o statute_n r._n bayley_n vers_fw-la murne_v t._n 24._o car._n 2._o b_o r._n and_o this_o point_n as_o i_o be_o inform_v come_v late_o in_o question_n in_o the_o king_n bench_n and_o be_v adjudge_v that_o death_n do_v not_o avoid_v such_o lease_n quaere_fw-la quaere_fw-la ideo_fw-la quaere_fw-la inde_fw-la nonresidence_n dyer_n 372._o p._n 2._o when_o parson_n lease_n shall_v be_v void_a by_o nonresidence_n there_o be_v a_o quaere_fw-la in_o dyer_n whether_o such_o lease_n shall_v be_v void_a upon_o 80_o day_n absence_n ab_fw-la initio_fw-la or_o but_o from_o the_o time_n of_o absence_n by_o 80_o day_n but_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o with_o some_o clearness_n that_o it_o shall_v only_o be_v void_a from_o 80_o day_n absence_n and_o not_o ab_fw-la initio_fw-la for_o 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himself_o upon_o such_o absence_n for_o as_o before_o be_v say_v the_o statute_n say_v it_o shall_v endure_v no_o long_o which_o be_v a_o term_n of_o limitation_n and_o that_o immediate_o upon_o such_o absence_n the_o lease_n shall_v cease_v and_o be_v void_a and_o it_o can_v cease_v immediate_o upon_o the_o absence_n and_o yet_o be_v good_a during_o the_o life_n of_o the_o incumbent_n but_o in_o the_o case_n of_o revel_n vers_fw-la hart_n h._n 43._o eliz._n b._n r._n quaere_fw-la dyer_n 372._o p._n 11._o quaere_fw-la the_o court_n hold_v the_o contrary_a as_o my_o reporter_n say_v ideo_fw-la quaere_fw-la if_o any_o parson_n vicar_n etc._n etc._n r._n dobbins_n vers_fw-la gerrard_n p._n 39_o el._n b._n r._n be_v suspend_v inhibit_v or_o disable_v to_o serve_v the_o cure_n by_o the_o space_n of_o 80_o day_n in_o a_o year_n this_o shall_v not_o make_v such_o lease_n void_a for_o the_o not_o serve_v the_o cure_n must_v be_v voluntary_a and_o it_o have_v be_v hold_v that_o if_o a_o 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his_o lease_n so_o long_o live_v and_o the_o term_n be_v make_v for_o so_o long_a time_n but_o upon_o such_o lease_n there_o must_v be_v so_o much_o rend_v reserve_v within_o forty_o shilling_n as_o such_o benefice_n be_v value_v at_o in_o the_o king_n book_n and_o by_o the_o same_o statute_n if_o a_o parson_n make_v a_o lease_n and_o resign_v and_o die_v the_o tenant_n shall_v hold_v out_o his_o lease_n for_o the_o year_n that_o be_v commence_v at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n if_o the_o term_n be_v to_o have_v have_v so_o long_a continuance_n if_o the_o parson_n have_v not_o die_v but_o this_o seem_v only_o of_o such_o land_n as_o be_v plough_v for_o the_o succeed_a parson_n be_v to_o have_v the_o parsonage_n house_n and_o glebe_n which_o be_v not_o sow_v within_o a_o
spend_v upon_o their_o rectory_n and_o church-living_n and_o they_o be_v quit_v of_o pontage_n murage_n and_o other_o like_o charge_n murage_n pontage_n murage_n and_o if_o they_o be_v distrain_v for_o any_o of_o these_o they_o may_v have_v a_o writ_n out_o of_o the_o chancery_n as_o aforesaid_a make_v of_o course_n without_o petition_n or_o motion_n make_v under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n direct_v to_o the_o party_n that_o distrain_v or_o disturb_v they_o for_o any_o of_o these_o thing_n command_v they_o to_o desist_v and_o if_o such_o writ_n be_v not_o obey_v the_o cursitor_n of_o course_n will_v make_v out_o a_o alias_o and_o plury_n and_o if_o none_o of_o those_o will_v be_v obey_v a_o attachment_n to_o arrest_v the_o party_n and_o detain_v he_o till_o he_o obey_v f._n regist_n 260._o a._n fn._n b._n 227._o f._n and_o this_o writ_n be_v call_v a_o writ_n de_fw-fr essendi_fw-la quietum_fw-la de_fw-la toloneo_fw-la which_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o register_n or_o in_o the_o natura_fw-la brevium_fw-la they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o appear_v or_o do_v suit_n at_o the_o sheriff_n turn_v or_o any_o leet_n or_o law_n day_n c._n not_o bind_v to_o appear_v at_o leet_n and_o sheriff_n turn_v regist_n or._n 175._o a._n fn._n b._n 160._o c._n and_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v distrain_v so_o to_o do_v they_o may_v have_v a_o writ_n of_o course_n in_o the_o chancery_n direct_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o leet_n command_v he_o to_o forbear_v distrain_v they_o for_o any_o such_o cause_n with_o like_a process_n as_o in_o the_o last_o for_o his_o contempt_n and_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o circumspect_a agatis_fw-la it_o be_v enact_v 493._o stat._n 13._o e._n 2_o inst_z 491_o 492_o 493._o de_fw-fr violenta_fw-la etiam_fw-la manuum_fw-la injectione_n in_fw-la clericum_fw-la &_o in_o causa_fw-la defamationis_fw-la placitum_fw-la tenebitur_fw-la in_o curia_fw-la christianitatis_fw-la dummodo_fw-la ad_fw-la correctionem_fw-la peccati_fw-la agatur_fw-la &_o non_fw-la 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criminal_a case_n he_o be_v upon_o the_o demand_n of_o his_o ordinary_n to_o be_v deliver_v over_o to_o he_o where_o he_o be_v to_o make_v his_o purgation_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o if_o he_o clear_v himself_o he_o be_v acquit_v 3._o acquit_v lindwood_n cap._n clerici_fw-la pro_fw-la suis_fw-la criminibus_fw-la detent_a gloss_n verb._n pro_fw-la convictis_fw-la west_n 1_o c._n 2._o marleb_n c._n 27._o 25_o e._n 3._o cap._n 4_o and_o 5._o 4_o h._n 4._o c._n 3._o without_o any_o regard_n to_o his_o conviction_n at_o common_a law_n but_o if_o they_o adjudge_v he_o guilty_a than_o he_o be_v to_o be_v degrade_v and_o keep_v in_o prison_n and_o this_o be_v confirm_v to_o they_o by_o several_a act_n of_o parliament_n but_o this_o privilege_n be_v never_o allow_v to_o they_o in_o this_o kingdom_n in_o treason_n petit_fw-la treason_n or_o sacrilege_n and_o a_o delinquent_n may_v have_v have_v his_o clergy_n ad_fw-la infinitum_fw-la till_o the_o stat._n 13._o 4_o h._n 7._o cap._n 13._o of_o 4_o h._n 7._o and_o though_o this_o privilege_n of_o the_o clergy_n be_v take_v total_o away_o in_o many_o case_n by_o several_a statute_n and_o in_o other_o case_n lay_v man_n have_v it_o in_o common_a with_o the_o clergy_n if_o they_o can_v read_v as_o a_o clergyman_n and_o though_o the_o delivery_n of_o they_o over_o to_o the_o ordinary_a be_v total_o abolish_v yet_o the_o clergy_n that_o be_v in_o holy_a order_n at_o this_o day_n retain_v some_o of_o their_o ancient_a privilege_n which_o the_o lay-man_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o for_o if_o a_o clerk_n in_o holy_a order_n be_v convict_v that_o be_v find_v guilty_a by_o the_o petit_fw-fr jury_n of_o a_o crime_n for_o which_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o clergy_n be_v allowable_a at_o this_o day_n he_o shall_v not_o upon_o the_o allowance_n thereof_o be_v burn_v in_o the_o hand_n as_o a_o layman_n shall_v upon_o the_o produce_v of_o his_o order_n and_o if_o he_o have_v not_o they_o with_o he_o the_o court_n may_v ex_fw-la gratia_fw-la give_v he_o time_n to_o produce_v they_o till_o any_o other_o assize_n or_o session_n and_o a_o clerk_n in_o holy_a order_n at_o this_o day_n shall_v have_v his_o clergy_n ad_fw-la infinitum_fw-la from_o time_n to_o time_n which_o no_o layman_n can_v have_v above_o once_o the_o good_n of_o clergyman_n be_v by_o several_a statute_n exempt_v and_o free_v from_o the_o king_n purveyance_n 3._o st._n 3_o e._n 3._o c._n 1._o 14_o e._n 3._o c._n 1._o 18_o e._n 3._o c._n 4._o 1_o b._n 2._o c._n 3._o but_o his_o majesty_n have_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n gracious_o release_v this_o duty_n purveyance_n purveyance_n the_o laity_n have_v the_o same_o privilege_n a_o clergyman_n shall_v not_o be_v amerce_v the_o high_a in_o respect_n of_o his_o church_n live_v or_o benefice_n church_n 2_o inst_z 627._o not_o amercy_v for_o the_o churchland_n regist_n ov_fw-mi 289._o f.n.b._n 29._o no_o execution_n upon_o the_o good_n of_o the_o church_n nor_o shall_v any_o execution_n be_v execute_v upon_o the_o good_n of_o his_o church_n nor_o any_o distress_n take_v in_o the_o ancient_a fee_fw-mi thereof_o but_o otherwise_o it_o be_v of_o land_n of_o late_a purchase_n and_o if_o he_o fear_v any_o such_o thing_n he_o may_v have_v a_o protection_n in_o chancery_n cum_fw-la clausula_fw-la quia_fw-la nolumus_fw-la if_o a_o action_n of_o trespass_n debt_n account_n clerk_n 2_o inst_z 4._o no_o capias_fw-la against_o a_o clerk_n or_o other_o action_n wherein_o process_n of_o capias_fw-la lie_v be_v bring_v against_o a_o clerk_n in_o holy_a order_n and_o the_o sheriff_n upon_o the_o original_a return_n that_o the_o defendant_n be_v clerious_a beneficiatus_fw-la nullam_fw-la habens_fw-la laicum_fw-la feodum_fw-la ubi_fw-la summoniri_fw-la potest_fw-la in_o this_o case_n the_o plaintiff_n can_v have_v a_o capias_fw-la to_o arrest_v his_o body_n but_o a_o writ_n to_o the_o bishop_n to_o compel_v he_o to_o appear_v and_o note_v that_o all_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o ancient_n and_o good_a statute_n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la parliament_n privilege_n of_o the_o clergy_n confirm_v by_o several_a parliament_n and_o so_o they_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n at_o the_o open_n of_o every_o other_o parliament_n after_o till_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o h._n 5._o how_o it_o begin_v then_o to_o be_v discontinue_v by_o the_o negligence_n of_o the_o clergy_n or_o for_o what_o other_o cause_n i_o know_v not_o and_o so_o have_v thus_o brief_o mention_v many_o of_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o clergy_n conclusion_n conclusion_n whereof_o the_o common_a law_n take_v notice_n and_o to_o which_o they_o have_v right_a at_o this_o day_n by_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n of_o this_o realm_n i_o shall_v not_o only_o conclude_v this_o chapter_n but_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o discourse_n with_o gloria_fw-la deo_fw-la omnipotenti_fw-la amen_o finis_fw-la the_o second_o part_n be_v the_o law_n of_o tithe_n or_o tithe_n show_v in_o what_o manner_n all_o manner_n of_o tithe_n offering_n mortuary_n and_o all_o other_o church_n duty_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v and_o in_o what_o court_n and_o manner_n they_o may_v be_v recover_v and_o to_o what_o charge_v they_o be_v subject_a with_o many_o other_o thing_n fit_a for_o all_o people_n but_o especial_o all_o clergyman_n to_o know_v write_a by_o sir_n simon_n degge_n kt._n london_n print_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la mdclxxvi_o to_o his_o worthy_a and_o reverend_a son_n in_o law_n mr._n anthony_n trollop_n rector_n of_o norbury_n in_o derbyshire_n dear_a son_n it_o be_v now_o above_o thirty_o year_n since_o the_o tithing_n table_n publish_v many_o year_n ago_o come_v to_o my_o hand_n and_o upon_o perusal_n thereof_o find_v that_o the_o common_a law_n and_o canon-law_n differ_v in_o many_o thing_n i_o think_v it_o will_v be_v a_o work_n grateful_a to_o the_o
as_o to_z raking_n without_o fraud_n to_o prescribe_v to_o have_v pay_v the_o ten_o sheaf_n or_o shock_n 6._o roll_n 1.648_o b._n 6._o as_o it_o fall_v out_o be_v no_o good_a prescription_n to_o free_v the_o parishioner_n of_o any_o other_o tithe_n it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o be_v due_a a_o modus_fw-la that_o in_o consideration_n 4._o roll_n 1.649_o d._n 4._o that_o the_o parishioner_n have_v sow_v reap_a bind_v and_o set_v up_o the_o corn_n one_o year_n to_o be_v free_a from_o the_o payment_n of_o herbage_n the_o next_o year_n of_o the_o same_o land_n be_v hold_v good_a tamen_fw-la quaere_fw-la inde_fw-la but_o it_o be_v no_o good_a consideration_n 11._o roll_n 1.650_o d._n 11._o that_o in_o consideration_n the_o parishioner_n have_v plough_v sow_v mow_v cock_v and_o set_v out_o the_o tithe_n of_o part_n that_o therefore_o he_o shall_v be_v free_v of_o pay_v tithe_n of_o a_o small_a parcel_n leave_v stand_v a_o man_n may_v prescribe_v to_o pay_v the_o ten_o acre_n or_o rood_n of_o wood_n stand_v 7._o wood._n roll_n 1.648_o h._n 7._o and_o the_o parson_n etc._n etc._n cut_v it_o himself_o as_o be_v use_v in_o some_o part_n of_o lincolnshire_n it_o have_v be_v hold_v a_o good_a modus_fw-la to_o pay_v one_o calf_n at_o seven_o milk_n calf_n and_o milk_n and_o if_o under_o a_o half_a penny_n a_o piece_n and_o if_o he_o sell_v any_o calf_n to_o pay_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o price_n and_o it_o have_v be_v hold_v a_o good_a modus_fw-la to_o pay_v tithe_n cheese_n from_o mayday_n till_o michaelmas_n to_o be_v discharge_v of_o the_o whole_a tithe_n of_o the_o cow_n 609.786_o roll_n 1.651_o d._n 19_o cro._n el._n 609.786_o and_o no_o tithe_n be_v due_a for_o cheese_n but_o by_o custom_n and_o the_o labour_n of_o milk_v and_o make_v into_o cheese_n be_v add_v whereas_o nothing_o but_o the_o tithe_n of_o milk_n be_v due_a by_o law_n but_o it_o be_v no_o good_a modus_fw-la to_o pay_v for_o every_o milch_n cow_n 2_o d._n 17._o roll_n 1.651_o d._n 17._o and_o for_o 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headland_n balk_n etc._n etc._n and_o hay_o roll_n 650._o d._n 10._o noy_n contra_fw-la 15._o arise_v upon_o hades_n balk_n greenslip_n or_o doal_n eat_v by_o beast_n of_o the_o blow_n in_o regard_n the_o parishioner_n have_v sow_v mow_v reap_v shockt_v and_o prepare_v the_o corn_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o contrary_n have_v be_v hold_v ideo_fw-la quaere_fw-la but_o in_o consideration_n 147._o herley_n 147._o that_o the_o parishioner_n have_v make_v the_o grass_n grow_v in_o such_o a_o close_a and_o then_o pay_v the_o tithe_n of_o it_o he_o have_v be_v free_a of_o the_o payment_n of_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o balk_n and_o hade_n have_v be_v hold_v good_a it_o be_v not_o a_o good_a modus_fw-la 3._o roll_n 1.650_o d._n 3._o that_o the_o parishioner_n have_v spend_v all_o his_o hay_n upon_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o plough_n that_o therefore_o he_o shall_v be_v free_a from_o payment_n of_o tithe_n hay_o but_o a_o modus_fw-la that_o in_o consideration_n the_o parishioner_n have_v cut_v 13._o roll_n 650._o d._n 13._o dry_a and_o shockt_v the_o corn_n he_o have_v be_v free_v from_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n hay_o have_v be_v hold_v a_o good_a prescription_n a_o modus_fw-la that_o the_o parishioner_n have_v time_n out_o of_o mind_n get_v rush_n and_o strew_v the_o church_n 31._o noy_n 31._o and_o in_o consideration_n thereof_o have_v be_v discharge_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n hay_o 276._o cro._n el._n 276._o have_v be_v adjudge_v no_o good_a modus_fw-la but_o if_o it_o have_v be_v to_o strew_v the_o parson_n seat_n or_o to_o deliver_v straw_n to_o the_o parson_n to_o strew_v the_o church_n have_v be_v a_o good_a modus_fw-la and_o it_o have_v be_v hold_v a_o good_a modus_fw-la 660._o roll_n 1.647_o b._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o 648._o d._n 1_o 2._o 649._o d._n 3._o hetley_n 133._o hob._n 250⸪_n more_o 910._o cro._n el._n 660._o that_o in_o consideration_n the_o parishioner_n have_v make_v the_o hay_n into_o grass_n cock_n that_o therefore_o he_o have_v be_v discharge_v of_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o aftermath_n but_o sir_n edward_n coke_n declare_v for_o law_n that_o there_o need_v no_o modus_fw-la to_o be_v allege_v but_o that_o after-math_a be_v of_o itself_o free_v from_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n 652._o 2_o inst_z 652._o and_o so_o i_o take_v it_o the_o law_n be_v hold_v at_o this_o day_n a_o modus_fw-la to_o pay_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o all_o the_o honey_n and_o wax_n of_o bee_n kill_v 15._o bee_n roll_n 1.651_o d._n 15._o have_v be_v hold_v a_o good_a modus_fw-la for_o the_o tithe_n of_o bee_n but_o there_o have_v be_v some_o opinion_n that_o there_o be_v no_o tithe_n due_a by_o the_o law_n for_o bee_n because_o they_o be_v ferae_fw-la naturae_fw-la but_o nevertheless_o by_o custom_n they_o may_v be_v tithable_a and_o so_o they_o be_v in_o most_o place_n a_o custom_n or_o prescription_n to_o pay_v no_o tithe_n for_o the_o herbage_n of_o beast_n breed_v up_o for_o the_o blow_n and_o payl_n have_v be_v allow_v to_o be_v a_o good_a custom_n 909._o herbage_n bul_v 2._o price_n vers_fw-la mascal_n more_n 909._o but_o of_o this_o see_v more_o before_o in_o the_o five_o chapter_n it_o be_v no_o good_a modus_fw-la that_o the_o owner_n of_o the_o land_n have_v pay_v all_o his_o tithe_n for_o his_o cattle_n there_o depasture_v 14._o guest_n horse_n roll_n 1.650_o d._n 14._o therefore_o to_o be_v free_a of_o the_o tithe_n herbage_n for_o guest_n horse_n it_o have_v be_v hold_v that_o no_o tithe_n shall_v be_v pay_v for_o the_o fuel_n spend_v in_o the_o dwell_n house_n in_o the_o same_o parish_n it_o grow_v 909._o fuel_n more_n 909._o without_o allege_v any_o modus_fw-la at_o all_o but_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o in_o this_o last_o case_n there_o need_v no_o modus_fw-la at_o all_o to_o be_v allege_v b._n cro._n car._n 113._o norton_n vers_fw-la farmer_n t_o 4._o car._n 1._o c._n b._n but_o that_o for_o the_o fuel_n spend_v in_o the_o owner_n house_n in_o the_o same_o parish_n there_o be_v no_o tithe_n due_a of_o common_a right_n ideo_fw-la quaere_fw-la if_o a_o man_n prescribe_v to_o pay_v six_o shilling_n and_o eight_o penny_n 58._o park_n roll_n 1.651_o e._n 1._o and_o 4._o mascal_n vers_fw-la price_n p._n 13._o jac._n b._n r._n hob._n 39⸪_n hutton_n 58._o for_o all_o the_o tithe_n arise_v and_o happen_v in_o such_o a_o park_n and_o the_o park_n be_v disparkt_v and_o turn_v to_o tillage_n the_o prescription_n be_v go_v but_o if_o in_o this_o case_n he_o have_v make_v his_o prescription_n that_o in_o consideration_n of_o six_o shilling_n and_o eight_o penny_n yearly_o pay_v to_o the_o parson_n etc._n etc._n he_o have_v be_v free_v of_o all_o the_o tithe_n arise_v upon_o six_o hundred_o acre_n of_o land_n call_v a_o d._n park_n this_o have_v be_v a_o good_a prescription_n and_o shall_v have_v free_v the_o park_n so_o if_o the_o prescription_n of_o a_o park_n have_v be_v to_o pay_v six_o shilling_n and_o eight_o penny_n 5._o roll_n 1.652_o e._n 5._o and_o a_o shoulder_n of_o every_o buck_n kill_v in_o the_o park_n in_o discharge_n of_o all_o tithe_n arise_v within_o the_o same_o in_o this_o case_n though_o the_o park_n be_v dispark_v and_o no_o deer_n leave_v 146._o boothây_n vers_fw-la reynell_n m._n 20._o jac._n b._n r._n m._n 10._o jac._n ro_o 641._o b._n r._n hutton_n 57_o noy_n 146._o yet_o the_o modus_fw-la remain_v and_o shall_v discharge_v the_o whole_a tithe_n and_o it_o have_v be_v hold_v a_o good_a modus_fw-la to_o give_v a_o buck_n and_o a_o do_v yearly_a to_o the_o rector_n etc._n etc._n in_o discharge_v of_o all_o the_o tithe_n arise_v within_o the_o park_n although_o they_o be_v ferae_fw-la naturae_fw-la if_o a_o parson_n 58._o modus_fw-la for_o land_n hutton_n 58._o
during_o the_o first_o seven_o year_n yet_o by_o a_o reasonable_a intendment_n b._n 2_o inst_z 656⸪_n dyer_n 170._o b⸪_n p._n 5._o blow_n 204._o a._n 396._o b._n the_o same_o shall_v be_v discharge_v from_o the_o payment_n of_o corn_n and_o hay_n for_o the_o first_o seven_o year_n after_o the_o improvement_n and_o that_o be_v prove_v by_o the_o subsequent_a clause_n whereby_o it_o be_v provide_v that_o if_o any_o such_o barren_a waste_n or_o heath_n ground_n have_v before_o this_o time_n be_v charge_v with_o the_o payment_n of_o any_o tithe_n and_o that_o the_o same_o be_v hereafter_o improve_v and_o convert_v into_o arable_a or_o meadow_n that_o then_o the_o owner_n or_o owner_n thereof_o shall_v during_o the_o seven_o year_n next_o follow_v from_o and_o after_o the_o same_o improvement_n pay_v such_o kind_n of_o tithe_n as_o be_v pay_v for_o the_o same_o before_o the_o say_a improvement_n any_o thing_n in_o this_o act_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o it_o appear_v plain_o by_o this_o proviso_n that_o it_o be_v the_o intent_n of_o the_o maker_n of_o this_o law_n only_o to_o free_v these_o improve_a land_n from_o the_o payment_n of_o such_o tithe_n as_o be_v produce_v by_o the_o improvement_n which_o must_v be_v hay_n or_o corn_n and_o no_o other_o next_o suppose_v a_o man_n have_v barren_a land_n within_o this_o law_n which_o be_v free_a from_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n by_o prescription_n real_a composition_n etc._n etc._n it_o shall_v seem_v by_o the_o pen_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a proviso_n that_o he_o shall_v pay_v tithe_n for_o the_o same_o after_o the_o seven_o year_n this_o proviso_n only_o provide_v for_o such_o land_n as_o be_v free_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n but_o that_o doubt_n seem_v clear_v by_o the_o next_o precedent_n proviso_n in_o this_o very_a act_n whereby_o it_o be_v provide_v that_o no_o person_n shall_v be_v sue_v or_o otherwise_o compel_v to_o yield_v give_v or_o pay_v any_o manner_n of_o tithe_n for_o any_o manor_n land_n tenement_n or_o hereditament_n which_o by_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n of_o this_o realm_n or_o by_o any_o privilege_n or_o prescription_n be_v not_o chargeable_a with_o the_o payment_n of_o any_o such_o tithe_n or_o that_o be_v discharge_v by_o any_o composition_n real_a so_o that_o this_o proviso_n preserve_v all_o former_a legal_a discharge_v but_o the_o great_a question_n upon_o this_o law_n be_v what_o shall_v be_v say_v to_o be_v barren_a heath_n or_o waste_a ground_n within_o this_o law_n and_o sir_n edward_n coke_n define_v barren_a land_n in_o these_o word_n terra_fw-la sterilis_fw-la est_fw-la terra_fw-la infoecunda_fw-la nullum_fw-la ferens_fw-la fructum_fw-la 655⸪_n 2_o inst_z 655⸪_n but_o that_o definition_n will_v not_o hold_v in_o this_o case_n for_o it_o do_v appear_v by_o the_o second_o proviso_n that_o such_o barren_a land_n be_v intend_v that_o be_v barren_a quoad_fw-la agriculturam_fw-la that_o be_v 462.463_o dyer_n 170._o p._n 5._o co._n ent._n 462.463_o such_o barren_a heath_n or_o waste_a ground_n that_o of_o its_o own_o nature_n without_o improvement_n by_o lime_n marle_n manure_n etc._n etc._n will_v not_o bring_v forth_o corn_n or_o hay_n houghton_n 6_o e._n 6._o per_fw-la bendloes_n 2_o inst_z 656⸫_n hill_n 9_o jac._n c._n b._n ex_fw-la motione_fw-la houghton_n but_o if_o ground_n be_v not_o fit_a for_o tillage_n yet_o if_o it_o be_v not_o suapte_v natura_fw-la barren_a it_o be_v not_o within_o this_o law_n as_o if_o a_o wood_n be_v stub_a and_o grub_v up_o and_o make_v fit_a for_o the_o blow_n and_o reduce_v to_o tillage_n it_o shall_v pay_v tithe_n present_o for_o wood_n ground_n be_v terra_fw-la fertilis_fw-la &_o faecunda_fw-la so_o if_o marish_a 969._o 2_o inst_z 656⸫_n more_o 969._o meadow_n or_o other_o land_n by_o neglect_v to_o scour_v the_o trench_n or_o sewer_n or_o by_o sudden_a inundation_n be_v drown_v or_o if_o by_o ill_a husbandry_n or_o negligence_n fertile_a land_n be_v overrun_v with_o goss_n whynn_n broom_n fern_n bush_n brier_n etc._n etc._n yet_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o this_o proviso_n because_o of_o their_o own_o nature_n they_o be_v fertile_a and_o apt_a for_o tillage_n and_o the_o parson_n vicar_n etc._n etc._n shall_v not_o lose_v his_o tithe_n by_o the_o ill_a husbandry_n of_o the_o parishioner_n if_o land_n be_v barren_a heath_n or_o waste_a ground_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o make_n of_o this_o and_o be_v improve_v and_o have_v or_o may_v have_v have_v the_o benefit_n of_o this_o law_n and_o after_o return_v to_o their_o barrenness_n a⸪_n co._n 10.86_o b⸪_n co._n 6.18_o a⸪_n the_o owner_n of_o such_o land_n shall_v not_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o this_o law_n a_o second_o time_n upon_o a_o second_o improvement_n but_o i_o take_v the_o law_n to_o be_v otherwise_o if_o the_o land_n have_v be_v improve_v before_o the_o time_n of_o the_o make_n of_o this_o law_n and_o be_v then_o become_v barren_a again_o for_o there_o i_o take_v it_o upon_o a_o new_a improvement_n the_o owner_n of_o such_o land_n shall_v have_v the_o benefit_n of_o this_o law_n marsh_n land_n new_o gain_v from_o the_o sea_n 656⸫_n more_o 430._o bulft_v 165._o 2_o inst_z 656⸫_n and_o fenn_v land_n gain_v from_o the_o fresh_a water_n by_o drain_n bank_v etc._n etc._n be_v not_o within_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o law_n to_o be_v free_v from_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n during_o the_o first_o seven_o year_n after_o the_o gain_n but_o the_o determination_n of_o this_o point_n which_o be_v or_o which_o be_v not_o barren_a land_n within_o this_o statute_n common_o fall_v out_o to_o be_v determine_v by_o common_a juror_n which_o notwithstanding_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o judge_n be_v seldom_o so_o favourable_a to_o the_o church_n as_o they_o ought_v this_o proviso_n only_o charge_v the_o payment_n of_o corn_n and_o hay_n after_o the_o seven_o year_n and_o the_o second_o proviso_n provide_v only_o for_o the_o payment_n of_o such_o like_a tithe_n as_o be_v former_o pay_v before_o the_o improvement_n for_o the_o first_o seven_o year_n after_o the_o improvement_n etc._n 27_o h._n 8._o c._n 20._o 32_o h._n 8._o c._n 7._o confirm_v by_o the_o st._n of_o 2_o e._n 6._o canon_n provincial_a cap._n quia_fw-la quid_fw-la maledictionis_fw-la cap._n erroris_fw-la damnabilis_fw-la cap._n quoniam_fw-la propter_fw-la cap._n quoniam_fw-la ut_fw-la audivimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o make_v no_o provision_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o other_o tithe_n save_o corn_n and_o hay_n after_o the_o seven_o year_n so_o that_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o imply_v a_o discharge_n of_o all_o tithe_n but_o corn_n and_o hay_n after_o the_o seven_o year_n but_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o there_o be_v several_a law_n both_o statute_n and_o canon_n make_v former_o for_o the_o due_a payment_n of_o tithe_n and_o no_o negative_a word_n in_o this_o act_n it_o shall_v not_o abrogate_v those_o law_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o church_n by_o implication_n chap._n xx._n the_o twenty_o chapter_n show_v what_o a_o real_a composition_n be_v and_o in_o what_o case_n land_n shall_v be_v free_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n by_o such_o composition_n real_a that_o which_o we_o call_v a_o real_a composition_n be_v be_v where_o tithe_n shall_v be_v discharge_v by_o a_o real_a composition_n and_o what_o it_o be_v where_o the_o present_a incumbent_n of_o any_o church_n together_o with_o his_o patron_n and_o ordinary_n do_v agree_v by_o deed_n under_o their_o hand_n and_o seal_n or_o by_o fine_a in_o the_o king_n court_n that_o such_o land_n shall_v be_v free_v and_o discharge_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o tithe_n for_o ever_o pay_v some_o annual_a payment_n or_o do_v some_o other_o thing_n to_o the_o ease_n profit_n or_o advantage_n of_o the_o parson_n or_o vicar_n etc._n etc._n to_o who_o the_o tithe_n do_v belong_v ult_n co._n 4.44_o a⸪_n 2_o inst_z 655⸪_n doct._n &_o stud._n l._n 2._o cap._n 55._o f._n ult_n and_o these_o real_a composition_n have_v ever_o be_v hold_v and_o allow_v here_o in_o england_n to_o be_v a_o good_a discharge_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n and_o from_o these_o real_a composition_n it_o be_v intend_v all_o prescription_n de_fw-fr modo_fw-la decimandi_fw-la first_fw-mi take_v their_o rise_n and_o beginning_n though_o i_o doubt_v most_o at_o this_o day_n have_v grow_v up_o from_o the_o negligence_n and_o carelessness_n of_o the_o clergy_n themselves_o and_o such_o composition_n may_v be_v make_v by_o the_o parishioner_n alone_o without_o the_o patron_n and_o ordinary_a matter_n vide_fw-la lindw_n cap._n quoniam_fw-la propter_fw-la verbo_fw-la redemptionem_fw-la upon_o this_o matter_n but_o it_o then_o bind_v only_o for_o the_o life_n of_o the_o incumbent_n and_o will_v be_v avoid_v by_o his_o resignation_n deprivation_n or_o be_v absent_a eighty_o day_n in_o a_o year_n from_o his_o cure_n if_o he_o have_v cure_n of_o soul_n
but_o it_o seem_v some_o of_o the_o canonist_n and_o civilian_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o all_o composition_n between_o the_o lay_v and_o clergy_n to_o be_v discharge_v whole_o of_o payment_n of_o tithe_n or_o to_o pay_v less_o in_o recompense_n than_o the_o full_a value_n be_v invalid_a but_o otherwise_o between_o clergyman_n but_o by_o the_o common_a law_n which_o must_v govern_v here_o there_o be_v no_o such_o difference_n allow_v but_o all_o real_a composition_n make_v as_o aforesaid_a be_v good_a and_o valid_a but_o note_n 176⸪_n hob._n 176⸪_n that_o no_o composition_n make_v by_o parol_n or_o word_n of_o mouth_n only_o and_o not_o reduce_v into_o write_v under_o hand_n and_o seal_v be_v bind_v at_o all_o unless_o it_o be_v upon_o record_n as_o by_o fine_a etc._n etc._n but_o i_o conceive_v at_o this_o day_n no_o real_a composition_n can_v be_v make_v to_o bind_v the_o successor_n of_o the_o parson_n or_o vicar_n that_o make_v the_o same_o for_o they_o be_v now_o restrain_v by_o the_o stat._n of_o 13_o el._n 10._o 13_o el._n cap._n 10._o to_o make_v any_o grant_v other_o than_o for_o twenty_o one_o year_n or_o for_o three_o life_n with_o the_o other_o qualification_n mention_v in_o the_o say_v act._n so_o that_o it_o seem_v clear_a to_o i_o that_o parson_n and_o vicar_n at_o this_o day_n notwithstanding_o the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o patron_n and_o ordinary_a can_v charge_v their_o benefice_n or_o any_o thing_n belong_v to_o they_o other_o than_o for_o twenty_o one_o year_n or_o three_o life_n as_o aforesaid_a and_o that_o only_a by_o lease_n confirm_v by_o patron_n and_o ordinary_a of_o thing_n usual_o demise_v whereupon_o the_o accustom_a yearly_a rent_n or_o more_o be_v reserve_v so_o that_o what_o have_v be_v say_v concern_v real_a composition_n be_v only_o to_o be_v intend_v of_o such_o as_o be_v make_v before_o that_o and_o other_o late_a statute_n for_o i_o take_v it_o a_o real_a composition_n at_o this_o day_n will_v only_o bind_v the_o parson_n himself_o whilst_o he_o be_v parson_n resident_n and_o serve_v the_o cure_n quod_fw-la nota_fw-la chap._n xxi_o the_o one_o and_o twenty_o chapter_n show_v what_o monastery_n land_n be_v or_o may_v be_v free_a from_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n it_o be_v without_o dispute_n tithe_n jones_n 373⸪_n 188⸫_n stat._n 27_o h._n 8._o cap._n 28._o what_o monastery_n land_n shall_v be_v free_v from_o payment_n of_o tithe_n that_o none_o of_o the_o abbey_n priory_n land_n that_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 27_o h._n 8._o or_o before_o be_v free_v or_o discharge_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o c._n 8._o or_o by_o any_o other_o law_n or_o act_n of_o parliament_n but_o in_o the_o statute_n of_o 27_o h._n 8._o there_o be_v a_o proviso_n that_o notwithstanding_o that_o act_n the_o king_n may_v by_o his_o letter_n patent_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n continue_v any_o of_o the_o say_a monastery_n and_o that_o proviso_n be_v leave_v out_o of_o all_o the_o modern_a print_n only_a rastal_n in_o his_o abridge_n of_o that_o statute_n make_v some_o mention_n of_o it_o now_o the_o reader_n must_v observe_v once_o for_o all_o that_o all_o monastery_n under_o two_o hundred_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la be_v to_o have_v be_v dissolve_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 27_o h._n 8._o and_o be_v therefore_o usual_o call_v the_o small_a abbey_n and_o those_o of_o two_o hundred_o pound_n a_o year_n and_o upward_o be_v not_o dissolve_v till_o the_o 31_o year_n of_o h._n 8._o and_o be_v common_o call_v the_o great_a abbey_n and_o upon_o these_o two_o statute_n this_o case_n late_o happen_v in_o the_o exchequer_n chamber_n between_o walklate_n farmer_n of_o the_o rectory_n of_o vttoxater_n in_o the_o county_n of_o staff_n to_o the_o dean_n of_o windsor_n and_o wilshau_n owner_n of_o a_o farm_n in_o that_o parish_n that_o be_v parcel_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o abbey_n of_o croxden_n in_o the_o same_o county_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o small_a abbey_n and_o of_o the_o cistertian_n order_n which_o be_v free_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n as_o shall_v be_v show_v hereafter_o and_o this_o abbey_n be_v discover_v by_o the_o defendant_n wilshau_n to_o be_v continue_v by_o letter_n patent_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n 13._o 31_o h._n 8._o c._n 13._o and_o so_o not_o dissolve_v till_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o whereupon_o the_o defendant_n be_v dismiss_v and_o discharge_v of_o payment_n of_o tithe_n by_o the_o stat._n of_o 31_o h._n i_o mention_v this_o case_n at_o large_a for_o the_o singularity_n not_o for_o any_o nicety_n in_o the_o learning_n of_o it_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o 31_o h._n 8._o c._n 8._o 8._o before_o mention_v there_o be_v a_o clause_n to_o this_o effect_n that_o the_o king_n and_o his_o patentee_n land_n the_o clause_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o that_o free_v abbey_n land_n which_o then_o have_v or_o then_o after_o shall_v have_v any_o monastery_n abbathy_n priory_n nunnery_n college_n hospital_n house_n of_o friar_n etc._n etc._n or_o any_o manor_n land_n etc._n etc._n which_o do_v belong_v to_o they_o shall_v have_v hold_v retain_v keep_v and_o enjoy_v the_o say_v manor_n etc._n etc._n according_a to_o their_o estate_n and_o title_n discharge_v and_o acquit_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n as_o free_o and_o in_o as_o large_a and_o ample_a manner_n as_o the_o say_a abbot_n etc._n etc._n or_o any_o of_o they_o have_v hold_v occupy_v possess_v use_v retain_v or_o enjoy_v the_o same_o or_o any_o part_n thereof_o at_o the_o day_n of_o their_o dissolution_n and_o the_o reader_n be_v to_o observe_v that_o the_o abbot_n etc._n etc._n at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o dissolution_n hold_v their_o land_n discharge_v four_o manner_n of_o legal_a and_o regular_a way_n which_o be_v allow_v by_o the_o law_n of_o this_o realm_n to_o wit_n 1._o by_o the_o bull_n of_o pope_n 2._o by_o real_a composition_n with_o the_o parson_n etc._n etc._n patron_n and_o ordinary_a 3._o by_o prescription_n and_o 4._o by_o order_n but_o there_o be_v another_o sort_n of_o discharge_n though_o not_o a_o legal_a one_o have_v be_v allow_v in_o this_o case_n to_o make_v a_o 5._o sort_n of_o discharge_n and_o that_o be_v perpetual_a unity_n where_o the_o abbot_n have_v have_v the_o rectory_n of_o any_o church_n and_o land_n in_o the_o same_o parish_n time_n out_o of_o mind_n which_o have_v be_v hold_v free_a from_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n by_o all_o the_o time_n of_o memory_n and_o of_o these_o several_a discharge_v i_o will_v speak_v in_o order_n and_o first_o of_o discharge_v by_o the_o pope_n bull_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v bull_n bull_n that_o when_o the_o pope_n usurp_v a_o power_n over_o the_o clergy_n here_o in_o england_n he_o do_v at_o his_o pleasure_n grant_v exemption_n to_o this_o or_o that_o abbey_n or_o to_o who_o else_o he_o please_v to_o be_v free_v from_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n which_o be_v allow_v as_o a_o good_a discharge_n against_o the_o parson_n and_o vicar_n who_o in_o many_o place_n suffer_v by_o these_o bull_n to_o this_o day_n these_o bull_n be_v turn_v into_o prescription_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o sort_n of_o discharge_v be_v by_o real_a composition_n between_o the_o parson_n or_o vicar_n composition_n real_a composition_n and_o the_o abbot_n prior_n etc._n etc._n confirm_v by_o the_o patron_n and_o ordinary_a of_o these_o we_o have_v speak_v at_o large_a before_o in_o the_o twenty_o chapter_n and_o therefore_o shall_v not_o repeat_v it_o but_o pass_v to_o the_o three_o sort_n of_o discharge_v the_o three_o sort_n of_o discharge_v be_v by_o prescription_n of_o which_o we_o have_v likewise_o speak_v at_o large_a before_o in_o the_o sixteenth_o chapter_n to_o which_o i_o shall_v refer_v the_o reader_n i_o shall_v only_o observe_v to_o the_o reader_n again_o in_o this_o place_n that_o the_o abbot_n prior_n and_o other_o religious_a person_n may_v prescribe_v general_o to_o be_v free_a from_o the_o payment_n or_o to_o be_v discharge_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n without_o any_o recompense_n to_o the_o parson_n etc._n etc._n but_o a_o layman_n can_v not_o prescribe_v absolute_o to_o be_v free_a from_o payment_n of_o tithe_n but_o sub_fw-la modo_fw-la that_o be_v pay_v or_o do_v something_o to_o or_o for_o the_o parson_n vicar_n etc._n etc._n in_o recompense_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o tithe_n as_o you_o may_v at_o large_a see_v in_o the_o chapter_n here_o before_o and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o no_o abbot_n prior_n etc._n etc._n can_v make_v any_o such_o prescription_n by_o the_o common_a law_n that_o be_v not_o found_v before_o the_o time_n of_o memory_n that_o be_v before_o the_o first_o year_n of_o r._n 1._o
his_o patentee_n after_o the_o lease_n determine_v shall_v hold_v they_o discharge_v whilst_o the_o patentee_n and_o owner_n hold_v they_o in_o their_o own_o hand_n but_o the_o king_n tenant_n shall_v hold_v they_o discharge_v because_o of_o the_o royal_a prerogative_n of_o his_o person_n not_o be_v intend_v fit_a for_o husbandry_n have_v now_o say_v thus_o much_o of_o the_o four_o legal_a manner_n of_o discharge_v beforementioned_a 608._o 5_o perpetual_a unity_n co._n 1.47_o b⸪_n etc._n etc._n co._n 11.14_o b._n dyer_n 349._o p._n 16._o more_n 528._o hob._n 311⸪_n 306_o 298⸫_n 300⸫_n 2_o inst_z 655⸫_n more_o 46_o 47._o cro._n jac._n 608._o i_o shall_v proceed_v to_o that_o of_o perpetual_a unity_n which_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o legal_a discharge_n of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n yet_o because_o the_o abbot_n prior_n etc._n etc._n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o dissolution_n hold_v the_o land_n discharge_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n though_o not_o legal_o discharge_v of_o tithe_n it_o have_v be_v resolve_v by_o many_o judgement_n and_o settle_a that_o this_o be_v a_o good_a discharge_n within_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a clause_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o now_o that_o which_o we_o call_v a_o perpetual_a unity_n be_v as_o have_v be_v say_v where_o a_o abbot_n definition_n definition_n prior_n etc._n etc._n time_n out_o of_o mind_n have_v be_v seize_v of_o the_o land_n out_o of_o which_o the_o tithe_n arise_v and_o the_o rectory_n within_o which_o parish_n the_o land_n lie_v and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o every_o perpetual_a unity_n that_o shall_v discharge_v the_o land_n from_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n must_v have_v these_o four_o quality_n first_o 300⸪_n co._n 11.44_o b⸪_n hob._n 300⸪_n it_o must_v be_v justa_fw-la that_o be_v by_o good_a and_o lawful_a title_n second_o it_o must_v be_v perpetual_a that_o be_v the_o abbey_n must_v be_v found_v and_o endow_v with_o the_o land_n and_o rectory_n before_o the_o time_n of_o memory_n which_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o common_a law_n as_o have_v be_v say_v must_v be_v before_o the_o first_o year_n of_o r._n 1._o for_o if_o by_o any_o record_n deed_n or_o other_o legal_a and_o good_a evidence_n it_o can_v be_v make_v appear_v that_o either_o the_o land_n or_o rectory_n come_v to_o the_o abbey_n since_o the_o say_v first_o year_n of_o r._n 1._o the_o union_n be_v not_o perpetual_a and_o yet_o if_o the_o appropriation_n be_v ancient_a as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o e._n 4._o or_o before_o though_o the_o land_n can_v be_v discharge_v upon_o the_o score_n of_o perpetual_a unity_n yet_o they_o may_v by_o prescription_n if_o in_o truth_n the_o land_n be_v hold_v discharge_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n three_o such_o unity_n as_o shall_v discharge_v land_n of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n within_o this_o law_n must_v be_v aequalis_fw-la that_o be_v the_o abbot_n prior_n etc._n etc._n must_v be_v seize_v in_o fee-simple_n as_o well_o of_o the_o land_n upon_o which_o etc._n etc._n as_o of_o the_o rectory_n last_o such_o unity_n must_v be_v libera_fw-la that_o be_v free_a from_o the_o payment_n of_o any_o manner_n of_o tithe_n for_o if_o their_o farmer_n at_o will_n year_n etc._n etc._n have_v pay_v any_o manner_n of_o tithe_n to_o the_o abbot_n prior_n etc._n etc._n 482._o cro._n jac._n 454_o &_o 482._o or_o their_o farmer_n of_o the_o rectory_n the_o perpetual_a unity_n will_v not_o serve_v and_o therefore_o where_o such_o perpetual_a unity_n be_v plead_v in_o discharge_n of_o tithe_n the_o adverse_a party_n may_v reply_v that_o the_o tenant_n or_o farmer_n before_o the_o dissolution_n pay_v some_o sort_n of_o tithe_n and_o so_o avoid_v the_o perpetual_a unity_n have_v first_o give_v the_o reader_n satisfaction_n that_o all_o the_o land_n that_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 27_o h._n 8._o and_o before_o can_v have_v no_o benefit_n of_o the_o discharge_v give_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o and_o have_v also_o show_v how_o many_o way_n land_n may_v be_v discharge_v from_o payment_n of_o tithe_n that_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o say_a statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o it_o rest_v now_o that_o i_o shall_v say_v something_o of_o those_o land_n that_o have_v since_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 32_o h._n 8._o cap._n 24._o 37_o h._n 8._o cap._n 4._o and_o 1_o e._n 8._o co._n 2.47_o a._n how_o other_o land_n stand_v that_o come_v not_o to_o the_o crown_n by_o 31_o h_n 8._o 6._o cap._n 14._o it_o be_v a_o rule_n take_v in_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n case_n that_o neither_o the_o letter_n nor_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o extend_v to_o free_a or_o discharge_v any_o land_n from_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n save_o those_o that_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o that_o act_n for_o as_o that_o book_n say_v it_o be_v absurd_a that_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o concern_v tithe_n shall_v be_v extend_v to_o a_o future_a act_n that_o the_o maker_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o without_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n can_v not_o have_v the_o prescience_n of_o and_o as_o to_o those_o that_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 32_o h._n jac._n more_n 913._o cro._n jac_fw-la 57_o hill_n 2_o jac._n 8._o cap._n 24._o it_o be_v adjudge_v in_o the_o case_n of_o spurling_n and_o quarles_n that_o they_o be_v not_o discharge_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n 32._o jones_n 182_o etc._n etc._n latch_n 89._o hugh_n 392._o bridgm._fw-la 32._o but_o there_o be_v a_o late_a judgement_n that_o seem_v to_o oppose_v these_o former_a resolution_n it_o be_v between_o one_o witton_n and_o sir_n richard_n weston_n that_o be_v after_o lord_n treasurer_n trin._n 4._o car._n 1._o b._n r._n and_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o those_o land_n of_o the_o hospitalier_n that_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 3_o h._n cap._n 24._o be_v discharge_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n by_o that_o statute_n of_o 32_o h._n 8._o or_o by_o the_o former_a statute_n of_o 31._o and_o in_o that_o case_n dodridg_n and_o jones_n justice_n hold_v that_o they_o be_v discharge_v within_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o and_o they_o do_v in_o effect_n deny_v the_o book_n before_o cite_v to_o be_v law_n the_o chief_a justice_n hide_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o they_o be_v not_o discharge_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o but_o by_o that_o of_o 32._o so_o that_o by_o their_o three_o opinion_n the_o defendant_n sir_n richard_n weston_n have_v judgement_n but_o whitlock_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o those_o land_n be_v not_o discharge_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n by_o the_o one_o statute_n or_o the_o other_o now_o upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n i_o shall_v submit_v to_o the_o judicious_a reader_n judgement_n whether_o this_o late_a resolution_n be_v of_o any_o weight_n to_o shake_v the_o former_a resolution_n since_o in_o this_o case_n though_o there_o be_v three_o for_o give_v judgement_n for_o the_o defendant_n yet_o to_o the_o point_n controvert_v upon_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o they_o be_v two_o against_o two_o and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o discharge_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 32._o there_o be_v three_o against_o the_o chief_a justice_n hide_v so_o that_o i_o conceive_v the_o law_n remain_v according_a to_o the_o former_a resolution_n that_o there_o be_v no_o land_n free_v from_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n by_o any_o statute_n but_o those_o that_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o i_o must_v confess_v i_o have_v meet_v with_o no_o judgement_n upon_o those_o land_n which_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 37_o h._n 8._o but_o those_o be_v the_o same_o with_o those_o that_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 1_o e._n 6._o cap._n 14._o i_o conceive_v neither_o those_o that_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o either_o of_o those_o late_a statute_n have_v any_o privilege_n at_o all_o and_o it_o be_v agree_v in_o that_o very_a case_n of_o witton_n and_o weston_n that_o those_o land_n that_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o 1_o e._n a._n jones_n 185._o cro._n 2.470_o .._o co._n 2.47_o a._n 6._o can_v not_o have_v any_o benefit_n by_o the_o clause_n of_o discharge_n in_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o so_o that_o i_o shall_v conclude_v that_o there_o be_v no_o land_n can_v have_v any_o privilege_n at_o this_o day_n to_o be_v discharge_v of_o tithe_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o abbot_n prior_n etc._n etc._n but_o such_o only_a as_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o cap._n 13._o chap._n xxii_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o chapter_n