direct_v and_o appoint_v and_o that_o one_o moiety_n of_o all_o the_o money_n which_o from_o and_o after_o the_o say_v 24_o day_n of_o june_n 1677._o shall_v be_v raise_v or_o payable_a upon_o the_o imposition_n of_o three_o shilling_n the_o cauldron_n or_o tun_n of_o coal_n or_o in_o case_n of_o concealment_n thereof_o as_o aforesaid_a shall_v be_v employ_v for_o and_o by_o such_o order_n and_o direction_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v also_o enact_v that_o it_o shall_v and_o may_v be_v lawful_a for_o the_o lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n the_o lord_n bishop_n of_o london_n and_o the_o lord_n mayor_n for_o time_n be_v etc._n etc._n to_o employ_v or_o dispose_v for_o and_o towards_o the_o building_n repair_v the_o cathedral_n church_n of_o st._n paul_n one_o four_o part_n of_o the_o money_n by_o this_o act_n give_v and_o appoint_v for_o the_o building_n erect_v or_o repair_v the_o parish-church_n the_o profit_n of_o the_o imposition_n may_v be_v engage_v to_o raise_v a_o present_a stock_n of_o money_n to_o any_o person_n that_o will_v advance_v any_o sum_n of_o money_n upon_o that_o security_n all_o which_o money_n so_o to_o be_v borrow_v shall_v be_v employ_v for_o and_o towards_o the_o rebuilding_n and_o erect_v or_o repair_v of_o the_o say_a cathedral_n and_o parish-church_n respective_o according_a to_o the_o true_a intent_n and_o meaning_n of_o this_o act._n it_o be_v also_o further_o enact_v that_o the_o number_n of_o parish_n to_o be_v settle_v and_o of_o parish-church_n to_o be_v rebuild_v within_o the_o say_a city_n of_o london_n shall_v be_v fifty_o one_o the_o foresay_a act_n or_o any_o thing_n therein_o contain_v to_o the_o contrary_a notwithstanding_o the_o same_o parish-church_n shall_v be_v rebuilt_a according_a to_o the_o module_n appoint_v by_o the_o lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n lord_z bishop_n and_z lord_z mayor_z of_o london_n with_o the_o king_n approbation_n the_o parish_n of_o alhallows_n lumbardstreet_n st._n bartholomew-exchange_n st._n bride_n bennet-fink_n st._n michael_n crooked-lane_n st._n christopher_n st._n dionis_fw-la back-church_n st._n dunstan_n in_o the_o east_n st._n james_n garlick-hithe_a st._n michael_n cornhill_n st._n bassishaw_o st._n margaret_n loathbury_n st._n marry_o aldermanburic_n st._n martin_n ludgate_n st._n peter_n cornhill_n st._n stephen_n coleman-street_n and_o st._n sepulcher_n shall_v remain_v and_o continue_v as_o heretofore_o they_o be_v and_o the_o respective_a parish-church_n to_o each_o of_o the_o say_a parish_n belong_v shall_v be_v rebuild_v and_o continue_v for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o say_a parish_n and_o the_o other_o parish_n shall_v be_v respective_o unite_v two_o parish_n into_o one_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o parish_n of_o alhallows_n bred-street_n and_o st._n john_n evangelist_n shall_v be_v unite_v into_o one_o parish_n and_o the_o church_n heretofore_o belong_v to_o the_o parish_n of_o alhallows_n bred-street_n shall_v be_v rebuild_v and_o shall_v be_v the_o parish-church_n of_o the_o parish_n so_o unite_v the_o parish_n of_o st._n alban_n wood-street_n and_o st._n olave_n silver-street_n shall_v be_v unite_v into_o one_o parish_n and_o the_o church_n heretofore_o belong_v to_o st._n alban_n wood-street_n shall_v be_v the_o parish-church_n of_o the_o say_a parish_n so_o unite_v the_o parish_n of_o st._n augustine_n and_o st._n faith_n shall_v be_v unite_v into_o one_o parish_n and_o the_o church_n of_o st._n augustine_n shall_v be_v the_o parish-church_n of_o the_o say_a parish_n so_o unite_v the_o like_a order_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o parish-church_n that_o be_v to_o be_v unite_v it_o be_v further_o enact_v that_o any_o plate_n and_o good_n heretofore_o belong_v to_o any_o of_o the_o churchwarden_n of_o any_o of_o the_o parish_n burn_v down_o which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v rebuilt_a shall_v be_v enjoy_v by_o the_o churchwarden_n of_o those_o and_o their_o successor_n of_o the_o respective_a parish_n of_o such_o church_n to_o be_v rebuild_v whereunto_o the_o say_v other_o church_n burn_v down_o be_v unite_v by_o this_o act._n provide_v that_o the_o cite_v of_o the_o church_n to_o be_v demolish_v and_o the_o churchyard_n belong_v to_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v enclose_v with_o brick_n or_o stonewall_n for_o burial_n for_o the_o parish_n former_o belong_v to_o the_o same_o and_o the_o parish_n to_o which_o they_o be_v unite_v 〈◊〉_d aforesaid_a and_o not_o use_v or_o employ_v to_o any_o other_o purpose_n whatsoever_o except_v such_o of_o the_o cite_v and_o churchyard_n or_o part_n of_o sites_n and_o churchyard_n of_o the_o say_a parish-church_n so_o demolish_v as_o aforesaid_a as_o be_v already_o lay_v into_o the_o street_n and_o market-place_n set_v out_o for_o that_o purpose_n etc._n etc._n notwithstanding_o the_o union_n yet_o the_o parish_n to_o all_o rate_n charge_n and_o privilege_n be_v to_o remain_v distinct_a the_o present_a incumbent_n of_o church_n not_o to_o be_v rebuild_v shall_v not_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o tithe_n or_o other_o profit_v heretofore_o belong_v to_o their_o respective_a church_n so_o long_o as_o they_o shall_v assist_v in_o serve_v the_o cure_n and_o other_o office_n belong_v to_o their_o duty_n in_o the_o parish-church_n whereunto_o their_o respective_a parish_n shall_v be_v unite_v and_o annex_v by_o this_o act_n according_a direction_n of_o the_o ordinary_a etc._n etc._n save_v to_o the_o king_n majesty_n his_o heir_n to_o the_o and_o successor_n the_o ten_o and_o first-fruit_n of_o all_o such_o parish-churishes_a as_o by_o force_n of_o this_o present_a act_n shall_v be_v unite_v and_o consolidate_v etc._n etc._n yet_o the_o say_a parson_n and_o vicar_n be_v hereby_o indemnify_v from_o the_o payment_n of_o all_o first-fruit_n ten_o and_o pension_n due_a and_o which_o shall_v be_v due_a to_o his_o majesty_n and_o from_o all_o due_n to_o the_o ordinary_a and_o archdeacon_n and_o all_o other_o due_n whatsoever_o chargeable_a upon_o they_o respective_o until_o such_o time_n as_o they_o shall_v receive_v the_o profit_n arise_v from_o the_o same_o as_o formerly_z and_o no_o process_n shall_v be_v issue_v out_o of_o any_o court_n whatsoever_o against_o the_o person_n aforesaid_a for_o their_o nonpayment_n of_o first-fruit_n ten_o pension_n or_o any_o other_o the_o due_n aforesaid_a etc._n etc._n they_o be_v indemnify_v for_o not_o read_v the_o 39_o article_n or_o not_o do_v other_o thing_n enjoin_v by_o law_n until_o such_o time_n as_o the_o say_a church_n be_v re-edify_v or_o make_v fit_a for_o public_a worship_n the_o say_v parson_n and_o vicar_n be_v impower_v to_o let_v lease_n of_o their_o glebe-land_n with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o patron_n and_o ordinary_a for_o any_o term_n not_o exceed_v forty_o year_n and_o at_o such_o yearly_a rent_n without_o fine_a as_o can_v be_v obtain_v for_o the_o same_o and_o that_o no_o lapse_n incur_v upon_o any_o non-presentation_n in_o due_a time_n of_o any_o of_o the_o patron_n of_o the_o say_a living_n since_o the_o say_a fire_n shall_v any_o way_n prejudice_n or_o make_v void_a the_o presentation_n that_o the_o say_v patron_n have_v since_o make_v whereupon_o any_o incumbent_n be_v since_o institute_v and_o induct_v any_o law_n or_o statute_n to_o the_o contrary_a in_o any_o wise_n notwithstanding_o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o england_n and_o wales_n the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n 1._o augustine_n 2._o laurence_n 3._o mellitus_n 4._o justus_n 5._o honorius_n 6._o deus_fw-la dedit_fw-la 7._o theodorus_n 8._o brethwald_n 9_o tatwyn_n 10._o nothelmus_fw-la 11._o cuthbert_n 12._o bregwyn_n 13._o lambert_n alias_o jambert_n 14._o athelard_n 15._o wifred_n 16._o theologild_n 17._o celnoth_n 18._o athelred_n 19_o plegmond_n 20._o athelmus_fw-la 21._o wilfelm_n 22._o odo_n severus_n 23._o dunstan_n 24._o ethelgar_a 25._o siricius_n 26._o alfâ—icus_fw-la 27._o elphege_n 28._o liunig_n 29._o agelnoth_n 30._o eadsin_n 31._o robert_n gemeticensis_n 32._o stigand_n 33._o lanfrank_n 34._o anselm_n 35._o rodolphus_n 36._o william_n corbel_n 37._o theobald_n 38._o thomas_n becket_n 39_o richard_n 40._o baldwyn_n 41._o reginald_n fitz-joceline_a 42_o hubert_n walter_n 43._o stephen_n langton_n 44._o richard_n wethershed_n 45._o saint_n edmond_n 46._o boniface_n 47._o robert_n kilwarby_n 48._o john_n peckham_n 49._o robert_n winchelsey_n 50._o walter_n reinolds_n 51._o simon_n mepham_n 52._o john_n stratford_n 53._o thomas_n bradwardine_n 54._o simon_n islip_n 55._o simon_n langham_n 56._o w._n wittlesey_n 57_o simon_n sudbury_n 58._o william_n courtney_n 59_o thomas_n arundel_n 60_o henry_n chichley_n 61._o john_n stafford_z 62._o john_n kemp._n 63._o thomas_n bourchier_n 64._o john_n morton_n 65._o henry_n deane_n 66._o william_n warham_n 67._o thomas_n cranmer_n 68_o reginald_n pool_n 69._o matthew_n parker_n 70._o edmond_n grindal_n 71._o john_n whitgift_n 72._o richard_n bancroft_n 73._o george_n abbot_n 74._o william_n laud._n 75._o william_n juxon_n 76._o gilbert_n sheldon_n archbishop_n of_o york_n 1._o paulinus_n 2._o
but_o general_o in_o specie_fw-la to_o the_o great_a impoverish_n of_o the_o land_n yearly_o return_v the_o ten_o and_o first-fruit_n of_o the_o english_a clergy_n to_o rome_n the_o pope_n be_v now_o dead_a in_o england_n the_o king_n be_v find_v his_o heir_n at_o common_a law_n as_o to_o most_o of_o the_o power_n and_o profit_v the_o other_o have_v usurp_v but_o now_o as_o the_o clergy_n have_v change_v their_o landlord_n so_o their_o rent_n be_v new_o rate_v commissioner_n be_v employ_v in_o all_o county_n the_o bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n be_v always_o one_o of_o they_o to_o value_v their_o yearly_a revenue_n that_o so_o their_o ten_o and_o first-fruit_n may_v be_v proportion_v according_o these_o rater_n be_v the_o chief_a in_o all_o county_n under_o the_o degree_n of_o baron_n these_o commissioner_n be_v empower_v by_o the_o king_n to_o send_v for_o the_o scribe_n and_o notary_n of_o all_o bishop_n and_o archdeacon_n to_o swear_v the_o receiver_n and_o auditor_n of_o incumbent_n to_o view_v their_o register-book_n history_n fuller_n church_n history_n easter-book_n and_o all_o other_o write_n and_o to_o use_v all_o other_o way_n to_o know_v the_o full_a value_n of_o ecclesiastical_a preferment_n with_o the_o number_n and_o name_n of_o person_n enjoy_v the_o same_o they_o be_v to_o divide_v themselves_o by_o three_o and_o three_o allot_v to_o every_o number_n so_o many_o deanery_n and_o to_o inquire_v the_o number_n and_o name_n of_o all_o abbey_n monastery_n priory_n brothership_n sistership_n fellowship_n etc._n etc._n house_n religious_a and_o conventual_a as_o well_o charterhouse_a as_o other_o these_o carthusian_n be_v specify_v by_o name_n because_o pretend_v privilege_n of_o papal_a exemption_n and_o meet_v together_o to_o certify_v into_o the_o exchequer_n at_o the_o time_n limit_v in_o their_o commission_n the_o true_a value_n of_o such_o place_n or_o preferment_n this_o work_n take_v up_o some_o year_n in_o the_o effect_n thereof_o devon-shire_n and_o somerset_n be_v do_v in_o the_o twenty_o seven_o stafford-shire_n and_o many_o other_o county_n in_o the_o thirty_o four_o year_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o and_o most_o of_o wales_n not_o till_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o six_o in_o ireland_n the_o commissioner_n find_v the_o work_n so_o troublesome_a that_o they_o never_o come_v into_o the_o county_n of_o kerrey_n the_o south-west_n extremity_n of_o that_o island_n so_o that_o the_o clergy_n thereof_o be_v put_v into_o their_o benefice_n without_o any_o payment_n but_o in_o england_n all_o be_v unpartial_o rate_v and_o vicaridge_n value_v very_o high_a according_a to_o their_o present_a revenue_n by_o personal_a requisite_n ibid._n idem_fw-la ibid._n in_o that_o age_n he_o general_o be_v the_o rich_a shepherd_n that_o have_v the_o great_a flock_n where_o oblation_n from_o the_o live_n and_o obit_n for_o the_o dead_a as_o certain_o pay_v as_o predial_a tithe_n much_o advance_v their_o income_n in_o consideration_n whereof_o vicaridge_n most_o lyinig_a in_o market-town_n and_o populous_a parish_n be_v set_v very_o high_a though_o soon_o after_o those_o obvention_n sink_v with_o superstition_n and_o the_o vicar_n in_o vain_a desire_v a_o proportionable_a abatement_n in_o the_o king_n book_n which_o once_o draw_v up_o be_v no_o more_o to_o be_v alter_v now_o queen_n mary_n do_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n exonerate_v acquit_v and_o discharge_v the_o clergy_n from_o all_o first-fruit_n as_o for_o ten_o the_o same_o statute_n order_v they_o to_o be_v pay_v to_o cardinal_n pool_n who_o from_o the_o same_o be_v to_o pay_v the_o pension_n allow_v to_o monk_n and_o nun_n by_o her_o father_n at_o the_o dissolution_n of_o abbey_n yet_o so_o that_o when_o such_o person_n who_o be_v but_o few_o and_o age_v all_o name_v in_o a_o deed_n indent_a shall_v decease_v all_o such_o payment_n of_o the_o clergy_n reserve_v nomine_fw-la decimae_fw-la shall_v cease_v and_o be_v extinct_a for_o ever_o but_o her_o sister_n queen_n elizabeth_n 4._o vide_fw-la statut._n 1_o eliz._n cap._n 4._o succeed_v she_o be_v exact_a to_o have_v her_o due_n from_o the_o clergy_n sir_n christopher_n hatton_n who_o be_v master_n of_o this_o first-fruit_n office_n be_v much_o indebt_v to_o she_o for_o money_n receive_v all_o which_o arrear_n her_o majesty_n require_v so_o severe_o and_o sudden_o from_o he_o that_o the_o grief_n thereof_o cost_v he_o his_o life_n i_o say_v this_o queen_n in_o the_o first_o of_o her_o reign_n resume_v first-fruit_n and_o ten_o only_o with_o this_o case_n to_o parsonage_n not_o exceed_v ten_o mark_n and_o vicaridge_n ten_o pound_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o first-fruit_n in_o the_o month_n of_o october_n and_o november_n anno_fw-la 1538._o the_o abbey_n and_o monastery_n in_o england_n be_v dissolve_v cromwell_n be_v make_v general_a visitor_n employ_v richard_n layton_n thomas_n lee_n william_n detre_n doctor_n of_o the_o law_n doctor_n john_n london_n dean_n of_o wallingford_n with_o other_o give_v they_o instruction_n in_o eighty_o six_o article_n for_o visit_v monastery_n every_o where_o by_o which_o they_o be_v to_o inquire_v into_o the_o government_n behaviour_n and_o education_n of_o the_o person_n of_o both_o sex_n to_o find_v out_o all_o their_o offence_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n give_v they_o encouragement_n to_o accuse_v both_o their_o governor_n and_o each_o other_o to_o command_v they_o to_o exhibit_v their_o mortmain_n 8._o lord_n herbert_n in_o vit_fw-mi henr._n 8._o evidence_n and_o conveyance_n of_o their_o land_n to_o produce_v their_o plate_n and_o money_n and_o give_v a_o inventory_n thereof_o the_o king_n also_o give_v forth_o injunction_n to_o be_v observe_v some_o tend_v to_o the_o establish_n of_o his_o supremacy_n some_o touch_v the_o good_a government_n of_o the_o house_n as_o that_o no_o brother_n go_v out_o of_o the_o precinct_n that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o entrance_n that_o no_o woman_n frequent_v the_o monk_n nor_o any_o man_n the_o nun_n etc._n etc._n and_o some_o for_o education_n as_o that_o a_o divinity-lecture_n be_v every_o where_o read_v and_o frequent_v that_o the_o abbot_n daily_o expound_v some_o part_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o their_o order_n show_v yet_o that_o these_o ceremony_n be_v but_o introduction_n to_o religion_n which_o consist_v not_o in_o apparel_n shave_a head_n etc._n etc._n but_o in_o purity_n of_o mind_n that_o none_o shall_v profess_v or_o wear_v the_o habit_n till_o twenty_o four_o year_n of_o age_n that_o no_o feign_a relic_n or_o miracle_n be_v show_v no_o offering_n to_o image_n etc._n etc._n lee_n and_o the_o rest_n at_o their_o return_n give_v that_o account_n of_o their_o feign_a miracle_n and_o relic_n as_o well_o as_o sinful_a and_o sluggish_a life_n of_o the_o religious_a order_n as_o not_o only_a cromwell_n say_v their_o house_n shall_v be_v throw_v down_o to_o the_o foundation_n but_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o kingdom_n when_o it_o be_v publish_v 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