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god_n almesman_n and_o servant_n and_o this_o continue_a to_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n after_o which_o time_n some_o king_n how_o just_o judge_v you_o as_o conqueror_n of_o this_o land_n alter_v the_o tenure_n make_v some_o or_o most_o of_o their_o land_n yet_o not_o all_o for_o two_o be_v except_v carble_n and_o rochoster_n so_o a_o ancient_a register_n to_o hold_v per_fw-la baroniam_fw-la after_o which_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o whether_o move_v in_o conscience_n or_o upon_o some_o other_o good_a cause_n restore_v the_o land_n to_o their_o ancient_a just_a right_n for_o his_o charter_n can_v intend_v no_o less_o to_o the_o church_n it_o look_v back_o to_o the_o time_n of_o edward_n the_o confessor_n at_o least_o so_o that_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o the_o land_n of_o bishop_n in_o england_n shall_v now_o hold_v per_fw-la baroniam_fw-la as_o change_v by_o the_o conqueror_n or_o his_o successor_n or_o as_o at_o first_o they_o be_v grant_v and_o after_o restore_v by_o the_o great_a charter_n to_o their_o first_o right_n and_o liberty_n ibid._n 1_o part_n instit_fw-la p._n 94._o 2._o instit_fw-la c._n 1._o ibid._n which_o be_v either_o in_o franc-almeigne_a or_o for_o divine_a service_n sr_n edward_n coke_n affirm_v this_o late_a and_o further_o say_v by_o the_o great_a charter_n all_o the_o right_n be_v confirm_v to_o the_o church_n and_o churchman_n which_o they_o have_v before_o or_o at_o their_o first_o grant_n and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n more_o full_o say_v the_o church_n shall_v be_v fre_n i._n e._n free_v by_o which_o say_v he_o a_o restitution_n be_v grave_v of_o all_o such_o immunity_n and_o freedom_n as_o they_o enjoy_v before_o and_o to_o free_v they_o from_o all_o such_o change_n as_o have_v be_v usurp_v and_o encroach_v upon_o by_o any_o power_n whatsoever_o and_o i_o believe_v that_o if_o the_o case_n be_v put_v concern_v your_o own_o land_n you_o will_v soon_o resolve_v that_o they_o shouldhold_v as_o by_o the_o first_o donor_n grant_v and_o after_o by_o the_o great_a charter_n confirm_v rather_o than_o by_o that_o imposition_n of_o a_o conqueror_n and_o why_o the_o same_o judgement_n shall_v not_o be_v give_v on_o bishope_n land_n as_o on_o the_o land_n of_o other_o freeman_n of_o england_n i_o see_v not_o argum._n 14_o but_o some_o to_o take_v a_o short_a course_n will_v persuade_v that_o to_o take_v and_o sell_v these_o land_n of_o the_o bishop_n be_v not_o sacrilege_n because_o theft_n be_v only_o in_o thing_n movable_a in_o which_o condition_n or_o acceptation_n land_n can_v be_v understand_v resp_n sr_n edward_n coke_n cite_v the_o canon_n law_n and_o approve_v of_o this_o as_o agreeable_a to_o our_o law_n which_o say_v whâ—â—_n thing_n be_v giâ—â—â—_n to_o the_o church_n 489._o 2_o instit._n p._n 489._o be_v holy_a offering_n whether_o they_o bere_n solid_a or_o mobiles_fw-la whether_o they_o be_v movable_a or_o immovable_a now_o do_v our_o law_n say_v there_o be_v no_o theft_n in_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_o say_v it_o theft_n be_v in_o moveable_n if_o this_o and_o not_o that_o than_o why_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o our_o law_n that_o it_o may_v not_o appear_v to_o cross_v god_n may_v we_o not_o say_v that_o our_o law_n have_v only_o make_v theft_n in_o moveable_n punishable_a because_o it_o do_v not_o conceive_v how_o land_n in_o the_o proper_a and_o strict_a sense_n of_o rob_v can_v be_v take_v away_o and_o steal_v but_o because_o sacrilege_n or_o take_v thing_n immovable_a be_v not_o by_o our_o law_n punishable_a do_v it_o therefore_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n or_o punishable_a by_o god_n law_n suppose_v we_o have_v no_o law_n to_o punish_v a_o atheist_n a_o idoater_n one_o that_o take_v god_n name_n in_o vain_a who_o profane_v the_o lord_n day_n who_o dishonour_v his_o parent_n who_o tell_v or_o make_v lie_n be_v therefore_o these_o no_o sin_n punishable_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o that_o by_o god_n law_n defraud_v god_n or_o man_n of_o immovables_n be_v it_o of_o land_n be_v a_o sin_n be_v please_v first_o to_o bethink_v yourself_o 21._o 1_o king_n 21._o whether_o king_n ahah_n sin_v in_o take_v away_o naboth'_v vineyard_n a_o immovable_a i_o conceive_v in_o your_o sense_n and_o acceptation_n and_o if_o he_o sin_v in_o this_o than_o what_o commandment_n break_v he_o be_v it_o not_o the_o eight_o which_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v and_o then_o do_v it_o not_o plain_o follow_v that_o theft_n may_v be_v in_o immovables_n and_o that_o god_n may_v be_v rob_v of_o immovables_n which_o be_v sacrilege_n and_o do_v not_o god_n by_o his_o prophet_n ezekiel_n speak_v not_o only_o of_o tithe_n and_o offering_n but_o of_o the_o holy_a land_n say_v 48.14_o ezek._n 48.14_o thou_o shall_v not_o sell_v nor_o alienate_v they_o which_o to_o do_v be_v sacrilege_n argum._n 15_o but_o now_o follow_v the_o argument_n which_o will_v admit_v no_o answer_n there_o be_v a_o necessity_n lie_v upon_o the_o state_n to_o sell_v the_o bishop_n land_n for_o without_o it_o the_o public_a debt_n can_v be_v pay_v and_o without_o yield_v to_o this_o the_o church_n and_o state_n be_v in_o hazard_n to_o be_v utter_o ruin_v for_o till_o this_o be_v do_v there_o will_v be_v no_o peace_n in_o the_o land_n resp_n indeed_o we_o say_v necessity_n have_v no_o law_n and_o it_o be_v a_o sad_a oase_n that_o without_o or_o against_o law_n divine_a or_o humane_a nedessity_n must_v sweep_v all_o before_o it_o but_o before_o i_o answer_v full_o will_v you_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o ask_v you_o a_o question_n or_o two_o 1._o how_o and_o by_o who_o be_v this_o necessity_n bring_v on_o 2._o if_o not_o by_o bishop_n but_o other_o why_o not_o the_o trespasser_n in_o strict_a language_n the_o debtor_n to_o discharge_v the_o debt_n rather_o than_o the_o bishop_n 3._o if_o
with_o a_o arrow_n feather_v from_o the_o eagle_n own_o wing_n 13.9_o hos_fw-la 13.9_o and_o have_v this_o word_n propriis_fw-la configimur_fw-la alis_fw-la which_o in_o the_o prophet_n word_n be_v perditio_fw-la tua_fw-la exâ—te_fw-la thou_o have_v destroy_v thyself_o but_o other_o better_a pen_n have_v save_v i_o this_o labour_n therefore_o that_o curse_n may_v be_v use_v and_o in_o this_o case_n consult_v i_o pray_v 17.17_o deut._n 17.17_o with_o that_o of_o moses_n curse_a be_v he_o that_o remove_v his_o neighbour_n landmark_a and_o all_o the_o people_n shall_v say_v amen_o now_o if_o a_o curse_n may_v be_v pronounce_v against_o he_o that_o remove_v the_o mark_n of_o any_o neighbour_n land_n then_o much_o more_o against_o he_o who_o remove_v the_o mark_n of_o god_n or_o his_o minister_n 2._o if_o for_o remove_v the_o mark_n whereby_o the_o bound_n may_v be_v know_v then_o why_o not_o for_o take_v and_o sell_v they_o away_o that_o they_o be_v no_o more_o see_v to_o be_v the_o 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for_o 25.20_o r._n 20.25_o in_o mar_v p._n 34._o l._n 31._o for_o ball._n catoples_n r._n bell._n staplet_n in_fw-it mark_fw-mi p._n 41._o l._n 11._o for_o 3._o r._n 4._o in_o mar_v p._n 42.12_o r._n gal._n 4.15_o p._n 43._o l._n 29._o r._n abase_v p._n 48._o l._n penul_v r._n 47._o in_o mar_v p._n 52._o l._n 20._o r._n 25_o hen._n 8._o c._n 20._o in_o mar_v p._n 55._o l._n 25._o for_o covenant_n r._n government_n p._n 60._o l._n 4._o r._n christ_n and_o s._n peter_n p._n 61._o l._n penult_n r._n rom._n 3.8_o in_o mark_fw-mi p._n 64._o l._n 33._o r._n 1_o sam._n 22.18_o p._n 69._o l._n 33._o r._n mat._n 4.17_o in_o mar_v p._n 75._o l._n 26._o for_o 5._o r._n 4._o l._n 29._o for_o 8._o r._n 7._o l._n 32._o for_o 9_o r._n 8._o l._n 36._o for_o 9_o r._n 4._o p._n 76._o l._n 4._o for_o 11._o r._n 12._o p._n 80_o for_o 1_o chro._n 6_o r._n 1_o sam._n 6._o n_o mar_v