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A81194 A compendium of the laws and government ecclesiastical, civil and military, of England, Scotland & Ireland and dominions, plantations and territories thereunto belonging, with the maritime power thereof, and jurisdiction of courts therein. Methodically digested under their proper heads. By H.C. sometime of the Inner Temple. Curson, H. (Henry) 1699 (1699) Wing C7686A; ESTC R231895 237,927 672

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collector_n be_v will_v no_o long_o to_o gather_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o benefice_n within_o this_o realm_n be_v a_o very_a novelty_n and_o that_o no_o person_n do_v any_o long_o pay_v they_o rot._n par._n 4_o rich._n 2._o nu._n 44._o the_o commons_o do_v petition_v that_o provision_n may_v be_v make_v against_o the_o pope_n collector_n for_o levy_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o ecclesiastical_a dignity_n within_o the_o realm_n the_o answer_n of_o the_o king_n in_o parliament_n be_v there_o shall_v be_v grant_v a_o prohibition_n in_o all_o such_o case_n where_o the_o pope_n collector_n shall_v attempt_v any_o such_o novelty_n for_o note_n they_o be_v not_o so_o ancient_a with_o we_o as_o be_v pretend_v rot._n par._n 6_o r._n 2._o nu._n 50._o upon_o complaint_n make_v by_o the_o commons_o in_o parliament_n the_o king_n will_v that_o prohibition_n be_v grant_v to_o the_o pope_n collector_n for_o receive_v of_o first-fruit_n 6_o hen._n 4._o cap._n 1._o against_o first-fruit_n by_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n to_o the_o pope_n term_v it_o a_o horrible_a mischief_n and_o damnable_a custom_n rot._n par._n 9_o hen._n 4._o nu._n 43._o it_o be_v enact_v that_o the_o pope_n collector_n shall_v not_o from_o thenceforth_o levy_v any_o money_n within_o the_o realm_n for_o first-fruit_n of_o any_o ecclesiastical_a dignity_n by_o any_o provision_n from_o rome_n upon_o pain_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o provisor_n but_o this_o be_v omit_v out_o of_o the_o print_n of_o 9_o hen._n 4._o cap._n 8._o 19_o e._n 3._o tit._n jurisdiction_n 22._o the_o bishop_n of_o norwich_n have_v by_o prescription_n time_n out_o of_o mind_n first-fruit_n within_o his_o diocese_n of_o all_o church_n after_o every_o avoidance_n but_o these_o also_o be_v give_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 26_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 3._o ten_o ecclesiastical_a decimae_fw-la these_o be_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o value_n of_o all_o ecclesiastical_a live_n yearly_o payable_a to_o the_o king_n his_o 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