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charles_n v._o be_v most_o magnificent_o entertain_v anno_fw-la 1522._o there_o be_v a_o tower_n call_v the_o royal_a tower_n iâ—_n the_o parish_n of_o st._n michael_n de_fw-fr pater_fw-la noster_fw-la wherâ—_n king_n stephen_n keep_v his_o court_n afterward_o call_v thâ—_n queen_n wardrobe_n there_o be_v another_o at_o bucklerâ—bury_n call_v sern_v tower_n where_o king_n edward_n two_o keep_v his_o court_n and_o his_o exchange_n of_o money_n barbican_n be_v likewise_o another_o tower_n where_o thâ—_n city_n sentinel_n be_v wont_v to_o watch_n but_o demolisheâ—_n by_o king_n henry_n iii_o anno_fw-la 1227._o after_o he_o be_v râ—â—conciled_v to_o the_o baron_n sect._n 2._o of_o its_o church_n and_o monument_n the_o number_n of_o parish-church_n beside_o chapel_n within_o the_o weekly_a bill_n of_o mortality_n be_v 132_o twice_o more_o than_o any_o city_n in_o christendom_n can_v show_v the_o cathedral_n of_o which_o be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o apostle_n st._n paul_n and_o the_o only_a 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in_o three_o section_n 1._o the_o ecclesiastical_a government_n 2._o the_o temporal_a or_o civil_a government_n 3._o the_o military_a government_n sect_n 1._o of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a government_n the_o government_n of_o london_n consider_v how_o great_a and_o populous_a it_o be_v be_v very_o admirable_a and_o may_v take_v up_o a_o volume_n in_o the_o description_n thereof_o the_o ecclesiastical_a government_n be_v by_o a_o bishop_n and_o i_o have_v read_v that_o in_o the_o britain_n time_n it_o be_v a_o archbishop_n see_v of_o which_o see_v page_n 57_o before_n but_o remove_v in_o the_o saxon_n time_n to_o canterbury_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o austin_n the_o monk_n who_o first_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o the_o heathen_a saxon_n and_o lie_v bury_v there_o to_o the_o cathedral_n of_o london_n belong_v a_o dean_n a_o chapter_n a_o treasurer_n and_o 30_o prebendary_n in_o the_o several_a parish_n there_o be_v place_v many_o learned_a and_o eminent_a divine_n a_o rector_n or_o vicar_n for_o every_o parish_n who_o be_v repute_v the_o most_o excellent_a preacher_n in_o christendom_n insomuch_o that_o divers_a foreigner_n have_v come_v hither_o on_o purpose_n to_o learn_v their_o way_n there_o be_v in_o every_o parish_n a_o vicarage_n or_o parsonage-house_n for_o these_o divine_n and_o their_o family_n with_o good_a allowance_n for_o their_o maintenance_n of_o which_o and_o the_o union_n of_o parish_n take_v the_o follow_a account_n by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v in_o the_o 19_o car._n 2._o cap._n 3._o sect._n 31._o it_o be_v enact_v that_o the_o parish_n to_o be_v rebuild_v within_o the_o city_n of_o london_n in_o lieu_n of_o those_o which_o be_v demollish_v by_o the_o late_a dreadful_a fire_n shall_v not_o exceed_v the_o number_n of_o 39_o but_o in_o the_o 22_o car._n 2._o cap._n 11._o sect._n 62._o it_o be_v enact_v that_o for_o as_o much_o as_o upon_o a_o exact_a survey_n take_v of_o the_o number_n of_o house_n to_o be_v rebuild_v and_o of_o the_o extent_n 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to_o prevent_v controversy_n of_o law_n that_o may_v arise_v about_o the_o alteration_n of_o house_n in_o the_o rebuilding_n of_o the_o city_n it_o be_v therefore_o reduce_v to_o a_o certainty_n of_o tithe_n or_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n in_o lieu_n of_o tithe_n as_o in_o the_o follow_a table_n may_v be_v see_v ☞_o note_v that_o the_o first_o seventeen_o parish_n after_o mention_v be_v to_o remain_v and_o continue_v as_o heretofore_o they_o be_v and_o that_o the_o respective_a parish_n church_n to_o each_o of_o the_o say_a parish_n belong_v be_v to_o be_v rebuild_v for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o say_a parish_n ☞_o note_v likewise_o that_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v join_v in_o order_n be_v the_o unite_a parish_n and_o that_o the_o first_o parish_n mention_v in_o each_o line_n be_v the_o parish-church_n of_o the_o parish_n so_o unite_v and_o that_o the_o sum_n annex_v to_o each_o be_v the_o annual_a payment_n to_o be_v make_v to_o the_o parson_n vicar_n or_o curate_n of_o the_o same_o in_o 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