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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91565	The great case of tythes truly stated, clearly opened, and fully resolved. By a countrey-man, A.P.	Pearson, Anthony, 1628-1670?	1657 (1657)	Wing P989; Thomason E931_2; ESTC R207656	39,708	44

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pro_fw-la terrenis_fw-la commutant_fw-la dei_fw-la amore_fw-la compunctus_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la salute_n animae_fw-la meae_fw-la &_o patris_fw-la mei_fw-la matrisque_fw-la meae_fw-la &_o omnium_fw-la parentum_fw-la meorum_fw-la &_o antecess●_n run_v etc._n etc._n and_o so_o he_o go_v on_o &_o confirm_v divers_a thing_n that_o divers_a have_v grant_v to_o the_o ch._n as_o tithe_n &_o other_o thing_n the_o norman_n afterward_o enter_v this_o kingdom_n and_o subdue_a it_o to_o themselves_o william_n the_o conqueror_n confirm_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o church_n so_o do_v h._n the_o first_o h._n 2._o k._n stephen_n and_o it_o may_v be_v other_o of_o the_o succeed_a king_n do_v the_o like_a some_o episcopal_a constitution_n also_o have_v be_v make_v to_o the_o same_o effect_n by_o robert_n winchelsey_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o other_o that_o the_o reader_n may_v understand_v the_o princiciple_n upon_o which_o these_o man_n act_v and_o the_o doctrine_n then_o preach_v among_o they_o and_o receive_v and_o believe_v i_o have_v infert_v in_o the_o margin_n the_o preamble_n of_o a_o grant_n of_o king_n stephens_n julii_fw-la porvenie_fw-fr ad_fw-la audientiam_fw-la nostram_fw-la quod_fw-la mult_n in_o diocessitua_n decimas_fw-la svas_fw-la integrasvel_n duasparte_v ipsarum_fw-la non_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ecclesiis_fw-la in_o quarum_fw-la par●chiis_fw-la haebitant_n vel_fw-la ubi_fw-la predia_fw-la habent_fw-la &_o à_fw-la quibus_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la praecipiunt_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la p●rs●lvunt_fw-la sed_fw-la eas_fw-la aliis_fw-la pro_fw-la sva_fw-la distribuunt_fw-la voluntate_fw-la cum_fw-la igitur_fw-la inconveniens_fw-la esse_fw-la videatur_fw-la &_o à_fw-la ratione_fw-la dissimile_n ut_fw-la ecclefiae_fw-la quae_fw-la spiritualia_fw-la seminant_fw-la metere_fw-la non_fw-la debeant_fw-la a_o suis_fw-la parochianis_fw-la temporalia_fw-la &_o habere_fw-la fraternitatituae_fw-la authoritate_fw-la praesentium_fw-la indulgemus_fw-la ut_fw-la liceat_fw-la tibi_fw-la super_fw-la hoc_fw-la non_fw-la obstante_fw-la contradictione_n vel_fw-la appell_n atiene_fw-fr cujuslibet_fw-la seu_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la hactenus_fw-la observata_fw-la quod_fw-la canonicum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la ordinare_fw-la &_o facere_fw-la quod_fw-la statueris_fw-la per_fw-la censuram_fw-la ecclesiasticam_fw-la firmiter_fw-la obligare_fw-la nullt_n ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n confirmationis_fw-la etc._n etc._n datum_n lateran_n 11._o nonas_fw-la julii_fw-la but_o notwithstanding_o the_o many_o law_n canon_n &_o decree_n of_o king_n pope_n council_n &_o bishop_n that_o every_o man_n ought_v to_o pay_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o his_o increase_n yet_o be_v it_o leave_v to_o the_o owner_n to_o confer_v it_o where_o he_o please_v which_o make_v so_o many_o rich_a abbey_n and_o monastery_n and_o till_o the_o year_n 1200._o or_o thereabouts_o every_o one_o give_v their_o tithe_n at_o their_o own_o pleasure_n which_o make_v pope_n innocent_a the_o three_o send_v his_o decretal_a epistle_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o canterbury_n command_v he_o to_o enjoin_v every_o man_n to_o pay_v his_o temporal_a good_n to_o those_o that_o minister_v spiritual_a thing_n to_o they_o which_o be_v enforce_v by_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o beginning_n of_o general_a parochial_a payment_n of_o tithe_n in_o england_n i_o have_v insert_v the_o pope_n own_o word_n in_o the_o margin_n as_o they_o be_v record_v by_o cook_n in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o his_o institutes_n who_o say_v that_o because_o the_o pope_n decree_n seem_v reasonable_a it_o be_v admit_v and_o enjoin_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o nation_n king_n and_o people_n be_v then_o papi_v this_o decree_n of_o the_o pope_n receive_v all_o possible_a assistance_n from_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o priest_n in_o who_o behalf_n it_o be_v make_v do_v not_o only_o in_o a_o short_a time_n take_v away_o the_o people_n be_v then_o desire_v right_o to_o give_v their_o tithe_n to_o those_o that_o best_o deserve_v they_o but_o do_v also_o so_o much_o corrupt_v the_o clergy_n that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o r._n the_o second_o wick_n lief_o our_o famous_a reformer_n do_v make_v a_o heavy_a complaint_n to_o the_o parliament_n which_o in_o his_o own_o word_n i_o have_v insert_v for_o the_o reader_n better_a satisfaction_n ah_o lord_n god_n where_o this_o be_v reason_n to_o constrain_v the_o poor_a people_n to_o find_v a_o worldly_a priest_n sometime_o unable_a both_o of_o life_n and_o oun_v in_o pomp_n and_o pride_n covetise_n and_o envy_n gluttoness_n drunkenness_n and_o lechery_n in_o simony_n and_o heresy_n with_o fat_a horse_n and_o jolly_a and_o gay_a saddle_n and_o bridle_n ring_v by_o the_o way_n and_o himself_o in_o costly_a clothes_n and_o pelure_n and_o to_o suffer_v their_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o their_o poor_a neighbour_n perish_v for_o hunger_n thirst_n and_o cold_a and_o other_o mischief_n of_o the_o world_n ah_o lord_n jesu_n christ_n since_o within_o few_o year_n man_n pay_v their_o tithe_n and_o offering_n at_o their_o own_o will_n free_a to_o good_a man_n and_o able_a to_o great_a worship_n of_o god_n to_o profit_v and_o fairness_n of_o holy_a church_n fight_v in_o earth_n why_o it_o be_v lawful_a and_o needful_a that_o a_o worldly_a priest_n shall_v destroy_v this_o holy_a and_o approve_a custom_n constrain_a man_n to_o leave_v this_o freedom_n turn_v tithe_n and_o offering_n unto_o wicked_a use_n that_o the_o meaning_n of_o these_o and_o the_o practice_n of_o this_o nation_n in_o this_o matter_n may_v the_o better_o be_v understand_v it_o be_v needful_a to_o inform_v the_o reader_n that_o when_o the_o pope_n doctrine_n be_v receive_v in_o a_o nation_n that_o nation_n be_v divide_v into_o so_o many_o bishopric_n as_o be_v needful_a and_o every_o bishopric_n into_o so_o many_o parish_n as_o be_v think_v convenient_a and_o parish_n be_v but_o of_o late_a erection_n and_o till_o than_o most_o preacher_n be_v send_v out_o of_o tho_o monastery_n and_o religious_a so_o call_v house_n and_o the_o people_n do_v at_o their_o own_o free_a will_v give_v their_o tithe_n and_o offering_n where_o they_o please_v which_o liberty_n they_o enjoy_v till_o about_o the_o year_n 1200._o and_o though_o it_o be_v general_o believe_v that_o tithe_n ought_v to_o be_v pay_v yet_o do_v no_o man_n claim_v any_o property_n therein_o but_o every_o owner_n of_o the_o nine_o part_n be_v require_v to_o give_v the_o ten_o part_n to_o the_o priest_n or_o poor_a as_o due_a unto_o god_n but_o now_o the_o pope_n have_v set_v up_o parish_n do_v enjoin_v that_o a_o secular_a priest_n canonical_o institute_v shall_v attend_v the_o service_n of_o each_o parish_n and_o that_o where_o tithe_n be_v not_o already_o settle_v they_o shall_v be_v pay_v to_o the_o parish-priest_n notwithstanding_o any_o custom_n to_o the_o contrary_a the_o people_n then_o general_o be_v papist_n do_v yield_v obedience_n as_o they_o dare_v not_o do_v otherwise_o and_o it_o may_v easy_o be_v suppose_v that_o have_v persuade_v the_o people_n to_o pay_v tithe_n it_o be_v no_o hard_a matter_n to_o appoint_v the_o person_n to_o who_o they_o shall_v be_v give_v parish_n be_v set_v up_o priest_n appoint_v and_o tithe_n pay_v to_o they_o after_o forty_o year_n possession_n what_o before_o be_v own_v as_o the_o gift_n be_v now_o claim_v as_o a_o debt_n and_o prescription_n be_v plead_v by_o the_o priest_n as_o their_o just_a title_n the_o people_n then_o see_v themselves_o in_o a_o snare_n begin_v to_o contend_v but_o the_o imperious_a pope_n now_o in_o a_o great_a height_n of_o pride_n and_o insolence_n to_o uphold_v his_o creature-clergy_n thunder_v out_o his_o interdict_v against_o this_o nation_n excommunicaet_v the_o king_n fright_v the_o subject_n with_o his_o bull_n stuff_v with_o commination_n and_o that_o against_o the_o very_a point_n of_o arbitrary_a disposal_n of_o tithe_n and_o rome_n now_o grow_v formidable_a do_v high_o insult_v over_o king_n and_o prince_n winesse_n 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bring_v in_o tithe_n and_o make_v a_o pretend_a title_n by_o prescription_n set_v up_o court_n to_o recover_v they_o which_o be_v call_v ecclesiastical_a court_n where_o his_o own_o creature_n be_v judge_n