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A68659 A vievv of the civile and ecclesiasticall law and wherein the practice of them is streitned, and may be releeved within this land. VVritten by Sr Thomas Ridley Knight, and Doctor of the Civile Law. Ridley, Thomas, Sir, 1550?-1629.; Gregory, John, 1607-1646. 1634 (1634) STC 21055.5; ESTC S115990 285,847 357

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due_n shall_v be_v collect_v proportionable_o as_o every_o place_n shall_v be_v find_v able_a and_o that_o these_o due_n so_o collect_v shall_v be_v every_o year_n bring_v to_o the_o bishop_n place_n of_o abode_n that_o there_o they_o may_v be_v dispose_v of_o towards_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o bishop_n the_o relief_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o stranger_n and_o the_o encouragement_n of_o his_o clergy_n that_o so_o there_o may_v be_v concord_n and_o unanimity_n between_o he_o and_o they_o etc._n etc._n the_o latin_a translation_n of_o these_o canon_n be_v set_v forth_o by_o turrian_n and_o alphons_n pisan_n and_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o 1._o tom_n of_o the_o counsel_n set_v forth_o by_o binius_fw-la in_o the_o translation_n this_o canon_n be_v the_o 54._o but_o he_o that_o mind_v to_o see_v it_o in_o the_o arabic_a must_v look_v for_o the_o 58._o some_o say_v that_o these_o canon_n be_v
embrace_v it_o and_o kiss_v it_o as_o a_o golden_a birth_n or_o as_o if_o that_o juno_n herself_o have_v be_v present_a at_o the_o nativity_n thereof_o and_o the_o devise_n be_v this_o a_o bishop_n be_v owner_n of_o a_o manor_n yet_o not_o divide_v into_o tenancy_n nor_o have_v any_o parsonage_n erect_v upon_o it_o ordain_v the_o one_o and_o divide_v out_o the_o other_o here_o the_o bishop_n be_v seize_v in_o the_o whole_a manor_n before_o the_o say_a division_n because_o he_o be_v a_o clergy_n man_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v in_o possession_n as_o well_o of_o the_o tithe_n as_o of_o the_o manor_n itself_o and_o therefore_o after_o create_v a_o parsonage_n and_o divide_v out_o his_o tenancy_n may_v retain_v and_o keep_v to_o himself_o and_o his_o say_a tenant_n so_o much_o of_o the_o say_a manor_n discharge_v of_o tithe_n as_o he_o list_v and_o assign_v over_o the_o rest_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o minister_n and_o that_o his_o tenant_n after_o may_v challenge_v exemption_n from_o tithe_n as_o the_o bishop_n do_v for_o that_o they_o be_v exempt_v by_o his_o capacity_n while_o they_o be_v in_o his_o own_o hand_n neither_o of_o which_o be_v so_o by_o law_n for_o insomuch_o as_o a_o bishop_n be_v a_o owner_n of_o a_o manor_n and_o be_v a_o prime_a founder_n of_o a_o benefice_n he_o have_v no_o more_o right_a to_o the_o tithe_n thereof_o than_o a_o mere_a lay_v patron_n have_v who_o for_o his_o zeal_n to_o the_o church_n &_o to_o encourage_v other_o to_o be_v like_o affect_a to_o god_n religion_n as_o himself_o be_v may_v have_v some_o small_a pension_n assign_v he_o and_o he_o for_o ever_o by_o the_o bishop_n out_o of_o the_o same_o benefice_n in_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o erect_n sound_v or_o ondow_v thereof_o but_o for_o any_o portion_n of_o tithe_n to_o he_o or_o he_o he_o can_v never_o retain_v any_o nor_o can_v to_o this_o day_n neither_o yet_o can_v the_o bishop_n himself_o unless_o perhaps_o he_o will_v be_v like_a to_o ananias_n and_o saphira_n which_o hold_v part_n of_o the_o price_n of_o their_o ground_n from_o the_o lord_n and_o be_v worthy_o punish_v for_o the_o 〈…〉_o actorun_v 〈…〉_o same_o and_o as_o they_o can_v detain_v it_o themselves_o be_v spiritual_a man_n so_o much_o less_o can_v they_o pass_v it_o over_o to_o any_o lay_v man_n for_o that_o lay_v people_n neither_o by_o god_n law_n neither_o by_o canon_n and_o decree_n of_o the_o church_n be_v ever_o capable_a of_o 5._o ca_o quamvis_fw-la de_fw-la decimis_fw-la &_o th●_n abnum_n 5._o they_o yea_o it_o be_v so_o far_o off_o that_o ever_o any_o bishop_n dare_v infeoff_v any_o lay_n man_n in_o tithe_n that_o whosoever_o do_v it_o be_v to_o be_v depose_v &_o excommunicate_v until_o such_o time_n as_o he_o restore_v the_o same_o to_o the_o church_n again_o and_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n decimis_fw-la ca_o tua_fw-la nobis_fw-la de_fw-la decimis_fw-la tithe_n be_v never_o at_o any_o time_n in_o bishop_n as_o in_o fee_n but_o in_o very_a few_o case_n as_o where_o the_o bishop_n have_v a_o parish_n himself_o distinct_a from_o other_o parish_n for_o sundry_a bishop_n in_o sundry_a place_n have_v so_o and_o then_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o parish_n do_v belong_v unto_o they_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o they_o do_v now_o belong_v unto_o the_o incumbent_n thereof_o or_o if_o the_o tithe_n be_v not_o within_o any_o parish_n for_o then_o in_o like_a sort_n it_o do_v belong_v unto_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n in_o who_o territory_n it_o be_v albeit_o now_o within_o this_o realm_n it_o belong_v unto_o the_o king_n or_o where_o the_o parish_n be_v undistinguished_a for_o than_o be_v they_o the_o bishop_n not_o to_o convert_v to_o his_o own_o use_n but_o to_o divide_v among_o the_o minister_n and_o clerk_n which_o labour_v in_o the_o diocese_n under_o he_o in_o preach_v teach_v minister_a of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o execute_v of_o other_o ecclesiastical_a function_n every_o one_o according_a to_o his_o desert_n or_o that_o it_o be_v the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o tithe_n for_o than_o do_v it_o belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n in_o law_n towards_o his_o own_o relief_n and_o the_o repair_n of_o the_o parish_n church_n where_o they_o grow_v and_o not_o to_o confer_v or_o bestow_v the_o same_o as_o him_z think_v best_o which_o notwithstanding_o now_o also_o be_v grow_v out_o of_o use_n and_o nothing_o leave_v unto_o the_o bishop_n from_o the_o church_n of_o his_o diocese_n beside_o his_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n to_o be_v pay_v by_o the_o incumbent_n in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o visitation_n beside_o which_o case_n it_o can_v be_v find_v that_o ever_o any_o bishop_n have_v to_o do_v with_o tithe_n much_o less_o to_o alien_n dispose_n and_o transfer_v the_o same_o as_o he_o list_v and_o to_o who_o he_o list_v sect_n 2._o that_o bishop_n endowment_n in_o the_o beginning_n stand_v not_o in_o tithe_n but_o in_o finable_a land_n for_o it_o be_v very_o certain_a bishop_n endowment_n themselves_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n stand_v not_o in_o tithe_n but_o in_o good_a temporal_a and_o finable_a land_n which_o gracious_a prince_n and_o other_o good_a benefactor_n of_o former_a age_n bestow_v upon_o they_o as_o it_o do_v appear_v out_o of_o the_o titul_a c●de_v sacrosanct_a eccl._n &_o the_o epist_n &_o cler_n 〈…〉_o titul_a first_o book_n of_o the_o code_n where_o sundry_a law_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a and_o other_o gracious_a emperor_n even_o to_o the_o time_n of_o justinian_n himself_o be_v record_v both_o for_o the_o confer_v of_o land_n upon_o the_o church_n and_o those_o such_o as_o shall_v neither_o be_v barren_a neither_o charge_v with_o statute_n or_o other_o debt_n of_o the_o exchequer_n as_o also_o for_o the_o conserve_n and_o safe_a keep_n of_o such_o land_n as_o be_v in_o such_o sort_n confer_v eccles_n authent_fw-fr multo_fw-it magis_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr sacro_fw-la sanct_a eccles_n and_o bestow_v upon_o they_o and_o it_o be_v manifest_a also_o out_o of_o our_o own_o story_n both_o in_o the_o britan_n time_n during_o who_o reign_n there_o be_v report_v to_o have_v be_v fifteen_o 37._o jocelin_n of_o furnis_n in_o his_o book_n of_o british_a bishop_n s●ow_v fol_z 37._o archbishop_n in_o the_o see_v of_o london_n well_o endow_v with_o possession_n and_o if_o they_o be_v archbishop_n then_o must_v it_o necessary_o also_o follow_v there_o be_v bishop_n for_o that_o these_o be_v respective_a one_o to_o the_o other_o the_o like_a be_v write_v of_o the_o saxon_n reign_n under_o who_o the_o see_v of_o canterbury_n 3._o hen._n huntingdon_n lib._n 3._o the_o see_v of_o london_n the_o see_v of_o rochester_n and_o the_o see_v of_o york_n for_o these_o four_o be_v first_o set_v up_o again_o after_o the_o saxon_n first_o receive_v the_o faith_n at_o the_o preach_a of_o augustine_n melitus_n and_o justus_n paulinus_n be_v namely_o report_v to_o have_v be_v enrich_v with_o large_a dominion_n ●7_n charta_fw-la regis_fw-la ethelbert_n &_o charta_fw-la w●ll_n prim●_n stow_z fol_z ●7_n and_o possession_n give_v to_o every_o of_o they_o for_o their_o maintenance_n and_o what_o course_n have_v be_v hold_v with_o bishopricke_n erect_v since_o the_o conquest_n the_o ruinate_a state_n of_o they_o and_o other_o do_v show_v among_o who_o ancient_a livelihood_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v any_o endowment_n by_o tithe_n but_o such_o as_o of_o late_o have_v come_v unto_o their_o hand_n and_o that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n by_o change_n of_o their_o good_a finable_a land_n for_o impropriate_a parsonage_n and_o therefore_o much_o to_o blame_v be_v some_o of_o our_o time_n who_o when_o as_o their_o predecessor_n in_o former_a age_n never_o admit_v of_o any_o impropriate_a parsonage_n into_o their_o possession_n but_o only_o in_o such_o case_n as_o have_v be_v before_o remember_v for_o the_o name_n and_o place_n of_o a_o bishop_n will_v be_v content_a to_o make_v glaucus_n iliad_n homer_n iliad_n change_n with_o diomedes_n that_o be_v give_v their_o golden_a armour_n for_o the_o other_o brazen_a armour_n or_o do_v like_a as_o roboam_n 14._o regum_fw-la 1._o c._n 14._o do_v who_o in_o stead_n of_o golden_a shield_n that_o his_o father_n solomon_n do_v hang_v up_o in_o the_o temple_n put_v in_o their_o place_n shield_n of_o brass_n for_o the_o change_n be_v no_o better_o and_o so_o well_o know_v they_o that_o procure_v the_o same_o otherwise_o will_v they_o never_o so_o instant_o desire_v it_o sect_n 3._o that_o the_o turn_n of_o bishop_n endowment_n into_o tenthes_o or_o tithe_n for_o impropriate_a parsonage_n be_v unsuitable_a to_o the_o first_o institution_n and_o very_o dangerous_a and_o therefore_o a_o unsuitable_a devise_n be_v that_o and_o contrary_a to_o the_o course_n of_o former_a age_n which_o be_v procure_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o
and_o stipend_n and_o that_o they_o swear_v they_o shall_v so_o sincere_o and_o upright_o execute_v their_o office_n as_o know_v they_o shall_v give_v a_o account_n thereof_o to_o god_n and_o the_o king_n which_o oath_n they_o shall_v undergo_v before_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o place_n and_o the_o chief_a man_n of_o that_o province_n whither_o they_o be_v send_v to_o be_v judge_n or_o governor_n of_o the_o master_n of_o request_n and_o their_o office_n which_o offer_v to_o the_o prince_n suitor_n petition_n and_o report_v they_o back_o from_o the_o prince_n unto_o the_o judge_n of_o wicked_a and_o incestuous_a marriage_n and_o that_o such_o as_o marry_v within_o those_o degree_n forfeit_v all_o that_o they_o have_v unto_o the_o exchequer_n for_o that_o when_o they_o may_v make_v lawful_a marriage_n they_o rather_o choose_v to_o make_v unlawful_a marriage_n sect_n 4._o the_o argument_n of_o the_o three_o collation_n the_o three_o collation_n contain_v matter_n against_o bawd_n that_o they_o be_v not_o suffer_v in_o any_o place_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n that_o be_v once_o warn_v to_o forbear_v their_o wicked_a profession_n if_o they_o offend_v therein_o again_o they_o die_v the_o death_n therefore_o if_o any_o man_n let_v any_o house_n to_o a_o bawd_n know_v he_o to_o be_v a_o bawd_n that_o he_o shall_v forfeit_v 3._o forfeit_v sciat_fw-la se_fw-la decem_fw-la librarum_fw-la auri_fw-la sustinere_fw-la poeram_fw-la &_o circa_fw-la ipsam_fw-la periclitaturum_fw-la habitationem_fw-la in_o auth._n de_fw-fr lenonibus_fw-la §_o sancimus_fw-la coll._n 3._o x._o li._n to_o the_o prince_n and_o his_o house_n shall_v be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v confiscate_v of_o major_n and_o governor_n of_o city_n that_o such_o be_v choose_v that_o be_v honest_a people_n and_o man_n of_o credit_n and_o that_o no_o man_n of_o the_o city_n be_v thereto_o choose_v refuse_v the_o same_o and_o that_o such_o as_o be_v thereto_o choose_v shall_v swear_v they_o will_v proceed_v in_o every_o matter_n according_a to_o law_n and_o conscience_n that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a number_n of_o clerk_n in_o every_o church_n and_o that_o it_o be_v neither_o diminish_v nor_o increase_v and_o therefore_o that_o there_o be_v a_o translation_n of_o those_o that_o abound_v in_o one_o church_n into_o a_o other_o church_n that_o want_v the_o precept_n which_o prince_n give_v to_o ruler_n of_o province_n be_v these_o in_o effect_n that_o whereas_o themselves_o be_v free_o choose_v thereunto_o they_o shall_v in_o due_a sort_n and_o order_n go_v into_o their_o province_n that_o they_o shall_v keep_v their_o hand_n pure_a from_o bribe_n that_o they_o shall_v careful_o look_v unto_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o exchequer_n and_o the_o peace_n and_o quiet_a estate_n of_o the_o province_n repress_v outrage_n and_o rebellion_n procure_v that_o cause_n be_v end_v with_o all_o indifferency_n and_o ordinary_a charge_n to_o foresee_v that_o neither_o themselves_o nor_o any_o of_o their_o officer_n or_o under_o minister_n do_v injury_n to_o the_o people_n and_o so_o those_o that_o aught_o to_o help_v they_o shall_v hurt_v they_o to_o provide_v that_o the_o people_n want_v not_o necessary_a sustenance_n and_o keep_v the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n in_o reparation_n that_o they_o punish_v offence_n according_a to_o the_o law_n without_o respect_n to_o any_o man_n privilege_n neither_o admit_v any_o excuse_n in_o the_o examine_n or_o correct_v of_o the_o same_o save_o innocence_n only_o that_o they_o keep_v their_o officer_n in_o order_n that_o they_o admit_v to_o their_o counsel_n such_o as_o be_v good_a man_n &_o be_v mild_a towards_o such_o as_o be_v good_a and_o sharp_a towards_o such_o as_o be_v evil_a that_o they_o afford_v not_o protection_n to_o every_o man_n neither_o to_o any_o one_o long_o than_o it_o be_v fit_a and_o convenient_a it_o shall_v be_v that_o where_o they_o remove_v they_o vex_v not_o the_o countryman_n with_o more_o carriage_n than_o be_v needful_a that_o they_o suffer_v not_o church_n and_o other_o like_a holy_a place_n to_o be_v a_o sanctuary_n to_o murderer_n and_o other_o such_o like_a wicked_a man_n that_o they_o suffer_v not_o land_n to_o be_v sell_v without_o fine_a make_v to_o the_o exchequer_n that_o they_o regard_v not_o letter_n or_o rescript_n contrary_a to_o law_n and_o against_o the_o weal_n public_a unless_o they_o be_v second_v that_o they_o suffer_v not_o the_o province_n to_o be_v disquiet_v under_o pretence_n of_o religion_n heresy_n or_o schism_n but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o canonical_a or_o ordinary_a thing_n to_o be_v do_v they_o advise_v thereabouts_o with_o the_o homicide_n the_o auxiliabuntur_fw-la autem_fw-la tibi_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la etiam_fw-la deo_fw-la amabiles_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la defensores_fw-la de_n man_v princip_n §_o neque_fw-la autem_fw-la homicide_n bishop_n that_o they_o do_v not_o confiscate_v the_o good_n of_o such_o as_o be_v condemn_v that_o they_o patronize_v no_o man_n unjust_o that_o no_o man_n set_v his_o arm_n or_o cognisance_n upon_o a_o other_o man_n land_n neither_o that_o any_o carry_v any_o weapon_n unless_o he_o be_v a_o soldier_n what_o be_v a_o hereditary_a portion_n and_o how_o child_n be_v to_o succeed_v of_o such_o as_o deny_v their_o own_o hand-writing_n and_o vero_fw-la and_o condemn_v 〈…〉_o onem_fw-la adversus_fw-la eum_fw-la duplicem_fw-la in_o utroque_fw-la cas●_n fieri_fw-la sancimus_fw-la de_fw-fr trient_a &_o semiss_a §_o studium_fw-la vero_fw-la how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v punish_v as_o well_o in_o personal_a as_o in_o real_a action_n and_o that_o such_o denier_n after_o their_o denial_n be_v not_o admit_v to_o other_o exception_n and_o the_o take_v away_o the_o thing_n in_o controversy_n from_o he_o which_o deny_v the_o true_a owner_n to_o be_v lord_n thereof_o sect_n 5._o what_o be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o four_o collation_n the_o four_o collation_n handle_v matter_n of_o marriage_n and_o that_o marriage_n be_v make_v only_o by_o consent_n without_o either_o lie_v together_o or_o instrument_n of_o dowry_n of_o woman_n that_o marry_v again_o within_o the_o year_n of_o mourning_n which_o by_o law_n in_o sundry_a sort_n be_v punish_v for_o confusion_n of_o their_o issue_n that_o there_o be_v a_o equal_a proportion_n in_o the_o dowry_n and_o the_o jointure_n of_o divorce_n and_o separation_n of_o marriage_n and_o for_o what_o cause_n by_o consent_n for_o impotency_n for_o adultery_n and_o that_o noble_a woman_n which_o after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o first_o husband_n be_v noble_a personage_n marry_v to_o inferior_a man_n shall_v lose_v the_o dignity_n of_o their_o first_o husband_n and_o follow_v the_o condition_n of_o their_o second_o husband_n of_o appeal_v and_o within_o what_o time_n a_o man_n may_v appeal_v and_o from_o who_o and_o to_o who_o the_o appeal_n be_v to_o be_v make_v that_o none_o which_o lend_v money_n to_o a_o husbandman_n take_v his_o land_n to_o mortgage_n and_o sancimus_fw-la and_o nihil_fw-la amplius_fw-la quam_fw-la siliquam_fw-la unam_fw-la pro_fw-la singulo_fw-la s●l●do_fw-la annuam_fw-la praestare_fw-la nequia_fw-la quod_fw-la agricol_n §_o sancimus_fw-la how_o much_o usury-money_n a_o man_n may_v take_v of_o a_o husbandman_n of_o she_o that_o be_v bring_v to_o bed_v the_o eleven_o month_n after_o her_o husband_n decease_n and_o that_o such_o as_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o conclude_v the_o gloss_n relate_v a_o matter_n of_o fact_n contrary_n to_o this_o law_n a_o widow_n in_o paris_n that_o be_v deliver_v of_o a_o child_n the_o 14._o month_n after_o her_o husband_n decease_n nevertheless_o the_o good_a repute_n which_o be_v general_o conceive_v of_o this_o woman_n continency_n prevail_v so_o much_o against_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o law_n that_o the_o reverend_a judge_n award_v the_o case_n of_o childbirth_n to_o be_v extraordinary_a the_o woman_n to_o be_v chaste_a and_o the_o child_n legitimate_a haec_fw-la tamen_fw-la in_o exemplum_fw-la trahi_fw-la facilè_fw-la non_fw-la oportet_fw-la as_o the_o gloss_n there_o conclude_v begin_n of_o the_o same_o month_n be_v to_o be_v account_v for_o legitimate_a but_o such_o as_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o end_n thereof_o be_v to_o be_v hold_v for_o bastard_n of_o instrument_n and_o their_o credit_n and_o that_o in_o every_o instrument_n there_o be_v protocol_n leave_v that_o be_v sign_n and_o note_n of_o the_o time_n when_o such_o a_o contract_n be_v make_v and_o who_o be_v notary_n and_o witness_n to_o the_o same_o and_o that_o after_o it_o be_v write_v fair_a and_o ingross_v in_o a_o leaguer_n or_o fair_a puram_fw-la fair_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chartam_fw-la puram_fw-la mundum_fw-la book_n sect_n 6._o what_o be_v comprise_v in_o the_o five_o collation_n the_o five_o collation_n forbid_v the_o alienation_n or_o sell_v away_o of_o the_o immovable_a possession_n of_o the_o church_n unless_o it_o be_v do_v under_o certain_a solemnity_n and_o then_o only_o when_o the_o movable_a good_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o pay_v the_o debt_n of_o the_o church_n or_o
to_o be_v otherwise_o then_o as_o bellarmine_n have_v dispute_v who_o opinion_n it_o be_v that_o these_o fast_n may_v be_v fetch_v it_o from_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o that_o one_o of_o these_o four_o be_v mention_v by_o s._n luke_n in_o s._n paul_n voyage_n to_o rome_n act._n 27._o though_o the_o syriack_n paraphra_v in_o that_o place_n plain_o set_v down_o for_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d call_v it_o a_o fast_a of_o the_o jew_n not_o christian_n but_o the_o great_a and_o learned_a cardinal_n in_o his_o devotion_n to_o sacred_a order_n take_v any_o opportunity_n to_o make_v these_o solemnity_n in_o every_o circumstance_n apostolical_a four_o fit_a time_n in_o the_o year_n be_v limit_v for_o the_o same_o where_o also_o be_v set_v down_o how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v qualify_v which_o be_v to_o be_v order_v what_o trial_n or_o examination_n be_v to_o be_v have_v of_o they_o what_o age_n they_o be_v to_o be_v of_o and_o what_o gift_n of_o body_n or_o mind_n they_o be_v to_o be_v endow_v withal_o what_o sacrament_n may_v be_v reiterated_a what_o not_o that_o minister_n son_n be_v not_o to_o succeed_v their_o father_n in_o those_o benefice_n wherein_o their_o father_n immediate_o before_o be_v pastor_n or_o governor_n lest_o happley_v thereby_o there_o may_v time_n in_o what_o manner_n and_o with_o how_o much_o care_n and_o christianity_n these_o fast_n have_v be_v heretofore_o observe_v it_o may_v be_v note_v out_o of_o the_o second_o council_n of_o m●l●aine_n tit._n 1._o decret_a 22._o where_o the_o bishop_n be_v to_o command_v that_o upon_o the_o sunday_n before_o these_o fast_n paro●ht_n non_fw-la solùm_fw-la solenne_fw-fr illud_fw-la jejuntum_fw-la denunctent_fw-la verumetiam_fw-la in_o sva_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la eorum_fw-la parochtali_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la supplicationes_fw-la litaniasque_fw-la pie_n ac_fw-la religiose_fw-la vel_fw-la intùs_fw-la habeat_fw-la vel_fw-la prosequente_fw-la fidelium_fw-la multitudine_fw-la foris_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la sicut_fw-la moris_fw-la est_fw-la obeat_fw-la ut_fw-la dei_fw-la open_a imploratâ_fw-la tum_fw-la episcopus_fw-la in_o eorum_fw-la delectatu_fw-la quibus_fw-la ordenes_n conferet_fw-la spiritûs_fw-la sancti_fw-la lumine_fw-la illustretur_fw-la tum_fw-la illi_fw-la quibus_fw-la conseruntur_fw-la in_o aquavitae_fw-la sanctitate_fw-la doctrina_fw-la religiosisque_fw-la virtutibus_fw-la proficiant_fw-la in_o the_o four_o council_n of_o milan_n be_v set_v down_o out_o of_o leo_n the_o form_n of_o bid_v these_o fast_n in_o the_o church_n quod_fw-la sacrorum_fw-la temporum_fw-la ratio_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o afterward_o quartaigitur_fw-la sexta_fw-la feria_fw-la &_o sabbato_fw-la ●e●unemus_fw-la frequentes_fw-la in_o cathedrali_fw-la parochialique_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ad_fw-la litanias_fw-la orationémque_fw-la conveniamus_fw-la &_o quò_fw-la sacris_fw-la illis_fw-la feri●●●_n cibo_fw-la abstinentiores_fw-la esse_fw-la debemus_fw-la ●o_o abundantsore_a eleemosynarum_fw-la liberalitate_fw-la erga_fw-la christ_n pauperes_fw-la effusiores_fw-la sinius_fw-la tum_fw-la sabbato_fw-la sub_fw-la vesperum_fw-la orationem_fw-la parochialem_fw-la communem_fw-la celebremus_fw-la qua_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la spe_fw-la foelicitatis_fw-la aterna_fw-la ad_fw-la quam_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la currimus_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la sacra_fw-la ordinatione_fw-la quam_fw-la eo_fw-la die_v a_o reverendissimo_fw-la episcopo_fw-la haberi_fw-la solenne_fw-fr est_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la ●is_fw-la commodis_fw-la qua_fw-la singulorum_fw-la annorum_fw-la revolutione_n consequimur_fw-la deo_fw-la omnipotents_a gratias_fw-la agamus_fw-la etc._n etc._n tom._n council_n 4._o edit_fw-la bin._n these_o four_o fast_n at_o this_o present_a day_n be_v observe_v in_o our_o own_o church_n and_o be_v know_v unto_o we_o by_o the_o name_n of_o emberweeke_n and_o so_o i_o find_v it_o in_o thomas_n becon_n by_o opinion_n of_o much_o people_n these_o day_n be_v call_v imberdaye_n because_o that_o our_o elder_a father_n will_v on_o these_o day_n eat_v no_o bread_n but_o cake_n make_v under_o ash_n so_o that_o by_o the_o eat_n of_o that_o they_o reduce_v into_o their_o mind_n that_o they_o be_v but_o ash_n and_o so_o shall_v turn_v again_o and_o wist_v not_o how_o soon_o etc._n etc._n and_o that_o these_o imberdaye_n be_v due_o and_o devout_o observe_v by_o our_o ancestor_n we_o may_v be_v persuade_v out_o of_o the_o law_n of_o king_n cnute_n where_o it_o be_v say_v chap_n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o every_o man_n observe_v the_o fast_n which_o be_v command_v with_o all_o earnest_a care_n whether_o it_o be_v the_o imber_n fast_o o●_n the_o lent_n fast_o or_o any_o other_o fast_o and_o chap._n 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o the_o law_n say_v that_o it_o be_v meet_v and_o right_a that_o at_o these_o fast_n all_o malice_n be_v lay_v aside_o all_o man_n shall_v be_v at_o peace_n and_o concern_v the_o outward_a observance_n in_o the_o 43._o chap._n it_o be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d evil_a it_o be_v that_o upon_o a_o fast_a day_n a_o man_n shall_v eat_v any_o thing_n till_o meal_n time_n and_o it_o be_v much_o worse_a if_o he_o shall_v eat_v flesh_n meat_n this_o be_v the_o religion_n of_o our_o ancestor_n and_o if_o ignorance_n can_v admit_v of_o so_o much_o devotion_n how_o much_o more_o will_v be_v expect_v from_o these_o know_a time_n be_v claim_v a_o succession_n or_o inheritance_n in_o the_o same_o that_o no_o bondman_n or_o accountant_n man_n distort_v or_o deform_v in_o body_n bigamist_n or_o twice_o marry_v man_n be_v admit_v to_o holy_a order_n of_o wander_a clerk_n and_o how_o that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v to_o minister_v in_o a_o other_o diocese_n than_o where_o they_o be_v order_v without_o the_o dimissorie_a letter_n of_o the_o bishop_n under_o who_o they_o be_v order_v of_o archdeacon_n archpriest_n sacrist_n vicar_n what_o they_o be_v and_o wherein_o their_o particular_a office_n do_v consist_v 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respect_n of_o these_o lesser_a oratory_n be_v to_o be_v account_v their_o baptismal_a and_o mother-church_n it_o be_v also_o provide_v that_o these_o family_n notwithstanding_o their_o grant_n of_o a_o private_a oratory_n shall_v upon_o high_a day_n repair_v to_o their_o chief_a church_n as_o it_o seem_v by_o the_o council_n hold_v at_o agatha_n can._n 21._o tom._n 1._o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la extra_fw-la parochias_fw-la in_o quibus_fw-la legitimus_fw-la est_fw-la ordinariúsque_fw-la conventus_fw-la oratorium_fw-la in_o agro_fw-la habere_fw-la voluerit_fw-la reliquis_fw-la festivitatibus_fw-la ut_fw-la ibi_fw-la missasteneat_fw-la or_o as_o grattan_n have_v it_o in_o the_o decree_n audiat_fw-la propter_fw-la fatigationem_fw-la familiae_fw-la juxta_fw-la ordinem_fw-la permittimus_fw-la paschate_n verò_fw-la natali_n domini_fw-la epipbania_n ascensione_n domini_fw-la pentecoste_n &_o natali_n s._n johannis_n baptistae_n &_o si_fw-la qui_fw-la maximè_fw-la dies_fw-la in_o festivitatibus_fw-la haebeautur_fw-la nonnisi_fw-la in_fw-la civitatibus_fw-la aut_fw-la parochii●…ean_fw-la or_o as_o gratian_n have_v it_o audiant_fw-la those_o private_a oratory_n be_v afterward_o call_v capellas_n chapel_n and_o those_o that_o in_o they_o exercise_v the_o ministerial_a function_n be_v call_v capellans_n chaplain_n but_o for_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n see_v baronius_n upon_o the_o roman_a martyrologue_n at_o the_o 11._o of_o june_n or_o if_o the_o cardinal_n there_o satisfy_v not_o see_v what_o cujacius_n have_v observe_v out_o of_o hesychius_n ad_fw-la 4._o lib._n decretal_a c._n capellanus_fw-la de_fw-fr secundis_fw-la nuptus_fw-la by_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v it_o may_v appear_v in_o some_o sort_n what_o be_v a_o baptismal_a church_n and_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o that_o which_o linwood_n have_v note_v upon_o the_o provincial_n constitution_n baptisterium_fw-la in_o verb._n baptismal_a eccles_n a_o baptismal_a church_n say_v he_o be_v sive_fw-la cathedralis_fw-la sive_fw-la parochialis_fw-la talis_fw-la viz_o quae_fw-la habet_fw-la populum_fw-la nam_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la collegiata_fw-la vel_fw-la conventuali_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la populum_fw-la non_fw-la debet_fw-la esse_fw-la baptisterium_fw-la dicitur_fw-la etiam_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la baptismalis_fw-la respectis_fw-la capellarum_fw-la subjectarum_fw-la quarum_fw-la plebis_fw-la infant_n in_fw-la ea_fw-la baptizantur_fw-la &_o none_o in_o ipsis_fw-la capellis_fw-la imn_v o_o ad_fw-la ipsas_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la baptismales_fw-la tanquam_fw-la matrices_fw-la pro_fw-la baptismo_fw-la recurritur_fw-la etc._n etc._n concern_v these_o baptismal_a church_n the_o canon_n say_v that_o there_o can_v be_v but_o una_fw-la in_o eadem_fw-la terminatione_fw-la cum_fw-la suis_fw-la capellis_fw-la cap._n plures_fw-la 16._o q._n 1._o and_o that_o the_o tithe_n be_v of_o right_a to_o be_v pay_v to_o these_o church_n it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o decree_n where_o anastasius_n provide_v that_o no_o man_n under_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n shall_v tenere_fw-la aut_fw-la extra_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la baptismalem_fw-la dare_v decimas_fw-la &_o oblationes_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la quas_fw-la dare_v debet_fw-la populus_fw-la c._n statuiums_n eod_a do_fw-mi and_o leo_n non_fw-la tantùm_fw-la nebis_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la majoribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la visum_fw-la est_fw-la decimas_fw-la justo_fw-la ordine_fw-la plebibus_fw-la tantùm_fw-la ubi_fw-la sacrosancta_fw-la baptismata_fw-la dantur_fw-la debere_fw-la dari_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr decimis_fw-la ibid._n yet_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o care_n that_o can_v be_v take_v the_o complaint_n be_v quidam_fw-la laici_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o propriis_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o beneficus_fw-la svas_fw-la habent_fw-la basilicas_fw-la &_o contempta_fw-la episcopi_fw-la dispositione_n non_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la ubi_fw-la baptismum_fw-la &_o pradicationem_fw-la &_o manuum_fw-la impositionem_fw-la &_o alia_fw-la christi_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la acci_fw-la piunt_fw-la decimas_fw-la saa_v daunt_v sed_fw-la vel_fw-la propriis_fw-la basilicis_fw-la vel_fw-la aliis_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la pro_fw-la libitu_fw-la svo_fw-la tribuunt_fw-la c._n in_o sacris_fw-la ibid._n what_o distinction_n of_o church_n our_o own_o ancestor_n have_v and_o how_o near_o it_o come_v to_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v we_o may_v observe_v out_o of_o the_o decree_n make_v at_o winchester_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n cnute_n where_o it_o be_v provide_v that_o all_o those_o that_o any_o way_n violate_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v receive_v a_o proportionable_a penalty_n therefore_o say_v the_o decree_n num_fw-la 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ne_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ealle_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d na_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d habban_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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