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c._n 6._o where_o a_o exception_n be_v make_v as_o to_o voluntary_a gift_n either_o by_o the_o party_n decease_v or_o by_o the_o executor_n but_o here_o in_o the_o saxon_a time_n there_o be_v a_o funeral_n duty_n to_o be_v pay_v call_v pecunia_n sepulchralis_fw-la &_o symbolum_n animae_fw-la and_o a_o saxon_a soul-shot_a this_o be_v require_v by_o the_o council_n at_o aenham_n 517._o and_o enforce_v by_o the_o law_n of_o canutus_n c._n 14._o and_o be_v due_a to_o the_o church_n the_o party_n decease_v belong_v to_o whether_o he_o be_v there_o bury_v or_o not_o some_o take_v this_o for_o the_o foundation_n of_o mortuary_n but_o then_o the_o money_n must_v be_v turn_v into_o good_n for_o in_o glanvil_n time_n 5._o a_o freeholder_n be_v allow_v to_o make_v his_o will_n of_o other_o thing_n provide_v that_o he_o give_v his_o first_o best_a thing_n to_o his_o lord_n and_o his_o second_o to_o the_o church_n and_o this_o be_v not_o original_o pro_fw-la animâ_fw-la defuncti_fw-la as_o 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winchelsee_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v a_o ancient_a right_n indeed_o in_o the_o cotton_n ms._n 433._o of_o the_o council_n of_o merton_n where_o this_o constitution_n be_v extant_a the_o reason_n be_v give_v that_o it_o be_v require_v by_o way_n of_o compensation_n for_o the_o neglect_v of_o tithe_n and_o oblation_n in_o the_o synod_n of_o winchester_n in_o his_o time_n a_o constitution_n be_v make_v for_o the_o uniform_a payment_n of_o mortuary_n in_o that_o diocese_n the_o second_o best_a of_o the_o good_n or_o chattel_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v in_o lieu_n of_o tithe_n unpaid_a 453._o in_o the_o synod_n of_o exeter_n of_o pet._n quivil_a 15_o e._n 1._o 391._o the_o reason_n be_v give_v for_o the_o neglect_v of_o all_o parochial_a duty_n but_o there_o it_o be_v say_v that_o some_o plead_v custom_n against_o the_o payment_n of_o they_o and_o other_o as_o to_o the_o manner_n and_o although_o this_o council_n endeavour_v to_o settle_v a_o uniform_a payment_n yet_o the_o statute_n of_o 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knowledge_n and_o admonition_n of_o their_o duty_n for_o contempt_n be_v verb._n nolle_n subjici_fw-la cui_fw-la oportet_fw-la subjici_fw-la and_o a_o lesser_a fault_n commit_v with_o it_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n than_o a_o great_a fault_n in_o itself_o commit_v without_o it_o i.e._n by_o mere_a carelessness_n and_o inadvertency_n but_o where_o there_o be_v a_o open_a and_o customary_a neglect_n there_o be_v a_o presumption_n of_o contempt_n unless_o some_o great_a and_o evident_a reason_n be_v produce_v for_o it_o i_o do_v not_o say_v the_o bare_a neglect_n do_v imply_v contempt_n in_o itself_o but_o where_o there_o be_v admonition_n and_o a_o continuance_n after_o it_o there_o be_v a_o downright_a and_o positive_a contempt_n but_o where_o the_o disuse_n be_v general_a not_o out_o of_o contempt_n but_o upon_o other_o reason_n and_o there_o be_v no_o admonition_n by_o superior_n but_o a_o tacit_n connivance_n there_o be_v a_o presumption_n of_o a_o consent_n towards_o the_o lay_n 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church_n that_o no_o man_n can_v serve_v two_o master_n etc._n etc._n but_o all_o their_o reason_n be_v not_o of_o this_o sort_n for_o the_o council_n of_o toledo_n speak_v home_o 3._o that_o one_o man_n can_v perform_v his_o duty_n to_o more_o than_o one_o charge_n 49._o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n the_o six_o council_n at_o paris_n and_o withal_o that_o it_o bring_v a_o scandal_n on_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o a_o hindrance_n to_o public_a worship_n and_o the_o good_a of_o soul_n and_o savour_v too_o much_o of_o a_o worldly_a mind_n which_o be_v weighty_a argument_n the_o only_a considerable_a thing_n on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v that_o the_o bishop_n be_v to_o take_v care_n that_o the_o place_n be_v due_o supply_v but_o whether_o it_o be_v do_v by_o parson_n vicar_n or_o curate_n be_v not_o material_a but_o this_o will_v not_o hold_v for_o 1._o the_o care_n of_o soul_n be_v commit_v personal_o to_o he_o that_o do_v undertake_v it_o and_o a_o regard_n be_v have_v to_o the_o 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and_o not_o a_o arithmetical_a i._n e._n a_o regard_v aught_o to_o be_v have_v to_o the_o merit_n and_o capacity_n of_o person_n 6._o as_o a_o commander_n have_v more_o pay_n than_o many_o common_a soldier_n but_o this_o reach_n only_o to_o the_o value_n and_o not_o to_o the_o number_n of_o benefice_n but_o the_o question_n still_o remain_v whether_o a_o legal_a dispensation_n take_v not_o off_o the_o obligation_n in_o point_n of_o conscience_n since_o it_o be_v allow_v by_o law_n and_o the_o curate_n appoint_v by_o the_o bishop_n who_o commit_v the_o cure_n of_o soul_n to_o he_o in_o answer_n to_o this_o we_o must_v consider_v 1._o that_o the_o law_n propose_v in_o dispensation_n very_o allowable_a end_n as_o public_a service_n encouragement_n of_o learning_n reward_v of_o merit_n and_o therefore_o doctor_n by_o favour_n have_v not_o the_o privilege_n which_o other_o have_v and_o in_o case_n of_o incompetency_n as_o it_o be_v then_o judge_v no_o legal_a dispensation_n be_v needful_a 2._o some_o ancient_a canon_n take_v care_n of_o the_o supply_n of_o the_o place_n by_o competent_a person_n and_o in_o that_o case_n abate_v the_o rigour_n of_o the_o canon_n for_o sirmondus_n say_v in_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nantz_n 8._o against_o plurality_n this_o clause_n be_v add_v unless_o he_o have_v presbyter_n under_o he_o to_o supply_v the_o duty_n of_o his_o place_n and_o the_o same_o clause_n be_v in_o regino_n 46._o l._n 1._o c._n 254._o and_o regino_n put_v it_o among_o the_o article_n of_o enquiry_n as_o to_o the_o clergy_n 612._o if_o any_o have_v more_o church_n than_o one_o without_o presbyter_n to_o assist_v he_o and_o in_o their_o old_a admonition_n to_o they_o at_o visitation_n it_o be_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n but_o in_o other_o it_o be_v leave_v out_o 9_o thomassin_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o former_a enquiry_n relate_v to_o those_o who_o have_v chapel_n and_o not_o to_o more_o church_n because_o then_o there_o be_v none_o that_o have_v title_n upon_o another_o benefice_n but_o these_o word_n be_v express_v as_o to_o more_o church_n it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v no_o such_o title_n then_o for_o a_o title_n in_o the_o old_a canon_n law_n be_v the_o relation_n which_o a_o clergyman_n stand_v in_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o his_o diocese_n be_v one_o of_o his_o clergy_n and_o so_o the_o greek_a canonist_n understand_v a_o man_n be_v not_o be_v ordain_v without_o a_o title_n and_o not_o have_v two_o church_n i._n e._n not_o to_o have_v relation_n to_o two_o diocese_n and_o so_o sine_fw-la titulo_fw-la be_v without_o be_v own_v by_o some_o bishop_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o they_o think_v aught_o to_o be_v strict_o observe_v 19_o and_o to_o which_o purpose_n many_o canon_n be_v make_v 16._o both_o ancient_a and_o late_a 3._o and_o if_o any_o desert_v their_o bishop_n 42._o they_o be_v liable_a to_o deprivation_n 20._o afterward_o the_o word_n 54._o title_n come_v to_o be_v apply_v to_o parochial_a church_n 17._o but_o there_o be_v some_o who_o find_v out_o 5._o that_o the_o ancient_a canon_n have_v another_o sense_n 13._o thence_o in_o the_o council_n of_o placentia_n in_o the_o canon_n sanctorum_fw-la dist._n 70._o c._n 2._o 175._o it_o be_v decree_v that_o one_o may_v have_v two_o church_n in_o the_o same_o diocese_n but_o not_o two_o preferment_n in_o several_a cathedral_n and_o in_o the_o council_n of_o clermont_n a._n d._n 1095._o the_o reason_n be_v give_v because_o according_a to_o the_o canon_n no_o man_n can_v have-two_a title_n and_o every_o one_o be_v bind_v to_o hold_v to_o the_o title_n to_o which_o he_o be_v first_o ordain_v but_o after_o all_o 8._o the_o council_n of_o nantz_n show_v plain_o that_o more_o parochial_a title_n be_v then_o allow_v if_o well_o provide_v for_o by_o such_o person_n as_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n approve_v now_o this_o very_a much_o alter_v the_o state_n of_o the_o case_n for_o then_o the_o obligation_n be_v real_a and_o not_o personal_a 3._o it_o be_v agree_v by_o the_o ancient_a canon_n 4._o that_o where_o there_o be_v a_o incompetency_n of_o maintenance_n vnio_n they_o allow_v a_o union_n for_o support_v now_o that_o be_v but_o the_o bishop_n act_n in_o join_v what_o have_v be_v divide_v suppose_v a_o sufficient_a subsistence_n and_o a_o reasonable_a distance_n with_o the_o bishop_n allowance_n have_v the_o same_o equity_n i.e._n the_o bishop_n act_n may_v unite_v two_o small_a benefice_n for_o a_o support_n not_o by_o a_o perpetual_a union_n but_o so_o long_o as_o he_o see_v cause_n which_o our_o law_n do_v still_o allow_v under_o such_o a_o value_n but_o it_o be_v rather_o a_o dispensation_n than_o a_o union_n for_o the_o right_n continue_v distinct_a in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n there_o be_v prerogative_n union_n ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la etc._n which_o be_v very_o scandalous_a and_o be_v own_v by_o the_o best_a canonist_n to_o be_v destructive_a of_o all_o order_n 28._o and_o invent_v to_o defeat_v the_o canon_n against_o plurality_n 49._o but_o the_o union_n which_o the_o law_n allow_v be_v only_o those_o where_o two_o distinct_a benefice_n be_v make_v one_o for_o a_o competent_a subsistence_n and_o than_o if_o the_o union_n be_v reasonable_a the_o dispensation_n within_o due_a distance_n be_v so_o too_o balsamon_n say_v in_o the_o greek_a church_n plurality_n be_v not_o forbid_v if_o they_o be_v near_o and_o under_o the_o same_o bishop_n but_o they_o do_v not_o allow_v the_o same_o man_n to_o be_v under_o two_o bishop_n in_o the_o capitular_o that_o clause_n be_v add_v 10._o that_o no_o man_n shall_v have_v more_o live_n than_o one_o si_fw-la facultas_fw-la suppetit_fw-la if_o it_o afford_v a_o reasonable_a subsistence_n and_o therefore_o in_o case_n of_o incompetency_n of_o maintenance_n of_o a_o good_a provision_n for_o curate_n and_o of_o
public_a service_n the_o severity_n of_o the_o ancient_a canon_n be_v with_o reason_n abate_v and_o a_o person_n be_v suppose_v to_o undertake_v the_o cure_n with_o those_o measure_n which_o the_o law_n and_o canon_n allow_v but_o every_o man_n who_o regard_v the_o do_v his_o duty_n out_o of_o conscience_n will_v consider_v how_o much_o lie_v upon_o himself_o and_o that_o the_o original_a intention_n of_o the_o church_n and_o law_n be_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v undertake_v more_o than_o he_o be_v willing_a and_o ready_a to_o discharge_v as_o far_o as_o one_o man_n ability_n can_v go_v for_o in_o great_a city_n one_o great_a parish_n require_v more_o than_o several_a church_n in_o the_o country_n and_o in_o such_o case_n a_o equitable_a construction_n must_v be_v put_v upon_o such_o canon_n which_o require_v personal_a performance_n of_o these_o duty_n of_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o parochial_a clergy_n by_o law_n the_o subject_n i_o intend_v now_o to_o consider_v be_v the_o encouragement_n which_o the_o parochial_a clergy_n have_v by_o law_n for_o the_o do_v their_o duty_n which_o be_v the_o manse_n the_o oblation_n and_o the_o tithe_n i._o the_o manse_n or_o house_n and_o glebe_n in_o the_o canon_n of_o egbert_n it_o be_v say_v can._n 25._o 1148_o that_o a_o entire_a manse_n ought_v to_o belong_v to_o every_o church_n without_o any_o other_o than_o ecclesiastical_a service_n by_o a_o manse_n 53._o mr._n selden_n say_v in_o the_o old_a charter_n the_o same_o be_v mean_v as_o a_o casat_n or_o hyde_n of_o land_n 980._o bignonius_n and_o sirmondus_n say_v so_o much_o glebe_n as_o be_v a_o employment_n for_o a_o husbandman_n and_o two_o servant_n 768._o spelman_n say_v it_o take_v in_o the_o house_n too_o 1._o lyndwood_n say_v as_o much_o land_n as_o will_v employ_v a_o yoke_n of_o ox_n and_o so_o the_o gloss_n on_o the_o canon_n law_n but_o in_o another_o place_n the_o gloss_n say_v the_o manse_n be_v the_o original_a endowment_n of_o the_o church_n 24._o without_o which_o it_o can_v be_v supply_v and_o without_o which_o it_o can_v not_o be_v consecrate_v 9_o for_o the_o endowment_n be_v first_o to_o be_v produce_v before_o the_o building_n 26._o collatâ_fw-la primitùs_fw-la donatione_fw-la solemni_fw-la be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o canon_n law_n and_o the_o same_o appear_v by_o council_n valent._n 3._o c._n 9_o council_n bracar_n 2._o c._n 5._o vit._n udalrici_fw-la c._n 7._o regino_n l._n 1._o c._n 23_o 24._o which_o be_v there_o explain_v to_o be_v a_o substantial_a sustenance_n for_o those_o who_o be_v to_o attend_v the_o service_n of_o that_o church_n and_o in_o the_o act_n of_o consecration_n of_o a_o parochial_a church_n in_o baluzius_n 622._o the_o bishop_n in_o the_o first_o place_n declare_v himself_o satisfy_v with_o the_o endowment_n unde_fw-la dignè_fw-la domus_fw-la dei_fw-la sustentaretur_fw-la and_o upon_o this_o the_o original_a right_n of_o patronage_n be_v found_v audientium_fw-la not_o upon_o the_o soil_n which_o 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