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canonicatus_fw-la thus_o duarenus_n card._n tuschus_fw-la and_o the_o roman_a canonist_n so_o that_o with_o they_o a_o sine-cure_n be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a live_n without_o dignity_n or_o cure_n of_o soul_n and_o the_o four_o the_o statut._n 21_o hen_n 8._o cap._n 13_o in_o the_o last_o proviso_n save_o four_o law_n of_o england_n have_v much_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n tell_v we_o in_o express_a term_n that_o deanrys_n arch_n deaconrys_n chancellorship_n treasurership_n chantership_n chancellor_n treasurer_n and_o chanter_n in_o cathedral_n church_n be_v mean_v prebend_n in_o any_o church_n parsonage_n where_o a_o vicar_n be_v endow_v and_o all_o perpetual_o 〈…〉_o perpetual_o appropriation_n be_v the_o word_n then_o the_o word_n impropriation_n be_v unheard_a of_o till_o abbey_n be_v pull_v down_o and_o â—â—â—tories_n and_o tithe_n caâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—y-mens_n hand_n 〈…〉_o appropriate_v benefice_n be_v sine-cure_n so_o that_o our_o law_n acknowledge_v many_o kind_n of_o sine-cure_n more_o than_o there_o be_v in_o our_o vulgar_a and_o common_a acceptation_n of_o that_o word_n for_o we_o common_o take_v sine-cure_n for_o parochial_a tithe_n and_o glebe-land_n the_o ecclesiastical_a revenue_n of_o a_o parish_n or_o some_o part_n of_o it_o possess_v by_o some_o one_o person_n who_o take_v no_o pain_n for_o it_o nor_o have_v any_o cure_n of_o soul_n however_o this_o statute_n may_v give_v we_o any_o authentic_a ground_n to_o state_n the_o question_n as_o to_o that_o part_n of_o it_o what_o a_o sine-cure_n be_v thus_o 4._o thus_o how_o appropriation_n come_v in_o see_v selden_n of_o tithe_n cap._n 6._o §_o 3_o 4._o appropriation_n the_o word_n in_o the_o statute_n be_v the_o alienation_n of_o tithe_n and_o the_o church-revenue_n glebe-land_n oblation_n etc._n etc._n from_o the_o parochial_a incumbent_n to_o some_o body_n else_o and_o this_o twofold_a 1._o so_o that_o the_o cure_n of_o soul_n be_v likewise_o alienate_v and_o go_v along_o with_o the_o appropriation_n 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be_v the_o endowment_n of_o the_o vicar_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o the_o small_a tithe_n easter-book_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v the_o usual_a endowment_n of_o vicaridge_n or_o whether_o the_o parish_n be_v divide_v so_o as_o all_o the_o tithe_n great_a and_o small_a of_o part_n of_o the_o parish_n be_v assign_v to_o the_o vicar_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n great_a and_o small_a appropriate_v as_o in_o some_o sine-cure_n in_o wales_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o st._n asaph_n the_o tithe_n of_o some_o town_n and_o village_n great_a and_o small_a be_v appropriate_v and_o all_o the_o remainder_n of_o tithe_n great_a or_o small_a of_o other_o village_n belong_v to_o the_o vicar_n now_o such_o alienation_n and_o appropriatiâ—â—_n of_o all_o or_o part_n of_o the_o tithe_n where_o there_o be_v a_o vicarage_n endow_v which_o be_v proper_o a_o sine_fw-la cure_n may_v be_v either_o 1._o to_o a_o corporation_n or_o soeiety_n as_o to_o college_n abbey_n monastery_n nunnery_n hospital_n etc._n etc._n for_o many_o such_o appropriation_n be_v make_v and_o approve_v in_o the_o 1130._o the_o gratian._n can._n quoniam_fw-la 68_o caus_n 26._o quest_n 1._o gratian_n cite_v hierome_n for_o it_o but_o hierome_n have_v no_o such_o thing_n nor_o be_v tithe_n hear_v of_o in_o his_o time_n i_o confess_v that_o juo_fw-la carnotens_fw-la have_v that_o same_o thing_n which_o gratian_n say_v epist_n 207._o writ_n about_o the_o year_n 1130._o canon-law_n and_o the_o best_a of_o our_o rectory_n in_o england_n be_v thus_o appropriate_v 2._o to_o particular_a person_n 1631._o note_v the_o live_n in_o england_n be_v 9284._o of_o these_o 3845._o and_o the_o best_a of_o they_o you_o may_v be_v sure_a be_v appropriate_v to_o society_n or_o single_a person_n weever_n funeral_n monument_n p._n 183._o edit_fw-la lond._n 1631._o as_o to_o a_o archdeacon_n so_o the_o rectory_n of_o iphlay_n to_o the_o archdeacon_n of_o oxon_n there_o be_v a_o vicarage_n but_o mean_o endow_v to_o which_o the_o arch_a deacon_n 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