service_n of_o god_n not_o only_a samaria_n have_v exceed_v jerusalem_n but_o even_o babylon_n put_v down_o zion_n and_o so_o theodoret_n complain_v that_o the_o heathen_n do_v give_v their_o ten_o and_o first-fruit_n to_o be_v employ_v in_o their_o idolatrous_a service_n to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o their_o temple_n oratory_n priest_n and_o altar_n in_o more_o liberal_a manner_n then_o christian_n but_o say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o honour_n say_v he_o speak_v of_o the_o care_n take_v for_o the_o egyptian_a priest_n gen._n 47._o the_o priest_n of_o the_o live_a god_n and_o minister_n of_o our_o redeemer_n christ_n jesus_n have_v not_o with_o we_o and_o much_o less_o have_v they_o in_o these_o day_n especial_o with_o we_o who_o boast_v to_o have_v reform_v thing_n amiss_o for_o yet_o among_o those_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n it_o be_v otherwise_o that_o think_v nothing_o too_o dear_a for_o their_o jesuit_n and_o have_v their_o priest_n in_o so_o great_a 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the_o laity_n as_o spiritualty_n ordain_v that_o every_o man_n upon_o pain_n of_o his_o christendom_n and_o be_v accurse_v shall_v pay_v they_o true_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 73._o tom._n 1._o council_n pag._n 420._o king_n edgar_z in_o a_o great_a parliament_n about_o the_o year_n 959._o confirm_v the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n assign_v certain_a time_n when_o every_o thing_n shall_v be_v pay_v viz._n the_o tithe_n of_o all_o young_a thing_n before_o whitsuntide_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o harvest_n equinoctial_a i._o about_o the_o 12._o septemb_n and_o of_o seed_n by_o martimas_n and_o this_o to_o be_v do_v under_o the_o pain_n mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n have_v ancient_o provide_v for_o the_o payment_n hereof_o though_o the_o book_n remain_v not_o to_o we_o at_o this_o day_n as_o well_o as_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n and_o he_o further_o enact_v that_o the_o sheriff_n as_o well_o as_o the_o bishop_n and_o priest_n shall_v compel_v every_o man_n to_o pay_v their_o tithe_n and_o shall_v set_v it_o forth_o and_o deliver_v it_o if_o they_o will_v not_o leave_v to_o the_o party_n offend_v only_o the_o 9_o part_n and_o that_o the_o other_o eight_o part_n shall_v be_v divide_v four_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o four_o to_o the_o bishop_n and_o that_o no_o man_n shall_v herein_o be_v spare_v be_v he_o the_o king_n officer_n or_o any_o gentleman_n whatsoever_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 77._o tom._n 1._o council_n pa._n 444._o king_n canutus_n about_o the_o year_n 1016._o make_v the_o like_a law_n with_o some_o little_a enlargement_n as_o appear_v in_o his_o 544._o law_n ca._n 8._o and_o as_o malmesbury_n testify_v strict_o observe_v all_o the_o law_n of_o the_o ancient_a king_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la regum_fw-la angl._n lib._n 2._o p._n 55._o and_o he_o write_v also_o about_o the_o 15._o year_n of_o his_o reign_n from_o beyond_o the_o sea_n a_o long_a letter_n to_o all_o the_o bishop_n and_o nobility_n of_o england_n conjure_v they_o by_o the_o faith_n that_o they_o ought_v both_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o god_n that_o they_o cause_v these_o law_n touch_v tithe_n and_o right_n of_o the_o church_n to_o be_v due_o execute_v and_o the_o tithe_n to_o be_v pay_v as_o abovesaid_a malmsb._n p._n 74._o but_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n about_o the_o year_n 1042_o make_v all_o certain_a namely_o that_o tithe_n be_v due_a unto_o god_n and_o shall_v be_v pay_v the_o ten_o sheaf_n the_o ten_o foal_n the_o ten_o calf_n the_o ten_o cheese_n where_o cheese_n be_v make_v or_o the_o ten_o day_n milk_n where_o there_o be_v no_o cheese_n make_v the_o ten_o lamb_n the_o ten_o fleece_n the_o ten_o part_n of_o butter_n the_o ten_o pig_n and_o that_o they_o that_o have_v but_o a_o calf_n or_o two_o shall_v pay_v for_o every_o of_o they_o a_o penny_n and_o to_o this_o price_n be_v the_o parson_n general_o hold_v at_o this_o 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edward_n the_o confessor_n as_o by_o and_o by_o we_o shall_v more_o large_o declare_v and_o the_o king_n of_o france_n be_v so_o likewise_o consecrate_v ever_o since_o the_o time_n of_o clodoveus_n alias_o ludovicus_n who_o saint_n remigius_n bishop_n of_o rheimes_n both_o baptize_v and_o anoint_v about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 500_o have_v from_o time_n to_o time_n in_o all_o ancient_a age_n exercise_v the_o like_a ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n insomuch_o that_o clodoveus_n himself_o be_v but_o new_o enter_v into_o iâ—_n doubt_v not_o to_o appoint_v a_o council_n at_o orleans_n and_o to_o call_v thither_o the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n of_o france_n but_o out_o of_o the_o motion_n of_o priestly_a mind_n to_o use_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o council_n command_v the_o priest_n mean_v the_o bishop_n to_o assemble_v there_o for_o debate_v necessary_a matter_n which_o in_o his_o own_o consideration_n he_o have_v advise_v upon_o and_o deliver_v to_o they_o in_o head_n and_o title_n and_o they_o have_v answer_v thereunto_o and_o frame_v the_o canon_n of_o that_o council_n according_o do_v submit_v they_o to_o his_o judgement_n and_o desire_v if_o it_o approve_v they_o himself_o for_o great_a authority_n will_v confirm_v they_o tom._n 2._o council_n pag._n 309_o in_fw-la rescripto_fw-la synodi_fw-la the_o king_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o sicil_n be_v also_o anoint_v and_o endow_v with_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n whereof_o we_o shall_v speak_v more_o anon_o for_o the_o right_n of_o both_o these_o kingdom_n reside_v at_o this_o present_a upon_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n who_o till_o the_o same_o come_v unto_o they_o be_v neither_o anoint_v nor_o crown_v and_o though_o since_o that_o time_n they_o have_v be_v dignify_v with_o both_o these_o prerogative_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o so_o illustrious_a in_o they_o as_o in_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o france_n for_o that_o these_o be_v ancient_a kingdom_n raise_v by_o their_o own_o power_n and_o prowess_n 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upon_o the_o matter_n agree_v that_o it_o may_v be_v so_o for_o among_o other_o privilege_n that_o he_o there_o bestow_v upon_o the_o church_n of_o saint_n peter_n of_o westminster_n then_o new_o found_v by_o that_o virtuous_a king_n he_o grant_v and_o absolute_o confirm_v that_o it_o shall_v for_o ever_o be_v a_o place_n of_o regal_a constitution_n and_o consecration_n and_o a_o perpetual_a habitation_n of_o monk_n that_o shall_v be_v subject_a to_o no_o live_a creature_n but_o the_o king_n himself_o free_a from_o episcopal_a service_n and_o authority_n and_o where_o no_o bishop_n shall_v enter_v to_o give_v any_o order_n etc._n etc._n tom._n council_n part_n 3._o pa._n 1129._o a._n in_o which_o word_n i_o note_v first_o that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n in_o those_o ancient_a day_n be_v before_o their_o coronation_n mere_o lay_v person_n be_v by_o their_o consecration_n make_v candidati_fw-la ecclesiasticae_fw-la potestatis_fw-la and_o admit_v to_o the_o administration_n thereof_o for_o to_o what_o other_o purpose_n be_v consecration_n ordain_v but_o to_o make_v secular_a thing_n to_o belong_v unto_o the_o temple_n and_o lay_v person_n to_o become_v sacred_a and_o ecclesiastical_a like_o jacob_n stone_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n which_o present_o upon_o the_o anoint_v thereof_o become_v appropriate_a to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n second_o he_o plain_o make_v the_o king_n head_n of_o this_o monastery_n that_o be_v of_o the_o place_n itself_o and_o of_o all_o the_o person_n and_o member_n thereof_o which_o then_o by_o consequence_n he_o may_v likewise_o be_v of_o all_o other_o ecclesiastical_a person_n and_o place_n through_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n and_o even_o that_o also_o he_o grant_v in_o a_o sort_n in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o epistle_n vobis_fw-la &_o posteris_fw-la vestris_fw-la regibus_fw-la committimus_fw-la advocationem_fw-la &_o tuitionem_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la loci_fw-la &_o omnium_fw-la totius_fw-la angliae_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la 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eadbert_n king_n of_o northumberland_n publish_v canon_n about_o the_o year_n 750._o which_o do_v bind_v all_o the_o northern_a part_n and_o scotland_n in_o those_o day_n wherein_o he_o direct_v all_o minister_n to_o instruct_v their_o people_n when_o and_o how_o to_o pay_v their_o tithe_n tom._n 1._o con._n pa._n 258._o can._n 5_o etc._n etc._n about_o the_o year_n 786._o in_o the_o time_n of_o offa_n a_o great_a king_n of_o mercia_n and_o helfwood_n king_n of_o northumberland_n and_o the_o two_o archbishop_n there_o be_v a_o great_a council_n hold_v by_o two_o legate_n from_o hadrian_n the_o first_o wherein_o tithe_n be_v establish_v and_o it_o be_v likewise_o confirm_v in_o the_o south_n part_n by_o the_o king_n of_o west-saxony_n and_o as_o m._n selden_n say_v it_o be_v a_o most_o observable_a law_n be_v make_v with_o great_a solemnity_n of_o both_o power_n of_o both_o state_n history_n cap._n 8._o pag._n 201._o tom._n 1._o con._n pag._n 291._o can._n 17._o in_o the_o year_n 855._o 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