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sole_a prince_n confer_v the_o tithe_n of_o all_o the_o kingdom_n upon_o the_o church_n by_o his_o royal_a charter_n of_o which_o engulf_n abbot_n of_o crowland_n an._n 855._o say_v that_o king_n ethelwolph_n with_o the_o consent_n gratuito_fw-la consensu_fw-la of_o his_o prelate_n and_o prince_n do_v first_o enrich_v the_o church_n of_o england_n with_o the_o tithe_n of_o all_o his_o land_n and_o good_n many_o other_o law_n of_o the_o saxon_a king_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n be_v recite_v by_o mr._n selden_n as_o entire_o the_o gift_n of_o king_n and_o so_o say_v king_n elred_n nemo_fw-la auferat_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la pertinet_fw-la &_o praecessores_fw-la nostri_fw-la concesserunt_fw-la the_o whole_a bishopric_n ancient_o be_v in_o a_o large_a sense_n a_o paroecia_fw-la and_o the_o income_n of_o it_o by_o contribution_n first_o and_o by_o tithe_n also_o afterward_o be_v the_o common_a stock_n of_o all_o the_o clergy_n of_o the_o diocese_n and_o mr._n selden_n assert_v it_o to_o be_v the_o general_a opinion_n of_o all_o the_o common_a lawyer_n that_o before_o the_o lateran_n council_n under_o innocent_a 3._o every_o man_n may_v have_v give_v his_o tithe_n to_o what_o church_n he_o will_v probable_o within_o the_o diocese_n because_o they_o be_v not_o the_o propriety_n as_o yet_o of_o any_o one_o presbyter_n but_o the_o common_a patrimony_n of_o all_o the_o diocesan_n clergy_n so_o that_o tithe_n be_v a_o ten_o part_n of_o all_o increase_n tithable_a due_a to_o god_n â—0_n and_o consequent_o to_o his_o minister_n that_o wait_v on_o the_o altar_n these_o be_v divide_v into_o three_o sort_n 1._o praedial_a tithe_n arise_v only_a either_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o ground_n as_o corn_n hay_o hemp_n and_o the_o like_a or_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o tree_n and_o orchard_n as_o apple_n pear_n and_o the_o like_a 2._o personal_a tithe_n arise_v of_o the_o profit_n that_o come_v by_o the_o labour_n and_o industry_n of_o man_n either_o by_o handicraft_n as_o carpenter_n mason_n and_o the_o like_a or_o by_o buy_v sell_v or_o merchandize_v 3._o mix_v tithe_n arise_v partly_o of_o the_o ground_n and_o partly_o of_o the_o industry_n of_o man_n as_o of_o calf_n lamb_n pig_n milk_n cheese_n and_o the_o like_a b._n no_o tithe_n shall_v be_v pay_v for_o such_o thing_n as_o do_v not_o increase_v and_o renew_v year_n by_o year_n by_o the_o act_n of_o god_n 6._o of_o praedial_a tithe_n some_o be_v call_v majores_fw-la vulgar_o term_v the_o great_a tithe_n other_o minores_fw-la vel_fw-la minutae_fw-la vulgar_o the_o small_a tithe_n the_o great_a such_o as_o wheat_n rye_n hay_o etc._n etc._n the_o small_a such_o as_o minâ—_n annis_n cumin_n etc._n etc._n 42._o and_o common_o with_o we_o here_o in_o england_n we_o compute_v flax_n in_o the_o number_n of_o small_a tithe_n which_o be_v a_o praedial_a tithe_n as_o also_o wool_n milk_n cheese_n egg_n chicken_n of_o all_o kind_n lamb_n honey_n bees-wax_n and_o the_o like_a vid._n lindw_n cap._n de_fw-fr decimis_fw-la in_o ancient_a time_n the_o laity_n be_v so_o far_o from_o subtract_v their_o tithe_n as_o be_v the_o common_a practice_n of_o these_o day_n that_o ofttimes_o they_o will_v give_v more_o than_o be_v due_a or_o demand_v and_o be_v so_o conscientious_a in_o the_o payment_n thereof_o as_o at_o their_o death_n they_o usual_o bequeath_v a_o soule-sceat_a to_o their_o parochial_a priest_n in_o lieu_n of_o any_o tithe_n forget_v and_o at_o their_o funeral_n cause_v their_o best_a ox_n or_o horse_n to_o be_v lead_v with_o the_o corpse_n and_o as_o a_o mortuary_n or_o oblation_n give_v to_o the_o priest_n in_o recompense_n of_o any_o tithe_n which_o possible_o in_o their_o life-time_n may_v have_v be_v omit_v to_o be_v pay_v but_o in_o these_o latter_a age_n not_o regard_v what_o s._n hierom_n say_v that_o fraudare_fw-la eccelsiam_fw-la est_fw-la sacrilegium_fw-la 2._o all_o artifices_fw-la imaginable_a be_v put_v in_o practice_n to_o subduct_v the_o tithe_n and_o therefore_o to_o enforce_v the_o due_a payment_n thereof_o be_v the_o statute_n of_o h._n 8._o and_o ed._n 6._o make_v and_o enact_v ed_n 2._o covarruvias_n with_o other_o canonist_n and_o schoolman_n hold_n that_o by_o the_o moral_a law_n the_o rate_n or_o proportion_n of_o tithe_n be_v not_o necessary_o to_o be_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o fruit_n which_o the_o more_o receive_v opinion_n hold_v to_o be_v both_o erroneous_a and_o mischievous_a and_o that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n no_o custom_n deviate_a from_o the_o exact_a rate_n and_o proportion_n of_o the_o ten_o of_o the_o fruit_n aught_o to_o prevail_v any_o long_a than_o by_o the_o free_a and_o mutual_a consent_n of_o parson_n and_o parishioner_n for_o which_o reason_n it_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o pay_v of_o a_o halfpenny_n for_o a_o lamb_n or_o a_o penny_n for_o a_o calf_n by_o such_o as_o have_v under_o seven_o in_o one_o year_n be_v now_o become_v a_o unreasonable_a custom_n in_o regard_n the_o value_n of_o such_o lamb_n and_o calf_n be_v now_o raise_v four_o time_n high_o than_o in_o ancient_a time_n this_o seem_v far_o remote_a from_o tithe_n the_o very_a quotity_n whereof_o seem_v to_o be_v moral_a 30._o rather_o than_o ceremonial_a or_o judicial_a and_o not_o only_o allow_v or_o approve_v but_o even_o command_v by_o our_o saviour_n himself_o 42._o yea_o by_o the_o very_a law_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o long_o before_o the_o levitical_a tithe_n appear_v to_o be_v due_a in_o that_o abraham_n pay_v it_o to_o melchisedec_n and_o god_n himself_o who_o be_v the_o best_a interpreter_n of_o his_o own_o law_n call_v the_o detention_n of_o tithe_n sacrilege_n 10._o and_o that_o command_v of_o christ_n affirm_v that_o tithe_n ought_v to_o be_v pay_v of_o all_o even_o to_o the_o very_a herb_n speak_v by_o he_o at_o the_o period_n of_o the_o levitical_a law_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v restrain_v only_o to_o the_o priesthood_n of_o aaron_n for_o it_o do_v now_o remain_v in_o force_n as_o to_o priest_n under_o the_o gospel_n as_o that_o other_o part_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v the_o withhold_v of_o tithe_n be_v express_o interpret_v theft_n and_o robbery_n by_o the_o prophet_n ibid._n and_o lest_o it_o shall_v be_v think_v a_o mere_a human_a interest_n or_o in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o alienate_v god_n himself_o have_v vouchsafe_v to_o take_v tithe_n upon_o his_o own_o account_n in_o his_o minister_n behalf_n these_o tithe_n can_v not_o be_v mere_o ceremonial_a as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o for_o they_o prefigure_v nothing_o nor_o be_v they_o repeal_v by_o any_o one_o text_n in_o the_o gospel_n but_o reinforce_v as_o aforesaid_a so_o that_o whatever_o be_v command_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o ground_v on_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o be_v not_o repeal_v in_o the_o new_a must_v yet_o stand_v in_o force_n as_o a_o duty_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o if_o it_o 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