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idolatry_n they_o do_v contain_v in_o they_o as_o the_o title_n of_o the_o authority_n and_o use_n of_o the_o pal_z the_o title_n of_o the_o mass_n the_o title_n of_o relic_n and_o the_o worship_n of_o saint_n the_o title_n of_o monk_n and_o regular_a canon_n the_o title_n of_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o eucharist_n and_o cream_n and_o such_o other_o of_o like_a quality_n but_o yet_o be_v retain_v in_o the_o general_a for_o in_o stead_n of_o they_o there_o be_v substitute_v in_o their_o place_n holy_a worship_n tend_v to_o the_o like_a end_n of_o godliness_n those_o other_o do_v pretend_v but_o void_a of_o those_o superstitious_a mean_n the_o other_o think_v to_o please_v god_n by_o and_o so_o in_o stead_n of_o the_o mass_n have_v come_v in_o the_o holy_a communion_n and_o in_o place_n of_o worship_v of_o saint_n have_v succeed_v a_o godly_a remembrance_n and_o glorify_v of_o god_n in_o his_o saint_n and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n whereof_o
we_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n be_v that_o i_o find_v glanvill_n angliae_fw-la glanvill_n lib._n 12._o cap._n 15_o de_fw-la legibus_fw-la angliae_fw-la who_o himself_o live_v under_o henry_n the_o second_o and_o be_v lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n in_o his_o day_n sort_n to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n the_o plea_n of_o tenement_n where_o the_o suit_n be_v between_o two_o clerk_n or_o between_o a_o clerk_n and_o a_o lay_v man_n and_o the_o plea_n be_v de_fw-fr libera_fw-la eleemosina_fw-la feodi_fw-la ecclesiastici_fw-la &_o non_fw-la petitur_fw-la inde_fw-la recognitio_fw-la whether_o the_o frank_a fee_n be_v lay_v or_o ecclesiastical_a where_o also_o be_v far_o add_v that_o if_o it_o be_v find_v 25._o idem_fw-la lib._n 13._o cap._n 25._o by_o the_o verdict_n of_o legal_a and_o sufficient_a man_n that_o it_o be_v of_o ecclesiastical_a fee_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v after_o draw_v to_o lay_v fee_n no_o though_o it_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o church_n by_o service_n thereunto_o due_a and_o accustom_a second_o whereas_o land_n be_v demand_v in_o 18._o idem_fw-la lib._n 7._o cap._n 18._o marriage_n by_o the_o husband_n or_o the_o wife_n or_o their_o heir_n and_o the_o demand_n be_v against_o the_o giver_n or_o his_o heir_n than_o it_o shall_v be_v at_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o demander_n whether_o he_o will_v sue_v for_o the_o same_o in_o the_o court_n christian_n or_o in_o the_o secular_a court_n for_o say_v he_o it_o pertain_v unto_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n to_o hold_v plea_n of_o dowry_n which_o he_o call_v maritagia_n if_o so_o be_v the_o plaintiff_n so_o make_v choice_n of_o those_o court_n for_o the_o mutual_a affiance_n that_o be_v there_o make_v between_o the_o man_n and_o the_o wife_n for_o marriage_n to_o be_v have_v between_o they_o and_o there_o be_v a_o dowry_n promise_v unto_o the_o man_n by_o the_o woman_n friend_n neither_o shall_v this_o plea_n be_v carry_v unto_o the_o temporal_a court_n no_o though_o the_o land_n be_v of_o 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constitution_n aeterna_fw-la de_fw-la poenis_fw-la make_v in_o the_o day_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o which_o plain_o show_v that_o in_o those_o day_n all_o personal_a suit_n between_o either_o clerk_n &_o clerk_n or_o between_o layman_n complaynant_n &_o clerk_n defendant_n for_o ever_o the_o plaintiff_n must_v follow_v the_o court_n of_o the_o defendant_n which_o to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a man_n than_o be_v the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n be_v try_v by_o the_o spiritual_a law_n &_o not_o by_o the_o temporal_a law_n which_o practice_n for_o that_o it_o do_v accord_n with_o the_o judgement_n of_o those_o ancient_a lawyer_n that_o have_v be_v before_o cite_v and_o with_o the_o prohibition_n itself_o which_o there_o restrain_v only_o call_v of_o lay_v man_n to_o make_v recognizance_n of_o matter_n of_o lay_v see_v it_o may_v be_v a_o great_a argument_n that_o these_o thing_n be_v of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a right_n in_o those_o day_n from_o which_o i_o see_v not_o how_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n be_v fall_v for_o i_o see_v neither_o law_n nor_o statute_n to_o the_o contrary_a unless_o perhaps_o they_o will_v say_v the_o statute_n of_o the_o 25._o of_o henry_n 8._o cap._n 19_o take_v the_o same_o away_o as_o be_v hurtful_a to_o the_o king_n prerogative_n royal_a and_o repugnant_a 19_o 25._o h._n 8._o cap._n 19_o to_o the_o law_n statute_n &_o custom_n of_o this_o realm_n which_o whether_o they_o be_v or_o be_v not_o take_v away_o by_o the_o stroke_n of_o that_o statute_n i_o leave_v it_o to_o man_n of_o better_a experience_n in_o these_o matter_n than_o myself_o to_o judge_v but_o yet_o this_o i_o find_v by_o experience_n to_o be_v true_a that_o where_o there_o be_v two_o divers_a jurisdiction_n in_o one_o commonwealth_n unless_o they_o be_v careful_o bound_v by_o the_o prince_n &_o a_o equal_a respect_n carry_v to_o both_o of_o they_o so_o far_o as_o their_o place_n and_o the_o necessary_a use_n of_o they_o in_o the_o commonwealth_n require_v as_o the_o advancement_n of_o the_o one_o increase_v so_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o other_o decrease_v special_o if_o one_o have_v get_v the_o countenance_n of_o the_o state_n more_o than_o the_o other_o which_o be_v the_o only_a cause_n at_o this_o day_n of_o the_o overflow_a of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o ebb_a of_o the_o other_o but_o it_o be_v in_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n to_o redress_v it_o not_o by_o take_v any_o thing_n from_o that_o profession_n that_o be_v they_o but_o restore_v to_o this_o profession_n that_o which_o be_v their_o own_o but_o hereof_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sect_n 5._o that_o some_o title_n of_o the_o canon_n law_n be_v grant_v to_o be_v of_o absolute_a use_n with_o we_o and_o that_o of_o some_o other_o there_o be_v question_v make_v for_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o matter_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n some_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v absolute_o in_o use_n some_o other_o be_v challenge_v to_o be_v but_o in_o a_o 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be_v almost_o the_o general_a imperfection_n of_o all_o statute_n that_o be_v make_v upon_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n but_o i_o fear_v i_o as_o emulation_n between_o the_o two_o law_n in_o the_o beginning_n bring_v in_o these_o multitude_n of_o prohibition_n either_o against_o or_o beside_o law_n so_o the_o gain_n they_o bring_v unto_o the_o temporal_a court_n maintain_v they_o which_o also_o make_v the_o judge_n they_o cease_v not_o cost_n and_o damage_n in_o case_n of_o consultation_n although_o the_o statute_n precise_o require_v their_o assent_n and_o assignment_n therein_o because_o they_o will_v not_o deter_v other_o man_n from_o sue_v out_o of_o prohibition_n and_o pursue_v of_o the_o same_o the_o prohibition_n of_o the_o law_n as_o have_v be_v before_o show_v be_v neither_o many_o nor_o much_o repine_v at_o because_o they_o contain_v a_o necessary_a distinction_n between_o jurisdiction_n and_o jurisdiction_n and_o imply_v the_o king_n right_a and_o subject_n benefit_n but_o the_o
validity_n of_o the_o will_n itself_o &_o the_o legacy_n and_o devise_n therein_o whether_o they_o be_v of_o land_n or_o tenement_n or_o of_o good_n or_o chattel_n the_o probate_n itself_o work_v nothing_o but_o leave_v that_o to_o the_o law_n common_a or_o ecclesiastical_a according_a as_o the_o bequest_n belong_v to_o either_o of_o they_o whether_o it_o be_v good_a &_o available_a in_o law_n or_o no_o for_o it_o oftentimes_o fall_v out_o notwithstanding_o the_o will_v be_v lawful_o prove_v before_o the_o ordinary_a yet_o the_o bequest_n be_v not_o good_a either_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o person_n to_o who_o the_o bequest_n be_v make_v or_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o devisable_v in_o all_o or_o in_o part_n as_o by_o the_o common_a law_n land_n in_o capite_fw-la can_v be_v devise_v more_o than_o for_o two_o part_n but_o in_o socage_n the_o devise_n be_v good_a for_o all_o and_o by_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n &_o some_o other_o place_n of_o the_o land_n a_o man_n can_v bequeath_v no_o more_o than_o his_o death_n part_n and_o if_o he_o do_v his_o bequest_n be_v void_a for_o the_o rest_n but_o in_o other_o place_n of_o the_o land_n a_o man_n may_v bequeath_v all_o by_o the_o civil_a law_n a_o man_n can_v bequeath_v nothing_o to_o a_o traitor_n or_o a_o heretic_n or_o a_o unlawful_a college_n or_o company_n unless_o perhaps_o it_o be_v for_o the_o aliment_n or_o maintenance_n of_o they_o in_o extreme_a poverty_n that_o they_o die_v not_o for_o hunger_n which_o be_v the_o work_n of_o charity_n and_o if_o he_o do_v the_o legacy_n thereof_o be_v void_a to_o all_o intent_n &_o purpose_n so_o then_o the_o probate_n of_o the_o ordinary_a in_o matter_n of_o land_n neither_o help_v nor_o hinder_v the_o right_a of_o the_o devise_n itself_o but_o be_v a_o declaration_n only_o of_o the_o dead_a man_n doom_n utter_v before_o such_o &_o such_o witness_n which_o take_v his_o strength_n not_o so_o much_o from_o the_o probate_n as_o from_o the_o law_n and_o be_v testify_v only_o by_o the_o probate_n that_o the_o same_o be_v declare_v by_o the_o testator_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o witness_n therein_o name_v to_o be_v his_o true_a and_o last_o will._n so_o that_o no_o man_n herein_o be_v to_o be_v offend_v with_o the_o ordinary_a as_o presume_v of_o a_o matter_n not_o appertain_v unto_o he_o for_o his_o testification_n in_o all_o law_n and_o conscience_n do_v belong_v unto_o he_o to_o give_v allowance_n so_o far_o unto_o the_o defunct_n will_v as_o it_o be_v avouch_v before_o he_o to_o be_v his_o last_o act_n &_o deed_n in_o that_o behalf_n but_o rather_o they_o be_v in_o this_o case_n to_o thank_v the_o ordinary_a that_o he_o by_o that_o act_n of_o he_o have_v preserve_v the_o memory_n of_o that_o which_o otherwise_o perhaps_o will_v have_v be_v lose_v and_o perish_v to_o the_o great_a hurt_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o other_o which_o have_v private_a interest_n therein_o chap._n ii_o sect_n 1._o of_o the_o care_n that_o prince_n of_o this_o realm_n have_v have_v for_o the_o due_a payment_n of_o tithe_n unto_o the_o church_n and_o the_o preserve_n of_o the_o cognisance_n thereof_o unto_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n of_o this_o land_n both_o before_o the_o conquest_n and_o since_o of_o all_o matter_n that_o appertain_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n there_o be_v no_o one_o thing_n that_o the_o prince_n of_o this_o land_n have_v make_v more_o careful_a provision_n for_o since_o there_o be_v any_o church_n government_n in_o this_o land_n than_o that_o all_o manner_n of_o tithe_n due_a by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v full_o and_o true_o pay_v unto_o their_o parish_n church_n where_o they_o grow_v and_o if_o they_o be_v deny_v shall_v be_v recover_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n etc._n church_n the_o great_a piety_n &_o princely_a care_n of_o our_o ancient_a king_n before_o the_o coquest_n be_v worthy_o note_v by_o the_o author_n and_o because_o it_o argue_v the_o rare_a devotion_n of_o those_o time_n we_o will_v consider_v it_o more_o perfect_o about_o the_o seven_o centurie_n ina_n king_n of_o the_o west_n saxon_n make_v this_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hpa_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ne_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v that_o the_o church-sceat_a be_v pay_v in_o at_o martlemas_n if_o any_o refuse_v to_o pay_v it_o that_o his_o penalty_n be_v forty_o shilling_n and_o the_o payment_n of_o church-sceat_a twelve_o time_n that_o which_o the_o law_n here_o call_v church-sceat_a according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o read_v have_v be_v diverse_o interpret_v fleta_n as_o if_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d read_v church-seed_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v it_o be_v certa_fw-la mensura_fw-la bladi_fw-la trâ—tics_n etc._n etc._n so_o the_o old_a lawyer_n in_o lambert_n fuit_fw-la un_fw-fr certain_a de_fw-fr ble_a batu_n que_fw-fr chescun_fw-fr homme_fw-fr devoit_fw-fr en_fw-fr temps_fw-fr des_fw-fr briton_n &_o des_fw-fr engles_n porter_n a_o lour_v esglise_fw-fr le_fw-fr jour_fw-fr seint_a martin_n other_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d churchescet_fw-la that_o be_v the_o church_n shoot_v or_o church_n due_a which_o way_n soever_o we_o read_v the_o word_n there_o will_v be_v no_o great_a injury_n do_v to_o the_o sense_n yet_o because_o other_o thing_n beside_o corn_n have_v go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o church-sceat_a as_o the_o cock_n &_o hen_n at_o christmas_n therefore_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o last_o read_n be_v the_o best_a here_o it_o must_v signify_v a_o quantity_n of_o corn_n due_a to_o the_o church_n and_o to_o be_v pay_v in_o at_o martlemas_n why_o these_o due_n and_o other_o be_v tender_v at_o this_o feast_n hospinian_n think_v he_o have_v give_v a_o good_a reason_n but_o see_v gretser_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr festis_fw-la upon_o s._n martin_n day_n in_o the_o nine_o centurie_n king_n aethelstane_n make_v this_o law_n i_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o minum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d call_v my_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d on_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nama_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hi_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v i_o aethelstane_n king_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o wulfhelme_v my_o archbishop_n and_o my_o other_o bishop_n command_v all_o my_o reves_n through_o all_o my_o kingdom_n in_o the_o lord_n name_n and_o of_o all_o saint_n and_o for_o my_o love_n that_o in_o the_o first_o place_n they_o pay_v the_o tithe_n of_o my_o own_o revenue_n as_o well_o in_o live_a cattle_n as_o the_o yearly_a fruit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v and_o this_o to_o be_v do_v at_o the_o day_n of_o the_o behead_v of_o s._n john_n the_o baptist_n and_o that_o the_o subject_n may_v the_o more_o earnest_o intend_v the_o observation_n of_o this_o law_n the_o king_n add_v a_o pious_a exhortation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jacob_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mâ—n_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hi_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eac_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d on_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bocum_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mid_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ecelic_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v furthermore_o think_v we_o with_o our_o ourselves_o what_o jacob_n the_o high_a father_n to_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o will_v give_v thou_o my_o tithe_n and_o my_o peace-offering_a and_o the_o lord_n himself_o in_o the_o gospel_n say_v to_o all_o that_o have_v it_o shall_v be_v give_v and_o they_o shall_v abound_v we_o may_v also_o bethink_v ourselves_o of_o the_o penalty_n which_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n that_o if_o we_o will_v not_o pay_v our_o tithe_n than_o the_o nine_o part_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o and_o the_o ten_o only_o shall_v be_v leave_v we_o and_o god_n lore_n put_v we_o in_o mind_n that_o for_o these_o earthly_a thing_n eternal_a be_v to_o be_v have_v and_o everlasting_a for_o the_o transitory_a thus_o the_o religious_a prince_n go_v on_o and_o earnest_o pursue_v the_o argument_n in_o the_o rhetoric_n of_o those_o time_n seem_v to_o intimate_v to_o his_o people_n that_o though_o no_o humane_a law_n have_v interpose_v itself_o yet_o the_o divine_a equity_n of_o this_o cause_n may_v be_v eminent_o enforce_v out_o of_o sacred_a writ_n king_n edmund_z in_o a_o synod_n hold_v at_o london_n at_o which_o be_v present_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d oda_n and_o wulfstan_n
into_o england_n to_o reëstablish_v the_o faith_n decay_v by_o the_o saxon_n who_o set_v down_o sundry_a ordinance_n for_o the_o church_n &_o frame_v it_o in_o uniformity_n of_o prayer_n and_o government_n to_o that_o which_o then_o be_v use_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n but_o long_o before_o aug._n time_n as_o it_o may_v by_o our_o story_n appear_v even_o in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n lucius_n who_o send_v to_o elutherius_n a_o bishop_n of_o rome_n for_o unico_fw-la ethelward_n lib._n unico_fw-la learned_a man_n to_o instruct_v he_o and_o his_o people_n in_o the_o faith_n which_o be_v about_o a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n after_o the_o ascension_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o faith_n of_o christ_n be_v here_o preach_v in_o britain_n and_o fifteen_o archbishop_n be_v by_o our_o story_n report_v one_o to_o have_v succeed_v scotus_n jocelin_n of_o furne_z in_o his_o book_n of_o british_a bishop_n marianus_n scotus_n a_o other_o in_o the_o see_v of_o london_n before_o the_o irruption_n of_o the_o saxon_n into_o this_o land_n all_o which_o time_n it_o be_v not_o like_o the_o church_n of_o god_n that_o be_v in_o the_o land_n be_v void_a of_o this_o provision_n for_o the_o ministry_n so_o that_o i_o assure_v myself_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n be_v far_o more_o ancient_a than_o the_o time_n of_o augustine_n albeit_o the_o conqueror_n cit_v there_o the_o authority_n of_o austin_n rather_o than_o any_o former_a precedent_n of_o the_o briton_n both_o for_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o austin_n be_v better_o know_v unto_o the_o saxon_n among_o who_o ancestor_n austin_n teach_v &_o govern_v as_o a_o archbishop_n than_o any_o of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o british_a church_n to_o who_o the_o saxon_n be_v enemy_n and_o their_o tongue_n altogether_o unknown_a unto_o they_o and_o beside_o for_o that_o this_o doctrine_n of_o austin_n concern_v tithe_n best_a suit_v with_o the_o general_a custom_n that_o be_v then_o use_v throughout_o all_o europe_n in_o pay_v 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same_o good_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n and_o be_v attaint_v thereof_o he_o shall_v be_v award_v to_o prison_n and_o make_v fine_a at_o the_o king_n will_v and_o yield_v damage_n unto_o the_o party_n grieve_v and_o a_o wreck_n by_o the_o law_n of_o this_o land_n be_v where_o all_o live_a thing_n within_o the_o ship_n do_v perish_v 1_o perish_v mes_fw-fr si_fw-fr ud_fw-fr homme_fw-fr ou_fw-fr un_fw-fr chien_fw-fr â—u_n câ—tte_fw-mi escape_v â—ive_a i_o 〈…〉_o t_o que_fw-fr le_fw-fr partiea_fw-la que_fw-fr les_fw-fr biens_fw-fr sont_fw-fr veigu_n dein_n lan_o &_o jour_fw-fr &_o procue_v les_fw-fr biens_fw-fr destrese_n il_fw-fr avera_fw-fr eux_fw-fr arere_z per_fw-la provision_n del_fw-it statute_n de_fw-fr westminst_n i._o cap._n 4._o fait_fw-fr en_fw-fr les_fw-fr â—ours_fw-fr del_fw-it râ—y_fw-mi e_z f._n 1_o but_o if_o a_o man_n a_o dog_n or_o a_o cat_n do_v escape_v out_o of_o the_o ship_n alive_a it_o be_v otherwise_o for_o matter_n of_o contract_n they_o be_v either_o in_o the_o petitorie_a or_o in_o the_o possessory_a the_o petitorie_n be_v where_o the_o property_n of_o any_o thing_n be_v challenge_v this_o of_o all_o other_o suit_n be_v institut_fw-la de_fw-fr rerum_fw-la dimissione_n §_o singulorum_fw-la ff_n de_fw-fr acquirendo_fw-la rerum_fw-la dominio_fw-la l._n adeo_fw-la &_o toto_fw-la 〈…〉_o ul_a c._n de_fw-fr qua_fw-la driennij_fw-la prescript_n l._n be_v be_v the_o hard_a because_o the_o proof_n thereof_o be_v very_o difficile_a for_o albeit_o the_o property_n of_o thing_n may_v be_v get_v by_o many_o mean_n as_o well_o by_o the_o law_n civil_a as_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n so_o easy_a to_o be_v prove_v for_o that_o there_o must_v concur_v many_o thing_n to_o the_o proof_n of_o a_o property_n otherwise_o you_o shall_v fail_v in_o your_o suit_n as_o in_o a_o case_n of_o bargain_n and_o sail_n that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o contract_n between_o the_o buyer_n and_o the_o seller_n that_o there_o be_v either_o money_n pay_v for_o it_o or_o that_o he_o that_o sell_v it_o be_v content_a to_o take_v the_o buyer_n word_n for_o it_o consuetudâ—n_n c_o de_fw-mi 〈…〉_o virend_n possess_v l._n 1._o ext_fw-la c._n 1._o de_fw-fr consuetudâ—n_n that_o delivery_n be_v make_v thereof_o otherwise_o the_o property_n pass_v not_o but_o only_o in_o some_o few_o case_n in_o which_o neither_o possession_n nor_o delivery_n be_v require_v last_o that_o he_o which_o sell_v it_o be_v rightful_a owner_n of_o it_o otherwise_o can_v he_o not_o pass_v over_o a_o thing_n he_o have_v no_o right_n unto_o the_o lordship_n or_o property_n of_o thing_n be_v bipartite_a for_o either_o it_o be_v direct_v or_o full_a such_o as_o man_n have_v when_o they_o have_v not_o only_o the_o thing_n itself_o whereof_o they_o be_v lord_n or_o proprietary_n but_o also_o the_o use_n and_o commodity_n thereof_o or_o else_o it_o be_v profitable_a as_o be_v the_o hold_n of_o tenant_n and_o farmer_n who_o have_v the_o use_n gain_n and_o 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judge_n that_o he_o will_v appear_v in_o judgement_n and_o will_v pay_v that_o which_o shall_v be_v adjudge_v against_o he_o and_o that_o he_o will_v ratify_v and_o allow_v all_o that_o his_o proctor_n shall_v do_v in_o his_o name_n for_o to_o all_o these_o end_n satisdation_n in_o judgement_n be_v which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o course_n to_o secure_v the_o adversary_n of_o that_o which_o be_v in_o debate_n before_o the_o judge_n that_o on_o what_o side_n soever_o the_o cause_n shall_v have_v a_o end_n the_o client_n may_v be_v sure_a to_o get_v that_o which_o by_o law_n shall_v be_v adjudge_v unto_o they_o sect_n 3._o what_o be_v the_o criminal_a marine_a matter_n whereof_o the_o law_n civil_a hold_v plea_n here_o with_o we_o and_o what_o proceed_v they_o have_v and_o so_o much_o of_o those_o civil_a marine_a matter_n whereof_o the_o civil_a law_n heerè_fw-la in_o england_n usual_o hold_v plea._n now_o of_o the_o criminal_a matter_n which_o belong_v to_o that_o court_n but_o yet_o by_o way_n of_o commission_n from_o the_o prince_n and_o that_o be_v that_o horrible_a crime_n of_o piracie_n detest_v of_o god_n and_o man_n the_o actor_n werein_o tully_n call_v enemy_n to_o all_o and_o to_o off_o cicer._n 3_o lib_n off_o who_o neither_o faith_n nor_o oath_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v piracie_n be_v call_v of_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v ajax_n be_v in_o a_o attic_a sense_n for_o they_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o from_o this_o sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pirate_n as_o the_o scholiast_n of_o sophoâ—les_n have_v note_v upon_o ajax_n deceptio_fw-la in_o latin_a and_o in_o english_a deceit_n for_o that_o many_o time_n they_o pretend_v friendship_n when_o they_o intend_v nothing_o
archbishop_n and_o many_o other_o bishop_n make_v this_o law_n for_o holy_a church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aelcum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v we_o command_v all_o christian_a man_n by_o their_o christianity_n to_o pay_v tithe_n church-sceat_a and_o almesfee_n if_o any_o refuse_v to_o do_v it_o let_v he_o be_v accurse_v concern_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mention_v in_o the_o law_n it_o be_v that_o almes-money_n which_o be_v call_v the_o peterpence_n for_o when_o ina_n the_o west_n saxon_a king_n go_v in_o pilgrimage_n to_o rome_n he_o make_v it_o a_o law_n to_o his_o subject_n that_o every_o house_n shall_v pay_v a_o yearly_a penny_n to_o the_o pope_n &_o this_o be_v to_o be_v tender_v at_o s._n peter_n tide_n as_o appear_v by_o edgar_n law_n numb_a 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n see_v also_o the_o law_n of_o cnute_n and_o edward_n the_o confessor_n and_o whereas_o we_o find_v the_o curse_n of_o excommunication_n here_o annex_v by_o the_o law_n to_o this_o sacrilege_n of_o with_o hold_v the_o ten_o it_o be_v not_o without_o a_o parallel_n for_o among_o those_o solemn_a execration_n which_o by_o a_o council_n hold_v here_o at_o oxford_n be_v to_o be_v open_o pronounce_v four_o several_a time_n in_o every_o year_n we_o find_v these_o church-robber_n twice_o brand_v with_o anathema_n in_o the_o first_o article_n thus_o an_o they_o be_v accurse_v the_o righty_n of_o holy_a chyrche_n as_o in_o londys_n tennt_n rend_v possession_n maryce_n lesour_n pastor_n way_n path_n witting_o and_o unyusty_o or_o malycyous_o defoulen_v and_o withheld_a councelen_fw-mi huyden_n or_o to_o withhold_v or_o to_o avoid_v procuren_n in_o the_o 26._o article_n in_o this_o manner_n also_o all_o they_o be_v accurse_v more_o &_o less_o which_o wytting_o wilful_o or_o malycyous_o and_o unwysly_a for_o any_o man_n have_v have_v uttir_o the_o seruauntis_n of_o god_n that_o be_v to_o say_v their_o person_n vicar_n chapelyns_n parrochyalys_n whatsoever_o condycyon_n that_o they_o ben_fw-mi or_o fame_n the_o thythe_n proventy_n profyty_n oblacyon_n of_o custume_n and_o consuetude_n use_v lass_n or_o more_o withheld_a or_o do_v to_o be_v withheld_a or_o the_o say_v thythe_n or_o oblacyon_n chaungen_fw-mi or_o turnen_fw-ge in_fw-ge to_o other_o use_n than_o it_o be_v provyde_v in_o holy_a chyrche_n law_n but_o of_o this_o see_v more_o cap._n 3._o sect._n 2._o in_o the_o law_n of_o king_n edgar_n it_o be_v decree_v in_o the_o first_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o god_n church_n shall_v have_v all_o her_o right_n and_o that_o every_o man_n shall_v pay_v his_o tithe_n to_o the_o elder_a minster_n or_o mother-church_n where_o he_o hear_v the_o word_n cap._n 2_o of_o edgar_n law_n see_v also_o the_o 3._o &_o 4._o chapter_n in_o the_o law_n of_o king_n cnute_n cap._n 8._o thus_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eal_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o a_o man_n must_v be_v careful_a right_o to_o pay_v god_n right_n every_o year_n to_o wit_n the_o plough-alme_n 15._o night_n after_o easter_n and_o the_o tithe_n of_o young_a cattle_n by_o whitsuntide_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o alhalgentide_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o that_o will_v not_o pay_v his_o ten_o so_o as_o we_o have_v say_v that_o be_v the_o ten_o acre_n according_a to_o the_o go_v of_o his_o plough_n than_o the_o king_n reve_n and_o the_o bishop_n and_o his_o that_o owe_v the_o land_n together_o with_o the_o mass-priest_n of_o the_o minster_n may_v go_v and_o take_v away_o the_o ten_o part_n whether_o he_o will_v or_o no_o and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o minster_n whereunto_o it_o belong_v the_o nine_o part_n he_o may_v take_v to_o himself_o as_o for_o the_o eight_o part_n let_v they_o be_v divide_v in_o two_o and_o let_v half_o go_v to_o the_o landlord_n and_o half_a to_o the_o bishop_n whether_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o king_n man_n or_o a_o thane_n concern_v the_o plough-alme_n for_o which_o the_o saxon_a say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lambard_n say_v thus_o ego_fw-la i_o legisse_fw-la memini_fw-la in_o vetustissimo_fw-la quodam_fw-la legum_fw-la ethelred_n regis_fw-la libello_fw-la impositum_fw-la tunc_fw-la temporis_fw-la in_o singula_fw-la aratra_fw-la denarium_fw-la unum_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o first_o before_o the_o conquest_n king_n aethelstane_n make_v a_o law_n that_o every_o man_n shall_v pay_v his_o tithe_n to_o god_n in_o manner_n as_o jacob_n do_v who_o make_v a_o vow_n to_o god_n if_o god_n will_v bring_v he_o back_o again_o to_o his_o country_n he_o will_v when_o he_o return_v home_o pay_v tithe_n to_o god_n of_o all_o that_o god_n shall_v give_v he_o the_o like_a do_v king_n edgar_n and_z king_n edmund_z command_v that_o those_o which_o wilful_o refuse_v to_o pay_v their_o tithe_n shall_v be_v excommunicate_v william_n the_o conqueror_n as_o roger_n hovenden_n report_v in_o the_o 4._o ecclesiae_fw-la hovenden_n part_n 2_o cap_n de_fw-fr decimis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la year_n after_o his_o conquest_n have_v get_v some_o time_n of_o rest_n from_o war_n and_o settle_v of_o rebellious_a spirit_n who_o kick_v at_o his_o government_n at_o home_n enter_v into_o a_o consideration_n of_o the_o well_o order_v of_o the_o church_n &_o commonwealth_n by_o wholesome_a law_n and_o therefore_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o council_n he_o summon_v all_o the_o great_a prelate_n &_o potentate_n of_o this_o land_n with_o twelve_o other_o sufficient_a man_n of_o every_o shire_n experience_v in_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o land_n that_o he_o may_v by_o they_o learn_v by_o what_o law_n and_o custom_n the_o land_n be_v govern_v before_o himself_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n thereof_o strait_o charge_v &_o command_v they_o upon_o his_o high_a displeasure_n they_o shall_v make_v true_a report_n to_o he_o thereof_o without_o add_v any_o thing_n thereto_o or_o take_v any_o thing_n therefrom_o who_o beginning_n with_o the_o law_n of_o holy_a church_n because_o by_o it_o the_o king_n and_o his_o throne_n be_v establish_v among_o other_o law_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o church_n record_v this_o for_o one_o which_o i_o will_v verbatim_o set_v down_o in_o latin_a as_o it_o be_v pen_v by_o the_o author_n de_fw-fr omni_fw-la annona_fw-la decima_fw-la garba_fw-la est_fw-la deo_fw-la reddita_fw-la &_o ideò_fw-la reddenda_fw-la conqueror_n see_v for_o this_o the_o law_n of_o edward_n the_o confessor_n num_fw-la 8._o &_o 9_o by_o who_o this_o decree_n be_v first_o make_v and_o afterward_o ratify_v by_o the_o conqueror_n si_fw-la quis_fw-la gregem_fw-la equarum_fw-la habuerit_fw-la pullum_fw-la reddat_fw-la decimum_fw-la qui_fw-la unam_fw-la tantùm_fw-la vel_fw-la dvas_fw-la habuerit_fw-la de_fw-la singulis_fw-la pullis_fw-la singulos_fw-la denarios_fw-la praebeat_fw-la similiter_fw-la qui_fw-la plures_fw-la vaccas_fw-la habuerit_fw-la decimum_fw-la vitulum_fw-la qui_fw-la unam_fw-la vel_fw-la dvas_fw-la de_fw-la singulis_fw-la vitulis_fw-la singulos_fw-la denarios_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la caseum_fw-la fecerit_fw-la det_fw-la decimum_fw-la deo_fw-la etsi_fw-la non_fw-la fecerit_fw-la lac_fw-la decima_fw-la die_fw-la similiter_fw-la agnum_fw-la decimum_fw-la vellus_fw-la decimum_fw-la butyrum_fw-la decimum_fw-la porcellum_fw-la decimum_fw-la de_fw-fr apibus_fw-la verò_fw-la similiter_fw-la decimum_fw-la commodi_fw-la quinetiam_fw-la de_fw-la bosco_fw-la de_fw-la prato_fw-la de_fw-la aquis_fw-la de_fw-la molendinis_fw-la parcis_fw-la vivariis_fw-la piscariis_fw-la virgultis_fw-la &_o hortis_fw-la &_o negotiationibus_fw-la &_o omnibus_fw-la rebus_fw-la quas_fw-la dederâ—t_fw-la dominus_fw-la decima_fw-la pars_fw-la ei_fw-la reddenda_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la novem_fw-la part_n simul_fw-la cum_fw-la decima_fw-la largitur_fw-la et_fw-la qui_fw-la eam_fw-la detinuerit_fw-la per_fw-la justitiam_fw-la episcopi_fw-la &_o regis_fw-la si_fw-la necesse_fw-la fuerit_fw-la ad_fw-la solutionem_fw-la arguatur_fw-la haec_fw-la enim_fw-la s._n augustinus_n pradicavit_fw-la &_o docuit_fw-la &_o haec_fw-la concessa_fw-la sunt_fw-la à _fw-la rege_fw-la baronibus_fw-la &_o populo_fw-la sed_fw-la postea_fw-la instinctu_fw-la diboli_fw-la multi_fw-la â—am_fw-la detinuerunt_fw-la &_o sacerdotes_fw-la negligentes_fw-la non_fw-la curabant_fw-la inire_fw-la laborem_fw-la ad_fw-la perquirendas_fw-la eas_fw-la eo_fw-la quòd_fw-la sufficienter_fw-la habebant_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la suae_fw-la necessaria_fw-la multis_fw-la enim_fw-la locis_fw-la medo_fw-la sunt_fw-la tres_fw-la vel_fw-la quatuor_fw-la ecclesâ—ae_fw-la ubi_fw-la tunc_fw-la temporis_fw-la una_fw-la tantùm_fw-la fuit_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la caeperunt_fw-la minui_fw-la this_o augustine_n to_o who_o the_o conqueror_n here_o refer_v himself_o be_v augustine_n the_o monk_n who_o gregory_n the_o great_a about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n god_n 569._o send_v here_o
or_o competent_a judge_n to_o have_v power_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o say_a act_n to_o hear_v decide_v and_o determine_v the_o same_o by_o definitive_a sentence_n according_a to_o the_o course_n &_o proceed_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n without_o reservation_n of_o any_o right_n to_o the_o temporal_a judge_n to_o give_v remedy_n by_o any_o suit_n or_o action_n for_o the_o recovery_n of_o the_o same_o save_v in_o case_n where_o a_o inheritance_n or_o freehold_n in_o the_o premise_n be_v claim_v and_o the_o person_n claim_v be_v disseise_v deforce_v and_o put_v from_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o same_o in_o which_o case_n only_o the_o statute_n allow_v the_o temporal_a judge_n to_o take_v knowledge_n and_o that_o only_a for_o the_o regain_n of_o the_o right_n and_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o inheritance_n so_o lose_v after_o the_o decease_n of_o king_n henry_n king_n edward_z his_o son_n 13_o 2._o ed._n 6._o c._n 13_o tend_v in_o like_a sort_n the_o state_n of_o the_o clergy_n the_o benefit_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n of_o this_o land_n make_v a_o statute_n whereby_o he_o do_v not_o only_o ratify_v confirm_v and_o allow_v such_o statute_n as_o his_o father_n have_v former_o make_v but_o do_v further_a order_n that_o every_o of_o the_o king_n subject_n from_o thenceforth_o shall_v just_o and_o true_o without_o fraud_n or_o deceit_n set_v out_o and_o pay_v all_o manner_n of_o prediall_a tithe_n in_o their_o proper_a kind_n as_o they_o do_v rise_v and_o happen_v in_o such_o manner_n as_o have_v be_v pay_v within_o the_o forty_o year_n next_o before_o the_o make_n of_o that_o act_n or_o of_o right_n or_o custom_n ought_v to_o have_v be_v pay_v with_o certain_a forfeiture_n and_o penalty_n as_o well_o against_o they_o which_o carry_v away_o any_o prediall_a tithe_n before_o the_o ten_o part_n thereof_o be_v just_o divide_v from_o the_o same_o or_o otherwise_o agree_v for_o with_o the_o owner_n thereof_o as_o 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repugnant_a to_o or_o against_o the_o effect_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o westminster_n the_o second_o the_o five_o chapter_n the_o statute_n of_o articuli_fw-la cleri_fw-la circumspectè_fw-la agatis_fw-la sylva_n caedua_fw-la the_o treaty_n de_fw-fr regius_fw-la prohibition_n matter_n against_o the_o statute_n of_o anno_fw-la primo_fw-la edwardi_fw-la primi_fw-la capite_fw-la decimo_fw-la and_o such_o other_o matter_n beside_o wherein_o the_o king_n court_n of_o right_a aught_o to_o have_v jurisdiction_n sect_n 2._o that_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o xxvii_o and_o xxxii_o of_o henr._n the_o 8._o and_o the_o 2._o of_o edward_n the_o vi_o cap._n 13._o intend_v for_o the_o true_a payment_n of_o tithe_n and_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o trial_n thereof_o unto_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n be_v now_o turn_v to_o the_o hindrance_n of_o they_o both_o notwithstanding_o all_o which_o good_a provision_n of_o ancient_a king_n before_o the_o conquest_n and_o modern_a king_n 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ante_fw-la finem_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr juretur_fw-la propter_fw-la calumniam_fw-la dando_fw-la court_n so_o that_o those_o statute_n which_o then_o be_v intend_v for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n be_v now_o become_v the_o utter_a ruin_n and_o overthrow_v of_o the_o same_o contrary_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o law_n and_o common_a reason_n that_o thing_n which_o be_v purpose_v for_o one_o end_n shall_v work_v unto_o a_o other_o the_o first_o advantage_n they_o take_v against_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n out_o of_o these_o statute_n be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o twenty_o seven_o and_o thirty_o second_o of_o henry_n 8._o where_o it_o be_v order_v that_o all_o the_o king_n subject_n shall_v pay_v their_o tithe_n according_a 8._o 27._o &_o 32._o h._n 8._o to_o the_o laudable_a use_n and_o custom_n of_o their_o parish_n and_o place_n where_o such_o tithe_n grow_v &_o become_v due_a which_o albeit_o be_v undoubted_o mean_v of_o ecclesiastical_a custom_n triable_a at_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o so_o ever_o hold_v till_o now_o of_o late_a that_o man_n think_v all_o too_o much_o that_o go_v beside_o their_o own_o net_n yet_o there_o want_v not_o in_o these_o day_n which_o go_v about_o with_o all_o might_n and_o main_a to_o draw_v away_o these_o thing_n unto_o the_o temporal_a court_n as_o belong_v to_o the_o temporal_a crown_n and_o dignity_n wherein_o they_o do_v wrong_v not_o only_o to_o the_o king_n ecclesiastical_a court_n to_o spoil_v they_o of_o their_o ancient_a jurisdiction_n but_o also_o do_v injury_n to_o the_o king_n himself_o as_o though_o he_o have_v but_o one_o proper_a jurisdiction_n belong_v to_o his_o throne_n and_o seat_n of_o majesty_n and_o that_o which_o be_v do_v by_o his_o ecclesiastical_a power_n be_v do_v against_o his_o crown_n and_o dignity_n whereas_o they_o be_v equal_o unite_v in_o he_o and_o his_o throne_n be_v no_o less_o stay_v up_o by_o his_o ecclesiastical_a power_n than_o it_o be_v uphold_v by_o his_o temporal_a authority_n and_o therefore_o a_o mere_a paradox_n be_v that_o that_o they_o so_o constant_o affirm_v that_o custom_n in_o payment_n of_o tithe_n be_v matter_n of_o temporal_a cognisance_n only_o and_o not_o of_o spiritual_a cognition_n for_o as_o there_o be_v secular_a custom_n such_o as_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o manor_n and_o lordship_n where_o the_o lord_n have_v his_o rent_n his_o heriot_n his_o relief_n and_o service_n and_o the_o tenant_n again_o do_v his_o homage_n and_o fealty_n according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o his_o tenure_n which_o secular_a custom_n the_o forename_a statute_n de_fw-fr regia_n prohibition_n forbid_v ecclesiastical_a judge_n to_o deal_v in_o so_o also_o there_o be_v ecclesiastical_a custom_n such_o as_o be_v the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n and_o other_o ecclesiastical_a duty_n to_o which_o common_a lawyer_n be_v not_o to_o put_v their_o hand_n but_o to_o abstain_v from_o they_o as_o dedicate_v to_o the_o use_n and_o trial_n of_o the_o spiritual_a court_n otherwise_o will_v neither_o the_o ancient_a author_n of_o the_o legatines_n and_o provincial_n constitution_n of_o this_o land_n the_o elder_a of_o which_o be_v equal_a with_o the_o day_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o and_o the_o young_a of_o they_o end_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o five_o ever_o have_v decimis_fw-la provincial_n c._n quoniam_fw-la de_fw-la decimis_fw-la change_v so_o many_o several_a custom_n of_o payment_n of_o tithe_n as_o then_o be_v within_o the_o land_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o they_o have_v bring_v in_o one_o uniform_a payment_n of_o the_o same_o as_o be_v at_o this_o day_n use_v save_v where_o either_o the_o negligence_n of_o the_o parson_n or_o the_o covetousness_n of_o the_o parishioner_n have_v in_o some_o point_n change_v the_o same_o neither_o will_v these_o statute_n of_o henry_n the_o eigth_n ever_o have_v order_v the_o people_n shall_v pay_v their_o tithe_n after_o the_o laudable_a custom_n and_o usage_n of_o the_o parish_n where_o they_o grow_v
of_o late_a age_n be_v less_o thankful_a than_o they_o and_o loath_a to_o seem_v behold_v to_o ecclesiastical_a court_n for_o any_o matter_n of_o good_a order_n and_o disposition_n have_v arrogate_a the_o same_o whole_o to_o the_o temporal_a court_n as_o though_o the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n can_v not_o as_o well_o discern_v what_o two_o or_o three_o honest_a man_n depose_v and_o say_v as_o concern_v the_o limit_n or_o bound_n of_o a_o parish_n as_o twelve_o mean_a man_n of_o the_o country_n who_o be_v upon_o like_a deposition_n to_o give_v up_o their_o verdict_n but_o for_o the_o limit_n of_o bishopric_n i_o acknowledge_v that_o they_o be_v temporal_a for_o that_o they_o be_v not_o primary_o design_v out_o by_o ecclesiastical_a man_n and_o their_o direction_n but_o be_v assign_v to_o province_n or_o shire_n first_o describe_v and_o distinguish_v by_o prince_n but_o for_o parish_n neither_o reason_n nor_o antiquity_n concurre_v with_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v temporal_a or_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v usurp_v or_o challenge_v to_o be_v of_o the_o temporal_a cognisance_n and_o so_o much_o for_o those_o prohibition_n which_o they_o common_o frame_v out_o of_o the_o 27._o and_o 32._o of_o henry_n the_o eight_o not_o that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o but_o these_o but_o that_o have_v a_o taste_n of_o these_o there_o may_v be_v like_o judgement_n make_v of_o the_o rest_n sect_n 5._o that_o the_o clause_n of_o treble_a damage_n in_o the_o 13._o chapter_n 2._o edward_n the_o sixth_o be_v to_o be_v sue_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n only_o out_o of_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o 2._o of_o edward_n the_o sixth_o cap._n 13._o they_o raise_v many_o prohibition_n the_o first_o whereof_o in_o order_n of_o the_o statute_n although_o the_o last_o in_o practice_n be_v the_o prohibition_n of_o treble_a damage_n upon_o not_o divide_v and_o set_v out_o of_o tithe_n or_o at_o the_o least_o for_o the_o not_o compound_v for_o they_o before_o they_o be_v carry_v away_o 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