to_o be_v the_o three_o part_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n contain_v 50000._o town_n be_v imbroyl_v with_o civil_a war_n amid_o all_o their_o hostility_n 55._o strah_n li._n 55._o agricolae_fw-la erant_fw-la sacrosancti_fw-la &_o intacti_fw-la agrique_fw-la corum_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o husbandman_n and_o their_o field_n be_v privilege_v from_o any_o violation_n or_o invasion_n and_o they_o have_v the_o happiness_n quiet_o to_o apply_v themselves_o unto_o their_o blow_n their_o vintage_n lop_n of_o tree_n or_o their_o harvest_n labour_n according_a to_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n arrianus_n in_o indicis_fw-la whence_o it_o may_v be_v probable_o conceive_v that_o the_o industry_n of_o the_o people_n as_o well_o as_o the_o fertility_n of_o the_o soil_n be_v the_o mean_n that_o the_o earth_n in_o those_o part_n bring_v forth_o its_o fruit_n to_o maturity_n twice_o a_o year_n this_o custom_n of_o the_o indian_n grow_v to_o be_v part_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n among_o the_o roman_n li._n 2._o synt._n tit._n 27o._o sect._n 21_o it_o be_v the_o constitution_n of_o fredericus_fw-la caesar_n which_o meete_o symphonize_v with_o our_o common_a law_n agricultores_fw-la circa_fw-la rem_fw-la rusticam_fw-la occupati_fw-la dum_fw-la villis_fw-la incident_a dum_fw-la agros_fw-la colunt_fw-la securi_fw-la sint_fw-la in_o quacunque_fw-la parte_fw-la terrarum_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la nullus_fw-la inveniatur_fw-la tam_fw-la audax_fw-la ut_fw-la personas_fw-la boves_fw-la &_o agrorum_fw-la instrumenta_fw-la aut_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la aliud_fw-la sit_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la agrorum_fw-la rusticam_fw-la curam_fw-la pertineat_fw-la invadere_fw-la aut_fw-la capere_fw-la aut_fw-la violent_a auferre_fw-la praesumat_fw-la that_o husbandman_n verse_v about_o their_o country_n affair_n while_o they_o abide_v upon_o their_o farm_n and_o while_o they_o till_v their_o ground_n shall_v be_v quiet_a or_o safe_a in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o land_n so_o that_o none_o shall_v be_v so_o hardy_a as_o presume_v to_o assault_v take_v or_o forcible_o carry_v away_o their_o person_n their_o ox_n and_o tool_n of_o husbandry_n or_o any_o other_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o affair_n of_o husbandry_n the_o penalty_n follow_v and_o deserve_v a_o due_a perpension_n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la autem_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la statutum_fw-la ausu_fw-la temerario_fw-la violare_fw-la praesumpserit_fw-la in_fw-la quadruplum_fw-la ablata_fw-la restituat_fw-la &_o infamiae_fw-la notam_fw-la ipso_fw-la jure_fw-la incurrat_fw-la imperiali_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la nihilominus_fw-la puniendus_fw-la the_o rash_a and_o insolent_a violater_n of_o that_o law_n be_v to_o make_v a_o fourfold_a restitution_n of_o the_o thing_n take_v away_o to_o be_v account_v infamous_a by_o the_o law_n and_o notwithstanding_o to_o be_v punish_v at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o emperor_n i_o shall_v in_o its_o proper_a place_n parallel_v the_o late_a decree_n of_o the_o king_n great_a counsel_n and_o high_a court_n of_o star-chamber_n against_o depopulation_n with_o this_o imperial_a constitution_n for_o rural_a immunity_n to_o show_v that_o no_o law_n or_o ordinance_n never_o so_o strict_o contrive_v have_v be_v hitherto_o more_o proportionable_o and_o convenient_o medicinable_a for_o this_o sore_a then_o the_o arbitrary_a proceed_n of_o that_o great_a court_n sect._n 22_o the_o benefit_n and_o commodity_n of_o tillage_n and_o support_v house_n of_o husbandry_n will_v best_o be_v manifest_v by_o describe_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o depopulation_n contraria_fw-la contrarijs_fw-la illustrantur_fw-la and_o therein_o i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o inquire_v any_o further_a than_o into_o the_o statute_n law_n of_o our_o kingdom_n and_o to_o take_v a_o survey_n as_o well_o of_o the_o preamble_n and_o the_o reason_n therein_o comprise_v which_o be_v medulla_n legis_fw-la as_o of_o the_o proviso_n or_o act_v itself_o which_o be_v i_o may_v term_v it_o medicina_fw-la mali_fw-la where_o the_o symptom_n and_o circumstance_n of_o disease_n either_o corporal_a or_o political_a be_v not_o first_o descry_v the_o remedy_n may_v be_v misapply_v in_o this_o case_n therefore_o optima_fw-la statuti_fw-la interpres_fw-la est_fw-la omnibus_fw-la particulis_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la inspectis_fw-la ipsum_fw-la statutum_fw-la king_n henry_n the_o seven_o bacon_n lord_n bacon_n by_o a_o eminent_a writer_n of_o his_o life_n be_v high_o commend_v for_o the_o law_n enact_v in_o his_o time_n to_o advance_v husbandry_n and_o tillage_n though_o the_o common_a law_n at_o that_o time_n be_v furnish_v with_o sufficient_a power_n to_o defend_v and_o conserve_v it_o and_o to_o punish_v the_o delinquent_n yet_o that_o be_v lex_fw-la non_fw-la scripta_fw-la be_v not_o so_o conspicuous_a to_o the_o vulgar_a eye_n as_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v by_o all_o the_o three_o state_n whereof_o as_o every_o man_n have_v by_o his_o suffrage_n of_o elect_v of_o knight_n and_o burgess_n a_o interest_n in_o the_o make_n of_o it_o so_o he_o may_v the_o soon_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o to_o prevent_v the_o then_o grow_v evil_a the_o first_o positive_a law_n be_v make_v in_o the_o three_o parliament_n 19_o 4_o he._n 7._o ca._n 19_o hold_v in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n ca._n 190._o provide_v penalty_n against_o decay_a house_n of_o husbandry_n or_o not_o lay_v of_o convenient_a land_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o same_o 12._o eodem_fw-la anno._n ca._n 12._o but_o i_o must_v look_v back_o upon_o another_o statute_n the_o same_o time_n cap._n 12_o 0_o which_o be_v make_v to_o rouse_v up_o the_o remiss_a and_o misdemeaning_a justice_n of_o peace_n of_o that_o age_n with_o more_o care_n to_o execute_v their_o commission_n to_o redress_v injury_n and_o maintain_v the_o law_n which_o be_v term_v by_o that_o learned_a writer_n monitory_a and_o minatory_n and_o therein_o among_o other_o enormity_n which_o do_v daily_o arise_v by_o the_o impunity_n of_o murder_n robbery_n felony_n idleness_n extortion_n and_o other_o offence_n it_o be_v express_v that_o the_o husbandry_n of_o this_o land_n be_v decay_v whereby_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v uphold_v the_o service_n of_o god_n continue_v every_o man_n thereby_o have_v his_o sustenance_n every_o inheritor_n his_o rent_n for_o his_o land_n his_o majesty_n then_o do_v therein_o further_o declare_v his_o consideration_n that_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o wealth_n and_o prosperity_n of_o his_o land_n do_v depend_v upon_o the_o increase_n and_o uphold_v of_o husbandry_n this_o statute_n be_v but_o by_o way_n of_o reflection_n and_o strike_v at_o this_o evil_a but_o through_o the_o side_n of_o the_o justice_n sect._n 23_o that_o which_o follow_v do_v strike_v more_o home_n to_o it_o i._n e._n the_o statute_n ca._n 190._o which_o set_v forth_o that_o among_o all_o other_o thing_n great_a inconvenience_n do_v daily_o increase_v by_o desolation_n and_o pull_v down_o and_o by_o wilful_a waste_n of_o house_n and_o town_n within_o the_o realm_n and_o lay_v to_o pasture_n land_n which_o customable_o have_v be_v use_v to_o tilth_n and_o thereby_o 1._o idleness_n the_o ground_n and_o beginning_n of_o all_o mischief_n daily_o do_v increase_v for_o where_o in_o some_o town_n 200_o person_n live_v by_o their_o lawful_a labour_n they_o be_v now_o occupy_v by_o two_o or_o three_o herdsman_n 2._o husbandry_n one_o of_o the_o great_a commodity_n of_o the_o realm_n great_o decay_v 3._o church_n destroy_v and_o the_o vice_n of_o god_n withdraw_v by_o diminution_n of_o church_n live_v decay_n of_o tithe_n and_o the_o like_a 4._o patron_n and_o curate_n god_n minister_n wrong_v 5._o the_o defence_n of_o the_o land_n against_o foreign_a enemy_n feeble_v and_o impair_v the_o two_o consequence_n that_o follow_v of_o these_o inconvenience_n be_v 1._o the_o displeasure_n of_o almighty_a god_n 2._o subversion_n of_o the_o policy_n and_o good_a rule_n of_o the_o land_n for_o remedy_v whereof_o it_o be_v enact_v that_o if_o any_o owner_n of_o house_n of_o husbandry_n which_o have_v be_v let_v to_o farm_n with_o twenty_o acre_n of_o land_n at_o least_o or_o more_o lie_v in_o tillage_n and_o husbandry_n and_o the_o occupier_n do_v not_o maintain_v the_o house_n and_o building_n convenient_a for_o uphold_v the_o say_a tillage_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o fee_n have_v power_n to_o receive_v yearly_o half_a the_o issue_n and_o profit_n of_o the_o land_n until_o the_o house_n be_v sufficient_o build_v or_o repair_v again_o the_o statute_n of_o 70._o of_o hen._n 8._o ca._n 1._o be_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n not_o much_o different_a and_o so_o be_v the_o stature_n of_o 27._o hen._n 8._o ca._n 22._o sect._n 24_o but_o these_o act_n and_o all_o other_o subsequent_a act_n as_o namely_o the_o act_n of_o 5._o edw._n 6._o by_o which_o so_o much_o providence_n be_v have_v for_o the_o supportation_n of_o tillage_n as_o that_o commission_n be_v award_v into_o several_a county_n to_o inquire_v of_o the_o offence_n and_o delict_n commit_v contrary_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o that_o stature_n and_o the_o act_n 2._o and_o 3._o phil._n and_o mar._n ca._n 2._o by_o which_o the_o
graze_v of_o herd_n of_o beast_n and_o sheep_n be_v part_n of_o husbandry_n pars_fw-la rusticae_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la in_fw-la illis_fw-la qui_fw-la armenta_fw-la &_o oves_fw-la pascunt_fw-la consistere_fw-la videtur_fw-la say_v the_o civilian_n li._n 24._o syntag._n cap._n 5._o adam_n two_o son_n abel_n and_o cain_n be_v both_o husbandman_n abelcustos_fw-la ovium_fw-la cain_n agricola_n the_o one_o a_o keeper_n of_o sheep_n the_o other_o a_o tiller_n of_o ground_n and_o there_o be_v house_n habitation_n and_o city_n build_v by_o they_o sect._n 11_o so_o we_o see_v god_n give_v the_o earth_n unto_o man_n terram_fw-la dedit_fw-la filiss_n hominum_fw-la but_o god_n see_v the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n be_v great_a in_o the_o earth_n gen._n 6.5_o he_o therefore_o by_o a_o general_a deluge_n over_o the_o face_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n do_v cancel_v his_o former_a gift_n of_o terram_fw-la dedit_fw-la with_o a_o proviso_n of_o preservation_n reserve_v to_o noah_n and_o they_o that_o be_v with_o he_o in_o the_o ark_n gen._n 7.23_o but_o after_o the_o water_n have_v prevail_v upon_o the_o earth_n a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o day_n genesis_n 8.1_o god_n remember_v noah_n and_o every_o live_a thing_n and_o all_o the_o cattle_n that_o be_v with_o he_o in_o the_o ark_n and_o god_n make_v a_o wind_n to_o passover_n the_o earth_n and_o the_o water_n assuage_v and_o afterward_o the_o face_n of_o the_o ground_n be_v dry_a noah_n and_o his_o family_n by_o god_n direction_n go_v forth_o 20.21_o and_o every_o beast_n every_o creep_a thing_n and_o every_o foul_a and_o whatsoever_o creep_v upon_o the_o earth_n after_o their_o kind_n go_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o ark_n and_o noah_n build_v a_o altar_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o take_v of_o every_o clean_a beast_n and_o of_o every_o clean_a foul_a and_o offer_v burn_v offering_n on_o the_o altar_n god_n accept_v the_o sweet_a favour_n of_o noah_n thankful_a sacrifice_n and_o renew_v his_o former_a grant_n of_o terram_fw-la dedit_fw-la by_o a_o strict_a covenant_n nonigitur_fw-la ultra_fw-la percutiam_fw-la omnem_fw-la animam_fw-la viventem_fw-la sicut_fw-la feci_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o will_v not_o again_o smite_v any_o more_o every_o live_a thing_n as_o i_o have_v do_v cunctis_fw-la diebus_fw-la terrae_fw-la while_o the_o earth_n remain_v seed_n time_n and_o harvest_n and_o cold_a and_o heat_n and_o summer_n and_o winter_n and_o day_n and_o night_n shall_v not_o cease_v sect._n 12_o thus_o man_n by_o god_n covenant_n stand_v seize_v of_o a_o absolute_a inheritance_n in_o fee_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o best_a of_o the_o four_o element_n habendum_fw-la per_fw-la servitia_fw-la to_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la of_o almighty_n god_n as_o of_o his_o throne_n of_o heaven_n to_o which_o the_o earth_n be_v but_o a_o footstool_n and_o to_o use_n too_o dispensatores_fw-la non_fw-la dissipatores_fw-la to_o be_v steward_n of_o it_o terram_fw-la colere_fw-la arras_n excolere_fw-la to_o till_o manure_n and_o husband_n the_o earth_n and_o out_o of_o the_o increase_n thereof_o to_o build_v polish_v and_o repair_v altar_n church_n and_o oratory_n for_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n and_o to_o maintain_v and_o support_v the_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n and_o to_o give_v unto_o god_n minister_n the_o sacred_a priesthood_n his_o own_o reserve_a portion_n their_o due_n and_o duty_n and_o not_o to_o commit_v any_o spoil_n waste_n or_o destruction_n of_o the_o earth_n or_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o thus_o we_o observe_v that_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o husbandry_n upon_o the_o earth_n enjoin_v by_o god_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n be_v agriculture_n tillage_n and_o must_v be_v perform_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o hand_n and_o sweat_v of_o the_o brow_n the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o ox_n at_o the_o crib_n and_o the_o pasturage_n of_o the_o sheep_n be_v but_o handmaid_n to_o do_v their_o office_n in_o that_o great_a labour_n the_o ox_n to_o plough_v the_o ground_n the_o sheep_n to_o compester_v it_o in_o due_a time_n of_o season_n sect._n 13_o the_o end_n and_o fruit_n of_o tillage_n be_v to_o bring_v food_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o bread_n to_o strengthen_v man_n heart_n psalm_n 104.15_o all_o sort_n of_o victual_n or_o sustenance_n either_o oil_n wine_n or_o any_o other_o food_n be_v inferior_a to_o bread_n when_o god_n pronounce_v any_o commination_n of_o famine_n for_o the_o wickednese_n of_o the_o people_n it_o be_v by_o break_v the_o staff_n of_o bread_n ecce_fw-la ego_fw-la conteram_fw-la baculum_fw-la panis_fw-la in_o jerusalem_n ezec._n 4.16_o behold_v i_o will_v break_v the_o staff_n of_o bread_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o they_o shall_v eat_v bread_n by_o weight_n and_o with_o care_n and_o they_o shall_v drink_v water_n by_o measure_n and_o with_o astonishment_n sect._n 14_o this_o work_n of_o agriculture_n have_v be_v universal_o esteem_v in_o all_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n among_o the_o heathen_a idolater_n who_o have_v a_o glimmer_n of_o a_o deity_n many_o of_o they_o in_o the_o variety_n of_o object_n find_v contentment_n to_o their_o desire_n forthwith_o collect_v that_o to_o be_v god_n which_o have_v give_v they_o such_o contentment_n from_o whence_o spring_v idolatry_n the_o earth_n and_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o be_v have_v in_o so_o great_a honour_n that_o they_o ascribe_v a_o kind_n of_o deity_n to_o it_o let_v i_o a_o little_a prosecute_v the_o fictious_a allusion_n of_o heathen_a poet_n in_o this_o kind_n that_o i_o may_v convince_v the_o earth-choaking_a christian_n of_o this_o age_n they_o feign_v coelus_n further_o they_o do_v not_o aspire_v to_o be_v marry_v to_o terra_n his_o sister_n by_o some_o call_v vesta_n sive_fw-la quòd_fw-la omnibus_fw-la rebus_fw-la terra_fw-la vestiatur_fw-la sive_fw-la quòd_fw-la vi_fw-la sva_fw-la stet_fw-la either_o because_o the_o earth_n be_v clothe_v with_o all_o thing_n or_o because_o it_o subsi_v of_o its_o own_o strength_n the_o latter_a seem_v to_o be_v borrow_v from_o ovid_n lib_n stat_n viterra_fw-la sva_fw-la fast_o ovid_n l._n 3._o fast_o vi_fw-la stando_fw-la vesta_fw-la voco_fw-la but_o the_o first_o in_o my_o judgement_n be_v more_o probable_a for_o vesture_n vestitura_fw-la signify_v a_o garment_n and_o in_o that_o sense_n it_o may_v be_v take_v for_o grass_n corn_n and_o all_o kind_n of_o tree_n wood_n and_o underwood_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o comely_a clothing_n and_o garment_n of_o the_o earth_n i_o find_v in_o a_o old_a law_n of_o king_n inas_fw-la archaion_n lambert_n archaion_n which_o herein_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o touch_v qui_fw-la decem_fw-la hidas_fw-la terrae_fw-la occupaverit_fw-la sex_n hidas_fw-la frugibus_fw-la vestito_fw-la in_o the_o use_n of_o our_o common_a law_n it_o be_v take_v metaphorical_o to_o betoken_v a_o possession_n or_o a_o admittance_n to_o a_o possession_n and_o with_o the_o feudist_n possession_n itself_o and_o so_o it_o may_v well_o stand_v according_a to_o god_n grant_v before_o mention_v terram_fw-la dedit_fw-la filijs_fw-la hominum_fw-la sometime_o it_o be_v take_v for_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o land_n and_o so_o 4o._o ed._n 1._o stat._n 1._o entitle_v extenta_fw-la manerij_fw-la inquirie_n be_v to_o be_v make_v pro_fw-la quanto_fw-la vestura_fw-la cujuslibet_fw-la acre_n possit_fw-la communiter_fw-la appreciari_fw-la how_o much_o the_o vesture_n of_o a_o acre_n be_v worth_a but_o i_o return_v to_o my_o poetical_a pedigree_n they_o further_o feign_v that_o in_o this_o marriage_n saturnus_n atlas_n ops_n and_o other_o brother_n and_o sister_n be_v beget_v and_o from_o the_o name_n of_o coelus_n they_o derive_v the_o appellation_n of_o the_o high_a heaven_n ab_fw-la cujus_fw-la nomine_fw-la miravarietate_fw-la formosissimum_fw-la supremum_fw-la corpus_fw-la coelum_fw-la dicunt_fw-la fuisse_fw-la appellatum_fw-la some_o think_v that_o ops_n the_o daughter_n be_v so_o call_v quod_fw-la terrae_fw-la open_a vita_fw-la hominum_fw-la sustentatur_fw-la by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v support_v or_o from_o the_o ancient_a adjective_n ops_n which_o fignify_v rich_a for_o the_o people_n of_o ancient_a day_n who_o riches_n do_v especial_o consist_v in_o agriculture_n and_o cattle_n do_v adore_v the_o earth_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o goddess_n ops_n as_o the_o bountiful_a mistress_n of_o their_o wealth_n they_o also_o feign_v ceres_n to_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o saturn_n and_o ops_n and_o to_o be_v the_o first_o inventrix_fw-la of_o fruit_n and_o tillage_n whence_o virgil._n 1o._o geo._n prima_fw-la ceres_n far_o mortales_fw-la vertere_fw-la terram_fw-la instituit_fw-la ceres_n do_v first_o direct_v the_o use_n of_o iron_n blow_n this_o goddess_n be_v sometime_o call_v thesmophoros_n i.e._n legum_fw-la latrix_fw-la for_o some_o will_v have_v the_o original_n of_o law_n for_o mete_n and_o boundary_n and_o right_a of_o property_n to_o begin_v with_o the_o use_n of_o tillage_n and_o husbandry_n coeptum_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la agrorum_fw-la finibus_fw-la qui_fw-la antea_fw-la nulli_fw-la erant_fw-la disceptari_fw-la then_o the_o limit_n and_o bound_n of_o field_n which_o be_v not_o
waste_v ground_n the_o lord_n by_o the_o law_n may_v enclose_v part_n of_o the_o waste_n for_o himself_o leave_v nevertheless_o sufficient_a common_a with_o egress_n and_o regress_n for_o the_o commoner_n and_o it_o be_v call_v approvement_n appruamentum_fw-la that_o be_v to_o make_v the_o best_a benefit_n thereof_o by_o increase_v the_o rent_n and_o if_o the_o lord_n do_v approve_v his_o waste_n not_o leave_v sufficient_a common_a for_o the_o tenant_n the_o law_n give_v they_o a_o remedy_n against_o the_o lord_n by_o writ_n of_o assize_n but_o my_o aim_n be_v at_o enclose_v of_o common_a field_n use_v to_o culture_n and_o convert_v they_o into_o pasture_n whereby_o one_o grand_a offence_n and_o inconvenience_n not_o yet_o former_o mention_v do_v arise_v the_o stop_v and_o straightn_v of_o the_o king_n high_a way_n for_o whereas_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o winton_n 13._o edw._n 1.5_o it_o be_v command_v that_o high_a way_n lead_v from_o one_o market_n town_n to_o another_o shall_v be_v enlarge_v where_o bush_n wood_n or_o dyke_n be_v so_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v neither_o dyke_n tree_n nor_o bush_n whereby_o a_o man_n may_v lurk_v to_o do_v hurt_v within_o two_o hundred_o foot_n of_o the_o one_o side_n and_o two_o hundred_o foot_n of_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o way_n except_o ash_n or_o great_a tree_n by_o the_o meaning_n of_o which_o law_n the_o king_n high_a way_n which_o the_o common_a law_n have_v ever_o in_o high_a estimation_n be_v to_o be_v of_o such_o sufficient_a breadth_n that_o three_o or_o four_o cart_n or_o carriage_n may_v well_o pass_v in_o range_v together_o without_o any_o stop_n or_o impediment_n now_o in_o most_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n within_o the_o space_n of_o these_o forty_o year_n there_o have_v be_v so_o much_o circumseption_n and_o wound_v in_o of_o common_a errable_a land_n and_o field_n abut_a and_o adjoin_v to_o high_a way_n by_o tenant_n with_o consent_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o fee_n all_o partaker_n of_o the_o crime_n and_o the_o high_a way_n thereby_o so_o straighten_v that_o in_o many_o place_n but_o one_o cart_n and_o not_o without_o some_o danger_n and_o difficulty_n can_v pass_v and_o scarce_o two_o horseman_n side_n by_o side_n without_o climb_v upon_o side_n bank_n whence_o these_o inconvenience_n and_o mischief_n must_v needs_o arise_v 1_o a_o great_a danger_n to_o his_o majesty_n subject_n in_o be_v expose_v to_o assassination_n and_o robbery_n with_o little_a possibility_n to_o avoid_v or_o resist_v they_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o narrowness_n and_o encumbrance_n of_o the_o way_n 2_o as_o great_a a_o danger_n to_o his_o highness_n liege_n people_n who_o upon_o necessitate_a occasion_n either_o for_o his_o highness_n public_a service_n or_o for_o common_a intercourse_n and_o traffic_n be_v upon_o the_o height_n of_o speed_n which_o brook_v no_o delay_n omnis_fw-la nimium_fw-la long_v a_o properanti_fw-la mora_fw-la est_fw-la do_v oftentimes_o in_o straight_a and_o narrow_a lane_n i_o can_v term_v they_o way_n for_o the_o way_n aswell_o as_o the_o word_n be_v become_v diminutive_n via_fw-la be_v turn_v into_o viculi_fw-la meet_v with_o countercourse_n and_o be_v ready_a for_o want_v of_o competent_a spatiousnesse_n which_o may_v decline_v the_o sudden_a distress_n rash_o encounter_v each_o other_o to_o the_o peril_n of_o their_o limb_n or_o life_n 3_o a_o manifest_a impairment_n or_o population_n of_o the_o way_n themselves_o do_v this_o straightness_n produce_v and_o thereby_o not_o only_o make_v they_o unpassable_a upon_o some_o unseasonable_a time_n &_o weather_n to_o the_o great_a trouble_n and_o impediment_n of_o the_o subject_n who_o be_v enforce_v to_o compass_v their_o journey_n with_o much_o tediousness_n through_o private_a ground_n and_o other_o byway_n but_o it_o do_v also_o exhaust_v from_o the_o poor_a neighbour_a inhabitant_n a_o far_o great_a and_o more_o frequent_a charge_n of_o reparation_n then_o if_o they_o have_v the_o statute_n allowance_n of_o latitude_n the_o often_o pressure_n and_o tread_n in_o one_o tract_n will_v soon_o founder_v a_o way_n then_o if_o there_o be_v variety_n and_o choice_n of_o tract_n which_o will_v be_v supply_v in_o breadth_n according_a to_o that_o law_n of_o winton_n if_o enclosure_n be_v not_o in_o the_o way_n sect._n 37_o all_o the_o mischief_n and_o miserable_a inconvenience_n before_o cite_v i_o shall_v reduce_v in_o one_o distich_n rex_fw-la patitur_fw-la patitur_fw-la clerus_fw-la respublica_fw-la pauper_fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la passurus_fw-la depopulator_fw-la erit_fw-la rex_fw-la patitur_fw-la the_o king_n suffer_v 1_o first_o in_o his_o royal_a majesty_n he_o can_v number_v so_o many_o strong_a and_o able_a man_n as_o he_o may_v do_v if_o tillage_n have_v its_o ancient_a esteem_n in_o the_o multitude_n of_o people_n be_v the_o king_n honour_n but_o in_o the_o want_n of_o people_n be_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o prince_n in_o pautitate_fw-la plebis_fw-la ignominia_fw-la principis_fw-la prov._n 14.28_o it_o be_v the_o lamentation_n of_o jerusalem_n lamen_n 1.1_o how_o do_v the_o city_n sit_v solitary_a that_o be_v full_a of_o people_n how_o be_v she_o become_v as_o a_o widow_n among_o people_n the_o husbandman_n be_v note_v to_o be_v homines_fw-la strenuissimi_fw-la the_o strong_a man_n and_o fit_a for_o any_o labour_n whence_o seneca_n observe_v nullum_fw-la laborem_fw-la recusant_n manus_fw-la quae_fw-la ab_fw-la aratro_fw-la ad_fw-la arma_fw-la transferuntur_fw-la their_o hand_n refuse_v no_o labour_n who_o from_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o blow_n be_v train_v to_o the_o field_n the_o law_n therefore_o of_o 39_o eliz._n ca._n 1._o do_v excellent_o set_v forth_o that_o the_o strength_n and_o flourish_a estate_n of_o this_o kingdom_n have_v be_v always_o uphold_v and_o advance_v by_o tillage_n and_o people_n thereby_o multiply_v for_o service_n both_o in_o time_n of_o war_n and_o peace_n and_o by_o the_o decay_n of_o it_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o land_n against_o foreign_a enemy_n have_v be_v feeble_v and_o decay_a 2_o second_o in_o the_o mean_n and_o maintenance_n of_o his_o imperial_a state_n and_o therefore_o a_o depopulator_n may_v be_v well_o call_v depeculator_n a_o robber_n of_o the_o king_n treasury_n for_o it_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v diminish_v and_o far_o shorten_v if_o sufficient_a family_n who_o be_v able_a to_o pay_v subsidy_n fifteen_o and_o other_o duty_n to_o supply_v the_o king_n necessity_n aswell_o for_o the_o support_n of_o his_o regality_n as_o for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v utter_o decay_v and_o disable_v and_o it_o be_v a_o common_a practice_n with_o landlord_n and_o other_o to_o keep_v tenement_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o instead_o of_o subsidy_n to_o pay_v the_o king_n with_o certificate_n it_o be_v the_o prudent_a policy_n of_o a_o prince_n in_o the_o time_n of_o peace_n to_o make_v provision_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o war_n nulla_fw-la quies_fw-la gentium_fw-la sine_fw-la armis_fw-la the_o peace_n of_o a_o nation_n can_v be_v without_o a_o army_n no_o army_n without_o soldier_n no_o soldier_n without_o salary_n no_o salary_n without_o tribute_n and_o tax_n to_o the_o prince_n and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o people_n there_o can_v be_v no_o payment_n and_o then_o the_o desolation_n of_o a_o kingdom_n must_v needs_o follow_v which_o i_o hope_v our_o nation_n shall_v never_o see_v sect._n 38_o patitur_fw-la clerus_fw-la the_o church_n suffer_v 1._o in_o the_o decay_n and_o ruin_n of_o material_a temple_n oratory_n chapel_n and_o house_n of_o religion_n 2._o abate_v and_o diminish_v the_o number_n of_o painful_a and_o learned_a pastor_n 3._o in_o rob_v god_n and_o his_o holy_a church_n of_o tithe_n both_o personal_a and_o prediall_a for_o where_o town_n parish_n and_o village_n be_v dispeople_v there_o must_v be_v a_o fail_n of_o personal_a duty_n and_o where_o errable_a land_n be_v convert_v into_o pasture_n there_o must_v needs_o ensue_v a_o diminution_n of_o predial_a tithe_n sheep_n do_v never_o yield_v so_o much_o profit_n and_o advantage_n to_o god_n minister_n as_o the_o sheaf_n this_o be_v common_o sure_a to_o be_v pay_v in_o kind_n in_o the_o tthe_n of_o the_o other_o which_o consist_v in_o wool_n and_o lamb_n there_o be_v many_o slight_n and_o subtle_a deceit_n of_o late_o creep_v in_o and_o many_o device_n start_v up_o by_o covetous_a and_o ill_o dispose_v person_n they_o will_v either_o shift_v away_o their_o sheep_n from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o and_o sometime_o upon_o a_o petty_a composition_n with_o a_o neighbour_n incumbent_n from_o one_o parish_n to_o another_o and_o so_o encumber_v the_o tthe_n for_o the_o fall_n of_o lamb_n and_o set_v a_o variance_n between_o the_o minister_n or_o they_o will_v sell_v their_o sheep_n a_o little_a before_o the_o time_n of_o shear_v and_o so_o cheat_v the_o minister_n of_o his_o due_n in_o the_o title_n of_o wool_n and_o to_o countenance_v this_o pillage_n some_o strange_a prescription_n
or_o modus_fw-la decimandi_fw-la mus_fw-la present_o be_v set_v on_o foot_n a_o prohibition_n speedy_o have_v and_o the_o litigious_a countryman_n next_o labour_n be_v to_o provide_v for_o a_o trial_n at_o the_o assize_n and_o to_o prepare_v as_o the_o too_o common_a proverb_n be_v horresco_fw-la referens_fw-la good_a swearer_n that_o may_v cleave_v a_o pin_n and_o so_o by_o horrid_a perjury_n outstrip_v god_n and_o his_o minister_n of_o their_o just_a due_n it_o be_v lamentable_a to_o see_v what_o perplex_a swear_n and_o counterswear_n do_v often_o happen_v upon_o such_o trial_n qui_fw-la rem_fw-la sacram_fw-la legit_fw-la he_o that_o rob_v church_n or_o chapel_n or_o other_o holy_a place_n and_o take_v any_o ornament_n out_o of_o they_o felonious_o be_v to_o suffer_v death_n by_o the_o law_n without_o benefit_n of_o clergy_n i_o will_v not_o term_v the_o depopulator_fw-la sacrilegus_fw-la sacred_a thing_n which_o be_v steal_v a_o way_n may_v be_v possible_o find_v and_o have_v again_o but_o i_o shall_v call_v he_o sacrivorus_n such_o a_o devour_a leviathan_n that_o swallow_v steeple_n church_n and_o whole_a field_n and_o make_v a_o non_fw-la entity_n and_o take_v away_o the_o very_o be_v of_o sacred_a thing_n appoint_v and_o design_v for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o maintenance_n of_o religigion_n he_o adnul_v that_o sacred_a rule_n honour_n god_n with_o thy_o substance_n and_o with_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o all_o thy_o increase_n pro._n 2.9_o the_o prophet_n brand_v such_o man_n with_o a_o just_a accusation_n of_o robbery_n will_v a_o man_n rob_v god_n yet_o you_o have_v rob_v i_o but_o you_o say_v wherein_o have_v we_o rob_v thou_o in_o tithe_n and_o offering_n you_o be_v curse_v with_o a_o curse_n for_o you_o have_v rob_v i_o malac._n 3.8_o therefore_o just_a be_v the_o complaint_n of_o the_o parliament_n 4_o he._n 7._o ca._n 19_o that_o church_n be_v destroy_v and_o the_o service_n of_o god_n withdraw_v by_o diminution_n of_o church_n live_v decay_n of_o tithe_n and_o the_o like_a and_o patron_n of_o church_n and_o curate_n god_n minister_n be_v wrong_v patitur_fw-la respublica_fw-la sect._n 39_o in_o whatsoever_o the_o king_n do_v suffer_v the_o publike-weale_n have_v a_o share_n if_o the_o head_n be_v grieve_v the_o whole_a body_n will_v sympathize_v the_o commonweal_n of_o england_n be_v a_o society_n or_o common_a do_v of_o freeman_n collect_v together_o and_o unite_v by_o common_a accord_n and_o govern_v by_o the_o administation_n of_o law_n as_o well_o in_o peace_n as_o in_o war_n under_o the_o princely_a rule_n and_o protection_n of_o a_o absolute_a monarch_n who_o under_o god_n be_v supreme_a head_n both_o of_o church_n and_o state_n and_o acknowledge_v no_o other_o superior_a it_o be_v call_v the_o commonweal_n quia_fw-la respicit_fw-la communem_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la because_o it_o respect_v the_o common_a good_a the_o depopulator_n strike_v at_o the_o very_a structure_n and_o frame_n of_o a_o commonweal_n by_o dispeople_a of_o society_n in_o town_n parish_n and_o hamlet_n he_o bring_v in_o idleness_n the_o ground_n and_o foundation_n of_o all_o mischief_n accompany_v with_o luxury_n ebriety_n unlawful_a game_n and_o all_o other_o lewd_a practice_n and_o condition_n of_o life_n he_o be_v the_o common_a inhanser_n of_o the_o prize_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o corn_n graine_n and_o victual_v and_o of_o all_o the_o old_a rent_n of_o ancient_a farm_n and_o possession_n he_o make_v the_o kingdom_n behold_v to_o foreign_a country_n for_o importation_n of_o corn_n in_o time_n of_o scarcity_n by_o his_o unconscionable_a enclosure_n the_o king_n high_a way_n be_v straighten_v and_o impair_v and_o common_o founder_v to_o the_o hindrance_n and_o impediment_n of_o common_a mercature_n and_o travail_v to_o and_o fro_o there_o be_v not_o one_o good_a quality_n in_o he_o for_o the_o common_a good_a sect._n 40_o patitur_fw-la pauper_fw-la the_o poor_a suffer_v for_o whereas_o by_o tillage_n and_o husbandry_n the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o subject_n be_v preserve_v from_o extreme_a poverty_n in_o a_o competent_a estate_n of_o maintenance_n and_o mean_n to_o live_v now_o by_o the_o decay_n of_o it_o multitude_n of_o people_n not_o able_a to_o provide_v necessary_a victual_n and_o clothing_n for_o themselves_o and_o their_o family_n be_v so_o discourage_v with_o misery_n and_o poverty_n that_o they_o daily_o fall_v to_o theft_n robbery_n and_o other_o inconvenience_n and_o either_o die_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o justice_n or_o perish_v and_o starve_v in_o a_o gaol_n it_o be_v woeful_a to_o see_v that_o those_o place_n be_v now_o more_o pester_v with_o poor_a prisoner_n than_o heretofore_o they_o be_v as_o it_o do_v depauperate_v able_a man_n so_o for_o want_v of_o alm_n and_o glean_n it_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o starve_v and_o famish_v they_o when_o they_o be_v make_v poor_a for_o the_o poor_a labourer_n who_o like_o the_o painful_a ant_n be_v wont_v in_o harvest_n time_n to_o glean_v and_o lease_n up_o so_o much_o corn_n as_o will_v thrifty_o maintain_v he_o a_o good_a part_n of_o the_o winter_n be_v now_o for_o want_n of_o tillage_n destitute_v of_o that_o benefit_n sect._n 41_o but_o now_o god_n and_o the_o wisdom_n of_o our_o great_a sovereign_n by_o he_o inspire_v be_v bless_v passurus_fw-la est_fw-la depopulator_fw-la you_o have_v hear_v he_o discover_v describe_v arraign_v &_o convict_v &_o ere_o long_o you_o shall_v hear_v his_o sentence_n his_o crime_n be_v no_o less_o than_o crimen_fw-la laesae_fw-la majestatis_fw-la high_a treason_n against_o the_o sacred_a trinity_n of_o heaven_n in_o compass_v about_o the_o violate_v &_o cancel_v of_o that_o great_a charter_n or_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la of_o terram_fw-la dedit_fw-la filiis_fw-la hominum_fw-la ut_fw-la operarentur_fw-la and_o endeavour_v to_o overthrow_v god_n institution_n of_o husbandry_n primum_fw-la opus_fw-la impositum_fw-la and_o in_o stead_n of_o operari_fw-la to_o bring_v in_o otiari_fw-la in_o stead_n of_o many_o labourer_n in_o the_o harvest_n to_o maintain_v only_o a_o shepherd_n and_o his_o cur_n sect._n 42_o the_o charter_n of_o confirmation_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o england_n and_o the_o forest_n make_v 10._o octo._n 25._o edw._n 1.1297_o do_v provide_v cap._n 4._o that_o all_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n shall_v pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n against_o all_o those_o that_o by_o word_n deed_n or_o counsel_n do_v contrary_a to_o the_o say_a charter_n or_o that_o in_o any_o point_n break_v or_o undo_v they_o and_o that_o the_o say_v curse_n shall_v be_v twice_o a_o year_n denounce_v and_o publish_v by_o the_o prelate_n aforesaid_a the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n be_v extant_a style_v sententia_fw-la lata_fw-la super_fw-la confirmatione_fw-la chartarum_fw-la whereby_o robert_n winchesly_n then_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n do_v excomunicate_v all_o the_o violater_n of_o those_o charter_n from_o the_o body_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n from_o all_o the_o company_n of_o heaven_n and_o from_o all_o the_o sacrament_n of_o holy_a church_n for_o ever_o fiat_fw-la fiat_fw-la amen_o though_o neither_o the_o anathema_n of_o that_o time_n be_v now_o expire_v nor_o any_o of_o this_o time_n do_v meet_v with_o they_o yet_o let_v they_o expect_v my_o charity_n interdict_v the_o word_n curse_v but_o little_a blessing_n from_o heaven_n sure_o i_o be_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n pronounce_v many_o a_o vae_fw-la many_o woe_n against_o the_o several_a quality_n and_o species_n of_o that_o grand_a offence_n one_o they_o have_v hear_v already_o a_o vae_fw-la qui_fw-la abscondit_fw-la etc._n etc._n sect._n 43_o a_o covetous_a man_n be_v describe_v that_o his_o eye_n be_v neither_o satisfy_v with_o riches_n neither_o say_v he_o for_o who_o do_v i_o labour_v and_o bereave_v my_o soul_n of_o good_a eccle._n 4.8_o and_o present_o follow_v vers_fw-la 10._o a_o vae_fw-la soli_fw-la woe_n to_o he_o that_o be_v alene_n the_o 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no_o place_n that_o they_o may_v be_v place_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o
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hide_v and_o hoard_v it_o up_o to_o expect_v nay_o to_o make_v and_o raise_v up_o a_o dearth_n sect._n 63_o i_o can_v choose_v but_o under_o favour_n tell_v they_o their_o fault_n ingens_fw-la crimen_fw-la a_o very_a great_a fault_n they_o be_v grow_v to_o be_v the_o common_a favourer_n of_o forestaller_n and_o engrosser_n and_o fosterer_n of_o a_o unruly_a generation_n of_o maltmaker_n and_o by_o consequence_n of_o a_o pernicious_a number_n of_o alehouse_n who_o have_v all_o a_o dependency_n one_o upon_o the_o other_o it_o be_v a_o common_a practice_n et_fw-la malum_fw-la quo_fw-la communius_fw-la eo_fw-la pejus_fw-la for_o a_o maltmaker_n to_o resort_v to_o a_o farmers_n house_n &_o after_o a_o scrutiny_n make_v what_o store_n of_o barley_n he_o have_v in_o his_o hand_n and_o possession_n he_o present_o deal_v with_o the_o husbandman_n to_o bring_v a_o sample_n of_o it_o to_o market_n in_o a_o quantity_n of_o four_o or_o five_o bushel_n and_o there_o he_o will_v bargain_n for_o all_o the_o rest_n in_o mow_n or_o barn_n though_o it_o be_v five_o hundred_o quarter_n to_o be_v thresh_v out_o and_o bring_v home_o to_o his_o house_n vain_o flatter_v himself_o with_o this_o conceit_n that_o because_o the_o compact_n be_v make_v for_o it_o in_o the_o marker_n and_o earnest_a there_o give_v it_o be_v a_o lawful_a buy_n and_o not_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o forestalling_a or_o engross_a pereant_fw-la art_n &_o artifices_fw-la let_v all_o such_o who_o by_o these_o wily_a and_o wick_n subtlety_n go_v about_o to_o circumvent_v the_o true_a intention_n of_o the_o law_n perish_v with_o their_o own_o device_n as_o it_o be_v the_o trick_n of_o a_o forestalling_a maltmaker_n so_o be_v it_o as_o frequent_v with_o baker_n badger_n and_o other_o forestaller_n of_o wheat_n and_o other_o grain_n at_o the_o house_n of_o husbandman_n sect._n 64_o this_o evil_n have_v so_o long_o dwell_v among_o we_o that_o the_o offender_n be_v ready_a to_o prescribe_v use_n and_o custom_n they_o 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borough_n town_n and_o corporation_n and_o there_o sojourn_v in_o the_o house_n of_o magistrate_n and_o alderman_n who_o be_v express_o require_v by_o his_o majesty_n article_n and_o direction_n publish_v for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o people_n in_o the_o year_n 1630_o to_o take_v care_n for_o the_o suppress_n of_o maltster_n do_v in_o affront_n thereunto_o take_v up_o and_o exercise_v the_o trade_n themselves_o have_v great_a mean_n and_o other_o trade_n to_o live_v by_o sect._n 65_o wheresoever_o there_o be_v excess_n of_o maltster_n there_o will_v be_v a_o great_a excess_n of_o alehouse_n and_o i_o may_v be_v bold_a to_o say_v that_o the_o one_o engender_v the_o other_o but_o it_o be_v a_o spurious_a and_o unlawful_a birth_n and_o brood_n the_o maltster_n common_o trust_v the_o poor_a alehouse_n keeper_n with_o a_o brew_n of_o malt_n before_o hand_n upon_o some_o slender_a security_n the_o vent_n of_o that_o must_v usher_v in_o and_o pay_v for_o the_o next_o and_o so_o still_o keep_v a_o course_n beforehand_o and_o it_o be_v very_o frequent_a that_o one_o maltster_n have_v under_o his_o protection_n and_o command_n at_o least_o six_o or_o seven_o tipler_n either_o by_o connivance_n or_o unlawful_a licence_n that_o shall_v most_o of_o they_o utter_v for_o he_o at_o least_o thirty_o bushel_n of_o malt_n a_o week_n one_o week_n with_o another_o so_o outrageous_a be_v the_o one_o in_o his_o oppression_n by_o forestalling_a and_o engross_a and_o so_o wasteful_a and_o disorder_a the_o other_o in_o their_o inordinate_a tipple_a that_o scarce_o can_v a_o poor_a man_n buy_v a_o peck_n of_o barley_n in_o a_o market_n day_n for_o his_o money_n and_o not_o five_o barley_n love_v for_o the_o sustenance_n of_o a_o hungry_a multitude_n if_o need_v require_v to_o be_v find_v in_o a_o whole_a country_n sect._n 66_o this_o mischief_n will_v be_v prevent_v if_o the_o farmer_n and_o husbandman_n will_v decline_v all_o sinister_a contract_n with_o such_o kind_n of_o man_n and_o not_o 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sell_v by_o such_o and_o by_o no_o other_o and_o diverse_a good_a law_n have_v be_v make_v for_o appoint_v and_o observe_v the_o assize_n of_o bread_n and_o beer_n according_a to_o the_o prize_n of_o corn_n in_o the_o market_n adjoin_v of_o these_o thing_n i_o have_v more_o ample_o treat_v elsewhere_o sect._n 67_o the_o husband_n man_n must_v not_o only_o bring_v his_o corn_n into_o the_o market_n but_o he_o must_v send_v the_o best_a and_o not_o the_o refuze_v he_o must_v not_o sell_v it_o in_o a_o pinch_a scant_o or_o deceitful_a measure_n he_o must_v not_o keep_v it_o up_o in_o muzzle_v bag_n in_o the_o market_n for_o colour_n and_o a_o show_n only_o and_o not_o with_o any_o intention_n to_o set_v it_o to_o sale_n he_o must_v not_o use_v any_o art_n or_o shift_v to_o enhance_v the_o price_n of_o his_o corn_n and_o rather_o than_o he_o will_v sell_v it_o at_o the_o ordinary_a price_n in_o the_o market_n slide_v it_o into_o some_o private_a corner_n to_o remain_v for_o a_o dear_a sale_n it_o be_v not_o long_o since_o that_o a_o country_n man_n stand_v by_o his_o corn_n in_o a_o market_n and_o observe_v the_o price_n that_o day_n to_o be_v more_o moderate_a than_o his_o covetuos_fw-la mind_n expect_a do_v with_o some_o fury_n and_o indignation_n close_o up_o his_o bag_n convey_v they_o away_o and_o fearful_o swear_v that_o he_o will_v keep_v his_o corn_n till_o mice_n have_v devour_v it_o rather_o than_o he_o will_v vent_v it_o at_o the_o rate_n of_o the_o market_n against_o all_o false_a decitfull_a and_o hard_a heart_a seller_n the_o prophet_n amos_n denounce_v a_o woeful_a commination_n rouse_a they_o up_o first_o with_o audite_fw-la hoc_fw-la qui_fw-la conteritis_fw-la pauperem_fw-la &_o deficere_fw-la facitis_fw-la egenos_fw-la terra_fw-la dicentes_fw-la quando_fw-la transibit_fw-la messis_fw-la &_o venum_fw-la dabimus_fw-la merces_fw-la et_fw-la sabbatum_fw-la &_o aperiemus_fw-la
depopulation_n arraign_v convict_a and_o condemn_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o man_n a_o treatise_n necessary_a in_o these_o time_n by_o r._n p._n of_o wells_n one_o of_o the_o society_n of_o new_a inn_n regis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la &_o pauperum_fw-la ergò_fw-la london_n print_v by_o r._n b._n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v in_o s._n dunstan_n churchyard_n near_o the_o church_n door_n 1636._o to_o the_o right_n worshipful_a true_o learned_a and_o most_o judicious_a sir_n john_n banks_n knight_n attorney_n general_n to_o the_o sacred_a majesty_n of_o our_o sovereign_a lord_n king_n charles_n right_o worshipful_a it_o be_v a_o true_a say_n that_o the_o life_n of_o some_o man_n be_v like_o a_o long_a vacation_n i_o can_v altogether_o excuse_v myself_o of_o some_o fruitless_a vacancy_n and_o do_v therefore_o sincere_o acknowledge_v myself_o a_o debtor_n to_o the_o common_a weal_n yet_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o some_o employment_n by_o a_o very_a worthy_a friend_n 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majesty_n and_o his_o right_a honourable_a counsel_n do_v just_o meet_v with_o it_o nunquam_fw-la res_fw-la talis_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la in_o israel_n herein_o as_o in_o other_o thing_n your_o prudent_a and_o provident_a care_n neither_o have_v be_v nor_o be_v want_v and_o that_o it_o may_v long_o continue_v and_o increase_v with_o length_n of_o happy_a and_o honourable_a day_n he_o who_o beg_v pardon_n for_o this_o presumption_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o offer_v up_o his_o continual_a prayer_n to_o heaven_n your_o worship_n in_o all_o observance_n and_o duty_n roe_n powell_n new_a inn_n 1._o july_n 1636._o decemb._n 3._o 1635._o perlegi_fw-la hoc_fw-la opusculum_fw-la cvi_fw-la titulus_fw-la depopulation_n arraign_v convict_a etc._n etc._n quod_fw-la continet_fw-la paginas_fw-la 64._o in_fw-la quibus_fw-la nihil_fw-la reperio_fw-la sanae_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la auâ—_n bonis_fw-la moribus_fw-la contrarium_fw-la quo_fw-la minus_fw-la cum_fw-la utilitate_fw-la public_a â_fw-la imprimi_fw-la possint_fw-la sub_fw-la eâ_fw-la tamen_fw-la conditione_n ut_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la intra_fw-la sex_n menses_fw-la proxime_fw-la sequentes_fw-la typis_fw-la mandemur_fw-la haec_fw-la licentia_fw-la sit_fw-la omninò_fw-la irrita_fw-la guil._n haywood_n r._n r._n p._n archiepisc_n cantuar._n capell_n dome_a depopulation_n arraign_v convict_a and_o condemn_v i_o have_v in_o another_o treatise_n handle_v the_o grand_a offence_n of_o forestaller_n and_o engrosser_n of_o corn_n and_o therein_o touch_v his_o highness_n careful_a direction_n and_o just_a proceed_n against_o they_o i_o shall_v now_o presume_v to_o add_v one_o debt_n more_o unto_o the_o remembrance_n of_o his_o majesty_n many_o and_o memorable_a deed_n of_o impartial_a justice_n his_o zealous_a and_o indefatigable_a care_n often_o commend_v and_o charge_v to_o his_o counsellor_n of_o state_n for_o root_a up_o and_o extirpation_n of_o that_o cry_a sin_n depopulation_n and_o the_o thrice_o honourable_a proceed_n of_o his_o high_a judicatorie_a court_n against_o some_o delinquent_n and_o his_o majesty_n no_o less_o goodness_n in_o address_v several_a commission_n according_a to_o former_a precedent_n of_o his_o most_o noble_a progenitor_n into_o most_o part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n for_o the_o more_o absolute_a discovery_n of_o this_o monstrous_a overgrow_a evil_a which_o i_o may_v well_o term_v peccatum_fw-la camelinum_n sect._n 1_o it_o be_v a_o offence_n at_o the_o common_a law_n for_o so_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 39o._o eliz._n 1o._o hereafter_o cite_v at_o large_a that_o the_o decay_v of_o town_n and_o habitation_n have_v be_v by_o the_o ancient_a law_n of_o this_o realm_n esteem_v a_o high_a offence_n and_o by_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o star-chamber_n which_o i_o shall_v handle_v in_o its_o due_a place_n offence_n of_o that_o nature_n be_v punishable_a at_o the_o common-law_n that_o it_o be_v a_o public_a and_o popular_a offence_n who_o can_v deny_v then_o be_v popular_a and_o a_o offence_n at_o the_o common-law_n it_o may_v and_o may_v be_v inquire_v at_o the_o ancient_a court_n of_o leet_n or_o view_n of_o franckplegde_v and_o though_o it_o be_v now_o in_o this_o age_n grow_v giantlike_a without_o a_o proper_a name_n save_v what_o the_o deplorable_a issue_n and_o fruit_n of_o its_o prodigious_a birth_n do_v render_v depopulation_n and_o though_o by_o connivance_n and_o impunity_n in_o former_a time_n it_o be_v now_o grow_v so_o huge_a that_o the_o proportion_n of_o remedy_n must_v exceed_v the_o ordinary_a verge_n of_o justice_n and_o appeal_v to_o the_o high_a seat_n yet_o fit_v it_o be_v that_o the_o discovery_n thereof_o shall_v be_v revive_v and_o enjoin_v within_o the_o inquisition_n of_o the_o leet_n sect._n 2_o the_o inquiry_n of_o forestaller_n and_o such_o like_a miscreant_n begin_v to_o languish_v and_o to_o be_v disuse_v in_o those_o court_n until_o his_o majesty_n gracious_a direction_n do_v put_v life_n into_o it_o and_o certain_o if_o the_o inquiry_n of_o this_o grow_a evil_n have_v at_o those_o ancient_a meeting_n be_v from_o time_n to_o time_n observe_v it_o have_v not_o mount_v to_o so_o
before_o begin_v to_o be_v in_o question_n and_o certain_a it_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o tillage_n and_o corn_n beget_v the_o more_o frequent_a use_n of_o distinction_n landmark_n and_o boundary_n sect._n 15_o as_o i_o say_v before_o the_o people_n in_o those_o blind_a day_n be_v ready_a to_o make_v a_o god_n of_o that_o which_o give_v they_o a_o present_a content_n dimensiones_fw-la terrarum_fw-la terminis_fw-la positis_fw-la vagantibus_fw-la ac_fw-la discordantibus_fw-la populis_fw-la pacis_fw-la utilia_fw-la praestiterunt_fw-la the_o allot_v and_o bound_v of_o land_n do_v yield_v the_o profitablenesse_n of_o peace_n unto_o wander_v and_o disagree_v people_n the_o luxuriant_a fruition_n of_o peace_n by_o this_o mean_v make_v they_o fancy_n and_o frame_v to_o themselves_o the_o worship_n of_o a_o idol_n call_v terminus_n to_o who_o they_o offer_v up_o their_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o month_n of_o february_n numa_n pompilius_n the_o second_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n after_o romulus_n have_v make_v a_o public_a perambulation_n throughout_o the_o kingdom_n and_o prefix_v private_a limitation_n and_o bound_n betwixt_o party_n and_o party_n do_v for_o establishment_n thereof_o dedicate_v a_o chapel_n upon_o the_o top_n of_o the_o tarpeian_a hill_n unto_o this_o idol_n to_o who_o the_o people_n by_o way_n of_o sacrifice_n bring_v cake_n pulse_n and_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o the_o field_n in_o the_o emblem_n of_o peace_n agriculture_n be_v portray_v as_o her_o companion_n sister_n and_o daughter_n carry_v ear_n of_o corn_n and_o grape_n in_o her_o hand_n quae_fw-la comes_fw-la haec_fw-la spicas_fw-la manibus_fw-la quae_fw-la gestat_fw-la &_o uvas_fw-la agricultura_fw-la quid_fw-la illa_fw-la fida_n come_v pacis_fw-la soror_fw-la haec_fw-la &_o filia_fw-la sect._n 16_o lycurgus_n of_o sparta_n the_o lacedaemonian_a law_n maker_n observe_v what_o adhere_v emolument_fw-fr the_o study_n and_o industry_n of_o husbandry_n do_v afford_v unto_o the_o public_a weal_n do_v divide_v and_o farm_v out_o all_o his_o field_n unto_o his_o citizen_n that_o thereby_o lay_v aside_o all_o private_a envy_n and_o grudge_n they_o may_v all_o alike_a share_n in_o pain_n and_o profit_n together_o cato_n the_o elder_a be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o the_o choice_a man_n for_o strength_n and_o martial_a design_n and_o that_o imagine_v least_o mischief_n have_v their_o off_o spring_n from_o husbandman_n ex_fw-la agricolis_fw-la nasci_fw-la it_o be_v report_v by_o suetonius_n that_o when_o domitiâ—â—_n the_o emperor_n take_v notice_n that_o study_v colendi_fw-la vineta_fw-la negligerentur_fw-la arva_fw-la the_o solicitous_a care_n in_o prune_v and_o trim_v of_o vineyard_n beget_v a_o neglect_n of_o tillage_n command_v all_o the_o vine_n to_o be_v root_v out_o and_o destroy_v the_o remedy_n be_v as_o bad_a as_o the_o evil_a his_o care_n of_o husbandry_n have_v it_o be_v single_o be_v commendable_a but_o not_o his_o absolute_a destruction_n of_o vineyard_n which_o be_v a_o type_n of_o his_o bloody_a persecution_n of_o christian_n and_o be_v intolerable_a to_o the_o weal_n public_a among_o the_o roman_n agriculture_n grow_v in_o so_o high_a esteem_n that_o the_o senator_n themselves_o will_v put_v their_o hand_n to_o the_o plow_n and_o it_o never_o prosper_v better_a than_o when_o the_o senator_n themselves_o plough_v scipio_n major_a be_v report_v by_o seneca_n often_o to_o have_v exercise_v himself_o in_o tillage_n ut_fw-la mos_fw-la erat_fw-la priscis_fw-la as_o the_o custom_n be_v and_o be_v wont_a after_o he_o have_v tire_v himself_o with_o rural_a labour_n to_o refresh_v his_o body_n by_o bathe_v abluere_fw-la corpus_fw-la rusticis_fw-la fessum_fw-la laboribus_fw-la the_o best_a of_o ancient_a orator_n in_o describe_v of_o liberal_a offi._n cic._n l._n 1._o offi._n and_o illiberal_a art_n and_o science_n tell_v we_o that_o omnium_fw-la rerum_fw-la ex_fw-la quibus_fw-la aliquid_fw-la exquiritur_fw-la nihil_fw-la agricultura_fw-la melius_fw-la nihil_fw-la uberius_fw-la nihil_fw-la dulcius_fw-la nihil_fw-la libero_fw-la homine_fw-la dignius_fw-la nothing_o better_a nothing_o more_o plentiful_a more_o sweet_a more_o worthy_a of_o a_o free_a man_n than_o tillage_n sect._n 17_o let_v we_o survey_v the_o high_a esteem_n of_o agriculture_n and_o tillage_n by_o the_o line_n and_o level_v of_o the_o ancient_a government_n in_o this_o kingdom_n among_o the_o law_n of_o king_n inas_fw-la who_o i_o mention_v before_o and_o who_o begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 712._o the_o 65_o law_n be_v de_fw-mi fundum_fw-la occupantibus_fw-la and_o be_v to_o this_o purpose_n archaion_n archaion_n qui_fw-la viginiti_fw-la hidas_fw-la terrae_fw-la possederit_fw-la be_v migraturus_fw-la undecim_fw-la hidas_fw-la segetibus_fw-la satas_fw-la à _fw-la tergo_fw-la relinquito_fw-la qui_fw-la decem_fw-la occupârit_fw-la be_v sex_n hidas_fw-la frugibus_fw-la vestito_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o that_o be_v possess_v of_o twenty_o hide_n of_o land_n and_o be_v to_o depart_v thence_o to_o dwell_v elsewhere_o shall_v leave_v behind_o he_o twelve_o hide_n sow_v with_o corn_n and_o he_o that_o have_v ten_o shall_v leave_v six_o and_o so_o after_o the_o like_a proportion_n by_o this_o may_v be_v collect_v what_o provident_a care_n those_o time_n have_v for_o maintenance_n of_o the_o blow_n and_o tillage_n sect._n 18_o the_o first_o commencement_n of_o common_a appendment_n by_o the_o ancient_a law_n of_o this_o realm_n be_v to_o maintain_v the_o service_n of_o the_o blow_n servitium_fw-la socae_fw-la and_o therefore_o the_o tenant_n have_v common_a in_o the_o lord_n waste_v to_o gain_v i._o e_o to_o till_o and_o to_o compester_v the_o land_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o tillage_n which_o be_v much_o regard_v and_o favour_v by_o the_o law_n this_o sort_n of_o land_n be_v ancient_o call_v hide_n and_o gain_v the_o word_n hide_v signify_v such_o a_o portion_n of_o land_n as_o may_v be_v labour_v and_o till_v in_o a_o year_n and_o a_o day_n by_o one_o blow_n and_o gain_n i._n e._n quaestus_fw-la lucrum_fw-la metonymical_o from_o the_o profit_n and_o advantage_n which_o arise_v by_o tillage_n whence_o the_o civilian_n do_v term_v corn_n and_o harvest_n fruit_n fructus_fw-la industriale_n and_o whereas_o all_o service_n due_a for_o land_n be_v either_o knight_n service_n or_o socage_n the_o word_n socage_n be_v derive_v of_o the_o word_n soc_fw-la i._n e._n vomer_fw-la a_o ploughshare_n or_o coulter_n et_fw-la inde_fw-la say_v bracton_n li._n 2._o ca._n 35._o num_fw-la 1._o tenentes_fw-la qui_fw-la tenent_fw-la in_o sockagio_fw-it sockmanni_fw-it dici_fw-la poterunt_fw-la co_fw-la quòd_fw-la deputati_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la videtur_fw-la tantummodo_fw-la ad_fw-la culturam_fw-la the_o tenure_n of_o socage_n have_v more_o privilege_n than_o that_o of_o knight_n service_n the_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o a_o socage_n tenant_n sockmanni_fw-la be_v understand_v to_o be_v of_o sufficient_a age_n to_o enter_v to_o his_o land_n cum_fw-la quindecim_fw-la compleverit_fw-la annos_fw-la whereas_o the_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o other_o not_o till_o he_o attain_v the_o age_n of_o 21._o glanvill_n lib._n 7._o ca._n 9_o sect._n 19_o the_o common_a law_n do_v and_o do_v prefer_v errable_a land_n before_o all_o other_o sort_n of_o land_n and_o therefore_o for_o its_o dignity_n be_v name_v in_o a_o praecipe_fw-la upon_o a_o fine_a and_o in_o a_o writ_n of_o entry_n before_o meadow_n pasture_n wood_n or_o any_o other_o soil_n yea_o the_o very_a beast_n of_o the_o blow_n averia_fw-la carucae_fw-la have_v a_o privilege_n for_o in_o the_o old_a statute_n the_o districtione_n scaccarij_fw-la 51._o hen._n 3.1266_o it_o be_v provide_v that_o no_o man_n of_o religion_n or_o other_o shall_v be_v distreyn_v by_o his_o beast_n that_o gain_v his_o land_n nor_o by_o his_o sheep_n for_o the_o king_n debt_n nor_o the_o debt_n of_o any_o other_o man_n nor_o for_o any_o other_o cause_n by_o the_o king_n or_o other_o bailiff_n but_o until_o they_o can_v find_v another_o distress_n or_o chattel_n sufficient_a whereof_o they_o may_v levy_v the_o debt_n or_o that_o be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o demand_n except_o impound_v of_o beast_n damage_n fezant_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o artic._n super_fw-la chartas_fw-la 28o._o edw._n 1._o ca._n 12._o the_o king_n will_v that_o distress_n to_o be_v take_v for_o his_o debt_n shall_v not_o be_v make_v upon_o beast_n of_o the_o blow_n so_o long_o as_o a_o man_n may_v find_v any_o other_o upon_o this_o law_n a_o writ_n be_v found_v ne_fw-la quis_fw-la distr_v atur_fw-la per_fw-la averia_fw-la carucarum_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la oves_fw-la svas_fw-la breu._n regist_n breu._n against_o those_o that_o shall_v transgress_v and_o impound_v any_o cattle_n of_o the_o blow_n or_o sheep_n contrary_a to_o that_o ordinance_n be_v make_v ad_fw-la communem_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la regnì_n as_o the_o writ_n set_v forth_o sect._n 20_o to_o compare_v the_o law_n of_o other_o nation_n among_o the_o ancient_a indian_n agricolae_fw-la be_v the_o second_o degree_n of_o man_n after_o the_o philosopher_n or_o wise_a man_n and_o when_o all_o the_o province_n in_o that_o great_a country_n be_v by_o some_o note_a
statute_n of_o 4._o hen._n 7._o ca._n 19_o be_v revive_v and_o confirm_v and_o commission_n a_o ward_v to_o certain_a person_n to_o inquire_v of_o all_o default_n and_o offence_n commit_v since_o an._n 20._o hen._n 8._o or_o then_o after_o to_o be_v commit_v contrary_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o forecited_n statute_n of_o 4._o h._n 7.19_o and_o 7._o hen._n 8.1_o and_o the_o act_n of_o 5._o eliz._n 2._o which_o repeal_v the_o statue_n of_o 5._o and_o 6._o edw._n 6.5_o and_o 2._o and_o 3._o phi._n and_o ma._n 2._o confirm_v the_o rest_n be_v all_o repeal_v 39_o eliz._n cap._n 1._o and_o thereby_o explain_v and_o enact_v that_o every_o house_n which_o at_o that_o time_n or_o then_o after_o have_v twenty_o acre_n to_o be_v adjudge_v according_a to_o the_o ordinance_n de_fw-fr terris_fw-la mensurandis_fw-la of_o errable_a land_n meadow_n and_o pasture_n or_o more_o thereunto_o belong_v and_o so_o let_v to_o farm_n for_o three_o year_n together_o since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o queen_n reign_n not_o be_v the_o castle_n or_o dwell_v house_n of_o any_o nobleman_n or_o gentleman_n nor_o the_o chief_a mansion_n house_n of_o any_o manor_n shall_v be_v adjudge_v a_o house_n of_o husbandry_n for_o ever_o with_o many_o provision_n for_o repair_v and_o new-building_n house_n of_o husbandry_n 2._o 39_o eliz._n cap._n 2._o be_v same_o parliament_n a_o act_n ca._n 2._o be_v make_v that_o errable_a land_n convert_v to_o sheep_n pasture_n or_o to_o the_o fat_a or_o graze_v of_o cattle_n since_o 1._o eliz._n shall_v be_v restore_v or_o lay_v to_o tillage_n and_o so_o continue_v for_o ever_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n and_o course_n of_o husbandry_n with_o some_o clause_n and_o restriction_n and_o a_o penalty_n of_o twenty_o shilling_n for_o every_o acre_n for_o every_o year_n not_o restore_v i_o can_v omit_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o law_n enforce_v in_o the_o entrance_n of_o it_o 1_o that_o the_o strength_n and_o flourish_a estate_n of_o this_o kingdom_n have_v be_v always_o uphold_v and_o advance_v by_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o blow_n and_o tillage_n 2_o tillage_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o multiply_v of_o people_n both_o for_o service_n in_o the_o war_n and_o time_n of_o peace_n 3_o a_o principal_a mean_n that_o people_n be_v set_v on_o work_n and_o thereby_o withdraw_v from_o idleness_n drunkenness_n unlawful_a game_n and_o all_o other_o lewd_a practice_n and_o condition_n of_o life_n 4_o that_o by_o tillage_n and_o husbandry_n the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o subject_n be_v preserve_v from_o extreme_a poverty_n in_o a_o competent_a estate_n of_o maintenance_n and_o mean_n to_o live_v 5_o the_o wealth_n of_o the_o realm_n keep_v disperse_a and_o distribute_v in_o many_o hand_n where_o it_o be_v more_o ready_a to_o answer_v all_o necessary_a charge_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o realm_n 6_o it_o be_v a_o cause_n that_o the_o realm_n do_v more_o stand_n upon_o itself_o without_o out_o depend_v upon_o foreign_a country_n either_o for_o importation_n of_o corn_n in_o time_n of_o scarcity_n or_o for_o vent_v and_o utterance_n of_o our_o own_o commodity_n these_o two_o last_o mention_v act_n be_v but_o to_o endure_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o next_o session_n of_o parliament_n which_o be_v hold_v 43._o eliz._n they_o be_v then_o revive_v and_o continue_v ca._n 9_o and_o likewise_o continue_v 1._o jacobi_fw-la 25._o and_o afterward_o discontinue_v and_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 21._o jacob_n all_o the_o say_v other_o statute_n against_o decay_n of_o house_n be_v utter_o repeal_v and_o so_o the_o remedy_n must_v have_v recourse_n to_o the_o common_a law_n and_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o state_n sect._n 25_o i_o think_v it_o no_o great_a digression_n from_o any_o purpose_n succinct_o to_o run_v over_o those_o comitiar_n law_n frame_v according_a to_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o time_n wherein_o they_o be_v make_v that_o we_o may_v observe_v the_o opinion_n and_o detestation_n those_o time_n have_v of_o this_o exorbitant_a evil_n and_o though_o those_o law_n be_v by_o repeal_n and_o expiration_n exauctorate_v yet_o the_o inconvenience_n and_o mischief_n point_v out_o by_o they_o still_o remain_v and_o increase_v and_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o offence_n transcend_v from_o mean_a tenant_n to_o great_a land_n lord_n from_o small_a quantity_n of_o acre_n to_o whole_a towneship_n tything_n and_o hamlet_n the_o care_n and_o cure_n must_v be_v great_a and_o speedy_a than_o any_o stature-law_n have_v hitherto_o provide_v yet_o there_o be_v one_o law_n make_v 25._o 13._o 25_o he._n 8._o ca._n 13._o hen._n 8._o ca._n 13._o entitle_v a_o act_n limit_v what_o number_n of_o sheep_n man_n shall_v keep_v occupy_v and_o have_v in_o their_o own_o possession_n at_o one_o time_n still_o in_o force_n and_o unrepealed_a which_o though_o in_o the_o frontispiece_n it_o seem_v to_o look_v upon_o a_o silly_a company_n of_o sheep_n it_o do_v unkennel_v a_o subtle_a sort_n of_o fox_n which_o waste_n and_o spoil_v the_o vineyard_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n observe_v 1_o the_o foot_n of_o these_o fox_n by_o their_o practice_n and_o injury_n to_o the_o common_a good_a 2_o the_o mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n thereupon_o happen_v 3_o the_o great_a consequence_n ensue_a 4_o the_o remedy_n provide_v by_o that_o law_n 1_o it_o discover_v unto_o we_o that_o sundry_a of_o the_o king_n subject_n to_o who_o god_n have_v dispose_v great_a plenty_n of_o movable_a substance_n do_v daily_o practice_v and_o invent_v way_n and_o mean_n how_o they_o may_v accumulate_v and_o gather_v together_o into_o few_o hand_n as_o well_o great_a multitude_n of_o farm_n as_o great_a plenty_n of_o cattle_n and_o in_o especial_a sheep_n put_v such_o land_n as_o they_o can_v get_v to_o pasture_n and_o not_o to_o tillage_n 2_o the_o incovenience_n four_o fold_n 1_o that_o thereby_o they_o have_v pull_v down_o church_n and_o town_n 2_o inhaunse_v the_o old_a rate_n of_o the_o rent_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o this_o realm_n or_o bring_v it_o to_o such_o excessive_a fine_n that_o no_o poor_a man_n be_v able_a to_o meddle_v with_o it_o 3_o that_o they_o have_v raise_v the_o price_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o corn_n cattle_n wool_n and_o such_o other_o almost_o double_a above_o the_o accustom_a price_n 4_o that_o multitude_n of_o people_n not_o able_a to_o provide_v necessary_a victual_n and_o clothing_n for_o themselves_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n be_v so_o discourage_v with_o misery_n and_o poverty_n that_o they_o fall_v daily_o to_o theft_n robbery_n and_o other_o inconvenience_n or_o pitiful_o dye_v for_o hunger_n and_o cold_a 3_o the_o consequence_n or_o enormity_n ensue_a five_o fold_n 1_o that_o thing_n thus_o use_v be_v principal_o to_o the_o high_a displeasure_n of_o almighty_a god_n 2_o to_o the_o decay_n of_o the_o hospitality_n of_o this_o realm_n 3_o to_o the_o diminish_n of_o the_o king_n people_n 4_o to_o the_o let_v of_o clothmaking_a whereby_o many_o poor_a people_n have_v be_v accustom_v to_o be_v set_v to_o work_v if_o remedy_n be_v not_o find_v it_o may_v turn_v to_o the_o utter_a destruction_n and_o desolation_n of_o the_o realm_n 4_o the_o remedy_n prescribe_v 2._o fold_n restriction_n and_o limitation_n 1_o that_o none_o shall_v occupy_v in_o farm_n or_o otherwise_o have_v of_o his_o own_o proper_a cattle_n in_o his_o own_o proper_a land_n nor_o in_o the_o possession_n land_n or_o ground_n of_o any_o other_o which_o he_o shall_v have_v in_o farm_n by_o any_o manner_n of_o mean_n craft_n or_o cunning_a above_o two_o thousand_o sheep_n at_o one_o time_n within_o any_o part_n of_o the_o realm_n upon_o pain_n of_o three_o shilling_n and_o four_o penny_n for_o every_o sheep_n above_o that_o number_n 2_o that_o none_o shall_v take_v in_o farm_n for_o term_v of_o life_n year_n or_o at_o will_n any_o more_o house_n and_o renement_n of_o husbandry_n whereunto_o any_o land_n be_v belong_v in_o town_n village_n hamlet_n or_o tything_n above_o the_o number_n of_o two_o upon_o the_o penalty_n of_o three_o shilling_n and_o four_o penny_n for_o every_o week_n sect._n 26_o all_o these_o statute_n be_v but_o municipalis_fw-la aperturae_fw-la legis_fw-la overture_n of_o the_o ancient_a common_a law_n one_o of_o the_o main_a special_a occasion_n of_o this_o grand_a mischief_n be_v a_o grow_a evil_a of_o late_a year_n practise_v and_o set_v on_o foot_n by_o certain_a greedy_a and_o covetous_a person_n carnifice_n &_o carnivoros_fw-la regni_fw-la graze_v butcher_n who_o under_o colour_n of_o their_o mechainck_n trade_n in_o butchery_n respect_v their_o own_o private_a gain_n and_o lucre_n above_o the_o general_a good_a of_o his_o highness_n subject_n do_v accumulate_v and_o gain_v into_o their_o hand_n at_o excessive_a yearly_a rent_n several_a great_a portion_n and_o part_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o land_n of_o this_o
realm_n from_o several_a landlord_n and_o person_n to_o the_o value_n of_o four_o hundred_o five_o hundred_o eight_o hundred_o or_o a_o thousand_o pound_n a_o year_n more_o or_o less_o from_o the_o occupation_n of_o poor_a husbandman_n to_o the_o intent_n to_o use_v it_o in_o pasture_n and_o not_o in_o tillage_n and_o thereby_o not_o only_o to_o graze_v and_o feed_v great_a store_n of_o sheep_n and_o other_o cattle_n which_o they_o usual_o buy_v in_o great_a number_n to_o the_o intent_n to_o sell_v they_o alive_a contrary_a to_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o a_o good_a law_n make_v in_o the_o three_o and_o four_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o six_o cap._n nineteeen_o continue_a by_o the_o last_o parliament_n an._n 3._o car._n reg._n ca._n 4._o but_o also_o to_o agift_n and_o take_v to_o pasture_n in_o those_o several_a ground_n the_o cattle_n of_o diverse_a poor_a husbandman_n and_o other_o at_o very_o high_a and_o unusual_a rate_n and_o price_n by_o mean_n whereof_o the_o poor_a laborious_a husbandman_n in_o most_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n who_o tenement_n do_v most_o consist_v of_o errable_a land_n be_v intercept_v and_o forestall_v from_o rent_v any_o competent_a quantity_n of_o meadow_n or_o pasture_n to_o maintain_v their_o ox_n and_o other_o cattle_n to_o keep_v the_o plough_n in_o use_n according_a to_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n and_o those_o ground_n which_o within_o the_o space_n of_o few_o year_n have_v be_v let_v at_o reasonable_a yearly_a rate_n to_o neighbour_a husbandman_n be_v now_o by_o the_o supplanting_n and_o outbid_v of_o those_o and_o such_o like_a covetous_a accumulator_n inhaunse_v to_o the_o full_a double_a value_n to_o the_o great_a discomfort_n and_o discouragement_n of_o the_o husbandman_n who_o ofttimes_o be_v enforce_v for_o want_n of_o food_n and_o fodder_n for_o his_o ox_n and_o cattle_n to_o sell_v they_o away_o and_o to_o leave_v his_o ground_n untilled_a sect._n 27_o that_o devil_n covetuosnesse_n the_o mother_n of_o all_o these_o mischief_n have_v ever_o some_o argument_n to_o elude_v if_o it_o can_v the_o intention_n of_o all_o law_n and_o justice_n in_o this_o case_n it_o will_v with_o a_o high_a hand_n umbonibus_fw-la junctis_fw-la press_v a_o double_a argument_n by_o way_n of_o question_n 1._o a_o proprio_fw-la 2_o ab_fw-la utili_fw-la 1_o a_o proprio_fw-la be_v it_o not_o lawful_a for_o i_o to_o do_v what_o i_o listen_v with_o my_o own_o to_o pull_v or_o let_v down_o my_o own_o house_n or_o alter_v the_o property_n of_o my_o own_o soil_n &_o c_o 2_o ab_fw-la utili_fw-la shall_v i_o not_o buy_v and_o purchase_v as_o much_o as_o i_o be_o able_a to_o pay_v for_o and_o shall_v i_o not_o make_v the_o most_o of_o my_o own_o sect._n 28_o they_o be_v general_a question_n and_o one_o general_a maxim_n will_v serve_v to_o answer_v both_o interest_n reipublicae_fw-la nequis_fw-la re_fw-la sva_fw-la male_a utatur_fw-la the_o interest_n of_o the_o common_a weal_n have_v such_o a_o power_n over_o the_o action_n and_o estate_n of_o man_n that_o no_o man_n must_v abuse_v or_o mis-imploy_a the_o talon_n of_o his_o mean_n and_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o contrary_n every_o man_n must_v well_o and_o rightful_o order_n and_o employ_v it_o it_o agree_v with_o the_o rule_n of_o law_n and_o reason_n prohibetur_fw-la ne_fw-la quis_fw-la faciat_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la quod_fw-la nocere_fw-la possit_fw-la alieno_fw-la et_fw-la sic_fw-la vtere_fw-la tuo_fw-la ut_fw-la alienum_fw-la non_fw-la laedas_fw-la no_o man_n must_v do_v that_o in_o his_o own_o property_n or_o possession_n as_o may_v hurt_v another_o man_n and_o we_o must_v so_o use_v our_o own_o that_o we_o may_v not_o offend_v our_o neighbour_n this_o rule_n may_v seem_v to_o reflect_v upon_o particular_a nuisance_n to_o the_o discommodity_n of_o vicinage_n and_o neighbourhood_n which_o be_v to_o be_v remedy_v by_o action_n at_o the_o common_a law_n whereof_o many_o particular_a case_n may_v be_v plentiful_o urge_v if_o in_o such_o case_n the_o law_n provide_v a_o remedy_n contra_fw-la vicinum_fw-la &_o privatum_fw-la nocumentum_fw-la against_o a_o private_a annoyance_n à _fw-la fortiori_fw-la against_o common_a nocumentum_fw-la that_o nuisance_n which_o offend_v many_o which_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o law_n meet_v with_o by_o indictment_n presentment_n and_o other_o way_n in_o several_a court_n of_o justice_n but_o à _fw-la mulio_fw-it fortiori_fw-la against_o generale_fw-mi nocumentum_fw-la that_o which_o displease_v and_o offend_v not_o one_o alone_a or_o many_o but_o all_o god_n and_o man_n and_o of_o man_n all_o sort_n from_o the_o high_a to_o the_o low_a sect._n 29_o it_o be_v a_o undoubted_a principle_n omne_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la svi_fw-la diffusivum_fw-la all_o goodness_n do_v communicate_v itself_o to_o other_o he_o that_o rack_v and_o tenter_v his_o bona_fw-la fortunae_fw-la his_o fortune_n and_o mean_n to_o improve_v his_o private_a and_o impair_v the_o public_a good_a have_v not_o participation_n of_o this_o goodness_n and_o as_o little_a have_v he_o of_o that_o cardinal_n and_o all-crowning_a virtue_n charity_n the_o groundsell_n of_o religion_n without_o which_o nothing_o avail_v sine_fw-la charitate_fw-la nihil_fw-la prodest_fw-la quia_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la religionis_fw-la charitas_fw-la est_fw-la charity_n say_v saint_n paul_n 1_o cor._n 13.5_o non_fw-la quaerit_fw-la quae_fw-la sva_fw-la sunt_fw-la it_o seek_v not_o her_o own_o it_o prefer_v the_o good_a of_o other_o before_o its_o own_o private_a in_o a_o former_a chapter_n cap._n 10._o ver_fw-la 24._o let_v no_o man_n seek_v his_o own_o but_o every_o man_n another_o wealth_n the_o word_n either_o in_o the_o literal_a acceptation_n or_o take_v according_a to_o the_o apostle_n meaning_n do_v insinuate_v that_o no_o man_n must_v so_o use_v his_o own_o as_o thereby_o to_o offend_v his_o neighbour_n non_fw-la nobis_fw-la nati_fw-la sumus_fw-la we_o be_v not_o bear_v for_o ourselves_o but_o partly_o for_o our_o friend_n and_o partly_o for_o our_o country_n it_o be_v a_o vulgar_a country_n proverb_n every_o man_n for_o himself_o and_o god_n for_o we_o all_o but_o a_o reverend_a divine_a thus_o invert_v it_o where_o every_o man_n be_v for_o himself_o non_fw-it deus_fw-la sed_fw-la diabolus_fw-la the_o devil_n be_v for_o all_o the_o rich_a man_n barn_n be_v full_a of_o corn_n it_o be_v his_o own_o jure_fw-la proprietatis_fw-la but_o he_o must_v not_o hide_v and_o hoard_v it_o up_o to_o enhance_v the_o price_n he_o must_v expose_v it_o to_o public_a sale_n and_o at_o reasonable_a price_n propter_fw-mi commune_v bonum_fw-la or_o else_o a_o vae_fw-la qui_fw-la abscondit_fw-la be_v denounce_v against_o he_o he_o that_o receive_v but_o one_o talon_n commit_v to_o he_o by_o his_o lord_n wherein_o he_o have_v but_o a_o fiduciary_a interest_n and_o hide_v it_o and_o do_v not_o right_o use_v it_o be_v cast_v into_o utter_a darkness_n and_o have_v his_o talon_n take_v from_o he_o matthew_n 25.15_o we_o be_v all_o but_o trustee_n of_o this_o worldly_a estate_n or_o earthly_a talon_n as_o we_o must_v not_o hide_v but_o use_v it_o so_o must_v we_o use_v it_o not_o for_o ourselves_o only_o but_o for_o the_o common_a utility_n of_o the_o weal_n public_a sect._n 31_o as_o it_o transgress_v the_o bond_n of_o charity_n the_o crown_n of_o all_o good_a gift_n and_o grace_n it_o do_v likewise_o offend_v against_o the_o rule_n of_o justice_n the_o queen_n regent_n of_o all_o virtue_n the_o confession_n of_o sin_n daily_o celebrate_v by_o the_o church_n do_v conclude_v by_o way_n of_o prayer_n that_o we_o may_v live_v a_o godly_a righteous_a and_o a_o sober_a life_n which_o imply_v three_o duty_n piety_n to_o god_n just_a ce_fw-fr or_o upright_a deal_n to_o our_o neighbour_n and_o sobriety_n to_o ourselves_o i_o meddle_v but_o with_o the_o second_o sect._n 32_o justice_n be_v either_o univerfall_n whereby_o a_o man_n do_v just_o carry_v himself_o and_o level_v his_o action_n for_o the_o common_a and_o public_a good_a and_o yield_v obedience_n to_o all_o law_n ut_fw-la ex_fw-la earum_fw-la praescripto_fw-la omnes_fw-la alius_fw-la virtutes_fw-la colat_fw-la that_o by_o the_o rule_n or_o prescript_n of_o those_o law_n he_o may_v have_v all_o other_o virtue_n in_o esteem_n which_o aristotle_n call_v legal_a quia_fw-la leges_fw-la eam_fw-la praecipue_fw-la intendunt_fw-la for_o that_o the_o whole_a use_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o law_n be_v for_o the_o support_n and_o execution_n of_o it_o or_o it_o be_v particularis_fw-la which_o be_v also_o call_v moral_a and_o be_v a_o virtue_n busy_v and_o exercise_v in_o the_o distribution_n and_o commutation_n or_o merchandize_v of_o all_o outward_a thing_n the_o object_n of_o her_o employment_n and_o negotiation_n sunt_fw-la bona_fw-la externa_fw-la &_o fortunae_fw-la ut_fw-la opes_fw-la &_o honores_fw-la all_o external_a good_n and_o good_n of_o fortune_n as_o riches_n and_o honour_n hence_o it_o be_v divide_v into_o distributive_a and_o commutative_a justice_n this_o observe_v a_o
ruin_v for_o that_o it_o appear_v to_o the_o court_n upon_o evident_a proof_n that_o there_o be_v many_o servant_n and_o people_n keep_v upon_o those_o farm_n when_o they_o be_v use_v in_o tillage_n and_o the_o same_o be_v furnish_v with_o sufficient_a house_n barn_n and_o outhouse_n necessary_a for_o farmer_n to_o dwell_v in_o and_o many_o quarter_n of_o wheat_n and_o other_o grain_n out_o of_o each_o farm_n be_v yearly_o sell_v and_o vent_v to_o london_n and_o elsewhere_o and_o many_o poor_a man_n and_o woman_n be_v then_o there_o set_v on_o work_n and_o about_o twenty_o person_n fit_a for_o war_n be_v maintain_v in_o and_o upon_o the_o say_a farm_n as_o also_o several_a cart_n ready_a and_o fit_a to_o do_v his_o majesty_n service_n both_o in_o carry_v timber_n for_o repair_v of_o his_o navy_n and_o otherwise_o and_o for_o that_o the_o defendant_n have_v then_o of_o late_a year_n take_v into_o his_o own_o occupation_n all_o the_o say_a farm_n and_o convert_v all_o the_o land_n former_o use_v for_o tillage_n unto_o pasture_n and_o have_v also_o depopulate_v and_o pull_v down_o three_o of_o the_o say_a farm_n house_n and_o suffer_v the_o other_o two_o to_o run_v to_o ruin_v and_o to_o lie_v uninhabited_a and_o one_o of_o the_o say_a farm_n which_o be_v before_o a_o great_a defence_n and_o succour_n for_o traveller_n who_o pass_v that_o way_n since_o the_o depopulation_n thereof_o have_v be_v a_o harbour_n for_o thief_n and_o many_o robbery_n have_v be_v thereabouts_o commit_v and_o money_n recover_v by_o the_o rob_v person_n from_o the_o hundred_o which_o together_o with_o the_o want_n of_o those_o clowes_z there_o former_o keep_v have_v be_v a_o great_a burden_n to_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n and_o for_o that_o also_o the_o defendant_n to_o the_o great_a inconvenience_n and_o prejudice_n of_o a_o town_n near_o adjoin_v have_v pull_v down_o and_o suffer_v to_o go_v to_o decay_v not_o habitable_a one_o water_n corn_n mill_n which_o thentofore_o do_v grind_v good_a store_n of_o corn_n weekly_o upon_o grave_n and_o deliberate_a liberate_a consideration_n the_o court_n do_v with_o a_o joint_a consent_n and_o opinion_n declare_v that_o the_o defendant_n be_v clear_o guilty_a of_o the_o say_a depopulation_n and_o conversion_n of_o errable_a into_o pasture_n before_o express_v and_o that_o the_o same_o offence_n be_v punishable_a even_o by_o the_o common_a law_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o fit_a to_o be_v severe_o punish_v the_o rather_o for_o that_o it_o be_v a_o grow_a evil_n and_o have_v already_o spread_v itself_o into_o very_o many_o part_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o may_v in_o time_n if_o it_o be_v not_o meet_v withal_o and_o prevent_v by_o the_o just_a censure_n of_o that_o court_n grow_v very_o prejudicial_a and_o dangerous_a to_o the_o state_n and_o common_a wealth_n and_o therefore_o their_o lordship_n do_v think_v fit_a order_n adjudge_v and_o decree_n 1_o that_o the_o defendant_n shall_v stand_v and_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o prison_n of_o the_o fleet._n 2_o that_o he_o shall_v pay_v a_o fine_a of_o four_o thousand_o pound_n to_o his_o majesty_n use_n 3_o that_o he_o shall_v at_o the_o next_o assize_n to_o be_v hold_v for_o that_o county_n in_o open_a court_n the_o judge_n and_o justice_n there_o sit_v acknowledge_v his_o say_a offence_n and_o for_o the_o better_a manifestation_n of_o the_o offence_n to_o the_o country_n and_o to_o the_o end_n that_o other_o see_v his_o punishment_n may_v be_v thereby_o after_o warn_v to_o forbear_v the_o commit_n of_o the_o like_a it_o be_v order_v that_o their_o lordship_n sentence_n and_o decree_n shall_v be_v then_o at_o the_o say_a assize_n public_o read_v and_o further_o the_o court_n consider_v and_o commend_v the_o pain_n care_n and_o travel_n take_v by_o the_o relator_n in_o bring_v that_o cause_n to_o judgement_n and_o be_v satisfy_v upon_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o cause_n that_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o parish_n and_o the_o minister_n there_o have_v be_v several_o damnify_v by_o the_o defendant_n their_o lordship_n do_v far_a order_n and_o decree_n 4_o that_o the_o say_a defendant_n shall_v pay_v unto_o the_o say_a relator_n one_o hundred_o pound_n for_o recompense_n of_o his_o travail_n beside_o his_o cost_n of_o suit_n 5_o that_o he_o shall_v pay_v unto_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o parish_n one_o hundred_o bound_n 6_o that_o he_o shall_v pay_v unto_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o parish_n one_o hundred_o pound_n to_o be_v distribute_v to_o and_o among_o they_o at_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o four_o next_o justice_n of_o peace_n adjoin_v to_o the_o say_a town_n 7_o and_o last_o the_o court_n do_v order_n that_o the_o defendant_n shall_v within_o two_o year_n after_o repair_n and_o build_v again_o all_o the_o say_a farme-house_n with_o their_o outhouse_n and_o the_o say_a cornemill_n fit_a for_o habitation_n and_o use_n as_o former_o they_o be_v and_o shall_v restore_v the_o land_n former_o use_v and_o let_v with_o the_o same_o farm_n unto_o the_o farme-house_n again_o and_o let_v and_o demise_n the_o same_o several_a farm_n to_o several_a tenant_n for_o reasonable_a rent_n such_o as_o the_o country_n will_v afford_v and_o that_o all_o the_o say_a land_n shall_v be_v again_o plough_v up_o and_o use_v to_o tillage_n as_o former_o it_o have_v be_v as_o by_o the_o decree_n remain_v of_o record_n in_o that_o honourable_a court_n may_v plain_o appear_v the_o true_a content_n whereof_o be_v here_o set_v down_o that_o as_o it_o be_v publish_v at_o the_o assize_n for_o a_o example_n in_o that_o country_n the_o benefit_n thereof_o may_v hereby_o redound_v to_o all_o the_o county_n of_o his_o majesty_n dominion_n sect._n 53_o i_o have_v the_o rather_o summary_o touch_v the_o several_a point_n and_o branch_n of_o this_o decree_n for_o these_o reason_n that_o every_o well_o affect_a subject_n may_v discern_v the_o singular_a wisdom_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a counsel_n and_o their_o assistant_n in_o that_o great_a court_n the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n we_o well_o hope_v be_v not_o in_o vain_a that_o it_o may_v please_v he_o to_o endue_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o council_n and_o all_o the_o nobility_n with_o grace_n wisdom_n and_o understanding_n and_o without_o god_n special_a endowment_n confer_v on_o they_o and_o on_o their_o head_n under_o christ_n the_o ship_n royal_a of_o our_o state_n can_v not_o be_v so_o religious_o provident_o and_o prosperous_o steer_v as_o it_o be_v methinks_v when_o i_o considerate_o weigh_v the_o composition_n of_o this_o decree_n all_o part_n of_o justice_n seem_v here_o to_o be_v include_v 1_o here_o be_v punition_n 1._o by_o imprisonment_n 2._o by_o fine_a 3._o by_o public_a acknowledgement_n 2_o here_o be_v remuneration_n to_o the_o party_n relate_v for_o discover_v and_o bring_v the_o offendor_n to_o the_o public_a seat_n of_o judgement_n 3_o here_o be_v compensation_n 1._o to_o the_o minister_n 2._o to_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o parish_n for_o the_o detriment_n and_o damage_n by_o they_o respective_o sustain_v according_a to_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o cause_n 4_o and_o last_o here_o be_v reparation_n and_o restitution_n which_o concern_v the_o common_a weal_n 1._o in_o repair_v and_o re-edify_n the_o farm_n 2._o in_o restore_v the_o land_n former_o use_v and_o let_v with_o they_o 3._o in_o let_v and_o demize_v the_o same_o farm_n to_o several_a tenant_n at_o reasonable_a rent_n 4._o in_o convert_v the_o land_n to_o tillage_n again_o sect._n 54_o as_o in_o god_n sentence_n the_o malum_fw-la culpae_fw-la be_v answer_v with_o the_o malum_fw-la poenae_fw-la so_o it_o be_v full_o accomplish_v in_o this_o decree_n for_o hereby_o all_o that_o any_o way_n suffer_v 1._o king_n 2._o church_n 3._o common_a weal_n 4._o poor_a be_v all_o right_v and_o salve_v and_o therefore_o it_o deserve_v the_o more_o earnest_a press_n first_o for_o the_o comfort_n of_o those_o who_o grieve_v and_o groan_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o this_o oppression_n that_o though_o they_o be_v remote_a in_o the_o country_n from_o the_o eye_n of_o superior_a justice_n yet_o in_o the_o particular_n of_o this_o decree_n they_o may_v tanquam_fw-la in_o perspicillis_fw-la behold_v a_o far_o off_o the_o vigilant_a care_n which_o his_o majesty_n and_o his_o honourable_a council_n have_v of_o the_o mean_a member_n of_o his_o common_a weal_n second_o that_o other_o delinquent_n of_o the_o same_o rank_n and_o quality_n may_v tanquam_fw-la in_o specule_fw-la as_o in_o a_o lookingglass_n view_v their_o own_o evil_a of_o sin_n and_o just_o expect_v the_o same_o evil_n of_o punishment_n sect._n 55_o that_o no_o man_n may_v lull_v themselves_o asleep_a with_o the_o conceit_n of_o security_n and_o that_o his_o highness_n subject_n who_o feel_v the_o smart_n of_o this_o mischief_n may_v have_v no_o cause_n to_o
distrust_v the_o continuance_n of_o his_o care_n his_o goodness_n have_v of_o late_o direct_v several_a commission_n into_o most_o county_n of_o the_o kingdom_n out_o of_o the_o high_a court_n of_o chancery_n i_o shall_v but_o brief_o touch_v some_o special_a point_n therein_o first_o the_o motive_n which_o induce_v his_o majesty_n thereunto_o his_o intelligence_n that_o in_o diverse_a part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n very_o many_o message_n and_o mansion_n house_n which_o have_v be_v for_o many_o year_n past_o habitation_n for_o husbandman_n farmer_n and_o other_o exercise_v in_o tillage_n do_v now_o remain_v in_o decay_n ruinous_a destroy_v or_o uninhabited_a and_o the_o farm_n and_o errable_a land_n sever_v and_o divide_v from_o the_o house_n whereto_o they_o belong_v and_o great_a quantity_n of_o such_o errable_a land_n have_v be_v convert_v from_o culture_n into_o pasture_n whereupon_o great_a waist_n and_o depopulation_n of_o town_n village_n parish_n and_o hamlet_n in_o diverse_a part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n have_v ensue_v and_o be_v like_o daily_a more_o and_o more_o to_o increase_v to_o the_o dishonour_n and_o prejudice_n of_o his_o majesty_n and_o his_o crown_n and_o to_o the_o damage_n and_o detriment_n of_o his_o people_n and_o whole_a realm_n second_o his_o majesty_n readiness_n to_o meet_v with_o such_o mischief_n and_o to_o provide_v for_o the_o welfare_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o people_n by_o assign_v and_o appoint_v certain_a commissioner_n in_o most_o part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o give_v unto_o they_o full_a power_n and_o authority_n under_o his_o great_a seal_n to_o inquire_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o good_a and_o honest_a man_n aswell_o within_o liberty_n as_o as_o without_o as_o also_o by_o the_o deposition_n of_o any_o credible_a witness_n to_o be_v call_v and_o examine_v upon_o their_o oath_n and_o by_o all_o other_o way_n and_o mean_n and_o to_o make_v certificate_n of_o the_o inquisition_n take_v before_o they_o into_o the_o chancery_n three_o the_o subject_a of_o this_o inquiry_n what_o and_o how_o many_o burroughes_n town_n village_n parish_n hamlet_n farm_n farmehouse_n or_o other_o message_n or_o house_n since_o the_o ten_o year_n of_o the_o late_a queen_n eliz._n have_v be_v and_o now_o be_v depopulate_v waste_v destroy_v and_o ruinate_v or_o convert_v from_o the_o habitation_n of_o husbandman_n to_o other_o use_n and_o what_o land_n and_o tenement_n have_v be_v convert_v from_o tillage_n and_o plough_v to_o other_o use_n with_o diverse_a other_o particular_a clause_n and_o branch_n four_o a_o command_n unto_o the_o commissioner_n to_o give_v notice_n unto_o all_o person_n who_o claim_v title_n to_o any_o land_n or_o tenement_n so_o waste_v depopulate_v or_o separate_v either_o as_o heir_n or_o purchaser_n or_o by_o or_o under_o any_o person_n commit_v such_o depopulation_n and_o waste_v their_o farmer_n or_o assign_n that_o within_o a_o time_n limit_v by_o the_o commissioner_n or_o any_o two_o or_o more_o they_o and_o every_o of_o they_o do_v respective_o cause_v to_o be_v re-edify_v and_o repair_v all_o and_o singular_a the_o say_a house_n of_o husbandry_n and_o all_o the_o separate_a land_n to_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o house_n and_o that_o the_o land_n convert_v from_o tillage_n to_o pasture_n and_o other_o unlawful_a use_n be_v again_o restore_v to_o tillage_n and_o to_o admit_v of_o husbandman_n to_o be_v tenant_n to_o those_o house_n prout_fw-la hactenus_fw-la fieri_fw-la consuetum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la sect._n 56_o that_o his_o majesty_n have_v full_a and_o absolute_a power_n to_o award_v such_o commission_n for_o the_o good_a and_o benefit_n of_o his_o kingdom_n welfare_n i_o think_v none_o so_o disloyal_a as_o to_o doubt_v according_a to_o the_o exigence_n of_o the_o present_a time_n for_o the_o better_a prepare_v of_o his_o intend_a reformation_n without_o a_o literal_a imitation_n of_o former_a precedent_n in_o novo_fw-la casu_fw-la novum_fw-la apponendum_fw-la est_fw-la remedium_fw-la variety_n of_o case_n must_v have_v variety_n of_o remedy_n the_o wisdom_n of_o a_o parliament_n or_o a_o state_n may_v foresee_v a_o ensue_a evil_n and_o they_o may_v enact_v a_o prohibit_v of_o it_o and_o a_o provision_n of_o some_o pain_n and_o penalty_n against_o it_o but_o they_o can_v never_o provide_v de_fw-fr futur_fw-la be_v contingentibus_fw-la of_o future_a circumstance_n and_o contingency_n and_o therefore_o ubi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la directa_fw-la lex_fw-la standum_fw-la est_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la judicis_fw-la where_o a_o direct_a positive_a law_n can_v meet_v with_o a_o offence_n in_o the_o very_a apple_n of_o the_o eye_n the_o defect_n must_v be_v supply_v by_o a_o arbitrary_a judgement_n according_a to_o the_o circumstance_n and_o occurency_n of_o thing_n let_v all_o the_o statute_n that_o ever_o be_v make_v against_o the_o decay_a of_o house_n of_o husbandry_n and_o tilage_n be_v strict_o inspect_v and_o not_o any_o one_o of_o they_o either_o do_v or_o ever_o can_v prescribe_v such_o a_o proportionable_a remedy_n for_o such_o a_o crime_n in_o all_o thing_n as_o the_o sentence_n of_o that_o great_a judgement_n seat_n have_v do_v sect._n 57_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 5._o and._n 6._o edw._n 6._o cap._n 5._o entitle_v a_o act_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o tillage_n and_o increase_v of_o corn_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o his_o then_o majesty_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n at_o his_o and_o their_o will_n and_o pleasure_n shall_v from_o time_n to_o time_n direct_v his_o and_o their_o several_a commission_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n to_o such_o person_n as_o it_o shall_v please_v they_o to_o inquire_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o a_o sufficient_a jury_n what_o land_n and_o tenement_n in_o every_o town_n parish_n village_n or_o hamlet_n within_o the_o limit_n of_o their_o charge_n have_v at_o any_o time_n or_o time_n since_o the_o first_o year_n of_o king_n henery_n the_o eight_o be_v convert_v and_o turn_v from_o tillage_n to_o pasture_n and_o be_v then_o or_o then_o after_o shall_v be_v continue_v and_o occupy_v in_o pasture_n and_o to_o certify_v the_o presentment_n thereof_o into_o the_o court_n of_o chancery_n with_o convenient_a speed_n to_o be_v thence_o deliver_v over_o into_o the_o court_n of_o exchequer_n there_o to_o remain_v among_o the_o record_n of_o the_o same_o court_n to_o the_o end_n that_o statute_n may_v be_v the_o more_o diligent_o and_o indifferent_o put_v in_o execution_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 2._o and_o 3._o philip_n and_o mary_n cap._n 2._o entitle_v a_o act_n for_o the_o re-edify_n of_o decay_a house_n of_o husbandry_n and_o for_o the_o increase_n of_o tillage_n cite_v the_o law_n of_o 4._o henery_n 7._o which_o be_v before_o large_o recite_v it_o be_v ordain_v that_o the_o like_a commission_n in_o effect_n shall_v be_v award_v and_o that_o the_o commissioner_n shall_v have_v full_a power_n and_o authority_n to_o inquire_v hear_v and_o determine_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o twelve_o man_n or_o by_o information_n or_o other_o lawful_a way_n or_o mean_n all_o and_o singular_a default_n and_o offence_n commit_v or_o do_v since_o the_o feast_n of_o saint_n george_n the_o martyr_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o henry_n the_o eight_o or_o then_o after_o shall_v be_v commit_v or_o do_v aswell_o contrary_a to_o the_o tenor_n and_o effect_n of_o the_o say_v former_a act_n 4._o henery_n 7._o as_o contrary_a to_o one_o other_o act_n of_o 7._o henery_n 8._o entitle_v a_o act_n to_o avoid_v let_v down_o of_o house_n and_o also_o to_o inquire_v hear_v order_n and_o determine_v by_o the_o say_a way_n and_o mean_n of_o and_o concern_v all_o ground_n whatsoever_o convert_v from_o tillage_n to_o pasture_n since_o the_o say_a feast_n or_o then_o after_o to_o be_v convert_v from_o tillage_n to_o pasture_n and_o also_o of_o all_o ground_n in_o or_o near_o any_o corn_n field_n new_o use_v or_o employ_v since_o the_o say_a feast_n or_o then_o after_o new_o to_o be_v use_v employ_v and_o convert_v to_o the_o keep_n of_o coney_n not_o be_v a_o lawful_a warren_n and_o whereby_o the_o corn_n of_o any_o person_n other_o than_o the_o owner_n of_o the_o same_o coney_n since_o the_o say_a feast_n have_v be_v or_o then_o after_o shall_v be_v destroy_v or_o consume_v and_o that_o the_o say_v commissioner_n shall_v and_o may_v bind_v by_o recognizance_n the_o person_n offend_v and_o guilty_a in_o any_o of_o the_o foresay_a decay_n or_o default_n in_o such_o sum_n of_o money_n as_o to_o the_o commissioner_n shall_v seem_v reasonable_a for_o the_o re-edify_n of_o such_o decay_a house_n and_o for_o the_o convert_n of_o such_o ground_n from_o pasture_n to_o tillage_n again_o and_o for_o the_o diminish_n and_o destroy_v of_o coney_n within_o such_o convenient_a time_n as_o the_o commissioner_n shall_v think_v meet_a limit_n and_o appoint_v with_o many_o clause_n and_o proviso_n in_o the_o say_a statute_n at_o large_a express_v sect._n 58_o
by_o this_o every_o man_n may_v see_v that_o his_o now_o majesty_n proceed_v to_o inquire_v by_o way_n of_o commission_n be_v no_o innovated_a thing_n as_o some_o will_v murmur_v and_o pretend_v but_o warrant_v by_o former_a example_n though_o different_a in_o the_o manner_n and_o form_n according_a to_o the_o difference_n of_o time_n that_o of_o k._n e._n be_v to_o inquire_v and_o certify_v this_o of_o k._n phi._n and_o q._n m._n to_o inquire_v hear_v and_o determine_v in_o this_o statute_n there_o be_v one_o clause_n of_o moderation_n in_o these_o word_n and_o for_o asmuch_o as_o it_o be_v like_a to_o be_v that_o some_o ground_n convert_v from_o tillage_n into_o pasture_n be_v divide_v into_o several_a small_a parcel_n remain_v and_o be_v in_o divers_a and_o several_a man_n hand_n so_o that_o any_o one_o part_n will_v not_o be_v sufficient_a to_o keep_v a_o plough_n upon_o and_o for_o that_o some_o ground_n have_v be_v till_v for_o the_o destroy_n of_o moss_n bush_n brown_a sir_n heath_n and_o not_o only_o to_o be_v continue_v in_o tillage_n and_o such_o like_a and_o that_o also_o some_o demean_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o owner_n have_v be_v divide_v to_o sundry_a occupier_n who_o have_v till_v the_o same_o not_o be_v common_o use_v to_o tillage_n before_o the_o say_a feast_n of_o s._n george_n and_o for_o that_o divers_a other_o particular_a case_n may_v fortune_n to_o be_v which_o the_o general_a purveiance_n of_o this_o statute_n can_v remedy_v without_o great_a hurt_n than_o good_a to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o same_o and_o for_o that_o also_o in_o some_o place_n of_o this_o realm_n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a the_o purvey_v of_o this_o estatute_n to_o extend_v and_o to_o be_v full_o execute_v but_o in_o some_o place_n and_o upon_o some_o occasion_n or_o cause_n it_o may_v more_o convenient_o be_v spare_v then_o put_v in_o ure_n and_o be_v therefore_o necessary_a to_o refer_v such_o thing_n with_o all_o other_o circumstance_n to_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o commissioner_n who_o may_v more_o perfect_o understand_v the_o same_o sect._n 59_o by_o this_o every_o man_n may_v collect_v that_o no_o positive_a law_n can_v be_v so_o punctual_o make_v as_o to_o adapt_v a_o cure_n for_o every_o civil_a disease_n but_o must_v admit_v of_o a_o temper_n and_o qualification_n in_o some_o thing_n aswell_o as_o a_o agravation_n in_o other_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o intervenience_n of_o circumstance_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v a_o power_n of_o discretion_n leave_v unto_o the_o commissioner_n but_o this_o evil_a be_v now_o grow_v great_a and_o in_o favour_n and_o alliance_n with_o the_o great_a man_n of_o a_o country_n the_o providence_n of_o his_o majesty_n and_o the_o state_n have_v by_o this_o commission_n only_o delegated_a a_o power_n to_o inquire_v and_o certify_v but_o not_o to_o determine_v reserve_v that_o to_o the_o discretion_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o sacred_a council_n who_o never_o confine_v their_o judgement_n to_o the_o face_n but_o the_o fact_n of_o man_n and_o secundum_fw-la allegata_fw-la &_o probata_fw-la there_o be_v another_o provision_n in_o that_o law_n of_o philip_n and_o mary_n in_o these_o word_n and_o be_v in_o enact_v by_o the_o authority_n aforesaid_a that_o if_o any_o person_n or_o person_n shall_v be_v condemn_v or_o charge_v with_o or_o for_o any_o offence_n that_o he_o or_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v charge_v withal_o by_o this_o act_n or_o by_o any_o of_o the_o foresay_a former_a statute_n that_o then_o the_o say_a party_n or_o party_n shall_v and_o may_v have_v his_o or_o their_o traverse_n and_o remedy_n therefore_o in_o the_o star-chamber_n before_o the_o council_n there_o sect._n 60_o hence_o be_v to_o be_v infer_v that_o no_o law_n can_v be_v so_o wise_o weave_v and_o contex_v but_o will_v need_v some_o interpretation_n and_o explanation_n and_o to_o who_o do_v the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o law_n belong_v but_o to_o the_o king_n assist_v with_o his_o honourable_a council_n and_o to_o the_o reverend_a judge_n under_o he_o there_o be_v no_o act_n do_v by_o the_o body_n of_o the_o council_n but_o be_v presume_v to_o be_v the_o act_n of_o the_o king_n in_o the_o time_n of_o ed._n the_o 3._o thorpe_n and_o other_o grave_a judge_n will_v not_o in_o case_n of_o difficulty_n deliver_v their_o final_a judgement_n until_o they_o have_v resort_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o council_n of_o case_n in_o that_o kind_n the_o year_n book_n in_o his_o reign_n be_v plentiful_a this_o statute_n according_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o former_a time_n seem_v to_o refer_v the_o party_n grieve_v to_o a_o remedy_n by_o way_n of_o traverse_n and_o defence_n in_o the_o star-chamber_n a_o court_n consist_v of_o the_o great_a lord_n of_o the_o honourable_a council_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a reverend_a judge_n and_o other_o assistant_n whither_o shall_v there_o then_o be_v any_o refuge_n either_o for_o the_o interpretation_n or_o moderation_n of_o positive_a law_n in_o the_o vacancy_n and_o cessation_n of_o the_o great_a court_n of_o parliament_n but_o unto_o this_o court_n where_o king_n themselves_o have_v often_o vouchsafe_v to_o sit_v in_o person_n sect._n 61_o his_o now_o m_n it_o be_v providence_n and_o justice_n in_o disperse_v his_o say_a commission_n can_v take_v so_o good_a effect_n if_o the_o people_n and_o country_n for_o redress_n of_o who_o grievance_n they_o be_v award_v be_v not_o dextrous_a and_o careful_a in_o perform_v their_o duty_n of_o inquiry_n &_o discovery_n the_o cmmoissioner_n be_v enjoin_v under_o their_o faith_n &_o legiance_n to_o discharge_v the_o trust_n in_o they_o repose_v and_o all_o his_o m_n it_o be_v subject_n aswell_o officer_n as_o other_o by_o the_o last_o clause_n of_o the_o commission_n be_v require_v to_o be_v attend_v aid_v and_o assist_v unto_o they_o so_o often_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v thereunto_o summon_v i_o can_v therefore_o pass_v by_o those_o good_a and_o lawful_a man_n of_o the_o country_n who_o not_o only_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o natural_a and_o legal_a legiance_n but_o also_o by_o a_o sacramental_a tie_n and_o bond_n be_v or_o shall_v be_v engage_v and_o charge_v to_o inquire_v of_o those_o offence_n in_o the_o country_n without_o a_o monitory_a caution_n that_o they_o imitate_v especial_o one_o of_o the_o property_n prescribe_v by_o jethro_n his_o counsel_n to_o moses_n in_o select_v his_o ruler_n of_o the_o people_n to_o be_v viri_fw-la fortes_fw-la able_a man_n non_fw-la fortitudine_fw-la corporis_fw-la but_o animi_fw-la not_o in_o strength_n of_o body_n but_o strength_n of_o mind_n not_o to_o fear_v the_o face_n of_o man_n not_o of_o a_o landlord_n not_o of_o a_o potent_a man_n be_v he_o a_o livetennant_n or_o great_a in_o a_o country_n fortitude_n be_v one_o of_o tully_n his_o cardinal_a virtue_n it_o banish_v all_o sordid_a and_o slavish_a fear_n it_o be_v a_o old_a complaint_n that_o law_n be_v aranearum_fw-la telis_fw-la simile_n like_o cobweb_n wherein_o the_o small_a fly_n be_v catch_v great_a one_o break_v forth_o sure_o our_o law_n be_v not_o such_o of_o themselves_o and_o most_o sure_a it_o be_v that_o our_o superior_a seat_n of_o law_n and_o justice_n be_v not_o so_o easy_o pass_v through_o but_o that_o they_o will_v seize_v and_o hold_v the_o most_o gripe_a and_o rapacious_a bird_n or_o beast_n and_o with_o they_o be_v observe_v aswell_o the_o practice_n as_o the_o rule_n indè_fw-la ortae_fw-la leges_fw-la ne_fw-la fortior_fw-la omne_fw-la posset_n but_o it_o be_v the_o abuse_n of_o bad_a man_n together_o with_o the_o cowardice_n and_o pusillanimity_n of_o those_o who_o shall_v be_v probi_fw-la &_o legales_fw-la homines_fw-la for_o want_v of_o present_v and_o bring_v offender_n under_o the_o eye_n of_o law_n that_o the_o law_n be_v so_o much_o disesteem_v such_o man_n who_o be_v so_o regardless_o of_o their_o allegiance_n so_o careless_a of_o their_o conscience_n and_o respectless_a of_o their_o oath_n that_o they_o will_v not_o see_v and_o discover_v the_o desolation_n and_o greevance_n of_o their_o country_n be_v themselves_o a_o greevance_n to_o the_o country_n and_o enemy_n to_o the_o king_n and_o state_n hostess_fw-la est_fw-la fur_n sen._n in_o she_o fur_n quisquis_fw-la mihi_fw-la non_fw-la monstrat_fw-la hostem_fw-la he_o be_v a_o foe_n unto_o i_o that_o discover_v not_o my_o foe_n a_o man_n may_v asmuch_o transgress_v in_o connive_v at_o and_o conceal_v a_o offence_n as_o the_o offender_n himself_o in_o the_o act_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o may_v just_o expect_v a_o proportionable_a punishment_n this_o may_v suffice_v for_o a_o brief_a remembrance_n to_o the_o juror_n whereof_o the_o counstable_n and_o other_o country_n officer_n may_v partake_v i_o shall_v conclude_v all_o with_o a_o caution_n to_o farmer_n and_o husbandman_n and_o then_o draw_v to_o a_o end_n sect._n 62_o they_o may_v observe_v by_o what_o have_v
arithmetical_a proportion_n in_o all_o exchange_n contract_n covenant_n and_o commerce_n between_o man_n and_o man_n strict_o look_v upon_o the_o equality_n of_o the_o thing_n buy_v sell_v barter_v or_o exchange_v without_o respect_n of_o the_o person_n party_n in_o the_o bargain_n whether_o he_o be_v a_o noble_a man_n citizen_z or_o plebeian_n render_v the_o price_n no_o less_o unto_o the_o one_o than_o to_o the_o other_o it_o have_v this_o general_a rule_n to_o be_v exercise_v in_o all_o intercourse_n of_o buy_v sell_v and_o deal_n whatsoever_o thes_n 4.6_o that_o no_o man_n outreach_v or_o circumvent_v his_o brother_n in_o any_o matter_n ne_fw-la quis_fw-la supergrediatur_fw-la vel_fw-la circumveniat_fw-la in_o negotio_fw-la fratrem_fw-la suum_fw-la this_o justice_n the_o depopulate_a questionist_n may_n in_o some_o measure_n observe_v when_o they_o do_v buy_v or_o sell_v they_o may_v afford_v rem_fw-la pro_fw-la pretio_fw-la pretium_fw-la pro_fw-la re_fw-la but_o they_o will_v not_o sell_v their_o land_n and_o commodity_n with_o conveniency_n either_o of_o time_n or_o price_n till_o the_o member_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n be_v ready_a to_o suffer_v for_o want_v of_o it_o and_o in_o buy_v and_o accumulate_v vineyard_n to_o vineyard_n they_o be_v so_o excessive_a and_o outrageous_a that_o they_o become_v master_n of_o a_o whole_a country_n and_o none_o must_v have_v any_o thing_n near_o they_o but_o at_o their_o price_n this_o kind_n of_o justice_n commutative_a respect_v only_o private_a person_n that_o other_o i.e._n listributive_a respect_v public_a person_n by_o the_o one_o we_o defraud_v or_o do_v injury_n to_o no_o man_n by_o the_o other_o we_o benefit_n and_o do_v good_a to_o all_o man_n sect._n 33_o distributive_a justice_n have_v this_o indelible_a character_n alienum_fw-la non_fw-la vendicat_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la propriam_fw-la negligit_fw-la ut_fw-la communem_fw-la aequitatem_fw-la custodiat_fw-la she_o claim_v not_o that_o which_o belong_v unto_o another_o she_o pass_v by_o she_o own_o profit_n that_o she_o may_v preserve_v common_a right_n it_o have_v this_o general_a rule_n galathian_o 6.10_o as_o we_o have_v occasion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v we_o do_v good_a to_o all_o man_n not_o only_o individual_o to_o any_o particular_a person_n or_o member_n but_o to_o the_o king_n the_o head_n of_o the_o state_n and_o to_o the_o church_n and_o common_a weal_n the_o body_n and_o not_o at_o any_o stint_a or_o expectatory_n time_n but_o upon_o all_o opportunity_n salutem_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la poterit_fw-la protrahit_fw-la negate_fw-la the_o delay_n of_o succour_n and_o relief_n when_o a_o man_n may_v afford_v it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o a_o absolute_a denial_n the_o violate_v of_o this_o justice_n be_v ever_o a_o privative_a injustice_n whereby_o we_o do_v not_o that_o common_a good_a as_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v it_o be_v aswell_o injustice_n though_o not_o alike_o not_o to_o do_v for_o our_o brother_n what_o we_o ought_v as_o to_o do_v what_o we_o ought_v not_o according_a to_o that_o say_n pasce_fw-la esurientem_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la pavisti_fw-la occidisti_fw-la feed_v thy_o hungry_a brother_n if_o thou_o feed_v he_o not_o thou_o be_v a_o homicide_n privative_o if_o not_o positive_o if_o so_o in_o what_o case_n be_v the_o depopulator_n he_o do_v not_o only_o not_o feed_v the_o hungry_a but_o rob_v they_o of_o their_o bread_n and_o therein_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o blood_n panis_fw-la pauperum_fw-la est_fw-la vita_fw-la pauperum_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la defraudat_fw-la vir_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la est_fw-la nay_o he_o be_v a_o matricide_n he_o choke_v up_o the_o earth_n our_o common_a mother_n from_o yield_v her_o foizon_n and_o increase_n unto_o her_o offspring_n sect._n 34_o it_o be_v report_v by_o a_o ancient_a chronologer_n walter_n map_n archdeacon_n of_o oxford_n who_o be_v breed_v up_o with_o hen._n 2._o that_o the_o abbot_n and_o monk_n in_o that_o time_n be_v very_o criminous_a in_o matter_n of_o depopulation_n whence_o a_o proverb_n do_v arise_v of_o they_o monachi_fw-la desertum_fw-la aut_fw-la inveniunt_fw-la aut_fw-la faciunt_fw-la wheresoever_o they_o settle_v themselves_o they_o either_o find_v it_o or_o make_v it_o a_o desert_n it_o be_v say_v of_o they_o that_o they_o lay_v more_o place_n waste_v then_o ever_o william_n the_o conqueror_n or_o his_o son_n rufus_n do_v when_o they_o demolish_v and_o destroy_v many_o parish_n with_o their_o church_n to_o enlarge_v the_o bound_n of_o new_a forest_n the_o abbot_n of_o osney_n be_v principal_o note_v for_o a_o great_a depopulator_n he_o make_v all_o poor_a that_o dwell_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o his_o possession_n whereof_o king_n hen._n 2._o take_v such_o notice_n that_o one_o day_n when_o he_o have_v not_o poor_a enough_o to_o bestow_v his_o alm_n unto_o upon_o some_o festival_n and_o solemn_a time_n do_v discontentedly_n affirm_v that_o rather_o than_o his_o bounty_n shall_v be_v undisposed_a he_o will_v make_v as_o many_o beggar_n as_o the_o abbot_n of_o osney_n have_v do_v their_o monastery_n and_o religious_a house_n be_v no_o soon_o dissolve_v but_o eftsoon_o their_o goodly_a structure_n be_v waste_v and_o ruin_v yet_o their_o land_n as_o if_o they_o seem_v to_o carry_v with_o they_o a_o successory_a adherence_n of_o this_o leprosy_n have_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o many_o more_o uncharitable_a than_o ever_o they_o be_v for_o as_o they_o make_v poor_a they_o do_v in_o some_o competency_n maintain_v and_o relieve_v they_o but_o these_o do_v not_o only_o make_v many_o poor_a but_o starve_v those_o that_o be_v poor_a sect._n 35_o it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o god_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o moses_n leu._n 19.9_o when_o you_o reap_v the_o harvest_n of_o your_o land_n thou_o shall_v not_o whole_o reap_v the_o corner_n of_o the_o field_n neither_o shall_v thou_o gather_v the_o glean_n of_o thy_o harvest_n verse_n 10._o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o glean_v the_o vineyard_n neither_o shall_v thou_o gather_v every_o grape_n of_o thy_o vineyard_n thou_o shall_v leave_v they_o for_o the_o poor_a and_o stranger_n the_o like_a ch._n 23._o ver._n 22._o thou_o shall_v not_o make_v clean_a riddance_n of_o the_o corner_n of_o thy_o field_n when_o thou_o reape_v neither_o shall_v thou_o gather_v any_o glean_n of_o thy_o harvest_n thou_o shall_v leave_v they_o unto_o the_o poor_a and_o to_o the_o stranger_n he_o that_o have_v forget_v a_o sheaf_n behind_o he_o in_o the_o harvest_n shall_v not_o go_v again_o to_o fetch_v it_o but_o leave_v it_o behind_o for_o the_o stranger_n the_o fatherless_a and_o the_o widow_n deut._n 24.19_o a_o blessing_n be_v promise_v that_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n may_v bless_v thou_o in_o all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n then_o needs_o must_v be_v employ_v whosoever_o do_v it_o not_o shall_v not_o be_v bless_v where_o benediction_n be_v exclude_v woe_n and_o malediction_n soon_o make_v their_o entrance_n where_o there_o be_v no_o tillage_n there_o can_v be_v no_o harvest_n and_o where_o no_o harvest_n be_v no_o relic_n no_o glean_n can_v be_v do_v cultura_fw-la labant_fw-la mess_n &_o mess_n labanti_fw-la deficient_a inopi_fw-la spicas_fw-la frumenta_fw-la legenti_fw-la if_o tillage_n fail_v the_o harvest_n fail_v which_o once_o fail_v the_o corn_n can_v yield_v unto_o the_o poor_a their_o glean_v woe_n then_o to_o the_o depopulator_n who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o make_v riddance_n of_o the_o corner_n of_o the_o field_n that_o he_o rid_v whole_a field_n and_o take_v away_o all_o occasion_n of_o glean_n and_o harvest_n in_o debar_v and_o forechoak_v the_o work_n of_o tillage_n by_o convert_v errable_a into_o pasture_n and_o ruinate_v the_o habitation_n of_o husbandry_n by_o turn_v they_o into_o sheep-coate_n our_o time_n can_v make_v good_a that_o say_n nunc_fw-la seges_fw-la est_fw-la ubi_fw-la troj_fw-la a_o fuit_fw-la now_o corn_n grow_v where_o house_n stand_v but_o we_o may_v take_v it_o up_o with_o a_o lamentation_n where_o hospitable_a farm_n and_o plentiful_a field_n of_o corn_n have_v be_v nothing_o remain_v but_o a_o champant_a wilderness_n for_o sheep_n with_o a_o coat_n a_o pastoral_a boy_n his_o dog_n a_o crook_n and_o a_o pipe_n in_o casulas_fw-la veteres_fw-la mansus_fw-la mutantur_fw-la ovile_v or_o as_o the_o theban_n in_o the_o time_n of_o a_o devour_a pestilence_n bewail_v the_o loss_n of_o their_o husbandman_n viduas_fw-la colonis_fw-la respicis_fw-la terras_fw-la miseranda_fw-la thebes_n oedip._n senec._n troth_n in_o oedip._n we_o may_v in_o these_o contagious_a day_n of_o depopulation_n just_o expect_v the_o like_a querimony_n if_o his_o majesty_n gracious_a and_o watchful_a providence_n in_o prevent_v such_o mischief_n do_v not_o cheer_v up_o our_o faint_a heart_n sect._n 36_o one_o of_o the_o instrument_n of_o depopulation_n be_v enclosure_n i_o do_v not_o mean_v of_o waste_n wood_n and_o pasture_n so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v warrant_v by_o several_a law_n and_o statute_n for_o where_o a_o man_n have_v common_a in_o the_o lord_n