coke b jeffrey case mich Elizabeth rot in the common plea be it remember that  on Monday next after a month of saint Michael in this term before the lady the  queen at Westminster come William Jeffrey gentle in his proper person and give  the court of the lady the now queen here to understand that whereas accord to  the law of the land and the custom of this kingdom of England from time  whereof the memory of man be not to the contrary within the say kingdom have  and use the inhabitant and resident within any parish within the kingdom  aforesaid within which parish any parochial church be the say church at their  own proper cost as often as need require be repair and from the whole time  aforesaid use to be and ought to be repair and that every other person or  person inhabit without the same parish in any other parish from the reparation  thereof from the time aforesaid be discharge and acquit and also whereas by  the law of the land and the custom aforesaid it be not lawful for any person  or person to impose any rate or tax upon any person not dwell in any parish  where such church to be repair be in respect or by reason of any land or  tenement which the say person hold or occupy in the same parish where the say  church be to be repair as above be say for the reparation of any such church  so unrepaired without his consent and whereas also the trial and determination  of the cause aforesaid be a matter determinable at the commonlaw and ought not  by the law or censure ecclesiastical in any manner to be try end or discuss  nor have use to be from time whereof the memory of man be not to the contrary  yet Abraham Kenshley and Thomas foster churchwarden of the parish of Haylesham  in the county of Sussex coke a not be ignorant of the premise false and subtle  pretend the aforesaid William Jeffrey to be a inhabitant within the parish of  Haylesham aforesaid whereas in truth the aforesaid William Jeffrey be and  always be dwell within the parish of Chiddingley in the county of Sussex and  never be dwell within the parish of Haylesham aforesaid and that the same  church of Haylesham aforesaid by the tenant and proprietor of land and  tenement within the same parish ought to be repair endeavour the queen majesty  that now be and her royal crown to disinherit and the conusance of plead which  to the say queen majesty and to her royal crown and not to the spiritual court  do belong to draw to be determine in the spiritual court the say William  Jeffrey in the spiritual court aforesaid before John drury doctor of law and  official in and throughout the whole archdeaconry of lews of the reverend  father in Christ by divine providence Thomas Lord bishop of Chichester lawful  depute at the procure of the same Abraham and Thomas in this behalf of and for  a certain tax coke report b er p upon he the say William Jeffrey to and about  the reparation of the parish church of Haylesham aforesaid impose cause to be  cite and he the say William in the spiritual court aforesaid before the  aforesaid spiritual judge to appear and he the say William so appear to answer  to certain article of and for the tax aforesaid that be to say for that the  say William Jeffrey know believe and hear that within the archdeaconry of lews  in the county aforesaid there be a church common call the parish church of  Haylesham and that the say parish church as well in the till as in I the cover  thereof as in other thing need and want so that unless it be repair it be fear  it will fall to decay and ruin and that as well of common right and of a  ancient and landable custom as also time whereof the memory of man be not to  the contrary inviolable and unquestioned it be use and observe within the  parish of Haylesham aforesaid that all and singular the parishioner intend the  reparation of any church unrepaired accord to the rate and quality of their  possession have and occupy in the same parish may or ought to impose a rate or  tax and also that the say church mature deliberation be have thereof can not  be sufficient repair for a less sum than three score and ten pound of lawful  money of England as also that the churchwarden of the parish church of  Haylesham aforesaid for the time be in the year of our Lord and two year then  last pass of and with the consent of all the parishioner of Haylesham  aforesaid or the great or better number of the same a rate accord to the  quantity and quality of the possession aforesaid and of the rend within the  say parish be for the reparation of the say church of the possession aforesaid  or rend in the say parish of all and singular to be impose and the same be tax  have and coke b decree and have appoint a day and place for the rate and tax  aforesaid to be make and that of the same day in which the say rate shall be  impose notice be give in the parish church of Haylesham aforesaid to all the  parishioner aforesaid as also to foreigner have land possession or rend in the  parish of Haylesham aforesaid and also in the public market there and that at  the time and place appoint for the impose of the aforesaid tax or rate those  churchwarden as also the parishioner of the say parish to the rate and tax  aforesaid to be make proceed and the sum of fourpence of every acre of land  call marshland as also the sum of twopence of lawful money of England of every  acre of land call upland within the parish of Haylesham aforesaid be for the  reparation of the aforesaid parish church by the havers and occupier of the  aforesaid acre be impose to be pay to the churchwarden of the aforesaid parish  church as also that the say William thirty acre of marsh call marshground and  one hundred acre of land call upland within the parish aforesaid hold and  occupy or rend for the same then receive and that the sum from the havers and  occupier of the possession aforesaid or rend within the say parish of  Haylesham aforesaid do not extend unto above the sum of fifty pound of good  and lawful money of England accord to the rate and tax aforesaid to be levy  and collect under the name and colour of their office as before be say of and  upon the premise to answer he unjust bind and aIthough the say William Jeffrey  the matter aforesaid above contain in the spiritual court aforesaid before the  aforesaid spiritual judge in his discharge of the premise often have plead  allege and the same with inevitable truth and good witness offer to prove that  he by the law of the land in form aforesaid ought not to be cite for the  payment of the aforesaid sum upon he the say William Jeffrey for the  reparation of the church of Haylesham aforesaid as before be say tax and for  that the tax aforesaid for the reparation of the church aforesaid in the case  aforesaid be a matter determinable at the commonlaw and not in the spiritual  court yet the same spiritual judge to admit the same plea and allegation utter  refuse and the aforesaid Abraham and Thomas foster he the say William affrey  in the spiritual court aforesaid in the premise to be condemned and to the  payment of the aforesaid several sum of money upon he the say William Jeffrey  for the reparation of the church aforesaid above in this behalf special impose  and tax which he by the law of the land as before be say to pay for the reason  aforesaid ought not or be bind to do by the definitive sentence of the say  spiritual court with all his strength endeavour and daily threaten in contempt  of the now Q and to the loss prejudice impoverish and manifest coke report a  er p grievance of he the say William as also contrary to the law of the land  aforesaid and this the say William Jeffrey be ready to verify whereupon he the  say William Jeffrey most humble implore the aid and assistance coke a of the  say court of the say lady the now queen here pray remedy and the writ of the  say lady the queen of prohibition to the aforesaid spiritual judge in form  aforesaid to prohibit they that be the plea aforesaid nor any thing touch the  same before he be further bold not and it be grant unto he c and thereupon  come John porter of Chiddingley in the county aforesaid of Sussex Esq and  Thomas Aynscomb of Buxted in the county aforesaid gentle in their proper  person and undertake for the aforesaid William Jeffrey that if it happen the  aforesaid Abraham Kenshley and Thomas foster to the court of the lady the  queen hereafter to come to demand the say queen writ of consultation or  otherwise to sue for justice thereof and upon the premise that then the say  William the say matter or suggestion shall follow with effect until the plea  thereof by some lawful mean be end that be to say each of the bail aforesaid  under the penalty of ten pound which say sum of ten pound the bail aforesaid  acknowledge and each of they acknowledge of their land and good and of every  of they to be levy to the use of the say lady the queen if it shall so happen  the say William not to prosecute in form aforesaid with effect c