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Mich. 5 Jac. Regis.
Note, Annates, Primitiae and First-Fruits are all one: It was the value of every Spiritual Liv••ng by the year, which the Pope, claiming the disposition of all Ecclesi∣astical Livings, reserved. And those, and Impropria∣tions began about the time that Polidore Virgil, lib. 8. cap 2. saith, Vide Concilium Viennense quod Clemens quintus indixit pro annatibus.
These First-Fruits were given to the Crown, 26 H. 8. cap. 3.
Note, Hill. 34 Ed. 1. An. 1307. At a Parliament held at Carlisle, great Complaint was made of Oppressi∣ons of Churches, &c. by William Testa (called Mala Testa) and Legate of the Pope; in which Parliament, the King, with his Barons assent, denied payment of First-Fruits; And to this effect he writ to the Pope: whereupon the Pope relinquished his Demand, and the First-Fruits for Two years were by that Parliament given to the King.
Decimae, id est, Tenths of Spiritualties were perpetual, and paid to the Pope, till Pope Urban gave them to R. 2. to aid him against Charles, King of France, and others who supported Clement the 7th. against him.
5 H. 3. By the Popes Bulls all Tenths were paid to H. 3. for years: These were given to the King, 26 H. 8. cap. 6.
Vide Dambert de prist Anglor. &c. fol. 128. cap. 10. et ibidem inter leges Juae, fol. 78. cap. 4.