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the_o utmost_a former_o they_o can_v do_v no_o more_o but_o imprison_v or_o deliver_v over_o to_o the_o secular_a power_n and_o that_o only_a in_o case_n of_o heresy_n and_o yet_o have_v scarce_o ground_n of_o law_n for_o what_o they_o do_v 1._o now_o they_o have_v a_o additional_a power_n to_o fine_a and_o imprison_v in_o case_n of_o inferior_a nature_n and_o so_o can_v reach_v all_o that_o a_o man_n have_v even_o to_o his_o skin_n nevertheless_o this_o be_v not_o annex_v unto_o the_o ordinary_a jurisdiction_n but_o give_v by_o extraordinary_a commission_n call_v the_o high_a commission_n wherein_o though_o many_o other_o be_v name_v yet_o the_o clergy_n and_o canonist_n do_v the_o work_n the_o rest_n be_v but_o in_o nature_n of_o a_o reserve_n to_o they_o in_o case_n they_o be_v put_v to_o the_o rout._n the_o power_n of_o these_o commissioner_n be_v to_o execute_v the_o queen_n jurisdiction_n in_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a so_o as_o the_o bishop_n be_v double_o interest_v in_o this_o 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affair_n rest_v original_o in_o the_o parliament_n no_o man_n can_v question_v consider_v what_o ever_o the_o queen_n do_v or_o have_v therein_o be_v from_o the_o power_n of_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o that_o the_o power_n of_o excommunication_n itself_o notwithstanding_o that_o the_o church_n hold_v it_o by_o way_n of_o reservation_n or_o save_v and_o not_o by_o donation_n from_o the_o parliament_n by_o any_o express_a act_n yet_o be_v that_o save_n with_o such_o limitation_n as_o that_o it_o releive_v but_o a_o lame_a power_n in_o comparison_n of_o what_o it_o claim_v and_o exercise_v in_o former_a time_n for_o whereas_o former_o the_o churchman_n have_v the_o writ_n de_fw-fr excommunicato_fw-la capiendo_fw-la at_o their_o own_o beck_n now_o it_o will_v not_o come_v but_o upon_o article_n and_o certain_a condition_n 1._o in_o case_n of_o heresy_n 2._o of_o desert_v of_o the_o sacrament_n 3._o desert_v of_o public_a worship_n 4._o maintenance_n of_o error_n 5._o incontinency_n 6._o usury_n 7._o simony_n 8._o perjury_n 9_o idolatry_n in_o other_o matter_n the_o spirtual_a sword_n must_v find_v or_o make_v their_o own_o way_n or_o else_o be_v quiet_a second_o the_o church_n be_v now_o no_o less_o under_o the_o chair_n and_o throne_n then_o under_o power_n of_o the_o parliament_n nor_o be_v it_o a_o wonder_n if_o it_o can_v not_o thrive_v when_o it_o be_v so_o overdropped_n for_o prelacy_n by_o the_o king_n arm_n be_v lift_v up_o so_o high_a above_o the_o other_o clergy_n that_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o clergy_n be_v as_o much_o underling_n to_o the_o prelacy_n as_o the_o prelate_n be_v to_o the_o king_n they_o dare_v not_o offend_v the_o crown_n lest_o they_o shall_v loose_v their_o honour_n nor_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n they_o lest_o they_o shall_v loose_v their_o live_n and_o liberty_n and_o so_o the_o prelate_n speak_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o make_v the_o crown_n their_o oracle_n thus_o in_o the_o church_n matter_n the_o crown_n be_v all_o in_o all_o chap._n xxxviii_o of_o the_o militia_n in_o these_o late_a time_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o as_o in_o the_o sober_a government_n of_o this_o nation_n there_o be_v a_o supremacy_n of_o command_n so_o also_o in_o the_o rude_a time_n of_o war_n and_o wheresoever_o the_o same_o be_v settle_v there_o must_v the_o militia_n also_o be_v the_o word_n militia_n be_v a_o general_a notion_n sufficient_a enough_o for_o a_o name_n or_o title_n but_o not_o to_o define_v the_o thing_n i_o take_v it_o for_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o government_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n when_o it_o be_v in_o anger_n or_o war_n or_o in_o order_n thereunto_o it_o consist_v in_o the_o raise_n arm_a order_v and_o pay_v of_o the_o soldiery_n the_o title_n of_o the_o supreme_a power_n in_o all_o this_o work_n have_v be_v of_o late_o put_v to_o the_o question_n and_o bring_v we_o to_o this_o sad_a condition_n of_o trial_n by_o battle_n and_o by_o fight_v to_o find_v out_o who_o have_v the_o chief_a power_n 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determine_v to_o be_v against_o the_o king_n but_o against_o the_o man_n and_o though_o against_o the_o private_a will_n of_o the_o commander_n yet_o not_o against_o the_o law_n nor_o therefore_o can_v it_o be_v say_v illegal_a or_o unjust_a the_o parliament_n in_o these_o time_n hold_v forth_o this_o doctrine_n plain_o to_o the_o world_n that_o it_o be_v their_o proper_a work_n in_o case_n needful_a to_o do_v right_a to_o such_o as_o be_v wrong_v by_o the_o king_n his_o command_n be_v no_o warrant_n in_o such_o case_n 7._o if_o a_o man_n be_v wrongful_o imprison_v by_o he_o 11.12.15.17_o he_o shall_v be_v release_v and_o set_v at_o liberty_n by_o they_o let_v his_o act_n be_v never_o so_o authentical_a under_o the_o broad-seale_n it_o can_v take_v no_o man_n right_n away_o richard_n the_o second_o do_v his_o utmost_a to_o satisfy_v and_o quiet_v the_o tumultuous_a rabble_n under_o cade_n and_o straw_n and_o grant_v store_n of_o manumission_n to_o the_o bondman_n by_o declaration_n and_o by_o his_o letter_n patent_n but_o not_o one_o of_o they_o good_a enough_o to_o deprive_v any_o one_o of_o the_o mean_a of_o the_o freeman_n of_o their_o right_n in_o those_o bondman_n the_o privilege_n of_o show_v mercy_n 8.12.13_o and_o grant_v pardon_n have_v be_v ancient_o betrust_v to_o the_o king_n as_o to_o a_o overseer_n of_o the_o execution_n of_o law_n yet_o he_o have_v not_o that_o prerogative_n to_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n ever_o since_o this_o narion_n have_v learned_a to_o read_v the_o bible_n murder_n have_v be_v except_v from_o mercy_n nor_o do_v the_o law_n ever_o allow_v any_o king_n any_o prerogative_n to_o pardon_v that_o edward_n the_o three_o do_v not_o challenge_v any_o such_o not_o only_o bind_v thereto_o by_o his_o coronation_n oath_n 2._o but_o by_o public_a act_n of_o state_n declare_v the_o same_o yet_o because_o the_o parliament_n be_v not_o always_o sit_v and_o king_n be_v ever_o subject_a to_o this_o temptation_n to_o 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parliament_n and_o possible_o it_o may_v be_v apparent_a that_o the_o first_o motion_n of_o any_o such_o title_n of_o honour_n do_v first_o fetch_v its_o original_a thence_o if_o not_o in_o the_o field_n but_o it_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o the_o labour_n the_o second_o be_v more_o considerable_a viz._n the_o power_n of_o confer_v place_n of_o public_a trust_n this_o king_n have_v pretend_v unto_o although_o in_o course_n of_o congruity_n it_o will_v be_v think_v more_o meet_a that_o it_o belong_v rather_o to_o that_o chief_a and_o grand_a trust_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n commit_v to_o the_o parliament_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o these_o time_n be_v not_o much_o discrepant_a whether_o we_o regard_v such_o as_o be_v for_o advice_n or_o execution_n of_o the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v those_o who_o we_o common_o call_v the_o privie-councell_n who_o advice_n in_o course_n touch_v first_o upon_o the_o king_n person_n but_o by_o reflection_n work_v strong_a impression_n upon_o the_o 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clergy_n privilege_v from_o arrest_n 52._o discharge_v of_o purveyance_n and_o free_a quarter_n 52._o their_o temporalty_n in_o question_n 63._o the_o commons_o love_v not_o their_o person_n 147._o their_o first_o decline_v from_o rome_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o provisor_n 150._o they_o gain_v free_a process_n in_o matter_n ecclesiastical_a 192._o their_o defection_n from_o rome_n and_o submission_n to_o the_o crown_n 206_o clergy_n upon_o trial_n but_o once_o allow_v 257._o in_o some_o case_n disallow_v 250_o 298_o commissioner_n ecclsiastical_a 288._o high_a commission_n ibid._n conjuration_n vide_fw-la witchcraft_n conservator_n of_o the_o truce_n 162_o constable_n court_n vid._n marshal_n court_n convocation_n establish_v by_o parliament_n 151._o it_o than_o undertake_v great_a matter_n but_o much_o more_o after_o the_o clergy_n forsake_v the_o pope_n 229_o counsel_n the_o privy_a council_n order_v by_o parliament_n 21_o 33_o 141._o of_o use_n for_o sudden_a motion_n 27._o their_o oath_n 29._o and_o jurisdiction_n 31._o and_o power_n 142_o magnum_fw-la concilium_fw-la or_o the_o grand_a council_n of_o lord_n 28_o crown_n entitle_v not_o by_o descent_n 128_o 277._o but_o entail_v 128._o vide_fw-la 188._o womanhood_n 270._o coverture_n 273_o custos_fw-la regni_fw-la a_o formality_n of_o state_n under_o the_o parliament_n order_n 134._o many_o time_n confer_v upon_o child_n 137._o and_o upon_o a_o woman_n 252_o d._n delegate_n though_o name_v by_o the_o king_n yet_o by_o authority_n of_o the_o parliament_n 227_o defender_n of_o the_o faith_n 213_o dispensation_n licenses_fw-la and_o faculty_n never_o in_o the_o crown_n but_o by_o the_o parliament_n give_v to_o the_o archbishop_n under_o limitation_n 234_o 238_o duel_n order_v by_o the_o marshal_n as_o subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o common_a law_n 108_o e._n edward_n the_o three_o his_o reign_n 3._o his_o title_n upon_o entry_n by_o election_n ibid._n edward_n the_o four_o his_o reign_n though_o have_v title_n of_o inheritance_n yet_o enter_v by_o election_n 181_o edward_n the_o five_o approach_v the_o crown_n by_o inheritance_n but_o never_o put_v it_o on_o 184_o edward_n the_o six_o his_o reign_n his_o title_n and_o possession_n do_v meet_v though_o he_o be_v a_o child_n and_o his_o sister_n mary_n grow_v in_o age_n 259_o ecclesiastical_a power_n vide_fw-la prelacy_n and_o prelate_n elizabeth_z queen_n her_o reign_n 264._o her_o title_n by_o election_n 278_o englishire_n take_v away_o 95_o episcopacy_n vide_fw-la prelate_n and_o prelacy_n error_n vide_fw-la heresy_n exchange_n order_v by_o the_o statute_n 75_o excommunication_n 271._o the_o writ_n de_fw-fr excommunicato_fw-la capiendo_fw-la order_v 289._o vide_fw-la parliament_n exportation_n 72_o f._n false_a news_n punish_v 112_o felony_n by_o ride_v in_o arm_a troop_n 95_o 113_o 172_o 257_o 299_o first-fruit_n regulate_v 153._o take_v away_o from_o rome_n 222_o forcible_n entry_n 173_o fort_n fortificacation_n and_o castle_n order_v by_o parliament_n 252_o 295_o g._n gaol-delivery_n by_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o bench_n 92_o 165._o vide_fw-la judge_n gaol_n regulate_v 113_o 254_o guard_n for_o the_o king_n person_n bring_v in_o by_o henry_n the_o seven_o 195_o gipsy_n make_v felon_n 299_o h._n henry_n the_o four_o his_o reign_n doubtful_a in_o his_o title_n but_o rest_v upon_o election_n choose_v by_o parliament_n sit_v when_o there_o be_v no_o king_n 116_o etc._n etc._n henry_n the_o five_o his_o reign_n his_o title_n by_o a_o entail_n by_o the_o parliament_n 119_o etc._n etc._n henry_n the_o six_o his_o reign_n his_o title_n by_o the_o entail_n last_o mention_v though_o a_o child_n he_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o crown_n 123_o etc._n etc._n henry_n the_o seven_o first_o settle_a a_o constant_a guard_n his_o sixfold_n right_o to_o the_o crown_n and_o his_o gain_v prerogative_n in_o the_o person_n and_o estate_n of_o the_o people_n ibid._n 194_o etc._n etc._n henry_n the_o eight_o his_o natural_a endowment_n 199_o etc._n etc._n his_o power_n in_o the_o matter_n ecclesiastical_a 206_o etc._n etc._n in_o tempoporal_n 213_o etc._n etc._n h._n heresy_n and_o error_n in_o doctrine_n under_o the_o cognisance_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n 62_o 156._o not_o punishable_a by_o death_n by_o law_n till_o henry_n the_o eighths_n time_n 216_o 236._o the_o writ_n de_fw-fr heretico_fw-la comburendo_fw-la have_v no_o legal_a ground_n in_o any_o of_o those_o former_a time_n 63_o 158_o 161_o 216_o 236._o honour_n vide_fw-la parliament_n hospital_n visit_v by_o the_o prelacy_n 154_o i._n importation_n 70_o judge_n of_o assize_n 165_o 244_o jurisdiction_n ecclesiastical_a not_o original_o in_o the_o prelacy_n nor_o absolute_o 235_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n their_o residency_n and_o quality_n their_o number_n various_a their_o work_n also_o 109_o 171._o one_o justice_n 112._o and_o the_o settle_n of_o their_o session_n ibid._n their_o power_n to_o take_v bail_n 254_o k._n king_n vide_fw-la parliament_n allegiance_n supremacy_n militia_n l._n labourer_n their_o work_n and_o wages_n 70._o order_v by_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n 110_o lancaster_n the_o prince_n of_o that_o house_n friend_n to_o the_o clergy_n in_o policy_n 146_o law_n make_v by_o the_o successor_n of_o henry_n the_o eight_o during_o their_o minority_n annul_v 217._o ecclesiastical_a law_n vide_fw-la parliament_n liege_n by_o birth_n though_o not_o bear_v within_o the_o allegiance_n of_o england_n 97_o livery_n and_o token_n inhibit_v to_o the_o lord_n 112_o 177._o and_o limit_v in_o the_o king_n person_n 177._o mean_n of_o jealousy_n between_o the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n 244_o libel_n in_o the_o spiritual_a court_n to_o be_v deliver_v in_o copy_n upon_o demand_n 154_o licenses_fw-la vide_fw-la dispensation_n lord_n their_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n in_o the_o parliament_n 23._o in_o council_n 29_o 242_o lunacy_n no_o impediment_n in_o trial_n of_o treason_n 258_o m._n marry_o queen_n her_o reign_n 261._o her_o title_n by_o election_n 278._o she_o prejudice_v her_o supremacy_n by_o marriage_n 275_o marque_n and_o reprisal_n 279_o marshal_n court_n 107_o matrimonial_a cause_n after_o the_o reformation_n by_o henry_n the_o eight_o in_o the_o cognisance_n of_o the_o clergy_n by_o leave_n 238_o militia_n 98_o 175_o 245_o 290_o vide_fw-la war._n mint_n 74_o 142._o vide_fw-la parliament_n monastry_n dissolve_v 220_o maintain_v by_o henry_n the_o four_o 147_o money_n out_o of_o england_n to_o rome_n stop_v 54_o n._n navy_n royal_a as_o fort_n for_o the_o public_a safety_n maintain_v at_o the_o public_a charge_n 253_o nisi_fw-la prius_fw-la 167_o nonresidency_a 238_o noble_a lady_n trial_n 174_o o._n oyer_n &_o terminer_n 92_o 165_o ordinary_n not_o to_o be_v question_v in_o the_o civil_a court_n for_o thing_n under_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n 47_o 49._o have_v cognisance_n of_o usury_n 47._o of_o avoidance_n bigamy_n and_o bastardy_n 48._o grant_v administration_n 51._o visit_n hospital_n and_o call_v executor_n to_o account_n 154._o have_v power_n to_o fine_a and_o imprison_v 157_o 239._o to_o keep_v court_n but_o the_o authority_n doubtful_a 235._o have_v cognisance_n of_o the_o heresy_n 156_o 236._o matrimony_n nonresidency_a 236._o in_o queen_n elizabeth_n time_n their_o jurisdiction_n leave_v in_o doubt_n 286_o etc._n etc._n oath_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la first_fw-mi bring_v in_o by_o the_o churchman_n in_o matter_n ecclesiastical_a 157._o afterward_o by_o the_o parliament_n into_o the_o star-chamber_n in_o case_n criminal_a 244_o p._n pardon_v of_o crime_n not_o absolute_o in_o the_o king_n 19_o parliament_n without_o the_o king_n consist_v of_o three_o state_n 117._o without_o the_o clergy_n 58_o parliament_n power_n in_o order_v of_o the_o crown_n 127_o 228_o 277_o in_o order_v the_o king_n person_n by_o protector_n 14._o vide_fw-la protector_n in_o order_v their_o child_n in_o order_v their_o family_n 15_o 129_o in_o order_v their_o revenue_n 16_o 129_o 115_o in_o order_v their_o council_n 141_o in_o the_o militia_n vide_fw-la militia_n and_o war._n in_o confer_v place_n of_o honour_n and_o trust_n