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thereof_o the_o adulterer_n be_v to_o be_v excommunicate_v at_o the_o council_n hold_v at_o berghamstead_n by_o bertwald_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n the_o bishop_n of_o hereford_n and_o other_o in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o wither_a king_n of_o kent_z an_z 697._o several_a law_n be_v make_v against_o adultery_n according_a to_o the_o several_a quality_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o person_n offend_v respective_o beside_o excommunication_n against_o all_o such_o if_o the_o adulterer_n be_v a_o alien_n he_o be_v to_o depart_v the_o land_n and_o to_o take_v his_o sin_n and_o his_o estate_n away_o with_o he_o if_o a_o soldier_n then_o to_o be_v fine_v five_o pound_n if_o a_o rustic_a or_o country_n husbandman_n know_v in_o the_o law_n by_o paganus_fw-la then_o to_o pay_v fifty_o shilling_n if_o a_o priest_n then_o to_o be_v inhibit_v from_o administer_a the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n 4._o boniface_n archbishop_n of_o mentz_n when_o he_o be_v the_o pope_n legate_n in_o germany_n a_o 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exempt_v out_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n jurisdiction_n the_o judge_n of_o this_o court_n of_o arch_n be_v style_v the_o dean_n of_o the_o arch_n or_o the_o official_a of_o the_o arches-court_n unto_o who_o deanary_n or_o officialty_n to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n in_o all_o matter_n and_o cause_n spiritual_a be_v annex_v the_o peculiar_a jurisdiction_n of_o the_o thirteen_o parish_n as_o aforesaid_a have_v also_o all_o ordinary_a jurisdiction_n in_o spiritual_a cause_n of_o the_o first_o instance_n with_o power_n of_o appeal_n as_o the_o superior_a ecclesiastical_a consistory_n through_o the_o whole_a province_n of_o canterbury_n 12._o yet_o the_o lord_n coke_n say_v arch_n his_o power_n to_o call_v any_o person_n for_o any_o cause_n out_o of_o any_o part_n of_o his_o province_n within_o the_o diocese_n of_o any_o other_o bishop_n except_o it_o be_v upon_o appeal_n be_v restrain_v by_o the_o stat._n of_o 23_o h._n 9_o 8._o c._n 9_o yet_o his_o jurisdiction_n be_v 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the_o bishop_n of_o london_n whereof_o the_o parish_n of_o s._n marry_o de_fw-fr arcubus_fw-la be_v the_o chief_a and_o a_o great_a question_n be_v move_v whether_o in_o the_o say_a court_n of_o arch_n hold_v in_o london_n he_o may_v cite_v any_o dwell_n in_o essex_n for_o subtraction_n of_o tithe_n grow_v in_o essex_n or_o whether_o he_o be_v prohibit_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 23_o h_n 8._o c._n 9_o which_o after_o debate_n at_o bar_n by_o council_n and_o also_o by_o dr._n ferrard_n dr._n james_n and_o other_o in_o open_a court_n and_o last_o by_o all_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o common_a plea_n a_o prohibition_n be_v grant_v to_o the_o high_a court_n of_o arch_n and_o in_o this_o case_n divers_z points_z be_v resolve_v by_o the_o court_n 1_o that_o all_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v parcel_n of_o the_o law_n of_o england_n and_o therefore_o shall_v be_v expound_v by_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o law_n of_o england_n and_o not_o by_o the_o civilian_n and_o canonist_n although_o the_o 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archbishop_n to_o his_o proper_a diocese_n unless_o in_o these_o five_o case_n viz._n 1_o for_o any_o spiritual_a offence_n or_o cause_n commit_v or_o omit_v contrary_a to_o right_n and_o duty_n by_o the_o bishop_n etc._n etc._n which_o word_n omit_v prove_v there_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o default_n in_o the_o ordinary_a 2_o except_o it_o be_v in_o case_n of_o appeal_n and_o other_o lawful_a cause_n where_o the_o party_n shall_v find_v himself_o grieve_v by_o the_o ordinary_a after_o the_o matter_n there_o first_o begin_v therefore_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v first_o begin_v before_o the_o ordinary_a 3_o in_o case_n the_o bishop_n or_o ordinary_a etc._n etc._n dare_v not_o or_o will_v not_o convent_n the_o party_n to_o be_v sue_v before_o he_o 4_o in_o case_n the_o bishop_n or_o judge_n of_o the_o place_n within_o who_o jurisdiction_n or_o before_o who_o the_o suit_n by_o this_o act_n shall_v be_v begin_v and_o prosecute_v be_v party_n direct_o or_o indirect_o to_o the_o matter_n or_o cause_n of_o the_o same_o suit_n 5_o in_o case_n any_o bishop_n or_o other_o inferior_a judge_n under_o he_o etc._n etc._n make_v request_n to_o the_o archbishop_n bishop_n or_o other_o inferior_a ordinary_a or_o judge_n and_o that_o to_o be_v do_v in_o case_n only_o where_o the_o law_n civil_a or_o common_a do_v affirm_v etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n coke_n take_v notice_n also_o of_o two_o prouiso_n in_o that_o act_n which_o do_v likewise_o explain_v it_o viz._n that_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o every_o archbishop_n to_o cite_v any_o person_n inhabit_v in_o any_o bishop_n diocese_n in_o his_o province_n for_o matter_n of_o heresy_n by_o which_o say_v he_o it_o appear_v that_o for_o all_o cause_v not_o except_v he_o be_v prohibit_v by_o the_o act._n 2_o there_o be_v a_o save_v for_o the_o archbishop_n call_v any_o person_n out_o of_o the_o diocese_n where_o he_o shall_v be_v dwell_v to_o the_o probat_fw-la of_o any_o testament_n which_o proviso_n shall_v be_v vain_a if_o notwithstanding_o that_o act_n he_o shall_v have_v concurrent_a jurisdiction_n with_o every_o ordinary_a throughout_o his_o whole_a province_n wherefore_o it_o be_v conclude_v that_o the_o archbishop_n out_o of_o his_o diocese_n unless_o in_o the_o case_n except_v be_v prohibit_v by_o the_o 23_o h._n 8._o c_o 9_o to_o cite_v any_o man_n out_o of_o any_o other_o diocese_n which_o act_n be_v but_o a_o law_n declaratory_a of_o the_o ancient_a canon_n and_o a_o true_a exposition_n thereof_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o canon_n cap._n romana_n in_o sext._n de_fw-fr appellat_fw-la &_o c._n de_fw-fr competenti_fw-la in_o sext._n and_o as_o the_o lord_n coke_n observe_v the_o act_n be_v so_o expound_v by_o all_o the_o clergy_n of_o england_n at_o a_o convocation_n at_o london_n an._n 1_o jac._n 1603._o can._n 94._o who_o give_v we_o further_a to_o understand_v in_o this_o case_n between_o porter_n and_o rochester_n that_o the_o archbishop_n of_o this_o realm_n before_o that_o act_n have_v power_n 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his_o substitution_n to_o the_o archbishops_n official_a when_o
such_o a_o malign_a influence_n upon_o succeed_a prince_n in_o after-age_n and_o other_o kingdom_n and_o also_o upon_o the_o pope_n as_o some_o historiographer_n do_v more_o than_o conjecture_v be_v not_o so_o evident_a as_o that_o which_o be_v report_v by_o ingulphus_n abbot_n of_o crowland_n touch_v eight_o church_n to_o have_v be_v appropriate_v to_o that_o abbey_n by_o several_a saxon_a king_n and_o though_o by_o their_o charter_n yet_o whether_o by_o such_o exclusive_o to_o all_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n be_v not_o so_o certain_a as_o that_o william_n the_o conqueror_n without_o ask_v leave_n of_o the_o pope_n appropriate_v three_o parish-church_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o battle_n which_o he_o build_v in_o memory_n of_o his_o conquest_n and_o his_o young_a son_n h._n 1._o nigh_v twenty_o in_o one_o day_n to_o the_o cathedral_n of_o sarum_n by_o his_o letter_n patent_n together_o with_o the_o tithe_n of_o those_o parish_n which_o his_o elder_a brother_n william_n surname_v 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sole_a where_o he_o be_v patron_n but_o it_o may_v not_o be_v by_o the_o patron_n sole_a grendon_n case_n in_o plowden_n &_o 17_o e._n 3._o 39_o a_o appropriation_n can_v be_v without_o the_o king_n licence_n ward_n be_v case_n poph._n rep._n nor_o will_v the_o objection_n hold_v against_o the_o king_n case_n to_o say_v no_o man_n can_v make_v a_o appropriation_n of_o any_o church_n have_v cure_n of_o soul_n the_o same_o be_v a_o thing_n mere_o ecclesiastical_a and_o to_o be_v make_v by_o some_o ecclesiastical_a person_n but_o he_o only_o who_o have_v ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n case_n for_o such_o jurisdiction_n the_o king_n have_v and_o be_v such_o a_o spiritual_a person_n as_o may_v of_o himself_o appropriate_v any_o church_n or_o advowson_n because_o in_o he_o reside_v the_o ecclesiastical_a power_n and_o jurisdiction_n case_n and_o therefore_o in_o a_o case_n of_o commendam_n it_o be_v long_o since_o hold_v that_o a_o appropriation_n make_v by_o the_o pope_n can_v not_o be_v 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the_o religious_a person_n as_o abbot_n prior_n and_o the_o like_a have_v the_o advowson_n of_o any_o parsonage_n to_o they_o and_o their_o successor_n obtain_v licence_n of_o their_o holy_a father_n the_o pope_n as_o also_o of_o king_n and_o of_o their_o ordinary_n that_o they_o and_o their_o successor_n shall_v from_o thenceforth_o be_v the_o parson_n thereof_o that_o it_o shall_v thenceforth_o be_v a_o vicarage_n and_o that_o a_o vicar_n shall_v serve_v the_o cure_n so_o that_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o spiritual_a monopoly_n of_o appropriation_n they_o be_v make_v only_o to_o such_o spiritual_a person_n as_o be_v qualify_v to_o administer_v the_o sacramental_a ordinance_n and_o perform_v divine_a service_n afterward_o the_o grant_v thereof_o be_v gradual_o enlarge_v and_o extend_v to_o dean_n and_o chapter_n though_o body_n politic_a and_o as_o such_o not_o capable_a of_o perform_v such_o divine_a service_n yea_o and_o which_o be_v most_o ridiculous_a as_o well_o as_o impious_a to_o nunus_n which_o be_v prioresses_n to_o some_o nunnerics_n but_o not_o female-preacher_n as_o in_o these_o day_n all_o which_o be_v under_o a_o pretence_n of_o maintain_v hospitality_n and_o to_o supply_v all_o defect_n hereby_o occasion_v there_o must_v be_v the_o invention_n of_o a_o vicar_n as_o the_o appropriator_n deputy_n to_o serve_v they_o and_o the_o cure_n for_o which_o he_o have_v and_o have_v the_o tithe_n of_o mint_n and_o cummin_n and_o such_o other_o small_a ossal_n of_o tithe_n as_o may_v be_v spare_v out_o of_o the_o weighty_a granary_n thereof_o without_o breach_n of_o the_o law_n of_o hospitality_n thereby_o sacrilegious_o rob_v the_o church_n to_o enrich_v themselves_o thus_o the_o poor_a vicar_n shall_v have_v something_o like_o a_o certain_a portion_n of_o the_o benefice_n whilst_o the_o abbot_n and_o the_o covent_n and_o their_o lay-successor_n shall_v be_v the_o parson_n and_o receive_v the_o main_a profit_n and_o so_o live_v by_o the_o altar_n without_o wait_v on_o it_o and_o be_v rebaptise_v by_o the_o law_n with_o the_o name_n of_o parson_n imparsonce_n this_o be_v that_o ancient_o which_o we_o now_o call_v appropriation_n which_o can_v be_v make_v to_o begin_v in_o the_o parson_n life-time_n without_o his_o assent_n and_o be_v so_o call_v because_o they_o hold_v the_o profit_n ad_fw-la proprium_fw-la suum_fw-la usum_fw-la but_o if_o such_o advowsons_n happen_v to_o be_v recover_v by_o ancient_a title_n then_o and_o in_o such_o case_n the_o appropriation_n of_o the_o parsonage_n be_v annul_v appropriation_n 3._o so_o that_o from_o the_o premise_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o this_o appropriation_n or_o impropriation_n be_v a_o annexation_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a benefice_n which_o original_o be_v as_o it_o be_v in_o nullius_fw-la patrimonio_fw-la to_o the_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a use_n and_o benefit_n of_o some_o religious_a house_n bishopric_n dean_n and_o chapter_n college_n etc._n etc._n quod_fw-la divini_fw-la juris_fw-la est_fw-la id_fw-la nullius_fw-la est_fw-la in_o bonis_fw-la instit_fw-la de_fw-fr
catholic_n faith_n or_o any_o of_o the_o article_n thereof_o ground_v on_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 5._o by_o a_o proviso_n in_o the_o act_n of_o 1_o eliz._n c._n 1._o no_o matter_n or_o cause_n shall_v be_v adjudge_v heresy_n but_o such_o only_a as_o have_v be_v so_o adjudge_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n and_o by_o the_o first_o four_o general_n council_n or_o by_o any_o other_o general_n council_n wherein_o the_o same_o be_v declare_v heresy_n by_o the_o express_a and_o plain_a word_n of_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n or_o such_o as_o shall_v hereafter_o be_v determine_v to_o be_v heresy_n by_o parliament_n with_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o clergy_n in_o their_o convocation_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o say_a statute_n the_o occasion_n of_o the_o make_n whereof_o be_v as_o suppose_v by_o reason_n of_o a_o indictment_n against_o certain_a person_n call_v lollard_n upon_o the_o statute_n of_o 2_o h._n 4._o c._n 15._o who_o opinion_n be_v 1_o that_o it_o be_v not_o meritorious_a to_o go_v in_o pilgrimage_n to_o st._n tare_n thomas_n nor_o to_o st._n mary_n of_o walsingham_n nor_o 2_o to_o adore_v the_o image_n of_o a_o crucifix_n or_o of_o saint_n nor_o 3_o to_o confess_v sin_n to_o a_o priest_n but_o to_o god_n only_o etc._n etc._n 6._o sir_n ed._n coke_n in_o the_o three_o part_n of_o his_o institutes_n cap._n 5._o do_v assert_v that_o both_o by_o the_o book_n at_o common_a law_n and_o by_o history_n it_o do_v appear_v that_o a_o heretic_n may_v be_v convict_v before_o the_o archbishop_n and_o other_o bishop_n and_o other_o the_o clergy_n at_o a_o general_n synod_n or_o convocation_n bract._n lib._n 3._o foe_n 123_o 124._o in_o council_n oxon._n newburgh_n l._n 2._o c._n 13._o 6_o h._n 3._o stow._n hol._n 203._o 2_o h._n 4._o rot._n parl._n nu_fw-la 29._o sautries_n case_n f._n n._n b._n 269._o 2._o 1_o el._n c._n 1._o and_o the_o bishop_n of_o every_o diocese_n may_v convict_v any_o for_o heresy_n and_o so_o may_v have_v do_v before_o the_o statute_n of_o 2_o h._n 4._o c._n 15._o 5._o for_o the_o diocesan_n have_v jurisdiction_n of_o heresy_n and_o so_o it_o be_v practise_v in_o all_o q._n elizabeth_n reign_n and_o according_o it_o be_v resolve_v by_o all_o the_o justice_n in_o the_o the_o case_n of_o legate_n the_o heretic_n jac._n and_o that_o upon_o a_o conviction_n before_o the_o ordinary_a of_o heresy_n the_o writ_n de_fw-fr haeretico_fw-la comburendo_fw-la do_v lie_v supra_fw-la without_o the_o aid_n of_o the_o act_n of_o 2_o h._n 4._o c._n 15._o it_o seem_v the_o diocesan_n can_v imprison_v no_o person_n accuse_v of_o heresy_n but_o be_v to_o proceed_v against_o he_o by_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n and_o now_o say_v the_o lord_n coke_n in_o the_o forecited_a place_n in_o as_o much_o as_o not_o only_o the_o say_a act_n of_o 2_o h._n 4._o but_o also_o that_o of_o the_o 25_o h._n 8._o c._n 14._o be_v repeal_v the_o diocesan_n can_v imprison_v any_o person_n accuse_v of_o heresy_n but_o must_v proceed_v against_o he_o as_o he_o may_v have_v do_v before_o these_o statute_n by_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o say_a act_n of_o 2_o h._n 4._o c._n 15._o according_a to_o sir_n ed._n coke_n in_o that_o place_n aforesaid_a where_o he_o also_o say_v that_o no_o person_n at_o this_o day_n can_v be_v indict_v or_o impeach_v of_o heresy_n before_o any_o temporal_a judge_n or_o other_o that_o have_v temporal_a jurisdiction_n but_o every_o archbishop_n of_o this_o realm_n may_v cite_v any_o person_n dwell_v in_o any_o bishop_n diocese_n within_o his_o province_n for_o cause_n of_o heresy_n if_o the_o bishop_n or_o other_o immediate_a ordinary_n thereunto_o consent_n or_o if_o that_o the_o same_o bishop_n or_o other_o immediate_a ordinary_a or_o judge_n do_v not_o his_o duty_n in_o punish_v the_o same_o sup_n 7._o again_o sir_n ed._n coke_n in_o the_o forementioned_a place_n affirm_v that_o it_o appear_v by_o bracton_n britton_n fleta_n stanford_n and_o all_o the_o book_n of_o the_o common_a law_n that_o he_o who_o be_v due_o convict_v of_o heresy_n shall_v be_v burn_v to_o death_n mir._n c._n 4._o the_o majesty_n bract._n ubi_fw-la sup_n britt_n c._n 9_o fleta_n l._n 1._o c._n 35._o reg._n f._n n._n b._n 269._o but_o the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n can_v as_o he_o say_v at_o this_o day_n commit_v the_o person_n that_o be_v convict_v of_o heresy_n to_o the_o sheriff_n albeit_o he_o be_v present_a to_o be_v burn_v but_o must_v have_v the_o king_n writ_n de_fw-fr haeretieo_fw-la comburendo_fw-la according_a to_o the_o common_a law_n f._n n._n b._n 269._o rot._n par._n 2_o h._n 4._o nu_fw-la 29._o sautries_n case_n bre._n de_fw-fr haeret_fw-la combur_fw-la per_fw-la reg._n &_o council_n in_o parliam_fw-la the_o reason_n sir_n ed._n coke_n give_v wherefore_o heresy_n be_v so_o extreme_o and_o fearful_o punish_v be_v for_o that_o gravius_n est_fw-la aeternam_fw-la quam_fw-la temporalem_fw-la laedere_fw-la majestatem_fw-la and_o haeresis_fw-la est_fw-la lepra_fw-la animae_fw-la supr_fw-la the_o party_n due_o convict_v of_o heresy_n may_v recall_v and_o abjure_v his_o opinion_n and_o thereby_o save_v his_o life_n but_o a_o relapse_n be_v fatal_a and_o if_o the_o heretic_n will_v not_o say_v he_o after_o conviction_n abjure_v he_o may_v by_o force_n of_o the_o say_a writ_n be_v burn_v without_o abjuration_n supr_fw-la 2_o h._n 4_o rot._n parl._n n._n 24._o a_o writ_n be_v issue_v by_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o lord_n temporal_a in_o parliament_n to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o london_n and_o subscribe_v per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la regem_fw-la &_o concilium_fw-la in_o parliamento_fw-la by_o which_o the_o sheriff_n be_v command_v to_o burn_v william_n sautre_fw-fr who_o have_v be_v before_o condemn_v for_o a_o relapsed_a heretic_n by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n apostolicae_fw-la sedis_fw-la legatum_fw-la and_o other_o suffragans_fw-la and_o all_o the_o clergy_n of_o that_o province_n in_o concilio_n svo_fw-la provinciali_fw-la congregat_n juris_fw-la ordine_fw-la note_v 1_o eliz._n cap._n 1._o proviso_n that_o such_o as_o have_v jurisdiction_n by_o letter_n patent_n shall_v not_o have_v power_n to_o judge_n heresy_n but_o in_o such_o case_n as_o have_v be_v before_o adjudge_v etc._n etc._n or_o such_o as_o shall_v hereafter_o be_v order_v judge_v and_o determine_v to_o be_v heresy_n by_o the_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n of_o this_o realm_n with_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o clergy_n in_o their_o convocation_n as_o aforesaid_a before_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v adjudge_v a_o heretic_n he_o ought_v to_o be_v convict_v by_o the_o provincial_a synod_n for_o the_o common_a law_n do_v not_o take_v notice_n what_o be_v heresy_n 269._o if_o a_o heretic_n convict_v shall_v after_o abjuration_n relapse_n into_o the_o same_o or_o any_o other_o heresy_n and_o thereof_o be_v convict_v again_o the_o writ_n de_fw-fr hoeretico_fw-la comburendo_fw-la may_v be_v direct_v to_o the_o sheriff_n after_o the_o party_n be_v deliver_v by_o the_o clergy_n unto_o the_o secular_a power_n and_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 2_o h._n 4._o c._n 15._o every_o bishop_n in_o his_o own_o diocese_n may_v as_o aforesaid_a convict_v a_o man_n of_o heresy_n and_o upon_o another_o conviction_n after_o abjuration_n may_v by_o the_o sheriff_n proceed_v unto_o comburation_n but_o that_o statute_n be_v repeal_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o h._n 8._o c._n 14._o vid._n co_fw-la lib._n 12._o in_o a_o case_n of_o heresy_n note_v 2_o ma._n tit_n heresy_n brook_n per_fw-la omnes_fw-la justiciarios_fw-la &_o baker_n &_o hare_n the_o archbishop_n in_o his_o province_n in_o the_o convocation_n may_v and_o do_v use_v to_o convict_v heresy_n by_o the_o common_a law_n and_o then_o to_o put_v they_o convict_v into_o lay-hand_n and_o then_o by_o the_o writ_n de_fw-fr haeretico_fw-la comburendo_fw-la they_o be_v burn_v but_o because_o it_o be_v troublesome_a to_o call_v a_o convocation_n it_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o statute_n 2_o h._n 4._o cap._n 15._o that_o every_o bishop_n in_o his_o diocese_n may_v convict_v heretic_n and_o if_o the_o sheriff_n be_v present_a he_o may_v deliver_v such_o to_o be_v burn_v without_o the_o writ_n aforesaid_a but_o if_o the_o sheriff_n be_v absent_a or_o he_o be_v to_o be_v burn_v in_o another_o county_n than_o the_o say_v write_v aught_o to_o be_v have_v who_o be_v heretic_n vid._n 11._o h._n 7._o book_n of_o entry_n foe_n 319._o vid._n doctor_n and_o stu._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 29._o cousin_n 48._o 2._o 1_o &_o 2._o p._n &_o m_n cap._n 6._o also_o 3_o f._n n._n b._n foe_n 269._o and_o the_o writ_n in_o the_o register_n prove_v this_o direct_o 4_o bracton_n l._n 3._o cap._n 9_o foe_n 123_o 124._o and_o it_o be_v also_o true_a that_o every_o ordinary_a may_v convent_n any_o heretic_n or_o schismatic_a before_o he_o pro_fw-la salute_n animae_fw-la and_o may_v degrade_v he_o
church-gemote_a int._n leges_fw-la h._n 1._o c._n 8._o the_o convocation_n be_v under_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o king_n 21_o ed._n 4._o 45._o b._n assemble_v only_o by_o the_o king_n writ_n 13_o ed._n 3._o rot._n parl._n m._n 1._o vid._n stat._n 25_o h._n 8._o c._n 19_o the_o king_n have_v direct_v his_o writ_n therein_o assign_v the_o time_n and_o place_n to_o each_o of_o the_o archbishop_n to_o the_o effect_n aforesaid_a the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n do_v thereupon_o direct_v his_o letter_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n as_o his_o dean_n lindw_n provin_n sec._n 1._o de_fw-la poenis_fw-la ver_fw-la tanquam_fw-la in_o gloss_n first_o cite_v himself_o peremptory_o then_o will_v he_o to_o cite_v in_o like_a manner_n all_o the_o bishop_n dean_n archdeacon_n cathedral_n and_o collegiate_n church_n and_o general_o all_o the_o clergy_n of_o his_o province_n to_o the_o place_n at_o the_o day_n in_o the_o say_v write_v prefix_v withal_o direct_v that_o one_o proctor_n for_o every_o cathedral_n or_o collegiate_n church_n and_o two_o for_o the_o other_o clergy_n of_o each_o diocese_n may_v suffice_v in_o pursuance_n whereof_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n direct_v his_o letter_n according_o will_v they_o to_o certify_v the_o archbishop_n the_o name_n of_o all_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v so_o monish_v by_o they_o in_o a_o schedule_n annex_v to_o their_o letter_n certificatory_a whereupon_o the_o cathedral_n and_o collegiate_n church_n and_o the_o other_o church_n have_v elect_v their_o proctor_n it_o be_v certify_v to_o the_o bishop_n who_o make_v due_a return_v thereof_o which_o method_n be_v likewise_o observe_v in_o the_o other_o province_n of_o york_n it_o be_v say_v that_o these_o proctor_n ancient_o have_v place_n and_o vote_n in_o the_o low_a house_n of_o parliament_n proctor_n a_o good_a expedient_a for_o the_o maintenance_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o church_n the_o prolocutor_n of_o the_o low_a house_n of_o convocation_n be_v immediate_o at_o the_o first_o assembly_n by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o bishop_n choose_v by_o that_o low_a house_n and_o present_v to_o the_o bishop_n as_o their_o prolocutor_n by_o who_o they_o intend_v to_o deliver_v their_o resolution_n to_o the_o high_a house_n and_o to_o have_v their_o own_o house_n special_o order_v and_o govern_v his_o office_n be_v to_o cause_v the_o clerk_n to_o call_v the_o name_n of_o the_o member_n of_o that_o house_n as_o oft_o as_o he_o shall_v see_v cause_n likewise_o to_o see_v all_o thing_n propound_v to_o be_v read_v by_o he_o to_o gather_v the_o suffrage_n or_o vote_n and_o the_o like_a trin._n 8_o jac._n it_o be_v resolve_v by_o the_o two_o chief_a justice_n and_o divers_a other_o justice_n at_o a_o committee_n before_o the_o lord_n of_o parliament_n concern_v the_o authority_n of_o a_o convocation_n 1_o that_o a_o convocation_n can_v assemble_v without_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o king_n 2_o that_o after_o their_o assemble_v they_o can_v confer_v to_o constitute_v any_o canon_n without_o licence_n del_fw-it roy._n 3_o when_o upon_o conference_n they_o conclude_v any_o canon_n yet_o they_o can_v execute_v any_o of_o they_o without_o the_o royal_a assent_n 4_o they_o can_v execute_v any_o after_o royal_a assent_n but_o with_o these_o limitation_n viz._n 1_o that_o they_o be_v not_o against_o the_o king_n prerogative_n 2_o nor_o against_o statute_n law_n 3_o nor_o against_o the_o common_a law_n 4_o nor_o against_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o realm_n all_o which_o appear_v by_o 25_o h._n 8._o c._n 19_o 19_o ed._n 3._o title_n quare_fw-la non_fw-la admisit_fw-la 7._o 10._o h._n 7._o 17._o merton_n cap._n 9_o by_o 2_o h._n 6._o 13._o a_o convocation_n may_v make_v constitution_n to_o bind_v the_o spiritualty_n because_o they_o all_o in_o person_n or_o by_o representation_n be_v present_a but_o not_o the_o temporalty_n q._n 12._o and_o 21_o ed._n 4._o 47._o the_o convocation_n be_v spiritual_a and_o so_o be_v all_o their_o constitution_n vid._n the_o record_n in_o turri_n 18_o h._n 8._o 8_o ed._n 1._o 25_o ed._n 1._o 11_o ed._n 2._o 15_o ed._n 2._o prohibitio_fw-la regis_fw-la ne_fw-la clerus_fw-la in_o congregatione_fw-la sva_fw-la etc._n etc._n attemptet_fw-la contra_fw-la jus_o seu_fw-la coronam_fw-la etc._n etc._n by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o they_o can_v do_v nothing_o against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n or_o the_o king_n prerogative_n 5._o the_o word_n convocation_n and_o the_o word_n synod_n be_v rather_o word_n of_o two_o language_n than_o thing_n of_o two_o signification_n for_o although_o they_o have_v different_a derivation_n the_o former_a from_o the_o latin_a the_o other_o from_o the_o greek_a yet_o in_o effect_n they_o both_o centre_n in_o the_o same_o thing_n convocation_n à _fw-la convocando_fw-la because_o they_o be_v call_v together_o by_o the_o king_n writ_n it_o be_v of_o very_o great_a antiquity_n according_a to_o sir_n edward_n coke_n 74._o who_o mention_n out_o 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