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A72019 Constitutio[ns] and canons ecclesiasticall treated vpon by the Bishop of London, president of the conuocation for the prouince of Canterbury, and the rest of the bishops and clergie of the said prouince: and agreed vpon with the Kings Maiesties licence in their synode begun at London anno Dom. 1603. And in the yeere of the raigne of our soueraigne Lord Iames by the grace of God King of England, France and Ireland the first, and of Scotland the 37. And now published for the due obseruation of them by his Maiesties authoritie, vnder the great Seale of England.; Constitutions and canons. 1603. English Church of England. 1604 (1604) STC 10070.5; ESTC S124736 53,373 350

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and_o ordain_v that_o no_o bishop_n or_o archdeacon_n or_o their_o vicar_n or_o official_o or_o other_o inferior_a ordinary_n shall_v depute_v or_o have_v more_o apparitor_n to_o serve_v in_o their_o jurisdiction_n respective_o then_o either_o they_o or_o their_o predecessor_n be_v accustom_v to_o have_v thirty_o year_n before_o the_o publish_n of_o these_o our_o present_a constitution_n all_o which_o apparitor_n shall_v by_o themselves_o faithful_o execute_v their_o office_n neither_o shall_v they_o by_o any_o colour_n or_o pretence_n whatsoever_o cause_n or_o suffer_v their_o mandate_n to_o be_v execute_v by_o any_o messenger_n or_o substitute_n unless_o it_o be_v upon_o some_o good_a cause_n to_o be_v first_o know_v and_o approve_v by_o the_o ordinary_a of_o the_o place_n moreover_o they_o shall_v not_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o office_n of_o promoter_n or_o informer_n for_o the_o court_n neither_o shall_v they_o exact_v more_o or_o great_a fee_n than_o be_v in_o these_o our_o 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