Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	bishop_n	church_n	jurisdiction_n	5,357	5	9.3309	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80517	The copy of an act for the abolishing and taking away of all arch-bishops, chancellours, commissaries, deanes, deacons and chapiters, arch-deacons, and prebendaries, canons, and all other under-officers out of the Church of England.	England and Wales.	1643 (1643)	Wing C6191; Thomason 669.f.5[130]	760	1

The Copy of an Act for the abolishing and taking away of all Arch-Bishops Bishops Chancellours Commissaries Deanes Deacons and Chapiters Arch deacons and Prebendaries Canons and all other Vnder-Officers out of the Church of England WHereas the government of the Church of England by Arch-Bishops Bishops Chancellours and Commissaries Deanes Arch-Deacons and other their Ecclesiasticall Officers hath been found by long experience to be a great impediment to the perfect reformation and growth of Religion and verie prejudiciall to the civill government of this Kingdome Be it therefore enacted by the Kings Most Excellent Majestie the Lords and Commons assembled in this present Parliament and by the authoritie of the same That from henceforth there shall be no Arch-Bishops Bishops Chancellours or Commissaries of any Bishops Deanes Deacons or Chapiters Arch-Deacons Prebendaries Chaunters Canons or pettie Canons or any other their Officers within this Church or Kingdome And everie person that shall hereafter use or exercise any power or jurisdiction Office or Authoritie Ecclesiasticall or civill by colour of any such name title or dignitie office or jurisdiction to incur the penaltie and forfeiture contained in the Act of provision of Premunire made in the 16. of R. 2. And that all Acts hereafter done by any such Arch-Bishops Bishops their Chancellours and Commissaries Deanes or Chapiters Arch-Deacons Prebendaries Canons pettie Canons or any other Officers by colour of any of their dignities or offices aforesaid shall be meerly voyd and of none effect in Law any Statute or Ordinance heretofore made to the contrarie notwithstanding And that all Mannours Lands Rectories Impropriations Houses Rents Services and other Hereditaments whatsoever of the said Arch-Bishops Bishops Deanes Deacons and Chapiters Arch-Deacons Prebendaries Canons and pettie Canons which they or any of them have in the right of the said Churches and Dignities shall be disposed and ordered of in such manner and forme as the Kings Most Excellent Majestie the Lords temporall and Commons of the Parliament shall appoint And be it further enacted by the Authoritie of Parliament aforesaid That all Ecclesiasticall jurisdiction fit to be exercised in the Church and Kingdome of England shall be committed to such a number of persons and in such manner as by this present Parliament shall be appointed Printed at London Jan. 26. 1643.