Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	church_n	ecclesiastical_a	jurisdiction_n	2,674	5	9.0374	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43628	The most humble confession, and recantation of Edmund Hickeringill, clerk publicky made, read, sign'd and sealed in the Court of Arches, held before the Right Worshipful, Sir Richard Lloyd, knight and doctor of laws, in the absence of the Right Worshipful Sir Robert Wiseman, knight, and doctor of laws, principal official of the said court, in the common-hall of Doctors Commons, London, on Fryday the 27th day of June, in the year of our Lord, 1684.	Hickeringill, Edmund, 1631-1708.	1684 (1684)	Wing H1819; ESTC R10798	1,766	3

The most Humble CONFESSION AND RECANTATION OF Edmund Hickeringil Clerk Publickly Made Read Sign'd and Sealed in the COURT of ARCHES Held before the Right Worshipful Sir Richard Lloyd Knight and Doctor of Laws in the absence of the Right Worshipful Sir Robert Wiseman Knight and Doctor of Laws Principal Official of the said Court in the Common-Hall of Doctors Commons London on Fryday the 27th day of June in the Year of our Lord 1684 WHEREAS I Edmund Hickeringil Clerk Rector of the Parish Church of All-Saints in Colchester in the Diocess of London and Province of Canterbury have at the Promotion of the Right Reverend Father in God Henry by Divine Permission Lord Bishop of London my Reverend Diocesan been rightly and duly proceeded against in this Court for Solemnizing or rather Prophaning of Marriages between several Persons in my said Parish Church Clandestinely without their Matrimonial Bannes being in their respective parish-Parish-Churches first published and denounced or any License from Ecclesiastical Authority being first had and obtained though I made each Couple pay 5 s. for such License in Contempt of the Law and Canons and Constitutions Ecclesiastical in that behalf provided and upon Legal proof thereof made have been by Sentence in this Court justly decreed amongst other things to be suspended for the same for three years according to the said Canons and was by the said Sentence actually suspended accordingly under which Sentence of Suspention I still continue the said three years being not yet expired And whereas during the dependance of the said Suit I appeared several times in the said Court and there demeaned my self with great Impudence denying the Jurisdiction thereof to the great Affront of his Grace the most Reverend Father in God the Lord Arch-bishop of Canterbury Primate of all England and Metropolitan whose Court it is refusing to be uncovered and to give that Respect and Reverence which is justly due to the same indeavouring by my insolent and unmannerly Carriage and Behaviour there to put all the Affronts and the highest Contempts that I could upon the said Court and to expose it to the Scorn of the Rabble that attended me there And moreover whereas I have lately in several Libellous Books and Pamphlets by me Written and Published and particularly in these Books and Pamphlets Intituled as followeth viz. The Second Part of Naked Truth The Vindication of Naked Truth News from Doctors Commons Scandalum Magnatum Tryal at Chelmsford The Mushroom The Black Non-Conformist The Man-Catcher and the History of Whiggism Published and Printed several Scandalous Erroneous and Seditious Principles against His most Sacred Majesty and Government Ecclesiastical to the Violation of my Duty as a Subject and a Priest in Contempt of the Holy Church and in Derogation of Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and the Authority of the Bishops and Ecclesiastical Judges by which means I have fomented and incited the Factious and Phanatical Party to Contemn the Government of the Church as by Law Established and to persist in their Errours and Sedition to the great disturbance of the Peace of this Church and Kingdom Now I the said Edmund Hickeringil being truly and deeply sensible of the Heighnousness of my Crimes and Offences herein and being truly and heartily sorry for the same And taking shame to my self for having so highly offended Almighty God the Kings most Sacred Majesty the Holy Church and been so Scandalous to my Sacred Function as a Priest in particular and as a Christian to all Good People in general do here openly and in the Face of this Court voluntarily freely and humbly acknowledge and Confess the Heynousness of my said Crimes and Offences as also that the said Court hath most justly Proceeded against me for the same And I do also here publickly in the Face of this Court Voluntarily and freely Recant and Retract all and every of those Scandalous Erroneous and Seditious Principles which I have published and Printed in my beforementioned Libellous Books and Pamphlets or in any of them And I do here earnestly and heartily beg forgiveness of all my above-mentioned Crimes and Offences against God Almighty the Kings most Sacred Majesty the Holy Church the Reverend Bishops and Ecclesiastical Judges and more particularly against my most Reverend Metropolitan and my right Reverend Diocesan and against this Court against the Venerable Clergy of this Land and against all Good Christian People And do here solemnly and Seriously Promise that by Gods assistance I will never for the Future offend in the like nature again And that all People may be satisfied of the truth and sincerity of my Repentance for these my Crimes and Offences I do now make it my humble request to this Court that this my Confession and Recantation may be forthwith Printed and Published In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this 27th day of June in the year our Lord 1684. Edmund Hickeringil THIS Confession and Recantation was Read Signed and Sealed by the said Edmund Hickeringill in the Court c. as aforesaid Ita Testor Thomas Tyllot Actuarius Deput FINIS I Do appoint Benjamin Tooke to Print the Recantation of Edmund Hickeringill Richard Lloyd London Printed for Benj. Tooke at the Ship in St Paul's Church-Yard 1684.