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ceu_fw-la commissarius_fw-la qui_fw-la ordines_fw-la ecelesiastico_v non_fw-la susceperit_fw-la etc._n etc._n every_o vicar_n general_a official_a or_o commissary_n which_o have_v not_o take_v upon_o he_o ecclesiastical_a order_n shall_v call_v and_o associate_v unto_o he_o some_o learned_a presbyter_n who_o be_v arm_v with_o sufficient_a authority_n from_o the_o bishop_n in_o his_o jurisdiction_n or_o from_o the_o archdea_n be_v a_o presb_n in_o his_o jurisdiction_n shall_v denounce_v and_o that_o by_o the_o prescript_n of_o the_o judge_n present_a the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n for_o contumacy_n the_o example_n and_o practice_n of_o this_o precept_n follow_v dr._n hone_n the_o archdeacon_n of_o surrey_n his_o official_a be_v to_o excommunicate_v certain_a person_n have_v a_o silly_a curate_n mr._n rowland_n allen_n to_o attend_v his_o service_n and_o to_o denounce_v the_o lesson_n which_o be_v write_v to_o he_o in_o paper_n to_o read_v johannes_n hone_n legum_fw-la doctor_n officialis_fw-la venerâ—bilis_fw-la viri_fw-la domini_fw-la archidiaconi_n surr._n omnibus_fw-la &_o singulis_fw-la rectoribus_fw-la etc._n etc._n salutem_fw-la cum_fw-la nos_fw-la rite_n &_o legitime_fw-la procedentes_fw-la omnes_fw-la &_o singulos_fw-la quorum_fw-la nomina_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_fw-la non_fw-la comparendo_fw-la â—oram_fw-la nobis_fw-la etc._n etc._n ceu_fw-la saltem_fw-la in_o non_fw-la satisfâ—ciendo_fw-la mandatis_fw-la nostris_fw-la etc._n etc._n pronunciaverimus_fw-la contuniace_n ipsosque_fw-la ex_fw-la communicandos_fw-la fore_fw-la decreverimus_fw-la cumque_fw-la â—iscretus_fw-la vir_fw-la magister_fw-la roul_n allen_n presbyter_n 〈◊〉_d omnes_fw-la et_fw-la singulos_fw-la subscriptos_fw-la ex_fw-la officio_fw-la nostro_fw-la ex_fw-la communicaverit_fw-la in_o scriptis_fw-la iustitia_fw-la id_fw-la exigente_fw-la vobis_fw-la igitur_fw-la committimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n quatenus_fw-la eos_fw-la omnes_fw-la sicut_fw-la prefertur_fw-la ex_fw-la officio_fw-la nostro_fw-la excommunicatos_fw-la futsse_fw-la eâ—_n esse_fw-la palam_fw-la denunciâ—tis_fw-la datum_n sub_fw-la sigiâ—o_fw-la officialitatis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la 19_o die_v decembris_fw-la anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1587._o john_n hone_n doctor_n of_o the_o law_n official_a of_o the_o venerable_a man_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o surrey_n to_o all_o and_o singular_a person_n etc._n etc._n greeting_n whereas_o we_o otherwise_o right_o and_o lawful_o proceed_v all_o and_o singular_a who_o name_n be_v 〈◊〉_d in_o not_o appear_v before_o we_o or_o at_o least_o 〈◊〉_d in_o not_o satisfy_v of_o our_o mandate_n have_v pronounce_v contuâ—ciâ—us_o and_o decree_v they_o to_o be_v excommunicate_v and_o whereas_o also_o the_o discreet_a man_n mr_n rowland_n allen_n presbyter_n out_o of_o our_o office_n have_v excommunicate_v 〈◊〉_d and_o singular_a underwritten_a â—iâ—stice_n so_o require_v wherefore_o we_o charge_v that_o open_o you_o denounce_v and_o declare_v they_o and_o every_o of_o they_o so_o as_o 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hireling_n curate_n in_o southwark_n to_o excommunicate_v not_o only_o the_o parochian_n of_o another_o pastor_n charge_n but_o also_o any_o other_o pastor_n whatsoever_o subject_n to_o the_o acchdeacons_n jurisdiction_n if_o it_o be_v lawful_a at_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o lay_v stranger_n that_o a_o hireling_n and_o stipendiarie_n curate_n shall_v chase_v another_o man_n sheep_n out_o of_o his_o own_o fold_n how_o much_o more_o be_v it_o lawful_a that_o a_o true_a shepherd_n shall_v disciplinate_v his_o own_o sheep_n feed_v and_o couchant_a within_o his_o own_o pasture_n and_o within_o his_o own_o fold_n you_o see_v then_o whereto_o this_o alteration_n of_o discipline_n will_v turn_v in_o the_o end_n the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n as_o a_o matter_n of_o no_o worth_a or_o moment_n shall_v be_v put_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o base_a official_o and_o blind_a rowland_n atlens_n a_o ox_n and_o a_o ass_n shall_v plough_v together_o in_o the_o lord_n field_n the_o chauncellor_n commissary_n 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