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court_n and_o if_o any_o register_n or_o proctor_n shall_v offend_v herein_o he_o shall_v be_v seclude_v from_o the_o exercise_v of_o his_o office_n for_o the_o space_n of_o two_o month_n without_o hope_n of_o velease_n or_o restore_n lxxviii_o proctor_n prohibit_v the_o oath_n in_o animam_fw-la domini_fw-la svi_fw-la forasmuch_o as_o in_o the_o probate_n of_o testament_n and_o suit_n for_o administration_n of_o the_o good_n of_o person_n die_v intestate_a the_o oath_n usual_o take_v by_o proctor_n of_o court_n in_o animam_fw-la constituentis_fw-la be_v find_v to_o be_v inconvenient_a we_o do_v therefore_o decree_v and_o ordain_v that_o every_o executor_n or_o suitor_n for_o administration_n shall_v personal_o repair_v to_o the_o judge_n in_o that_o behalf_n or_o to_o his_o surrogate_v and_o in_o his_o own_o person_n &_o not_o by_o proctor_n take_v the_o oath_n accustom_v in_o these_o case_n but_o if_o by_o reason_n of_o sickness_n or_o age_n or_o any_o other_o just_a let_v or_o impediment_n he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v his_o personal_a appearance_n before_o the_o judge_n it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o the_o judge_n there_o be_v faith_n first_o make_v by_o a_o credible_a person_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o say_a hindrance_n or_o impediment_n to_o grant_v a_o commission_n to_o some_o grave_a ecclesiastical_a person_n abide_v near_o the_o party_n aforesaid_a whereby_o he_o shall_v give_v power_n and_o authority_n to_o the_o say_v ecclesiastical_a person_n in_o his_o stead_n to_o minister_v the_o accustom_a oath_n above_o mention_v to_o the_o executor_n or_o suitor_n for_o such_o administration_n require_v his_o say_a substitute_n that_o by_o a_o faithful_a and_o trusty_a messenger_n he_o certify_v the_o say_a judge_n true_o and_o faithful_o what_o he_o have_v do_v therein_o last_o we_o ordain_v and_o appoint_v that_o no_o judge_n or_o register_n shall_v in_o any_o wise_a receive_v for_o the_o writing_n drawing_z or_o seal_v of_o any_o such_o commission_n above_o the_o sum_n of_o six_o shilling_n and_o eight_o penny_n whereof_o one_o moiety_n to_o be_v for_o the_o judge_n and_o the_o other_o for_o the_o register_n of_o the_o say_a court_n lxxix_o proctor_n not_o to_o be_v clamorous_a in_o court_n forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v find_v by_o experience_n that_o the_o land_n and_o confuse_a cry_n and_o clamour_n of_o proctor_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n in_o this_o kingdom_n be_v not_o only_o troublesome_a and_o offensive_a to_o the_o judge_n and_o advocate_n but_o also_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o stander_n by_o of_o contempt_n and_o calumny_n towards_o the_o court_n itself_o that_o more_o respect_n may_v be_v have_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o judge_n than_o heretofore_o and_o that_o cause_n may_v more_o easy_o and_o commodious_o be_v handle_v and_o dispatch_v we_o charge_v and_o enjoin_v that_o all_o proctor_n in_o the_o say_a court_n do_v especial_o intend_v that_o the_o act_n may_v be_v faithful_o enter_v and_o set_v down_o by_o the_o register_n according_a to_o the_o advice_n and_o direction_n of_o the_o advocate_n that_o the_o say_a proctor_n refrain_v loud_a speech_n and_o brabble_a and_o behave_v themselves_o quiet_o and_o modest_o and_o that_o when_o either_o the_o judge_n or_o advocate_n or_o any_o of_o they_o shall_v happen_v to_o speak_v they_o present_o be_v silent_a upon_o pain_n of_o silence_v for_o two_o whole_a term_n then_o immediate_o follow_v every_o such_o offence_n of_o they_o and_o if_o any_o of_o they_o shall_v the_o second_o time_n offend_v herein_o and_o after_o due_a monition_n shall_v not_o reform_v himself_o let_v he_o be_v for_o ever_o remove_v from_o his_o practice_n lxxx_o the_o oath_n de_fw-fr calumnia_fw-la not_o to_o be_v refuse_v we_o ordain_v and_o appoint_v that_o as_o well_o the_o actor_n as_o his_o proctor_n and_o advocate_n if_o they_o be_v require_v shall_v take_v the_o oath_n de_fw-fr câ—…lumniâ_fw-la wheresoever_o in_o the_o suit_n the_o same_o shall_v be_v tender_v before_o sentence_n upon_o pain_n that_o the_o cause_n shall_v be_v dismiss_v by_o