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mentz_n etc._n etc._n 3._o a_o legate_n give_v and_o these_o have_v authority_n by_o special_a commission_n from_o the_o pope_n â—orter_n likewise_o in_o the_o case_n of_o jones_n against_o boyer_n c._n b_o it_o be_v also_o say_v by_o dr._n martin_n that_o the_o archbishop_n have_v ordinary_a jurisdiction_n in_o all_o the_o diocese_n of_o his_o province_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o he_o may_v visit_v ibid._n 13._o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n ancient_o have_v primacy_n as_o well_o over_o all_o ireland_n as_o england_n from_o who_o the_o irish_a bishop_n receive_v their_o consecration_n for_o ireland_n have_v no_o other_o archbishop_n until_o the_o year_n 1152._o for_o which_o reason_n it_o be_v declare_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o two_o first_o norman_n king_n that_o canterbury_n be_v the_o metropolitan_a church_n of_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n and_o the_o isle_n adjacent_a the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n be_v therefore_o sometime_o style_v a_o patriarch_n he_o and_o orbis_n britannici_fw-la pontifex_fw-la insomuch_o that_o matter_n record_v in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n do_v run_v thus_o viz._n anno_fw-la pontificatus_fw-la nostri_fw-la primo_fw-la secundo_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o be_v also_o legatus_fw-la natus_fw-la that_o be_v he_o have_v a_o perpetual_a legantine_n power_n annex_v to_o his_o archbishopric_n nigh_o a_o thousand_o year_n since_o and_o at_o general_a council_n he_o have_v the_o precedency_n of_o all_o other_o archbishop_n abroad_o and_o at_o home_o he_o have_v some_o special_a mark_n of_o royalty_n as_o to_o be_v the_o patron_n of_o a_o bishopric_n as_o he_o be_v of_o rochester_n to_o coin_v money_n to_o make_v knight_n and_o to_o have_v the_o wardship_n of_o all_o those_o who_o hold_v land_n of_o he_o jure_fw-la hominii_fw-la although_o they_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la other_o â—ands_n of_o the_o king_n as_o be_v former_o hint_v he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v enthrone_v when_o he_o be_v invest_v in_o the_o archbishopric_n and_o by_o the_o stat._n of_o 25_o h_n 8._o he_o have_v power_n to_o grant_v licenses_fw-la and_o dispensation_n in_o all_o case_n heretofore_o sue_v for_o in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n not_o repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o the_o king_n prerogative_n as_o also_o to_o allow_v a_o clerk_n to_o hold_v a_o benefice_n in_o commendam_fw-la or_o in_o trust_n to_o allow_v a_o clerk_n right_o qualify_v to_o hold_v two_o benefice_n with_o cure_n of_o soul_n to_o allow_v a_o benefice_a clerk_n for_o some_o certain_a cause_n to_o be_v non-resident_n for_o some_o time_n and_o to_o dispense_v in_o several_a other_o case_n prohibit_v by_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o canon_n law_n likewise_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n consecrate_v other_o bishop_n confirm_v the_o election_n of_o bishop_n within_o his_o province_n call_v provincial_a synod_n according_a to_o the_o king_n writ_n to_o he_o ever_o direct_v be_v chief_a moderator_n in_o the_o synod_n and_o convocation_n he_o visit_v the_o whole_a province_n appoint_v a_o guardian_n of_o the_o spiritualty_n during_o the_o vacancy_n of_o any_o bishopric_n within_o his_o province_n whereby_o all_o the_o episcopal_a ecclesiastical_a right_n of_o that_o diocese_n for_o that_o time_n belong_v to_o he_o all_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n as_o visitation_n institution_n etc._n etc._n he_o may_v retain_v and_o qualify_v eight_o chaplain_n which_o be_v more_o by_o two_o than_o any_o duke_n be_v allow_v by_o statute_n to_o do_v and_o have_v power_n to_o hold_v divers_a court_n of_o judicature_n for_o the_o decision_n of_o controversy_n pertain_v to_o ecclesiastical_a cognizance_n chap._n iii_o of_o bishop_n and_o ordinary_n 1._o bishop_n why_o so_o call_v not_o above_o one_o to_o be_v in_o one_o diocese_n 2._o why_o call_v ordinary_a and_o what_o the_o pallium_fw-la episcopale_n be_v 3._o bishopric_n original_o donative_n king_n of_o england_n the_o founder_n thereof_o 4._o the_o manner_n of_o election_n of_o bishop_n their_o confirmation_n and_o consecration_n 5._o their_o seal_n of_o office_n in_o what_o case_n they_o may_v use_v their_o own_o seal_n 6._o what_o follow_v upon_o election_n to_o make_v they_o bishop_n complete_a the_o grant_n of_o their_o temporalty_n 7._o the_o congee_n d'eslire_fw-la and_o what_o follow_v thereupon_o 8._o bishopric_n be_v donative_n till_o the_o time_n of_o king_n john_n 9_o what_o the_o interest_n and_o authority_n be_v in_o his_o several_a capacity_n 10._o episcopal_a authority_n derive_v from_o the_o crown_n 11._o the_o use_n and_o office_n of_o suffragan_n bishop_n 12._o whether_o a_o bishop_n may_v give_v institution_n out_o of_o his_o own_o proper_a diocese_n and_o under_o other_o seal_n than_o his_o own_o seal_n of_o office_n 13._o several_a thing_n incident_a to_o a_o bishop_n qua_fw-la talis_fw-la 14._o ordinary_a what_o proper_o he_o be_v and_o why_o so_o call_v 15._o in_o what_o case_n the_o ordinary_n jurisdiction_n be_v not_o 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spiritual_a and_o not_o to_o body_n politic_a consist_v of_o mere_a layman_n or_o lay-corporation_n and_o in_o alden_n and_o tothil_n case_n it_o be_v in_o question_n whether_o the_o king_n since_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o h._n 8._o might_n by_o his_o letter_n patent_n appropriate_v a_o church_n parochial_a which_o be_v before_o presentative_a unto_o a_o lay-corporation_n all_o the_o member_n of_o the_o corporation_n be_v mere_a layman_n which_o case_n be_v not_o then_o resolve_v ibid._n 10._o as_o a_o church_n parochial_a may_v be_v appropriate_v so_o a_o church_n which_o be_v appropriate_v to_o a_o spiritual_a corporation_n may_v become_v disappropriate_a if_o the_o corporation_n be-dissolved_n acc_fw-la also_o if_o the_o advowson_n of_o a_o church_n be_v by_o licence_n grant_v to_o a_o prior_n and_o his_o successor_n and_o afterward_o the_o same_o church_n be_v appropriate_v to_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n so_o as_o thereby_o they_o become_v perpetual_a parson_n imparsonee_n in_o that_o case_n if_o the_o wife_n of_o a_o grantor_n be_v endow_v of_o the_o advowson_n and_o present_v a_o clerk_n who_o be_v admit_v institute_v and_o induct_v the_o appropriation_n will_v be_v defeat_v for_o ever_o for_o the_o whole_a estate_n of_o the_o parson_n imparsonee_n be_v thereby_o avoid_v and_o so_o it_o be_v adjudge_v 2_o e._n 3._o 8._o sed_fw-la quaere_fw-la for_o in_o the_o case_n of_o lancaster_n and_o lucas_n r._n it_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o court_n that_o in_o such_o case_n the_o church_n be_v disappropriate_v but_o during_o the_o life_n of_o the_o wife_n and_o after_o her_o death_n it_o shall_v remain_v as_o appropriate_v 235._o 11._o sir_n h._n hobart_n chief_a justice_n in_o the_o case_n of_o colt_n and_o glover_n against_o the_o bishop_n of_o coventry_n and_o lichfield_n 2642._o say_v that_o the_o proper_a and_o operative_a word_n that_o do_v appropriate_a be_v to_o make_v the_o patron_n and_o his_o successor_n perpetual_a parson_n and_o in_o the_o case_n of_o wright_n against_o gilbert_n gerrard_n and_o richard_n hildersham_n 1510._o that_o the_o instrument_n of_o appropriation_n run_v in_o these_o word_n that_o they_o and_o their_o successor_n not_o their_o assign_v shall_v be_v parson_n or_o by_o periphrasis_n hold_v the_o church_n in_o proper_a use_n and_o the_o word_n of_o appropriate_a be_v that_o they_o may_v hold_v ecclesiam_fw-la &_o rectoriam_fw-la in_o proprios_fw-la usus_fw-la as_o in_o grindon_n case_n and_o say_v further_a that_o appropriation_n can_v endure_v long_o than_o the_o body_n whereunto_o they_o be_v first_o appropriate_v because_o it_o carry_v not_o only_o the_o glebe_n and_o tithe_n but_o do_v also_o give_v the_o spiritual_a function_n make_v the_o parson_n of_o the_o church_n and_o supply_v institution_n and_o induction_n 12._o a_o prior_n be_v seize_v of_o the_o advowson_n of_o a_o parsonage_n the_o church_n be_v void_a the_o bishop_n give_v he_o licence_n to_o hold_v
3_o lie_n if_o he_o present_v not_o within_o the_o time_n by_o law_n limit_v action_n than_o the_o king_n shall_v present_v for_o that_o he_o be_v patron_n paramount_n of_o all_o the_o benefice_n within_o his_o realm_n as_o also_o because_o the_o king_n and_o his_o progenitor_n king_n of_o england_n have_v have_v authority_n time_n out_o of_o mind_n to_o determine_v the_o right_n of_o patronage_n in_o this_o realm_n in_o their_o own_o court_n whence_o lie_v no_o appeal_n to_o any_o foreign_a pretend_a power_n the_o rosell_n summi_v indeed_o make_v more_o gradation_n in_o this_o matter_n as_o from_o the_o patron_n to_o the_o chapter_n from_o the_o chapter_n to_o the_o bishop_n from_o the_o bishop_n to_o the_o metropolitan_a from_o the_o metropolitan_a to_o the_o patriarch_n and_o if_o none_o such_o then_o to_o the_o pope_n sed_fw-la hoc_fw-la nihil_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la part_n of_o who_o happiness_n be_v a_o index_n expurgatorius_fw-la of_o the_o last_o recite_v premise_n and_o although_o the_o law_n be_v that_o the_o ordinary_n shall_v present_v in_o case_n the_o patron_n do_v not_o within_o six_o month_n yet_o the_o law_n withal_o be_v that_o if_o the_o patron_n present_v before_o the_o ordinary_a put_v in_o his_o clerk_n the_o patron_n of_o right_n shall_v enjoy_v his_o presentation_n 36._o and_o if_o the_o ordinary_a surcess_n his_o time_n limit_v he_o lose_v his_o power_n as_o to_o that_o presentation_n special_o if_o it_o be_v devolve_v to_o the_o king_n and_o when_o the_o presentation_n be_v in_o the_o metropolitan_a he_o shall_v put_v in_o the_o clerk_n himself_o and_o not_o the_o ordinary_a and_o so_o there_o be_v no_o default_n in_o the_o ordinary_a though_o he_o present_v not_o the_o clerk_n of_o the_o patron_n if_o his_o time_n be_v pass_v in_o which_o case_n there_o be_v no_o remedy_n for_o the_o patron_n against_o the_o ordinary_a ibid._n this_o matter_n of_o lapse_n be_v of_o very_o ancient_a practice_n for_o mich._n 3._o e._n 1._o b._n rot._n 105._o staff_n the_o bishop_n of_o coventry_n and_o lichfield_n plead_v a_o collation_n by_o lapse_n authoritate_fw-la concilii_fw-la against_o the_o prior_n of_o landa_n to_o the_o church_n of_o patingham_n and_o 6_o e._n 1._o rot._n paten_n membra_fw-la 25._o in_o a_o quare_fw-la non_fw-la admisit_fw-la by_o the_o abbot_n of_o st._n mary_n eborum_fw-la against_o the_o bishop_n of_o norwich_n the_o bishop_n make_v a_o title_n by_o lapse_n viz._n that_o he_o collate_v authoritate_fw-la concilii_fw-la post_fw-la lapsum_fw-la semestre_fw-fr etc._n etc._n and_o there_o afterward_o in_o the_o judgement_n it_o be_v say_v quia_fw-la tempus_fw-la semestre_fw-fr authoritate_fw-la concilii_fw-la non_fw-la incipit_fw-la versus_fw-la patronum_fw-la nisi_fw-la à _fw-la tempore_fw-la scientiae_fw-la mortis_fw-la etc._n etc._n q._n what_o council_n be_v here_o mean_v or_o intend_a for_o p._n 9_o e._n 1._o b._n rot._n 51._o it_o appear_v that_o lapse_n be_v give_v per_fw-la concilium_fw-la lugdunense_fw-la post_fw-la tempus_fw-la semestre_fw-fr the_o like_a also_o in_o a_o writ_n in_o the_o time_n of_o e._n 2._o cite_v by_o sir_n ed._n co._n 6._o in_o catesby_n case_n 62_o 354._o yet_o in_o bracton_n the_o lapsus_fw-la temporis_fw-la be_v the_o constitutione_n lateranensi_fw-la 241._o and_o yet_o britton_n foe_n 225._o speak_v of_o the_o tempus_fw-la semestre_n or_o the_o six_o month_n according_a to_o the_o council_n of_o lion_n but_o mr._n selden_n in_o his_o book_n of_o tithe_n 390._o say_v that_o the_o manuscript_n of_o breton_n have_v lateran_n for_o lion_n and_o in_o fol._n 388._o hold_n that_o this_o lapse_n be_v receive_v in_o the_o law_n of_o this_o realm_n out_o of_o the_o general_n council_n of_o lateran_n hold_v in_o the_o year_n 25_o h._n 2._o as_o the_o learned_a sergeant_n roll_n observe_v in_o his_o abridgement_n on_o this_o word_n of_o lapse_n where_o he_o also_o cite_v hovenden_n foe_n 326._o assert_v that_o among_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n under_o alex._n 3._o hold_v under_o alex._n 3._o an._n 1118._o in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n hen._n 2._o there_o be_v a_o canon_n in_o these_o word_n or_o to_o this_o effect_n viz_o cum_fw-la vero_fw-la praebendas_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la seu_fw-la quaelibet_fw-la officia_fw-la in_o aliqua_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la vacare_fw-la contigerit_fw-la vel_fw-la si_fw-la etiam_fw-la modâ—_n vacant_a non_fw-la diu_fw-la maneant_fw-la in_o suspenso_fw-la sed_fw-la infra_fw-la sex_n menses_fw-la personis_fw-la quae_fw-la digne_fw-fr administrare_fw-la valeant_fw-la conferantur_fw-la si_fw-la autem_fw-la episcopus_fw-la ubi_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la spectaverit_fw-la confer_v distulit_fw-la per_fw-la capitulum_n ordinetur_fw-la and_o before_o the_o say_a council_n the_o patron_n be_v not_o limit_v to_o any_o time_n but_o may_v present_v at_o his_o pleasure_n without_o any_o lapse_n 241._o touch_v other_o precedent_n of_o great_a antiquity_n relate_v to_o this_o subject_n of_o lapse_n the_o reader_n be_v here_o refer_v to_o that_o learned_a sergeant_n rolle_n in_o the_o forecited_a place_n of_o his_o abridgement_n and_o although_o according_a to_o the_o gradation_n aforesaid_a the_o lapse_n devolve_v from_o the_o patron_n to_o the_o bishop_n from_o the_o bishop_n to_o the_o archbishop_n from_o the_o archbishop_n to_o the_o king_n yet_o if_o after_o lapse_n incur_v to_o the_o metropolitan_a and_o before_o collation_n by_o he_o make_v the_o patron_n present_v he_o may_v present_v to_o the_o ordinary_a of_o the_o diocese_n without_o present_v to_o the_o metropolitan_a contra_fw-la h._n 41_o el._n b._n r._n per_fw-la popbam_fw-la n._n for_o thereby_o he_o seem_v to_o redeem_v his_o neglect_n but_o yet_o if_o lapse_n devolve_v to_o the_o king_n and_o then_o the_o inferior_a ordinary_a collate_n by_o the_o lapse_n and_o his_o clerk_n be_v institute_v and_o induct_v it_o seem_v this_o do_v not_o make_v a_o plenarty_n against_o the_o king_n to_o put_v he_o to_o his_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la but_o he_o may_v notwithstanding_o present_v and_o oust_v the_o clerk_n of_o the_o ordinary_a for_o when_o lapse_n incur_v to_o the_o king_n it_o can_v be_v take_v away_o by_o the_o ordinary_a and_o then_o when_o the_o ordinary_a collate_n without_o good_a title_n it_o make_v not_o any_o plenarty_n against_o he_o who_o have_v the_o right_a as_o the_o king_n have_v to_o present_v for_o a_o lapse_n incur_v to_o the_o king_n be_v not_o like_o that_o which_o incur_v to_o the_o metropolitan_a 21._o but_o if_o a_o patron_n present_a and_o his_o clerk_n be_v institute_v and_o remain_v eighteen_o month_n without_o induction_n in_o that_o case_n there_o do_v not_o any_o lapse_n incur_v to_o the_o king_n for_o the_o king_n have_v not_o any_o lapse_n but_o where_o the_o ordinary_n may_v have_v have_v it_o before_o 20â—_n but_o if_o a_o bishop_n die_v whereby_o the_o temporalty_n be_v in_o the_o king_n hand_n if_o during_o that_o time_n the_o six_o month_n pass_n whereby_o a_o lapse_n happen_v the_o king_n shall_v have_v it_o and_o not_o the_o guardian_n of_o the_o spiritualty_n 10._o nor_o do_v a_o admittance_n of_o a_o resignation_n by_o fraud_n take_v away_o the_o king_n title_n for_o in_o comber_n case_n against_o the_o bishop_n of_o cicester_n where_o the_o issue_n in_o a_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la be_v if_o s._n r._n by_o covin_z between_o he_o and_o c_o and_o r._n do_v resign_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o say_a bishop_n if_o the_o king_n have_v title_n of_o lapse_n and_o a_o resignation_n be_v make_v by_o fraud_n and_o one_o admit_v this_o shall_v not_o take_v away_o the_o king_n title_n for_o if_o the_o king_n title_n appear_v upon_o record_n then_o shall_v go_v out_o a_o writ_n for_o the_o king_n but_o otherwise_o it_o be_v upon_o matter_n of_o evidence_n the_o king_n do_v lose_v his_o presentation_n as_o well_o by_o resignation_n as_o by_o death_n where_o he_o have_v title_n to_o present_v by_o lapse_n and_o do_v not_o except_o the_o resignation_n be_v by_o fraud_n imp._n and_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o queen_n and_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n and_o buck_n it_o be_v resolve_v by_o the_o justice_n that_o a_o collation_n although_o double_a or_o treble_a can_v be_v a_o usurpation_n against_o the_o king_n to_o put_v he_o out_o of_o a_o advowson_n 1._o 2._o the_o canon_n law_n allow_v two_o month_n more_o to_o a_o ecclesiastical_a than_o to_o a_o lay-patron_n ere_o the_o lapse_n shall_v be_v incur_v the_o former_a have_v by_o that_o law_n six_o month_n to_o present_v the_o latter_a but_o four_n summ._n angel_n tit_n jus_fw-la patronat_fw-la §_o 16._o so_o the_o law_n of_o scotland_n pars_fw-la coun_n par_fw-fr 1._o c._n 2._o we_o need_v not_o inquire_v into_o the_o reason_n of_o that_o difference_n or_o disproportion_n let_v it_o suffice_v the_o laity_n that_o it_o be_v the_o canonist_n pleasure_n to_o have_v it_o so_o for_o reason_n best_o know_v to_o their_o own_o interest_n the_o common_a law_n impartial_o level_v they_o both_o to_o one_o and_o the_o same_o equal_a standard_n
of_o six_o month_n by_o the_o common_a law_n of_o england_n as_o well_o clerk_n as_o laic_n have_v six_o month_n to_o present_v before_o the_o lapse_n incur_v dr._n &_o stu._n 116._o b._n per_fw-la la_fw-fr com._n ley_n de_fw-fr scoce_fw-la laici_fw-la patroni_fw-la quadrimestre_fw-fr ecclesiastici_fw-la vero_fw-la sex_n mensium_fw-la spatium_fw-la habent_fw-la sibi_fw-la concessum_fw-la ad_fw-la praesentandum_fw-la personam_fw-la idoneam_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la vacanti_fw-la skene_n regiam_fw-la majestatem_fw-la 10._o b._n but_o jac._n 6._o pl._n 1._o cap._n 7._o pl._n 7._o cap._n 102._o pl._n 12._o cap._n 119_o 158._o concedit_fw-la patrono_fw-la laico_fw-la spatium_fw-la sex_n mensium_fw-la infra_fw-la quod_fw-la praesentare_fw-la debet_fw-la the_o question_n be_v not_o so_o much_o when_o the_o term_n shall_v end_v and_o determine_v as_o when_o it_o shall_v commence_v and_o from_o what_o time_n the_o six_o month_n shall_v be_v compute_v the_o answer_n fall_v under_o a_o double_a consideration_n or_o be_v diversify_v according_a to_o the_o divers_a manner_n of_o avoidance_n for_o if_o by_o death_n creation_n or_o session_n the_o church_n be_v void_a than_o the_o six_o month_n shall_v be_v compute_v from_o the_o death_n creation_n or_o session_n of_o the_o last_o incumbent_n whereof_o the_o patron_n be_v to_o take_v notice_n at_o his_o peril_n but_o if_o the_o avoidance_n be_v by_o resignation_n or_o deprivation_n than_o the_o six_o month_n shall_v begin_v from_o the_o time_n of_o notice_n thereof_o give_v by_o the_o bishop_n to_o the_o patron_n who_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o take_v knowledge_n thereof_o from_o any_o other_o than_o by_o signification_n from_o the_o bishop_n 31._o but_o in_o case_n the_o avoidance_n be_v cause_v by_o a_o union_n for_o so_o it_o may_v be_v than_o the_o six_o month_n shall_v be_v compute_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o agreement_n upon_o that_o union_n for_o in_o that_o case_n the_o patron_n be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o but_o 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person_n may_v by_o practice_n have_v turn_v out_o a_o lawful_a collatee_fw-mi to_o which_o purpose_n the_o lord_n hobart_n do_v instance_n in_o a_o case_n a_o common_a person_n no_o true_a patron_n present_v within_o six_o month_n and_o the_o true_a patron_n himself_o present_v not_o in_o time_n whereupon_o the_o ordinary_a collate_n by_o the_o lapse_n against_o who_o the_o pretender_n bring_v a_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la because_o his_o clerk_n be_v refuse_v wherein_o he_o must_v needs_o prevail_v if_o his_o title_n be_v good_a and_o it_o must_v be_v take_v for_o good_a because_o neither_o ordinary_a nor_o incumbent_n can_v deny_v it_o for_o de_fw-la non_fw-la apparentibus_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr non_fw-la existentibus_fw-la eadem_fw-la est_fw-la ratio_fw-la which_o inconvenience_n be_v remedy_v by_o the_o say_v stat._n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o c._n 7._o note_v that_o lapse_n do_v not_o incur_v to_o the_o ordinary_a by_o reason_n of_o his_o not_o examine_v the_o clerk_n within_o six_o month_n trin._n 3_o jac._n b._n r._n inter_fw-la palmer_n &_o smith_n resolve_v per_fw-la cur._n 4._o if_o a_o plea_n be_v depend_v between_o two_o party_n and_o it_o be_v not_o discuss_v and_o determine_v within_o six_o month_n the_o bishop_n may_v present_v by_o lapse_n and_o he_o that_o have_v the_o right_a to_o present_v shall_v according_a to_o the_o statute_n recover_v his_o damage_n imp._n but_o it_o be_v express_o provide_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 13_o eliz._n 12._o that_o no_o title_n to_o collate_n or_o present_v by_o a_o lapse_n shall_v accrue_v upon_o any_o deprivation_n ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la but_o after_o six_o month_n after_o notice_n of_o such_o deprivation_n give_v by_o the_o ordinary_a to_o the_o patron_n 29._o but_o if_o the_o church_n become_v void_a by_o death_n creation_n or_o session_n of_o the_o last_o incumbent_n the_o patron_n be_v at_o his_o peril_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o such_o avoidance_n within_o the_o next_o six_o month_n thereof_o b._n but_o if_o it_o become_v void_a by_o deprivation_n or_o resignation_n the_o clerk_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o tender_v his_o presentation_n to_o the_o bishop_n nor_o the_o patron_n oblige_v to_o present_v his_o clerk_n but_o within_o six_o month_n next_o after_o notice_n legal_o give_v he_o by_o the_o ordinary_a of_o the_o avoidance_n by_o such_o deprivation_n or_o resignation_n etc._n which_o six_o month_n be_v to_o be_v calculate_v or_o compute_v by_o 182_o day_n and_o not_o by_o 28_o day_n to_o the_o month_n a._n nor_o be_v there_o any_o addition_n of_o time_n over_o and_o above_o the_o six_o month_n allow_v the_o patron_n to_o present_v from_o the_o vacancy_n a_o second_o clerk_n in_o case_n the_o former_a be_v legal_o refuse_v by_o the_o bishop_n 7._o yet_o the_o ordinary_n may_v not_o take_v advantage_n of_o the_o lapse_n in_o case_n the_o patron_n present_v his_o clerk_n before_o the_o other_o have_v collate_v 24._o though_o it_o be_v otherwise_o with_o the_o canonist_n lindw_n c._n si_fw-mi aliquo_fw-la evincente_fw-la etc._n etc._n verb._n injuria_fw-la but_o if_o the_o bishop_n collate_n and_o the_o patron_n present_v before_o induction_n in_o that_o case_n it_o seem_v he_o come_v too_o late_o 56._o and_o at_o the_o common_a law_n sir_n simon_n degge_v in_o his_o parson_n counsellor_n make_v it_o a_o doubtful_a question_n if_o the_o church_n lapse_n to_o the_o king_n and_o the_o patron_n present_v before_o the_o king_n take_v advantage_n of_o the_o lapse_n whether_o this_o shall_v avoid_v the_o king_n title_n by_o lapse_n this_o say_v he_o be_v a_o question_n by_o dyer_n 55._o though_o hobart_n seem_v to_o be_v clear_a in_o it_o that_o the_o king_n shall_v not_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o lapse_n 24._o but_o add_v that_o divers_a authority_n be_v against_o they_o 2._o and_o in_o the_o case_n aforesaid_a wherein_o notice_n of_o avoidance_n ought_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o patron_n before_o the_o lapse_n can_v incur_v the_o patron_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o take_v notice_n thereof_o from_o any_o person_n other_o
or_o thus_o the_o next_o avoidance_n be_v grant_v to_o two_o the_o one_o release_v to_o the_o other_o who_o bring_v a_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la in_o his_o own_o name_n and_o it_o be_v adjudge_v maintainable_a because_o it_o be_v before_o the_o church_n be_v void_a rep_n 20._o a._n seize_v of_o the_o manor_n of_o d._n to_o which_o a_o advowson_n be_v appendant_a grant_v the_o next_o avoidance_n to_o b._n and_o d._n &_o eorum_fw-la cuilibet_fw-la conjunctim_fw-la &_o divisim_fw-la haer_v executor_n &_o assignatis_fw-la suis_fw-la the_o church_n void_a b._n present_v d._n to_o the_o church_n adjudge_v that_o the_o presentment_n of_o he_o be_v good_a though_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o grantee_n rep._n chap._n xxvi_o of_o plurality_n 1._o plurality_n condemn_v by_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n yet_o dispense_v with_o by_o king_n and_o pope_n 2._o what_o in_o this_o matter_n the_o pope_n ancient_o exercise_v by_o way_n of_o usurpation_n the_o king_n may_v now_o do_v the_o jure_v the_o difference_n between_o they_o in_o the_o manner_n how_o 3._o what_o person_n be_v qualify_v for_o grant_v or_o receive_v plurality_n 4._o several_a law_n relate_v to_o plurality_n dispensation_n and_o qualification_n 5._o how_o the_o 8_o l._n annual_a value_n of_o a_o benefice_n shall_v be_v understand_v whether_o as_o in_o the_o king_n book_n or_o according_a to_o the_o true_a value_n of_o the_o benefice_n 6._o the_o lord_n hobart_n opinion_n touch_v the_o statute_n of_o 21_o h._n 8._o relate_v to_o plurality_n 7._o what_o the_o pope_n power_n in_o england_n be_v before_o the_o make_n of_o the_o say_a statute_n and_o whether_o the_o take_n of_o a_o bishopric_n in_o ireland_n by_o a_o dean_n in_o england_n make_v the_o deanary_n void_a by_o session_n 8._o the_o chaplain_n of_o person_n of_o honour_n have_v divers_a benefice_n shall_v retain_v they_o for_o their_o life_n though_o they_o be_v discharge_v of_o their_o service_n 9_o whether_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n may_v take_v cognizance_n of_o plenarty_n or_o avoidance_n after_o induction_n and_o whether_o the_o cognizance_n of_o session_n or_o no_o session_n belong_v to_o the_o temporal_a or_o spiritual_a count_n 10._o difference_n between_o avoidance_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o avoidance_n by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n 11._o a_o prohibition_n grant_v upon_o sequestration_n of_o a_o benefice_n by_o the_o bishop_n 12._o the_o five_o paragraph_n aforesaid_a adjudge_v and_o determine_v 13._o how_o the_o avoidance_n in_o case_n of_o three_o benefice_n in_o one_o person_n 14._o benefice_n not_o void_a if_o the_o king_n licence_n the_o incumbent_n to_o be_v a_o incumbent_a and_o a_o bishop_n 15._o how_o the_o take_n of_o a_o second_o benefice_n be_v a_o avoidance_n of_o the_o first_o 16._o whether_o so_o in_o case_n of_o a_o chaplain_n of_o the_o king_n 17._o whether_o so_o in_o case_n of_o a_o si_fw-mi modo_fw-la or_o modo_fw-la sit_fw-la by_o way_n of_o a_o limitation_n in_o the_o dispensation_n 18._o whether_o the_o word_n dispensamus_fw-la be_v necessary_a in_o the_o letter_n of_o dispensation_n for_o a_o plurality_n 19_o the_o king_n retainer_n of_o a_o chaplain_n by_o word_n only_o qualify_v he_o for_o a_o plurality_n within_o the_o statute_n of_o 21_o h._n 8._o 20._o whether_o a_o three_o chaplain_n retain_v by_o a_o countess_n widow_n be_v qualify_v to_o purchase_v a_o dispensation_n for_o plurality_n 21._o in_o reference_n to_o plurality_n whether_o regard_n be_v to_o be_v have_v to_o the_o value_n mention_v in_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o h._n 8._o or_o to_o the_o true_a value_n of_o the_o benefice_n 22._o whether_o admission_n and_o justitution_n make_v the_o first_o benefice_n void_a without_o induction_n 23._o whether_o before_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o h._n 8._o the_o pope_n may_v here_o grant_v dispensation_n for_o plurality_n 24._o whether_o the_o retainer_n of_o a_o chaplain_n may_v be_v good_a and_o sufficient_a without_o a_o patent_n 25._o in_o what_o case_n a_o dispensation_n for_o plurality_n may_v come_v too_o late_o though_o before_o induction_n 26._o three_o resolution_n of_o law_n in_o reference_n to_o avoidance_n by_o reason_n of_o plurality_n 1._o plurality_n according_a to_o the_o common_a acceptation_n of_o the_o word_n be_v where_o one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n be_v possess_v of_o two_o or_o more_o ecclesiastical_a benefice_n with_o cure_n of_o soul_n simul_fw-la &_o semel_fw-la it_o be_v long_o since_o condemn_v by_o the_o general_a council_n of_o lateran_n 1215._o whereby_o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o whatever_o ecclesiastical_a person_n have_v one_o benefice_n with_o cure_n of_o soul_n do_v take_v another_o such_o shall_v ipso_fw-la jure_fw-la be_v deprive_v of_o the_o former_a and_o if_o he_o contest_v for_o the_o retain_v thereof_o shall_v lose_v both_o 75._o notwithstanding_o which_o canon_n it_o be_v heretofore_o usual_a with_o the_o pope_n to_o usurp_v a_o power_n of_o dispensation_n in_o this_o matter_n the_o which_o 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repeal_v dissolve_v extinguish_v and_o determine_v by_o king_n h._n 8._o by_o his_o letter_n patent_n in_o the_o 38th_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n a_o new_a court_n of_o augmentation_n be_v erect_v by_o his_o letter_n patent_n which_o repeal_n and_o dissolution_n thereof_o be_v hold_v void_a in_o law_n because_o they_o have_v be_v erect_v by_o authority_n of_o parliament_n for_o which_o reason_n also_o the_o new_a erection_n of_o the_o new_a court_n of_o augmentation_n be_v hold_v likewise_o void_a and_o therefore_o the_o say_a letter_n patent_n as_o well_o for_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o former_a as_o for_o the_o erect_n of_o the_o latter_a new_a court_n of_o augmentation_n be_v after_o confirm_v and_o establish_v by_o a_o statute_n enact_v by_o king_n ed._n 6._o 16._o but_o afterward_o q._n marry_o according_a to_o the_o power_n give_v she_o for_o dissolution_n of_o the_o say_a court_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n do_v dissolve_v the_o same_o by_o her_o letter_n patent_n dat._n 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damnatio_fw-la ad_fw-la bestias_fw-la sometime_o the_o sacrilegious_a person_n be_v burn_v alive_a sometime_o hang_v on_o fonk_n sometime_o condemn_v to_o the_o mine_n sometime_o banish_v and_o sometime_o sentence_v to_o death_n in_o the_o ordinary_a way_n of_o execution_n he_o that_o be_v guilty_a of_o sacrilege_n against_o a_o ecclesiastical_a person_n be_v by_o the_o canon_n law_n excommunicatus_fw-la ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la 17._o q._n 4._o c._n si_fw-la quis_fw-la suadente_fw-la but_o if_o it_o be_v in_o rebus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la he_o be_v by_o that_o law_n excommunicandus_fw-la de_fw-fr foro_n compet_n c._n conquestus_fw-la if_o it_o be_v commit_v in_o the_o church_n and_o that_o by_o fire_v or_o break_v it_o open_a in_o that_o case_n the_o sacrilegious_a person_n be_v ipso_fw-la jure_fw-la excommunicate_v de_fw-mi send_v excom_n c._n conquesti_fw-la if_o it_o be_v without_o burn_v or_o break_v it_o open_a as_o when_o a_o thing_n be_v leave_v in_o the_o church_n be_v take_v away_o in_o that_o case_n he_o ought_v to_o be_v excommunicate_v de_fw-fr furtib_n c._n fin_n and_o this_o say_v lindwood_n may_v stand_v as_o a_o rule_n in_o law_n that_o wherever_o you_o find_v that_o regular_o the_o sacrilegious_a person_n be_v not_o ipso_fw-la jure_fw-la excommunicate_v majori_fw-la excommunicatione_n it_o have_v these_o several_a fallentias_n that_o be_v it_o do_v not_o hold_v in_o case_n of_o burn_v violate_v spoil_v and_o waste_v of_o the_o church_n nor_o in_o burn_v or_o break_v open_o the_o church_n door_n nor_o in_o sacrilege_n against_o a_o ecclesiastical_a person_n nor_o in_o case_n of_o strike_v or_o violent_o apprehend_v any_o man_n in_o the_o church_n nor_o in_o any_o forcible_a or_o violent_a take_n away_o any_o thing_n out_o of_o the_o church_n nor_o in_o any_o that_o be_v excommunicate_v before_o for_o the_o like_a offence_n nor_o in_o such_o as_o pull_v down_o or_o demolish_v the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n or_o any_o part_n thereof_o and_o the_o like_a lindw_n de_fw-fr immu_fw-fr eccl._n c._n ut_fw-la invadentib_fw-la glow_n in_o ver_fw-la excomunicati_fw-la all_o which_o be_v likewiseexpres_o set_v down_o in_o john_n de_fw-fr athon_n gloss_n on_o cardinal_n othobon_n constitution_n the_o abstrahentib_n confug_o ad_fw-la eccles_n c._n ad_fw-la tutelam_fw-la glow_n in_o ver_fw-la obsevari_fw-la and_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o adequate_a affinity_n with_o what_o solomon_n who_o as_o in_o other_o thing_n so_o special_o in_o matter_n of_o the_o temple_n have_v the_o best_a experience_n say_v it_o be_v a_o suare_fw-la to_o the_o man_n who_o devour_v that_o which_o be_v holy_a pro._n 20._o 25._o 7._o the_o dreadful_a curse_n denounce_v against_o sacrilegious_a person_n appear_v in_o that_o remarkable_a passage_n in_o parliament_n above_o four_o hundred_o year_n since_o where_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o franchise_n of_o the_o church_n be_v with_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n grant_v confirm_v and_o settle_v by_o the_o king_n in_o full_a parliament_n anno_fw-la 1253._o in_o such_o a_o solemn_a manner_n as_o no_o history_n can_v parallel_v the_o king_n stand_v up_o with_o his_o hand_n upon_o his_o breast_n all_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a stand_v with_o burn_a taper_n in_o their_o hand_n the_o archbishop_n pronounce_v as_o follow_v viz._n by_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n omnipotent_a of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n etc._n etc._n we_o excommunicate_v anathematise_v and_o sequester_v from_o our_o holy_a mother_n the_o church_n all_o those_o who_o henceforth_o know_o and_o malicious_o deprive_v and_o spoil_v church_n of_o their_o right_n and_o all_o those_o that_o shall_v by_o any_o art_n or_o wit_n rash_o violate_v diminish_v or_o alter_v secret_o or_o open_o in_o deed_n word_n or_o counsel_n those_o ecclesiastical_a liberty_n etc._n etc._n grant_v by_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n to_o the_o archbishop_n bishop_n prelate_n etc._n etc._n for_o everlasting_a memory_n whereof_o we_o have_v hereunto_o put_v our_o seal_n after_o which_o all_o throw_v down_o their_o taper_n extinguish_v and_o smoke_v they_o all_o say_v 29._o so_o let_v all_o that_o shall_v go_v against_o this_o curse_n be_v extinct_a and_o stink_n in_o hell_n and_o ethelwolphus_fw-la the_o second_o sole_a monarch_n among_o the_o saxon_a on_o king_n have_v by_o advice_n of_o his_o noble_n grant_v for_o ever_o to_o god_n and_o the_o church_n both_o the_o tithe_n of_o all_o good_n and_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o all_o the_o land_n of_o england_n free_a from_o all_o secular_a service_n tax_n or_o imposition_n whatsoever_o author_n conclude_v the_o say_a grant_n or_o charter_n of_o donation_n in_o these_o word_n viz._n qui_fw-la augere_fw-la voluerit_fw-la nostram_fw-la donationem_fw-la augeat_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la deus_fw-la dies_fw-la ejus_fw-la prosperos_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la vero_fw-la mutare_fw-la vel_fw-la minuere_fw-la praesumpserit_fw-la noscat_fw-la se_fw-la ad_fw-la tribunal_n christi_fw-la rationem_fw-la redditurum_fw-la 8._o dr._n heylyn_n in_o his_o ecclesia_fw-la restaurata_fw-la relate_v a_o remarkable_a passage_n touch_v a_o sad_a judgement_n 225._o that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o queen_n mary_n befall_v buck_o bishop_n of_o bangor_n an._n 1541._o for_o the_o sacrilegious_a havoc_n he_o make_v of_o the_o land_n and_o patrimony_n of_o that_o church_n who_o not_o content_a to_o alienate_v the_o land_n and_o weaken_v the_o estate_n thereof_o resolve_v to_o rob_v it_o also_o of_o its_o bell_n for_o fear_n perhaps_o of_o have_v any_o knell_n ring_v out_o at_o the_o church_n funeral_n and_o not_o content_a to_o sell_v the_o bell_n which_o be_v five_o in_o number_n he_o will_v needs_o satisfy_v himself_o with_o see_v they_o convey_v on_o shipboard_n and_o have_v scarce_o give_v himself_o that_o satisfaction_n but_o be_v immediate_o strike_v blind_a and_o so_o continue_v from_o that_o time_n to_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n chap._n thirty-nine_o of_o simony_n 1._o the_o definition_n and_o description_n of_o simony_n the_o penalty_n thereof_o 2._o the_o difference_n between_o simoniacus_fw-la and_o simoniace_n promotus_n the_o latitude_n of_o that_o word_n simony_n 3._o how_o the_o anwal_a value_n of_o the_o benefice_n be_v computable_a upon_o the_o forfeiture_n by_o reason_n of_o simony_n 4._o whether_o a_o clerk_n simoniacal_o present_v but_o not_o privy_a to_o the_o simony_n be_v disable_v for_o that_o turn_n to_o be_v present_v by_o the_o king_n to_o the_o same_o church_n 5._o the_o diversification_n of_o simoniacal_a contract_n or_o the_o various_a way_n of_o commit_v simony_n 6._o a_o obligation_n to_o present_v one_o upon_o condition_n of_o resignation_n may_v not_o be_v simony_n 7._o to_o promise_v one_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n to_o bestow_v his_o endeavour_n to_o procure_v one_o to_o be_v present_v to_o a_o benefice_n be_v a_o simoniacal_a contract_n 8._o several_a way_n of_o contract_a oblige_a and_o agree_v which_o will_v amount_v to_o simony_n 9_o a_o clerk_n may_v oblige_v to_o his_o patron_n to_o pay_v a_o sum_n yearly_a and_o yet_o no_o simony_n 10._o the_o plea_n of_o simony_n be_v a_o good_a bar_n to_o the_o parson_n demand_n of_o tithe_n 11._o whether_o the_o father_n free_a covenant_n with_o his_o son_n in_o law_n upon_o the_o marriage_n of_o his_o daughter_n to_o present_v he_o to_o such_o a_o live_v when_o it_o fall_v be_v simony_n 12._o whether_o a_o simoniacalvsurper_n shall_v prejudice_v the_o rightful_a patron_n by_o give_v the_o king_n the_o presentation_n 13._o whether_o a_o incumbent_n that_o be_v in_o by_o simony_n may_v after_o a_o general_n pardon_v be_v remove_v 14._o the_o grand_a case_n of_o calvert_n and_o kitching_n at_o the_o common_a law_n touch_v simony_n 15._o to_o convey_v a_o corrupt_a gift_n by_o a_o innocent_a hand_n will_v not_o excuse_v it_o from_o be_v simony_n 16._o the_o king_n case_n against_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n sir_n john_n hall_n and_o richard_n clark_n touch_v simony_n 17._o the_o proof_n of_o simony_n in_o a_o parson_n be_v good_a to_o harr_n he_o of_o tithe_n 18._o a_o patron_n presentation_n upon_o
men_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o bless_a hill_n they_o abstain_v from_o thing_n that_o have_v life_n and_o some_o of_o they_o from_o marriage_n one_o dosithens_n a_o samaritan_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o first_o founder_n of_o the_o samaritam_fw-la heresy_n and_o the_o first_o among_o they_o that_o reject_v the_o prophet_n as_o not_o have_v speak_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 1._o there_o be_v four_o sect_n of_o samaritan_n heretic_n according_a to_o epiphanius_n each_o of_o they_o hold_v their_o different_a heresy_n in_o some_o respect_n and_o have_v in_o other_o respect_v certain_a heretical_a tenant_n common_a to_o they_o all_o by_o all_o which_o premise_n it_o be_v most_o evident_a that_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n and_o the_o father_n of_o lie_n have_v have_v in_o all_o age_n nation_n and_o church_n his_o emissary_n to_o infect_v they_o with_o heretical_a and_o blasphemous_a erros_n but_o the_o gate_n or_o power_n of_o hell_n to_o this_o day_n never_o can_v nor_o to_o eternity_n ever_o shall_v prevail_v against_o the_o truth_n chap._n xli_o of_o council_n synod_n and_o convocation_n 1._o the_o several_a kind_n of_o council_n and_o synod_n 2._o what_o canon_n in_o force_n in_o the_o realm_n of_o primo_n ed._n 6._o also_o how_o the_o canon_n entitle_v reformatio_fw-la legum_n ecclesiasticarum_fw-la become_v abortive_a 3._o that_o part_n of_o the_o canon_n law_n be_v part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o england_n 4._o convocation_n in_o england_n what_o how_o and_o by_o what_o authority_n and_o for_o what_o end_v convene_v also_o of_o what_o member_n it_o do_v consist_v with_o the_o authority_n thereof_o 5._o convocation_n and_o provincial_a synod_n of_o very_a great_a antiquity_n in_o england_n have_v be_v ever_o call_v by_o the_o king_n writ_n their_o privilege_n 6._o the_o canon_n and_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n may_v not_o be_v repugnant_a either_o to_o the_o king_n prerogative_n or_o to_o the_o law_n statute_n or_o custom_n of_o this_o realm_n 7._o 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vid._n duar._n de_fw-fr sacr._n eccl._n minist_n et_fw-fr benefic_n 2._o in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n hen._n 8._o the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n in_o the_o convocation_n a_fw-mi 1532._o oblige_v themselves_o neither_o to_o make_v nor_o execute_v any_o canon_n or_o constitution_n ecclesiastical_a but_o as_o they_o be_v thereto_o enable_v by_o the_o king_n authority_n it_o be_v by_o they_o desire_v by_o he_o assent_v unto_o and_o confirm_v in_o parliament_n that_o all_o such_o canon_n and_o constitution_n synodal_n and_o provincial_a as_o be_v before_o in_o use_n and_o neither_o repugnant_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o king_n prerogative_n royal_a or_o the_o know_a law_n of_o the_o land_n shall_v remain_v in_o force_n until_o a_o review_n thereof_o be_v make_v by_o 30_o person_n of_o the_o king_n appointment_n which_o review_n not_o have_v be_v make_v from_o that_o time_n to_o the_o first_o year_n of_o king_n edward_n 6._o all_o the_o say_v old_a canon_n and_o constitution_n so_o 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the_o work_n and_o make_v it_o ready_a for_o the_o rest_n that_o it_o may_v be_v dispatch_v with_o the_o more_o expedition_n which_o say_v eight_o person_n be_v the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n dr._n goodrick_n bishop_n of_o ely_n dr._n cox_n the_o king_n almoner_n peter_n martyr_n dr._n in_o divinity_n william_n may_v and_o rowland_n taylor_n drs._n of_o law_n john_n lucas_n and_o richard_n goodrick_n esquire_n by_o who_o the_o work_n be_v undertake_v and_o digest_v fashion_v according_a to_o the_o method_n of_o the_o roman_a decretal_n and_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o reformatio_fw-la legum_n ecclesiasticarum_fw-la &c_n &c_n but_o not_o be_v commissionated_a hereunto_o till_o the_o eleven_o of_o november_n in_o the_o year_n 1551._o they_o either_o want_v time_n to_o communicate_v to_o the_o chief_a commissioner_n by_o who_o it_o be_v to_o be_v present_v to_o the_o king_n or_o find_v the_o king_n encumber_v with_o more_o weighty_a affair_n than_o to_o attend_v the_o perusal_n 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