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A66906
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Two treatises the first proving both by history & record that the bishops are a fundamental & essential part of our English Parliament : the second that they may be judges in capital cases.
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Womock, Laurence, 1612-1685.
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Wing W3355; ESTC R34097
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and_o be_v the_o very_a and_o undoubted_a heir_n of_o this_o realm_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n and_o 3_o so_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v in_o a_o †_o statute_n of_o 1_o el._n c._n 3._o where_o 3_o 1_o eliz._n c._n 3_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a and_o the_o commons_o in_o that_o parliament_n assemble_v be_v say_v express_o and_o in_o terminis_fw-la to_o represent_v the_o three_o estate_n of_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n do_v recognize_v the_o queen_n majesty_n to_o be_v their_o true_a lawful_a and_o undoubted_a sovereign_n liege_v lady_n and_o queen_n and_o in_o a_o statute_n of_o the_o 8_o year_n of_o the_o say_v queen_n reign_n the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n be_v declare_v to_o be_v the_o great_a estate_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o call_v the_o high_a estate_n of_o prelacy_n in_o another_o place_n it_o may_v perhaps_o be_v think_v unnecessary_a or_o impertinent_a to_o add_v the_o testimony_n and_o authority_n of_o a_o private_a person_n to_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v by_o our_o law_n and_o statute_n but_o be_v it_o be_v such_o a_o person_n as_o be_v account_v for_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o law_n when_o he_o serve_v in_o parliament_n his_o judgement_n may_v be_v take_v for_o a_o creditable_a and_o sufficient_a evidence_n in_o the_o present_a case_n it_o be_v the_o testimony_n and_o authority_n of_o sir_n edward_n coke_n successive_o chief_a justice_n of_o either_o bench_n who_o in_o his_o book_n concern_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o court_n speak_v thus_o of_o parliament_n 1._o parliament_n coke_n of_o parl._n fol._n 1._o this_o court_n say_v he_o consist_v of_o the_o king_n majesty_n sit_v there_o as_o in_o his_o royal_a politic_a capacity_n and_o of_o the_o three_o estate_n of_o the_o realm_n viz._n of_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a archbishop_n and_o bishop_n who_o sit_v there_o by_o succession_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o county_n barony_n parcel_n of_o their_o bishopric_n which_o they_o hold_v also_o in_o their_o politic_a capacity_n and_o 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this_o have_v be_v find_v and_o publish_v by_o such_o as_o envy_v that_o poor_a remnant_n of_o the_o church_n honour_n though_o possible_o they_o will_v find_v themselves_o deceive_v in_o their_o great_a hope_n and_o yet_o the_o evidence_n will_v not_o serve_v to_o evince_v the_o cause_n the_o author_n of_o the_o pamphlet_n entitle_v the_o prerogative_n and_o practice_n of_o parliament_n first_o lay_v this_o tenet_n for_o his_o ground_n that_o many_o good_a act_n of_o parliament_n may_v be_v make_v though_o the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n shall_v not_o consent_v unto_o they_o †_o which_o be_v a_o point_n 31._o *_o print_v at_o lond_n 1628._o p._n 31._o that_o no_o man_n doubt_n of_o consider_v how_o easy_o their_o negative_a may_v be_v overrule_v by_o the_o far_o great_a number_n of_o the_o secular_a peer_n then_o he_o add_v that_o in_o a_o parliament_n hold_v at_o st._n edmundsbury_n 1196._o in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o a_o statute_n be_v make_v by_o the_o king_n the_o baron_n and_o the_o commons_o excluso_fw-la clero_fw-la and_o for_o the_o proof_n hereof_o refer_v we_o unto_o bishop_n jewel_n now_o bishop_n jewill_n say_v indeed_o that_o in_o a_o parliament_n hold_v at_o st._n edmundsbury_n by_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o anno_fw-la 1296._o the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n be_v quite_o shut_v forth_o and_o yet_o the_o parliament_n hold_v and_o good_a and_o wholesome_a law_n be_v there_o enact_v the_o depart_a or_o absence_n of_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a notwithstanding_o 1._o notwithstanding_o defence_n of_o the_o apol._n part_n 6._o c._n 2._o s._n 1._o in_o the_o record_n whereof_o it_o be_v write_v thus_o habito_fw-la rex_fw-la cum_fw-la baronibus_fw-la suis_fw-la parliamento_fw-la &_o clero_fw-la excluso_fw-la statutum_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o king_n keep_v the_o parliament_n with_o his_o baron_n the_o clergy_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n be_v shut_v forth_o it_o be_v enact_v etc._n etc._n 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not_o see_v if_o he_o have_v any_o eye_n that_o by_o this_o reason_n if_o the_o proof_n be_v good_a many_o good_a act_n of_o parliament_n may_v be_v make_v though_o the_o commons_o either_o out_o of_o absence_n or_o opposition_n shall_v not_o consent_v unto_o the_o same_o of_o who_o consent_n unto_o that_o statute_n whosoever_o it_o be_v there_o be_v as_o little_a to_o be_v find_v in_o that_o record_n as_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o bishop_n but_o for_o answer_v unto_o so_o much_o of_o this_o record_n so_o often_o speak_v of_o and_o applaud_v as_o concern_v the_o bishop_n we_o say_v that_o this_o if_o it_o be_v true_o sence_v as_o i_o think_v it_o be_v not_o be_v the_o particular_a act_n of_o a_o angry_a and_o offend_a king_n against_o his_o clergy_n not_o to_o be_v draw_v into_o example_n as_o a_o proof_n or_o argument_n against_o a_o most_o clear_a know_v and_o undoubted_a right_n the_o cause_n stand_v thus_o a_o constitution_n have_v be_v make_v by_o boniface_n the_o 8_o ne_fw-la aliqua_fw-la collecta_fw-la ex_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la proventibus_fw-la regi_fw-la aut_fw-la cuivis_fw-la alii_fw-la principi_fw-la concedatur_fw-la 1._o concedatur_fw-la math._n west_n in_o e._n 1._o that_o clergyman_n shall_v not_o pay_v any_o tax_n or_o tallage_n unto_o king_n or_o prince_n out_o of_o their_o spiritual_a preferment_n without_o the_o leave_n of_o the_o pope_n under_o pretence_n whereof_o the_o clergy_n at_o this_o parliament_n at_o st._n edmonsbury_n refuse_v to_o be_v contributory_a to_o the_o king_n occasion_n when_o the_o lay-member_n of_o the_o house_n have_v be_v forward_o in_o it_o the_o king_n be_v herewith_o much_o offend_v give_v they_o a_o further_a day_n to_o consider_v of_o it_o adjourn_v the_o parliament_n to_o london_n there_o to_o begin_v on_o the_o morrow_n after_o st._n hilary_n day_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n command_v all_o their_o barn_n to_o be_v fast_o seal_v up_o the_o day_n be_v come_v and_o the_o clergy_n still_o persist_v in_o their_o former_a obstinacy_n excluso_fw-la è_fw-la parliamento_fw-la clero_fw-la consilium_fw-la rex_fw-la cum_fw-la solis_fw-la baronibus_fw-la &_o populo_fw-la habuit_fw-la totumque_fw-la statim_fw-la clerum_fw-la protectione_n sva_fw-la privavit_fw-la winchelsey_n privavit_fw-la antiqu._n brit._n in_o r._n winchelsey_n the_o king_n say_v the_o historian_n exclude_v the_o clergy_n out_o of_o the_o parliament_n advise_v with_o his_o baron_n and_o his_o people_n only_o what_o be_v best_a to_o be_v do_v by_o who_o advice_n he_o put_v the_o clergy_n out_o of_o his_o protection_n and_o thereby_o force_v they_o to_o conform_v to_o his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n this_o be_v the_o summa_fw-la totalis_fw-la of_o the_o business_n and_o come_v unto_o no_o more_o but_o this_o that_o a_o particular_a course_n be_v advise_v in_o parliament_n on_o a_o particular_a displeasure_n take_v by_o the_o king_n against_o the_o body_n of_o his_o clergy_n then_o convene_v together_o for_o their_o particular_a refusal_n to_o contribute_v to_o his_o want_n and_o war_n the_o better_a to_o reduce_v they_o to_o their_o natural_a duty_n which_o make_v not_o any_o thing_n at_o all_o against_o the_o right_n of_o bishop_n in_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n or_o for_o exclude_v they_o that_o house_n or_o for_o the_o validity_n of_o such_o act_n as_o be_v make_v in_o parliament_n during_o the_o time_n of_o such_o exclusion_n especial_o consider_v that_o the_o king_n short_o after_o call_v his_o state_n together_o and_o do_v excuse_v himself_o for_o many_o extravagant_a act_n which_o he_o have_v commit_v 1297._o commit_v wolsingh_n in_o e._n 1._o an._n 1297._o against_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a whereof_o this_o be_v one_o lay_v the_o blame_n thereof_o on_o his_o great_a occasion_n and_o the_o necessity_n which_o the_o war_n which_o he_o have_v abroad_o do_v impose_v upon_o he_o and_o so_o much_o as_o in_o answer_n unto_o that_o record_n suppose_v that_o the_o word_n thereof_o be_v right_o sence_v as_o i_o think_v they_o be_v not_o and_o that_o by_o clerus_fw-la there_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v archbishop_n and_o bishop_n as_o i_o think_v we_o be_v not_o there_o be_v no_o record_n i_o dare_v bold_o say_v it_o either_o of_o history_n or_o law_n in_o which_o the_o word_n clerus_fw-la serve_v to_o signify_v the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n exclusive_a of_o the_o other_o clergy_n or_o any_o write_n whatsoever_o wherein_o it_o do_v either_o notsignifie_v the_o whole_a clergy_n general_o or_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n only_o exclusive_a of_o the_o archbishop_n bishop_n and_o other_o prelate_n therefore_o in_o answer_n unto_o that_o so_o much_o applaud_v cavil_v of_o excluso_fw-la clero_fw-la from_o what_o record_n soever_o it_o either_o have_v be_v hitherto_o or_o shall_v hereafter_o be_v produce_v i_o shall_v propose_v it_o to_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o sober_a reader_n whether_o by_o clerus_fw-la in_o that_o place_n or_o in_o any_o other_o of_o that_o kind_n and_o time_n we_o must_v not_o understand_v the_o inferior_a clergy_n as_o they_o stand_v distinguish_v in_o the_o law_n from_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n for_o howsoever_o it_o be_v true_a that_o clerus_fw-la in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a notion_n of_o the_o word_n do_v signify_v the_o whole_a clergy_n general_o archbishop_n bishop_n priest_n and_o deacon_n yet_o in_o the_o legal_a notion_n of_o it_o it_o stand_v distinguish_v from_o the_o prelate_n and_o signify_v only_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n thus_o do_v we_o find_v the_o ecclesiastic_n of_o this_o realm_n divide_v into_o prelate_n man_n of_o religion_n and_o other_o clerk_n 3_o e._n 1._o c._n 1._o the_o secular_o either_o into_o prelate_n and_o clerk_n 9_o e._n 2._o c._n 3._o 1_o r._n 2._o c_o 3._o or_o prelate_n and_o clerk_n benefice_v 18_o e._n 3._o c._n 2._o or_o general_o into_o the_o prelate_n and_o the_o clergy_n 9_o e._n 2._o c._n 15._o 14_o e._n c._n 1._o &_o 3._o 18_o e._n 3._o 2_o 7._o &_o 25_o e._n 3._o 2_o 4._o &_o 8_o hen._n 6._o c._n 1._o and_o in_o all_o act_n and_o grant_n of_o subsidy_n make_v by_o the_o clergy_n to_o the_o king_n or_o queen_n of_o england_n since_o the_o 32_o d._n of_o h._n 8_o when_o the_o clergy-subsidy_n first_o begin_v to_o be_v confirm_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n so_o also_o in_o the_o latin_a idiom_n which_o come_v near_a home_n nos_fw-la praelati_fw-la &_o clerus_fw-la in_o the_o submission_n of_o the_o clergy_n to_o king_n h._n 8._o watham_n 8._o regist_n watham_n and_o in_o the_o sentence_n of_o divorce_n against_o anne_n of_o cleve_n cranmer_n cleve_n regist_n cranmer_n and_o in_o the_o instrument_n of_o the_o grant_v of_o the_o clergy-subsidy_n present_v to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n ever_o since_o the_o 27_o of_o queen_n eliz._n and_o in_o the_o form_n of_o the_o certificate_n per_fw-la since_o per_fw-la stat._n 8_o eliz._n c._n 17._o &_o ever_o since_o praelatos_fw-la &_o clerum_fw-la return_v by_o every_o bishop_n to_o the_o lord_n high_a treasurer_n and_o final_o nos_fw-la episcopi_fw-la &_o clerus_fw-la cantuariensis_n provinciae_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la synodo_fw-it more_fw-it nostro_fw-la solito_fw-la dum_fw-la regni_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la celebratur_fw-la congregati_fw-la 8._o congregati_fw-la stat._n 1._o phil._n &_o mary_n c._n 8._o in_o the_o petition_n to_o k._n philip_n and_o mary_n about_o the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o abbey-land_n to_o the_o patentee_n so_o that_o though_o many_o statute_n have_v be_v make_v in_o these_o latter_a time_n excluso_fw-la clero_fw-la the_o clergy_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o inferior_a clergy_n who_o ancient_o have_v their_o place_n in_o parliament_n be_v quite_o shut_v out_o and_o utter_o exclude_v from_o those_o public_a council_n yet_o this_o prove_v nothing_o to_o the_o point_n that_o any_o act_n of_o parliament_n have_v be_v count_v good_a to_o which_o the_o bishop_n be_v not_o call_v or_o at_o the_o make_n of_o which_o act_n they_o either_o be_v shut_v out_o by_o force_n or_o exclude_v by_o cunning._n but_o then_o beside_o the_o so_o much_o celebrate_v argument_n of_o excluso_fw-la clero_fw-la the_o author_n of_o the_o pamphlet_n before_o remember_v have_v tell_v we_o somewhat_o on_o the_o credit_n of_o kilbancy_n book_n in_o which_o the_o justice_n be_v make_v to_o say_v 7_o hen._n 8._o that_o our_o sovereign_a lord_n the_o king_n may_v well_o hold_v his_o parliament_n by_o he_o and_o his_o temporal_a lord_n and_o by_o the_o commons_o also_o without_o the_o spiritual_a lord_n for_o that_o the_o spiritual_a lord_n have_v not_o any_o place_n in_o the_o parliament_n chamber_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o spirituality_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o temporal_a possession_n but_o first_o this_o be_v but_o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o private_a man_n of_o no_o authority_n or_o esteem_n for_o aught_o we_o can_v can_v find_v in_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n and_o therefore_o not_o conclude_v in_o so_o great_a a_o business_n and_o two_o admit_v he_o to_o be_v a_o man_n