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quintinus_n hoedeus_n where_o he_o say_v that_o nemini_fw-la dubium_fw-la 145._o quin_fw-la in_o primitiva_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la de_fw-la rebus_fw-la &_o personis_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la principes_fw-la jus_o dixerint_fw-la the_o emperor_n be_v all_o secular_a prince_n who_o by_o those_o law_n which_o they_o establish_v touch_v person_n and_o thing_n ecclesiastical_a proclaim_v to_o all_o the_o world_n their_o supremacy_n therein_o the_o thirteen_o first_o title_n of_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o emperor_n justinian_n code_n be_v the_o constitution_n of_o divers_a emperor_n do_v treat_v and_o judge_v of_o thing_n and_o person_n mere_o ecclesiastical_a yea_o the_o emperor_n areadius_n and_o honorius_n eject_v a_o bishop_n as_o well_o out_o of_o his_o title_n of_o ecclesiastical_a dignity_n as_o out_o of_o his_o episcopal_a see_n and_o command_v he_o to_o be_v banish_v for_o disturb_v the_o public_a peace_n l._n quicunque_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr episc_n &_o cleric_a by_o this_o word_n 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supremacy_n and_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o usurp_a power_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o this_o kingdom_n there_o be_v divers_a law_n make_v in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n h._n 8._o for_o the_o extinguishment_n of_o all_o foreign_a power_n and_o for_o the_o restore_n unto_o the_o crown_n of_o this_o realm_n the_o ancient_a right_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o same_o which_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o preamble_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 1_o eliz._n cap._n 1._o the_o express_a letter_n and_o meaning_n whereof_o be_v as_o sir_n edward_n coke_n observe_v 74._o to_o restore_v and_o unite_v to_o the_o crown_n the_o ancient_a jurisdiction_n spiritual_a or_o ecclesiastical_a where_o as_o he_o say_v the_o first_o clause_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o act_n be_v to_o let_v in_o the_o restitution_n of_o the_o ancient_a right_n and_o jurisdiction_n ecclesiastical_a within_o the_o realm_n do_v abolish_v all_o foreign_a jurisdiction_n out_o of_o the_o realm_n and_o then_o follow_v the_o principal_a clause_n of_o restitution_n and_o unite_n of_o the_o ancient_a jurisdiction_n ecclesiastical_a be_v the_o main_a purpose_n of_o the_o act_n in_o these_o word_n viz._n be_v it_o enact_v that_o such_o jurisdiction_n spiritual_a or_o ecclesiastical_a as_o by_o any_o spiritual_a power_n or_o authority_n have_v heretofore_o be_v or_o lawful_o may_v be_v exercise_v or_o use_v
the_o case_n of_o tithe_n be_v parallel_v to_o the_o case_n of_o proxy_n and_o agree_v therewith_o in_o all_o point_n for_o as_o instruction_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n so_o visitation_n which_o be_v ever_o accompany_v with_o instruction_n littl._n ca._n de_fw-fr frankalmoigne_n 30._o b._n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o proxy_n and_o as_o tithe_n be_v now_o due_a and_o payable_a to_o lay-person_n which_o have_v purchase_v impropriate_a rectory_n although_o they_o do_v not_o give_v any_o instruction_n so_o proxy_n be_v due_a and_o payable_a to_o ordinary_n out_o of_o the_o impropriation_n and_o religious_a house_n dissolve_v although_o their_o visitation_n cease_v and_o as_o none_o can_v prescribe_v de_fw-fr non_fw-la decimando_fw-la as_o be_v common_o hold_v in_o the_o common_a law_n so_o the_o canon_n law_n have_v a_o rule_n quod_fw-la nulla_fw-la est_fw-la adversus_fw-la procurationem_fw-la praescriptio_fw-la inst_z jur._n canon_n lib._n 2._o cap._n de_fw-fr censibus_fw-la also_o proxy_n which_o resemble_v tithe_n in_o other_o point_n may_v be_v well_o compare_v to_o they_o in_o this_o point_n viz_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v subject_a to_o extinguishment_n by_o unity_n of_o possession_n chap._n x._o of_o diocesan_n chancellor_n commissary_n official_o and_o consistory_n 1._o a_o description_n of_o the_o office_n of_o such_o chancellor_n and_o how_o they_o differ_v from_o the_o bishop_n commissary_n 2._o the_o antiquity_n and_o necessary_a use_n of_o such_o chancellor_n 3._o what_o the_o canon_n ecclesiastical_a require_v touch_v their_o office_n 4._o whether_o a_o divine_a that_o be_v not_o a_o civilian_n may_v be_v a_o chancellor_n 5._o where_o and_o before_o who_o the_o bishop_n consistory_n be_v hold_v 6._o what_o be_v mean_v or_o intend_v by_o the_o word_n consistory_n 7._o the_o great_a antiquity_n of_o the_o bishop_n consistory_n 8._o that_o antiquity_n further_o confirm_v and_o prove_v 9_o the_o difference_n between_o consistorium_fw-la and_o tribunal_n 10._o incident_n to_o the_o chancellor_n office_n as_o he_o be_v oculus_fw-la episcopi_fw-la 11._o a_o short_a digression_n touch_v administrator_n 12._o the_o law_n and_o canon_n touch_v summoner_n 13._o the_o constitution_n provincial_a what_o provision_n there_o touch_v this_o office_n of_o summoner_n 14._o a_o judgement_n at_o common_a law_n in_o action_n on_o the_o case_n against_o a_o apparitor_n or_o summoner_n for_o cite_v a_o man_n wrongful_o into_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n 15._o what_o a_o commissary_n be_v how_o to_o be_v qualify_v with_o the_o precinct_n of_o his_o jurisdiction_n 16._o whether_o a_o commissary_n may_v cite_v person_n of_o several_a parish_n to_o appear_v at_o his_o visitation-court_n 17._o a_o case_n at_o common_a law_n touch_v a_o commissary_n make_v by_o a_o dean_n 18._o whether_o a_o mere_a lay-person_n may_v be_v a_o commissary_n or_o official_a other_o point_n in_o law_n touch_v that_o office_n and_o the_o grant_v thereof_o 19_o sufficiency_n or_o insufficiency_n or_o other_o defect_n in_o chancellor_n commissary_n etc._n etc._n proper_o cognizable_a not_o in_o the_o temporal_a but_o ecclesiastical_a court_n 20._o the_o office_n of_o chancellorship_n as_o to_o the_o right_n of_o it_o be_v hold_v to_o be_v of_o temporal_a but_o as_o to_o the_o exercise_n thereof_o of_o ecclesiastical_a cognizance_n 21._o whether_o the_o office_n of_o chancellor_n register_n etc._n etc._n in_o ecclesiastical_a court_n be_v within_o the_o statute_n of_o 5_o ed._n 6._o 1._o the_o chancellor_n of_o a_o diocese_n be_v a_o church-lawyer_n 15._o or_o the_o bishops-lawyer_n or_o that_o person_n who_o be_v commissionated_a to_o be_v aid_v and_o assist_v to_o the_o bishop_n in_o his_o jurisdiction_n not_o confine_v to_o any_o one_o place_n of_o the_o diocese_n nor_o limit_v as_o the_o bishop_n commissary_n be_v only_o to_o some_o certain_a cause_n of_o the_o jurisdiction_n but_o every_o where_n throughout_o the_o whole_a diocese_n supply_v the_o bishop_n absence_n in_o all_o matter_n and_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a within_o his_o diocese_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 37_o h._n 8._o c._n 17._o a_o doctor_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n lawful_o depute_v may_v exercise_v all_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n and_o the_o censure_n thereof_o by_o this_o chancellor_n the_o bishop_n within_o his_o diocese_n keep_v his_o court_n according_a to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n in_o all_o matter_n pertain_v to_o his_o jurisdiction_n or_o otherwise_o relate_v more_o immediate_o to_o the_o church_n or_o government_n of_o the_o clergy_n as_o bishop_n in_o their_o episcopal_a audience_n have_v have_v in_o all_o age_n the_o cognizance_n of_o all_o matter_n ecclesiastical_a as_o well_o civil_a as_o criminal_a within_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o their_o diocese_n so_o they_o have_v ever_o have_v to_o that_o end_n their_o chancellor_n who_o the_o law_n call_v ecclesiecdici_n or_o episcoporum_fw-la ecdici_fw-la person_n experience_v in_o the_o civil_a and_o canon_n law_n to_o assist_v they_o in_o matter_n of_o judgement_n and_o those_o who_o we_o now_o call_v the_o bishop_n chancellor_n be_v the_o very_a self_n same_o person_n in_o office_n that_o ancient_o do_v exercise_v ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n under_o bishop_n and_o be_v call_v ecclesiecdici_n papias_n per_fw-la gothofred_n in_o l._n omnem_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr episc_n &_o cler._n &_o in_o §_o praeterea_fw-la ibid._n dr._n ridl_n view_v par_fw-fr 2._o cap._n 2._o sect_n 3._o who_o forasmuch_o as_o they_o have_v with_o they_o the_o bishop_n authority_n every_o where_o within_o the_o diocese_n for_o matter_n of_o jurisdiction_n and_o in_o that_o the_o bishop_n and_o they_o make_v but_o one_o consistory_n be_v call_v the_o bishop_n vicar_n general_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o authority_n which_o extend_v throughout_o the_o whole_a diocese_n as_o also_o to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o the_o commissary_n of_o bishop_n who_o authority_n as_o it_o be_v restrain_v only_o to_o some_o certain_a place_n of_o the_o diocese_n so_o also_o to_o some_o certain_a cause_n of_o the_o jurisdiction_n limit_v unto_o they_o by_o the_o bishop_n for_o which_o reason_n the_o law_n call_v they_o officiales_fw-la foraneos_fw-la quasi_fw-la officiales_fw-la astricti_fw-la cuidam_fw-la foro_fw-la dioeceseos_fw-la tantum_fw-la dr._n ridl_n ibid._n 2._o dr._n ridley_n in_o his_o view_n of_o the_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a law_n say_v that_o chancellor_n of_o diocese_n be_v nigh_o of_o as_o great_a antiquity_n as_o bishop_n themselves_o and_o be_v such_o necessary_a officer_n to_o bishop_n that_o every_o bishop_n must_v of_o necessity_n have_v a_o chancellor_n and_o that_o if_o any_o bishop_n shall_v seem_v to_o be_v so_o complete_a within_o himself_o as_o not_o to_o need_v a_o chancellor_n yet_o the_o archbishop_n of_o the_o province_n in_o case_n of_o refusal_n may_v put_v a_o chancellor_n on_o he_o in_o that_o the_o law_n presume_v the_o government_n of_o a_o whole_a diocese_n a_o matter_n of_o more_o weight_n than_o can_v be_v well_o sustain_v by_o one_o person_n alone_o and_o that_o although_o the_o nomination_n of_o the_o chancellor_n be_v in_o the_o bishop_n yet_o his_o authority_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o law_n hostiens_fw-la sum._n de_fw-fr offic._n vicar_n nu_fw-la 2._o for_o which_o reason_n the_o law_n understand_v he_o as_o a_o ordinary_a as_o well_o as_o the_o bishop_n hostiens_fw-la ibid._n it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o the_o multiplicity_n and_o variety_n of_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n introduce_v the_o use_n and_o office_n of_o chancellor_n original_o for_o after_o that_o prince_n have_v grant_v to_o ecclesiastical_a person_n their_o cause_n and_o their_o consistory_n and_o circumstance_n vary_v these_o cause_n into_o a_o more_o numerous_a multiplication_n than_o be_v capable_a of_o be_v define_v by_o like_o former_a precedent_n necessity_n call_v for_o new_a decision_n and_o they_o for_o such_o judge_n as_o be_v experience_v in_o such_o law_n as_o be_v adapt_v to_o matter_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a cognizance_n which_o will_v have_v be_v too_o prejudicial_a a_o avocation_n of_o bishop_n from_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o more_o divine_a function_n have_v not_o the_o office_n of_o the_o chancellor_n in_o determine_v such_o matter_n be_v a_o expedient_a to_o prevent_v the_o say_a prejudice_n or_o inconvenience_n 3._o by_o the_o constitution_n and_o canon_n ecclesiastical_a 127._o it_o be_v order_v that_o upon_o the_o day_n of_o the_o visitation_n every_o chancellor_n archdeacon_n commissary_n and_o official_a as_o also_o at_o the_o ordinary_a time_n when_o churchwarden_n be_v swear_v shall_v deliver_v they_o such_o book_n of_o article_n as_o whereon_o to_o ground_v their_o presentment_n also_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o suffer_v any_o to_o be_v cite_v into_o ecclesiastical_a court_n by_o any_o general_a process_n of_o quorum_fw-la nomina_fw-la nor_o the_o same_o person_n to_o be_v cite_v into_o several_a ecclesiastical_a court_n for_o one_o and_o the_o same_o crime_n for_o which_o end_n the_o chancellor_n and_o archdeacon_n be_v within_o one_o month_n next_o after_o the_o
exempt_v out_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n jurisdiction_n the_o judge_n of_o this_o court_n of_o arch_n be_v style_v the_o dean_n of_o the_o arch_n or_o the_o official_a of_o the_o arches-court_n unto_o who_o deanary_n or_o officialty_n to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n in_o all_o matter_n and_o cause_n spiritual_a be_v annex_v the_o peculiar_a jurisdiction_n of_o the_o thirteen_o parish_n as_o aforesaid_a have_v also_o all_o ordinary_a jurisdiction_n in_o spiritual_a cause_n of_o the_o first_o instance_n with_o power_n of_o appeal_n as_o the_o superior_a ecclesiastical_a consistory_n through_o the_o whole_a province_n of_o canterbury_n 12._o yet_o the_o lord_n coke_n say_v arch_n his_o power_n to_o call_v any_o person_n for_o any_o cause_n out_o of_o any_o part_n of_o his_o province_n within_o the_o diocese_n of_o any_o other_o bishop_n except_o it_o be_v upon_o appeal_n be_v restrain_v by_o the_o stat._n of_o 23_o h._n 9_o 8._o c._n 9_o yet_o his_o jurisdiction_n be_v ordinary_a and_o extend_v itself_o through_o the_o whole_a province_n of_o canterbury_n insomuch_o that_o upon_o any_o appeal_n make_v to_o he_o from_o any_o diocese_n within_o the_o say_a province_n he_o may_v forthwith_o without_o further_a examination_n at_o that_o time_n of_o the_o cause_n issue_n forth_o his_o citation_n to_o be_v serve_v on_o the_o appealee_fw-mi with_o his_o inhibition_n to_o the_o judge_n à _fw-fr quo_fw-la in_o mich._n ult_n 6_o jac._n c._n b._n there_o be_v a_o case_n between_o porter_n and_o rochester_n the_o case_n be_v this_o lewis_n and_o rochester_n who_o dwell_v in_o essex_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o london_n be_v sue_v for_o subtraction_n of_o tithe_n grow_v in_o b._n in_o the_o say_a county_n of_o essex_n by_o porter_n in_o the_o court_n of_o arch_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n in_o london_n where_o the_o archbishop_n have_v a_o peculiar_a jurisdiction_n of_o thirteen_o parish_n call_v a_o deanary_n exempt_v from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n whereof_o the_o parish_n of_o s._n marry_o de_fw-fr arcubus_fw-la be_v the_o chief_a and_o a_o great_a question_n be_v move_v whether_o in_o the_o say_a court_n of_o arch_n hold_v in_o london_n he_o may_v cite_v any_o dwell_n in_o essex_n for_o subtraction_n of_o tithe_n grow_v in_o essex_n or_o whether_o he_o be_v prohibit_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 23_o h_n 8._o c._n 9_o which_o after_o debate_n at_o bar_n by_o council_n and_o also_o by_o dr._n ferrard_n dr._n james_n and_o other_o in_o open_a court_n and_o last_o by_o all_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o common_a plea_n a_o prohibition_n be_v grant_v to_o the_o high_a court_n of_o arch_n and_o in_o this_o case_n divers_z points_z be_v resolve_v by_o the_o court_n 1_o that_o all_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v parcel_n of_o the_o law_n of_o england_n and_o therefore_o shall_v be_v expound_v by_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o law_n of_o england_n and_o not_o by_o the_o civilian_n and_o canonist_n although_o the_o act_n concern_v ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n 2_o resolve_v by_o coke_n chief_a justice_n warburton_n daniel_n and_o foster_n justice_n that_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n be_v restrain_v by_o the_o 23_o h._n 8._o cap._n 9_o to_o cite_v any_o one_o out_o of_o his_o own_o diocese_n for_o diaecesis_fw-la dicitur_fw-la distinctio_fw-la etc._n etc._n quae_fw-la divisa_fw-la vel_fw-la diversa_fw-la est_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la alterius_fw-la episcopatus_fw-la &_o commissa_fw-la gubernatio_fw-la unius_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o be_v derive_v a_o devil_n duo_o &_o electio_fw-la quia_fw-la separat_fw-la dvas_fw-la jurisdictiones_fw-la and_o because_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n have_v a_o peculiar_a jurisdiction_n in_o london_n for_o this_o cause_n it_o be_v fit_o say_v in_o the_o title_n preamble_n and_o body_n of_o the_o act_n that_o when_o the_o archbishop_n sit_v in_o his_o exempt_a peculiar_a in_o london_n cite_v one_o dwell_v in_o essex_n he_o cite_v he_o out_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n diocese_n therefore_o out_o of_o the_o diocese_n and_o in_o the_o clause_n of_o the_o penalty_n of_o 10_o l._n it_o be_v say_v out_o of_o the_o diocese_n etc._n etc._n where_o the_o party_n dwell_v which_o agree_v with_o the_o signification_n of_o diocese_n before_o 2._o the_o body_n of_o the_o act_n be_v no_o person_n shall_v be_v henceforth_o cite_v before_o any_o ordinary_a etc._n etc._n out_o of_o the_o diocese_n or_o peculiar_a jurisdiction_n where_o the_o person_n shall_v be_v dwell_v and_o if_o so_o then_o à _fw-la fortiori_fw-la the_o court_n of_o arch_n which_o sit_v in_o a_o peculiar_a may_v not_o cite_v other_o out_o of_o another_o diocese_n and_o the_o word_n out_o of_o the_o diocese_n be_v mean_v of_o the_o diocese_n or_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o ordinary_a where_o he_o dwell_v and_o from_o the_o preamble_n of_o the_o act_n the_o lord_n coke_n observe_v and_o infer_v that_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o act_n be_v to_o reduce_v the_o archbishop_n to_o his_o proper_a diocese_n unless_o in_o these_o five_o case_n viz._n 1_o for_o any_o spiritual_a offence_n or_o cause_n commit_v or_o omit_v contrary_a to_o right_n and_o duty_n by_o the_o bishop_n etc._n etc._n which_o word_n omit_v prove_v there_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o default_n in_o the_o ordinary_a 2_o except_o it_o be_v in_o case_n of_o appeal_n and_o other_o lawful_a cause_n where_o the_o party_n shall_v find_v himself_o grieve_v by_o the_o ordinary_a after_o the_o matter_n there_o first_o begin_v therefore_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v first_o begin_v before_o the_o ordinary_a 3_o in_o case_n the_o bishop_n or_o ordinary_a etc._n etc._n dare_v not_o or_o will_v not_o convent_n the_o party_n to_o be_v sue_v before_o he_o 4_o in_o case_n the_o bishop_n or_o judge_n of_o the_o place_n within_o who_o jurisdiction_n or_o before_o who_o the_o suit_n by_o this_o act_n shall_v be_v begin_v and_o prosecute_v be_v party_n direct_o or_o indirect_o to_o the_o matter_n or_o cause_n of_o the_o same_o suit_n 5_o in_o case_n any_o bishop_n or_o other_o inferior_a judge_n under_o he_o etc._n etc._n make_v request_n to_o the_o archbishop_n bishop_n or_o other_o inferior_a ordinary_a or_o judge_n and_o that_o to_o be_v do_v in_o case_n only_o where_o the_o law_n civil_a or_o common_a do_v affirm_v etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n coke_n take_v notice_n also_o of_o two_o prouiso_n in_o that_o act_n which_o do_v likewise_o explain_v it_o viz._n that_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o every_o archbishop_n to_o cite_v any_o person_n inhabit_v in_o any_o bishop_n diocese_n in_o his_o province_n for_o matter_n of_o heresy_n by_o which_o say_v he_o it_o appear_v that_o for_o all_o cause_v not_o except_v he_o be_v prohibit_v by_o the_o act._n 2_o there_o be_v a_o save_v for_o the_o archbishop_n call_v any_o person_n out_o of_o the_o diocese_n where_o he_o shall_v be_v dwell_v to_o the_o probat_fw-la of_o any_o testament_n which_o proviso_n shall_v be_v vain_a if_o notwithstanding_o that_o act_n he_o shall_v have_v concurrent_a jurisdiction_n with_o every_o ordinary_a throughout_o his_o whole_a province_n wherefore_o it_o be_v conclude_v that_o the_o archbishop_n out_o of_o his_o diocese_n unless_o in_o the_o case_n except_v be_v prohibit_v by_o the_o 23_o h._n 8._o c_o 9_o to_o cite_v any_o man_n out_o of_o any_o other_o diocese_n which_o act_n be_v but_o a_o law_n declaratory_a of_o the_o ancient_a canon_n and_o a_o true_a exposition_n thereof_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o canon_n cap._n romana_n in_o sext._n de_fw-fr appellat_fw-la &_o c._n de_fw-fr competenti_fw-la in_o sext._n and_o as_o the_o lord_n coke_n observe_v the_o act_n be_v so_o expound_v by_o all_o the_o clergy_n of_o england_n at_o a_o convocation_n at_o london_n an._n 1_o jac._n 1603._o can._n 94._o who_o give_v we_o further_a to_o understand_v in_o this_o case_n between_o porter_n and_o rochester_n that_o the_o archbishop_n of_o this_o realm_n before_o that_o act_n have_v power_n legantine_n from_o the_o pope_n by_o which_o they_o have_v authority_n not_o only_o over_o all_o but_o concurrent_a authority_n with_o every_o ordinary_a etc._n etc._n not_o as_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n etc._n etc._n but_o by_o his_o power_n and_o authority_n legantine_n et_fw-la tria_fw-la sunt_fw-la genera_fw-la legatorum_fw-la supr_fw-la 1_o quidam_fw-la de_fw-la latere_fw-la dom._n papae_fw-la mittuntur_fw-la etc._n etc._n 2_o dativi_fw-la qui_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la in_o legatione_fw-la mittuntur_fw-la etc._n etc._n 3_o nati_n seu_fw-la nativi_fw-la qui_fw-la suarum_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la praetextu_fw-la legatione_fw-la funguntur_fw-la &_o sunt_fw-la quatuor_fw-la viz._n archiepiscopus_fw-la cantuariensis_n eboracensis_n remanensis_fw-la &_o pisanis_n which_o authority_n legantine_n be_v now_o take_v away_o and_o utter_o abolish_v 4._o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o judge_n of_o this_o court_n be_v original_o style_v the_o dean_n of_o the_o arch_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o substitution_n to_o the_o archbishops_n official_a when_o
1_o eliz._n and_o it_o be_v not_o within_o the_o statute_n and_o although_o it_o be_v within_o the_o commission_n yet_o they_o have_v not_o jurisdiction_n the_o word_n of_o the_o statute_n be_v that_o such_o jurisdiction_n and_o privilege_n etc._n etc._n as_o by_o any_o ecclesiastical_a power_n have_v heretofore_o be_v or_o lawful_o may_v be_v exercise_v for_o the_o visitation_n of_o ecclesiastical_a state_n and_o person_n and_o for_o reformation_n of_o the_o same_o and_o for_o all_o manner_n of_o error_n heresy_n schism_n abuse_n offence_n contempt_n and_o enormity_n etc._n etc._n these_o word_n extend_v only_o to_o man_n who_o stir_v up_o dissension_n in_o the_o church_n as_o schisimaticks_n and_o new-sangled_n man_n who_o offend_v in_o that_o kind_n henden_fw-ge sergeant_n the_o suit_n be_v there_o for_o reformation_n of_o manner_n and_o before_o the_o new_a amendment_n of_o the_o commission_n prohibition_n be_v grant_v if_o they_o meddle_v with_o adultery_n or_o in_o case_n of_o defamation_n but_o now_o by_o express_a word_n they_o have_v power_n of_o these_o matter_n and_o that_o matter_n be_v punishable_a by_o the_o commissioner_n for_o two_o cause_n 1_o there_o be_v within_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n by_o the_o word_n annex_v all_o jurisdiction_n ecclesiastical_a etc._n etc._n 2_o it_o give_v power_n to_o the_o commissioner_n to_o exercise_v that_o and_o that_o be_v mere_o ecclesiastical_a be_v only_a pro_fw-la reformatione_fw-la morum_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o king_n by_o his_o prerogative_n have_v ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n may_v grant_v commission_n to_o determine_v such_o thing_n 5_o rep._n ecclesiastical_a case_n fol._n 8._o and_o richardson_n say_v the_o statute_n de_fw-fr articulis_fw-la cleri_fw-la give_v cognizance_n to_o the_o ordinary_a for_o lay_v violent_a hand_n on_o a_o clerk_n but_o you_o affirm_v that_o all_o be_v give_v to_o the_o commissioner_n and_o thereby_o they_o shall_v take_v all_o power_n from_o the_o ordinary_a but_o by_o the_o court_n the_o commissioner_n can_v meddle_v for_o a_o stroke_n in_o churchland_n nor_o pro_fw-la subtractione_n decimarum_fw-la and_o yet_o they_o have_v express_v authority_n by_o their_o commission_n for_o by_o that_o course_n all_o the_o ordinary_n in_o england_n shall_v be_v to_o no_o purpose_n and_o so_o upon_o much_o debate_n a_o prohibition_n be_v grant_v rep._n on_o a_o arrest_n on_o christmas-day_n it_o be_v say_v by_o richardson_n chief_a justice_n that_o upon_o arrest_v a_o man_n upon_o christmas-day_n go_v to_o church_n in_o the_o churchyard_n he_o who_o make_v the_o arrest_n may_v be_v censure_v in_o the_o star-chamber_n for_o such_o a_o offence_n quod_fw-la nota._n it_o be_v also_o say_v by_o richardson_n that_o if_o a_o man_n submit_v himself_o out_o of_o the_o diocese_n to_o any_o suit_n he_o can_v never_o have_v a_o prohibition_n because_o the_o suit_n be_v not_o according_a to_o the_o statute_n 23_o h._n 8._o commence_v within_o the_o proper_a diocese_n as_o it_o be_v adjudge_v quod_fw-la nota_fw-la rep._n it_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n proceed_v in_o a_o matter_n that_o be_v mere_a spiritual_n and_o pertinent_a to_o their_o court_n according_a to_o the_o civil_a law_n although_o their_o proceed_n be_v against_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o common_a law_n yet_o a_o prohibition_n do_v not_o lie_v as_o if_o they_o refuse_v a_o single_a witness_n to_o prove_v a_o will_n for_o the_o cognizance_n of_o that_o belong_v to_o they_o 1._o and_o agree_v also_o that_o if_o a_o man_n make_v a_o will_n but_o appoint_v no_o executor_n that_o that_o be_v no_o will_n but_o void_a but_o if_o the_o ordinary_a commit_v the_o administration_n with_o that_o annex_v the_o legatary_a to_o who_o any_o legacy_n be_v devise_v by_o such_o will_n may_v sue_v the_o administrator_n for_o their_o legacy_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n note_v p._n 4._o jac._n b._n r._n peep_n case_n a_o prohibition_n be_v deny_v where_o they_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n refuse_v a_o single_a witness_n in_o proof_n of_o payment_n of_o a_o legacy_n rep._n after_o prohibition_n if_o the_o temporal_a judge_n shall_v upon_o sight_n of_o the_o libel_n conceive_v that_o the_o spiritual_a court_n ought_v to_o determine_v the_o cause_n he_o be_v to_o award_v a_o consultation_n and_o by_o the_o staâ—_n of_o 50_o e._n 3._o c._n 4._o the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n may_v proceed_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o consultation_n once_o grant_v notwithstanding_o any_o other_o prohibition_n afterward_o if_o the_o matter_n in_o the_o libel_n be_v not_o enlarge_v or_o change_v b._n administrator_n of_o a._n make_v c._n his_o executor_n and_o die_v c._n be_v sue_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n to_o make_v a_o account_n of_o the_o good_n of_o a._n the_o first_o intestate_a and_o c._n now_o move_v for_o a_o prohibition_n and_o have_v it_o for_o a_o executor_n shall_v not_o be_v compel_v to_o a_o account_n but_o a_o administrator_n shall_v be_v compel_v to_o account_n before_o the_o ordinary_a rep._n resolve_v by_o the_o court_n that_o a_o prohibition_n shall_v not_o be_v award_v to_o the_o admiral_n or_o ecclesiastical_a court_n after_o sentence_n also_o that_o a_o plea_n be_v there_o plead_v and_o refuse_v which_o be_v triable_a at_o common_a law_n rep._n note_v a_o prohibition_n be_v award_v upon_o the_o statute_n of_o 23_o h._n 8._o because_o the_o party_n be_v sue_v out_o of_o the_o diocese_n and_o now_o a_o consultation_n be_v pray_v because_o the_o interior_a court_n have_v remit_v that_o cause_n to_o the_o arch_n and_o their_o jurisdiction_n also_o yet_o a_o consultation_n be_v deny_v grendan_n a_o suit_n be_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n and_o sentence_n pass_v for_o one_o with_o cost_v and_o nine_o month_n after_o the_o cost_v be_v ass_a and_o tax_v and_o then_o come_v a_o pardon_n of_o 21_o jac._n which_o relate_v before_o the_o tax_n of_o the_o cost_v but_o afterward_o the_o sentence_n and_o that_o pardon_n be_v plead_v and_o allow_v in_o discharge_n of_o the_o cost_v then_o w._n who_o have_v recover_v sue_v a_o appeal_n and_o p._n bring_v a_o prohibition_n and_o well_o and_o no_o consultation_n shall_v be_v award_v because_o by_o the_o court_n that_o pardon_v relate_v before_o the_o taxation_n of_o cost_n have_v discharge_v they_o as_o 5._o rep._n 51._o hall_n case_n rep._n b._n and_o two_o other_o sue_v upon_o three_o several_a libel_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n and_o they_o join_v in_o a_o prohibition_n and_o by_o the_o court_n that_o be_v not_o good_a but_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v have_v three_o several_a prohibition_n and_o therefore_o a_o consultation_n be_v grant_v mich._n 26_o &_o 27_o eliz._n c._n b._n if_o a._n libel_n against_o b._n for_o three_o thing_n by_o one_o libel_n b._n may_v have_v one_o or_o three_o prohibition_n note_v dyor_n 171._o rep._n 13._o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o h._n 8._o cap._n 19_o appeal_v to_o rome_n be_v prohibit_v it_o be_v ordain_v that_o for_o default_n of_o justice_n in_o any_o of_o the_o court_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o this_o realm_n etc._n etc._n it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a to_o appeal_v to_o the_o king_n in_o his_o high_a court_n of_o chancery_n and_o thereupon_o a_o commission_n shall_v be_v grant_v etc._n etc._n and_o by_o a_o proviso_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o that_o statute_n a_o appeal_n be_v grant_v to_o the_o king_n in_o chancery_n on_o sentence_n in_o place_n exempt_a in_o such_o manner_n as_o be_v use_v before_o to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n so_o that_o this_o court_n ground_v on_o the_o say_a commission_n be_v proper_o as_o well_o as_o vulgar_o call_v the_o court_n of_o delegate_n for_o that_o the_o judge_n thereof_o be_v delegated_a to_o fit_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o king_n say_v commission_n under_o his_o great_a seal_n upon_o a_o appeal_n to_o he_o in_o chancery_n and_o that_o special_o in_o three_o cause_n 1_o when_o a_o sentence_n be_v give_v in_o any_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n by_o the_o archbishop_n or_o his_o official_a 2_o when_o any_o sentence_n be_v give_v in_o any_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n in_o place_n exempt_a 3_o when_o a_o sentence_n be_v give_v in_o the_o high_a court_n of_o admiralty_n in_o suit_n or_o action_n civil_a and_o maritime_a according_a to_o the_o civil_a law_n that_o this_o court_n of_o delegate_n may_v excommunicate_v coke_n be_v resolve_v by_o all_o the_o judge_n in_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n case_n g._n they_o may_v also_o commit_v or_o grant_v letter_n of_o administration_n jac._n this_o court_n of_o delegate_n be_v the_o high_a court_n for_o civil_a affair_n that_o concern_v the_o church_n for_o the_o jurisdiction_n whereof_o it_o be_v provide_v 25_o h._n 8._o that_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o any_o subject_a of_o england_n in_o case_n of_o defect_n of_o justice_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n to_o appeal_v to_o the_o king_n majesty_n in_o his_o court_n of_o chancery_n and_o
have_v before_o be_v bastard_n at_o the_o common_a law_n and_o muliers_n by_o the_o civil_a law_n b._n if_o a_o man_n have_v issue_n by_o a_o woman_n and_o after_o marry_v the_o same_o woman_n the_o issue_n by_o the_o common_a law_n be_v bastard_n and_o mulier_fw-la by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n 30._o likewise_o if_o a_o man_n espouse_v a_o woman_n big_a with_o child_n by_o another_o man_n and_o within_o three_o day_n after_o she_o be_v deliver_v of_o child_n by_o the_o common_a law_n this_o be_v a_o mulier_fw-la and_o by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n a_o bastard_n 3._o if_o a_o woman_n elope_n and_o have_v issue_n in_o adultery_n such_o issue_n be_v a_o mulier_fw-la at_o the_o common_a law_n and_o a_o bastard_n by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n 20._o yet_o if_o the_o woman_n continue_v in_o adultery_n and_o have_v issue_n such_o issue_n be_v bastard_n even_o by_o the_o common_a law_n 16._o but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n a_o man_n may_v not_o be_v repute_v a_o bastard_n who_o be_v bear_v after_o espousal_n unless_o there_o be_v some_o special_a matter_n in_o the_o case_n as_o aforesaid_a ibid._n but_o if_o a_o man_n who_o have_v a_o wife_n do_v during_o her_o life_n take_v another_o wife_n and_o have_v issue_n by_o she_o such_o issue_n be_v bastard_n by_o both_o the_o law_n for_o the_o second_o marriage_n be_v void_a 31._o 20._o a_o divorce_n causa_fw-la praecontractus_fw-la do_v bastardize_v the_o issue_n 34._o so_o also_o do_v a_o divorce_n causa_fw-la consaguinitatis_fw-la cur_n likewise_o if_o the_o divorce_n be_v causa_fw-la affinitatis_fw-la it_o do_v bastardize_v the_o issue_n 3._o and_o the_o law_n be_v the_o same_o in_o case_n the_o divorce_n be_v causa_fw-la frigiditatis_fw-la 78._o a_o man_n have_v issue_n a_o bastard_n and_o after_o marry_v the_o same_o woman_n and_o have_v issue_n by_o her_o divers_a son_n and_o then_o devise_v all_o his_o good_n to_o his_o child_n q._n whether_o the_o bastard_n shall_v take_v by_o the_o devise_n but_o if_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o bastard_n make_v such_o a_o devise_n it_o be_v clear_v the_o bastard_n shall_v take_v because_o he_o be_v know_v to_o be_v child_n of_o the_o mother_n rep._n 21._o b._n contract_v himself_o to_o a._n afterward_o a._n be_v marry_v to_o f._n and_o cohabit_v with_o he_o whereupon_o b._n sue_v a._n in_o the_o court_n of_o audience_n and_o prove_v the_o contract_n and_o sentence_n be_v there_o pronounce_v that_o she_o shall_v marry_v the_o say_v b._n and_o cohabit_v with_o he_o which_o she_o do_v and_o they_o have_v issue_n c._n b._n and_o the_o father_n die_v it_o be_v argue_v by_o the_o civilian_n that_o the_o marriage_n betwixt_o b._n and_o a._n be_v void_a and_o that_o c._n b._n be_v a_o bastard_n but_o it_o be_v resolve_v by_o the_o justice_n that_o c._n the_o issue_n of_o b._n be_v legitimate_a and_o no_o bastard_n rep._n 22._o the_o case_n be_v wherein_o a_o man_n be_v divorce_v causa_fw-la fridigitatis_fw-la and_o afterward_o take_v another_o wife_n and_o have_v issue_n it_o be_v argue_v by_o the_o civilian_n and_o also_o by_o the_o justice_n whether_o the_o issue_n be_v bastard_n or_o not_o it_o be_v adjudge_v that_o the_o issue_n by_o the_o second_o wife_n be_v not_o a_o bastard_n for_o that_o by_o the_o divorce_n the_o marriage_n be_v dissolve_v à _fw-la vinculo_fw-la matrimonii_fw-la and_o each_o of_o they_o may_v marry_v again_o but_o admit_v that_o the_o second_o marriage_n be_v voidable_a yet_o it_o good_a till_o it_o be_v dissolve_v and_o so_o by_o consequence_n the_o issue_n bear_v during_o the_o coverture_n be_v a_o lawful_a issue_n rep._n 23._o upon_o a_o information_n in_o the_o castle-chamber_n in_o ireland_n against_o the_o bishop_n of_o k._n and_o c._n b._n and_o other_o that_o by_o practice_n and_o combination_n and_o by_o undue_a course_n of_o proceed_n they_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v the_o say_v c._n b._n who_o be_v ever_o before_o repute_v a_o bastard_n to_o be_v the_o legitimate_a or_o lawful_a son_n and_o 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the_o question_n of_o bastardy_n or_o legitimacy_n ought_v to_o be_v first_o move_v in_o the_o king_n temporal_a court_n and_o thereon_o issue_n ought_v to_o be_v join_v there_o and_o than_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v transmit_v by_o the_o king_n write_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n to_o be_v examine_v and_o try_v there_o and_o thereupon_o the_o bishop_n shall_v make_v his_o certificate_n to_o the_o king_n court_n to_o which_o certificate_n be_v make_v in_o due_a form_n of_o law_n such_o credit_n be_v give_v that_o the_o whole_a world_n shall_v be_v bind_v and_o stop_v thereby_o but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o any_o suit_n to_o prove_v bastardy_n or_o legitimacy_n be_v first_o commence_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n before_o any_o question_n of_o that_o matter_n have_v be_v move_v in_o he_o king_n temporal_a court_n in_o that_o case_n prohibition_n lie_v to_o restrain_v such_o suit_n to_o this_o purpose_n be_v corbet_n case_n cite_v 22_o ed._n 4._o fitz._n consultation_n 6._o sir_n robert_n corbet_n have_v issue_n two_o son_n robert_n and_o roger_n robert_n the_o elder_a son_n be_v within_o the_o age_n of_o fourteen_o year_n take_v to_o wife_n matild_v with_o who_o he_o cohabit_v till_o he_o come_v of_o full_a age_n and_o they_o public_o know_v and_o repute_v for_o husband_n and_o wife_n yet_o afterward_o robert_n the_o elder_a son_n do_v dismiss_v the_o say_v matild_v and_o she_o live_v do_v marry_v one_o lettuce_n and_o have_v issue_n a_o son_n by_o the_o say_a lettuce_n die_v after_o his_o death_n lettuce_n do_v publish_v and_o declare_v open_o that_o she_o be_v the_o lawful_a wife_n of_o robert_n and_o that_o his_o son_n be_v a_o mulier_fw-la and_o legitimate_a whereupon_o roger_n the_o young_a son_n of_o sir_n robert_n corbet_n do_v commence_v a_o suit_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n to_o reverse_v the_o marriage_n between_o lettuce_n and_o robert_n and_o to_o put_v lettuce_n to_o silence_n etc._n etc._n wherefore_o lettuce_n do_v purchase_v a_o prohibition_n whereupon_o roger_n set_v forth_o the_o whole_a matter_n and_o pray_v a_o consultation_n which_o be_v deny_v he_o and_o for_o this_o reason_n chief_o viz._n for_o that_o the_o suit_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n be_v to_o bastardize_v the_o issue_n between_o lettuce_n and_o robert_n and_o to_o prove_v roger_n to_o be_v heir_n to_o robert_n and_o the_o original_a action_n of_o bastardy_n shall_v not_o be_v first_o move_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n but_o in_o the_o temporal_a court_n etc._n etc._n and_o to_o make_v this_o point_n yet_o the_o more_o clear_a two_o case_n put_v by_o bracton_n lib._n 5._o tit_n de_fw-fr exceptionib_fw-la c._n 6._o be_v remember_v 1_o b._n have_v issue_n of_o the_o body_n of_o a_o feme-inheretrix_a bear_v before_o marriage_n under_o colour_n whereof_o he_o claim_v to_o be_v tenant_n by_o the_o courtesy_n but_o be_v for_o that_o cause_n bar_v in_o a_o assize_n bring_v by_o he_o against_o a._n he_o obtain_v the_o pope_n bull_n and_o by_o authority_n thereof_o commence_v his_o suit_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n to_o prove_v his_o issue_n legitimate_a quod_fw-la facere_fw-la non_fw-la debuit_fw-la as_o bracton_n there_o say_v and_o therefore_o prohibition_n be_v grant_v to_o stay_v the_o suit_n show_v the_o whole_a matter_n et_fw-la quod_fw-la praedictus_fw-la b._n ad_fw-la deceptionem_fw-la curiae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la infirmandum_fw-la judicium_fw-la in_o curia_fw-la nostra_fw-la factum_fw-la trahit-ipsum_a a._n in_o placitum_fw-la coram_fw-la vobis_fw-la in_o curia_fw-la christianitatis_fw-la authoritate_fw-la literarum_n domini_fw-la papae_fw-la ad_fw-la praedictum_fw-la pverum_fw-la legitimandum_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la cum_fw-la non_fw-la possint_fw-la judices_fw-la aliqui_fw-la de_fw-la legitimatione_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la legitiâ—â—tate_n nisi_fw-la fuerit_fw-la loquela_fw-la prius_fw-la in_o curia_fw-la nostra_fw-la incepta_fw-la per_fw-la breve_fw-la &_o ibi_fw-la bastardia_n objecta_fw-la &_o postea_fw-la ad_fw-la curiam_fw-la christianitatis_fw-la transmissa_fw-la vobis_fw-la prohibemus_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o placito_fw-la illo_fw-la ulterius_fw-la non_fw-la procedatis_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o same_o chapter_n bracton_n have_v the_o form_n of_o another_o prohibition_n which_o make_v the_o difference_n before_o put_v more_o evident_a rex_fw-la talibus_fw-la judicibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n ostensum_fw-la est_fw-la nobis_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la a._n etc._n etc._n quod_fw-la in_o causa_fw-la successionis_fw-la &_o haereditatis_fw-la petitione_n debet_fw-la prius_fw-la moveri_fw-la placitum_fw-la in_o curia_fw-la nostra_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la ibi_fw-la objecta_fw-la fuit_fw-la bastardia_n tunc_fw-la deinde_fw-la transmitti_fw-la debet_fw-la recordum_fw-la loquelae_fw-la &_o cognitio_fw-la bastardia_n ad_fw-la curiam_fw-la christianitatis_fw-la ut_fw-la ibi_fw-la ad_fw-la mandatum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la de_fw-la legitimitate_fw-la inquiratur_fw-la quod_fw-la quidem_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la parte_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la observatum_fw-la et_fw-la cum_fw-la hoc_fw-la sit_fw-la manifest_a contra_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la etc._n etc._n vobis_fw-la prohibemus_fw-la etc._n etc._n whereby_o it_o be_v very_o evident_a that_o if_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n proceed_v to_o the_o examination_n of_o bastardy_n or_o legitimation_n without_o direction_n of_o the_o temporal_a court_n it_o be_v to_o be_v restrain_v by_o a_o prohibition_n 3._o as_o the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n may_v not_o inquire_v of_o bastardy_n or_o legitimation_n without_o special_a direction_n or_o command_n of_o the_o king_n so_o when_o he_o have_v receive_v the_o king_n writ_n to_o make_v such_o inquisition_n he_o ought_v not_o to_o surcease_v for_o any_o appeal_n or_o inhibition_n but_o aught_o to_o proceed_v until_o he_o have_v certify_v it_o into_o the_o king_n court_n and_o this_o also_o appear_v by_o bracton_n in_o the_o forecited_a place_n c._n 14._o cum_fw-la autem_fw-la judex_n ecclesiasticus_fw-la inquisitionem_fw-la fecerit_fw-la non_fw-la erit_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la appellandum_fw-la nec_fw-la à _fw-la petente_fw-la nec_fw-la à _fw-la tenente_fw-la à _fw-la petente_fw-la non_fw-la quia_fw-la talem_fw-la jurisdictionem_fw-la &_o talem_fw-la judicem_fw-la elegit_fw-la à _fw-la tenente_fw-la non_fw-la qui_fw-la sic_fw-la posset_n causam_fw-la in_o infinitum_fw-la protrahere_fw-la de_fw-la judice_fw-la in_o judicem_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la papam_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la posset_n papa_n de_fw-fr laico_fw-la feodo_fw-la indirecte_v cognoscere_fw-la see_v also_o to_o this_o purpose_n 39_o e._n 3._o 20._o a._n in_o a_o writ_n of_o dower_n where_o ne_o unque_n occouple_v en_fw-fr loyal_a matrimony_n be_v plead_v and_o issue_n thereupon_o join_v the_o writ_n issue_v to_o the_o bishop_n to_o certify_v who_o certify_v that_o he_o can_v do_v nothing_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o inhibition_n which_o come_v to_o he_o out_o of_o the_o arch_n this_o return_n be_v hold_v insufficient_a for_o it_o be_v there_o say_v that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o surcease_v from_o do_v the_o king_n command_n by_o reason_n of_o any_o inhibition_n 4._o last_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o very_a cause_n and_o reason_n why_o the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n may_v not_o inquire_v of_o legitimation_n or_o bastardy_n before_o that_o he_o have_v receive_v direction_n or_o a_o mandate_n out_o of_o the_o king_n temporal_a court_n do_v consist_v in_o this_o that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n never_o have_v jurisdiction_n or_o power_n to_o intermeddle_v with_o temporal_a inheritance_n direct_o or_o indirect_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o christ_n himself_o refuse_v to_o meddle_v with_o a_o cause_n of_o that_o nature_n when_o upon_o request_n make_v to_o he_o luke_n 12._o magister_fw-la dic_fw-la fratri_fw-la meo_fw-la ut_fw-la dividat_fw-la mecum_fw-la haereditatem_fw-la he_o answer_v quis_fw-la i_o constituit_fw-la judicem_fw-la aut_fw-la divisorem_fw-la super_fw-la vos_fw-la and_o therefore_o in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n h._n 3._o when_o the_o usurp_a jurisdiction_n of_o the_o pope_n be_v elevate_v much_o high_a than_o ever_o before_o or_o since_o in_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n pope_n alex._n the_o three_o have_v grant_v a_o commission_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n and_o exon_n to_o inquire_v de_fw-fr legitima_fw-la nativitate_fw-la of_o one_o agatha_n the_o mother_n of_o one_o robert_n de_fw-fr ardenna_n and_o if_o she_o be_v find_v legitimate_a then_o to_o restore_v to_o the_o say_v robert_n the_o possession_n of_o certain_a land_n whereof_o he_o be_v dispossess_v be_v inform_v that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v great_o offend_v at_o the_o say_a commission_n he_o revoke_v and_o countermand_v it_o in_o the_o point_n of_o the_o restitution_n of_o possession_n know_v and_o confess_v that_o the_o establishment_n of_o possession_n belong_v to_o the_o king_n and_o not_o to_o the_o church_n which_o case_n be_v report_v in_o the_o canon_n law_n decretal_a antiq._n collect._n 1._o lib._n 4._o tit_n qui_fw-la silij_fw-la sunt_fw-la legitimi_fw-la cap._n 4._o and_o cap._n 7._o where_o in_o the_o 4_o the_o chapt._n the_o commission_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o chapt._n the_o revocation_n or_o countermand_n appear_v in_o express_a term_n chap._n xxxvi_o of_o divorce_n as_o also_o of_o alimony_n 1._o what_o divorce_n
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which_o in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n lucius_n be_v a_o archbishopric_n as_o aforesaid_a till_o st._n augustine_n in_o the_o year_n 598_o take_v on_o he_o the_o title_n of_o archbishop_n of_o england_n settle_v his_o see_n at_o canterbury_n 8._o upon_o the_o abrogate_a of_o the_o pope_n power_n in_o england_n by_o king_n h._n 8._o in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n it_o be_v conclude_v that_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n shall_v no_o more_o be_v style_v the_o pope_n legate_n but_o primate_n and_o metropolitan_a of_o all_o england_n at_o which_o time_n tho._n cranmer_n fellow_n of_o jesus-colledge_n in_o cambridge_n who_o pronounce_v the_o divorce_n from_o queen_n katherine_n of_o spain_n upon_o his_o advice_n give_v the_o king_n to_o leave_v the_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o to_o require_v the_o opinion_n of_o learned_a divine_n be_v then_o in_o germany_n procure_v such_o favour_n with_o the_o king_n that_o he_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v elect_v to_o this_o see_v of_o canterbury_n and_o be_v afterward_o with_o the_o then_o bishop_n of_o duresme_fw-fr make_v tutor_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o six_o â—rit_n 9_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n be_v suppose_v to_o have_v have_v a_o concurrent_a jurisdiction_n in_o the_o inferior_a diocese_n within_o his_o province_n which_o be_v not_o deny_v in_o the_o case_n of_o dr._n james_n rep._n only_o it_o be_v there_o say_v that_o be_v not_o as_o he_o be_v archbishop_n but_o as_o he_o be_v legatus_fw-la natus_fw-la to_o the_o pope_n as_o indeed_o so_o hâ—_n be_v before_o the_o tâ—me_n of_o king_n h._n 8._o as_o aforesaid_a by_o who_o that_o power_n together_o with_o the_o pope_n be_v abrogate_a and_o so_o it_o cease_v which_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n never_o have_v nor_o ever_o claim_v ibid._n as_o appear_v in_o the_o forecited_a case_n where_o it_o be_v further_o say_v that_o when_o there_o be_v a_o controversy_n between_o the_o archbishop_n and_o a_o bishop_n touch_v jurisdiction_n or_o between_o other_o spiritual_a person_n the_o king_n be_v the_o indifferent_a arbitrator_n in_o all_o jurisdiction_n as_o well_o spiritual_a as_o temporal_a and_o that_o be_v a_o right_a of_o his_o crown_n to_o distribute_v to_o they_o that_o be_v to_o declare_v their_o bound_n consonant_a to_o that_o which_o be_v assert_v in_o a_o case_n of_o commendam_fw-la in_o colt_n and_o glover_n case_n against_o the_o bishop_n of_o coventry_n and_o lichâ—ield_n where_o it_o be_v declare_v by_o the_o lord_n hobart_n chief_a justice_n that_o the_o king_n have_v a_o immediate_a personal_a originary_a inherent_a power_n which_o he_o execute_v or_o may_v execute_v authoritate_fw-la regius_fw-la suprema_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la as_o king_n and_o sovereign_a governor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n which_o be_v one_o of_o those_o flower_n qui_fw-la faciunt_fw-la coronam_fw-la which_o make_v the_o royal_a crown_n and_o diadem_n in_o force_n and_o virtue_n rep_n the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n as_o he_o be_v primate_n over_o all_o england_n and_o metropolitan_a have_v a_o supereminency_n and_o some_o power_n even_o over_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n have_v under_o the_o king_n power_n to_o summon_v he_o to_o a_o national_a synod_n and_o archiepiscopus_fw-la eboracensis_fw-la venire_fw-la debet_fw-la cum_fw-la episcopis_fw-la suis_fw-la ad_fw-la nutum_fw-la ejusâ—_n ut_fw-la ejus_fw-la canonicis_fw-la dispositionibus_fw-la obediens_fw-la existat_fw-la yet_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n have_v ancient_o not_o only_a divers_a bishopric_n in_o the_o north_n of_o england_n under_o his_o province_n but_o for_o a_o long_a time_n all_o the_o bishopric_n of_o scotland_n until_o little_o more_o than_o 200_o year_n since_o and_o until_o pope_n sixtus_n the_o four_o an._n 1470._o create_v the_o bishop_n of_o st._n andrews_n archbishop_n and_o metropolitan_a of_o all_o scotland_n he_o be_v also_o legatus_fw-la natus_fw-la and_o have_v the_o legantine_n office_n and_o authority_n annex_v to_o that_o archbishopric_n he_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o crown_v the_o queen_n and_o to_o be_v her_o perpetual_a chaplain_n of_o the_o forementioned_a diocese_n of_o his_o province_n the_o bishop_n of_o durham_n have_v a_o peculiar_a jurisdiction_n and_o in_o many_o thing_n be_v whole_o exempt_a from_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n who_o have_v notwithstanding_o divers_a privilege_n within_o his_o province_n which_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n have_v within_o his_o own_o province_n 10._o the_o archbishop_n be_v the_o ordinary_a of_o the_o whole_a province_n yet_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o by_o the_o canon_n law_n he_o may_v not_o as_o metropolitan_a exercise_v his_o jurisdiction_n over_o the_o subject_n of_o his_o suffragan_n bishop_n but_o in_o certain_a case_n special_o allow_v in_o the_o law_n whereof_o hostiensis_n enumerate_v one_o and_o twenty_o ordinariâ—_n the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o archbishop_n be_v open_v sometime_o by_o himself_o nolente_fw-la ordinario_fw-la as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o his_o visitation_n and_o sometime_o by_o the_o party_n in_o default_n of_o justice_n in_o the_o ordinary_a as_o by_o appeal_n or_o nullity_n again_o it_o may_v sometime_o be_v open_v by_o the_o ordinary_a himself_o without_o the_o party_n or_o archbishop_n as_o where_o the_o ordinary_a send_v the_o cause_n to_o the_o archbishop_n for_o although_o the_o canon_n law_n restrain_v the_o archbishop_n to_o call_v cause_n from_o the_o ordinary_a nolente_fw-la ordinario_fw-la save_v in_o the_o say_v 21_o case_n yet_o the_o law_n leave_v it_o in_o the_o absolute_a power_n of_o the_o ordinary_a to_o send_v the_o cause_n to_o the_o archbishop_n absolute_o at_o his_o will_n rep._n without_o assign_v any_o special_a reason_n and_o the_o ordinary_n may_v consult_v with_o the_o archbishop_n at_o his_o pleasure_n without_o limitation_n notwithstanding_o which_v and_o albeit_o the_o archbishop_n be_v judge_n of_o the_o whole_a province_n tamen_fw-la jurisdictio_fw-la sva_fw-la est_fw-la signata_fw-la &_o non_fw-la aperitur_fw-la nisi_fw-la ex_fw-la causis_fw-la nor_o be_v the_o subject_a hereby_o to_o be_v put_v to_o any_o such_o trouble_n as_o be_v a_o grievance_n and_o therefore_o the_o law_n provide_v that_o neminem_fw-la oportet_fw-la exire_fw-la de_fw-la provincia_n ad_fw-la provinciam_fw-la vel_fw-la de_fw-la civitate_fw-la ad_fw-la civitatem_fw-la nisi_fw-la ad_fw-la relationem_fw-la judicis_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la actor_n forum_n rei_fw-la sequatur_fw-la rom._n 11._o if_o the_o archbishop_n visit_v his_o inferior_a bishop_n and_o inhibit_v he_o during_o the_o visitation_n if_o the_o bishop_n have_v a_o title_n to_o collate_v to_o a_o benefice_n within_o his_o diocese_n by_o reason_n of_o lapse_n yet_o he_o can_v institute_n his_o clerk_n but_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v present_v to_o the_o archbishop_n and_o he_o be_v to_o institute_n he_o by_o reason_n that_o during_o the_o inhibition_n his_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n be_v suspend_v lynn_n it_o be_v a_o point_n on_o a_o special_a verdict_n in_o the_o county_n of_o lincoln_n and_o the_o civilian_n who_o argue_v thereon_o seem_v to_o agree_v therein_o but_o the_o case_n be_v argue_v upon_o another_o point_n and_o that_o be_v not_o resolve_v 367._o likewise_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o h._n 8._o c._n 21._o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n have_v power_n to_o give_v faculty_n and_o dispensation_n whereby_o he_o can_v as_o to_o plurality_n sufficient_o now_o dispense_v de_fw-fr jure_fw-la as_o ancient_o the_o pope_n do_v in_o this_o realm_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la before_o the_o make_n of_o that_o statute_n whereby_o it_o be_v enact_v that_o all_o licenses_fw-la and_o dispensation_n not_o repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o heretofore_o be_v sue_v for_o in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n shall_v be_v hereafter_o grant_v by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o his_o successor_n 12._o by_o the_o constitution_n and_o canon_n ecclesiastical_a edit_n 1603._o can._n 94._o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o no_o dean_n of_o the_o arch_n nor_o official_a of_o the_o archbishop_n consistory_n shall_v original_o cite_v or_o summon_v any_o person_n which_o dwell_v not_o within_o the_o particular_a diocese_n or_o peculiar_a of_o the_o say_a archbishop_n etc._n etc._n without_o the_o licence_n of_o the_o diocesan_n first_o have_v and_o obtain_v in_o that_o behalf_n other_o than_o in_o such_o particular_a case_n only_o as_o be_v express_o except_v and_o reserve_v in_o and_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 23_o h._n 8._o c._n 9_o on_o pain_n of_o suspension_n for_o three_o month_n in_o the_o case_n of_o lynche_n against_o porter_n for_o a_o prohibition_n upon_o the_o say_a statute_n of_o 23_o h._n 8._o c._n 9_o it_o be_v declare_v by_o the_o civilian_n in_o court_n that_o they_o use_v to_o cite_v any_o inhabitant_n of_o and_o in_o london_n to_o appear_v and_o make_v answer_n in_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n high_a court_n of_o arch_n original_o and_o dr._n martin_n say_v it_o have_v be_v so_o use_v for_o the_o space_n of_o 427_o year_n before_o the_o make_n of_o the_o statute_n and_o upon_o
complaint_n thereof_o make_v to_o the_o pope_n the_o answer_n be_v that_o any_o man_n may_v be_v cite_v to_o the_o arch_n out_o of_o any_o diocese_n in_o england_n also_o that_o the_o archbishop_n may_v hold_v his_o consistory_n in_o any_o diocese_n within_o his_o jurisdiction_n and_o province_n that_o the_o archbishop_n have_v concurrent_a jurisdiction_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o every_o bishop_n as_o well_o as_o the_o archdeacon_n and_o that_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n prescribe_v to_o hold_v plea_n of_o all_o person_n in_o england_n but_o as_o to_o his_o power_n of_o have_v a_o consistory_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o every_o bishop_n this_o be_v in_o this_o case_n deny_v but_o only_o where_o he_o be_v the_o pope_n legate_n whereof_o there_o be_v three_o sort_n 1._o legate_n a_o latere_fw-la and_o these_o be_v cardinal_n which_o be_v send_v a_o latere_fw-la from_o the_o pope_n 2._o a_o legate_n bear_v and_o these_o be_v the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n york_z and_o 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 mere_o local_a 16._o the_o ordinary_n power_n de_fw-la jure_fw-la patronatûs_fw-la 17._o whether_o the_o ordinary_a may_v cite_v a_o man_n out_o of_o his_o own_o diocese_n also_o his_o right_n ad_fw-la synodalia_fw-la 18._o the_o ordinary_n power_n of_o visitation_n 19_o the_o dignity_n and_o true_a precedency_n of_o the_o bishop_n in_o england_n 20._o temporal_a jurisdiction_n ancient_o exercise_v by_o bishop_n in_o this_o realm_n the_o statute_n of_o 17_o car._n 1._o against_o it_o repeal_v and_o they_o restore_v to_o it_o by_o the_o stat._n of_o 13_o car._n 2._o as_o former_o 21._o the_o act_n make_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o ed._n 6._o concern_v the_o election_n of_o bishop_n the_o endeavour_n thereby_o to_o take_v away_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n the_o nomination_n of_o all_o bishop_n be_v ancient_o sole_a in_o the_o king_n 22._o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n be_v dean_n of_o the_o episcopal_a college_n 23._o a_o case_n at_o common_a law_n superintendens_fw-la touch_v a_o lease_n make_v by_o one_o bishop_n during_o the_o life_n of_o another_o of_o the_o same_o diocese_n in_o ireland_n 1._o bishop_n episcopus_fw-la from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d supra_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intendere_fw-la a_o overseer_n or_o superintendent_n so_o call_v from_o that_o watchfulness_n care_n charge_n and_o faithfulness_n which_o by_o his_o place_n and_o dignity_n he_o have_v and_o owe_v to_o the_o church_n a_o word_n which_o all_o antiquity_n have_v appropriate_v to_o signify_v the_o chief_a in_o superintendency_n over_o the_o whole_a church_n within_o his_o diocese_n wherein_o be_v divers_a inferior_a pastor_n this_o oversight_n or_o care_n the_o hebrew_n call_v pekudah_n 32._o of_o this_o office_n or_o ecclesiastical_a dignity_n there_o can_v be_v but_o one_o at_o a_o time_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o diocese_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o cornelius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o eusebius_n relate_v upbraid_v novatius_fw-la for_o his_o ignorance_n in_o that_o point_n eccl._n when_o he_o can_v not_o but_o know_v there_o be_v no_o less_o than_o 46_o presbyter_n in_o that_o church_n oecumenius_n and_o st._n chrysostome_n affirm_v also_o as_o many_o at_o philippi_n for_o in_o this_o restrain_a sense_n as_o the_o word_n bishop_n be_v now_o take_v it_o can_v be_v imagine_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v more_o than_o one_o in_o one_o city_n or_o diocese_n at_o the_o same_o time_n consonant_n whereunto_o the_o synod_n of_o nice_a prohibit_v two_o or_o more_o bishop_n to_o have_v their_o seat_n at_o once_o in_o the_o same_o city_n this_o novatius_fw-la aforesaid_a be_v a_o priest_n of_o rome_n 254_o year_n after_o christ_n he_o abhor_v second_o marriage_n and_o be_v condemn_v as_o a_o heretic_n in_o a_o synod_n at_o rome_n the_o same_o year_n 42._o every_o bishop_n many_o century_n after_o christ_n be_v universal_a incumbent_n of_o his_o diocese_n receive_v all_o the_o profit_n which_o be_v but_o offering_n of_o devotion_n out_o of_o which_o he_o pay_v the_o salary_n of_o such_o as_o officiate_v under_o himâ—_n
otherwise_o it_o be_v where_o the_o archdearonry_n be_v only_o by_o contract_n or_o covenant_n make_v between_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o archdeacon_n for_o in_o that_o case_n if_o the_o bishop_n so_o intermeddle_v within_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o such_o archdeacon_n or_o hold_v plea_n within_o the_o same_o he_o can_v have_v but_o a_o action_n of_o covenant_n against_o the_o bishop_n and_o no_o prohibition_n lie_v in_o that_o case_n case_n the_o cognizance_n which_o the_o archdeacon_n have_v be_v of_o matter_n mere_o ecclesiastical_a to_o which_o end_n he_o or_o his_o commissary_n may_v hold_v his_o court_n where_o and_o in_o what_o place_n the_o archdeacon_n either_o by_o prescription_n or_o composition_n have_v jurisdiction_n in_o spiritual_a cause_n within_o his_o archdeaconry_n and_o from_o he_o the_o appeal_n be_v to_o the_o diocesan_n 74._o 3._o a_o archdeaconryship_n be_v only_a matter_n of_o function_n and_o as_o suppose_v not_o proper_o local_a nor_o any_o indenture_n make_v of_o it_o it_o have_v be_v some_o question_n heretofore_o whether_o a_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la do_v lie_v of_o it_o or_o not_o but_o it_o be_v hold_v in_o the_o affirmative_a for_o that_o a_o archdeacon_n have_v locum_fw-la in_o choro_fw-la rep._n the_o power_n of_o a_o archdeacon_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o bishop_n and_o to_o he_o he_o be_v subordinate_a to_o which_o purpose_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o court_n in_o hutton_n case_n upon_o a_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la be_v that_o if_o a_o suit_n be_v before_o a_o archdeacon_n whereof_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 23_o h._n 8._o the_o ordinary_a may_v license_v the_o suit_n to_o a_o high_a court_n that_o the_o archdeacon_n can_v in_o such_o case_n balk_v his_o ordinary_a and_o send_v the_o cause_n immediate_o into_o the_o arch_n for_o he_o have_v no_o power_n to_o give_v a_o court_n but_o to_o remit_v his_o own_o court_n and_o to_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o next_o for_o since_o his_o power_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o bishop_n to_o who_o he_o be_v subordinate_a he_o must_v yield_v it_o to_o he_o of_o who_o he_o receive_v it_o and_o it_o be_v say_v in_o that_o case_n that_o so_o it_o have_v be_v rule_v heretofore_o rep._n 4._o if_o after_o the_o clerk_n have_v be_v present_v by_o the_o patron_n and_o admit_v and_o institute_v by_o the_o bishop_n the_o archdeacon_n shall_v refuse_v to_o induct_v he_o into_o the_o benefice_n a_o action_n upon_o the_o case_n lie_v for_o the_o clerk_n against_o the_o archdeacon_n knightly_a he_o have_v power_n to_o keep_v a_o court_n which_o be_v call_v the_o court_n of_o the_o archdeacon_n or_o his_o commissary_n and_o this_o court_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v where_n and_o in_o what_o place_n the_o archdeacon_n either_o by_o prescription_n or_o composition_n have_v jurisdiction_n in_o spiritual_a cause_n within_o his_o archdeaconry_n and_o from_o he_o the_o appeal_n be_v to_o the_o diocesan_n 5._o although_o by_o the_o canon_n law_n if_o one_o have_v a_o benefice_n with_o cure_n of_o soul_n accept_v a_o archdeaconry_n the_o archdeaconry_n be_v void_a yet_o it_o be_v conceive_v that_o upon_o the_o stat._n of_o 21_o h._n 8._o 13._o the_o law_n be_v qualify_v in_o that_o point_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o proviso_n there_o viz._n provide_v that_o no_o deanary_n archdeaconry_n etc._n etc._n be_v take_v or_o comprehend_v under_o the_o name_n of_o a_o benefice_n have_v cure_n of_o soul_n in_o any_o article_n above-specified_n and_o to_o this_o opinion_n do_v wray_n and_o the_o other_o justice_n incline_v in_o vnderhill_n case_n rep._n and_o indeed_o a_o archdeaconry_n by_o the_o express_a letter_n of_o that_o statute_n be_v exempt_a from_o be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o name_n of_o a_o benefice_n with_o cure_n for_o the_o word_n be_v that_o no_o deanary_n archdeaconry_n chancellorship_n treasurership_n chantership_n or_o prebend_n in_o any_o cathedral_n or_o collegiate_n church_n nor_o parsonage_n that_o have_v a_o vicar_n endow_v nor_o any_o benefice_n perpetual_o appropriate_a shall_v be_v take_v or_o comprehend_v under_o the_o name_n of_o a_o benefice_n have_v cure_n of_o soul_n 13._o 6._o by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n and_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n no_o archdeacon_n nor_o indeed_o any_o other_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n may_v suffer_v any_o general_a process_n of_o quorum_fw-la nomina_fw-la to_o issue_n out_o of_o his_o court_n except_o the_o name_n of_o those_o to_o be_v cite_v be_v first_o express_o enter_v by_o the_o register_n or_o his_o deputy_n under_o such_o process_n and_o both_o process_n and_o name_n first_o subscribe_v by_o such_o archdeacon_n or_o other_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n or_o his_o deputy_n with_o his_o seal_n thereto_o affix_v and_o in_o place_n where_o both_o the_o bishop_n and_o archdeacon_n do_v by_o prescription_n or_o composition_n visit_v at_o several_a time_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o year_n the_o archdeacon_n or_o his_o official_a shall_v within_o one_o month_n next_o after_o the_o visitation_n end_v that_o year_n and_o the_o presentment_n receive_v certify_v under_o his_o hand_n and_o seal_n to_o the_o bishop_n or_o his_o chancellor_n the_o name_n and_o crime_n of_o all_o such_o as_o be_v present_v in_o his_o say_a visitation_n to_o the_o end_n the_o chancellor_n may_v not_o convent_n the_o same_o person_n for_o the_o same_o crime_n for_o which_o he_o be_v present_v to_o the_o archdeacon_n which_o course_n the_o chancellor_n be_v in_o like_a manner_n to_o observe_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o archdeacon_n after_o the_o bishop_n visitation_n end_v the_o which_o be_v ordain_v to_o prevent_v the_o prosecution_n of_o the_o same_o party_n for_o the_o same_o fault_n in_o divers_a ecclesiastical_a court_n 121._o and_o in_o case_n of_o remit_v cause_n from_o the_o inferior_a judge_n the_o archdeacon_n can_v remit_v the_o cause_n to_o the_o archbishop_n but_o he_o must_v remit_v it_o to_o his_o bishop_n and_o he_o to_o the_o archbishop_n trin._n 11_o jac._n 7._o the_o archdeacon_n within_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o his_o archdeaconry_n may_v by_o virtue_n of_o his_o office_n have_v his_o visitation_n if_o he_o so_o please_v or_o need_n shall_v require_v once_o every_o year_n but_o of_o necessity_n he_o be_v to_o have_v his_o triennial_n visitation_n lindw_n de_fw-fr offic._n archid._n c._n 1._o verb._n visitatione_n gloss_n but_o whether_o of_o common_a right_n and_o by_o the_o jus_fw-la commune_fw-la the_o archdeacon_n may_v visit_v within_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o his_o archdeaconry_n be_v some_o question_n yet_o resolve_v by_o distinguish_v whether_o the_o visitation_n be_v make_v per_fw-la modum_fw-la serutationis_fw-la simplicis_fw-la by_o the_o archdeacon_n as_o the_o bishop_n vicar_n and_o so_o he_o may_v visit_v of_o common_a right_n but_o if_o in_o such_o inquiry_n he_o take_v upon_o he_o nomine_fw-la svo_fw-la proprio_fw-la to_o correct_v fault_n other_o than_o such_o small_a one_o as_o wherein_o custom_n may_v warrant_v he_o in_o such_o case_n it_o be_v hold_v that_o he_o have_v not_o power_n of_o visitation_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la communi_fw-la lindw_n ibid._n and_o in_o all_o such_o thing_n as_o belong_v to_o his_o visitation_n he_o have_v jurisdiction_n and_o by_o custom_n over_o lay-person_n as_o well_o as_o over_o the_o clergy_n it_o seem_v therefore_o he_o may_v do_v all_o such_o thing_n as_o without_o the_o do_v and_o dispatch_v whereof_o his_o jurisdiction_n can_v not_o clear_o appear_v l._n cvi_fw-la jurisdictio_fw-la ff_n de_fw-mi jurisd_v they_z jud._n and_o therefore_o wherever_o he_o may_v take_v cognizance_n of_o a_o matter_n there_o he_o may_v also_o give_v sentence_n and_o condemn_v extr._n the_o caus_n poss_n &_o propr_fw-la c._n cum_fw-la super._n &_o de_fw-fr offic._n deleg_n c._n ex_fw-la literis_fw-la which_o be_v suppose_v to_o hold_v true_a by_o custom_n and_o inasmuch_o as_o the_o cognizance_n and_o reformation_n of_o such_o matter_n do_v belong_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o a_o archdeacon_n may_v impose_v a_o penalty_n on_o layman_n for_o the_o not_o repair_v their_o parish-church_n within_o his_o jurisdiction_n extr._n eod_a c._n ult_n &_o extr._n de_fw-fr offic._n ord._n c._n 1._o &_o lindw_n ubi_fw-la supr_fw-la verb._n imperitiam_fw-la for_o it_o be_v express_o enjoin_v and_o ordain_v that_o archdeacon_n and_o their_o official_o shall_v at_o their_o visitation_n of_o church_n take_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o fabric_n thereof_o into_o special_a consideration_n special_o of_o the_o chancel_n and_o in_o case_n there_o be_v need_n of_o reparation_n shall_v set_v or_o fix_v a_o time_n within_o which_o such_o reparation_n shall_v be_v finish_v which_o time_n be_v likewise_o to_o be_v set_v under_o a_o certain_a penalty_n lindw_n de_fw-fr offic._n archidiac_n c._n archidiaconi_fw-la 8._o by_o the_o canon_n law_n a_o man_n can_v be_v a_o archdeacon_n under_o the_o age_n of_o 25_o year_n can._n nullus_fw-la in_o propositum_fw-la 60_o dist_n and_o by_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n he_o ought_v to_o
they_o offend_v in_o any_o of_o the_o premise_n the_o person_n depute_v they_o if_o they_o be_v bishop_n shall_v upon_o admonition_n of_o their_o superior_a discharge_v the_o person_n exceed_v the_o number_n so_o limit_v as_o aforesaid_a but_o if_o they_o be_v depute_v by_o inferior_a ordinary_n such_o ordinary_n shall_v be_v suspend_v from_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o office_n until_o they_o have_v dismiss_v the_o supernumerary_a apparitor_n by_o they_o so_o depute_v and_o the_o party_n themselves_o so_o depute_a shall_v for_o ever_o be_v remove_v from_o the_o office_n of_o apparitor_n and_o in_o case_n be_v so_o dismiss_v and_o remove_v they_o do_v not_o desist_v from_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o say_a office_n they_o be_v by_o the_o first_o say_v canon_n to_o be_v proceed_v against_o and_o punish_v by_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n as_o person_n contumacious_a to_o the_o jurisdiction_n and_o final_o if_o upon_o experience_n the_o number_n of_o the_o say_a apparitor_n be_v too_o great_a in_o any_o one_o diocese_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n for_o the_o time_n be_v in_o that_o case_n he_o be_v by_o the_o say_a canon_n impower_v to_o abridge_v they_o to_o such_o a_o number_n as_o to_o himself_o shall_v seem_v meet_a and_o expedient_a a_o apparitor_n come_v to_o the_o church_n of_o a_o parson_n rep._n and_o say_v to_o he_o he_o be_v to_o pay_v ten_o to_o such_o a_o one_o at_o such_o a_o place_n four_o mile_n distant_a from_o the_o church_n to_o who_o the_o parson_n do_v not_o pay_v they_o and_o thereupon_o the_o bishop_n certify_v that_o he_o refuse_v to_o pay_v they_o according_a to_o the_o statute_n of_o 26_o h._n 8._o it_o be_v resolve_v the_o demand_n be_v not_o according_a to_o that_o statute_n and_o the_o summons_n to_o pay_v they_o not_o according_a to_o the_o statute_n for_o the_o demand_v aught_o to_o have_v be_v by_o one_o who_o have_v authority_n to_o receive_v they_o which_o the_o summoner_n have_v not_o and_o they_o hold_v the_o demand_v not_o good_a although_o the_o bishop_n certify_v it_o be_v due_o make_v and_o in_o the_o case_n between_o the_o queen_n and_o blanch_n it_o be_v resolve_v that_o the_o certificate_n of_o the_o bishop_n that_o the_o incumbent_n refuse_v to_o pay_v his_o ten_o be_v not_o peremptory_a but_o traversable_a and_o that_o the_o demand_v of_o the_o ten_o must_v be_v at_o the_o house_n of_o the_o incumbent_n and_o the_o refusal_n there_o more_o be_v rep._n 1225._o in_o a_o action_n upon_o the_o case_n against_o the_o defendant_n rep._n the_o case_n be_v this_o a_o summoner_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n have_v a_o citation_n against_o the_o plaintiff_n return_v that_o he_o have_v summon_v the_o plaintiff_n whereas_o in_o truth_n he_o never_o summon_v he_o for_o which_o the_o plaintiff_n be_v excommunicate_v to_o his_o great_a damage_n it_o be_v adjudge_v that_o the_o action_n do_v lie_v 13._o by_o the_o premise_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o canon_n be_v very_o strict_a and_o exact_a both_o in_o abridge_n the_o number_n and_o redress_v the_o abuse_n incident_a to_o the_o office_n of_o apparitor_n which_o canon_n in_o most_o circumstance_n seem_v to_o run_v very_a parallel_n with_o that_o in_o the_o provincial_a constitution_n lindw_n provin_n constit_fw-la de_fw-fr censibus_fw-la &_o procur_fw-la cap._n cum_fw-la apparitorum_fw-la the_o light_n whereof_o do_v probable_o influence_n it_o into_o that_o form_n wherein_o we_o now_o find_v it_o for_o by_o that_o decree_n of_o the_o say_v provincial_a constitunion_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o a_o bishop_n shall_v have_v unum_fw-la apparitorem_fw-la equitantem_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la where_o the_o gloss_n well_o observe_v that_o by_o this_o non_fw-la prohibetur_fw-la episcopo_fw-la quin_fw-la plures_fw-la habeat_fw-la pedite_v and_o every_o archdeacon_n one_o in_o every_o deanary_n non_fw-la equitantem_fw-la sed_fw-la peditem_fw-la where_o the_o bishop_n may_v also_o appoint_v apparitor_n as_o also_o in_o rural_a deanery_n gloss_n ibid._n verb._n duntaxat_fw-la and_o in_o case_n more_o than_o these_o be_v depute_a or_o they_o find_v to_o offend_v in_o their_o office_n the_o penalty_n be_v as_o abovesaid_a deputantes_fw-la sint_fw-la suspensi_fw-la donec_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o deputatos_fw-la ab_fw-la officio_fw-la apparitorum_fw-la perpetuo_fw-la suspendimus_fw-la ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la constit_fw-la ibid._n 14._o action_n upon_o the_o case_n for_o that_o the_o defendant_n be_v a_o apparitor_n under_o the_o bishop_n of_o exeter_n malicious_o and_o without_o colour_n or_o cause_n of_o suspicion_n of_o incontinency_n of_o his_o own_o proper_a malice_n procure_v the_o plaintiff_n exit_fw-la officio_fw-la upon_o pretence_n of_o fame_n of_o incontinency_n with_o one_o edith_n whereas_o there_o be_v no_o such_o fame_n not_o just_a cause_n of_o suspicion_n to_o be_v cite_v to_o the_o consistory_n court_n of_o exeter_n and_o there_o to_o be_v at_o great_a charge_n and_o vexation_n until_o he_o be_v clear_v by_o sentence_n which_o be_v to_o his_o great_a discredit_n and_o cause_n of_o great_a expense_n and_o loss_n for_o which_o etc._n etc._n upon_o not_o guilty_a plead_v and_o find_v for_o the_o plaintiff_n it_o be_v move_v by_o ashley_n serjeant_n in_o arrest_n of_o judgement_n that_o in_o this_o case_n a_o action_n lie_v not_o for_o he_o do_v nothing_o but_o as_o a_o informer_n and_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o office_n but_o all_o the_o court_n absente_a richardson_n hold_v that_o the_o action_n well_o lie_v for_o it_o be_v allege_v that_o he_o falso_fw-la &_o malitiose_fw-la cause_v he_o to_o be_v cite_v upon_o pretence_n of_o fame_n where_o there_o be_v no_o offence_n commit_v and_o aver_v that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o such_o fame_n so_o as_o he_o do_v it_o malicious_o and_o of_o his_o own_o head_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v unjust_o vex_v which_o be_v to_o raise_v gain_n to_o himself_o whereupon_o they_o conceive_v that_o he_o be_v find_v 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prohibition_n be_v grant_v because_o the_o ordinary_a have_v not_o
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of_o it_o be_v a_o good_a expedient_a to_o prevent_v many_o suit_n at_o law_n in_o foro_n contentioso_fw-la 8._o faculty_n or_o court_n of_o faculty_n in_o the_o sense_n here_o mean_v and_o intend_v must_v not_o be_v understand_v according_a to_o its_o original_n and_o genuine_a signification_n but_o as_o a_o term_n of_o art_n according_a to_o a_o limit_a construction_n restrain_v under_o that_o peculiar_a notion_n and_o particular_a understanding_n which_o the_o law_n have_v of_o it_o in_o reference_n to_o a_o branch_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n and_o so_o it_o be_v understand_v and_o common_o use_v for_o that_o privilege_n or_o especial_a power_n which_o be_v legal_o grant_v to_o a_o man_n by_o licence_n favour_n indulgence_n and_o dispensation_n to_o have_v or_o do_v that_o which_o otherwise_o by_o the_o canon_n law_n he_o can_v not_o as_o to_o eat_v flesh_n upon_o day_n prohibit_v to_o marry_v without_o banns_n first_o publish_v to_o hold_v two_o or_o more_o 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which_o he_o sue_v he_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n where_o he_o plead_v this_o matter_n and_o they_o will_v not_o allow_v of_o his_o plea_n it_o be_v say_v by_o the_o justice_n that_o this_o case_n be_v out_o of_o the_o statute_n of_o articuli_fw-la cleri_fw-la &_o circumspect_a agatis_fw-la for_o here_o the_o party_n have_v quaere_fw-la by_o what_o law_n for_o this_o be_v not_o in_o the_o case_n of_o se_fw-la defendendo_fw-la good_a cause_n to_o beat_v the_o clerk_n and_o a_o prohibition_n be_v grant_v 21._o by_o the_o justice_n if_o issue_n be_v join_v whether_o a_o church_n be_v void_a by_o session_n deprivation_n rep._n or_o resignation_n it_o shall_v be_v try_v by_o the_o country_n because_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n mix_v for_o the_o avoidance_n be_v temporal_a and_o the_o deprivation_n be_v spiritual_a but_o hability_n bastardy_n ne_fw-la unque_fw-la accouple_v en_fw-fr loyal_a matrimony_n shall_v be_v try_v by_o the_o certificate_n of_o the_o bishop_n but_o bastardy_n plead_v in_o a_o stranger_n to_o the_o writ_n shall_v be_v try_v by_o the_o country_n 22._o a_o sentence_n be_v give_v definitive_a in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n in_o a_o suit_n there_o for_o tithe_n rep._n pro_fw-la triplici_fw-la valour_n a_o prohibition_n be_v pray_v a_o special_a prohibition_n be_v award_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o proceed_v to_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o sentence_n as_o to_o the_o treble_a value_n because_o that_o court_n be_v not_o to_o give_v the_o treble_a value_n but_o the_o double_a value_n only_o 23._o in_o a_o case_n between_o a_o parson_n and_o churchwarden_n against_o one_o reynolds_n it_o be_v suggest_v that_o all_o those_o who_o have_v the_o house_n wherein_o the_o say_v reynolds_n do_v dwell_v have_v use_v to_o find_v meat_n and_o drink_n for_o the_o parson_n and_o they_o rep._n go_v in_o procession_n in_o rogation-week_n at_o his_o house_n and_o
yet_o be_v otherwise_o by_o statute_n law_n 7._o the_o release_n of_o the_o next_o avoidance_n make_v after_o the_o church_n become_v void_a be_v void_a 8._o a_o wide_a difference_n between_o the_o common_a law_n and_o the_o canon_n in_o respect_n of_o plenarty_n and_o avoidance_n 9_o what_o session_n be_v and_o who_o shall_v present_v in_o that_o case_n 10._o a_o parson_n benefice_v accept_v a_o archdeaconry_n fall_v not_o under_o this_o session_n 11._o in_o case_n of_o session_n the_o ordinary_a be_v to_o give_v notice_n to_o the_o patron_n otherwise_o the_o lapse_n do_v not_o incur_v against_o he_o 12._o in_o what_o case_n the_o former_a benefice_n be_v not_o void_a by_o session_n notwithstanding_o the_o take_n of_o another_o incompatible_a and_o without_o dispensation_n and_o in_o what_o case_n a_o church_n void_a be_v hold_v void_a as_o to_o all_o person_n except_o a_o usurper_n 13._o in_o case_n of_o three_o grantee_n of_o the_o next_o avoidance_n whether_o two_o of_o they_o 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