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A91143	An appendix to A seasonable vindication of free-admission, to, and frequent administration of the Lords Holy Communion, to all visible church-members, regenerate or unregenerate. By William Prynne Esquire, a bencher of Lincolns Inne.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; Prynne, William, 1600-1669. Seasonable vindication of free-admission, and frequent administration of the Holy Communion to all visible church-members, regenerate or unregenerate.	1657 (1657)	Wing P3894; Thomason E916_1; ESTC R203362	6,367	12

to the end they may thereof take knowledge and avoid all occasions of offence in the like on their own part or otherwise they must look to be ordered according to their deserts At Westminster the 20th of May 1569. Your loving Friends Nicholas Bacon C. S. J. Pembrook W. Northampton E. Bedford R. Leicester G. Clinton William Howard F. Knowels W. Cicill R. Sadler After this Letter Lincolns Inne c Ad Concilium ibidem tentum 4 die Junii Anno Regni Elizabethae Reginae 12. in the presence of 14. Benchers It is Ordered that for as much as Mr. Cortham Mr. Gerrard Lother and Mr. Brown have been out of Commons and sequestred from practise by the Councils Letters for Ecclesiasticall causes by the space of one year and more that unless they bring certificate of their Reconciliation in Religion from the Bishop before the last day of this term that then they three shall be utterly expulsed the House without all hope of readmission And that all others which have been called before the said Bishop and other Judges in causes ecclesiastical for suspition of their sincerity in Religion or their Offences in these matters shall be likewise expulsed the Fellowship unlesse they bring certificate of their Reconciliation from the said Bishop before Quindena Michaelis And if Mr. Egerton shall bring Certificate from the Bishop that he is reconciled in Religion before the end of this term then he likewise to be called to the barre at the next Moote One chief cause of these Gentlemens suspension from Commons Practice and Final expulsion is expressed to be Their not receiving the blessed Communion at times convenient Which was seconded with other succeeding Presidents of Expulsion for this very cause d Ad Concilium ibidem tentum 28 die Octobris Anno Regni Elizabethae 14. in praesentia Gubernatorum being 13. in Number whereof three were not long after made Judges under the Queen Inprimis it is ordered that if Mr. Blackwell upon Saturday next be not at Service in the Chappel here and upon Sunday next at the Service and Sermon in the Chapel here and there decently behave himself all the Service while and receive the Communion here upon Sunday next that then he shall stand out of Commons and forbear the benefit of his Chamber And unlesse he receive the Communion here openly some Sunday this Term 〈…〉 He shall be no fellow of this House and stand expulsed from thenceforth d Ad Concilium ibidem tentum 17. die Novembr Anno Regni Dom. R. Elizabethae 18. at which 11 Benchers were present Richard King smell Attorney of the Queens Court of Wards and Liveries being the first Mr. Vicars is expulsed the Fellowship of this House for that he hath obstinately refused to receive the Communion according to the Orders of this House e Ad Concilium ibidem tentum die Jovis 8. die Maii Anno Regni Dom. Reginae Elizabethae c. 2c in the presence of 13 Benchers It is ordered that Every Man of the House shall at the least once in the year 〈◊〉 be in Commons receive the Holy Communion in some Term time within the Chapel of Lincolns Inne f Ad Concilium ibidem tentum 28 die Maii Anno Regni Elizabethae c. 26. in praesentia Thomae Egerton then Sollicitor and ten more Benchers Mr. Henry Stephens sometimes a Gent. of this Fellowship for not Communicating by the space of two years being also moved to communicate he refused and therefore it is ordered that for those causes he shall be expelled out of this Fellowship These Presidents I find in Queen Elizabeths Reign from which I descend to King James The Benchers of the Society taking Notice of the Paucity of those who resorted to the Sacrament of the Lords Supper when administred every term thereupon made this ensuing Order g Ad Concilium ibidem tentum 2 die Maii Anno Regni Regis Jacobi c. 3. in the presence of 15 Masters of the Bench presen 〈…〉 For as much as it appeareth at this Council that there is in Commons in this House of Benchers Barresters and young Gentlemen every Term to the number of 140 persons and above but there having been in every Term a Communion in the Chapel of this House that of the said 140. persons there communicateth not usually above the number of Forty Thereupon Sir John Tindal Knight Dean of the Chapel Mr. Irbie Mr. Hughes and Mr. Winch four of the Masters of the Bench are intreated to call before them all such as have so neglected to receive and to examine their Religion and life and of their Opinions and proceedings in this behalf to certifie the Bench so soon as conveniently they may Further at this Council it was ordered That all such as are now in Commons in this House every one of them shall communicate in our Chapel on Sunday next or on Thursday following ●●ing ●●cension ●ay A●●if any shall refuse or neglect so to Receive he shall be expelled this House and Fellowship unl 〈…〉 shall shew good 〈…〉 the Bench of such his refusal or forbearing to communicate h At a Council held in Lincolns Inne 30 Januar. Anno 18. Jacobi Regis Mr. Clinton a Popish Recusant who would not conform himself in repairing to the Chapel and receiving the Sacrament was declared not to be called to the barr and likewise expelled the Society And at a Council there held 23 Aprilis 19 Jacobi Mr. Anthony Hunt for the self-same cause was expelled the House by a special Order After this during the reign of King Charls Mr. Andrew Brown and Mr. Richard Minshaw were both by several Orders of the Council of Benchers in Lincolns Inn first suspended the House for not repairing to the Chapel and Receiving the Communion of the Lords Supper and continuing still obstinate notwithstanding the Queens Letter and intercession finally expelled the Society as appears by the i Orders of 29 Julii 30 Octobris Anno 2. Caroli Regis entred in the Black Book k Novembr 18. 1641. at a Council held in Lincolns Inne before Mr. Oliver Saint-John then Sollicitor to the King Sir Rowland Wainsford Attorney of the Court of Wards and Liveries and the rest of the Benchers the Butler was ordered to deliver the Names of such to the Bench as had not received the Communion in the Chapel of this House within one year last past to the end that they might tender the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance to them by a special Commission then directed to them to administer these Oaths to all Members of the House and of the Innes of Chancery thereto belonging who were suspected in their Religion The not receiving the Sacrament at least once a year in the Chapel of the House being then and in all former times reputed a sufficient badge of suspition in Religion and inclination to Popery How then it can be now reputed a Character of Saints or