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6._o in_o england_n 32_o hen._n 8._o c._n 38._o 1_o and_o 2_o edward_n 6._o c._n 23._o 1_o elizab._n 1._o oâ—_n such_o as_o concern_v testamentary_a matter_n 21_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 5._o in_o this_o kingdom_n 28_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 18._o also_o matter_n of_o tithe_n and_o the_o pursuit_n and_o impleading_n thereup_v on_o heâ—â—_n 33_o hen._n 8._o c._n 12._o in_o england_n to_o the_o two_o statute_n mention_v before_o call_v circumspect_a agatis_fw-la and_o articuli_fw-la cleris_fw-la these_o may_v be_v add_v viz._n 1_o richard_n 2._o c._n 14.27_o and_o 28_o hen._n 8._o c._n 20._o 32_o hen._n 8._o c._n 7._o 2_o edward_n 6._o cap._n 13._o concern_v all_o which_o all_o person_n without_o distinction_n of_o place_n or_o office_n who_o be_v concern_v in_o any_o of_o these_o cause_n they_o be_v subject_a to_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n to_o which_o the_o same_o cause_n do_v appertain_v and_o by_o which_o they_o be_v manage_v and_o for_o matter_n
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marry_v to_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o his_o niece_n yet_o the_o say_a earl_n warren_n by_o great_a force_n and_o strong_a hand_n cause_v the_o say_a alice_n countess_n of_o lancaster_n to_o be_v fetch_v from_o the_o earl_n of_o lancaster_n house_n in_o canford_n in_o dorset_n shire_n and_o in_o great_a pomp_n and_o bravery_n in_o despite_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o lancaster_n to_o be_v bring_v to_o he_o to_o his_o castle_n of_o ryeâ—gate_n in_o surrey_n where_o they_o live_v in_o open_a advowtry_n john_n langton_n be_v then_o bishop_n of_o chichester_n and_o chancellor_n of_o england_n and_o be_v a_o man_n of_o a_o brave_a spirit_n and_o fear_v not_o the_o face_n of_o great_a man_n according_a to_o his_o office_n and_o duty_n he_o call_v the_o say_a earl_n warren_n in_o question_n for_o the_o say_v shameful_a and_o open_a adultery_n and_o by_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n excommunicate_v he_o for_o the_o same_o as_o he_o well_o deserve_v say_v my_o lord_n coke_n who_o report_v this_o story_n 573._o story_n expâ—fâ—â—ion_n on_o the_o statute_n call_v articuli_fw-la super_fw-la chartas_n anno_fw-la 28_o edvard_n 1._o page_n 573._o this_o happen_v about_o the_o 29_o year_n of_o king_n edu._n 1._o and_o sure_o be_v a_o instance_n proper_a to_o inform_v we_o what_o the_o right_a state_n of_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n be_v then_o and_o that_o suppose_v the_o matter_n to_o be_v indeed_o belong_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a tribunal_n no_o person_n of_o great_a dignity_n under_o the_o king_n nor_o any_o other_o in_o civil_a office_n and_o place_n of_o power_n be_v exempt_v from_o it_o nor_o do_v the_o king_n prohibitory_a writ_n give_v any_o such_o exemption_n thus_o it_o be_v while_o the_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n do_v the_o facto_fw-la stand_v divide_v from_o the_o crown_n and_o before_o our_o king_n re-assumed_n their_o right_n in_o the_o same_o but_o forasmuch_o as_o now_o there_o be_v a_o entire_a union_n of_o both_o jurisdiction_n in_o one_o supreme_a king_n and_o governor_n the_o exercise_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n be_v certain_o at_o least_o as_o extensive_a as_o full_a and_o as_o universal_a now_o as_o it_o be_v before_o and_o whereas_o the_o obtain_n and_o have_v the_o king_n leave_n and_o licence_n to_o the_o inflict_v any_o censure_n on_o his_o bailiff_n and_o officer_n be_v mention_v in_o those_o prohibitory_a writ_n whence_o it_o may_v be_v infer_v that_o admit_v ecclesiastical_a judge_n may_v proceed_v against_o and_o censure_n occasion_n so_o require_v it_o the_o king_n officer_n in_o civil_a power_n yet_o the_o king_n leave_n and_o order_n so_o to_o do_v must_v first_o be_v have_v and_o obtain_v to_o this_o i_o say_v that_o now_o by_o the_o right_a constitution_n of_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n and_o as_o the_o exercise_n thereof_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o crown_n the_o king_n leave_n and_o licence_n in_o the_o whole_a procedure_v thereof_o be_v implicit_o indeed_o yet_o as_o true_o and_o 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habet_fw-la rex_fw-la diversas_fw-la curias_n in_o quibus_fw-la diversae_fw-la actiones_fw-la terminantur_fw-la say_v bracton_n and_o he_o live_v in_o one_o of_o these_o king_n reign_n viz_o that_o of_o king_n henry_n 3d_o whence_o sir_n edward_n coke_n draw_v this_o conclusion_n that_o the_o king_n have_v commit_v and_o distribute_v all_o his_o whole_a power_n of_o judicature_n to_o several_a court_n of_o justice_n and_o in_o this_o he_o refer_v to_o ecclesiastical_a court_n as_o well_o as_o temporal_a and_o from_o the_o statute_n 24_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 2._o he_o declare_v thus_o that_o the_o law_n ecclesiastical_a and_o temporal_a be_v and_o yet_o be_v administer_v adjudge_v and_o execute_v by_o sundry_a judge_n 70._o judge_n his_o jurisdiction_n of_o court_n cap._n 7._o p._n 70._o etc._n etc._n hence_o be_v that_o say_n that_o the_o king_n do_v judge_n by_o his_o judge_n thus_o in_o matter_n of_o ecclesiastical_a cognizance_n the_o king_n judge_n by_o his_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n and_o whatsoever_o person_n be_v any_o way_n concern_v therein_o and_o implead_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n the_o
nor_o religion_n here_o be_v no_o need_n of_o that_o writ_n in_o the_o king_n behalf_n call_v ad_fw-la quod_fw-la damnum_fw-la as_o what_o damage_n and_o prejudice_n will_v come_v to_o the_o king_n by_o confirm_v episcopal_a jurisdidiction_n and_o allow_v the_o actual_a exercise_n thereof_o for_o in_o truth_n the_o exercise_n thereof_o keep_v in_o its_o right_a constitution_n and_o dependence_n for_o such_o a_o jurisdiction_n be_v only_o here_o intend_v be_v so_o far_o from_o diminish_v the_o right_n and_o darken_n the_o jewel_n of_o the_o crown_n that_o they_o receive_v a_o great_a lustre_n and_o resplendency_n thereby_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o king_n oath_n which_o he_o be_v please_v at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o coronation_n to_o take_v for_o the_o benefit_n and_o security_n of_o his_o subject_n there_o be_v also_o the_o subject_n oath_n which_o they_o be_v to_o take_v in_o recognition_n of_o the_o king_n sovereignty_n and_o in_o testimony_n of_o their_o fidelity_n to_o he_o i_o mean_v the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n a_o consideration_n of_o which_o be_v very_o proper_a and_o pertinent_a to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n especial_o that_o one_o branch_n which_o the_o taker_n there_o fâ—swears_v to_o and_o declare_v that_o to_o his_o power_n he_o will_v assist_v and_o defend_v all_o jurisdiction_n privilege_n preeminence_n and_o authority_n unite_v and_o annex_v to_o the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o this_o realm_n in_o which_o word_n the_o eâ—â—_n esiastical_a jurisdiction_n be_v if_o not_o only_o yet_o special_o aim_v at_o now_o let_v such_o person_n that_o be_v place_v in_o office_n of_o civil_a power_n and_o authority_n and_o conceit_n themselves_o not_o subject_a to_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n because_o of_o their_o be_v in_o such_o office_n and_o who_o yet_o do_v take_v this_o oath_n at_o the_o entrance_n into_o their_o office_n let_v they_o i_o say_v sober_o and_o advise_o bethink_v themselves_o how_o consistent_a a_o oath_n take_v for_o the_o 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supremacy_n not_o that_o i_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o judge_v any_o man_n but_o because_o i_o take_v it_o to_o be_v my_o duty_n to_o recommend_v the_o consideration_n of_o this_o thing_n as_o a_o matter_n of_o very_o weighty_a concernment_n and_o fit_a to_o be_v make_v with_o all_o sobriety_n and_o seriousness_n i_o sum_v up_o all_o deliver_v on_o this_o first_o proposition_n under_o this_o head_n that_o bishop_n proceed_v by_o authority_n and_o derive_v the_o actual_a exercise_n of_o their_o jurisdiction_n from_o the_o king_n be_v the_o king_n ecclesiastical_a judge_n dispense_n justice_n in_o the_o king_n ecclesiastical_a court_n according_a to_o the_o king_n ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o that_o the_o same_o jurisdiction_n reach_v to_o and_o over_o all_o person_n whatsoever_o within_o their_o respective_a diocese_n all_o which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n of_o these_o kingdom_n and_o not_o repugnant_a to_o the_o temporal_a law_n thereof_o nor_o yet_o infringe_v in_o any_o kind_n the_o king_n prerogative_n royal_a and_o therefore_o the_o bishop_n of_o waterford_n jurisdiction_n in_o the_o case_n before_o lay_v down_o be_v legal_o found_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o person_n proceed_v against_o prob._n ii_o the_o second_o proposition_n be_v this_o the_o bishop_n jurisdiction_n over_o these_o person_n be_v legal_o found_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o cause_n that_o this_o proceed_n be_v make_v upon_o the_o cause_n be_v the_o render_v a_o account_n of_o money_n give_v and_o receive_v to_o pious_a use_n and_o render_v of_o a_o account_n of_o a_o large_a rate_n levy_v to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o church_n as_o also_o concern_v the_o reparation_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o cathedral_n church_n at_o waterford_n that_o the_o bishop_n be_v the_o proper_a competent_a judge_n to_o exact_v a_o account_n of_o all_o such_o money_n so_o give_v and_o so_o to_o be_v dispose_v of_o will_v not_o i_o suppose_v be_v deny_v or_o if_o it_o be_v deny_v the_o worst_a of_o it_o be_v it_o be_v but_o the_o be_v put_v to_o the_o proof_n of_o it_o which_o be_v no_o very_o difficult_a task_n and_o for_o sureness_n sake_n shall_v by_o and_o by_o be_v make_v good_a and_o for_o the_o reparation_n of_o church_n that_o the_o same_o belong_v to_o ecclesiastical_a though_o the_o law_n be_v clear_a for_o it_o will_v you_o be_v make_v more_o clear_a by_o have_v those_o law_n for_o it_o produce_v but_o before_o that_o be_v enter_v upon_o some_o notice_n must_v be_v take_v of_o what_o have_v be_v allege_v and_o pass_v roundly_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o many_o that_o concern_v themselves_o much_o in_o his_o matter_n that_o by_o ancient_a contract_n the_o mayor_n sheriff_n and_o commonalty_n of_o waterford_n stand_v oblige_v to_o the_o make_v good_a this_o reparation_n whence_o the_o inference_n it_o make_v that_o all_o contract_n be_v of_o civil_a cognizance_n therefore_o the_o bishop_n be_v no_o competent_a judge_n of_o that_o branch_n of_o the_o cause_n which_o be_v bring_v before_o he_o the_o same_o be_v not_o cognizable_a in_o the_o ecolesiastical_a court_n this_o allegation_n at_o the_o first_o hear_n seem_v mighty_a fair_a and_o plausible_a insomuch_o as_o some_o person_n otherwise_o no_o enemy_n to_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n be_v much_o concern_v and_o startle_v thereat_o and_o when_o they_o first_o hear_v it_o they_o conclude_v present_o that_o the_o bishop_n have_v take_v a_o matter_n in_o hand_n which_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v move_v a_o hand_n towards_o as_o not_o appertain_v to_o his_o jurisdiction_n and_o so_o have_v usurp_v on_o the_o temporal_a court_n nay_o so_o strange_o transport_v be_v some_o that_o in_o their_o heat_n they_o do_v not_o stick_v to_o affirm_v that_o the_o bishop_n by_o do_v what_o he_o do_v have_v incur_v some_o heavy_a penalty_n which_o they_o will_v not_o abate_v of_o a_o ace_n less_o than_o a_o praemunire_n itself_o and_o many_o and_o hard_a and_o bitter_a be_v the_o cenfure_n that_o several_a open_a mouth_n pronounce_v upon_o he_o but_o cause_n as_o well_o as_o person_n be_v sometime_o prejudge_v and_o both_o be_v so_o in_o this_o case_n as_o a_o preparative_n to_o the_o clear_n and_o make_v good_a that_o both_o cause_n and_o person_n be_v thus_o prejudge_v i_o shall_v speak_v something_o concern_v the_o matter_n of_o contract_n so_o main_o insist_v upon_o and_o that_o which_o raise_v the_o cry_n as_o if_o the_o bishop_n ground_v his_o proceed_n on_o that_o contract_n and_o therein_o encroach_v on_o the_o temporal_a jurisdiction_n let_v it_o therefore_o for_o the_o present_a be_v suppose_v that_o the_o bishop_n do_v ground_v his_o ecclesiastical_a proceed_n on_o that_o contract_n although_o indeed_o the_o cause_n be_v not_o so_o lay_v yet_o suppose_v it_o be_v the_o inference_n that_o be_v thence_o make_v peradventure_o be_v not_o good_a as_o that_o the_o do_v thereof_o be_v a_o encroachment_n on_o the_o temporal_a jurisdiction_n peradventure_o
i_o say_v it_o be_v not_o for_o i_o will_v not_o be_v positive_a in_o what_o i_o be_o about_o to_o write_v but_o refer_v myself_o to_o better_a judgement_n i_o free_o submit_v to_o their_o decision_n herein_o this_o i_o propose_v then_o that_o all_o matter_n of_o contract_n arise_v from_o or_o upon_o cause_n original_o of_o spiritual_a cognizance_n be_v not_o excâ—â—ded_v from_o the_o ecclesiastical_a tribunal_n i_o put_v this_o case_n not_o much_o differ_v from_o that_o which_o we_o have_v before_o we_o titius_n a_o parishioner_n of_o dale_n with_o leave_n of_o the_o parson_n and_o rest_n of_o the_o parishioner_n build_v up_o a_o isle_n or_o out_o chapel_n adjoin_v to_o the_o parish_n church_n of_o dale_n and_o intend_v to_o reserve_v the_o same_o to_o himself_o and_o relation_n for_o the_o use_n of_o a_o bury_a place_n and_o undertake_v to_o keep_v this_o out-chappel_n from_o time_n to_o time_n in_o sufficient_a good_a and_o decent_a repair_n notwithstanding_o this_o obligation_n so_o to_o do_v the_o repair_n of_o the_o same_o be_v neglect_v if_o the_o question_n be_v put_v to_o i_o before_o who_o and_o in_o what_o court_n titius_n may_v be_v sue_v and_o compel_v to_o make_v good_a the_o reparation_n thereof_o i_o shall_v not_o doubt_v to_o answer_v that_o titius_n may_v be_v proceed_v against_o by_o the_o ordinary_a ex_fw-la officio_fw-la or_o implead_v by_o any_o voluntary_a promoter_n of_o the_o office_n in_o causa_fw-la reparationis_fw-la capellae_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o church_n warden_n may_v present_v that_o neglect_n and_o the_o person_n guilty_a of_o it_o one_o article_n usual_o give_v to_o present_v upon_o be_v this_o whether_o the_o church_n or_o chapel_n in_o the_o body_n and_o chancel_n of_o it_o be_v in_o good_a repair_n if_o it_o be_v not_o through_o who_o defaclt_n come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o it_o be_v not_o and_o this_o article_n be_v ground_v on_o the_o 93d_o canon_n of_o this_o church_n so_o then_o as_o the_o neglect_n and_o default_n 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see_v perform_v 2._o reparation_n of_o church_n with_o all_o the_o incident_n thereunto_o both_o by_o temporal_a and_o spiritual_a law_n appertain_v to_o ecclesiastical_a cognizance_n 3._o the_o penalty_n of_o praemunire_n will_v not_o be_v incur_v by_o any_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n for_o make_v such_o proceed_n 1._o the_o render_v a_o account_n of_o money_n give_v and_o receive_v for_o pious_a cause_n and_o the_o right_a dispose_n thereof_o belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n within_o his_o own_o diocese_n to_o call_v for_o and_o see_v perform_v pious_a cause_n be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o law_n to_o be_v of_o many_o and_o various_a kind_n and_o to_o enjoy_v many_o and_o various_a privilege_n for_o the_o many_o and_o various_a kind_n of_o they_o see_v leg._n illud_fw-la &_o leg._n sancimus_fw-la cod._n de_fw-fr sacrosanctis_a ecclesiis_fw-la and_o lindwood_n in_o cap._n it_o a_o quorundam_fw-la ad_fw-la verb._n pias_fw-la causas_fw-la de_fw-fr testamentis_fw-la lib._n 3._o provincial_n constitut_n among_o which_o these_o especial_o fall_v under_o our_o disquisition_n namely_o legacy_n or_o other_o donation_n
which_o i_o mention_v before_o when_o some_o busy_a stickler_n be_v active_a and_o forward_a in_o fix_v a_o praemunire_n upon_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o chancery_n no_o praemunire_n say_v he_o can_v be_v grant_v but_o at_o the_o king_n suit_n and_o how_o can_v the_o king_n grant_v a_o praemunire_n against_o himself_o in_o the_o court_n of_o admiralty_n many_o more_o prohibition_n be_v bring_v than_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n there_o be_v a_o great_a vicinity_n and_o likeness_n betwixt_o the_o matter_n tryable_a in_o that_o court_n and_o those_o tryable_a at_o common_a law_n and_o consequent_o great_a occasion_n and_o probability_n of_o mistake_v now_o certain_o such_o frequency_n of_o prohibition_n with_o the_o consequence_n of_o they_o will_v be_v very_o dilatory_a and_o tedious_a if_o the_o more_o compendious_a way_n of_o praemunire_n be_v effectual_a and_o why_o not_o praemunire_n lie_v here_o as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o court_n christian_n this_o be_v another_o court_n 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that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n have_v have_v so_o many_o opposite_n and_o that_o there_o have_v be_v such_o lie_n at_o catch_n and_o wait_v for_o advantage_n against_o it_o so_o as_o to_o terrify_v with_o the_o name_n of_o praemunire_n whensoever_o man_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o say_v there_o be_v or_o that_o there_o be_v indeed_o some_o real_a miscarriage_n therein_o thus_o far_o i_o have_v enlarge_v in_o make_v good_a the_o second_o proposition_n i_o shall_v collect_v together_o under_o one_o view_n what_o have_v be_v deliver_v thereon_o it_o be_v not_o the_o matter_n of_o any_o civil_a contract_n but_o a_o cause_n indisputable_o of_o ecclesiastical_a cognizance_n that_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o these_o proceed_n and_o therefore_o no_o praemunire_n imputable_a on_o that_o account_n and_o admit_v the_o contract_n have_v be_v the_o ground_n of_o these_o proceed_n yet_o for_o the_o reason_n before_o show_v no_o praemunire_n can_v have_v be_v incur_v hereby_o and_o 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the_o cathedral_n church_n they_o not_o give_v i_o say_v the_o bishop_n this_o desire_a meeting_n some_o competent_a time_n afterward_o i_o think_v a_o week_n space_n intervening_a process_n be_v cause_v to_o issue_v forth_o to_o call_v they_o to_o appear_v before_o the_o bishop_n in_o his_o consistory_n on_o a_o certain_a day_n after_o follow_v i_o can_v go_v forward_o to_o the_o sequel_n of_o this_o proceed_n thus_o begin_v without_o make_v some_o little_a animadversion_n on_o these_o person_n i_o shall_v forbear_v give_v it_o any_o worse_a term_n disingenuous_a carriage_n in_o their_o petition_n of_o complaint_n exhibit_v to_o the_o lord_n deputy_n and_o council_n in_o the_o first_o section_n of_o which_o they_o say_v that_o they_o the_o petitioner_n about_o ten_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o forenoon_n on_o the_o twenty_o of_o july_n last_o receive_v a_o verbal_a summons_n from_o the_o apparator_n of_o the_o diocese_n of_o waterford_n to_o appear_v at_o the_o consistory_n court_n 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it_o be_v say_v that_o this_o verbal_a summons_n be_v give_v at_o ten_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o forenoon_n to_o appear_v at_o two_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o afternoon_n of_o the_o same_o day_n here_o be_v disingenuity_n again_o there_o be_v no_o accord_n betwixt_o what_o be_v thus_o allege_a and_o the_o act_n of_o court_n that_o have_v be_v expedit_v in_o this_o proceed_n i_o have_v make_v it_o my_o endeavour_n careful_o to_o consult_v these_o and_o find_v that_o a_o original_a citation_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o registry_n against_o these_o person_n to_o appear_v on_o wednesday_n the_o 22d_o of_o july_n betwixt_o the_o hour_n of_o eight_o and_o ten_o in_o the_o forenoon_n of_o the_o same_o day_n and_o i_o find_v that_o this_o citation_n be_v execute_v on_o the_o person_n of_o these_o man_n by_o one_o michael_n curren_n the_o usual_a mandatary_n of_o the_o court_n according_a as_o he_o declare_v upon_o oath_n on_o the_o 21_o day_n of_o the_o month_n of_o july_n which_o be_v tuesday_n this_o be_v the_o first_o act_n of_o proceed_n in_o this_o cause_n and_o if_o we_o will_v credit_v that_o as_o it_o be_v attest_v by_o the_o register_n a_o swear_a officer_n and_o notary_n public_a then_o the_o first_o section_n of_o the_o petition_n as_o it_o relate_v to_o these_o proceed_n contain_v nothing_o of_o truth_n in_o it_o and_o as_o little_a there_o be_v in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o second_o section_n for_o whereas_o the_o petitioner_n say_v that_o on_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o of_o the_o say_a month_n they_o be_v summon_v to_o appear_v at_o ten_o of_o the_o clock_n at_o the_o say_a court_n the_o same_o day_n the_o falsity_n of_o this_o appear_v plain_o by_o what_o the_o aforesaid_a mandatary_n upon_o oath_n declare_v namely_o that_o he_o have_v summon_v they_o on_o the_o tuesday_n which_o tuesday_n be_v the_o one_o and_o twenty_o not_o the_o
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