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A61365 The Roman horseleech, or An impartial account of the intolerable charge of popery to this nation ... to which is annexed an essay of the supremacy of the King of England. Stanley, William, 1647-1731.; Staveley, Thomas, 1626-1684. 1674 (1674) Wing S5346; ESTC R12101 149,512 318

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of_o the_o bishop_n offer_v the_o king_n a_o large_a supply_n if_o that_o he_o will_v consent_v that_o all_o the_o law_n against_o provisor_n and_o especial_o that_o of_o 16_o ric._n 2._o may_v be_v repeal_v but_o the_o duke_n of_o gloucester_n who_o before_o have_v burn_v the_o pope_n letter_n cause_v this_o motion_n to_o be_v reject_v so_o that_o all_o those_o law_n by_o especial_a providence_n have_v stand_v in_o force_n until_o this_o day_n all_o which_o with_o the_o resolution_n and_o judicial_a judgement_n before_o specify_v found_v upon_o the_o ancient_a and_o good_a law_n of_o the_o land_n have_v enable_v our_o king_n at_o all_o time_n since_o to_o vindicate_v the_o just_a right_n of_o their_o crown_n but_o king_n hen._n 8._o design_v a_o further_a reformation_n which_o can_v not_o be_v effect_v while_o the_o pope_n authority_n have_v any_o life_n in_o england_n take_v this_o course_n first_o he_o write_v to_o the_o university_n the_o great_a monastery_n and_o church_n in_o his_o kingdom_n and_o in_o particular_a may_v 18._o 1534._o to_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n require_v they_o as_o man_n of_o virtue_n 37._o in_o archivis_fw-la oxon._n ad_fw-la an._n 1534._o antiq._n eccl._n brit._n foe_o 384._o 37._o integrity_n and_o profound_a learning_n diligent_o to_o examine_v discuss_v and_o resolve_v a_o certain_a question_n of_o no_o small_a import_n viz._n a_o romanus_n episcopus_fw-la habeat_fw-la majorem_fw-la aliquam_fw-la jurisdictionem_fw-la sibi_fw-la collatam_fw-la in_o sacra_fw-la scriptura_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la regno_fw-la angliae_fw-la quam_fw-la alius_fw-la quivis_fw-la externus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la and_o to_o return_v their_o opinion_n in_o write_v under_o their_o common_a seal_n according_a to_o the_o mere_a and_o sincere_a truth_n thereof_o to_o which_o after_o mature_a deliberation_n and_o examination_n not_o only_o of_o the_o place_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n but_o of_o the_o best_a interpreter_n of_o the_o same_o for_o many_o day_n they_o return_v answer_n jun._n 27._o 1534._o