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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
the_o whole_a kingdom_n wherein_o all_o art_n and_o rhetoric_n imaginable_a be_v use_v by_o sue_v preach_a and_o beg_v to_o draw_v people_n to_o unstring_v and_o deposit_v according_a to_o their_o respective_a ability_n and_o inclination_n by_o which_o mean_n the_o nation_n be_v always_o keep_v bare_a and_o poor_a whilst_o the_o wealth_n thereof_o be_v carry_v away_o into_o foreign_a part_n and_o most_o unto_o the_o king_n enemy_n as_o appear_v by_o many_o complaint_n thereof_o for_o that_o purpose_n make_v particular_o 3._o rot._n parl._n an._n 8_o ed._n 3._o in_o a_o parliament_n hold_v an._n 8_o ed._n 3._o a_o special_a petition_n and_o complaint_n be_v make_v by_o the_o commons_o in_o that_o behalf_n and_o afterward_o in_o several_a king_n reign_v a_o multitude_n more_o to_o the_o like_a effect_n as_o by_o our_o parliamentary_a record_n it_o do_v appear_v which_o for_o brevity_n sake_n we_o here_o omit_v to_o specify_v refer_v such_o as_o will_v receive_v further_a satisfaction_n therein_o to_o that_o excellent_a abridgement_n of_o the_o tower_n record_n collect_v by_o the_o learned_a sir_n robert_n cotton_n and_o late_o print_v cardinal_n woolsey_n at_o one_o time_n have_v rake_v up_o twelve_o barrel_n full_a of_o gold_n 77._o speed_z in_o h._n 8._o nu_fw-la 77._o and_o silver_n to_o serve_v the_o pope_n in_o his_o war_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xii_o court_n have_v and_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o pope_n both_o at_o rome_n and_o within_o the_o kingdom_n draw_v constant_o out_o of_o the_o people_n purse_n incredible_a mass_n of_o money_n for_o to_o these_o court_n belong_v judge_n official_o delegate_n referendary_n commissary_n datary_n scribe_n notary_n proctor_n register_n summoner_n apparitor_n clark_n solicitor_n and_o a_o multitude_n of_o other_o officer_n who_o all_o by_o their_o place_n and_o practice_n grow_v rich_a send_v great_a sum_n to_o their_o chief_n the_o pope_n and_o help_v to_o beggar_n the_o people_n in_o these_o court_v all_o cause_n of_o 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contract_n etc._n etc._n and_o laic_n also_o upon_o oath_n or_o allegation_n that_o they_o can_v not_o have_v justice_n before_o their_o proper_a judge_n be_v admit_v and_o encourage_v to_o bring_v their_o cause_n to_o rome_n or_o out_o of_o the_o king_n be_v into_o the_o pope_n court._n and_o thereupon_o the_o pope_n judge_n and_o officer_n spare_v not_o to_o disturb_v all_o other_o place_n of_o judicature_n in_o derogation_n of_o the_o king_n authority_n excommunicate_v all_o that_o will_v not_o obey_v they_o and_o these_o court_n as_o they_o be_v manage_v become_v a_o accumulative_a charge_n and_o burden_n to_o the_o people_n for_o the_o right_n of_o patronage_n belong_v to_o divers_a lay_v and_o ecclesiastical_a person_n be_v under_o colour_n of_o prevention_n or_o provision_n by_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o these_o court_n usurp_v by_o the_o pope_n his_o legate_n and_o officer_n when_o benefice_n be_v vacant_a and_o then_o the_o same_o usual_o confer_v on_o courtier_n favourite_n italian_n and_o stranger_n and_o these_o man_n die_v either_o at_o rome_n or_o in_o their_o way_n thither_o or_o thence_o their_o benefice_n be_v confer_v again_o by_o these_o court_n upon_o other_o to_o the_o great_a wrong_n of_o the_o right_a patron_n and_o then_o great_a benefice_n will_v not_o he_o confer_v on_o worthy_a person_n or_o on_o any_o other_o unless_o temporary_a gratuity_n and_o continue_v pension_n be_v first_o give_v and_o secure_v out_o of_o they_o to_o the_o courtier_n dependent_n and_o officer_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o in_o grant_v these_o benefice_n many_o art_n be_v use_v to_o get_v money_n under_o the_o name_n of_o reservation_n permutation_n surrogation_n etc._n etc._n in_o these_o court_n also_o excommunication_n be_v often_o denounce_v for_o trifle_n but_o not_o take_v off_o without_o great_a charge_n confirmation_n of_o foundation_n ecclesiastical_a religious_a and_o charitable_a be_v here_o purchase_v with_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n when_o the_o pope_n have_v any_o aid_n or_o exhibition_n from_o the_o ecclesiastic_n here_o be_v contrivance_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o be_v repair_v again_o by_o the_o people_n all_o trifle_a frivolous_a cause_n draw_v to_o these_o court_n but_o no_o dismission_n without_o good_a payment_n no_o public_a penance_n here_o award_v without_o some_o private_a sum_n to_o be_v pay_v licence_n for_o money_n to_o keep_v a_o feme_fw-fr putein_a money_o exact_v of_o monk_n and_o friar_n for_o concubinage_n on_o presumption_n they_o have_v or_o may_v have_v quam_fw-la pro_fw-la quo_fw-la farm_v out_o live_n and_o benefice_n to_o poor_a vicar_n at_o such_o high_a rate_n as_o they_o be_v force_v to_o get_v their_o money_n again_o of_o the_o people_n by_o confession_n anniverssary_n obit_n etc._n etc._n burial_n deny_v to_o all_o that_o die_v sudden_o or_o by_o chance_n on_o presumption_n they_o die_v in_o mortal_a sin_n until_o here_o some_o good_a sum_n be_v pay_v with_o infinite_a other_o trick_n and_o device_n to_o draw_v money_n from_o the_o people_n practise_v by_o these_o court_n and_o their_o officer_n tedious_a to_o enumerate_v but_o more_o intolerable_a to_o be_v bear_v as_o may_v in_o some_o measure_n appear_v by_o the_o stat._n of_o praemunire_n and_o provisor_n 1._o vid._n coke_n plâ—cit_fw-la coren_n cap._n 53._o w._n prin_fw-mi record_n of_o king_n john_n h._n 3_o ed._n 1._o point_v at_o in_o the_o former_a discourse_n with_o the_o suit_n attachment_n and_o prohibition_n for_o sue_v for_o lay_v fee_n in_o these_o court_n in_o derogation_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o impoverish_v of_o the_o people_n exemplify_v by_o mr._n prinne_n out_o of_o the_o tower_n record_v to_o these_o court_n also_o the_o pope_n sometime_o will_v be_v so_o audacious_a as_o to_o cite_v even_o king_n themselves_o as_o claim_v jurisdiction_n over_o they_o thus_o pope_n boniface_n the_o eight_o 1301.10.435_o matt._n wesâ—m_n in_o an._n 1301.10.435_o have_v a_o controversy_n with_o our_o king_n edw._n 1._o touch_v the_o realm_n of_o scotland_n which_o the_o pope_n affirm_v belong_v to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n write_v to_o the_o king_n that_o if_o he_o pretend_v any_o title_n to_o the_o realm_n of_o scotland_n he_o shall_v send_v his_o proctor_n to_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n with_o all_o his_o evidence_n proof_n and_o instrument_n touch_v the_o same_o there_o to_o have_v and_o receive_v justice_n in_o the_o premise_n at_o another_o time_n pope_n innocent_a the_o four_o summon_v king_n henry_n the_o three_o 3â—7_n westm_n mâ—tt_n an._n 1246._o foe_n 3â—7_n to_o appear_v to_o answer_v to_o one_o of_o his_o vassal_n david_n by_o name_n and_o to_o give_v he_o satisfaction_n for_o some_o wrong_n as_o he_o say_v he_o have_v do_v he_o but_o in_o the_o first_o case_n the_o king_n by_o advice_n of_o his_o lord_n and_o baron_n slight_v the_o citation_n and_o to_o the_o other_o nothing_o be_v return_v but_o scoff_v and_o derision_n chap._n xiii_o contribution_n for_o the_o holy_a land_n contribution_n for_o relief_n of_o the_o poor_a distress_a christian_n in_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o to_o carry_v on_o the_o war_n against_o the_o common_a enemy_n of_o christendom_n be_v frequent_o set_v on_o foot_n 249._o sim._n dunelâ—â—_n hist_o foe_fw-mi 249._o and_o by_o that_o mean_v great_a sum_n be_v as_o often_o drain_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o then_o a_o small_a or_o no_o part_n thereof_o employ_v for_o those_o purpose_n 1522._o chron._n w._n thorn_n coll._n 1926._o gerviâ—s_n dorobern_n 1522._o for_o to_o this_o end_n the_o pope_n often_o prevail_v with_o prince_n to_o impose_v on_o their_o subject_n and_o make_v they_o the_o instrument_n on_o this_o pretence_n to_o hook_v money_n out_o of_o their_o pocket_n johannes_n ferentinus_n be_v send_v hither_o from_o the_o pope_n about_o that_o matter_n an._n d._n 1206._o and_o speed_v so_o well_o in_o his_o negotiation_n and_o carry_v such_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o money_n away_o with_o
purpose_n we_o must_v know_v that_o after_o the_o power_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n come_v to_o some_o consistency_n in_o the_o world_n and_o the_o pope_n begin_v to_o look_v upon_o himself_o as_o a_o spiritual_a prince_n or_o monarch_n he_o present_o begin_v to_o attempt_v to_o give_v law_n to_o nation_n and_o people_n as_o a_o badge_n of_o his_o sovereignty_n but_o then_o well_o know_v that_o ubi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la condendi_fw-la authoritas_fw-la ibi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la parendi_fw-la necessitas_fw-la he_o will_v not_o impose_v those_o law_n at_o first_o peremptory_o upon_o all_o people_n but_o offer_v they_o timide_n and_o precario_fw-la and_o in_o such_o place_n where_o he_o presume_v they_o will_v find_v the_o free_a reception_n and_o in_o order_n to_o this_o at_o first_o he_o cause_v certain_a rule_n to_o be_v collect_v for_o the_o order_n and_o government_n of_o the_o clergy_n only_o which_o he_o call_v decreta_fw-la and_o not_o law_n or_o statuta_fw-la and_o these_o decree_n as_o they_o be_v call_v be_v first_o publish_v in_o the_o year_n 1150_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o our_o king_n stephen_n and_o whereas_o sr._n edward_n coke_n relat._n sir_n ed._n coke_n pref._n aâ—_n 8._o relat._n in_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o eight_o report_n say_v that_o roger_n bacon_n the_o learned_a friar_n say_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr impedimentis_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la that_o king_n stephen_n forbid_v by_o public_a edict_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v retain_v the_o law_n of_o italy_n then_o bring_v into_o england_n we_o may_v with_o some_o assurance_n intend_v it_o of_o these_o decree_n about_o that_o time_n compile_v and_o publish_v and_o these_o be_v receive_v 184._o keilways_o rep._n 7_o hen._n 8._o foe_n 184._o and_o observe_v by_o the_o clergy_n of_o the_o western_a church_n only_o for_o those_o of_o the_o eastern_a church_n will_v never_o admit_v these_o rule_n or_o canon_n afterward_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n attempt_v to_o bring_v the_o laity_n 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make_v and_o publish_v several_a other_o order_n by_o the_o name_n of_o decretal_n and_o these_o be_v publish_v about_o the_o year_n 1230._o 417._o an._n 14_o hen_n 3_o mat._n paris_n in_o hen._n 3._o foe_n 417._o and_o make_v or_o propose_v to_o bind_v all_o the_o laity_n as_o well_o prince_n as_o their_o subject_n in_o several_a matter_n relate_v to_o their_o civil_a and_o temporal_a concern_v as_o that_o no_o layman_n shall_v have_v the_o donation_n of_o ecclesiastical_a benefice_n that_o no_o lay_n man_n shall_v marry_v within_o certain_a degree_n out_o of_o the_o degree_n limit_v by_o the_o levitical_a law_n that_o all_o infant_n bear_v before_o espousal_n shall_v after_o espousal_n be_v adjudge_v legitimate_a and_o capable_a to_o inherit_v that_o all_o clark_n shall_v be_v exempt_a from_o the_o secular_a power_n and_o divers_a more_o such_o like_a but_o then_o we_o must_v know_v that_o these_o decretal_n so_o make_v be_v not_o entire_o and_o absolute_o receive_v in_o all_o part_n 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angliae_fw-la mutari_fw-la quae_fw-la hucusq_fw-la usitatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o canon_n that_o exempt_v clerk_n from_o the_o secular_a power_n be_v never_o observe_v full_o in_o any_o part_n of_o christendom_n infallible_a argument_n that_o these_o canon_n receive_v not_o the_o force_n of_o law_n from_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n as_o if_o that_o have_v power_n to_o give_v law_n to_o all_o nation_n without_o their_o respective_a consent_n but_o the_o approbation_n and_o usage_n of_o the_o people_n receive_v they_o as_o they_o please_v partial_o and_o special_o as_o to_o place_n time_n and_o part_n of_o those_o canon_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o some_o reject_v one_o other_o do_v more_o and_o some_o all_o of_o they_o as_o bodin_n say_v 8._o bodin_n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o that_o the_o king_n of_o france_n upon_o erect_v of_o their_o university_n there_o declare_v in_o their_o charter_n that_o the_o profession_n of_o the_o civil_a and_o 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