never_o come_v empty_a hand_v and_o this_o be_v very_o frequent_o enjoin_v to_o other_o in_o such_o or_o the_o like_a case_n now_o for_o the_o particular_n of_o these_o appeal_n i_o can_v produce_v a_o multitude_n of_o instance_n and_o case_n but_o design_v brevity_n i_o have_v rather_o refer_v you_o to_o mat._n paris_n and_o other_o who_o be_v not_o spare_v therein_o i_o shall_v only_o upon_o this_o head_n further_a note_n that_o not_o only_o many_o particular_a person_n be_v ruin_v and_o undo_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a expense_n they_o be_v put_v unto_o upon_o this_o account_n at_o rome_n but_o also_o many_o religious_a house_n and_o covent_n become_v by_o that_o mean_n so_o impoverish_v that_o they_o will_v certain_o have_v be_v utter_o break_v and_o dissolve_v if_o some_o extraordinary_a course_n have_v not_o be_v take_v for_o their_o support_n as_o once_o the_o abbot_n feuâ—â—sham_n par._n 3_o ed._n 1._o m._n 13._o pre_fw-la abbate_n &_o conventu_fw-la de_fw-fr feuâ—â—sham_n and_o covent_n of_o feversham_n be_v great_o indebt_v to_o merchant_n usurer_n and_o other_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o vast_a ex_fw-la ence_n at_o rome_n the_o king_n by_o his_o sovereign_a authority_n to_o preserve_v they_o and_o their_o house_n from_o ruin_n take_v they_o with_o all_o their_o possession_n doge_n fulco_n peyforer_n &_o hamon_n doge_n land_n good_n and_o chattle_n into_o his_o special_a protection_n and_o commit_v they_o to_o the_o management_n of_o certain_a person_n for_o the_o discharge_n of_o their_o debt_n and_o their_o necessary_a support_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o patent_n for_o that_o purpose_n yet_o to_o be_v see_v but_o too_o large_a to_o be_v here_o insert_v feversham_n lambert_n peromb_n in_o feversham_n note_v it_o be_v the_o monk_n of_o this_o abbey_n of_o feversham_n that_o once_o contend_v in_o a_o controversy_n with_o king_n john_n both_o by_o way_n of_o appeal_n to_o rome_n and_o by_o force_n of_o arm_n against_o the_o sheriff_n and_o the_o posse_fw-la comitatus_fw-la but_o have_v the_o ill_a fortune_n to_o be_v worsted_n at_o every_o turn_n the_o like_a protection_n and_o provision_n in_o the_o same_o form_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n be_v grant_v and_o make_v by_o king_n ed._n 1._o to_o the_o abbot_n and_o covent_n of_o bordesley_n and_o bynedon_n and_o also_o to_o the_o prior_n and_o covent_n of_o thornholm_n but_o the_o custody_n of_o they_o their_o land_n and_o good_n be_v grant_v to_o other_o person_n chap._n vi_o dispensation_n dispensation_n 1521._o vid._n centum_fw-la gravamina_fw-la gâ—rm_n an._n d._n 1521._o and_o absolution_n from_o case_n reserve_v and_o faculty_n be_v other_o great_a mean_n of_o draw_v vast_a sum_n of_o money_n hence_o to_o rome_n and_o for_o the_o manage_n and_o dispence_v of_o these_o the_o pope_n have_v their_o minister_n officer_n and_o court_n ready_a to_o make_v out_o and_o grant_v these_o dispensation_n to_o such_o as_o have_v occasion_n or_o to_o who_o it_o will_v be_v a_o convenience_n to_o purchase_v they_o and_o that_o in_o a_o multitude_n of_o case_n as_o to_o dispense_v with_o one_o man_n to_o hold_v two_o bishopric_n or_o a_o plurality_n of_o benefice_n to_o make_v infant_n capable_a of_o benefice_n and_o office_n to_o legitimate_a bastard_n to_o qualify_v person_n to_o marry_v within_o the_o degree_n prohibit_v by_o the_o canon_n or_o by_o god_n law_n to_o lay_v aside_o habit_n of_o profession_n regular_a to_o revert_v to_o a_o secular_a state_n to_o give_v liberty_n to_o live_v without_o rule_n order_n and_o discipline_n which_o have_v be_v enter_v into_o for_o liberty_n not_o to_o keep_v rash_a or_o prejudicial_a oath_n to_o eat_v flesh_n at_o time_n ordinary_o forbid_v to_o wave_v the_o performance_n of_o vow_n to_o rescind_v contract_n marriage_n and_o covenant_n and_o innumerable_a other_o the_o like_a case_n in_o which_o exact_a care_n be_v take_v that_o the_o party_n purchaser_n shall_v be_v serve_v to_o the_o height_n of_o his_o ability_n and_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o dispensation_n king_n henry_n the_o three_o 3._o matt._n paris_n in_o hen._n 3._o swear_v to_o maintain_v magna_fw-la charta_fw-la and_o charta_fw-la de_fw-fr foresta_n with_o other_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n and_o for_o that_o have_v a_o great_a subsidy_n give_v he_o but_o for_o money_n the_o pope_n dispense_v with_o his_o oath_n and_o then_o he_o will_v perform_v nothing_o simon_n montford_n 471._o id._n an._n 1238._o foe_n 471._o earl_n of_o leicester_n marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o king_n john_n name_v elinor_n who_o be_v profess_v in_o religion_n at_o which_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o and_o other_o be_v offend_v the_o earl_n post_v to_o rome_n and_o there_o effusa_fw-la &_o promissa_fw-la infinita_fw-la pecunia_fw-la as_o the_o historian_n have_v it_o he_o obtain_v of_o the_o pope_n to_o give_v order_n to_o his_o legate_n otho_n to_o give_v sentence_n for_o the_o marriage_n john_n of_o gaunt_n 199._o tho._n walse_v in_o e._n 3._o an._n 1359._o cambd._n an._n eliz._n foe_o 2._o sr._n fr._n bacon_n hist_o hen._n 7._o foe_n 199._o by_o a_o like_a dispensation_n marry_v his_o cousin_n blanch._n king_n hen._n 8._o marry_a his_o brother_n widow_n by_o such_o a_o dispensation_n not_o cheap_o obtain_v for_o a_o noble_a author_n say_v the_o pope_n be_v very_a difficil_n in_o grant_v it_o not_o for_o want_v of_o power_n i_o suppose_v but_o to_o serve_v the_o more_o money_n out_o of_o the_o royal_a purchaser_n it_o be_v pope_n julius_n the_o second_o that_o give_v this_o dispensation_n but_o asterwards_o the_o validity_n of_o the_o marriage_n upon_o such_o a_o dispensation_n be_v question_v as_o be_v direct_o against_o the_o scripture_n pope_n clement_n 7._o at_o the_o instance_n of_o king_n henry_n etc._n hist_o cont._n try_v lib._n 1._o fâ—_n 68_o camb._n speed_v etc._n etc._n send_v cardinal_n campeggio_n into_o england_n frame_v a_o bull_n or_o breve_fw-la to_o dissolve_v the_o king_n marriage_n with_o queen_n catharine_n to_o be_v publish_v when_o some_o few_o proof_n be_v pass_v which_o be_v make_v ready_a and_o to_o give_v liberty_n to_o the_o king_n to_o marry_v another_o but_o afterward_o the_o pope_n conceive_v it_o will_v disgust_v the_o emperor_n who_o be_v katherine_n near_a kinsman_n he_o send_v another_o nuntio_n to_o campeggio_n with_o order_n to_o burn_v the_o bull_n and_o to_o proceed_v slow_o in_o the_o cause_n resolve_v like_o his_o predecessor_n to_o make_v the_o best_a advantage_n he_o can_v of_o the_o plenitude_n of_o his_o power_n but_o the_o king_n perceive_v the_o juggle_n go_v another_o way_n to_o work_v and_o how_o he_o procure_v his_o marriage_n to_o be_v vacate_v our_o history_n and_o record_n testify_v also_o charles_n the_o five_o emperor_n procure_v a_o marriage_n between_o philip_n his_o son_n and_o mary_n queen_n of_o england_n by_o a_o dispensation_n from_o pope_n julius_n the_o three_o because_o they_o be_v ally_v in_o the_o three_o degree_n and_o that_o charles_n himself_o have_v contract_v to_o marry_v she_o when_o he_o be_v under_o age_n eliz._n camb._n annal._n eliz._n and_o after_o her_o death_n king_n philip_n desirous_a to_o keep_v his_o interest_n in_o england_n treat_v serious_o of_o a_o marriage_n with_o queen_n elizabeth_n his_o late_a wife_n sister_n with_o promise_n to_o obtain_v a_o special_a dispensation_n from_o the_o pope_n which_o the_o french_a king_n labour_v secret_o to_o hinder_v but_o the_o queen_n give_v he_o a_o repulse_n by_o virtue_n of_o these_o dispensation_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d sr._n edw._n sâ—nds_o earop_n spec._n 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n for_o some_o reason_n of_o state_n marry_v all_o among_o themselves_o so_o continue_v all_o of_o the_o same_o family_n or_o as_o limb_n of_o the_o same_o body_n whereby_o philip_n the_o second_o of_o spain_n may_v have_v call_v the_o archduke_n albert_n both_o brother_n cousin_n nephew_n and_o son_n for_o he_o be_v so_o either_o by_o blood_n or_o affinity_n be_v uncle_n to_o himself_o cousin-german_a to_o his_o father_n husband_n to_o his_o sister_n and_o father_n to_o his_o wife_n and_o it_o so_o happen_v that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o multitude_n of_o canon_n as_o be_v put_v forth_o by_o divers_a pope_n of_o restriction_n and_o limitation_n very_o few_o princely_a family_n in_o europe_n can_v at_o any_o time_n intermarry_v without_o dispensation_n from_o such_o or_o such_o a_o canon_n and_o then_o let_v the_o pope_n alone_o for_o set_v his_o own_o rate_n and_o price_n upon_o his_o own_o instrument_n as_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n come_v thus_o to_o the_o pope_n upon_o their_o dispensation_n in_o point_n of_o marriage_n so_o frequent_o they_o make_v their_o advantage_n by_o dispense_n with_o promise_n vow_n and_o oath_n how_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o obtain_v a_o dispensation_n about_o magna-charta_a we_o have_v touch_v before_o and_o that_o power_n claim_v and_o exercise_v by_o the_o pope_n make_v
12._o but_o by_o matter_n of_o record_n and_o that_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o person_n second_o causa_fw-la necessitatis_fw-la as_o in_o case_n to_o avoid_v the_o attainder_n of_o he_o that_o have_v right_o to_o the_o crown_n as_o if_o the_o right_a heir_n to_o the_o crown_n be_v attaint_n of_o high_a treason_n yet_o shall_v the_o crown_n descend_v to_o he_o and_z eo_fw-la instanti_fw-la when_o it_o happen_v without_o any_o other_o reversal_a the_o attainder_n be_v purge_v as_o it_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o case_n of_o king_n henry_n 7._o jest_n in_o the_o interim_n b._n 1_o hen._n 7._o foe_n 4._o b._n there_o shall_v be_v a_o interregnum_fw-la which_o the_o law_n of_o england_n will_v not_o suffer_v any_o more_o than_o nature_n do_v a_o vacuum_n as_o also_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o politic_a capacity_n though_o the_o king_n be_v within_o age_n yet_o he_o may_v make_v lease_n and_o grant_n and_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v valid_a for_o otherwise_o his_o revenue_n will_v decay_v and_o the_o king_n will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o reward_v service_n etc._n etc._n three_o causa_fw-la vtilitatis_fw-la as_o when_o land_n and_o tenement_n or_o possession_n descend_v from_o his_o collateral_a ancestor_n be_v subject_n as_o suppose_v from_o the_o earl_n of_o march_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o king_n the_o king_n be_v seize_v or_o possess_v of_o they_o jure_fw-la coronae_fw-la in_o his_o politic_a capacity_n and_o they_o shall_v go_v with_o the_o crown_n and_o in_o this_o capacity_n it_o be_v that_o queen_n elizabeth_n have_v and_o enjoy_v all_o that_o belong_v to_o queen_n mary_n though_o they_o be_v but_o sister_n of_o the_o half_a blood_n which_o not_o other_o can_v do_v and_o as_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n be_v descendible_a to_o the_o heir_n male_n yet_o when_o a_o king_n die_v and_o leave_v no_o son_n but_o daughter_n only_o the_o crown_n and_o dignity_n royal_a descend_v to_o the_o king_n elder_a daughter_n alone_o and_o to_o her_o posterity_n and_o so_o it_o have_v be_v declare_v by_o a_o parliament_n for_o regnum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la divisibile_fw-la 22._o stat._n 25_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 22._o and_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o possessio_fw-la fratris_fw-la of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o crown_n for_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o person_n do_v in_o these_o and_o many_o other_o like_v case_n alter_v the_o descent_n so_o as_o all_o the_o land_n and_o possession_n whereof_o the_o king_n be_v seize_v or_o possess_v jure_fw-la coronae_fw-la shall_v attend_v upon_o and_o follow_v the_o crown_n unto_o whosoever_o it_o shall_v descend_v for_o the_o crown_n and_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o same_o be_v concomitantia_fw-la the_o natural_a body_n of_o the_o king_n be_v thus_o invest_v with_o his_o politic_a and_o royal_a capacity_n we_o behold_v he_o as_o the_o representative_a and_o lieutenant_n of_o god_n almighty_n who_o be_v king_n of_o king_n all_o power_n be_v from_o god_n and_o imperium_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la divino_fw-la fato_fw-la datur_fw-la and_o therefore_o plato_n do_v say_v that_o god_n do_v not_o appoint_v and_o establish_v man_n that_o be_v man_n of_o a_o common_a sort_n and_o sufficiency_n and_o pure_o humane_a to_o rule_v and_o govern_v other_o cautious_o to_o be_v understand_v but_o such_o as_o by_o some_o divine_a touch_n singular_a virtue_n and_o gift_n of_o heaven_n do_v excel_v other_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v call_v hero_n and_o stand_v in_o comparison_n with_o other_o as_o we_o may_v conceive_v of_o the_o air_n which_o if_o we_o do_v compare_v with_o the_o heaven_n it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o earth_n but_o if_o we_o compare_v it_o with_o the_o earth_n it_o be_v then_o a_o kind_n of_o heaven_n so_o of_o king_n if_o we_o compare_v they_o with_o god_n almighty_a they_o be_v but_o a_o kind_n of_o man_n but_o if_o we_o compare_v they_o with_o other_o man_n they_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o god_n both_o intimate_v in_o that_o of_o the_o psalmist_n i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v god_n but_o you_o shall_v die_v like_o man_n this_o royal_a majesty_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v replenish_v with_o plenary_a and_o undoubted_a right_n and_o authority_n to_o rule_v and_o govern_v all_o his_o subject_n and_o that_o in_o all_o cause_n as_o well_o ecclesiastical_a as_o temporal_a for_o this_o kingdom_n of_o england_n be_v a_o sovereign_a empire_n or_o monarchy_n consist_v of_o one_o head_n the_o sovereign_n or_o king_n and_o of_o a_o body_n politic_a the_o people_n and_o this_o body_n be_v distinguish_v into_o the_o clergy_n and_o the_o laity_n all_o of_o they_o entire_o subject_a to_o their_o royal_a head_n the_o king_n who_o as_o before_o be_v say_v be_v furnish_v and_o institute_v with_o a_o entire_a authority_n over_o every_o subject_a of_o what_o degree_n or_o quality_n soever_o and_o that_o in_o all_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a and_o temporal_a for_o otherwise_o the_o king_n will_v be_v imperfect_a in_o his_o authority_n contrary_a to_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o sovereignty_n and_o thereby_o disable_v to_o deliver_v justice_n in_o all_o cause_n to_o all_o his_o subject_n or_o to_o punish_v all_o crime_n and_o offence_n within_o his_o dominion_n a_o consideration_n of_o high_a import_n for_o the_o necessary_a security_n both_o of_o prince_n and_o people_n but_o notwithstanding_o the_o full_a and_o sovereign_a right_n of_o the_o king_n to_o rule_v and_o govern_v all_o his_o subject_n and_o that_o in_o all_o cause_n and_o consequent_o the_o just_a and_o necessary_a duty_n of_o all_o his_o subject_n to_o yield_v a_o full_a and_o entire_a obedience_n to_o all_o the_o king_n good_a law_n for_o it_o be_v the_o law_n that_o measure_v out_o and_o spirit_v the_o king_n authority_n as_o it_o direct_v and_o enforce_v the_o subject_n obedience_n yet_o so_o it_o have_v be_v and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o our_o antinomian_a time_n partly_o by_o the_o obstinacy_n and_o devotedness_n of_o some_o the_o weakness_n and_o ignorance_n of_o other_o and_o the_o peevishness_n and_o perverseness_n of_o many_o that_o there_o be_v a_o multitude_n of_o natural_a bear_v subject_n in_o this_o kingdom_n who_o in_o defiance_n of_o the_o law_n both_o in_o their_o opinion_n and_o practice_n deny_v or_o oppose_v our_o sovereign_n supremacy_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n there_o be_v the_o sectary_n who_o notwithstanding_o the_o law_n be_v the_o standard_n of_o true_a allegiance_n make_v the_o ground_n the_o rule_n and_o measure_n of_o their_o allegiance_n to_o be_v their_o own_o private_a fancy_n and_o though_o the_o law_n be_v the_o bright_a sun_n shine_v in_o the_o horizon_n of_o this_o kingdom_n by_o the_o light_n whereof_o every_o one_o ought_v to_o guide_v his_o action_n yet_o these_o man_n outstare_v this_o sun_n and_o giddy_o run_v some_o of_o they_o after_o the_o ignis_fw-la fatuus_fw-la of_o a_o pretend_a light_n within_o they_o some_o after_o the_o false_a fire_n of_o a_o misguide_a zeal_n too_o many_o after_o the_o boutfeau_n or_o malcontent_a incendiary_n and_o some_o after_o the_o very_a fume_n of_o hypochondriacal_a fit_n mistake_v for_o vision_n and_o revelation_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n there_o be_v the_o devoto_n of_o rome_n who_o in_o contempt_n of_o the_o king_n law_n and_o authority_n make_v the_o rule_n and_o measure_n of_o their_o allegiance_n to_o be_v the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o a_o foreigner_n as_o the_o sectary_n set_v up_o a_o pope_n in_o every_o man_n conscience_n whilst_o they_o invest_v it_o with_o a_o power_n to_o control_v the_o decree_n of_o prince_n and_o new_a light_n for_o themselves_o to_o live_v and_o walk_v by_o these_o contrary_o put_v out_o their_o own_o eye_n and_o give_v themselves_o up_o to_o be_v lead_v by_o a_o infallible_a head_n as_o they_o think_v to_o who_o whilst_o they_o yield_v a_o blind_a obedience_n they_o can_v see_v to_o be_v good_a subject_n these_o man_n of_o both_o sort_n strike_v at_o our_o supremacy_n the_o very_a foundation_n and_o heartstring_n of_o government_n and_o by_o who_o the_o very_a sinew_n of_o sovereignty_n be_v cut_v asunder_o when_o either_o upon_o the_o suggestion_n of_o fanatical_a delusion_n or_o the_o imperious_a awe_v of_o a_o extraneous_a power_n the_o king_n be_v natural_a subject_n shall_v audacious_o lift_v up_o their_o hand_n and_o heel_n against_o he_o my_o province_n at_o this_o time_n to_o wave_v all_o dispute_n shall_v only_o be_v to_o make_v some_o discovery_n of_o those_o foundation_n of_o law_n right_o and_o authority_n whereon_o our_o king_n supremacy_n be_v build_v by_o the_o legal_a and_o unquestionable_a historical_a evidence_n and_o manifesto_n of_o the_o same_o and_o whilst_o i_o keep_v close_o there_o i_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o be_v on_o a_o safe_a bottom_n i_o shall_v not_o pretend_v to_o wade_v into_o the_o vast_a ocean_n of_o the_o king_n prerogative_n in_o all_o its_o extension_n but_o shall_v confine_v myself_o to_o the_o affair_n
of_o the_o king_n supremacy_n in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n without_o profess_v yet_o a_o stature_n to_o reach_v the_o top_n of_o this_o sublime_a or_o the_o bottom_n of_o this_o profound_a concern_n in_o the_o first_o place_n then_o we_o be_v to_o know_v that_o the_o king_n be_v just_a and_o lawful_a authority_n in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n be_v in_o part_n declare_v by_o a_o statute_n make_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n 8._o stat._n 1_o eliz._n ca._n 1._o non_fw-la novam_fw-la introduxit_fw-la sed_fw-la antiquam_fw-la declaravit_fw-la coke_n 5._o rep._n cawdry_n case_n foe_fw-mi 8._o and_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o judge_n in_o cawdry_n case_n that_o the_o say_a act_n of_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o queen_n concern_v ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n be_v not_o a_o statute_n introductory_n of_o a_o new_a law_n but_o declaratory_a of_o the_o old_a but_o for_o our_o purpose_n it_o will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o transcribe_v the_o preamble_n of_o the_o act_n which_o run_v thus_o most_o humble_o beseech_v your_o most_o excellent_a majesty_n your_o faithful_a and_o obedient_a subject_n the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a and_o the_o commons_o in_o this_o your_o present_a parliament_n assemble_v that_o where_o in_o time_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o your_o most_o dear_a father_n of_o worthy_a memory_n king_n henry_n 8._o divers_a good_a law_n and_o statute_n be_v make_v as_o well_o for_o the_o better_a extinguishment_n and_o put_v away_o of_o all_o usurp_a and_o foreign_a power_n and_o authority_n out_o of_o this_o your_o realm_n and_o other_o your_o highness_n dominion_n and_o country_n as_o also_o for_o the_o nota._n the_o nota._n restore_n and_o unite_n to_o the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o this_o realm_n the_o ancient_a jurisdiction_n authority_n superiority_n and_o preeminence_n to_o the_o same_o of_o right_n belong_v by_o reason_n whereof_o we_o your_o most_o humble_a and_o obedient_a subject_n from_o the_o 25._o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o your_o say_a dear_a father_n be_v continual_o keep_v in_o good_a order_n and_o be_v disburden_v of_o divers_a great_a and_o intolerable_a charge_n before_o that_o time_n unlawful_o take_v and_o exact_v by_o such_o foreign_a power_n and_o authority_n as_o before_o that_o be_v usurp_v until_o such_o time_n as_o all_o the_o say_v good_a law_n and_o statute_n by_o one_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v in_o the_o first_o and_o second_o year_n of_o the_o reign_v of_o the_o late_a king_n philip_n and_z queen_n marry_o your_o highness_n sister_n entitle_v a_o act_n repeal_n all_o statute_n article_n and_o provision_n make_v against_o the_o see_v apostolic_a of_o rome_n since_o the_o 20_o year_n of_o king_n henry_n 8._o and_o also_o for_o the_o establishment_n of_o all_o spiritual_a and_o ecclesiastical_a possession_n and_o hereditament_n convey_v to_o the_o laity_n be_v all_o clear_o repeal_v and_o make_v void_a as_o by_o the_o same_o act_n of_o repeal_n more_o at_o large_a appear_v by_o reason_n of_o which_o act_n of_o repeal_n your_o say_a humble_a subject_n be_v estsoons_a bring_v again_o under_o a_o usurp_a foreign_a power_n and_o authority_n and_o yet_o do_v remain_v in_o that_o bondage_n to_o the_o intolerable_a charge_n of_o your_o love_a subject_n if_o some_o redress_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o this_o your_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n with_o the_o assent_n of_o your_o highness_n be_v not_o have_v and_o provide_v may_v it_o therefore_o please_v your_o highness_n for_o the_o repress_v of_o the_o say_v usurp_v foreign_a power_n and_o the_o restore_n of_o the_o right_n jurisdiction_n and_o preeminence_n appertain_v to_o the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o this_o your_o realm_n that_o it_o may_v be_v enact_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o this_o present_a parliament_n etc._n etc._n and_o then_o it_o proceed_v to_o repeal_n the_o say_a act_n of_o philip_n and_o mary_n and_o revive_v the_o former_a statute_n of_o king_n hen._n 8._o and_o king_n edw._n 6._o abolish_v all_o usurp_a foreign_a power_n and_o authority_n and_o restore_v and_o unit_v all_o jurisdiction_n privilege_n superiorite_n and_o preeminence_n spiritual_a and_o ecclesiastical_a to_o the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o this_o realm_n this_o statute_n do_v right_o to_o the_o queen_n and_o her_o successor_n ever_o since_o as_o in_o temporal_a cause_n the_o king_n of_o england_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o their_o judge_n in_o the_o court_n of_o justice_n have_v judge_v and_o determine_v the_o same_o by_o the_o temporal_a law_n of_o england_n so_o in_o all_o ecclesiastical_a and_o spiritual_a cause_n as_o blasphemy_n etc._n ecclesiastical_a cause_n stat._n de_fw-la circumsuecte_fw-la agatis_fw-la 13_o edw._n 1._o articuli_fw-la cleri_fw-la 9_o edw._n 2._o fitzh_n nat._n bre._n 41_o 42_o 43_o etc._n etc._n apostasy_n from_o christianity_n heresy_n schism_n order_v admission_n and_o institution_n of_o clark_n celebration_n of_o divine_a service_n rite_n of_o matrimony_n divorce_n bastardy_n substraction_n and_o right_n of_o tithe_n oblation_n obvention_n dilapidation_n reparation_n of_o church_n probate_a of_o will_n and_o testament_n administration_n and_o account_n upon_o the_o same_o simony_n fornication_n incest_n adultery_n solicitation_n of_o chastity_n appeal_v in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n commutation_n of_o penance_n pension_n procuration_n etc._n etc._n the_o conusans_a of_o all_o which_o belong_v not_o to_o the_o common_a law_n but_o the_o determination_n and_o decision_n of_o the_o same_o have_v be_v by_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n according_a to_o the_o king_n be_v ecclesiastical_a law_n of_o this_o his_o realm_n and_o although_o the_o say_v stat._n 1_o eliz._n declare_v how_o and_o by_o who_o the_o king_n may_v appoint_v the_o same_o to_o be_v do_v yet_o as_o be_v intimate_v before_o the_o king_n by_o law_n may_v do_v the_o same_o although_o that_o statute_n have_v not_o be_v make_v and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o stephen_n gardiner_n the_o note_a bishop_n of_o winchester_n voluâ—runt_fw-la significantiori_fw-la vocabulo_fw-la competentem_fw-la principi_fw-la jure_fw-la divino_fw-la poâ—estâ—tem_fw-la exprâ—mi_fw-la clarius_fw-la voluâ—runt_fw-la in_o his_o oration_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la obedientia_fw-la once_o say_v that_o by_o the_o parliament_n still_v of_o king_n hen._n 8._o head_n of_o the_o church_n it_o be_v no_o new_a invent_v matter_n wrought_v only_o their_o mind_n be_v to_o have_v the_o power_n pertain_v to_o a_o prince_n by_o god_n law_n to_o be_v more_o clear_o express_v by_o this_o emphatical_a compellation_n and_o certain_o this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o that_o answer_n which_o king_n james_n give_v to_o the_o nonconforming_a divine_n at_o the_o conference_n at_o hampton_n court_n upon_o the_o seven_o and_o thirty_o article_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n the_o say_v divine_v urge_v that_o these_o word_n in_o the_o article_n viz._n 37._o confer_v at_o hamp_n court_n foe_n 37._o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v no_o authority_n in_o this_o land_n be_v not_o sufficient_a unless_o it_o be_v add_v nor_o aught_o to_o have_v to_o which_o the_o king_n be_v somewhat_o move_v roundly_o reply_v what_o speak_v you_o of_o the_o pope_n authority_n here_o habemus_fw-la jure_fw-la quod_fw-la habemus_fw-la and_o therefore_o in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v say_v he_o have_v not_o it_o be_v plain_a and_o certain_a enough_o that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v nor_o be_v this_o authority_n unite_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n only_o but_o of_o right_a also_o to_o all_o other_o christian_a crown_n and_o according_o avow_v by_o all_o other_o christian_a prince_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n i_o can_v multiply_v the_o suffrage_n of_o many_o ancient_a father_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n but_o my_o aim_n be_v rather_o at_o matter_n of_o fact_n i_o will_v forbear_v the_o particularise_v the_o explicit_a judgement_n and_o declaration_n of_o those_o devout_a and_o just_a man_n who_o be_v as_o careful_a in_o its_o degree_n and_o proportion_n to_o give_v unto_o caesar_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v caesar_n as_o to_o god_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v god_n but_o for_o the_o matter_n of_o practice_n and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n here_o i_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n that_o in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o christianity_n religion_n do_v not_o only_o subsist_v but_o spread_v by_o immediate_a influence_n from_o heaven_n only_o but_o when_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o same_o influence_n it_o have_v once_o prevail_v and_o triumph_v over_o all_o opposition_n of_o pagan_a superstition_n and_o persecution_n and_o subdue_v the_o emperor_n themselves_o and_o become_v the_o imperial_a religion_n then_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n assume_v and_o fix_v itself_o in_o its_o natural_a and_o proper_a place_n and_o the_o excercise_n of_o its_o jurisdiction_n and_o what_o that_o be_v i_o shall_v show_v also_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o imperial_a diadem_n and_o constantine_n be_v no_o soon_o settle_v in_o his_o imperial_a throne_n but_o he_o take_v the_o settlement_n of_o all_o ecclesiastical_a
this_o clause_n or_o word_n non_fw-la obstante_fw-la be_v first_o invent_v and_o use_v in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n whereupon_o marsil_n petau._n pronounce_v a_o dreadful_a vae_fw-la against_o that_o court_n for_o introduce_v this_o clause_n of_o non_fw-la obstante_fw-la as_o be_v a_o bad_a precedent_n and_o mischievous_a to_o all_o the_o people_n of_o christendom_n for_o when_o the_o temporal_a prince_n perceive_v the_o pope_n to_o dispense_v with_o his_o own_o canon_n they_o make_v no_o scruple_n to_o imitate_v he_o and_o dispense_v with_o their_o penal_a law_n and_o statute_n rep._n vid._n le_fw-fr case_n de_fw-fr penal_a stat_fw-la in_o coke_n 7._o rep._n and_o hereupon_o one_o canonist_n say_v thus_o dispensatio_fw-la est_fw-la vulnus_fw-la quod_fw-la vulnerat_fw-la jus_o common_a and_o another_o thus_o that_o all_o abuse_n will_v be_v reform_v if_o these_o two_o word_n viz._n non_fw-la obstante_fw-la do_v not_o hinder_v and_o matt._n paris_n recite_v several_a decree_n make_v in_o the_o council_n of_o lion_n beneficial_a to_o the_o church_n 1245._o mat._n paris_n in_o an._n 1245._o say_v thus_o sed_fw-la omne_fw-la haec_fw-la &_o alia_fw-la per_fw-la hoc_fw-la repagulum_fw-la non_fw-la obstante_fw-la infirmantur_fw-la but_o now_o to_o return_v we_o have_v see_v how_o by_o several_a step_n and_o gradation_n it_o be_v after_o the_o norman_a conquest_n that_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n usurp_v upon_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n in_o four_o main_a point_n of_o jurisdiction_n under_o four_o of_o our_o king_n not_o immediate_o succeed_v for_o of_o king_n will._n rufus_n the_o pope_n can_v gain_v nothing_o viz._n 1._o upon_o the_o conqueror_n by_o send_v legate_n or_o commissioner_n to_o hear_v and_o determine_v ecclesiastical_a cause_n and_o other_o purpose_n 2._o upon_o king_n hen._n 1._o the_o donation_n and_o investiture_n of_o bishopric_n and_o other_o benefice_n 3._o upon_o king_n stephen_n in_o draw_v of_o appeal_n to_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n 4._o upon_o king_n hen._n 2._o in_o the_o exemption_n of_o clerk_n from_o the_o secular_a power_n all_o rivet_v and_o clinch_v by_o the_o new_a decree_n and_o canon_n which_o be_v continual_o multiply_v and_o obtrude_v here_o and_o all_o this_o notwithstanding_o the_o generous_a resistance_n which_o at_o several_a time_n be_v make_v to_o all_o neither_o will_v all_o this_o satisfy_v till_o a_o entire_a surrender_n of_o the_o crown_n itself_o be_v obtain_v from_o king_n john_n regranted_n he_o again_o to_o hold_v in_o fee-farm_n and_o vassalage_n of_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n for_o it_o be_v both_o before_o in_o and_o after_o this_o king_n time_n that_o by_o the_o boldness_n and_o activity_n of_o stranger_n and_o treachery_n or_o pusillanimity_n of_o subject_n cooperate_a with_o the_o weakness_n and_o necessity_n of_o prince_n the_o papacy_n arrive_v to_o that_o height_n as_o to_o domineer_v in_o a_o most_o intolerable_a way_n both_o over_o the_o purse_n the_o conscience_n the_o regality_n and_o all_o the_o most_o weighty_a concernment_n of_o the_o nation_n now_o to_o redress_v all_o this_o some_o unequal_a resistance_n be_v at_o divers_a time_n make_v toto_fw-la vid._n mat._n paris_n in_o h._n 3._o in_o toto_fw-la king_n hen._n 3._o be_v total_o bear_v down_o and_o his_o kingdom_n and_o subject_n reduce_v to_o utter_a poverty_n and_o slavery_n by_o this_o usurpation_n after_o he_o come_v the_o noble_a king_n edw._n 1._o who_o true_o may_v be_v style_v vindex_n libertatis_fw-la anglicanae_n at_o his_o father_n death_n he_o be_v abroad_o in_o the_o holy_a land_n but_o no_o soon_o return_v and_o crown_v and_o find_v his_o kingdom_n in_o such_o a_o bad_a plight_n his_o first_o work_n be_v to_o put_v some_o stop_n to_o the_o career_n of_o papal_a encroachment_n for_o the_o pope_n have_v then_o summon_v a_o general_n council_n he_o will_v not_o suffer_v his_o bishop_n to_o repair_v to_o it_o till_o he_o take_v a_o solemn_a oath_n of_o they_o for_o their_o loyalty_n and_o good_a bear_n then_o the_o pope_n forbid_v the_o king_n to_o war_n against_o scotland_n he_o slight_v his_o prohibition_n and_o proceed_v the_o pope_n demand_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o ecclesiastical_a live_n but_o the_o king_n forbid_v the_o payment_n thereof_o to_o he_o the_o pope_n send_v forth_o a_o general_a bull_n prohibit_v the_o clergy_n to_o pay_v subsidy_n to_o temporal_a prince_n whereupon_o a_o ten_o be_v grant_v to_o the_o king_n in_o parliament_n the_o clergy_n refuse_v to_o pay_v it_o but_o the_o king_n seize_v their_o temporalty_n for_o the_o contempt_n and_o obtain_v payment_n notwithstanding_o the_o pope_n buâ—_n after_o this_o he_o make_v the_o statute_n of_o mortâ—â—ain_n that_o the_o church_n may_v not_o grow_v monstrous_a in_o temporal_a possession_n in_o his_o time_n one_o of_o his_o subject_n brougth_n in_o a_o bull_n of_o excommunication_n against_o another_o and_o the_o king_n command_v he_o shall_v be_v execute_v as_o a_o traitor_n according_a to_o the_o ancient_a law_n but_o the_o chancellor_n and_o treasurer_n on_o their_o knee_n beg_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v only_o banish_v he_o cause_v law_n to_o be_v make_v against_o bring_v in_o of_o bull_n of_o provision_n and_o breves_fw-la of_o citation_n and_o make_v the_o first_o statute_n against_o provisor_n his_o successor_n king_n edw._n 2._o be_v but_o a_o weak_a prince_n suffer_v the_o pope_n to_o grow_v upon_o he_o but_o then_o the_o peer_n and_o people_n withstand_v he_o all_o they_o can_v and_o when_o that_o unhappy_a king_n be_v to_o be_v depose_v among_o the_o article_n frame_v against_o he_o one_o of_o the_o most_o heinous_a be_v that_o he_o have_v give_v allowance_n to_o the_o pope_n bull_n after_o he_o king_n ed._n 3._o a_o magnanimous_a prince_n courageous_o resist_v the_o pope_n encroachment_n and_o cause_v the_o statute_n against_o provisor_n to_o be_v severe_o put_v in_o execution_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n and_z ely_z and_o abbot_n of_o waltham_n convict_v and_o punish_v for_o their_o high_a contempt_n yet_o during_o the_o nonage_n of_o king_n rich._n 2._o the_o pope_n bull_n 5._o stat._n 16_o r._n 2._o ca._n 5._o breves_fw-la and_o legate_n become_v very_o busy_a and_o dare_v again_o whereof_o the_o people_n become_v so_o sensible_a and_o impatient_a that_o upon_o their_o special_a prayer_n the_o stat._n 16._o r._n 2._o of_o praemunire_n be_v enact_v more_o severe_a and_o penal_a than_o all_o the_o former_a statute_n against_o provisor_n and_o yet_o against_o this_o king_n as_o against_o king_n ed._n 2._o it_o be_v object_v at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o depose_v that_o he_o have_v allow_v the_o pope_n bull_n to_o the_o enthral_n of_o the_o crown_n after_o this_o come_v a_o weak_a king_n hen._n 6._o and_o then_o another_o attempt_n be_v make_v if_o possible_a to_o revive_v the_o usurp_a jurisdiction_n for_o the_o commons_o deny_v the_o king_n money_n when_o he_o be_v in_o great_a want_n the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o the_o rest_n 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
baronii_n &_o bellarmini_fw-la confectura_fw-la the_o modest_a and_o learned_a ger._n jo._n vossius_fw-la 58._o ger._n voss_n de_fw-fr hist_o latinis_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 58._o on_o who_o credit_n much_o may_v be_v take_v up_o of_o our_o historian_n say_v thus_o historia_n matt._n paris_n cantabrigiae_fw-la adservatur_fw-la in_o collegio_fw-la s._n benedicti_fw-la uti_fw-la &_o in_fw-la bibliotheca_fw-la baronis_fw-la de_fw-la lumleio_fw-la ac_fw-la primum_fw-la londini_fw-la post_fw-la tiguri_fw-la typis_fw-la divulgata_fw-la fuit_fw-la atque_fw-la id_fw-la fide_fw-la bona_fw-la ut_fw-la manuscripti_fw-la quos_fw-la dixi_fw-la codices_fw-la culvis_fw-la fidem_fw-la fecerint_fw-la and_o then_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o that_o invidious_a aspersion_n of_o twine_n who_o be_v a_o oxford_n man_n it_o seem_v he_o be_v never_o so_o happy_a as_o to_o see_v that_o incomparable_a treasure_n of_o antiquity_n in_o benet_n college_n library_n in_o cambridge_n congest_v by_o that_o most_o worthy_a prelate_n where_o his_o own_o eye_n may_v have_v confute_v the_o slander_n of_o his_o pen._n degoreus_n where_o 29._o deg._n where_o the_o mâ—hâ—d_n legend_n hist_o sect_n 29._o in_o his_o excellent_a methodus_fw-la etc._n etc._n rank_n our_o historian_n among_o the_o rest_n thus_o his_o etiam_fw-la adnectat_fw-la veram_fw-la illam_fw-la &_o fidelem_fw-la matthaei_n parisiensis_fw-la historiam_fw-la last_o londini_fw-la an._n d._n 1640._o londini_fw-la dr._n w._n watts_n a_o very_a good_a antiquary_n and_o historian_n put_v forth_o mat._n paris_n again_o in_o a_o excellent_a equipage_n and_o with_o all_o attendant_n befit_v his_o merit_n have_v first_o compare_v the_o former_a london_n edition_n of_o archb._n parker_n with_o all_o the_o manuscript_n extant_a and_o then_o print_v this_o verbatim_o with_o the_o former_a as_o not_o find_v that_o differ_v at_o all_o from_o the_o manuscript_n one_o whereof_o remain_v in_o the_o king_n library_n at_o st._n james_n supr_fw-la proleg_n ut_fw-la supr_fw-la and_o which_o be_v casaubon_n examine_v and_o have_v some_o time_n in_o his_o keep_n be_v take_v to_o be_v the_o very_a authentic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o author_n write_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o heretofore_o keep_v in_o the_o monastery_n library_n of_o st._n alban_n then_o for_o the_o aspersion_n of_o twine_n it_o be_v without_o all_o doubt_n as_o false_a and_o frivolous_a as_o it_o be_v unworthy_a proceed_v chief_o from_o his_o inveterateness_n against_o the_o most_o eminent_a university_n of_o cambridge_n which_o it_o seem_v he_o can_v not_o vent_v without_o endeavour_v to_o blast_v the_o memory_n of_o a_o most_o reverend_a learned_a and_o faithful_a prelate_n who_o great_a integrity_n and_o fame_n will_v ever_o stand_v impenetrable_a to_o the_o tooth_n of_o this_o angry_a nibler_n thus_o have_v set_v our_o honest_a author_n rectus_fw-la in_o curia_fw-la upon_o the_o testimony_n of_o so_o many_o creditable_a witness_n we_o may_v well_o conclude_v that_o the_o time_n the_o pope_n and_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n be_v corrupt_v and_o not_o the_o historian_n and_o that_o what_o we_o have_v of_o matt._n paris_n be_v but_o the_o echo_n of_o the_o people_n complaint_n and_o groan_n in_o those_o time_n which_o sound_v so_o harsh_a in_o the_o romanist_n ear_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n they_o be_v so_o displease_v to_o hear_v it_o chap._n xxiv_o abbey_n monastery_n etc._n etc._n hitherto_o our_o collection_n have_v reach_v only_o to_o mention_v or_o point_n at_o such_o sum_n of_o money_n as_o heretofore_o go_v out_o of_o england_n to_o the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n whilst_o they_o excercife_v any_o power_n here_o now_o if_o i_o shall_v proceed_v to_o specify_v the_o other_o vast_a sum_n of_o money_n as_o yearly_a nay_o daily_o issue_v out_o of_o the_o king_n be_v public_a exchequer_n and_o the_o people_n private_a purse_n upon_o the_o score_n of_o popery_n and_o as_o appertinent_a thereunto_o spend_v and_o expend_v within_o the_o kingdom_n to_o vain_a insignificant_a and_o superstitious_a purpose_n i_o shall_v tire_v my_o reader_n with_o multitude_n of_o particular_n and_o yet_o shame_v myself_o in_o fall_v so_o infinite_o short_a of_o such_o a_o account_n as_o truth_n will_v make_v and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v only_o hint_n brief_o at_o some_o head_n or_o general_n of_o the_o same_o in_o the_o first_o place_n then_o catalogue_n vâ—d_n speed_n catalogue_n the_o sound_n and_o endow_v of_o a_o multitude_n of_o abbey_n monastery_n nunnery_n chantery_n free-chappels_a and_o college_n within_o the_o realm_n and_o those_o general_o with_o the_o best_a land_n and_o revenue_n exhaust_v and_o swallow_v up_o many_o fair_a estate_n divert_v they_o from_o the_o right_a heir_n to_o the_o ruin_n or_o decay_v of_o many_o noble_a house_n and_o family_n then_o the_o votary_n that_o enter_v into_o these_o abbey_n monastery_n and_o nunnery_n always_o carry_v their_o portion_n and_o estate_n along_o with_o they_o and_o by_o themselves_o or_o their_o friend_n give_v either_o land_n good_n plate_n jewel_n cope_n vestment_n or_o some_o other_o ornament_n at_o their_o first_o admittance_n into_o one_o of_o the_o convent_v as_o many_o english_a do_v at_o this_o day_n upon_o their_o entrance_n into_o religious_a house_n and_o order_n beyond_o the_o sea_n these_o house_n be_v also_o wonderful_o enrich_v by_o the_o burial_n of_o great_a person_n in_o they_o 158._o weaver_n pun._n mon._n foe_n 158._o for_o in_o this_o matter_n of_o sepulture_n monastery_n and_o abbey_n be_v always_o prefer_v great_o before_o all_o other_o church_n upon_o the_o estimation_n of_o the_o sanctity_n of_o those_o place_n and_o a_o presumption_n that_o their_o soul_n in_o purgatory_n shall_v have_v some_o benefit_n by_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o profess_a there_o with_o this_o further_a confidence_n that_o such_o as_o be_v bury_v in_o friar_n habit_n shall_v have_v wonderful_a advantage_n thereby_o for_o which_o purpose_n 115._o st._n riâ—_n baker_n in_o k._n john_n dugdal_n ant._n warw._n for_n 115._o it_o be_v say_v that_o king_n john_n be_v bury_v at_o worcester_n in_o a_o monk_n cowl_n and_o mr._n dugdale_n make_v mention_n of_o some_o of_o the_o honourable_a family_n of_o the_o hastings_n that_o lie_v bury_v in_o the_o grey_a friar_n at_o coventre_n in_o the_o very_a habit_n of_o friar_n minor_n proceed_v that_o this_o order_n of_o friar_n be_v so_o much_o reverence_v by_o the_o generality_n of_o people_n that_o by_o the_o bequest_n and_o testament_n of_o most_o man_n and_o woman_n of_o ability_n it_o appear_v that_o former_o they_o seldom_o neglect_v to_o give_v more_o or_o less_o to_o one_o or_o other_o religious_a house_n of_o this_o rule_n and_o if_o they_o be_v person_n of_o quality_n they_o common_o make_v choice_n of_o their_o sepulture_n in_o one_o of_o they_o neither_o be_v it_o the_o least_o policy_n of_o these_o friar_n to_o obtain_v from_o great_a person_n such_o a_o disposal_n of_o their_o body_n consider_v how_o they_o be_v general_o employ_v and_o trust_v in_o make_v their_o will_n and_o testament_n for_o where_o ever_o they_o speed_v in_o that_o kind_n they_o be_v sure_a to_o have_v a_o good_a legacy_n from_o the_o testator_n and_o not_o without_o hope_n by_o so_o fair_a a_o example_n to_o obtain_v no_o less_o advantage_n by_o his_o posterity_n thomas_n walsingham_n 20._o though_o walse_v in_o ed._n 1_o foe_n 20._o speak_v of_o the_o burial_n of_o queen_n elianor_n heart_n in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o friar_n minor_n in_o london_n do_v not_o without_o cause_n complain_v thus_o of_o they_o qui_fw-la mean_v the_o say_a friar_n sicuti_fw-la &_o cuncti_fw-la fratres_fw-la reliquorum_fw-la ordinum_fw-la aliquid_fw-la de_fw-la corporibus_fw-la quorumcunque_fw-la potentium_fw-la morientium_fw-la sibimet_fw-la vendicabant_fw-la more_fw-it canum_fw-la cadaveribus_fw-la assistentium_fw-la ubi_fw-la cuique_fw-la svam_fw-la particulam_fw-la avide_n consumendam_fw-la expectat_fw-la i._n e._n these_o as_o all_o the_o friar_n of_o the_o like_a order_n challenge_v something_o as_o their_o due_n from_o the_o body_n of_o great_a man_n die_v like_o a_o company_n of_o dog_n snatch_v every_o one_o at_o a_o piece_n of_o a_o dead_a carcase_n thus_o walsingham_n be_v a_o monk_n out_o of_o envy_n spare_v not_o to_o snarl_v at_o the_o nimble_a friar_n who_o no_o doubt_n but_o some_o time_n or_o other_o will_v be_v even_o with_o he_o and_o those_o of_o his_o order_n then_o these_o profess_a monk_n and_o friar_n upon_o their_o visit_n and_o confess_v of_o the_o sick_a always_o use_v the_o most_o persuasive_a argument_n they_o can_v for_o the_o sick_a person_n to_o bestow_v something_o towards_o maintenance_n of_o their_o fraternity_n or_o repair_v of_o their_o covent_n and_o that_o he_o will_v bequeath_v his_o body_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o church_n of_o their_o covent_n promise_v they_o will_v daily_o say_v prayer_n and_o mass_n for_o his_o soul_n ease_n in_o and_o release_v out_o of_o purgatory_n and_o by_o confess_v such_o as_o be_v in_o health_n they_o frequent_o
into_o the_o king_n hand_n and_o lose_v during_o his_o life_n and_o this_o judgement_n be_v before_o any_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v in_o that_o case_n nota._n nota._n and_o there_o it_o be_v say_v that_o for_o the_o like_a offence_n the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n have_v be_v in_o worse_a case_n by_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o sage_n in_o the_o law_n if_o the_o king_n have_v not_o extend_v favour_n to_o he_o although_o by_o the_o ordinance_n of_o circumspect_a agatis_fw-la eccl._n coke_n 5_o rep._n case_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la r._n eccl._n make_v in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o and_o by_o a_o general_a allowance_n and_o usage_n the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n hold_v plea_n of_o tithe_n oblation_n obvention_n mortuary_n redemption_n of_o penance_n lay_v of_o violent_a hand_n on_o a_o clerk_n defamation_n etc._n etc._n yet_o do_v not_o the_o clergy_n think_v themselves_o assure_v nor_o quiet_a from_o prohibition_n purchase_v by_o subject_n till_o king_n edward_n the_o second_o by_o his_o letter_n patent_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n 16._o staâ—_n 9_o edw._n 2._o artic._n cler_n ca._n 16._o in_o and_o by_o consent_n of_o parliament_n upon_o petition_n of_o the_o clergy_n have_v grant_v they_o jurisdiction_n in_o those_o case_n a_o excommunication_n by_o the_o archbishop_n 4._o finzh_n excom_n 4.16_o ed._n 3._o broâ—k_v excom_n pl._n 5.14_o h._n 4._o although_o it_o be_v dis-annulled_n by_o the_o pope_n or_o legate_n be_v to_o be_v allow_v neither_o may_v the_o judge_n give_v any_o allowance_n of_o any_o such_o sentence_n of_o the_o pope_n or_o his_o legate_n and_o it_o have_v often_o be_v adjudge_v 4.16_o 30_o ed_n 3_o lib._n assiz_n pl._n 19.12_o ed._n 4.16_o and_o declare_v that_o the_o pope_n excommunication_n be_v of_o no_o force_n in_o england_n it_o be_v often_o resolve_v in_o our_o book_n that_o all_o the_o bishopric_n in_o england_n be_v found_v by_o the_o king_n progenitor_n and_o the_o advowsons_n vowson_n of_o they_o all_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n and_o at_o first_o they_o be_v baculi_fw-la be_v per_fw-la traditionem_fw-la annuli_fw-la &_o pastorasis_n baculi_fw-la donative_n and_o that_o if_o a_o incumbent_n of_o any_o church_n with_o cure_n die_v if_o the_o patron_n present_v not_o within_o six_o month_n the_o bishop_n of_o that_o diocese_n ought_v to_o collate_v that_o the_o cure_n be_v supply_v if_o he_o neglect_v by_o the_o space_n of_o six_o month_n the_o metropolitan_a of_o that_o diocese_n shall_v confer_v one_o unto_o that_o church_n and_o if_o he_o also_o neglect_v six_o month_n than_o the_o law_n give_v to_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a within_o his_o own_o kingdom_n and_o not_o to_o the_o pope_n power_n to_o provide_v a_o pastor_n the_o king_n may_v not_o only_o exempt_v any_o ecclesiastical_a person_n from_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o ordinary_a but_o may_v grant_v unto_o he_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n as_o it_o appear_v the_o king_n have_v do_v of_o ancient_a time_n to_o the_o archdeacon_n of_o richmond_n 3._o 17_o ed_n 3.13_o 20_o ed._n 3._o and_o the_o abbot_n of_o bury_n be_v exempt_v from_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n by_o the_o king_n charter_n the_o king_n present_v to_o a_o benefice_n 3.40_o 21_o ed._n 3.40_o and_o his_o presentee_n be_v disturb_v by_o one_o that_o have_v obtain_v bull_n from_o rome_n for_o which_o offence_n he_o be_v condemn_v to_o perpetual_a imprisonment_n if_o excommunication_n be_v the_o final_a end_n of_o any_o suit_n in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n as_o indeed_o it_o be_v and_o be_v not_o allow_v f._n fitzh_n nat._n br._n foe_n 64._o f._n or_o allowable_a in_o england_n as_o it_o have_v often_o be_v declare_v it_o then_o follow_v that_o by_o the_o ancient_a common_a law_n of_o england_n no_o suit_n for_o any_o cause_n though_o it_o be_v spiritual_a arise_v within_o this_o realm_n may_v or_o can_v be_v determine_v in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n quia_fw-la frustra_fw-la expectatur_fw-la eventus_fw-la cujus_fw-la effectus_fw-la nullus_fw-la sequitur_fw-la at_o a_o parliament_n hold_v an._n provisorib_n stat._n 25_o ed._n 3._o de_fw-fr provisorib_n 25_o edward_n the_o three_o it_o be_v enact_v that_o as_o well_o they_o that_o obtain_v provision_n from_o rome_n as_o they_o that_o put_v they_o in_o execution_n shall_v be_v out_o of_o the_o king_n protection_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v deal_v withal_o as_o the_o king_n enemy_n and_o no_o man_n so_o deal_v with_o they_o shall_v be_v impeach_v for_o the_o same_o at_o a_o parliament_n hold_v an._n 5._o stat._n 16_o ric._n 2._o cap._n 5._o 16_o ric._n 2._o it_o be_v declare_v that_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n have_v be_v so_o free_a at_o all_o time_n that_o it_o have_v be_v in_o subjection_n to_o none_o but_o immediate_o subject_a to_o god_n and_o none_o other_o and_o that_o the_o same_o ought_v not_o in_o any_o thing_n touch_v the_o regality_n of_o the_o say_a crown_n to_o be_v submit_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n nor_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n of_o this_o realm_n by_o he_o frustrate_v or_o defeat_v at_o his_o will._n and_o the_o commons_o in_o that_o parliament_n affirm_v that_o the_o thing_n attempt_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v clear_o against_o the_o king_n crown_n and_o his_o regality_n use_v and_o approve_v in_o time_n of_o all_o his_o progenitor_n in_o which_o point_v the_o say_v commons_o profess_v to_o live_v and_o die_v and_o to_o all_o which_o the_o lord_n assent_v also_o as_o be_v thereto_o bind_v by_o their_o allegiance_n it_o be_v resolve_v that_o the_o pope_n collector_n 9_o 2_o hen._n 4_o foe_n 9_o though_o he_o have_v the_o pope_n bull_n for_o that_o purpose_n have_v no_o authority_n within_o this_o realm_n and_o there_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n of_o this_o realm_n be_v the_o king_n be_v spiritual_a judge_n and_o in_o another_o place_n it_o be_v say_v papa_n non_fw-la potest_fw-la mutare_fw-la leges_fw-la angliae_fw-la 37._o 11_o hen._n 4._o foe_n 37._o per_fw-la curiam_fw-la in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o six_o 10._o 1_o hen._n 7._o foe_n 10._o the_o pope_n write_v letter_n in_o derogation_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o regality_n and_o the_o churchman_n dare_v not_o speak_v any_o thing_n against_o they_o but_o humphrey_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n for_o their_o safe_a keep_n put_v they_o into_o the_o fire_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o 20._o 1_o hen._n 7._o foe_n 20._o the_o pope_n grant_v to_o the_o prior_n of_o st._n john_n to_o have_v sanctuary_n in_o his_o priory_n and_o this_o be_v plead_v and_o claim_v by_o the_o prior_n but_o resolve_v by_o the_o judge_n b._n keilway_o report_v 8_o h._n 8._o foe_n 191._o b._n that_o the_o pope_n have_v no_o power_n to_o grant_v any_o sanctuary_n within_o this_o realm_n and_o therefore_o the_o same_o be_v disallow_v by_o judgement_n of_o law_n in_o brook_n tit._n presentation_n all_o esglise_fw-fr 12._o bro._n present_v all_o esglise_fw-fr p._n 12._o it_o be_v affirm_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v permit_v to_o do_v certain_a thing_n within_o this_o realm_n by_o usurpation_n and_o not_o of_o right_a until_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n kenry_n the_o eight_o quod_fw-la nota_fw-la say_v the_o book_n 8.21_o stat._n 24_o hen._n 8._o ca._n 12.25_o h._n 8.21_o and_o in_o what_o esteem_v the_o pope_n authority_n here_o be_v in_o that_o king_n time_n may_v sufficient_o be_v collect_v from_o the_o tenor_n and_o purview_n of_o the_o statute_n about_o that_o affair_n in_o his_o reign_n make_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n kenry_n the_o six_o henry_n beaufort_z uncle_n to_o the_o king_n be_v bishop_n of_o winchester_n be_v make_v cardinal_n and_o thereupon_o purchase_v from_o the_o pope_n a_o bull_n declaratory_a that_o he_o may_v still_o hold_v his_o bishopric_n yet_o it_o be_v hold_v and_o adjudge_v that_o the_o see_v of_o winchester_n be_v become_v void_a by_o the_o assumption_n of_o the_o cardinalship_n and_o therefore_o the_o cardinal_n fall_v into_o a_o praemunire_n lond._n 4_o hen._n 6._o in_o arch._n turr._n lond._n for_o which_o he_o be_v glad_a to_o purchase_v his_o pardon_n as_o by_o the_o record_n of_o all_o this_o it_o do_v appear_v it_o be_v adjudge_v in_o the_o court_n of_o common_a plea_n eliz._n dier_n 12_o eliz._n by_o sir_n james_n dyer_n weston_n and_o the_o whole_a court_n that_o a_o dean_n or_o any_o other_o ecclesiastical_a person_n may_v resign_v as_o divers_a do_v to_o king_n edward_n the_o six_o com._n vid._n grend_a ca._n in_o plough_v com._n for_o that_o he_o have_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o supreme_a ordinary_n with_o all_o this_o may_v be_v note_v also_o the_o several_a statute_n heretofore_o make_v against_o the_o usurpation_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o this_o kingdom_n the_o principal_a whereof_o these_o viz._n stat._n 25_o ed._n 3._o de_fw-fr provisorib_n stat._n 27_o &_o 28_o ed._n