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and_o no_o certificate_n of_o bishop_n have_v power_n to_o take_v that_o right_n from_o they_o 7._o here_o the_o wantonness_n of_o widow_n be_v forbid_v who_o be_v for_o new_a husband_n as_o soon_o as_o the_o old_a be_v put_v in_o his_o grave_n whereby_o who_o be_v father_n of_o their_o child_n be_v make_v uncertain_a 8._o here_o be_v no_o false_a father_n of_o child_n on_o those_o who_o be_v within_o four_o sea_n 9_o here_o be_v no_o punish_v man_n twice_o for_o one_o offence_n once_o by_o the_o temporal_a court_n and_o then_o by_o the_o spiritual_a court_n or_o contrary_a punishment_n by_o contrary_a court_n one_o by_o the_o contentious_a court_n and_o another_o by_o the_o penitential_a court_n 10._o here_o be_v no_o auricular_a confession_n of_o their_o wife_n or_o daughter_n by_o priest_n in_o temple_n or_o chamber_n and_o defile_v thereby_o of_o their_o family_n 11._o here_o be_v no_o punish_v of_o woman_n for_o bring_v forth_o child_n nor_o the_o murder_n of_o so_o many_o infant_n cause_v thereby_o as_o by_o the_o papist_n law_n be_v continual_o do_v yet_o i_o conclude_v though_o the_o law_n of_o the_o turk_n be_v far_o better_a than_o that_o of_o the_o pope_n and_o shall_v rise_v in_o judgement_n against_o such_o as_o plant_v his_o canon_n in_o their_o court_n in_o defiance_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n i_o think_v neither_o a_o fit_a rule_n to_o judge_v marriage_n legitimation_n or_o succession_n by_o chap._n v._o marriage_n filiation_n aliment_n and_o succession_n not_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o ecclesiastical_a law_n the_o question_n be_v whether_o marriage_n legitimation_n and_o succession_n ought_v to_o be_v judge_v by_o ecclesiastical_a law_n no_o english_a lawyer_n can_v mention_v my_o lord_n coke_n without_o great_a honour_n but_o how_o he_o come_v so_o biased_a as_o to_o endeavour_v to_o set_v up_o papal_a and_o episcopal_a law_n under_o the_o name_n of_o regal_a appear_v not_o object_n 1_o it_o be_v object_v by_o coke_n lib._n 5.1_o part_n 40._o in_o cawdryes_n case_n that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n be_v a_o absolute_a monarchy_n and_o if_o the_o king_n can_v authorize_v by_o his_o commission_n or_o writ_n ecclesiastical_a judge_n to_o determine_v and_o judge_v those_o great_a and_o important_a cause_n of_o matrimony_n divorce_n and_o general_a bastardy_n by_o certificate_n of_o the_o bishop_n who_o be_v the_o ecclesiastical_a witness_n and_o judge_n both_o of_o fact_n and_o law_n and_o by_o the_o canon_n law_n which_o by_o use_n and_o custom_n be_v now_o our_o ecclesiastical_a law_n then_o he_o be_v disable_v to_o be_v supreme_a governor_n of_o this_o realm_n in_o all_o spiritual_a thing_n or_o cause_n as_o well_o as_o temporal_a according_a to_o the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n due_a to_o he_o and_o that_o he_o can_v not_o then_o cause_n justice_n to_o be_v administer_v to_o his_o subject_n in_o these_o so_o great_a and_o important_a cause_n of_o matrimony_n divorce_n and_o general_a bastardy_n on_o 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when_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o all_o matrimonial_a cause_n remain_v in_o the_o temporal_a court_n richard_z the_o first_o his_o son_n be_v the_o first_o as_o matthew_z paris_z writes_z who_o the_o clergy_n get_v by_o his_o public_a edict_n to_o give_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o power_n and_o gift_n by_o reason_n of_o marriage_n and_o of_o all_o matrimonial_a cause_n to_o the_o bishop_n court_n and_o the_o same_o richard_n likewise_o give_v they_o jurisdiction_n of_o all_o breach_n of_o faith_n promise_n and_o oath_n whereby_o if_o much_o of_o the_o power_n so_o rash_o grant_v have_v not_o be_v by_o he_o so_o speedy_o resume_v they_o have_v hook_v to_o themselves_o the_o whole_a jurisdiction_n from_o the_o king_n court_n of_o all_o contract_n and_o conveyance_n bond_n and_o obligation_n as_o well_o as_o marriage_n concern_v temporal_a good_n and_o inheritance_n and_o why_o can_v general_n as_o well_o as_o special_a bastardy_n be_v try_v at_o common_a law_n and_o how_o likewise_o be_v all_o right_n depend_v on_o all_o marriage_n make_v during_o the_o late_a civil_a war_n by_o pretence_n of_o any_o ordinance_n of_o parliament_n make_v by_o 12._o car._n 2._o cap._n 33._o to_o be_v try_v by_o a_o jury_n and_o the_o common_a law_n and_o not_o by_o certificate_n of_o the_o bishop_n or_o any_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n to_o the_o advancement_n and_o not_o prejudice_n of_o justice_n and_o a_o far_o great_a expedition_n and_o advantage_n to_o the_o same_o will_v it_o be_v if_o by_o the_o like_a act_n the_o jurisdiction_n of_o all_o marriage_n and_o legitimation_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o be_v again_o restore_v to_o the_o common-law-court_n so_o likewise_o ancient_o bastardy_n allege_v in_o a_o action_n of_o trespass_n be_v triable_a by_o jury_n but_o now_o usurp_v by_o bishop_n as_o well_o in_o personal_a as_o real_a action_n 4._o edw._n 4.35_o object_n 2_o bishop_n coke_n lib._n 5.1_o part_n in_o the_o same_o case_n of_o cawdry_n it_o be_v further_o allege_v circumspectè_fw-la agatis_fw-la give_v no_o jurisdiction_n of_o marriage_n to_o bishop_n that_o the_o statute_n of_o circumspectè_fw-la agatis_fw-la make_v 13._o eliz._n 1._o of_o articuli_fw-la cleri_fw-la make_v 9_o e._n 2._o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1315._o of_o 15._o e._n 3._o cap._n 6._o of_o 31._o e._n 3._o cap._n 11._o give_v jurisdiction_n of_o marriage_n to_o bishop_n to_o which_o be_v answer_v that_o in_o the_o statute_n of_o circumspectè_fw-la agatis_fw-la there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n mention_v of_o marriage_n but_o only_o by_o it_o jurisdiction_n be_v give_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n which_o be_v not_o marriage_n but_o rather_o anti-marriage_n for_o marriage_n be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n fornication_n and_o adultery_n be_v ordinance_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o whereas_o before_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n as_o acknowledge_v by_o coke_n lib._n 5.1_o part_n 488._o be_v in_o leet_n under_o 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