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the_o bishop_n the_o excommunication_n practise_v in_o our_o ecclesiastical_a court_n for_o contumacy_n in_o not_o appear_v or_o not_o satisfy_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o court_n if_o it_o have_v please_v the_o prince_n etc._n etc._n to_o have_v alter_v the_o same_o at_o the_o beginning_n and_o set_v some_o other_o order_n of_o process_n in_o place_n thereof_o i_o be_o persuade_v say_v he_o that_o the_o bishop_n &_o clergy_n of_o the_o realm_n will_v have_v be_v very_o well_o content_v therewith_o and_o speak_v of_o a_o certain_a manner_n of_o civil_a discomon_v use_v in_o the_o church_n of_o tigure_n he_o further_o add_v viz._n which_o or_o the_o like_a good_a order_n devise_v by_o some_o godly_a person_n if_o it_o may_v be_v by_o authority_n place_v in_o this_o church_n &c_n &c_n i_o think_v it_o will_v be_v glad_o receive_v to_o shun_v the_o offence_n that_o be_v take_v at_o the_o other_o admonition_n and_o matter_n
if_o it_o may_v please_v he_o so_o to_o provide_v by_o parleament_n may_v give_v remedy_n unto_o complaynant_n by_o writt_n out_o of_o the_o chancery_n and_o that_o complaint_n in_o such_o case_n may_v effectual_o be_v redress_v upon_o such_o writt_n in_o the_o king_n court_n and_o if_o also_o sundry_a matter_n of_o tithe_n testament_n and_o marriage_n be_v already_o handle_v in_o the_o king_n court_n if_o these_o thing_n i_o say_v be_v so_o and_o so_o may_v be_v then_o with_o little_a reason_n do_v the_o admonitor_n warn_v we_o that_o a_o very_a great_a alteration_n of_o the_o common_a law_n must_v follow_v and_o that_o it_o will_v be_v no_o small_a matter_n to_o apply_v these_o thing_n to_o the_o temporal_a law_n but_o the_o antecedent_n be_v true_a as_o have_v be_v already_o show_v therefore_o the_o consequent_a be_v true_a admonition_n judgemente_n also_o of_o adultery_n slander_n etc._n etc._n be_v in_o these_o man_n iudgmente_n 78._o pag._n 78._o mere_a temporal_a and_o therefore_o to_o be_v deal_v in_o by_o the_o temporal_a magistrate_n only_o assertion_n we_o be_v in_o deed_n of_o this_o judgement_n that_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o king_n royal_a office_n these_o judgement_n of_o adultery_n and_o other_o criminal_a cause_n comprise_v within_o this_o clause_n etc._n etc._n ought_v no_o more_o to_o be_v exempt_v from_o the_o king_n temporal_a court_n than_o matter_n of_o theft_n murder_n treason_n and_o such_o like_a aught_o to_o be_v and_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o our_o judgement_n we_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v no_o crime_n or_o offence_n of_o what_o nature_n or_o quality_n soever_o respect_v any_o commandment_n contain_v within_o either_o of_o the_o two_o table_n of_o the_o holy_a law_n of_o god_n if_o the_o same_o be_v now_o corrigible_a by_o spiritual_a power_n but_o that_o some_o fault_n and_o contempt_n one_o or_o other_o of_o the_o like_a nature_n and_o quality_n as_o comprise_v under_o the_o same_o commandment_n have_v be_v evermore_o 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of_o his_o ancestor_n do_v remain_v and_o turn_v against_o the_o heir_n and_o because_o all_o usury_n be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v sin_n &_o detestable_a 8._o 13._o eliz._n c._n 8._o it_o be_v enact_v that_o all_o usury_n lone_a and_o forbear_v of_o money_n etc._n etc._n give_v day_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v punish_v according_a to_o the_o form_n of_o that_o act._n and_o that_o every_o such_o offendor_n shall_v also_o be_v punish_v &_o correct_v according_a to_o the_o eccle._n law_n before_o that_o time_n make_v against_o usury_n by_o all_o which_o statute_n it_o seem_v that_o the_o cognizance_n &_o reformation_n of_o usury_n by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n partayn_v only_o to_o the_o king_n unless_o the_o king_n by_o his_o law_n permit_v the_o church_n to_o correct_v the_o same_o by_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n as_o a_o sin_n commit_v against_o the_o holy_a law_n of_o god_n touch_v heresy_n and_o schism_n albeit_o the_o bishop_n by_o their_o 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and_o lollarde_n in_o leete_n sheriff_n turn_n and_o in_o lawdaye_n and_o also_o in_o session_n of_o the_o peace_n yea_o the_o king_n by_o the_o common_a law_n of_o the_o realm_n revive_v 14._o 25._o h._n 5._o c._n 14._o by_o a_o act_n of_o parleament_n which_o before_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o henry_n the_o four_o be_v alter_v may_v pardon_v a_o man_n condemn_v for_o heresy_n yea_o and_o if_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o any_o heresy_n or_o schism_n shall_v arise_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n the_o king_n by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o by_o his_o supreme_a &_o sovereign_a power_n with_o his_o parleament_n may_v correct_v redress_n and_o reform_v all_o such_o defaulte_n and_o enormity_n yea_o further_o the_o king_n and_o his_o parleament_n with_o consent_n of_o the_o clergy_n in_o their_o convocation_n 〈◊〉_d 1._o eliz._n ca._n 〈◊〉_d have_v power_n to_o determine_v what_o be_v heresy_n and_o what_o be_v not_o heresy_n if_o then_o it_o may_v please_v the_o 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