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some_o rural_a dean_n may_v use_v the_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n but_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n set_v over_o their_o flock_n to_o govern_v &_o rule_v with_o power_n of_o the_o key_n be_v deprive_v of_o the_o other_o half_a of_o their_o pastoral_a charge_n and_o the_o pastoral_a staff_n as_o i_o have_v say_v be_v take_v from_o thâ—m_n three_o they_o excommunicate_v for_o trifle_n the_o last_o petition_n which_o be_v make_v the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o king_n entry_n report_v thae_fw-la thâ—y_n excomunicate_fw-la for_o trifle_n and_o twelvepennie_n matter_n if_o a_o man_n pay_v not_o the_o fee_n of_o their_o court_n he_o shall_v be_v excommunicate_a for_o the_o chancellor_n &_o official_o the_o register_n &_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o rabble_n must_v not_o want_v their_o unreasonable_a due_n they_o do_v not_o excommunicate_v in_o the_o congregation_n where_o the_o offender_n dwell_v but_o in_o their_o court_n in_o form_n of_o a_o writ_n in_o latin_a proclaim_v in_o the_o bishop_n or_o archbishop_n name_n 241._o as_o barrow_n report_v and_o so_o also_o be_v their_o absolution_n the_o excommunication_n may_v perhaps_o he_o intimate_v a_o long_a time_n after_o in_o the_o congregation_n and_o the_o people_n warn_v to_o beware_v of_o the_o man_n who_o be_v excommunicate_a in_o their_o court_n perhaps_o for_o a_o trifle_n the_o admonition_n to_o the_o parliament_n say_v that_o whereas_o the_o excommunicate_a be_v never_o receive_v till_o they_o have_v public_o confess_v their_o offence_n now_o for_o pay_v the_o fee_n of_o the_o court_n they_o shall_v by_o mâ—_n official_a or_o chancellor_n easy_o be_v absolve_v 5_o the_o manner_n be_v that_o if_o the_o apparitor_n can_v persanal_o cite_v the_o person_n to_o be_v summon_v he_o use_v leave_v word_n at_o his_o house_n if_o he_o come_v not_o at_o the_o day_n he_o be_v forthwith_o excommunicate_a as_o the_o defender_n of_o thâ—_n last_o petition_n â—oeth_v report_n 182._o 6._o they_o transfer_v this_o power_n of_o excommunication_n to_o lay_v man_n their_o chancellor_n and_o official_o whereof_o we_o shall_v entreat_v in_o the_o own_o place_n the_o curse_n anathema_n some_o do_v not_o distinguish_v from_o the_o great_a excommunication_n but_o only_o in_o some_o solemnity_n because_o it_o be_v utter_v with_o some_o external_a sign_n and_o ceremony_n to_o strike_v a_o great_a terror_n other_o do_v distinguish_v it_o and_o mucket_n define_v it_o to_o be_v that_o censure_n whereby_o a_o pernicious_a heretic_n as_o god_n public_a enemy_n reject_v curse_a execrate_v be_v adjudge_v and_o give_v over_o unto_o eternal_a judgement_n and_o damnation_n this_o be_v answerable_a to_o that_o anathema_n which_o the_o apostle_n call_v maranatha_n or_o the_o talmudist_n schamatha_fw-mi but_o such_o a_o censure_n can_v be_v inflict_v unless_o it_o be_v reveal_v to_o the_o church_n that_o the_o offender_n have_v sin_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n beside_o the_o censure_n common_a to_o lay_v man_n and_o 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