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or_o can_v leave_v their_o ancient_a usage_n without_o consent_n of_o their_o fellow_n as_o a_o man_n may_v see_v in_o beda_n nor_o be_v these_o bishop_n in_o those_o day_n 2._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o ever_o esteem_v nay_o not_o by_o beda_n himself_o as_o much_o a_o reverencer_n as_o he_o be_v of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n heretic_n or_o schismatic_n and_o out_o of_o the_o pall_n of_o the_o 2._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o church_n etc._n etc._n but_o right_a catholic_n and_o godly_a man_n 2._o that_o the_o english_a saxon_n after_o they_o have_v drive_v the_o ancient_a britain_n great_a the_o conversion_n of_o the_o english_a saxon_n by_o the_o pope_n gregory_n the_o great_a not_o only_a out_o of_o all_o that_o part_n of_o britain_n which_o be_v now_o call_v england_n some_o into_o britain_n in_o france_n call_v britania_n aremorica_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o country_n take_v its_o denomination_n other_o into_z wales_z but_o also_o christianity_n itself_o and_o themselves_o continue_v pagan_a until_o they_o first_o receive_v the_o faith_n by_o the_o preach_n of_o augustine_n and_o miletus_n send_v by_o gregory_n the_o great_a be_v consonant_n to_o all_o the_o history_n of_o the_o church_n nor_o do_v to_o i_o appear_v any_o colour_n of_o reason_n or_o authority_n to_o the_o contrary_n 3._o but_o that_o st._n gregory_n do_v not_o at_o that_o time_n arrogate_v to_o himself_o the_o church_n neither_o st._n gregory_n nor_o any_o of_o his_o predecessor_n do_v assume_v the_o title_n of_o head_n of_o the_o church_n title_n either_o of_o universal_a bishop_n head_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n or_o any_o superiority_n over_o temporal_a prince_n be_v as_o clear_a as_o if_o it_o be_v write_v with_o a_o sunbeam_n for_o in_o the_o contest_v between_o st._n gregory_n and_z john_n jejunator_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n about_o superiority_n universal_a bishop_n and_o head_n of_o the_o church_n gregory_n say_v in_o his_o epistle_n to_o mauritius_n nullus_fw-la romanorum_fw-la pontificum_fw-la hoc_fw-la singularitatis_fw-la nomen_fw-la assumpsit_fw-la nullus_fw-la praedecessorum_fw-la meorum_fw-la hoc_fw-la tam_fw-la profano_fw-la vocabulo_fw-la uti_fw-la consensit_fw-la none_o of_o all_o the_o bishopâ—_n of_o rome_n ever_o take_v upon_o he_o this_o name_n of_o singularity_n viz._n of_o universal_a bishop_n none_o of_o my_o predecessor_n will_v ever_o use_v this_o profane_a stile_n et_fw-la universa_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la corruit_fw-la quando_fw-la be_v qui_fw-la appellatur_fw-la universalis_fw-la cadit_fw-la the_o whole_a church_n fall_v when_o he_o which_o be_v call_v universal_a bishop_n fall_v et_fw-la nos_fw-la hunc_fw-la honorem_fw-la oblatum_n nolumus_fw-la recipere_fw-la we_o will_v not_o accept_v of_o this_o honour_n offer_v unto_o we_o 80._o epist_n 80._o and_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o john_n claim_v to_o himself_o this_o title_n he_o say_v tu_fw-la quid_fw-la christo_fw-la universalis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la capiti_fw-la in_fw-la extremi_fw-la judicii_fw-la dicturus_fw-la es_fw-la examine_v qui_fw-la cuncta_fw-la ejus_fw-la membra_fw-la tibimet_fw-la conaris_fw-la universalis_fw-la appellatione_fw-la supponere_fw-la what_o answer_n will_v thou_o make_v to_o christ_n the_o head_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n at_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o last_o judgement_n which_o thus_o by_o the_o name_n of_o universal_a bishop_n seek_v to_o make_v all_o his_o member_n subject_a unto_o thou_o and_o unto_o anastasius_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n he_o write_v ut_fw-la de_fw-la honoris_fw-la vestri_fw-la injuria_fw-la taceam_fw-la si_fw-la unus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la 188._o lib._n 6._o ep_n 188._o voco_fw-la universalis_fw-la universa_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la corruit_fw-la si_fw-la unus_fw-la universus_fw-la cadit_fw-la not_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o injury_n do_v to_o your_o honour_n if_o one_o bishop_n be_v call_v universal_a then_o if_o that_o one_o universal_a bishop_n go_v down_o the_o whole_a church_n fall_v and_o afterward_o vos_fw-fr eandem_fw-la causam_fw-la nullam_fw-la dicere_fw-la non_fw-la debetis_fw-la quia_fw-la si_fw-la hanc_fw-la aequanimiter_fw-la portamus_fw-la universae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la fidem_fw-la corrumpimus_fw-la you_o ought_v not_o to_o say_v it_o be_v a_o business_n of_o no_o importance_n for_o if_o we_o patient_o abide_v these_o thing_n we_o destroy_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n and_o compare_v the_o pride_n of_o this_o name_n with_o the_o pride_n of_o antichrist_n he_o say_v nunquid_fw-la non_fw-la cum_fw-la se_fw-la antichristus_fw-la veniens_fw-la deum_fw-la dixerit_fw-la frivolum_fw-la valde_fw-la erit_fw-la sed_fw-la tamen_fw-la nimis_fw-la perniciosum_fw-la si_fw-mi quantitatem_fw-la vocis_fw-la attendimus_fw-la dvae_fw-la sunt_fw-la syllabae_fw-la si_fw-la pondus_fw-la 194._o lib._n 6._o ep_n 194._o iniquitatis_fw-la universa_fw-la pernicies_fw-la and_o lib._n 4._o ep_n 33._o he_o say_v in_o isto_fw-la scelesto_fw-la vocabulo_fw-la consentire_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la fidem_fw-la perdere_fw-la to_o consent_v to_o this_o wicked_a name_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o lose_v the_o faith_n this_o and_o much_o more_o you_o may_v read_v in_o lib._n 4._o ep_n 80._o &_o ep_v 99_o and_o in_o s._n gregory_n epist_n to_o eulogius_n patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n howbeit_o boniface_n the_o
suffet_v imprisonment_n for_o six_o month_n without_o bail_n or_o mainprize_n and_o for_o the_o second_o offence_n shall_v suffer_v a_o year_n imprisonment_n and_o be_v deprive_v of_o all_o his_o spiritual_a promotion_n and_o for_o the_o three_o offence_n shall_v suffer_v imprisonment_n during_o life_n it_o be_v enact_v that_o the_o justice_n of_o oyer_n and_o terminer_n and_o justice_n of_o assize_n shall_v have_v power_n and_o authority_n in_o the_o open_a and_o general_a session_n to_o hear_v and_o determine_v the_o offence_n commit_v against_o this_o act_n yet_o so_o that_o every_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n have_v liberty_n to_o join_v and_o associate_v himself_o to_o the_o say_a justice_n of_o oyer_n and_o terminer_n or_o to_o the_o justice_n of_o assize_n all_o book_n call_v antiphoner_n missal_n grail_n portuass_n primer_n in_o latin_a 10._o an._n 3._o &_o 4._o ed._n 6._o cap._n 10._o or_o in_o english_a and_o other_o book_n use_v for_o service_n in_o the_o church_n save_v 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st._n 26._o h._n 8._o cap._n 1._o and_o have_v authority_n to_o reform_v and_o redress_v all_o error_n heresy_n and_o abuse_n in_o the_o same_o every_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n dispose_v to_o have_v a_o suffragan_n may_v elect_v 14._o 26_o h._n 8._o c._n 14._o discreet_a spiritual_a person_n be_v learned_a and_o of_o good_a conversation_n and_o present_v they_o under_o their_o seal_n to_o the_o king_n make_v humble_a request_n to_o his_o majesty_n to_o give_v to_o one_o of_o the_o two_o such_o title_n name_n stile_n and_o dignity_n of_o bishop_n of_o such_o of_o the_o see_v as_o the_o king_n shall_v think_v fit_a and_o that_o every_o such_o person_n to_o who_o the_o king_n shall_v give_v any_o such_o stile_n and_o title_n of_o the_o see_v abovenamed_a viz._n the_o town_n of_o thetford_n ipswich_n colchester_n dover_n gilford_n southampton_n taunton_n shaftsbury_n molton_n marlborough_n bedford_n leicester_n gloucester_n shrewsbury_n bristol_n penrith_n bridgwater_n nottingham_n 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person_n sixteen_o 15._o
st._n 27_o h._n 8._o cap._n 15._o spiritual_a and_o sixteen_o temporal_a to_o examine_v the_o law_n and_o constitution_n heretofore_o make_v according_a to_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o h._n 8._o 9_o but_o no_o law_n or_o constitution_n shall_v be_v make_v without_o the_o king_n assent_n nor_o contrary_a to_o the_o king_n prerogative_n or_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n if_o any_o person_n shall_v extol_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n he_o shall_v 10._o 28_o h._n 8._o c._n 10._o incur_v the_o penalty_n of_o a_o praemunire_n provide_v anno_fw-la 16_o ric._n 2._o every_o ecclesiastical_a and_o lay-officer_n shall_v be_v swear_v to_o renounce_v the_o say_a bishop_n and_o his_o authority_n and_o to_o resist_v it_o to_o his_o power_n and_o to_o repute_v any_o oath_n take_v in_o maintenance_n of_o the_o say_a bishop_n or_o his_o authority_n to_o be_v void_a and_o the_o refuse_v of_o the_o say_a oath_n to_o be_v treason_n make_v all_o bull_n and_o dispensation_n from_o the_o 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