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way_n 1._o by_o royal_a licence_n so_o my_o lord_n coke_n say_v that_o the_o king_n may_v not_o only_o find_v a_o church_n 344._o or_o free_a chapel_n donative_n himself_o but_o may_v licence_n any_o subject_a to_o do_v the_o same_o but_o the_o register_n suppose_v a_o royal_a foundation_n 3._o and_o not_o a_o mere_a royal_a licence_n and_o that_o it_o must_v be_v prove_v to_o be_v ancient_a too_o and_o therefore_o a_o new_a licence_n will_v not_o come_v up_o to_o the_o register_n 2._o by_o peculiar_a privilege_n as_o when_o a_o lord_n of_o a_o manor_n in_o a_o great_a parish_n have_v his_o tenant_n about_o he_o at_o a_o remote_a distance_n from_o the_o parish-church_n offer_v to_o build_v and_o endow_v a_o church_n there_o provide_v that_o it_o shall_v belong_v entire_o to_o he_o and_o his_o family_n to_o put_v in_o such_o person_n as_o they_o shall_v think_v fit_a if_o they_o be_v in_o holy_a order_n it_o be_v very_o possible_a that_o the_o bishop_n at_o that_o time_n to_o 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but_o have_v one_o of_o their_o own_o these_o be_v therefore_o call_v peculiar_o and_o they_o be_v of_o several_a sort_n 1._o royal_a peculiar_o which_o be_v the_o king_n be_v free_a chapel_n and_o be_v exempt_a from_o any_o jurisdiction_n but_o the_o king_n be_v and_o therefore_o such_o may_v be_v resign_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n as_o their_o proper_a ordinary_a 356._o either_o by_o ancient_a privilege_n 〈◊〉_d or_o inherent_a right_n but_o how_o far_o resignation_n may_v be_v make_v to_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a ordinary_n as_o in_o goodman_n case_n it_o be_v not_o here_o a_o place_n to_o examine_v 2._o archbishop_n peculiar_o which_o be_v not_o only_o in_o the_o neighbour_n diocese_n but_o disperse_v up_o and_o down_o in_o remote_a place_n for_o it_o appear_v by_o eadmerus_n 22._o that_o wherever_o the_o archbishop_n have_v a_o estate_n belong_v to_o he_o he_o have_v the_o sole_a jurisdiction_n as_o ordinary_a 3._o dean_n and_o chapter_n peculiar_o which_o be_v place_n wherein_o by_o ancient_a composition_n the_o bishop_n have_v part_v with_o their_o jurisdiction_n as_o ordinary_n to_o those_o society_n who_o right_a be_v not_o original_a but_o derive_v from_o the_o bishop_n 357._o and_o where_o the_o composition_n be_v lose_v it_o depend_v upon_o prescription_n as_o in_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n of_o st._n paul_n and_o litchfield_n which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o book_n 11_o h._n 4._o 9_o 4._o peculiars_n belong_v to_o monastery_n for_o the_o rich_a monastery_n be_v very_o uneasy_a until_o they_o have_v obtain_v either_o from_o the_o bishop_n or_o from_o the_o pope_n which_o prove_v the_o most_o effectual_a but_o more_o chargeable_a way_n a_o exemption_n from_o ordinary_a jurisdiction_n those_o church_n which_o the_o monastery_n have_v get_v to_o be_v annex_v to_o themselves_o be_v call_v appropriation_n but_o how_o far_o these_o be_v exempt_a from_o the_o ordinary_n jurisdiction_n be_v not_o full_o understand_v and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v 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pass_v and_o his_o jurisdiction_n remain_v if_o the_o bishop_n join_v in_o the_o donation_n in_o these_o word_n pastor_n concedimus_fw-la vobis_fw-la talem_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la then_o he_o pass_v away_o his_o temporal_a right_n as_o to_o that_o church_n if_o the_o bishop_n grant_v the_o church_n pleno_fw-la jure_fw-la 80_o then_o the_o canonist_n say_v he_o pass_v his_o diocesan_n right_o which_o consist_v in_o right_n which_o the_o bishop_n have_v distinct_a from_o his_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n which_o it_o be_v think_v he_o can_v not_o part_v with_o by_o any_o act_n of_o he_o for_o that_o be_v to_o divest_v himself_o of_o his_o order_n 3._o appropriation_n confirm_v by_o the_o papal_a authority_n be_v allow_v to_o carry_v with_o they_o exemption_n from_o the_o ordinary_a and_o therefore_o the_o monastery_n which_o can_v bear_v the_o charge_n do_v not_o think_v themselves_o free_a from_o their_o ordinary_n till_o they_o have_v obtain_v bull_n for_o that_o purpose_n and_o then_o 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and_o all_o other_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o ordinary_a or_o ordinary_n within_o who_o diocese_n they_o be_v situate_a or_o set_v shall_v from_o thenceforth_o be_v within_o the_o jurisdiction_n and_o visitation_n of_o the_o ordinary_a or_o ordinary_n within_o who_o diocese_n they_o or_o any_o of_o they_o be_v situate_a and_o set_v or_o within_o the_o visitation_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o such_o person_n or_o person_n as_o by_o the_o king_n highness_n shall_v be_v limit_v or_o appoint_v this_o act_n or_o any_o other_o exemption_n liberty_n or_o jurisdiction_n to_o the_o contrary_a notwithstanding_o therefore_o no_o person_n who_o enjoy_v the_o estate_n belong_v to_o monastery_n can_v now_o plead_v a_o exemption_n by_o virtue_n thereof_o from_o the_o ordinary_n jurisdiction_n nor_o that_o they_o have_v a_o power_n to_o put-in_a and_o putout_a as_o they_o please_v without_o any_o regard_n to_o the_o bishop_n authority_n but_o suppose_v there_o be_v no_o endowment_n and_o that_o the_o 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have_v the_o same_o court_n with_o the_o bishop_n 54._o so_o that_o the_o legal_a act_n of_o the_o court_n be_v the_o bishop_n act_n by_o who_o authority_n he_o sit_v there_o so_o that_o no_o appeal_n lie_v from_o the_o bishop_n officer_n to_o himself_o but_o to_o the_o superior_a and_o although_o a_o commissary_n be_v allow_v to_o have_v the_o power_n of_o the_o ordinary_a in_o testamentary_a cause_n which_o be_v not_o original_o of_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o henslow_n case_n approbat_fw-la with_o which_o lindwood_n agree_v yet_o in_o act_n of_o spiritual_a and_o voluntary_a jurisdiction_n the_o case_n be_v otherwise_o for_o the_o bishop_n by_o appoint_v a_o chancellor_n do_v not_o divest_v himself_o of_o his_o own_o ordinary_a power_n but_o he_o may_v delegate_v some_o part_n of_o it_o by_o commission_n to_o other_o which_o go_v no_o far_a than_o be_v express_v in_o it_o for_o it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a mistake_n in_o any_o to_o think_v that_o such_o 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ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n but_o it_o do_v not_o assign_v the_o extent_n of_o their_o jurisdiction_n but_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o bishop_n themselves_o from_o who_o their_o authority_n be_v derive_v and_o the_o law_n still_o distinguish_v between_o potestas_fw-la ordinaria_fw-la and_o delegata_fw-la 2._o for_o the_o former_a suppose_v a_o person_n to_o act_v in_o his_o own_o right_a and_o not_o by_o deputation_n ordin_n which_o i_o suppose_v no_o chancellor_n or_o official_o will_v pretend_v to_o but_o how_o far_o now_o a_o commission_n to_o exercise_v jurisdiction_n do_v hold_v when_o the_o person_n who_o give_v it_o be_v dead_a be_v not_o my_o present_a business_n to_o inquire_v but_o in_o sutton_n case_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v take_v for_o grant_v by_o the_o counsel_n that_o a_o chancellor_n patent_n 65._o confirm_v by_o dean_n and_o chapter_n do_v give_v a_o man_n a_o freehold_a for_o life_n if_o he_o be_v capable_a of_o do_v his_o duty_n otherwise_o he_o may_v be_v deprive_v for_o insufficiency_n as_o doctor_n sutton_n be_v but_o noy_n say_v 91._o that_o the_o court_n be_v in_o doubt_n how_o far_o the_o act_n of_o the_o predecessor_n can_v bind_v the_o successor_n as_o to_o the_o profit_n and_o in_o the_o prebend_n of_o hatcherlies_n case_n 152._o dodderidge_n declare_v that_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n in_o judicial_a act_n may_v be_v execute_v by_o substitute_n but_o a_o grant_v of_o it_o be_v not_o good_a but_o during_o the_o bishop_n life_n and_o shall_v not_o bind_v the_o successor_n and_o coke_n think_v it_o a_o very_a hard_a thing_n that_o the_o successor_n shall_v not_o remove_v he_o but_o be_v bind_v to_o answer_v for_o the_o act_n and_o offence_n of_o a_o commissary_n which_o he_o never_o put-in_a but_o these_o thing_n belong_v not_o to_o our_o present_a business_n any_o far_a than_o to_o show_v that_o however_o in_o some_o case_n the_o bishop_n may_v substitute_v other_o yet_o as_o to_o resignation_n of_o benefice_n for_o all_o that_o i_o 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upon_o evidence_n at_o bar_n 157._o that_o a_o resignation_n to_o a_o proctor_n do_v not_o make_v the_o church_n void_a until_o it_o be_v accept_v by_o the_o bishop_n and_o acknowledge_v before_o he_o 2._o but_o suppose_v the_o resignation_n be_v make_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o bishop_n be_v he_o bind_v to_o accept_v it_o by_o what_o law_n for_o what_o reason_n must_v he_o not_o inquire_v into_o the_o reason_n and_o inducement_n of_o the_o resignation_n whether_o it_o be_v corrupt_a or_o not_o no_o bishop_n can_v be_v bind_v to_o accept_v a_o corrupt_a resignation_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v so_o or_o not_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o inquire_v and_o if_o he_o be_v not_o satisfy_v by_o what_o law_n can_v he_o be_v require_v to_o do_v that_o which_o he_o can_v do_v with_o a_o good_a conscience_n if_o the_o law_n have_v trust_v he_o with_o accept_v a_o resignation_n it_o have_v likewise_o trust_v he_o with_o judge_v whether_o it_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v accept_v or_o not_o in_o gayton_n case_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o bishop_n may_v refuse_v a_o resignation_n before_o a_o public_a notary_n 12._o when_o there_o be_v a_o condition_n annex_v to_o it_o which_o the_o law_n do_v not_o annex_v for_o in_o this_o case_n the_o condition_n be_v that_o if_o such_o or_o such_o a_o person_n be_v not_o present_v within_o six_o month_n the_o resignation_n shall_v be_v null_a which_o coke_n then_o say_v make_v it_o void_a because_o resignation_n ought_v to_o be_v free_a and_o this_o be_v a_o judicial_a act_n to_o which_o a_o condition_n can_v be_v annex_v no_o more_o than_o a_o ordinary_n may_v admit_v upon_o condition_n but_o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o in_o case_n of_o donative_n the_o resignation_n must_v be_v into_o the_o patron_n hand_n as_o in_o gay_n and_o fairchild_n case_n 765._o why_o then_o may_v not_o a_o resignation_n be_v good_a to_o a_o patron_n in_o other_o benefice_n since_o those_o be_v as_o real_o benefice_n as_o the_o other_o the_o difference_n be_v 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