complaint_n thereof_o make_v to_o the_o pope_n the_o answer_n be_v that_o any_o man_n may_v be_v cite_v to_o the_o arch_n out_o of_o any_o diocese_n in_o england_n also_o that_o the_o archbishop_n may_v hold_v his_o consistory_n in_o any_o diocese_n within_o his_o jurisdiction_n and_o province_n that_o the_o archbishop_n have_v concurrent_a jurisdiction_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o every_o bishop_n as_o well_o as_o the_o archdeacon_n and_o that_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n prescribe_v to_o hold_v plea_n of_o all_o person_n in_o england_n but_o as_o to_o his_o power_n of_o have_v a_o consistory_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o every_o bishop_n this_o be_v in_o this_o case_n deny_v but_o only_o where_o he_o be_v the_o pope_n legate_n whereof_o there_o be_v three_o sort_n 1._o legate_n a_o latere_fw-la and_o these_o be_v cardinal_n which_o be_v send_v a_o latere_fw-la from_o the_o pope_n 2._o a_o legate_n bear_v and_o these_o be_v the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n york_z and_o mentz_n etc._n etc._n 3._o a_o legate_n give_v and_o these_o have_v authority_n by_o special_a commission_n from_o the_o pope_n â—orter_n likewise_o in_o the_o case_n of_o jones_n against_o boyer_n c._n b_o it_o be_v also_o say_v by_o dr._n martin_n that_o the_o archbishop_n have_v ordinary_a jurisdiction_n in_o all_o the_o diocese_n of_o his_o province_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o he_o may_v visit_v ibid._n 13._o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n ancient_o have_v primacy_n as_o well_o over_o all_o ireland_n as_o england_n from_o who_o the_o irish_a bishop_n receive_v their_o consecration_n for_o ireland_n have_v no_o other_o archbishop_n until_o the_o year_n 1152._o for_o which_o reason_n it_o be_v declare_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o two_o first_o norman_n king_n that_o canterbury_n be_v the_o metropolitan_a church_n of_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n and_o the_o isle_n adjacent_a the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n be_v therefore_o sometime_o style_v a_o patriarch_n he_o and_o orbis_n britannici_fw-la pontifex_fw-la insomuch_o that_o matter_n record_v in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n do_v run_v thus_o viz._n anno_fw-la pontificatus_fw-la nostri_fw-la primo_fw-la secundo_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o be_v also_o legatus_fw-la natus_fw-la that_o be_v he_o have_v a_o perpetual_a legantine_n power_n annex_v to_o his_o archbishopric_n nigh_o a_o thousand_o year_n since_o and_o at_o general_a council_n he_o have_v the_o precedency_n of_o all_o other_o archbishop_n abroad_o and_o at_o home_o he_o have_v some_o special_a mark_n of_o royalty_n as_o to_o be_v the_o patron_n of_o a_o bishopric_n as_o he_o be_v of_o rochester_n to_o coin_v money_n to_o make_v knight_n and_o to_o have_v the_o wardship_n of_o all_o those_o who_o hold_v land_n of_o he_o jure_fw-la hominii_fw-la although_o they_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la other_o â—ands_n of_o the_o king_n as_o be_v former_o hint_v he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v enthrone_v when_o he_o be_v invest_v in_o the_o archbishopric_n and_o by_o the_o stat._n of_o 25_o h_n 8._o he_o have_v power_n to_o grant_v licenses_fw-la and_o dispensation_n in_o all_o case_n heretofore_o sue_v for_o in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n not_o repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o the_o king_n prerogative_n as_o also_o to_o allow_v a_o clerk_n to_o hold_v a_o benefice_n in_o commendam_fw-la or_o in_o trust_n to_o allow_v a_o clerk_n right_o qualify_v to_o hold_v two_o benefice_n with_o cure_n of_o soul_n to_o allow_v a_o benefice_a clerk_n for_o some_o certain_a cause_n to_o be_v non-resident_n for_o some_o time_n and_o to_o dispense_v in_o several_a other_o case_n prohibit_v by_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o canon_n law_n likewise_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n consecrate_v other_o bishop_n confirm_v the_o election_n of_o bishop_n within_o his_o province_n call_v provincial_a synod_n according_a to_o the_o king_n writ_n to_o he_o ever_o direct_v be_v chief_a moderator_n in_o the_o synod_n and_o convocation_n he_o visit_v the_o whole_a province_n appoint_v a_o guardian_n of_o the_o spiritualty_n during_o the_o vacancy_n of_o any_o bishopric_n within_o his_o province_n whereby_o all_o the_o episcopal_a ecclesiastical_a right_n of_o that_o diocese_n for_o that_o time_n belong_v to_o he_o all_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n as_o visitation_n institution_n etc._n etc._n he_o may_v retain_v and_o qualify_v eight_o chaplain_n which_o be_v more_o by_o two_o than_o any_o duke_n be_v allow_v by_o statute_n to_o do_v and_o have_v power_n to_o hold_v divers_a court_n of_o judicature_n for_o the_o decision_n of_o controversy_n pertain_v to_o ecclesiastical_a cognizance_n chap._n iii_o of_o bishop_n and_o ordinary_n 1._o bishop_n why_o so_o call_v not_o above_o one_o to_o be_v in_o one_o diocese_n 2._o why_o call_v ordinary_a and_o what_o the_o pallium_fw-la episcopale_n be_v 3._o bishopric_n original_o donative_n king_n of_o england_n the_o founder_n thereof_o 4._o the_o manner_n of_o election_n of_o bishop_n their_o confirmation_n and_o consecration_n 5._o their_o seal_n of_o office_n in_o what_o case_n they_o may_v use_v their_o own_o seal_n 6._o what_o follow_v upon_o election_n to_o make_v they_o bishop_n complete_a the_o grant_n of_o their_o temporalty_n 7._o the_o congee_n d'eslire_fw-la and_o what_o follow_v thereupon_o 8._o bishopric_n be_v donative_n till_o the_o time_n of_o king_n john_n 9_o what_o the_o interest_n and_o authority_n be_v in_o his_o several_a capacity_n 10._o episcopal_a authority_n derive_v from_o the_o crown_n 11._o the_o use_n and_o office_n of_o suffragan_n bishop_n 12._o whether_o a_o bishop_n may_v give_v institution_n out_o of_o his_o own_o proper_a diocese_n and_o under_o other_o seal_n than_o his_o own_o seal_n of_o office_n 13._o several_a thing_n incident_a to_o a_o bishop_n qua_fw-la talis_fw-la 14._o ordinary_a what_o proper_o he_o be_v and_o why_o so_o call_v 15._o in_o what_o case_n the_o ordinary_n jurisdiction_n be_v not_o mere_o local_a 16._o the_o ordinary_n power_n de_fw-la jure_fw-la patronatûs_fw-la 17._o whether_o the_o ordinary_a may_v cite_v a_o man_n out_o of_o his_o own_o diocese_n also_o his_o right_n ad_fw-la synodalia_fw-la 18._o the_o ordinary_n power_n of_o visitation_n 19_o the_o dignity_n and_o true_a precedency_n of_o the_o bishop_n in_o england_n 20._o temporal_a jurisdiction_n ancient_o exercise_v by_o bishop_n in_o this_o realm_n the_o statute_n of_o 17_o car._n 1._o against_o it_o repeal_v and_o they_o restore_v to_o it_o by_o the_o stat._n of_o 13_o car._n 2._o as_o former_o 21._o the_o act_n make_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o ed._n 6._o concern_v the_o election_n of_o bishop_n the_o endeavour_n thereby_o to_o take_v away_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n the_o nomination_n of_o all_o bishop_n be_v ancient_o sole_a in_o the_o king_n 22._o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n be_v dean_n of_o the_o episcopal_a college_n 23._o a_o case_n at_o common_a law_n superintendens_fw-la touch_v a_o lease_n make_v by_o one_o bishop_n during_o the_o life_n of_o another_o of_o the_o same_o diocese_n in_o ireland_n 1._o bishop_n episcopus_fw-la from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d supra_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intendere_fw-la a_o overseer_n or_o superintendent_n so_o call_v from_o that_o watchfulness_n care_n charge_n and_o faithfulness_n which_o by_o his_o place_n and_o dignity_n he_o have_v and_o owe_v to_o the_o church_n a_o word_n which_o all_o antiquity_n have_v appropriate_v to_o signify_v the_o chief_a in_o superintendency_n over_o the_o whole_a church_n within_o his_o diocese_n wherein_o be_v divers_a inferior_a pastor_n this_o oversight_n or_o care_n the_o hebrew_n call_v pekudah_n 32._o of_o this_o office_n or_o ecclesiastical_a dignity_n there_o can_v be_v but_o one_o at_o a_o time_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o diocese_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o cornelius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o eusebius_n relate_v upbraid_v novatius_fw-la for_o his_o ignorance_n in_o 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he_o pay_v the_o salary_n of_o such_o as_o officiate_v under_o himâ—_n
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episcopi_fw-la svi_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la vel_fw-la oratorium_fw-la constituat_fw-la steph._n by_o the_o five_o law_n of_o ina_n king_n of_o the_o west_n saxon_n the_o church_n be_v make_v a_o sanctuary_n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la sit_fw-la mortis_fw-la reus_n &_o ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la fugiat_fw-la vitam_fw-la habeat_fw-la &_o emendet_fw-la sicut_fw-la rectum_fw-la consulet_fw-la r._n at_o a_o synod_n hold_v at_o westminster_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o h._n 2._o an._n 1175._o it_o be_v ordain_v then_o no_o judgement_n touch_v blood_n or_o corporal_a punishment_n shall_v be_v give_v in_o a_o church_n or_o churchyard_n by_o the_o six_o canon_n make_v at_o that_o synod_n seculares_fw-la causas_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la de_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la effusione_n vel_fw-la de_fw-la poena_fw-la corporali_fw-la agitur_fw-la in_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o coemiteriis_fw-la agitari_fw-la sub_fw-la interminatione_fw-la anathematis_fw-la prohibemus_fw-la 2._o by_o the_o five_o canon_n make_v at_o a_o synod_n hold_v in_o london_n during_o the_o reign_n of_o edmond_n father_n of_o edwin_n and_o edgar_n who_o succeed_v aethelstan_n at_o which_o synod_n be_v present_a odo_n and_o wulstan_n archbishop_n provision_n be_v for_o the_o repair_v of_o church_n viz._n ut_fw-la omnis_fw-la episcopus_fw-la reficiat_fw-la dei_fw-la domos_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la proprio_fw-la &_o regem_fw-la ammoneat_fw-la ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la dei_fw-la sint_fw-la bene_fw-la paratae_fw-la reg._n the_o like_v you_o have_v in_o the_o 92_o law_n of_o king_n kanute_n ad_fw-la refectionem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la debet_fw-la omnis_fw-la populus_fw-la secundum_fw-la legem_fw-la subvenire_fw-la reg._n at_o a_o general_n council_n hold_v at_o rheims_n under_o pope_n calixtus_n an._n 1119._o during_o the_o reign_n of_o h._n 1._o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o whoever_o invade_v the_o possession_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v anathematise_v vniversas_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la possessiones_fw-la quae_fw-la liberalitate_fw-la regum_fw-la vel_fw-la largitione_n principum_fw-la concessae_fw-la sunt_fw-la inconcussas_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la &_o inviolatas_fw-la esse_fw-la decernimus_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la eas_fw-la abstulerit_fw-la aut_fw-la invaserit_fw-la anathemate_fw-la perpetuo_fw-la feriatur_fw-la and_o by_o the_o six_o law_n of_o ina_n aforesaid_a if_o any_o man_n fight_v in_o the_o church_n he_o shall_v forfeit_v six_o pound_n si_fw-la quis_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la pugnet_fw-la 120_o solid_a emendet_fw-la and_o although_o it_o be_v now_o look_v upon_o as_o exaction_n for_o a_o parson_n to_o demand_v his_o funeral_n due_n of_o burial_n where_o the_o decease_a be_v carry_v out_o of_o his_o parish_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o another_o so_o it_o be_v long_o since_o ordain_v by_o the_o law_n of_o king_n kanute_n leg_n 16._o si_fw-mi corpus_fw-la aliquod_fw-la à _fw-la sva_fw-la parochia_fw-la deferatur_fw-la in_o aliam_fw-la pecunia_fw-la tamen_fw-la sepulturae_fw-la ejus_fw-la jure_fw-la in_o eam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la pertinebit_fw-la among_o other_o officer_n relate_v to_o the_o church_n churchwarden_n those_o of_o churchwarden_n questmen_n and_o sideman_n be_v not_o to_o be_v omit_v for_o although_o they_o may_v be_v some_o of_o the_o low_a form_n yet_o they_o be_v of_o necessary_a use_n and_o such_o as_o without_o who_o care_n many_o disorder_n in_o the_o church_n may_v pass_v unpunished_a as_o well_o as_o the_o concern_v thereof_o much_o prejudice_v for_o which_o end_n and_o reason_n the_o law_n will_v have_v they_o to_o be_v a_o corporation_n qualify_v they_o to_o sue_v subject_n they_o to_o suit_n and_o understand_v they_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o ecclesiastical_a trustee_n as_o guardian_n of_o the_o movable_a possession_n of_o the_o church_n therefore_o the_o canon_n have_v determine_v as_o to_o the_o qualification_n of_o the_o person_n eligible_a the_o manner_n of_o their_o choice_n by_o who_o and_o the_o time_n when_o their_o oath_n 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from_o their_o obedience_n to_o he_o and_o have_v archbishop_n of_o their_o own_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n have_v precedency_n before_o all_o duke_n not_o be_v of_o the_o blood_n royal_a as_o also_o before_o all_o the_o great_a officer_n of_o state_n except_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n ibid._n of_o this_o province_n of_o york_n be_v the_o bishopric_n of_o duresme_fw-fr chester_n carlisle_n and_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n who_o write_v themselves_o eboracenses_n or_o eborum_fw-la the_o diocese_n belong_v to_o this_o see_v of_o york_n contain_v the_o two_o county_n of_o york_n and_o nottingham_n and_o in_o they_o 581_o parish_n whereof_o 336_o be_v impropriation_n 3._o it_o have_v be_v question_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o difference_n between_o archbishop_n and_o metropolitan_a the_o dd._n herein_o seem_v to_o be_v divide_v some_o conceive_v that_o there_o be_v some_o difference_n between_o they_o other_o affirm_v that_o they_o be_v both_o one_o the_o canon_n law_n seem_v in_o a_o 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corporate_a as_o have_v a_o bishop_n and_o a_o cathedral_n church_n yet_o crompton_n in_o his_o jurisdiction_n in_o his_o computation_n of_o our_o city_n do_v omit_v ely_n though_o it_o have_v a_o bishop_n and_o a_o cathedral_n church_n 6._o thus_o westminster_n be_v call_v a_o city_n and_o according_o there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o a_o bishop_n of_o westminster_n in_o a_o statute_n make_v during_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n 8._o 10._o but_o by_o letter_n patent_n date_v 21._o may_v 2_o eliz._n in_o pursuance_n of_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n of_o 1_o eliz._n not_o print_v the_o revenue_n of_o that_o late_a monastery_n be_v vest_v in_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n of_o the_o collegiate_n church_n of_o westminster_n which_o have_v cause_v error_n in_o the_o plead_n of_o some_o case_n by_o style_v it_o the_o cathedral_n for_o collegiate_n church_n of_o westminster_n cassanaeus_n 15._o who_o write_v as_o well_o de_fw-fr gloria_fw-la mundi_fw-la in_o general_n as_o of_o the_o custom_n of_o burgundy_n in_o particular_a say_v that_o france_n have_v within_o its_o territory_n 104_o city_n and_o give_v this_o reason_n because_o there_o be_v so_o many_o seat_n of_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n yet_o sir_n edw._n coke_n observe_v cambridge_n to_o be_v a_o city_n by_o ancient_a record_n 1._o although_o it_o do_v not_o evident_o appear_v that_o it_o ever_o be_v a_o episcopal_a see_v and_o in_o the_o stat._n of_o 11_o h._n 7._o c._n 4._o it_o be_v there_o call_v the_o town_n of_o cambridge_n 4._o in_o england_n and_o wales_n there_o be_v ancient_o three_o province_n and_o over_o they_o three_o archbishop_n who_o archbishopric_n be_v found_v above_o 1500_o year_n since_o for_o soon_o after_o the_o conversion_n of_o king_n luâ—ius_n who_o begin_v his_o reign_n over_o the_o britain_n an._n 170._o be_v prevail_v with_o to_o embrace_v the_o christian_a faith_n by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o elvanus_n who_o have_v be_v bring_v up_o at_o glastenbury_n and_o of_o medwanus_n 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monmouthshire_n the_o metropolis_n or_o chief_a city_n of_o britannia_fw-la secunda_fw-la or_o under_o vrbs_fw-la legionum_fw-la cambria_n 18._o gildas_n antiquissimus_fw-la inter_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la fide_fw-la digni_fw-la sunt_fw-la britannicarum_fw-la rerum_fw-la scriptor_n tradit_fw-la britannos_fw-la ab_fw-la ortu_fw-la evangelii_n christianam_fw-la suscepisse_fw-la fidem_fw-la ant._n brit._n ubi_fw-la supr_fw-la ac_fw-la primum_fw-la paulum_fw-la ipsum_fw-la cum_fw-la aliis_fw-la gentibus_fw-la tum_fw-la nominatim_fw-la britannis_fw-la evangelium_fw-la nunciasse_n post_fw-la priorem_fw-la svam_fw-la romae_fw-la incarcerationem_fw-la theodoret._n l._n 9_o de_fw-fr curand_n graecor_fw-la affect_v origenes_n qui_fw-la proximis_fw-la fuit_fw-la post_fw-la apostolos_fw-la seculis_fw-la testatur_fw-la britanniam_fw-la in_o christianam_fw-la consentire_fw-la religionem_fw-la orig._n hom._n 4._o in_o ezech._n lucius_n rex_fw-la britanniae_fw-la an._n 179._o baptizatus_fw-la ab_fw-la eleutherio_n pontifice_n romano_n reformationem_fw-la angliae_fw-la petiit_fw-la episcop_n 29._o ordinavit_fw-la ant._n brit._n foe_o 4_o 5_o 7._o before_o the_o come_n of_o the_o saxon_n into_o england_n the_o christian_a britain_n have_v three_o archbishop_n viz._n of_o london_n york_n and_o caerleon_n in_o wales_n the_o archiepiscopal_a see_v of_o london_n be_v by_o the_o saxon_n place_v at_o canterbury_n for_o st._n augustine_n sake_n where_o he_o be_v bury_v that_o of_o caerleon_n be_v translate_v to_o st._n david_n and_o after_o subject_v to_o the_o see_v of_o canterbury_n 5._o from_o this_o time_n to_o dioclesian_n perfecution_n which_o though_o the_o ten_o and_o last_o 302._o yet_o the_o first_o which_o the_o britain_n felt_n christianity_n flourish_v in_o this_o island_n 306._o which_o â—y_a that_o persecution_n be_v almost_o extirpate_v out_o of_o the_o land_n till_o constantine_n the_o great_a wear_v the_o imperial_a crown_n 413._o in_o who_o time_n it_o revive_v till_o 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bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v assume_v or_o tooken_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v the_o spiritual_a prince_n or_o monarch_n of_o all_o the_o world_n he_o attempt_v also_o to_o give_v law_n to_o all_o nation_n as_o one_o real_a mark_n or_o signal_n of_o his_o monarchy_n but_o they_o well_o know_v quod_fw-la ubi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la condendi_fw-la authoritas_fw-la ibi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la parendi_fw-la necessitas_fw-la do_v not_o impose_v their_o law_n at_o first_o peremptory_o on_o all_o nation_n without_o distinction_n but_o offer_v they_o timide_n &_o precario_fw-la and_o therefore_o he_o cause_v certain_a rule_n in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o be_v collect_v for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o clergy_n only_o which_o he_o call_v decreta_fw-la and_o not_o leges_fw-la vel_fw-la statuta_fw-la these_o decree_n be_v publish_v in_o an._n 1150._o which_o be_v during_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n stephen_n and_o therefore_o what_o the_o lord_n coke_n observe_v in_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o 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and_o order_n per_fw-la nomen_fw-la decretalium_fw-la which_o be_v publish_v in_o the_o year_n 1230._o which_o be_v in_o the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o king_n h._n 3._o or_o thereabouts_o vid._n matth._n par._n hist_o make_fw-mi 403._o and_o these_o be_v make_v to_o bind_v all_o the_o laity_n and_o sovereign_a prince_n as_o well_o as_o their_o subject_n in_o such_o thing_n as_o concern_v their_o civil_a and_o temporal_a estate_n as_o that_o no_o layman_n shall_v have_v the_o donation_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a benefice_n that_o no_o layman_n shall_v marry_v within_o certain_a degree_n out_o of_o the_o degree_n limit_v by_o the_o levitical_a law_n that_o all_o infant_n bear_v before_o marriage_n shall_v be_v adjudge_v after_o marriage_n legitimate_a and_o capable_a of_o temporal_a inheritance_n that_o all_o clerk_n shall_v be_v exempt_a from_o the_o secular_a power_n and_o other_o of_o the_o like_a nature_n but_o these_o decretal_n be_v publish_v they_o be_v not_o entire_o and_o 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usitatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o the_o canon_n which_o exempt_v clerk_n from_o the_o secular_a power_n be_v never_o full_o observe_v in_o any_o part_n of_o christendom_n kelw._n 7_o h._n 8._o 181._o b._n which_o be_v one_o infallible_a argument_n that_o these_o ordinance_n have_v not_o their_o force_n by_o any_o authority_n that_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n have_v to_o impose_v law_n on_o all_o nation_n without_o their_o consent_n but_o by_o the_o approbation_n of_o the_o people_n which_o receive_v and_o use_v they_o for_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n whereby_o they_o may_v reject_v one_o canon_n they_o may_v reject_v all_o the_o other_o vid._n bodin_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr rep._n cap._n 8._o where_o he_o say_v that_o the_o king_n of_o france_n on_o the_o erection_n of_o all_o university_n there_o have_v declare_v in_o their_o charter_n that_o they_o will_v receive_v the_o profession_n of_o the_o civil_a and_o canon_n to_o use_v they_o at_o their_o discretion_n and_o not_o to_o be_v oblige_v by_o these_o law_n but_o as_o to_o those_o canon_n which_o have_v be_v receive_v accept_v and_o use_v in_o any_o christian_a realm_n or_o commonwealth_n they_o by_o such_o acceptation_n and_o usage_n have_v obtain_v the_o force_n of_o law_n in_o such_o particular_a realm_n or_o state_n and_o be_v become_v part_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n of_o that_o nation_n and_o so_o those_o which_o have_v be_v embrace_v allow_v and_o use_v in_o england_n be_v make_v by_o such_o allowance_n and_o usage_n part_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n of_o england_n by_o which_o the_o interpretation_n dispensation_n or_o execution_n of_o these_o canon_n be_v become_v law_n of_o england_n do_v appertain_v sole_a to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o his_o magistrate_n within_o his_o dominion_n and_o he_o and_o his_o magistrate_n have_v the_o sole_a jurisdiction_n in_o such_o case_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v in_o the_o interpretation_n dispensation_n or_o execution_n of_o those_o law_n in_o england_n although_o they_o be_v first_o devise_v in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n no_o more_o than_o the_o chief_a magistrate_n of_o athens_n or_o lacedaemon_n may_v claim_v jurisdiction_n in_o the_o ancient_a city_n of_o rome_n for_o that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o xii_o table_n be_v thither_o carry_v and_o import_v from_o those_o city_n of_o greece_n and_o no_o more_o than_o the_o master_n of_o new-colledge_n in_o oxford_n shall_v have_v command_n or_o jurisdiction_n in_o kings-colledge_n of_o cambridge_n for_o that_o the_o private_a statute_n whereby_o kings-colledge_n be_v govern_v be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n borrow_a and_o take_v out_o of_o the_o foundation-book_n of_o new-colledge_n in_o oxford_n and_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n the_o emperor_n may_v claim_v jurisdiction_n in_o maritime_a cause_n within_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n for_o that_o we_o have_v now_o for_o a_o long_a time_n receive_v and_o admit_v the_o imperial_a law_n for_o the_o determination_n of_o such_o cause_n vid._n cawdry_n case_n co._n par_fw-fr 5._o and_o kelw._n rep._n 184._o a._n now_o when_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n perceive_v that_o many_o of_o his_o canon_n be_v receive_v and_o use_v by_o divers_a nation_n of_o christendom_n he_o under_o colour_n thereof_o claim_v to_o have_v ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n in_o every_o realm_n and_o state_n where_o these_o canon_n be_v receive_v and_o send_v his_o legate_n with_o several_a commission_n into_o divers_a kingdom_n to_o hear_v and_o determine_v cause_n according_a to_o these_o canon_n which_o canon_n although_o neither_o the_o pope_n nor_o his_o minister_n at_o the_o first_o vent_v and_o utter_v thereof_o dare_v to_o call_v law_n ne_fw-fr committerent_fw-la crimen_fw-la laesae_fw-la majestatis_fw-la in_o principes_fw-la as_o marâ—il_fw-la pat._n lib._n defensor_fw-la pacis_fw-la par_fw-fr 2._o cap._n 23._o observe_v who_o also_o say_v that_o these_o canon_n be_v make_v by_o the_o pope_n neque_fw-la sunt_fw-la humanae_fw-la leges_fw-la neque_fw-la divinae_fw-la sed_fw-la documenta_fw-la quaedam_fw-la &_o narrationes_fw-la yet_o when_o he_o perceive_v that_o these_o canon_n be_v receive_v allow_v
28._o 2_o he_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a officer_n and_o therefore_o proper_a to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n to_o have_v jurisdiction_n of_o his_o account_n and_o a_o clerk_n of_o a_o parish_n may_v sue_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n for_o his_o fee_n which_o be_v call_v largitiones_fw-la charitativae_fw-la vid._n register_n foe_n 52._o for_o he_o be_v quodammodo_fw-la a_o officer_n spiritual_a 21_o e._n 4._o 47._o but_o notwithstanding_o this_o a_o prohibition_n be_v grant_v and_o montague_n chief_a justice_n say_v that_o a_o churchwarden_n be_v not_o a_o ecclesiastical_a officer_n but_o temporal_a employ_v in_o ecclesiastical_a business_n quaere_fw-la whether_o in_o that_o case_n the_o minister_n may_v require_v he_o to_o render_v a_o account_n and_o if_o he_o refuse_v whether_o the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n may_v compel_v he_o to_o account_n 20._o 1._o in_o trespass_n by_o churchwarden_n for_o take_v a_o bell_n out_o of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o predecessor_n it_o be_v adjudge_v that_o the_o action_n do_v lie_v whereas_o it_o be_v declare_v ad_fw-la damnum_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la which_o shall_v be_v suppose_v ad_fw-la damnum_fw-la parochianorum_fw-la 21._o 2._o the_o parishioner_n of_o the_o parish_n of_o all-hallows_a in_o london_n do_v prescribe_v to_o choose_v their_o churchwarden_n every_o year_n and_o they_o choose_v w._n their_o churchwarden_n the_o parson_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o late_a canon_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v the_o election_n choose_v c._n to_o be_v churchwarden_n and_o procure_v he_o to_o be_v swear_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n and_o a_o prohibition_n be_v pray_v for_o that_o it_o be_v a_o special_a custom_n the_o canon_n can_v alter_v it_o and_o if_o every_o parson_n may_v have_v election_n of_o the_o churchwarden_n without_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o parishioner_n they_o may_v be_v much_o prejudice_v and_o so_o it_o be_v say_v that_o it_o have_v be_v adjudge_v pasch_fw-mi 5_o jac._n in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o parishioner_n of_o walbrook_n in_o london_n 22._o 393._o although_o as_o aforesaid_a the_o law_n do_v make_v churchwarden_n a_o kind_n of_o corporation_n and_o enable_v they_o by_o that_o name_n to_o take_v movable_a good_n and_o chattel_n and_o to_o sue_v and_o be_v sue_v at_o law_n concern_v such_o good_n for_o the_o use_n and_o benefit_n of_o their_o parish_n yet_o they_o can_v take_v a_o estate_n of_o land_n to_o they_o by_o name_n of_o churchwarden_n nor_o can_v churchwarden_n prescribe_v to_o have_v land_n to_o they_o and_o their_o successor_n for_o they_o be_v no_o corporation_n to_o have_v land_n but_o for_o good_n of_o the_o church_n only_o chap._n fourteen_o of_o consolidation_n or_o union_n of_o church_n 1._o consolidation_n what_o whence_o so_o call_v by_o who_o and_o in_o what_o case_n it_o may_v be_v make_v 2._o the_o several_a kind_n of_o consolidation_n 3._o the_o reason_n and_o ground_n thereof_o in_o the_o law_n 4._o the_o requisite_n of_o law_n in_o 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