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A62130
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Synodus Anglicana, or, The constitution and proceedings of an English convocation shown from the acts and registers thereof to be agreeable to the principles of an Episcopal church.
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Gibson, Edmund, 1669-1748.
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Wing S6383; ESTC R24103
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privilegiis_fw-la hactenus_fw-la sibi_fw-la indultis_fw-la gaudere_fw-la possint_fw-la but_o more_o near_a and_o direct_v to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n be_v the_o application_n of_o the_o lower-clergy_n to_o the_o upper-house_n upon_o interruption_n in_o their_o attendance_n pray_v protection_n according_a to_o the_o statute_n 8_o h._n 6._o c._n i._n which_o give_v they_o a_o freedom_n from_o arrest_n etc._n etc._n equal_a with_o the_o member_n of_o parliament_n anno_fw-la 1603._o the_o prolocutor_n have_v two_o subpoena_n serve_v upon_o he_o he_o complain_v to_o the_o precedent_n sess_n 19_o and_o care_n be_v take_v to_o have_v one_o of_o the_o offender_n arrest_v in_o a_o legal_a way_n and_o then_o be_v convene_v before_o the_o bishop_n he_o be_v send_v down_o to_o beg_v pardon_n of_o the_o prolocutor_n and_o lower-house_n as_o the_o other_o be_v bring_v upon_o his_o knee_n in_o the_o vpper-house_n anno_fw-la 1624._o may_v 28._o the_o extract_v out_o of_o the_o vpper-house_n 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great_a irregularity_n and_o mischief_n to_o our_o church_n but_o they_o have_v hold_v several_a intermediate_n session_n without_o their_o metropolitan_a and_o bishop_n a_o short_a state_n whereof_o i_o will_v give_v the_o reader_n out_o of_o a_o late_a letter_n to_o the_o author_n of_o the_o expedient_a propose_v reflect_v on_o exp_v p._n 11._o you_o say_v p._n 15._o c_o 2._o that_o you_o have_v precedent_n for_o meeting_n on_o intermediate_n day_n and_o threaten_v to_o exert_v that_o power_n except_o the_o upper-house_n will_v submit_v to_o your_o method_n of_o continue_v but_o be_v it_o a_o fair_a part_n in_o you_o to_o leave_v your_o reader_n to_o imagine_v that_o such_o meeting_n as_o a_o house_n be_v warrant_v by_o a_o number_n of_o unexceptionable_a precedent_n when_o you_o know_v in_o your_o conscience_n that_o no_o more_o than_o two_o can_v be_v fair_o pretend_v and_o that_o the_o invalidity_n of_o these_o two_o have_v be_v show_v at_o large_a the_o first_o that_o of_o may_v 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the_o upper_a house_n the_o other_o by_o the_o prolocutor_n