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regis_fw-la inde_fw-la iis_fw-la directi_fw-la in_o cujus_fw-la etc._n etc._n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la etc._n etc._n sub_fw-la magno_fw-la sigillo_fw-la whether_o this_o be_v before_o or_o after_o the_o statute_n it_o appear_v not_o it_o may_v seem_v before_o for_o that_o otherwise_o it_o need_v not_o but_o i_o find_v ejus_fw-la shardlow_n to_o be_v justice_n of_o oier_n in_o pickering_n forest_n 17._o aug._n an._n 8._o edw._n i._o if_o it_o be_v after_o it_o seem_v the_o writ_n to_o the_o justice_n extend_v to_o somewhat_o out_o of_o the_o statute_n and_o that_o this_o licence_n be_v obtain_v in_o majorem_fw-la cautelam_fw-la but_o to_o conclude_v hereby_o it_o appear_v that_o although_o we_o find_v not_o the_o reason_n of_o thing_n do_v in_o ancient_a age_n yet_o nothing_o be_v do_v against_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o church_n without_o special_a licence_n and_o dispensation_n norwich_n the_o feast_n of_o st._n ambrose_n mention_v in_o the_o licence_n be_v on_o the_o four_o of_o april_n which_o common_o be_v about_o a_o week_n or_o two_o before_o easter_n and_o the_o abbot_n of_o st._n alban_n have_v exempt_a jurisdiction_n within_o the_o province_n of_o canterbury_n grant_v this_o dispensation_n to_o hold_v assize_n in_o tempore_fw-la sacro_fw-la as_o the_o rubric_n explain_v it_o lest_o the_o word_n nostrae_fw-la jurisdictionis_fw-la exemptae_fw-la might_a be_v apply_v to_o some_o layick_a franchise_n i_o assure_v myself_o there_o be_v many_o of_o this_o kind_n if_o they_o may_v come_v to_o light_v and_o as_o they_o grant_v licence_n in_o time_n prohibit_v so_o they_o censure_v such_o as_o offend_v without_o licence_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o case_n of_o b._n sir_n gilbert_n plumpton_n an._n 1184._o who_o being_n to_o be_v hang_v at_o worcester_n upon_o the_o sunday_n for_o a_o rape_n commit_v by_o he_o the_o bishop_n prohibit_v execution_n for_o that_o day_n upon_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n etc._n etc._n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o return_v of_o the_o return_v i_o will_v not_o venture_v to_o speak_v much_o but_o nothing_o at_o all_o of_o essoine_n and_o exception-day_n for_o that_o draw_v near_a to_o the_o faculty_n of_o lawyer_n wherein_o i_o mean_v not_o to_o be_v too_o busy_a the_o return_v be_v set_v day_n in_o every_o term_n appoint_v to_o the_o sheriff_n for_o certify_v the_o court_n what_o he_o have_v do_v in_o