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title_n rehearse_v by_o doctor_n bridges_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o government_n etc._n etc._n afterward_o king_n alured_n wear_v the_o diadem_n of_o this_o land_n among_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n by_o he_o ordain_v and_o ratify_v by_o his_o son_n and_o successor_n king_n edward_n and_o guthrune_v the_o dane_n confederate_a with_o edward_n in_o the_o government_n of_o england_n in_o the_o five_o chapter_n be_v thus_o ordain_v if_o any_o malefactor_n guilty_a of_o death_n earnest_o require_v the_o space_n and_o speech_n of_o confession_n or_o shrift_n 1568._o give_v deaþe_a scyldig-man_n scrift_n spraece_n gyrne_v ne_o forÆ¿yrne_v he_o man_n naefre_o si_fw-la quis_fw-la rei_fw-la capitalis_fw-la domnatus_fw-la sva_fw-la ingenuè_fw-fr sacerdoti_fw-la peccata_fw-la confiteri_fw-la cupiverit_fw-la id_fw-la ei_fw-la conceditur_fw-la ita_fw-la vertit_fw-la guil._n lambard_n arxaion_n fol._n 53._o londini_fw-la ex_fw-la officina_fw-la joan_n daii_n ann_n 1568._o no_o man_n shall_v ever_o deny_v he_o this_o favour_n extend_v to_o person_n condemn_v to_o die_v argue_v the_o use_n of_o confession_n common_o receive_v and_o the_o good_a construction_n thereof_o as_o redound_v in_o their_o opinion_n to_o the_o comfort_n of_o such_o miserable_a offender_n many_o be_v the_o law_n both_o ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a enact_v by_o king_n edgar_n a_o prince_n of_o pious_a 356._o rex_fw-la decenter_n instructus_fw-la passim_fw-la improbos_fw-la open_fw-mi pressit_fw-la rebel_n redarguit_fw-la justos_fw-la &_o modestos_fw-la dilexit_fw-la destructas_fw-la dei_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la renovavit_fw-la &_o dilatâ—vit_n ad_fw-la laudem_fw-la creatoris_fw-la summi_fw-la monasteria_fw-la constitui_fw-la jussit_fw-la erat_fw-la itaque_fw-la vir_fw-la discretus_fw-la mitis_fw-la humilis_fw-la benignus_fw-la liberalis_fw-la armipoteâ—s_fw-la jura_fw-la regni_fw-la bellicâ_fw-la potestate_fw-la regaliter_fw-la protâ—gens_fw-la populum_fw-la in_o obsequio_fw-la principum_fw-la principes_fw-la ad_fw-la justitiam_fw-la imperiorum_fw-la formavit_fw-la leges_fw-la rectas_fw-la instituit_fw-la regno_fw-la tranquillimo_fw-la potitus_fw-la est_fw-la florent_fw-la wigorn._n chron._n p._n 355_o 356._o and_o prudent_a education_n who_o curb_v the_o oppressor_n subdue_v the_o rebel_n love_v the_o just_a and_o humble_a repair_v the_o decay_a church_n and_o ample_o endow_v they_o erect_v religious_a place_n and_o convent_v to_o the_o land_n &_o honour_n of_o the_o great_a creator_n a_o person_n of_o huge_a discretion_n humility_n and_o bounty_n of_o much_o valour_n and_o skill_n in_o feat_n of_o arm_n royal_o protect_v the_o law_n of_o his_o kingdom_n with_o his_o militia_n his_o people_n frame_v in_o subjection_n unto_o his_o noble_n and_o his_o nobleman_n to_o the_o subjection_n of_o his_o sovereign_a command_n preserve_v his_o state_n in_o peace_n and_o his_o just_a law_n in_o power_n such_o praise_n do_v the_o monk_n of_o worcester_n heap_n upon_o he_o among_o his_o gehadodra_n or_o ordinance_n be_v extant_a canon_n towards_o the_o end_n whereof_o be_v a_o appendix_n or_o postscript_n contain_v the_o total_a charge_n of_o confession_n and_o the_o mutual_a duty_n requisite_a in_o the_o penitent_a and_o priest_n who_o grant_v audience_n who_o be_v there_o style_v scrift_n &_o gastla_fw-mi laece_n a_o shriver_n and_o ghostly_a physician_n and_o manna_n sapla_fw-la laece_n the_o physician_n of_o man_n soul_n the_o form_n of_o confession_n to_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o penitent_a the_o specifique_a enumeration_n of_o sin_n the_o unfeigned_a sorrow_n at_o the_o rehearsal_n thereof_o and_o the_o voluntary_a submission_n to_o the_o penance_n enjoin_v be_v therein_o delineate_v let_v the_o repentant_a person_n address_v himself_o to_o his_o shrift_n right_o humble_o and_o say_v first_o daedbote_n ealle_n þa_fw-fr synna_fw-fr besmitene_fw-fr purdone_fw-fr daedbote_n i_o believe_v in_o the_o lord_n the_o father_n most_o high_a who_o weld_v all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n and_o after_o a_o brief_a recital_n of_o his_o faith_n naturam_fw-la and_o cÆ¿eðe_v þonne_v mid_a reoÆ¿sigendum_fw-la mode_n &_o eadmolice_n his_o andaetnessa_n to_o his_o scrifte_n onbugende_v confiteor_fw-la deo_fw-la omnipotenti_fw-la &_o confessario_fw-la meo_fw-la spirituali_fw-la medico_fw-la omne_fw-la peccata_fw-la quae_fw-la malorum_fw-la spirituum_fw-la inquinamâ—nto_fw-la unquam_fw-la perpetravi_fw-la sive_fw-la in_o facto_fw-la sive_fw-la in_o cogitation_n sive_fw-la cum_fw-la masculis_fw-la sive_fw-la cum_fw-la foeminis_fw-la aliáve_fw-la creaturâ_fw-la sive_fw-la secundum_fw-la naturam_fw-la sive_fw-la contra_fw-la naturam_fw-la let_v he_o in_o a_o rufully-sighing_a mood_n make_v his_o confession_n full_a devout_o to_o his_o confesseur_n and_o bow_v down_o his_o head_n say_v i_o confess_v unto_o almighty_a god_n and_o to_o you_o my_o shriver_n and_o ghostly_a physician_n all_o the_o sin_n which_o through_o the_o defilement_n of_o wicked_a spirit_n i_o have_v at_o any_o timâ—_n commit_v other_o in_o deed_n other_o in_o thought_n other_o with_o male_a other_o with_o female_a other_o with_o any_o kind_n of_o creature_n natural_o or_o unnatural_o thence_o fall_v into_o a_o particular_a commemoration_n of_o such_o sin_n by_o name_n as_o boil_a upon_o his_o conscience_n need_v comfort_n and_o absolution_n and_o through_o all_o that_o penitential_a it_o be_v very_o remarkable_a say_v that_o venerable_a antiquary_n that_o among_o the_o several_a penance_n there_o mention_v 476._o non_fw-fr est_fw-fr autem_fw-la temerarium_fw-la quod_fw-la hÃc_fw-la in_o injungendis_fw-la poenitentiis_fw-la nullum_fw-la usquam_fw-la ad_fw-la imagine_v imperatur_fw-la confugium_fw-la nulla_fw-la ad_fw-la sanctos_fw-la unquam_fw-la provocatio_fw-la ne_fw-la ad_fw-la virginem_fw-la ipsam_fw-la beatissimam_fw-la nec_fw-la probare_fw-la videtur_fw-la author_n precariam_fw-la illam_fw-la magnatum_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la romanâ_fw-la uti_fw-la perhibent_fw-la fultam_fw-la diligentiâ_fw-la dn._n h._n spelman_n council_n p._n 476._o and_o whereof_o there_o be_v store_n there_o be_v no_o send_v of_o the_o penitent_a to_o any_o saint_n no_o pilgrimage_n enjoin_v to_o any_o shrine_n no_o news_n of_o any_o indulgence_n or_o commutation_n for_o strike_v off_o penance_n by_o money_n that_o age_n be_v not_o yet_o guilty_a of_o such_o deceit_n or_o recent-roman_a imposture_n this_o glorious_a king_n edgar_n begin_v his_o reign_n according_a to_o the_o savilian_a fasti_fw-la a._n d._n 959._o and_o finish_v his_o reign_n and_o life_n a._n d._n 974._o also_o these_o canon_n and_o penitential_a yet_o remain_v entire_a suprà _fw-la habentur_fw-la canon_n isti_fw-la &_o poenitentiale_fw-la idiotismo_fw-la saxonico_n vetustissimè_fw-la scripta_fw-la in_fw-la celebri_fw-la bibliotheca_fw-la collegii_fw-la corporis_fw-la christi_fw-la cantabrig_n dn._n spelman_n ubi_fw-la suprà _fw-la in_o a_o old_a saxon_a copy_n and_o language_n within_o that_o famous_a library_n of_o bennet_n college_n in_o cambridge_n 1009._o circ_n a_o 1009._o in_o a_o synod_n hold_v at_o aenham_n under_o king_n ethelred_n the_o xx_o chapter_n be_v for_o make_v of_o confession_n and_o take_n of_o penance_n thus_o let_v each_o christian_a man_n as_o be_v suitable_a to_o his_o profession_n have_v diligent_a care_n of_o his_o christian_a state_n 528._o gyme_v his_o christian_a dome_n georne_v &_o geÆ¿unige_v gelomlice_n to_o scrift_n &_o un_fw-fr for_o Æ¿andodlice_n his_o sinna_n gecyðe_n &_o geornlice_n bete_a sÆ¿a_fw-la sÆ¿a_fw-la he_o man_n taece_n pag._n 518._o christiana_n quique_fw-la colloquia_fw-la frequentia_fw-la &_o salubria_fw-la cum_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la crebrò_fw-la exerceant_fw-la suáque_fw-la sibi_fw-la peccata_fw-la inverecundè_fw-la depromant_n ac_fw-la confiteantur_fw-la confessáque_fw-la juxta_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la institutionem_fw-la poeniteant_fw-la atque_fw-la emendent_fw-la d._n h._n spelâ—an_n conc._n p._n 528._o and_o that_o he_o usual_o frequent_a shrift_n and_o confession_n often_o entertain_v christian_n and_o wholesome_a conference_n with_o the_o priest_n and_o lay_v shame_n aside_o confess_v his_o fault_n and_o careful_o practice_v such_o rule_n for_o amendment_n as_o the_o priest_n prescribe_v the_o act_n of_o this_o synod_n both_o in_o the_o saxon_a as_o also_o in_o the_o old_a latin_a tongue_n and_o both_o revise_v and_o publish_v by_o that_o diligent_a and_o noble_a collector_n in_o a_o capitular_a extant_a in_o saxon_a and_o latin_a be_v contain_v many_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n among_o which_o be_v confession_n direct_v unto_o god_n in_o the_o first_o place_n humble_o implore_v for_o mercy_n and_o to_o the_o priest_n likewise_o which_o so_o far_o avail_v we_o as_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o save_a counsel_n we_o receive_v from_o they_o 605._o seo_n andetnes_n þe_v þe_o maesse_a pâ—â—â—_n stum_fw-la doþ_n ura_fw-la synna_fw-la þis_fw-la hâ—o_n to_o good_a þ_n on_o fongnum_fw-la framâ—â—_n halÆ¿endum_fw-la geþeathum_fw-la §._o 30._o pâ—g_v 605._o and_o the_o observation_n of_o regular_a penance_n our_o soul_n may_v be_v fortify_v against_o sin_n and_o our_o iniquity_n do_v away_o likewise_o in_o paragraph_n 31._o diluimus_fw-la coâ—fessio_fw-la quam_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la facimus_fw-la hoc_fw-la nobis_fw-la adminiculum_fw-la adfert_fw-la qui_fw-la accepto_fw-la ab_fw-la eye_n salutari_fw-la consilio_fw-la saluberrimis_fw-la poenitentiae_fw-la observationibus_fw-la sive_fw-la minutiis_fw-la leg._n munimentis_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la maculas_fw-la diluimus_fw-la de_fw-fr peccatis_fw-la in_o confession_n enumerandis_fw-la each_o particular_a offence_n be_v to_o be_v open_v in_o confession_n to_o the_o ghostly_a father_n whatsoever_o in_o
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reserventur_fw-la linwood_n lib._n â—de_n poenit._n &_o remiss_a c._n in_o confess_v sacrilege_n incest_n sin_n against_o nature_n etc._n etc._n for_o such_o as_o be_v of_o great_a place_n and_o set_v they_o by_o as_o reserve_v case_n for_o the_o pope_n nor_o to_o grant_v absolution_n therein_o but_o at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n and_o that_o upon_o condition_n of_o their_o recovery_n they_o present_v themselves_o at_o rome_n with_o letter_n testimonial_a from_o their_o own_o confessor_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o offence_n the_o pope_n it_o seem_v have_v then_o seize_v upon_o fat_a sin_n as_o well_o as_o the_o fat_a of_o the_o land_n this_o constitution_n be_v make_v about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1240._o but_o richard_n surname_v the_o great_a his_o predecessor_n magnus_fw-la a._n d._n 1229._o richardus_fw-la magnus_fw-la and_o one_o that_o shall_v have_v take_v place_n of_o he_o however_o the_o compiler_n of_o the_o constitution_n have_v set_v he_o 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interminatione_fw-la anathematis_fw-la under_o pain_n of_o the_o church_n ban_n &_o curse_n to_o recommend_v no_o such_o thing_n unto_o their_o patient_n for_o the_o recovery_n of_o their_o bodily_a health_n which_o may_v not_o be_v undertake_v without_o danger_n to_o the_o soul_n but_o before_o all_o thing_n to_o exhort_v they_o to_o send_v for_o the_o soul-physician_n and_o after_o spiritual_a physic_n have_v be_v prescribe_v and_o provide_v and_o administer_v to_o the_o soul_n then_o to_o proceed_v in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n to_o give_v physic_n to_o the_o body_n a_o canon_n which_o if_o due_o observe_v by_o our_o physician_n i_o be_o persuade_v their_o physic_n will_v work_v much_o better_a than_o it_o do_v but_o now_o the_o spiritual_a physician_n be_v hardly_o think_v of_o and_o his_o visit_n account_v ominous_a as_o if_o sin_n be_v not_o worth_a the_o heal_n or_o he_o want_v the_o power_n and_o cunning_a for_o after_o luke_n the_o physician_n and_o zeno_n the_o lawyer_n we_o send_v for_o barnabas_n the_o son_n of_o consolation_n when_o the_o soul_n be_v senseless_a of_o his_o help_n and_o ghostly_a comfort_n bonifacius_n uncle_n to_o queen_n elinor_n 1244._o a._n d._n 1244._o wife_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o and_o advance_v to_o that_o metropolitical_a see_v an._n mccxliv_o provide_v against_o those_o that_o molest_a or_o any_o way_n hinder_v such_o that_o will_v do_v penance_n and_o be_v confess_v sacramentum_fw-la praecipimus_fw-la ne_fw-la aliquis_fw-la praesumat_fw-la impedire_fw-la quin_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la poenitentiae_fw-la unicuique_fw-la petenti_fw-la liberè_fw-la impendatur_fw-la &_o spatium_fw-la liberum_fw-la confitendi_fw-la quod_fw-la potissimè_fw-la propter_fw-la incarceratos_fw-la suadetur_fw-la quibus_fw-la saepius_fw-la inhumaniter_fw-la ne_fw-la dicamus_fw-la infideliter_fw-la denegatur_fw-la lindw_n l._n 5._o the_o poen_n &_o remiss_a cap._n cum_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la and_o appoint_v that_o convenient_a time_n be_v allot_v for_o that_o sacred_a action_n and_o special_o to_o prisoner_n who_o many_o time_n inhuman_o and_o unchristian_o be_v deny_v the_o use_n hereof_o or_o else_o so_o little_a time_n afford_v unto_o they_o as_o to_o put_v they_o rather_o into_o danger_n of_o discomfort_n and_o desperation_n than_o matter_n of_o spiritual_a joy_n and_o consolation_n 1279._o a._n d._n 1279._o john_n peccam_fw-la who_o sit_v in_o the_o see_v of_o canturbury_n an._n dom._n mcclxxix_o order_v that_o parish_n priest_n shall_v diligent_o take_v heed_n terra_fw-la parochiales_fw-la insuper_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la caveant_fw-la ne_fw-la alicui_fw-la dent_fw-la corpus_fw-la domini_fw-la nisi_fw-la prius_fw-la constet_fw-la ipsum_fw-la confâ—ssum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la testimonio_fw-la &_o judicio_fw-la fide-dignorum_a lindw_n l._n 3._o de_fw-fr missar_n celebr_n c._n altissimus_fw-la de_fw-la terra_fw-la that_o they_o administer_v not_o the_o body_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o any_o communicant_a except_o it_o may_v appear_v unto_o they_o that_o such_o a_o person_n be_v former_o confess_v by_o the_o testimony_n and_o judgement_n of_o credible_a person_n 1312._o a._n d._n 1312._o the_o next_o law_n or_o constitution_n be_v of_o walter_n reginald_n who_o possess_v the_o place_n at_o canturbury_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n mcccxii_o he_o will_v the_o priest_n to_o rip_v up_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o disease_n sacerdos_n diligenter_n attendat_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la circumstantias_fw-la criminis_fw-la qualitatem_fw-la personae_fw-la tempus_fw-la &_o locum_fw-la causam_fw-la &_o moram_fw-la in_o peccato_fw-la sacerdos_n ad_fw-la audiendum_fw-la confessiones_fw-la communem_fw-la sibi_fw-la locum_fw-la eligat_fw-la &_o in_o locis_fw-la absconditis_fw-la non_fw-la recipiat_fw-la alicujus_fw-la confessiones_fw-la maximè_fw-la mulieris_fw-la talem_fw-la injungat_fw-la uxori_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la ut_fw-la viro_fw-la svo_fw-la non_fw-la reddatur_fw-la suspecta_fw-la ne_fw-la aliquibus_fw-la injungat_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la nisi_fw-la cum_fw-la restitutione_n consulat_fw-la episcopum_fw-la vel_fw-la alium_fw-la qui_fw-la vice_n ejus_fw-la gerit_fw-la aut_fw-la provectos_fw-la &_o discretos_fw-la viros_fw-la quorum_fw-la consilio_fw-la certificatus_fw-la sciat_fw-la quos_fw-la &_o qualiter_fw-la ligare_fw-la possit_fw-la &_o absolvere_fw-la manus_fw-la absolutionis_fw-la non_fw-la imponi_fw-la nisi_fw-la se_fw-la corrigentibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n lind._o l._n 5._o the_o poen_n &_o remis_fw-la c._n sacerdos_n and_o to_o sift_v the_o circumstance_n of_o sin_n such_o as_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o person_n the_o quality_n of_o the_o offence_n the_o time_n and_o place_n when_o and_o where_o the_o sin_n be_v commit_v all_o which_o must_v be_v speak_v of_o in_o confession_n he_o also_o appoint_v a_o open_a and_o visible_a place_n for_o shrift_n to_o cut_v off_o all_o occasion_n of_o scandal_n and_o suspicion_n especial_o when_o woman_n make_v their_o approach_n admonish_v that_o priest_n impose_v no_o such_o penance_n to_o the_o wife_n as_o to_o cause_v suspicion_n in_o the_o husband_n to_o be_v careful_a the_o nature_n of_o the_o offence_n require_v to_o enjoin_v such_o penance_n as_o may_v imply_v restitution_n to_o the_o party_n grieve_v to_o consult_v with_o the_o bishop_n or_o his_o suffragan_n or_o with_o experiment_a &_o discreet_a priest_n that_o he_o may_v know_v the_o better_a who_o and_o what_o to_o bind_v and_o loose_v and_o where_o he_o see_v no_o probable_a sign_n of_o sincere_a contrition_n and_o no_o purpose_n of_o abandon_v the_o sin_n confess_v to_o suspend_v his_o absolution_n and_o to_o dismiss_v the_o sinner_n for_o
that_o season_n with_o admonition_n tend_v to_o unfeigned_a repentance_n lintheamina_n prohibemus_fw-la ne_fw-la ullus_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la lapsus_fw-la in_o peccatum_fw-la mortale_fw-la ad_fw-la altar_n praesumat_fw-la accedere_fw-la celebraturus_fw-la antequam_fw-la confiteatur_fw-la nec_fw-la puto_fw-la ut_fw-la quidam_fw-la errantes_fw-la credunt_fw-la quod_fw-la mortalia_fw-la deleantur_fw-la per_fw-la confessionem_fw-la generalem_fw-la lindw_n l._n 3._o de_fw-fr celebr_fw-fr miss_n cap._n lintheamina_n the_o same_o archbishop_n also_o forbid_v priest_n that_o have_v fall_v into_o mortal_a sin_n to_o approach_v unto_o the_o altar_n there_o to_o celebrate_v without_o make_v their_o confession_n add_v that_o he_o can_v not_o suppose_v as_o some_o other_o erreneous_o believe_v that_o mortal_a sin_n can_v be_v wash_v away_o by_o a_o general_a confession_n where_o by_o the_o way_n note_v that_o parenthesis_n good_a reader_n as_o some_o believe_v intimate_v that_o there_o be_v in_o those_o day_n some_o that_o so_o believe_v viz._n that_o general_a confession_n may_v procure_v remission_n of_o sin_n and_o be_v not_o perhaps_o so_o punctual_a for_o private_a particular_a confession_n who_o belief_n that_o prelate_n censure_v for_o erroneous_a by_o the_o same_o man_n be_v ghostly_a father_n under_o a_o great_a penalty_n conjure_v to_o secrecy_n and_o silence_n prohibemus_fw-la nullus_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la irâ_fw-la odio_fw-la metu_fw-la etiam_fw-la mortis_fw-la audeat_fw-la detegere_fw-la quovis_fw-la modo_fw-la alicujus_fw-la confessionem_fw-la signo_fw-la motu_fw-la vel_fw-la verbo_fw-la generaliter_fw-la vel_fw-la specialiter_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la super_fw-la hoc_fw-la convictus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la sine_fw-la spe_fw-la reconciliationis_fw-la non_fw-la immeritò_fw-la debet_fw-la degradari_fw-la lin._n l._n 5._o the_o poen_n &_o remis_fw-la c._n prohibemus_fw-la that_o if_o at_o any_o time_n or_o by_o any_o mean_n or_o upon_o passion_n of_o hatred_n or_o fear_v of_o death_n shall_v lay_v open_a by_o sign_n motion_n or_o word_n either_o general_o or_o special_o what_o have_v be_v private_o deposit_v in_o confession_n and_o shall_v be_v convict_v thereof_o he_o shall_v be_v degrade_v without_o hope_n of_o reconciliation_n also_o another_o constitution_n of_o the_o same_o man_n do_v for_o the_o revive_n of_o public_a penance_n for_o notorious_a &_o scandalous_a offence_n praeterea_fw-la ut_fw-la peccata_fw-la graviora_fw-la &_o vulgatissimo_fw-la svo_fw-la scandalo_fw-la totam_fw-la commoventia_fw-la civitatem_fw-la sint_fw-la solenni_fw-la poenitentiâ_fw-la castiganda_fw-la lindw_n l._n 5._o the_o poen_n &_o remis_fw-la c._n praeterea_fw-la complain_v that_o by_o the_o neglect_n of_o the_o ancient_a canon_n the_o same_o have_v be_v long_o bury_v in_o oblivion_n whereby_o heinous_a sin_n have_v be_v the_o more_o frequent_v and_o the_o reins_n and_o rigour_n of_o christian_a discipline_n too_o much_o remit_v and_o a_o licet_fw-la a_o lindw_n lib._n 5._o the_o poen_n &_o remiss_a c._n licet_fw-la four_o for_o the_o substitution_n of_o a_o grave_n and_o learned_a penitentiary_n in_o every_o deanery_n to_o take_v the_o confession_n of_o the_o clergy_n reside_v within_o the_o same_o john_n stratford_n archbishop_n of_o canturbury_n mcccxxxiv_o 1334._o a._n d._n 1334._o make_v a_o provisional_n law_n that_o priest_n shall_v not_o be_v cite_v juridical_o and_o thereby_o force_v either_o to_o detect_v such_o arcana_fw-la infra_fw-la et_fw-la illis_fw-la ex_fw-la tunc_fw-la parochiani_fw-la peccata_fw-la renuunt_fw-la confiteri_fw-la lind._o l._n 2._o de_fw-la judiciis_fw-la c._n exclusis_fw-la &_o infra_fw-la as_o they_o receive_v under_o the_o seal_n of_o confession_n or_o else_o offer_v violence_n to_o their_o conscience_n lest_o thereby_o parishioner_n may_v refuse_v to_o come_v to_o confession_n it_o seem_v equivocation_n mental_a reservation_n and_o such_o juggle_n devise_v to_o cheat_v justice_n be_v not_o up_o nor_o think_v on_o when_o this_o course_n be_v take_v that_o judge_n shall_v forbear_v to_o examine_v they_o the_o last_o of_o these_o metropolitan_o that_o make_v any_o law_n for_o confession_n be_v simon_n sudbury_n who_o be_v prefer_v to_o that_o eminency_n 1375._o a._n d._n 1375._o an._n mccclxxv_o mulierum_fw-la confessiones_fw-la mulierum_fw-la audiantur_fw-la in_o propatulo_fw-la quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la visum_fw-la non_fw-la quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la auditum_fw-la moneantur_fw-la laici_fw-la in_o principio_fw-la quadragesimae_fw-la &_o â—ito_fw-la post_fw-la lapsum_fw-la consiteri_fw-la ne_fw-la peccatum_fw-la svo_fw-la pondere_fw-la ad_fw-la aliud_fw-la trahat_fw-la lind._o l._n 5._o the_o poen_n &_o remis_fw-la c._n confessiones_fw-la mulierum_fw-la he_o ordain_v woman_n to_o be_v shrive_v in_o a_o open_a place_n where_o they_o may_v be_v see_v of_o all_o but_o not_o hear_v and_o to_o admonish_v the_o laity_n to_o repair_v unto_o confession_n every_o year_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o lent_n and_o while_o their_o sin_n be_v green_a in_o their_o memory_n lest_o the_o weight_n of_o one_o sin_n press_v they_o upon_o another_o he_o ordain_v likewise_o to_o confess_v and_o communicate_v three_o time_n a_o year_n viz._n at_o the_o three_o solemn_a feast_n of_o christmas_n easter_n and_o whitsuntide_n and_o to_o prepare_v themselves_o with_o such_o abstinence_n as_o the_o priest_n shall_v prescribe_v confessiones_fw-la prius_fw-la tamen_fw-la se_fw-la praeparent_fw-la per_fw-la aliquam_fw-la abstinentiam_fw-la de_fw-la consilio_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la faciendam_fw-la vivens_fw-la ab_fw-la ingressu_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la arceatur_fw-la &_o moriens_fw-la christianâ_fw-la careat_fw-la sepulturà _fw-la lind._o l._n 5._o the_o poen_n &_o remis_fw-la c._n confessiones_fw-la and_o all_o and_o every_o such_o person_n as_o shall_v not_o come_v to_o confession_n and_o to_o the_o communion_n once_o a_o year_n at_o the_o least_o to_o be_v debar_v from_o enter_v into_o the_o church_n in_o his_o life_n time_n and_o after_o death_n his_o body_n not_o to_o be_v inter_v in_o christian_a burial_n by_o which_o constitution_n we_o see_v how_o other_o time_n be_v appoint_v for_o confession_n as_o well_o as_o easter_n but_o then_o chief_o require_v for_o four_o cause_n and_o at_o those_o time_n be_v confession_n require_v supra_fw-la 1._o ratione_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la sc_fw-la si_fw-la vult_fw-la celebrare_fw-la vel_fw-la communicare_fw-la vel_fw-la sacrum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la suscipere_fw-la etc._n etc._n 2._o ratione_fw-la periculi_fw-la si_fw-la est_fw-la in_o periculo_fw-la mortis_fw-la 3._o ratione_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la dictet_fw-la sibi_fw-la conscientia_fw-la quod_fw-la statim_fw-la teneatur_fw-la consiteri_fw-la 4._o râ—tione_fw-la dubii_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la nunc_fw-la habeat_fw-la confessoris_fw-la copiam_fw-la caeterum_fw-la per_fw-la totum_fw-la annum_fw-la non_fw-la habiturum_fw-la lindwood_n supra_fw-la say_v lindwood_n 1._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o sacrament_n whensoever_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v celebrate_v and_o receive_v so_o upon_o admission_n into_o holy_a order_n etc._n etc._n 2._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o danger_n or_o dread_n of_o death_n 3._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o conscience_n if_o a_o man_n heart_n shall_v tell_v he_o that_o he_o have_v present_a need_n of_o confession_n 4._o if_o it_o be_v doubtful_a a_o confessor_n can_v be_v have_v within_o a_o year_n to_o take_v he_o while_o we_o may_v some_o of_o these_o canonical_a reason_n we_o have_v before_o examine_v and_o censure_v 28._o a._n d._n 1533._o a_o book_n of_o religion_n entitle_v article_n devise_v by_o the_o king_n highness_n set_v forth_o a_o reg._n henrici_fw-la 8._o 28._o these_o be_v ecclesiastical_a constitution_n make_v by_o several_a churchman_n in_o their_o time_n but_o when_o henry_n viii_o have_v wrest_v the_o supremacy_n of_o spiritual_a cause_n from_o foreign_a usurpation_n and_o annex_v it_o to_o the_o crown_n then_o for_o essay_n of_o that_o new_a authority_n be_v substitute_v a_o vicegerent_n for_o the_o clergy_n article_n of_o religion_n set_v forth_o and_o say_v to_o be_v devise_v by_o his_o highness_n which_o cause_v the_o commotion_n of_o the_o 228._o the_o april_n 28._o a_o rr._n hen._n 8._o 31._o hall_n chron._n p._n 228._o lincolnshire_n man_n and_o in_o a_o parliament_n hold_v at_o westminster_n be_v establish_v 224._o establish_v hall_n fol._n 224._o the_o act_n of_o the_o six_o article_n which_o be_v name_v the_o bloody_a statute_n and_o the_o whip_n of_o six_o string_n which_o draw_v so_o much_o blood_n upon_o poor_a christian_n and_o whereof_o auricular_a confession_n be_v one_o of_o the_o string_n the_o procurer_n of_o that_o draconical_a law_n together_o with_o the_o occasion_n thereof_o be_v particular_o describe_v by_o our_o ecclesiastical_a annalist_n mr_n john_n fox_n whoever_o be_v the_o chief_a doer_n therein_o ecclesiastical_a person_n be_v the_o chief_a sufferer_n the_o king_n upon_o some_o distaste_n to_o his_o clergy_n be_v willing_a to_o sharpen_v the_o edge_n of_o the_o law_n against_o they_o and_o his_o mind_n be_v know_v there_o want_v not_o abbetter_n to_o whet_v he_o thereunto_o so_o fearful_a be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o church_n if_o once_o remove_v from_o under_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o wing_n of_o the_o royal_a sceptre_n and_o will_v soon_o become_v a_o prey_n to_o the_o little_a fox_n if_o the_o kingly-lion_n shall_v not_o protect_v and_o as_o in_o that_o prince_n
day_n the_o truth_n begin_v to_o take_v place_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o many_o so_o that_o party_n which_o stand_v for_o the_o old_a mumpsimus_n as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o that_o embrace_v the_o new_a sumpsimus_fw-la 7._o adeo_fw-la ut_fw-la uno_fw-la eodemque_fw-la lâ—co_fw-la &_o tempore_fw-la in_o pontificios_fw-la laqueo_fw-la &_o dilaniation_n &_o in_o protestants_n vivicomburio_fw-la saevirâ—tur_fw-la cambd._n appar_n ad_fw-la elâ—zabeth_n pag._n 6_o 7._o escape_v not_o the_o penalty_n of_o his_o rigorous_a statute_n that_o it_o be_v no_o strange_a spectacle_n to_o behold_v at_o once_o a_o protestant_n at_o the_o stake_n and_o a_o papist_n at_o the_o jailhouse_n by_o that_o law_n incontinency_n in_o priest_n and_o marriage_n be_v equal_o make_v felony_n and_o death_n in_o their_o person_n either_o to_o use_v the_o sin_n or_o the_o remedy_n and_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o clergy_n otherwise_o a_o privilege_n be_v to_o they_o a_o snare_n and_o that_o offence_n capital_a in_o churchman_n which_o then_o be_v scarce_o criminal_a in_o the_o laity_n a_o man_n that_o shall_v survey_v the_o act_n of_o parliament_n under_o that_o prince_n shall_v find_v that_o they_o be_v true_o under_o he_o ibid._n uâ—â—e_fw-la domi_fw-la terribilis_fw-la &_o soâ—â—s_v tyrannious_a hâ—beretur_fw-la camb_n ibid._n who_o melt_v the_o courage_n of_o both_o those_o house_n as_o wax_v make_v they_o capable_a of_o any_o impression_n and_o his_o will_n a_o law_n but_o of_o he_o and_o his_o memory_n enough_o as_o also_o of_o such_o law_n and_o constitution_n which_o have_v to_o my_o observation_n be_v enact_v in_o this_o point_n of_o confession_n and_o of_o what_o force_n they_o be_v at_o this_o present_a it_o be_v much_o to_o be_v wish_v the_o reverend_n of_o that_o profession_n will_v determine_v i_o will_v add_v hereunto_o such_o instance_n as_o have_v obvious_o occur_v unto_o i_o of_o those_o prince_n that_o have_v wear_v the_o diadem_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o yet_o not_o abhor_v from_o this_o exercise_n of_o piety_n confession_n sundry_a prince_n of_o england_n that_o use_v confession_n but_o have_v confess_v their_o sin_n unto_o spiritual_a father_n and_o pastor_n in_o hope_n of_o absolution_n 955._o i._o king_n edred_n reign_v 10._o year_n &_o die_v a._n d._n 955._o the_o first_o be_v king_n edred_n who_o end_v his_o reign_n and_o life_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n redemption_n dcccclv_n of_o who_o florentius_n wigorniensis_n write_v thus_o the_o glorious_a king_n of_o england_n edred_n fall_v sick_a in_o the_o ten_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o despair_v of_o recovery_n send_v away_o with_o all_o speed_n for_o holy_a dunstan_n the_o abbot_n 354._o qui_fw-la missa_fw-la celeri_fw-la legatione_fw-la confessionum_fw-la suarum_fw-la patrem_fw-la beatum_fw-la dunstanum_n scil_n abbatem_fw-la accersivit_fw-la vox_fw-la desuper_fw-la clarè_v sonuit_fw-la rex_fw-la edredus_fw-la nunc_fw-la in_o pace_fw-la quiescit_fw-la florent_fw-la wigorn._n ad_fw-la ann_n 955._o pag._n 353_o 354._o and_o father_n of_o his_o confession_n who_o in_o all_o haste_n resort_v to_o the_o court_n and_o have_v come_v half_o his_o journey_n a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n sound_v clear_a in_o his_o ear_n king_n edred_n rest_v now_o in_o peace_n at_o which_o voice_n the_o horse_n whereon_o he_o sit_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v the_o burden_n sink_v under_o he_o to_o the_o ground_n without_o any_o harm_n unto_o he_o upon_o the_o back_n the_o king_n body_n be_v bring_v to_o winchester_n lon._n ii_o william_n conqueror_n resumpto_fw-la animo_fw-la quae_fw-la christiani_fw-la sunt_fw-la executus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o in_o confession_n &_o viatico_fw-la malmsb._n de_fw-fr will._n 1._o pag._n 63._o col_fw-fr 2._o lon._n and_o there_o by_o abbot_n dunstan_n decent_o inter_v by_o which_o it_o seem_v dunstan_n be_v the_o king_n ghostly_a father_n though_o he_o come_v too_o late_o to_o take_v his_o confession_n the_o second_o prince_n be_v william_n the_o conqueror_n who_o sickness_n increase_v at_o rouen_n and_o the_o physician_n upon_o inspection_n of_o his_o urine_n have_v judge_v his_o death_n to_o be_v at_o hand_n upon_o the_o hear_n whereof_o say_v william_n of_o malmesbury_n he_o fill_v the_o room_n with_o lamentation_n that_o death_n have_v prevent_v he_o long_o bethink_v how_o to_o amend_v his_o life_n but_o pull_v up_o his_o spirit_n he_o do_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o christian_a in_o confess_v and_o receive_v the_o bless_a sacrament_n scoâ—s_n iii_o margaret_n q._n of_o scoâ—s_n the_o three_o be_v margaret_n the_o queen_n of_o scot_n but_o extract_v of_o the_o 1093._o the_o sister_n to_o edgar_n ethling_n presbyteris_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la accersiâ—is_fw-la eisque_fw-la peccata_fw-la sva_fw-la confessa_fw-la oleo_fw-la se_fw-la perungi_fw-la coelâ—stique_fw-la viatico_fw-la muniri_fw-la fecit_fw-la rog._n hoved._n pars_fw-la prio_fw-la annal_n pag._n 266._o edit_fw-la lond._n a._n d._n 1093._o english_a blood_n have_v hear_v the_o fatal_a news_n 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