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AngliƦ notitia, or The present state of England together with divers reflections upon the antient state thereof.; Angliae notitia. Part 1
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Chamberlayne, Edward, 1616-1703.
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1669
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Wing C1819; ESTC R212862
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ever_o since_o thâ_n conquest_n in_o the_o king_n of_o england_n to_o the_o great_a honour_n anâ_n benefit_n of_o the_o king_n and_o kingâdom_n though_o some_o abuseâ_n make_v some_o of_o the_o people_n out_o ãâã_d love_n with_o their_o good_a and_o thâ_n right_o of_o that_o part_n of_o his_o juââ_n prerogative_n the_o king_n by_o his_o prerogative_n be_v ultimus_n haeres_fw-la regni_fw-la and_o be_v as_o the_o great_a ocean_n be_v ãâã_d all_o river_n the_o receptacle_n of_o aâ_n estate_n when_o no_o heir_n appear_v for_o this_o cause_n all_o estate_n foâ_n want_v of_o heir_n or_o by_o forfeiture_n revert_v or_o escheat_n to_o the_o king_n all_o spiritual_a benefice_n for_o want_n of_o presentation_n by_o the_o bishop_n be_v lapse_v at_o last_o to_o the_o king_n all_o treasure_n trove_v that_o be_v money_n gold_n silver_n plate_n or_o bullion_n find_v and_o the_o owner_n unknown_a belong_v to_o the_o king_n so_o all_o wayf_n stray_n wreck_n not_o grant_v away_o by_o he_o or_o any_o former_a king_n all_o be_v ground_n or_o land_n recover_v from_o the_o sea_n all_o land_n of_o alien_n die_v before_o naturalisation_n or_o denization_n and_o all_o thing_n whereof_o the_o property_n be_v not_o know_v all_o gold_n and_o silver_n mine_n in_o whosoever_o ground_n they_o be_v find_v royal_a fish_n âs_n whale_n sturgeon_n dolphin_n etc._n etc._n royal_a fowl_n as_o swan_n not_o mark_v and_o swim_v at_o liberty_n on_o the_o river_n belong_v to_o the_o king_n in_o the_o church_n the_o king_n prerogative_n and_o power_n be_v extraordinary_a great_a he_o only_o have_v the_o patronage_n of_o all_o bishopric_n none_o can_v be_v choose_v but_o by_o his_o conged_a '_o estier_n who_o he_o have_v first_o nominate_v none_o can_v be_v consecrate_v bishop_n or_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o bishopric_n without_o the_o king_n special_a writ_n or_o assent_n he_o be_v the_o guardian_n or_o nurse_n father_n of_o the_o church_n which_o our_o king_n of_o england_n do_v 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ecclesiastical_a censure_n the_o oath_n exit_fw-la officio_fw-la non_fw-la residency_n etc._n etc._n the_o queen_n much_o incense_v forbid_v they_o to_o meddle_v in_o any_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n for_o that_o it_o belong_v to_o her_o prerogative_n etc._n etc._n the_o king_n have_v power_n to_o pardon_v the_o violation_n of_o ecclesiastical_a law_n or_o to_o abrogate_v such_o as_o be_v unfitting_a or_o useless_a to_o dispense_v with_o the_o rigour_n of_o ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o with_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v only_o prohibitum_fw-la &_o malum_fw-la per_fw-la accidens_fw-la &_o non_fw-la malum_fw-la in_o se_fw-la as_o for_o a_o bastard_n to_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o a_o priest_n to_o hold_v two_o benefice_n or_o to_o succeed_v his_o father_n in_o a_o benefice_n or_o to_o be_v non_fw-fr resident_n etc._n etc._n have_v power_n to_o dispense_v with_o some_o act_n of_o parliament_n penal_a statute_n by_o non_fw-la obstantes_fw-la where_o himself_o be_v only_o concern_v to_o 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people_n so_o be_v he_o in_o conscience_n oblige_v to_o defend_v and_o maintain_v all_o the_o right_n of_o the_o crown_n in_o possession_n and_o to_o endeavour_v the_o recovery_n of_o those_o whereof_o the_o crown_n have_v be_v dispossess_v and_o when_o any_o king_n have_v not_o religious_o observe_v his_o duty_n in_o this_o point_n it_o have_v prove_v of_o very_o dreadful_a consequence_n as_o the_o first_o fatal_a blow_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v give_v when_o hen._n 8._o wave_v his_o own_o royal_a prerogative_n refer_v the_o redress_n of_o the_o church_n to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o as_o the_o lord_n herbert_n observe_v hist_n hen._n 8._o so_o the_o great_a blow_n that_o ever_o be_v give_v to_o church_n and_o state_n be_v when_o the_o late_a king_n part_v with_o his_o absolute_a power_n of_o dissolve_v parliament_n give_v it_o though_o only_o pro_fw-la illâ_n vice_n to_o the_o two_o house_n of_o parliament_n and_o indeed_o it_o great_o concern_v all_o subject_n 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consiliis_fw-la primos_fw-la ad_fw-la officia_fw-la regni_fw-la obeunda_fw-la primi_fw-la igitur_fw-la sedebant_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la regni_fw-la comitiis_fw-la &_o tribunalibus_fw-la episcopi_fw-la in_o regali_fw-la quidem_fw-la palatio_fw-la cum_fw-la regni_fw-la magnatibus_fw-la in_fw-la comitatu_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la comite_fw-la in_fw-la turno_fw-la cum_fw-la vicecomite_n &_o in_o hundredo_fw-la cum_fw-la domino_fw-la hundredi_n sic_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o promovenda_fw-la justitia_fw-la usquequaque_fw-la gladius_fw-la gladium_fw-la adjuvaret_fw-la &_o nihil_fw-la inconsulto_fw-la sacerdote_fw-la vel_fw-la episcopo_fw-la ageretur_fw-la and_o because_o the_o weal_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o service_n of_o the_o king_n depend_v so_o much_o upon_o they_o and_o their_o presence_n for_o that_o end_n so_o oft_o require_v at_o london_n it_o be_v judge_v expedient_a that_o every_o bishopric_n shall_v have_v a_o palace_n or_o house_n belong_v to_o it_o in_o or_o about_o london_n 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the_o discipline_n thereof_o none_o of_o the_o least_o good_a office_n against_o all_o the_o practice_n and_o power_n of_o the_o puritan_n and_o presbyterian_a faction_n and_o all_o those_o other_o sectary_n lineal_o descend_v from_o they_o all_o this_o and_o more_o be_v owe_v if_o not_o sole_o yet_o principal_o to_o bishop_n and_o prelate_n by_o the_o late_a want_n of_o who_o to_o sit_v at_o the_o stern_a how_o soon_o be_v this_o goodly_a vessel_n split_v upon_o the_o rock_n of_o anarchy_n and_o confusion_n even_o since_o the_o late_a restauration_n of_o bishop_n to_o set_v down_o the_o many_o considerable_a public_a benefit_n flow_v from_o they_o and_o other_o dignify_v clergy_n will_v tire_v the_o reader_n what_o sum_v of_o money_n have_v be_v by_o they_o expend_v in_o repair_v cathedral_n church_n episcopal_a house_n in_o sound_v and_o build_v hospital_n in_o charity_n to_o poor_a widow_n of_o clergyman_n utter_o ruin_v by_o the_o late_a rebel_n for_o redeem_v of_o poor_a 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