of_o fifty_o year_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o the_o great_a charter_n be_v several_a time_n confirm_v the_o liberty_n privilege_n and_o franchise_n of_o the_o clergy_n be_v new_o ratify_v in_o the_o fourteen_o and_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o so_o in_o the_o first_o six_o and_o eight_o and_o twelve_o year_n of_o richard_n the_o second_o in_o the_o first_o second_v and_o four_o year_n of_o henry_n the_o four_o it_o be_v enact_v that_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a as_o well_o as_o temporal_a shall_v have_v and_o enjoy_v all_o their_o right_n and_o liberties_n i_o grant_v indeed_o that_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o two_o of_o these_o precede_a king_n viz_o edward_n the_o three_o and_z richard_z the_o second_o that_o the_o two_o statute_n of_o proviso_n and_o praemunire_n be_v make_v but_o he_o that_o shall_v due_o observe_v the_o end_n wherefore_o and_o the_o matter_n wherein_o and_o the_o person_n against_o who_o these_o statute_n be_v make_v will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o find_v that_o any_o abridgement_n but_o rather_o a_o firm_a settlement_n of_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n in_o the_o right_a constitution_n of_o it_o be_v intend_v and_o come_v thereby_o that_o which_o be_v main_o aim_v at_o and_o provide_v against_o in_o these_o statute_n be_v to_o repress_v the_o encroachment_n of_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n even_o upon_o the_o bishop_n legal_a jurisdiction_n itself_o the_o pope_n by_o his_o emissary_n in_o england_n from_o time_n to_o time_n drain_v the_o kingdom_n of_o its_o wealth_n he_o invade_v the_o king_n sovereign_a right_n by_o mandate_n de_fw-fr providendo_fw-la and_o expectative_a grace_n grant_v of_o ecclesiastical_a live_n before_o the_o incumbent_n be_v dead_a and_o beside_o he_o bold_o entrench_v on_o the_o king_n temporal_a court_n many_o such_o unreasonable_a greivance_n there_o be_v which_o both_o king_n and_o people_n feel_v the_o load_n of_o and_o which_o to_o make_v they_o the_o heavy_a be_v fetch_v as_o far_o as_o rome_n to_o be_v put_v upon_o they_o but_o all_o this_o while_n here_o be_v no_o exemption_n to_o any_o particular_a person_n or_o civil_a officer_n to_o free_v they_o from_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n where_o it_o proceed_v in_o due_a manner_n and_o be_v exercise_v in_o matter_n proper_o cognizable_a by_o it_o that_o which_o must_v have_v the_o note_n of_o remark_n put_v upon_o it_o be_v this_o provision_n be_v here_o make_v under_o severe_a penalty_n against_o act_v by_o a_o derive_v power_n from_o and_o in_o a_o usurp_v jurisdiction_n under_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n this_o no_v english_a bishop_n may_v do_v then_o this_o no_o bishop_n in_o england_n or_o ireland_n might_n or_o do_v or_o may_v do_v now_o one_o act_n of_o parliament_n will_v best_o serve_v to_o give_v light_n to_o another_o now_o the_o statute_n 25_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 21_o affirm_v express_o that_o the_o statute_n of_o provision_n and_o praemunire_n of_o the_o 16_o richard_n secundi_fw-la be_v make_v against_o such_o as_o sue_v to_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n against_o the_o king_n crown_n and_o dignity_n so_o that_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n in_o each_o respective_a diocese_n and_o in_o matter_n of_o ecclesiastical_a cognizance_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v impair_v by_o these_o statute_n that_o in_o truth_n it_o be_v more_o firm_o fix_v and_o corroborate_v thereby_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v before_o the_o reformation_n in_o england_n towards_o the_o dawn_n of_o which_o we_o meet_v with_o a_o note_a statute_n in_o the_o 23th_o year_n of_o king_n henry_n 8._o cap._n 9_o design_v as_o be_v conceive_v to_o restrain_v the_o exorbitance_n use_v in_o summon_v people_n out_o of_o the_o diocese_n wherein_o they_o inhabit_v without_o leave_n of_o their_o ordinary_n which_o thing_n as_o it_o tend_v to_o the_o great_a vexation_n of_o the_o person_n so_o cite_v it_o also_o aim_v at_o the_o very_a encroach_a on_o the_o several_a ordinary_n right_n on_o pretence_n of_o some_o legantine_n power_n or_o nuncio_n court_n or_o other_o extraordinary_a cause_n in_o the_o preamble_n of_o which_o statute_n it_o be_v affirm_v that_o all_o person_n of_o any_o quality_n or_o condition_n may_v be_v cite_v before_o their_o ordinary_n so_o it_o be_v in_o proper_a cause_n and_o due_a order_n the_o body_n of_o that_o statute_n provide_v that_o no_o citation_n be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o diocese_n where_o the_o party_n dwell_v but_o where_o some_o spiritual_a offence_n or_o cause_n be_v commit_v or_o do_v so_o that_o a_o contrario_fw-la sensu_fw-la say_v the_o learned_a and_o judicious_a dr._n cousin_n apol._n p._n 67._o in_o any_o offence_n or_o cause_n spiritual_a any_o subject_a may_v be_v cite_v within_o his_o or_o her_o diocese_n and_o in_o some_o peculiar_a cause_n there_o mention_v and_o recite_v they_o may_v be_v cite_v out_o of_o their_o diocese_n now_o the_o power_n of_o cite_v presuppose_v a_o full_a jurisdiction_n that_o be_v a_o power_n to_o proceed_v further_o thereupon_o in_o all_o due_a requisit_n and_o form_n that_o belong_v to_o any_o cause_n whether_o it_o be_v upon_o instance_n or_o of_o matter_n of_o correction_n since_o the_o reformation_n that_o all_o jurisdiction_n ecclesiastical_a be_v the_o facto_fw-la as_o it_o be_v always_o the_o jure_fw-la unite_v to_o and_o so_o derive_v from_o the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o england_n there_o be_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o first_o of_o queen_n elizabeth_n cap._n 1._o full_a power_n and_o authority_n give_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n for_o the_o execute_n of_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n as_o before_o time_n see_v also_o a_o statute_n make_v in_o ireland_n in_o the_o 28._o year_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o 8._o call_v a_o act_n against_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n towards_o the_o latter_a end_n thereof_o provide_v that_o notwithstanding_o this_o act_n or_o any_o other_o act_n make_v for_o the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o say_a bishop_n of_o rome_n usurp_v power_n authority_n pre-eminence_n jurisdiction_n or_o any_o other_o thing_n or_o thing_n in_o the_o same_o comprise_v that_o all_o and_o every_o archbishop_n bishop_n archdeacon_n commissary_n and_o official_a and_o every_o of_o they_o shall_v and_o may_v use_v and_o exercise_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n only_o 53._o vid._n infra_fw-la p._n 53._o all_o such_o canon_n constitution_n ordinance_n and_o synodal_n provincial_a be_v already_o make_v for_o the_o direction_n and_o order_n of_o spiritual_a and_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n which_o be_v not_o contrariant_n nor_o repugnant_a to_o the_o king_n law_n statute_n and_o custom_n of_o this_o land_n nor_o to_o the_o damage_n and_o hurt_v of_o the_o king_n prerogative_n royal_a in_o such_o manner_n and_o form_n as_o they_o be_v use_v and_o execute_v before_o the_o make_n of_o this_o act_n till_o such_o time_n as_o the_o king_n highness_n shall_v order_v and_o determine_v according_a to_o his_o law_n of_o england_n and_o such_o order_n and_o determination_n as_o shall_v be_v requisite_a for_o the_o same_o and_o the_o same_o to_o be_v certify_v hither_o under_o the_o king_n great_a seal_n or_o otherwise_o order_v by_o parliament_n and_o while_o i_o be_o thus_o enumerate_v the_o several_a statute_n which_o the_o former_a position_n be_v not_o contrariant_n to_o but_o rather_o strengthen_v by_o i_o must_v not_o omit_v the_o make_v mention_n of_o those_o statute_n and_o act_n of_o parliament_n that_o be_v set_v out_o and_o publish_v mere_o upon_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n and_o matter_n which_o be_v reckon_v by_o some_o as_o those_o that_o enter_v into_o and_o make_v up_o the_o body_n of_o the_o king_n ecclesiastical_a law_n zouch_v de_fw-fr jure_fw-la eccles_n p._n 1._o sec._n 1._o etc._n etc._n whether_o these_o be_v matter_n of_o a_o civil_a or_o criminal_a nature_n matter_n of_o civil_a cognizance_n be_v either_o such_o as_o concern_v precontract_n and_o other_o matrimonial_a cause_n in_o ireland_n 33_o hen._n 8_o cap._n 6._o in_o england_n 32_o hen._n 8._o c._n 38._o 1_o and_o 2_o edward_n 6._o c._n 23._o 1_o elizab._n 1._o oâ—_n such_o as_o concern_v testamentary_a matter_n 21_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 5._o in_o this_o kingdom_n 28_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 18._o also_o matter_n of_o tithe_n and_o the_o pursuit_n and_o impleading_n thereup_v on_o heâ—â—_n 33_o hen._n 8._o c._n 12._o in_o england_n to_o the_o two_o statute_n mention_v before_o call_v circumspect_a agatis_fw-la and_o articuli_fw-la cleris_fw-la these_o may_v be_v add_v viz._n 1_o richard_n 2._o c._n 14.27_o and_o 28_o hen._n 8._o c._n 20._o 32_o hen._n 8._o c._n 7._o 2_o edward_n 6._o cap._n 13._o concern_v all_o which_o all_o person_n without_o distinction_n of_o place_n or_o office_n who_o be_v concern_v in_o any_o of_o these_o cause_n they_o be_v subject_a to_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n to_o which_o the_o same_o cause_n do_v appertain_v and_o by_o which_o they_o be_v manage_v and_o for_o matter_n
king_n by_o his_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n have_v the_o hear_n of_o they_o and_o determine_v in_o their_o cause_n and_o his_o leave_n and_o licence_n go_v along_o therewith_o by_o virtue_n of_o be_v thus_o depute_v and_o commissionated_a by_o the_o king_n the_o bishop_n have_v and_o execute_v a_o exterior_a jurisdiction_n which_o be_v as_o extensive_a and_o universal_a over_o all_o person_n in_o cause_n belong_v thereunto_o as_o be_v the_o temporal_a jurisdiction_n in_o the_o management_n of_o the_o temporal_a judge_n and_o where_o the_o king_n commission_n be_v there_o be_v his_o power_n and_o there_o be_v his_o consent_n and_o where_o that_o commission_n do_v not_o abridge_v and_o limit_v there_o all_o proceed_n make_v by_o power_n from_o it_o have_v assure_o the_o king_n leave_n and_o licence_n in_o conjunction_n with_o they_o but_o if_o still_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v it_o be_v persist_v in_o that_o there_o be_v a_o disparity_n of_o power_n in_o the_o two_o jurisdiction_n as_o to_o the_o extensiveness_n thereof_o subjective_o so_o as_o that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n in_o his_o way_n of_o proceed_n may_v not_o but_o the_o temporal_a judge_n in_o his_o way_n may_v proceed_v against_o any_o civil_a officer_n as_o mayor_n and_o sheriff_n etc._n etc._n find_v delinquent_n in_o any_o kind_n i_o demand_v how_o do_v it_o appear_v to_o be_v so_o what_o law_n be_v there_o that_o constitute_v this_o disparity_n what_o legal_a course_n prescribe_v and_o set_v down_o to_o restrain_v the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n in_o case_n he_o will_v be_v intermeddle_v with_o such_o person_n for_o it_o be_v irrational_a to_o imagine_v there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o law_n and_o yet_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v destitute_a of_o sufficient_a mean_n to_o uphold_v and_o maintain_v itself_o by_o true_o i_o be_o not_o so_o vain_a as_o to_o say_v there_o be_v no_o law_n extant_a which_o constitute_v this_o disparity_n because_o i_o know_v no_o such_o but_o i_o have_v be_v serious_o inquisitive_a and_o diligent_a in_o search_v after_o this_o but_o can_v attain_v a_o knowledge_n of_o any_o such_o and_o will_v any_o be_v so_o kind_a to_o inform_v i_o i_o shall_v thankful_o own_v that_o kindness_n next_o for_o any_o legal_a course_n prescribe_v and_o set_v down_o to_o restrain_v ecclesiastical_a judge_n in_o case_n they_o will_v be_v intermeddle_v with_o such_o person_n if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o it_o must_v be_v one_o or_o other_o of_o these_o three_o way_n 1._o by_o writ_n of_o provision_n and_o praemunire_n or_o 2._o by_o a_o writ_n of_o indicavit_fw-la or_o 3._o by_o a_o writ_n of_o prohibition_n by_o one_o or_o other_o of_o these_o the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n be_v restrain_v in_o his_o proceed_n and_o command_v to_o desist_v from_o prosecute_a further_o such_o matter_n as_o be_v before_o he_o be_v refer_v to_o in_o those_o writ_n now_o concern_v the_o first_o that_o provision_n and_o praemunire_n have_v no_o place_n nor_o use_v in_o this_o matter_n i_o do_v for_o the_o present_a plain_o declare_v and_o afterward_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n more_o large_o to_o prove_v it_o 2._o then_o for_o the_o writ_n â—f_fw-fr indicavit_fw-la that_o be_v notorious_o know_v to_o lie_v there_o where_o a_o suit_n of_o tithe_n be_v commence_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n which_o do_v amount_v to_o a_o four_o part_n or_o above_o of_o the_o whole_a benefice_n or_o it_o lie_v for_o the_o patron_n where_o his_o clerk_n be_v implead_v for_o the_o advowson_n i._n e._n the_o right_a of_o patronage_n 3._o there_o remain_v only_o the_o writ_n of_o prohibition_n this_o be_v say_v to_o be_v twofold_a prohibitio_fw-la juris_fw-la prohibitio_fw-la hominis_fw-la prohibitio_fw-la juris_fw-la be_v such_o as_o be_v ground_v on_o any_o statute_n or_o law_n of_o this_o land_n prohibitio_fw-la hominis_fw-la be_v such_o as_o have_v no_o precise_a word_n or_o letter_n of_o the_o law_n to_o sustain_v it_o but_o be_v raise_v up_o by_o argument_n and_o by_o way_n of_o surmise_n and_o as_o the_o wit_n of_o man_n will_v suggest_v now_o put_v these_o prohibition_n of_o both_o sort_n together_o and_o i_o dare_v bold_o affirm_v that_o none_o of_o either_o kind_n have_v be_v or_o can_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v grant_v so_o as_o to_o supersede_n the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n from_o his_o legal_a proceed_n against_o any_o person_n where_o the_o matter_n proceed_v upon_o be_v indeed_o of_o ecclesiastical_a cognizance_n mere_o because_o such_o a_o person_n bear_v some_o office_n of_o civil_a power_n be_v a_o mayor_n sheriff_z portrieve_v or_o any_o other_o in_o like_a place_n of_o authority_n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o i_o take_v so_o much_o confidence_n in_o deliver_v this_o affirmation_n because_o it_o be_v the_o incompetency_n of_o the_o cause_n bring_v into_o trial_n before_o the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n and_o not_o this_o or_o that_o quality_n or_o condition_n of_o the_o party_n proceed_v against_o that_o always_o make_v way_n for_o move_v for_o and_o grant_v of_o a_o prohibition_n thus_o much_o have_v be_v say_v for_o the_o removal_n of_o these_o objection_n and_o still_o it_o be_v clear_a and_o evident_a that_o the_o exercise_n of_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n by_o the_o bishop_n over_o all_o person_n whatsoever_o within_o his_o diocese_n in_o matter_n and_o cause_n true_o belong_v thereunto_o tend_v not_o at_o all_o to_o the_o impair_n or_o invade_v the_o king_n royal_a prerogative_n it_o have_v be_v the_o glory_n of_o our_o king_n to_o keep_v the_o right_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o church_n safe_a and_o entire_a and_o never_o to_o interpret_v a_o just_a exerting_fw-mi and_o use_v of_o their_o jurisdiction_n to_o be_v a_o diminish_n of_o their_o royal_a dignity_n in_o some_o old_a precedent_n of_o the_o writ_n de_fw-fr excommunicato_fw-la capiendo_fw-la a_o privilege_n peculiar_a to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n above_o all_o the_o realm_n of_o christendom_n that_o i_o read_v of_o say_v dr._n cousin_n apol._n par_fw-fr 1._o p._n 9_o the_o king_n declare_v thus_o nolumus_fw-la quod_fw-la libertas_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la per_fw-la nos_fw-la vel_fw-la ministros_fw-la nostros_fw-la quoscunque_fw-la aliqualiter_fw-la violetur_fw-la register_n in_o breed_v orig_n p._n 69._o a._n and_o again_o jura_n &_o libertates_fw-la ecclesiasticas_fw-la illaesa_fw-la volentes_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la observari_fw-la ibidem_fw-la but_o i_o have_v one_o great_a instance_n hereof_o to_o add_v here_o at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o majesty_n coronation_n the_o oath_n that_o he_o be_v please_v then_o to_o take_v have_v this_o article_n therein_o that_o he_o will_v grant_v keep_v and_o confirm_v to_o his_o people_n of_o england_n the_o law_n and_o custom_n to_o they_o grant_v by_o the_o king_n of_o england_n his_o lawful_a and_o religious_a predecessor_n and_o namely_o the_o law_n custom_n and_o franchise_n grant_v to_o the_o clergy_n by_o the_o glorious_a king_n st._n edward_n his_o predecessor_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n the_o true_a profession_n of_o the_o gospel_n establish_v in_o this_o kingdom_n agreeable_a to_o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o king_n thereof_o and_o the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o this_o land_n afterward_o one_o bishop_n present_a reads_z this_o admonition_n to_o the_o king_n before_o the_o people_n with_o a_o loud_a voice_n our_o lord_n and_o king_n we_o beseech_v you_o to_o pardon_v and_o grant_v and_o to_o preserve_v unto_o we_o and_o to_o the_o church_n commit_v to_o our_o charge_n all_o canonical_a privilege_n and_o due_a law_n and_o justice_n and_o that_o you_o will_v protect_v and_o defend_v we_o as_o every_o good_a king_n ought_v to_o be_v aâ—_n protector_n and_o defender_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o church_n under_o his_o government_n whereto_o the_o king_n answer_v with_o a_o willing_a and_o devout_a heart_n i_o promise_v and_o grant_v my_o part_n and_o that_o i_o will_v preserve_v and_o maintain_v to_o you_o and_o the_o church_n etc._n etc._n by_o canonical_a privilege_n that_o belong_v to_o they_o and_o their_o church_n there_o must_v needs_o be_v employ_v the_o honour_n of_o their_o several_a order_n as_o that_o bishop_n shall_v be_v above_o presbyter_n etc._n etc._n together_o with_o all_o their_o due_a right_n and_o jurisdiction_n dr._n steward_n answer_v to_o a_o letter_n concern_v the_o church_n and_o the_o revenue_n thereof_o of_o these_o law_n custom_n and_o franchise_n grant_v to_o the_o church_n and_o clergy_n this_o of_o actual_a exercise_v jurisdiction_n ecclesiastical_a in_o cause_n belong_v thereto_o be_v as_o i_o have_v before_o show_v one_o and_o that_o a_o principal_a one_o too_o now_o to_o imagine_v that_o the_o king_n will_v bind_v himself_o by_o oath_n to_o the_o confirm_v of_o such_o charter_n and_o grant_n which_o he_o either_o resolve_v not_o to_o keep_v or_o such_o as_o be_v detrimental_a to_o he_o and_o tend_v to_o the_o impair_n his_o prerogative_n be_v neither_o consistent_a with_o reason_n nor_o loyalty_n
the_o ancient_a state_n thereof_o and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o damnify_v the_o prerogative_n royal_a that_o it_o main_o assert_n and_o vindicate_v the_o same_o it_o may_v perhaps_o be_v doubt_v that_o different_a jurisdiction_n in_o one_o kingdom_n and_o those_o exercise_v by_o person_n of_o different_a profession_n though_o derive_v from_o one_o supreme_a head_n will_v rather_o cause_v than_o prevent_v many_o inconvenience_n and_o those_o inconvenience_n so_o bad_a in_o their_o nature_n as_o to_o detract_v from_o rather_o than_o add_v to_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n dignity_n and_o prerogative_n as_o namely_o by_o introduce_v confusion_n and_o disorder_n in_o the_o management_n of_o both_o and_o in_o the_o cause_n and_o matter_n to_o be_v manage_v in_o they_o and_o occasion_v continual_a jealousy_n and_o distaste_n betwixt_o the_o person_n appoint_v to_o manage_v they_o observe_v by_o my_o lord_n bacon_n advancement_n of_o learning_n aphor._n 96._o but_o in_o truth_n no_o such_o ill_a effect_n do_v follow_v hereupon_o for_o distinct_a jurisdiction_n exercise_v by_o person_n of_o several_a order_n and_o profession_n in_o these_o kingdom_n and_o vest_v with_o authority_n from_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n so_o to_o do_v though_o juridical_a proceed_n therein_o be_v different_a from_o the_o ordinary_a form_n and_o prescribe_a coursel_n of_o the_o common_a law_n argue_v unplenitude_n not_o a_o defect_n of_o power_n an_z advancing_z of_o it_o not_o derogate_a from_o it_o in_o that_o supreme_a magistrate_n grant_v the_o same_o his_o great_a wisdom_n and_o prudence_n in_o a_o determinate_a state_v the_o nature_n and_o bound_n of_o each_o jurisdiction_n the_o appropriate_a certain_a cause_n to_o be_v hear_v and_o determine_v in_o they_o respective_o command_v all_o his_o subject_n to_o give_v due_a obedience_n thereunto_o in_o such_o cause_n as_o be_v limit_v to_o those_o court_n and_o which_o any_o subject_a may_v be_v concern_v in_o and_o as_o both_o derive_v from_o soito_fw-la depend_v upon_o he_o in_o a_o equal_a poise_n as_o to_o the_o authority_n belong_v to_o each_o so_o that_o all_o the_o suppose_a inconvenience_n be_v sufficient_o provide_v against_o and_o the_o order_n all_o these_o thing_n in_o this_o set_a manner_n be_v a_o effect_n of_o the_o king_n high_a prerogative_n enable_v he_o so_o to_o do_v and_o be_v both_o by_o custom_n and_o law_n among_o we_o allow_v of_o case_n of_o the_o king_n be_v the_o indifferent_a arbitrator_n in_o all_o jurisdiction_n as_o well_o spiritual_a as_o temporal_a and_o it_o be_v a_o right_n of_o his_o crown_n to_o distribute_v to_o they_o that_o be_v to_o declare_v their_o bound_n lord_n hobbarts_n report_v dr._n james_n be_v case_n observe_v with_o i_o these_o follow_a instance_n the_o king_n majesty_n be_v plyase_v to_o confirm_v a_o peculiar_a jurisdiction_n grant_v by_o his_o royal_a progenitor_n to_o the_o two_o university_n of_o cambridge_n and_o oxford_n the_o chancellor_n of_o each_o university_n or_o his_o commissary_n administer_v justice_n according_a to_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o the_o custom_n and_o statute_n of_o the_o university_n where_o the_o person_n at_o variance_n together_o be_v student_n or_o one_o of_o they_o at_o least_o be_v such_o insomuch_o as_o in_o personal_a action_n for_o debt_n matter_n of_o account_n or_o any_o contract_v make_v within_o their_o own_o precinct_n and_o in_o some_o criminal_a matter_n likewise_o none_o of_o they_o may_v be_v call_v to_o westminster_n hall_n but_o the_o cognizance_n thereof_o belong_v to_o the_o chancellor_n of_o the_o say_a university_n or_o his_o commissary_n as_o be_v before_o say_v if_o any_o appeal_v be_v make_v from_o sentence_n give_v in_o any_o such_o trial_n they_o be_v first_o interpose_v to_o the_o regent_n last_v of_o all_o to_o the_o king_n majesty_n himself_o cowell_n interp._n in_o verbo_fw-la privilege_n dr._n duck_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la sect_n 30._o will_v any_o man_n now_o say_v that_o the_o exercise_n of_o this_o power_n be_v entrench_v on_o the_o king_n prerogative_n because_o his_o great_a court_n at_o westminster_n be_v not_o apply_v to_o and_o a_o jurisdiction_n distinct_a from_o and_o independent_a upon_o they_o be_v exercise_v sure_o no_o because_o the_o exercise_n of_o this_o power_n be_v grant_v by_o royal_a charter_n it_o proceed_v from_o it_o depend_v upon_o it_o be_v do_v in_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o king_n supreme_a power_n and_o prerogative_n there_o be_v a_o court_n of_o great_a dignity_n and_o honour_n call_v the_o court_n of_o the_o constable_n and_o earl_n marshal_n of_o england_n herein_o be_v determine_v all_o contract_n touch_v deed_n of_o arm_n out_o of_o the_o realm_n as_o combat_n blazon_v of_o armoury_n and_o the_o right_n of_o bear_v arm_n etc._n etc._n proper_a to_o particular_a family_n the_o manner_n of_o proceed_v in_o this_o court_n be_v according_a to_o the_o form_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n 17._o law_n l._n coke_n jurisdiction_n of_o court_n ca._n 17._o the_o use_n and_o authority_n of_o which_o be_v of_o great_a sway_n herein_o appeal_n that_o be_v interpose_v from_o any_o definitive_a sentence_n in_o this_o court_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o king_n majesty_n himself_o not_o to_o his_o chancellor_n the_o municipal_a law_n be_v altogether_o seclude_v from_o hence_o justice_n be_v administer_v delinquent_n be_v punish_v without_o any_o relation_n to_o that_o or_o the_o judge_n thereof_o yet_o the_o king_n prerogative_n be_v not_o infringe_v by_o the_o exercise_n of_o this_o jurisdiction_n because_o it_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o king_n i_o may_v add_v here_o the_o court_n of_o the_o admiralty_n the_o peculiar_a jurisdiction_n exercise_v within_o the_o cinque_fw-fr port_n by_o the_o lord_n warden_n thereof_o in_o these_o court_n matter_n both_o civil_a and_o criminal_a be_v try_v according_a to_o the_o course_n prescribe_v by_o the_o civil_a law_n but_o in_o the_o follow_a leaf_n i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n more_o distinct_o to_o write_v something_o relate_v to_o these_o matter_n and_o respective_o to_o these_o two_o court_n now_o as_o it_o be_v in_o these_o different_a jurisdiction_n they_o derive_v from_o the_o king_n his_o subject_n be_v bind_v by_o command_n from_o he_o to_o obey_v the_o authority_n thereof_o if_o they_o refuse_v to_o obey_v by_o penal_a coertion_n proper_a to_o each_o they_o may_v be_v compel_v to_o it_o yet_o still_o the_o royal_a prerogative_n be_v not_o any_o whit_n diminish_v nor_o the_o right_n of_o the_o crown_n at_o all_o impair_v hereby_o as_o it_o be_v thus_o i_o say_v in_o the_o distinct_a jurisdiction_n so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n and_o now_o i_o have_v utter_v thus_o much_o i_o perceive_v myself_o beginning_n to_o walk_v on_o a_o narrow_a slippery_a ridge_n where_o a_o steep_a precipice_n be_v on_o each_o side_n the_o danger_n of_o fall_v on_o one_o hand_n be_v lest_o i_o abase_v the_o prerogative_n so_o low_a as_o to_o subject_v the_o king_n in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n and_o matter_n under_o the_o resolve_v and_o decision_n of_o classical_a assembly_n sabbath_n assembly_n huic_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la omnes_fw-la orhis_fw-la principes_fw-la &_o monarchas_n faser_n suos_fw-la submittere_fw-la &_o parere_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la travers_n discipline_n ecclesiast_fw-la p._n 142_o 143._o bishop_n white_a in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o treatise_n concern_v the_o sabbath_n as_o the_o presbyterian_o do_v or_o bring_v he_o in_o subordination_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o the_o papist_n do_v the_o danger_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n be_v the_o over-exalting_a of_o the_o prerogative_n so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v think_v we_o attribute_v to_o the_o king_n as_o sometime_o the_o papist_n object_n to_o we_o a_o power_n to_o exercise_v sacerdotal_a office_n in_o the_o church_n to_o inflict_v censure_n 16._o censure_n and_o yet_o our_o law_n attribute_n much_o in_o this_o particular_a and_o that_o very_o high_o to_o the_o king_n reges_fw-la sacro_fw-la olco_fw-la unctâ—_n spiritualis_fw-la jurisdictionâ—s_fw-la sunt_fw-la capaces_fw-la 33_o edw._n 3._o aid_v de_fw-fr roy._n 107._o coke_n cawdrie_n case_n p._n 16._o etc._n etc._n now_o to_o walk_v even_o and_o steady_a betwixt_o these_o two_o dangerous_a downfall_n be_v that_o which_o must_v be_v endeavour_v and_o therefore_o whereas_o we_o own_o and_o solemn_o recognize_v the_o king_n supremacy_n in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n and_o cause_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v according_a to_o the_o sense_n and_o meaning_n set_v down_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o 37th_o article_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o also_o in_o the_o article_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ireland_n concern_v civil_a magistrate_n the_o king_n majesty_n have_v the_o chief_a government_n of_o all_o estate_n ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a within_o his_o dominion_n see_v queen_n elizabeth_n injunction_n set_v forth_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o her_o reign_n now_o this_o supremacy_n keep_v the_o king_n above_o all_o
in_o foro_fw-la externo_fw-la &_o contentioso_fw-la in_o such_o cause_n as_o belong_v thereto_o so_o in_o the_o exercise_n and_o proceed_n make_v in_o the_o same_o he_o depend_v upon_o the_o king_n from_o who_o he_o derive_v his_o a_o thority_n and_o right_a to_o exercise_v in_o all_o appeal_v make_v to_o the_o king_n in_o his_o chancery_n he_o defer_v to_o he_o as_o habenti_fw-la supremam_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la ecclesiasticam_fw-la be_v the_o chief_a and_o supreme_a ordinary_n and_o acquiesces_fw-la in_o his_o final_a and_o ultimate_a decision_n a_o little_a before_o i_o mention_v a_o grant_n of_o king_n william_n the_o conqueror_n wherein_o great_a scope_n be_v give_v to_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n it_o be_v now_o proper_a to_o set_v down_o what_o that_o be_v and_o this_o historical_a account_n we_o may_v take_v thereof_o by_o this_o king_n a_o entire_a jurisdiction_n be_v assign_v to_o the_o bishop_n by_o themselves_o wherein_o they_o shall_v have_v cognizance_n of_o all_o matter_n and_o cause_n relate_v to_o religion_n it_o seem_v by_o the_o ancient_a saxon_a law_n the_o bishop_n and_o sheriff_n joint_o keep_v their_o court_n together_o at_o certain_a set_v time_n of_o the_o year_n in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n these_o two_o jurisdiction_n thus_o concur_v be_v part_v asunder_o fuller_n church_n history_n of_o britain_n book_n 3._o p._n 5._o from_o eadmer_n who_o live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o gives_z some_o account_n hereof_o hundredum_fw-la hereof_o spelman_n in_o glossar_n v._o hundredum_fw-la but_o i_o shall_v set_v down_o the_o same_o in_o the_o word_n of_o a_o late_a and_o a_o learned_a writer_n proper_a to_o the_o occasion_n he_o be_v upon_o conquestor_fw-la porro_fw-la forum_n ecclesiasticum_fw-la à _fw-la laico_fw-la distinxit_fw-la nam_fw-la cum_fw-la antea_fw-la sub_fw-la anglo-saxonibus_a singulis_fw-la mensibus_fw-la aldermannus_n seu_fw-la praeses_fw-la unà _fw-la cum_fw-la episcopo_fw-la jus_o dixissent_fw-la in_o curia_fw-la centenaria_fw-la quam_fw-la hundredum_fw-la dicimus_fw-la mandavit_fw-la episcopis_fw-la &_o archidiaconis_fw-la ne_fw-la deinceps_fw-la jus_o dicant_fw-la in_o curia_fw-la centenaria_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la per_fw-la episcopum_fw-la designando_fw-la ibique_fw-la judicent_fw-la secundum_fw-la canon_n &_o leges_fw-la episcopales_fw-la &_o contumaces_fw-la contra_fw-la corum_fw-la mandata_fw-la excommunicationis_fw-la sententiâ_fw-la &_o brachio_n regio_fw-la parere_fw-la cogantur_fw-la cum_fw-la praecepto_fw-la vicecomitibus_fw-la &_o praepositis_fw-la regiis_fw-la dato_fw-la ne_fw-la aliquem_fw-la in_o jus_o vocent_fw-la coram_fw-la se_fw-la de_fw-la iis_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la forum_n episcopalem_fw-la spectant_fw-la dr._n duck_n de_fw-fr authoritate_fw-la juris_fw-la civilis_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la angliae_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 8._o p._n 2._o sect_n 26._o and_o in_o the_o margin_n of_o his_o book_n allege_v ib._n allege_v apud_fw-la quemâ—â—_n see_v this_o charter_n more_o ample_o and_o full_o declare_v the_o same_o be_v grant_v and_o direct_v to_o rhemigius_n the_o first_o bâ—shop_n of_o lincoln_n ib._n coke_n instit_fw-la p._n 4._o cap._n 54._o &_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 6._o sect_n 135._o char._n 2._o rich._n 2._o m._n 1._o by_o this_o it_o appear_v how_o early_o the_o exercise_n of_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n by_o bishop_n be_v on_o foot_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o that_o as_o it_o derive_v itself_o from_o the_o crown_n for_o beside_o this_o distinct_a constitute_v of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a court_n from_o the_o court_n of_o the_o turn_v even_o before_o the_o separation_n before_o speak_v of_o be_v make_v yet_o the_o bishop_n have_v then_o the_o judicial_a cognizance_n of_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n and_o matter_n peculiar_o reserve_v to_o they_o so_o it_o be_v plain_o colligible_a from_o the_o law_n of_o king_n edgar_n among_o which_o this_o be_v one_o celeberimus_fw-la autem_fw-la ex_fw-la omni_fw-la satrapia_n conventus_fw-la he_o quotannis_fw-la agitor_fw-la cvi_fw-la quidem_fw-la illius_fw-la dioceseos_fw-la episcopus_fw-la &_o aldermannus_n intersunto_fw-la quorum_fw-la alter_fw-la jura_fw-la divina_fw-la alter_fw-la jura_fw-la humana_fw-la populum_fw-la edoceto_fw-la lord_n coke_n on_o the_o statute_n of_o circumspect_a agatis_fw-la v._n curia_fw-la christianitatis_fw-la i_o may_v yet_o trace_v antiquity_n high_o in_o this_o point_n but_o my_o read_n be_v too_o slender_a and_o my_o opportunity_n too_o mean_a that_o i_o shall_v think_v myself_o able_a to_o give_v a_o punctual_a and_o exact_a account_n thereof_o take_v notice_n only_o in_o brief_a what_o the_o pen_n of_o a_o learned_a writer_n have_v set_v down_o the_o british_a saxon_a and_o danish_a king_n do_v usual_o with_o their_o clergy_n or_o great_a council_n make_v ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o regulate_v the_o external_a discipline_n of_o the_o church_n within_o their_o dominion_n among_o the_o law_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n these_o be_v two_o of_o they_o one_o that_o make_v it_o the_o office_n of_o a_o king_n to_o govern_v the_o church_n as_o the_o vicar_n of_o god_n another_o suppose_v a_o paramount_n power_n in_o the_o king_n over_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n because_o they_o be_v to_o take_v cognizance_n of_o wrong_n do_v in_o ecclesiastical_a court_n archbishop_n bramhall_n vindication_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n p._n 67._o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n be_v indeed_o after_o the_o time_n of_o king_n edgar_n before_o mention_v but_o take_v both_o together_o and_o what_o be_v do_v by_o both_o thence_o be_v show_v that_o the_o practice_n of_o former_a king_n be_v follow_v by_o they_o and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n then_o and_o before_o exercise_v by_o bishop_n which_o exercise_n thereof_o derive_v from_o and_o be_v regulate_v by_o these_o and_o other_o precede_a king_n of_o england_n that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v make_v very_o fair_a for_o our_o purpose_n and_o point_n out_o to_o we_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o these_o several_a observable_a thing_n 1._o that_o the_o exercise_n of_o jurisdiction_n ecclesiastical_a by_o bishop_n in_o the_o right_a constitution_n thereof_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n have_v no_o deperdance_n on_o rome_n 2._o that_o much_o of_o the_o intermediate_v practice_n in_o this_o kind_n degenerate_v from_o its_o first_o and_o right_a institution_n and_o until_o the_o time_n of_o henry_n the_o eight_o be_v a_o mere_a usurpation_n and_o encreachment_n on_o the_o english_a crown_n 3._o that_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v the_o bishop_n be_v to_o judge_v secundum_fw-la canon_n &_o leges_fw-la episcopales_fw-la by_o canon_n i_o understand_v the_o canon_n of_o general_n and_o provincial_a council_n abroad_o especial_o the_o first_o four_o general_n council_n according_a as_o be_v enact_v by_o the_o emperor_n justinian_n authent_n collat_n 9_o novel_a 131._o cap._n de_fw-fr regulis_fw-la &_o cap._n sancimus_fw-la igitur_fw-la and_o by_o leges_fw-la episcopales_fw-la i_o understand_v their_o home-law_n i_o mean_v the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n make_v by_o the_o british_a saxon_a and_o danish_a king_n with_o the_o council_n of_o their_o bishop_n variety_n of_o which_o may_v be_v find_v by_o he_o that_o will_v consult_v sir_n henry_n spelman_n council_n the_o body_n of_o the_o canon_n law_n be_v not_o then_o in_o be_v my_o meaning_n be_v it_o be_v not_o so_o as_o such_o the_o several_a particular_n that_o the_o decree_n consist_v and_o be_v make_v up_o of_o be_v indeed_o then_o and_o long_o before_o in_o be_v but_o they_o be_v not_o compile_v together_o till_o near_o fourscore_o year_n after_o thisâ—s_n and_o that_o be_v do_v by_o gratian_n the_o monk_n in_o the_o year_n as_o some_o say_v for_o there_o be_v much_o difference_n in_o the_o computation_n of_o this_o time_n 11_o 49._o ridley_n view_n etc._n etc._n p._n 74._o and_o by_o eugenius_n the_o three_o allow_v to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o school_n pope_n school_n of_o greg._n 9_o set_v forth_o anno_fw-la 1230._o the_o decret_a in_o sexto_fw-la anno_fw-la 1297._o the_o clementines_n of_o clent_n 5_o set_v forth_o anno_fw-la 1317._o and_o not_o long_o after_o be_v extant_a the_o extravagan's_n of_o john_n the_o 22d_o and_o other_o pope_n and_o to_o be_v allege_v for_o law_n and_o for_o the_o decretal_n etc._n etc._n clementines_n and_o extravagant_n they_o come_v in_o successive_o along_o while_o after_o here_o by_o the_o way_n be_v see_v the_o vanity_n and_o wildness_n of_o some_o man_n fancy_n that_o by_o all_o mean_n will_v have_v bishop_n court_n to_o be_v of_o popish_a extraction_n and_o that_o both_o in_o their_o erection_n and_o constitution_n they_o receive_v influence_n and_o authority_n from_o the_o romish_a consittory_n than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o untrue_a in_o its_o self_n and_o unhist_a or_o ical_a as_o to_o the_o right_n deduce_v the_o primitive_a institution_n hereof_o not_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o eastern_a church_n even_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n itself_o 4._o this_o be_v also_o hence_o observable_a that_o the_o present_a course_n command_v and_o observe_v by_o the_o bishop_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o this_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n suit_v near_o with_o
these_o man_n do_v that_o a_o bishop_n the_o king_n principal_a ecclesiastical_a judge_n within_o his_o own_o diocese_n have_v put_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o a_o city_n into_o very_o much_o disorder_n by_o such_o arbitrary_a and_o unheard_a of_o manner_n of_o proceed_n when_o all_o the_o disorder_n proceed_v from_o themselves_o and_o no_o other_o but_o legal_a proceed_n have_v be_v use_v herein_o this_o come_v very_a near_o the_o say_n that_o they_o be_v wrong_v in_o spite_n of_o any_o thing_n that_o can_v be_v say_v against_o it_o and_o that_o if_o they_o to_o who_o they_o make_v their_o application_n will_v not_o believe_v and_o redress_v they_o as_o they_o will_v have_v it_o themselves_o they_o will_v venture_v to_o speak_v as_o hardly_o of_o they_o too_o they_o will_v commit_v fault_n and_o then_o complain_v and_o be_v pettish_a and_o froward_a if_o they_o be_v not_o stroke_v and_o soothe_v up_o in_o their_o complaint_n he_o that_o charge_v any_o in_o subordinate_a power_n with_o arbitrariness_n of_o proceed_n and_o may_v escape_v so_o will_v at_o the_o next_o turn_n charge_v as_o bad_a upon_o those_o that_o be_v in_o superior_a authority_n if_o he_o have_v but_o any_o matter_n of_o concern_v then_o at_o stake_n and_o may_v think_v to_o be_v secure_a when_o he_o do_v so_o this_o begin_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n but_o will_v it_o end_v there_o its_o to_o be_v fear_v it_o will_v not_o success_n impunity_n and_o hope_n of_o be_v countenance_v therein_o will_v embolden_v such_o man_n to_o go_v further_o even_o to_o pronounce_v the_o like_a upon_o all_o judiciary_n proceed_n in_o civil_a court_n where_o their_o person_n or_o interest_n be_v concern_v and_o where_o they_o may_v be_v hear_v with_o freedom_n and_o safety_n of_o popular_a approbation_n it_o may_v pass_v for_o a_o pretty_a smooth_a contrivance_n for_o a_o criminal_a to_o avoid_v the_o force_n of_o a_o judiciary_n sentence_n by_o first_o traduce_v it_o and_o to_o get_v free_a from_o the_o obligation_n of_o submit_v to_o what_o be_v decree_v by_o affirm_v confident_o and_o stand_v to_o it_o that_o the_o proceed_n be_v illegal_a and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v obey_v if_o this_o will_v serve_v the_o turn_n who_o will_v be_v such_o a_o fool_n as_o ever_o to_o be_v guilty_a or_o so_o careless_a of_o his_o own_o ease_n as_o ever_o to_o undergo_v any_o punishment_n but_o it_o be_v worth_a the_o wonder_n of_o a_o sober_a man_n to_o think_v that_o any_o one_o shall_v show_v himself_o and_o believe_v other_o ought_v to_o think_v he_o serious_a herein_o but_o in_o truth_n what_o have_v precede_v so_o much_o outdo_v this_o that_o all_o our_o wonder_n may_v be_v well_o spend_v upon_o it_o that_o man_n call_v to_o answer_v in_o law_n shall_v question_v the_o know_a and_o approve_a course_n and_o proceed_n thereof_o carry_v something_o extraordinary_a with_o it_o but_o here_o be_v much_o more_o that_o they_o themselves_o shall_v against_o law_n so_o plain_o fore-judge_n their_o own_o cause_n and_o their_o own_o person_n as_o to_o exempt_v both_o from_o what_o and_o to_o confine_v they_o to_o what_o jurisdiction_n they_o themselves_o best_o like_v of_o the_o enquiry_n into_o the_o absurdity_n unreasonableness_n and_o ill_a consequence_n of_o which_o and_o the_o evince_a the_o right_n of_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n in_o the_o case_n in_o hand_n against_o any_o such_o illegal_a pretension_n and_o attempt_n the_o put_v a_o new_a mound_n about_o that_o ancient_a and_o establish_a jurisdiction_n which_o every_o pragmatical_a pettish_a and_o conceit_a novelist_n be_v now_o seek_v either_o by_o detraction_n in_o his_o speech_n or_o other_o crafty_a machination_n in_o his_o practice_n first_o to_o retrench_v a_o little_a and_o by_o and_o by_o utter_o to_o abolish_v have_v hitherto_o employ_v my_o thought_n and_o my_o pen._n in_o prosecution_n of_o which_o design_n it_o be_v now_o no_o more_o than_o time_n i_o shall_v tell_v the_o reader_n so_o much_o i_o have_v promiscuous_o make_v use_n of_o english_a statute_n since_o the_o time_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o and_o some_o memorable_a passage_n of_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n do_v in_o england_n as_o well_o as_o what_o peculiar_o relate_v to_o this_o kingdom_n and_o i_o can_v altogether_o deny_v but_o that_o i_o have_v do_v this_o for_o the_o nonce_n for_o set_v aside_o some_o particular_a statute_n relate_v to_o the_o peculiar_a state_n and_o condition_n of_o this_o kingdom_n as_o to_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n we_o here_o conform_v in_o the_o practice_n and_o exercise_v of_o it_o and_o in_o the_o rule_n and_o law_n it_o be_v exercise_v by_o to_o the_o same_o that_o be_v use_v in_o england_n if_o i_o be_v blame_v for_o this_o i_o protect_v myself_o with_o what_o a_o learned_a person_n have_v collect_v from_o sir_n john_n davys_n report_v in_o case_n de_fw-la commendam_fw-la exit_fw-la quibus_fw-la constat_fw-la hibernos_fw-la seize_v accomodare_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la jura_fw-la anglicana_n tantum_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la leges_fw-la caesareas_n etiam_fw-la &_o jus_o canonicum_fw-la quatenus_fw-la ea_fw-la inter_fw-la leges_fw-la anglicanas_fw-la admittuntur_fw-la dr._n duck_n de_fw-fr authoritate_fw-la juris_fw-la civilis_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la sect_n 8._o to_o who_o i_o may_v add_v the_o authority_n of_o that_o great_o learned_a prelate_n primate_n usher_n for_o to_o this_o chapter_n of_o the_o say_a book_n as_o he_o do_v to_o all_o the_o rest_n he_o give_v his_o particular_a attestation_n under_o his_o own_o hand_n i_o mention_v at_o first_o two_o end_n which_o i_o propose_v to_o myself_o in_o this_o undertake_n these_o i_o have_v have_v all_o along_o in_o my_o eye_n the_o one_o be_v that_o by_o the_o best_a reason_n i_o have_v and_o be_v able_a to_o improve_v and_o by_o the_o best_a authority_n i_o can_v find_v and_o be_v able_a to_o produce_v i_o may_v justify_v the_o right_n and_o in_o the_o present_a case_n the_o right_a proceed_n of_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n and_o so_o give_v myself_o a_o true_a satisfaction_n therein_o the_o other_o end_n be_v to_o give_v a_o satisfaction_n to_o other_o also_o for_o what_o concern_v myself_o i_o have_v sufficient_o attain_v it_o for_o what_o concern_v other_o i_o have_v at_o least_o endeavour_v to_o do_v something_o in_o order_n thereto_o finis_fw-la some_o mistake_n or_o omission_n in_o point_v the_o intelligent_a reader_n may_v easy_o observe_v and_o correct_v and_o that_o he_o may_v please_v to_o do_v the_o like_a in_o such_o lapse_n as_o be_v either_o literal_a or_o tend_v to_o vitiate_v the_o sense_n they_o be_v here_o in_o one_o view_n set_v down_o before_o he_o errata_fw-la page_n 17_o line_n 7_o for_o jurisdiction_n read_v jurisdiction_n ibid._n line_n 8_o for_o cognisance_n read_v cognizance_n page_n 24_o margin_n line_n 2_o for_o statutis_fw-la read_v statute_n page_n 25_o line_n 29_o for_o in_o read_z be_v ibid._n line_n 32_o for_o paene_n read_v penes_fw-la ibid._n line_n 34_o for_o sine_fw-la read_z five_z page_n 26_o line_n 4_o for_o vir_fw-la read_v viz._n ibid._n line_n 8_o for_o tali_fw-la read_v rati_fw-la ibid._n line_n 27_o for_o sanctis_fw-la read_v sanctio_fw-la page_n 29_o margin_n sect._n 2_o for_o amplytude_n read_v amplitude_n page_n 30_o margin_n line_n 32_o for_o without_o read_v without_o page_n 32_o line_n 16_o instead_o of_o proper_a cause_n read_v a_o proper_a cause_n page_n 34_o line_n 13_o for_o clerii_n read_v cleri_fw-la page_n 41_o line_n 20_o for_o regie_n read_v regiae_n ibid._n line_n 32_o for_o prerogativa_n read_v praerogativa_fw-la page_n 44_o line_n 34_o for_o king_n read_z king_n page_n 56_o line_n 26_o for_o beee_v read_v be_v page_n 68_o line_n 15_o for_o cognizance_v read_v cognizance_n page_n 73_o line_n 12_o for_o power_n read_v power_n page_n 82_o line_n 4_o for_o have_v read_v have_v page_n 103_o line_n 26_o for_o diversi_fw-la read_v diversae_fw-la finis_fw-la
other_o within_o his_o own_o kingdom_n and_o it_o keep_v he_o from_o a_o subordination_n either_o to_o the_o presbytery_n or_o the_o papacy_n and_o it_o be_v such_o a_o supremacy_n as_o be_v only_a political_n and_o architectonical_a as_o it_o be_v phrased_a that_o be_v a_o power_n paramount_n over_o all_o his_o subject_n to_o see_v that_o each_o sort_n of_o such_o as_o be_v under_o his_o government_n as_o well_o ecclesiastic_n as_o other_o do_v their_o duty_n in_o their_o several_a and_o respective_a station_n and_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v act_v by_o proper_a and_o fit_a agent_n for_o preserve_v both_o church_n and_o state_n in_o tranquillity_n and_o safety_n thus_o it_o appear_v that_o nothing_o either_o belong_v to_o ecclesiastical_a order_n or_o jurisdiction_n be_v exercise_v by_o our_o king_n in_o their_o own_o person_n according_a as_o be_v full_o declare_v in_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o the_o say_a article_n neither_o do_v this_o give_v any_o countenance_n to_o erastianism_n as_o some_o have_v improper_o enough_o infer_v from_o thence_o herein_o as_o have_v be_v describe_v be_v see_v the_o king_n supremacy_n by_o it_o he_o be_v the_o keeper_n of_o both_o table_n he_o govern_v and_o regulate_v affair_n so_o both_o in_o church_n and_o state_n as_o may_v best_o conduce_v to_o the_o preservation_n of_o true_a piety_n to_o god_n and_o right_a justice_n to_o men._n from_o this_o power_n paramount_n and_o supremacy_n do_v descend_v the_o bishop_n power_n of_o exercise_v jurisdiction_n that_o be_v exercise_v the_o same_o actual_o i_o say_v actual_o for_o as_o our_o divine_n do_v distinguish_v archbishop_n bramhall_n answer_n to_o r.c._n p._n 160_o 161._o bishop_n sanderson_n de_fw-fr conscient_fw-la obligat_fw-la praelect_v 7._o sect_n 29_o 30._o bishop_n bilson_n of_o subjection_n par_fw-fr 3._o p._n 293._o in_o octavo_fw-la mr._n hooker_n eccles_n pol._n b._n 8._o p._n 213_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v a_o habitual_a and_o there_o be_v a_o actual_a jurisdiction_n habitual_a jurisdiction_n flow_v from_o episcopal_a order_n actual_a jurisdiction_n be_v a_o right_n and_o liberty_n grant_v opportunity_n and_o mean_n afford_v of_o exercise_v and_o reduce_v that_o habit_n into_o act_n and_o that_o in_o foro_fw-la externo_fw-la &_o contentioso_fw-la after_o a_o certain_a and_o peculiar_a manner_n appoint_v therein_o thus_o the_o king_n have_v his_o ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o his_o ecclesiastical_a court_n and_o his_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n finem_fw-la judge_n see_v sir_n joh._n davies_n report_v pramunire_n versus_fw-la finem_fw-la there_o be_v cause_n of_o such_o and_o such_o a_o nature_n appoint_v by_o the_o king_n to_o be_v judge_v of_o by_o they_o in_o those_o court_n according_a to_o those_o law_n law_n law_n many_o thing_n the_o pope_n former_o have_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o give_v direction_n of_o and_o enact_v canon_n concern_v episcopal_a jurisdiction_n under_o this_o salvo_fw-la in_fw-la ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la spiritualia_fw-la which_o thing_n be_v matter_n mere_o of_o civil_a intercourse_n and_o commerce_n betwixt_o man_n and_o man_n such_o be_v those_o title_n in_o the_o canon_n law_n de_fw-fr emptione_n &_o venditione_n de_fw-fr rerum_fw-la permutatione_n de_fw-fr transactionibus_fw-la de_fw-la depesito_fw-la etc._n etc._n testamentary_a and_o matrimonial_a and_o decimal_a matter_n be_v among_o these_o likewise_o but_o although_o these_o may_v better_o seem_v to_o have_v the_o aspect_n of_o matter_n spiritual_a yet_o that_o spiritual_a man_n have_v any_o jurisdiction_n therein_o must_v not_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n themselves_o nor_o to_o any_o superiority_n that_o they_o have_v over_o other_o man_n by_o reason_n of_o they_o but_o this_o must_v be_v impute_v to_o the_o roval_n bounty_n and_o munificence_n of_o pious_a king_n who_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o church_n have_v so_o order_v those_o cause_n to_o be_v of_o ecclesiastical_a cognizance_n and_o that_o their_o subject_n concern_v therein_o shall_v be_v obedient_a to_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n therein_o hereupon_o a_o learned_a bishop_n declare_v that_o the_o pope_n decree_n judgement_n and_o execution_n in_o these_o case_n if_o claim_v from_o christ_n as_o thing_n spiritual_a and_o not_o grant_v by_o caesar_n be_v but_o open_a invasion_n of_o prince_n right_n call_v those_o thing_n spiritual_a which_o indeed_o be_v civil_a and_o temporal_a bishop_n bilson_n christian_a subjection_n page_n 2._o sir_n robert_n wiseman_n the_o law_n of_o law_n all_o person_n within_o their_o respective_a diocese_n that_o be_v certain_a circuit_n and_o precinct_n of_o jurisdiction_n by_o the_o king_n set_v out_o to_o each_o bishop_n and_o those_o in_o their_o bound_n and_o limit_n either_o to_o be_v contract_v or_o extend_v as_o he_o please_v be_v command_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o they_o if_o they_o refuse_v may_v buâ—_n constrain_v to_o it_o in_o matter_n of_o appeal_n the_o last_o complaint_n be_v ever_o to_o be_v make_v to_o he_o he_o be_v the_o final_a and_o ultimate_a judge_n who_o by_o fit_a delegate_n appoint_v thereunto_o do_v redress_v grievance_n answer_v complaint_n and_o final_o and_o absolute_o determine_v what_o be_v bring_v before_o he_o the_o learned_a archbishop_n and_o primate_n of_o all_o ireland_n a_o little_a before_o mention_v have_v give_v a_o full_a and_o satisfactory_a account_n of_o this_o matter_n his_o word_n be_v these_o worthy_a our_o best_a observation_n neither_o do_v we_o draw_v or_o derive_v any_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n from_o the_o crown_n but_o either_o liberty_n and_o power_n to_o exercise_v actual_o and_o lawful_o upon_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o crown_n that_o habitual_a jurisdiction_n which_o we_o receive_v at_o our_o ordination_n or_o the_o enlargement_n of_o our_o jurisdiction_n objective_o by_o the_o prince_n refer_v more_o cause_n to_o the_o cognizance_n of_o the_o church_n than_o former_o it_o have_v or_o last_o the_o increase_n of_o it_o subjective_o by_o their_o give_v to_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n a_o external_a coercive_a power_n which_o before_o they_o have_v not_o to_o go_v yet_o one_o step_n high_o in_o case_n that_o be_v indeed_o spiritual_a or_o mere_o ecclesiastical_a such_o as_o concorn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n or_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n or_o the_o order_n or_o degrade_n of_o ecclesiastical_a person_n sovereign_a prince_n have_v and_o have_v only_o a_o architectonical_a power_n to_o see_v that_o clergy_n man_n do_v their_o duty_n in_o their_o proper_a place_n but_o this_o power_n be_v always_o most_o proper_o exercise_v by_o the_o advice_n and_o ministry_n of_o ecclesiastical_a person_n and_o sometime_o necessary_a as_o in_o the_o degradation_n of_o one_o in_o holy_a order_n by_o ecclesiastical_a delegate_n vindication_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n from_o schism_n etc._n etc._n the_o exercise_n of_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n by_o bishop_n thus_o be_v state_v and_o settle_v in_o the_o likeness_n that_o it_o carry_v with_o the_o other_o instance_n before_o set_v down_o neither_o invade_v not_o impair_n but_o much_o advance_n and_o amplify_v the_o king_n prerogative_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v indeed_o by_o this_o mean_n that_o the_o king_n supremacy_n be_v preserve_v firm_a and_o safe_a in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a polity_n i_o know_v a_o great_a objection_n be_v make_v against_o all_o this_o from_o hence_o because_o that_o in_o ecclesiastical_a proceed_n citation_n decree_n and_o other_o instrument_n issue_n forth_o in_o the_o bishop_n but_o not_o in_o the_o king_n name_n whence_o will_v be_v infer_v that_o such_o attempt_n and_o judiciary_n proceed_n make_v not_o in_o the_o king_n name_n be_v invasive_a on_o the_o royal_a prerogative_n in_o order_n to_o the_o answer_v of_o this_o objection_n let_v it_o be_v observe_v that_o there_o be_v two_o great_a office_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n the_o one_o that_o of_o the_o lord_n high_a admiral_n the_o other_o that_o of_o the_o lord_n warden_n of_o the_o onque_fw-fr port_n these_o have_v great_a inflience_n in_o foreign_a part_n upon_o the_o sea_n and_o within_o the_o land_n i_o before_o give_v you_o some_o intimation_n of_o their_o distinct_a jurisdiction_n and_o manner_n of_o jurisdical_a proceed_n different_a from_o the_o court_n of_o the_o common_a law_n both_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o these_o two_o great_a officer_n be_v ample_a and_o authoritative_a yet_o both_o the_o lord_n admiral_n and_o the_o lord_n warden_n of_o the_o cinque_fw-fr port_n do_v send_v forth_o writ_n in_o their_o own_o name_n and_o they_o do_v it_o say_v dr._n cowell_n in_o verbo_fw-la court_n as_o the_o bishop_n hold_v their_o court_n by_o the_o king_n authority_n virtute_fw-la magistratus_fw-la svi_fw-la in_o the_o high_a court_n of_o the_o earl_n maishal_v the_o same_o practice_n be_v observe_v in_o the_o university_n process_n and_o writ_n issue_n forth_o in_o the_o chancellor_n vicechancellor_n or_o their_o commissary_n name_v will_v any_o now_o presume_v to_o challenge_v any_o of_o these_o jurisdiction_n for_o invade_v the_o king_n prerogative_n will_v