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the_o bishop_n of_o london_n whereof_o the_o parish_n of_o s._n marry_o de_fw-fr arcubus_fw-la be_v the_o chief_a and_o a_o great_a question_n be_v move_v whether_o in_o the_o say_a court_n of_o arch_n hold_v in_o london_n he_o may_v cite_v any_o dwell_n in_o essex_n for_o subtraction_n of_o tithe_n grow_v in_o essex_n or_o whether_o he_o be_v prohibit_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 23_o h_n 8._o c._n 9_o which_o after_o debate_n at_o bar_n by_o council_n and_o also_o by_o dr._n ferrard_n dr._n james_n and_o other_o in_o open_a court_n and_o last_o by_o all_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o common_a plea_n a_o prohibition_n be_v grant_v to_o the_o high_a court_n of_o arch_n and_o in_o this_o case_n divers_z points_z be_v resolve_v by_o the_o court_n 1_o that_o all_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v parcel_n of_o the_o law_n of_o england_n and_o therefore_o shall_v be_v expound_v by_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o law_n of_o england_n and_o not_o by_o the_o civilian_n and_o canonist_n although_o the_o 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archbishop_n to_o his_o proper_a diocese_n unless_o in_o these_o five_o case_n viz._n 1_o for_o any_o spiritual_a offence_n or_o cause_n commit_v or_o omit_v contrary_a to_o right_n and_o duty_n by_o the_o bishop_n etc._n etc._n which_o word_n omit_v prove_v there_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o default_n in_o the_o ordinary_a 2_o except_o it_o be_v in_o case_n of_o appeal_n and_o other_o lawful_a cause_n where_o the_o party_n shall_v find_v himself_o grieve_v by_o the_o ordinary_a after_o the_o matter_n there_o first_o begin_v therefore_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v first_o begin_v before_o the_o ordinary_a 3_o in_o case_n the_o bishop_n or_o ordinary_a etc._n etc._n dare_v not_o or_o will_v not_o convent_n the_o party_n to_o be_v sue_v before_o he_o 4_o in_o case_n the_o bishop_n or_o judge_n of_o the_o place_n within_o who_o jurisdiction_n or_o before_o who_o the_o suit_n by_o this_o act_n shall_v be_v begin_v and_o prosecute_v be_v party_n direct_o or_o indirect_o to_o the_o matter_n or_o cause_n of_o the_o same_o suit_n 5_o in_o case_n any_o bishop_n or_o other_o inferior_a judge_n under_o he_o etc._n etc._n make_v request_n to_o the_o archbishop_n bishop_n or_o other_o inferior_a ordinary_a or_o judge_n and_o that_o to_o be_v do_v in_o case_n only_o where_o the_o law_n civil_a or_o common_a do_v affirm_v etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n coke_n take_v notice_n also_o of_o two_o prouiso_n in_o that_o act_n which_o do_v likewise_o explain_v it_o viz._n that_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o every_o archbishop_n to_o cite_v any_o person_n inhabit_v in_o any_o bishop_n diocese_n in_o his_o province_n for_o matter_n of_o heresy_n by_o which_o say_v he_o it_o appear_v that_o for_o all_o cause_v not_o except_v he_o be_v prohibit_v by_o the_o act._n 2_o there_o be_v a_o save_v for_o the_o archbishop_n call_v any_o person_n out_o of_o the_o diocese_n where_o he_o shall_v be_v dwell_v to_o the_o probat_fw-la of_o any_o testament_n which_o proviso_n shall_v be_v vain_a if_o notwithstanding_o that_o act_n he_o shall_v have_v concurrent_a jurisdiction_n with_o every_o ordinary_a throughout_o his_o whole_a province_n wherefore_o it_o be_v conclude_v that_o the_o archbishop_n out_o of_o his_o diocese_n unless_o in_o the_o case_n except_v be_v prohibit_v by_o the_o 23_o h._n 8._o c_o 9_o to_o cite_v any_o man_n out_o of_o any_o other_o diocese_n which_o act_n be_v but_o a_o law_n declaratory_a of_o the_o ancient_a canon_n and_o a_o true_a exposition_n thereof_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o canon_n cap._n romana_n in_o sext._n de_fw-fr appellat_fw-la &_o c._n de_fw-fr competenti_fw-la in_o sext._n and_o as_o the_o lord_n coke_n observe_v the_o act_n be_v so_o expound_v by_o all_o the_o clergy_n of_o england_n at_o a_o convocation_n at_o london_n an._n 1_o jac._n 1603._o can._n 94._o who_o give_v we_o further_a to_o understand_v in_o this_o case_n between_o porter_n and_o rochester_n that_o the_o archbishop_n of_o this_o realm_n before_o that_o act_n have_v power_n legantine_n from_o the_o pope_n by_o which_o they_o have_v authority_n not_o only_o over_o all_o but_o concurrent_a authority_n with_o every_o ordinary_a etc._n etc._n not_o as_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n etc._n etc._n but_o by_o his_o power_n and_o authority_n legantine_n et_fw-la tria_fw-la sunt_fw-la genera_fw-la legatorum_fw-la supr_fw-la 1_o quidam_fw-la de_fw-la latere_fw-la dom._n papae_fw-la mittuntur_fw-la etc._n etc._n 2_o dativi_fw-la qui_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la in_o legatione_fw-la mittuntur_fw-la etc._n etc._n 3_o nati_n seu_fw-la nativi_fw-la qui_fw-la suarum_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la praetextu_fw-la legatione_fw-la funguntur_fw-la &_o sunt_fw-la quatuor_fw-la viz._n archiepiscopus_fw-la cantuariensis_n eboracensis_n remanensis_fw-la &_o pisanis_n which_o authority_n legantine_n be_v now_o take_v away_o and_o utter_o abolish_v 4._o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o judge_n of_o this_o court_n be_v original_o style_v the_o dean_n of_o the_o arch_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o substitution_n to_o the_o archbishops_n official_a when_o
and_o the_o judgement_n of_o parliament_n express_v in_o the_o preamble_n of_o that_o statute_n of_o faculty_n be_v very_o remarkable_a to_o this_o purpose_n where_o it_o be_v recite_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v deceive_v and_o abuse_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n pretendig_fw-ge and_o persuade_v they_o that_o he_o have_v full_a power_n to_o dispense_v with_o all_o human_a law_n use_v and_o custom_n of_o all_o realm_n in_o all_o cause_n which_o be_v call_v spiritual_a which_o matter_n have_v be_v usurp_v and_o practise_v by_o he_o and_o his_o predecessor_n for_o many_o year_n to_o the_o great_a derogation_n of_o the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o england_n for_o whereas_o the_o say_a realm_n of_o england_n recognise_v no_o superior_a under_o god_n but_o the_o king_n have_v be_v and_o yet_o be_v free_a from_o subjection_n to_o any_o man_n law_n but_o only_o to_o such_o as_o have_v be_v devise_v make_v and_o ordain_v within_o this_o realm_n for_o the_o 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parliament_n or_o by_o such_o person_n as_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n shall_v authorise_v etc._n etc._n vid._n 21_o h._n 7._o 4._o a._n where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o certain_a priest_n be_v deprive_v of_o their_o benefice_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n in_o the_o time_n of_o r._n 2._o whereby_o it_o have_v be_v conclude_v that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o not_o the_o pope_n before_o the_o make_n of_o the_o say_a statute_n of_o faculty_n may_v the_o jure_v dispense_v with_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n in_o that_o and_o other_o case_n for_o although_o many_o of_o our_o ecclesiastical_a law_n be_v first_o devise_v in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n yet_o they_o be_v establish_v and_o confirm_v in_o this_o realm_n by_o acceptance_n and_o usage_n be_v now_o become_v english_a law_n and_o shall_v no_o more_o be_v repute_v roman_a canon_n or_o constitution_n as_o rebuffus_n speak_v de_n regula_n cancellariae_fw-la romanae_fw-la de_fw-la verisimili_fw-la notitia_fw-la haec_fw-la regula_n say_v he_o ubique_fw-la in_fw-la regno_fw-la francia_fw-la est_fw-la recepta_fw-la &_o est_fw-la lex_fw-la regni_fw-la effecta_fw-la &_o observatur_fw-la tanquam_fw-la lex_fw-la regni_fw-la non_fw-la tanquam_fw-la papae_fw-la regula_n &_o papa_n eam_fw-la revocare_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la the_o king_n of_o england_n from_o time_n to_o time_n in_o every_o age_n before_o the_o time_n of_o h._n 8._o have_v use_v to_o grant_v dispensation_n in_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a for_o whereas_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n be_v that_o every_o spiritual_a person_n be_v visitable_a by_o the_o ordinary_a king_n william_n the_o conqueror_n by_o his_o charter_n dispense_v with_o the_o exempt_v the_o abbey_n of_o battle_n from_o the_o visitation_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o ordinary_a in_o these_o express_a word_n sitque_fw-la dicta_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la libera_fw-la &_o quieta_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la subjectione_n episcoporum_fw-la &_o quarumlibet_fw-la personarum_fw-la dominatione_fw-la sicut_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la christi_fw-la cantuariensis_n etc._n etc._n whereby_o he_o dispense_v with_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n in_o that_o case_n vid._n libr._n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la differentia_fw-la regiae_n potestatis_fw-la &_o ecclesiasticae_fw-la edit_fw-la 1534._o where_o that_o whole_a charter_n be_v recite_v at_o large_a the_o like_a charter_n be_v grant_v to_o the_o abbey_n of_o abingdon_n by_o king_n kenulphus_n 1_o h._n 7._o 23_o &_o 25._o and_o cawdry_n case_n co._n par_fw-fr 5._o foe_n 10._o a._n so_o likewise_o every_o appropriation_n do_v comprise_v in_o it_o a_o dispensation_n to_o the_o parson_n imparsonee_n to_o have_v and_o retain_v the_o benefice_n in_o perpetuity_n as_o appear_v in_o grendon_n case_n blow_n com._n 503._o in_o which_o act_n the_o king_n by_o the_o common_a law_n shall_v be_v always_o actor_n not_o only_o as_o supreme_a patron_n but_o also_o as_o supreme_a ordinary_n as_o be_v also_o observe_v in_o grendon_n case_n for_o the_o king_n alone_o without_o the_o pope_n may_v make_v appropriation_n 7_o e._n 3._o fitz._n quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la 19_o and_o in_o the_o case_n of_o malum_fw-la prohibitum_fw-la and_o malum_fw-la in_o se_fw-la in_o 11_o h._n 7._o 12._o a._n it_o be_v hold_v that_o the_o king_n may_v dispense_v with_o a_o priest_n to_o hold_v two_o benefice_n and_o with_o a_o bastard_n that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o priest_n notwithstanding_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n which_o be_v to_o the_o contrary_n and_o as_o he_o may_v dispense_v with_o those_o law_n so_o he_o may_v pardon_v all_o offence_n contrary_a to_o these_o law_n and_o his_o pardon_n be_v a_o bar_n to_o all_o suit_n pro_fw-la salute_n animae_fw-la or_o reformatione_fw-la morum_fw-la and_o all_o suit_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n hall_n case_n coke_n 5._o par_fw-fr foe_fw-mi 51._o in_o all_o faculty_n or_o dispensation_n for_o the_o hold_n of_o two_o benefice_n grant_v at_o the_o court_n of_o 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consent_n be_v ever_o requisite_a in_o a_o commenda_fw-la for_o that_o reason_n in_o every_o faculty_n or_o licence_n grant_v by_o the_o pope_n to_o make_v a_o permutation_n union_n or_o appropriation_n of_o church_n these_o word_n be_v ever_o add_v viz._n vocatis_fw-la quorum_fw-la interest_n which_o chief_o intend_v the_o patron_n and_o which_o union_n and_o approbation_n shall_v not_o according_a to_o the_o common_a law_n be_v make_v without_o the_o patron_n be_v assent_n vid._n 11_o h._n 7._o 8._o 6_o h._n 7._o 13._o 46_o ass_n p._n 50._o ed._n 3._o 26._o 40_o ed._n 3._o 26._o grendon_n case_n plough_v com._n 498._o a._n a_o faculty_n or_o dispensation_n be_v of_o such_o force_n that_o if_o a_o clerk_n be_v present_v to_o a_o benefice_n with_o cure_n and_o be_v admit_v institute_v and_o induct_v into_o the_o same_o so_o that_o the_o church_n be_v full_a of_o he_o if_o afterward_o he_o be_v present_v to_o another_o benefice_n incompatible_a or_o elect_v to_o a_o bishopric_n and_o 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