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ecclesiasticos_fw-la non_fw-la susceperit_fw-la eruditum_fw-la aliquem_fw-la presbyterum_fw-la sibi_fw-la 1584._o arriculo_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr buibusdam_fw-la circa_fw-la excom_n excessib_o coercend_v 1584._o accerset_fw-la &_o associabit_n qui_fw-la sufficienti_fw-la authoritate_fw-la vel_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la episcopo_fw-la in_o jurisdictione_n sva_fw-la vel_fw-la ad_fw-la archidiacono_n presbytero_fw-la existente_fw-la in_o jurisdictione_n sva_fw-la munitus_fw-la idque_fw-la ex_fw-la praescripto_fw-la judâ—cis_fw-la tunc_fw-la praesentis_fw-la excommunicationis_fw-la sâ—ntentiam_fw-la pro_fw-la contumacia_fw-la denunciabit_fw-la every_o uicar_n general_a official_a or_o commissary_n which_o have_v not_o take_v upon_o he_o ecclesiastical_a order_n shall_v call_v and_o associate_v unto_o he_o some_o learned_a presbyter_n who_o be_v arm_v with_o sufficient_a authority_n from_o the_o bishop_n in_o his_o jurisdiction_n or_o from_o the_o archdeacon_n be_v a_o presbyter_n in_o his_o jurisdiction_n shall_v denounce_v and_o that_o by_o the_o prescript_n of_o the_o judge_n present_a the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n for_o contumacy_n now_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o practice_n of_o this_o precept_n ensue_v in_o aâ—â—icle_n d._n hones_n practice_n of_o the_o bishop_n aâ—â—icle_n these_o word_n johannes_n hone_n legum_fw-la doctor_n officialis_fw-la venerabilis_fw-la viri_fw-la domini_fw-la archidiaconi_fw-la surr._n omnibus_fw-la &_o singulis_fw-la rectoribus_fw-la etc._n etc._n salutem_fw-la cùm_fw-la nos_fw-la rite_n &_o legitime_fw-la procedentes_fw-la omnes_fw-la &_o singulos_fw-la quorum_fw-la nomina_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o non_fw-la comparendo_fw-la coram_fw-la nobis_fw-la etc._n etc._n seu_fw-la saltem_fw-la in_o non_fw-la satisfaciendo_fw-la mandatis_fw-la nostris_fw-la etc._n etc._n pronuncia_fw-la verimus_fw-la contumaces_fw-la ipsoque_fw-la etc._n etc._n excommunicandos_fw-la fore_fw-la decreverimus_fw-la cumque_fw-la 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leastwise_o in_o not_o satisfy_v our_o mandate_n have_v pronounce_v contumacious_a and_o decree_v they_o to_o be_v excommunicate_v and_o whereas_o also_o the_o discreet_a man_n m._n rowland_n allen_n presbyter_n one_o of_o our_o office_n have_v excommunicate_v all_o and_o singular_a under_o write_v justice_n so_o require_v wherefore_o we_o charge_v you_o that_o open_o you_o denounce_v and_o declare_v they_o and_o every_o of_o they_o so_o as_o aforesaid_a out_o of_o our_o office_n to_o be_v excommunicate_v give_v under_o the_o seal_n of_o our_o officialitie_n the_o 19_o day_n of_o december_n 1587._o by_o this_o practice_n it_o do_v appear_v that_o doctor_n hone_n and_o rowland_n allen_n canvace_v many_o poor_a man_n very_o piteous_o and_o that_o this_o poor_a curate_n rowland_n allen_n have_v a_o warm_a service_n to_o attend_v upon_o d._n hone_n and_o to_o jerk_v those_o who_o point_n soever_o he_o shall_v untie_v but_o because_o this_o precept_n be_v a_o article_n conclude_v upon_o 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