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〈…〉_o the_o bishopric_n of_o 〈◊〉_d the_o bishopric_n of_o baâ—â—â—â—_n and_o the_o bishopric_n of_o 〈…〉_o in_o the_o province_n of_o york_n 〈…〉_o of_o 〈◊〉_d comprehend_v yorkshire_n itself_o and_o nottinghamshire_n 〈…〉_o contain_v 〈◊〉_d richmondshire_n 〈◊〉_d part_n of_o cumberâ—â—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o and_o of_o â—â—â—â—â—â—shire_n the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n have_v durham_n itself_o under_o it_o and_z northumberland_z the_o bishopric_n of_o carlâ—sle_n contain_v within_o it_o part_n oâ—_n camberland_n and_o the_o county_n of_o 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o there_o be_v in_o england_n deanery_n twenty_o six_o whereof_o thirteen_o be_v ordain_v by_o 〈…〉_o in_o the_o greatâ—â—_n cathedral_n church_n after_o the_o monk_n be_v thrust_v out_o archdeaconries_a sixty_o dignity_n and_o probends_n five_o hundred_o forty_o four_o number_v also_o there_o 〈◊〉_d parish_n church_n under_o bishopric_n nine_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o eighty_o four_o oâ—_n which_o three_o thousand_o eight_o hundred_o forty_o five_o be_v 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&_o primus_fw-la totius_fw-la angliae_fw-la and_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n primus_fw-la angliae_fw-la each_o archbishop_n have_v within_o his_o province_n suffragan_n bishop_n of_o several_a diocese_n the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n have_v under_o he_o within_o his_o province_n of_o ancient_a foundation_n viz._n rochester_n his_o principal_a chaplain_n london_n his_o dean_n winchester_n his_o chancellor_n norwich_n lincoln_n ely_n chichester_n salisbury_n exeter_z bath_n and_o wells_n worcester_n coventry_n and_o litchfield_n hereford_n landâ—ff_n st._n david_n bangor_n and_o st._n asaph_n and_o four_o found_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o erect_v out_o of_o the_o ruin_n of_o dissolve_a monastery_n that_o be_v to_o say_v gloucester_n bristol_n peterborough_n and_o oxford_n the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n have_v under_o he_o four_o viz._n this_o bishop_n of_o the_o county_n palatine_n of_o chester_n new_o erect_v by_o henry_n the_o eight_o and_o annex_v by_o he_o to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n the_o county_n palatine_n of_o durham_n carlisle_n and_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n annex_v to_o the_o province_n of_o york_n by_o henry_n the_o eight_o but_o a_o great_a number_n this_o archbishop_n have_v which_o time_n have_v take_v from_o he_o every_o diocese_n be_v divide_v into_o archdeaconries_a whereof_o there_o be_v sixty_o and_o every_o arch-deaconry_a be_v divide_v into_o deanery_n and_o deanery_n again_o into_o parish_n town_n and_o hamlet_n have_v thus_o give_v my_o reader_n a_o account_n how_o the_o ecclesiastical_a state_n of_o england_n stand_v at_o this_o day_n i_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o clergy_n according_a to_o the_o division_n thereof_o by_o i_o before_o give_v viz._n into_o the_o great_a and_o lesser_a clergy_n first_o of_o the_o great_a or_o superior_a clergy_n comprehend_v the_o prelate_n the_o arch-bishop_n and_o bishop_n that_o the_o law_n of_o england_n may_v be_v the_o better_o understand_v concern_v our_o superior_a 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forfeit_v and_o the_o patronage_n of_o the_o bishop_n annex_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n so_o as_o the_o king_n be_v to_o have_v pension_n for_o his_o chaplain_n and_o corodies_n for_o his_o vadeler_n of_o they_o as_o of_o bishop_n found_v by_o himself_o 2._o to_o who_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o spiritualty_n and_o temporalty_n of_o bishop_n do_v appertain_v seed_n vacant_a 223._o co._n 2._o inst_z 15._o west_n 1._o c_o 21._o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la 5._o prerog_n regis_n c._n 14._o roll_n abr._n 2._o p._n f._n 223._o the_o custody_n of_o the_o temporalty_n of_o every_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n say_v coke_n within_o the_o realm_n and_o of_o such_o abbey_n and_o priory_n as_o be_v of_o the_o king_n foundation_n after_o the_o same_o become_v void_a belong_v to_o the_o king_n during_o the_o vacation_n thereof_o by_o his_o prerogative_n for_o as_o the_o spiritualty_n belong_v during_o that_o time_n to_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n de_fw-fr communi_fw-la jure_fw-la or_o to_o some_o other_o ecclesiastical_a person_n by_o prescription_n or_o composition_n so_o the_o temporalty_n come_v to_o the_o king_n as_o founder_n and_o this_o do_v belong_v to_o the_o king_n be_v patronus_fw-la &_o protector_n ecclesiae_fw-la in_o so_o high_a a_o prerogative_n incident_a to_o his_o crown_n as_o no_o subject_n can_v claim_v the_o temporalty_n of_o a_o archbishop_n or_o bishop_n when_o they_o fall_v by_o grant_n or_o prescription_n 3._o how_o bishop_n be_v and_o how_o now_o make_v it_o be_v apparent_v by_o our_o book_n of_o law_n and_o history_n congregatis_fw-la co._n lit._n f._n 134._o a._n 344._o a._n co._n lib._n 3_o dean_n and_o chapt._n of_o norwich_n be_v case_n roll_n rep._n 2._o part_n f._n 102._o davy_n rep._n f._n 46._o a._n de_fw-fr capitulariter_fw-la congregatis_fw-la that_o at_o the_o first_o all_o the_o bishopric_n in_o england_n be_v donative_n per_fw-la traditionem_fw-la baculi_fw-la i._n e._n the_o crosier_n which_o be_v the_o pastoral_a staff_n and_o annuli_fw-la the_o ring_n whereby_o he_o be_v marry_v to_o the_o church_n king_n henry_n the_o first_o be_v request_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o make_v they_o elective_a refuse_v it_o but_o king_n john_n by_o his_o charter_n bear_v date_n quinto_fw-la junti_fw-la anno_fw-la decimo_fw-la septimo_fw-la grant_v that_o the_o bishopric_n shall_v be_v eligible_a which_o afterward_o be_v confirm_v by_o divers_a act_n of_o parliament_n and_o afterward_o the_o manner_n and_o order_n as_o well_o of_o election_n of_o arch-bishop_n and_o bishop_n as_o for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o election_n and_o consecration_n be_v enact_v and_o express_v in_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o twenty_o five_o of_o henry_n the_o eight_o but_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o thirty_o first_o of_o henry_n the_o eight_o and_o the_o first_o of_o edward_n the_o six_o they_o be_v make_v donative_n by_o the_o king_n letter_n patent_n both_o which_o statute_n be_v repeal_v and_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o twenty_o five_o of_o henry_n the_o eight_o do_v yet_o remain_v in_o full_a force_n and_o effect_n 4._o their_o jurisdiction_n what_o and_o whence_o derive_v as_o to_o the_o jurisdiction_n and_o authority_n that_o appertain_v to_o bishop_n be_v considerable_a two_o particular_n 1._o whence_o this_o jurisdiction_n be_v derive_v 2._o the_o extent_n and_o subject_a matter_n of_o this_o jurisdiction_n 1._o whence_o derive_v the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v and_o of_o right_o always_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o justice_n and_o jurisdiction_n in_o all_o cause_n as_o well_o ecclesiastical_a as_o civil_a within_o his_o dominion_n and_o this_o be_v evident_a our_o by_o book_n the_o right_a reverend_a prelate_n matthew_n parker_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n a_o man_n very_o expert_a in_o matter_n of_o antiquity_n affirm_v in_o his_o book_n set_v forth_o in_o latin_a anno_fw-la domini_fw-la case_n co._n lib._n 9_o hensloes_n case_n 1573._o quod_fw-la rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la olim_fw-la erat_fw-la conciliorum_fw-la ecclesiasticorum_fw-la praeses_fw-la vindex_fw-la temeritatis_fw-la romanae_fw-la propugnator_fw-la religionis_fw-la nec_fw-la ullam_fw-la babebant_fw-la episcopi_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la praeter_fw-la eam_fw-la quam_fw-la a_o rege_fw-la acceptam_fw-la referebant_fw-la jus_fw-la testamenti_fw-la probandi_fw-la non_fw-la habebant_fw-la administrationis_fw-la potestatem_fw-la cuique_fw-la delegare_fw-la non_fw-la poterant_fw-la it_o be_v resolve_v in_o the_o trial_n touch_v legitimation_n a._n davy_n report_n f._n 51._o b._n 52._o a._n and_o bastardy_n that_o although_o all_o matrimonial_a cause_n have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n determinable_a in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n and_o be_v now_o proper_o within_o the_o jurisdiction_n and_o cognisance_n of_o the_o clergy_n a._n vide_fw-la davy_n report_n le_fw-fr case_n de_fw-fr praemunire_n 97._o b._n 98._o a._n yet_o ab_fw-la initio_fw-la non_fw-la fuit_fw-la sic_fw-la for_o as_o well_o cause_n of_o 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that_o commit_v it_o make_v they_o like_o a_o wheel_n as_o stubble_n before_o the_o wind_n fill_v their_o face_n with_o shame_n who_o say_v let_v we_o take_v the_o house_n of_o god_n to_o ourselves_o in_o possession_n psal_n 83._o 2._o to_z more_o public_a person_n even_o to_o the_o head_n and_o principal_a member_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n the_o king_n and_o prince_n thereof_o see_v daniel_n c._n 5._o concern_v belshazzar_n our_o own_o annal_n tell_v we_o of_o king_n william_n rufus_n and_o his_o nephew_n the_o son_n of_o robert_n duke_n of_o normandy_n both_o slay_v in_o hunt_v in_o the_o same_o forest_n that_o the_o conqueror_n his_o father_n and_o grandfather_n to_o his_o nephew_n have_v make_v and_o himself_o have_v augment_v with_o the_o utter_a ruin_n of_o many_o chapel_n church_n and_o religious_a house_n 3._o to_o the_o commonwealth_n itself_o this_o sin_n in_o achan_n become_v not_o a_o snare_n to_o himself_o in_o which_o he_o be_v take_v but_o all_o israel_n be_v trouble_v 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