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40â—_n time_n philipâ—ts_n catal_a treasurer_n p._n 39_o &_o godwin_n catal._n bish_n 40â—_n thomas_n brentingham_n alias_o brantington_n bishop_n of_o excester_n be_v also_o remove_v from_o be_v lord_n treasurer_n in_o who_o place_n sir_n richard_n scroop_n of_o boulton_n a_o baron_n of_o the_o realm_n succeed_v on_o the_o 27_o of_o march._n and_o then_o it_o pass_v into_o a_o law_n that_o for_o the_o future_a the_o chancellor_n treasurer_n and_o clerk_n of_o the_o privy_a seal_n shall_v not_o be_v spiritual_a man_n but_o that_o secular_a person_n only_o shall_v have_v those_o employment_n after_o which_o tho'_o sometime_o indeed_o the_o clergy_n do_v attain_v the_o say_a dignity_n yet_o it_o be_v much_o more_o seldom_o and_o in_o process_n of_o time_n very_o rare_a or_o never_o this_o do_v 111._o do_v m.s._n rot._n par._n p._n 107._o 107._o 8._o sr._n rob._n cotton_n abridgm_n p._n 111._o sr._n robert_n thorpe_n the_o new-lord_n chancellor_n declare_v that_o for_o as_o much_o as_o 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c._n 236._o caxton_n etc._n etc._n that_o not_o long_o before_o the_o king_n have_v send_v the_o ambassador_n aforesaid_a to_o avignon_n to_o require_v of_o pope_n gregory_n that_o as_o to_o the_o reservation_n of_o benefice_n of_o england_n make_v in_o his_o court_n he_o will_v supersede_n meddle_v for_o the_o future_a that_o clergyman_n may_v free_o enjoy_v their_o election_n to_o episcopal_a dignity_n and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v sufficient_a for_o they_o to_o be_v confirm_v by_o their_o metropolitan_o as_o be_v the_o ancient_a custom_n upon_o these_o and_o the_o like_a abuse_n they_o require_v remedy_n of_o the_o pope_n concern_v all_o which_o article_n the_o say_v ambassador_n have_v certain_a answer_n from_o his_o holiness_n touch_v which_o the_o pope_n enjoin_v they_o upon_o their_o return_n into_o england_n to_o certify_v he_o by_o their_o letter_n of_o the_o king_n will_n and_o of_o his_o realm_n and_o also_o that_o they_o will_v press_v the_o king_n to_o let_v he_o first_o 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king_n of_o england_n and_o his_o elder_a son_n shall_v renounce_v express_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o by_o this_o present_a treaty_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v deliver_v to_o or_o abide_v with_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o especial_o the_o name_n and_o right_o of_o the_o crown_n and_o kingdom_n of_o france_n and_o the_o homage_n sovereignty_n and_o demain_fw-fr of_o the_o dukedom_n of_o normandy_n of_o the_o dukedom_n of_o tourain_n and_o of_o the_o county_n of_o anjou_n and_o maine_n the_o sovereignty_n and_o homage_n of_o the_o dukedom_n of_o bretagne_n the_o sovereignty_n and_o homage_n of_o the_o country_n and_o earldom_n of_o flanders_n and_o all_o other_o demand_n which_o the_o king_n of_o england_n have_v make_v or_o can_v make_v against_o the_o king_n of_o france_n for_o whatsoever_o cause_n it_o may_v be_v save_v and_o except_v what_o by_o this_o present_a treaty_n ought_v to_o remain_v or_o to_o be_v