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thereunto_o belong_v and_o for_o prevent_v all_o question_n and_o division_n in_o this_o realm_n by_o reason_n of_o any_o pretend_a title_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o for_o preserve_v a_o certainty_n in_o the_o succession_n thereof_o the_o settlement_n of_o the_o crown_n as_o aforesaid_a be_v confirm_v by_o a_o act_n of_o the_o ensue_a parliament_n which_o pass_v the_o royal_a assent_n dec_n 16._o 1689._o with_o this_o excellent_a proviso_n that_o whereas_o it_o have_v be_v find_v by_o experience_n that_o it_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o safety_n and_o welfare_n of_o this_o protestant_a kingdom_n to_o be_v govern_v by_o a_o popish_a prince_n or_o by_o any_o king_n or_o queen_n marry_v papist_n all_o and_o every_o person_n and_o person_n thaâ—_n be_v be_v or_o shall_v be_v reconcile_v to_o or_o shall_v holâ—_n communion_n with_o the_o see_v or_o church_n of_o rome_n or_o shall_v profess_v the_o popish_a religion_n or_o shalâ—_n marry_v a_o papist_n shall_v be_v exclude_v and_o be_v 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plain_a there_o be_v a_o general_a design_n to_o extirpate_v here_o in_o a_o popish_a sense_n and_o to_o enslave_v all_o europe_n the_o plot_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o bless_a king_n charles_n who_o with_o a_o show_n of_o proteslantism_n make_v the_o way_n smooth_a for_o popery_n at_o last_o when_o all_o thing_n be_v fine_o prepare_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o next_o heir_n king_n charles_n go_v off_o the_o stage_n and_o his_o brother_n to_o play_v the_o last_o act_n enter_v and_o ascend_v the_o throne_n no_o prince_n more_o courteous_a more_o oblige_v or_o more_o promise_v at_o first_o than_o he_o be_v to_o his_o new_a subject_n the_o church_n of_o england_n triumph_v in_o his_o exaltation_n and_o address_v he_o from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o their_o tutelaâ—_n angel_n the_o people_n in_o general_n look_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o incomparable_a hero_n who_o will_v quick_o make_v it_o his_o business_n to_o pull_v down_o the_o hector_n of_o france_n and_o to_o 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be_v fix_v and_o we_o must_v either_o surrender_v or_o be_v storm_v this_o be_v our_o condition_n when_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n our_o present_a king_n undertake_v our_o deliverance_n and_o effect_v it_o under_o god_n in_o a_o miraculous_a manner_n upon_o who_o approach_n our_o mass-hero_n flee_v leave_v we_o to_o shift_v for_o ourselves_o and_o the_o popish_a party_n to_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o rabble_n this_o happen_v dec._n 11_o 1688_o a_o fatal_a year_n in_o this_o and_o the_o forego_n age_n to_o popery_n iâ—_n england_n in_o that_o state_n of_o anarchy_n what_o can_v the_o nation_n do_v less_o than_o provide_v for_o a_o settlement_n under_o the_o gracious_a influence_n of_o the_o prince_n which_o be_v according_o do_v in_o as_o regular_a 〈◊〉_d way_n as_o the_o present_a state_n of_o affair_n will_v â—ow_o king_n james_n have_v thus_o desert_v the_o
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provincial_a synod_n the_o bishop_n with_o other_o priest_n do_v ordain_v a_o â—riest_n but_o the_o archbishop_n with_o other_o bishop_n â—â—es_v consecrate_v a_o bishop_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o several_a bishop_n of_o engâ—nd_n have_v large_a bishopric_n it_o be_v provide_v 〈◊〉_d a_o statute_n make_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n viii_o â—at_a they_o shall_v have_v a_o power_n to_o nominate_v â—me_n to_o the_o king_n to_o be_v with_o his_o approbation_n suffragan_n or_o assistant_n bishop_n in_o case_n that_o anâ—_n of_o they_o desire_v it_o for_o the_o better_a government_n of_o his_o diocese_n or_o ease_v himself_o of_o some_o part_n oâ—_n his_o burden_n the_o see_v of_o those_o suffragan_n bishopâ—_n be_v only_o to_o be_v at_o dover_n for_o the_o diocese_n oâ—_n canterbury_n at_o nottingham_n and_o hull_n for_o thaâ—_n of_o york_n for_o the_o diocese_n of_o london_n at_o coâ—chester_n of_o durham_n at_o berwick_n of_o winchester_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n at_o 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commission_n by_o the_o bishop_n or_o diocesan_n who_o suffragans_fw-la they_o be_v in_o these_o bishop_n absence_n when_o they_o be_v either_o reside_v at_o court_n to_o advise_v the_o king_n or_o employ_v upon_o embassy_n abroad_o the_o suffragans_fw-la usual_o supply_v their_o place_n whâ—â—_n in_o public_a assembly_n take_v place_n next_o after_o the_o temporal_a peer_n of_o the_o realm_n but_o since_o the_o diocesan_n bishop_n grow_v less_o courtier_n and_o more_o residentiary_n the_o suffragan_n bishop_n begin_v to_o be_v lay_v aside_o so_o that_o there_o have_v be_v none_o for_o many_o year_n in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o prerogative_n privilege_n bower_n revenue_n and_o great_a deed_n of_o bishop_n all_o the_o bishop_n of_o england_n be_v baron_n and_o peer_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o sit_v as_o such_o in_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n they_o be_v the_o spiritual_a lord_n look_v upon_o as_o the_o father_n or_o guardian_n of_o the_o church_n and_o therefore_o common_o style_v right_o reverend_a father_n in_o god_n and_o as_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o england_n for_o well-bred_a child_n to_o ask_v their_o parent_n bless_v morning_n and_o evening_n with_o one_o knee_n upon_o the_o ground_n so_o the_o true_a son_n of_o the_o church_n look_v upon_o the_o bishop_n as_o their_o spiritual_a father_n common_o begin_v their_o address_n to_o they_o by_o ask_v their_o blessing_n in_o the_o same_o respectful_a manner_n beside_o the_o privilege_n enjoy_v by_o bishop_n as_o peer_n and_o therefore_o common_a with_o those_o of_o the_o temporal_a lord_n they_o have_v some_o peculiar_a prerogative_n and_o those_o of_o a_o high_a nature_n it_o be_v undeniable_a that_o all_o jurisdiction_n in_o england_n be_v inseparable_o annex_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o yet_o the_o bishop_n court_n though_o hold_v by_o the_o king_n authority_n be_v not_o count_v to_o be_v proper_o the_o king_n court_n therefore_o the_o bishop_n send_v forth_o writ_n in_o their_o own_o name_n testae_fw-la the_o bishop_n and_o not_o in_o the_o king_n name_n as_o all_o the_o king_n court_n proper_o so_o call_v do_v and_o whereas_o in_o other_o court_n there_o be_v several_a judge_n to_o each_o a_o bishop_n in_o his_o court_n judge_n and_z passes_z sentence_n alone_o by_o himself_o a_o bishop_n beside_o have_v this_o transcendent_a privilege_n that_o he_o may_v as_o the_o king_n do_v depute_v his_o authority_n to_o another_o as_o to_o a_o bishop_n suffragan_n his_o chancellor_n or_o commissary_n which_o â—one_n of_o the_o king_n judge_n can_v do_v bishop_n in_o whatsoever_o christian_a state_n they_o come_v their_o episcopal_a dignity_n and_o degree_n be_v acknowledge_v and_o may_v as_o bishop_n confer_v order_n etc._n etc._n whereas_o no_o temporal_a lord_n be_v in_o law_n acknowledge_v such_o out_o of_o the_o prince_n dominion_n who_o confer_v his_o honour_n the_o law_n of_o england_n attribute_n so_o much_o to_o the_o word_n of_o a_o bishop_n that_o not_o only_o in_o the_o trial_n of_o bastardy_n the_o bishop_n certificate_n shall_v suffice_v but_o also_o
woman_n upon_o marriage_n do_v not_o only_o lose_v the_o power_n over_o her_o person_n will_n and_o good_n but_o she_o must_v part_v with_o her_o very_a name_n and_o ever_o after_o use_v her_o husband_n surname_n contrary_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o some_o other_o country_n one_o thing_n more_o there_o be_v yet_o which_o evidence_n the_o great_a subjection_n of_o a_o wife_n to_o her_o husband_n and_o that_o be_v the_o punishment_n inflict_v upon_o a_o woman_n that_o have_v kill_v her_o husband_n which_o be_v to_o be_v burn_v alive_a the_o offence_n be_v count_v petty-treason_n by_o law_n that_o be_v as_o great_a a_o crime_n as_o the_o kill_v of_o his_o father_n or_o master_n yet_o in_o some_o thing_n the_o law_n be_v very_o favourable_a to_o the_o female_a sex_n of_o england_n as_o for_o example_n if_o a_o wife_n bring_v forth_o a_o child_n beget_v before_o marriage_n by_o another_o man_n than_o her_o present_a husband_n her_o husband_n be_v bind_v to_o own_o the_o child_n and_o that_o child_n shall_v be_v his_o heir_n at_o law_n so_o literal_o we_o take_v the_o say_v pater_fw-la est_fw-la quem_fw-la nuptiae_fw-la demonstrant_fw-la if_o a_o husband_n be_v a_o long_a time_n absent_a from_o his_o wife_n though_o it_o be_v for_o some_o year_n and_o his_o wife_n bring_v forth_o a_o child_n during_o his_o absence_n he_o must_v father_n that_o child_n in_o case_n he_o live_v all_o the_o while_n in_o this_o island_n or_o to_o speak_v the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n inter_fw-la quatuor_fw-la maria._n and_o if_o that_o child_n be_v she_o first-born_a son_n and_o her_o husband_n estate_n entail_v or_o leave_v without_o will_n that_o child_n shall_v be_v heir_n to_o it_o another_o privilege_n of_o english-woman_n be_v that_o the_o wife_n have_v no_o jointure_n settle_v before_o marriage_n may_v challenge_v after_o her_o husband_n death_n the_o three_o part_n of_o his_o yearly_a rent_n of_o land_n during_o her_o life_n and_o within_o the_o city_n of_o london_n a_o three_o part_n of_o all_o her_o husband_n movable_n for_o ever_o if_o there_o be_v many_o child_n the_o rest_n come_v to_o the_o elder_a if_o not_o to_o the_o next_o heir_n at_o law_n and_o if_o she_o do_v not_o approve_v of_o the_o division_n she_o may_v claim_v the_o right_n of_o be_v endow_v with_o the_o best_a of_o the_o land_n to_o a_o three_o part_n but_o if_o the_o law_n be_v so_o favourable_a in_o some_o case_n to_o marry_a woman_n custom_n or_o rather_o the_o good_a nature_n of_o englishman_n make_v their_o condition_n much_o happy_a who_o respect_n and_o tenderness_n for_o they_o be_v general_o so_o great_a that_o every_o where_o they_o give_v they_o the_o precedency_n and_o put_v they_o the_o least_o of_o any_o nation_n upon_o drudgery_n and_o hardship_n woman_n be_v not_o here_o mew_v up_o as_o in_o italy_n and_o spain_n and_o that_o mischievous_a passion_n of_o jealousy_n have_v get_v so_o little_a foot_n here_o that_o the_o nation_n be_v little_o trouble_v with_o its_o troublesome_a influence_n or_o fatal_a consequence_n in_o short_a marry_a woman_n have_v here_o more_o liberty_n than_o any_o where_o else_o their_o chief_a care_n be_v of_o the_o house_n and_o household_n according_a to_o the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o the_o greek_a wife_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o proper_a office_n of_o a_o wife_n as_o the_o husband_n be_v be_v to_o mind_n he_o concern_v abroad_o and_o such_o be_v general_o their_o carriage_n to_o their_o husband_n and_o their_o mutual_a tenderness_n for_o they_o that_o where_o the_o law_n give_v they_o nothing_o the_o die_a husband_n often_o leave_v all_o behind_o he_o to_o the_o disposal_n of_o his_o wife_n except_o in_o london_n where_o a_o peculiar_a order_n be_v take_v by_o the_o city_n agreeable_a to_o the_o civil_a law_n a_o knight_n wife_n be_v by_o the_o courtesy_n of_o england_n count_v and_o call_v a_o lady_n if_o her_o husband_n die_v before_o she_o and_o she_o take_v afterward_o 〈◊〉_d husband_n of_o a_o low_a estate_n still_o she_o shall_v be_v â—alled_v lady_n with_o the_o surname_n of_o her_o first_o husband_n and_o not_o of_o the_o second_o which_o be_v by_o â—he_n courtesy_n of_o england_n and_o according_a to_o â—adies_n of_o a_o high_a rank_n as_o i_o have_v before_o observe_v in_o point_n of_o real_a estate_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o â—f_o the_o wife_n be_v a_o heiress_n and_o bring_v to_o her_o husband_n a_o estate_n in_o land_n that_o land_n descend_v â—o_o her_o elder_a son_n and_o if_o she_o have_v no_o son_n â—ut_v only_a daughter_n it_o be_v divide_v among_o â—hem_n but_o if_o she_o die_v without_o issue_n the_o â—and_n go_v immediate_o to_o the_o next_o heir_n at_o law_n only_o the_o husband_n shall_v enjoy_v the_o proâ—â—es_n thereof_o during_o his_o life_n if_o so_o be_v that_o he_o use_v a_o child_n alive_a of_o her_o body_n that_o have_v be_v hear_v once_o to_o cry_v and_o this_o also_o be_v call_v the_o courtesy_n of_o england_n as_o to_o what_o i_o say_v before_o touch_v real_a and_o personal_a estate_n in_o case_n of_o matrimony_n the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o common_a law_n where_o there_o be_v no_o private_a contract_n for_o whatever_o contract_n or_o covenant_n be_v make_v before_o the_o marriage_n betwixt_o the_o husband_n and_o the_o wife_n either_o by_o themselves_o â—y_a their_o parent_n or_o friend_n they_o take_v place_n â—nd_v be_v of_o force_n to_o be_v keep_v according_a to_o the_o validity_n thereof_o last_o the_o wife_n in_o england_n be_v account_v 〈◊〉_d much_o one_o with_o her_o husband_n that_o she_o can_v be_v produce_v as_o witness_v for_o or_o against_o her_o husband_n and_o so_o strong_a be_v the_o tie_n that_o join_v they_o together_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v whole_o separate_v by_o any_o agreement_n between_o themselves_o but_o only_o by_o a_o judicial_a sentence_n now_o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a separation_n both_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o divorce_n the_o one_o in_o case_n of_o adultery_n a_o mensa_fw-la &_o thoro_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o live_n asunder_o without_o a_o liberty-to_a remarry_v whilst_o either_o party_n be_v alive_a whereas_o the_o other_o be_v a_o vinculo_fw-la matrimonii_fw-la from_o the_o bond_n of_o matrimony_n whereby_o each_o party_n be_v free_a to_o remarry_v and_o this_o be_v allow_v upon_o a_o nullity_n of_o the_o marriage_n or_o upon_o some_o essential_a impediment_n as_o consanguinity_n or_o affinity_n within_o the_o degree_n forbid_v precontract_n impotency_n or_o such_o like_a of_o which_o divine_n reckon_v fourteen_o according_a to_o these_o verse_n error_n conditio_fw-la votum_fw-la cognatio_fw-la crimen_fw-la cultus_fw-la disparitas_fw-la vis_fw-fr ordo_fw-la ligamen_fw-la honestas_fw-la si_fw-la sis_fw-la affinis_fw-la si_fw-la forte_fw-fr coire_n nequibis_fw-la si_fw-la parochi_fw-la &_o duplicis_fw-la desit_fw-la praesentia_fw-la testis_fw-la raptave_n sit_fw-la mulier_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o sometime_o in_o case_n of_o adultery_n this_o plenary_a divorce_n have_v be_v allow_v of_o in_o private_a case_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n chap._n xxvi_o of_o child_n and_o servant_n from_o the_o condition_n of_o woman_n in_o england_n i_o come_v now_o to_o that_o of_o child_n and_o servant_n as_o to_o the_o first_o a_o father_n in_o england_n have_v a_o more_o absolute_a authority_n over_o his_o child_n than_o be_v usual_a in_o our_o neighbour_n country_n here_o a_o father_n may_v give_v all_o his_o estate_n unintail_v from_o his_o child_n and_o all_o to_o one_o child_n the_o consideration_n whereof_o be_v apt_a to_o keep_v his_o child_n in_o awe_n and_o within_o the_o bound_n of_o filial_a obedience_n but_o common_o the_o elder_a son_n inherit_v all_o land_n and_o the_o young_a child_n good_n and_o chattel_n by_o which_o be_v mean_v the_o personal_a estate_n among_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n the_o elder_a son_n be_v wife_n portion_n do_v usual_o go_v for_o the_o portion_n of_o his_o sister_n and_o the_o young_a son_n be_v put_v out_o to_o some_o profession_n the_o reason_n why_o the_o elder_a son_n be_v so_o well_o provide_v beyond_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o child_n be_v that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o better_a able_a to_o bear_v up_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o family_n which_o in_o course_n â—alls_v to_o the_o share_n of_o the_o elder_a for_o when_o all_o be_v do_v titular_a honour_n without_o mean_n be_v common_o look_v upon_o but_o as_o a_o empty_a shadow_n but_o if_o there_o be_v no_o son_n the_o land_n as_o well_o as_o good_n be_v equal_o divide_v among_o the_o daughter_n a_o son_n at_o the_o age_n of_o 14_o his_o father_n be_v dead_a may_v choose_v his_o guardian_n and_o may_v claim_v his_o land_n hold_v in_o socage_n that_o be_v such_o land_n as_o tenant_n hold_v by_o or_o for_o certain_a inferior_a service_n of_o husbandry_n to_o be_v perform_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o
manner_n of_o way_n 1._o by_o â—oods_n and_o chattel_n 2._o by_o the_o body_n pledge_n use_v mainprize_n 3._o by_o the_o body_n only_o this_o â—ourt_n be_v keep_v every_o 40_o day_n pie-powder_n court_n be_v a_o court_n hold_v in_o fair_n to_o yield_v justice_n to_o buyer_n and_o seller_n and_o for_o redress_v of_o all_o disorder_n commit_v in_o they_o these_o court_n be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o french_a pie_n a_o foot_n and_o poudreux_v dusty_a the_o fair_n be_v keep_v most_o usual_o in_o summer_n to_o which_o the_o country_n people_n use_v to_o come_v with_o dusty_a foot_n a_o pie-powder_n court_n be_v hold_v de_fw-la hora_fw-la in_o horam_fw-la every_o hour_n and_o such_o be_v the_o dispatch_v make_v here_o that_o justice_n ought_v to_o be_v summary_o administer_v within_o three_o ebb_a and_o three_z flow_v of_o the_o sea_n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n and_o first_o of_o the_o convocation_n to_o consult_v of_o church-matter_n and_o make_v ecclesiastical_a 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withal_o that_o one_o proctor_n be_v send_v for_o every_o cathedral_n or_o collegiate_n church_n and_o two_o for_o the_o body_n of_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n of_o each_o diocese_n all_o which_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n take_v according_o care_v of_o will_v the_o party_n concern_v person_n 〈◊〉_d to_o appear_v and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o certify_v to_o the_o archbishop_n the_o name_n of_o every_o one_o so_o warn_v in_o a_o schedule_n annex_v to_o the_o letter_n certificatory_a upon_o which_o the_o other_o bishop_n of_o the_o province_n proceed_v the_o cathedral_n and_o collegiate_n church_n and_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n of_o each_o diocese_n make_v choice_n of_o their_o proctor_n which_o do_v and_o certify_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n he_o return_v all_o at_o the_o day_n and_o the_o same_o method_n be_v use_v in_o the_o province_n of_o york_n the_o chapel_n of_o henry_n vii_o annex_v to_o westminster_n abbey_n be_v the_o usual_a place_n where_o the_o convocation_n of_o the_o clergy_n in_o the_o province_n of_o canterbury_n meet_v whilst_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n hold_v at_o york_n a_o convocation_n of_o all_o his_o province_n in_o like_a manner_n thus_o by_o constant_a correspondence_n these_o two_o province_n though_o so_o â—r_o distant_a from_o each_o other_o do_v debate_n and_o conclude_v of_o the_o same_o matter_n the_o convocation_n be_v like_o the_o parliament_n diside_v into_o two_o house_n the_o high_a and_o the_o â—wer_n and_o all_o member_n have_v by_o statute_n the_o â—â—me_n privilege_n for_o themselves_o and_o menial_a servant_n as_o the_o member_n of_o parliament_n have_v the_o high_a house_n in_o the_o province_n of_o canterbury_n which_o be_v by_o much_o the_o large_a of_o the_o two_o consist_v of_o 22_o bishop_n whereof_o the_o archbishop_n be_v precedent_n who_o sit_v in_o a_o chair_n at_o the_o upper_a end_n of_o a_o great_a table_n and_o the_o bishop_n on_o each_o side_n of_o the_o same_o table_n all_o in_o their_o 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of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james_n i_o and_o confirm_v by_o his_o authority_n also_o by_o some_o statute_n of_o parliament_n â—ouching_v church-affair_n and_o by_o divers_a immemorial_n custom_n but_o where_o all_o these_o fail_n the_o civil_a law_n take_v place_n chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o court_n of_o arch_n the_o court_n of_o audience_n the_o prerogative-court_n the_o court_n of_o delegate_n the_o court_n of_o peculiar_o etc._n etc._n from_z the_o church_n legislative_a i_o come_v to_o the_o executive_a power_n for_o which_o there_o have_v be_v several_a court_n provide_v among_o which_o be_v the_o court_n of_o arch_n the_o chief_a and_o most_o ancient_a consistory_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n for_o the_o debate_n of_o spiritual_a cause_n so_o call_v from_o the_o arch_a church_n and_o tower_n of_o s._n marry_o le_fw-fr bow_n in_o cheapside_n london_n where_o this_o court_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v hold_v the_o judge_n whereof_o be_v call_v dean_n of_o the_o arch_n or_o the_o official_a of_o the_o court_n of_o arch_n because_o with_o this_o officialty_n be_v common_o join_v a_o peculiar_a jurisdiction_n of_o 13_o parish_n in_o london_n term_v a_o deanery_n be_v exempt_a from_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n jurisdiction_n and_o belong_v to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n all_o appeal_v in_o church-matter_n within_o the_o province_n of_o canterbury_n be_v direct_v to_o this_o court._n in_o which_o the_o judge_n sit_v alone_o without_o assessor_n hear_v and_o determine_v all_o cause_n without_o any_o jury_n the_o advocate_n allow_v to_o plead_v in_o this_o court_n be_v all_o to_o be_v doctor_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n who_o upon_o their_o petition_n to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o his_o fiat_n obtain_v be_v admit_v by_o the_o judge_n of_o this_o court_n but_o must_v not_o practice_v the_o first_o year_n both_o the_o judge_n and_o the_o advocate_n always_o wear_v their_o scarlet_a robe_n with_o
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howard_n of_o effingham_n charles_n north_n lord_n north._n james_n bruges_n lord_n chandos_n robert_n carey_n lord_n hunsden_n robert_n sidney_n lord_n sidney_n of_o penshurst_n thomas_n petre_n lord_n petre._n charles_n gerard_n lord_n gerard._n henry_n arundel_n lord_n arundel_n of_o wardour_n christopher_n roper_n lord_n tenham_n foulk_n grevil_n lord_n brook_n ford_z grey_a lord_n grace_n john_n lovelace_n lord_n lovelace_n john_n pawlet_n lord_n pawlet_n william_n maynard_n lord_n maynard_n thomas_n coventry_n lord_n coventry_n william_n howard_n lord_n howard_n of_o escrick_n charles_n mohun_n lord_n mohun_n henry_n herbert_z lord_z herbert_z of_o cherbury_n thomas_n leigh_n lord_n leigh_n thomas_n jermin_n lord_n jermin_fw-la william_n byron_n lord_n byron_n john_n vaughan_n lord_n vaughan_n francis_n carrington_n lord_n carrington_n william_n widdrington_n lord_n widdrington_n edward_n ward_n lord_n ward_n john_n culpeper_n lord_n culpeper_n charles_n boyle_n lord_n clifford_n of_o lanesborough_n robert_n lucas_n lord_n lucas_n henry_n bellassise_n lord_n bellassise_n edward_n watson_n lord_n rockingham_n robert_n sutton_n lord_n lexington_n marmaduke_n langdale_n lord_n langdale_n john_n berkeley_z lord_z berkeley_z of_o stratton_n charles_n granvile_n lord_n granvile_n francis_n holles_n lord_n holles_n charles_n cornwallis_n lord_n cornwallis_n thomas_n crew_n lord_n crew_n john_n arundel_n lord_n arundel_n of_o trerice_n hugh_z clifford_z lord_z clifford_z of_o chudleigh_n peregrine_n osborn_n lord_n osborn_n george_n
of_o maldon_n sir_n thomas_n darcy_n bar._n charles_n montague_n es_fw-ge borough_n of_o harwich_n the_o right_a honourable_a charles_n lord_n chine_n sir_n thomas_n middleton_n kt._n glocestershire_n 8._o sir_n john_n guise_n bar._n sir_n ralph_n dutton_n bar._n city_n of_o gloucester_n william_n cook_n esq_n william_n try_v esq_n borough_n of_o cirencester_n the_o right_a honourable_a henry_n poll_n esq_n richard_n how_o esq_n borough_n of_o tewksbury_n rich._n dowdeswell_n esq_n the_o right_n honourable_a sir_n henry_n capell_n kt._n herefordshire_n 8._o sir_n john_n morgan_z bar._n sir_n herbert_n croft_n bar._n city_n of_o hereford_n paul_n foley_n esq_n henry_n cornwall_n esq_n borough_n of_o lempster_n tho._n conyngesby_n esq_n john_n dutton_n colt_n esq_n borough_n of_o weoble_o john_n birch_n esq_n robert_n price_n esq_n hertfordshire_n 6._o sir_n tho._n pope_n blount_n bar._n ralph_n freeman_n esq_n borough_n of_o st._n alban_n sir_n samuel_n grimston_n bar._n george_n churchill_n esq_n borough_n of_o hertford_n sir_n will._n cowper_n bar._n sir_n will._n leman_n bar._n huntingtonshire_n 4_o the_o honourable_a robert_n montague_n esq_n john_n driden_n esq_n borough_n of_o huntingdon_n the_o honourable_a sidney_n wort_o alias_o montague_n esq_n the_o honourable_a richard_n montague_n esq_n kent_n 10._o the_o honourable_a sir_n vere_n fane_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n sir_n john_n knatchbull_n bar._n city_n of_o canterbury_n sir_n william_n honywood_n bar._n henry_n lee_n esq_n city_n of_o rochester_n sir_n joseph_n williamson_n kt._n francis_n clarke_n esq_n borough_n of_o maidston_n sir_n tho._n taylor_n bar._n thomas_n ryder_n esq_n borough_n of_o queenborough_n sir_n john_n bank_n bar._n robert_n crawford_n esq_n lancashire_n 14._o the_o right_a honourable_a charles_n lord_n brandon_n gerrard_n the_o honourable_a james_n stanley_n borough_n of_o lancaster_n roger_n kirby_n esq_n thomas_n preston_n esq_n borough_n of_o preston_n in_o amounderness_n christopher_n greenfeild_n esq_n borough_n of_o newton_n the_o honourable_a george_n cholmondely_n esq_n sir_n john_n chichley_n kt._n borough_n of_o wiggaâ—â—_n sir_n rich._n standish_n kt._n peter_n shakerly_n esq_n borough_n of_o clitheroe_n anthony_n parker_n esq_n roger_n kenyon_n esq_n borough_n of_o leverpool_n the_o kite_n honourable_a richard_n lord_n colchester_n tho._n norris_n of_o speak_n esq_n leicester_n 4._o the_o right_a honourable_a bennet_n lord_n sherrard_n sir_n thomas_n hesilridge_n bar._n borough_n of_o leicester_n sir_n edward_n abney_n kt._n laurence_n carter_n esq_n lincoln_n 12._o the_o right_a honourable_a george_n viscount_n castleton_n sir_n tho._n hussey_n bar._n city_n of_o lincoln_n sir_n john_n bolles_n bar._n sir_n edw._n hussey_n bar._n borough_n of_o boston_n peregrine_n berty_n esq_n sir_n william_n york_n kt._n borough_n of_o great_a grimsby_n sir_n edw._n ayscogh_o kt._n john_n chaplin_n esq_n town_n of_o stamford_n the_o honourable_a charles_n bertie_n esq_n william_n hyde_n esq_n borough_n of_o grantham_n sir_n john_n brownlowe_n bar._n sir_n william_n ellis_n bar._n middlesex_n 8._o sir_n char._n gerrard_n bar._n ralph_n hawtery_n esq_n city_n of_o westminster_n sir_n will._n poultney_n kt._n sir_n walter_n clarges_n bar._n london_n sir_n will._n pritchard_n kt._n sir_n sam._n dashwood_n kt._n sir_n will._n turner_n kt._n sir_n tho._n vernon_n kt._n monmouth_n 3_o the_o right_n honourable_a charles_n lord_n marquis_n of_o worcester_n thomas_z morgan_z esq_n borough_n of_o monmouth_n sir_n charles_n kemeys_n kt._n norfolk_z 12._o sir_n jacob_n astley_n kt._n and_o baronet_n sir_n william_n cook_n bar._n city_n of_o norwich_n thomas_n blofeild_n esq_n hugh_n bokenham_n esq_n town_n of_o lin_z regis_fw-la sir_n john_n turner_n kt._n daniel_n bedingfeild_n esq_n town_n of_o great_a yarmouth_n george_n england_n esq_n samuel_n fuâ—ler_n esq_n borough_n of_o thetford_n baptist_n may_v esq_n sir_n francis_n guybon_n kt._n borough_n of_o castlerise_v right_o honourable_a sir_n robert_n howard_n kt._n robert_n walpole_n esq_n northampton_n 9_o sir_n st._n andrew_n st._n john_n bar._n john_n parkhurst_n esq_n city_n of_o peterborough_n will._n brownlowe_a esq_n gilbert_n dolben_n esq_n town_n of_o northampton_n sir_n tho._n samuel_n bar._n sir_n william_n langham_n kt._n town_n of_o brackley_n the_o honourable_a sir_n william_n egerton_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n john_n blencowe_n sergeant_n at_o law_n borough_n of_o higham-ferrers_n thomas_n andrews_n esq_n northumberland_n 8._o william_n forster_n esq_n philip_n bickerstaff_n esq_n town_n of_o newcastle_n upon_o tine_n sir_n ralph_n carr_n kt._n william_n carr_n esq_n borough_n of_o morpeth_n the_o right_a honourable_a charles_n lerd_v morpeth_n roger_n fenwick_n esq_n town_n of_o berwick_n upon_o tweed_n sir_n francis_n blake_n kt._n samuel_a ogle_n esq_n nottingham_n 8._o sir_n scroop_n how_n kt._n will._n sacheverel_n esq_n town_n of_o nottingham_n char._n hutchinson_n esq_n richard_n slater_n esq_n borough_n of_o eastretford_n john_n thornehagh_n esq_n town_n of_o newark_n upon_o trent_n the_o right_a honourable_a william_n lord_n eland_n the_o honourable_a nicholas_n sanderson_n esq_n oxon_n 9_o the_o right_a honourable_a montague_n lord._n norreys_n sir_n robert_n jenkinson_n bar._n university_n of_o oxon._n the_o honourable_a heneage_n finch_n esq_n sir_n tho._n clerges_n kt._n city_n of_o oxon._n the_o honourable_a henry_n bertie_n esq_n sir_n edw._n norreys_n kt._n borough_n of_o new-woodstock_n sir_n tho._n littleton_n bar._n thomas_n wheat_n esq_n borough_n of_o banbury_n sir_n robert_n dashwood_n kt._n and_o bar._n rutland_z 2._o sir_n tho._n mackworth_n bar._n bennet_n sherrard_n esq_n salop_n 12._o the_o honourable_a richard_n newport_n esq_n edward-kynaston_n of_o oately_a esq_n town_n of_o salop._n the_o honourable_a andrew_n newport_n esq_n richard_n mitton_n esq_n borough_n of_o bruges_n alias_o bridgenorth_n sir_n william_n whitmore_n bar._n sir_n edward_n acton_n bar._n borough_n of_o ludlow_n thomas_n hanmer_n esq_n william_n gower_n esq_n borough_n of_o wenlock_n sir_n will._n forester_n kt._n george_n weld_n esq_n town_n of_o bishops-castle_n william_n oakeley_n esq_n somerset_n 18._o sir_n edward_n phillips_n kt._n nathaniel_z palmer_n esq_n city_n of_o bristol_n sir_n richard_n hart_n kt._n sir_n john_n knight_n kt._n city_n of_o bath_n sir_n william_n basset_z kt._n joseph_n langton_n esq_n city_n of_o wells_n edward_n barkeley_n esq_n hopton_n wyndham_n esq_n borough_n of_o taunton_n john_n speke_n esq_n edward_n clark_n esq_n borough_n of_o bridgwater_n sir_n francis_n warr_n bar._n henry_n bull_n esq_n borough_n of_o minehead_n borough_n of_o ilchester_n sir_n edw._n winham_n bar._n john_n hunt_v esq_n borough_n of_o milbornport_n sir_n thomas_n travel_v kt._n sir_n charl._n carteret_n kt._n southampton_n 26._o the_o right_a honourable_a charles_n lord_n marquis_n of_o winchester_n richard_n norton_n esq_n city_n of_o winchester_n the_o right_a honourable_a william_n lord_n pawlet_n frederick_n tilney_n esq_n town_n of_o southampton_n sir_n char._n windham_n kt._n sir_n benj._n newland_n kt._n town_n of_o portsmouth_n the_o honourable_a edward_n russel_n esq_n nicholas_n hedger_n alderman_n borough_n of_o yarmouth_n the_o right_a honourable_a sir_n john_n trever_o kt._n speaker_n charles_n duncombe_n esq_n borough_n of_o petersfield_n robert_n michael_n esq_n richard_n holt_n esq_n borough_n of_o newport_n alias_o medona_n sir_n robert_n holmes_n kt._n sir_n will._n stephens_n kt._n borough_n of_o stockbridge_n will._n montague_n esq_n richard_n whithe_v esq_n borough_n of_o newtown_n the_o right_a honourable_a richard_n earl_n of_o ranelagh_n thomes_n do_v esq_n borough_n of_o christ-church_n francis_n gwyn_n esq_n william_n ettrick_n esq_n borough_n of_o whitchurch_n henry_n wallop_v esq_n the_o honourable_a james_n russel_n esq_n borough_n of_o lemington_n john_n burrard_n esq_n thomas_n door_n esq_n borough_n of_o andover_n the_o honourable_a francis_n pawlet_n of_o amport_n esq_n john_n pollen_n esq_n staffordshire_n 10._o the_o honourable_a john_n grey_a esq_n walter_n chetwind_v esq_n city_n of_o lichfield_n robert_n burdet_n esq_n richard_n dyot_n esq_n borough_n of_o stafford_n john_n chetwind_v esq_n jonathan_n cope_n esq_n borough_n of_o newcastleunder_o line_n sir_n william_n levison_n gower_n bar._n sir_n thomas_n bellot_n bar._n borough_n of_o tamworth_n sir_n henry_n gough_n kt._n michael_n biddulph_n esq_n suffolk_n 16._o sir_n samuel_n barnardiston_n bar._n sir_n gervas_n elwes_n bar._n borough_n of_o ipswich_n sir_n john_n barker_n bar._n sir_n charles_n blois_n bar._n borough_n of_o dunwich_n sir_n robert_n rich_a kt._n and_o bar._n sir_n philip_n skippon_n kt._n borough_n of_o orford_n thomas_n glemham_n esq_n thomas_n felton_n esq_n borough_n of_o alborough_n sir_n henry_n johnson_n kt._n william_n johnson_n esq_n borough_n of_o sodbury_n john_n robinson_n esq_n borough_n of_o eye_n henry_n poley_n esq_n thomas_n davenant_n esq_n borough_n of_o st._n edmonsbury_n sir_n robert_n davers_n bar._n henry_n goldwell_n esq_n surrey_n 14._o sir_n rich._n onslow_n bar._n sir_n franc._n vincent_n bar._n borough_n of_o southwark_n anthony_n bower_n esq_n john_n arnold_n esq_n borough_n of_o blech_o thomas_n howard_n esq_n sir_n robert_n
clayton_n kt._n borough_n of_o rygate_n sir_n john_n parson_n kt._n john_n parson_n esq_n borough_n ofâ—uilford_v â—uilford_z morgan_z randyll_o esq_n foot_n onslow_n esq_n borough_n of_o gatton_n sir_n john_n thompson_n bar._n thomas_n turgis_n esq_n borough_n of_o haslemere_n geo._n rodeney_n bridges_n esq_n denzill_n onslow_n esq_n suffer_v 20._o sir_n john_n pelham_n bar._n sir_n will._n thomas_n bar._n city_n of_o chichester_n sir_n thomas_n miller_n kt._n thomas_n may_v esq_n borough_n of_o horsham_n john_n machell_n esq_n thomas_n white_n jun._n gent._n borough_n of_o midhurst_n sir_n william_n morley_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n john_n lewkner_n esq_n borough_n of_o lewes_n thomas_n pelham_n esq_n richard_n bridger_n esq_n borough_n of_o shoreham_n sir_n edward_n hungerford_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n john_n pery_n esq_n borough_n of_o bramber_n nicholas_n barbon_n esq_n dr._n john_n radcliffe_n borough_n of_o steyning_n sir_n john_n fag_n bar._n robert_n fag_n esq_n borough_n of_o east-greensted_n the_o honourable_a thomas_n sackvile_n esq_n sir_n thomas_n dyke_n bar._n borough_n of_o arundel_n william_n morley_n esq_n james_n butler_n esq_n warwickshire_n 6._o william_n bromely_a esq_n andrew_n archer_n esq_n city_n of_o coventry_n richard_n hopkins_n esq_n john_n stratford_n esq_n borough_n of_o warwick_n the_o right_a honourable_a william_n lord_n digby_n william_n colemore_n esq_n westmoreland_n 4._o the_o right_a honourable_a sir_n john_n lowther_n of_o lowther_n bar._n sir_n christopher_n musgrave_n of_o musgrave_n kt._n and_o bar._n borough_n of_o appleby_n the_o honourable_a william_n cheyne_n esq_n charles_n boyle_n esq_n wilthshire_n 34._o the_o right_a honourable_a edw._n viscount_n cornbury_n sir_n walter_n s._n john_n bar._n city_n of_o new_a sarum_n thomas_n hoby_n esq_n thomas_n pitt_n esq_n borough_n of_o wilton_n sir_n richard_n grubham_n how_n kt._n and_o bar._n thomas_n windham_n esq_n borough_n of_o downton_n sir_n charles_n raleigh_n kt._n maurice_n bockland_n esq_n borough_n of_o hindon_n robert_n hide_v esq_n thomas_n chaffyn_n esq_n borough_n of_o westbury_n the_o honourable_a peregrine_n bertie_n esq_n richard_n lewis_n esq_n borough_n of_o hytesbury_n william_n ash_n esq_n will._n trenchard_n esq_n borough_n of_o calne_n henry_n baynton_n esq_n henry_n chivers_n esq_n borough_n of_o the_o devizes_n sir_n tho._n fowl_n kt._n walter_n grubb_n esq_n borough_n of_o chipenham_n richard_z kent_z esq_n alexander_n popham_n esq_n borough_n of_o malmesbury_n the_o honourable_a goodwin_n wharton_n esq_n sir_n james_n long_n bar._n borough_n of_o criclade_n edmund_n webb_n esq_n charles_n fox_n esq_n borough_n of_o great_a bedwin_n the_o right_a honourable_a anth._n viscount_n falkland_n sir_n jonath_n raymond_n kt._n borough_n of_o ludgersale_fw-la thomas_n neale_n esq_n john_n deane_n esq_n borough_n of_o old_a sarum_n sir_n thomas_n mompesson_n kt._n william_n harvey_n esq_n borough_n of_o wootton-basset_a henry_n 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