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by_o any_o person_n that_o will_v sue_v for_o the_o same_o in_o any_o action_n of_o debt_n bill_n plaint_n or_o information_n '_o in_o any_o of_o his_o majesty_n court_n at_o westminister_n shall_v also_o suffer_v imprisonment_n for_o the_o space_n of_o six_o month_n without_o bail_n or_o manieprize_n and_o be_v it_o further_o enact_v by_o the_o authority_n aforesaid_a that_o no_o person_n bear_v within_o this_o realm_n or_o any_o other_o of_o his_o majesty_n dominion_n be_v a_o popish_a priest_n deacon_n or_o ecclesiiastical_a person_n make_v or_o deem_v or_o profess_v by_o any_o authority_n or_o jurisdiction_n derive_v challenge_v or_o pretend_v from_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n or_o any_o jesuit_n whatsoever_o shall_v be_v allow_v to_o attend_v the_o person_n of_o the_o queen_n majesty_n that_o now_o be_v or_o any_o quen_n consort_n or_o queen_n dowager_n that_o shall_v be_v hereafter_o whilst_o they_o be_v within_o this_o realm_n â—…or_n by_o pretence_n of_o such_o service_n or_o 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out_o of_o the_o say_a summons_n and_o be_v it_o further_o enact_v that_o in_o case_n any_o person_n entitle_v by_o this_o act_n do_v demand_v consecration_n in_o order_n to_o make_v he_o bishop_n of_o any_o vacant_a see_v in_o manner_n aforesaid_a shall_v demand_v the_o same_o of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o the_o province_n and_o such_o arch_a bishop_n that_o shall_v neglect_v or_o refuse_v to_o do_v the_o same_o either_o by_o himself_o or_o by_o other_o commissioned_n by_o he_o by_o the_o space_n of_o thirty_o day_n that_o then_o such_o arch_a bishop_n shall_v over_o and_o beside_o the_o treble_a damage_n to_o the_o party_n before_o appoint_v forfeit_v the_o sum_n of_o 1000_o l._n to_o any_o person_n that_o will_v sue_v for_o the_o same_o in_o any_o of_o his_o majesty_n court_n at_o westminster_n by_o action_n of_o debt_n bill_n plaint_n or_o information_n wherein_o no_o essoyn_n protection_n or_o wager_n of_o law_n shall_v be_v allow_v and_o be_v thereof_o lawful_o convict_v his_o 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