De Vita Constantini Oratio de Laudibus Constantini De Locis Hebraicis Epist ad Caesarienses de fide Nicaena Nazianzen's genuine Works most of them Apologeticus de fuga sua In Julianum Imp. Invictivae duae Oratio post editum ex fuga Oratio ad Gregorium Nyssenum Oratio de suis Sermonibus Oratio funebris in laudem Caesarii Fratrii De Pace Orat. 3. Oratio de Pauperum Amore. In Laudem Cypriani Martyris Oratio Funebris in Laudem Basil Mag. Oratio in Laudem mag Athanasii Oratio de moderatione in disputando Oratio de Dogmate Constitutione Episcoporum Oratio in presentia 150 Episcoporum habita De Theologia Oration 5. Oratio Panegyrica in Christi nativitatem In Sanct. Baptisma In Pascha 2. In Novam Dominicam In Sanctam Pentecosten In Laudem Martyrum adversus Arianos Tract de fide Lat. Epistolae 242. Testamentum Poemata 64. alia 78. De Episcopis de hominum ingratitudine Querela Supposititious Metaphrasis in Ecclesiastem Hoc est opus Gregorii Thaumaturgi Christus Patiens Tragaedia St. Epiphanius 's genuine Writings his Stile was Mean but but the Matter weighty Panarium five Adversus Haereses LXXX a Choice Book Ancoratus seu de fide Sermo Aenacephalaeosis seu Panarii Epitome De Ponderibus Mensuris Liber Epistola ad Johannem Hierosolymitanum Lat. Ad Hieronimum Epistola Lat. The first Martyr in Brittain was St Alban under Dioclesian's persecution Some will have 100 Christians martyred at Liechfield which in the Brittish-tongue signifies Golgotha In allusion thereto the City Arms are a Field Surcharged with Dead Bodies Anno 401. Arrianism having got a little riddance in Brittain Pelagianism succeeded Pelagius was born in Brittain his name Morgan i. e. near the Sea Hence his Latin Name And the same day Pelagius was born in Brittain St. Austin was born in Africk His main Errors are 1. That no man can be saved without Gods Grace by his own Mirits and Free will 2. That Infants were born without Original Sin 3. That they were Baptised not to be freed from sin but thereby to be adopted into the Kingdom of God 4. That Adam died not by reason of his sin but by the condition of nature Germanus and Lupus two French Bishops came and disputed with the Pelagian Doctors and confuted them Anno 501. Arthur flourished in Brittain It is more than comes to the proportion of Brittain that amongst but nine Worthies in the whole World two should prove Natives of this Island Constantine and Arthur That there was an Arthur is certain for his Corps Coffin and Epitaph were taken out of his Monument at Glassenbury in the reign of King Henry II. Anno 585. Pope Gregory sent Augustine the Monk and Melitus and forty more to preach the Gospel in Brittain he brought Interpreters with him out of France The Pagan Idols worshipt in Brittain were Thur. i. e. Jupiter hence dies Jovis Thursday Woden i. e. Mercurius hence dies Mercury Wednesday Frea i. e. Venus hence Friday Seater i. e. Saturn hence Saturday Tuisco Mars since Tuesday The Old Christian Brittains served God in the Mountains and cared not for Austins alamode ceremonies Anno 601. The Archbishoprick was translated from London to Canterbury Austin was Archbishop he calls a Councel of Saxon and Brittain Bishops where the Abbot of Bangor spake as the mouth of the rest we are under the Government of the Bishop of Carlion upon Vske and above him unto God without any subordination to Rome So that Religion came into Brittain not by the semicircle of Rome but in a direct line from the Asiatick Churches Hereupon Austin stirred up Ethelbert King of Kent to send to the Pagan King of Northumberland to murder 1200 Monks of Bangor Anno 632. Sigebert King of Eastangles builded Cambridge Bede calls him Christianismus Doctâ—ssimus Anno 640. The first Lent was kept in England In the space of 82 years the whole Saxon Heptarchy was converted to Christianity Anno 709. A Synod was called at London to introduce into England the Doctrine of Image worship Binnius and Baronius say it was brought in by St. Austin the Monk But it is very improbable Austin would deliver a Doctrine point blank against Gregory that sent him who most zealously inveighed against all worship of Images in his Epistle ad Serenum Massiliensem Venerable Bede was born in this Age. St. Bede was too much while he lived but Venerable was a fit medium Anno 790. The Archbishoprick was translated from Canterbury to Liechfield by Offa King of Mercia and Pope Adrian but soon after it was restored back to Canterbury Anno 867. The Danes enter into the heart of England and burnt the Abby at Peterburrough which was fifteen days a burning and slew the Monks who were buriall in a grave where one may have four yards square of Martyrs dust which no place in England else doth afford In these four last Centuries Scriptures were generally read The Original was preferred No Prayers for the dead in nature of propitiation but only commemoration Communion was under both kinds Anno 1067. A contest was betwixt the Monks of Glassenbury and Thurstan their Norman Abbot he obtruding a service upon them which they disliked hence Osmond Bishop of Sarisbury made a Liturgy for all England hence the Old Saying Secundum usum Sarum Anno 1138. Theobald Archbishop of Canterbury was stiled Legatus natus which from him was entayled on this See Nicholas Breakspeakers was Pope by the Name of Adrian the Fourth We never had but four Popes and an half I mean Cardinal Pool Pope Elect. St. Davids may vie Archiepiscopal jurisdiction before Canterbury as being first Christian as the old verse hath it about the proportion of pardons given to Pilgrims visiting Religious Places Roma semel quantum bis dat Menevia tantum Anno 1205. Pope Innocent the third assoyled all the English Subjects of their Allegiance from King John John after granted his Kingdom to the Pope by Pandulphus who kept the Crown five days in his hands then it was King Innocent Anno. 1254. About this time the Popes oppression began to grow intollerable for it appeared that the Ecclesiastical Revenues of Italians in England amounted to threescore and ten thousand marks per annum whereas the King's income at that time was hardly twenty thousand King Edward I. expelled the Jews out of England they seated in Germany and Italy where the profit from Jews and Stews much advanced the revenues of the Pope Anno 1341. In this Age the Schoolmen were at the heighth England had the best of all and the most Hales Doctor Irrefragabilis Roger Bacon Doctor Mirabils John Duns Scotus Doctor Subtilis John Baconthrop Doctor Resolutus William Occam Doctor Singularis Pater Nominalium Doctor Bradwardine Doctor Profundus Anno 1336. A survey was exactly taken of all the Clergies Glebe Land and the same was returned into the Exchequer and is at this day the most effectual
Excommunication out of the Canterbury Book I shall here set it down word for word as it was wrote in those times More of Excommunication the Old Form THE general Sense of Execration was usually denounced four times a year the Greater and the Lesser Curse The Canterbury Book saith Wherefore ye Shullen understand at the beginning that this word Curse is thus much to say as departing from God and Good Works Of two manner of Cursing Holy Church telleth the one is cleped the Lasse Curse the other is cleped the More Curse That we clepen the Lasse Curse is of this strength that every man and woman that falleth therein it departeth him from all the Sacraments that been in Holy Church that they may none of them receive till they be assoyled c. The More Curse is much more worse and is of this strength for to depart a man from God and all the Holy Church and also from the Company of all Christen Folk ne to be saved by the Passion of Christ ne to be holpen by the Sacraments that been done in Holy Church c. After repeating the Articles of the Curse the General Sentence was thundred out every Quarter as the Canterbury Book saith By the authority of our Lord God Almighty and our Lady St. Mary and all Saints of Heaven of Angels or Archangels Patriarks and Prophets Evangelists Apostles Martyrs Confessors and Virgins also by the Power of all Holy Church that our Lord Jesus gave to St Peter We denounce all those Accursed that we have thus reckned to you and all those that maintain 'em in her sins or given 'em hereto either help or councel so that they be departed from God and all Holy Church and that they have noe of the Passion of our Lord Jesu Christ ne of no Sacraments that been in Holy Church ne no part of the Prayers amen Christen Folk but that they be accursed of God and of Holy Church from their soole of their foot unto the crowne of their head sleeping and Waking sitting and Standing in all her words and in all her Works and but if they have grace of God for to amend 'em herein this Life for to dwell in the Paine of Hell for ever withouten end Fiat Fiat doe to the Book quench the Candle ring the Bell Amen Amen CHAP. III. Of Bishops and Deans Election Consecration Installation c. NEXT to the two Arch bishops are the Bishops of London Durham and Winchester the order of the rest being by no other rule than the Priority of their Consecration The manner of making a Bishop is thus When a Bishops Sea becomes vacant the Dean and Chapter give notice of it to the King and request him to give them leave to chuse another whereupon the King grants them his Conge D'eslire i. e. leave to Elect and usually recommends one Then the Dean summons a Chapter and they Elect and they certifie the Party Elected who having accepted it it is certified to the King and the Arch-bishop of the Province whereupon the King gives his Royal Assent under the great Seal of England which is exhibited to the Arch-bishop of that Province with command to Confirm and Consecrate him then the Arch-bishop Subscribes Fiat Confirmatio and gives commission under his Episcopal Seal to his Vicar general to perform all Acts thereto required after which the Bishop elect takes the Oaths of Supremacy Simony and Canonical Obedience Sometime after this follows the Consecration which in the inferiour Clergy is called Ordination which is performed by the Arch-bishop of the Province or some other Bishop commissioned by him with the assistance of two other Bishops in the Arch-bishops Chappel upon a Sunday or an Holyday after Morning Service Next follows his Installation by vertue of a Mandate from the Arch-bishop to the Arch deacon of his Province This is performed in the Cathedral Church in the presence of a publick notary and the Arch deacon with the Petty Canons accompany the Bishop to the Quire and there place him in a Seat prepared for him and Te Deum is Sung and then the Bishop is conducted into the Chapter-house after this he is introduced into the King's Presence to do his Homage for his Temporalities or Barony and then he compounds for the first Fruits of his Bishoprick The Bishops write Divinae Permissione the Arch-bishop writes himself Divina Providentia The inferiour Bishops are stiled right reverend Fathers in God the Arch-bishops most reverend Deans Arch-deacon and Prebendaries are the Dignified Clergy Deans of the Old Foundations which were before the Suppression of Monasteries are brought to their Dignities much like Bishops Whereas the Deans of the New Foundations upon suppression of Abbies are installed a much shorter way by veâ—tue of the King's Letters Patents without either Election or Confirmation The chief of the Prebendaries is the Subdean who supplies the Deans Place in his Absence The Archdeacons upon the Bishops Mandate are to induct Clerks into their Benefices Vicars properly Officiate in those Livings which are called Impropriations of which there are in England no less than 3845. For above a third part of the best Benefices of England being anciently by the Popes Grant Appropiated to Monasteries towards their Maintenance were upon the dissolution of the Monasteries made Lay-Fees CHAP. IV. A Chronological Table shewing in what Ages the Primitive Fathers lived and Memorable things hapned and some other Memoirs of Antient Times ST Peter and St. Paul suffered Martyrdom at Rome Anno Christi 65. Jerusalem Sackt and Bâ—rnt Ann. Christ 70. And therein 110,000 of the Jews Perish'd and 9,000 taken Prisoners Linus Martyred at Rome Anno 77. Titus commands Josephus his History of the Jewish War to be laid up in the Library at Rome Anno. 80. The second Persecation Anno 90. St. John wrote the Book of Revelation Anno 94. St. Clemens Bishop of Rome is thrown into the Sea with an Anchor tied about his Neck Anno 100. The third Persecution began 107. under Trajan Ignatius Martyred by wild Beasts Anno. 107. Onesimus Stoned at Rome 109. The Fourth Persecution under Adrian 117. Aquila a Kinsman of Adrian the Emperor first turns Christian and then Jew Translates the old Testament into Greek Anno. 128. Justin Martyr converted to Christianity Anno. 132. Marcus the first of the Gentile Converts made Bishop of Jerusalem all hitherto having been of the Circumcision Anno. 135. Justin Martyr presents his Apology to the Emperor in behalf of the Christians Anno. 162. Justin Martyr suffered Martyrdom Anno. 163. St. Polycarp Bishop of Smyrna Martyred Anno 167. Pantaenus a Christian Philosopher opens the Catholick School at Alexandria Anno. 180. The Persecution against the Christians much abated after M. Aurelius his Victory over the Marcomanni gained by the Prayers of the Christian Legion Anno. 174. Lucius a King of Brittain sends Letters to Pope Eleutherius for Christian Preachers Anno. 186. Clemens Alexandrinus Pantaenus his Scholar and Successor Famous Anno. 194. Pope Victor revives
Record for Clery-men and for Impropriators under their claim to recover their right Anno. 137â— Wickliff began to appear About this time was a dangerous Discord at Rome about 40 years begun between Vban 6 and Clement 7. The one living at Rome the other residing at Avinian The Papal Power in England fell by degrees First by the state of Mortmain in Ed. I. More by the Stat. of Provision in Ed. III. More by the Stat. of Praemunire in Rich. II. time This mauled the Popes Power in England Pope Martin sadly complained of it to the Duke of Bedford Miramur saith he stupescimus dolemus execrabile statutuâ—r Lollards so called from Walter Lollardus a Teacher in Germany some years before Wickleâ—ff Their Doctrines were much the same Anno 1434. began that smart and active Councel at Basil In the beginning of Hen. VIII time the poor Lollards had a mark on their Cloaths put it off and be Burned keep it on and be starved Henry Beauford Bishop of Winchester lent Hen. III. at once 20000 l. who pawned his Crown to him Pope Clement was imprisoned by the Emperour whereupon one said Papa non potest errare Canons made in a Convocation with the Royal Assent subject not any for recusancy to obey them to a civil Penalty in Person or Propriety unless confirmed by act of Parliament In King Edward the VI. days Non-conformity was conceived In Q. Mary's days but at Franckford was Born In Q. Elizab. days was nurst under King James it grew a tall Youth and under K. Charles a Man able to conquer the Hierarchy its adversary Bishop Bonners Fury reached from John Fetty a Lad of eight years old by him Scourged to Death even to Hugh Laverock a cripple of 68 years old whom he caused to be Burnt In Q. Mary's days some eminent Professors as Fox Bale Grindale c. fled to Strasburg Zurich and Franckford They in Strasburg were of the most quiet Temper Zurich had the greatest Scholars and Franckford the largest Priviledges CHAP. V. A particular of the Archbishopricks and Bishopricks with their Archdeaconaries and their extent with the Clergies Tenths and their valuations in the King's Books CAnterbury hath only one Archdeacon which is of Canterbury  l. s. d.  The Clergies Tenth comes to 651 18 2 q Archbishoprick valued in the K's Book at 2816 17 9 q St. Asaph it contains part of Denbigh Flint Montgomery Merioneth and some Towns in Salop in it are 121 Parishes most of them in the Patronage of the Bishop it hath but one Archdeaconry that of St. Asoph which is united to the Bishoprick Tenths 186 19 7 ob q Valuation 187 11 6   Bangor it contains Carnarvon and the whole Isle of Anglesey part of Denbigh Merioneth and Montgomery in it 107 Parishes whereof 36 are impropriated it hath 3 Archdeacons Bangor Anglesey Merioneth Tenths 151 14 3 q Valuation 131 16 4  Bath and Wells contains the whole Gounty of Somerset and in that 388 Parishes whereof 160 are impropriate it hath 3 Archdeacons of Bath Wells and Taunton Tenths 353 18 ob q. Valuation 533 01 3  Bristol hath a Dean and 6 Prebenddaries it contains the City of Bristol and County of Dorset and therein 236 Parishes of which 64 are impropriated it hath one Archdeacon i. e. of Dorset Tenths 353 18 ob q. Valuation 383 8 4  Chichester contains all Sussex and in it 250 Parishes whereof 112 are impropriated 2 Archdeacons of Chichester and Lewis Tenths 287 2 ob q. Valuatlon 977 1 3  Coventry and Leichfeild it contains the whole Counties of Derby and Stafford with a good part of Warwickshire and Shropshire 557 Parishes whereof 250 impropriated it hath 4 Archdeaconries Sâ—afford Derby Coventry and Shrewsbury Tenths 590 11 11 q.  Valuation 559 18 2 ob q. St. Davids it contains Pembroke Cardigan Carmarthen Radnor Brecknock and some parts of Hereford Monmouth c. in it 308 Parishes whereof 120 impropriate it hath 4 Archdeacon i. e. of Cardigan Carmarthen Brecknock and S. Davids Tenths 336 14 10   Valuation 457 1 10 ob q. Ely it contains Cambridgshire and the Isle of Ely in which are 141 Parishes whereof 75 are impropriate it hath but one Archdeacon which is he of Ely Tenths 384 14 9 q. Valuation 2135 18 5  Exeter it contains the 2 Counties of Devon and Cornwall 604 Parish Churches whereof 239 are impropriate It hath 4 Archdeacons viz. of Cornwall Exeter Barnstaple and Taunton formerly valued 1566 l. 14 s. 6 d. Valuation now â—00 0 0 Tenths 1240 15 2 Glocester It contains only Glocestershire hath in it 267 Parishes whereof 125 impropriate one Archdeacon viz. of Glocester Valuation 315 17 2 Tenths 358 15 0 Hereford it containeth the County of Hereford and part of Shropshire it hath 313 Parish Churches of which 166 are impropriate it hath 2 Archdeacons viz. Hereford and Salop. Valuation 768 10 6 ob Tenths 34â— 2 2  Llandaff it contains part of Glamorganshire and part of Monmouthshire 177 Parishes whereof 98 impropriate one Archdeacon of Landâ—ff Valuation 154 14 1 Tenths 156 5 4 Lincoln it contains the Counties of Lincoln Leicester Huntington Bedford Buckingham and part of Hertfordshire in it 1255 Parishes whereof 577 are impropriations 6 Archdeacons viz. Lincoln Leicester Bedford Buckingham Stow and Huntington Tenths 1751 14 6  Valuation 894 10 1 ob London it contains the Counties of Middlesex and Essex and part of Hartfordshire 623 Parishes and of them 189 impropriated 5 Archdeacons of London Midlesex Essex Colchester and St. Albans Valuation 1119 8 4 Tenth 821 15 1 Norwich it contains Norfolk and Suffolk 1121 Parish Churches whereof 385 impropriate it hath 4 Arch-deacons viz. of Norwich Norfolk Suffolk and Sudbury Valuation 899 18 7 ob Tenths 1117 13 ob  Oxford it contains the County of Oxford 195 Parish Churches of which 88 are impropriated it hath one Arch-deacon viz. of Oxford Valuation 354 16 4 Tenth 255 8  Peterborough it contains the Counties of Northampton and Rutland in them 293 Parishes whereof 91. are impropriate it hath one Arch-deacon viz. of Northampton Valuation 414 19 11 Clergis Tenth 520 16 8 Rochester it contains a small part of Kent 98 Parishes of which 36 are impropriate one Arch-deacon viz. of Rochester Valuation 358 3 7 ob Tenths 222 14 6 ob Salisbury it contains the Counties of Berks and Wilts and in them 544 Parish Churches of which 109 impropriate 3 Arch-deacons viz. Salisbury Berks Wilts Valuation 1367 11 8 Tenth 901 8 â— Winchester it contains Surrey Southampton and Isle of Wight 362 Parishes of which 131 impropriate 2 Arch-deacons viz. of Winchester and Surry Valuation 2793 4 2 q. Tenths 846 1 0  Worcester it contains Worcestershire and part of Warwickshire therein 241 Parishes of which 71 are impropriate one Arehdeacon viz. of Worcester Valuation 1049 17 3 ob Clergies Tenth 288 0 0  York contains the two Counties of York and Nottingham and in them
581 Parish-churches of which 336 are impropriations it hath four Arch-deacons viz. of York Cleveland Eastriding and Nottingham Valuation 1609 19 2  Tenths 1113 17 9 ob Carlisle it contains Westmorland and most part of Cumberland 93 Parishes whereof 18 impropriate Valuation 530 4 11 ob Tenths 161 1 7 ob Chester contains part of Cumberland Lancashire and Cheshire 256 Parishes of which 101 are impropriate 2 Arch-deacons Richmond and Chester Valuation 420 1 8 Tenths 435 12  Durham it contains the Bishoprick of Durham and County of Northumberland each of which hath an Arch-deacon 135 Parishes whereof 87 impropriate Tenth 385 5 6 ob Valuation 1821 1 5 q. A Catalogue of all the Bishops in England and Wales ARchbishop of Cant. Dr. Tillotson Archbishop of York Dr. Sharp Bishop of London Dr. Compton Bishop of Durham Dr. Crew Bishop of Winchester Dr. Mew Bishop of Rochester Dr. Sprat Bishop of Salisbury Dr. Burnet Bishop of Chester Dr. Stratford Bishop of Worcester Dr. Stillingfleet Bishop of Chichester Dr. Patrick Bishop of Oxford Dr. Hough Bishop of Leichsield and Coventry Dr. Lloyd Bishop of Hereford Dr. Bishop of Norwich Dr. Moore Bishop of Lincoln Dr. Tenison Bishop of Ely Dr. Patrick Bishop of Carlisle Bp. of Bath and Wells Dr. Kâ—â—ten Bishop of Peterborough Dr. Bishop of Exeter Sir J. Trelawny Bishop of Bristol Dr. Hall Bishop of St. Asaph Dr. Jones Bishop of Llandaff Bishop of St. Davids Dr. Wartson Bishop of Bangor A List of the present Deans both in England and Wales ST Asaph Dr. Bright Bangor Dr. Jones Bristol Dr. Levet Canterbury Dr. Hooper Carlisle Dr. Musgrave Chester Dr. Ardern Chichester Dr. Hawkins Christ Church Oxon Dr. Aldrich St. Davids Dr. Ellis Durham Dr. Greenvile Ely Dr. Spencer Exeter Dr. Annesley Glocester Dr. Jane Hereford Dr. Benson Leichfeild Dr. Addison Lincoln Dr. Bâ—evius Norwich Dr. Fairfax St. Paul's Dr. Sherlock Peterborough Dâ— Freeman Rochester Dr. Vllock Salisbury Dr. Price Wells Dr. Bachurst Westminer Dr. Sprat Bp. of Rochester Winchester Dr. Meggot Windsor Dr. Hascard Worcester Dr. Talbot York Dr. Wickhaw In England are 2 Archbishops 26 Bishops 26 Deans of Cathedral and Collegiate Churches 60 Archdeacons 544 Prebendaries 9700 Rectors and Vicars besides Curates There are several Rural Deans The Rural Dean was anciently called Archi-presbyter and had the guidance and direction of the Presbyters The Pastors of every Parishare called Rectors unless the Predial Tythes are impropriated and then they are called Vicars The Stile of the Archbishop of Canterbury is Johannes Divina Providentia Archiepiscopus Cantuareusis Primas Metropolita totius Anglae The Bishops write D. vina Permissione All the incomes of the Bishops in England are judged to amount to four hundred and fifty thousand pounds per annum For institution aad induction of Parsons to benefices the Bishops have three pounds a piece at least Licenses to Preach cost ten shillings The Church-Wardens pay for their books of Articles every year and for writing their Presentments by a Clerk 2 s. 4. Ministers pay 1 s. 8 d. for shewing their Licences to Preach to the Register at every Bishops Visitation and 4 s. Procurat to the Bishop and 8 d. to the Apparitor The 2 Archbishops have Precedency of all the Lord 's Temporal and every other Bâ—shop hath place of all the Barons of the Realm under the estate of Viscount and other Superior Dignities The Bishops have amongst themselves this Precedence First The Bishop of London and after him the Bishop of Durham and then the Bishop of Winchester and after him every Bishop as he is in Seiniority CHAP. VI. Of the Original of Patronage and of Presentation Institution and Induction AS for Foundation and Erection of Churches c. The Patron designed the ground and building but the Bishops consent was required the Foundation being provided and Materials the Bâ—shop comes in his Formalities in Person the Collare and Humerale and saith certain Prayers and Fumeth the Groundwork and the Singingmen say the ἀπολυτίκιον a kind of Collect for the Saint to whose Name the Church is Dedicated and crosseth the corner-stone and layeth the Foundation the Founder Endowed it For the particular manner of Consecration of Churches Vide Dr. Plotâ—s History of Staffordshire Several well minded good meâ— built Churches and endowed them with several parcels of Land and other immunities reserving to themselves their Heirs and Successors a Right and Power to bestow the said Churches and Lands on such Persons they thought fit and this Right of Presentation is called Advowson The Patrons in the Civil Law are called Advocati and Pâ—tronia Patrociâ—o or Defence and they Present an Incumbent on every Vacancy Presentation It is nothing else but the nomination of a fit Person to the Bishop to be admitted instituted and inducted into the Church or Benefice which is void it is an instrument in the Nature of a Letter Missive directed to the Bishop and is usually in this Form Reverendissimo in Christo Patri Dom. Dom. Johanni per missione Divina Eboracensi Archiepiscopo Angliae Primati Metropolitani ejusve in absentia vicario suo in rebus Spiritualibus generali praenobilis T. P. Baro de P. verus indubitatus patronus Rectoriae Ecclesiae parochialis de H. Salutem in domino sempiter nam Ad Ecclesiam Parochialem de H. predict vestrae Diocesis modo per mortem T. R. ultimi incumbentis ibidem vacantem delectum mihi in Christo T. H. Sacrae Theologiae prefessorem paternitati vestrae praesento humiliter supplicans ut prefaâ—um T. H. ad dict am Ecclesiam admittere ipsumque in Rectoram ejusdem instituti induci faâ—ere cum suis juribus pertinentis Vniversis caeteraque omnia singula peragere adimplere in hac parte quae ad vestrum munus Episcopale per tinâ—re videbantur dignemini cum favâ—re in cujus rei Testimonium c. If a feme covert hath title to Present to a Church which is void she cannot present by her self but the Presentation must be in the Names of the Husband and Wife except in the case of the Queen If a Clerk be presented to the Bishop and the Bishop doth refuse to admit or institute him the Bishop must shew the particular cause why he doth refuse him and not generally that he is uncapable or Schismaticus Inveteraius Coke 5. Rep. Specot's case That a Clerk is a common haunter of Taverns or a player at unlawful Games are no good causes of refusal for tho they are Mala Prohibita yet they are not Mala in se But Heretick Schismatick Perjur'd Person Bastard Outlawed Illiterate are good causes to refuse so as the Bishop express the crime in certain by a Certificate but in such cases the Ordinary must give notice to the Patron of his refusal The Law hath appointed six Months ro the Patron to present his Clerk to the Bishop and if the Patron does not Present his Clerk accordingly then the Bishop shall Present
by Lapse a Clerk of his own choosing This is called in Law a Collation and if the Bishop shall not Collate within six Months then the Archbishop shall Collate his Clerk and if the Archbishop do not Collate within six Months then the King shall Present The six Months shall be accounted according to the Calendar and not according to 28 days to the Month. If the Church become void by Death of the incumbent the six Months shall be accounted from the time of his Death So it is if the Church become void by Creation i. e. by making the present incumbent there of a Bishop but if the Church become void by Resignation which Resignation must be made to the Bishop or by Deprivation then the Bishop must give notice of such Resignation or Deprivation and the six Months shall be accounted from the time of such notice If the King be Patron and doth not present his Clerk to the Church within six Months there the Ordinary ought not de jure to Collate in regard of the said Lapse he ought only to Sequest the Profits of the Church till the King will Present A common Person cannot revoke repeal or vary from his first Presentation because he hath put it out of himself and he hath given the Bishop power to perfect what he himself began yet before Induction the King may revoke his Presentment Before the Clerk is admitted and instituted he ought to be examined by the Bishop If once the Bishop refuseth a Man for insufficiency he cannot afterwards accept of him The Clerk is not bound to shew his Letters of Orders or Letters Testimonial to the Bishop upon his Examination Trin. 43. Eliz. B. R. Palms and the Bishop of Peterborough's case If the Bishop find the Clerk able he admits him in these words Admitto te habilem And afterwards he doth institute him unto the benefice or Church thus Instituo te rectorem Ecclaesie parochialis de D habere curam animarum accipe curam tuam meam The Bishop may examin admit and institute a man cut of his own Diocess In all cases if a Church Lapse to the Bishop or Archbishop and the Pation presents his Clerk before the Bishop or Archbishop have collated the Bishop is bound to admit the Clerk of the true Patron and cannot take advantage of the Lapse A Clerk must subscribe to three Articles 1. To the Supremacy 2. That the book of Common prayer and of ordering Bishops Preists and Deacons contains nothing in it contrary to the word of God 3. That he alloweth of the 39 Articles of Religion and acknowledgeth them to be agreeable to the word of God The Delinquent against the Canons of King James made at a Convocation in London Anno Dom. 1003. is to be preceeded withal by the censures of the Church Cheif Justice Wrâ—y Pasch 23. Eliz. reports that whereas one Smith subscribed the 39 Articles with this addition so far forth as the same were agreeable to the word of God that this was not according to the Stat. 13. Eliz. Induction is usually done by the Archdeacon It is the putting the Clerk in Possession of the Church Glebelands Tyths c. by the institution he is admitted ad Officium by induction he is intitled ad beneficium No man is capable to be a Parson Vicar c. before he is a Priest in Orders which cannot be before he is four and twenty years of 〈◊〉 By the Stat. 14. Car. 2. Cap. 4. he must make a Subscription according to the said Act and have a Certificate from the Bishop that he hath so done Within 2 Months after he is inducted he must during Divine Service read the 39 Articles in the Parish Church and declare his unfeigned assent and consent to all that is therein contained positively He must within 2 Months after he is inducted upon some Sunday read the book of Common Prayer i. e. the whole Service of the Church appointed for that day and likewise declare his assent and consent to all the matters and things therein contained in these words J. A. B. Do declare my unfeigned assent and consent to all and every thing contained and prescribed in and by the Book intituled the Book of Common Prayer and administration of the Sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the Church according to the use of the Church of England together wâ—th the Psalter or Psalms of David pointed as they are to be sung or said in the Churches and the form or manner of making ordaining and Consecrating of Bishops Preists and Deacons He must likewise within 3 Months after his Institution upon some Lord's day during Divine Service publickly read his Certificate from the Bishop of his Subscription to the Declaration following and he must at the same time read the Declaration it self in the Church where he is to Officiate before the Congregation there assembled The Declaration follows I A. B. declare that it is not Lawful upon any pretence whatsoever to take Arms against the King and that I do abhor that Trayterous position of taking Arms by his Authority against his Person or against these that are Commissiâ—nated by him and that I will conform to the Liturgy of the Church of England as it is now Established The clause about the solemn League and Covenant is now expired Observe That the Parson Vicar c. must upon the accoptance of every new Living or Ecclesiastical Preferment within this Law repeat all these things Let him have some credible Witnesses present when he makes his Subscription before the Bishop and that they attest the Bishop's Certificate and that they get two books of Articles and when they read them that he gives one of them to some Parishioners to read with him and attest the same that they were present and heard the Clerk read the 39 Articles during the time of Common Prayer and declare his unfeigned assent and Consent to all the matters and things therein contained by subscribing their names thereunto When he reads the Book of Common Prayer let some intelligent Parishoners read with him and give them a copy of the Declaration aforesaid and let them attest under their hands his reading of the Common Prayer and Declaration whith may be done in this Form In a fair legible hand write the Declaration aforesaid Then write under Memorandum That upon Sunday the in the year of our Lord _____ A. B. Parson of D. in the County of D. read common Prayers in the said Parish Church of D. both in the forenoon and afternoon of the same day according to the form and order prescribed and directed by the book entituled the book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and other rights and ceremonies of the Church according to the use of the Church of England c. and immediately after reading the same made a declaration of his unfeigned assent and consent to all the matters and things therein contained in the form and words