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canon_n ecclesiastical_a edit_n 1603._o can._n 94._o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o no_o dean_n of_o the_o arch_n nor_o official_a of_o the_o archbishop_n consistory_n shall_v original_o cite_v or_o summon_v any_o person_n which_o dwell_v not_o within_o the_o particular_a diocese_n or_o peculiar_a of_o the_o say_a archbishop_n etc._n etc._n without_o the_o licence_n of_o the_o diocesan_n first_o have_v and_o obtain_v in_o that_o behalf_n other_o than_o in_o such_o particular_a case_n only_o as_o be_v express_o except_v and_o reserve_v in_o and_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 23_o h._n 8._o c._n 9_o on_o pain_n of_o suspension_n for_o three_o month_n in_o the_o case_n of_o lynche_n against_o porter_n for_o a_o prohibition_n upon_o the_o say_a statute_n of_o 23_o h._n 8._o c._n 9_o it_o be_v declare_v by_o the_o civilian_n in_o court_n that_o they_o use_v to_o cite_v any_o inhabitant_n of_o and_o in_o london_n to_o appear_v and_o make_v answer_n in_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n high_a 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complaint_n thereof_o make_v to_o the_o pope_n the_o answer_n be_v that_o any_o man_n may_v be_v cite_v to_o the_o arch_n out_o of_o any_o diocese_n in_o england_n also_o that_o the_o archbishop_n may_v hold_v his_o consistory_n in_o any_o diocese_n within_o his_o jurisdiction_n and_o province_n that_o the_o archbishop_n have_v concurrent_a jurisdiction_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o every_o bishop_n as_o well_o as_o the_o archdeacon_n and_o that_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n prescribe_v to_o hold_v plea_n of_o all_o person_n in_o england_n but_o as_o to_o his_o power_n of_o have_v a_o consistory_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o every_o bishop_n this_o be_v in_o this_o case_n deny_v but_o only_o where_o he_o be_v the_o pope_n legate_n whereof_o there_o be_v three_o sort_n 1._o legate_n a_o latere_fw-la and_o these_o be_v cardinal_n which_o be_v send_v a_o latere_fw-la from_o the_o pope_n 2._o a_o legate_n bear_v and_o these_o be_v the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n york_z and_o mentz_n etc._n etc._n 3._o a_o legate_n give_v and_o these_o have_v authority_n by_o special_a commission_n from_o the_o pope_n â—orter_n likewise_o in_o the_o case_n of_o jones_n against_o boyer_n c._n b_o it_o be_v also_o say_v by_o dr._n martin_n that_o the_o archbishop_n have_v ordinary_a jurisdiction_n in_o all_o the_o diocese_n of_o his_o province_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o he_o may_v visit_v ibid._n 13._o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n ancient_o have_v primacy_n as_o well_o over_o all_o ireland_n as_o england_n from_o who_o the_o irish_a bishop_n receive_v their_o consecration_n for_o ireland_n have_v no_o other_o archbishop_n until_o the_o year_n 1152._o for_o which_o reason_n it_o be_v declare_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o two_o first_o norman_n king_n that_o canterbury_n be_v the_o metropolitan_a church_n of_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n and_o the_o isle_n adjacent_a the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n be_v therefore_o sometime_o style_v a_o patriarch_n he_o and_o orbis_n britannici_fw-la pontifex_fw-la insomuch_o that_o matter_n record_v in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n do_v run_v thus_o viz._n anno_fw-la pontificatus_fw-la nostri_fw-la primo_fw-la secundo_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o be_v also_o legatus_fw-la natus_fw-la that_o be_v he_o have_v a_o perpetual_a legantine_n power_n annex_v to_o his_o archbishopric_n nigh_o a_o thousand_o year_n since_o and_o at_o general_a council_n he_o have_v the_o precedency_n of_o all_o other_o archbishop_n abroad_o and_o at_o home_o he_o have_v some_o special_a mark_n of_o royalty_n as_o to_o be_v the_o patron_n of_o a_o bishopric_n as_o he_o be_v of_o rochester_n to_o coin_v money_n to_o make_v knight_n and_o to_o have_v the_o wardship_n of_o all_o those_o who_o hold_v land_n of_o he_o jure_fw-la hominii_fw-la although_o they_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la other_o â—ands_n of_o the_o king_n as_o be_v former_o hint_v he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v enthrone_v when_o he_o be_v invest_v in_o the_o archbishopric_n and_o by_o the_o stat._n of_o 25_o h_n 8._o he_o have_v power_n to_o grant_v licenses_fw-la and_o dispensation_n in_o all_o case_n heretofore_o sue_v for_o in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n not_o repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o the_o king_n prerogative_n as_o also_o to_o allow_v a_o clerk_n to_o hold_v a_o benefice_n in_o commendam_fw-la or_o in_o trust_n to_o allow_v a_o clerk_n right_o qualify_v to_o hold_v two_o benefice_n with_o cure_n of_o soul_n to_o allow_v a_o benefice_a clerk_n for_o some_o certain_a cause_n to_o be_v non-resident_n for_o some_o time_n and_o to_o dispense_v in_o several_a other_o case_n prohibit_v by_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o canon_n law_n likewise_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n consecrate_v other_o bishop_n confirm_v the_o election_n of_o bishop_n within_o his_o province_n call_v provincial_a synod_n according_a to_o the_o king_n writ_n to_o he_o ever_o direct_v be_v chief_a moderator_n in_o the_o synod_n and_o convocation_n he_o visit_v the_o whole_a province_n appoint_v a_o guardian_n of_o the_o spiritualty_n during_o the_o vacancy_n of_o any_o bishopric_n within_o his_o province_n whereby_o all_o the_o episcopal_a ecclesiastical_a right_n of_o that_o diocese_n for_o that_o time_n belong_v to_o he_o all_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n as_o visitation_n institution_n etc._n etc._n he_o may_v retain_v and_o qualify_v eight_o chaplain_n which_o be_v more_o by_o two_o than_o any_o duke_n be_v allow_v by_o statute_n to_o do_v and_o have_v power_n to_o hold_v divers_a court_n of_o judicature_n for_o the_o decision_n of_o controversy_n pertain_v to_o ecclesiastical_a cognizance_n chap._n iii_o of_o bishop_n and_o ordinary_n 1._o bishop_n why_o so_o call_v not_o above_o one_o to_o be_v in_o one_o diocese_n 2._o why_o call_v ordinary_a and_o what_o the_o pallium_fw-la episcopale_n be_v 3._o bishopric_n original_o donative_n king_n of_o england_n the_o founder_n thereof_o 4._o the_o manner_n of_o election_n of_o bishop_n their_o confirmation_n and_o consecration_n 5._o their_o seal_n of_o office_n in_o what_o case_n they_o may_v use_v their_o own_o seal_n 6._o what_o follow_v upon_o election_n to_o make_v they_o bishop_n complete_a the_o grant_n of_o their_o temporalty_n 7._o the_o congee_n d'eslire_fw-la and_o what_o follow_v thereupon_o 8._o bishopric_n be_v donative_n till_o the_o time_n of_o king_n john_n 9_o what_o the_o interest_n and_o authority_n be_v in_o his_o several_a capacity_n 10._o episcopal_a authority_n derive_v from_o the_o crown_n 11._o the_o use_n and_o office_n of_o suffragan_n bishop_n 12._o whether_o a_o bishop_n may_v give_v institution_n out_o of_o his_o own_o proper_a diocese_n and_o under_o other_o seal_n than_o his_o own_o seal_n of_o office_n 13._o several_a thing_n incident_a to_o a_o bishop_n qua_fw-la talis_fw-la 14._o ordinary_a what_o proper_o he_o be_v and_o why_o so_o call_v 15._o in_o what_o case_n the_o ordinary_n jurisdiction_n be_v not_o mere_o local_a 16._o the_o ordinary_n power_n de_fw-la jure_fw-la patronatûs_fw-la 17._o whether_o the_o ordinary_a may_v cite_v a_o man_n out_o of_o his_o own_o diocese_n also_o his_o right_n ad_fw-la synodalia_fw-la 18._o the_o ordinary_n power_n of_o visitation_n 19_o the_o dignity_n and_o true_a precedency_n of_o the_o bishop_n in_o england_n 20._o temporal_a jurisdiction_n ancient_o exercise_v by_o bishop_n in_o this_o realm_n the_o statute_n of_o 17_o car._n 1._o against_o it_o repeal_v and_o they_o restore_v to_o it_o by_o the_o stat._n of_o 13_o car._n 2._o as_o former_o 21._o the_o act_n make_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o ed._n 6._o concern_v the_o election_n of_o bishop_n the_o endeavour_n thereby_o to_o take_v away_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n the_o nomination_n of_o all_o bishop_n be_v ancient_o sole_a in_o the_o king_n 22._o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n be_v dean_n of_o the_o episcopal_a college_n 23._o a_o case_n at_o common_a law_n superintendens_fw-la touch_v a_o lease_n make_v by_o one_o bishop_n during_o the_o life_n of_o another_o of_o the_o same_o diocese_n in_o ireland_n 1._o bishop_n episcopus_fw-la from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d supra_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intendere_fw-la a_o overseer_n or_o superintendent_n so_o call_v from_o that_o watchfulness_n care_n charge_n and_o faithfulness_n which_o by_o his_o place_n and_o dignity_n he_o have_v and_o owe_v to_o the_o church_n a_o word_n which_o all_o antiquity_n have_v appropriate_v to_o signify_v the_o chief_a in_o superintendency_n over_o the_o whole_a church_n within_o his_o diocese_n wherein_o be_v divers_a inferior_a pastor_n this_o oversight_n or_o care_n the_o hebrew_n call_v pekudah_n 32._o of_o this_o office_n or_o ecclesiastical_a dignity_n there_o can_v be_v but_o one_o at_o a_o time_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o diocese_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o cornelius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o eusebius_n relate_v upbraid_v novatius_fw-la for_o his_o ignorance_n in_o that_o point_n eccl._n when_o he_o can_v not_o but_o know_v there_o be_v no_o less_o than_o 46_o presbyter_n in_o that_o church_n oecumenius_n and_o st._n chrysostome_n affirm_v also_o as_o many_o at_o philippi_n for_o in_o this_o restrain_a sense_n as_o the_o word_n bishop_n be_v now_o take_v it_o can_v be_v imagine_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v more_o than_o one_o in_o one_o city_n or_o diocese_n at_o the_o same_o time_n consonant_n whereunto_o the_o synod_n of_o nice_a prohibit_v two_o or_o more_o bishop_n to_o have_v their_o seat_n at_o once_o in_o the_o same_o city_n this_o novatius_fw-la aforesaid_a be_v a_o priest_n of_o rome_n 254_o year_n after_o christ_n he_o abhor_v second_o marriage_n and_o be_v condemn_v as_o a_o heretic_n in_o a_o synod_n at_o rome_n the_o same_o year_n 42._o every_o bishop_n many_o century_n after_o christ_n be_v universal_a incumbent_n of_o his_o diocese_n receive_v all_o the_o profit_n which_o be_v but_o offering_n of_o devotion_n out_o of_o which_o he_o pay_v the_o salary_n of_o such_o as_o officiate_v under_o himâ—_n
manner_n viz._n the_o bishop_n see_v be_v vacant_a the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n of_o that_o cathedral_n give_v notice_n thereof_o to_o the_o king_n humble_o request_v his_o majesty_n leave_n to_o choose_v another_o the_o king_n grant_v his_o congé_fw-fr d'eslire_fw-la thereupon_o the_o dean_n summon_v a_o chapter_n they_o elect_v the_o person_n recommend_v by_o his_o majesty_n letter_n that_o election_n after_o a_o first_o or_o second_o modest_a refusal_n be_v accept_v by_o the_o party_n elect_v be_v certify_v to_o the_o king_n and_o to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o that_o province_n hereupon_o the_o king_n grant_v his_o royal_a assent_n under_o his_o great_a seal_n exhibit_v to_o the_o say_a archbishop_n with_o command_n to_o confirm_v and_o consecrate_v he_o upon_o this_o the_o archbishop_n subscribe_v his_o fiat_n confirmatio_fw-la withal_o give_v commission_n under_o his_o archiepiscopal_a seal_n to_o his_o vicar-general_n to_o perform_v all_o the_o act_n requisite_a for_o perfect_v his_o confirmation_n hereupon_o the_o vicar-general_n in_o the_o archbishop_n name_n issue_v a_o citation_n summon_v all_o opposeâ—s_n of_o the_o say_a election_n to_o make_v their_o appearance_n at_o a_o certain_a time_n and_o place_n then_o and_o there_o to_o offer_v their_o objection_n if_o they_o have_v any_o this_o do_v by_o a_o officer_n of_o the_o high-court_n of_o arch_n usual_o at_o bow-church_n london_n by_o proclamation_n thrice_o and_o affix_v the_o say_a citation_n on_o that_o church-door_n a_o authentic_a certificate_n thereof_o be_v by_o the_o say_a officer_n return_v to_o the_o say_a archbishop_n and_o vicar-general_n at_o the_o time_n and_o place_n aforesaid_a the_o proctor_n for_o the_o say_a dean_n and_o chapter_n exhibit_v the_o royal_a assent_n and_o the_o commission_n of_o the_o archbishop_n to_o the_o vicar-general_n who_o after_o the_o read_n thereof_o accept_v the_o same_o then_o the_o proctor_n exhibit_v the_o proxy_n from_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n present_v the_o elect_a bishop_n returns_z the_o citation_n and_o desire_n that_o the_o opposer_n may_v be_v thrice_o public_o call_v which_o do_v and_o their_o contumacy_n accuse_v desire_v that_o in_o poenam_fw-la contumaciae_fw-la the_o business_n in_o hand_n may_v proceed_v which_o the_o vicar-general_n in_o a_o schedule_n by_o he_o read_v and_o subscribe_v do_v order_n then_o the_o proctor_n give_v a_o summary_n petition_n therein_o deduce_v the_o whole_a process_n of_o election_n and_o consent_n and_o desire_v a_o time_n may_v be_v assign_v he_o to_o prove_v it_o which_o the_o vicar-general_n admit_v and_o decree_n after_o this_o the_o proctor_n exhibit_v the_o royal_a assent_n again_o with_o the_o elect_a bishop_n assent_v and_o the_o say_a certificate_n to_o the_o archbishop_n desire_v a_o time_n to_o be_v present_o assign_v for_o final_a sentence_n which_o the_o vicar-general_n decree_v then_o the_o proctor_n desire_v that_o all_o opposer_n may_v again_o be_v thrice_o public_o call_v which_o do_v and_o none_o appear_v nor_o oppose_v they_o be_v pronounce_v contumacious_a and_o a_o decree_n make_v to_o proceed_v to_o sentence_n by_o a_o schedule_n read_v and_o subscribe_v by_o the_o vicar-general_n whereupon_o the_o bishop_n elect_v take_v the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n simony_n and_o canonical_a obedience_n after_o this_o the_o dean_n of_o the_o arch_n read_v and_o subscribe_v the_o sentence_n next_o after_o the_o confirmation_n follow_v the_o consecration_n of_o the_o elect_a bishop_n according_a to_o the_o king_n mandate_n which_o be_v solemn_o do_v by_o the_o archbishop_n with_o the_o assistance_n of_o two_o other_o bishop_n according_a to_o the_o approve_a right_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o in_o conformity_n to_o the_o manner_n and_o form_n of_o consecrate_v bishop_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n lay_v down_o in_o the_o four_o council_n of_o carthage_n about_o the_o year_n 470_o general_o receive_v in_o all_o the_o province_n of_o the_o western_a church_n after_o the_o premise_n there_o issue_v a_o mandate_n from_o the_o archbishop_n to_o the_o archdeacon_n of_o his_o province_n to_o install_v the_o bishop_n elect_v confirm_v and_o consecrate_a who_o or_o his_o proxy_n which_o be_v usual_a be_v in_o presence_n of_o a_o public_a notary_n introduce_v into_o the_o cathedral_n church_n on_o any_o day_n between_o the_o hour_n of_o 9_o and_o 11_o by_o the_o say_a archdeacon_n do_v first_o declare_v his_o assent_n to_o the_o king_n supremacy_n etc._n etc._n then_o the_o archdeacon_n with_o the_o canon_n etc._n etc._n have_v accompany_v the_o bishop_n to_o the_o choir_n and_o place_v he_o in_o the_o episcopal_a seat_n do_v pronounce_v as_o follow_v viz._n ego_fw-la authoritate_fw-la mihi_fw-la commissa_fw-la induco_fw-la &_o inthroâ—izo_n reverendum_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la patrem_fw-la dominum_fw-la j._n s._n episcopum_fw-la et_fw-la dominus_fw-la custodiat_fw-la suum_fw-la introitum_fw-la &_o exitum_fw-la ex_fw-la hoc_fw-la nunc_fw-la &_o in_fw-la saeculum_fw-la etc._n etc._n then_o after_o the_o divine_a service_n proper_a for_o the_o occasion_n the_o bishop_n be_v conduct_v into_o the_o chapterhouse_n and_o there_o place_v on_o a_o high_a seat_n the_o archdeacon_n and_o all_o the_o prebend_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o church_n acknowledge_v canonical_a obedience_n to_o he_o and_o the_o public_a notary_n by_o the_o archdeacon_n command_n record_v the_o whole_a matter_n of_o fact_n in_o this_o affair_n in_o a_o instrument_n to_o remain_v as_o authentic_a to_o posterity_n after_o all_o which_o the_o bishop_n be_v introduce_v into_o the_o king_n presence_n to_o do_v his_o homage_n for_o his_o temporalty_n or_o barony_n by_o kneel_v down_o and_o put_v his_o hand_n between_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n sit_v in_o his_o chair_n of_o state_n and_o by_o take_v a_o solemn_a oath_n to_o be_v true_a and_o faithful_a to_o his_o majesty_n and_o that_o he_o hold_v his_o temporalty_n of_o he_o when_o matth._n parker_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o queen_n eliz._n 1559._o elect_v to_o the_o archbishopric_n of_o canterbury_n have_v his_o confirmation_n in_o the_o court_n of_o arch_n according_a to_o the_o usual_a form_n in_o that_o behalf_n this_o be_v perform_v a_o entertainment_n for_o the_o vicar_n general_n the_o dean_n of_o the_o arch_n and_o other_o officer_n of_o that_o court_n who_o presence_n be_v requisite_a at_o this_o solemnity_n be_v provide_v at_o the_o nagshead_n tavern_n in_o cheapside_n lond._n whereby_o occasion_n be_v take_v by_o the_o roman_a adversary_n malicious_o to_o report_v that_o the_o nagshead_n tavern_n be_v the_o place_n of_o consecration_n heyl._n the_o form_n or_o manner_n of_o make_v a_o bishop_n and_o of_o translate_n he_o from_o one_o bishopric_n to_o another_o differ_v only_o in_o this_o that_o in_o the_o latter_a there_o need_v no_o consecration_n and_o the_o translation_n of_o a_o bishop_n to_o a_o archbishopric_n differ_v only_o in_o the_o commission_n which_o be_v direct_v by_o his_o majesty_n to_o four_o or_o more_o bishop_n to_o confirm_v he_o 5._o each_o archbishop_n every_o bishop_n and_o their_o official_o have_v their_o seal_n of_o office_n respective_o which_o be_v affix_v to_o a_o writing_n make_v the_o instrument_n authentic_a whereby_o the_o use_n and_o practice_n of_o tabellion_n or_o public_a notary_n as_o in_o foreign_a part_n be_v with_o we_o much_o abate_v for_o that_o of_o a_o tabellion_n allow_v by_o authority_n to_o engross_v and_o register_n private_a contract_n and_o obligation_n his_o office_n in_o some_o country_n do_v former_o differ_v from_o that_o of_o a_o public_a notary_n but_o now_o they_o be_v as_o one_o and_o the_o same_o office_n quoniam_fw-la tabellionum_fw-la usus_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la angliae_fw-la proper_a quod_fw-la magis_fw-la ad_fw-la sigilla_fw-la authentica_fw-la credi_fw-la est_fw-la necesse_fw-la ut_fw-la â—orum_fw-la facilius_fw-la habeatur_fw-la 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regula_n say_v he_o ubique_fw-la in_fw-la regno_fw-la francia_fw-la est_fw-la recepta_fw-la &_o est_fw-la lex_fw-la regni_fw-la effecta_fw-la &_o observatur_fw-la tanquam_fw-la lex_fw-la regni_fw-la non_fw-la tanquam_fw-la papae_fw-la regula_n &_o papa_n eam_fw-la revocare_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la the_o king_n of_o england_n from_o time_n to_o time_n in_o every_o age_n before_o the_o time_n of_o h._n 8._o have_v use_v to_o grant_v dispensation_n in_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a for_o whereas_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n be_v that_o every_o spiritual_a person_n be_v visitable_a by_o the_o ordinary_a king_n william_n the_o conqueror_n by_o his_o charter_n dispense_v with_o the_o exempt_v the_o abbey_n of_o battle_n from_o the_o visitation_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o ordinary_a in_o these_o express_a word_n sitque_fw-la dicta_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la libera_fw-la &_o quieta_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la subjectione_n episcoporum_fw-la &_o quarumlibet_fw-la personarum_fw-la dominatione_fw-la sicut_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la christi_fw-la cantuariensis_n etc._n etc._n whereby_o he_o dispense_v with_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n in_o that_o case_n vid._n libr._n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la differentia_fw-la regiae_n potestatis_fw-la &_o ecclesiasticae_fw-la edit_fw-la 1534._o where_o that_o whole_a charter_n be_v recite_v at_o large_a the_o like_a charter_n be_v grant_v to_o the_o abbey_n of_o abingdon_n by_o king_n kenulphus_n 1_o h._n 7._o 23_o &_o 25._o and_o cawdry_n case_n co._n par_fw-fr 5._o foe_n 10._o a._n so_o likewise_o every_o appropriation_n do_v comprise_v in_o it_o a_o dispensation_n to_o the_o parson_n imparsonee_n to_o have_v and_o retain_v the_o benefice_n in_o perpetuity_n as_o appear_v in_o grendon_n case_n blow_n com._n 503._o in_o which_o act_n the_o king_n by_o the_o common_a law_n shall_v be_v always_o actor_n not_o only_o as_o supreme_a patron_n but_o also_o as_o supreme_a ordinary_n as_o be_v also_o observe_v in_o grendon_n case_n for_o the_o king_n alone_o without_o the_o pope_n may_v make_v appropriation_n 7_o e._n 3._o fitz._n quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la 19_o and_o in_o the_o case_n of_o malum_fw-la prohibitum_fw-la and_o malum_fw-la in_o se_fw-la in_o 11_o h._n 7._o 12._o a._n it_o be_v hold_v that_o the_o king_n may_v dispense_v with_o a_o priest_n to_o hold_v two_o benefice_n and_o with_o a_o bastard_n that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o priest_n notwithstanding_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n which_o be_v to_o the_o contrary_n and_o as_o he_o may_v dispense_v with_o those_o law_n so_o he_o may_v pardon_v all_o offence_n contrary_a to_o these_o law_n and_o his_o pardon_n be_v a_o bar_n to_o all_o suit_n pro_fw-la salute_n animae_fw-la or_o reformatione_fw-la morum_fw-la and_o all_o suit_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n hall_n case_n coke_n 5._o par_fw-fr foe_fw-mi 51._o in_o all_o faculty_n or_o dispensation_n for_o the_o hold_n of_o two_o benefice_n grant_v at_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n there_o be_v always_o a_o particular_a derogation_n or_o non_fw-la obstante_fw-la the_o right_n of_o patronage_n of_o lay-patron_n and_o of_o the_o right_n of_o the_o king_n by_o name_n express_v where_o the_o patronage_n belong_v to_o he_o otherwise_o the_o faculty_n be_v void_a for_o by_o the_o canon_n law_n the_o lay-patron_n ought_v to_o be_v call_v to_o give_v their_o consent_n in_o all_o case_n of_o that_o nature_n and_o if_o such_o a_o particular_a non_fw-la obstante_fw-la be_v not_o add_v in_o the_o faculty_n than_o there_o be_v insert_v another_o clause_n viz._n dummodo_fw-la patronorum_fw-la expressus_fw-la accedat_fw-la consensus_fw-la also_o by_o another_o clause_n authority_n be_v always_o give_v to_o the_o official_a or_o archdeacon_n or_o other_o ecclesiastical_a minister_n to_o put_v he_o to_o who_o the_o faculty_n be_v grant_v into_o possession_n of_o the_o benefice_n cum_fw-la acciderit_fw-la and_o because_o by_o the_o canon_n law_n the_o patron_n be_v consent_n be_v ever_o requisite_a in_o a_o commenda_fw-la for_o that_o reason_n in_o every_o faculty_n or_o licence_n grant_v by_o the_o pope_n to_o make_v a_o permutation_n union_n or_o appropriation_n of_o church_n these_o word_n be_v ever_o add_v viz._n vocatis_fw-la quorum_fw-la interest_n which_o chief_o intend_v the_o patron_n and_o which_o union_n and_o approbation_n shall_v not_o according_a to_o the_o common_a law_n be_v make_v without_o the_o patron_n be_v assent_n vid._n 11_o h._n 7._o 8._o 6_o h._n 7._o 13._o 46_o ass_n p._n 50._o ed._n 3._o 26._o 40_o ed._n 3._o 26._o grendon_n case_n plough_v com._n 498._o a._n a_o faculty_n or_o dispensation_n be_v of_o such_o force_n that_o if_o a_o clerk_n be_v present_v to_o a_o benefice_n with_o cure_n and_o be_v admit_v institute_v and_o induct_v into_o the_o same_o so_o that_o the_o church_n be_v full_a of_o he_o if_o afterward_o he_o be_v present_v to_o another_o benefice_n incompatible_a or_o elect_v to_o a_o bishopric_n and_o before_o he_o be_v institute_v to_o the_o second_o benefice_n or_o be_v create_v bishop_n he_o obtain_v a_o faculty_n or_o dispensation_n to_o retain_v the_o first_o benefice_n perpetuae_fw-la commendae_fw-la titulo_fw-la that_o be_v for_o his_o life_n that_o faculty_n or_o dispensation_n shall_v be_v of_o such_o effect_n that_o the_o former_a benefice_n shall_v not_o be_v void_a by_o acceptance_n of_o the_o second_o or_o by_o promotion_n to_o the_o bishopric_n but_o he_o shall_v remain_v full_a and_o perfect_a incumbent_n of_o the_o first_o benefice_n during_o his_o life_n in_o the_o time_n of_o h._n 6._o when_o henry_n beaufort_n great_a uncle_n to_o the_o king_n be_v bishop_n of_o winchester_n be_v make_v a_o cardinal_n and_o after_o that_o purchase_v from_o the_o pope_n a_o bull_n declaratory_a that_o notwithstanding_o he_o be_v make_v cardinal_n yet_o his_o bishopric_n of_o winchester_n shall_v not_o be_v void_a but_o that_o he_o may_v retain_v the_o same_o as_o before_o yet_o it_o be_v hold_v that_o the_o see_v of_o winchester_n be_v void_a by_o assume_v the_o cardinalship_n which_o
which_o a_o advowson_n appertain_v but_o only_o for_o term_v of_o their_o life_n or_o of_o year_n by_o intrusion_n or_o disseism_n 29._o 6._o a_o church_n may_v become_v litigious_a both_o before_o and_o by_o and_o after_o a_o jure_fw-la patronatus_fw-la before_o as_o by_o a_o plurality_n of_o presentation_n by_o as_o when_o in_o case_n of_o plurality_n of_o presentation_n upon_o a_o plural_a jure_fw-la patronatus_fw-la the_o one_o jury_n give_v a_o verdict_n for_o the_o title_n of_o one_o patron_n the_o other_o for_o the_o title_n of_o the_o other_o patron_n a._n after_o as_o when_o after_o a_o jure_fw-la patronatus_fw-la award_v and_o verdict_n thereupon_o give_v for_o one_o of_o the_o party_n a_o three_o person_n present_v before_o admittance_n of_o his_o clerk_n for_o who_o the_o verdict_n be_v give_v upon_o a_o plural_a jure_fw-la patronatus_fw-la if_o one_o jury_n give_v a_o verdict_n for_o the_o title_n of_o the_o one_o the_o other_o for_o the_o title_n of_o the_o other_o patron_n it_o be_v conceive_v in_o that_o case_n the_o ordinary_n may_v refuse_v the_o clerk_n of_o both_o patron_n and_o suffer_v the_o church_n to_o lapse_n paston_n and_o where_o a_o three_o person_n present_v after_o a_o verdict_n as_o aforesaid_a but_o before_o the_o clerk_n be_v admit_v whereby_o the_o church_n become_v litigious_a de_fw-la novo_fw-la in_o that_o case_n the_o bishop_n may_v award_v a_o new_a jure_fw-la patronatus_fw-la also_o if_o the_o bishop_n doubt_v the_o patron_n title_n that_o present_v he_o may_v as_o some_o conceive_v award_v a_o jure_fw-la patronatus_fw-la albeit_o the_o church_n be_v not_o litigious_a 319._o which_o be_v a_o safe_a way_n for_o prevention_n of_o any_o surprise_n to_o the_o rightful_a patron_n or_o other_o pretender_n in_o which_o case_n if_o the_o right_n of_o patronage_n be_v find_v for_o another_o that_o have_v not_o before_o present_v his_o clerk_n may_v be_v admit_v by_o the_o ordinary_a â—_o who_o be_v no_o disturber_n if_o he_o admit_v a_o clerk_n that_o be_v present_v before_o the_o church_n become_v litigious_a by_o a_o second_o presentation_n 317._o for_o by_o the_o verdict_n of_o the_o jury_n aforesaid_a he_o be_v sufficient_o warrant_v to_o admit_v and_o institute_v the_o clerk_n for_o who_o patron_n title_n the_o verdict_n be_v give_v in_o do_v whereof_o he_o be_v no_o disturber_n albeit_o the_o other_o patron_n against_o who_o the_o verdict_n be_v give_v shall_v after_o recover_v in_o a_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la and_o after_o a_o verdict_n in_o a_o jure_fw-la patronatus_fw-la find_v for_o a_o patron_n he_o ought_v to_o renew_v his_o request_n to_o the_o ordinary_a for_o the_o admission_n of_o his_o clerk_n otherwise_o the_o bishop_n may_v collate_v in_o case_n the_o church_n lapse_n after_o six_o month_n 7._o sir_n john_n arundel_n and_o his_o wife_n bring_v a_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la against_o the_o bishop_n of_o gloucester_n and_o other_o who_o plead_v in_o bar_n that_o william_n sturton_n be_v seize_v of_o a_o manor_n to_o which_o the_o advowson_n be_v appendent_a and_o bind_v himself_o in_o a_o statute-merchant_n of_o 200_o l._n to_o one_o long_n and_o the_o statute_n be_v extend_v and_o convey_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o statute_n to_o one_o of_o the_o defendant_n and_o then_o the_o church_n become_v void_a and_o by_o the_o court_n the_o advowson_n may_v be_v extend_v and_o if_o it_o become_v void_a during_o the_o conusee_n estate_n the_o conusee_fw-fr may_v present_v rep._n 8._o in_o beverley_n case_n against_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n where_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o the_o queen_n may_v take_v her_o turn_n to_o present_v in_o regard_n she_o take_v not_o her_o turn_n when_o the_o first_o lapse_n happen_v immediate_o at_o the_o first_o avoidance_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o incumbent_n have_v two_o benefice_n within_o the_o stat._n of_o 21_o h._n 8._o and_o all_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o common_a plea_n after_o long_a and_o serious_a debate_n do_v resolve_v that_o the_o queen_n shall_v not_o now_o have_v her_o presentation_n but_o the_o patron_n because_o the_o queen_n have_v such_o presentment_n by_o lapse_n as_o the_o bishop_n have_v and_o no_o other_o and_o can_v present_v but_o to_o the_o present_a avoidance_n then_o void_a and_o although_o nullum_fw-la tempus_fw-la occurrit_fw-la regi_fw-la yet_o we_o must_v distinguish_v it_o thus_o for_o where_o the_o king_n be_v limit_v to_o a_o time_n certain_a or_o to_o that_o which_o in_o itself_o be_v transitory_a there_o the_o king_n be_v to_o do_v it_o within_o the_o time_n limit_v or_o in_o that_o time_n wherein_o the_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v have_v essence_n or_o consistence_n or_o while_o it_o remain_v for_o otherwise_o he_o may_v not_o do_v it_o afterward_o so_o where_o a_o second_o presentment_n be_v grant_v to_o the_o king_n and_o he_o do_v not_o present_a he_o may_v not_o after_o rep._n 9_o during_o a_o vacancy_n the_o freehold_a of_o the_o glebe_n be_v in_o abeiance_n 144._o and_o not_o in_o the_o patron_n b._n who_o can_v take_v no_o benefit_n thereby_o in_o that_o time_n ibid._n nor_o can_v he_o have_v any_o action_n for_o trespass_n do_v thereon_o in_o the_o time_n of_o such_o vacancy_n b._n yet_o if_o a_o man_n have_v a_o annuity_n out_o of_o a_o parsonage_n and_o he_o in_o the_o vacancy_n thereof_o release_v to_o the_o patron_n it_o shall_v extinguish_v the_o annuity_n 21_o h._n 7._o 41_o co._n 5._o ford_n 81._o b._n 10._o if_o a_o church_n become_v void_a by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o incumbent_n or_o otherwise_o and_o the_o patron_n within_o six_o month_n bring_v a_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la against_o the_o bishop_n and_o then_o six_o month_n pass_v without_o any_o clerk_n present_v by_o the_o patron_n to_o the_o bishop_n in_o that_o case_n the_o lapse_n shall_v incur_v notwithstanding_o the_o pendency_n of_o the_o writ_n for_o it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a that_o the_o ordinary_n shall_v lose_v his_o title_n of_o lapse_n without_o any_o wrong_n do_v by_o he_o by_o a_o fraudulent_a action_n bring_v without_o cause_n by_o the_o patron_n and_o whereby_o the_o ordinary_a be_v put_v to_o expense_n without_o cause_n and_o by_o such_o fraudulent_a mean_n the_o patron_n may_v keep_v the_o church_n perpetual_o void_a hob._n rep._n 270._o &_o roll._n abr._n verb._n presentment_n lit_fw-fr x._o pag._n 366._o 11._o the_o jus_fw-la appellandi_fw-la in_o defect_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o jus_fw-la praesentandi_fw-la in_o case_n of_o lapse_n seem_v to_o have_v a_o parallel_n resemblance_n with_o one_o another_o in_o their_o gradation_n for_o as_o they_o both_o primary_o meet_v in_o the_o ordinary_a so_o they_o both_o pass_v from_o he_o to_o the_o metropolitan_a and_o from_o he_o to_o the_o king_n not_o only_o as_o supreme_a ordinary_n but_o also_o as_o patron_n paramount_n of_o all_o the_o bishopric_n in_o england_n which_o as_o they_o be_v original_o donative_n per_fw-la annulum_fw-la &_o baculum_fw-la so_o now_o since_o king_n john_n time_n they_o be_v by_o canonical_a election_n for_o king_n john_n by_o his_o charter_n date_v the_o 15_o of_o january_n in_o the_o 16_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n grant_v this_o privilege_n to_o the_o church_n in_o these_o word_n viz._n quod_fw-la qualiscunque_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la temporibus_fw-la praedecessorum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la hactenus_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la anglicana_n fuerit_fw-la observata_fw-la &_o quicquid_fw-la juris_fw-la nobis_fw-la hactenus_fw-la vindicaverimus_fw-la de_fw-la caetero_fw-la in_o universis_fw-la &_o singulis_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la &_o monasteriis_fw-la cathedralibus_fw-la &_o conventualibus_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la angliae_fw-la liberae_fw-la sint_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la electiones_fw-la quorumcunque_fw-la praelatorum_fw-la majorum_fw-la &_o minorum_fw-la salva_n nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la custodia_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la &_o monasteriorum_fw-la vacantium_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la pertinent_a promittimus_fw-la etiam_fw-la quod_fw-la nec_fw-la impediemus_fw-la nec_fw-la impediri_fw-la permittemus_fw-la per_fw-la ministros_fw-la nostros_fw-la nec_fw-la procurabimus_fw-la quin_fw-la in_o universis_fw-la &_o singulis_fw-la monasteriis_fw-la &_o ecclesiis_fw-la postquam_fw-la vacuerint_fw-la praelaturâ—â—_n quemcunque_fw-la voluerint_fw-la libere_fw-la sibi_fw-la praeficiant_fw-la electores_fw-la pastorum_fw-la petita_fw-la tamen_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la prius_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la licentia_fw-la eligendi_fw-la quam_fw-la non_fw-la denegabimus_fw-la nec_fw-la differemus_fw-la et_fw-la similiter_fw-la post_fw-la celebratam_fw-la electionem_fw-la noster_fw-la requiratur_fw-la assensus_fw-la quem_fw-la non_fw-la denegabimus_fw-la nisi_fw-la adversus_fw-la eandem_fw-la rationale_n proposuerimus_fw-la &_o legitime_fw-la probaverimus_fw-la propter_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la debemus_fw-la consentire_fw-la etc._n etc._n vid._n davis_n rep._n in_o the_o case_n of_o praemunire_n â—o_o 92_o 93._o chap._n xvii_o of_o parson_n and_o parsonage_n 1._o parson_n what_o he_o be_v in_o the_o intendment_n of_o law_n 2._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o parson_n imparsonee_n 3._o the_o freehold_a of_o church_n and_o glebe_n be_v in_o the_o parson_n what_o interest_n he_o have_v in_o the_o churchyard_n and_o
church-gemote_a int._n leges_fw-la h._n 1._o c._n 8._o the_o convocation_n be_v under_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o king_n 21_o ed._n 4._o 45._o b._n assemble_v only_o by_o the_o king_n writ_n 13_o ed._n 3._o rot._n parl._n m._n 1._o vid._n stat._n 25_o h._n 8._o c._n 19_o the_o king_n have_v direct_v his_o writ_n therein_o assign_v the_o time_n and_o place_n to_o each_o of_o the_o archbishop_n to_o the_o effect_n aforesaid_a the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n do_v thereupon_o direct_v his_o letter_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n as_o his_o dean_n lindw_n provin_n sec._n 1._o de_fw-la poenis_fw-la ver_fw-la tanquam_fw-la in_o gloss_n first_o cite_v himself_o peremptory_o then_o will_v he_o to_o cite_v in_o like_a manner_n all_o the_o bishop_n dean_n archdeacon_n cathedral_n and_o collegiate_n church_n and_o general_o all_o the_o clergy_n of_o his_o province_n to_o the_o place_n at_o the_o day_n in_o the_o say_v write_v prefix_v withal_o direct_v that_o one_o 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16._o three_o writ_n relate_v to_o person_n excommunicate_v 17._o assize_n of_o darrein_a presentment_n bring_v after_o a_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la in_o the_o same_o cause_n abate_v 18._o difference_n of_o plea_n by_o a_o incumbent_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o be_v in_o by_o the_o presentment_n of_o a_o stranger_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o be_v in_o by_o the_o presentment_n of_o the_o plaintiff_n himself_o 19_o notwithstanding_o a_o recovery_n upon_o a_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la the_o incumbent_n continue_v incumbent_n de_fw-la facto_fw-la until_o presentation_n by_o the_o recoverer_n 20._o of_o what_o thing_n a_o q._n imp._n lie_n and_o who_o shall_v have_v it_o 21._o who_o may_v have_v a_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la and_o of_o what_o thing_n 22._o how_o and_o for_o who_o the_o writ_n of_o right_n of_o advowson_n lie_v 23._o what_o the_o writ_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la patronatus_fw-la and_o how_o the_o law_n proceed_v thereon_o 24._o the_o writ_n of_o spoliation_n what_o and_o where_o it_o lie_v 25._o the_o writ_n
h._n 6._o 19_o per_fw-la prisot_n prisot_n 8_o e._n 4._o 24._o b._n per_fw-la curtam_fw-la 5_o h._n 7._o 20._o b._n per_fw-la reble_a and_o 22_o h._n 6._o 30._o per_fw-la mark._n mark._n rol._n abr._n ver._n presentment_n lit_fw-fr p._n pag._n 384._o 384._o 21_o h._n 6._o 44._o 34._o h_o 6._o 40._o 40._o 21_o h._n 6._o 44._o 44._o 34_o h._n 6._o 11._o b._n per_fw-la prisot_n 34_o h._n 6._o 38._o 38._o 34_o h._n 6._o 11._o b._n b._n ibid._n per_fw-la prisot_n prisot_n 21_o h._n 6._o 44._o 45._o rollâ—ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la supra_fw-la 34_o h._n 6._o 12._o per_fw-la curiam_fw-la curiam_fw-la f._n n._n b._n spoliation_n foe_fw-mi 36._o b._n vid._n casâ—_n edes_n vers_fw-la the_o bishop_n of_o oxford_n in_o vaugh._n rep._n rep._n 38_o h._n 6._o f._n 19_o br._n spoliation_n pl._n 4._o o._n n._n b._n 33._o b._n f._n n._n b._n 54._o finch_n nomotexnia_n p._n 138._o bird_n and_o smith_n case_n more_o be_v rep._n roberts_n and_o amond_n shams_n case_n more_o be_v rep._n mich._n 13._o jac._n b._n r._n the_o king_n case_n against_o zakar_n bul_v par_fw-fr 3._o f._n n._n b._n 175._o b._n finch_n ubi_fw-la sup_n p._n 135._o stamf._n 133._o cap._n 40._o sect_n 7._o in_o fin_n sect_n pag._n 564._o the_o index_n refer_v to_o page_z and_o paragraph_n abby-land_n how_o many_o way_n privilege_v or_o dischargâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d tithe_n p._n 383._o how_o the_o abbey_n of_o battle_n come_v to_o be_v dispensâ—â—_n with_o from_o visitation_n p._n 108._o sect._n 8._o when_o and_o by_o who_o 〈◊〉_d abbey_n of_o westminster_n be_v found_v p._n 328._o sect._n 5._o abbot_n whence_o that_o word_n be_v derive_v and_o what_o it_o signify_v p._n 326_o 327._o sect._n 1_o how_o many_o abbot_n ancient_o in_o england_n p._n 327._o sect._n 1._o and_o 328._o sect._n 5._o they_o be_v repute_v as_o peer_n p._n 327._o sect._n 2._o some_o be_v elective_a other_o presentative_a p._n 328._o sect._n 5._o when_o and_o by_o who_o make_v elective_a p._n 331._o sect._n 7._o three_o abbot_n condemn_v at_o once_o for_o deny_v the_o king_n supremacy_n p._n 10._o sect._n 14._o abeyance_n what_o p._n 183._o sect._n 9_o and_o 189._o sect._n 8._o and_o 284._o sect._n 3_o abjuration_n the_o form_n thereof_o ancient_o p._n 141_o 142._o sect._n 8._o absence_n of_o the_o husband_n from_o the_o wife_n what_o requisite_a to_o cause_v a_o divorce_n p._n 494._o sect._n 2._o abstinence_n or_o fast_v day_n the_o original_a thereof_o in_o england_n p._n 130._o sect._n 44._o acceptance_n of_o rent_n by_o a_o bishop_n whether_o it_o shall_v bind_v he_o p._n 38._o sect._n ult_n by_o a_o parson_n whether_o it_o confirm_v the_o lease_n make_v by_o his_o predecessor_n p._n 189._o sect._n 8._o accessory_n determinable_a in_o that_o court_n which_o have_v cognizance_n of_o 〈◊〉_d principal_a p._n 114._o sect._n 11._o and_o p._n 123._o sect._n 25._o account_n in_o what_o case_n a_o executor_n shall_v not_o be_v compel_v thereunto_o p._n 116._o sect._n 12._o acorn_n whether_o tithable_a p._n 383._o action_n upon_o the_o case_n in_o what_o case_n it_o may_v lie_v at_o common_a law_n for_o sue_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n p._n 444._o administrator_n how_o he_o may_v make_v his_o own_o good_n 〈…〉_o debt_n p._n 86._o sect._n 11._o admission_n what_o and_o under_o what_o qualification_n 〈…〉_o p._n 272._o sect._n 6._o the_o form_n thereof_o p._n 272._o sect._n 7._o admittendo_fw-la clerico_n in_o what_o case_n that_o 〈…〉_o adultery_n where_o cognizable_a and_o 〈…〉_o advocatio_fw-la medietatis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la &_o medietatis_fw-la advocationis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la the_o difference_n in_o law_n between_o they_o p._n 206._o sect._n 2._o advocatione_n decimarum_fw-la what_o that_o writ_n import_v p._n 647._o sect._n 7._o advowe_v or_o avow_v who_o proper_o such_o p._n 206._o sect._n 2._o and_o p._n 213._o sect._n 14._o advowson_n what_o and_o whence_o derive_v p._n 205._o sect._n 1_o twofold_a p._n 206._o the_o original_a thereof_o p._n 207._o sect._n 3_o a_o temporal_a non_fw-la spiritual_a inheritance_n p._n 209._o sect._n 6_o 7._o how_o advowson_n in_o gross_n differ_v from_o appendant_a p._n 210._o sect._n 8._o whether_o it_o may_v be_v extend_v p._n 182._o sect._n 7._o by_o what_o word_n in_o a_o grant_v it_o may_v pass_v or_o not_o p._n 211._o sect._n 10._o p._n 214_o sect._n 15_o 16._o whether_o it_o may_v be_v asset_n p._n 214._o sect._n 15._o whether_o the_o advowson_n of_o a_o vicarage_n endow_v belong_v to_o the_o parson_n or_o the_o parson_n patron_n p._n 216._o sect._n 21._o whether_o the_o advowson_n of_o a_o vicarage_n do_v pass_v by_o the_o grant_n of_o the_o vicarage_n p._n 219._o sect._n 24._o three_o original_a writ_n of_o advowsons_n p._n 216._o sect._n 20._o aftermath_n and_o aftergrass_n whether_o tithable_a p._n 384._o age_n at_o what_o age_n a_o minor_a executor_n may_v administer_v p._n 219._o sect._n 16._o agistment_n what_o and_o whether_o titheable_a p._n 384_o 385._o agreement_n between_o parson_n and_o parishioner_n touch_v tithe_n p._n 373._o sect._n 47._o and_o p._n 385_o 386._o good_a for_o year_n without_o deed_n not_o so_o for_o life_n p._n 379._o sect._n 69._o and_o p._n 386._o alcheron_n how_o severe_o it_o do_v punish_v adultery_n p._n 471._o sect._n 6._o aldermanus_n ancient_o what_o p._n 96._o sect._n 1_o alien_n whether_o presentable_a to_o a_o church_n in_o england_n p._n 264._o sect._n 26._o and_o p._n 272._o sect._n 6._o alimony_n what_o p._n 508._o sect._n 13._o where_o cognizable_a p._n 510._o sect._n 16._o 18_o 19_o in_o what_o case_n the_o law_n allow_v alimony_n or_o not_o p._n 509_o 510._o sect._n 14_o 15._o whether_o due_a to_o she_o that_o elopes_n p._n 508._o sect._n 13._o alm_n or_o thing_n appoint_v for_o that_o end_n whether_o tithable_a p._n 386._o altarage_v what_o p._n 339._o sect._n 1._o whither_o tithe_n wool_n or_o tithe_n wood_n shall_v pass_v by_o the_o word_n altaragium_n p._n 341._o sect._n 3._o p._n 342._o sect._n 4_o 5._o st._n andrews_n in_o scotland_n when_o and_o by_o who_o the_o bishop_n thereof_o be_v make_v metropolitan_a of_o all_o scotland_n p._n 18._o sect._n 9_o animalia_fw-la utilia_fw-la &_o inutilia_fw-la the_o difference_n between_o they_o in_o reference_n to_o tithe_n p._n 360._o sect._n 17._o and_o p._n 386._o annates_fw-la what_o by_o and_o to_o who_o payable_a p._n 335._o sect._n 1_o the_o original_a thereof_o p._n 337._o sect._n 2_o 3._o vid._n first-fruit_n annua_fw-la pensione_n what_o that_o writ_n import_v p._n 648._o sect._n 14._o anselme_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n the_o first_o that_o make_v appeal_n to_o rome_n p._n 97._o sect._n 1._o and_o p._n 118._o sect._n 13._o the_o first_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n that_o be_v legatus_fw-la natus_fw-la p._n 98._o sect._n 1_o apparitor_n action_n against_o such_o for_o false_a inform_v p._n 88_o sect._n 14._o vid._n summoner_n appeal_v to_o rome_n prohibit_v p._n 9_o sect._n 14._o p._n 118._o sect._n 13._o they_o be_v make_v to_o the_o king_n in_o chancery_n p._n ibid._n appeal_v out_o of_o ireland_n to_o the_o delegate_n in_o england_n in_o what_o case_n p._n 407._o vid._n delegate_n appellatione_fw-la remota_fw-la the_o effect_n of_o that_o clause_n in_o law_n p._n 117._o sect._n 13._o apple_n what_o tithe_n they_o pay_v whether_o small_a to_o the_o vicar_n or_o great_a to_o the_o parson_n p._n 361._o sect._n 21._o p._n 386._o in_o what_o case_n they_o may_v not_o be_v tithable_a p._n 371._o sect._n 44._o appropriation_n what_o p._n 223._o sect._n 3_o the_o original_n thereof_o p._n 221_o 222._o sect._n 1_o whether_o it_o may_v be_v make_v without_o the_o king_n licence_n ibid._n and_o p._n 198._o sect._n 3_o who_o assent_n be_v requisite_a thereunto_o p._n 222._o sect._n 1_o how_o they_o be_v now_o change_v in_o their_o use_n and_o end_n from_o what_o they_o be_v original_o p._n 223._o sect._n 2._o whether_o they_o may_v former_o be_v grant_v to_o nunnery_n p._n 223._o sect._n 2._o and_o p._n 225._o sect._n 5._o they_o may_v not_o now_o as_o to_o their_o original_a be_v call_v into_o question_n p._n 226._o sect._n 6._o how_o a_o church_n impropriate_a may_v become_v disappropriate_a p._n 229._o sect._n 12._o arabian_n their_o strange_a conceit_n of_o adultery_n p._n 471._o sect._n 6._o the_o punishment_n thereof_o with_o they_o capital_a ibid._n arable_a land_n leave_v fallow_a and_o untilled_a every_o other_o year_n whether_o tithable_a that_o year_n p._n 394._o archbishop_z whence_o so_o call_v a_o description_n of_o that_o dignity_n p._n 12._o sect._n 1_o what_o difference_n between_o archbishop_n and_o metropolitan_a p._n 15._o sect._n 3_o three_o archbishop_n in_o england_n and_o wales_n ancient_o p._n ibid._n sect._n 4._o how_o that_o in_o wales_n come_v to_o be_v lose_v and_o when_o p._n 17._o sect._n 6._o none_o in_o ireland_n until_o the_o year_n 1152._o p._n 20._o sect._n 13._o in_o what_o case_n a_o archbishop_n may_v call_v
in_o question_n have_v be_v of_o a_o mix_v nature_n in_o reference_n to_o jurisdiction_n 29._o certain_a reason_n for_o denial_n of_o prohibition_n to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n in_o some_o case_n where_o they_o may_v lie_v 30._o bound_n of_o parish_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o tithe_n thereof_o whether_o tryable_a by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n or_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n 31._o where_o the_o question_n be_v more_o touch_v the_o right_n of_o tithe_n than_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o parish_n the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n have_v have_v the_o cognizance_n 32._o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n have_v cognizance_n of_o administrator_n account_n and_o no_o prohibition_n lie_v 33._o modus_fw-la decimandi_fw-la sue_v for_o by_o a_o parson_n in_o the_o eccllesiastical_a court_n no_o prohibition_n nor_o if_o he_o there_o sue_v for_o the_o tithe_n of_o thing_n not_o titheable_a 34._o in_o what_o case_n a_o custom_n as_o also_o a_o rent_n may_v be_v sue_v for_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n 35._o if_o question_n be_v touch_v the_o grant_n of_o a_o register_n office_n in_o a_o bishop_n court_n or_o touch_v the_o ten_o after_o severance_n from_o the_o nine_o part_n in_o what_o court_n whether_o temporal_a or_o ecclesiastical_a it_o shall_v be_v try_v 36._o a_o woman_n exercise_v the_o profession_n of_o a_o midwife_n without_o licence_n be_v therefore_o sue_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n whether_o a_o prohibition_n lie_v in_o that_o case_n 37._o the_o bound_n of_o a_o parish_n also_o whether_o such_o a_o church_n be_v parochial_a or_o only_o a_o chapel_n of_o ease_n in_o what_o court_n this_o be_v to_o be_v try_v 38._o a_o prohibition_n grant_v upon_o the_o disallowance_n of_o a_o executor_n plea_n of_o have_v asset_n only_a to_o pay_v debt_n in_o opposition_n to_o a_o legacy_n sue_v for_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n 39_o a_o prohibition_n award_v upon_o a_o suit_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n for_o a_o account_n of_o the_o profit_n of_o a_o benefice_n otherwise_o in_o case_n the_o profit_n be_v take_v during_o the_o time_n of_o a_o sequestration_n 40._o a_o prohibition_n grant_v to_o a_o party_n to_o stay_v proceed_n in_o his_o own_o suit_n and_o commence_v by_o himself_o 41._o pension_n be_v sueable_a only_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n 42._o the_o right_a of_o tithe_n come_v in_o question_n between_o the_o parson_n and_o the_o vicar_n be_v a_o suit_n proper_o belong_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n 43._o whether_o and_o how_o far_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n may_v take_v cognizance_n of_o a_o modus_fw-la decimandi_fw-la at_o large_a debate_v 44._o when_o and_o how_o the_o canon_n law_n be_v introduce_v into_o this_o realm_n 1._o before_o the_o time_n of_o king_n william_n the_o conqueror_n all_o matter_n as_o well_o spiritual_a as_o temporal_a be_v determine_v in_o the_o hundred-court_n where_o be_v wont_a to_o sit_v one_o bishop_n and_o one_o temporal_a judge_n call_v aldermanus_n the_o one_o for_o matter_n of_o spiritual_a the_o other_o of_o temporal_a cognizance_n but_o that_o be_v alter_v by_o king_n william_n and_o it_o seem_v by_o parliament_n for_o it_o be_v by_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o bishop_n abbot_n and_o all_o the_o chief_a person_n of_o the_o realm_n for_o he_o ordain_v that_o the_o bishop_n or_o archdeacon_n shall_v not_o hold_v plea_n of_o the_o episcopal_a law_n &_o quae_fw-la ad_fw-la regimen_fw-la animarum_fw-la pertinent_a in_o the_o hundred_o but_o by_o themselves_o and_o there_o administer_v justice_n not_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o hundred_o but_o according_a to_o the_o episcopal_a law_n and_o canon_n as_o appear_v by_o king_n william_n charter_n l._n irrot._fw-la 2._o r._n 2._o pro_fw-la decano_fw-la &_o capitulo_fw-la eccles_n lincoln_n jan._n angl._n 76_o 77._o the_o principal_a court_n ecclesiastical_a whereof_o some_o be_v now_o out_o of_o use_n be_v and_o be_v the_o convocation_n court_n the_o high_a commission_n court_n the_o high_a court_n of_o arch_n the_o prerogative_n court_n of_o canterbury_n the_o court_n of_o delegate_n the_o court_n of_o audience_n the_o court_n of_o peculiar_o the_o court_n of_o faculty_n beside_o the_o bishop_n consistory_n the_o archdeacon_n court_n and_o the_o like_a ancient_o call_v halimot_n or_o holy_a court_n and_o the_o saxon_a king_n long_o before_o william_n the_o conqueror_n make_v several_a law_n for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n among_o other_o st._n edward_n begin_v his_o law_n with_o this_o protestation_n rep._n that_o it_o be_v his_o princely_a charge_n ut_fw-la populum_fw-la domini_fw-la &_o super_fw-la omne_fw-la sanctam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la regat_fw-la &_o gubernet_fw-la and_o king_n edgar_n in_o his_o oration_n to_o his_o english_a clergy_n ego_fw-la say_v he_o constantini_n vos_fw-fr petri_n gladium_fw-la habetis_fw-la jungamus_fw-la dextras_fw-la &_o gladium_fw-la gladio_fw-la copulemus_fw-la ut_fw-la ejiciantur_fw-la extra_fw-la castra_fw-la leprosi_fw-la &_o purgetur_fw-la sanctuarium_fw-la domini_fw-la but_o upon_o the_o conquest_n make_v by_o the_o norman_n the_o pope_n take_v the_o opportunity_n to_o usurp_v upon_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n for_o the_o conqueror_n come_v in_o with_o the_o pope_n banner_n and_o under_o it_o win_v the_o battle_n whereupon_o the_o pope_n send_v two_o legate_n into_o england_n with_o who_o the_o conqueror_n call_v a_o synod_n depose_v stigand_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n because_o he_o have_v not_o purchase_v his_o pall_n in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o displace_v many_o bishop_n and_o abbot_n to_o make_v room_n for_o his_o norman_n among_o the_o rest_n the_o king_n have_v earnest_o move_v wolstan_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n be_v then_o very_a age_a to_o give_v up_o his_o staff_n be_v answer_v by_o he_o that_o he_o will_v give_v up_o his_o staff_n only_o to_o he_o of_o who_o he_o first_o receive_v the_o same_o and_o 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william_n rufus_n the_o pope_n by_o anselme_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n attempt_v to_o draw_v appeal_n to_o rome_n but_o prevail_v not_o upon_o this_o occasion_n it_o be_v that_o the_o king_n tell_v anselme_n that_o none_o of_o his_o bishop_n ought_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o pope_n but_o that_o the_o pope_n himself_o ought_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o emperor_n and_o that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n have_v the_o same_o absolute_a liberty_n in_o his_o dominion_n as_o the_o emperor_n have_v in_o the_o empire_n yet_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o next_o king_n h._n 1._o the_o pope_n usurp_v the_o patronage_n and_o donation_n of_o bishopric_n and_o all_o other_o benefice_n ecclesiastical_a at_o which_o time_n anselme_n tell_v the_o king_n that_o the_o patronage_n and_o investure_n of_o bishopric_n be_v not_o his_o right_n aur._n because_o pope_n urban_n have_v late_o make_v a_o decree_n that_o no_o lay-person_n shall_v give_v any_o ecclesiastical_a benefice_n and_o after_o 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