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of_o hereford_n and_o that_o his_o wife_n be_v report_v to_o be_v a_o papist_n sir_n william_n norris_n knight_n be_v certify_v to_o be_v a_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n in_o lancashire_n and_o that_o he_o have_v a_o daughter_n that_o be_v a_o recusant_n and_o that_o he_o have_v two_o son_n that_o do_v serve_v under_o the_o arch-dutchesse_n james_n anderson_n esquire_n be_v certify_v to_o be_v a_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n in_o lancashire_n and_o that_o his_o wife_n and_o his_o elder_a son_n and_o heir_n apparent_a be_v recusant_n edward_z morgan_z and_o george_n wilbourne_n esquire_n be_v certify_v to_o be_v commissioner_n of_o the_o peace_n in_o munmouthshire_n and_o that_o their_o wife_n be_v recusant_n sir_n philip_n knevit_fw-la baronet_n be_v certify_v to_o be_v a_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n in_o norfolkeâ—_n and_o that_o his_o wife_n be_v a_o recusant_n sir_n john_n tasbrough_n knight_n and_o anthony_n hubbard_n esquire_n be_v certify_v to_o be_v commissioner_n of_o the_o 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a_o popish_a clergy_n more_o numerous_a by_o far_o than_o we_o note_n note_n and_o in_o the_o fall_n exercise_n of_o all_o jurisdiction_n ecclesiastical_a by_o their_o vicars-generall_a and_o official_o who_o be_v so_o confident_a as_o they_o excommunicate_v those_o that_o come_v to_o our_o court_n even_o in_o matrimonial_a cause_n which_o affront_v have_v be_v offer_v myself_o by_o the_o popish_a primate_fw-la vicar-general_a for_o which_o i_o have_v begin_v a_o process_n against_o he_o the_o primate_n himself_o live_v in_o my_o parish_n within_o two_o mile_n of_o my_o house_n the_o bishop_n in_o another_o part_n of_o my_o diocese_n further_o off_o every_o parish_n have_v his_o priest_n and_o some_o two_o or_o three_o apiece_o and_o so_o their_o masse-house_n also_o in_o some_o place_n mass_n be_v say_v in_o the_o church_n friaries_n there_o be_v in_o divers_a place_n who_o go_v about_o though_o not_o in_o their_o habit_n note_n note_n and_o by_o their_o importunate_a beg_n 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the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n justice_n and_o counsel_n the_o humble_a petition_n of_o the_o lord_n knight_n and_o gentleman_n here_o attend_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o themselves_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o majesty_n subject_n of_o this_o kingdom_n novemb_n 22_o 1630._o most_o humble_o make_v petition_n that_o whereas_o the_o late_a employ_v agent_n do_v humble_o offer_v to_o his_o highness_n three_o subsidy_n to_o be_v grant_v and_o confirm_v by_o parliament_n in_o this_o kingdom_n and_o for_o that_o the_o say_a parliament_n be_v not_o call_v according_o yet_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o country_n be_v compel_v to_o go_v on_o forward_o with_o the_o payment_n of_o the_o same_o with_o which_o if_o uther_n that_o have_v employment_n note_n note_n and_o be_v of_o great_a mean_n in_o this_o kingdom_n have_v be_v â—axed_v or_o have_v bear_v according_a as_o they_o will_v have_v be_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o parliament_n the_o say_v three_o subsidy_n and_o the_o sum_n 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as_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v not_o as_o they_o be_v print_v a._n abbot_n archbishop_z of_o canterbury_z his_o remonstrance_n to_o king_n james_n against_o a_o toleration_n of_o popery_n and_o the_o spanish_a match_n page_n 39_o 40._o his_o letter_n to_o his_o suffragan_n bishop_n for_o prosecute_a recusant_n p_o 78_o 79._o abbot_n audomarus_n joannes_n his_o letter_n to_o secretary_n windebank_n concern_v the_o papist_n fidelity_n to_o the_o king_n in_o the_o scottish_a war_n and_o other_o particular_n p_o 194_o 195._o altar_n insert_v into_o the_o scottish_a liturgy_n by_o archbishop_n laud_n p_o 160._o break_a down_o and_o remove_v by_o the_o rude_a soldier_n raise_v against_o the_o scot_n p_o 171_o 212._o alvey_n a_o arminian_n vicar_n of_o newcastle_n a_o intelligencer_n against_o the_o scot_n his_o letter_n to_o archbishop_n laud_n p_o 188_o 189._o article_n concern_v the_o spanish_a match_n