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article_n commission_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v direct_v to_o the_o archb._n or_o bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n and_o to_o his_o chancellor_n or_o commissary_n and_o such_o other_o as_o the_o king_n shall_v appoint_v givinge_v they_o power_n to_o take_v information_n and_o accusation_n not_o by_o oath_n of_o the_o party_n convent_v but_o by_o the_o oath_n &_o deposition_n of_o two_o able_a and_o lawful_a person_n at_o the_o least_o or_o to_o inquire_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o xij_o man_n give_v also_o to_o the_o ordinary_n power_n and_o authority_n to_o inquire_v in_o their_o visitation_n and_o senis_fw-la and_o to_o take_v accusation_n and_o information_n as_o in_o form_n aforesaid_a and_o not_o otherwise_o the_o manner_n also_o of_o process_n against_o the_o person_n indite_v accuse_v or_o present_v be_v there_o prescribe_v and_o the_o form_n of_o proceedinge_v upon_o apparaunce_n of_o the_o party_n appoint_v to_o be_v not_o according_a to_o those_o unjust_a examination_n by_o oath_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la but_o accord_v to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o that_o act_n and_o although_o at_o that_o time_n this_o statute_n law_n seem_v just_a and_o equal_a as_o concern_v the_o manner_n of_o enquiry_n and_o trial_n yet_o time_n disclose_v all_o thing_n make_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o same_o be_v not_o false_a in_o respect_n that_o diverse_a secret_a and_o untrue_a accusation_n and_o presentemente_n may_v be_v and_o by_o all_o likelihood_n be_v malicious_o conspire_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v enact_v anno_fw-la 35._o h._n 8._o cap._n 5._o that_o no_o person_n shall_v be_v arraign_v or_o put_v to_o trial_n for_o or_o upon_o any_o accusation_n information_n or_o presentment_n concern_v any_o of_o the_o offence_n mention_v in_o the_o statute_n of_o 6._o article_n but_o only_o upon_o such_o presentemente_n and_o indightement_n as_o shall_v be_v sound_n and_o make_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o 12._o man_n or_o more_o etc._n etc._n these_o thing_n stand_v thus_o how_o may_v any_o man_n justify_v or_o defend_v much_o less_o practice_n those_o general_a oath_n or_o examination_n by_o oath_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la by_o any_o statute_n law_n of_o this_o realm_n be_v by_o they_o not_o only_o reject_v but_o utterlie_o condemn_v as_o not_o stand_v with_o the_o right_a order_n of_o justice_n nor_o good_a equity_n especial_o the_o statute_n make_v anno_fw-la 25._o h._n 8._o be_v in_o force_n and_o limitinge_n unto_o archb._n and_o bish_n none_o other_o jurisdiction_n than_o such_o as_o they_o may_v use_v without_o offence_n to_o the_o prerogative_n royal_a and_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o this_o realm_n of_o which_o law_n and_o custom_n the_o common_a law_n be_v no_o part_n or_o portion_n and_o as_o a_o well-willer_n i_o will_v advise_v all_o ordinary_n and_o such_o as_o exercise_v ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n especial_o have_v take_v the_o oath_n ordain_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o supremacy_n royal_a wherein_o they_o 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the_o person_n accuse_v or_o present_v as_o that_o be_v not_o likely_a neither_o as_o i_o suppose_v can_v be_v prove_v so_o admit_v it_o be_v true_a and_o that_o such_o kind_n of_o oath_n be_v consonant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n yet_o be_v the_o same_o no_o sufficient_a or_o lawful_a justification_n inasmuch_o as_o we_o have_v prove_v and_o further_o shall_v prove_v such_o examination_n and_o inquiry_n upon_o oath_n to_o be_v injurious_a both_o to_o the_o prince_n and_o people_n of_o this_o realm_n and_o to_o impugn_v our_o government_n and_o form_n of_o justice_n in_o which_o case_n the_o king_n grant_v or_o commission_n be_v of_o no_o force_n in_o law_n for_o as_o bracton_n well_o have_v write_v potestas_fw-la principis_fw-la juris_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la injuriae_fw-la &_o cùm_fw-la ipso_fw-la sit_fw-la author_n juris_fw-la non_fw-la debet_fw-la inde_fw-la injuriarum_fw-la nasci_fw-la occasio_fw-la unde_fw-la jura_fw-la nascuntur_fw-la that_o the_o king_n by_o his_o commission_n or_o grant_n or_o otherwise_o they_o by_o parliament_n may_v not_o change_v or_o alter_v the_o law_n of_o this_o realm_n nor_o the_o order_n manner_n or_o form_n of_o administration_n of_o justice_n be_v right_o also_o note_v unto_o we_o by_o that_o grave_n and_o learned_a judge_n master_n fortescue_n say_v non_fw-la potest_fw-la rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la ad_fw-la libitum_fw-la suum_fw-la leges_fw-la mutare_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la principatu_fw-la namque_fw-la nedum_fw-la regali_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o politico_fw-la ipse_fw-la svo_fw-la populo_fw-la dominatur_fw-la and_o by_o the_o book_n also_o of_o anno_fw-la 11._o h._n 4._o where_o it_o be_v agree_v that_o neither_o the_o king_n by_o his_o grant_n nor_o the_o pope_n by_o his_o bull_n for_o all_o his_o triple_a crown_n can_v change_v or_o alter_v the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n whereunto_o concur_v diverse_a other_o book_n of_o the_o report_n of_o the_o law_n worthy_a also_o of_o remembrance_n be_v that_o say_n of_o 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the_o king_n subject_n stand_v indite_v be_v by_o justice_n knevet_n upon_o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o judge_n damn_a &_o adjudge_v void_a in_o respect_n that_o such_o matter_n be_v not_o inquireable_a by_o writ_n but_o by_o commission_n but_o it_o will_v be_v say_v of_o some_o i_o very_o suppose_v that_o although_o neither_o the_o common_a law_n nor_o statute_n of_o this_o realm_n nor_o the_o king_n commission_n do_v or_o can_v warrant_v such_o manner_n of_o oath_n and_o examination_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la yet_o the_o public_a practice_n and_o use_v of_o the_o honourable_a court_n of_o starchamber_n &_o chancery_n the_o one_o in_o cause_n criminal_a the_o other_o in_o suit_n civil_a of_o equity_n and_o conscience_n concur_v in_o one_o form_n of_o take_v answer_n and_o examination_n by_o oath_n do_v fortify_v and_o confirm_v the_o thing_n which_o we_o impugn_v which_o speech_n as_o it_o may_v seem_v at_o the_o first_o to_o give_v some_o colour_n and_o show_n of_o 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