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be_v ever_o make_v nevertheless_o at_o the_o happy_a restauration_n of_o our_o gracious_a sovereign_n that_o now_o be_v viz._n anno_fw-la dom._n 1660._o the_o say_a act_n of_o the_o 17._o of_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o be_v repeal_v and_o that_o be_v anno_fw-la decimo_fw-la tertio_fw-la caroli_n secundi_fw-la and_o in_o that_o act_n of_o repeal_n it_o be_v thus_o declare_v that_o the_o say_a act_n of_o the_o 17._o of_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o notwithstanding_o all_o archbishop_n bishop_n and_o all_o other_o exercise_v ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n may_v proceed_v determine_v sentence_n execute_v and_o exercise_v all_o manner_n of_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n and_o all_o censure_n and_o coertion_n appertain_v and_o belong_v to_o the_o same_o before_o the_o make_n of_o the_o act_n before_o recite_v in_o all_o cause_n and_o matter_n belong_v to_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n according_a to_o the_o king_n majesty_n ecclesiastical_a law_n use_v and_o practise_v in_o this_o realm_n in_o as_o ample_a manner_n &_o form_n as_o they_o do_v &_o may_v lawful_o have_v do_v before_o the_o make_n of_o the_o say_v act._n this_o act_n be_v indeed_o attend_v with_o three_o prouiso_n the_o first_o be_v concern_v the_o high-commission_n court_n which_o be_v except_v from_o have_v any_o revival_n or_o force_n or_o authority_n give_v to_o it_o or_o to_o the_o erection_n of_o any_o other_o such_o like_a court_n by_o commission_n hereby_o the_o second_o proviso_n be_v concern_v the_o oath_n call_v the_o oath_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la which_o be_v except_v against_o and_o forbid_v to_o be_v tender_v or_o administer_v unto_o any_o in_o the_o exercise_v of_o any_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n the_o three_o proviso_n be_v to_o limit_v and_o confine_v the_o power_n of_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n in_o all_o their_o proceed_n to_o what_o be_v and_o by_o law_n may_v be_v use_v before_o the_o year_n 1639._o observe_v the_o year_n mention_v to_o be_v 1639_o which_o plain_o 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entrench_v on_o the_o prerogative_n royal_a yet_o the_o case_n be_v otherwise_o when_o such_o proceed_n be_v bend_v upon_o public_a officer_n as_o mayor_n and_o sheriff_n etc._n etc._n because_o they_o be_v vest_v with_o the_o king_n authority_n and_o near_o represent_v his_o person_n they_o be_v his_o minister_n and_o dispenser_n of_o justice_n and_o by_o such_o proceed_n against_o they_o public_a affair_n may_v be_v hinder_v of_o their_o dispatch_n and_o the_o king_n business_n not_o be_v execute_v i_o answer_v there_o be_v no_o otherwise_o in_o this_o case_n for_o if_o the_o matter_n be_v justifiable_a that_o be_v if_o the_o cause_n any_o such_o proceed_n be_v begin_v upon_o do_v belong_v to_o ecclesiastical_a cognizance_n than_o the_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n in_o the_o bishop_n management_n reach_v such_o public_a officer_n as_o well_o as_o other_o and_o that_o without_o invade_v or_o in_o the_o least_o violate_v the_o king_n prerogative_n if_o occasion_n so_o require_v ecclesiastical_a censure_n may_v be_v inflict_v on_o they_o as_o well_o as_o on_o any_o other_o of_o the_o king_n subject_n that_o do_v offend_v and_o yet_o the_o do_v of_o that_o will_v not_o be_v a_o censure_v the_o king_n in_o effigy_n as_o some_o have_v with_o very_o little_a reason_n and_o but_o too_o much_o passion_n affirm_v observe_v we_o what_o may_v be_v do_v and_o adjuge_v against_o such_o public_a officer_n in_o the_o king_n temporal_a court_n a_o mayor_n and_o sheriff_n may_v be_v implead_v before_o the_o king_n temporal_a judge_n in_o cause_n civil_a the_o people_n of_o waterford_n may_v remember_v one_o or_o two_o instance_n hereof_o very_o late_o when_o the_o schoolmaster_n there_o sue_v the_o mayor_n and_o sheriff_n before_o the_o lord_n justice_n of_o assize_n for_o detain_v the_o salary_n they_o have_v contract_v to_o pay_v he_o a_o mayor_n of_o any_o city_n or_o corporation_n may_v be_v arrest_v may_v during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o mayoralty_n be_v sue_v to_o a_o out-lawry_a in_o the_o king_n temporal_a court_n the_o king_n temporal_a judge_n may_v upon_o contempt_n convent_v mayor_n before_o they_o and_o occasion_n so_o require_v commit_v they_o to_o prison_n it_o be_v not_o long_o since_o that_o a_o case_n in_o waterford_n be_v come_v near_o this_o when_o in_o one_o whaley_n cause_n a_o writ_n of_o error_n be_v bring_v from_o the_o court_n of_o the_o king_n bench_n this_o the_o mayor_n refuse_v to_o obey_v and_o complaint_n thereof_o be_v make_v to_o the_o court_n a_o pursuivant_n be_v order_v to_o attach_v the_o mayor_n and_o bring_v he_o before_o the_o judge_n there_o to_o answer_v his_o contempt_n which_o undoubted_o will_v have_v be_v do_v if_o the_o execution_n of_o that_o order_n have_v not_o be_v seasonable_o prevent_v by_o a_o affidavit_fw-la make_v to_o this_o effect_n that_o the_o mayor_n do_v not_o refuse_v to_o obey_v the_o say_a writ_n of_o error_n but_o only_o defer_v the_o admit_v of_o it_o until_o he_o sit_v judicial_o in_o court_n the_o same_o have_v be_v before_o private_o exhibit_v to_o he_o by_o this_o mean_v that_o proceed_n be_v stop_v which_o else_o will_v have_v manifest_v that_o the_o mayor_n of_o waterford_n be_v not_o so_o absolute_a but_o be_v indeed_o under_o control_n and_o may_v be_v convent_v and_o punish_v by_o the_o king_n temporal_a judge_n without_o any_o affront_n do_v to_o the_o king_n in_o effigy_n or_o to_o his_o power_n and_o authority_n which_o he_o the_o say_a mayor_n in_o his_o proper_a station_n and_o within_o his_o own_o precinct_n do_v bear_v and_o that_o sheriff_n even_o while_o they_o be_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o office_n may_v be_v proceed_v against_o in_o the_o king_n temporal_a court_n none_o can_v be_v ignorant_a of_o that_o understand_v the_o practice_n of_o those_o court_n and_o remember_v there_o be_v such_o a_o court_n as_o the_o exchequer_n or_o have_v undergo_v the_o office_n of_o a_o sheriff_n a_o sheriff_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o westminster_n 1._o cap._n 9_o anno_fw-la tertio_fw-la edvardi_fw-la primi_fw-la for_o not_o do_v his_o duty_n and_o for_o conceal_v of_o felon_n may_v be_v fine_v and_o imprison_v one_o bronchard_n in_o queen_n elizabeth_n time_n be_v sheriff_n have_v a_o information_n exhibit_v in_o the_o star-chamber_n against_o he_o for_o return_v one_o that_o be_v not_o choose_v a_o knight_n of_o the_o parliament_n abridgement_n of_o the_o report_n of_o the_o lord_n dyer_n 425._o a_o sheriff_n of_o berkshire_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o fleet_n and_o fine_v by_o the_o court_n of_o common_a plea_n for_o unjust_a take_n of_o fee_n brownloes_n report_v second_o part_n p._n 283._o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o learned_a in_o the_o municipal_a law_n be_v able_a to_o furnish_v out_o plenty_n of_o instance_n of_o this_o kind_n well_o then_o mayor_n and_o sheriff_n may_v be_v implead_v may_v be_v outlawed_n may_v be_v arrest_v may_v be_v fine_v may_v be_v imprison_v in_o the_o king_n temporal_a court_n by_o from_z and_o before_o his_o temporal_a judge_n and_o in_o all_o these_o infliction_n here_o be_v no_o fine_v no_o arrest_v no_o out-lawing_a no_o imprison_v no_o attach_n the_o king_n in_o effigy_n nor_o any_o entrench_v upon_o his_o authority_n from_o himself_o to_o his_o subordinate_a civil_a officer_n here_o be_v no_o hinder_v the_o dispense_n of_o justice_n no_o obstruct_v the_o king_n business_n nor_o let_v the_o execution_n of_o his_o majesty_n service_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o these_o public_a officer_n that_o be_v at_o all_o dread_a hereby_o and_o pray_v how_o then_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o the_o case_n be_v not_o the_o same_o when_o in_o matter_n of_o ecclesiastical_a cognizance_n the_o king_n ecclesiastical_a judge_n in_o his_o ecclesiastical_a court_n proceed_v against_o such_o person_n by_o penalty_n proper_a and_o usual_o inflict_v therein_o be_v not_o the_o king_n authority_n in_o his_o ecclesiastical_a court_n in_o matter_n belong_v to_o they_o as_o forcible_a and_o
sect._n 37._o and_o note_v say_v he_o that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n have_v cognizance_n of_o the_o reparation_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n he_o instance_n in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n because_o not-excluding_a the_o other_o part_n mention_n be_v there_o make_v of_o the_o parishioner_n to_o who_o the_o repair_n belong_v and_o who_o be_v to_o contribute_v to_o the_o same_o dr_n cousin_n in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o his_o apology_n cap._n 7_o inform_v we_o thus_o touch_v this_o matter_n when_o a_o prohibition_n be_v sue_v out_o say_v he_o for_o proceed_v ecclesiastical_o in_o a_o matter_n concern_v the_o reparation_n of_o the_o body_n of_o a_o church_n a_o judgement_n be_v give_v thereupon_o in_o a_o consultation_n to_o this_o effect_n which_o he_o say_v be_v record_v in_o the_o register_n cite_v by_o he_o thus_o pag._n 43._o a._n vobis_fw-la igitur_fw-la significamus_fw-la quod_fw-la super_fw-la emendatione_fw-la &_o reparatione_fw-la defectuum_fw-la corporis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la juxta_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la approbatam_fw-la facienda_fw-la procedere_fw-la poteritis_fw-la &_o ea_fw-la facere_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la forum_n ecclesiasticum_fw-la nover_v it_o be_v pertinere_fw-la 〈◊〉_d a_o prohibition_n non_fw-la obstante_fw-la and_o by_o reason_n of_o defect_n in_o the_o reparation_n of_o a_o church_n say_v the_o same_o author_n ibid._n money_n itself_o may_v lawful_o be_v sue_v for_o in_o a_o court_n ecclesiastical_a as_o appear_v by_o another_o consultation_n reg._n pag._n 48._o a._n and_o so_o it_o be_v provide_v in_o the_o very_a stature_n of_o circumspect_a agatis_fw-la the_o word_n be_v these_o mention_v in_o it_o in_o which_o case_v none_o other_o penance_n can_v be_v enjoin_v but_o pecuniary_a see_v lindwood_n ad_fw-la verbum_fw-la sub_fw-la poena_fw-la cap._n sint_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la rectores_fw-la de_fw-fr officio_fw-la archidiaconi_fw-la lord_n coke_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la regis_fw-la ecclesiastico_fw-la p_o 9_o 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sect._n 1_o some_o late_a statute_n say_v dr._n cowell_n in_o the_o word_n praemunire_n do_v cast_v this_o punishment_n on_o other_o offender_n as_o deny_v the_o king_n supremacy_n the_o second_o time_n by_o the_o statute_n 1_o elizab._n 1._o fall_n under_o the_o punishment_n of_o praemunire_n and_o by_o the_o statute_n 13_o eliz._n cap._n 2._o he_o that_o affirm_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o refuse_v to_o take_v the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n fall_v under_o the_o like_a penalty_n so_o they_o do_v likewise_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o 13_o of_o the_o q._n cap._n 1._o that_o be_v seditious_a talker_n or_o affirm_v the_o q._n majesty_n to_o be_v a_o heretic_n now_o let_v we_o put_v all_o these_o together_o and_o whatsoever_o else_o be_v collect_v from_o the_o statute_n make_v before_o and_o after_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o touch_v these_o matter_n put_v all_o these_o i_o say_v together_o and_o what_o either_o in_o gross_a or_o tale_n will_v 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