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immunity_n that_o baron_n of_o the_o kingdom_n do_v save_v only_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o their_o peer_n 5._o sir_n edward_n coke_n in_o several_a place_n of_o his_o work_n assert_n 361._o co._n 2._o inst_z f._n 3_o 79_o 585._o co._n lit._n 97._o a._n 94._o a._n câ—_n 4_o inst_z f._n 361._o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o england_n have_v be_v found_v by_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o do_v hold_v of_o the_o king_n by_o barony_n and_o have_v be_v all_o call_v by_o writ_n to_o the_o court_n of_o parliament_n and_o be_v lord_n of_o parliament_n to_o what_o have_v be_v say_v in_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o bishop_n right_o of_o sit_v in_o parliament_n this_o may_v be_v add_v tenâ—re_n judge_v dâ—dâ—idg_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o nobility_n concern_v baron_n by_o tenâ—re_n that_o it_o appear_v by_o all_o ancient_a writer_n of_o our_o law_n and_o history_n that_o the_o arch-bishop_n and_o bishop_n of_o the_o realm_n in_o the_o ancient_a saxon_n day_n as_o well_o during_o the_o time_n that_o this_o realm_n be_v divide_v into_o divers_a kingdom_n as_o also_o after_o the_o unite_n of_o they_o into_o one_o monarchy_n be_v call_v to_o the_o parliament_n or_o assembly_n of_o state_n or_o wise_a man_n not_o so_o much_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o tenure_n for_o in_o those_o day_n all_o their_o tenor_n be_v as_o be_v say_v before_o by_o frankalmoigne_n but_o especial_o for_o that_o law_n and_o counsel_n of_o man_n be_v then_o most_o currant_n and_o commendable_a and_o have_v a_o more_o bless_a
temporal_a barony_n do_v enjoy_v all_o the_o immunity_n that_o the_o nobility_n and_o peer_n of_o parliament_n do_v save_v only_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o their_o peer_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v because_o the_o bishop_n can_v pass_v in_o like_a case_n upon_o the_o trial_n of_o any_o other_o of_o the_o peer_n for_o that_o they_o be_v prohibit_v by_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n to_o be_v judge_n of_o life_n and_o death_n and_o reason_n will_v that_o the_o other_o peer_n shall_v not_o try_v they_o for_o this_o trial_n shall_v be_v mutual_a for_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v perform_v upon_o their_o honour_n without_o any_o oath_n take_v now_o the_o privilege_n that_o the_o bishop_n claim_n as_o peer_n of_o the_o realm_n be_v such_o as_o these_o follow_v 1._o the_o person_n of_o a_o bishop_n shall_v not_o be_v arrest_v in_o debt_n or_o trespass_n by_o his_o body_n 2._o if_o a_o bishop_n be_v demandant_n or_o plaintiff_n tenant_n or_o defendant_n there_o 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vassal_n be_v try_v per_fw-la judicium_fw-la parium_n suorum_fw-la 16._o their_o precedency_n sir_n edward_n coke_n treat_v on_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o thirty_o first_o of_o henry_n the_o eight_o c._n 10._o concern_v the_o precedency_n of_o the_o king_n be_v great_a officer_n have_v these_o same_o word_n and_o first_o 36â—_n coke_n 4._o inst._n 36â—_n for_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a who_o sit_v in_o parliament_n on_o the_o king_n be_v right_a hand_n among_o themselves_o 1._o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n 2._o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n on_o the_o same_o form_n 3._o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n 4._o the_o bishop_n of_o durham_n 5._o the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n and_o then_o all_o the_o other_o bishop_n of_o both_o province_n shall_v sit_v and_o be_v place_v after_o their_o antienty_n as_o before_o this_o act_n be_v accustom_v but_o have_v regard_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o noble_a peer_n of_o the_o realm_n both_o the_o arch-bishop_n have_v place_n above_o all_o the_o great_a officer_n and_o nobility_n in_o parliament_n council_n and_o commission_n save_v in_o the_o star-chamber_n the_o lord_n chancellor_n or_o lord_n keeper_n have_v the_o precedency_n of_o they_o but_o the_o other_o bishop_n have_v place_n above_o all_o the_o baron_n of_o the_o realm_n because_o they_o hold_v their_o bishopric_n of_o the_o king_n per_fw-la baroniam_fw-la but_o they_o give_v place_n to_o viscount_n earl_n marquess_n and_o duke_n note_v that_o in_o the_o pen_n of_o all_o act_n of_o parliament_n the_o lord_n spiritual_a have_v the_o preseance_n of_o the_o lord_n temporal_a and_o this_o shall_v suffice_v for_o the_o place_n of_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a in_o parliament_n etc._n etc._n according_a to_o sir_n edward_n coke_n i_o will_v offer_v something_o out_o of_o mr._n seagar_n the_o famous_a herald_n touch_v preseance_n in_o provincial_a assembly_n and_o elsewhere_o when_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n sit_v in_o his_o provincial_a assembly_n he_o have_v on_o his_o right_a hand_n the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n and_o next_o unto_o he_o the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n and_o on_o the_o left_a hand_n the_o bishop_n of_o london_n but_o if_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o the_o archbishop_n of_o caenterbury_n be_v not_o there_o by_o the_o vacation_n of_o his_o see_n then_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n be_v to_o take_v his_o place_n who_o admit_v the_o bishop_n of_o london_n on_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n to_o his_o left_a the_o rest_n sit_v as_o they_o be_v elder_n by_o consecration_n c._n lib._n 4._o c._n 24._o of_o honour_n military_a and_o civil_a a_o bishop_n must_v do_v reverence_n unto_o his_o father_n at_o home_n but_o be_v in_o the_o church_n the_o father_n shall_v follow_v he_o between_o two_o equal_n he_o that_o be_v in_o his_o own_o jurisdiction_n shall_v precede_v as_o if_o a_o archbishop_n do_v come_v into_o a_o diocese_n of_o a_o bishop_n notwithstanding_o he_o be_v a_o person_n of_o more_o dignity_n yet_o ought_v he_o give_v honour_n unto_o the_o bishop_n because_o his_o presence_n do_v not_o cancel_v his_o authority_n c._n lab._n 4._o c._n 24._o of_o honour_n military_a and_o civil_a 17._o their_o excommunication_n excommunication_n that_o be_v the_o great_a judgement_n upon_o earth_n be_v that_o which_o be_v ratify_v in_o heaven_n will_v be_v the_o better_o understand_v by_o these_o particularity_n 1._o it_o be_v definition_n 2._o it_o be_v division_n 3._o the_o writ_n that_o belong_v to_o it_o 4._o by_o who_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v cerify_v 5._o the_o power_n of_o it_o in_o a_o christian_a church_n first_o its_o definition_n excommunication_n be_v thus_o define_v by_o panormitan_n b_o co._n lit._n 133._o b_o excommunicatio_fw-la est_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la quà m_fw-la censura_fw-la a_o canone_o well_fw-mi judice_fw-la ecclesiastico_fw-la prolata_fw-la &_o inflicta_fw-la privan_n legitima_fw-la communione_fw-la sacramentorum_fw-la &_o quandoque_fw-la hominum_fw-la second_o its_o division_n this_o excommunication_n thus_o define_v by_o the_o canonist_n be_v twofold_a b._n co._n lit._n 133_o b._n it_o be_v either_o lesser_a or_o great_a the_o lesser_a be_v per_fw-la quam_fw-la quis_fw-la a_o sacramentorum_fw-la participatione_fw-la conscientia_fw-la vel_fw-la sententia_fw-la arcetur_fw-la the_o great_a excommunication_n be_v that_o which_o non_fw-mi solùm_fw-la a_o sacramentorum_fw-la verum_fw-la etiam_fw-la fidelium_fw-la communione_fw-la excludit_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la omni_fw-la actu_fw-la legitimo_fw-la separat_fw-la &_o dividit_fw-la either_o of_o these_o disable_v the_o party_n to_o sue_v any_o action_n in_o the_o king_n court_n and_o yet_o our_o book_n tell_v we_o that_o every_o excommunication_n disable_v not_o the_o party_n as_o for_o example_n if_o bailiff_n and_o commons_o a._n 30._o e._n 3.15_o co._n lit._n 134._o a._n or_o any_o other_o corporation_n aggregate_v of_o many_o bring_v a_o action_n excommengement_n in_o the_o