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A56127 The antipathie of the English lordly prelacie, both to regall monarchy, and civill unity: or, An historicall collection of the severall execrable treasons, conspiracies, rebellions, seditions, state-schismes, contumacies, oppressions, & anti-monarchicall practices, of our English, Brittish, French, Scottish, & Irish lordly prelates, against our kings, kingdomes, laws, liberties; and of the severall warres, and civill dissentions occasioned by them in, or against our realm, in former and latter ages Together with the judgement of our owne ancient writers, & most judicious authors, touching the pretended divine jurisdiction, the calling, lordlinesse, temporalities, wealth, secular imployments, trayterous practises, unprofitablenesse, and mischievousnesse of lordly prelates, both to King, state, Church; with an answer to the chiefe objections made for the divinity, or continuance of their lordly function. The first part. By William Prynne, late (and now againe) an utter-barester of Lincolnes Inne. Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1641 (1641) Wing P3891A; Wing P3891_vol1; Wing P4074_vol2_CANCELLED; ESTC R18576 670,992 826

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what_o ensu_v henry_n stalbridg_n stalbridg_n see_v the_o 5_o &_o 6._o part_n of_o the_o hom._n against_o wilful_a rebellion_n and_o the_o 2._o part_n of_o th●_n homely_a on_o whitsunday_n whitsunday_n ibid._n fol._n 18._o &_o 22._o to_o 31._o note_n note_n see_v a_o supplication_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o 8._o an._n 1544._o according_o according_o m._n tindals_n practice_n of_o prelate_n according_o according_o buce●us_fw-fr de_fw-fr regne_n christi_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 12._o 12._o note_n see_v the_o supplication_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o an._n 1544._o mr_n fish_n fox_n act_n and_o monum_fw-la p._n 926.927_o the_o fruit_n of_o prelate_n greatness_n sit_v in_o parliament_n parliament_n now_o they_o bring_v such_o into_o the_o high_a commission_n &_o there_o ruin_v they_o or_o force_v they_o to_o give_v over_o their_o action_n note_v the_o danger_n that_o accrue_v by_o make_v clergyman_n chief_a temporal_a officer_n martin_n bucer_n bucer_n lib._n 2._o c._n 1.2.12_o in_o 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will_v not_o have_v bishop_n lord_n of_o the_o parliament_n or_o to_o sit_v therein_o note_v this_o the_o spiritual_a pastor_n have_v a_o great_a charge_n in_o his_o sermon_n fol._n 10.11_o dr._n harpesfield_n &_o john_n bradford_n fox_n act_n &_o monument_n v._n 3._o p._n 293._o edmund_n all●n_n this_o be_v the_o present_a objection_n for_o the_o continuance_n of_o bishop_n dean_n and_o chapter_n not●_n john_n bale_n bale_n his_o image_n of_o both_o church_n on_o apoc._n 19_o &_o 20._o part_n 3._o f._n 195.208_o matthew_n parker_n parker_n antiquit._fw-la ec●l_n brit._n p._n 139.140.141.142.143_o a_o strange_a evil_a death_n of_o a_o clergy_n lord_n treasurer_n who_o like_o judas_n christ_n treasurer_n and_o bag-bearer_n die_v in_o despair_n despair_n lego_n omne_fw-la bona_fw-la m●a_fw-la domin●_n regi_fw-la corpus_fw-la sepulture_n anim●m_fw-la diabolo_fw-it qu●_n dict●_n expiravit_fw-la etc._n etc._n note_n see_v nicholas_n de_fw-fr clemangiis_fw-la de_fw-fr corrupto_fw-la 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the_o king_n and_o lord_n with_o that_o university_n and_o oxford_n too_o whether_o he_o as_o archbishop_n or_o his_o majesty_n as_o king_n shall_v be_v their_o visitor_n now_o what_o great_a affront_n almost_o can_v there_o be_v to_o royal_a majesty_n than_o thus_o public_o to_o nullify_v oppose_v and_o spurn_v under_o foot_n the_o king_n own_o charter_n and_o patent_n as_o thing_n of_o no_o value_n or_o moment_n twelve_o they_o have_v most_o contemptuous_o affront_v his_o majesty_n own_o late_a royal_a declaration_n to_o all_o his_o loyal_a subject_n both_o before_o the_o 39_o article_n of_o religion_n &_o concern_v the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o last_o parliament_n in_o the_o very_o high_a degree_n and_o that_o first_o in_o their_o court_n sermon_n before_o his_o majesty_n face_n second_o in_o book_n late_o write_v or_o public_o authorize_v by_o they_o and_o their_o chaplain_n for_o the_o press_n three_o by_o their_o visitation_n oath_n and_o article_n four_o by_o their_o late_a injunction_n censure_n order_n and_o instruction_n by_o and_o in_o all_o which_o they_o have_v notorious_o oppugn_v innovate_v alter_v both_o the_o establish_a doctrine_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n sundry_a way_n cause_v a_o apparent_a backslide_n to_o arminianism_n popery_n superstition_n schism_n oppress_v and_o grieve_v his_o majesty_n good_a subject_n and_o deprive_v many_o of_o they_o both_o of_o their_o live_n liberty_n and_o freedom_n of_o their_o conscience_n contrary_a to_o the_o express_a provision_n letter_n and_o purport_n of_o these_o his_o majesty_n royal_a decla●ions_n as_o have_v be_v late_o manifest_v in_o sundry_a new_a print_a book_n and_o vote_v by_o the_o present_a parliament_n thi●teenthly_o they_o have_v cause_v some_o grand_a juries_n and_o the_o judge_n himself_o as_o well_o as_o the_o prosecutor_n to_o be_v pursevanred_n into_o the_o high_a commission_n only_o for_o find_v a_o
dutiful_a answer_n of_o a_o arch_a prelate_n to_o his_o prince_n prince_n see_v holinsh_fw-mi p._n 313_o ann●_n 1305_o 1305_o see_v mat._n west_n an._n ●_o 305._o p._n 452_o 453._o an._n 1306._o p._n 457._o 457._o pag._n 316_o 293._o 293._o antiq._n eccl●s_n bri●_n p._n 219_o 220●_n 229._o 229._o m._n 19_o e._n 3._o fitz._n jurisdiction_n 28._o 28._o walter_n raynolds_n fox_n act_v ●nd_a monument_n p._n 342._o a●t_fw-la ec●l●s_n p._n 226.227_o godwin_n gatal_a p._n 129.130_o walsingham_n hist._n angl._n p._n 98.99_o 101_o 103_o 104_o 105._o speed_z hist._n l._n 9_o c._n 11._o p._n 667_o 677_o 679_o 680_o 681_o 685._o h●lin_n p._n 335._o 335._o a_o dutiful_a speech_n of_o a_o prelate_n prelate_n the_o presumptuous_a demeanour_n of_o prelate_n prelate_n hang_v be_v too_o good_a for_o he_o and_o his_o complice_n complice_n see_v holins●ed_v p._n 338_o 339_o 340_o 341._o antiq_n eccl●s_n brit._n p._n 236._o to_o 258._o god●in_o p._n 132._o to_o 137._o walse_v p._n 136._o ●s_n 147._o fox_n act_n &_o monument_n p._n 349_o 350_o 409._o 409._o john_n stratford_n spe●d●_n hist._n l._n 9_o c._n 12._o sect._n 64_o 65●_n p._n 69●_n fox●_n act_n and_o monument_n p._n 350._o 350._o antiq._n eccel_v brit._n p._n 239._o h●linsh_fw-mi p._n 361._o 361._o i_o wish_v our_o present_a secular_a prelate_n will_v observe_v this_o this_o a_o insolent_a act_n of_o a_o trayterly_a prelate_n prelate_n ant._n eccles._n ●rit_n p._n 241._o to_o 255._o walse_v p._n 138._o ●s_n 144._o fox_n act_n and_o monument_n p._n 339_o 350_o 351._o 351._o not●_n this_o proud_a in●olent_a answer_n answer_n so_o his_o present_a successor_n and_o our_o other_o prelate_n argue_v in_o dr._n bast●●ckes_n c●se_n c●se_n fox_n act_n and_o monument_n p._n 409._o edit_fw-la 1610●_n 1610●_n simon_n islip_n islip_n antiq._n eccles._n brit._n p._n 26●_n ●6●_n fox_n act_n and_o monument_n p._n antiq._n eccles._n brit._n p._n ●68_n 〈◊〉_d 274._o 274._o simon_n langham_n langham_n antiq._n eccles._n brit._n p._n 275._o to_o 282._o walse_v hist._n angl._n ann._n 1371._o p._n 181._o et_fw-la ypodigma_fw-la neust●●●_n p._n 132._o 132._o see_v holins●●d_n p._n 406._o caxton_n 7._o part_n an._n 46._o ed._n 3._o 3._o william_n witlesey_n witlesey_n see_v antiq._n eccles._n ●rit_fw-fr p._n 282._o 282._o simon_n sudbury_n sudbury_n antiq._n eccles._n brit._n p._n 283._o to_o 205._o 205._o walse_v hist._n angl._n an._n 1381._o p._n 261_o 262_o 263._o ypodigma_fw-la neust._n p._n 139._o godwin_n cat._n of_o bishop_n p._n 102.103_o graft●n_n p._n 336._o 336._o william_n courtney_n courtney_n ant._n eccles._n br●t_n p._n 282.284_o 282.284_o antiqu._n ec●l_n brit._n p._n 296_o to_o 300_o etc._n etc._n holin_n p._n 475_o 476._o 476._o ant._n eccl._n brit._n p._n 299_o 300●_n 300●_n therefore_o they_o sit_v there_o only_o by_o their_o tenure_n as_o baron_n not_o as_o bishop_n bishop_n fox_n act_n and_o monument_n p._n 404_o etc._n etc._n see_v walse_v hist._n ang._n p._n 300_o to_o 330._o holinsh●d_v p._n 482_o etc._n etc._n etc._n see_v master_n full●rs_n argument_n p._n 8_o 9_o 9_o note_v here_o the_o prelate_n forgery_n of_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n note_v here_o the_o injustice_n treachery_n and_o bloody_a practice_n of_o the_o prelate_n prelate_n thomas_n walsin_n ●ist_v aug_n p._n 348_o anti._n e●cl●_n brit._n p._n 300._o 300._o anti._n eccle._n bri._n p._n 303_o to_o 311._o godwin_n p._n 152_o &c_n &c_n fox_n act_n &_o monument_n p._n 533●_n grafton_n p._n 390_o 391_o holin_n p._n 488._o etc._n etc._n to_o 514._o polychronicon_n l._n ult_n c_o 8._o walsingham_n hist._n an●●_n p_o 397_o to_o 403._o 403._o thomas_n arundel_n arundel_n see_v fabian_n par_fw-fr 7_o p._n 351._o 351._o fox_n act_n and_o monument_n p._n 474._o to_o 540._o 540._o see_v i●annes_n de_fw-fr aton_n constit._fw-la prov._n f._n 104._o 104._o tho._n gascon_n in_o dict._n theol._n antiq._n eccles._n brit._n p._n 311._o fox_n act_n and_o monument_n p._n 276._o the_o old_a edition_n godwin_n p._n 110._o holinsh●d_a p._n ●24_n it_o be_v speak_v like_o a_o prelate_n prelate_n thomas_n walse_v hist._n aug._n an._n 1414.414.415_o holin●●●d_v p._n 526._o antiq._n eccles._n brit._n p._n 282._o p._n 308._o speed_n p._n 775._o walsingham_n yp●dig_n n●ustr_n p._n 166._o he_o speak_v like_o ●_o lord._n lord._n tho._n waldens●●_n hist._n a●g_n ●410_n p._n 422._o ypodig_n neu●●_n p._n 174._o h●lin_n p._n 536._o fabian_z ann._n 1410._o part_n 7._o p._n 386_o 387._o 387._o henry_n chich●ly_o chich●ly_o antiq._n eccles._n brit._n p._n 312.315_o god●ins_n catal._n p._n 159._o walsingh_n hist._n aug._n p._n 432._o 432._o antiq._n eccl●s_n brit._n p._n 317._o to_o 322._o where_o the_o ●opes_n b●ll_n and_o ●he_n arch-bishops_a lettersare_n ●t_a large_a recite_v recite_v antiq._n eccl●s_n brit._n p._n 322._o 322._o lindwood_n pr●vinc_fw-la const._n 3._o tit._n de_fw-fr clericis_fw-la conjugatis_fw-la p._n 94.95_o 94.95_o 37._o h._n 8._o cap._n 17._o entitle_v a●_n act_n that_o ●_z of_o civil_a law_n be_v marry_v may_v exercise_v ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n jurisdiction_n mean_v our_o english_a prelate_n prelate_n note_v this_o this_o to_o wit_n under_o henry_n chich●ly_o forecited_n forecited_n not●_n this_o this_o where_o then_o be_v ●ur_n bishop_n pretended_a superiority_n and_o jurisdiction_n by_o divine_a right●_n right●_n not_o th●_n bishop_n not_o by_o bishop_n to_o wit_n by_o special_a patent_n which_o bishop●●hen_o have_v and_o none_o have_v ●o●_n see_v bishop_n hall_n 3._o late_a ●ookes_n of_o episcopacy_n episcopacy_n see_v the_o breviate_v of_o the_o prelate_n intolerable_a usurpation_n both_o upon_o the_o king_n prerogative_n royal_a and_o the_o subject_n liber●ies_n liber●ies_n antiq._n eccles._n brit._n p._n 323._o and_o li●dwood_n his_o epistle_n dedicatory_a before_o his_o institution_n institution_n fabian_n part_n 7._o p._n 390.139_o hall_n an._n 2._o h_o 5._o f_z 35.36_o &_o c●_n holins●_n p._n 54●_n 547_o etc._n etc._n 583._o 583._o antiq._n eccl●s_n brit._n p._n 325._o to_o 330._o 330._o john_n stafford_z stafford_z st●ph●n_a gardener_n his_o letter_n from_o the_o fleet_n to_o the_o lord_n protector_n oct._n 14._o fox_n act_n and_o monument_n p._n 741._o in_o the_o old_a edition_n quite_o omit_v i●_n the_o ne●_n ne●_n antiq._n eccles._n brit._n p._n 330.331_o 330.331_o john_n kemp_n antiq._n ec●les_n brit._n p._n 334._o to_o 339._o 339._o thomas_n bourgchier_n bourgchier_n h●lin_n p._n 717._o to_o 722._o hall_n in_o edw._n the_o 5._o ●_o 8._o to_o 14._o speed_n p._n 90●_n to_o 912._o 912._o holinsh._n p._n 725._o to_o 728._o speed_z p._n 918.919_o 918.919_o holinsh._n p._n 733.734_o hall_n f._n 25.26_o 25.26_o pag._n 114._o 114._o john_n morton_z morton_z hall_n f._n 30._o to_o 40._o h●linshed_v p._n 735._o to_o 760._o spe●d_v p._n 931.932_o to_o 946._o antiq_n eccles._n brit_n p._n 339._o to_o 344._o godwin_n in_o his_o life_n life_n speed_v p._n 960._o see_v hall_n holin●●●d_n polyd●r●_n virgil_n stow_n and_o bacon_n in_o the_o life_n of_o henry_n the_o seven_o seven_o antiq._n eccles._n bri●_n p._n 342.343.344_o godwin_n p._n 117._o 117._o antiq._n eccles._n bri●_n p._n 342.343.344_o godwin_n p._n 117._o 117._o antiq._n eccles._n brit._n p._n 341.342_o 341.342_o hall_n chron._n an._n 15._o h._n 7_o f._n 50.51_o holin●●●d_v p._n 78●_n 78●_n see_v stam●ord_n his_o plea_n of_o the_o crown_n l._n 2._o c._n 41._o to_o 51._o 51._o 4._o h._n 7._o c._n 13._o 13._o henry_n deane_n deane_n antiq._n eccles._n brit._n p._n 345.346.347.348_o godwin_n p._n 118.119_o be_v not_o such_o then_o like_a to_o prove_v faithful_a counselor_n of_o state_n to_o prince_n be_v not_o such_o then_o like_a to_o prove_v faithful_a counselor_n of_o state_n to_o prince_n prince_n limina_fw-la or_o lumina_fw-la lumina_fw-la therefore_o their_o own_o king_n if_o the_o pope_n adjudge_v they_o such_o such_o mauritiu●_n de_fw-fr alzedo_n de_fw-la praecellen●ia_fw-la epis●_n dignitatis_fw-la l._n 1._o sect_n 8._o fo●_n act_n and_o monument_n p._n 961._o hall_n chronicle_n a●●_n 24._o h●_n 8._o f._n 205.206_o d._n burn_v his_o supplication_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o 8._o p._n ●85_n to_o 201._o 201._o dr._n barnes_n ibid._n ibid._n see_v 25._o h._n 8._o c._n 20.28_o hen._n 8._o c._n 10.35_o hen._n 8●_n c._n 1._o 1._o 28._o h._n 8._o c._n 10._o see_v 35._o h._n 8._o c._n 1._o to_o the_o like_a cl●use_n and_o oath_n oath_n the_o bishop_n natural_a pedigree_n pedigree_n as_o our_o bishop_n in_o imitation_n of_o he_o pretend_v their_o episcopacy_n to_o have_v have_v in_o his_o work_n p._n 195._o to_o 205._o 205._o in_o vi_fw-la lib._n 2._o it_o be_v the_o jurej●●and●_n c._n ego_fw-la episc●pus_fw-la episc●pus_fw-la the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o oath_n of_o canonical_a obedience_n to_o bishop_n the_o holy_a work_n of_o bishop_n bishop_n in_o pr●●●_n 6._o ●_o quoniam_fw-la in_o ●●rbo_fw-la papa_n papa_n 1_o pet._n 5.2.3_o bishop_n fisher_n answer_v that_o he_o be_v swear_v to_o the_o pope_n and_o and_o therefore_o will_v not_o swear_v to_o the_o king_n supremacy_n supremacy_n 1_o