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A65678 The Bishops Courts dissolved, or, The law of England touching ecclesiastical jurisdiction stated wherein it appears that the spiritual courts want both power and might to execute their wills upon his Majesties good subjects at his day : being a short and brief account of the several statutes made concerning the spiritual and ecclesiastical jurisdiction / by E.W. Whitaker, Edward. 1681 (1681) Wing W1701; ESTC R186469 32,330 43

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the Reverend Father in God Mathew Parker nominated Bishop of Canterbury and Edmond Grindale nominated Bishop of London And to our right Trusty and well beloved Councellor Francis Knowls our Vice-chamberlain and Ambrose Cave Knight And to our Trusty and well beloved Anthony Cooke and Thomas Smiths Knights William Bill our Almoner Walter Haddome and Thomas Sackford Masters of our Requests Rowland Hill and William Chester Knights Randoll Cholmely and John Southcote Serjeants at the Law William May Docter of Law Francis Cave Richard Goodrick and Gilbert Gerrard Esquires Robert Weston and _____ Hunck Doctors of Law Greeting Where as our Parliament holden at Westminster the Five and Twentieth Day of January and there continued and kept until the _____ Day of May then next following Amongst other things there was Two Acts and Statutes made and Established the one Intituled An Act for the Vniformity of the Common-Prayer and Service in the Church and Administration of the Sacraments And the other Intituled An Act Restoring to the Crown the Antient Jurisdiction of the State-Ecclesiastical and Spiritual and Abolishing all Forraign Power repugnant to the same As by the same several Acts more at large doth appear And whereas divers Seditious and Slanderous Persons do not cease dayly to invent and set forth false Rumours Tales and Seditious Slanders not only against us and the said good Laws and Statutes but also have set forth divers Seditious Books within this our Realm of England meaning thereby to move and procure Strife Division Dissention amongst our Loving and Obedient Subjects much to the Disquieting of us and our People Wherefore we earnestly minding to have the same Acts before mentioned to be duely put in Execution and such Persons as shall hereafter Offend in any thing contrary to the Tenor and Effect of the said several Statutes to be accordingly punished and haveing Especial Trust and Confidence in your Wisdoms and Discretion have Authorized Assigned and Appointed you to be our Commissioners And by these Presents do give our full Power and Authority to you or Six of you whereof you the said Matthew Parker Edmond Grendale Thomas Smith Walter Haddon Thomas Sack-ford Richard Godrick and Gilbert Gerrard to be one from time to time hereafter dureing our pleasure to Inquire as well by the Oaths of Twelve Good and Lawful Men as also by Witnesses and all other Lawful ways and means you can devise for all Offences Misdoers and Misdemeanors done and committed of them and hereafter to be committed or done contrary to the Tenor and Effect of the said several Acts and Statutes and either of them and also of all and singular Heretical Opinions Seditious Books Contempts Conspiracies false Rumours Tales Seditious-Misbehaviours Slanderous Words or Shewings published invented or set forth or hereafter to be published invented or set forth by any Person or Persons against us or contrary or against any of the Laws or Statutes of this our Realm or against the quiet Governance and rule of our People and Subjects in any County City Burrough or other place or places within this our Realm of England and of all and every the Coad jutors Councellors Comforters Procurers and Abbettors of any such Offender And further We do give Power and Authority to you or six of you Whereof the said Mathow Parker Edmond Grindale Thomas Smith Walter Haddon Thomas Sack-ford Richard Godrick or Gilbert Gerrard to be one from time to time hereafter during our pleasure as well to hear and determine all the premises as also to inquire hear and determine all and singular enormities disturbance and misbehaviors done and committed or hereafter to be done and committed in any Church or Chappel or against any Divine service or the Minister or Ministers of the same contrary to the Laws and Statutes of this Realm and also to enquire oft search out and to order correct and reform all such persons as hereafter shall or will obstinately absent themselves from Church and such Divine Service as by the Laws and Statutes of this Realm is appointed to be had and used And also we do give and grant full power and Authority to you or six of you whereof you the said Mathew Parker Edmond Grindale Thomas Smith Walter Haddon Thomas Sack-ford Richard Godrick or Gilbert Gerrard to be one from time to time and at all times during our pleasure to visit reform redress order correct and amend in all places within this our Realm of England all such Errors Heresies Schisms Abuses Offences Contempts and Enormities Spiritual and Ecclesiastical wheresoever which by any Spiritual or Ecclesiastical Power Authority or Jurisdiction can or may be lawfully reformed ordered redressed corrected restrained or amended to the pleasure of Almighty God the encrease of Vertue and the Conservation of the Peace and Unity of this our Realm and according to the Authority and power limitted given and Appointed by any Laws or Statutes of this Realm And also that you and six of you whereof the said Mathew Parker Edmond Grindale Thomas Smith Walter Haddon Thomas Sack-ford Richard Godrick or Gilbert Gerrard to be one shall likewise have full power and Authority from time to time to enquire oft and search out all Mercilesimen quarrels Vagarant and suspected persons within our City of London and ten Miles Compass about the same City and of all assaults and affrays done and committed within the same City and the compass aforesaid And also we give full power and Authority unto you and six of you as before sumerly to hear and finally determine according to your discretions and by the Laws of this Realm all Causes and Complaints of all them which in respect of Religion or for lawfully Matrimony contracted and allowed by the same where injuriously deprived defrauded or spoiled of their Lands Goods Possessions Rights Dignities Livings Offices Spiritual or Temporal and them so deprived as before to restore unto their said livings and to put them into possession amoveing the Usurpers in convenient speed as it shall seem to your discretions good by your Letters Message or otherwise all frustratory appellations clearly rejected And further we do give Power and Authority unto you and six of you whereof you the said Mathew Parker Edmond Grindale Thomas Smith Walter Hadden Thomas Sack-ford Richard Godrick or Gilbert Gerrard to be one by vertue hereof full Power and Authority not only to hear and determine the same and all other Offences and matters before mentioned and rehearsed but also all other Notorious and manifest advoutry and Fornications and Ecclesiastical crimes and offences within this our Realm according to your Wisdoms Consciences and Discretions willing and commanding you or six of you whereof you the said Mathew Parker Edmond Grindale Thomas Smith Walter Haddon Thomas Sack-ford Richard Godrick or Gilbert Gerrard to be one from time to time hereafter to use and devise all such pollitick ways and means for the Tryal and Searching out of all the premises as by you or six of you as