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A37445	The parson's counsellor with the law of tithes or tithing in two books : the first sheweth the order every parson, vicar, &c. ought to observe in obtaining a spiritual preferment, and what duties are incumbent upon him ... : the second shews in what manner all sorts of tithes, offerings, mortuaries, and other church-duties are to be paid ... / written by Sir Simon Degge, Kt.	Degge, Simon, Sir, 1612-1704.	1676 (1676)	Wing D852; ESTC R8884	170,893	368

that none of the said Arch-Bishops c. be thereof chargeable of to It seems a Canon would not justifie an Imprisonment or upon any Action of false or wrongful Imprisonment but that they be utterly thereof discharged in any of the cases aforesaid by vertue of this Act. This Law for ought I know stands still in force 31 H. 8. c. 14. made Felony to use their own Wives but there was a severe Law made in the 31 H. 8. whereby it was made Felony for a Priest carnally to use a Woman to whom he had been Married or contracted or if he kept company or familiarity with her or if any Priest kept a Concubine as by paying for her board maintaining her with Money or other gifts or means to the evil example of others he should forfeit all his Goods Cattels and Spiritual promotions and be put in Prison for the first offence and the second offence to be Felony But this seeming too severe was the next Year repealed and it was enacted 32 H. 8. c. 10. mitigated That such Offender should for the first offence lose all his Goods Chattels and Debts and lose the profits of all his Ecclesiastical promotions but one for his life for the second offence to forfeit his Goods Cattel and Debts and the profits of all his Lands and of all his Spiritual Benefices Promotions and Dignities for his life And for the third offence should make the like forfeiture and be Imprisoned during life By an Act of Parliament made in the 31 of H. 31 H. 8. c. 14. The 6 Articles makes the marriage of Priests Heresie 8. which is commonly called the Act of the six bloody Articles by the third Article it was declared that Priests after they have received Orders might not Marry and to affirm the contrary thereof was made Heresie and Treason by that Act but this bloody Act was repealed by 1 E. 6. cap. 12. By the Statute of 2 and 3 E. All Laws against marriage of Priests made void 6. cap. 21. all Laws Statutes Canons and Ordinances and Constitutions made against the Marriage of Priests are made null and void And by another Statute made the fifth and sixth of E. Children legitimate 6. cap. 12. It is adjudged and declared that the Marriage of Priests is Lawful and legitimates their Children and makes them capable to endow their Wives and to be Tenants by the Courtesy But these Laws were repealed by the Stat. of 1 Mariae cap. 1. However it came to pass I know not 1 Jacob. c. 25. but for ought I can find these Acts lay repealed all Queen Elizabeth's time till 1 Jac. then the latter Act was revived and made perpetual and their Children made ligitimate So that upon the whole matter all acts of Parliament Canons Constitutions c. that restrain the Marriage of Priests or the Illigitimation of their Children are made null and void but the Canons and Acts of Parliament that punish their Incontinency stand in force Next let us see what Priviledg the Clergy have right to at this day CHAP. XI The Eleventh Chapter shews what Priviledges belong to the Clergy at this day by the Common and Statute Laws of this Realm THE Laws of this Realm have allowed the Clergy in holy Orders many great Priviledges First The Priviledge of the Clergy 2 Inst 3⸪ 625. 4⸪ May not be Officers temporal 5 E. 3. c. 5. 1 R. 2. c. 15 Must not be arrested in Church or Church-yard in their Persons they are not compellable to serve in any Temporal Office as Sheriff Constable Overseer of the Poor c. Neither can they be prest to serve in the Wars neither may they be arrested in the Church or Church-yard when they are attendant on divine Service upon pain of Imprisonment and ransom at the Kings pleasure and likewise to make agreement with the Party And by a Statute made i. 1 Mariae Sess 2. cap. 3. Most not be distarbed praying or preaching Mariae It is enacted That if any Parson c. of their own Power and Authority at any time c. shall or do willingly or of purpose by open and overt word fact act or deed maliciously or contemptuously molest lett disturb vex or trouble or by any other unlawful way or means disquiet or misuse any Preacher or Preachers c. licensed allowed or authorized to preach by the Queen or by any Arch-bishop or Bishop of this Realm or by any other lawful Ordinary or by either of the Vniversities c. or otherwise lawfully authorized or charged by reason of his or their Cure Benefice or other Spiritual Promotion or Charge in any of his or their Sermon or Collation in any Church Chappel or Church-yard or in other place appointed to be preached in Or if any Person c. shall maliciously willingly or of purpose molest lett disturb vex disquiet or otherwise trouble any Parson Vicar Parish-Priest or Curate c. saying doing singing ministring or celebrating mass or other divine Service Sacraments c. that at any time then after shall be allowed set forth or authorized by the Queen's Majesty That the Offender upon Conviction before two Justices of the Peace shall by them be committed to the Goal without bail or mainprise for three months and after to the next Quarter Sessions where if he repent and be reconciled then to be discharged of his Imprisonment finding sureties for his good behaviour and if he fail therein to be continued till the next Quarter Sessions c. This Act though made in the time of Popery is still in force and may be executed upon such as disturb the present Ministers Parsons Vicars and Curates c. And though it refer to such Church-Service as then after should be settled by the Queen yet I conceive it extends to her Successors and a settlement by Act of Parliament is a settlement by the King in the most superlative manner and the late Act for Uniformity declares and enacts 14 Car. 2. c. 4. that all former Acts for Uniformity of Common Prayer shall be of force and extend to the Book of Common Prayer The Bodies of Clergy-men cannot be arrested upon any Capias sued forth upon any Statute-Staple or Statute-Merchant Must not be arrested for the Process are made out conditionally Si Laicus fuerit and if the Sheriff or any other Officer arrest a Clergy-man upon any such Conditional Process I conceive an Action of false Imprisonment lyes against him that does it or he may have a special Supersedeas out of the Chancery Regist 147. that is the Cursitors Office Priviledg in their goods Regist 260. a. Free from Tolls And every Parson Vicar c. is by the Common Laws of England free from the payment of any tolls in all Fairs and Markets not only for all the Goods and Merchandizes gotten upon their Church-Livings but also for all Goods and Merchandizes by them bought to be