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that_o the_o king_n desire_v only_o dignitates_fw-la regibus_fw-la ante_fw-la debitas_fw-la sibi_fw-la exhiberi_fw-la hoved._n pag._n 292._o b._n and_o in_o another_o letter_n to_o the_o pope_n on_o the_o king_n behalf_n they_o declare_v the_o same_o ibid._n pag._n 292_o 293._o our_o archbishop_n indeed_o use_v to_o fetch_v their_o pall_v from_o rome_n but_o that_o entitle_v the_o pope_n to_o no_o jurisdiction_n here_o so_o that_o the_o subject_a matter_n of_o the_o law_n of_o clarendon_n then_o enact_v into_o statute-law_n be_v in_o king_n william_n rufus_n his_o time_n the_o law_n and_o usage_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o therefore_o anselm_n and_o becket_n oath_n be_v in_o substance_n the_o same_o and_o those_o law_n and_o usage_n have_v be_v usurp_v upon_o since_o and_o the_o usurpation_n purge_v by_o the_o law_n make_v about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o reformation_n the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n be_v now_o the_o same_o in_o substance_n with_o those_o ancient_a oath_n aforemention_v 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he_o and_o the_o abbot_n of_o feversham_n and_o st._n augustine_n as_o judge_n appoint_v by_o the_o pope_n to_o hear_v and_o determine_v it_o they_o have_v cite_v the_o archbishop_n to_o appear_v before_o they_o they_o have_v send_v he_o comminatoriam_fw-la epistolam_fw-la eique_fw-la diem_fw-la peremptorium_fw-la praefixerant_fw-la they_o have_v no_o legal_a authority_n to_o exercise_n jurisdiction_n within_o the_o realm_n for_o the_o pope_n can_v give_v they_o none_o and_o therefore_o the_o chief_a justice_n prohibit_v they_o in_o the_o king_n name_n the_o writ_n may_v be_v read_v in_o chron._n gervas_n coll._n pag._n 1503._o from_o whence_o the_o doctor_n quote_v the_o story_n though_o he_o relate_v it_o knavish_o enough_o we_o find_v a_o writ_n say_v he_o to_o the_o abbot_n of_o battle_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o he_o command_v he_o on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o king_n by_o the_o faith_n which_o he_o owe_v he_o and_o by_o the_o oath_n which_o he_o make_v to_o he_o to_o do_v what_o 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power_n perductus_fw-la ad_fw-la regem_fw-la dignè_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la susceptus_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la expositâ_fw-la svi_fw-la adventûs_fw-la causâ_fw-la rex_fw-la obtensâ_fw-la expeditione_n in_o quâ_fw-la tunc_fw-la erat_fw-la nam_fw-la super_fw-la walenses_n eâ_fw-la tempestate_fw-la exercitum_fw-la duxerat_fw-la dixit_fw-la se_fw-la tanto_fw-la negotio_fw-la operam_fw-la tunc_fw-la quidem_fw-la dare_v non_fw-la posse_fw-la cum_fw-la legationis_fw-la illius_fw-la stabilem_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la conniventiam_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la abbatum_fw-la &_o procerum_fw-la ac_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la conventum_fw-la roborari_fw-la posse_fw-la constaret_fw-la eadmer_n lib._n 6._o pag._n 137_o 138._o he_o tell_v it_o he_o as_o a_o know_a truth_n constaret_fw-la that_o his_o legacy_n can_v not_o be_v of_o any_o validity_n in_o this_o nation_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n in_o parliament_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o 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regum_fw-la anglorum_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o this_o council_n matthew_n westminster_n pag._n 181._o anno_fw-la dom._n 9051_o call_v concilium_fw-la grande_n episcoporum_fw-la abbatum_fw-la &_o fidelium_fw-la populorum_fw-la in_o provinciâ_fw-la geviseorum_fw-la in_o the_o same_o council_n the_o bound_n of_o their_o diocese_n be_v limit_v which_o the_o same_o historian_n describe_v he_o tell_v we_o likewise_o that_o in_o the_o same_o council_n two_o other_o bishop_n be_v choose_v one_o to_o the_o bishopric_n of_o dorchester_n and_o another_o to_o that_o of_o chichester_n in_o king_n henry_n the_o eighth_n time_n six_o new_a bishopric_n be_v erect_v by_o the_o king_n letter_n patent_n viz._n gloucester_n bristol_n chester_n peterborough_n oxford_n and_o westminster_n but_o those_o letter_n patent_n have_v the_o authority_n of_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o warrant_v they_o make_v in_o the_o one_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o that_o king_n reign_n cap._n 9_o be_v it_o enact_v by_o 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carlisle_n which_o be_v erect_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o anno_fw-la dom._n 1133._o the_o prior_n of_o hagulstad_n speak_v of_o this_o in_o general_a term_n coll._n pag._n 257._o consecratus_fw-la est_fw-la adulphus_n prio_fw-la de_fw-fr nostlia_n ad_fw-la urbem_fw-la karleol_n quam_fw-la rex_fw-la henricus_fw-la initiavit_fw-la ad_fw-la sedem_fw-la episcopalem_fw-la math._n westm_n in_o like_a manner_n pag._n 241._o rex_fw-la henricus_fw-la novum_n fecit_fw-la episcopatum_fw-la apud_fw-la carleolum_fw-la in_o limbo_n angliae_fw-la et_fw-la galwalliae_fw-la et_fw-la posuit_fw-la ibi_fw-la primum_fw-la episcopum_fw-la nomine_fw-la ethelulphum_fw-la sancti_fw-la oswaldi_n priorem_fw-la abbas_n jorvallensis_n tell_v we_o the_o story_n in_o like_a term_n collect._n pag._n 1019._o eodem_fw-la anno_fw-la rex_fw-la fecit_fw-la novum_n episcopatum_fw-la apud_fw-la karliolum_fw-la quem_fw-la arnulfo_n priori_fw-la de_fw-la sancto_fw-la bertulpho_n contulit_fw-la but_o it_o appear_v by_o radulph_n de_fw-fr diceto_n coll._n pag._n 505._o that_o in_o this_o very_a year_n a_o parliament_n be_v hold_v and_o a_o very_a solemn_a one_o rex_fw-la henricus_fw-la convocatis_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la principibus_fw-la filiam_fw-la svam_fw-la &_o haeredes_fw-la filiae_fw-la suae_fw-la sibi_fw-la successorres_fw-la instituit_fw-la in_o which_o parliament_n it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a that_o this_o bishopric_n of_o carlisle_n be_v erect_v notwithstanding_o these_o loose_a expression_n of_o the_o monk_n for_o the_o same_o author_n express_v themselves_o in_o the_o same_o term_n concern_v the_o bishopric_n of_o ely_n which_o yet_o be_v erect_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n radulphus_fw-la de_fw-la diceto_fw-la collect._n pag._n 501._o rex_fw-la henricus_fw-la abbathiam_fw-la elyensem_fw-la ad_fw-la episcopalem_fw-la mutavit_fw-la sedem_fw-la &_o herveum_fw-la ibi_fw-la praesecit_fw-la math._n westminst_n pag._n 238._o rex_fw-la henricus_fw-la abbbathiam_n elyensem_fw-la in_o episcopalem_fw-la sedem_fw-la commutavit_fw-la abbas_n jorvallensis_n pag._n 1003._o collect._n abbathiam_fw-la de_fw-fr ely_n ad_fw-la sedem_fw-la episcopalem_fw-la convertit_fw-la &_o primum_fw-la episcopum_fw-la herveum_fw-la bangorensem_fw-la constituit_fw-la so_o that_o no_o argument_n can_v be_v draw_v from_o these_o historian_n mention_v the_o king_n sound_v the_o bishopric_n of_o carlisle_n without_o name_v the_o parliament_n as_o a_o party_n to_o it_o to_o prove_v that_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o erect_v by_o authority_n of_o parliament_n for_o if_o the_o charter_n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o bishopric_n of_o ely_n have_v be_v lose_v the_o same_o argument_n will_v have_v lie_v against_o it_o and_o all_o the_o bishopric_n in_o england_n of_o who_o first_o foundation_n there_o be_v any_o particular_a account_n give_v by_o our_o historian_n appear_v to_o have_v be_v found_v by_o our_o king_n in_o parliament_n or_o by_o virtue_n of_o a_o authority_n give_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n i_o suppose_v it_o will_v not_o be_v deny_v but_o whenever_o any_o bishopric_n in_o particular_a be_v found_v at_o the_o same_o time_n it_o be_v endow_v now_o our_o ancient_a king_n can_v not_o
have_v do_v notwithstanding_o his_o new_o restore_v supremacy_n sir_n roger_n 16_o particular_a be_v that_o our_o king_n place_v by_o a_o lay_v hand_n clerk_n in_o prebendary_a or_o parochial_a church_n ordinariis_fw-la penitus_fw-la irrequisitis_fw-la but_o if_o he_o have_v consider_v that_o original_o all_o church_n living_n in_o england_n be_v donative_n and_o that_o presentation_n to_o ordinary_n admission_n institution_n and_o induction_n thereupon_o obtain_v in_o england_n in_o compliance_n with_o the_o canon_n many_o year_n after_o the_o conquest_n he_o will_v not_o have_v mention_v that_o as_o a_o special_a prerogative_n in_o the_o king_n which_o be_v but_o common_a to_o he_o with_o all_o his_o subject_n that_o have_v be_v founder_n and_o be_v patron_n of_o benefice_n mr_n selden_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o history_n of_o tithe_n cap._n 12._o sect_n 5._o that_o it_o be_v not_o till_o about_o the_o year_n mcc_n that_o the_o decretal_n and_o the_o increase_v authority_n of_o the_o canon_n have_v settle_v the_o universal_a course_n here_o of_o fill_v church_n by_o presentation_n to_o the_o bishop_n archdeacon_n vicar_n of_o the_o bishop_n or_o guardian_n of_o the_o spiritualty_n and_o that_o then_o the_o use_n of_o investiture_n of_o church_n and_o tithe_n several_o or_o together_o practise_v by_o layman_n be_v leave_v off_o and_o a_o division_n of_o secular_a and_o ecclesiastical_a right_n from_o thence_o be_v continue_v in_o practice_n and_o in_o the_o same_o section_n pag._n 392._o he_o say_v that_o whilst_o the_o use_n of_o lay-investitures_a be_v in_o be_v all_o church_n so_o give_v be_v proper_o donative_n for_o further_a satisfaction_n as_o to_o that_o particular_a i_o refer_v to_o he_o sir_n roger_n seventeen_o particular_a be_v that_o our_o king_n prohibit_v the_o laity_n from_o yield_a obedience_n or_o answer_v by_o oath_n to_o their_o ecclesiastical_a superior_a inquire_v the_o peccatis_fw-la subditorum_fw-la this_o take_v out_o of_o the_o additament_n to_o matth._n paris_n pag._n 200._o num_fw-la 9_o from_o whence_o sir_n roger_n quote_v it_o item_n cum_fw-la praelati_fw-la ecclesiastici_fw-la inquirere_fw-la volunt_fw-la de_fw-la peccatis_fw-la subditorum_fw-la prohibentur_fw-la laici_fw-la ne_fw-la de_fw-la veritate_fw-la dicendâ_fw-la aut_fw-la de_fw-la credulitate_fw-la aliquod_fw-la juramentum_fw-la exponant_fw-la aut_fw-la praelatis_fw-la super_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la obediant_fw-la propter_fw-la quod_fw-la multorum_fw-la excessus_fw-la &_o peccata_fw-la mortalia_fw-la incorrecta_fw-la &_o impunita_fw-la relinquuntur_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la praestatur_fw-la audacia_fw-la delinquendi_fw-la &_o peccandi_fw-la facultas_fw-la now_o this_o be_v no_o other_o then_o protect_v the_o laity_n from_o be_v impose_v upon_o by_o the_o oath_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la and_o innumerable_a authority_n may_v be_v cite_v to_o prove_v that_o no_o kind_n nor_o form_n of_o oath_n can_v be_v make_v or_o impose_v on_o the_o king_n subject_n nor_o prescribe_v to_o they_o in_o any_o new_a case_n but_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n only_o and_o that_o no_o bishop_n or_o subject_n whatsoever_o have_v any_o power_n to_o make_v or_o enjoin_v any_o new_a oath_n or_o form_n of_o oath_n nor_o any_o authority_n to_o administer_v a_o oath_n to_o any_o man_n without_o some_o legal_a commission_n from_o the_o king_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n or_o some_o act_n of_o parliament_n especial_o authorise_v he_o to_o give_v or_o take_v a_o oath_n unless_o in_o court_n of_o record_n or_o other_o court_n who_o have_v authority_n to_o administer_v oath_n by_o prescription_n but_o anno_fw-la dom._n 1237._o otho_n the_o pope_n legate_n in_o a_o council_n at_o london_n make_v this_o constitution_n touch_v oath_n in_o spiritual_a cause_n in_o ecclesiastical_a court_n till_o that_o time_n not_o know_v nor_o use_v in_o england_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o constitution_n jusjurandum_fw-la calumniae_fw-la in_o causis_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la quibuslibet_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr veritate_fw-la dicenda_fw-la in_o spiritualibus_fw-la quoque_fw-la ut_fw-la veritas_fw-la aperiatur_fw-la facilius_fw-la &_o causae_fw-la celerius_fw-la terminentur_fw-la statuimus_fw-la de_fw-la caetero_fw-la praestari_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la angliae_fw-la secundum_fw-la canonicas_fw-la &_o legitimas_fw-la sanctiones_fw-la obtentâ_fw-la in_o contrarium_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la non_fw-la obstante_fw-la vid._n matth._n paris_n 454._o a_o clear_a resolution_n that_o till_o that_o time_n the_o custom_n of_o england_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n be_v to_o the_o contrary_a and_o that_o they_o can_v not_o enforce_v any_o man_n to_o his_o oath_n in_o such_o case_n after_o which_o grosthead_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n anno_fw-la 1246._o upon_o the_o suggestion_n of_o the_o friar_n predicant_n and_o minorite_n rage_v more_o than_o be_v meet_v or_o expedient_a they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o matthew_n paris_n against_o those_o of_o his_o diocese_n make_v strict_a inquisition_n in_o his_o bishopric_n by_o his_o archdeacon_n and_o dean_n concern_v the_o chastity_n and_o manner_n as_o well_o of_o noble_a as_o ignoble_a upon_o oath_n to_o the_o enormous_a hurt_n and_o scandal_n of_o the_o reputation_n of_o many_o quod_fw-la nunquam_fw-la antea_fw-la fieri_fw-la consueverat_fw-la the_o king_n hear_v the_o grievous_a complaint_n of_o his_o people_n consilio_fw-la curiae_fw-la suae_fw-la scripsit_fw-la vicecomiti_fw-la hertfordiae_fw-la in_o haec_fw-la verba_fw-la henricus_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_n rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la etc._n etc._n praecipimus_fw-la tibi_fw-la quod_fw-la sicut_fw-la teipsum_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la tua_fw-la diligis_fw-la non_fw-la permittas_fw-la quod_fw-la aliqui_fw-la laici_fw-la de_fw-la balliuâ_fw-la tuâ_fw-la ad_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la episcopi_fw-la lincolniensis_fw-la achidiaconorum_fw-la vel_fw-la officialium_fw-la seu_fw-la decanorum_n ruralium_fw-la in_fw-la aliquo_fw-la loco_fw-la conveniant_fw-la de_fw-la caetero_fw-la ad_fw-la cognitiones_fw-la per_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la eorum_fw-la vel_fw-la attestationes_fw-la aliquas_fw-la faciendas_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o causis_fw-la matrimonialibus_fw-la &_o testamentariis_fw-la matth._n par._n p._n 716._o and_o the_o very_a next_o year_n follow_v in_o pursuance_n hereof_o the_o king_n by_o parliament_n enact_v and_o command_v that_o if_o any_o layman_n be_v convent_v before_o any_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n for_o breach_n of_o faith_n and_o perjury_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v prohibit_v by_o the_o king_n and_o that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n shall_v be_v prohibit_v to_o hold_v plea_n for_o all_o cause_n against_o layman_n unless_o they_o be_v of_o matrimony_n and_o testament_n all_o which_o matth._n paris_n precise_o relate_v pag._n 727._o which_o prohibition_n and_o statute_n nullify_v the_o constitution_n of_o otho_n and_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o this_o his_o innovation_n but_o yet_o about_o nine_o year_n after_o boniface_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n publish_v this_o peremptory_a constitution_n in_o affront_n to_o they_o both_o statuimus_fw-la quod_fw-la laici_fw-la ubi_fw-la de_fw-la subditorum_fw-la peccatis_fw-la &_o excessibus_fw-la corrigendis_fw-la per_fw-la praelatos_fw-la &_o ecclesiasticos_fw-la judices_fw-la inquiritur_fw-la ad_fw-la praestandum_fw-la de_fw-la veritate_fw-la dicendâ_fw-la juramentum_fw-la per_fw-la excommunicationis_fw-la sententias_fw-la si_fw-la opus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la compellantur_fw-la impedientes_fw-la vero_fw-la ne_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la juramenta_fw-la praestentur_fw-la for_o the_o judge_n with_o many_o other_o then_o general_o oppugn_v and_o hinder_v the_o usher_v in_o of_o this_o innovation_n per_fw-la interdicti_fw-la &_o excommunicationis_fw-la sententiam_fw-la arceantur_fw-la to_o evacuate_v which_o illegal_a constitution_n trench_v both_o upon_o the_o people_n liberty_n and_o the_o court_n of_o justice_n too_o the_o judge_n frequent_o grant_v out_o sundry_a general_n prohibition_n to_o all_o or_o most_o of_o the_o sheriff_n of_o england_n as_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o register_n of_o writ_n pars_fw-la 2._o fol._n 36.43.50_o fitzherbert_n nat._n brev._n fol._n 41._o a._n auxy_n home_fw-fr poit_fw-fr sure_a prohibition_n direct_v all_o viscount_n que_fw-fr le_fw-fr viscount_n ne_fw-mi permit_v ne_o suffer_v les_fw-fr lay_v subject_n deal_v roy_fw-fr de_fw-fr vener_n a_fw-fr ascun_fw-fr lieu_fw-fr all_o citation_n del_fw-it evesque_fw-la ad_fw-la faciend_n aliquas_fw-la recognitiones_fw-la vel_fw-la sacrament_n prestand_v nisi_fw-la in_o causis_fw-la matrimonialibus_fw-la &_o testamentariis_fw-la rastal_n abridment_n of_o the_o statute_n title_n prohibit_v nu_fw-la 5._o upon_o which_o prohibition_n this_o attachment_n follow_v the_o king_n to_o the_o sheriff_n greeting_n cause_o such_o a_o bishop_n to_o put_v in_o surety_n to_o appear_v before_o our_o justice_n &c._n &c._n to_o show_v cause_n why_o he_o make_v certain_a lay_v person_n to_o be_v 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they_o not_o warrantable_a by_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n of_o the_o realm_n now_o what_o use_v the_o doctor_n can_v make_v of_o this_o particular_a viz._n of_o the_o king_n be_v prohibit_v the_o clergy_n from_o oppress_v his_o lay-subject_n contrary_a to_o law_n i_o can_v discover_v sir_n roger_n eighteen_o and_o last_o particular_a be_v a_o observation_n in_o matth._n paris_n where_o the_o ecclesiastic_n have_v enumerate_v several_a case_n in_o which_o they_o hold_v themselves_o hardly_o deal_v with_o add_v that_o in_o all_o of_o they_o if_o the_o spiritual_a judge_n proceed_v contrary_a to_o the_o king_n prohibition_n he_o be_v attach_v and_o appear_v before_o the_o justice_n constrain_v to_o produce_v his_o proceed_n that_o they_o may_v determine_v to_o which_o court_n the_o cause_n belong_v by_o which_o say_v he_o it_o be_v manifest_v how_o the_o king_n court_n have_v the_o superintendency_n over_o the_o ecclesiastic_a this_o make_v nothing_o for_o any_o extrajudicial_a 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that_o such_o authority_n belong_v to_o king_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n we_o need_v not_o wonder_n i_o say_v to_o find_v he_o in_o king_n james_n the_o first_o be_v time_n exhibit_v article_n of_o abuse_n in_o grant_v prohibition_n against_o the_o judge_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o privy_a council_n as_o if_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o privy_a council_n have_v any_o authority_n to_o direct_v the_o judge_n in_o their_o administration_n of_o justice_n or_o to_o set_v bound_n to_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o any_o court._n vid._n 2_o inst_z 601_o 602_o etc._n etc._n &_o 12_o co._n p._n 63_o 64_o 65._o by_o what_o have_v be_v say_v i_o hope_v it_o appear_v sufficient_o that_o the_o ancient_a jurisdiction_n of_o our_o king_n in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n be_v such_o a_o jurisdiction_n and_o no_o other_o than_o they_o have_v in_o temporal_a matter_n viz._n in_o their_o great_a counsel_n and_o in_o their_o ordinary_a court_n of_o justice_n and_o that_o not_o only_o 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that_o of_o right_n and_o custom_n ever_o to_o have_v belong_v to_o the_o king_n assist_v with_o his_o council_n of_o bishop_n and_o other_o of_o the_o clergy_n who_o be_v therefore_o call_v vicarius_fw-la christi_fw-la etc._n etc._n pag._n 21._o the_o king_n and_o the_o arch_a bishop_n or_o rather_o the_o archbishop_n by_o the_o king_n will_n and_o appointment_n have_v ever_o take_v cognizance_n of_o all_o matter_n of_o episcopacy_n as_o the_o erection_n of_o bishopric_n dispose_v and_o translate_n of_o bishop_n etc._n etc._n p._n 24._o and_o innumerable_a other_o but_o to_o go_v on_o with_o dr._n johnston_n and_o draw_v to_o a_o conclusion_n he_o acknowledge_v pag._n 157_o that_o he_o do_v not_o find_v that_o by_o immediate_a commission_n the_o king_n of_o england_n visited_n before_o king_n henry_n the_o eighth_n time_n and_o if_o no_o such_o thing_n can_v be_v find_v then_o what_o authority_n can_v our_o king_n now_o have_v to_o exercise_v such_o a_o jurisdiction_n unless_o by_o 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