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A23013	Anno primo Reginæ Elizabethæ at the Parliament begunne at Westminster, the xxiij of Januarie, in the fyrst yere of the raigne of our soueraigne lady Elizabeth, by the grace of God, of Englande, Fraunce, and Irelande, queene, defender of the fayth &c., and there prorogued till the xxv. of the same moneth, and then and there holden, kept, and continued, vntyll the dissolution of the same, being the eight day of May then next ensuyng, were enacted as foloweth.; Laws, etc. (Session laws : 1559 Jan.-May)	England and Wales.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)	1572 (1572)	STC 9460; ESTC S4086	98,906	110

aucthorized and appoynted by your hyghnes your heyres or successours after the sayde letters patentes to hym or them made and delyuered as is aforesayde shall haue full power and aucthoritie by vertue of this acte and of the sayd letters patentes vnder your hyghnesse your heires or successours to exercise vse and execute all the premisses accordyng to the tenour and effect of the sayde letters patentes any matter or cause to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandyng And for the better obseruation and mayntenaunce of this acte maye it please your hyghnesse that it maye be further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that all and euerye Archbyshoppe Byshoppe and all and euerye other ecclesiasticall person and other ecclesiasticall officer and minister of what estate dignitie preheminence or degree soeuer he or they be or shal be and all and euery temporall Iudge Iusticer Maior and other lay or temporall officer and minister and euerye other person hauing your hyghnesse fees or wages within this Realme or anye your hyghnesse dominions shall make take and receaue a corporal othe vpon the Euangelist before such person or persons as shall please your hyghnesse your heyres or successours vnder the greate Seale of Englande to assigne and name to accepte and take the same accordyng to the tenour and effecte hereafter folowyng that is to saye I.A.B. do vtterlye testifie and declare in my conscience that the Queenes hyghnesse is the onlye supreame gouernour of this realme of al other her highnes dominions countreys aswell in all spirituall or ecclesiasticall thinges or causes as temporal and that no forraigne prince parson prelate state or potentate hath or ought to haue any iurisdiction power superioritie preheminence or aucthoritie ecclesiasticall or spiritual within this realme and therefore I do vtterly renounce and forsake al forrayne iurisdictions powers superiorities and aucthorities and do promise that from hencefoorth I shall beare fayth and true allegiaunce to the Queenes hyghnes her heyres and lawfull successours and to my power shall assiste and defend all iurisdictions priuiledges preheminences and aucthoties graunted or belongyng to the Queenes hyghnes her heyres and successours or vnited and annexed to the imperiall crowne of this Realme so helpe me God and by the contentes of this booke And that it may be also enacted that if any suche Archbyshoppe Byshoppe or other Ecclesiasticall officer or minister or anye of the sayde Temporal Iudges Iusticiaries or other lay officer or minister shall peremptorilie or obstinately refuse to take or receaue the sayde othe that then he so refusyng shal forfeyte lose only duryng his life al and euery Ecclesiasticall and Spirituall promotion benefice office and euery temporall and lay promotion and office which he hath solye at the tyme of such refusall made and that the whole tytle interrest and incumbencie in euery such promotion benefice and other office as agaynst suche person onlye so refusing during his lyfe shall clearely cease and be voyde as though the partie so refusyng were dead And that also all and euery such person and persons so refusyng to take the sayde othe shall immediatlye after suche refusall be from thencefoorth during his lyfe disabled to retayne or exercise any office or other promotion whiche he at the tyme of such refusall hath ioyntly or in common with any other person or persons and that all and euery person and persons that at any tyme hereafter shal be preferred promoted or collated to anye Archbyshopricke or Byshopricke or to any other Spirituall or Ecclesiasticall benefice promotion dignitie office or ministery or that shal be by your highnes your heyres or successours preferred or promoted to any tēporal or lay office ministerye or seruice within this realme or in any your highnes dominions before he or they shal take vpon him or them to receaue vse exercise supplye or occupye any suche Archbyshopricke Byshopricke promotion dignitie office ministery or seruice shal likewise make take receaue the sayd corporal othe before mentioned vppon the Euangelist before such persons as haue or shall haue aucthoritie to admit any such person to any such office ministery or seruice or els before suche person or persons as by your highnes your heires or successours by commission vnder the great Seale of England shal be named assigned or appointed to minister the said othe And that it may likewise be further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that if any such person or persons as at anye tyme hereafter shal be promoted preferred or collated to anye suche promotion Spirituall or Ecclesiasticall benefice office or ministerye or that by your highnes your heires or successours shal be promoted or preferred to any temporall or laye office ministerie or seruice shall and do peremptorily and obstinatelye refuse to take the same othe so to him to be offered that then he or they so refusing shal presently be iudged disabled in the lawe to receaue take or haue the same promotion spyrituall or ecclesiastical or the same temporall office ministerie or seruice within this realme or any other your highnesse dominions to all intentes constructions and purposes And that it may be further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayd that all and euery person and persons temporal suing liuerie or oustre le maine out of the handes of your highnesse your heyres or successours before his or theyr liuerie or oustre le maine sued foorth and alowed and euery temporal person or persons doing any homage to your highnes your heyres or successours or that shal be receaued into seruice with your highnes your heyres or successors shall make take and receaue the said corporall othe before mentioned before the Lord Chauncelour of England or the Lord Keper of the great seale for the time being or before such person or persons as by your hyghnesse your heyres or successours shal be named and appoynted to accept or receaue the same And that also all and euery person and persons takyng orders and all and euery other person and personnes which shal be promoted or preferred to any degree of learnyng in anye Vniuersitie within this your Realme or dominions before he shall receaue or take any such orders or be preferred to anye suche degree of learnyng shall make take and receaue the sayde othe by this acte set foorth and declared as is aforesayd before his or their Ordinarie Commissarie Chauncelour or Vicechauncelour or theyr sufficient deputies in the saide Vniuersitie Prouided alwayes that it may be further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaide that yf any person hauyng any estate of inheritance in any temporall office or offices shall hereafter obstinately and peremptorilie refuse to accept and take the said oth as is aforesaid and after at any time during his life shall wyllingly requyre to take and receaue the saide oth and so do take and accept the same othe before any person or persons that shal haue lawful aucthoritie to minister the same that then euery suche person immediatly after he hath so receaued the same othe

as houe obteyned pretended licences and dispensations from the sea of Rome and all and euery braunches wordes and sentences in the said seuerall actes and statutes conteyned by aucthoritie of this present Parliament from and at al times after the last day of this session of Parliament shal be reuiued and shall stande be in full force and strength to all intentes constructions and purposes And that the braunches sentences and wordes of the sayde seuerall actes and euery of them from thencefoorth shal and may be iudged deemed and taken to extend to your hyghnes your heyres and successours as fully and largely as euer the same actes or any of them dyd extend to the sayde late kyng Henry the eight your hyghnesse father And that it may also please your highnesse that it may be enacted by thaucthoritie of this present Parliament that so much of one acte or statute made in the .xxxii. yere of the raigne of your sayde deare father kyng Henry the eyght entytuled An act concernyng precontractes of maryages and touchyng degrees of consanguinitie as in the tyme of the late kyng Edwarde the sixte your hyghnesse moste deare brother by one other acte or statute was not repealed And also one acte made in the .xxxvii. yere of the raygne of the sayde late kyng Henry the eyght entituled An act that doctours of the Ciuile law beyng maryed may exercise Ecclesiasticall iurisdiction and all and euerye braunches and articles in the sayde two actes laste mentioned and not repealed in the tyme of the sayde late kyng Edward the sixte may from hencefoorth lykewyse stande and be reuiued and remayne in their full force and strength to all intentes and purposes any thyng conteyned in the sayd acte of repeale before mentioned or anye other matter or cause to the contrary notwithstandyng And that it may also please your highnesse that it may be further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayd that all other lawes and statutes and the braunches and clauses of anye acte or statute repealed and made voyde by the sayde acte of repeale made in the tyme of the sayde late king Philip and Queene Marie and not in this present acte specially mentioned and reuiued shall stand remayne and be repealed and voyde in suche lyke maner and fourme as they were before the makyng of this acte any thyng herein conteyned to the contrary notwithstandyng And that it may also please your highnesse that it may be enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaide that one act and statute made in the first yere of the raigne of the late king Edwarde the sixte your Maiesties moste deare brother entytuled An acte agaynste suche persons as shall vnreuerentlye speake agaynste the Sacramente of the bodye and blood of Christe commonlye called the Sacrament of the aulter and for the receauing thereof vnder bothe kyndes and all and euerye braunches clauses and sentences therein conteyned shall and maye lykewise from the last day of this Session of Parliamente be reuyued and from thencefoorth sha and may stand remayne and be in full force strength and effecte to all intentes constructions and purposes in such lyke maner fourme as the same was at anye tyme in the first yere of the raigne of the said late king Edward that .vi. any law statute or other matter to the contrary in any wise notwithstāding And that also it may please your hyghnesse that it may be further established and enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that one act and statute made in the first and second yeres of the sayd late kyng Philip and Queene Marie entytuled An acte for the reuiuing of three statutes made for the punishment of heresies and also the saide three statutes mentioned in the sayde acte and by the same acte reuiued and al and euery braunches articles clauses and sentences conteyned in the sayde seuerall actes or statutes and euerye of them shal be from the last day of this Session of Parliament deemed and remayne vtterly repealed voyde and of none effecte to all intentes and purposes anye thyng in the sayde seuerall actes or anye of them conteyned or anye other matter or cause to the contrary notwithstandyng And to the intent that al vsurped and forraigne power and aucthoritie spirituall and temporall maye for euer be clearely extinguished and neuer to be vsed or obeyed within this Realme or any other your Maiesties dominions or countreyes may it please your highnes that it may be further enacted by thaucthoritie aforesaid that no forraigne prince parson prelats state or potentate spiritual or temporal shal at anye tyme after the last day of this Session of Parliamente vse enioy or exercise any maner of power iurisdiction superioritie aucthoritie preheminēce or priuiledge spiritual or ecclesiastical within this realme or within any other your Maiesties dominions or countreys that now be or hereafter shal be but frō thēceforth the same shal be clearly abolished out of this realme al other your highnes dominions for euer any statute ordinaunce custome cōstitutions or any other matter or cause whatsoeuer to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding And that also it may lykewyse please your hyghnesse that it may be established and enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that suche iurisdictions priuiledges superiorities and preheminences spirituall and ecclesiasticall as by anye spirituall or ecclesiasticall power or aucthoritie hath heretofore ben or maye lawfullye be exercised or vsed for the visitation of the ecclesiasticall state and persons and for reformation order and correction of the same and of all maner errours heresies scismes abuses offences contemptes and enormities shall for euer by aucthoritie of this present Parliamente be vnited and annexed to the imperiall Crowne of this Realme And that your highnes your heyres and successours kinges or Queenes of this realme shal haue ful power and aucthoritie by vertue of this act by letters patentes vnder the great Seale of Englande to assigne name and aucthorize when as often as your highnes your heyres or successours shall thynke meete and conuenient and for suche and so long tyme as shall please your hyghnes your heires or successours suche person or persons beyng naturall borne subiectes to your hyghnesse your heires or successours as your Maiestie your heyres or successours shal think meete to exercise vse occupy and execute vnder your highnes your heyres and successours all maner of iurisdictions priuiledges and preheminences in anye wyse touchyng or concernyng anye spirituall or ecclesiasticall iurisdiction within these your realmes of Englande and Irelande or any other your hyghnesse dominions or countreyes and to visite refourme redresse order correct and amende all suche errours he resies scismes abuses offences contemptes and inormities whatsoeuer which by any maner spirituall or ecclesiasticall power aucthoritie or iurisdiction can or maye lawfully be refourmed ordered redressed corrected restrayned or amended to the pleasure of almyghtie God the encrease of vertue and the conseruation of the peace and vnitie of this Realme and that such person or persons so to be named assigned

be conuicted before the Iustices And lykewyse receauing for the sayde firste offence punishment by the Iustices he shall not for the same offence eftsoones receaue punishment of the Ordinarie any thing conteyned in this acte to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouided alwayes and be it enacted that suche ornamentes of the Churche and of the ministers therof shal be reteyned and be in vse as was in this Churche of Englande by aucthoritie of Parliament in the second yere of the raigne of kyng Edwarde the .vi. vntill other order shal be therein taken by the aucthoritie of the Queenes Maiestie with the aduise of her Commissioners appoynted and aucthorized vnder the great Seale of Englande for causes Ecclesiasticall or of the Metropolitane of this Realme And also that if there shall happen any contempt or irreuerence to be vsed in the ceremonies or rites of the Churche by the misusyng of the orders appoynted in this booke the Queenes Maiestie may by the lyke aduise of the sayde Commissioners or Metropolitane ordayne and publishe such farther ceremonies or rites as may be moste for the aduauncemente of Gods glorye the edifying of his Churche and the due reuerence of Christes holye Mysteries and Sacramentes And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that all lawes statutes and ordinaunces wherein or whereby anye other Seruice administration of Sacramentes or common Prayer is limited established or set foorth to be vsed within this Realme or anye other the Queenes dominions or countreyes shall from hencefoorth be vtterly voyde and of none effect An acte of Recognition the Queenes hyghnesse tytle to the imperiall Crowne of this Realme The .iij. Chapter AS there is nothing vnder God most dreade Soueraigne Ladie where we your moste humble faythfull and obedient subiectes the lordes spiritual and temporal and commons in this present Parliamente assembled haue may or ought to haue more cause to reioyce then in this only that it hath pleased God of his mercyfull prouidence and goodnes towardes vs and this our realme not onely to prouide but also to preserue and keepe for vs and our wealthes your royall maiestie our most ryghtfull and lawfull Soueraigne liege Lady and Queene moste happylye to raigne ouer vs for the which we do geue and yeelde vnto hym from the bottomes of our heartes our humble thankes laudes and prayses Euen so there is nothyng that we your sayde subiectes for our parties can may or ought towardes your hyghnesse more firmely entirely and assuredredly in the puritie of our hearts thinke or with our mouthes declare and confesse to be true then that your Maiestie our sayde Soueraigne Lady is and in very deede and of moste meere ryght ought to be by the lawes of God and the lawes and statutes of this Realme our most rightfull and lawful soueraigne liege Lady Queene and that your highnes is rightly lineally and lawfully descended and come of the blood royall of this realme of Englande in and to whose princely person and the heyres of your body lawfullye to be begotten after you without all doubt ambiguitie scruple or question the imperial royall estate place crowne and dignitie of this realme with all honors stiles titles dignities regalities iurisdictions preheminences to the same now belongyng and apparteining are and shal be most fully rightfully really and entirely inuested and incorporated vnited annexed as rightfully and lawfully to al intents constructions and purposes as the same were in the sayd late king Henry the eight or in the late kyng Edwarde the .vi. your highnes brother or in the late Queene Marie your highnes sister at any time since the act of parliament made in the .xxxv. yere of the raigne of your said most noble father kyng Henry the eight entituled An act concerning the stablishment of the kings maiesties succession in the imperial crowne of this realme For which causes we your said most louing faythfull obedient subiectes representing the three estates of your realme of England as therunto constrained by the law of god and man except we should ouermuch forget our dueties to your highnes and to the heires of your body lawfully begotten can no lesse do but most humbly besech your highnes that by thaucthoritie of this present parliament it may be enacted established and declared that we do recognise acknowledge and confesse the same your estate ryght title and succession as is aforesaid to be in and to your highnes and the heyres of your body to be begotten thorowoutly and in the whole and in euery part therof in such maner fourme as before is mentioned declared or confessed and therunto most humbly faithfully we do submit our selues our heires posterities for euer And further do make our most heartie humble petition vnto your highnesse that it may please the same not only to accept this our said recognition but also our faythfull promises that we accordyng to our dueties shall and will stand to assiste and defende your royall Maiestie and the heires of your bodye to be begotten beyng Kynges and Queenes of this Realme and your sayd ryghtes and titles in to the sayde imperiall estate place crowne and dignitie in all thynges thereto belongyng at all tymes to the vttermost of our possible powers and therein to spende our bodies landes and goodes agaynst all persons whatsoeuer that any thyng shall attempt to the contrary And that it may be enacted by thauctoritie aforesaide that aswell this our declaration confession recognition as also the limitation declaration of the succession of the imperial crowne of this realme mentioned and conteyned in the sayde acte made in the sayde .xxxv. yere of the raigne of your sayde moste noble father shall stande remayne and be the lawe of this realme for euer And that all sentences iudgementes decrees had made declared set foorth published and promulged and also as muche of euery clause article braunche matter or thyng contayned and expressed in any acte or actes of parliament as be in any thyng repugnaunt contrary or derogatorie to this our saide confession declaration and recognition or to any parte or parcell thereof or contrary to the said limitation of the succession of the imperiall crowne establyshed and made by the said act in the said xxxv yere of the raigne of the said late king Henry theight by whatsoeuer power or aucthoritie the same ben or haue ben had or made shal be vtterly frustrate voyde and of none effecte and also shall and may be cancelled defaced and put in perpetuall obliuion at your highnes wyll and pleasure as yf the same had neuer ben had made declared set foorth published or promulged An acte for the restitution of the first fruites and tenthes and rentes reserued nomine dicime and of parsonages impropriate to the imperiall crowne of this Realme The .iiii. Chapter IN their most humble wyse besechen your moste excellent Maiestie your faithful and humble subiectes the lordes spirituall and temporall and the Commons of this your

Commissioners or some of them as is aforesayd or so much thereof as they haue by any meane receaued ii.d of euery pound for the sayde perticuler collection as is aforesayde alwayes to be thereof alowed excepted abated that then it shal be lawfull to the sayde hygh Collectours and euerye of them and to their assignes to distrayne euery of the saide Constables Officers and other inhabitauntes for their saide seuerall and perticuler collection of the sayde summes comprised in the sayde estreate and wryting thereof to them and euerye of them as is before expressed delyuered or forasmuch of the same summe as so then shall happen to be gathered leuyed and behynd and vnpayde by the goodes and cattels of euery of them so beyng behynde And the distresse so taken to be kept appraysed and solde as is aforesaid and thereof to take and leuye the summes so then beyng behind and vnpayd And the ouerplus comming of the sale of the sayde distresse if anye be to be restored and deliuered vnto the owner in fourme aboue remembred Prouided alwayes that no person inhabiting in anye Citie Borough or Towne corporate shal be compelled to be an assessour or Collectour of or for anye parte of the sayde subsidie in anye place or places out of the sayde Citie Borough or Towne corporate where he dwelleth AND it is also by the sayde aucthoritie enacted that if any inhabitaunt or officer or whatsoeuer person or persons charged to and for the collection or receipt of any part of portion of the sayde subsidie by any maner of meanes accordyng to this acte or any person or persons for them selues or as keper gardian deputie factour or atturney of or for any other person or persons of any goods and cattels of the owner thereof at the tyme of the sayde assessing to be made beyng out of this Realme or in anye other parties not knowen or of and for the goodes and cattels of any other person or persons of any corporation fraternitie mysterie or other whatsoeuer comminaltie beyng incorporate or not incorporate and all persons hauyng in their rule gouernaunce and custodie anye goodes or cattels at the tyme of the sayde assessyng or any of them to be made or which for any cause for and by collection or for him selfe or for any other or by reason that he hath the rule gouernaunce or custodie of anye goodes or cattels of anye other person or persons corporation comminaltie fraternite guilde or mysterie or anye suche other lyke or as factour deputie or atturney of or for any person shal be taxed rated valued and set to any summe or summes by reason of this acte and after the taxation or assessing vpon anye suche person or persons as shal be charged with the receipt of the same happen to dye or departe from the place where he was so taxed and set or his goodes or cattels be so eloyned or in suche priuie and couert maner kepte as the sayde person or persons charged with the same by estreates or other wrytinges from the sayd Commissioners or as many of them as shal be thereunto appoynted by the sayde commission as is aforesayde can ne may leuie the same summe or summes comprysed within the same estreates by distresse within the limites of their collection as is aforesayde or can not sell such distresse or distresses as be taken for any of the sayde paymentes before the tyme limited to the hygh Collectour for his paymente to be made in the Queenes Maiesties receipt then vpon relation thereof with due examination by the oth or examination of such person or persons as shal be charged with and for the receipte and collection of the same before the sayde Commissioners or as many of them as by the sayde commission shal be thereunto appoynted where such person or persons or other as is aforesayde their goodes and cattels were set and taxed and vppon playne certificate thereof made in the Queenes Maiesties Exchequer by the same Commissioners aswell of the dwellyng place names and summes of the sayde persons of whome the sayde summes can not be leuied and had as is aforesayde then aswell the Constables and other inhabitauntes appoynted for the sayd perticuler collection agaynst the hygh Collectours as the hygh Collectour vppon his accompte and othe in the sayde Exchequer to be discharged thereof and proces to be made for the Queenes maiestie out of the said Exchequer by the discretion of the Barons of the sayde Exchequer agaynst suche person his heires or executors so being behind with his paiment And ouer that the same commissioners to whom any such declaratiō of the premisses shal be made in fourme aforesaid from time to time shal haue full power and aucthoritie to direct their precept or preceptes vnto the sayde person or persons charged with any summe of for or vppon any suche person or persons or other as is aforesayde or to any Sheriffe Stewarde Bayliffe or other whatsoeuer officer minister person or persons of suche place or places where any suche person or persons so owing such summe or summes shal haue lands tenements or other hereditamentes or reall possessions goodes cattels wherby any such person or persons so indebted his heires executours or assignes or other hauing the custodie gouernaunce or disposition of any goodes cattels landes or tenementes or other hereditamentes which ought or may by this acte lawfully be distrayned or taken for the same hath as shal haue goodes cattels landes tenementes or other possessions whereof such summe or summes which by any such person or persons may or ought to be leuyed be it within the limites of suche Commission where suche person or persons was and were taxed or without in any place within this Realme of England Wales or other the Queenes Maiesties dominions marches or territories by whiche precepte aswell suche person or persons as shal be charged to leuye such money as the officers of the place or places where such distresse may be taken shall haue full power and aucthoritie to distrayne euery suche person indebted charged and chargeable by this acte or his executours or administratours of his goodes and cattels his gardians factours deputies leasses farmours and assignes and all other persons by whose handes or out of whose landes any such person should haue rent see annuitie or other profite or which at the tyme of the sayde assessinges shal haue goodes or cattels or any other thyng moueable of any such person or persons beyng indebted or owyng suche summe and the distresse so taken caused to be kept appraysed and solde in lyke maner and fourme as is aforesayde for the distresse to be taken vppon suche persons to be taxed to the sayde subsidie and beyng sufficient to distrayne within the limites of the Collectours inhabitauntes or other officers charged with or for the same summes so vpon them to be taxed And if any such distresse for non payment happen to be taken out of the limit of the saide persons charged and assigned

shal be vested iudged deemed in like estate and possession of the saide office as he was before the saide refusall and shall and may vse and exercise the said office in such maner and fourme as he should or myght haue done before suche refusall anye thing in this acte conteyned to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandyng And for the more sure obseruation of this acte and the vtter extinguyshment of al forraigne and vsurped power and aucthoritie may it please your highnesse that it maye be further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that yf any person or persons dwelling or inhabiting within this your Realme or in any other your hyghnesse Realmes or Dominions of what estate dignitie or degree soeuer he or they be after th ende of .xxx. dayes next after the determination of this session of this present Parliament shal by wryting printing teachyng preachyng expresse wordes deede or acte aduisedly malitiously and dyrectly affyrme holde stande with set foorth mayntayne or defende the aucthoritie preheminence power or iurisdiction Spiritual or Ecclesiastical of any forraine Prince Prelate Parson State or Potentate whatsoeuer heretofore claymed vsed or vsurped within this Realme or any Dominion or Countrey beyng within or vnder the power dominion or obeysaunce of your highnes or shall aduisedly malitiously and directly put in vre or execute any thing for the extolling aduauncement setting foorth mayntenance or defence of any such pretended or vsurped iurisdiction power preheminence or aucthoritie or any part thereof that then euery such person persons so doyng and offendyng theyr abbettours aydours procurers counsaylours beyng thereof lawfully conuicted and attaynted according to the true order and course of the common lawes of this Realme for his or theyr first offence shall forfayte and lose vnto your highnesse your heyres successours all his and theyr goodes and cattels aswell reall as personal And yf any such person so conuicted or attaynted shall not haue or be worth of his proper goodes and cattels to the value of xx.li at the time of suche his conuiction or attainder that then euery such person so conuicted and attaynted ouer and besides the forfayture of all his saide goodes and cattels shall haue and suffer imprisonment by the space of one whole yere without baile or maineprise And that also all and euerye the benefices prebendes and other ecclesiasticall promotions and dignities whatsoeuer of euery spirituall person so offendyng and beyng attaynted shall immediatly after such attayndour be vtterly voyde to all intentes and purposes as though the incumbent therof were dead and that the patrone and donor of euery suche benefice prebende spirituall promotion and dignitie shall and maye lawfully present vnto the same or geue the same in suche maner and fourme as if the said incumbent were dead And if any suche offendour or offendours after such conuiction or attaynder do eftsones commit or do the sayde offences or any of them in maner and fourme aforesaid and be thereof duely conuicted and attaynted as is aforesayde that then euery suche offendour and offendours shal for the same seconde offence incurre into the daungers penalties and forfeytures ordeyned and prouided by the statute of prouision and premunire made in the .xvi. yereof the raigne of king Richard the second And yf any such offendour proffendours at any time after the sayd seconde conuiction and attayndour do the thirde time commit and do the sayde offences or anye of them in maner and fourme aforesayde and be thereof duely conuicted and attaynted as is aforesayde that then euerye suche offence or offences shal be deemed and adiudged high treason and that the offendour and offendours therein beyng thereof lawefullye conuicted and attaynted accordyng to the lawes of this Realme shall suffer paynes of death and other penalties forfeytures and losses as in cases of high treason by the lawes of this Realme And also that it maye lykewyse please your highnesse that it maye be enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that no maner of person or persons shal be molested or impreached for anye the offences aforesayde committed or perpetrated onlye by preachyng teachyng or wordes vnlesse he or they be thereof lawfullye indicted within the space of one whole yere next after his or theyr offences so committed And in case any person or persons shall fortune to be imprysoned for anye of the sayde offences committed by preachyng teachyng or wordes onelye and be not thereof indicted within the space of one halfe yere next after his or theyr suche offence so committed and done that then the sayde personne so imprisoned shal be sette at libertie and be no longer deteyned in pryson for any suche cause or offence Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that this acte or anye thing therein conteyned shall not in anye wyse extende to repeale any clause matter or sentence conteyned or specified in the said acte of Repeale made in the sayd fyrste and seconde yeres of the raignes of the sayde late kyng Philippe and Queene Marie as doth in any wyse touche or concerne any matter or cause of premunire or that doth make or ordeyne any matter or cause to be within the case of premunire but that the same for so much only as toucheth or concerneth any case or matter of premunire shal stande and remayne in such force and effecte as the same was before the makyng of this acte any thing in this acte conteyned to the contrarye in any wyse notwithstandyng Prouided also and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that this acte or anye thing therein conteyned shall not in anye wyse extende or be preiudiciall to anye person or personnes for anye offence or offences committed or done or hereafter to be committed or done contrarye to the tenour and effecte of anye acte or statute now reuiued by this acte before the end of .xxx. dayes next after th end of the session of this present Parliament any thing in this act conteyned or any other matter or cause to the contrary notwithstandyng And yf it happen that any yeere of this Realme shall fortune to be indicted of and for any offence that is reuiued or made premunire or treason by this acte that then he so beyng indicted shal haue his triall by his peeres in suche like maner and fourme as in other cases of treason hath ben vsed Prouided alwayes and be it enacted as is aforesayde that no maner of order acte or determination for any matter of religion or cause Ecclesiasticall had or made by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament shal be accepted deemed interpretate or adiudged at anye tyme hereafter to be any errour heresye schisme or schismaticall opinion any order decree sentence constitution or lawe whatsoeuer the same be to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouided alwayes and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that such person or persons to whom your hyghnesse your heyres or successours shall hereafter by letters patentes vnder the great seale of Englande geue aucthoritie

to haue or execute any iurisdiction power or aucthoritie Spirituall or to visite reforme order or correct anye errours heresies schismes abuses or enormities by vertue of this acte shall not in anye wyse haue aucthoritie or power to order determine or adiudge any matter or cause to be heresye but onlye suche as heretofore haue ben determined ordred or adiudged to be heresie by the aucthoritie of the canonicall Scriptures or by the fyrst foure generall counsayles or any of them or by anye other generall counsayle wherein the same was declared heresy by the expresse plaine wordes of the said Canonicall Scriptures or such as hereafter shal be ordered iudged or determined to be heresie by the hygh Court of Parliament of this Realme with the assent of the Cleargie in theyr conuocation Any thing in this acte conteyned to the contrary notwithstandyng And be it further enucted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that no person or persons shal be hereafter indicted or arraigned for any the offences made ordeyned reuiued or adiudged by this acte vnlesse there be two sufficient witnesses or more to testifie and declare the sayde offences whereof he shal be indicted or arraigned And that the said witnesses or so many of them as shal be liuing and within this Realme at the time of the arraignement of such person so indicted shal be brought foorth in person face to face before the partie so arraigned and there shal testifie and declare what they can say agaynst the partie so arraigned yf he requyre the same Prouided also and be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that if any person or persons shal hereafter happen to geue any reliefe ayde or comfort or in any wyse be aydyng helpyng or comfortyng to the person or persons of any that shall hereafter happen to be an offendour in any matter or case of Primunire or treason reuiued or made by this acte that then suche releefe ayde or comfort geuen shal not be iudged or taken to be anye offence vnlesse there be two sufficient witnesses at the least that can and will openlye testifie and declare that the person or persons that so gaue suche releefe ayde or comfort had notice and knowledge of suche offence committed and done by the sayd offendour at the tyme of suche releefe ayde or comfort so to hym geuen or ministred any thyng in this acte contayned or any other matter or cause to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding And where one pretensed sentence hath heretofore ben geuen in the consystorye in Powles before certayne Iudges de legate by the aucthoritie Legantine of the late Cardinall Poole by reason of a forraigne vsurped power and auctoritie against Richard Chetwod Esquire and Agnes his wife by the name of Agnes Doodhul at the sute of Charles Tyrrell gentleman in a cause of matrimonie solemnised betweene the said Richard Agnes as by the same pretensed sentence more playnely doth appeare from which sentence the said Richarde and Agnes haue appealed to the court of Rome whiche appeale doth there remayne and yet is not determined May it therefore please your hyghnes that it may be enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayd that if sentence in the said appeale shall happen to be geuen at the said court of Rome for and in the behalfe of the said Richard and Agnes for the reuersing of the said pretensed sentence before the ende of three score dayes next after the end of this Session of this present Parliament that then the same shal be iudged taken to be good and effectual in the lawe and shall and may be vsed pleaded and alowed in anye courte or place within this Realme anye thyng in this act or in any other act or statute contayned to the contrary notwithstanding And if no sentence shal be geuen at the court of Rome in the sayde appeale for the reuersing of the sayde pretensed sentence before the end of the said three score dayes that then it shall and maye be lawfull for the sayde Richarde and Agnes and eyther of them at any tyme hereafter to commense take sue and prosecute their said appeale from the said pretensed sentence and for the reuersyng of the sayd pretensed sentence within this Realme in such like maner fourme as was vsed to be pursued or myght haue ben pursued within this realme at any time since the .xxiiii. yere of the raigne of the said late kyng Henry the eyght vppon sentences geuen in the court or courtes of any Archbyshop within this Realme And that such appeale as so hereafter shal be taken or pursued by the sayd Richarde Chetwood and Agnes or eyther of them and the sentence that herein or thereupon shall hereafter be geuen shal be iudged to be good and effectuall in the lawe to all intentes and purposes any law custome vsage canon constitution or any other matter or cause to the contrary notwithstandyng Prouided also and be it enacted by the aucthoritie aforesayde that where there is the lyke appeale nowe depending in the sayde court of Rome betwene one Robert Harcourt Marchant of the Staple and Elizabeth Harcourt otherwyse called Elizabeth Robins of the one partie and Anthonye Fydell Marchaunt straunger on the other partye that the sayd Robert Elizabeth and Anthonye and euerye of them shal and may for the prosecutyng trying of theyr said appeale haue and enioye the lyke remedye benefite and aduauntage in lyke maner and fourme as the sayde Richarde and Agnes or any of them hath may or ought to haue and enioy this acte or anye thing therin contayned to the contrary in any wise notwithstandyng An Acte for the vniformitie of Common prayer and seruice in the Churche and the administration of the Sacramentes The .ii. Chapter WHere at the death of our late Soueraigne Lorde kyng Edwarde the sixt there remained one vniforme order of common seruice prayer and of the administration of Sacramentes rites ceremonies in the Church of England which was set foorth in one boke entituled The boke of common praier administration of Sacramentes and other rites ceremonies in the Church of England aucthorised by act of parliament holden in the fifte and sixt yeres of our sayde late Soueraigne Lorde kyng Edwarde the syxte entituled An acte for the vniformitie of common prayer and administration of the Sacramentes the whiche was repealed and taken away by acte of Parliament in the fyrste yere of the raigne of our late Soueraigne Lady Queene Mary to the great decaye of the due honour of God and discomforte to the professours of the trueth of Christes religion Be it further enacted by the aucthoritie of this presente Parliamente that the sayde estatute of repeale and euerye thyng therein contayned onelye concernyng the sayde booke and the seruice administration of Sacramentes rites ceremonies contayned or appoynted in or by the saide booke shal be voyde and of none effect from after the feast of the Natiuitie of S. Iohn Baptist next comming And that the sayde booke