change en cest point per reason quant il est endow a luy ses successors perpetualment Et ceo fuit le substance des arguments ex vtraque parte fait en cest Case Car nul Idgement est vncor 〈◊〉 one en ceo I Atturney generall Bolton Recorder de Dublin Oliuer Eustace â—e Ciuilian suero â—t a Counsell le oâ—e Clark del Roy William Talbot â—ames Briuer Iohn Haly Doctor del Ciuil ley ove les defendants Hill 4. Iacobi The Case of Praemunire or The Conuiction and Attainder of Robert Lalor Priest being endited vppon the statute of 16. Rich. 2. cap 5. Of what quality credit Robert Lalor was THis Robert Lalor being a Natiue of this Kingdome receaued his Orders of priesthood aboue 30 years since at the haÌ„ds of one Richard Brady to whome the Pope had giuen the title of Bishop of Kilmore in Vâ—ster for the space of twenty yeares together his authority and credit was not 〈◊〉 within the Prouince of Leinster Hee had also made his name knowen in the Court of Rome held intelligence with the Cardinall who was Protector of this nation by meanes whereof hee obtained the title and iurisdiction of Vicar generall of the Sea Apostolike within the Archbyshopricke of Dublin and the Pyshopricks of Kildare and Fernes This pretended iurisdiction extending welny ouer all the Prouince of â—einster hee exercised boldly and securely many yeares together vntill the proclamation was published whereby all Iesuites and Priests ordained by forreine authority were commaunded to depart out of this kingdome by a certaine time prefixed After which time hee began to lurke to change his name howbeit at last he was apprehended in Dublin and committed to prison in the Castle there His apprehension and first examsnation Vppon his first examination taken by the Lord Deputie himselfe hee acknowledged that hee was a Priest and ordained by a popish Titulari Bishop that hee had accepted the title and Office of the Popes Vicar generall in the. 3. Dioceses before named and had exercised spirituall iurisdiction in foro conscientia and in sundry other points hee maintained and iusti fied the Popes authority onely hee said hee was of opinion that the Pope had no power to excommunicate or depose his Maiestie because the King is not of the Popes Religion His first in â—â—…ment conuiction The next terme after hee was indicted vppon the statute of 2. Eliz. enacted in this Realme against such as should wilfullie and aduisedly maintaine and vphould the iurisdiction of any foreine Prince or Prelat in any Causes Ecclesiasticall or Ciuill within this Realme By which statute the first offence of that kind is punished with losse of goods and one yeares imprisonment the second offence incurreth the penaltie of the Praemunire And the third offence is made high Treason Vppon this Indictment hee was arrained conuicted and condemned and so rested in prison during the next two Tearmes without any further question His second examination He then made peticion vnto the Lord Deputie to be set at libertie wherevppon his Lordship caused him to be examined by Sir Olliuer Seint Iohn Sir Iames Fullerton Sit Iefferie Fenton the Atturney Solicitor generall At first he made some euasiue and indirect aunsweres but at last voluntarily and freely he made this ensuing acknowledgement or confession which being set downe in writing word for word as hee made it was aduisedly read by him and subscribed with his owne hand and with the hands of those who tooke his examination and afterwards hee confirmed it by his oath before the Lord Deputie and Connsell The confession or acknowledgement of Robert Lalor Priest made the 22. of December 1606. His confession or acknowledgement FIrst hee doth acknowledge that hee is not a lawfull Vicar generall in the Dioceses of Dublin Kildare and Fernes and thinketh in his conscience that hee cannot lawfully take vppon him the said Office Item hee doth acknowledge our Soueraigne Lord King Iames that now is to bee his lawfull cheefe and Supreme gouernour in all causes as well Ecclesiasticall as Ciuill and that hee â—is bound in conscience to obey him in all the said causes and that neither the Pope nor any other forreine Prelate Prince or Potentate hath any power to controll the King in any cause Ecclesiasticall or Ciuill within this kingdome or any of his Maiesties Dominions Item he doth in his conscience beleeue that all Bishops ordained and made by the Kings authority within any of his Dominions are lawfull Bishops and that no Bishop made by the Pope or by any authority deriued from the Pope within the Kings Dominions hath any power or authority to impugne disanull or controll any Act done by any Bishop made by his Maiesties authority as aforesaid Item he professeth himselfe willing and ready to obey the King as a good and obedient Subiect ought to doe in all his lawfull commaundements either concerning his function of priesthood or any other duty belonging to a good subiect After this confession made the State heere had no purpose to proceed against him seuerely either for his contempt of the proclamation or offence against the law So as hee had more liberty then before and many of his friends had accesse vnto him who telling him what thy heard of his confession hee protested vnto them that hee had onely acknowledged the Kings Ciuill and Temporall power without any confession or admittance of his authority in spirituall causes This being reported vnto the Lord Deputie by sundry gentlemen who gaue faith vnto what hee said his Lordship thought sitt that since hee had incurred the paine of Praemunire by exercising Episcopall iurisdiction as Vicar generall to the Pope that hee should bee attainted of that offence as well to make him an example to others of his profession for almost in euerie Dioces of this kingdome there is a Titulary Bishop ordained by the Pope as also that at the time of his triall a iust occasion might bee taken to publish the confession and acknowledgment which hee had voluntarily made signed and confirmed by oath before the Lord Deputie and Counsell who haue likewise subscribed their names as witnesles thereof The inditement of Lalor vpon the statut of 16 Rich. 2. Heerevppon in Hillary Tearme 4 Iacobi an inditement was framed against him in the Kings Bench vppon the statute of 16. Rich. 2. cap. 5. containing these seuerall points 1 That he had receaued a Bull or Breefe purchased or procured in the Court of Rome which Bull or Breeue did touch or concerne the Kings Crowne and dignitie Royall conteining a Commission of Authoritie from the Pope of Rome vnto Richard Brady and Dauid Magragh to constitute a Vicar generall for the Sea of Rome by the name of the Sea Apostolike in the seuerall Dioceses of Dublin Kildare and Fernes within this Kingdome of Ireland 2 That by pretext or collour of that Bull or
lastly they pray and require the King by way of Iustice to examine all the Lords in Parliament what they thought of these manifest wrongs and vsurpations and whether they would stand with the King in desence of his Royall liberties or no which the King did according to their petition and the Lords Spirituall and Temporall did all answere that these vsurpations of the Bishop of Rome were against the liberties of the Crowne and that they were all bound by their alleageance to stand with the King and to mantaine his honor and prerogatiue And therevppon it was enacted with a full consent of the three Estates that such as should purchase in the Court of Rome or elsewhere any Bulls or Processes or other things which might touch the King in his Crowne and dignitie Royall and such as should bring them into the Realme and such as should receaue them publish them or execute them they their Notaries Proctors Mantainors and Counsellors should bee all out of the Kings protection their lands and goods forfeited to the King their bodies attached if they might bee sound or else processe of Praemunire facias to bee awarded against them Vppon these motiues and with this affection and zeale of the people was the statute of 16. Rich 2 made wherevppon wee haue framed our inditement Now let vs looke higher and see whether the former lawes made by King Edw 3. and King Edw. 1. against the vsurpation of the Bishop of Rome were not grounded vppon the like cause and reason The effect of the statut of 38. Edw. 3 cap. 1. The statute of 38. Edw. 3. cap. 1. expressing the mischiefes that did arise by Bâ—â—eues of citation which drewe the bodies of the people and by Bulls of prouision and reseruation of Ecclesiasticall benefices which drewe the wealth of the Realme to the Court of Rome doth declare that by these meanes the auncient lawes customes and franchises of the Realme were consounded the Crowne of our Soueraigne Lord the King deminished and his person falsely defamed the Treasure and riches of the land carried away the Subiects of the Realme molested and impouerished the benefices of holy Church wasted and distroyed Diuine seruice Hospitalitie Almesdeeds and other workes of Charitie neglected The statute of 27. Ed. 3. cap. 1. Againe 27 Edw 3 cap. 1. vppon the greeuous and clamorous complaint for that phrase is there vsed of the great men and Commons touching Citations and Prouisions it is enacted that the offendors shall forfeit their lands goods and Chattels and their bodies bee imprisoned and ransomed at the Kings will The statute of 25 Ed. 3. reciting the statute of 25. Ed. 1 But in the statute of 25. Edw. 3. wherein the first lawe against Prouisors made 25. Edw. 1. is recited there is a larger declaration of these inconueniences then in the two last Actes before mentioned For there all the Commons of the Realme doe greuously complaine that where the holy Church of England was first founded in estate of Prelacio by the Kings and Nobilitie of that Realme and by them endowed with great possessions and reuenewes in lands rents and Aduowsons to the end the people might bee informed in Religion Hospitality might bee kept and other works of Charitie might bee exercised within the Realme And whereas the King and other founders of the said Prelacies were the rightfull Patrons and Adowees thereof and vppon avoydance of such Ecclesiasticall promotions had power to aduance therevnto their kinsemen friends and other learned men of the birth of that Realme which being so aduanced became able and worthy persons to serue the King in Counsell and other places in the Common-weale The Bishop of Rome vsurping the Seigniory of such possessions and benefices did giue and graunt the same to Aliens which did neuer dwell in England and to Cardinals which might not dwell there as if hee were rightfull Patron of those benefices whereas by the lawe of England hee neuer had right to the Patronage thereof whereby in short time all the spirituall promotions in the Realme would bee ingrossed into the hands of Strangers Canonicall Elections of Prelats would be abolished workes of Charity would cease the founders true PatroÌ„s of Churches would be disenherited the Kings Counsell would bee weak'ned the whole kingdome impouerished the lawes rights of the Realme destroyed Vppon this complaint it was resolued in Parliament that these oppressions greeuances should not be suffted in any manner thereore it was enacted that the King his Subiects should thenceforth enioy thei rights of Patronage that free elections of Archbishops Bishops and other Prelates electiue should bee made according to the auncient graunts of the Kings progenitors other founders that no Bulls of Prouision should be put in execution but that the Prouisors should be attached fined ransomed at the Kings will withall imprisoned till they had renounced the benefits of their Bulls satisfied the partie greeued and giuen suerties not to committ the like offence againe These lawes made by such as did professe the Romish Religion Nowe Maister Lalor what thinke you of these things did you beleeue that such lawes as these had beene made against the Pope 200. 250. 300. yeares since was King Henr. 8. the first Prince that opposed the Popes vsurped authority were our Protestants the first Subiects that euer complained of the Court of Rome of what Religion thinke you were the propoundors and enactors of these lawes were they good Catholikes or good Subiects or what were they You will not say they were Protestants for you will not admitt the reformed Religion to bee so auncient as those times neither can you say they were vndutiefull for they stroue to vpohold their liege Lords Soueraignety Doubtelesse the people in those daies did generally embrace the vulgar errours and superstitions of the Romish Church and in that respect were Papists as well as you but they had not learned the newe doctrine of the Popes Supremacie and transcendent authority ouer Kings They did not beleeue hee had power to depose Princes and discharge Subiects of their alleageance to abrogate the fundamentall lawes of kingdomes and to impose his Canons as binding lawes vppon all nations without their consents they thought it a good point of Religion to bee good Subiects to honor their King to loue their country and to mantaine the lawes and liberties thereof howsoeuer in other points they did eâ—re and were mislead with the Church of Rome So as now Maister Lalor you haue no excuse no euasion but your conscience must condemne you as well as the lawe since the lawemakers in all ages and all religious Papists and Protestants doe condemne you vnlesse you thinke your selfe wifer then all the Bishops that were then in England or all the Iudges who in those daies were learned in the Ciuill and Canon lawes as well as in the Common lawes of England Lawes against Proâ—isors made in Ireland But you being
that are to bee decided by the lawe Besides it must bee a worke of singular Iudgement to apply the groundes and rules of the lawe which are fixt certeine to all humaine acts accidents which are in perpetuall motion mutation And therefore wee may truly say for the honor of our lawe notwithstanding that vulgar imputation of incerteinty that the Iudgement reason of it is more certeine then of any other humane lawe in the world As well because the groundes of our common lawe haue from the beginning beene laid with such deepe wisdome policie prouidence as that they doe prouide for meete with almost all cases that can possibly fall out in our common-wealth as also because those groundes are so plaine so cleare as that the professors of our lawe haue not thought it needefull to make so many glosses interpretations therevppon as other lawes are perplexed confounded withall which glosses as one doth well obserue do encrease doubt and ignorance in all Arts and Sciences And therefore the Ciuilians themselues confesse that their lawe is a sea full of waues the Text whereof being digested into so many volumes so many Doctors interpreting the Text twise as many more Commenting vppon their interpretations so glosse vppon glosse booke vppon booke euery Doctors opinion being a good authority fitt to bee cited vouched among them must needes breed distraction of opinions vncerteinty in that lawe The like may bee said of the Canon lawe albeit the Text thereof bee scarce foure hundred yeares old But of the professors of our lawe who euer yet hath made any glosse or interpretation vppon our Master Litleton though into that litle booke of his he hath reduced the principall groundes of the common lawe with exceeding great Iudgement authority with singular Method order yet if hee had beene an author in the Ciuill or Canon lawe I dare say there had beene by this time so many Comments glosses made vppon him as the bookes written vppon this booke onely would haue beene more in number then all the volumes of our lawe at this day But the learned men in our lawe haue euer thought that Littleton being a learned reuerend Iudge wrote with a purpose to bee vnderstoode that therefore an other man specially if he were of lesse learning then hee could hardly expresse him better then he hath expressed himselfe And therefore his booke hath euer beene readâ— of our yongest students without any Commentary or interpretation at all But for all this it is obiected that our later Iudgements doe many times crosse contradict the former directly in one the same pointe of lawe which is a manifest argument of incerteinty in the lawe Assuredly there are very few precedents of such contrary Iudgements scarce two in one age And yet if the reasons of the later Iudgements did appeare of record wee should finde them grounded vppon mischeefes inconueniencies arising since the former Iudgements or vppon other weighty considerations respecting the good of the common-wealth in generall Otherwise there are no Iudges in any State or Kingdome vnder the Sunne that do more reuerence the opinions Iudgements of their predecessors then the Iudges of England haue euer done as your Lordship for their honor hath obserued in that most worthy speech of the Postnati wherein among other thinges your Lordsâ—ip doth noate the memorable saying of Askue 37. Henr. 6 fol. 22. Such a Charter hath beene allowed in the time of our predecessors who were as sage learned as wee bee of Markham 4. Edw. 4. fol. 41. It is good sayeth hee for vs to do as it hath beene vsed in former time not to keepe one way one day for one partie another day the contrary for th' other partie the former precedents are enough for vs to followe But on the other side let vs heare what a learned Canonist Lodoâ—icus Gomez in regula de Triennali possessore cap. 5. is bold to say Non est inconueniens sayeth he iudicium esse vno tempore iustum postea eius contrarium iustius hoc malum videtur imponi mortalibus in pâ—nam vt corum opiniones secundum varietatem temporum senescant intermoriantur aliaeque â—iuersae vel priorihus contrariae renascantur deinde pubescant Talis enim est humani iuris disciplina vt nulla in â—a opinio â—odem statu diú stare possit Dies dâ—â—i â—ructat verbum nox noctâ— indicat scientiam And againe Opiniones hominum â—orum corpora sequuntur quae cum tempore vetaraâ—â—unt pereunt sâ—â—ut rerum omnium ita quoque opinionum est quaedam vicissitudo And in another place Stilus hodiernâ—s propter maâ—orem temporum experientiam videtur magis iure fundatus ideo solet dicâ— quod moderni sunt sicut Culices in capite Elephantis quae vident priora posteriora quanto juniores tanto perspicatiores And thus much may suffice to bee spoken to remoue that scandall of vncerteinty which ignorance doth vnworthily cast vppon the common lawe 2 But if the reason ludgement of our lawe be so litle subiect to vncerteinty how cometh it to passe that the proceedings of our laws are so much subiect to delay for this is another vulgar obiection against our lawe the professors thereof But who are they that make this obiection haue they themselues beene engaged in any suites of importance haue they passed through the Courts of Iustice either in course of lawe or in course of equity if they haue not they speake but by hearesay then their testimony in this behalf is of litle credit If they haue had any long depending suites of their owne then let them examine whither their owne spleene wilfulnesse or the corruption of some needy sollicitors who picke their liuing out of the busines they followe are loath to quench the fur that maketh them warme haue not rather drawne their causes to an extraordinary length then the ordinary proces of lawe or the aduise of learned Counsell For such as are learned Counsellors indeede are like good Pilots who though their skill bee best tried in a long difficult voiage do rather desire faire weather a speedy arriuall with their passengers in the hauen But the troth is it is the stomack or malice of such clients as will not stick to say that they will spend all they are worth to haue their will of their aduersaries therefore will not bee satisfied with any Iudgement or decree that doth produce prolong suites in lawe who when their learned Counsell indeede do refuse to nourish that peccant humor in them doe seeke out discarded impostors or Idolls of whome there is an opinion among light ignorant people of extraordinary cunning sleight in carying of busines with aduantage in curing of foild desperate causes These men giue them counsell according to their owne
al dit Sir Randall mac Donell per les letters patents avantdit Et en cest Case divers points fueront consider resolve 1 Primerment coment que le rule del Civil ley soit que Flumina portus publica sunt ideoque ius piscandi omnibus commune est in portu fluminibusque quel rule est trove en Bracton libr. 2. cap. 12. Uncor per le common ley del Engleterre home poet aver proper severall interest cybien en vn caw ou riuer come en vn piscary pur ceo vn eaw poet estre graunt 11. R. 2. Plow Comment 154. a. Si vn graunt al auter aquam suam le piscary en ceo passera per ceo que est enclude in ceo paroll aqua Et N. Br. 123. quod permittat gist de libera piscaria en tiel forme Praecipe A. quod permittat B. habere liberam piscariam in aqua ipsius A. in N. que monstre que A. ad interest in le eaw Auxi piscary gist en graunt en tenure per graunt de ceo le soile passa car 40. Edw. 3. 45. Monstraverunt gist d'un piscary que imply que ceo containe terre demesne Car auterment distresse ne poet estre prise en ceo come est noate Plow Comment 154. a. vid. 34. Ass p. 11. graunt del piscarie en le riuer de Tese al Abbe de Riuaux saluo stagno molendini Auxi piscarie est demaundable per praecipe N. Br. fol. 2. c. Et assise gist de piscarie N. Br. 179. l. Car home poet aver estate de francktenement en piscary Fitz. Ass 422. temps Edw. 1. en assise de nusans le plaintife count que per lever de Gors il est disturb de son piscarie exception fuit pris al count pur ceo que nul francktenement fuit assigne a que le piscarie fuit appendant la est dit que piscarie est francktenement per soy per que ne besoigne de monstrer a quel francktenement ceo est appendant Vid. auxi fitz Ass 427. 12. Henr. 3. assise de libeto tenemento se pleint d'un piscary recover Auxi home poet faire bailife de son piscary 11. Henr. 7. 20. a. 10. Henr. 7. 24. b. Nat. br 88 H. vid. auxi 23. Henr. 3. Brooke assise 450 34. Ass p. 11. Et de prouentu fluminum decimae solui debent Linwood fol. 101. vncor Pisces non offerebantur in templo Thom. Aquin. 1. 2. q. 102. est noate per Linwood supra quod fluuius est perennis decursus aquarum flumen vero proprié est ipsa aqua Et la glosse sur le rule del Ciuil ley avantdit est tiel flumen ipsum nisi alueum mutet semper in eodem loco manet sed aqua profluens est communis quia non manet sed procul fluit extra ditionem eius cuius flumen est vt ad mare tandem perueniat Secondment il ya l 2. kindes de rivers nauigable nient nauigable chescun nauigable river cy hault que le Mer flow reflow en ceo est flumen regale le piscary de ceo est auxi piscary Roiall appent al Roy per son prerogative mes en chescun auter river nient nauigable en le piscary de tiel river les Tertenants ex vtraque parte aquae ont interest de common droit Le reason pur que le Roy ad interest en tiel nauigable river cy hault que le mer flow reflow en ceo est pur ceo que tiel river participate del nature del Mer est dit brache del Mer tant avant que el flow 22. Ass p. 93. 8. E 2. fitz Corone 399. Et la Mer neft solement desouth le Dominion del Roy come est dit 6. R 2. fitz protection 46. La mer est del ligeance del Roy come de son Corone D'engleterre mes est auxi son proper inheritance pur ceo le Roy avera le terre que est gained hors del Mer Dier 15. Eliz. 226. b. 22. Ass p. 93. Auxi le Roy avera les graund poissons del Mer Balenas Sturgiones c. queux sont pisces regales nul subiect poet eux aver sans speciall graunt del Roy praerogatiu Regis cap. 11. Stanford 37. 38. Bracton lib. 3. cap. 3. 39. Ed. 3. 35. a. Et le Roy avera wilde Swannes come volatilia regalia sur le Mer braches de ceo Le Case de Swannes en le 7. part des Reports del Seignior Cooke issint wreck del Mer est perquisit Royall 5. Cooke 107. Sir Henry Counstables case sur cest reason devant le Statute de 18. E. 3. nul subiect puissoit passer oustre le Mer sans speciall licence del Roy mes la est enact que la Mer soit overt a touts merchaunts Et touts Ports havens que sont ostia ianuae regni apperteinont al Roy pur ceo que il est custos totius regni fitz Na. Br. 113. a. le Roy do et de droit saver defender son Realme civien vers le Mer que vers ses Enemies que le Roy ad mesme le prerogative interest en les braches del Mer nauigable Rivers cy hault que le Mer flow reflow en eux que il ad in alto mari est manifest per plusors authorities Records 1 Le Roy per ses letters patents fait al graund Admirall D'engleterre graunt a luy non solement Irisdiction power de determine maritime causes mes omnia bona wauiata Flotzon Ietzon Lagan ac omnia bona mercimonia Catalla in mari deperdita seu extra mare proiecta ac omnia singula casualia tam in vel super mare vel littora crecas vel costeras maris quam in vel super aquas dulces portus flumina Riuos aut alia loca superinundata quaecunque infra fluxum refluxum maris seu aquae ad plenitudinem á quibuscunque á primis Pontibus versus mare per totum regnum Angliae aut Hyberniae c. Emergentia Contingentia seu Prouenientia c. 2 Le commission de Sewers que fuit agard per le Roy per vertue de son prerogative Royall devant ascun statute fait en tiel Case extend non solement al walles bankes del Mer mes auxi del nauigable Rivers freshwaters Registr fol. 127. a. b. N. B. 113. a. Et est recite en le statute de 25. Henr. 8. cap. 10. que le Roy per reason de son dignity prerogative Royall do et provider que nauigable streames sont fait passable c. 3 Le Citty de London per vn Charter del Roy ad le River de Thames graunt a eux mes pur ceo que fuit conceave que le soile ground del River ne passoit per cest graunt
Capitul Lincoln Willielmus Dei gratia Rex Anglorum c. Sciatis c. quod Episcopales leges quae non bene nec secundum Sanctorum Canonum praecepta vsque ad mea tempora in regno Angliae fuerunt communi consilio Episcoporum meorum caeterorum Episcoporum omnium principum regni mei emendandas iudicaui c. vid. auxi Girald Cambren lib. 2. c. 34. en temps Henr. 2. vn Synode del Clergy d'Ireland fuit tenus al Castell en que fuit ordaine Quod omnia diuina iuxta quod Anglicana obseruat Ecclesia in omnibus partibus Hyberniae amodo tractentur Dignum enim iustissimum est vt sicut dominum Regem ex Anglia diuinitus sortita est Hybernia sic etiam exinde viuendi formam accipiant meliorem Et pur ceo les Royes D'engleterre de temps en teÌ„ps en chescun age devant le temps del Henr. 8. ont vse de graunter dispensations en causes Ecclesiasticall Car ou la ley del Esglise est que chescun spirituall person est visitable per l'ordinary le Roy William le Conquerour per son Charter exempt l'abbey de Battell del visitation Irisdiction del ordinary en ceux expresse parols sitque dicta Ecclesia libera quieta imperpetuum ab omni subiectione Episcoporum quarumlibet personarum dominationes sicut Ecclesia Christi Cantuariensis c. per que il dispense oâ—e la ley del Esguse en cest case vid. libr. de vera differentia Regiae potestatis Ecclesiasticâ— edit 1534. ou tout le dit charter eâ—â— tecite alarge Et tiel charter fuit graunt al abbey de Abingdon per le Roy Kenulphus 1. Henr. 7. 23. 25 Cawdreys Case 5. fol. 10. a Issint chescun appropriation comprist en ceo vn dispensation al person impersonne â—aâ—er retainer le beneâ—ice en perpetuity come appiert en Grendons Case Plow Comment 503. en quel act le Roy per le common ley serra toutfoits actor non solement come Supreame patron come est auxi note eâ— Grendons Case mâ—â— auxâ— come Supreame ordinary Car le Roy sole sans lâ— Pape poet fait appropriation 7 Edw. 3. Fitz. Quare impedit 19. issint en le dit case del Evesque de S. Dauids 11. Henr 4. fol. 213. b. Hankford mist cest question si le Royvâ—â— graunt devant le creation del Evesque que il purâ—oit tener vn beneâ—ice l'Evesquery ensemble sâ—come l'Apostle ad fait ne serra my le graunt bon Norton Skrene bon asseâ—s Issint en 11. Henr. 7. 12. a. en le case de malum prohibitum malum in se est la tenus que le Roy poet dispenser ovâ— vn Priest de tener 2. benefices ove vn basâ—ard que il secra priest nieÌ„t obstant les Ecclesiasticall leys queux sont al contrary Et sâ—come il poâ—t dispenser ove ceux leyes issint iâ— poet pardon touts offences encounter ceux leyes son pardon est barre en touts suits pro salute animae ou reformatione morum touts suits ex officio en l'Ecclesâ—asticall Courâ— Halls case en le 5. part de les Reports del Seignior Cooke fol. 51. CEst point donques esteant issint probe viz. â—ue lâ— Roy D'eugleterre solement puissoit de iure dispenser ove l'Ecclesiasticall ley en cest case â—â—â—ers deins ses dominions devant le fesans del Statute de faculties l'efâ—ect validity de cest faculty 〈◊〉 dispensation eâ—eant graunt vt supra fuit consider Cest faculty â—uit â—raunt pâ—r Commissioners authoriâ—e per letters patents del Royne Eliz. de graunter faculties dispensations in cest Realme accordant al State de 28. Henr. 8. cap. 20. enac'ed en cest Realme Per quel act tiels Commissioners on t meâ—me l'authority que l'Archevesque de Canterbury ad an Engleterre per force del Statute de 25. Henr. 8. cap. 21. enacted en Engleterre Quel Statute de 25. Hear 8. done authority al Archevesque de Canterbury de graunter touts faculties dispensations c. pur causes nient contrary ou repugnant al Sainctes Scriptures ley de Dieu qutux ont vse en temps parauant destre ew obtaine en la Court de Rome touts auters faculties dispensations que serront pur le honor del Roy profit del Realme issint que loent pur causes que ne sont repugnant al leyes de Dieu Et que touts acts destre fait executed accordant al tenor de tielx faculties dispensations serront firme tematnecont en force nient obstant ascun forein ley decree Canon ou decretall c. per que appiert quel power authority ceux Commissioners avoent de graunter facultiet dispensations Mes ne appiert que ils avoent power de graunter ascun faculty ou dispensation en tiel forme come le faculty supra est plead destre graunt al Evesque d'Ossory Car test faculty nest garrant per le dit Statute pur 2. principall reasons 1. Pur ceo que nul tiel faculty ou dispensation suit accustome destre graunt en le Court de Rome Car les faculties graunt la fueront d'auter forme different de cest faculty en divers materiall points issint que cest faculty si ceo ad estre obtaine en le Court de Rome ad estre void per le rule del Canon ley 2. Admitt que tiel faculty ad vse destre graunt en le Court de Rome vncor le cause pur que ceo est graunt est repugnant al les sainct Scriptures ley de Dieu per consequence nest en ascun sort garrant per le dit Statute 1. Pur le forme de cest faculty oue est tiel viz. que l'Evesque d'Ossory vnum vel plura beneficia curata vel non curata sui vel alieni iurispatronatus adtunc vacantia vel quae imposterum vacare contigerint non excedentia c. perpetuae commendae titulo adipisci occupare retinere omnesque fructus ad familiae suae sustentationem conuertere possit iuribus siue institutis quibuscunque in contrarium non obstantibus Ceo est trop generall pur ceo est irregular fault certein materiall clauses queux fueront toutsfoits mise en tiels faculties esteant graunt obtaine en le Court del Rome Car en tielx faculties graunt la fuit toutsfoits vu particular derogation ou Non obstante del droit de patronage des lay patrons del droit del Roy per expresse nosme ou le patronage appertient a lay auteâ—ment le faculty ad estre void car per le Canon ley les lay patrons doent estre appell de doner lour consents en touts cases de cest nature si tiel particular Non obstante ne fuit add en le faculty vn auter clause fuit mise viz.
ne poet estre preserue sans countenance maintenance Pur que quant les revenewes del Evesquery ne sont sufficient l'Ecclesiasticall policy que done competent addition per voy de Commendam ne serra dit repugnant ou contrary al ley de Dieu Auxi il poet bien estoier ove reason religion que vn Evesque avera retainera vn particular benefice ove Cure deins son Diocese demesne pur ceo que il ad le generall Cure de touts Esglises la habet curam Curarum pur que sur chescun institution il dit accipe curam tuam meam Et sur cest reason en auncient temps plusors Rectories ove Cure ont estre appropriate al Evesqueries come les Rectories de Eastmeane Hambleden sont appropriate ad mensam Episcopi Winton l'Evesque de Sarum ad plusors Rectories appropriate a son Sea en mesme le manner avoent le Primate de Armagh l'Archevesque de Dublin en cest Realme certeine Rectories appropriate ad mensam en lour severall Dioceses Et reuera devant le division de parishes chescun Evesque avoit le destribution de touts les dismes deins son Diocese come Beda dit en son Ecclesiasticall history lib. 1. cap. 28. 3 Cest faculty ou dispensation coment que dispensationes non debent trahi ad communem legem come les Canonists diont nest repugnant al rules del Common ley D'engleterre Car la Common ley D'engleterre ne prohibit pluralities ne fait l'inferior benefice void si incumbent soit create en Evesque mes l'auncient l'Ecclesiasticall ley D'engleterre ove que le Roy puissoit toutsfoits dispenser per le rule del Common ley come avant est monstre 11. Henr. 4. 213. a. b. Plow Comment Grendons Case 503. b. 11. Henr. 4. 12. a. Et nota que le dit statute 7. Edw. 4. cap. 2. enact en cest Realme que ordaine que cesty que purchase Bull del Pape de tener benefice en Commendam serra hors del Protection del Roy provide auxi que pardon ou licence del Roy ne serra availeable en cest Case que imply que le Idgment del Parliament adonques fuit que licence del Roy serroit availeable per le rule del Common ley en tiel Case accordant al opinion de Hankford 11. Henr. 4. cite devant Et estoit ove bon reason que le Roy dispensera ove l'Ecclesiasticall ley touchant benefices pur ceo que le Roy ses lay subiects fueront les donors de touts benefices al Ecclesiasticall persons pur ceo Marsil Patauinus appell les benefices del Esglise Eleemosinas laicorum Mes la verity est que tielx faculties ou dispensations graunt per le Pape touchant Ecclesiasticall benefices en Engleterre fueront toutfoits encounter la ley del Realme car fuit meere vsurpation sur la Corone D'engleterre devant les statutes faites encounter Prouiâ—ors Et ceux statutes fueront fait en declaration del common ley en cest point 12. Edw. 2. Fitz. Quar. Imp. 169. 19. Ed. 2. Fitz. Quar. non admisit 7. 15. Edw. 3. Fitz. Quar. Imp. 160. 21. Fdw. 3. 40. 11. Henr. 4. 230. a. Et quant al iniury que est suppose destre fait al Patron per le graunting executing de cest faculty en cest Case est manifest come cest Case est que le Patron nest preiudice Car l'Evesque ne enter en le Uicarage tantque ceo ad estre void per tempus semestre issint title accrew al Evesque mesine a collater per laps Et sur cest reason Rebuffus libr. de praxi beneficiorum mist vn rule quod quando laici patroni non praesentauerint infra tempuc á iure praefixum ita quod collatio dcuoluta sit ad superiorem per lapsum temporis Papa de iure prouidere potest sine derogatione iuris patronatus laicorum SEcondment fuit argue per le counsell des defendants que cest faculty fuit bien execute per acceptance entre del Evesque en le dit vitarage sans presentation institution ou induction car ceux acts ou ceremontes ne sont toutfoits de necessity destre vse en conterring d'un personage ou U carage que poet estre bien tait divers voies sans presentation institution induction 1. per Roy d'appropriation 2. per voy de voion 3. per voy de permutation 4. per voy de Commendam en temps parabant quant 〈◊〉 Pape vsurpoit iurisdiction in Engleterre fuit vn 5. voy viz. per voy de Prouision 1. Quant al appropriation vid. Plow Comment Grendons Case 500. a. 503. a. ou appurt que ie Roy que ad sufficient autority a fair teo come Plow la dit ad en son patent d'appropriation la dispense ove admission institution induction ad done power al Deane Chapter de Wigorn a que l'appropriation fuit fait d'enter en le personage de retainer ceo sans auter ceremony ceo fuit resolve adiudge bon dispensation en cest case vid le â—orme del patent d'appropriation en le dit Case de Grendons Plow Comment 494. a. compare ceo ove le faculty supra Car est graund resemblance come semble enter Commendam perpetuam appropriation le difference est en le temps de continuance car Commenda perpetua est durant le vie del commendatary tantum appropriation est en perpetuity 2 Quant al vnion vid 11. Henr. 7. 8. ou Chappell esteant plein d'un incumbent fuit vnite al Magdalen Colledge en Oxford apres l'incumbent resigne le President Schollers entront en le Chappell sans auter donation ou induction ceâ— agree ove Rebuffus in regula de vnionibus ou il dit possessio apprehendi potest propria authoritate in vnione vid. auxi 50 Edw. 3. 27. 40. Edw. 3. 48. 3 Quant al permutation vid. 2. Henr. 4. 11. a. ou est dit que sur permutation entry est loiall sans pluis vid. auxi 21. E. 3. 6. 7. vid. Rebuffus in praxi beneficiorum titulo de collationibus 663. quot sunt requisita in permutatione beneficiorum Et fuit dit que tiel faculty de prender beneficium vacaâ—rum apres le mort del encumbent fuit semble al graunt del vn reversion de terre apres le mort del tenant pur vie en quel case coment que tenant pur vie besoigne d'aver livery de Seisin vncor le grauntee del reversion apres le mort del tenant put vie poet enter propria auctoritate sans tiel ceremony de livery Fuit auxi dit que la iey dispensera ove formall institution collation induction en cest case pur ceo que l'Evesque mesme est destre invest en le benefice pur ceo son acceptance entry est sufficient