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not_o run_v in_o england_n 87._o his_o bull_n of_o excommunication_n and_o provision_n come_v not_o thither_o nor_o be_v any_o citation_n or_o appeal_v make_v from_o thence_o to_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n eleutherius_fw-la the_o pope_n within_o less_o than_o two_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n write_v to_o lucius_n the_o british_a king_n 88_o and_o call_v he_o god_n vicar_n within_o his_o kingdom_n pelagius_n the_o monk_n of_o bangor_n about_o an._n 400._o be_v cite_v to_o rome_n refuse_v to_o appear_v upon_o the_o pope_n citation_n affirm_v that_o britain_n be_v neither_o within_o his_o diocese_n nor_o his_o province_n and_o when_o about_o the_o year_n 600_o augustine_n the_o monk_n be_v send_v by_o gregory_n the_o great_a into_o england_n to_o convert_v the_o saxon_n the_o british_a bishop_n then_o in_o wales_n regard_v neither_o his_o commission_n nor_o his_o doctrine_n as_o not_o owe_v any_o duty_n to_o nor_o have_v any_o dependence_n on_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n but_o still_o retain_v their_o ceremony_n and_o tradition_n which_o they_o receive_v from_o the_o east-church_n upon_o the_o first_o plantation_n of_o the_o faith_n in_o that_o island_n and_o though_o ina_n the_o saxon_a king_n give_v the_o peter-pence_n to_o the_o pope_n partly_o as_o alm_n and_o partly_o in_o recompense_n of_o a_o house_n erect_v in_o rome_n for_o english_a pilgrim_n yet_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o alfred_n aethelstane_n edgar_n edmond_n cawtus_fw-la and_o edward_n the_o confessor_n and_o other_o king_n of_o the_o saxon_a race_n give_v all_o the_o bishopric_n in_o england_n per_fw-la annulum_fw-la &_o baculum_fw-la 9_o in_o the_o case_n of_o evans_n against_o askwith_n it_o be_v agree_v rep._n that_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o dispensation_n be_v for_o to_o derogate_v and_o make_v void_a a_o statute_n canon_n or_o constitution_n as_o to_o that_o which_o it_o prohibit_v as_o to_o the_o party_n and_o it_o be_v as_o a_o exception_n as_o to_o he_o out_o of_o the_o statute_n or_o constitution_n it_o be_v say_v that_o a_o dispensation_n be_v provida_fw-la relaxatio_fw-la mali_fw-la prohibiti_fw-la necessitate_v vel_fw-la utilitate_fw-la pensata_fw-la ibid._n and_o in_o the_o same_o case_n it_o be_v also_o resolve_v by_o all_o the_o judge_n that_o the_o king_n have_v power_n to_o dispense_v with_o statute_n and_o canon_n in_o force_n within_o this_o realm_n by_o the_o very_a common_a law_n of_o right_n it_o be_v in_o the_o king_n for_o the_o canon_n be_v the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o do_v not_o bind_v except_o they_o be_v receive_v in_o the_o realm_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o h._n 8._o c._n 21._o rep._n and_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o merton_n touch_v one_o bear_v before_o marriage_n as_o by_o the_o canon_n yet_o at_o common_a law_n he_o be_v legitimate_a and_o 10_o h._n 7._o 12._o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o king_n may_v dispense_v with_o one_o to_o hold_v two_o benefice_n and_o it_o seem_v the_o pope_n
have_v ever_o something_o of_o spiritualty_n annex_v to_o it_o 5_o that_o in_o its_o nature_n it_o be_v perpetual_a 6_o that_o all_o manner_n of_o contract_n and_o bargain_n concern_v it_o be_v utter_o reject_v panorm_a consil_n 47._o anchor_n de_fw-fr regul_n prim_fw-la de_fw-fr reg_fw-la jur_fw-fr in_o 6._o q._n &_o decius_n in_o rub._n de_fw-fr rescript_n 16._o whatever_o be_v enjoy_v as_o a_o benefice_n be_v have_v and_o obtain_v either_o by_o way_n of_o title_n or_o canonical_a institution_n lindw_n de_fw-fr cohabit_v cle._n &_o mulier_fw-la c._n ut_fw-la clericalis_fw-la verb._n beneficiati_fw-la ecclesiastical_a benefice_n be_v common_o distinguish_v into_o presentative_n and_o donative_n for_o a_o parochial_a church_n may_v be_v donative_n and_o exempt_a from_o all_o ordinary_n jurisdiction_n for_o if_o the_o king_n do_v find_v a_o church_n or_o chappel_n he_o may_v exempt_v the_o same_o from_o the_o ordinary_n jurisdiction_n in_o which_o case_n the_o lord_n chancellor_n and_o lord_n keeper_n shall_v visit_v the_o same_o 20_o e._n 3._o excommeng_n 9_o 21_o e._n 3._o 60._o parson_n law_n cap._n 28._o or_o if_o the_o king_n by_o his_o letter_n patent_n do_v licence_n a_o common_a person_n to_o find_v a_o church_n or_o chappel_n exempt_v from_o the_o ordinary_n jurisdiction_n the_o same_o shall_v be_v visited_n by_o the_o founder_n and_o not_o by_o the_o ordinary_a 6_o h._n 7._o 4._o per_fw-la keble_n 8_o ass_n 29._o f._n n._n b._n 42._o acc_fw-la and_o if_o such_o clerk_n donative_n be_v disturb_v in_o his_o incumbency_n the_o patron_n or_o founder_n shall_v have_v a_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la praesentare_fw-la and_o declare_v upon_o the_o special_a matter_n but_o if_o a_o patron_n of_o a_o church_n donative_n do_v once_o present_a unto_o the_o ordinary_a and_o his_o clerk_n be_v admit_v and_o institute_v it_o be_v now_o become_v presentable_a and_o it_o shall_v never_o be_v donative_n after_o and_o then_o the_o ordinary_n shall_v visit_v the_o same_o a_o proxy_n shall_v be_v pay_v and_o lapse_n shall_v incur_v to_o the_o ordinary_a as_o in_o all_o other_o benefice_n presentable_a 26._o but_o so_o long_o as_o it_o remain_v donative_n it_o be_v without_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o ordinary_a for_o a_o donative_n be_v a_o benefice_n mere_o give_v and_o collate_v by_o the_o patron_n to_o a_o man_n without_o either_o presentation_n to_o or_o institution_n by_o the_o ordinary_a or_o induction_n by_o his_o order_n e._n all_o bishopric_n be_v ancient_o donative_n by_o the_o king_n b._n and_o it_o be_v say_v that_o there_o be_v certain_a chauntry_n which_o may_v be_v give_v by_o letter_n patent_n b._n the_o original_a donative_n in_o england_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v from_o what_o mr._n guinn_n mention_n in_o the_o preface_n of_o his_o readins_n viz._n that_o as_o the_o king_n may_v ancient_o find_v a_o free_a chapel_n and_o exempt_v it_o from_o the_o diocesan_n jurisdiction_n so_o he_o may_v also_o by_o his_o letter_n patent_n licence_n a_o common_a person_n to_o find_v such_o a_o chapel_n and_o to_o ordain_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v donative_n and_o not_o presentable_a and_o that_o the_o chaplain_n shall_v be_v deprivable_a by_o the_o founder_n and_o his_o heir_n and_o not_o by_o the_o bishop_n donative_n whether_o such_o donative_n be_v proper_o benefice_n ecclesiastical_a may_v well_o admit_v of_o a_o enquiry_n for_o where_o petr._n gregorius_n speak_v of_o chapel_n found_v by_o layman_n not_o approve_v by_o the_o diocesan_n nor_o by_o he_o as_o it_o be_v spiritualise_v he_o there_o say_v plain_o that_o they_o be_v not_o account_v benefice_n nor_o can_v they_o be_v confer_v by_o the_o bishop_n but_o the_o founder_n and_o their_o heir_n may_v give_v such_o chapel_n if_o they_o so_o please_v without_o the_o bishop_n petr._n gregor_n de_fw-fr benefic_n cap._n 11._o nu_fw-la 10._o &_o guid._n pap._n decis_n 187._o and_o lindwood_n make_v a_o very_a prolix_a question_n on_o the_o same_o reason_n whether_o st._n martin_n le_fw-fr grand_fw-fr lond._n be_v ecclesiasticum_fw-la beneficium_fw-la or_o not_o argue_v it_o pro_fw-la and_o con_v but_o conclude_v in_o the_o affirmative_a lindw_n de_fw-fr cohab._n cler._n &_o mul._n cap._n ut_fw-la clericalis_fw-la 17._o the_o prior_n of_o d._n be_v seize_v of_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o n._n 2._o appropriate_v to_o his_o priory_n and_o also_o of_o the_o vicarage_n of_o n._n endow_v with_o small_a tithe_n the_o appropriation_n and_o endowment_n be_v both_o in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n john_n and_o continue_v till_o the_o time_n of_o hen._n 6._o when_o the_o pope_n grant_v by_o his_o bull_n that_o the_o prior_n shall_v appoint_v one_o of_o his_o monk_n to_o officiate_v the_o cure_n who_o shall_v be_v remove_v ad_fw-la nutum_fw-la prioris_fw-la the_o point_n be_v whether_o the_o vicarage_n be_v dissolve_v resolve_v 1_o that_o a_o vicarage_n perpetual_a can_v not_o be_v dissolve_v after_o the_o statute_n of_o 4_o h._n 4._o and_o that_o the_o pope_n can_v not_o make_v any_o ordinance_n against_o that_o statute_n nor_o dispense_v by_o his_o bull_n with_o the_o law_n though_o they_o tend_v in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la spiritualia_fw-la 2_o there_o be_v no_o word_n that_o amount_v to_o a_o dissolution_n but_o the_o word_n only_o be_v that_o the_o vicar_n shall_v be_v ad_fw-la nutum_fw-la prioris_fw-la 3_o the_o parsonage_n and_o vicarage_n be_v two_o distinct_a benefice_n and_o both_o have_v curam_fw-la animarum_fw-la the_o parson_n habitualiter_fw-la and_o the_o vicar_n actualiter_fw-la and_o although_o the_o vicarage_n be_v spiritual_a yet_o the_o corporation_n be_v temporal_a which_o the_o pope_n can_v dissolve_v 4_o that_o in_o this_o case_n the_o vicarage_n be_v not_o dissolve_v vid._n 12_o jac._n in_o the_o exchequer_n parry_n and_o bank_n case_n according_o there_o vouch_v 18._o in_o the_o canon_n law_n there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o vicarage_n viz._n vicaria_fw-la temporalis_fw-la and_o vicaria_fw-la perpetua_fw-la 83._o the_o vicaria_fw-la temporalis_fw-la be_v compare_v to_o the_o commenda_fw-la temporalis_fw-la for_o that_o such_o temporal_a vicar_n non_fw-la habet_fw-la titulum_fw-la sed_fw-la seruit_fw-la alieno_fw-la nomine_fw-la &_o proprie_fw-la curam_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la otherwise_o it_o be_v de_fw-fr vicaris_n perpetua_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la incompatibilis_fw-la cum_fw-la alio_fw-la beneficio_fw-la &_o habet_fw-la curam_fw-la animarum_fw-la &_o talis_fw-la vicarius_fw-la habet_fw-la titulum_fw-la canonicum_fw-la and_o a_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la lie_v against_o such_o perpetual_a vicarage_n f._n n._n b._n 32._o h._n regist_n 31._o a._n and_o such_o a_o vicar_n shall_v have_v a_o juris_fw-la utrum_fw-la of_o land_n annex_v or_o give_v to_o he_o in_o perpetuity_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 14_o ed._n 3._o cap._n 17._o vid._n 40_o ed._n 3._o 28._o b._n where_o finchden_n say_v that_o although_o it_o have_v be_v hold_v that_o a_o vicar_n shall_v not_o have_v action_n of_o his_o possession_n against_o any_o person_n yet_o that_o now_o the_o law_n be_v change_v in_o that_o point_n and_o good_a reason_n when_o he_o be_v endow_v to_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n in_o perpetuity_n chap._n xix_o of_o advowsons_n 1._o advowson_n what_o and_o why_o so_o call_v 2._o advowsons_n twofold_n 3._o the_o great_a antiquity_n of_o advowsons_n the_o original_a thereof_o 4._o how_o it_o be_v in_o this_o kingdom_n under_o the_o saxon_n 5._o the_o word_n advowson_n applicable_a to_o other_o ecclesiastical_a foundation_n as_o well_o as_o church_n what_o the_o famous_a lindwood_n be_v 6._o advowsons_n be_v temporal_a not_o spiritual_a inheritance_n 7._o reason_n in_o law_n prove_v it_o to_o be_v a_o temporal_a inheritance_n 8._o the_o difference_n between_o advowsons_n in_o gross_n and_o appendant_a 9_o how_o advowson_n appendant_a may_v remain_v in_o the_o king_n as_o in_o gross_n 10._o by_o what_o word_n in_o a_o grant_v a_o advowson_n may_v pass_v or_o not_o 11._o how_o a_o advowson_n may_v be_v recontinue_a to_o the_o rightful_a patron_n where_o he_o be_v oust_v by_o usurpation_n 12._o a_o case_n in_o law_n touch_v three_o avoydance_n of_o a_o church_n grant_v to_o one_o man_n 13._o a_o question_n in_o law_n whether_o upon_o such_o matter_n of_o fact_n a_o advowson_n remain_v appendant_a or_o not_o 14._o advowsons_n be_v devisable_v by_o will_n as_o well_o as_o grantable_a by_o deed_n what_o action_n may_v run_v in_o prejudice_n to_o the_o advowson_n or_o not_o 15._o whether_o a_o advowson_n may_v be_v asset_n and_o under_o what_o word_n it_o may_v pass_v or_o not_o 16._o a_o case_n in_o law_n touch_v the_o advowson_n of_o a_o vicarage_n 17._o in_o what_o case_n the_o writ_n of_o right_n of_o advowson_n lie_v or_o not_o 18._o in_o what_o case_n the_o crown_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o that_o writ_n or_o not_o in_o case_n of_o usurpation_n by_o a_o common_a person_n 19_o a_o point_n in_o law_n whether_o the_o king_n or_o his_o grantee_n shall_v have_v the_o presentation_n where_o the_o king_n have_v a_o
the_o question_n of_o bastardy_n or_o legitimacy_n ought_v to_o be_v first_o move_v in_o the_o king_n temporal_a court_n and_o thereon_o issue_n ought_v to_o be_v join_v there_o and_o than_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v transmit_v by_o the_o king_n write_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n to_o be_v examine_v and_o try_v there_o and_o thereupon_o the_o bishop_n shall_v make_v his_o certificate_n to_o the_o king_n court_n to_o which_o certificate_n be_v make_v in_o due_a form_n of_o law_n such_o credit_n be_v give_v that_o the_o whole_a world_n shall_v be_v bind_v and_o stop_v thereby_o but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o any_o suit_n to_o prove_v bastardy_n or_o legitimacy_n be_v first_o commence_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n before_o any_o question_n of_o that_o matter_n have_v be_v move_v in_o he_o king_n temporal_a court_n in_o that_o case_n prohibition_n lie_v to_o restrain_v such_o suit_n to_o this_o purpose_n be_v corbet_n case_n cite_v 22_o ed._n 4._o fitz._n consultation_n 6._o sir_n robert_n corbet_n have_v issue_n two_o son_n robert_n and_o roger_n robert_n the_o elder_a son_n be_v within_o the_o age_n of_o fourteen_o year_n take_v to_o wife_n matild_v with_o who_o he_o cohabit_v till_o he_o come_v of_o full_a age_n and_o they_o public_o know_v and_o repute_v for_o husband_n and_o wife_n yet_o afterward_o robert_n the_o elder_a son_n do_v dismiss_v the_o say_v matild_v and_o she_o live_v do_v marry_v one_o lettuce_n and_o have_v issue_n a_o son_n by_o the_o say_a lettuce_n die_v after_o his_o death_n lettuce_n do_v publish_v and_o declare_v open_o that_o she_o be_v the_o lawful_a wife_n of_o robert_n and_o that_o his_o son_n be_v a_o mulier_fw-la and_o legitimate_a whereupon_o roger_n the_o young_a son_n of_o sir_n robert_n corbet_n do_v commence_v a_o suit_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n to_o reverse_v the_o marriage_n between_o lettuce_n and_o robert_n and_o to_o put_v lettuce_n to_o silence_n etc._n etc._n wherefore_o lettuce_n do_v purchase_v a_o prohibition_n whereupon_o roger_n set_v forth_o the_o whole_a matter_n and_o pray_v a_o consultation_n which_o be_v deny_v he_o and_o for_o this_o reason_n chief_o viz._n for_o that_o the_o suit_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n be_v to_o bastardize_v the_o issue_n between_o lettuce_n and_o robert_n and_o to_o prove_v roger_n to_o be_v heir_n to_o robert_n and_o the_o original_a action_n of_o bastardy_n shall_v not_o be_v first_o move_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n but_o in_o the_o temporal_a court_n etc._n etc._n and_o to_o make_v this_o point_n yet_o the_o more_o clear_a two_o case_n put_v by_o bracton_n lib._n 5._o tit_n de_fw-fr exceptionib_fw-la c._n 6._o be_v remember_v 1_o b._n have_v issue_n of_o the_o body_n of_o a_o feme-inheretrix_a bear_v before_o marriage_n under_o colour_n whereof_o he_o claim_v to_o be_v tenant_n by_o the_o courtesy_n but_o be_v for_o that_o cause_n bar_v in_o a_o assize_n bring_v by_o he_o against_o a._n he_o obtain_v the_o pope_n bull_n and_o by_o authority_n thereof_o commence_v his_o suit_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n to_o prove_v his_o issue_n legitimate_a quod_fw-la facere_fw-la non_fw-la debuit_fw-la as_o bracton_n there_o say_v and_o therefore_o prohibition_n be_v grant_v to_o stay_v the_o suit_n show_v the_o whole_a matter_n et_fw-la quod_fw-la praedictus_fw-la b._n ad_fw-la deceptionem_fw-la curiae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la infirmandum_fw-la judicium_fw-la in_o curia_fw-la nostra_fw-la factum_fw-la trahit-ipsum_a a._n in_o placitum_fw-la coram_fw-la vobis_fw-la in_o curia_fw-la christianitatis_fw-la authoritate_fw-la literarum_n domini_fw-la papae_fw-la ad_fw-la praedictum_fw-la pverum_fw-la legitimandum_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la cum_fw-la non_fw-la possint_fw-la judices_fw-la aliqui_fw-la de_fw-la legitimatione_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la legitiâ—â—tate_n nisi_fw-la fuerit_fw-la loquela_fw-la prius_fw-la in_o curia_fw-la nostra_fw-la incepta_fw-la per_fw-la breve_fw-la &_o ibi_fw-la bastardia_n objecta_fw-la &_o postea_fw-la ad_fw-la curiam_fw-la christianitatis_fw-la transmissa_fw-la vobis_fw-la prohibemus_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o placito_fw-la illo_fw-la ulterius_fw-la non_fw-la procedatis_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o same_o chapter_n bracton_n have_v the_o form_n of_o another_o prohibition_n which_o make_v the_o difference_n before_o put_v more_o evident_a rex_fw-la talibus_fw-la judicibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n ostensum_fw-la est_fw-la nobis_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la a._n etc._n etc._n quod_fw-la in_o causa_fw-la successionis_fw-la &_o haereditatis_fw-la petitione_n debet_fw-la prius_fw-la moveri_fw-la placitum_fw-la in_o curia_fw-la nostra_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la ibi_fw-la objecta_fw-la fuit_fw-la bastardia_n tunc_fw-la deinde_fw-la transmitti_fw-la debet_fw-la recordum_fw-la loquelae_fw-la &_o cognitio_fw-la bastardia_n ad_fw-la curiam_fw-la christianitatis_fw-la ut_fw-la ibi_fw-la ad_fw-la mandatum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la de_fw-la legitimitate_fw-la inquiratur_fw-la 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complaint_n thereof_o make_v to_o the_o pope_n the_o answer_n be_v that_o any_o man_n may_v be_v cite_v to_o the_o arch_n out_o of_o any_o diocese_n in_o england_n also_o that_o the_o archbishop_n may_v hold_v his_o consistory_n in_o any_o diocese_n within_o his_o jurisdiction_n and_o province_n that_o the_o archbishop_n have_v concurrent_a jurisdiction_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o every_o bishop_n as_o well_o as_o the_o archdeacon_n and_o that_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n prescribe_v to_o hold_v plea_n of_o all_o person_n in_o england_n but_o as_o to_o his_o power_n of_o have_v a_o consistory_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o every_o bishop_n this_o be_v in_o this_o case_n deny_v but_o only_o where_o he_o be_v the_o pope_n legate_n whereof_o there_o be_v three_o sort_n 1._o legate_n a_o latere_fw-la and_o these_o be_v cardinal_n which_o be_v send_v a_o latere_fw-la from_o the_o pope_n 2._o a_o legate_n bear_v and_o these_o be_v the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n york_z and_o mentz_n etc._n etc._n 3._o a_o legate_n give_v and_o these_o have_v authority_n by_o special_a commission_n from_o the_o pope_n â—orter_n likewise_o in_o the_o case_n of_o jones_n against_o boyer_n c._n b_o it_o be_v also_o say_v by_o dr._n martin_n that_o the_o archbishop_n have_v ordinary_a jurisdiction_n in_o all_o the_o diocese_n of_o his_o province_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o he_o may_v visit_v ibid._n 13._o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n ancient_o have_v primacy_n as_o well_o over_o all_o ireland_n as_o england_n from_o who_o the_o irish_a bishop_n receive_v their_o consecration_n for_o ireland_n have_v no_o other_o archbishop_n until_o the_o year_n 1152._o for_o which_o reason_n it_o be_v declare_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o two_o first_o norman_n king_n that_o canterbury_n be_v the_o metropolitan_a church_n of_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n and_o the_o isle_n adjacent_a the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n be_v therefore_o sometime_o style_v a_o patriarch_n he_o and_o orbis_n britannici_fw-la pontifex_fw-la insomuch_o that_o matter_n record_v in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n do_v run_v thus_o viz._n anno_fw-la pontificatus_fw-la nostri_fw-la primo_fw-la secundo_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o be_v also_o legatus_fw-la natus_fw-la that_o be_v he_o have_v a_o perpetual_a legantine_n power_n annex_v to_o his_o archbishopric_n nigh_o a_o thousand_o year_n since_o and_o at_o general_a council_n he_o have_v the_o precedency_n of_o all_o other_o archbishop_n abroad_o and_o at_o home_o he_o have_v some_o special_a mark_n of_o royalty_n as_o to_o be_v the_o patron_n of_o a_o bishopric_n as_o he_o be_v of_o rochester_n to_o coin_v money_n to_o make_v knight_n and_o to_o have_v the_o wardship_n of_o all_o those_o who_o hold_v land_n of_o he_o jure_fw-la hominii_fw-la although_o they_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la other_o â—ands_n of_o the_o king_n as_o be_v former_o hint_v he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v enthrone_v when_o he_o be_v invest_v in_o the_o archbishopric_n and_o by_o the_o stat._n of_o 25_o h_n 8._o he_o have_v power_n to_o grant_v licenses_fw-la and_o dispensation_n in_o all_o case_n heretofore_o sue_v for_o in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n not_o repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o the_o king_n prerogative_n as_o also_o to_o allow_v a_o clerk_n to_o hold_v a_o benefice_n in_o commendam_fw-la or_o in_o trust_n to_o allow_v a_o clerk_n right_o qualify_v to_o hold_v two_o benefice_n with_o cure_n of_o soul_n to_o allow_v a_o benefice_a clerk_n for_o some_o certain_a cause_n to_o be_v non-resident_n for_o some_o time_n and_o to_o dispense_v in_o several_a other_o case_n prohibit_v by_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o canon_n law_n likewise_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n consecrate_v other_o bishop_n confirm_v the_o election_n of_o bishop_n within_o his_o province_n call_v provincial_a synod_n according_a to_o the_o king_n writ_n to_o he_o ever_o direct_v be_v chief_a moderator_n in_o the_o synod_n and_o convocation_n he_o visit_v the_o whole_a province_n appoint_v a_o guardian_n of_o the_o spiritualty_n during_o the_o vacancy_n of_o any_o bishopric_n within_o his_o province_n whereby_o all_o the_o episcopal_a ecclesiastical_a right_n of_o that_o diocese_n for_o that_o time_n belong_v to_o he_o all_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n as_o visitation_n institution_n etc._n etc._n he_o may_v retain_v and_o qualify_v eight_o chaplain_n which_o be_v more_o by_o two_o than_o any_o duke_n be_v allow_v by_o statute_n to_o do_v and_o have_v power_n to_o hold_v divers_a court_n of_o judicature_n for_o the_o decision_n of_o controversy_n pertain_v to_o ecclesiastical_a cognizance_n chap._n iii_o of_o bishop_n and_o ordinary_n 1._o bishop_n why_o so_o call_v not_o above_o one_o to_o be_v in_o one_o diocese_n 2._o why_o call_v ordinary_a and_o what_o the_o pallium_fw-la episcopale_n be_v 3._o bishopric_n original_o donative_n king_n of_o england_n the_o founder_n thereof_o 4._o the_o manner_n of_o election_n of_o bishop_n their_o confirmation_n and_o consecration_n 5._o their_o seal_n of_o office_n in_o what_o case_n they_o may_v use_v their_o own_o seal_n 6._o what_o follow_v upon_o election_n to_o make_v they_o bishop_n complete_a the_o grant_n of_o their_o temporalty_n 7._o the_o congee_n d'eslire_fw-la and_o what_o follow_v thereupon_o 8._o bishopric_n be_v donative_n till_o the_o time_n of_o king_n john_n 9_o what_o the_o interest_n and_o authority_n be_v in_o his_o several_a capacity_n 10._o episcopal_a authority_n derive_v from_o the_o crown_n 11._o the_o use_n and_o office_n of_o suffragan_n bishop_n 12._o whether_o a_o bishop_n may_v give_v institution_n out_o of_o his_o own_o proper_a diocese_n and_o under_o other_o seal_n than_o his_o own_o seal_n of_o office_n 13._o several_a thing_n incident_a to_o a_o bishop_n qua_fw-la talis_fw-la 14._o ordinary_a what_o proper_o he_o be_v and_o why_o so_o call_v 15._o in_o what_o case_n the_o ordinary_n jurisdiction_n be_v not_o mere_o local_a 16._o the_o ordinary_n power_n de_fw-la jure_fw-la patronatûs_fw-la 17._o whether_o the_o ordinary_a may_v cite_v a_o man_n out_o of_o his_o own_o diocese_n also_o his_o right_n ad_fw-la synodalia_fw-la 18._o the_o ordinary_n power_n of_o visitation_n 19_o the_o dignity_n and_o true_a precedency_n of_o the_o bishop_n in_o england_n 20._o temporal_a jurisdiction_n ancient_o exercise_v by_o bishop_n in_o this_o realm_n the_o statute_n of_o 17_o car._n 1._o against_o it_o repeal_v and_o they_o restore_v to_o it_o by_o the_o stat._n of_o 13_o car._n 2._o as_o former_o 21._o the_o act_n make_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o ed._n 6._o concern_v the_o election_n of_o bishop_n the_o endeavour_n thereby_o to_o take_v away_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n the_o nomination_n of_o all_o bishop_n be_v ancient_o sole_a in_o the_o king_n 22._o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n be_v dean_n of_o the_o episcopal_a college_n 23._o a_o case_n at_o common_a law_n superintendens_fw-la touch_v a_o lease_n make_v by_o one_o bishop_n during_o the_o life_n of_o another_o of_o the_o same_o diocese_n in_o ireland_n 1._o bishop_n episcopus_fw-la from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d supra_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intendere_fw-la a_o overseer_n or_o superintendent_n so_o call_v from_o that_o watchfulness_n care_n charge_n and_o faithfulness_n which_o by_o his_o place_n and_o dignity_n he_o have_v and_o owe_v to_o the_o church_n a_o word_n which_o all_o antiquity_n have_v appropriate_v to_o signify_v the_o chief_a in_o superintendency_n over_o the_o whole_a church_n within_o his_o diocese_n wherein_o be_v divers_a inferior_a pastor_n this_o oversight_n or_o care_n the_o hebrew_n call_v pekudah_n 32._o of_o this_o office_n or_o ecclesiastical_a dignity_n there_o can_v be_v but_o one_o at_o a_o time_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o diocese_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o cornelius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o eusebius_n relate_v upbraid_v novatius_fw-la for_o his_o ignorance_n in_o that_o point_n eccl._n when_o he_o can_v not_o but_o know_v there_o be_v no_o less_o than_o 46_o presbyter_n in_o that_o church_n oecumenius_n and_o st._n chrysostome_n affirm_v also_o as_o many_o at_o philippi_n for_o in_o this_o restrain_a sense_n as_o the_o word_n bishop_n be_v now_o take_v it_o can_v be_v imagine_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v more_o than_o one_o in_o one_o city_n or_o diocese_n at_o the_o same_o time_n consonant_n whereunto_o the_o synod_n of_o nice_a prohibit_v two_o or_o more_o bishop_n to_o have_v their_o seat_n at_o once_o in_o the_o same_o city_n this_o novatius_fw-la aforesaid_a be_v a_o priest_n of_o rome_n 254_o year_n after_o christ_n he_o abhor_v second_o marriage_n and_o be_v condemn_v as_o a_o heretic_n in_o a_o synod_n at_o rome_n the_o same_o year_n 42._o every_o bishop_n many_o century_n after_o christ_n be_v universal_a incumbent_n of_o his_o diocese_n receive_v all_o the_o profit_n which_o be_v but_o offering_n of_o devotion_n out_o of_o which_o 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