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quod_fw-la totum_fw-la archiepiscopatum_fw-la in_o dominium_fw-la meum_fw-la redigam_n nec_fw-la illum_fw-la pro_fw-la archiepiscapo_n ultra_fw-la recipiam_fw-la idem_fw-la fol._n 38.10_o from_o the_o king_n that_o if_o he_o go_v he_o shall_v for_o certain_a know_v that_o he_o will_v seize_v his_o whole_a arch-bishopric_n into_o his_o hand_n nor_o will_v he_o receive_v he_o for_o archbishop_n any_o more_o like_a as_o now_o the_o write_v not_o exeat_fw-la regno_fw-la be_v use_v with_o a_o penalty_n specify_v after_o this_o the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n lincoln_n salisbury_z and_z bath_n with_o several_a baron_n send_v to_o he_o by_o the_o king_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o have_v trouble_v the_o king_n with_o many_o complaint_n how_o that_o at_o the_o parliament_n hold_v at_o rockingham_n he_o have_v case_n have_v pollicitus_fw-la es_fw-la per_fw-la te_fw-la usus_fw-la ac_fw-la leges_fw-la svas_fw-la usque_fw-la quaque_fw-la deinceps_fw-la servaturum_fw-la &_o case_z sibi_fw-la contra_fw-la emne_v homines_fw-la fideliter_fw-la defensurum_fw-la idem_fw-la fol._n 39.27_o in_o this_o whole_a relation_n of_o matter_n of_o fact_n it_o be_v to_o be_v own_v that_o it_o be_v the_o personal_a repair_n of_o a_o peer_n or_o great_a man_n to_o rome_n to_o appeal_v that_o be_v forbid_v without_o the_o king_n leave_n but_o appeal_v by_o proctor_n be_v ancient_o use_v in_o several_a case_n promise_v for_o the_o future_a archbishop_n the_o promise_n of_o a_o archbishop_n in_o all_o respect_n to_o keep_v and_o observe_v the_o custom_n and_o the_o king_n law_n and_o to_o defend_v they_o faithful_o against_o all_o man_n which_o be_v a_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n use_v in_o that_o age_n and_o bind_v he_o in_o allegiance_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o temporality_n but_o no_o way_n like_o the_o present_a oath_n of_o supremacy_n upon_o which_o they_o tell_v he_o the_o king_n believe_v he_o will_v have_v be_v quiet_a for_o the_o future_a but_o that_o he_o have_v open_o contravene_v his_o 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to_o the_o see_v of_o st._n peter_n or_o his_o vicar_n for_o any_o cause_n that_o may_v befall_v he_o or_o if_o he_o do_v that_o he_o shall_v speedy_o depart_v out_o of_o the_o king_n territory_n but_o the_o archbishop_n persist_v in_o his_o resolution_n to_o go_v have_v not_o only_o his_o arch-bishopric_n seize_v but_o the_o pope_n be_v show_v how_o his_o carriage_n here_o be_v resent_v do_v not_o afford_v he_o either_o 28._o either_o idem_fw-la fol._n 52.17_o 53_o 28._o consilium_fw-la or_o auxilium_fw-la yet_o the_o writer_n of_o that_o age_n censure_n that_o as_o a_o exorbitance_n of_o the_o king_n power_n however_o it_o may_v be_v a_o document_n to_o some_o not_o obstinate_o to_o oppose_v their_o prince_n ☞_o by_o this_o relation_n of_o matter_n of_o fact_n it_o be_v evident_a faith._n the_o inference_n from_o this_o history_n these_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o matter_n political_a and_o of_o government_n not_o in_o matter_n of_o doctrine_n and_o faith._n that_o in_o the_o 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swear_v fealty_n to_o the_o king_n fidelity_n oath_n of_o fidelity_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v long_o continue_v and_o which_o be_v a_o sufficient_a badge_n of_o subjection_n so_o we_o find_v a_o writ_n 1503.36_o writ_n gervac_n dorob_fw-la 4.1187_o col._n 1503.36_o from_o r._n de_fw-fr glanvil_n to_o the_o abbot_n of_o battle_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o he_o command_v he_o on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o king_n by_o the_o faith_n which_o he_o owe_v he_o and_o by_o the_o oath_n which_o he_o make_v to_o he_o to_o do_v what_o he_o then_o enjoin_v ☞_o as_o to_o the_o legatine_n power_n legate_n concern_v the_o power_n of_o legate_n it_o be_v apparent_a by_o several_a instance_n that_o none_o exercise_v any_o here_o without_o the_o king_n leave_n whether_o by_o the_o grant_n of_o pope_n nicholas_n to_o edward_n the_o confessor_n i_o dispute_v not_o i_o shall_v only_o note_v some_o few_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o have_v a_o interview_n at_o guysor_n with_o pope_n calixtus_n and_o obtain_v of_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v grant_v he_o all_o the_o custom_n which_o his_o father_n king_n william_n the_o first_o have_v in_o england_n and_o normandy_n and_o especial_o 125.53_o especial_o maxim_n ut_fw-la neminemaliquando_fw-la legati_fw-la officio_fw-la in_o anglia_fw-it fungi_fw-la permitteret_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la ipsa_fw-la aliquâ_fw-la praecipuâ_fw-la quaerelâ_fw-la exigentur_fw-la quae_fw-la ab_fw-la archiepiscopo_fw-la cantuariorum_n caeterisque_fw-la episcopis_fw-la regni_fw-la terminari_fw-la non_fw-la possint_fw-la hoc_fw-la fieri_fw-la a_o papa_n postularet_fw-la kidm_n fol._n 125.53_o that_o he_o will_v permit_v none_o at_o any_o time_n to_o exercise_v the_o office_n of_o legate_n in_o england_n unless_o the_o king_n upon_o any_o special_a plea_n shall_v require_v it_o and_o the_o thing_n can_v not_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o that_o the_o king_n shall_v desire_v it_o 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