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either_o papist_n or_o puritan_n but_o modest_o and_o grave_o when_o they_o be_v occasion_v thereunto_o by_o the_o text_n of_o scripture_n free_a both_o the_o doctrine_n and_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n from_o the_o aspersion_n of_o either_o adversary_n especial_o where_o the_o auditory_a be_v suspect_v to_o be_v taint_v with_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o infection_n vi_o last_o that_o the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n of_o the_o kingdom_n who_o his_o majesty_n have_v good_a cause_n to_o blame_v for_o their_o former_a remissness_n be_v more_o wary_a and_o choice_a in_o their_o licens_v of_o preacher_n and_o revoke_v all_o grant_n make_v to_o any_o chancellor_n official_a or_o commissary_n to_o pass_v licence_n in_o this_o kind_n and_o that_o all_o the_o lecturer_n throughout_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n a_o new_a body_n sever_v from_o the_o ancient_a clergy_n as_o be_v neither_o parson_n vicar_n nor_o curate_n be_v license_v henceforward_o in_o the_o court_n of_o faculty_n by_o recommendation_n of_o the_o party_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n under_o his_o hand_n and_o seal_n with_o a_o fiat_n from_o the_o lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n a_o confirmation_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n and_o that_o such_o as_o do_v transgress_v any_o one_o of_o these_o direction_n be_v suspend_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n or_o in_o his_o default_n by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o the_o province_n ab_fw-la officio_fw-la &_o beneficio_fw-la for_o a_o year_n and_o a_o day_n until_o his_o majesty_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o next_o convocation_n shall_v prescribe_v some_o further_a punishment_n these_o direction_n be_v wary_o communicate_v by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n to_o the_o bishop_n within_o his_o province_n match_n the_o king_n lose_v no_o time_n in_o pursue_v the_o match_n with_o spain_n but_o the_o dispensation_n from_o rome_n which_o be_v the_o key_n of_o the_o business_n have_v 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