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Princes are Supreme over Persons , not over Things .
This is the Supreme Power of Princes which we teach , that they be Gods Ministers in their own Dominions , bearing the Sword , and freely to permit and publickly to Defend that which God commandeth in Faith and good Manners , &c.
Princes may Command the Bodies of all their Subjects in time both of War and Peace , &c.
Out of all Question where Princes may by God's Law Command , all Men must obey them , &c.
The Prince may discharge the Servant , but no Man can discharge the Subject .
The Word of God teacheth you to obey Princes ; the words of men cannot loose you . BISHOP BILSON of the SUPREMACY .
Thomas
Dring
Chancery-Lane
End
Fleetstreet
,
William
Crook
Green
Dragon
William
Rogers
Bahama
Islands
giving
like
a
King
to
a
King.
Tenderness
of
Conscience
Declaration
to
all
His
loving
Subjects
Exemption
of
Tender
Consciences
Tender
Consciences
Our
Sovereign
is
,
I
will
not
say
above
other
Princes
,
but
above
all
Christian
men
that
ever
I
knew
or
heard
of
,
a
man
of
most
upright
,
dainty
,
and
scrupulous
Conscience
,
and
afraid
to
look
upon
some
Actions
,
which
other
Princes
abroad
do
usually
swallow
?
Tender-hearted
Christians
Stiff-necked
Iews
Pater
Patrioe
ferinum
quiddam
bellum
est
sometimes
it
proceeds
from
Tenderness
of
Conscience
,
which
yet
is
indeed
a
very
blessed
and
a
gracious
thing
,
but
yet
(
as
tender
things
may
sooner
miscarry
)
very
obnoxious
through
Satan's
diligence
and
subtlety
to
be
wrought
upon
to
dangerous
inconveniences
.
Pacification
,
and
that
the
many
Wars
made
again
and
again
by
Hereticks
,
serv'd
for
nothing
but
in
many
places
to
abolish
the
Catholick
Religion
,
and
in
a
manner
all
Ecclesiastical
Discipline
,
Iustice
,
and
Order
,
and
to
introduce
Atheism
with
the
Sequel
of
all
sorts
of
Sacrileges
,
Parricides
,
Rapes
,
Treasons
and
Cruelties
,
and
other
sorts
of
wickedness
,
the
making
War
,
all
the
Malecontents
,
all
People
indebted
and
ne●…ssitous
,
all
Debauchees
,
and
Vagabonds
,
all
Thieves
and
other
Criminals
,
whose
Lives
were
become
forfeited
to
the
Law
,
of
what
Religion
or
Opinion
soever
they
were
,
were
wont
to
joyn
with
the
Hugonots
,
and
did
more
harm
to
the
Church
,
and
Religion
,
and
good
manners
in
one
day
of
War
,
then
they
could
in
a
hundred
days
of
Peace
.
●…its
in
the
Heavens
in
derision
Glory
to
God
in
the
highest
,
and
on
Earth
towards
men
No
Nation
hath
ever
appear'd
more
jealous
of
Religion
then
the
People
of
have
ever
been
the
image
of
Iealousie
Tenderness
carried
them
in
his
Bosome
as
a
Nursing-Father
beareth
the
sucking
Child
,
when
his
Son
was
yet
afar
off
,
ran
to
meet
him
,
fell
on
his
neck
and
kiss'd
him
,
Iohn
Ley
Defensive
Doubts
,
Hopes
and
Reasons
,
wherein
if
they
appear
and
prevail
,
they
need
not
fear
any
disparagement
to
their
Prudence
by
withdrawing
that
they
have
decreed
,
since
the
wisest
Statesmen
and
greatest
Governors
have
used
many
times
to
comply
so
far
with
popular
Dispositions
,
as
to
vary
their
own
Acts
with
relation
to
their
liking
,
as
the
Pilot
doth
his
Soils
to
comply
with
the
wind
,
And
you
cannot
have
a
more
authentic
Example
both
to
induce
you
to
this
,
and
to
defend
you
in
it
from
all
Imputations
,
then
that
of
our
Sacred
Sovereign
,
who
rather
then
he
would
give
any
Colour
of
Complaint
for
aggrievances
to
his
People
,
to
DISPENSE
with
the
five
Articles
of
Assembly
,
and
to
discharge
all
Persons
from
urging
the
Practice
thereof
upon
any
either
Laick
or
Ecclesiastical
Person
whatsoever
,
and
to
free
all
his
Subjects
from
all
Censures
and
Pains
whether
Ecclesiastical
or
Secular
,
for
not
urging
,
practising
,
and
obeying
any
of
them
,
tho
they
were
es●…ablish'd
both
by
a
General
Assembly
,
and
by
Act
of
Parliament
.
King
his
large
Declaration
of
the
●…umults
in
And
for
his
OWN
Acts
(
for
these
Articles
of
were
propounded
and
ratify'd
in
the
Reign
of
his
Royal
Father
)
he
imposed
the
Service
Book
,
the
Book
of
Canons
,
and
high
Commission
upon
his
Subjects
in
and
upon
their
humble
Supplication
,
was
content
graciously
to
grant
a
Discharge
from
them
:
passing
his
Princely
Promise
that
he
would
neither
then
nor
afterwards
press
the
Practice
of
them
,
nor
any
thing
of
that
nature
,
but
in
such
a
fair
and
legal
way
,
as
should
satisfie
all
his
loving
Subjects
.
The
Duplys
of
the
Divines
of
viz.
Wherein
Wise
men
who
judge
of
Consultations
and
Acts
by
their
probable
Effects
,
and
not
unexpected
Events
,
cannot
but
highly
commend
His
Majesty's
Mildness
and
Clemency
:
which
we
doubt
not
would
condescend
to
your
Requests
for
a
removal
of
this
great
aggrievance
if
you
would
please
to
interpose
your
Mediations
to
so
acceptable
a
purpose
,
and
upon
our
humble
sute
,
which
in
all
submissive
manner
we
tender
to
your
Lordship
(
and
by
you
to
the
rest
of
your
Reverend
Order
)
we
hope
you
will
do
so
,
since
we
have
it
upon
his
word
(
His
Royal
Majesty's
word
,
which
neither
in
Duty
nor
Discretion
we
may
distrust
)
that
the
Prelates
were
their
greatest
Friends
(
i.
e.
their
Councels
were
always
Councels
of
Peace
,
and
their
Solicitations
vehement
and
earnest
for
granting
those
unexpected
Favours
which
we
were
pleas'd
to
bestow
upon
our
People
.
introducing
of
Private
Baptism
,
Communicating
of
the
Sick
,
Episcopal
Confirmation
,
Kneeling
at
the
Communion
,
and
the
observing
such
ancient
Festivals
as
belong'd
immediately
to
Christ
:
History
of
the
Presbyterians
That
the
King
's
indulging
the
in
Dispensing
with
the
Penal
Laws
about
them
,
was
an
Invitation
to
the
Papists
to
endeavour
by
armed
force
to
Compass
the
King's
Dispensation
.
Royal
Martyr
Dispensative
Power
my
Lord
Primate
Replication
to
the
Bishop
of
Chalcedon
,
the
Earl
of
Lord
Lieutenant
of
did
commit
much
to
my
hands
the
Political
Regiment
of
that
Church
for
the
space
of
Eight
years
.
In
all
that
time
let
him
name
but
one
Roman
Catholic
that
suffer'd
either
Death
or
Imprisonment
,
or
so
much
as
a
pecuniary
Mulct
of
Twelve
Pence
for
his
Religion
upon
any
Penal
Statute
,
if
he
can
,
as
I
am
sure
he
cannot
,
the
three
Estates
Roman
Catholics
Articles
of
Impeachment
against
the
then
Lord
Chancellor
of
and
that
Lord
Primate
th●…n
Bishop
of
that
freedom
be
left
to
all
Persons
of
what
Opinion
soever
in
Matters
of
Ceremony
,
and
that
all
the
Penalties
of
LAWS
and
Customs
be
SUSPENDED
.
humane
Lawes
binding
the
Conscience
taking
off
As
for
Penal
Lawes
which
lie
as
snares
upon
the
Subjects
,
and
which
were
as
a
to
King
it
yields
a
Revenue
which
will
scarce
pay
for
the
Parchment
of
the
King's
Records
at
Church
History
Lord
Keeper
for
refusal
of
Subscription
and
Conformity
,
High
Commission
saving
the
Catechizing
of
his
own
Family
only
,
he
should
not
afterward
Preach
,
Catechize
,
or
use
any
of
the
Offices
or
Function
of
a
Minister
publickly
or
privately
〈◊〉
he
should
be
lawfully
restored
and
releas'd
of
his
said
Suspension
.
again
restored
Dod's
Life
tender
Conscienced
en
passant
Huntly
,
Arroll
Robert
Bruce
three
Earls
evil
eye
transcendent
Goodness
there
was
nothing
of
Religion
in
the
Case
of
Aversion
against
the
Pardon
of
for
that
were
as
bigot
Papists
,
if
not
more
then
A
Fair
warning
to
take
heed
of
the
Scotish
Discipline
,
viz.
That
it
robs
the
Magistrate
of
his
Dispensative
Power
When
the
Popish
Earls
of
were
excommunicated
by
the
Church
,
and
forfeited
for
Treasonable
Practices
against
the
King
,
it
is
admirable
to
read
with
what
Wisdom
,
Charity
,
and
Sweetness
his
Majesty
did
seek
from
time
to
time
to
reclaim
them
from
their
Errors
,
and
on
the
other
side
to
see
with
what
bitterness
and
radicated
Malice
they
were
prosecuted
by
the
Presbyteries
and
their
Commissioners
,
sometimes
threatning
that
they
were
resolv'd
to
pursue
them
to
the
uttermost
,
tho
it
should
be
with
the
loss
of
all
their
Lives
in
one
day
,
sometimes
pressing
to
have
their
Estates
confiscated
,
Ass.
Edinb.
D'Ossat's
Letters
Second
Book
lift
up
their
voices
like
a
Trumpet
Certain
Considerations
tending
to
Peace
St.
Davids
Ministers
were
not
in
the
late
Archbishop's
time
disabled
from
their
Ministry
on
the
Account
of
Non-conformity
to
the
Ceremonies
by
Law
enjoyn'd
if
the
removal
of
some
of
the
Ceremonies
enjoyn'd
could
not
be
obtain'd
,
nor
yet
for
them
of
more
stay'd
and
temperate
Carriage
,
yet
at
least
there
might
be
procured
a
mitigation
of
the
Penalty
,
evil
eye
Apostolick
Obedience
Mens
being
bound
to
observe
the
Lawes
of
the
Land
where
they
live
,
except
they
will
suffer
as
busie
bodies
,
or
except
they
will
have
that
inconvenience
granted
,
that
the
general
Lawes
or
Government
of
a
Nation
must
be
dispens's
withal
,
according
to
the
particular
Conceit
and
Apprehension
of
every
private
Person
:
whereout
what
Coleration
of
Heresy
,
what
Connivence
at
Errors
,
what
danger
of
Schisms
in
the
Church
and
Factions
in
the
State
,
must
necessarily
follow
,
the
Liberty
of
a
few
erroneous
Consciences
bringing
the
Bondage
of
many
regulated
Commands
,
We
must
prefer
the
general
before
the
particular
,
and
not
let
every
one
be
loose
to
their
List
and
Affection
,
but
all
be
kept
within
the
Lists
of
their
Duty
and
Subjection
.
strong
Delusions
General
Demands
of
the
Ministers
and
Professors
of
There
be
other
means
more
effectual
for
holding
out
of
Popery
(
and
so
of
any
unlawful
innovation
)
in
which
we
ought
to
Confide
more
then
in
all
the
Vowes
and
Promises
of
Men
,
yea
,
also
more
then
in
all
the
United
Forces
of
all
the
Subjects
of
this
Land
,
to
wit
,
diligent
Preaching
and
Teaching
of
the
Word
,
frequent
Prayer
to
God
,
humbling
of
our selves
before
him
;
and
Amendment
of
our
Lives
and
Conversations
,
and
Arming
our selves
against
our
Adversaries
by
diligent
searching
of
the
Scriptures
,
whereby
we
may
encrease
in
the
knowledge
of
the
Truth
,
and
in
ability
to
defend
it
against
the
Enemies
of
it
.
examen
vel
probatio
nostrum
ipsorum
the
weightier
Matters
of
the
Law
Oaths
of
Allegiance
in
faith
in
troth
him
that
feareth
an
Oath
in
faith
by
my
faith
Sanderson
de
Iuramento
that
the
genuine
interpretation
of
the
words
,
whether
in
an
assertory
or
promissory
matter
is
this
,
I
speak
from
my
heart
,
I
pawn
my
faith
to
you
that
the
thing
is
so
seize
on
heartily
,
willingly
and
truly
upon
the
true
faith
of
a
Christian.
Solemn
League
and
Covenant
endeavour
to
preserve
the
Reformed
Religion
in
the
Church
of
in
Doctrine
,
Worship
,
Discipline
,
and
Government
,
to
endeavour
to
reform
Religion
in
these
Kingdoms
of
in
all
Points
,
according
to
the
Examples
of
the
best
Reformed
Churches
reform
us
Divine
Right
Parochial
Session
Presbyterian
Consistory
Provincial
Synod
General
Assembly
nor
set
up
ten
Thousand
Iudicatories
within
the
Kingdom
,
Primum
mobile
General
Assembly
Erastus
the
great
Adversary
;
the
Presbyterians
and
Independents
were
both
equally
interessed
against
the
Erastian
Principles
.
Reply
to
Nihil
Respondes
of
the
Assembly
,
and
of
the
Kingdom
denyed
a
Ruling
Elder
to
be
an
instituted
Officer
History
of
Presbytery
Presbytery
did
never
setle
its
Lay-Eldership
in
any
one
Parish
in
The
main
Points
of
Church-Government
The
known
sense
of
the
Scotish
Nation
which
framed
the
Covenant
,
and
for
whose
Satisfaction
the
Covenant
was
here
taken
,
doth
include
Independency
under
the
name
of
Schism
,
or
at
least
under
those
words
contrary
to
sound
Doctrine
;
and
our
Independent
Divines
could
not
but
know
this
to
be
their
sense
of
it
,
and
yet
we
know
of
none
that
did
protest
against
it
,
or
explain
themselves
otherwise
at
the
first
taking
of
the
Covenant
,
if
they
have
done
it
since
.
true
and
faithful
to
the
Common-wealth
of
as
it
is
now
Establish'd
without
a
King
or
House
of
Lords
the
want
of
Power
in
a
lawful
Sovereign
to
protect
them
,
absolving
them
from
their
Obedience
,
Pancirol's
lost
things
Richard
Cromwell
engaging
to
be
true
and
faithful
to
the
Lord
Protector
,
and
not
to
propose
or
give
any
Consent
to
alter
the
Government
as
't
is
setled
in
one
single
Person
and
a
Parliament
,
a
Promise
or
Oath
took
without
Doors
,
did
not
bind
within
.
Solemn
League
a
General
Assembly
T.
C.
Defence
of
his
Sermon
,
l.
Fair
warning
to
take
heed
of
the
Scotish
Discipline
Baal
,
Baal
berith
It
were
worth
the
enquiring
whether
the
marks
of
Anti-Christ
do
not
agree
as
eminently
to
the
Assembly
general
of
Scotland
,
as
either
to
the
Pope
or
to
the
Turk
.
This
we
see
plainly
that
they
spring
out
of
the
Ruines
of
the
Civil
Magistrate
:
they
sit
upon
the
Temple
of
God
,
and
they
advance
themselves
above
those
whom
the
Scripture
It
were
worth
the
enquiring
general
Assembly
no
Oath
should
be
imposed
on
the
Subjects
that
was
not
establish'd
by
Act
of
Parliament
,
Religion
,
imposed
The
Covenant
with
a
Narrative
Reading
,
Swearing
Nye's
Speech
is
of
Divine
offspring
Covenant
to
the
Covenant
of
Grace
,
worthy
to
be
sworn
by
all
the
Kingdoms
of
the
World
,
as
a
giving
up
of
all
those
Kingdoms
to
Christ
yea
,
we
find
this
very
thing
in
the
utmost
accomplishment
of
it
,
to
have
been
the
Oath
of
the
greatest
Angel
that
ever
was
,
who
setting
his
feet
on
two
of
Gods
Kingdoms
,
the
one
upon
the
Sea
,
the
other
upon
the
Earth
,
lifting
up
his
hand
to
Heaven
,
as
you
are
to
do
this
day
,
and
so
Swearing
,
seeing
the
preservation
of
Popery
hath
been
by
Leagues
and
Covenants
,
God
may
not
make
a
League
and
Covenant
to
be
its
Destruction
,
Associations
of
the
Religious
Orders
and
Fraternities
,
and
the
Combination
by
the
for
the
muniting
of
Popery
Let
us
joyn
our selves
to
the
Lord
in
a
perpetual
Covenant
that
shall
not
be
forgotten
,
out-live
their
Childrens
Children
;
Superstition
quam
vulgo
bonam
intentionem
vocant
)
against
Superstition
Idolatry
in
Worship
Lecture
,
De
bonâ
intentione
The
Iesuites
Theology
Scotland
▪
Plant
of
Renown
George
Wharton
the
Parliament
of
Pass●…d
an
Act
for
a
National
Synod
,
the
first
that
ever
was
in
that
Kingdom
under
the
Government
of
Bishops
In
the
first
Session
of
the
Second
Parliament
of
King
Charles
the
Second
,
there
pass'd
an
Act
asserting
His
Majesty
▪
s
Supremacy
over
all
Persons
,
and
in
all
Causes
Ecclesiastical
.
five
Articles
Car
tel
est
notre
plaisir
Search
for
the
Schismaticks
To
abhor
Popery
That
we
all
come
under
a
foreign
spiritual
Iurisdiction
,
obeying
the
Pope
as
the
Western
Patriarch
,
and
also
as
the
to
the
Universal
Church
;
governing
by
the
Scotland
Patriarchal
Schism
guarded
a
Sovereign
Prince
hath
Power
within
his
own
Dominions
for
the
Publick
good
to
change
any
thing
in
the
external
Regiment
of
the
Church
,
which
is
not
of
div●…ne
Institution
,
Preheminence
among
Patriarchs
,
as
S.
had
among
the
Apostles
Iust
Vindication
of
the
Church
of
Holy
Church
of
was
founded
in
the
Estate
of
Prelacy
by
the
Kings
and
Peers
thereof
.
New
Heaven
and
the
New
Earth
at
large
wound
mens
Piety
▪
Reputation
,
or
good
Manners
,
Publick
printed
Prayer
prefixt
to
the
viz.
And
seeing
that
when
we
by
our
own
Power
were
altogether
unable
to
have
freed
our selves
from
the
tyranny
of
Strangers
Suffer
us
never
,
O
Lord
,
to
fall
to
that
ingratitude
and
detestable
unthankfulness
,
that
we
shall
seek
the
Destruction
and
Death
of
those
whom
thou
hast
made
Instruments
to
deliver
us
from
the
tyranny
of
merciless
Strangers
,
Declaration
concerning
his
Proceedings
with
his
Subjects
of
since
the
Pacification
in
the
Camp
near
the
old
Leaven
purged
out
old
Leaven
For
behold
what
carefulness
it
wrought
in
you
,
what
clearing
of
your selves
,
yea
,
what
indignation
,
yea
,
what
fear
,
yea
,
what
vehement
desire
,
yea
,
what
zeal
,
In
all
things
ye
have
approved
your selves
to
be
clear
in
this
Matter
.
his
Majesty
his
Heirs
and
Successors
,
by
Uirtue
of
the
Royal
Power
which
they
hold
from
God
Almighty
over
this
Kingdom
,
shall
have
the
sole
Choice
and
Appointment
of
Officers
of
State
,
and
Councellors
and
Iudges
the
Kings
of
this
Realm
deriving
their
Power
from
God
Almighty
do
succeed
Lineally
thereunto
.
to
will
what
he
willed
Concerning
the
League
and
Covenant
,
and
discharging
the
renewing
thereof
without
his
Majesties
Warrant
and
Approbation
.
That
none
presume
to
renew
that
Covenant
or
any
other
League
or
Covenant
without
his
Majesties
special
Warrant
so
to
do
.
5th
Act
2d
Edenburgh
August
The
Act
against
Conventicles
Forasmuch
as
the
Assembling
and
Convocating
his
Majesties
Subjects
without
his
Majesties
Warrant
and
Authority
is
a
most
dangerous
and
unlawful
Practice
,
prohibited
and
discharged
by
several
Laws
and
Acts
of
Parliament
under
high
and
great
Pains
,
for
the
suppressing
and
preventing
of
which
for
the
time
to
come
,
his
Majesty
with
Advice
and
Consent
of
his
Estates
of
Parliament
,
hath
thought
sit
to
Statute
and
Enact
,
That
no
outed
Ministers
who
are
not
by
the
Councel
,
Persons
not
Authorized
or
by
the
Bishop
of
the
Diocess
,
presume
to
Preach
,
expound
Scripture
,
or
pray
in
any
Meeting
,
and
that
none
be
present
at
any
Meeting
without
the
Family
to
which
they
belong
,
where
any
not
licensed
,
authorized
nor
tolerated
,
as
said
is
,
shall
Preach
,
expound
Scripture
,
or
Pray
,
Foreigners
or
Aliens
of
the
forriegn
Reform'd
Churches
allow'd
or
to
be
allow'd
by
the
King's
Majesty
,
his
Heirs
and
Successors
in
England
,
Seditious
Conventicles
prevented
and
suppressed
Proviso
,
That
nothing
therein
contained
,
shall
extend
to
invalidate
or
avoid
his
Majesties
Supremacy
in
Ecclesiastical
Affairs
,
but
that
his
Majesty
and
his
heirs
and
Successors
may
from
time
to
time
,
&c.
exercise
and
enjoy
all
Power
and
Authority
in
Ecclesiastical
Affairs
,
&c.
any
thing
in
this
Act
notwithstanding
,
A
Compendious
History
of
the
m●…st
remarkable
Passages
of
the
last
printed
An.
upon
a
Rebellion
in
that
Kingdom
being
nipt
in
the
Bud
,
his
Majesty
was
pleas'd
to
publish
a
Proclamation
,
Commanding
the
Iudges
and
all
Magistrates
to
apprehend
and
punish
all
such
as
frequented
any
Field-Conventicles
,
&c.
according
to
the
Prescript
of
the
Law
,
as
also
to
prosecute
with
all
Legal
Rigour
the
execrable
Murtherers
of
the
late
Arch-Bishop
of
St.
declaring
withal
that
his
Majesty
being
desirous
to
reclaim
all
such
as
had
been
mis-lead
through
Ignorance
or
blind
zeal
,
had
according
to
the
Power
reserved
to
his
Majesty
by
the
5th
Act
in
the
2d
Session
of
the
2d
Parliament
,
suspended
the
execution
of
all
Laws
and
Acts
against
such
as
frequent
house-Conventicles
on
the
south-side
of
the
River
excepting
the
Town
of
and
two
Miles
round
the
same
,
extirpate
it
Scotch
SAINTE
LIGUE
of
Divine-Off-spring
founding
Dominion
in
Grace
Land
mourns
Roman
Catholick
they
who
were
born
in
the
Year
after
the
great
Mortality
An.
wanted
some
of
their
cheek
Teeth
,
taking
them
defending
all
the
Priviledges
and
Preheminences
belonging
to
the
Crown
,
King
his
Heirs
and
Successors
Cheek
Teeth
Of
Heresy
Haereticus
igitur
potest
esse
quis
Hereticks
formaliter
Lord
Primate
Schism
Guarded
Every
one
who
is
involved
in
a
Schism
is
not
a
Schismatick
,
more
then
she
that
Marries
after
long
expectation
,
believing
and
having
reason
to
believe
that
h●…r
former
Husband
was
dead
is
Adulteress
,
or
then
he
who
is
drawn
to
give
Divine
Worship
to
a
Creature
by
some
misapprehension
,
yet
addressing
his
Devotions
to
the
true
God
,
is
Heresy
,
He
who
did
not
run
into
his
error
out
of
his
own
over-weening
Presumption
▪
nor
defends
it
pertinaciously
,
but
receiv'd
it
from
his
seduced
Parents
,
and
is
careful
to
search
out
the
truth
,
and
ready
to
be
Corrected
if
he
find
it
cut
,
he
is
not
to
be
reputed
among
Hereticks
it
is
much
more
true
of
Schism
,
that
he
who
is
involv'd
in
Schism
through
the
error
of
his
Parents
or
Predecessors
,
who
carefully
seeketh
after
truth
,
and
is
prepared
in
his
mind
to
embrace
it
whensoever
he
finds
it
,
he
is
not
to
be
reputed
a
Schismatick
.
in
thesi
,
That
when
a
Law
is
changed
to
which
a
man
is
bound
by
Oath
,
tho
he
is
thereby
discharged
,
yet
he
is
bound
in
respect
of
his
will
:
for
if
ever
he
actually
assents
to
the
alteration
,
he
is
really
perjured
.
Condemned
as
guilty
of
it
,
because
he
had
not
observ'd
those
English
Customs
that
he
was
sworn
to
Francisc.
Long.
de
Concil
to
defend
all
the
Privileges
and
Preheminences
granted
or
belonging
to
the
King
,
his
Heirs
and
Successors
,
and
united
to
the
Imperial
Crown
of
this
Realm
,
Exclusion
,
which
would
have
deprived
the
next
Heir
(
and
in
him
virtually
the
whole
royal
Family
)
the
chief
Privilege
and
Preheminence
that
belong'd
to
him
by
the
Common
Law
of
this
Realm
,
some
Men
did
pervert
the
meaning
of
the
word
Heirs
in
the
Oaths
of
Allegiance
and
Supremacy
,
from
its
common
and
usual
acceptation
to
another
more
special
,
on
purpose
to
elude
the
force
and
Obligation
which
otherwise
they
must
have
had
on
the
Consciences
of
the
Excluders
themselves
.
three
Estates
The
Estates
of
Parliament
considering
that
the
Kings
of
this
Realm
deriving
their
Royal
Power
from
God
Almighty
alone
,
do
succeed
lineally
thereto
,
according
to
the
known
degrees
of
Proximity
in
Blood
,
which
cannot
be
interrupted
,
suspended
,
or
diverted
by
any
Act
or
Statute
whatsoever
,
and
that
none
can
attempt
to
alter
or
divert
the
said
Succession
without
involving
the
Subjects
of
this
Kingdom
in
Perjury
and
Rebellion
,
turbid
interval
de
facto
have
heretofore
directed
and
limited
the
succession
of
the
Crown
in
other
manner
,
then
in
course
it
would
otherwise
have
gone
the
Imperial
Crown
of
this
Realm
,
Rights
belonging
to
the
same
,
did
by
inherent
Birth-right
and
lawful
and
undoubted
Succession
descend
and
come
to
him
,
as
being
lineally
,
justly
and
lawfully
next
and
sole
Heir
of
the
Blood
Royal
of
this
Realm
,
Oath
of
Obedience
bearing
Faith
and
true
Allegiance
to
the
King
,
his
Heirs
and
lawful
Successors
,
and
to
assist
and
defend
all
Privileges
,
and
Preheminences
and
Authorities
granted
or
belonging
to
the
King
,
his
Heirs
and
Successors
,
all
Privileges
and
Preheminences
and
Authorities
granted
,
or
belonging
,
W.
I.
Iesuite's
Powder
on
the
Heirs
coming
to
the
title
of
King
,
the
learned
Lawyers
say
,
that
by
all
Incapacity
is
taken
away
by
the
Possession
of
the
Crown
,
I
owe
the
Duke
Obedience
if
he
be
King
:
but
if
he
be
King
and
have
no
Power
to
Govern
,
he
is
the
King
and
no
King
:
an
Act
of
Parliament
against
Common
sense
is
void
.
To
make
a
man
King
,
and
not
suffer
him
to
exercise
Kingly
Power
,
is
a
Contradiction
.
reproach
him
Israel
,
who
brought
their
newly
anointed
King
no
Presents
in
all
things
have
approved
your selves
to
be
clear
in
this
Matter
.
The
Loyal
The
Saints
rending
of
the
heart
because
he
had
cut
off
the
skirt
of
s
Garment
Casuistical
Discussion
assist
and
defend
to
my
Power
all
Iurisdictions
,
Privileges
,
granted
or
belonging
to
the
King's
Highness
,
or
united
and
annex'd
to
the
Imperial
Crown
of
this
Realm
.
there
is
no
God
no
Soul
Law.
We
are
to
our
Power
to
assist
and
defend
all
Privileges
and
Preheminences
GRANTED
or
BELONGING
to
the
King
,
and
which
ARE
united
to
the
Imperial
Crown
of
this
Realm
.
Rights
,
Privileges
Oath
for
Preservation
and
Defence
of
Laws
and
Liberties
,
Privileges
,
Prerogatives
and
Preheminences
of
some
Superior
Power
,
as
of
a
King
,
a
Common-wealth
,
or
Lord
Paramount
,
such
as
are
among
us
,
the
Oaths
of
H●…mage
,
of
Royal
Supremacy
,
No
man
denies
these
Oaths
to
be
lawful
or
obligatory
:
but
in
respect
of
the
frequent
incertainty
of
the
Laws
whereunto
they
relate
,
it
may
very
well
be
do●…bted
how
far
they
oblige
.
Doubtless
the
Subject
to
his
Power
is
obliged
to
defend
all
Rights
which
appear
either
by
Law
or
Custom
Legitimate
,
whether
defined
by
the
written
Law
,
or
in
force
through
long
use
of
time
,
or
prescription
,
that
is
,
so
far
as
they
are
known
,
or
may
morally
be
known
.
But
he
is
not
equally
obliged
to
the
observation
of
all
those
which
are
Controverted
or
doubtful
,
especially
since
Powerful
men
are
accustomed
to
stretch
their
tedders
,
and
leap
over
the
Land-marks
of
their
Neighbours
,
not
contenting
themselves
within
the
bounds
of
their
own
Right
.
Nevertheless
a
Subject
ought
always
to
be
prepared
in
Mind
so
soon
as
the
justness
of
those
things
which
are
doubtful
shall
appear
,
to
a
knowledge
and
defend
them
.
Iurisdictions
,
Privileges
so
far
as
they
are
known
or
may
morally
be
known
Iurisdictions
,
Privileges
granted
a
flower
of
the
Crown
I
never
intended
to
intrench
upon
their
Privileges
.
They
began
upon
me
.
It
is
the
Militia
they
began
upon
.
They
confess'd
that
the
Militia
was
mine
;
but
they
thought
fit
to
have
it
from
me
.
it
amounted
to
a
total
Extinction
of
the
King
's
Right
,
in
case
that
such
a
grant
were
valid
,
which
I
think
it
is
not
,
unless
the
Sovereignty
it self
be
in
plain
terms
renounced
,
which
it
was
not
.
the
King
signed
that
Bill
the
same
day
he
signed
the
Warrant
for
the
Execution
of
the
Earl
of
Whether
the
King
could
not
have
saved
him
by
a
Pardon
,
that
he
would
have
done
it
if
that
could
have
preserv'd
him
against
the
Tumults
rais'd
and
countenanced
by
the
Parliament
it self
,
incessant
hardships
on
their
King
uncontroverted
Iurisdiction
,
Privilege
,
Preheminence
,
or
Authority
granted
or
belonging
to
the
Crown
Nullum
tempus
Occurrit
Regi
Conceald
Lands
shall
not
be
Recover'd
,
unless
it
may
be
proved
that
the
King
had
title
to
them
within
60
years
The
Court
and
Character
of
King
written
by
Sir
and
Printed
that
that
King
loved
good
Laws
,
and
had
many
made
in
his
time
,
and
in
his
l●…st
Parliament
,
for
the
good
of
his
Subjects
,
and
suppress'd
Promoters
and
Progging
Fellows
,
gave
way
to
the
&c.
to
be
confined
to
Sixty
years
,
which
was
more
beneficial
to
the
Subjects
in
respect
of
their
quiets
,
then
all
that
Parliaments
had
given
him
during
his
whole
Reign
?
defending
ALL
Iurisdictions
,
ALL
Privileges
,
assist
all
those
Privileges
importunoe
preces
is
the
only
Supream
Governour
Possessio
etiam
animo
retinetur
Concerning
Ecclesiastical
Affairs
how
some
had
caused
to
be
Printed
and
Publish'd
in
a
Declaration
before
Printed
in
his
Name
when
he
was
in
i.
e.
viz●…
Of
which
we
shall
say
no
more
,
then
that
the
Circumstances
by
which
we
were
enforced
to
sign
that
Declaration
,
are
enough
known
to
the
World
:
And
that
the
worthiest
and
greatest
part
of
that
Nation
did
even
then
detest
and
abhor
the
ill
usage
of
us
in
that
particular
when
the
same
tyranny
was
exercised
there
by
the
Power
of
a
few
ill
men
,
which
at
that
time
had
spread
it self
over
this
Kingdom
,
and
therefore
we
had
no
reason
to
expect
that
we
should
at
this
season
when
we
are
doing
all
we
can
to
wipe
cut
the
memor
▪
of
all
that
hath
been
done
amiss
by
other
men
,
and
we
thank
God
have
wiped
it
out
of
our
own
Remembrance
,
have
been
our self
assaulted
with
those
rep
oaches
,
which
we
will
likewise
forget
.
mal
a
propos
Since
therefore
the
Power
legally
placed
in
both
Houses
of
Parliament
is
more
then
sufficient
to
restrain
the
Power
of
Tyranny
,
all
their
thoughts
perish
Gun-Powder
Treason
for
Preserving
the
King
and
the
Three
Estates
of
the
Realm
assembled
,
the
late
King
made
no
scruple
in
his
Answer
to
the
Propositions
to
reckon
himself
one
of
the
three
Estates
,
Princes
cannot
part
with
the
Prerogative
of
the
King
is
generally
that
Power
,
Preheminence
,
or
PRIVILEGE
which
the
King
hath
over
and
above
other
Persons
,
and
above
the
ordinary
Course
of
the
Law
,
in
the
Right
of
his
Crown
:
L●…x
Regiae
dignitatis
The
Recontinuing
of
certain
Liberties
taken
from
the
Crown
whereas
divers
of
the
most
ancient
Prerogatives
and
Authorities
of
Iustice
appertaining
to
the
Imperial
Crown
of
this
Realm
have
been
severed
and
taken
from
the
same
by
sundry
Gifts
of
the
King
's
most
Noble
Progenitors
,
to
the
great
diminution
and
detriment
of
the
Royal
Estate
of
the
same
,
and
to
the
hinderance
and
great
delay
of
Iustice
for
Reformation
whereof
be
it
Enacted
by
Authority
of
this
present
Parliament
that
no
Person
or
Persons
,
shall
have
any
Power
or
Authority
to
pardon
or
remit
any
Treasons
,
Murders
,
Man-slaughters
,
or
any
kinds
of
Felonies
,
nor
any
Accessaries
to
any
Treasons
,
Murders
,
or
any
Out-laries
,
for
any
such
Offences
aforesaid
,
committed
,
perpetrated
,
done
,
or
hereafter
to
be
committed
,
done
,
or
divulged
by
or
against
any
Person
in
any
part
of
this
Realm
,
but
that
the
King's
Highness
,
his
Heirs
,
and
Successors
,
shall
have
the
whole
and
sole
Power
and
Authority
thereof
,
united
and
knit
to
the
Imperial
Crown
of
this
Realm
;
as
of
good
RIGHT
and
Equity
it
appertaineth
,
GOOD
RIGHT
EQUITT
appertaineth
Privileges
united
annex●…d
to
the
Imperial
Crown
of
this
Realm
,
Shall
I
have
no
more
for
my
Money
?
the
King
himself
is
served
by
the
Field
,
keeping
up
keeping
up
If
I
would
have
given
way
to
an
Arbitrary
Power
,
to
have
all
Laws
changed
according
to
the
Power
of
the
Sword
,
I
needed
not
to
have
come
here
.
God
will
yet
make
us
a
great
and
a
glorious
King
over
a
free
and
a
happy
People
.
viz.
That
as
We
have
not
refused
to
pass
any
Bill
presented
to
Us
by
Our
Parliament
for
redress
of
those
Grievances
mentioned
in
the
Remonstrance
Would
men
enjoy
the
Laws
they
were
born
to
,
the
Liberty
and
Property
which
makes
the
Subjection
of
this
Nation
famous
and
honourable
,
with
all
Neighbouring
Kingdoms
?
We
have
done
Our
part
to
make
a
Wall
of
Brass
for
the
perpetual
defence
of
them
,
while
these
ill
Men
usurp
a
Power
to
undermine
that
Wall
,
and
to
shake
Foundations
which
cannot
be
pulled
down
,
but
to
the
Confusion
of
Law
,
Liberty
,
Property
,
and
the
very
life
and
being
of
Our
Subjects
.
hide
my
Transgression
so
help
me
God
an
Oath
and
no
Oath
a
King
and
no
King.
space
to
repent
Prerogative
above
the
ordinary
Course
of
the
Law
,
lowliness
of
mind
esteem
better
then
my self
Exclusion
▪
Bill
shall
be
Excluded
and
DISABLED
,
and
is
hereby
Excluded
and
Disabled
,
from
all
Titles
,
Rights
,
Prerogatives
,
dark
Learning
seem'd
so
to
him
dark
Learning
Case
of
a
crooked
and
perverse
Generation
summum
jus
toward
the
Southwest
and
Northwest
Dispensing
with
the
Laws
establish'd
Lord
Chief
Iustice's
Report
S.
Paul
,
desiring
to
be
Teachers
of
the
Law
,
understanding
neither
what
they
say
,
nor
whereof
they
affirm
:
That
every
day
it
appeareth
more
and
more
that
years
and
days
are
determin'd
by
Motions
of
the
Earth
dark
Learning
Lord
Chief
Iustice
Sorrell's
Case
Galilaeus
,
Tycho-Brahe
Bacon
,
Gassend●…s
Des
Cartes
Easter
,
Trinity
,
Michaelmas
Chief
Iustice
some
of
his
Brothers
defined
it
to
be
and
others
to
be
is
defining
an
is
the
effect
of
a
Pardon
,
not
of
a
Dispensation
,
Keeble's
Reports
Exchequer
Chamber
King's
Serjeant
Viz.
That
the
King
may
SUSPEND
an
Act
of
Parliament
till
next
Session
.
Chief
Iustice
S.
Mathew
Dispensing
with
the
Laws
establish'd
a
Contradiction
.
the
Priests
in
the
Temple
Prophaning
the
Sabbath
and
being
blameless
,
David's
entring
into
the
House
of
God
and
eating
the
Shew-bread
,
which
was
not
lawful
for
him
to
eat
,
Second
Letter
to
his
Clergy
The
half
Communion
That
a
positive
Command
of
God
cannot
be
disobey'd
without
guilt
,
unless
on
some
one
or
more
of
these
grounds
,
either
,
That
God
dispenses
with
it
as
he
did
with
Circumcision
in
the
Wilderness
.
Or
,
That
some
Evil
greater
then
the
Consequence
of
the
Non-Performance
of
it
will
certainly
follow
:
as
when
David
ate
the
Shew-bread
and
they
that
were
with
him
:
which
depends
on
that
rule
of
our
Saviour
,
which
tho
apply'd
to
the
Sabbath
,
yet
extends
to
all
other
positive
Commands
,
that
man
was
not
made
for
them
,
but
they
for
man
:
Or
lastly
,
in
case
of
incapacity
,
as
the
Children
of
Israels
not
going
up
to
Ierusalem
in
the
time
of
Captivity
.
such
as
reproach
DISPENSING
Go
and
learn
what
that
means
,
I
will
have
mercy
and
not
sacrifice
.
Having
Compassion
on
the
multitude
exercise
themselves
in
great
Matters
,
or
in
things
too
high
for
them
A
fair
Warning
to
take
heed
of
the
Scottish
Discipline
,
Chap.
6.
That
it
robs
the
King
of
his
Dispensative
Power
,
wish
any
one
averse
to
that
Power
no
greater
Censure
then
that
the
Penal
Laws
might
be
duly
executed
on
him
till
he
recant
his
error
.
Iura
Majestatis
Fundamentum
hujus
cautionis
est
rashly
judging
things
to
be
unlawful
,
thereby
mens
affections
are
ali●…nated
from
one
another
:
our
own
deceitful
hearts
must
needs
tell
us
,
how
hardly
we
think
of
those
Men
who
do
those
things
,
we
think
unlawful
:
as
for
example
,
if
we
think
dressing
of
Meat
and
using
any
recreations
to
be
profanatious
of
the
Lord's-Day
,
we
must
needs
judg
those
men
who
do
so
use
them
,
to
be
prophaners
of
the
Lord's-Day
That
Governours
thereby
come
to
be
robbed
of
a
great
deal
of
that
honour
that
is
due
to
them
from
their
People
,
both
in
their
affections
and
subjection
:
if
we
have
in
our
thoughts
prejudged
any
of
the
things
commanded
by
the
Magistrate
to
be
unlawful
,
our
hearts
will
be
sowred
toward
our
Governours
,
and
Men
will
directly
,
or
indirectly
and
obliquely
speak
evil
of
them
,
That
the
passion
whose
violence
or
continuance
maketh
madness
,
is
either
great
vain
glory
,
which
is
commonly
called
Pride
and
Self-conceit
,
or
great
dejection
of
Mind
,
and
that
excessive
opinion
of
a
Man
's
own
self
for
divine
Inspiration
,
for
Wisdom
,
Learning
,
Form
and
the
like
becomes
distraction
and
giddiness
:
the
same
joyn'd
with
Envy
,
Rage
,
vehement
opinion
of
the
truth
of
any
thing
contradicted
by
others
,
Rage
,
and
if
the
excesses
be
madness
,
there
is
no
doubt
but
the
Passions
themselves
when
they
tend
to
evil
are
degrees
of
the
same
.
Cuilibet
in
suâ
arte
credendum
dark
Learning
weightier
Matters
of
the
Law
Grotius
cite
poena
errantis
est
doceri
the
heart
of
the
rash
shall
understand
knowledge
.
I.
Vaughan
p.
57
,
58
,
59.
when
the
Just
are
in
Authority
,
for
the
People
to
rejoice
(
as
Solomon
tells
us
)
Dispensative
Power
perfect
hatred
perfect
tenderness
a
Plot
no
Plot
a
King
and
no
King
Archbishop
Laud
Star-chamber
Speech
▪
as
the
scope
of
the
Libellers
to
kindle
a
jealousy
in
Mens
minds
,
that
there
were
some
great
Plots
in
hand
to
change
the
Religion
established
,
and
to
bring
in
(
I
know
not
what
)
Romish
Superstition
.
Designs
of
Popish
Priests
and
Iesuits
and
other
Papists
and
their
PLOTS
and
CONSPIRACIES
,
●…loody
Plots
and
Conspiracies
Plot-Epoche
,
Mr.
Hobbs
History
of
the
Civil-Wars
Iohn
Davis
Case
of
praemunire
Hil.
That
the
Commons
of
England
may
be
an
example
to
all
other
Subjects
in
the
World
,
in
this
,
that
they
have
ever
been
TENDER
and
sensible
of
the
wrongs
and
dishonours
offer'd
to
their
Kings
,
and
have
ever
contended
to
upheld
and
maintain
their
Honour
and
Soveraignty
.
And
their
Faith
and
Loyalty
hath
been
generally
such
(
tho
every
Age
hath
brought
forth
some
particular
M●…nsters
of
disloyal●…y
)
as
no
pretence
of
Zeal
of
Religion
could
ever
withdraw
the
greater
part
of
the
Subjects
of
submit
themselves
to
a
foreign
yoke
;
no
,
not
when
Popery
was
in
its
height
and
exaltation
.
ALL
Papists
the
Lord
's
anointed
due
to
the
King
that
was
challenged
and
used
by
king
the
King
under
God
,
hath
the
Soveraignty
and
Rule
over
all
manner
of
Persons
born
within
these
his
Realms
of
what
Estate
either
Ecclesiastical
or
Temporal
so
ever
,
so
as
no
other
foreign
Power
,
shall
or
ought
to
have
any
superiority
over
them
?
Queen
Elizabeth
Proclamations
,
Injunctions
expressed
in
the
said
Act
made
in
the
said
first
year
,
shall
be
takeu
and
expounded
in
such
form
as
is
set
forth
in
an
Admonition
annexd
to
the
Queens
Majesties
Injunctions
Publish'd
in
the
first
year
of
her
Reign
,
that
is
to
say
to
confess
and
acknowledge
in
her
Majesty
,
her
Heirs
and
Successors
,
none
other
Authority
then
was
challenged
,
and
lately
used
by
the
Noble
King
the
Eighth
,
and
King
the
Sixth
,
as
in
the
said
Admonition
may
more
plainly
appear
.
s
Admonition
in
terminis
Letters
Patents
disability
by
those
Letters
Patents
for
the
avoiding
of
all
Ambiguities
and
Questions
that
might
be
objected
against
the
lawful
Confirmations
,
investings
and
Consecrations
of
the
said
Archbishops
and
Bishops
,
her
Highness
in
her
Letters
Patents
under
the
Great
Seal
of
&c.
hath
used
and
put
in
her
said
Letters
Patents
divers
other
general
words
and
Sentences
That
all
Acts
and
things
heretofore
had
,
made
or
done
by
any
Person
about
any
Consecration
,
Confirmation
or
Investing
of
any
Person
elected
to
the
Office
or
Dignity
of
any
Archbishop
or
Bishop
,
by
Uirtue
of
the
Queens
Majesty's
Letters
Patents
or
Commission
,
be
and
shall
be
by
Authority
of
this
present
Parliament
declared
,
judged
and
deemed
at
and
from
every
of
the
several
times
of
the
doing
thereof
good
and
perfect
to
all
respects
and
purposes
:
any
matter
or
thing
that
can
or
may
be
objected
to
the
contrary
thereof
in
any
wise
notwithstanding
.
E.
Cook
Of
Ecclesiastical
Courts
our
adversaries
had
made
objections
against
our
Archbishops
and
Bishops
consecrated
about
the
beginning
of
the
reign
of
Queen
That
they
were
never
consecrated
according
to
law
,
because
they
had
not
three
Bishops
at
least
at
their
Consecration
,
and
never
a
Bishop
at
all
,
as
was
pretended
,
because
they
being
Bishops
in
the
reign
of
were
deprived
in
the
reign
of
Queen
and
were
not
(
as
was
pretended
)
restored
before
their
presence
at
the
Consecration
.
These
pretences
being
but
Cavils
are
answer'd
by
the
Statute
of
and
provision
made
by
authority
of
that
Parliament
,
for
the
establishing
of
Archbishops
and
Bishops
,
both
in
proesenti
and
in
futuro
in
their
Bishopricks
.
3d
Book
7th
.
De
ministerio
Anglicano
Letters
Patents
shall
be
by
authority
of
the
Parliament
declared
,
judged
and
deem'd
good
.
you
do
utterly
testify
and
declare
in
your
Conscience
that
the
King's
Highness
is
the
only
Supreme
Governor
of
this
Realm
as
well
in
all
Spiritual
or
Ecclesiastical
things
or
Causes
as
Temporal
,
SOLE
Supreme
Government
or
Soveraignty
all
Spiritual
or
Ecclesiastical
THINGS
or
Causes
,
there
is
no
Opposition
between
these
two
,
Persons
and
Causes
;
the
Principal
object
of
a
Law
is
a
Person
,
and
a
Person
with
respect
to
his
Actions
,
a
Person
morally
Consider'd
Suarez
de
Legibus
De
non
apparentibus
le
Roy
le
veult
▪
C.
Hatton
Lord
Chancellor
Treatise
of
Acts
of
Parliament
and
their
Exposition
,
the
Assembly
of
Parliament
being
ended
,
functi
sunt
officio
,
Lower
House
their
Authority
is
return'd
to
the
Electors
so
clearly
,
that
if
they
were
all
together
assembled
again
for
interpretation
by
a
voluntary
meeting
,
That
an
Oath
cannot
be
ministred
to
any
,
unless
the
same
be
allow'd
by
the
Common
Law
,
or
by
some
Act
of
Parliament
:
neither
can
any
Oath
allow'd
by
the
Common-Law
,
or
by
Act
of
Parliament
,
be
alter'd
but
by
Act
of
Parliament
:
So
resolv'd
in
the
Case
of
the
Under-Sheriff
.
the
Oath
of
the
King
's
Privy
Councel
,
the
Iustices
,
the
Sheriffs
,
was
thought
fit
to
be
alter'd
and
enlarged
,
but
that
was
done
by
Authority
of
Parliament
.
For
further
proof
whereof
see
the
Statutes
here
quoted
and
it
shall
evidently
appear
that
no
old
Oath
can
be
alter'd
or
new
Oath
rais'd
without
an
Act
of
Parliament
.
Declaration
to
all
his
Loving
Subjects
We
declared
our
Resolution
and
desired
that
whatsoever
mistaking
had
grown
in
the
Government
either
of
Church
or
State
might
be
removed
,
and
all
things
reduced
to
the
order
of
the
time
(
the
memory
whereof
is
justly
precious
to
this
Nation
)
of
Queen
Stature
Oath
S●…premacy
▪
There
is
something
of
Explication
further
in
the
Arti●…les
of
Religion
concluded
in
the
year
and
then
recites
the
37th
Article
as
followeth
,
The
Queens
Majesty
hath
the
Chief
Power
in
this
Realm
of
and
other
her
Dominions
,
unto
whom
the
Chief
Government
of
〈◊〉
Estates
of
this
Realm
,
whether
they
be
Ecclesiastical
or
Civil
in
all
Causes
doth
appertain
,
and
is
not
nor
ought
to
be
subject
to
any
foreign
Iurisdiction
.
Where
we
attribute
to
her
Majesty
the
Chief
Government
,
by
which
Title
we
understand
the
minds
of
some
slanderous
Folks
to
be
offended
,
we
give
not
to
our
Princes
the
ministring
either
of
Gods
Word
,
or
of
the
Sacraments
,
the
which
thing
the
Injunctions
also
lately
set
forth
by
our
Queen
do
most
plainly
testify
,
but
that
only
Prerogative
which
we
see
to
have
been
given
always
to
all
Godly
Princes
in
holy
Scriptures
by
God
himself
,
that
is
,
that
they
should
rule
all
Estates
and
Degrees
committed
to
their
charge
by
God
,
whether
they
be
Ecclesiastical
or
Temporal
,
and
restrain
with
the
Civil
Sword
the
stubborn
and
evil
doers
.
The
Bishop
of
hath
no
jurisdiction
in
the
Realm
of
The
Laws
of
the
Realm
may
punish
Christian
Men
with
death
,
for
h●…inous
and
grievous
Offences
.
It
is
lawful
for
Christian
Men
at
the
Commandment
of
the
Magistrate
to
wear
Weapons
,
and
serve
in
the
Wars
.
5th
year
5th
year
Admonition
▪
Duty
,
Allegiance
and
Bond
that
were
acknowledged
due
to
and
the
Authority
that
was
challenged
and
lately
used
by
those
Princes
37th
Article
Prerogatives
given
by
God
in
Scripture
to
holy
Princes
Archbishops
,
Bishops
13th
year
deem'd
good
Eliz.
c.
Reformation
of
Disorders
in
the
Ministers
of
the
Church
,
all
such
as
were
to
be
ordained
or
permitted
to
preach
or
to
be
instituted
into
any
Benefice
with
cure
of
Souls
,
should
publickly
subscribe
to
the
said
Articles
37th
Article
confirmed
for
him
and
his
Heirs
and
Successors
Elizabeths
Canon●…
Heirs
and
Successors
their
being
observ'd
,
fu●…fill'd
and
kept
not
only
by
the
Clergy
,
but
by
all
other
Persons
within
this
Realm
as
far
as
lawfully
,
being
Members
of
the
Church
it
may
concern
them
:
The
King's
Supremacy
over
the
Church
of
in
Causes
Ecclesiastical
to
be
maintain'd
,
all
Ecclesiastical
Persons
shall
keep
and
observe
,
and
as
much
as
in
them
lyeth
,
all
and
singular
Laws
and
Statutes
made
for
the
restoring
to
the
Crown
of
this
Kingdom
,
its
ancient
Iurisdiction
over
the
state
Eccl●…siastical
,
Impugners
of
the
King's
Supremacy
censur●…d
,
Godly
Kings
among
the
Iews
ben
fit
5th
Canon
Impugners
of
the
Arti●…les
of
Religion
establish'd
in
the
Church
of
Duty
,
Bond
due
to
Henry
Prerogative
given
by
God
to
Godly
Princes
in
the
Scripture
,
or
the
Christian
Emperors
we
must
needs
be
subject
to
them
implies
Obedience
to
their
Commands
as
well
as
Submission
to
their
Coercion
.
Allegiance
,
All
the
Substance
of
the
Oath
is
virtually
contain'd
in
the
first
Proposition
,
That
King
IS
lawful
King
of
all
these
Dominions
,
the
rest
are
but
Declarations
and
Branches
naturally
and
necessarily
proceeding
from
that
root
,
Supremacy
,
The
King's
Highness
IS
the
only
Supream
Governor
of
this
Realm
shall
be
IS
SO
IS
the
only
Supreme
Governor
the
King
is
the
only
Supream
Governor
,
England
,
He
HATH
the
rule
of
all
Estates
and
Degrees
committed
to
his
charge
BY
GOD
,
whether
they
be
Ecclesiastical
or
Civil
,
Malachi
,
If
then
I
be
a
Father
,
where
is
my
honour
?
and
if
I
be
a
Master
,
where
is
my
fear
while
the
King
IS
your
King
,
bears
the
Sword
William
Temple
Low
Countries
that
the
Papists
there
are
a
sound
part
of
the
State
?
only
Supreme
Otiosa
Epitheta
Oath
Only
Supreme
Governour
serve
him
Though
Bishops
may
be
call'd
Governors
in
respect
of
the
Soul
,
yet
only
Princes
are
Governors
of
Realms
.
Pastors
have
Flocks
,
and
Bishops
have
Diocesses
;
Realms
and
Dominions
none
have
but
Princes
,
and
so
the
style
of
Governor
of
this
Realm
belongs
only
to
the
Prince
,
and
not
to
the
Priest
,
and
imports
a
Publick
and
Princely
regiment
.
obeying
him
Estates
committed
to
him
by
God
,
A
Letter
from
a
Gentleman
of
Quality
in
the
Country
,
If
it
should
be
enacted
by
Parliament
that
No
man
should
honour
the
King
,
or
love
his
Parents
or
Children
,
such
an
Act
would
be
void
,
because
contrary
to
the
express
Divine
Command
,
The
Statute
of
and
several
other
Statutes
Enact
,
that
no
Man
shall
be
Sheriff
of
any
County
above
one
year
,
and
that
any
Patent
of
the
King
to
any
Person
for
a
longer
term
,
tho
with
an
express
Clause
of
shall
be
void
and
of
none
Effect
,
and
the
Patentee
perpetually
disabled
to
bear
the
Office.
And
yet
notwithstanding
it
is
Resolv'd
by
all
the
Iudges
of
that
these
Acts
of
Parliament
are
void
:
and
that
the
King
may
by
Constitute
a
Sheriff
for
Years
,
Life
,
or
Inheritance
.
And
what
is
the
Reason
which
the
Iudges
give
of
this
Resolution
?
Why
,
because
,
say
they
,
in
express
words
,
this
Act
of
Parliament
cannot
bar
the
King
of
the
Service
of
his
Subject
,
which
the
immutable
Law
of
Nature
doth
give
to
him
.
For
Obedience
and
Ligeance
of
the
Subject
,
(
add
they
)
is
due
to
the
Soveraign
by
the
Law
of
Nature
.
every
Sheriff
of
shall
abide
in
proper
Person
within
his
Bailywick
,
for
the
time
that
he
shall
be
such
Officer
.
Information
A.
for
that
he
being
high
Sheriff
of
the
County
of
had
the
Charge
and
Custody
thereof
committed
to
him
,
and
had
taken
his
Oath
according
to
the
Law
to
abide
within
his
Bailys-wick
all
the
time
of
his
Sheriff-wick
,
and
his
Trust
and
Employment
requiring
his
personal
attendance
therein
,
did
contrary
thereto
suffer
himself
to
be
chosen
a
Citizen
for
the
City
of
to
serve
in
the
last
Parliament
,
and
did
attend
at
in
Parliament
WITHOUT
HIS
MAIESTIES
LICENCE
,
he
being
Sheriff
at
that
time
:
and
that
for
the
foremention'd
Offences
and
Breach
of
his
Oath
,
and
neglect
of
his
Trust
,
and
Contempt
of
his
Majesty
,
the
Decree
was
,
That
he
should
be
Committed
to
the
during
his
Majesties
Pleasure
,
and
pay
a
Fine
of
Marks
to
the
King.
Speaker
of
the
House
of
Commons
DISABLING
himself
Speaker's
disabling
himself
Inst.
c.
one
of
the
Principal
ends
of
Calling
of
Parliaments
is
for
the
redress
of
the
Mischiefs
and
Grievances
that
dayly
happen
.
forasmuch
as
divers
Laws
and
Statutes
have
been
enacted
and
provided
for
these
ends
aforesaid
,
and
that
divers
Mischiefs
in
particular
,
and
divers
Grievances
in
general
concerning
the
Honour
and
Safety
of
the
King
,
the
State
and
Defence
of
the
Kingdom
,
and
of
the
Church
of
might
be
prevented
,
an
excellent
Law
was
made
which
being
applied
to
the
said
Writs
of
Parliament
doth
in
few
and
effectual
words
set
down
the
true
subject
of
a
Parliament
in
these
words
,
For
the
maintenance
of
the
said
Articles
and
Statutes
,
and
redress
of
divers
Mischiefs
and
Grievances
which
daily
happen
,
a
Parliament
shall
be
holden
every
year
,
as
another
time
was
Ordain'd
by
a
Statute
.
Before
the
Conquest
Parliaments
were
to
be
holden
twice
every
year
,
viz.
to
the
Honour
of
God
Because
our
Sovereign
Lord
the
King
which
Soverainly
desireth
the
maintenance
of
the
Peace
and
Safeguard
of
his
People
,
hath
Ordain'd
for
the
Quietness
and
Peace
of
his
People
,
To
the
honour
of
God
The
King
for
Peace
and
Quietness
of
his
People
as
well
great
as
small
,
doth
Grant
and
Establish
the
things
under-written
,
and
for
this
Cause
desiring
as
much
for
the
Pleasure
of
God
,
and
Ease
and
Quietness
of
our
Subjects
,
under
them
lead
QUIET
and
Peaceable
lives
in
all
Godliness
Summum
jus
The
Long
Parliament
Dissolv'd
the
Laws
of
as
positively
appointing
the
Meeting
of
a
Parliament
once
within
a
year
.
And
the
People
have
silently
waited
and
born
the
Omission
of
our
Princes
in
not
so
Calling
Parliaments
:
Prorogued
a
Parliament
for
three
days
more
then
a
year
:
were
declared
to
be
in
force
when
the
triennial
Act
was
made
in
and
so
likewise
in
the
Statute
for
repealing
that
triennial
Act
in
in
these
words
,
And
because
by
the
Ancient
Laws
and
Statutes
of
this
Realm
made
in
the
Reign
of
King
the
Third
,
Parliaments
are
to
be
held
very
often
,
Convict
Recusants
are
DISABLED
from
practising
Physick
,
or
bearing
any
Office
or
Charge
Military
,
is
to
forfeit
for
every
such
Offence
and
the
one
Moyety
thereof
to
be
to
the
King
,
and
the
other
Moyety
to
him
that
will
sue
for
the
same
,
Theatre
,
only
to
go
off
again
.
The
Foot
out
of
the
Snare
,
Twenty
five
Beams
of
former
Light
The
Law
,
Physick
,
Merchandize
,
may
be
practised
by
a
Turk
,
or
Iew
,
or
Papist
here
among
us
,
Panick
fears
Mahumetan
,
Paga●…
,
Iewish
DISABLE
Papists
an
evil
eye
Protestation
of
the
King's
Supremacy
A
▪
D.
We
hold
and
maintain
the
same
Authority
and
Suprem●…cy
in
all
Causes
and
over
all
Persons
Civil
and
Ecclesiastical
granted
by
to
Queen
and
expressed
and
declared
in
the
Book
of
in
Mr.
against
the
Iesuites
,
to
be
due
in
full
and
ample
manner
without
any
limitation
or
qualification
to
the
King
▪
and
his
Heirs
and
Successors
for
ever
,
We
are
so
far
from
judging
the
said
Sup●…emacy
to
be
unlawful
,
that
we
are
pers●…
aded
that
the
King
should
sin
highly
against
God
,
if
he
should
not
assume
the
same
to
himself
,
and
that
the
Churches
within
his
Dominions
should
sin
damnably
,
if
they
should
deny
to
yield
the
same
to
him
;
yea
,
tho
the
STATUTES
of
the
Kingdom
should
de●…y
it
to
him
.
the
height
of
the
King
's
Royal
Dignity
consists
in
his
Supremacy
.
the
King
is
the
only
Supreme
Governor
of
this
R●…alm
,
that
he
was
next
under
God
their
happy
and
Supreme
Moderator
and
Governor
,
Supreme
Head
the
Crown
●…t
hath
been
so
free
at
all
times
,
that
it
hath
been
in
no
earthly
subjection
,
but
immediately
subject
to
God
in
all
things
touching
the
Regality
of
the
same
Crown
,
and
to
none
other
That
by
divers
authentick
Histories
and
Chronicles
,
it
is
manifestly
declared
and
expressed
,
that
this
Realm
of
is
an
Empire
,
and
so
hath
been
accepted
in
the
World
govern●…d
by
one
Supreme
Head
and
King
,
unto
whom
a
Body-Politick
,
compact
of
all
sorts
and
degrees
of
People
divided
in
terms
and
by
names
of
Spiritualty
and
Temporalty
been
bounden
and
owen
to
beat
next
unto
God
,
a
natural
and
humble
Obedience
,
Supreme
Governor
Roman
Catholick
under
a
s
mark
an
eternal
kind
of
disability
or
incapacity
is
laid
on
them
from
enjoying
hereafter
any
of
those
Rights
,
Favours
,
or
Charters
of
former
Princes
,
and
which
is
the
heaviest
Point
of
all
without
killing
of
or
any
Crime
laid
to
their
charge
,
more
then
that
in
the
beginning
of
the
Bill
't
is
said
roundly
,
and
in
the
style
of
that
they
ought
not
to
intermeddle
,
viz.
I
come
to
the
4th
part
of
this
Bill
,
which
is
the
manner
of
the
inhibition
every
way
heavy
in
the
Penalty
,
heavier
a
great
deal
in
the
incapacity
.
In
the
weighing
the
Penalty
,
will
you
consider
the
small
wyers
;
that
is
,
poor
Causes
that
are
to
induce
the
same
;
and
then
the
heavy
load
that
hangs
upon
these
wyers
?
It
is
thus
.
If
a
Natural
Subject
of
interessed
in
the
as
well
as
any
other
;
yet
being
a
Person
in
Holy
Orders
shall
happen
unfortunately
to
Vote
in
Parliament
,
to
obey
his
Prince
by
way
of
Councel
,
or
by
way
of
a
Commissioner
be
required
thereunto
,
then
is
he
presently
to
lose
and
forfeit
for
his
first
offence
all
his
Means
and
Livelyhood
,
This
Peradventure
may
move
others
most
,
but
it
doth
not
me
.
It
is
not
the
Penalty
,
but
the
Incapacity
,
a●…d
as
the
Philosophers
would
call
it
,
the
Natural
impotency
imposed
by
this
Bill
on
men
in
holy
Orders
to
SERVE
the
KING
,
or
the
STATE
in
this
kind
,
be
they
otherwise
never
so
able
,
or
never
so
willing
,
or
never
so
vertuous
,
which
makes
me
draw
a
kind
of
s
veil
over
this
Point
,
and
leave
it
without
any
amplification
at
all
to
your
Lordships
wise
and
inward
Thoughts
and
Considerations
.
No
man
that
wars
,
entangles
himself
with
the
Affairs
of
this
life
,
stand
before
Kings
Apology
for
the
Bishops
to
sit
and
Vote
in
Parliament
,
London
A.
But
,
my
noble
Lords
,
this
is
the
Case
;
Our
King
hath
by
the
restored
to
him
the
Headship
of
the
Church
of
And
by
the
word
of
God
he
is
And
will
your
Lordships
allow
this
ecclesiastical
Head
no
ecclesiastical
Senses
?
No
Ecclesiastical
Persons
to
be
censulted
with
at
all
?
No
not
in
any
Circumstances
of
time
and
place
?
If
had
been
thus
dealt
with
in
the
Minority
of
our
young
what
had
become
of
that
great
work
of
our
Reformation
in
this
flourishing
Church
of
standing
before
Kings
Cai●…'s
Mark
Iudge
Vaughan
Good
's
Case
a
lawful
Canon
to
be
the
Law
of
the
Kingdom
as
well
as
an
Act
of
Parliament
,
and
whatever
is
the
Law
,
is
as
much
the
Law
as
any
thing
else
that
is
so
,
for
what
is
Law
,
doth
not
suscipere
magis
aut
minus
,
Thomas
&
Sorre●…'s
case
malum
prohibitum
is
that
which
is
prohibited
per
le
statute
.
Per
le
statute
is
not
intended
only
an
Act
of
Parliament
,
but
any
obliging
Law
or
Constitution
,
as
appears
by
the
Case
:
for
it
is
said
the
King
may
dispense
with
a
Bastard
to
take
Holy
Orders
,
or
with
▪
a
Clerk
to
have
two
Benefices
with
Cure
,
which
were
by
the
Canon-Law
,
and
by
the
Council
of
not
by
Act
of
Parliament
3d
A.
this
Doctrine
of
debarring
Persons
in
Holy
Orders
from
secular
Employments
,
is
the
Doctrine
of
the
Popish
Church
,
and
first
brought
into
this
Kingdom
by
the
Pop●…s
of
and
with
an
intent
to
withdraw
the
Clergy
from
t●…eir
receiving
Obligations
from
either
King
or
Lords
,
and
make
them
wholly
dependants
on
the
Popacy
.
Bishop
Iewel
the
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
did
find
themselves
aggrieved
that
the
Clergy-men
engrossed
all
secular
Offices
,
and
thereupon
presented
the
ensuing
Petition
to
the
King
according
to
this
effect
,
insisting
only
in
the
substance
thereof
,
And
because
that
in
this
present
Parliament
it
was
Ex
Rot.
Parl.
in
turr
.
L●…nd
.
in
Ed.
tertii
declared
to
our
Lord
the
King
,
by
all
the
Earls
,
Barons
and
Commons
of
that
the
Government
of
the
Kingd●…m
hath
been
performed
a
long
time
,
by
the
Men
of
Holy
Church
,
which
are
not
justifyable
in
all
Cases
,
whereby
great
mischiefs
and
damages
have
happen'd
in
times
past
,
and
more
may
happen
in
time
to
come
,
in
disheriting
of
the
Crown
and
great
prejudice
of
the
Kingdom
,
that
it
will
please
our
said
Lord
the
King
that
the
Lay-men
of
the
said
Kingdom
which
are
sufficient
and
able
of
Estates
,
may
be
chosen
for
these
,
and
that
no
other
Person
be
hereafter
made
Chancellor
,
Treasurer
,
Clark
of
the
Privy-Seal
,
Barons
of
the
Exchequer
,
Chamberlain
of
the
Exchequer
,
Comptroller
,
and
all
other
great
Officers
and
Governors
of
the
said
Kingdom
,
and
that
these
things
be
now
in
such
manner
establish'd
in
form
aforesaid
that
by
no
way
it
may
be
defeated
,
or
any
thing
done
to
the
contrary
in
any
time
to
come
,
saving
to
our
Lord
the
King
the
Election
,
and
removing
of
such
Officers
,
but
that
always
they
be
Lay-men
,
such
as
is
abovesaid
.
To
this
Petition
the
King
return'd
that
he
would
ordain
upon
this
point
,
as
it
should
best
seem
to
him
by
the
advice
of
his
good
Council
.
viz.
That
●…ne
should
be
Excommunicated
by
any
Prelate
,
unless
he
know
him
Excommunicated
by
God
We
Praise
thee
,
O
God
,
It
was
moved
in
Parliament
that
no
Weishman
,
Bishop
or
other
,
shall
be
Iustice
,
Chamberlain
,
Chancellor
,
Treasurer
,
Sheriff
,
Constable
of
a
a
Castle
,
or
Keeper
of
Records
,
or
Lieutenant
in
the
said
Office
in
any
part
of
Wales
,
or
of
Councel
to
any
English
Lord
,
notwithstanding
any
Patent
made
to
the
contrary
,
and
that
it
was
answered
,
that
the
King
willeth
it
,
except
the
Bishops
:
and
for
them
and
others
which
he
hath
found
good
loyal
Lieges
toward
him
,
out
said
Lord
the
King
will
be
advised
by
the
Advice
of
his
Councel
.
Ex
Rot.
Parliamentariis
in
turri
Lond.
in
hoc
Anno
:
taken
out
of
the
Authentick
Records
in
the
Tower.
Welshman
shall
be
Iustice
,
Chamberlain
.
Sheriff
,
Coroner
,
nor
other
Officer
in
any
part
of
notwithstanding
any
Patent
to
the
contrary
with
the
Clause
of
without
Question
the
King
might
dispense
with
this
Statute
:
Roman
Catholick
Edward
Carne
Roman
Catholick
certain
Considerations
tending
to
promote
peace
and
good
will
among
Protestants
,
Queens
Privy
Councellors
viz.
Now
therefore
we
for
the
Discharge
of
our
Duties
,
being
by
our
Vocation
under
her
Majesty
bound
to
be
careful
that
the
Universal
Realm
may
be
well
govern'd
according
to
the
Honor
and
Glory
of
God
,
and
to
the
discharge
of
her
Majesty
being
the
Principal
GOVERNOR
of
ALL
her
SUBIECTS
under
Almighty
God
,
do
most
earnestly
desire
your
Lordships
to
take
some
charitable
Considerations
of
these
Causes
that
the
PEOPLE
of
THIS
Realm
may
not
be
DEPRIVED
of
their
Pastors
being
Diligent
,
Learned
and
Zealous
,
tho
in
some
Points
Ceremonial
they
may
seem
doubtful
only
of
Conscience
,
and
not
of
wilfulness
,
Tour
Lordships
loving
Friends
Beams
of
former
Light
Whereas
divers
painful
and
learned
Pastors
that
have
long
time
travell'd
in
the
work
of
the
Ministry
with
good
Fruit
and
Blessing
of
their
Labour
have
been
removed
from
Ecclesiastical
livings
,
being
their
free-hold
,
and
from
all
means
of
maintenance
,
to
the
great
grief
of
sundry
your
Majesty's
well-affected
Subjects
,
we
therefore
humbly
beseech
your
Majesty
would
be
graciously
pleas'd
that
such
deprived
and
silenced
Ministers
living
quietly
and
peaceably
,
may
be
restored
,
i.
e.
OF
it
Prince
IN
Tuscany
O●…
it
foreign
Iurisdiction
the
King
is
the
only
Supreme
Governor
of
this
Realm
,
as
well
in
all
Spiritual
or
Ecclesiastical
things
or
Causes
,
as
Temporal
,
viz.
That
no
foreign
Prince
,
Person
,
Prelate
,
State
,
or
Potentate
,
hath
or
ought
to
have
any
Iurisdiction
,
Power
,
Superiority
,
Preheminence
or
Authority
Ecclesiastical
,
or
Spiritual
within
this
Realm
,
And
THEREFORE
I
do
●…tterly
renounce
and
forsake
a●…l
foreign
Iurisdictions
,
And
do
promise
that
from
henceforth
I
shall
bear
Faith
and
true
Allegiance
to
the
King's
Highness
,
and
to
my
Power
shall
assist
and
defend
all
Iurisdictions
,
granted
or
belonging
to
the
King's
Highness
,
or
united
and
annex'd
to
the
Imperial
Crown
of
this
Realm
▪
for
you
ABIURE
when
you
swear
to
quit
and
forsake
,
assist
and
defend
all
Iurisdictions
granted
or
belonging
to
the
King
only
Supreme
Governor
terra
Australis
&
Borealis
incognita
viz.
That
divers
good
Laws
and
Statutes
that
were
made
the
Eighth's
time
as
well
for
the
utter
extinguishment
and
putting
away
of
all
Usurped
and
Foreign
Power
,
as
also
for
the
restoring
and
uniting
to
the
Imperial
Crown
of
this
Realm
,
the
ancient
Iurisdictions
,
to
the
same
of
Right
belonging
,
by
reason
whereof
we
your
most
humble
and
obedient
Subjects
from
the
25th
year
of
the
Reign
of
your
said
dear
Father
were
continually
kept
in
good
order
,
and
were
disburden'd
of
divers
great
and
intolerable
Charges
and
Exactions
before
that
time
unlawfully
taken
and
exacted
by
such
Foreign
Power
and
Authority
as
before
that
was
usurped
,
until
such
time
as
all
the
said
good
Laws
and
Statutes
by
one
Act
of
Parliament
made
in
the
first
and
second
years
of
the
Reigns
of
the
late
King
and
Queen
&c.
were
repeai'●…
:
were
then
brought
under
an
Usurped
Foreign
Authority
to
their
intolerable
Charges
,
No
Imposition
shall
be
paid
to
the
Bishop
of
the
Subjects
of
this
Realm
were
impoverish'd
by
intolerable
Exactions
of
great
Sums
of
Money
taken
out
of
this
Realm
by
the
Bishop
of
as
well
in
Pensions
,
Censes
,
Suits
for
Provisions
and
Expeditions
of
Bulls
,
and
also
for
Dispensations
,
Licences
,
Faculties
,
Grants
,
Relaxations
,
Writs
call'd
Rehabilitations
,
Abolitions
,
and
other
infinite
sorts
of
Bulls
,
Breves
and
Instruments
of
sundry
Natures
,
wherein
the
Bishop
of
hath
been
not
only
to
be
blamed
for
his
Usurpation
in
the
Premisses
,
but
also
for
his
abusing
and
beguiling
your
Subjects
,
pretending
and
persuading
them
that
he
hath
Power
to
Dispense
with
all
Humane
Laws
,
Uses
and
Customs
of
all
Realms
in
all
Causes
which
be
call'd
Spiritual
,
which
matter
hath
been
usurped
and
practised
by
him
and
his
Predecessors
by
many
years
,
in
great
de●…gation
of
your
Imperial
Crown
and
Authority
Royal
,
contrary
to
Right
and
Conscience
.
For
where
this
your
Graces
Realm
recognizing
no
Superior
under
God
,
but
only
your
Grace
,
hath
been
and
is
free
from
Subjection
to
any
mans
Laws
,
but
only
to
such
as
have
been
devised
,
made
and
obtained
within
this
Realm
for
the
Wealth
of
the
same
,
or
to
such
other
as
by
SUFFERANCE
of
your
GRACE
and
your
Progenitors
,
the
People
of
this
your
Realm
have
taken
at
their
free
liberty
by
their
own
Consent
to
be
used
among
them
,
and
have
bound
themselves
by
long
Use
and
Custom
to
the
observance
of
the
same
,
not
as
to
the
observance
of
the
Laws
of
any
Foreign
Prince
,
Potentate
or
Prelate
,
but
as
to
the
Customes
and
ancient
Laws
of
this
Realm
,
originally
establish
d
Laws
of
the
same
by
the
same
Sufferance
,
Consents
,
and
Custom
,
and
none
otherwise
;
it
standeth
therefore
with
natural
equity
and
good
reason
,
that
in
all
and
every
such
Laws
HUMANE
made
within
this
Realm
,
or
induced
into
this
Realm
by
the
said
Sufferance
,
Consents
and
Custom
,
your
Royal
Majesty
and
your
Lords
Spiritual
and
Temporal
and
Commons
,
have
full
Power
and
Authority
not
only
to
dispense
but
also
to
authorize
some
elect
Person
or
Persons
to
dispense
with
those
and
all
other
humane
Laws
of
this
your
Realm
,
and
with
every
one
of
them
,
as
the
quality
of
the
Persons
and
Matter
shall
require
.
Impositions
taken
to
the
use
of
the
Pope
and
his
Chambers
old
Tax
intolerable
Charges
intolerable
Exactions
united
and
annex'd
to
the
Imperial
Crown
of
this
Realm
divers
good
Statutes
Restoring
and
uniting
▪
to
the
Imperial
Crown
of
this
Realm
the
Iurisdictions
,
Authorities
to
the
same
of
Right
belonging
▪
that
for
the
repressing
of
the
usurped
Foreign
Power
,
and
the
restoring
the
Rights
,
Iurisdictions
and
Preheminences
belonging
to
the
Imperial
Crown
of
this
Realm
,
Dispensation
granted
to
a
Clerk
,
who
being
defective
in
his
title
to
a
Benefice
,
or
other
Ecclefiastical
Function
is
admitted
to
it
.
And
it
takes
Appellation
from
the
words
,
which
make
the
as
Effectual
to
the
party
DISPENS'D
WITH
,
as
if
he
had
been
actually
CAPABLE
of
the
thing
for
which
he
is
dispens'd
with
at
the
time
of
his
Admission
.
it
is
call'd
a
Writ
Le
sont
gens
d'esprit
,
de
scavoir
&
de
labeur
,
qui
●…ont
forgè
,
mais
de
fort
ma●…vaise
foy
,
ne
faīsans
Conscience
,
&
n'
ayans
honte
de
traitter
un
cas
de
Conscience
,
&
si
important
a
la
Religion
Catholique
&
a
toute
la
Chrestiente
,
en
chichaneurs
&
sophistes
.
In
most
humble
wise
shew
and
declare
to
your
Highness
your
most
faithful
,
humble
and
obedient
Subjects
,
that
where
your
most
Royal
Majesty
is
and
hath
always
justly
been
by
THE
WORD
OF
God
,
supreme
head
in
the
Earth
of
the
Church
of
and
hath
full
Power
and
Authority
to
correct
,
punish
,
and
repress
all
manner
of
Heresies
,
Errors
,
Uices
,
and
to
exercise
all
other
manner
of
Iurisdictions
commonly
call'd
Ecclesiastical
Iurisdiction
,
nevertheless
the
Bishop
of
and
his
adherents
minding
utterly
as
much
as
in
him
lay
to
abolish
,
obscure
,
and
delete
such
Power
given
by
God
to
the
Princes
of
the
Earth
,
whereby
they
might
gather
,
and
get
to
themselves
the
Government
and
Rule
of
the
World
,
have
in
their
Councils
and
Synods
Provincial
made
divers
Ordinances
and
Constitutions
that
no
LAY
or
Married
man
should
or
might
exercise
any
Iurisdiction
Ecclesiastical
,
nor
should
be
any
Iudge
or
Register
in
any
Court
commonly
call'd
Ecclesiastical
Court
,
as
by
the
said
Councils
and
Constitutions
Provincial
appeareth
,
which
standing
and
remaining
in
their
effect
not
abolish'd
by
your
Grace's
Laws
,
did
sound
to
appear
to
make
greatly
for
the
said
usurp'd
Power
of
the
Bishop
of
and
to
be
directly
repugnant
to
your
Majesty
as
Supreme
Head
of
the
Church
,
and
Prerogative
royal
,
your
GRACE
being
a
LAY-MAN
,
and
albeit
the
said
Decrees
,
Ordinances
and
Constitutions
by
a
Statute
made
in
the
year
of
your
Reign
be
utterly
abolish'd
,
But
forasmuch
as
your
Majesty
is
the
only
and
undoubted
Supreme
Head
of
the
Church
of
and
also
of
to
whom
BY
HOLY
SCRIPTURE
all
Authority
and
Power
is
wholly
given
to
hear
and
determine
all
manner
of
Causes
Ecclesiastical
,
and
to
correct
Uice
and
Sin
whatsoever
.
TO
ALL
SUCH
PERSONS
AS
YOUR
MAIESTY
SHALL
APPOINT
THEREUNED
,
that
in
Consideration
thereof
,
as
well
for
the
Instruction
of
Ignorant
Persons
,
and
setting
forth
of
your
Prerogative
Royal
and
Supremacy
:
It
may
therefore
please
your
Highness
,
that
it
may
be
Ordain'd
and
Enacted
,
that
all
and
singular
Persons
as
well
LAY
as
those
that
be
now
Married
or
hereafter
shall
be
Married
,
which
shall
be
made
,
ordain'd
,
constituted
and
deputed
to
be
any
Chancellor
,
Uicar
General
,
Scribe
or
Register
by
your
Majesty
,
or
any
of
your
Heirs
and
Successors
,
or
by
any
Archbishop
,
Bishop
,
may
lawfully
execute
and
execute
all
manner
of
Iurisdiction
commonly
call'd
Ecclesiastical
,
by
SCRIPTURE
Rome
delete
such
Power
as
is
given
by
God
to
the
Princes
of
the
Earth
.
Lord
Chief
Iustice
s
Reports
s
Case
if
a
Marriage
be
declared
by
Act
of
Parliament
to
be
against
Gods
Law
,
we
must
admit
it
to
be
so
,
for
by
a
Law
,
that
is
,
an
Act
of
Parliament
it
is
so
declared
by
Holy
Scripture
all
Authority
and
Power
is
wholly
given
to
the
King
,
and
to
all
such
Persons
as
he
shall
appoint
to
hear
and
determine
,
the
Law
of
the
Kingdom
as
well
as
an
Act
of
Parliament
by
the
Scripture
8th
and
all
and
every
branches
and
Articles
in
it
,
as
you
will
find
it
in
your
Statute-book
.
his
Grace
the
Act
and
Acknowledgment
of
his
Majesty's
Prerogative
in
the
Choice
of
his
Officers
of
State-Councellors
and
Iudges
first
Parliament
viz.
The
Estates
of
Parliament
considering
the
great
Obligations
that
lie
upon
them
from
the
Law
of
God
Quakers
Presbyterians
So
much
the
weight
of
one
brave
Man
can
do
.
Poland
l.
7th
Lescus
refused
Hebrews
,
Marriage
is
honourable
in
all
,
And
I
sought
for
a
Man
among
them
that
should
make
up
the
Hedg
and
stand
in
the
Gap
,
wisdom
of
ONE
poor
Man
,
that
a
City
was
deliver'd
.
unus
homo
nobis
cuncta●…do
Francis
Drake
Walter
Raleigh
Common
Place
the
Heavens
in
derisien
imagined
a
vain
that
Stone
that
the
Builders
rejected
the
Head
of
the
Corner
who
shall
offend
ONE
of
these
little
ones
who
believe
in
Christ
,
despising
not
ONE
of
these
little
ones
,
honouring
all
Men
Iob.
c.
Vain
Man
WOULD
be
WISE
,
tho
Man
be
born
like
a
wild
Asses
colt
,
Vessels
of
Honour
It
appertaineth
to
the
King's
Prerogative
Royal
to
give
such
Honour
,
Reputation
and
Placing
to
his
Councellors
,
AND
OTHER
his
Subjects
,
as
shall
be
seeming
to
his
most
excellent
Wisdom
Walter
Raleigh
appertain'd
to
his
Prerogative
Lord
Privy-Seal
Defence
of
his
Consecration
Sermon
as
for
lay-Chancellors
or
Commissaries
,
the
Bishops
in
the
times
of
S.
and
S.
had
none
:
and
that
not
so
much
as
the
Steward
of
a
Church
might
be
a
Lay-man
:
contemptor
Canonum
making
a
Lay-man
his
Vicar-general
was
the
greatest
instance
of
his
ecclesiastical
Power
that
ever
was
given
.
It
was
thought
strange
by
the
People
,
because
there
was
no
Example
of
any
Kings
of
the
lawfully
in
their
own
Persons
enjoying
the
mixt
Power
of
the
Temporal
and
Spiritual
,
or
of
the
Pope's
,
having
deputed
Ecclesiastical
Power
to
a
Lay-man
.
Glosse
in
C.
bene
quidem
Canon-Law
delegate
Legates
a
latere
sine
formâ
&
figurâ
Iudicii
servus
servorum
Holy
Scripture
the
Councils
and
Constitutions
Provincial
that
no
Lay-man
should
exercise
or
occupy
any
Iurisdiction
Ecclesiastical
,
did
stand
and
remain
in
their
effect
not
abolish'd
by
his
Grace's
Laws
,
and
did
sound
to
appear
to
make
greatly
for
the
usurped
Power
of
the
Bishop
of
and
to
he
directly
repugnant
to
his
Majesty
as
Supreme
Head
of
the
Church
,
and
Pretogative
Royal
,
his
Grace
being
a
Lay-man
,
altho
such
Decrees
,
Ordinances
,
and
Constitutions
the
Statute
made
in
the
year
of
his
Reign
,
intended
to
be
utterly
abolish'd
,
frustrate
,
the
contrary
thereunto
used
by
Archbishops
,
Bishops
i.
e.
occasion
to
some
Evil-dispos'd
persons
to
think
and
little
regard
the
Proceedings
and
Censures
Ecclesiastical
made
by
his
HIGHNESSE
and
his
Uice-gerent
,
Officials
,
Commissaries
,
Iudges
,
and
Uisitors
being
also
Lay
and
Married
men
to
be
of
little
or
none
effect
,
whereby
the
people
gathereth
heart
and
presumption
to
do
evil
,
and
not
to
have
such
reverence
to
your
most
Godly
Injunctions
and
Proceedings
,
as
becometh
them
▪
Prince
,
did
or
might
give
occasion
to
some
evil-disposed
Persons
all
such
Persons
as
should
be
employ●…d
under
the
King
,
Vicegerent
himself
gathering
heart
and
presumption
to
do
evil
,
directly
repugnant
to
his
Majesty
as
Supreme
Head
of
the
Church
,
and
to
his
Prerogative
Royal
,
his
Grace
being
a
Lay-man
,
God's
Word
de
facto
England
,
Scotland
Let
every
soul
be
subject
to
the
higher
Powers
,
whether
he
be
Apostle
,
or
Evangelist
,
Prophet
,
Priest
,
Clergy
or
Layety
,
whether
he
be
of
the
People
diffusive
or
representative
,
and
the
like
.
For
he
is
the
Minister
of
God
to
thee
for
good
.
God
and
the
King
that
the
Bond
of
the
King's
Subjects
Obedience
to
his
Majesty
is
inviolable
,
and
cannot
be
dissolv'd
.
That
his
Grace
had
ill
Councellors
,
and
of
mean
Birth
(
among
which
was
not
forgotten
)
and
the
King
sending
an
Answer
penn'd
by
himself
as
to
their
Grievances
,
his
being
their
Natural
Liege-lord
do
outrage
the
13th
of
the
out
of
the
Revelation
of
the
Holy
Scripture
This
Angel
is
who
lived
in
the
days
of
the
8th
,
that
most
mighty
King
,
and
was
a
man
of
great
renown
and
place
in
our
Kingdoms
,
being
the
Earl
of
and
Lord
Keeper
of
the
Privy
Seal
,
and
being
a
sincere
favourer
of
pure
Religion
.
being
made
the
King's
Deputy
in
all
Ecclesiastical
Matters
:
and
it
was
a
sharp
one
,
as
with
which
he
sets
stoutly
and
deliberately
to
his
work
,
and
yet
he
had
no
Crown
or
Diadem
to
grace
his
head
withal
,
being
a
Minister
rather
to
put
another
Man's
Power
in
Ure
,
then
any
that
wrought
by
his
own
Power
and
Authority
.
other
Angel
Tho.
Cranmer
He
cryed
with
a
great
voice
to
him
that
had
the
Sickle
,
Cranmer
,
because
in
the
days
of
the
8th
,
he
inflamed
the
mind
of
by
his
words
,
with
a
desire
to
make
a
Vintage
.
De
Antiquitate
Ecclesi●…
Britannicoe
Vicar-general
to
the
King
in
Spirituals
,
The
King's
Vicegerent
Lord
Privy
Seal
,
Uice-gerent
to
King
for
all
his
Iurisdiction
Ecclesiastical
within
this
Realm
,
the
Power
given
to
the
King
by
Scripture
,
all
such
Persons
as
he
shall
appoint
,
to
exercise
Ecclesiastical
Iurisdiction
,
Peoples
imagining
a
vain
thing
the
King
by
virtue
of
the
Royal
Power
he
holds
from
God
All-mighty
is
to
have
the
SOLE
choice
and
appointment
of
the
Officers
of
the
State
,
Schism
guarded
I
profess
clearly
I
do
not
see
what
advantage
the
8th
could
make
of
his
own
Laws
,
which
he
might
not
have
made
of
the
ancient
Laws
,
except
only
a
gawdy
Title
of
Head
of
the
English
Church
which
survived
him
not
long
,
and
the
Tenths
and
first-fruits
of
the
Clergy
,
declaratory
of
the
ancient
Law
the
King
is
by
the
goodness
of
God
furnish'd
with
Prerogative
,
That
the
King's
Majesty
is
and
hath
always
justly
been
Supreme
Head
in
the
Earth
of
the
Church
of
by
the
Word
of
God.
The
Bishop
of
and
See
Apostolick
,
contrary
to
the
great
and
inviolable
Grants
of
Iurisdictions
by
God
immediately
to
Emperors
,
Kings
,
and
Princes
,
That
the
King's
Highness
shall
have
Power
and
Authority
to
nominate
and
assign
at
his
pleasure
Two
and
thirty
persons
,
whereof
Sixteen
to
be
of
the
Clergy
,
and
Sixteen
of
the
Temporalty
of
the
Upper
and
Nether
House
of
the
Parliament
to
view
,
search
,
and
examine
the
Canous
,
Constitutions
and
Ordinances
Provincial
,
and
that
such
of
them
as
the
King's
Highness
and
the
said
Two
and
thirty
or
the
Major
part
of
them
shall
deém
and
adjudge
worthy
to
be
continued
,
kept
and
obey'd
,
shall
be
from
henceforth
kept
obey'd
and
executed
within
this
Realm
,
so
that
the
Kings
most
Royal
assent
under
his
Great
Seal
be
first
had
to
the
same
,
Kings
,
Bishops
,
or
Noblemen
who
believed
that
the
Decrees
of
the
Bishops
of
may
be
violated
or
shall
suffer
them
so
to
be
,
that
those
Constitutions
and
Canons
may
be
committed
to
the
Examination
and
Iudgment
of
his
Highness
,
and
of
Two
and
Thirty
persons
of
the
King's
Subjects
,
whereof
sixteen
were
to
be
of
the
Upper
and
Nether
House
of
the
Parliament
,
of
the
Temporalty
;
and
all
the
said
Two
and
thirty
persons
to
be
chosen
and
appointed
by
the
King's
Majesty
,
jus
vitoe
&
necis
Supreme
Headship
of
the
Church
of
England
the
Power
granted
to
him
and
his
Ancestors
ipso
jure
divino
,
jus
Divinum
my
Lord
Act
declaratory
devised
,
made
and
obtain'd
within
this
Realm
for
the
wealth
of
the
same
,
or
such
as
by
SUFFERANCE
of
your
Grace
and
your
Progenitors
Connivence
)
the
People
of
this
your
Realm
have
taken
at
their
free
Liberty
by
their
own
Consent
to
be
used
among
them
,
and
have
bound
themselves
by
long
use
and
Custom
to
the
observance
of
the
same
Successors
to
grant
such
Dispensations
and
not
grant
any
others
till
the
King
,
his
Heirs
and
Successors
,
or
their
Councel
were
first
advertised
thereof
,
and
determined
whether
they
should
pass
:
if
it
were
thought
and
determin'd
by
the
King
,
his
Heirs
and
Successors
,
or
their
Councel
,
that
Dispensations
,
Faculties
,
Licences
,
or
other
Writings
in
any
such
Case
UNWONT
shall
pass
,
that
then
the
said
Archbishop
or
his
Commissary
having
Licence
of
His
Majesty
,
his
Heirs
and
Successors
for
the
same
shall
dispense
with
them
accordingly
:
and
in
Case
of
his
refusing
to
dispense
,
that
any
other
two
Bishops
,
the
King
,
his
Heirs
and
Successors
should
nominate
,
should
be
appointed
to
dispense
in
such
Cases
.
Taxa
Cameroe
Perinde
valere's
the
Apostolical
Chancery
The
Rates
of
the
Pope's
Custom-house
,
The
historical
Narration
of
the
first
Fourteen
years
of
King
Robert
Cotton
fac
simile
Paul
Ricaut
this
Pope
his
having
suppress'd
an
Office
of
the
Virgin
and
a
multitude
of
Indulgences
Wisemen
at
the
Councel
of
finding
that
the
Doctrine
of
Indulgences
was
not
solid
,
did
but
slightly
touch
it
;
and
tho
yet
it
was
the
CHIEF
matter
for
which
that
Councel
was
assembled
,
nothing
was
determin'd
therein
,
but
only
that
Indulgences
be
used
with
such
Moderation
as
was
approved
by
the
Ancient
Custom
of
the
Church
,
that
is
,
not
at
all
where
all
the
Power
of
the
Pope
is
not
given
to
the
King
by
the
25th
of
the
8th
,
but
is
extinct
,
s
Case
Armiger's
Case
that
that
Act
doth
not
annex
any
Iurisdiction
to
the
Crown
but
what
was
of
right
or
ought
to
be
by
the
Ancient
Laws
of
this
Realm
,
parcel
of
the
King's
Iurisdiction
,
and
which
lawfully
had
been
or
might
be
exercised
within
the
Realm
.
The
end
of
which
Iurisdiction
,
and
of
all
the
Proceedings
thereupon
,
that
all
things
might
be
done
in
Causes
Ecclesiastical
to
the
Pleasure
of
Almighty
God
,
encrease
of
Vertue
,
and
the
Conservation
of
the
Peace
and
Unity
of
the
Realm
,
as
by
divers
places
of
the
Act
appears
.
And
therefore
by
this
Act
no
pretended
Iurisdiction
exercised
within
this
Realm
being
ungodly
,
or
repugnant
to
the
ancient
Law
of
the
Crown
,
was
or
could
be
restored
to
the
Crown
according
to
the
ancient
Right
and
Law
of
the
same
.
Letters
Patents
Bishops
,
Ordinaries
greater
Excommunication
Animadversions
on
the
Fourth
part
of
the
Institutes
,
Breakers
of
the
Peace
,
Offenders
against
the
Statutes
,
Privileges
and
Customs
of
the
University
,
and
all
Forestallers
,
and
Regraters
,
and
Sellers
of
corrupt
Meat
and
Wine
,
and
to
Excommunicate
such
who
refused
to
cleanse
the
Streets
from
filth
,
and
to
Pave
them
before
their
Doors
,
and
this
was
confirm'd
by
sundry
succeeding
Statutes
of
our
Princes
.
King
,
his
Heirs
and
Successors
Two
Acts
of
Parliament
Observations
on
the
Oath
of
Supremacy
,
the
King's
Majesty
may
dispense
with
any
of
those
Canons
or
Ecclesiastical
Laws
,
indulge
the
Omission
of
what
is
enjoyn'd
by
them
:
make
void
the
Crime
and
remove
the
Penalty
incurred
by
breach
of
them
:
yea
,
and
give
faculty
to
do
and
practice
otherwise
,
any
Synodal
Establishment
,
or
long
usage
to
the
Contrary
notwithstanding
,
in
what
offends
not
the
Holy
Scripture
and
Laws
of
GOD.
De
moderandâ
solennis
Poenitentioe
Commutatione
such
Commutation
shall
be
but
seldom
and
for
weighty
Causes
,
and
when
it
shall
appear
to
the
Bishop
that
that
way
is
the
safer
to
reform
the
guilty
Person
,
and
that
the
Commutation-Money
be
employ'd
to
Pious
uses
.
Uniformity
of
Prayer
and
Administration
of
Sacraments
,
Premunire
,
Sequestration
,
and
Deprivation
,
and
Excommunication
Letters
Patents
Latine
Prayers
to
the
Colleges
of
both
Universities
,
and
to
Letters
Patents
Sparrow's
Collection
of
Articles
Letters
Patents
Beams
of
former
Light
Elizabeth's
Injunctions
It
is
thought
very
necessary
that
no
manner
of
Priest
or
Deacon
shall
hereafter
take
to
his
Wife
any
manner
of
Woman
without
the
Advice
and
Allowance
first
had
by
the
Bishop
of
the
Diocese
,
and
two
Iustices
of
the
Peace
next
to
the
place
of
her
abode
,
and
if
any
shall
do
otherwise
,
they
shall
not
be
permitted
to
Preach
the
Word
,
or
give
Sacraments
,
nor
be
Capable
of
any
Ecclesiastical
Benefice
Doth
this
seem
strange
now
?
It
seem'd
very
necessary
in
the
judgment
of
our
Governors
then
?
abjuring
foreign
Iurisdictions
,
Powers
,
Superiorities
and
Authorities
Schism
Guarded
As
our
Grievances
,
so
our
Reformation
was
only
of
the
abuses
of
the
Roman
Court.
Their
bestowing
of
Prelacies
and
Dignities
in
to
the
Prejudice
of
the
right
Patrons
;
Their
Convocating
Synods
in
without
the
King's
leave
;
Their
Prohibiting
English
Prelates
to
make
their
old
feudal
Oaths
to
the
King
,
and
obliging
them
to
take
new
Oaths
of
Fidelity
to
the
Pope
;
Their
imposing
and
receiving
Tenths
and
first
Fruits
,
and
other
Arbitrary
Pensions
upon
the
English
Clergy
;
and
lastly
,
their
Usurping
a
Legislative
Iudiciary
and
Dispensative
Power
in
the
exterior
Court
by
Political
Coaction
;
these
are
all
the
branches
of
Papal
Power
which
we
have
rejected
.
This
Reformation
is
all
the
Separation
that
we
have
made
in
point
of
Discipline
.
And
for
Doctrine
we
have
no
difference
with
them
about
the
old
Essentials
of
Christian
Religion
:
and
their
new
Essentials
which
they
have
patch'd
to
the
Creed
are
but
their
erroneous
,
or
at
the
best
,
probable
Opinions
;
no
Articles
of
Faith.
This
Primacy
neither
the
Ancients
nor
we
deny
to
St.
of
Order
,
of
Place
,
of
Preheminence
.
If
this
first
movership
would
serve
his
turn
,
the
Controversie
were
at
an
end
for
our
parts
.
But
this
Primacy
is
over-lean
;
the
Court
of
have
no
to
it
.
They
thirst
after
a
visible
Monarchy
on
Earth
,
an
absolute
Ecclesiastical
Soveraignty
;
a
Power
to
make
Canons
,
to
abolish
Canons
,
to
dispense
with
Canons
:
to
impose
Pensions
,
to
dispose
of
Dignities
,
to
decide
Controversies
by
a
single
Authority
.
This
was
that
which
made
the
breach
;
not
the
Innocent
Primacy
of
St.
But
I
must
contract
my
Discourse
to
those
Dispensations
that
are
intended
in
the
Laws
of
that
is
the
Power
to
dispense
with
English
Laws
in
the
exterior
Court
:
Let
him
bind
or
loose
inwardly
whom
he
will
:
whether
his
Key
erre
or
not
,
we
are
not
concern'd
.
Secondly
,
As
he
is
a
Prince
in
his
own
Territories
,
he
that
hath
Power
to
bind
,
hath
Power
to
loose
.
He
that
hath
Power
to
make
Laws
hath
Power
to
dispense
with
his
own
Laws
.
Laws
are
made
of
Common
Events
.
Those
benign
Circumstances
that
happen
rarely
,
are
left
to
the
Dispensative
Grace
of
the
Prince
.
Thirdly
,
As
he
is
a
Bishop
,
whatever
Dispensative
Power
the
ancient
Ecclesiastical
Canons
,
or
Edicts
of
Christian
Emperors
give
to
the
Bishop
of
within
those
Territories
that
were
subject
to
his
Iurisdiction
by
Humane
right
,
we
do
not
envy
him
:
so
he
suffer
us
to
enjoy
our
ancient
Privileges
and
Immunities
freed
from
his
Encroachments
and
Usurpations
.
The
Chief
ground
of
the
ancient
Ecclesiastical
Canon
was
,
let
the
old
Customs
prevail
.
A
possession
or
Prescription
of
Eleven
hundred
years
is
a
good
ward
both
in
Law
and
Conscience
against
an
Human
Right
,
and
much
more
against
a
New
pretence
of
Divine
Right
.
For
Eleven
hundred
years
our
Kings
and
Bishops
enjoy'd
the
sole
Dispensative
Power
with
all
English
Laws
,
Civil
and
Ecclesiastical
.
In
all
which
time
he
is
not
able
to
give
one
instance
of
a
Papal
Dispensation
in
nor
any
shadow
of
it
when
the
Church
was
formed
.
Where
the
Bishops
of
had
no
Legislative
Power
,
no
Iudiciary
Power
in
the
exteriour
Court
,
by
necessary
Consequence
they
could
have
no
Dispensative
Power
.
H.
8th
its
intent
was
not
to
vary
from
the
Church
of
Christ
in
any
other
things
declared
by
the
Holy
Scripture
,
and
the
Word
of
God
necessary
to
Salvation
,
then
followeth
the
scope
of
our
Reformation
;
only
to
make
an
Ordinance
by
Policies
necessary
and
convenient
to
repress
Vice
,
and
for
good
Conservation
of
the
Realm
in
Peace
,
Unity
and
Tranquillity
from
ravine
,
and
spoil
,
ensuing
much
the
ancient
Customs
of
this
Realm
in
that
behalf
:
not
minding
to
seek
for
any
relief
,
succours
,
or
remedies
for
any
worldly
things
,
and
Humane
Laws
in
any
cause
of
necessity
,
but
within
this
Realm
at
the
hands
of
your
Highness
,
your
Heirs
and
Successors
Kings
of
this
Realm
,
which
have
and
ought
to
have
an
Imperial
Power
and
Authority
in
the
same
,
and
not
obliged
in
worldly
Causes
to
any
other
Superior
.
Declaration
,
that
no
Subjects
of
the
Realm
need
for
any
worldly
things
and
Humane
Laws
in
any
Cause
of
Necessity
seek
for
any
relief
,
but
within
this
Realm
at
the
hands
of
our
Soveraign
Statutes
,
Whatsoever
Power
our
Laws
did
devest
the
Pope
of
,
they
invested
the
King
with
it
.
I
do
utterly
testify
and
declare
,
that
no
Foreign
Prelate
or
Person
hath
or
ought
to
have
any
Iurisdiction
,
Power
Ecclesiastical
or
Spiritual
within
this
Realm
,
That
St.
made
all
the
Bishopricks
in
the
World
to
be
but
one
Masse
,
whereof
every
Bishop
had
an
entire
part
:
That
neither
King
nor
any
of
our
Legislators
did
ever
endeavour
to
deprive
the
Bishop
of
of
the
Power
of
the
Keys
,
or
any
part
thereof
;
either
the
Key
of
Order
,
or
the
Key
of
Iurisdiction
:
I
mean
Iurisdiction
purely
Spiritual
which
hath
place
only
in
the
inner
Court
of
Conscience
,
and
over
such
Persons
as
submit
willingly
:
37th
Canon
for
extinguishing
the
Authority
of
the
Bishop
of
an
Act
for
Establishing
the
Succession
,
the
Bishop
of
OUGHT
not
to
have
any
Iurisdiction
or
Authority
in
this
Realm
that
the
Bishop
of
hath
no
Iurisdiction
in
the
Kingdom
of
that
no
Foreign
Preiate
hath
or
ought
to
have
any
Iurisdiction
or
Authority
Ecclesiastical
or
Spiritual
within
this
Realm
:
That
those
two
▪
Statutes
were
long
ago
repeal'd
by
Queen
and
never
afterward
restored
and
that
altho
it
were
supposed
that
our
Ancestors
●…ad
over-reach'd
themselves
and
the
truth
in
some
Expressions
,
yet
that
concerns
not
us
▪
at
all
,
so
long
as
we
keep
our selves
exactly
to
the
line
and
level
of
Apostolical
Tradition
:
our
Ancestors
meant
the
very
same
thing
that
we
do
.
Our
only
difference
is
in
the
use
of
the
words
,
Spiritual
Authority
or
Iurisdiction
,
which
we
understand
of
Iurisdiction
purely
Spiritual
which
extends
●…o
further
then
the
Court
of
Conscience
.
But
by
Spiritual
Authority
or
Iurisdiction
,
they
did
understand
Ecclesiostical
Iurisdiction
in
the
exterior
Court
,
which
in
truth
is
partly
Spiritual
,
partly
Political
.
Apostles
Dispensative
Power
to
whom
I
forgave
any
thing
for
your
sakes
,
forgave
I
in
the
person
of
Christ
:
But
all
this
is
only
in
the
interior
Court
of
Conscience
.
Act
▪
here
is
no
new
Power
created
in
the
Crown
,
but
only
an
ancient
Iurisdiction
restored
;
here
is
no
foreign
Power
abolish'd
,
but
only
that
which
is
repugnant
to
the
ancient
Laws
of
and
the
Prerogative
Royal.
In
a
word
,
here
is
no
Power
ascribed
to
our
Kings
,
but
merely
Political
and
Coactive
to
see
that
all
their
Subjects
do
their
Duties
in
their
several
Places
.
Coactive
Power
is
one
of
the
Keys
of
the
Kingdom
of
this
World
;
it
is
none
of
the
Keys
of
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
.
This
might
have
been
express'd
in
words
less
subject
to
Exc●…ption
.
if
our
Ancestors
had
but
over-reach'd
themselves
,
and
the
truth
in
some
Expressions
,
much
concern'd
us
,
and
as
long
as
they
had
kept
exactly
to
the
line
and
level
of
in
truth
and
in
righteousness
No
foreign
Prelate
or
Person
hath
or
ought
to
have
any
Iurisdiction
,
This
might
have
been
express'd
in
words
less
subject
to
Exception
?
no
foreign
Prelate
hath
or
ought
to
have
any
Iurisdiction
,
Every
foreign
Prelate
hath
it
do
not
at
all
derive
their
Holy
Orders
from
S.
or
any
other
Roman
Bishop
,
either
mediately
,
or
immediately
(
especially
in
but
from
the
other
Apostles
S.
Cyprian
there
is
but
one
Universal
Church
,
so
there
is
but
in
that
Church
Geffery
Palmer's
Reports
the
Case
of
Evans
&
Kiffin
B.
R.
Whitelock
.
Evesque
ad
Powers
.
Le
Primer
est
Ordinations
:
and
that
comes
to
him
by
his
Consecration
,
and
not
before
.
By
that
he
can
take
the
resignation
of
a
Church
.
He
can
give
Orders
and
Consecrate
Churches
:
and
it
belongs
not
to
him
as
he
is
a
Bishop
of
one
place
or
other
,
And
therefore
the
Archbishop
of
when
he
was
here
could
give
Orders
.
The
Chief
Iustice
agreed
with
him
herein
.
The
second
is
which
is
not
Universal
,
but
tied
to
certain
places
,
as
to
take
an
Oath
,
to
Excommunicate
and
Punish
offences
,
and
this
Power
he
hath
by
Confirmation
.
The
third
is
the
Government
of
his
Revenue
,
and
this
is
gain'd
by
Confirmation
.
the
Bishop
of
hath
no
Iurisdiction
in
this
Realm
,
the
History
of
the
Council
of
as
one
Particular
makes
false
the
contradictory
Universal
,
so
one
ambiguous
Particular
,
makes
the
Universal
to
be
ambiguous
.
De
Legibus
de
Interpretatione
humanarum
Legum
there
may
be
an
interpretation
of
Law
which
hath
the
Authority
of
Law
,
Observations
on
that
Oath
,
to
swear
positively
to
any
dogmatical
Assertion
is
not
required
.
It
would
be
a
taking
the
Name
of
God
in
vain
:
for
if
it
be
a
certain
and
undoubted
truth
in
it self
and
to
others
,
as
are
Principles
of
Reason
and
Articles
of
Faith
,
an
Oath
is
vain
,
for
it
ends
no
strife
.
If
doubtful
and
a
question
whether
true
or
not
,
tho
such
an
Oath
puts
it
out
of
question
that
I
believe
so
,
yet
not
that
it
is
a
truth
.
My
belief
,
tho
never
so
much
evidenced
and
confirm'd
,
doth
not
make
a
doubtful
matter
in
it self
more
credible
;
nor
is
one
man's
believing
an
Assertion
just
ground
for
another
man
to
believe
the
same
.
Such
an
Oath
therefore
is
in
vain
,
and
not
a
fit
to
end
such
a
Controversy
no
foreign
Prela●…e
hath
nor
ought
to
have
any
Iurisdiction
Spiritual
within
this
Realm
,
The
Bishop
of
Rome
hath
no
Iurisdiction
,
Oath
girdled
Milton's
Character
of
the
Long
Parliament
of
that
the
Sun
which
we
want
,
ripens
Wits
as
well
as
Fruits
,
and
as
Wine
and
Oyl
are
imported
to
us
from
abroad
,
so
must
ripe
understanding
,
Crasso
sub
aëre
nati
Schism
guarded
Suppose
any
of
our
Reformers
have
run
into
any
Excesses
or
Extremes
,
either
in
their
Expressions
,
or
perhaps
in
their
Actions
(
it
is
a
difficult
thing
in
great
changes
to
observe
a
just
mean
)
it
may
be
out
of
Humane
Frailty
,
as
out
of
hatred
to
Drunkenness
cut
down
all
the
Vines
about
or
it
may
be
out
of
Policy
,
as
men
use
to
bend
a
Crooked
rod
as
much
the
contrary
way
,
or
as
expert
Masters
of
Musick
do
sometimes
draw
up
their
Scholars
a
Note
too
high
,
to
bring
them
to
a
just
tone
,
what
is
that
to
us
as
long
as
we
practice
the
Mean
and
maintain
the
Mean
,
and
guide
our selves
by
the
certain
line
and
level
of
Apostolical
and
Primitive
Tradition
?
I
having
now
the
veil
of
Darkness
of
the
Usurped
Power
,
Authority
and
Iurisdiction
of
the
See
and
Bishops
of
clearly
taken
away
from
mine
Eyes
,
do
utterly
testify
and
declare
in
my
Conscience
,
that
neither
the
See
nor
the
Bishop
of
nor
any
foreign
Potentate
hath
nor
ought
to
have
any
Iurisdiction
,
Power
or
Authority
within
this
Realm
,
neither
by
God's
Law
,
nor
any
other
just
Law
or
means
,
and
that
I
shall
never
consent
nor
agree
that
the
aforesaid
See
or
Bishop
of
or
their
Successors
,
shall
exercise
or
have
any
manner
of
Authority
,
Iurisdiction
or
Power
within
this
Realm
,
Supreme
Head
to
bend
the
crooked
rod
of
the
Iurisdiction
overmuch
the
contrary
way
in
their
Oaths
,
Oath
,
That
no
foreign
Prelate
hath
or
ought
to
have
any
Iurisdiction
Premonition
to
all
Christian
Monarchs
he
caus'd
the
House
of
Commons
to
Reform
a
Clause
they
had
put
into
the
Oath
of
Allegiance
derogatory
to
the
Pope's
spiritual
Power
,
That
the
Pope
had
no
Power
to
Excommunicate
him
,
and
that
he
was
ready
to
consent
that
the
Bishop
of
should
have
the
first
Seat
,
and
be
Patriarch
of
the
West
,
and
be
so
it
be
no
otherwise
but
as
the
rendring
Christian
Kings
within
their
own
Dominions
,
Governors
of
their
Church
as
well
as
of
the
rest
of
their
People
,
in
being
Custodes
utriusque
tabulae
,
not
by
making
new
Articles
of
Faith
,
but
by
commanding
Obedience
to
be
given
to
the
Word
of
God
,
by
reforming
Religion
according
to
his
prescribed
Will
,
by
assisting
the
Spiritual
Power
with
the
Temporal
Sword
,
by
reforming
Corruptions
,
by
procuring
due
Obedience
to
the
Church
,
by
judging
and
cutting
off
all
frivolous
Questions
and
Schisms
as
did
,
and
finally
by
making
to
be
observ'd
in
every
thing
,
and
establishing
Orders
to
be
observ'd
in
all
indifferent
things
for
that
purpose
,
is
the
ONLY
intent
of
the
Oath
of
Supremacy
:
That
the
Authority
of
the
Head
of
the
Church
in
may
be
transferr'd
from
the
Successor
of
St.
to
the
Successor
of
King
the
8th
,
and
to
oppose
the
Primacy
of
the
Apostolick
See
to
satisfie
all
his
good
and
natural
Subjects
,
and
likewise
Strangers
,
about
the
things
therein
contain'd
forum
internum
Arise
Daughter
Arise
Interpretation
,
and
go
to
thy
Interpretation
,
Must
is
for
the
King
Supreme
Governor
of
the
Church
within
his
Dominions
,
if
any
Difference
should
arise
about
the
external
Policy
concerning
Injunctions
,
Canons
or
other
Constitutions
whatsoever
belonging
to
the
Church
of
the
Clergy
in
their
Convocation
,
is
to
order
and
settle
them
,
he
approving
their
said
Ordinances
that
the
Bishops
and
Clergy
shall
have
licence
under
the
Broad
Seal
to
deliberate
of
,
and
do
all
such
things
as
being
made
plain
by
them
and
assented
to
him
,
shall
concern
the
setled
Continuance
of
the
Doctrine
and
Discipline
of
the
Church
of
no
man
hereafter
shall
either
Print
or
Preach
to
draw
the
Article
aside
any
way
,
first
Canon
concerning
the
Regal
Power
taking
notice
that
sundry
Laws
to
be
ALL
carefully
observ'd
by
all
persons
whom
they
Concern
upon
the
Penalties
in
the
said
Laws
and
Constitutions
express'd
,
decrees
,
that
the
Clergy
shall
read
the
following
Explanation
of
the
Regal
Power
A
Supreme
Power
is
given
to
this
most
excellent
Order
(
i.
e.
by
God
himself
in
the
Scriptures
,
which
is
,
that
Kings
should
rule
and
Command
in
their
several
Dominions
all
persons
of
what
Rank
or
Estate
soever
,
whether
Ecclesiastical
or
Civil
,
and
that
they
should
restrain
and
punish
with
the
Temporal
Sword
all
stubborn
and
wicked
doers
,
viz.
for
any
person
or
persons
to
set
up
is
to
undermine
their
great
Royal
Office
,
Clause
,
The
Bishop
of
hath
no
Iurisdiction
no
foreign
Prelate
hath
or
ought
to
have
any
Iurisdiction
,
that
is
independent
Coactive
Iurisdiction
old
Oath
of
Supremacy
,
forum
internum
Swearer
to
defend
and
maintain
all
other
Acts
and
Statutes
made
or
to
be
made
within
this
Realm
for
the
Extirpation
and
Extinguishment
of
the
ururped
and
pretended
Authority
foreign
Iurisdiction
quod
necessario
subintelligitur
non
deest
utterly
testifying
and
declaring
,
that
neither
the
See
nor
Bishop
of
Rome
hath
nor
ought
to
have
any
Iurisdiction
,
Power
or
Authority
within
this
no
Iurisdiction
none
Coactive
The
Pope
hath
no
Iurisdiction
His
Iurisdiction
hath
been
and
is
justly
renounced
and
banish'd
out
of
by
many
Kings
and
Parliaments
,
as
by
King
1st
,
3d
,
and
6th
:
by
King
the
2d
the
4th
,
6th
,
8th
,
and
by
Queen
and
by
our
most
noble
King
Popery's
being
a
gross
kind
of
Superstition
,
Mass
being
Idolatry
Convocation's
being
desirous
to
declare
their
sincerity
and
constancy
in
the
profession
of
the
Doctrine
and
Discipline
Establish'd
in
the
Church
of
Articles
)
and
to
secure
all
men
against
any
suspicion
of
revolt
to
Popery
,
or
any
other
Superstition
,
new
Oath
Doctrine
or
Discipline
containing
all
things
necessary
for
Salvation
,
Promise
not
to
endeavour
to
bring
in
any
Popish
Doctrine
contrary
to
that
which
is
so
establish'd
,
and
not
to
give
consent
ever
to
subject
it
to
the
Usurpations
and
Superstitions
of
the
See
of
not
subjecting
out
Church
to
the
Usurpation
and
Superstitions
of
the
See
of
a
Negative
Pregnant
you
may
not
subject
the
Church
of
to
the
See
of
but
to
the
Church
of
you
may
.
Now
there
is
as
much
difference
between
the
See
of
and
the
Church
of
as
betwixt
Treason
and
Trespass
,
and
this
appears
plainly
by
the
Statute
of
where
it
is
said
,
that
to
be
reconciled
to
the
See
of
is
Treason
:
but
to
be
reconciled
to
the
Church
of
is
not
Treason
;
for
then
every
Papist
would
be
a
Traytor
,
being
a
Member
of
the
Church
,
and
therefore
reconciled
to
it
.
Now
the
See
of
is
nothing
else
but
the
Papacy
or
Supremacy
of
the
Pope
,
whereby
by
virtue
of
the
Canon
,
made
by
Pope
the
8th
,
he
challengeth
a
Superiority
of
Iurisdiction
and
Correction
over
all
Kings
and
Princes
upon
Earth
:
and
those
Persons
which
take
the
contain'd
in
the
end
of
the
Council
of
which
acknowledgeth
this
Supremacy
,
are
said
to
be
reconciled
to
this
See.
The
Church
of
is
nothing
else
but
a
number
of
Men
within
the
Pope's
Dominions
and
elsewhere
professing
the
Religion
of
Poperty
:
and
that
the
Clergy
had
an
ill
meaning
in
leaving
this
Clause
in
the
Oath
thus
loose
,
I
have
some
reason
to
imagine
when
I
find
it
in
their
late
Books
,
that
they
say
the
Church
of
is
a
true
Church
,
and
Salvation
is
to
be
had
in
it
.
Iohn
Winter's
Observations
on
the
Oath
of
Supremacy
Elizabeths
interpretation
in
the
Admonition
Confirmation
of
that
Admonition
by
her
Majesty
in
Parliament
it
is
not
the
true
meaning
of
the
Oath
explain'd
in
manner
as
abovesaid
,
which
makes
many
of
the
Roman-Catholicks
refuse
to
take
it
,
Explanations
not
being
known
to
all
,
and
their
intricacy
,
and
the
constant
tendring
of
the
Oath
for
so
many
years
without
the
aforesaid
Explanation
,
likely
to
give
just
Cause
of
Scandal
,
he
wishes
that
that
Oath
,
and
the
other
of
Allegiance
which
are
required
of
them
under
so
great
Penalties
,
may
be
clear'd
of
those
doubtful
Expressions
in
them
which
cause
their
scruples
,
whereby
they
may
to
the
entire
Satisfaction
of
His
Majesty
and
the
Nation
,
fully
testifie
the
Allegiance
and
Fidelity
of
faithful
Subjects
and
true
Patriots
,
and
no
longer
remain
as
they
generally
now
do
distrusted
,
year
Publish'd
A
seasonable
Discourse
shewing
how
that
the
Oaths
of
Allegiance
and
Supremacy
(
as
our
Laws
interpret
them
)
contain
nothing
which
any
good
Christian
ought
to
boggle
at
,
Iohn
Winter
the
taking
of
those
Oaths
gives
no
Scandal
:
told
him
many
years
ago
that
he
had
the
Iudgment
of
Sorbouists
,
Secular
Priests
,
and
Iesuites
,
that
he
might
take
the
Oath
of
Supremacy
,
declaring
the
sense
which
the
Law
allows
.
Allegiance
,
F.
Cressy
Epistle
Apologetical
that
few
Roman
Catholicks
(
if
any
at
all
)
would
refuse
that
Oath
if
that
unlucky
word
were
blotted
out
or
if
they
might
change
heretical
into
,
contrary
to
the
Word
of
God
,
which
he
verily
believes
was
the
sense
intended
by
King
Queen's
Admonition
the
Duty
,
Allegiance
and
Bond
acknowledg'd
to
be
due
to
Eighth
,
and
the
Sixth
acknowledging
in
her
Majesty
,
her
Heirs
and
Successors
the
Authority
that
was
challenged
and
lately
used
by
the
Eighth
,
and
the
Sixth
that
given
by
God
himself
to
all
GODLY
Princes
in
Scripture
Iewish
Kings
the
Power
given
to
the
Iewish
Kings
Iames
ipso
facto
Excommunicate
all
that
do
not
give
the
King
the
same
Authority
in
Causes
Ecclesiastical
,
not
only
that
the
Godly
Kings
had
among
the
Iews
,
but
what
the
Christian
Emperors
had
in
the
Primitive
Church
.
word
Christian
Letter
to
the
States
Embassador
neither
would
have
appeal'd
to
had
he
judged
that
no
right
of
Iudging
in
a
Case
of
Religion
belong'd
to
him
,
Wherefore
as
Civilly
honest
wicked
are
equal
in
the
Right
of
Government
,
so
Pious
and
Impious
are
equal
in
the
right
of
judging
,
in
aptitude
and
skill
unequal
.
Interpretation
of
the
Regal
Power
independent
Coactive
Power
either
Papal
or
Popular
Fears
and
Iealousies
Christ
came
not
to
Undermine
or
Disturb
,
but
to
Confirm
the
Civil
Government
of
Pagan
Princes
,
and
that
in
the
first
times
of
Christ's
Church
,
Christians
were
ready
to
submit
their
very
Lives
to
the
very
Laws
and
Commands
of
those
Princes
.
Regal
Power
A
Supreme
Power
is
given
to
the
Order
of
Kings
by
God
himself
in
the
Scriptures
,
which
is
that
Kings
should
rule
and
Command
in
their
several
Dominions
,
all
Persons
of
what
rank
or
estate
soever
,
but
the
stubborn
and
evil
doers
may
be
restrain'd
with
the
Temporal
Sword
:
The
Care
of
God's
▪
Church
is
so
committed
to
Kings
in
the
Scripture
,
that
they
are
commended
when
the
Church
keeps
the
right
way
,
and
taxed
when
it
runs
amiss
:
and
therefore
her
Government
belongs
in
chief
to
Kings
.
For
otherwise
one
man
would
be
Commended
for
another's
Care
,
and
taxed
but
for
another's
Negligence
,
which
is
not
God's
way
.
evil
doers
Temporal
Sword
the
Church
runs
the
right
way
evil
doers
independent
Coactive
Godly
Iealousie
Suarez
de
Legibus
dispensing
WITH
Laws
dispensing
IN
them
Princes
dispensing
WITH
Laws
whereas
sundry
Laws
,
Ordinances
and
Constitutions
have
been
formerly
made
for
the
acknowledgment
and
profession
of
the
most
lawful
and
independent
Authority
of
our
Dread
Sovereign
Lord
the
King
's
most
Excellent
Majesty
over
the
State
Ecclesiastical
and
Civil
,
he
doth
enjoyn
them
all
to
be
carefully
observ'd
by
all
such
Persons
whom
they
concern
upon
the
Penalties
in
the
said
Laws
express
.
Acts
of
Parliament
Authentick
interpretations
Line
upon
Line
,
and
Precept
upon
Precept
Interpretation
upon
Interpretation
Archbishops
,
Bishops
Preach
,
Teach
,
and
Exhort
their
people
to
obey
,
honour
,
and
serve
their
King
,
and
that
they
presume
not
to
speak
of
his
Majesty's
Power
any
other
way
then
in
this
Canon
is
exoress'd
Regal
Power
first
Offence
suspends
them
two
years
from
the
Profits
of
their
Benefices
,
and
for
the
second
deprives
them
of
all
their
spiritual
Promotions
:
any
Parson
,
Uicar
,
Curate
or
Preacher
,
shall
neglect
his
Duty
in
Publishing
the
said
Explications
,
he
shall
be
suspended
by
his
Ordinary
,
till
such
time
as
upon
his
Penitence
he
shall
give
sufficient
assurance
or
Evidence
of
his
amendment
,
and
in
case
he
be
of
any
EXEMPT
Iurisdiction
,
he
shall
be
censureable
by
His
Majesty's
Commissioners
for
Causes
Ecclesiastical
.
the
Explanation
of
the
Regal
Power
,
in
making
Determinations
concerning
Royal
Power
,
they
have
done
against
Law
,
and
have
medled
with
things
of
which
they
have
no
Conusance
:
for
the
Exposition
of
them
belongs
to
the
Iudges
of
the
Land
,
and
they
have
no
more
right
to
expound
them
,
then
the
Iudges
have
to
expound
Texts
of
Scripture
.
Spenloe's
Case
for
Ecclesiastical
Causes
second
Argument
the
last
Letters
Patents
of
the
High
Commission
were
Mich.
9.
Car.
in
which
are
contain'd
all
things
,
wherein
the
Commissioners
were
to
meddle
,
and
that
therefore
the
Punishing
of
any
there
on
the
account
of
this
new
Canon
made
not
a
year
ago
,
could
not
be
pursuant
to
those
Letters
Patents
.
Convocation
was
dissolv'd
by
the
Dissolution
of
the
Parliament
,
I
Command
and
all
you
that
are
here
,
to
take
notice
of
what
I
granted
you
in
your
Petition
(
i.
e.
but
especially
you
my
Lords
the
Iudges
,
for
to
you
only
belongs
the
interpretation
of
the
Laws
:
for
none
of
the
Houses
of
Parliament
joynt
or
separate
,
have
any
Power
either
to
make
or
declare
a
Law
without
my
Consent
.
so
tender
was
His
Majesty
,
that
before
he
gave
his
Consent
that
the
Canons
of
should
be
tender'd
to
the
Clergy
,
to
be
subscribed
,
●…e
caus'd
them
to
be
publickly
read
in
Councel
,
and
before
the
Iudges
there
,
and
by
all
whom
they
were
approved
,
the
Iudges
having
no
Right
to
Expound
texts
of
Scripture
,
Supreme
Power
given
to
Kings
by
God
himself
in
the
Scripture
,
Kings
ruling
and
commanding
in
their
several
Dominions
all
Persons
of
what
rank
,
or
estate
soever
,
and
that
they
should
restrain
and
punish
with
the
Temporal
Sword
all
stubborn
and
evil
doers
the
Care
of
God's
Church
committed
to
Kings
in
the
Scripture
,
Higher
Powers
the
Ordinance
of
God
bearing
not
the
Sword
in
vain
,
the
Minister
of
God
,
and
a
revenger
to
execute
wrath
on
him
that
doth
Evil
,
rendring
therefore
to
all
their
dues
,
fear
to
whom
fear
,
honour
to
whom
honour
S.
Peter
submitting
our selves
to
every
Ordinance
of
man
for
the
Lord's
sake
,
whether
it
be
to
the
King
as
Supreme
,
or
unto
Governors
,
as
unto
them
that
are
sent
by
him
for
the
Punishment
of
evil
doers
,
and
for
the
Praise
of
them
that
do
well
,
submit
to
all
Governors
who
shall
evil
doers
praise
of
them
that
do
well
punishing
evil
doers
The
Regal
Power
is
in
the
Queens
Majesty
as
fully
as
it
hath
been
in
any
her
Progenitors
,
For
as
much
as
the
Imperial
Crown
of
this
Realm
with
all
Dignities
,
Honours
,
Prerogatives
,
Iurisdictions
and
Preheminences
thereunto
annex'd
,
united
and
belonging
,
by
the
Divine
Providence
of
Almighty
God
is
most
lawfully
and
rightfully
descended
and
come
to
the
Queen's
Highness
that
now
is
,
and
invested
in
her
Royal
Person
according
to
the
Laws
of
this
Realm
,
and
by
force
and
virtue
of
the
same
all
Regal
Power
,
Dignity
,
Honour
,
Authority
,
Preheminence
doth
appertain
and
of
right
ought
to
appertain
and
belong
unto
her
Highness
as
to
the
Sovereign
Supreme
Governor
and
Queen
of
this
Realm
and
the
Dominions
thereof
in
as
full
large
and
ample
manner
as
it
hath
done
heretofore
to
any
other
her
most
noble
Progenitors
Kings
of
this
Realm
,
Nevertheless
the
most
ancient
Statutes
of
this
Realm
being
made
by
Kings
then
reigning
,
do
not
only
attribute
and
refer
all
Prerogative
,
Preheminence
,
Power
and
Iurisdiction
Royal
unto
the
name
of
King
,
but
also
do
give
,
assign
and
appoint
the
Correction
and
Punishment
of
all
Offenders
against
the
Regality
and
Dignity
of
the
Crown
,
and
the
Laws
of
this
Realm
unto
the
King
,
punishing
all
Offenders
against
the
Regality
and
Dignity
of
the
Crown
and
the
Laws
of
the
Realm
,
Supreme
Governors
of
the
Realm
Committed
to
her
and
her
Progenitors
by
the
Divine
Providence
of
Almighty
God
,
evil
doers
as
if
it
were
said
that
such
an
one
did
pass
over
the
Thames
in
a
Boat
:
Apology
for
the
Oath
of
Allegiance
,
Pope's
first
Breve
the
Pope's
expressing
his
sorrow
for
that
Persecution
which
the
Catholicks
sustain
for
the
Faiths
sake
,
wherein
beside
the
main
untruth
whereby
I
am
so
injuriously
used
I
must
ever
avow
and
maintain
as
the
truth
is
,
according
to
mine
own
knowledge
,
that
the
late
QUEEN
of
famous
Memory
never
PUNISH'D
any
Papist
for
Religion
.
her
Laws
SHE
never
punish'd
Premonition
to
Christian
Monarchs
more
regio
viz.
And
yet
so
far
hath
both
my
Heart
and
Government
been
from
any
bitterness
,
as
almost
never
one
of
those
sharp
Additions
to
former
Laws
hath
ever
yet
been
put
in
execution
.
the
care
of
God's
Church
being
so
committed
to
Kings
in
the
Scripture
,
that
they
are
commended
when
the
Church
keeps
the
right
way
,
and
blamed
when
it
runs
amiss
,
and
therefore
her
Government
belongs
in
chief
to
Kings
,
the
sense
of
them
too
much
aside
,
the
King
's
being
Supreme
Governor
of
the
Church
of
Some
differences
might
arise
concerning
the
External
Polity
,
Injunctions
,
Canons
,
or
other
Constitutions
thereto
belonging
that
he
was
Supreme
Governor
of
the
Church
of
any
such
Differences
arising
the
Clergy
in
their
Convocation
should
order
and
settle
them
,
he
approving
their
Ordinances
,
Literal
and
Grammatical
sense
it
was
that
to
every
man's
taste
wherewith
it
was
pleas'd
most
,
Sheat
Anchor
Star-Chamber
Speech
in
the
Name
of
the
Church
of
I
do
humbly
in
the
Churches
name
desire
of
your
Majesty
,
that
it
may
be
resolv'd
by
all
the
Reverend
Iudges
of
and
then
Publish'd
by
your
Majesty
,
that
our
keeping
Courts
and
issuing
Process
in
our
own
Names
,
and
the
like
Exceptions
formerly
taken
and
now
renew'd
,
are
not
against
the
Laws
of
the
Realm
(
as
't
is
most
certain
they
are
not
)
that
so
the
Church
Governors
may
go
on
cheerfully
in
their
Duty
,
and
the
Peoples
minds
be
quieted
by
this
assurance
,
that
neither
the
Law
,
nor
their
liberty
as
Subjects
is
infringed
thereby
.
That
the
Bishops
sending
out
their
Process
in
their
own
Names
was
contrary
to
the
Form
and
Order
of
the
Summons
and
Process
of
the
Common-Law
used
in
this
Realm
.
issued
out
his
Proclamation
declaring
,
That
the
Bishops
holding
their
Courts
,
and
issuing
Process
in
their
own
Names
were
not
against
the
Laws
of
the
Realm
,
and
the
Iudges
Resolutions
were
therein
notify'd
to
that
purpose
.
praising
the
Bridge
we
go
over
Iohn
Ley
Defensive
Doubts
and
Reasons
for
refusal
of
the
Oath
imposed
by
the
Sixth
Canon
of
the
late
Synod
,
There
are
some
of
our
Brethren
,
who
(
in
good
will
to
themselves
and
us
)
have
undertaken
to
expound
the
Oath
so
as
that
they
and
we
without
scruple
may
take
it
.
And
we
take
kindly
their
good
intention
,
and
in
good
will
to
them
again
request
them
to
consider
,
that
a
Private
Interpretation
of
a
Publick
Act
can
give
no
satisfaction
unless
it
be
either
expresly
or
virtually
allow'd
by
the
highest
Authority
that
doth
impose
it
:
and
then
it
is
made
Publick
,
But
the
Authority
of
Interpretation
of
any
doubt
in
such
a
Publick
Act
,
belongs
properly
not
to
private
but
publick
Persons
,
For
private
Men
tho
Learn'd
,
if
they
take
upon
them
the
Interpretation
of
publick
Dictates
,
may
be
more
like
to
light
on
mutual
Contradictions
of
each
other
,
then
on
the
true
and
proper
Construction
of
the
Text
they
interpret
.
So
did
who
wrote
against
each
other
contrary
Comments
on
the
Council
of
In
which
respect
it
was
a
wise
advice
given
to
the
Pope
by
the
Bishop
of
viz.
to
appoint
a
Congregation
for
the
expounding
of
the
Councel
:
and
well
follow'd
by
him
when
he
forbade
all
sorts
of
Persons
,
Clerks
or
Laicks
(
being
private
Men
)
to
make
any
Commentaries
,
Glosses
,
Annotations
,
or
any
Interpretation
whatsoever
on
the
Decrees
of
that
Councel
.
Dr.
indeed
made
an
Interpretation
of
his
own
Subscription
,
but
there
had
been
no
validity
in
it
(
as
we
conceive
)
unless
it
had
been
allow'd
by
the
Superior
Powers
.
And
so
it
was
:
for
(
as
he
saith
)
.
It
was
accepted
by
King
and
the
Archbishop
of
affirm'd
it
to
be
the
true
sense
and
meaning
of
the
Church
of
Answer
to
a
much
applauded
Pamphlet
,
No
Sacrilege
nor
Sin
to
alienate
or
purchase
Cathedral
Lands
,
in
his
No
Necessity
of
Reformation
of
the
Publick
Doctrine
of
the
Church
of
As
touching
the
Regal
Supremacy
,
we
own
and
will
assert
it
as
far
as
you
do
or
dare
.
Only
we
had
reason
to
take
notice
of
the
improper
Expression
in
the
37th
Article
that
the
Queen's
Majesty
hath
the
Supreme
Power
.
For
if
the
Declaration
father'd
on
the
late
King
,
and
prefix'd
to
the
Articles
,
had
so
much
Power
with
his
Printer
,
that
he
durst
not
alter
the
word
Queen
into
King
even
in
the
year
and
those
Articles
must
be
read
without
Alteration
or
Explanation
,
then
we
say
again
there
is
a
Necessity
of
Reforming
that
Article
in
the
expression
of
it
:
and
not
to
talk
at
random
what
was
indeed
the
meaning
,
unless
we
may
have
leave
when
we
read
it
to
declare
the
sense
which
the
Declaration
alloweth
us
not
to
do
.
O
King
interpret
for
ever
No
Necessity
of
Reforming
the
Doctrine
of
the
Church
of
Article
hath
express
reference
to
the
Queen's
Injunctions
set
forth
in
the
year
and
those
Injunctions
take
particular
care
,
that
no
other
Duty
,
Allegiance
,
or
Bond
should
be
required
to
the
Queen
,
then
was
acknowledged
to
be
due
to
the
most
noble
Kings
of
famous
Memory
,
King
her
Majesty's
Father
,
or
King
her
Majesty's
Brother
.
The
words
of
the
Article
declare
that
the
Doctrine
contained
in
it
,
concerneth
all
the
Kings
as
Kings
.
The
title
in
General
is
of
the
Civil
Magistrates
,
and
the
words
run
thus
.
,
where
we
attribute
to
the
Queen's
Majesty
the
chief
Government
we
give
not
to
our
Princes
,
shewing
that
what
they
gave
to
▪
her
,
they
gave
to
all
the
Kings
of
Which
will
appear
more
plainly
out
of
the
first
Latine
Copy
Printed
in
the
time
of
Queen
in
the
year
Being
therefore
the
Article
expresly
mentioneth
and
concerneth
the
Kings
of
as
they
are
the
Kings
of
the
mention
of
the
Queen's
Majesty
in
the
Article
can
make
the
Doctrine
no
more
doubtful
then
it
doth
our
Allegiance
in
that
Oath
which
was
made
where
the
Heirs
and
Successors
of
the
Queen
are
to
appoint
who
shall
accept
the
Oath
,
the
words
of
which
are
that
the
Queen's
Highness
is
the
only
Supreme
Governor
of
this
Realm
.
But
I
hope
the
Heirs
and
Successors
of
Queen
did
never
appoint
that
Oath
to
be
taken
in
the
Name
of
the
Queen's
Highness
,
but
in
their
own
.
Canons
,
expresly
in
such
manner
and
sort
as
is
there
appointed
,
That
the
King's
Majesty
under
God
is
the
only
Supreme
Governor
of
this
Realm
,
and
of
all
other
his
Highness
Dominions
,
and
that
no
foreign
Prince
,
Person
,
Prelate
,
HAUE
or
OUGHT
to
have
any
Iurisdiction
,
Power
,
Superiority
,
Preheminence
,
or
Authority
Ecclesiastical
or
Spiritual
,
have
or
OUGHT
to
have
Hampton-Court
Conference
The
Bishop
of
hath
no
Iurisdiction
in
this
Realm
of
might
be
added
nor
OUGHT
to
have
:
Habemus
quod
jure
habemus
Inst.
c.
Subscription
required
by
the
Clergy
is
twofold
:
One
by
force
both
of
an
Act
of
Parliament
CONFIRMING
and
Establishing
the
Articles
of
Religion
agreed
upon
at
a
Convocation
of
the
Church
of
and
ratify'd
by
Queen
Another
by
Canens
made
at
a
Convocation
of
the
Church
of
and
ratify'd
by
King
Put
forth
by
the
Queen's
Authority
An
Act
for
retaining
the
Queen's
Subjects
in
their
due
Obedience
,
withdraw
any
Subjects
from
their
Natural
Obedience
to
her
Majesty
,
or
to
withdraw
them
for
that
intent
from
the
Religion
now
by
her
Highness
Authority
establish●…d
within
her
Dominions
.
for
restoring
to
the
Crown
the
Ancient
Iurisdiction
Every
Deprivation
of
any
Bishop
or
Dean
made
in
the
beginning
of
the
Queen's
Reign
shall
be
good
:
and
Archbishops
,
Bishops
and
Deans
made
by
the
Queen
shall
be
adjudged
lawful
were
justly
deprived
,
and
it
is
therefore
Declared
and
Enacted
by
Authority
of
this
Parliament
,
that
all
and
every
Deprivation
and
all
and
every
Sentence
of
Deprivation
,
had
,
pronounced
and
given
shall
be
adjudged
,
deem'd
,
and
taken
good
and
sufficient
in
Law
,
all
such
Archbishops
,
Bishops
and
Deans
as
were
ordain'd
or
made
by
the
Authority
or
Licence
of
the
Queen's
Majesty
,
shall
be
taken
and
adjudged
to
be
lawful
,
Enabling
and
Disabling
adjudging
and
taking
to
be
Lawful
the
making
and
ordaining
of
the
Archbishops
and
Bishops
by
the
Authority
or
Licence
of
the
Queen's
Majesty
,
any
ambiguity
or
question
in
that
behalf
heretofore
made
to
the
contrary
notwithstanding
,
TWO-FOLD
Subscription
Answer
to
Dr.
s
Sermon
by
some
Non-Conformists
viz.
That
all
New
devised
Oaths
,
Subscriptions
and
Declarations
,
together
with
the
Canonical
Oath
,
and
the
Subscription
in
the
Canons
be
suspended
for
the
time
to
come
.
If
that
be
too
much
,
we
shall
consent
our selves
with
a
modester
motion
,
that
whatsoever
these
Declarations
be
that
are
required
to
be
made
,
subscribed
,
or
sworn
,
they
may
be
imposed
only
as
to
the
matter
and
end
,
leaving
the
takers
but
free
to
the
use
of
their
own
Expressions
.
And
this
expedient
we
gather
from
the
Lord
who
hath
providently
(
as
it
were
)
against
such
a
Season
laid
in
this
Observation
,
And
consequently
if
the
Clergy
enjoy'd
this
freedom
till
then
,
in
reference
to
the
particulars
therein
contain'd
,
what
binders
why
they
might
not
have
the
same
restored
in
reference
also
to
others
?
the
Book
of
Common-Prayer
containeth
in
it
nothing
contrary
to
the
Word
of
God
,
and
that
it
may
lawfully
be
used
,
By
the
Statute
of
the
Delinquent
is
disabled
and
deprived
but
the
Delinquent
against
the
Canon
of
King
is
to
be
proceeded
withall
by
the
Censures
of
the
Church
.
And
I
heard
Chief
Iustice
in
the
King's
Bench
,
report
,
That
where
one
subscribed
to
the
said
Articles
of
Religion
with
this
addition
,
that
it
was
resolv'd
by
him
and
a●…l
the
Iudges
of
that
this
Subscription
was
not
according
to
the
Statute
of
because
this
Statute
required
an
absolute
Subscription
,
Besides
this
Subscription
when
any
Clerk
is
admitted
and
instituted
to
any
Benefice
,
he
is
sworn
to
Canonical
Obedience
to
his
Di●…cesan
.
the
Delinquent
against
this
Canon
is
to
be
proceeded
withall
by
the
Censures
of
the
Church
receiv'd
into
the
Ministry
three
Articles
Ordain
,
Admit
except
he
first
have
subscribed
in
manner
and
form
there
appointed
:
to
the
Danger
of
the
Law
and
His
Majesty's
Censure
.
agreed
on
by
the
Archbishops
the
Book
of
Consecration
of
Archbishops
,
set
forth
in
the
time
of
containing
all
things
necessary
to
such
Consecration
and
Ordering
,
that
all
Subscriptions
hereafter
to
be
had
or
made
to
the
said
Articles
by
any
Deacon
,
Priest
,
&c.
or
other
person
whatsoever
,
who
by
this
Act
or
any
OTHER
LAW
now
in
force
is
required
to
subscribe
unto
the
said
Articles
shall
be
construed
and
taken
to
extend
and
shall
be
applyed
(
for
and
touching
the
said
36th
Article
)
to
the
Book
containing
the
form
and
manner
of
making
,
ordaining
,
and
consecrating
of
Bishops
,
Priests
,
in
this
Act
mentioned
in
such
sort
and
manner
as
the
same
did
heretofore
extend
to
the
Book
set
forth
in
the
time
of
King
Edward
the
6th
mention'd
in
the
said
36th
Article
,
any
thing
in
the
said
Article
,
or
in
any
Statute
,
Act
,
or
Canon
heretofore
had
or
made
to
the
Contrary
hereof
in
any
wise
notwithstanding
.
or
any
other
Law
now
in
force
Certain
Considerations
tending
to
promote
Peace
That
in
the
30th
year
of
the
Reign
of
Queen
the
House
of
Commons
presented
to
the
Lords
Spiritual
and
Temporal
a
Petition
containing
divers
particulars
,
for
the
redress
whereof
they
desire
,
that
no
Oath
or
Subscription
might
be
tender'd
to
any
at
their
entrance
into
the
Ministry
,
but
such
as
is
expresly
prescribed
by
the
Statutes
of
the
Realm
,
except
the
Oath
against
Corrupt
entring
,
that
they
may
not
be
troubled
for
the
omission
of
some
Rites
,
or
Portions
prescribed
in
the
Book
of
Common
Prayer
:
that
such
as
had
been
suspended
for
no
other
Offence
,
but
only
for
not
subscribing
might
be
restored
.
Declaration
to
all
his
Loving
Subjects
,
Publish'd
with
the
Advice
of
his
Privy
Councel
,
Church
which
have
been
used
without
any
legal
Warrant
or
Injunction
in
which
his
Majesty
saith
Our
present
Consideration
and
work
is
to
gratifie
the
private
Cosciences
of
those
who
are
grieved
with
some
Ceremonies
,
by
indulging
to
and
dispensing
with
the
omitting
of
those
Ceremonies
.
A
Member
of
the
House
of
Commons
in
an
Epistle
to
His
Majesty
useth
these
words
,
which
Indulgent
Declaration
so
ravished
the
hearts
of
all
your
Loving
Subjects
,
that
your
whole
House
of
Commons
,
their
Representatives
then
assembled
in
Parliament
,
immediately
after
the
Publication
,
repair'd
in
a
Body
to
and
there
by
their
Speaker's
Oration
in
the
Banquetting-House
,
express'd
their
extraordinary
great
Ioy
,
and
presented
their
general
Thanks
to
your
Majesty
for
this
your
Majesty's
most
gracious
Declaration
and
Dispensation
with
their
Consciences
in
Matters
not
being
of
the
substance
or
essence
of
Religion
,
which
gave
abundant
satisfaction
to
all
peaceable
sob
rminded
Men
,
and
such
as
are
truly
Religious
,
in
which
return
of
their
Thanks
they
were
all
unanimous
,
then
Ordering
a
Bill
in
Pursuance
of
your
Majesty's
Declaration
:
Note
,
that
this
was
that
House
of
Commons
,
which
together
with
the
House
of
Lords
brought
His
Majesty
to
the
Throne
both
Houses
that
His
Majesty
would
please
to
advise
the
Bishops
by
fatherly
entreaty
and
tender
us●…ge
to
reduce
to
the
peaceable
and
orderly
Service
of
the
Church
such
able
Ministers
as
have
been
formerly
SILENCED
,
able
Ministers
Rot.
Parl.
Rolle
Tit.
Prerogative
le
Roy
,
fol.
The
Commons
prayed
that
the
Statutes
for
voiding
of
Aliens
out
of
the
Kingdom
might
be
executed
,
to
which
the
Ki●…g
agreed
saving
his
Prerogative
,
that
he
might
dispense
with
such
as
he
pleas'd
.
And
upon
this
the
Commons
answer'd
,
that
their
intention
was
no
other
,
nor
ever
should
be
,
by
the
help
of
God.
i.
e.
Ecclesiastical
Affairs
he
had
granted
his
Commission
to
several
Bishops
and
other
Divines
to
review
the
Book
of
Common
Prayer
,
and
to
prepare
such
Alterations
and
Additions
as
they
thought
fit
to
offer
,
and
that
afterwards
the
Convocations
of
both
the
Provinces
of
and
York
,
being
by
His
Majesty
called
,
His
Majesty
hath
been
pleas'd
to
Authorize
the
Presidents
of
the
said
Convocation
,
and
other
the
Bishops
and
Clergy
of
the
same
to
review
the
Book
of
Common
Prayer
,
and
the
Book
of
the
form
and
manner
of
the
making
and
consecrating
of
Bishops
,
Priests
,
and
that
they
should
make
such
Additions
and
Alterations
in
the
said
Books
as
to
them
should
seem
meet
,
and
should
present
the
same
to
His
Majesty
for
his
further
Allowance
or
Confirmation
,
all
which
His
Majesty
having
consider'd
hath
fully
approved
,
that
His
Majesty
hath
recommended
to
this
present
Parliament
that
the
Books
of
Common
Prayer
,
with
the
Alterations
and
Additions
which
have
been
so
made
and
presented
to
His
Majesty
by
the
said
Convocations
,
be
the
Book
which
shall
be
appointed
to
be
used
,
in
all
Parish
Churches
and
Chapels
,
that
he
would
appoint
some
Divines
to
review
the
Common
Prayer
Book
,
and
to
make
such
Alterations
as
shall
be
thought
most
necessary
,
Out
Will
and
Pleasure
is
,
that
none
be
punish'd
or
troubled
for
not
using
it
until
it
be
review'd
,
and
effectually
reform'd
.
Because
some
men
otherwise
Pious
and
Learned
say
,
They
cannot
conform
unto
the
Subscription
required
by
the
Canon
,
nor
take
the
Oath
of
Canonical
Obedience
,
we
are
Content
,
and
it
is
Out
Will
and
Pleasure
(
so
they
take
the
Oaths
of
Allegiance
and
Supremacy
)
that
they
shall
receive
ordination
,
institution
and
induction
,
and
shall
be
permitted
to
exercise
their
Function
,
and
to
enjoy
the
Profits
of
their
Livings
without
the
said
Subscription
or
Oath
of
Canonical
Obedience
,
None
be
Iudged
to
forfeit
his
Presentation
,
or
Benefice
,
or
be
deprived
of
it
upon
the
Statute
of
the
so
he
read
and
declare
his
Assent
to
all
the
Articles
of
Religion
,
which
only
contain
the
Confession
of
the
true
Christian
Faith
,
and
the
Doctrine
of
the
Sacraments
comprised
in
the
Book
of
Articles
in
the
said
Statute
mentioned
.
We
publish'd
in
our
Declaration
from
Bredagh
,
a
Liberty
to
tender
Consciences
,
and
that
no
man
should
be
disquieted
or
call'd
in
Question
for
Differences
of
Opinion
in
Matters
of
Religion
,
which
do
not
disturb
the
Peace
of
the
Kingdom
,
and
that
we
shall
be
ready
to
consent
to
such
an
Act
of
Parliament
as
upon
mature
deliberation
shall
be
offer'd
us
for
the
full
granting
that
Indulgence
.
Baker's
History
that
the
House
of
Lords
order'd
Thanks
to
be
given
to
the
Messenger
who
brought
that
gracious
Eliz
▪
Elizabeth's
Act
viz.
Our
present
Consideration
and
work
is
to
gratify
,
with
the
Consent
of
the
Bishops
present
in
the
Conference
he
thought
meet
that
some
small
things
might
rather
be
explain'd
then
changed
in
the
Book
of
Common
Prayer
,
and
for
that
end
gave
forth
his
Commission
under
the
Great
Seal
of
according
to
the
Form
which
the
Laws
of
this
Realm
in
like
Case
prescribed
to
be
used
to
make
the
said
Explanation
,
and
to
cause
the
whole
Book
of
Common
Prayer
with
the
same
Explanation
to
be
newly
Printed
,
which
being
done
and
establish'd
,
anew
after
so
serious
a
Deliberation
,
we
have
thought
it
necessary
to
make
known
by
Proclamation
our
authorizing
of
the
same
,
and
to
require
and
enjoyn
all
men
,
as
well
Ecclesiastical
as
Temporal
to
Conform
themselves
to
it
,
as
the
only
publick
Form
of
serving
God
,
establish'd
and
allow'd
to
be
in
this
Realm
.
And
the
rather
for
that
all
the
Learned
Men
who
were
there
present
,
as
well
of
the
Bishops
as
others
,
promised
their
Conformity
in
the
practice
of
it
,
only
making
sute
to
us
that
some
few
might
be
born
with
for
a
time
.
Wherefore
we
require
all
Archbishops
,
Bishops
,
and
all
other
publick
Ministers
,
as
well
Ecclesiastical
as
Civil
,
to
do
their
Duties
in
causing
the
same
to
be
obey'd
,
and
in
punishing
the
Offenders
according
to
the
Laws
of
the
Realm
heretofore
establish'd
for
the
Authorizing
the
said
Book
of
Common
Prayer
.
Elizabeth's
Act
Common
Prayer
Book
Elizabeth's
Admonition
Common
Prayer
Proclamation
for
the
authorizing
an
Uniformity
of
the
Book
of
Common
Prayer
to
be
used
throughout
the
Realm
Elizabeth's
Act
the
heat
of
their
Spirits
as
tending
rather
to
Combustion
then
Reformation
,
which
if
there
be
Cause
to
make
,
is
more
in
our
hearts
then
theirs
,
we
are
not
ignorant
that
time
may
have
brought
in
some
.
Corruptions
,
which
may
deserve
a
review
and
amendment
,
which
if
by
the
Assembly
intended
by
us
,
we
shall
find
to
be
so
indeed
,
we
will
therein
procéed
according
to
the
Laws
and
Customs
of
this
Realm
by
Advice
of
our
Councel
,
or
in
our
High
Court
of
Parliament
,
or
by
Convocation
of
our
Clergy
,
as
we
shall
find
reason
to
lead
us
:
not
doubting
but
that
in
such
an
orderly
proceeding
,
we
shall
have
the
Prelates
&
others
of
our
Clergy
no
less
willing
and
far
more
able
to
afford
us
their
Duty
and
Service
,
then
any
other
whose
zeal
doth
go
so
fast
before
their
discretion
.
according
to
the
Laws
and
Customs
of
this
Realm
,
Hampton-Court
Conference
his
hoping
that
when
the
same
should
be
made
known
all
reasonable
Men
would
have
rested
satisfy'd
with
that
which
had
been
done
,
and
not
have
moved
further
trouble
of
Speech
of
Matters
whereof
so
solemn
and
advised
deliberation
had
been
made
,
Notwithstanding
at
the
late
Assembly
of
our
Parliament
,
there
wanted
not
many
who
renew'd
with
no
little
earnestness
the
Questions
before
determin'd
,
and
many
more
as
well
about
the
Book
of
Common
Prayer
,
as
other
Matters
of
Church
Government
,
and
importuned
us
for
our
assent
to
many
Alterations
therein
:
but
yet
with
such
Success
,
as
when
they
heard
both
our
own
Speeches
made
to
them
at
sundry
times
,
shewing
the
Reasons
of
our
former
Proceedings
in
those
Matters
,
and
likewise
had
had
Conference
with
some
Bishops
,
and
other
Lords
of
the
Upper
House
about
the
same
,
they
desisted
from
further
Prosecution
thereof
,
finding
that
of
all
things
that
might
any
way
tend
to
the
furtherance
of
Religion
and
of
Establishment
of
a
Ministry
fit
for
the
same
,
we
had
before
with
the
Advice
of
our
Councel
,
had
such
Consideration
as
the
present
state
of
things
would
bear
,
and
taken
order
how
the
same
should
be
prosecuted
by
such
means
as
might
be
used
without
any
publick
disturbance
or
innovation
.
Roman
Catholicks
Privy
Council
Happy
future
State
of
one
of
the
general
and
publick
Articles
sent
by
King
the
First
to
his
Embassador
in
in
Order
to
the
Match
with
the
Infanta
was
,
that
the
Children
of
this
Marriage
shall
no
way
be
compell'd
or
constrain'd
in
point
of
Conscience
or
Religion
,
wherefore
there
is
no
doubt
that
their
title
shall
be
prejudiced
in
case
it
should
please
God
that
they
turn'd
Catholicks
,
and
that
it
was
afterward
sent
as
an
additional
Article
offer'd
from
that
the
King
of
and
Prince
of
should
bind
themselves
by
Oath
for
the
Observance
of
the
Articles
,
and
that
the
Privy
Council
should
sign
the
same
under
their
Hands
,
and
that
accordingly
the
Articles
were
sign'd
by
Archbishop
Bishop
of
Keeper
of
the
Great
Seal
Earl
of
Lord
high
Treasurer
of
Lord
President
of
the
Council
Earl
of
Lord
Privy
Seal
Duke
of
Lord
high
Steward
of
the
Houshold
,
Marquess
of
Earl
of
Bishop
of
Lord
Treasurer
of
Knight
,
Treasurer
of
the
Houshold
,
Sir
Comptroller
of
the
Houshold
,
Sir
and
Sir
Principal
Secretaries
of
State
,
Sir
Chancellor
of
the
Exchequer
,
Sir
Mr.
of
the
Rolls
Prynne's
Introduction
to
the
Archbishop
of
none
of
the
Penal
Laws
against
Roman
Catholicks
should
at
any
time
hereafter
be
put
in
Execution
.
viz.
That
particular
Laws
made
against
Roman
Catholicks
,
under
which
other
Subjects
of
our
Realms
are
not
comprehended
,
and
to
whose
Observation
all
generally
are
not
obliged
,
as
likewise
general
Laws
,
under
which
all
are
equally
Comprised
;
if
so
be
they
are
such
as
are
repugnant
to
the
Romish
Religion
,
shall
not
at
any
time
hereafter
by
any
means
or
chance
whatsoever
directly
or
indirectly
,
be
commanded
to
be
put
in
Execution
against
the
said
Roman-Catholicks
.
And
we
will
cause
that
our
Councel
shall
take
the
same
Oath
,
as
far
as
it
pertains
to
them
,
and
belongs
to
the
Execution
which
by
the
hands
of
them
and
their
Ministers
is
to
be
exercised
.
That
no
other
Laws
shall
hereafter
be
made
anew
against
the
said
Roman
Catholicks
;
but
that
there
shall
be
a
perpetual
Toleration
of
the
Roman
Catholick
Religion
within
Private
Houses
throughout
all
our
Realms
and
Dominions
,
which
we
will
have
to
be
understood
,
as
well
of
our
Kingdom
of
as
in
That
we
will
interpose
our
Authority
,
and
will
do
as
much
as
in
us
shall
lie
,
that
the
Parliament
shall
approve
,
confirm
and
ratifie
all
and
singular
Articles
in
favour
of
the
Roman-Catholicks
,
capitulated
between
the
most
renowned
Kings
,
by
reason
of
this
Marriage
;
and
that
the
said
Parliament
shall
revoke
and
abrogate
the
particular
Laws
made
against
the
said
Roman-Catholicks
,
That
we
will
interpose
our
Authority
,
and
will
do
as
much
as
in
us
shall
lie
,
that
the
Parliament
shall
approve
,
confirm
and
ratifie
all
and
singular
Articles
in
favour
of
the
Roman-Catholicks
,
capitulated
between
the
most
renowned
Kings
,
by
reason
of
this
Marriage
;
and
that
the
said
Parliament
shall
revoke
and
abrogate
the
particular
Laws
made
against
the
said
Roman-Catholicks
,
to
whose
observance
also
:
the
rest
of
our
Subjects
and
Vassals
are
not
obliged
;
as
likewise
the
general
Laws
under
which
all
are
equally
comprehended
,
to
wit
,
●…s
to
the
Roman-Catholicks
,
if
they
be
such
as
is
aforesaid
,
which
are
repugnant
to
the
Roman-Catholick
Religion
:
and
that
hereafter
we
will
not
consent
,
that
the
said
Parliament
should
ever
at
any
time
Enact
or
Write
any
other
new
Laws
against
Roman-Catholicks
.
We
accounting
all
and
singular
the
preceding
Articles
,
ratified
and
accepted
,
out
of
certain
Knowledge
,
as
far
as
they
concern
us
,
our
Heirs
or
Successors
,
approve
,
ratifie
,
applaud
,
and
promise
,
and
in
the
word
of
a
King
by
these
Presents
inviolably
,
firmly
,
well
and
faithfully
to
keep
,
observe
,
and
fulfill
the
same
,
and
to
cause
them
to
be
kept
,
observed
and
fulfilled
without
any
Exception
or
Contradiction
,
and
do
confirm
the
same
by
Oath
upon
the
holy
Evangelists
,
notwithstanding
any
Opinions
,
Sentences
or
Laws
whatsoever
to
the
contrary
:
In
the
presence
of
the
most
Illustrious
Marquess
of
Extraordinary
Ambassadors
of
the
Catholick
King
,
of
Knight
,
one
of
our
Chief
Secretaries
,
of
Knight
another
of
our
Chief
Secretaries
,
of
Baronet
,
of
the
Privy
Councel
to
our
Son
the
Prince
,
of
Apostolical
(
or
the
Pope's
)
Prothonotary
,
and
Arch-Deacon
of
Dated
at
our
Palace
at
day
of
in
the
English
style
The
Form
of
the
Oath
which
the
Lords
of
the
Councel
took
to
the
former
Articles
is
this
which
followeth
,
(
found
among
the
Lord
Mercure
Francois
one
of
the
truest
Historians
of
this
latter
Age
:
the
King
and
Prince
were
to
be
Sworn
that
all
the
Privy
Councellors
should
sign
those
Articles
under
their
hands
,
Privy
Councellors
the
Councel
should
take
the
Oath
as
far
as
pertain'd
to
them
,
and
belong'd
to
the
Execution
which
by
the
hands
of
them
and
their
Ministers
is
to
be
exercised
,
Privy
Councellors
Privy
Councellors
The
King
and
the
Embassadors
went
to
the
Councel-Chamber
,
where
all
the
Lords
of
the
Councel
seal'd
and
subscribed
the
general
Articles
of
the
Marriage
,
Mercure
Francois
his
Remonstrance
to
His
Majesty
A
Remonstrance
viz.
This
Toleration
which
you
endeavour
to
s●…t
up
by
your
Proclamation
,
cannot
be
done
without
an
Act
of
Parliament
,
History
of
the
Presbyterians
the
Archbishop
could
not
be
so
ill
a
Statesman
(
having
been
long
a
Privy
Councellor
)
as
not
to
know
that
he
who
sits
at
Helm
,
must
steer
his
Course
according
to
Wind
and
Weather
,
and
that
there
was
a
great
difference
between
such
Personal
Indulgences
as
the
King
had
granted
in
the
Case
to
his
Popish
Subjects
,
and
any
such
Publick
exercise
of
their
Superstitions
as
the
word
doth
import
was
only
the
reputed
Author
of
this
Bastard
Letter
,
and
not
the
natural
Parent
of
it
.
The
King
's
Right
in
dispensing
with
the
Penal
Laws
The
Declaration
touching
the
Pardons
,
Suspensions
,
and
Dispensations
of
the
Roman-Catholicks
,
sign'd
by
the
Lord
and
others
those
Letters
were
Publish'd
and
Translated
into
several
Languages
Mercure
Francois
)
which
tho
he
could
not
say
corruptly
,
yet
strained
as
much
as
might
be
to
his
disadvantage
,
and
that
it
is
probable
that
the
like
Letters
of
Compliance
m●…
have
been
procured
in
the
Treaty
of
the
Match
with
wherein
the
Pope's
Dispensation
was
likewise
held
necessary
Privy
Councellors
His
Majesty
call'd
an
Assembly
of
Divines
to
Consult
with
,
what
he
ought
to
do
for
the
discharge
of
his
Consc●…ence
in
this
regard
,
and
their
Resolution
was
first
that
the
Prince
of
should
promise
on
●…is
Oath
to
perform
the
Conditions
,
and
that
the
King
his
Father
should
do
the
like
:
Secondly
,
That
the
Promises
of
Marriage
should
be
presently
made
,
but
that
the
Consummation
of
the
Marriage
should
not
at
all
be
executed
till
the
Month
of
in
the
following
year
to
the
end
that
they
might
experiment●…lly
see
if
the
aforesaid
Conditions
required
by
his
Holiness
should
be
faithfully
accomplish'd
,
As
to
the
first
,
the
Prince
of
took
an
Oath
to
His
Majesty
to
observe
the
foresaid
Conditions
,
and
sign'd
them
with
his
Hand
,
and
he
likewise
swore
and
sign'd
this
by
way
of
Over-plus
,
to
permit
at
all
times
,
that
Any
should
freely
propose
to
him
the
Arguments
of
the
Catholick-Religion
without
giving
any
impediment
,
and
that
he
would
never
directly
nor
indirectly
permit
any
to
speak
to
the
Infanta
against
the
same
.
en
passant
that
no
Clause
or
word
therein
shall
contradict
the
Roman
Religion
,
or
Consciences
of
the
Roman-Catholicks
:
the
Security
that
every
thing
that
was
agreed
to
,
should
be
fulfill'd
,
the
King
and
Prince
were
to
be
bound
by
Oath
,
that
all
the
Privy
Councellors
should
sign
the
Agreement
,
Suspending
ALL
Privy
Councel
for
the
hastening
the
Pope's
Dispensation
for
the
Match
,
King
as
the
French
Mercure
records
it
,
and
as
he
had
CREDIBLY
been
inform'd
of
from
others
)
assembling
his
Privy
Councel
together
,
made
a
long
Oration
to
them
(
which
he
recites
at
large
)
the
sum
whereof
was
this
,
That
the
Roman-Catholicks
in
had
sustain'd
great
and
intolerable
surcharges
imposed
on
their
Goods
,
Bodies
,
Consciences
during
Queen
Reign
,
of
which
they
hoped
to
be
relieved
in
his
,
That
now
he
had
maturely
consider'd
the
Penury
and
Calamities
of
the
Roman-Catholicks
who
were
in
the
number
of
his
faithful
Subjects
,
and
was
resolv'd
to
relieve
them
,
and
therefore
did
from
thenceforth
take
all
his
Roman-Catholick
Subjects
into
his
Protection
,
permitting
them
the
Liberty
and
entire
Exercise
of
their
Religion
,
without
any
Inquisition
,
Process
,
or
Molestation
from
that
day
forward
;
and
likewise
will
and
ordain
,
that
they
shall
be
restored
to
all
their
Estates
,
Lands
,
Fees
and
Seignories
,
and
re-establish'd
in
them
:
Commanding
all
his
Magistrates
,
Iustices
,
and
other
Officers
whatsoever
in
this
behalf
to
hold
their
hands
,
and
for
what
Cause
soever
it
be
,
not
to
attempt
hereafter
to
grieve
or
molest
the
said
Catholicks
,
neither
in
publick
nor
private
in
the
liberty
of
the
exercise
of
their
Religion
,
upon
pain
of
being
reputed
Guilty
of
High
Treason
,
and
Disturbers
of
the
Kingdoms
peace
and
repose
:
this
being
his
will
and
definitive
Sentence
.
The
Regal
Apology
Oxford
▪
Antiquities
A
particular
Toleration
had
a
former
President
even
in
Queen
in
those
Articles
of
Marriage
which
were
consented
to
with
the
Duke
of
and
if
it
were
true
that
an
Universal
Toleration
was
agreed
on
by
King
it
was
The
Palatinate
was
to
be
restored
again
,
and
the
Protestants
of
to
be
re-enstated
in
their
Possessions
on
that
Condition
.
should
go
down
in
his
wrath
,
His
Majesty
having
resolv'd
(
out
of
deep
Reasons
of
State
,
and
in
expectation
of
like
Correspondence
from
foreign
Princes
to
the
Professors
of
our
Religion
)
to
grant
some
Grace
and
Conveniency
to
the
imprison'd
Papists
of
this
Kingdom
;
had
Commanded
him
to
pass
some
Writs
under
the
Broad
Seal
for
that
purpose
,
and
that
he
had
accordingly
done
so
't
is
His
Majesty's
Pleasure
that
they
shall
make
no
niceness
or
difficulty
to
extend
that
his
Princely
favour
to
all
Papists
imprison'd
for
any
Church
Recusancy
whatsoever
,
or
refusing
the
Oath
of
Supremacy
,
or
hearing
of
Mass
,
or
any
other
point
of
Recusancy
which
doth
touch
or
concern
Religion
only
,
and
not
matters
of
State
,
which
shall
appear
to
you
to
be
totally
Civil
and
Political
.
the
French
Ma●…ch
was
soon
Concluded
in
the
life
of
King
the
Articles
concerning
Religion
being
the
same
almost
with
those
formerly
agreed
on
in
the
Spanish
Treaty
.
Rot.
Tractationis
&
Ratificationis
Matrimon●…
inter
Dom.
Carolum
Regem
&
Dom.
Henret
.
Mariam
Sororem
Regis
Franc.
1o
Cat.
Besides
these
general
Articles
of
the
Match
,
these
particular
ones
were
concluded
and
agreed
on
in
favour
of
the
Roman-Catholicks
,
the
same
in
Substance
with
those
of
that
the
English
Catholicks
should
be
no
more
searched
after
for
their
Religion
The
Commons
sent
a
Petition
to
the
Lords
,
desiring
their
Concurrence
with
them
in
presenting
it
to
His
Majesty
,
for
removing
Popish
Recusants
,
and
those
whose
Wives
were
Papists
,
from
Offices
of
Trust
,
which
by
Law
they
were
DISABLED
to
execute
,
which
the
Lords
took
into
their
Consideration
,
was
enter'd
in
their
Iournal
in
this
manner
,
The
Lord
Archbishop
of
reported
,
that
at
the
meeting
this
Day
with
the
Commons
,
they
Presented
an
humble
Petition
to
the
King
,
desiring
this
House
to
joyn
therein
with
them
.
The
which
Petition
was
read
Popish
Recusants
in
this
Kingdom
,
and
of
their
insolency
in
all
the
Parts
thereof
,
and
that
many
of
them
,
contrary
to
the
Laws
,
were
g●…t
into
Offices
and
Places
of
Government
and
Authority
under
the
King
:
That
the
Lords
and
Gentlemen
there
undernamed
,
may
be
removed
from
all
His
Majesty's
Commissions
of
great
Charge
and
Trust
,
Commissions
of
Lieutenancy
,
Oyer
and
Terminer
,
and
of
the
Peace
,
and
from
all
other
Offices
and
Places
of
Trust.
no
Popish
Recusant
Convict
,
nor
any
having
a
Wife
being
a
Popish
Recusant
Convict
,
shall
at
any
time
after
this
Session
of
Parliament
,
or
any
Popish
Recusant
hereafter
to
be
Convict
,
or
having
a
Wife
which
hereafter
shall
be
a
Recusant
Convict
,
at
any
time
after
his
or
her
Conviction
,
shall
exercise
any
publick
Office
or
Charge
in
the
Common-wealth
,
but
shall
be
utterly
DISABLED
to
exercise
the
same
by
himself
or
his
Deputy
,
except
such
Husband
himself
and
his
Children
which
shall
be
above
the
age
of
Nine
years
abiding
with
him
,
and
his
Servants
in
Houshold
shall
once
every
Month
in
the
least
,
repair
to
some
Church
usual
for
Divine
Service
,
and
there
hear
Divine
Service
,
and
the
said
Husband
,
and
such
his
Children
and
Servants
as
are
of
meet
Age
receive
the
Sacrament
of
the
Lord's
Supper
,
and
do
bring
up
his
said
Children
in
true
Religion
.
We
humbly
beseech
your
Majesty
graciously
to
vouchsafe
that
the
said
Lords
and
Gentlemen
here
under-named
for
this
important
Reason
,
and
for
the
greater
Safety
of
your
Majesty
and
of
your
Realm
,
may
be
removed
from
all
your
Majesty's
Commissions
of
great
Charge
and
Trust
,
Commissions
of
Lieutenancy
,
great
Countenance
hereby
given
to
Popery
,
the
great
grief
and
offence
to
all
his
best
affected
and
true
loving
Subjects
by
putting
the
Power
of
Arms
into
such
mens
hands
as
by
former
Acts
of
His
Majesty's
Councel
are
adjudged
Persons
justly
to
be
suspected
,
That
this
Petition
being
read
,
the
House
did
defer
the
Debate
thereof
at
this
time
,
for
that
the
day
was
far
spent
.
And
answer
was
given
to
the
Commons
(
who
attended
for
the
same
in
the
Painted
Chamber
)
that
the
Lords
will
send
them
an
Answer
of
this
Petition
,
hereafter
when
they
are
resolv'd
thereof
.
Whether
any
of
these
were
displaced
upon
this
Petition
,
I
find
not
in
any
Memorials
;
it
being
certain
some
of
them
were
not
,
but
continued
still
in
these
Offices
of
Trust.
Propositions
,
That
the
ancient
,
equal
,
happy
,
well
poysed
,
and
never
enough
commended
Constitution
of
the
Government
of
this
Kingdom
having
made
this
Nation
so
famous
and
happy
to
a
great
degree
of
Envy
,
and
the
Lords
being
trusted
with
a
Iudicatory
Power
are
an
excellent
Screen
and
Bank
between
the
Prince
and
the
People
,
to
assist
each
against
any
Encroachment
of
the
other
,
Privy
Seal
Declaration
of
Indulgence
viz.
But
it
is
to
be
observ'd
upon
this
whole
Transaction
between
the
King
and
the
House
of
Commons
,
that
the
Lords
had
no
hand
in
the
Address
to
the
King
about
this
great
Point
;
altho
it
be
uncontroverted
that
the
Lords
are
the
only
Iudicatory
that
can
determine
any
controverted
Point
without
an
Act
of
Parliament
,
and
either
the
King
or
the
Commons
might
in
a
particular
Case
have
had
this
Point
brought
by
Appeal
to
the
Lords
,
if
they
had
pleas'd
,
and
consequently
might
have
effected
the
judicial
decision
of
the
same
.
Parliament
▪
That
His
Majesty
be
humbly
desired
to
issue
forth
his
Proclamation
for
the
punctual
and
effectual
Execution
and
Observance
of
the
Act
of
Navigation
without
any
Dispensation
whatsoever
,
whereby
the
Act
may
be
in
the
least
violated
,
and
to
recal
such
Dispensations
as
are
already
granted
,
Privileges
,
it
being
also
moved
,
that
what
can
be
alledged
on
the
Lord
Bishop
of
St.
s
part
,
either
by
Pardon
,
Licence
or
otherwise
,
may
be
produced
and
seen
at
the
Sitting
of
the
Lords
Committees
for
their
full
and
clear
understanding
,
and
better
expedition
in
the
business
:
year
,
order'd
,
that
on
the
following
the
Records
be
brought
into
the
House
,
that
the
House
might
determine
the
Cause
,
order'd
the
Cause
to
be
heard
the
next
day
,
And
his
Bishoprick
let
another
man
take
,
Harry
Martin
the
Original
,
Latitude
and
Bounds
of
Sovereign
Power
,
I
have
ever
been
of
opinion
that
it
is
then
best
with
Sovereign
Power
when
it
is
had
in
tacit
veneration
,
and
not
when
it
is
prophaned
by
Publick
Hearings
and
Examinations
,
both
Houses
that
year
having
presented
a
Petition
to
that
Prince
wherein
they
took
notice
that
his
Majesty
had
in
his
Princely
Wisdom
taken
order
that
none
of
his
natural
born
Subjects
not
professing
the
true
Religion
and
by
Law
establish'd
,
shall
be
admitted
into
the
Service
of
his
Royal
Co●…sort
,
and
having
further
desired
that
his
Majesty
would
be
pleas'd
to
remove
from
all
Places
of
Authority
all
such
Persons
,
as
are
either
Popish
Recusants
,
or
according
to
direction
of
former
Acts
of
State
to
be
justly
suspected
,
that
his
Majesty
he
would
give
order
for
it
,
yet
that
that
Parliament
being
unhappily
dissolv'd
in
discontent
,
his
Majesty
Iohn
Winter
Walter
Mountague
Maurice
Drummond
other
Papists
,
were
admitted
in
her
Majesty's
Service
.
King
,
the
House
of
Commons
took
divers
Examinations
concerning
Recusants
that
were
in
Office
,
and
at
last
agreed
on
a
Petition
against
Recusants
in
Office
,
and
to
present
their
Names
therewith
to
the
King
to
the
end
they
might
be
removed
:
Car.
Regis
.
The
Petition
against
Recusants
in
Authority
was
engrossed
,
read
and
allow'd
to
be
presented
to
his
Majesty
,
and
this
to
be
done
by
the
Privy-Councel
of
the
House
,
and
Sir
which
was
done
accordingly
:
but
with
what
real
success
,
I
can
give
no
exact
account
.
Royal
Martyr
viz.
In
this
Parliament
these
ensuing
Articles
against
Popish
Recusants
were
Consulted
of
in
the
House
of
Commons
,
with
an
Intent
to
draw
them
into
an
Act
;
and
of
which
No
Recusant
to
bear
Office
of
Iustice
of
Peace
or
otherwise
,
or
any
man
whose
Wife
shall
be
a
Recusant
,
or
practice
Law
,
Common
,
or
Civil
,
or
Physick
,
nor
have
Command
in
War
,
A
New
Oath
with
more
Additions
to
be
taken
concerning
the
Supremacy
.
A
new
Oath
with
more
Additions
about
the
Supremacy
!
Dispensationum
modus
nulli
Sapientum
displicuit
Petition
of
Right
Houses
(
May
inter
alia
There
is
a
Trust
inseparably
reposed
in
the
Persons
of
the
Kings
of
but
that
Trust
is
regulated
by
Law
:
For
example
,
when
Statutes
are
made
to
Prohibit
things
not
but
only
under
certain
Forfeitures
and
Penalties
to
accrue
to
the
King
and
to
the
Informers
that
shall
sue
for
the
breach
of
them
,
the
Commons
must
and
ever
will
acknowledge
a
Regal
and
Soveraign
Prerogative
in
the
King
touching
such
Statutes
,
that
it
is
in
his
Majesty's
absolute
and
undoubted
Power
to
grant
Dispensations
to
particular
Persons
,
with
the
Clauses
of
to
do
as
they
might
have
done
before
those
Statutes
,
wherein
his
Majesty
conferring
Grace
and
Favour
upon
some
,
doth
not
do
wrong
to
others
.
But
there
is
a
difference
between
those
Statutes
and
the
Laws
and
Statutes
whereon
the
Petition
is
grounded
.
By
those
Statutes
the
Subject
hath
no
interest
in
the
Penalties
which
are
all
the
fruit
such
Statutes
can
produce
,
until
by
Sute
or
Information
he
become
entituled
to
the
particular
Forfeitures
;
whereas
the
Laws
and
Statutes
mention'd
in
our
Petition
are
of
another
Nature
.
There
shall
your
Lordships
find
us
to
rely
upon
the
good
old
Statute
called
which
declareth
and
confirmeth
the
ancient
Common
Laws
of
the
Liberties
of
other
Statute
Laws
not
inflicting
Penalties
upon
Offenders
but
Laws
declarative
or
positive
,
conferring
or
confirming
an
inherent
Right
and
Interest
of
liberty
and
freedom
in
the
Subjects
of
this
Realm
,
as
their
Birth-rights
and
Inheritances
descendable
to
their
Heirs
and
Posterities
,
the
Statutes
incorporate
into
the
Body
of
the
Common
Law
;
over
which
(
with
reverence
be
it
spoken
)
there
is
no
Trust
reposed
in
the
King
's
Soveraign
Power
or
Prerogative
Royal
to
enable
him
to
dispense
with
them
,
or
to
take
from
his
Subjects
the
Birthright
which
they
have
in
their
Liberties
,
by
virtue
of
the
Common
Law.
whereby
Convicted
Recusants
are
disabled
from
Military
Offices
,
and
Offices
in
the
Navy
,
and
in
the
Law
,
and
f●…m
the
Practice
of
Physick
,
and
any
publick
Office
and
Charge
in
the
Commonwealth
,
absolute
and
undoubted
Power
of
dispensing
with
particular
persons
in
such
a
Case
.
the
Laws
and
Statutes
Petition
of
Right
were
of
another
Nature
both
Houses
Royal
Martyr
That
the
Profession
of
both
Houses
at
the
time
of
hammering
the
P●…tition
of
Right
was
no
way
to
entrench
upon
his
Prer●…gative
that
they
had
neither
intention
no●…
power
to
hurt
it
,
Indulgence
▪
William
Ellis
the
King
may
SUSPEND
an
Act
of
Parliament
till
next
Session
W.
Ellis
Where
the
King
can
dispense
with
particular
Persons
,
he
is
not
confined
to
number
or
place
,
but
may
Lice●…s
,
as
many
,
and
in
such
Places
as
he
thinks
fit
.
Declaration
of
Indulgence
A
Letter
from
a
Person
of
Quality
to
his
Friend
in
the
Country
,
the
Power
of
the
King's
Supremacy
was
of
another
Nature
then
that
he
had
in
Civils
,
and
had
been
exercised
without
exception
in
this
very
Case
(
i.
e.
by
his
Father
,
Grandfather
,
and
Queen
under
the
Great
Seal
to
foreign
Protestants
become
Subjects
of
Helm
of
State
the
Necessity
of
a
standing
Supreme
executive
Power
to
mitigate
or
wholy
to
SUSPEND
the
execution
of
any
Penal
Laws
,
the
Declaration
of
Indulgence
assumed
a
Power
to
repeal
and
SUSPEND
all
our
Laws
,
his
Lordship
●…eplyed
,
that
he
wonder'd
at
his
Objection
,
there
being
not
one
of
these
in
the
Case
.
For
the
King
assumed
no
Power
of
repealing
Laws
,
or
suspending
them
contrary
to
the
will
of
his
Parliament
,
or
People
;
and
not
to
argue
with
me
at
that
time
the
Power
of
the
King's
Supremacy
,
which
was
of
another
Nature
then
that
he
had
in
Civils
,
and
had
been
exercised
without
exception
in
this
very
Case
by
his
Father
,
Grandfather
,
and
Queen
under
the
Great
Seal
to
foreign
Protestants
become
Subjects
of
nor
to
instance
in
the
SUSPENDING
the
execution
of
the
two
Acts
of
Navigation
,
and
Trade
during
both
this
and
the
last
War
,
in
the
same
words
and
upon
the
same
necessity
,
and
as
yet
without
clamour
that
ever
we
heard
.
But
to
pass
by
all
that
,
this
is
certain
,
a
Government
could
not
be
supposed
whether
Monarchical
,
or
other
of
any
sort
,
without
a
standing
Supreme
executive
Power
fully
enabled
to
mitigate
,
or
WHOLT
to
SUSPEND
the
execution
of
any
Penal
Law
in
the
intervals
of
the
Legislative
Power
:
which
when
assembled
there
was
no
doubt
,
but
wherever
there
lies
a
Negative
in
passing
of
a
Law
,
there
the
Address
or
sense
known
of
either
of
them
to
the
Contrary
(
as
for
instance
of
either
of
our
two
Houses
of
Parliament
in
ought
to
determine
that
Indulgence
,
and
restore
the
Law
to
its
full
execution
.
For
without
this
the
Laws
were
to
no
purpose
made
,
if
the
Prince
could
annul
them
at
pleasure
,
and
so
on
the
other
hand
without
a
Power
always
in
being
of
dispensing
on
occasion
,
was
to
suppose
a
Constitution
extremely
imperfect
,
and
impracticable
,
and
to
Cure
those
with
a
Legislative
Power
always
in
being
,
is
when
consider'd
no
other
then
a
perfect
Tyranny
.
during
the
Intervals
of
Parliament
Roman
Catholicks
Thou
sellest
thy
People
for
nought
,
and
dost
not
encrease
thy
Wealth
by
their
Price
,
and
takest
no
Money
for
them
.
A
moderate
Security
to
the
Church
and
Crown
Test
,
It
was
worthy
the
Consideration
of
the
Bishops
whether
Assertory
Oaths
which
were
properly
appointed
to
give
Testimony
of
a
Matter
of
Fact
w●…ereof
a
man
is
capable
to
be
fully
assured
by
the
evidence
of
his
Senses
be
lawfully
to
be
made
use
of
to
confirm
or
invalidate
Doc●…inal
Propositions
,
and
whether
that
Legislative
Power
which
imposeth
such
an
Oath
,
doth
not
necessarily
assume
to
it
seif
an
Infallibility
?
And
as
for
promissory
Oaths
,
it
was
desired
that
those
learned
Prelates
would
consider
the
Opinion
of
who
seems
to
make
it
plain
that
those
kind
of
Oaths
are
forbidden
by
our
Saviour
Christ
,
and
whether
it
would
not
become
the
Fathers
of
the
Church
when
they
have
well
wei●…h'd
that
and
other
places
of
the
New
Testament
,
to
be
more
tender
in
multiplying
Oaths
then
hitherto
the
great
Men
of
the
Church
have
been
?
some
of
the
Lords
d●…sired
that
it
might
be
clearly
known
whether
it
were
meant
all
for
an
Oath
,
or
some
of
it
a
Declaration
,
and
some
an
Oath
?
If
the
latter
,
then
it
was
desired
it
might
be
distinctly
parted
,
and
that
the
declaratory
part
should
be
subscribed
by
it self
and
not
sworn
.
There
was
no
small
pains
taken
by
the
Lord
Keeper
and
the
Bishops
to
prove
that
it
was
brought
in
;
the
two
first
Parts
were
only
a
Declaration
,
and
not
an
Oath
:
and
tho
it
was
reply'd
,
that
to
declare
upon
ones
Oath
,
or
to
abhor
upon
ones
Oath
,
is
the
same
thing
with
,
I
do
Swear
,
yet
there
was
some
difficulty
to
obtain
the
dividing
of
them
,
and
that
the
declaratory
part
should
be
only
Subscribed
,
and
the
re●…t
sworn
to
.
William
Ellis
probab
lis
causa
litigandi
Elizabeth
▪
à
propos
Since
therefore
we
have
a
Prince
of
so
excellent
Wisdom
and
Moderation
,
of
whose
Authority
we
ought
to
be
TENDER
as
he
is
likewise
of
our
Liberty
,
let
us
enter
into
a
true
and
indifferent
Consideration
how
far
forth
the
Case
in
question
may
touch
his
Authority
,
and
how
far
forth
our
Liberty
.
And
to
speak
clearly
,
in
my
opinion
,
it
concerns
his
Authority
much
,
and
our
Liberty
nothing
at
all
.
Bredagh
,
April
viz.
We
have
not
the
least
doubt
but
you
will
be
as
TENDER
in
and
jealous
of
any
thing
that
may
infringe
our
Honour
and
Authority
,
as
of
your
own
Liberty
and
Property
,
which
is
best
preserv'd
by
preserving
the
other
.
Some
would
have
the
King's
Prerogative
rather
tall
then
great
;
others
But
none
can
be
truly
loyal
,
but
he
that
is
a
good
Patriot
,
and
none
can
be
a
good
Patriot
,
but
he
that
is
truly
loyal
.
strong
Physick
the
Tables
may
turn
one
day
,
wherein
the
Sufferers
shall
have
the
greatest
Ease
,
and
the
Inflicters
the
sorest
Burthen
.
But
God
forbid
that
their
Brethren
should
lay
it
upon
them
,
tho
it
were
put
into
their
Power
to
do
it
.
Roman-Catholick
Lords
Reformation
of
the
Ecclesiastical
Laws
The
School-men
would
be
thought
most
tender
and
most
curious
in
the
point
of
Oaths
.
They
mince
them
out
so
fine
,
that
a
whol●…
Million
of
Oaths
may
stand
(
as
some
speak
of
Angels
)
on
the
point
of
a
sharp
need●…e
.
this
sharp
point
Oath
cannot
be
ministred
to
any
unless
the
same
be
allow'd
by
the
Common
Law
,
or
by
some
Act
of
Parliament
▪
neither
can
any
Oath
allow'd
by
the
Common
Law
or
by
Act
of
Parliament
,
be
alter'd
,
but
by
Act
of
Parliament
that
no
Oath
or
Subscription
might
be
tendred
to
any
at
their
entrance
into
the
Ministry
,
but
such
as
is
expresly
prescribed
by
the
Statutes
of
this
Realm
,
except
the
Oath
against
Corrupt
entring
,
Of
Simony
Simony
is
the
more
odious
,
because
it
is
accompany'd
with
Perjury
,
for
the
Presentee
,
is
Sworn
to
commit
no
Simony
,
referring
there
to
The
Oath
against
Simony
Corporation
of
Shipwrights
Thomas
Flemming
Edward
Coke
Common
Pleas
allow
and
approve
Hands
Articles
,
Acts
the
better
Order
,
Rule
,
and
Government
of
the
Art
or
Mystery
of
Shipwrights
Edward
Coke
Ancient
Oath
in
the
Register
,
and
afterward
Confirm'd
and
Appointed
by
the
Statute
of
the
Third
suppressing
all
Errors
and
Heresies
commonly
call'd
LOLLARIES
,
and
being
assistant
to
Commissaries
and
Ordinaries
in
Church-matters
,
Oath
,
because
it
is
appointed
by
Statutes
that
are
repeal'd
,
and
was
intended
against
the
Religion
now
Establish'd
,
second
Addition
that
an
Oath
in
this
Point
may
be
well
enjoyn'd
by
the
King
and
Order
of
State
without
Parliament
,
and
that
it
may
well
be
imposed
on
the
Sheriff
to
take
,
being
for
the
publick
Benefit
and
Execution
of
the
Laws
.
That
he
should
Cause
the
Statute
of
and
the
Statutes
against
Rogues
and
Vagabonds
to
be
put
in
execution
,
whereunto
he
excepted
,
because
the
Statute
of
was
alter'd
,
and
the
Statutes
against
Rogues
and
Vagabonds
are
appointed
to
be
executed
by
the
Iustices
of
the
Peace
,
and
not
by
the
Sheriff
:
this
Fourth
Addition
rests
on
the
former
reason
,
that
this
Oath
being
appointed
and
continued
divers
years
by
direction
of
the
State
,
altho
without
the
express
Authority
of
any
Statute
Law
,
yet
may
he
well
be
continued
for
the
publick
benefit
in
repressing
such
Persons
,
suppressing
Lollaries
Edward
Coke
poisonous
Clause
is
it
the
bending
the
Crooked
stick
the
contrary
way
Christianity
it self
Alexander
ab
Alexandro
De
jure
Belli
&
Pacis
Verba
Proetoris
ex
edicto
perpetuo
among
the
was
not
in
any
case
allow'd
to
swear
,
least
at
any
time
he
should
forswear
,
which
in
him
was
held
as
the
most
hainous
thing
.
for
that
an
Oath
was
a
kind
of
torture
to
a
free
man
:
and
that
it
was
absurd
not
to
credit
their
words
:
and
for
that
an
Oath
draws
after
it
an
Imprecation
or
Curse
in
Case
they
should
be
forsworn
,
which
seems
to
be
a
detestable
omination
toward
the
Priests
of
God.
Christianus
sum
Cautio
Iuratoria
that
they
always
knew
what
was
good
for
themselves
as
S.
was
very
zealous
in
behalf
of
Bishops
that
they
might
not
be
put
to
swear
in
respect
of
the
Peril
of
an
Oath
,
so
he
prevail'd
so
far
as
to
free
them
from
that
Peril
:
and
that
the
Council
of
was
thus
favorable
to
Presbyters
:
and
that
the
Council
favour'd
them
with
this
Constitution
,
that
a
Presbyter
should
not
be
compell'd
to
swear
,
but
instead
of
an
Oath
,
he
should
be
question'd
upon
his
because
(
as
the
reason
is
there
rendred
)
Our
Lord
forbad
his
Disciples
to
Swear
.
wise
in
their
Generation
Spongia
pro
Iesuit
hyperbolical
Detestations
of
Oaths
But
let
your
Communication
be
Yea
,
yea
,
Nay
,
nay
,
viz.
Quod
homines
sui
Riponienses
sint
credendi
per
suum
Ya
&
per
su●…m
Nay
evil
eye
A
brief
Treatise
of
Oaths
exacted
by
Ordinaries
and
Ecclesiastical
Iudges
to
answer
generally
to
all
such
Articles
or
Interrogarories
as
pleaseth
them
to
propound
:
and
of
their
forced
and
Constrained
Oaths
wherein
is
proved
that
the
same
are
unlawful
.
viz.
For
in
this
matter
of
an
Oath
they
have
devised
according
to
their
toying
fantasie
a
certain
foolish
figurative
Ceremony
in
the
ministring
thereof
.
For
the
Deponent
for
sooth
must
lay
his
three
middle
Fingers
stretch'd
outright
upon
the
Book
in
signification
of
the
Holy
Trinity
and
Catholick
Faith
,
and
his
Thumb
and
little
Finger
he
must
put
downward
under
the
Book
,
in
token
of
Damnation
both
of
Body
and
Soul
,
if
he
say
not
the
truth
.
The
Thumb
belike
as
the
greater
,
representing
the
heavy
mass
of
the
Body
:
and
the
little
Finger
the
light
and
incorpo●…eal
substance
of
the
Soul.
How
superstitious
also
they
were
concerning
this
Ceremony
of
the
Book
(
little
regarding
the
true
use
and
end
of
an
Oath
)
as
appears
by
the
Allegorical
Exposition
curiously
set
forth
by
one
of
their
Personate
and
Counterfeit
Prelates
,
who
saith
that
the
Circumstances
in
the
Act
of
an
Oath
are
very
great
and
weighty
,
inasmuch
as
he
that
Sweareth
by
a
Book
doth
three
things
:
First
as
tho
he
should
say
,
Let
that
which
is
written
in
the
Book
never
do
me
good
,
neither
the
new
nor
the
old
Law
if
I
lye
in
this
mine
Oath
.
Secondly
,
he
puts
his
Hand
on
the
Book
,
as
tho
he
should
say
,
Nor
the
good
work
which
I
have
done
profit
me
ought
before
the
face
of
Christ
,
except
I
say
the
truth
which
is
founded
in
Christ
.
Thirdly
,
he
kisseth
the
Book
,
as
tho
he
should
say
,
Let
never
the
Prayers
and
Petitions
which
by
my
mouth
I
have
utter'd
,
avail
me
any
thing
to
my
Soul's
health
,
if
I
say
not
truly
in
this
mine
Oath
.
Yet
you
must
take
this
as
meant
only
by
this
Reverend
Father
where
Lay
men
,
or
the
baser
sort
of
the
Clergy
take
an
Oath
.
For
that
blessed
not
long
since
hath
taught
us
this
trick
of
his
Law
,
that
a
Bishop
may
Swear
(
such
is
his
Privilege
bare
sight
of
the
Book
without
touch
or
kiss
,
will
well
enough
serve
his
Lordship's
turn
.
Christianus
sum
A
Royal
Priesthood
made
them
Kings
and
Priests
to
God
and
his
Father
,
that
the
Oath
of
Supremacy
was
intended
to
bind
only
in
opposition
to
Popery
,
Independent
Coactive
Power
whether
Papal
or
Popular
Primo
Elizabethoe
the
Sacrifices
of
God
tantoe
molis
the
whole
Earth
was
of
one
Language
,
and
of
one
Speech
,
Let
us
build
a
City
and
Tower
whose
top
may
reach
to
Heaven
,
and
let
us
make
us
a
Name
,
least
we
be
scatter'd
abroad
on
the
face
of
the
whole
Earth
.
viz.
That
the
Oath
of
Supremacy
was
expresly
made
(
as
the
title
of
it
shews
)
to
shut
out
the
Usurpation
of
foreign
Powers
and
Potentates
,
and
was
not
meant
to
provide
against
any
popular
Usurpations
or
Diminutions
of
the
King
's
Supreme
Authority
.
sixth
Lecture
tho
Popes
Usurpations
or
arrogating
to
themselves
the
Supreme
Iurisdiction
in
throughout
this
Kingdom
,
was
the
Cause
of
the
Oath
of
Supremacy
,
yet
the
Oath
is
obligatory
according
to
the
express
words
in
the
Utmost
Latitude
:
the
reason
is
,
that
the
intention
of
a
Law
is
general
to
provide
against
all
future
inconveniences
of
the
like
kind
,
or
nature
.
the
Persons
call'd
to
Ecclesiastical
Ministry
in
the
Church
,
viz.
The
Queen's
Majesty
being
inform'd
that
in
certain
places
of
this
Realm
go
off
sundry
of
her
Majesty's
Native
Subjects
in
certain
places
of
this
Realm
,
Two
Acts
of
Parliament
Observations
on
that
Oath
It
is
mention'd
in
the
Admonition
that
the
Queen
's
Ecclesiastical
Power
is
the
same
that
was
challenged
and
used
,
by
&c.
which
is
supposed
by
some
to
be
the
same
that
was
in
the
Pope
,
the
Person
only
and
not
the
Power
changed
:
so
that
our
Princes
are
but
secular
Popes
.
This
Objection
was
strengthen'd
by
the
subtlety
of
abroad
:
and
at
home
by
a
Sermon
Preach'd
at
in
the
year
by
Dr.
who
calls
Q.
a
Petty
Pope
,
and
tells
us
her
Ecclesiastical
Authority
is
the
same
which
the
Pope's
was
formerly
:
Gardiner
,
strengthening
the
Objection
abroad
,
terms
Imposterille
The
true
Grounds
of
Ecclesiastical
Regiment
,
that
it
may
descend
to
Infants
under
Age
,
as
it
did
to
King
the
6th
,
or
to
Women
as
to
Queen
and
Queen
and
that
whatsoever
we
may
allow
to
men
,
such
as
the
8th
;
yet
it
seems
unreasonable
to
allow
it
Women
and
Children
.
The
Papists
think
this
Objection
of
great
moment
,
and
therefore
in
great
disdain
casts
it
out
,
that
in
they
had
a
certain
Woman
for
their
Bishop
;
meaning
Queen
and
she
knowing
what
an
odium
that
word
would
draw
on
her
both
among
Papists
and
many
Protestants
also
,
Consults
her
Bishops
about
it
,
and
by
their
advice
sets
forth
a
Declaration
,
certifying
the
World
thereby
,
that
she
claim'd
no
other
Headship
in
the
Church
,
but
such
as
might
exclude
all
dependency
on
foreign
Headships
,
and
secure
her
from
all
danger
of
being
deposed
,
The
Bishops
in
this
did
as
warily
provide
for
their
own
Claim
as
the
Queen
's
.
Advocate
for
Conscience
Liberty
&
seq
disliked
it
that
a
Iurisdiction
purely
spiritual
was
communicated
to
the
8th
by
his
Supremacy
,
and
assumed
by
him
,
and
that
he
wanted
his
Spiritual
By-title
of
Supremacy
to
justifie
his
Divorce
,
a●…d
his
taking
the
Church
Revenue
into
his
hands
:
and
that
the
Protectorship
in
the
6th's
time
by
virtue
of
the
Oath
of
Supremacy
continued
to
make
new
Church-Laws
,
Institutions
,
and
that
Queen
reassumed
this
Iurisdiction
,
having
a
greater
necessity
for
it
then
her
Brother
,
because
her
Marriage
was
declared
null
by
the
Pope
.
Sin
lies
at
the
door
Groans
of
the
Creation
in
our
streets
An
Abstract
of
certain
Acts
of
Parliament
,
Whether
a
mere
Lay-man
,
no
Doctor
of
the
Civil
Law
,
may
be
a
Bishop's
Chancellor
,
and
so
may
Excommunicate
?
Whether
a
mere
Lay-man
no
Doctor
of
the
Civil
Law
,
may
be
a
Bishop's
Register
,
contrary
to
an
Act
of
Parliament
?
&
Seq
many
Lay-men
who
were
not
Doctors
of
the
Civil
Law
,
and
yet
then
exercised
Ecclesiastical
Iurisdiction
.
Statute
establish'd
and
confirm'd
to
the
King
and
his
Successors
,
and
so
unto
our
most
Gracious
Soveraign
the
Queen's
Majesty
that
now
is
,
lawful
Preheminence
,
Power
,
Superiority
and
Lordship
over
all
Persons
within
her
Dominions
of
what
state
or
Condition
soever
,
touching
Punishments
for
any
Heresies
,
Errors
,
Vices
,
Schisms
,
Abuses
,
Idolatries
,
Hypocrisies
and
Superstitions
springing
or
growing
by
means
of
any
her
disobedient
and
disloyal
Subjects
;
so
hath
her
Majesty
by
her
Injunctions
publish'd
,
that
her
Highness
did
never
pretend
any
Title
or
challenge
any
Authority
to
punish
any
of
her
Subjects
for
any
of
the
said
Offences
by
Censure
Ecclesiastical
in
right
belonging
to
her
Royal
Person
;
but
that
her
Highness
meaning
and
intent
is
and
always
hath
been
to
commit
the
execution
thereof
always
to
the
Ecclesiastical
State
of
her
time
:
by
Holy
Scripture
all
Authority
and
Power
is
given
to
His
Majesty
,
and
all
such
Persons
as
His
Majesty
shall
appoint
to
hear
and
determine
all
manner
of
Causes
Ecclesiastical
,
and
to
correct
Uice
and
Sin
whatsoever
viz.
Concerning
the
12th
and
13th
Canons
touching
the
freeing
and
discharging
of
Chancellors
and
Officials
from
executing
any
Excommunication
in
their
own
Person
,
or
any
Censure
against
the
Clergy
,
because
they
are
Lay-men
;
I
say
,
that
in
doing
and
enacting
this
they
have
done
quite
contrary
to
an
Act
of
Parliament
still
in
force
,
in
taking
from
them
this
Power
of
exercising
the
Censures
of
the
Church
which
that
Statute
gives
them
:
which
I
did
look
when
some
Civilians
now
in
the
House
should
have
maintain'd
.
And
altho
it
were
to
be
wish'd
that
only
Clergymen
should
have
this
Power
of
Excommunication
,
and
other
Censures
of
the
Church
;
yet
seeing
an
Act
of
Parliament
hath
given
this
Power
to
Lay-men
,
it
is
high
Presumption
to
make
Canons
against
it
.
High
Commission
There
is
no
question
but
the
Commissioners
for
such
Causes
as
are
committed
to
them
by
force
of
this
Act
,
may
,
if
the
Commissioners
be
Competent
,
proceed
to
deprivation
of
the
Popish
Clergy
which
was
the
main
object
of
the
Act
,
or
to
punish
them
by
Ecclesiastical
Censures
,
And
without
question
if
the
Commissioners
be
COMPETENT
,
that
is
,
if
they
be
spiritual
men
,
they
may
proceed
to
Sentence
of
Excommunication
,
which
may
right
well
be
Certify'd
as
well
as
Excommunication
before
Commissioners
Delegates
:
both
of
these
Authorities
being
under
the
Great
Seal
,
And
Excommunication
certify'd
ly
Commissioners
Del
gates
hath
been
allowed
as
it
appeareth
in
And
in
many
Cases
Acts
of
Parliament
have
adjudged
men
Excommunicate
But
if
they
be
meer
Lay-men
,
the
fault
is
not
in
the
Statute
or
in
the
Law
,
but
in
the
Nomination
:
and
upon
Certificate
made
of
the
Excommunication
according
to
Law
,
a
shall
be
awarded
out
of
the
Chancery
,
for
the
taking
and
imprisoning
the
Bodies
of
such
Excommunicate
Persons
.
declared
that
by
Holy
Scripture
all
Authority
and
Power
is
given
to
His
Majesty
,
and
to
all
such
Persons
as
he
shall
appoint
to
hear
and
determine
all
manner
of
Causes
Ecclesiastical
,
and
to
correct
Uice
and
Sin
whatsoever
,
high
Commission
there
was
any
fault
in
the
Nomination
of
Lay-men
.
the
Civilians
in
the
House
of
Commons
not
objecting
that
the
King
had
done
contrary
to
an
Act
of
Parliament
in
taking
from
Bishops
,
Chancellors
and
Officials
the
Power
of
exercising
Church
Censures
given
them
by
the
Act
:
Holy
Scriptures
Proclamation
Declaring
that
the
Bishops
holding
their
Courts
and
issuing
Process
in
their
own
Names
were
not
against
the
Laws
of
the
Realm
,
second
Argument
the
Bishop's
having
procured
a
Proclamation
,
declaring
the
Opinions
of
the
Iudges
,
that
the
Statute
of
is
repeal'd
and
of
no
force
at
this
day
,
that
Bishops
may
keep
Courts
in
their
own
Names
.
E.
Coke
that
they
are
for
Matters
of
Law
of
highest
Authority
next
to
the
Court
of
Parliament
)
Explanation
of
a
Clause
contain'd
in
an
Act
of
Parliament
made
in
the
17th
year
of
the
late
King
Entituled
an
Act
for
repeal
of
a
branch
of
a
Statute
Concerning
Commissioners
for
Causes
Ecclesiastical
High
Commission-Court
second
Proviso
third
Proviso
what
WAS
and
by
Law
might
be
used
before
the
year
Declaration
of
the
Lords
and
Commons
,
in
It
is
high
time
for
the
whole
Kingdom
now
to
understand
that
His
Majesty's
Authority
is
more
in
his
Courts
without
his
Person
then
in
his
Person
without
his
Courts
,
when
the
Power
of
DECLARING
Law
shall
be
deny'd
to
the
whole
Court
of
Parliament
in
particular
Causes
before
them
,
for
we
have
claim'd
it
,
we
have
exercised
it
no
otherwise
to
be
obligatory
as
a
judicial
Declaration
of
the
Law
)
and
shall
be
attributed
to
His
Majesty
to
do
it
in
general
by
his
Proclamation
without
relation
to
a
particular
Case
,
and
making
his
Interpretation
of
the
Law
to
be
a
rule
in
all
Cases
,
as
in
divers
late
Proclamations
he
hath
done
.
His
Majesty's
Answer
to
the
Declaration
of
b●…th
Houses
of
Parliament
of
the
happy
times
of
that
good
Queen
The
King
caus'd
Proclamations
to
be
made
;
for
in
such
Cases
Proclamations
declaratory
were
not
conceiv'd
in
those
times
to
be
illegal
▪
The
Declaration
of
King
the
First
,
of
to
all
his
l●…ving
Subjects
That
after
several
in
imations
of
Treasons
,
PLOTS
,
and
Conspiracies
〈◊〉
the
Papists
,
of
great
Provisions
of
Arms
by
them
,
and
training
Men
under-ground
,
and
many
other
false
Reports
created
,
spread
and
countenanced
by
themselves
upon
some
general
Apprehensions
of
Designs
against
them
,
a
Protestation
is
made
in
the
House
of
Commons
for
Union
and
Consent
among
themselves
to
perform
those
Duties
which
(
if
they
had
meant
no
more
then
they
had
express'd
)
had
been
sufficiently
provided
for
by
the
Oaths
they
had
already
taken
,
and
which
their
former
Duties
obliged
them
to
.
Hereupon
a
Protestation
is
framed
,
and
being
put
into
such
words
as
no
honest
man
could
believe
himself
obliged
by
it
to
any
unlawful
Action
,
was
voluntarily
taken
by
all
the
Members
of
the
House
of
Commons
,
and
presently
recommended
to
the
House
of
Lords
,
where
it
receiv'd
the
same
Countenance
:
that
is
was
look'd
upon
as
containing
nothing
in
it self
unlawful
,
tho
some
Members
of
that
House
refused
to
take
it
as
being
voluntary
,
and
not
imposed
by
any
lawful
Authority
.
Then
't
is
recommended
to
the
City
of
and
over
all
the
Kingdom
by
Order
from
the
House
of
Commons
(
a
strange
and
unheard
of
Usurpation
)
to
be
taken
by
all
Persons
.
But
within
very
few
days
,
upon
Conference
among
themselves
,
and
among
those
Clergymen
who
daily
sollicite
their
unlawful
and
unwarrantable
Designs
with
the
People
,
they
find
they
were
by
this
Protestation
so
far
from
having
drawn
People
into
their
Combination
,
that
in
truth
all
men
conceiv'd
that
they
were
even
engaged
by
it
against
their
main
Design
,
by
promising
to
defend
the
true
Reform'd
Protestant
Religion
express'd
in
the
Doctrine
of
the
Church
of
And
thereupon
some
Persons
of
that
Faction
prevail'd
,
that
after
the
Members
of
the
Houses
had
taken
it
,
a
Declaration
was
set
forth
by
the
House
of
Commons
,
that
by
those
words
The
Doctrine
of
the
Church
of
England
,
was
intended
only
so
far
as
it
was
opposite
to
Popery
,
and
Popish
innovations
,
and
that
the
words
were
not
to
be
extended
to
the
maintenance
of
the
Discipline
and
Government
,
and
so
under
this
Explication
and
Declaration
publish'd
only
by
the
House
of
Commons
,
and
never
assented
to
by
the
House
of
Peers
,
this
Protestation
was
directed
to
be
generally
taken
throughout
And
to
that
purpose
a
Bill
is
drawn
,
passed
the
House
of
Commons
,
and
sent
up
to
the
House
of
Lords
,
who
at
the
second
Reading
finding
many
particulars
in
it
unfit
to
be
so
severely
imposed
upon
the
Subjects
absolutely
rejected
.
great
Councel
Declaration
,
Yet
of
this
we
took
no
notice
,
but
pressed
still
the
Disbanding
of
the
Armies
The
Admonition
the
Power
of
Dispensing
with
any
Law
may
be
thought
●…o-incident
with
interpreting
,
the
Dispensing
with
Laws
is
in
effect
the
equitable
interpreting
that
in
such
and
such
Cases
and
Circumstances
they
were
not
intended
and
ought
not
to
bind
,
but
ought
to
be
relax'd
,
Ductor
Dubitantium
the
Interpretation
of
Laws
made
by
Iudges
,
is
matter
of
Fidelity
,
and
nothing
of
Empire
and
Power
:
and
it
is
a
good
probable
warranty
of
Conscience
,
●…ut
no
final
Determination
in
case
any
doubt
happen
to
oppose
it
.
No
man
is
to
ask
favour
of
the
Iudge
,
but
of
the
Prince
he
may
.
That
when
the
Power
that
made
the
Law
doth
interpret
it
,
the
Interpretation
is
authentical
and
●…bligeth
Conscience
as
much
as
the
Law
,
and
can
release
the
Bond
of
Conscience
as
far
forth
as
the
Interpretation
extends
,
as
if
the
Law
were
abrogated
,
and
that
whether
it
be
by
declaring
the
meaning
of
the
Law
,
or
by
abating
the
rigour
,
or
by
dispensing
in
the
Case
,
or
enlarging
the
Favour
,
or
restraining
the
Severity
,
it
is
all
one
as
to
the
event
of
the
Obligation
of
Conscience
.
Of
the
Several
ways
of
the
changing
of
Humane
Laws
,
De
Legibus
recedere
ab
arte
suâ
PARTLY
writing
what
God
had
made
plain
,
Men
have
intricated
There
is
a
Rule
among
the
Lawyers
,
which
very
much
relates
to
the
Conscience
of
those
Men
who
are
engaged
in
Suits
and
Sentences
of
Law
in
all
Countrys
which
are
ruled
by
the
Civil
Law
,
of
this
Rule
brings
an
hundred
and
sixteen
and
an
hundred
and
twenty
four
De
Legibus
The
Interpretation
,
Cessation
and
change
of
Humane
Laws
Of
the
way
of
rightly
Interpreting
an
Humane
Law
:
Of
the
Extension
in
them
by
Interpretation
of
them
:
3d
,
Of
the
Extension
to
a
Case
not
Comprehended
:
Doubts
of
the
Extension
of
Laws
:
Of
the
Restriction
by
Interpretation
Of
the
Ceasing
of
the
Obligation
of
a
Law
in
particular
Contrary
to
its
words
:
Of
the
Excusing
of
a
Law
by
Equity
:
Of
the
Use
of
Equity
without
recourse
to
the
Prince
:
Of
the
Ceasing
of
a
Law
upon
its
Cause
ceasing
:
Of
Dispensation
in
an
Humane
Law
:
Of
the
Effects
of
Dispensation
Of
the
Material
Cause
of
Dispensation
:
Of
the
form
of
Dispensation
Of
the
Interpretation
,
Diminution
and
Abrogation
of
Humane
Laws
,
Contrary
,
or
a
ceasing
reason
.
If
we
use
the
word
improperly
,
Dispensation
can
signifie
a
Declaration
made
by
the
Superior
that
the
Subject
in
certain
Cases
is
not
obliged
,
that
the
Law-giver
did
not
intend
it
,
but
when
Dispensation
signifies
Properly
,
it
means
an
Act
of
mere
Grace
and
Favour
proceeding
from
an
extrinsick
Cause
;
that
is
,
not
the
Nature
of
the
thing
,
or
the
merit
of
the
Cause
,
but
either
the
merit
of
the
Person
,
or
some
degrees
of
reasonableness
in
the
thing
,
which
not
being
of
it self
enough
to
procure
the
favour
of
the
Law
,
is
of
it self
enough
to
make
a
man
capable
of
the
Favour
of
the
Prince
,
from
the
Sentence
of
Death
,
because
he
had
formerly
done
worthily
to
the
Interests
of
his
Father
Now
this
Power
tho
it
may
be
done
by
Interpretation
,
yet
when
it
is
administred
by
the
Prince
,
it
is
most
commonly
by
way
of
Pardon
,
absolute
Power
and
Prerogative
.
When
a
Law
determines
that
under
such
an
Age
a
Person
shall
be
UNCAPABLE
of
being
the
General
of
an
Army
,
the
Supreme
Power
can
declare
the
meaning
of
the
Law
to
be
,
unless
a
great
excellency
of
Courage
and
maturity
of
Iudgment
supply
the
want
of
years
:
in
which
very
Case
,
said
wisely
,
when
he
desir'd
to
be
employ'd
in
the
into
the
Senate
at
Fifteen
years
of
Age
,
and
so
did
the
like
to
and
his
Brother
:
and
the
People
declar'd
or
dispens'd
with
the
Law
in
s
Case
,
and
allow'd
him
a
triumph
before
he
had
been
When
the
Law-giver
interprets
his
Law
,
he
doth
not
take
off
the
Obligation
of
his
Law
,
but
declares
that
in
such
a
Case
it
was
not
intended
to
oblige
.
tells
of
a
Roman
Knight
,
who
having
sworn
to
his
Wife
that
he
would
never
be
divorced
from
her
,
was
by
dispens'd
with
,
when
he
had
taken
her
in
the
unchaste
Embraces
of
his
Son-in-Law
.
The
Emperor
then
declared
,
that
the
Knight
had
only
obliged
himself
not
to
be
divorced
,
unless
a
great
Cause
should
intervene
.
Iurisdiction
:
but
't
is
drawn
into
the
Law
to
signifie
the
taking
away
the
of
the
Law
in
particular
Cases
,
and
so
we
generally
use
it
.
what
is
what
That
when
the
Power
that
made
the
Law
doth
interpret
,
the
Interpretation
is
authentical
,
Kings
have
a
Legislative
Power
in
the
Affairs
of
Religion
and
the
Church
,
that
the
LEAST
part
of
this
Power
is
to
permit
the
free
exercise
of
it
,
and
to
remove
all
Impediments
,
and
to
give
it
Advantages
of
free
Assemblies
,
and
Competent
maintenance
,
and
Publick
Encouragements
,
Circa
Sacra
à
propos
That
on
Fryar
that
it
is
a
fond
Perswasion
that
Dispensing
is
a
mere
favour
:
for
it
is
as
good
distribute
Iustice
as
what
is
most
so
.
And
the
Priest
sins
if
he
giveth
it
not
;
for
it
is
nothing
else
but
a
right
Interpretation
of
Law.
That
you
have
your
Authority
not
to
destroy
,
but
to
save
:
not
to
hurt
,
but
to
help
,
to
be
so
merciful
,
as
not
to
be
remiss
:
so
to
administer
Discipline
,
as
not
to
forget
Mercy
,
Archbishops
,
Bishops
,
Archdeacons
and
other
Ecclesiastical
Persons
have
no
manner
of
Iurisdiction
Ecclesiastical
,
but
by
,
under
,
and
from
His
Royal
Majesty
the
Queen's
Majesty
may
orda●…
such
further
Ceremonies
and
Rites
as
may
be
most
for
the
advancement
of
God's
Glory
,
Nothing
being
more
Godly
,
more
sure
,
more
to
be
wish'd
and
desired
between
a
Prince
the
Supreme
Head
and
Ruler
,
and
the
Subjects
,
whose
Governor
and
Head
he
is
,
then
on
the
Prince's
part
,
great
Clemency
and
Indulgency
,
and
rather
too
much
indulgency
and
remission
of
his
Royal
Power
and
just
Punishment
,
then
exact
Severity
and
Iustice
to
be
shew'd
,
crying
out
any
lawful
Dispensing
with
the
Laws
establish'd
,
Happy
future
State
of
He
who
separates
Mercy
from
Iustice
,
is
unjust
to
the
very
name
of
Iustice
,
and
robbeth
it
of
the
better
half
of
its
signification
,
leaving
its
teeth
and
claws
,
and
taking
away
its
heart
and
bowels
.
the
Indian
,
and
Chief
of
the
is
brought
in
finding
fault
with
and
others
of
the
Greeks
,
for
that
they
confined
and
apply'd
the
word
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
to
those
only
who
do
no
wrong
to
one
another
,
and
telling
them
that
they
were
in
an
error
,
for
saith
he
among
the
Chiefest
Offices
of
Iustice
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
and
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
together
with
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
ought
to
be
reckon'd
up
.
And
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
and
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
just
and
kind
men
are
convertible
terms
in
and
joyn'd
both
together
in
saith
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
Moderation
or
Clemency
is
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
:
a
piece
of
justice
better
then
all
justice
.
Opus●…
.
That
the
Mahumetans
have
another
Lord's
Prayer
,
call'd
by
them
the
Prayer
of
the
Son
of
and
that
endeth
thus
,
And
let
not
such
a
one
bear
rule
over
me
that
will
have
no
Mercy
on
me
,
for
thy
Mercies
sake
,
O
thou
most
merciful
.
bear
rule
Genius
Iustice
Church
of
Ductor
dubitantium
There
is
a
Dispensation
call'd
of
Iustice
,
as
it
were
,
an
Interpretation
or
Declaration
of
the
true
meaning
of
the
Law
and
he
cites
the
Canon
Law
to
prove
that
Dispensation
is
a
due
,
for
that
the
Precept
of
Mercy
is
common
to
all
.
non
habet
inimicum
nisi
ignorantem
Iudgment
of
Parliament
Robert
Atkins
Chomas
and
Sortell's
Case
Eliz.
cap.
takes
notice
of
Licence
to
dispense
with
such
Laws
as
were
yet
doth
not
forbid
it
,
but
rather
compounds
the
matter
.
and
that
afterward
Kings
learn'd
from
Popes
to
dispense
with
their
Laws
,
whereas
before
they
caus'd
their
Laws
to
be
observ'd
like
those
of
the
Irish
Reports
Fourth
Part
of
the
Institutes
Papal
Engines
Donne's
Pseudo-Martyr
Valentinian
making
a
Law
with
a
did
praeclude
all
Dispensations
which
the
Emperors
themselves
might
grant
,
in
these
words
,
in
terrorem
We
de●…ïre
still
to
make
it
appear
in
the
whole
Course
of
of
our
Government
,
that
we
are
far
from
accounting
all
those
Subjects
Dis●…oyal
that
are
that
way
affected
,
and
that
we
do
DISTINGUISH
of
such
as
be
carry'd
only
with
blind
zeal
,
and
such
as
sin
out
of
Presumption
,
and
therefore
as
after
times
must
give
us
tryal
of
ALL
mens
behaviour
,
so
must
all
men
expect
that
their
own
deserts
must
be
the
only
measure
of
their
Fortunes
at
our
hands
either
one
way
or
other
:
thereby
there
is
sufficient
Cause
to
justifie
the
Proceedings
of
us
and
our
said
Parliament
in
the
making
and
execution
of
these
last
and
all
other
former
Statutes
tending
to
the
same
end
,
nevertheless
seeing
the
Soveraign
Care
appertains
to
us
who
have
the
Soveraign
Power
of
Iustice
in
our
hand
,
and
the
Supreme
Dispensation
of
Clemency
and
Moderation
of
the
Severity
of
our
Laws
is
likewise
as
proper
to
us
to
use
,
whensoever
we
shall
find
it
reasonable
,
the
same
deserving
to
be
no
less
allow'd
in
us
(
being
in
our
Dominions
God's
Lieutenant
)
then
it
is
prais'd
in
him
among
whose
highest
titles
it
is
that
his
Mercy
is
above
all
his
Works
,
constant
Resolution
for
the
maintenance
and
defence
thereof
,
Of
which
our
purpose
and
determination
,
beside
all
other
our
former
proceedings
(
since
our
Entry
into
this
Kingdom
)
we
have
given
a
new
and
certain
Demonstration
by
such
two
Acts
as
have
been
passed
in
this
Session
of
our
Parliament
,
both
tending
to
prevent
the
Dangers
and
diminish
the
number
of
those
who
adhering
to
the
Profession
of
the
Church
of
are
blindly
led
(
together
with
the
Superstition
of
their
Religion
)
both
into
some
points
of
Doctrine
which
cannot
consist
with
the
Loyalty
of
Subjects
toward
their
Prince
,
and
oft-times
into
direct
actions
of
Conspiracies
and
Conjurations
against
the
State
wherein
they
live
,
as
hath
most
notoriously
appear'd
by
the
late
most
horrible
and
almost
incredible
Conjuration
,
two
Acts
An
Act
for
the
Discovering
and
repressing
Popish
Recusants
An
Act
to
prevent
and
avoid
dangers
by
Popish
Recusants
,
all
his
Subjects
his
Moderation
to
be
known
to
all
men
.
Acts
in
terrorem
internal
Communion
Holiness
without
which
no
man
shall
see
God
external
Communion
in
terrorem●…
His
Majesty
had
setled
a
Councel
of
Trade
,
consisting
of
some
of
the
Lords
of
his
Privy
Councel
,
and
of
some
Gentlemen
of
Quality
and
Experience
,
and
of
some
Principal
Merchants
of
the
Principal
Companies
,
And
therefore
finding
this
Dispensation
to
be
your
Majesty's
Prerogative
preserv'd
entire
to
the
Crown
through
so
many
of
your
Royal
Progenitors
,
we
have
not
thought
fit
to
touch
further
upon
this
Matter
,
as
being
humbly
confident
that
your
Majesty's
Subjects
shall
upon
all
occasions
be
indulged
the
like
,
if
not
more
ready
relief
and
accommodation
for
their
Trade
from
your
Majesty's
Royal
Grace
and
Bounty
:
only
because
the
Observation
was
obvious
,
that
perhaps
all
former
Parliaments
purposely
left
this
door
open
to
the
People
by
the
Grace
of
the
King
to
be
reliev'd
with
those
dispensations
,
as
foreseeing
how
difficult
,
if
not
impossible
,
or
how
inconvenient
at
least
it
might
be
altogether
to
restrain
we
could
not
omit
the
same
in
this
place
,
numbers
▪
Necessity
the
mother
of
Industry
viz.
And
for
the
discouragement
of
all
idle
Vagabonds
and
Vagrants
,
all
Persons
are
hereby
desired
and
required
to
forbear
to
relieve
any
Beggars
at
their
doors
,
or
in
any
other
kind
about
the
Streets
,
on
pain
of
suffering
the
respective
Penalties
by
Law
provided
against
all
such
Offenders
.
Hatton's
Treatise
of
Acts
of
Parliament
and
the
Exposition
thereof
,
Of
Interpretation
of
Statutes
by
Equity
:
The
Statute
of
ordaineth
,
That
no
ma●…
upon
pain
of
Imprisonment
should
give
Alms
to
a
valtant
Beggar
.
Yet
if
one
meet
with
such
a
one
in
so
cold
weather
and
so
light
apparel
,
that
if
he
have
no
Clothes
given
him
he
shall
die
before
he
comes
to
any
Town
,
if
a
man
giveth
him
apparel
,
he
offends
not
the
Law.
For
there
is
an
inward
dispensation
by
the
bond
of
Christian
Charity
and
Compassion
.
internal
dispensation
in
itinere
Minors
no
Senators
,
or
a
brief
Discourse
proving
Infants
under
years
to
be
uncapable
in
point
of
Law
,
of
being
elected
or
admitted
Members
of
the
High
Court
of
Parliament
,
Coke's
Institutes
Knight
,
Citizen
the
Common
Law
of
is
so
exact
and
curious
in
the
Election
of
all
Officers
of
an
inferior
Nature
,
as
Coroners
,
Verderers
,
Keepers
of
Seals
for
Recognisances
,
or
Statutes
Merchant
,
Constables
,
Bailiffs
,
Mayors
,
Clerks
and
others
,
who
are
eligible
by
Writs
,
Charters
or
Prescription
,
that
it
expresly
requires
every
one
of
them
to
be
and
therefore
much
less
ought
a
Minor
to
be
chosen
a
Knight
,
Citizen
,
or
Burgess
,
and
if
he
is
unable
to
be
an
Attorney
or
Proxy
to
assent
for
another
in
any
Court
of
Iustice
,
much
more
then
in
a
Parliament
,
the
supremest
Court.
some
Infants
under
years
have
been
permitted
to
sit
in
former
Parliaments
,
that
no●…e
ever
sate
in
former
Parliaments
but
only
by
Connivence
,
and
whose
Elections
were
never
question'd
,
and
that
some
whose
Elections
were
question'd
,
were
ejected
.
De
Legum
humanarum
Causâ
efficiente
Laws
ceasing
to
oblige
by
contrary
Custom
,
that
which
is
express'd
that
which
may
rationally
be
presumed
,
forum
internum
the
reason
why
the
King
cannot
dispense
in
the
Cases
of
buying
Offices
and
Simoniacal
Presentations
is
because
the
Persons
were
made
incapable
to
hold
them
:
And
a
Person
incapable
is
as
a
dead
Person
,
and
no
Person
at
all
as
to
that
wherein
he
is
incapable
,
dead
Man
.
The
Reason
why
the
King
cannot
dispense
,
is
because
the
Persons
were
made
incapable
to
hold
them
,
that
a
Person
uncapable
is
as
a
dead
Person
,
gratis
dictum
Civil
Law-writers
Animus
Reipublicae
,
illa
Corpus
suum
,
the
breath
of
our
Nostrils
Walter
Raleigh
Banniti
pro
mortuis
reputantur
De
excommunicatione
Denunciation
of
the
Excommunicate
People
that
they
must
all
abstain
from
the
Excommunicate
Person
,
&c.
that
an
Excommunicate
Person
is
to
be
thrown
out
of
the
Church
as
a
dead
Carcass
:
alive
again
the
Person
having
been
accused
of
such
a
Crime
,
and
having
been
contumaciously
absent
,
the
Bishop
in
God's
Name
and
by
his
Authority
hath
Excommunicated
such
a
one
from
the
Society
of
Christ's
Church
,
that
you
may
shun
his
Company
:
let
us
pray
for
him
to
God
who
is
a
merciful
God
,
and
who
can
Report
,
Trollop's
Case
Clerk
Convict
Of
Pardons
by
the
13th
of
it
is
provided
that
no
Charter
of
Pardon
for
Murther
,
shall
be
allow'd
if
they
be
not
specify'd
in
the
same
Charter
,
and
that
before
that
Statute
by
the
Pardon
of
all
Felonies
,
Treason
was
Pardon'd
,
and
so
was
Murder
;
and
at
this
day
by
the
pardon
of
all
Felonies
,
the
death
of
a
Man
is
not
pardon'd
these
are
excellent
Laws
for
direction
,
and
for
the
Peace
of
the
Realm
.
But
it
hath
been
conceiv'd
(
which
we
will
not
question
)
that
the
King
may
DISPENSE
with
these
Laws
by
a
be
it
general
or
special
(
albeit
we
find
not
any
such
Clauses
of
but
of
late
times
)
These
Statutes
are
excellent
Instructions
for
a
Religious
and
Prudent
King
to
follow
,
This
is
to
be
added
that
the
intention
of
the
said
Act
,
was
not
that
the
King
should
grant
a
Pardon
of
Murther
by
express
Name
in
the
Charter
,
but
because
the
whole
Parliament
conceiv'd
that
he
would
never
Pardon
Murther
by
special
Name
for
the
Causes
aforesaid
,
therefore
was
that
Provision
made
which
was
grounded
on
the
Law
of
God
,
His
Margin
who
had
Sworn
and
would
.
perform
it
,
that
he
would
keep
God's
righteous
Iudgments
The
Murtherer
shall
surely
be
put
to
death
,
to
take
no
Satisfaction
for
the
life
of
a
Murtherer
,
viz.
Exod.
à
propos
Dead
man
.
Iohn
Bennet
Iohn
Bennet
Bribery
▪
Censured
to
be
Imprison'd
,
and
made
uncapable
of
any
Office
of
Iudicature
:
and
that
he
having
a
Pardon
from
the
King
reciting
the
Bribery
and
Offences
mention'd
in
the
Decree
,
and
all
Penalties
and
Punishments
by
reason
thereof
,
and
all
Disabilities
and
Incapacities
,
and
all
things
concerning
the
said
Sentence
except
the
Fine
of
Court
of
Star-Chamber
having
the
advice
of
all
the
Iudges
relating
to
the
Decree
and
Pardon
,
it
was
resolv'd
by
them
all
,
that
this
Pardon
hath
taken
away
all
force
of
the
Sentence
in
the
Star-Chamber
,
except
for
the
Fine
of
and
all
Disabilities
are
discharged
thereby
.
Lord
Chief
Iustice
King's
Pardon
Of
the
High
Court
of
Parliament
,
Of
a
Pardon
to
the
Lord
of
a
Iudgment
in
Parliament
The●…
Answer
of
King
the
First
to
the
Declaration
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
concerning
the
Commission
▪
of
array
,
An
Act
of
Parliament
in
any
▪
Matter
tho
mistaken
,
being
assented
to
by
the
King
and
his
two
Houses
,
is
equally
binding
(
as
having
equal
Authority
)
with
an
Act
introductive
of
a
new
Law
,
Chapter
of
Pardons
dead
in
Law
viz.
Pasch.
tit
.
Cor.
if
a
man
be
Indicted
of
Felony
,
and
found
Guilty
,
and
being
in
Prison
,
the
King
may
under
the
Great
Seal
,
reciting
the
Offence
,
retain
him
to
serve
in
his
Wars
on
this
side
or
beyond
the
Seas
:
this
Charter
he
may
Plead
,
and
the
Court
ought
to
allow
it
▪
dead
men
Arise
you
dead
Men
,
and
get
ye
about
your
business
.
requiescat
in
Pace
a
Praemunire
men
are
put
out
of
the
Protection
of
the
King
,
and
DISABLED
to
have
any
Action
or
Remedy
by
the
King's
Law
or
the
Kings
Writs
,
Disability
,
where
a
man
is
not
of
whole
Memory
,
which
disables
him
so
that
his
Heir
shall
take
advantage
of
his
Disability
after
his
death
:
and
where
he
passeth
any
Estate
out
of
him
it
may
be
after
his
death
disanull'd
by
his
Heir
,
and
which
cannot
be
disanull'd
by
himself
during
his
life
.
For
it
is
a
Maxim
of
Law
,
That
a
man
of
full
Age
shall
never
be
receiv'd
to
disable
his
own
Person
:
E.
Coke
Disability
by
the
Persons
own
Act
,
which
is
,
if
I
bind
my self
that
upon
surrender
of
a
Lease
,
I
will
grant
a
new
Estate
to
the
Lessee
,
and
afterward
I
grant
over
my
reversion
,
in
this
Case
tho
I
afterward
repurchase
the
reversion
,
yet
I
have
forfeited
my
Obligation
because
I
was
once
disabled
to
perform
it
,
Surdus
,
mutus
,
perpetuò
furiosus
,
impubes
,
natural
defects
and
incapacities
in
terrorem
in
fine
Question
,
Can
the
King
dispense
with
Penal
Disability
?
Law
establish'd
no
Foreign
Prince
or
●…
relate
having
any
Iurisdiction
here
Ecclesiastical
or
Spiritual
,
Coactive
Iurisdiction
Nota
bene
NO
Iurisdiction
no
Independent
Coactive
Iurisdiction
Archbishops
,
Bishops
have
NO
manner
of
Iurisdiction
Ecclesiastical
but
by
,
under
and
from
His
Royal
Majesty
Potestas
Iurisdictionis
in
foro
interno
no
foreign
Prelates
any
Iurisdiction
but
a
Lay-man
her
Majesty
would
that
all
her
loving
Subjects
should
understand
that
nothing
was
▪
is
▪
or
shall
be
meant
or
intended
by
the
same
Oath
,
Iohn
Winter's
Observations
on
the
Oath
of
Supremacy
,
as
the
Sun
and
Moon
endure
:
THE
SAME
OATH
eadem
navis
toties
refecta
Iohn
Winter
Contrary
to
the
Word
of
God
,
F.
Cressy
Iohn
Winter
one
another
great
a
Master
in
no
foreign
Prelate
viz.
This
might
have
been
express'd
in
words
less
liable
to
Exception
,
less
liable
to
Exception
Iohn
Winter
the
Explanations
not
being
known
to
all
,
and
their
intricacy
and
the
constant
tendring
of
the
Oath
for
●…o
many
years
without
the
aforesaid
Explanation
as
likely
to
give
just
cause
of
Scandal
,
GIVING
just
cause
of
Scandal
Eliz
▪
Primâ
facie
a
lawful
Canon
is
the
Law
of
the
Kingdom
as
well
as
an
Act
of
Parliament
:
The
Admonition
Ezekiel's
terrible
crystal
the
only
remembring
of
it
inflicts
a
horror
upon
his
Mind
,
and
a
trembling
upon
〈◊〉
Body
.
Moot
Points
Of
Acts
of
Parliament
and
their
Exposition
:
Petition
of
Right
to
the
Iudges
only
under
him
the
Interpretation
of
the
Laws
belong'd
,
and
that
none
of
the
Houses
of
Parliament
,
joint
or
separate
either
could
make
or
declare
a
Law
without
his
Consent
.
That
if
all
the
Parliament
were
voluntarily
assembled
again
and
not
by
Writ
,
Eorum
non
esset
interpretari
dubium
Statutum
,
Petition
of
Right
Of
the
High
and
Honourable
Court
of
Parliament
,
of
Iudicature
NOTE
,
Proclamations
are
of
great
force
,
which
are
grounded
upon
the
Laws
of
the
Realm
.
the
Petition
of
Right
Lent
Vacation
First
Argument
Concerning
the
Canons
Liberty
of
Religion
and
Conscience
are
(
as
I
take
it
)
within
the
words
of
MAGNA
CHARTA
granted
to
me
as
mine
Inheritance
,
Nullus
liber
homo
imprisonetur
●…ut
disseisetur
de
libertatibus
vel
liberis
Consuetudinibus
suis.
And
Liberty
of
Conscience
is
the
g●…test
Liberty
For
put
the
Case
that
the
Clergy
make
Canons
to
which
I
never
assented
,
and
I
break
these
Canons
,
whereupon
I
am
Excommunicated
,
and
upon
a
by
the
Bishop
,
my
Body
is
taken
and
imprison'd
by
a
Writ
now
shall
I
lie
in
Prison
all
the
days
of
my
life
,
and
shall
never
be
deliver'd
by
a
unless
I
will
come
in
and
which
are
point
blank
against
my
Conscience
.
A
Comparatis
:
by
an
Argument
if
Property
of
Goods
cannot
be
taken
from
me
without
my
assent
in
Parliament
,
which
is
the
fundamental
Law
of
the
Land
,
and
so
declared
in
the
Petition
of
Right
,
why
then
Property
and
Liberty
of
Conscience
which
is
much
greater
,
as
much
as
are
above
cannot
be
taken
from
me
without
my
assent
.
the
Petition
of
Right
Commons
,
April
Gentlemen
,
For
God's
sake
be
wise
in
your
well-meant
zeal
,
our
Liberties
and
Proprieties
are
sufficiently
declared
to
be
sure
and
legal
,
let
us
not
in
suspicion
of
Evils
that
may
be
cast
our selves
into
present
confusion
.
If
you
love
your selves
and
your
Country
,
remit
something
of
your
own
terms
.
And
since
the
Substance
is
yielded
by
your
noble
Patriots
,
stand
not
too
rigorously
upon
Points
of
Circumstance
.
Pear
not
to
trust
a
good
King
,
who
after
the
strict
Laws
made
,
must
be
trusted
with
the
Execution
,
relent
or
farewel
welfare
Laws
in
terrorem
That
the
Commons
must
and
ever
will
acknowledge
that
it
is
in
His
Majesty's
ABSOLUTE
and
undoubted
Power
to
grant
Dispensations
in
,
despiseth
his
Birth-right
it
is
the
highest
Right
he
hath
or
can
have
to
any
thing
,
and
which
is
no
way
depending
upon
another
man's
Court●…e
.
Ferus
est
qui
fruitur
paenâ
Snake
in
the
grass
Parliament
MAKE
Queen's
Admonition
Manuscript
Report
That
the
in
that
Case
remain'd
good
after
the
King's
death
.
That
tho
Acts
the
King
doth
in
his
Natural
Capacity
determine
by
his
death
,
as
making
of
Iudges
,
for
those
referr
to
his
Natural
Will
)
yet
things
done
in
his
Royal
Capacity
as
King
,
do
not
determine
by
his
death
:
as
a
License
to
alien
in
Mortm●…in
▪
in
one
King's
time
serves
in
anothers
;
and
the
Reason
is
when
the
Subject
is
once
exempt
out
of
the
Restraint
of
the
Act
he
is
ever
exempt
,
unless
the
Exemption
be
limited
,
If
the
Lessor
licence
his
Lessee
that
is
restrain'd
,
by
Condition
not
to
Alien
,
tho
the
Lessor
die
,
the
licence
shall
serve
the
Lessee
to
alien
,
and
is
not
determin'd
by
the
Lessor's
death
.
And
in
this
Point
he
cited
as
Cases
adjudged
in
this
point
.
firm
before
that
the
Articles
owed
no
Confirmation
nor
Authority
to
the
Act
of
the
13th
of
Magnates
Regni
Parliaments
Power
in
Laws
for
Religion
,
or
an
Answer
to
that
old
and
groundless
Calumny
of
the
Papists
nick-naming
the
Religion
of
the
Church
of
by
the
name
of
a
Parliamentary
Religion
,
series
temporum
in
terrorem
in
terrorem
testify'd
and
declared
that
the
King
is
the
only
Supreme
Governor
of
this
Realm
as
well
in
all
Spiritual
or
Ecclesiastical
things
or
Causes
as
Temporal
,
no
foreign
Prince
hath
any
Iurisdiction
within
this
Realm
)
And
therefore
,
I
your
forsaking
foreign
Iurisdiction
first
Declaration
Edward
Coke
Edward
Coke
William
Iones
Thomas
&
Dorcel's
Case
William
Iones
Manuscript
Report
Among
the
three
Points
made
,
the
first
being
if
the
in
the
Patent
of
King
was
good
against
the
Statute
of
agreed
that
the
King
may
by
dispense
with
a
thing
Prohibited
by
Statute
if
the
thing
were
lawful
before
the
Statute
were
made
.
a
Dispensation
to
one
and
his
Heirs
was
never
good
but
only
in
that
of
a
Sheriff
.
Grant
of
a
Shrievalty
in
fee
the
Statute
.
But
Calvin's
Case
;
the
Reason
of
that
is
because
the
King
hath
interest
to
have
the
Service
of
all
his
Subjects
by
the
Law
of
Nature
.
declaring
that
the
Pope
hath
no
Power
to
discharge
any
of
his
Majesty's
Subjects
of
their
Obedience
,
Statute
their
Natural
Obedience
.
the
putting
in
Practice
the
perswading
or
withdrawing
any
of
the
King's
Subjects
from
their
Natural
Obedience
to
his
Majesty
,
or
to
reconcile
them
to
the
Pope
or
See
of
Rome
Court
of
Rome-Popery
that
Subjects
CAN
in
part
,
or
in
whole
be
discharged
from
their
Natural
Obedience
to
their
Prince
.
Natural
Obedience
a
Pretended
Councel
Nothing
was
Concluded
in
the
Councel
of
The
Difference
between
Christian
Subjection
,
and
Un-christian
Rebellion
,
Oath
of
Supremacy
Crooked
and
Perverse
Generation
that
the
Prince
can
freely
permit
,
safely
defend
,
generally
restrain
,
and
externally
punish
within
the
Realm
:
Supremacy
of
Princes
This
is
the
Supremacy
which
we
attribute
to
Princes
,
that
all
Men
within
their
Territories
should
obey
their
Laws
,
or
abide
their
Pleasures
,
and
that
no
man
on
Earth
hath
Authority
to
take
their
Swords
from
them
by
Iudicial
Sentence
,
or
Martial
Violence
.
the
Sword
of
Princes
is
Supreme
,
in
that
it
is
not
Subject
to
the
Pope
;
and
must
be
obey'd
of
all
in
things
that
are
good
.
a
plain
and
manifest
deduction
out
of
the
13th
of
the
Let
every
Soul
be
subject
to
the
Superior
Powers
.
If
all
Men
must
be
subject
to
them
,
they
are
Superior
to
all
:
and
Superior
to
all
is
Supreme
.
maketh
them
Superiors
over
all
Persons
,
but
not
over
all
things
.
That
Distinction
is
ours
not
yours
:
we
did
ever
interpret
Supreme
for
Superior
to
all
men
within
their
Dominions
.
And
so
we
grant
them
to
be
but
not
in
all
things
.
For
in
Temporal
things
they
are
Superior
to
all
men
,
in
Spiritual
they
are
not
.
That
restraint
comes
too
late
:
the
Holy
Ghost
charging
you
to
be
subject
to
them
simply
without
addition
.
It
passeth
your
reach
to
limit
in
what
things
you
will
,
and
in
what
things
you
will
not
be
subject
.
Out
of
all
Question
where
Princes
may
by
God's
Law
Command
,
all
men
must
obey
them
not
only
for
fear
of
wrath
,
but
for
Conscience
sake
.
Page
:
All
men
are
bound
to
be
subject
to
the
Sword
in
all
things
,
be
they
Temporal
or
Spiritual
,
not
only
by
Suffering
,
but
also
by
Obeying
:
but
with
this
Caution
,
that
in
things
that
are
good
and
agreeable
to
the
Law
of
God
,
the
Sword
must
be
obey'd
,
in
things
that
are
otherwise
,
it
must
be
endured
.
Third
Part
The
Word
of
God
bindeth
you
to
obey
Princes
,
the
words
of
men
cannot
loose
you
.
displacing
of
Princes
from
their
Thrones
,
of
the
People
from
the
Oath
and
Obedience
toward
Princes
,
they
who
will
go
to
that
,
turn
Religion
into
Rebellion
,
Patience
into
Violence
,
Words
into
Weapons
,
Preaching
into
Fighting
,
Fidelity
into
Perjury
,
Subjection
into
Sedition
,
and
instead
of
the
Servants
of
God
,
which
they
might
be
by
enduring
,
they
become
the
Soldiers
of
Satan
by
resisting
the
Powers
which
God
hath
ordain'd
.
Positive
ASSISTANCE
and
DEFENCE
of
all
Iurisdictions
or
united
and
annex'd
to
the
Imperial
Crown
of
this
Realm
.
Iurisdiction
,
Privilege
,
Pre-eminence
and
Authority
granted
or
belonging
to
the
King
,
and
united
and
annex'd
to
the
Imperial
Crown
of
this
Realm