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A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to…A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to…
A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to a certain book lately set forth by M. Harding, and entitled, A confutation of &c. By John Jewel Bishop of Salisbury.A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to a certaine booke lately set foorthe by M. Hardinge, and entituled, A confutation of &c. By Iohn Iewel Bishop of Sarisburie.
Imprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the sign of the Elephant, by Henry Wykes, Anno 1567. 27. OctobrisImprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the signe of the Elephante, by Henry VVykes, Anno 1567. 27. Octobris
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Read the Statutes of King Edward the First. There shall ye find, that in a Parliament solemnly holden by him at S. Edmunds Bury, the Archbishops, and Bishops were quite shut forth. And yet the Parliament held on, & good, and wholesome Laws were there enacted, the departing, or absence, or malice of the Lords Spiritual notwithstanding. In the Records thereof it is written thus,1 Habito Rex cum suis Baronibus Parlamento, & Clero excuso, Statutum est, &c. The King, keeping the Parliament with his Barons, the Clergy, (that is to say, the Archbishops, & Bishops) being shut forth, it was enacted, &c.
Reade the Statutes of Kinge Idwarde the Firste. There shal yee finde, that in a Parlamente solemnely holden by him at S. Edmundes Burie, the Archebishoppes, and Bishoppes were quite shutte foorthe. And yet the Parlamente helde on, & good, and wholesome Lawes were there enacted, the departinge, or absence, or malice of the Lordes Spiritual notwithstandinge. In the Recordes thereof it is written thus,1 Habito Rex cum suis Baronibus Parlamento, & Clero excuso, Statutum est, &c. The Kinge, keepinge the Parlamente with his Barons, the Cleregie, (that is to saie, the Archebishoppes, & Bishoppes) beinge shutte foorthe, it was enacted, &c.
- 1An. Dom. 1296.
Likewise,1 In Provisione de Martona, in the time of King Henry the third, whereas matter was moved of Bastardy, touching the Legitimation of Bastards borne before Marriage, the Statute paste wholly with the Lords Temporal, whether the Lords Spiritual would, or no: Yea, and that contrary to the express Decrees,2 and Canons of the Church of Rome. The like hereof, as I am informed, may be found, Richardi. 2. An. 11. Ca. 3. How be it, in these cases, I must confess, I walk somewhat without my compass. Touching the Judgement hereof, I refer me self wholly unto the Learned.