t 66 Stat, i, Anno nono Edwardi II. A. D. 1315. Cotton MS. dicion qi"l foit en nulle temps avenir foit chalenge pris nenprifone empefche molcfte ne greve nen jugement nu-fne per nous ns perautres a noftre feute ne a feute dautri qi qil foit en noftre Courte ne nul part aillotirs pur enchefon de revenir de Monfieur Piers de Gavefton en Engleterre ne deide maintenaunce aerdaunce ne du counfeil ne de refceite de lui ne dalliaunce faite a lui ou pur lui per efcrit ou autremeri't ne pur enchefon de demoerer en fa compaignie nen fervice en nul temps paffe cea en ariere. Et voions qe ceo graunt e acorde foit ferme & eftablie en touz ces pointz & chefcun de eux foit tenuz & gardez a perpetuite. En lefmoignance de quele chofe nous avons faite faire ceftes noz letrcs patentz. Don' a Weftm' le feptifme jour de Novembre Ian de noftre Regne feptifme. Statutum fie quis occafionetur pro captione & Morte Petri de Gavefton. FaEl. Anno 7 Edw. II. Stat, 2. Cotton -.MS. Claudius, D. 2. EDWARD par le grace de Dieu &c. A fes Juftices du Baunk faluz Sachent touz qe pur certeines & covenables enchefons en noftre parlement a Weftm' le lundy prefchein apres le fefte de feint Edward le Confeffour ceft affavoir le quinze jour Dodtobre Ian de noftre regne feptifme purveu eft & graunte per nous & per Ercevefqes Evefqes Abbees Priours Countes Barouns & la cominalte de noftre roialme illoeqes a noftre maundement affemblez unement affentuz & acordez qe nul de quele eftate ou con- dicion qil foit en temps avenir ne foit appellez ou chalengez pur lenchefon de la pris la detenue ne de la morte Piers de Gavefton ne pur mefme la morte ne foit pris nemprifonez empefchcz moleftez ne grevez nen jugement mefhez per nous ne per autres a noftre feute ne a feute dautri qi qil foit en noftre Courte ne nulle part aillours et voions qe ce graunt & concord foit ferme & eftablie en touz ks pointes & chefcun de eux foit tenuz & gardez aperpetuite Et puree nous maundons qe ceo graunt & concord facez en le Baunk avantdit lire enrouler & fermement garder aperpetuite ficome deiuis eft dit. Done a Weftm' le xvj. jour Doftobr' Ian de noftre regne avantdit. De diverfis Libertatibus Clero conceffis. Articuli Cleri, made at Lincoln, Anno 9 Edw. II. Stat. 1. a nd Anno Dom. 1 3 15. THE King Greeung. to all to whom, &c. fendeth Underftand ye, That whereas of late Times of our Progenitors fometimes "■ Kings of England, in divers their Parliaments, and " likewife after that we had undertaken the Governance " of the Realm, in our Parliaments many Articles con-
- AAA as therein " taining divers Grievances (committed * againft the
was/aid. " Church of England, the Prelates and Clergy) were " propounded by the Prelates and Clerks of our Realm; " and further, great Inftance was made that convenient " Remedy might be provided therein : (2) And of late " in our Parliament holden at Lincoln, the ninth Year " of our Reign, we caufed the Articles underwitten, " with certain Anfwers made to fome of them hereto- " fore, to be rehearfed before our Council, and made " certain Anfwers to be corrected ; and to the Refidue " of the Articles underwritten, Anfwers were made by " Us and our Council ; of which faid Articles, with " the Anfwers of the fame, the Tenors here enfue." Ex Rot. in Titrr. Lond. m. 34. D. REX omnibus ad quos &c. falutem. Sciatis quod cum dudum temporibus progenitorum noftrorum quondam Regum Anglie in diver- fis parliamentis fuis et fimiliter poftquam regni no- ftri gubernacula fufcepimus in parliamentis noftris per prelatos & clerum regni noftri plures articuli continentes gravamina aliqua ecclefie Anglicane 5c ipfis prelatis & clero illata ut in eifdem afferebatur porreifti fuiffent & cum inftantia fupplicatum ut inde apponereturremediumopportunum ac nuper in parliamento noftro a pud Lincoln' anno regni noftri , nono articulos fubferiptos & quafdam refponfiones ! ad aliquos eorum prius facias coram confilio noftro
- recitari ac quafdam refponfiones corrigi & ceteris
- articulis fubferiptis per noS & diftum confilium
- noftrum fecerimus refponderi quorum quidem ar-
ticulorum h refponilonum tenores fubfequuntur in I hunc modum. 8 E4. 4. 13. Cro.El. 753- 12 Co. 19. 13 Co. 41. C A P. I. No Prohibition fhall be granted where Tythes be demanded, where Money is paid for them. IN primis laici impetrant prohibitionem in genere fupcr decimis ob/entionibus oblationibus mor- tuariis redemptionibus penitentiarum violenta ma- 3 nuum " T?IRST, whereas Lay-men do purchaie Prohibi- " JP tions generally upon Tythes, (Jbventions, Ob- " iations, Mortuaries, Redemption of Penance, vio-
