394- Stat. 2. Anno dccimo tertio Ri chard i II. A. D. 1389, For all Bene- fices which (hall he vo'd after the 2c/h of January, An.ijR.i. the Statute of 25 Ed. 3. flat. 6. ct Provifors, fhall be put in Execution.
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If any do accept of a Bjnefice contrary to the faid Statute of 25 Ed. 3. itat.6. he fhall be ba- mfliel the Realm. ThePunifhment of theReceivers, Procurators, S.-C. of Offimricis. Beneficed Per. i in», unto v. bom I ■ - ipe had b 'foregi i n Dig I ' of the Church; except | ed. " tieth Year of his Reign ?i caufcd to be rehearfed the " Statute made at Carte!/ in the Time of King Ed- " ward, Son of King Henry, touching the Eftate " of the holy Church of England; the faid Grandfa- " ther of the King that now is, by the AfTent of the " Great Men of his Realm, being in the fame Parlia- " ment, holden the faid five and twentieth Year, to " the Honour of God and of holy Church, and of all " his Realm, did ordain and eftablifh, that the free " Elections of Archbifhopricks, Bifhopricks, and all " other Dignities and Benefices elective in England^ " fhould hold from thenceforth in the Manner as they " were granted by his Progenitors, and by the Ancef- " tors of other Lords Founders : (z) And that all Pre- " lates and other People of holy Church, which had " Advowfons of any Benefices of the Gift of the King, " or of his Progenitors, or of other Lords and Donors, " fhould freely have their Collations and Preferments ; " and thereupon a certain Punifhment was ordained in " the fame Statute for them which accept any Benefice " or Dignity contrary to the faid Statute made at Wejl- " minfter the faid twenty-fifth Year, as afore is faid ; " which Statute our Lord the King hath caufed to be " recited in this prefent Parliament at the Requeft of " his Commons in the fame Parliament, the Tenor " whereof is fuch as hereafter followeth :" ' Whereas 4 late in the Parliament of good Memory of Edward, ' King of England, &c.' [rehear/ing the whole Statute made the faid Twenty-fifth Year.] And then thus: ' (3) Our Lord the King that now is, of the Affent of ' the great Men of his Realm, being in this prefent ' Parliament, hath ordained and eftablifhed, That for ' all Archbifhopricks, Bifhopricks, and other Digni- ' ties and Benefices elective, and all other Benefices of ' holy Church, which {hall begin * to be void in Deed ' the Twenty ninth Day of January, the Thirteenth ' Year of the Reign of our Lord King Richard that ' now is, or after, or which fhall be void in Time to ' come within the Realm of England, the faid Statute ' made the faid Twenty fifth Year fhall be firmly hold- '. en for ever, and put in due Execution from time to ' time in all Manner of Points. (4) And if any do ac- ' cept of a Benefice of holy Church contrary to this ' Statute, and that duly proved, and be beyond the ' Sea, he fhall abide exiled and banifhed out of the ' Realm for ever, his Lands and Tenements, Goods ' and Chatties fhall be forfeit to the King ; (5) and if ' he be within the Realm, he fhall be alfo exiled and ' banifhed, as afore is faid, and fhall incur the fame ' Forfeiture, and take his Way, fo that he be out of ' the R.ealm within fix Weeks next after fuch Accep- ' tation. (6) And if any receive any fuch Perfon ba- ' nifhed coming from beyond t'ie Sea, or being within ' the Pvealm after the (aid fix Weeks, knowing there- ' of, he fhall be alfo exiled and banifhed, and incur ' fuch Forfeiture as afore isTaid. (7) And that their ' Procurators, Notaries, Executors, and Summoners ' have the Pain and Forfeiture aforefaid.' ' II- Provided neverthelefsr, : Thai all they to whom ' the Pope of Rome, or his Predeccflors, have provided ' any Archbifhoprick, Bifhoprick, or other Dignity, ' + or other Benefices of holy Church, of the Patron- '. age of People of holy Church, in refpect of any ' V oidance before the faid xxix Day of 'January, and ' thereof we're in actual Poffcffion before ihe fame xxix Day, fhall have and enjoy the faid Archbifhopricks ' Bifhopricks, Dignities,- and other Benefices peace-: ' ably for their Lives, notwithstanding the Statutes ■J" Add cr Btnrjica clcflive. Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. a Kardoile eh temps fon Aiel le Roi Edward fitz; au Roi Henr' touchant leftat de feint efglife dEn- gleterre le dit Aiel noftre Seignur le Roi qore eft del afTent des grantz de fon Roialme en mefme le parlement tenuz le dit an vynt & quynt efteantz al honour de Dieu & de feint efglife & de tout fon Roialme ordeigna & eftablift qe franks elections des Erchevefchies Evefchies & touz autres digni- tees & benefices electives en Engleterre fe tendroi- ent delors en manere come eles feurent gauntez par fes progenitours & par les aunceftres des autres Seignurs foundours & toutz prelates & autres gentz de feint efglife qe avoient avowefons de qiconqes benefices de don le Roi ou de fes progenitours ou dautres Seignurs & donours eufTent franchement lour collations & prefentementz & fur ceo certein punyffement eftoit ordeigns en mefme leftatut pur ceux qe acceptont afcun dignite ou benefice au contraire du dit eftatut fait a Wefim' le dit an xxv. come devaunt eft dit le quele eftatut noftre Seig- nur le Roi ad fait recitier en ceft prefent parlement al requeft de fa communalte en mefme le parlement la tenure de quele eftatut eft tiel come fy enfuyt : " Come jadys en le parlement" Sec. [prout, St. 25. E. a. St. 6. fol. 279. ufque Et doit ceft eftatut te- nir lieu comenceant al oetaves fuifditz.J Et outre ce noftre dit Seignur le Roi qore eft de laffent des grantz de fon Roialme efteantz en ceft prefent par- lement ad ordeigne & eftabli qe de toutz Ercevef- chees Evefchees & autres dignites & benefices e- leffives & autres benefices de Seint efglife qecon- qes qe comencerent deftre voidez de fait le vint &C noefifme jour de Januer Ian du regne noftre dit Seignur le Roi Richard trefzifme ou puis ou qe fe voidront en temps avenir deinz le Roialme dEn- gleterre le dit eftatut fait le dit art Xxv. foit ferme- ment tenuz pur touz jours & mys en due execution de temps en temps en toutz pointz. Et fi afcun face afcun acceptation dafcun benefice de Seint efglife a contrarie de ceft eftatut & ce duement prove & foit depar dela demurge exile & banny hors du Roialme pur toutz jours & fes terres tene- mentz biens & chateux forfaitz au Roi & fil foit deinz le Roialme foit il auxi exile & banny come devant eft dit et encourge mefme la forfaiture et preigne fon chemyn iffint qil foit hors du Roialme deinz fvs femaignes procheins apres tiel accepta- tion. Et ft afcun receite afcun tiel banny venant depar dela ou efteantz deinz le Roialme apres les fys femaignes avauntdit conifant de ce foit auxint exile et banny et encourge autiel forfaiture come devaunt eft dit. Et qe lour procuratours notairs executours et fomonours eient la forfaiture et peyne fufditz. Purveu nepurqant qe toutz yceux as queux noftre Seint piere le Pape au fes preaeceffours ont purveu afcun Ercevefchee Evefchee ou autre dignitee ou benefi es electives ou autres benefices de Seint ef- glife del patronage des gentz de Seint efglife a caufe de voidance devant le dit xxix jour de Januer & cnt furenf en corporel poffe/iion devaunt mefme le xxix. jour eient & enjoient lour ditz Ercevefchees Evef- chees dignites & benefices peifiblement pur lour vies nient contrefteantz les eftatutz & ordinance avanditz
