386 C. 2— 4. Anno primo Edv/ardi VI. A. D. 1547. IV. Provided always, and be it enafled, That the faid Juftices of Peace, or three of them at the lead, at their Quarter- Semons, where any Offender or Offenders (hall be or ftand indidted of any of the Con- tempts of Offences abovefaid, fhall direct and award one Writ in the King's Name to the Bifhop of the Diocefe where the faid Offence or Offences be fitppofed to be committed or done, willing and requiring the faid Bifhop to be in his own Perfon or by his Chancellor, or other his fufficient Deputy learned, at the Quarter-Seffions in the laid County to be holden, when and. where the faid Offender fhajl be arraigned and A Writ Hiretfed tried, appointing to them in the faid Writ the Day and Place of the faid Arraignment; (2) which Writ hy the juftiefs fhall be of this I* orm : Re:,-,&c. Epifccpo L. fahttem. Prescipimus tiki quod tit, Cancella, ius tuus, vel alius totheBiftop. deputat. tuus fufficienter eruditus, fitis cum 'Jitftic-. noflris ad pacem in com. noftro B. confervand. ajfignat. apud D. tali die, ad fcjjionem no/Irani, adtunc et ibm, tenend. ad dand. con/ilium ct advijament. eij'dem Jvjhciariis no- Jtris ad pacem, j'uper arranament. et deliberationem offendent. contra form. Statuti concernen. facrofancl. Sacramen- tum Altar is. Kointiiflnnent y_ p r0 vided always, and be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That no Perfon or Perfons fhall be .Wonths'.v'ter eC '■"•dieted of any of the Contempts or Offences abovefaid, but only of fuch Contempts or Offences as fhall "the Offence. be done or perpetrated within three Months next after the faid Offence or Offences fo committed or done*.
- Examined. VI. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That in all Trials, for any fuch Offenders be-
The Defendant fore the Said Juftices, as is aforefaid, the Perfon or Perfons being complained on and arraigned, "fhall be ad- ""irn 7 b^w"- m ' tte ^ t0 P ur S e or t! T ms or trie ' r Innocency, by as many or more Witneffes in Number, and of as good acffe"! y y l ~ Honefty and Credence, as the Witneffes be which depofed againft him or them, or any of them. • ' VII. And forafmuch as it is more agreeable, 1? oth to the firft Inititution of the faid Sacrament of the ' moft precious Body and Blood of our Saviour Jdfus Chrift, and alfo more conformable to the common Ufe ' and Practife both of the Apoftles and of the Primitive Church by the Space of 500 Years and more after
- Chrift's Afcenfion, that the faid Bleffed Sacrament fhould be miniftred to all Chriftian People under both
' the Kinds of Bread and Wine, than under the Form of Bread only: (z) And alfo it is more agreeable to ' the firft Inftitution of Chrift, and to the Ufage of the Apoftles, and the Primitive Church, that the People ' being prefent fhould receive the fame with the Prieft, than that the Prieft fhould receive it alone:' (3) The blefied Sa- Therefore be it enacted by our faid Sovereign Lord the King, with the Confent of the Lords Spiritual and oramem (hall be Temporal, and the Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, crehvered unto That trie f alcl mo fj; Bleffed Sacrament be hereafter commonly delivered and miniftred unto the People within der both Kinds the Church of Engla nd and Ireland, and other the King's Dominions, under both the Kinds, that is to fay, of Bread and of Bread and Wine, except Neceflity otherwife require : (4) And alfo that the Prieft which fhall minifter Wine. the fame, fhall, at the leaftone Day before, exhort all Perfons which fhall be prefent likewife to refort and prepare themfelves to receive the fame. (5) And when the Day prefixed cometh, after a godly Exhorta- tion by the Minifter made, (wherein fhall be further expreffed the Benefit and Comfort promifed to them which worthily receive the faid Holy Sacrament, and Danger and Indignation of God threatned to them which fhall prefume to receive the fame unworthily, to the End that every Man may try and examine his own Confcience before he fhall receive the fame) (6) the faid Minifter fhall not without a lawful Caufe deny the fame to any Perfon that will devoutly and humbly defire it; any Law, Statute, Ordinance or Cuftom The Ufage of contrary thereunto in any wife notwithftanding :. Not condemning hereby the Ufage of any Church out of ether churches the King's Majefty's Dominions. 5 &6 Edw. 6. c. 1. Repealed by 1 Ma. Self. 2. c. 2. and Revived by 1 »ot condemned, -gjj^ c> I# §. I4> Farther Provifwns relating hereto, fee 1 Ed. 6. c. 12. 2 tif 3 Ed. 6. c. 1. 1 Mar. Seff. 2. 3. 1 El. c. z. 13 El. c. 12. Z3 El. c. 1. 13 & 14 Car. 2. c. 4. 15 Car. 2. c. 6. 1 IV. & M. ftat. 1. 18. J- Ann. c. 5. and 23 Geo. 2. c. 28. CAP. II.
- h. I', c". 9? An A& for the Election of Bifhops.
S Eliz. c. I. iM.Stat.a.c.2. c TTpOrafmuch as the Elections of Archbiftiops and Bifhops by the Deans and Chapters within the King's ijac i.e. 25. <■ p Majefty's R.ealms of England and Ireland, at this prefent Time, be as well to the long Delay, as to Ele 4 "'i' ns fEl- ' the great Cofts and Charges of fuch Perfons, as the King's Majelly giveth any Archbifhoprick or Bifho-
- hops belong only ' prick unto : (2) And whereas the faid Elections be in very Deed no Elections, but only by a Writ of
to the King. ' Conge cf ejlire, have Colours, Shadows or Pretences of Elections, ferving neverthelefs to no Purpofe, and None but the ' feeming alfo derogatory and prejudicial to the King's Prerogative Royal, to whom only appertained the SCmg.fliali col- e ColJatJoj-, ant i Q[} f a Archbifhopricks and Bifhopricks, and Suffragan Bifhops within his Highnefs faid sick™ 3 ' ° P * ' R- ea l ms -°f England and Ireland, Wales, and other his Dominions and Marches, &c. A Bifhop collated by the King (hall pay the ufual Fees. All ProccfTes Ecclefiaftical (hall be in the King's Name, but the Teffe in the Bifliop's Name. Every Bifhop's,, Sec. Seal of Office (hall have the King's Arms engraven upon it. UfuaL Fees (hall be taken. The Archbifhop of Canterbury may ufe his own Seal. In what Cafes other Si/hops may ufe their own Seals. 51 H, S. c. 45. Certificates into a Court of Record (nail be in the King's Name, Tefte the Bifhop. Repealed by 1 Eliz. c, j. which revives 25 H. 8. c. a©. CAP. III. An Acl for the puniihing of Vagabonds, and for the Reliefe of the poore and impotent Perfons. See Appendix.. C A P. IV. 9 M. 3. fat. »• An Ac! for Tenures holden in Capite. Lands coming to the King's Hand, by Attainder, Diffolution or Sut- tot.'j c 1 i Ed " 3 * render, &c. fhall not be holden in Capite. Tenure of. the King as of his Perfon, or ancient Pofleffions.. jj s ".?•..*■ Conchifion of Tenure by Matter of Record, .■MCar.s.c.24, 3 CA-iV
