136 ;€. 12. Anno decimo fexto Caroli I. A. D. 1640; ' Poiuer repugnant to the fame ; in which Adl amongft other Tilings, there is contained one Claufe, ' Braach, Article or Sentence, whereby it was enadled to this Ett'edl; namely. That the (aid late ' Queen's Highnefs, her Heirs and Sutceffors, Kings or Queens of this Realm, ihould have full Power, '■ and Auttiority by Virtue of that A61, by Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England, to aflign, ' name and autliorize, when and as often as. her Highnefs, her Heirs or Succeffors, (hould think meet ' and convenient, and for fuch and fo long Time as Ihould pleafe her Highnefs, her Heirs or Succeilbrs,, ' fuch Perfon or Perfons being natural^born Subje£ls to her Highnefs, her Heirs or Succeflbrs, as her Ma- ' jefty, her Heirs or Succeflbrs, fhould think meet to exercife, ufe occupy and execute under her High- ' nefs, her Heirs and Succeflbrs, all Manner of Jurifdicftions, Privileges and Preheminence, in any wife ' toudiing or concerning any Spiritual or Ecclefiafi:ical Jurifdidtion within thefe her Realms of England., ' and --Ire/and, or any other her Highnefs Dominions and Countries, and to vifit, reform, redrefs, order,,
- corredland amend all fuch Errors, Herefies,Schifms,Abufes, Offences, Contempts and Enormities whatfo-
' ever, which by any Manner of Spiritual or Ecclefiaftical Power, Authority or Jurifdidtion, can ormaylaw-i ' fully be reformed, ordered, redrefl£d,correcT:ed,reftrained or amended, to the Pleafure of Almighty God, ' thelncreafe of Virtue, and the Confei-vation of the Peace and Unity of this Realm: And that fuchPer- ■' fon or Perfons fo to be named, afllgned, authorized and appointed by her Highnefs, her Heirs or Suc- ' ceflbrs, after the faid Letters Patents to him or them made and delivered as aforefaid, fliould have full ' .Power and Authority, by Virtue of that A(5t, and of the faid Letters Patents, under her Highnefs, her " Heirs or Succeflbrs, to exercife, ufe and execute all the Premiffes, according to the Tenor and EfTedt of ' the faid Letters Patents ; any Matter or Caufe to the contrary in any wife notwithftanding. -fffigh Commir. ' H. And whereas by Colour of fome Words in the aforefaid Branch of the faid A6t, whereby Com- mon Court. ■' mifiioners are authorized to execute their Commiflion according to the Tenor and EfFedt of the King's ' Letters Patents, and by Letters Patents grounded thereupon, the faid Commiffioners have, to the great ' and infufferable Wrong and Oppreflion of ihe King's Subjedts, ufed to fine and imprifon them, and ' to exercife other Authority not belonging to Ecclefiaflical Jurifdidtion reftored by that Adl, and divers ' other great Mifchiefs and Inconveniencies have alfo enfued to the King's Subjedts, by Occafion of the ' faid Branch and Commiflions iflhed thereupon, and the Executions thereof :' Therefore for the Re- pre fling and Preventing of the forefaid Abufes, Mifchiefs and Inconveniencies in Time to come; .;The faid Branch HL Be it enacted by the King's moft excellent Majeflry, arid the Lords and Commons, in this prefent efil'repea'led Parliament .afl"em bled, and by the Authority of the fame. That the forefaid Branch, Claufe, Article or ' ' Sentence, contained in the faid Adt, and every Word, Matter and Thing contained .in that Branch, Claufe, Article or Sentence, fliall from henceforth be repealed, annulled, revoked, annihilated and utterly made void for ever ; any Thing in the faid Adt to the contrary in any wife notwithftanding. Power taken IV. And.be it alfo enacled by the Authority aforefaid. That no Archbhhop, Bifliop nor Vicar General, awayfroiTiArcli- nor any Chancellor, Official nor Commiflary of any Archbilhop, Bifhop or Vicar G.eneral, nor any Or~ ando?he?E?cir binary whatiiaever, nor any other Spiritual or Ecclefiaftical Judge, Officer or Minifter of Juftice, nor any .fiafticai Perfons' Other PerfonoT Perfons whatfoever, exercifino; Spiritual or Ecclefiaftical Power, Authority orjurifdidtion, by |.i»nd Courts. any Grant, Licence or Commiflion of the King's Majefty, his Heirs or Succeflbrs, or by any Power or Authority derived from the King, his Heirs or Succeflbrs or otherwife, fliall from and after the firft Day of ' 4uguft, which fhall be in the Year of our Lord God one thoufand fix hundred forty and one, award, im- . pole' or inflidf any Pain, Penalty, Fine, Amerciament, Imprifonment or ether corporal Punilhment upon any of the King's Subjects, for anjr Contempt, Mifdemeanor, Crime, Offence, Matter or Thing what- sCr. 261, foever, belonging to Spiritual or Ecclefiaftical Cognizance or Jurifdidtion, (2) or fliall e^i Officio., or at the Inftance or Promotion of any other Perfon whatfoever, urge, enforce, tender, give or minifter unto any Churchwarden, Side-man or other Perfon whatfoever, any corporal Oath, whereby he or flie fhall or may be charged or obliged to make any Prefentment of any Crime or Offence, or to confefs or to accufe -himfelf or herfelf of any Crime, Offence, Delinquency of Mifdemeanor, or any Negledl, Matter or • Thing, whereby or by Reafon whereof he or fhe fhall or may be liable or expofed to any Cenfure, Pain, Penalty, treble Penalty or Punifhm.ent wliatfoever ; (3) upon Pain and Penalty that every Perfon who fliall offend con- Damages, and trary to this Statute, fnall forfeit and pay treble Damages to every Perfon thereby grieved, and the Sum one hundred ^f ^j^g hundred Pounds to him or them who fhall firft demand and fue for the fame ; which faid treble °"" ^' Damages and Sum of one hundred Pounds, fhall and may be demanded and recovered by Adtion of Debt, Bill or'Plaint, in ar,y Court of Record, wherein no Privilege, Eflbin, Protedtipn or Wager of Law fhall Offenders con- be admitted or allowed to the Defendant. (^) And be it further enadled, That every Perfon who fhall be ■viaed, difabied once convidtcd of any Adl or Offence prohibited by this Statute, fhall for fuch Adl or Offence be from and from any Office jjfjgj. ^^^ Convidtion, Utterly difabied to be or continue in any Office or Imploymentin any Court of Ju- .■ hy^l'S^^l^' ftice whatfoever, or to exercife or execute any Power, Authority or Jurifdidtion by Force of any Commif- j Letters Patents, fion Of Letters Patents of the King, his Heirs or Succeflbrs. , Nb new Court V. And be it further enadled. That from and after the faid firft Day of yfa^K/?, no new Court fhall be ' tp.be "■«'j*ed eredled, ordained or appointed within this Realm of Englafid or Dominion ot Wales, which fliall or may u Power. have the like Power, Jurifdidtion or Authority, as the faid High Commiflion Court now hath or pre- JJ tendeth to have ; but that all and every fuch Letters Patents, Commiflions and Grants, made or to be ' made by his Majefty, his Heirs or Succeflbrs, and all Powers and Authorities granted, or pretended or mentioned to be granted thereby, and all Adts, Sentences and Decrees to be made by Virtue or Colour thereof, fliall be utterly void and of none Effedt. [Repealed by 13 Car. 2. Stat. i. c. 12. §. 2. except as to the Kisrh Commifllon-Court, fe'r.]
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Tonn.nge and A Subfidy granted to the King of Tonnage and Poundage, and other Sums of Money payable upon Mer- Poundage. fhaadizes exported and imported. EXP, C A P.
