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 A. D. 1392. Anno decimo fexto Richardi II. C. 407 Ex Rot. hi Turr. Lond. lie ufe et approve du temps du touz fes progeni- tours par quoy ils et touz ies lieges communes du mefme le Roialme veullant eftere ovec noftre dit Seignur le Roi & fa dite corone & fa regalie en les cafes avauntdites & en touz autres cafes attemptez encountre luy fa corone & fa regalie en toutz pointz a vivre & murer. Et prierent outre a noftre Sei- gnur le Roi & luy requiftrent par voy de Juftice qil vorroit examiner touz les Seignurs en parle- ment fibien fpiritueles come temporeles feveral- ment & touz les eftatz du parlement comcnt lour femble des cafes avauntditz qe fount fi overtement encountre la corone noftre Seignur le Roy & en derogation de fa regalie & coment ils voillent eftere en mefmes les cafes ovcfqe noftre Seignur le Roy en fuftenance des droitz de fes ditz corone & re- galie. Sur quoy les Seignurs temporelx enfi de- mandez ount refpondu checun par foy qe mefmes les cafes avantdites font overtement en derogation de la corone noftre Seignur le Roy & de fa regalie come notoirement eft & ad efte de tout temps co- nuz & qe ils veullent eftre ovec mefmes les corone & regalie en mefmes ceftes cafes en efpecial & en touz autres cafes qe ferront attemptez encountre mefmes les corone & regalie en toutz pointz ove tout lour poair. Et outre ce demandez eftoit des Seignurs efpirituels illeqes efteantz & des procura- tors des autres abfentz de lour eftre avys & vo- lente en ceux cafes queux Seignurs ceftaffavoir Er- cevefques Evefques & autres Prelates efteantz en le dit parlement feveralment examinez fefantz pro- teftations qil neft pas lour entention de dire ne af- fermer qe noftre Seint Piere le Pape ne poet exco- menger Evefques ne quil poet faire tranflations des Prelatz folonc la ley de Seinte efglife refpoignent & diount qe ft aucunes executions des proceffes faitz en la Courte du Roi come devaunt foient faitz par afcuny & cenfures de efcomengementz foient foitz encountre afcun Evefque dEngleterre ou afcun autre liege du Roi pur ce qils ount fait execution des tieux maundementz & qe fi aucuns executions des tieux tranflations foient faitz dafcuns Prelatz de mefme le Roialme queux Seignurs fount moult profitables & neceffairs a noftre dit Seignur le Roi & a fon roiaume fuifdit ou qe fes fages lieges de fon counfeil faunz fon affent & encountre fa volunte foient fuftretz Si efloignez hors du Roialme fiqe lavoir & trefor du Roialme purroit eftre deftruit qe ce eft encountre le Roi & fa corone ficome eft con» tenuz en la petition avant nome. Et femblable- ment les ditz procuratours chefcun par foy exa- mine fur le ditz matieres ount refpondu & dit en noun & pur lour Seignurs come les ditz Evefques ount dit & rejpondu & qe les ditz Seignurs efpiri- tueles veullent & deivent eftere ovefqe le Roi noftre Seignur en ceux cafes loialment en fufte- nance de fa corone & en toutz autres cafes to- chantz fa corone & regalie come ils fount tenuz par lour ligeance Sur quoy noftre dk Seignur le Roi del affent avauntdit & a la priere de fa dit com- munalte ad ordeigne & eftablie qe fi afcun pur- chace ou purfue ou face purchacer ou purfuer en la courte de Rome ou aillours afcuns tieux tranflations proceffes & fentences de efcomengementz bulks inftrurnentz ou autre chofe queconqe qe touche le Roi noftre Seignur encountre luy fa corone & re- galie cu fon Roialme come devant eft dit & ceux qe les porte deinz le Roialme ou les refceive ou face snt notification. ou|autre execution queconqe de- proved of the Time of all his Progenitors ; where- fore they and all the Liege Commons of the fame Realm will ftand with our faid Lord the King, and his faid Crown, and his Regalty, in the Cafes afore- faid, and in all other Cafes attempted againft him, his Crown, and his Regalty in all Points, to live and to die. (2) And moreover they pray the King, and him require by Way of Juftice, that he would examine all the Lords in the Parliament, as well Spiritual as Temporal feverally, and all the States, • of the Parliament, how they think of the Cafes aforefaid, which be fo openly againft the King's Crown, and in Derogation of his Regalty, and how they will ftand in the fame Cafes with our Lord the King, in upholding the Rights of the faid Crown and Regalty. (3) Whereupon the Lords Tempo- The like Pro- ral fo demanded, have anfwered every one by him- m ' feof the felf, that the Cafes aforefaid be clearly in Deroga- LordsTe n>P ™'. tion of the King's Crown, and of his Regalty, as it is well known, and hath been of a * long Time * Aliaays. known, and that they will be with the fame Crown and Regalty in thefe Cafes fpecially, and in all other Cafes which fhall be attempted againft the fame Crown and Regalty in all Points, with all then- Power. (4) And moreover it was demanded of the Lords Spiritual there being, and the Procurators of others being abfent, their Advice and Will in all thefe Cafes ; which Lords, that is to fay, the Arch- bifhops, Biihops, and other Prelates, being in the faid Parliament feverally examined, making rrotefta- tions, that it is not their Mind to f deny, nor affirm, f Say.- that the Biftiop of Rome may not excommunicate Bifhops, nor that he may make Tranflation of Pre- lates after the Law of holy Church, anfwered and faid, That if any Executions of Proceffes made in the King's Court as before be made by any, and Cenfures of Excommunications to be made againft: any Bifhops of England, or any other of the King's Liege People, for that they have made Execution of fuch Commandments ; and that if any Execu- The Promife of tions of fuch Tranflations be made of any Prelates the Lords S P"- ' of the fame Realm, which Prelates be very profitable T" 3 ' touchlns 1 rr. r'iTji_T^- i the Commons • and neceliary to our laid Lord the King, and to petition. ' his faid Realm, or that the fage People of his Coun-
 * cil, without his Affent, and againft his Will, be re—
 * moved and carried out of the Realm, fo that the
 * Subftance and Treafure of the Realm may be con-

' fumed, that the fame is againft the King and his
 * Crown, as it is contained in the Petition before

' named. (5) And likewife the fame Procurators, The Promife of
 * everyone by himfelf examined upon the faid Mat- the Procurators ■

' ters, have anfwered and faid in the Name, and for"/;^^
 * their Lords, as the faid Bifhops have faid and an- atfentT
 * fwered, and that the faid Lords Spiritual will and

faid Lord the King, by the Aflent aforefaid, and at the Requeft of his faid Commons, hath ordained and eftabliihed, That if any purchafe or purfue, or caufe Prsmunire for •• to be purehafed or purfued in the Court of Rome, or purchafing of elfewhere, by any fuch Tranflations, Procefles, and ^ u ' ls or other ' Sentences of Excommunications, Bulls, Inftrumentc^ f" m°R me or or any other Things whatfoever which touch the elfewhere: King, againft him, his Crown, and his Regakn, 27 Ed. 3, flav- or his Realm, as is aforefaid, and they which bring Xi c> '■ within the Realm, or them receive, or make thereof 7 ^ d ' z ' c f ' g 1 * Notification, or any other Execution whatfoever g Ed'.A.f. j.. within :
 * ought to be with the King in thefe Cafes in law-
 * fully maintaining of his Crown, and in all other
 * Cafes touching his Crown and his Regalty, as they
 * be bound by their Ligeance ;" ' (6) whereupon our