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 280 this prerogative alo, of being the head of the church, aries the king's right of nomination to vacant bihopricks, and certain other eccleiatical preferments; which will more properly be conidered when we come to treat of the clergy. I hall only here oberve, that this is now done in conequence of the tatute 25 Hen. VIII. c. 20.

head of the church, the king is likewie the dernier reort in all eccleiatical caues; an appeal lying ultimately to him in chancery from the entence of every eccleiatical judge: which right was retored to the crown by tatute 25 Hen. VIII. C. 19. as will more fully be hewn hereafter.