This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1797 Excerpt: ...by the king, the nobles, and commons, and never call the prelates to it: but we hold the contrary to both these, and sliall make it manifest by records of parliament, wherein for the better understanding hereof, we will observe this order: first, that the bishops ought to be called to parliament: secondly, where acts ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1797 Excerpt: ...by the king, the nobles, and commons, and never call the prelates to it: but we hold the contrary to both these, and sliall make it manifest by records of parliament, wherein for the better understanding hereof, we will observe this order: first, that the bishops ought to be called to parliament: secondly, where acts of parliament are good without them: and lastly, that this act of 35 E. 1. is an act of parliament. To the first, every bilhop hath a barony, in respect whereof, secundum legem et ctnsuetudinem parliament!, he ought to be summoned to the parliament as well as any of the nob'rs of the realme: and likewise 26 abbots, and two priors had baronies, and thereby were also lord of parliament; and when the monasteries were dissolved, the lords house lost so many members that had voices in parliament. But seeing it was done by authority of parliament, it was no impeachment to the proceedings in parliament. To the second, isthey voluntarily absent themselves, then may the king, the nobles and commons make an act of parliament without them, as where any offender is to be attainted of high treason, or felony, and the bilhops absent themselves, and the act proceed, the act is good and perfect. Likewise if they be present, and refuse to give any voices, and the act proceed, the act of parli.111.-ent is good without them. Alfa where the voices in parliament ought to be absolute, either in the affirmative or negative, and they give their voices with limitation or condition, and the act proceeds, the act is good; for their conditionall voices are nd voices. Of every of these we will produce examples out of the records and rolls of parliament. At a parliament holden - die nati-vitatis Sancli Jobannii Baptiffa; in Jepiimanas anno 15 E. a. the prelate, countes...
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