258 Stat. 3 , Anno vicefimo quinto Edward 1 III. A. D. 1350. ' Action tried, in deceit of the Ordinary, or the Pof- ' fefTor of the faid Benefices, that in fuch Cafe, and all ' other Cafes like, where the King's Right is not tried, ' the Archbifhop or Bilhop, Ordinary or PofTefTor, ' lhall be received to counterplead the Title taken fpr ' the King, and to have his Anfwer, and to Ihew and ' defend his Right upon the Matter, although that he ' claim nothing in the Patronage in the Cafe aforefaid.' Prefentee. fhall. not be received to a Church full of an Incumbent, till be hath recovered it by Law. Br. Petition, 5. 13 R. 2. ftat. 1, the King's Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. fices qe en tieu cas & en toutes autres cafes fembla- bles ou le droit le Roi neft pas trie Lercevefqe E- vefqe Ordinar ou le poffefTour foient receuz a con- trepleder le title pris pur le Roi & davoir fon re- fpons & a monftrer & defendre fon droit fur la ma- tire tout foit il qe il riens cleime el patronage en cas fufdit. »^> Note, Tbefe Statutes in gene- ral are confirmed by $H. 4. f. X, cap. viir. Cognifance of Avoidance of Benefices appertaineth to the Ecclefiaftical Judge. 'TEM, Whereas the faid Prelates have fhewed and prayed Remedy, for that the fecular Juftices " do accroch to them Cognifance of Voidance of Be- " nefices of Right, which Cognifance and the difcuf- " ling thereof pertaineth to the Judges of holy Church, " and not to the Lay-Judge;" ' (2) the King will ' and granteth, That the faid Juftices lhall from hence- ' forth receive fuch Challenges made or to be made by ' any Prelate of holy Church in this Behalf, and more- ' over thereof lhall do Right and Reafon.' ITEM come les ditz Prelatz eient monftrez &.' priez remedie fur ceqe les J uftice-s fee-tilers aero- chent a eux coniffance de voidance des benefices de droit quelle coniffance & difcuffion attient a jugge de feinte eglife & nient a lai jugge fi voet le Roi &' grante qe les dites Juftices defore receivent tieles- chalenges faites ou-afFaire par- quecumqes Prelatz: de feinte eglife en celle partie .& outre- ent. facent; droit & refon. CAP. IX. Indictments of Ordinaries for Extortion fhall be put in Certainty. " TTEM, Becaufe that the King's Juftices do take " J. Indictments of Ordinaries, and of their Mini-
- ' fters, of Extortions and Oppreflions, and impeach
" them, without putting in certain, wherein or where- " of, or in what Manner they have done Extortion;" c (z) the King will, That his Juftices lhall not from 4 henceforth impeach the Ordinaries, not their Mini- ' fters, becaufe of fuch Indictments of general Extor- 1 tions or Oppreflions, unlefs they fay, and put in
- certain, in what Thing, and of what, and in what
' Manner the faid Ordinaries or their Minifters have
- done Extortions or Oppreflions.'
ITEM pur ce qe les Juftices le Roi parnent en- ditementz des Ordinaries & de lours miniftres de' extorfions & oppreflions & les empefchent faunz ce' qils mettent en certein en quoi ou de qi ou en quelle manere ils ount fait extortion ft voet le Roi qe les; Juftices le Roi ne empefchent defore les Ordinaries ne lour miniftres par caufe de tieux enditementz des generals extorfions ou oppreflions fils ne met- tent ou dient en certein en quelle chofe & de qi & en quelle manere les ditz Ordinaries ou lours mi- niftres ount fait extorfions ou oppreflions. Le Roi a touz ceux as queux ceftes lettres vendront faluz. Come en noftre darrein parlement tenuz a- Weftm' en la fefte de feint Hiller darrein paffe entre autres petitions & articles miles avant en meifme le parlement par lonurable piere en Dieu Simon ercevefqe de Canterbirs pur lui & fes confrers evefqes de fa province des certeines grevances queles ils difoient eftre faites a feinte eglife rencontre les privileges dycelle feuft chalenge depar la dite clergie qe quecumqes clercs convi£tz de ce qe ils avoient fauxe ou contrefait noftre monoie ou noftre grant ou privee feals deaffent enjoier privilege de feinte eglife & qe leglife avoit efte en poffeflion de tieux. Nous pur caufe qe nous ne poons mie pur autres groffes bufoignes entendre a la difcuffion de ce point voillantz auxibien fauver leftat de feinte eglife come le noftre volons & grantons qe cell article foit mis en fufpens tanqe a noftre profchein parlement en le quel ce point purra* plus pleinement eftre difcuffe & la verite ent trie et qe fi en le meen temps mil clerc foit convicT: qil eit iauxe ou contrefait la monoie de la terre ou afcun de noz Tealx avantditz qil ne foit pur le temps mis a la mort par agarde de jugge feculer mes remys a prifone a y demorer en fauvegard faunz nulle liverance faire' al ordenair tanqe autrement en feit ordene. En tefmoignance de quelle chofe nous avoms fait faire ceftes noz lettres patentes. Don' a Weftm' le xx. jour de Feverer Ian ae noftre regne dEngleterre vintifme fifme & de France trefzifme, Statutt
