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514. C. 2. A.D. 1558.
Anno primo Regimæ Elizabethæ.
XLII. And that ſuch Appeal as ſo hereafter ſhall be taken or purſued by the ſaid Richard Chetwood and Agnes, or either of them, and the Sentence that herein or thereupon ſhall hereafter be given, ſhall be judged to be good and effectual in the Law to all Intents and Purpoſes; any Law, Cuſtom, Uſage, Canon, Conſtitution, or any other Matter or Cauſe to the contrary notwithſtanding.
An Appeal between Robert Harcourt and Anthony Fydell XLIII. Provided alſo, and be it enacted by the Authority aforeſaid, That where there is the like Appeal now depending in the ſaid Court of Rome between Robert Harcourt, Merchant of the Staple, and Elizabeth Harcourt, otherwiſe called Elizabeth Robins, of the one Party, and Anthony Fidell, Merchant-ſtranger, on the other Party; that the ſaid Robert, Elizabeth and Anthony, and every of them, ſhall and may, for the proſecuting and trying of their ſaid Appeal, have and enjoy the like Remedy, Benefit and Advantage, in like Manner and Form as the ſaid Richard and Agnes, 1 Hale's P. C. 404.or any of them, hath, may or ought to have and enjoy; this Act or any Thing therein contained to the contrary in any wiſe notwithſtanding. 23 Eliz. c. 1. And ſee farther 1 W. & M. ſtat. 1. c. 18.
CAP. II.
An Act for the Uniformity of Common Prayer and Service in the Church, and Adminiftration of the Sacraments.
33 & 14 Car. 2. c. 4. ' Where at the Death of our late Sovereign Lord King Edward the Sixth there remained one uniform Order of common Service and Prayer, and of the Adminiſtration of Sacraments, Rites and Ceremonies in the Church of England, which was ſet forth in one Book, intituled, The Book of Common Prayer, and Adminiſtration of Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies in the Church of England, authorized by Stat. 5 & 6
Act of Parliament holden in the fifth and ſixth Years of our ſaid late Sovereign Lord King Edward the Sixth, intituled, An Act for the Uniformity of Common Prayer, and Adminiſtration of the Sacraments; the which was repealed and taken away by A Repeal of the Statute of 1 M. Seſſ. 2. c. 2.Act of Parliament in the firſt Year of the Reign of our late Sovereign Lady Queen Mary, to the great Decay of the due Honour of God, and Diſcomfort to the Profeſſors of the Truth of Chrift's Religion:'
And the Book of Common Prayer ſhall be of Effect.
2 Leon. 295. II. Be it therefore enafted by the Authority of this prefent Parliament, That the faid Eftatute of Re- call be of Ef- peal, and every Thing therein contained, only concerning the faid Book, and the Service,. Adminiftration fcfl - of the Sacraments, Rites and Ceremonies,, contained or appointed in or by the (aid Book, fhall be void and f none Effeft^ from and after the Feaft of the Nativity of St. John Bapti/i next coming ; (2) And that the faid Book, with the Order of Service, and of the Adminiftration of Sacraments, Rites and Cere- monies, with the Alterations and Additions therein added and appointed by this Eftatute, fhall ftand and- be, from and after the faid Feaft of the Nativity of St. John Baptifl, in full Force and Effeft, according to* the Tenor and Effeft of this Eftatute ; any Thing in the aforefaid Eftatute of Repeal to the contrary not- withftanding.
The Book of Common Prayer ſhall be uſed.
8 Eliz. c. 1. III. And further be it enafted by the Queen's Highnefs, with the Aflent of the Lords and Commons in,- this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That all and fingular Minifters in any Cathedral or Parifh Church, or other Place within this Realm of England, Wales, and the Marches of the fame, or other the Queen's Dominions, fhall from and after the Feaft of the Nativity of St. John Bapti/l next coming, be bounden to fay and ufe the Mattens, Even-fong, Celebration of the Lord's Supper and.- Adminiftration of each of the Sacraments,, and all the common and open Prayer, in fuch Order and Form as is mentioned in the faid Book, fo authorifed by Parliament in the faid fifth and fixth Years of the Reign- of King Edward the Sixth, with one Alteration or Addition of certain LefTons to be ufed on every Sunday in the Year, and the Form of the Litany altered and corrected, and two Sentences only added in the De- livery of the Sacrament to the Communicants, and none other or otherwife.
The Alterations of the Book ſet forth. The Forfeiture of thoſe which uſe any other Service than the Book of Common Prayer.
Godbolt 118. pl. 137.
3 Mod. 78. The Penalty for depraving the Book of Common Prayer. IV. And that if any Manner of Parfon, Vicar or other whatfoever Minifter, that ought or fhould fing or fay Common Prayer mentioned in the faid Book, or minifter the Sacraments, from and after the Fealt of the Nativity of St. John Baptifl next coming, refufe to ufe the faid Common Prayers, or to minifter the Sacraments in fuch Cathedral or Parifh Church, or other Places as he fhould ufe to minifter the fame, in fuch Order and Form as they be mentioned and fet forth in the faid Book ; (2) or fhall. wilfully or obftinately,. ftanding in the fame, ufe any other Rite, Ceremony, Order, Form or Manner of Celebrating of the Lord's Supper, openly or privily, or Mattens, Even-fong, Adminiftration of the Sacraments, or other open Prayers, than is mentioned and fet forth in the faid Book. {3) (Open Prayer in and throughout this Aft, is meant that Prayer which is for others to come unto, or hear, either in common Churches, cr private Chapels or Ora- for tories, commonly called, the Service of the Church.) (4) or fhall preach, declare or fpeak any Thing in; t ne Derogation or Depraving of the faid Book, or any Thing therein contained, or of any Part thereof, ^n'pra ^" 1 ' (5^ ani * *" a ^ be thereof lawfully convifted, according to the Laws of this Realm, by Verdift of twelve rayer. Men, or by his own Confeflion, or by the notorious Evidence of the Fact, fhall lofe and forfeit to the Queen's Highnefs, her Heirs and Succeflbrs, for his firft Offence, the Profit of all his Spiritual Benefices or Promotions coming or. arifing in one whole Year next after his Conviftion : (6) And alfo that the Perfon fo .convifted fhai} for the lame Offence fuffer Imprifonment for the Space of lix Months, without Bail or Mainprife.
The Penalty for the ſecond Offence. V. And if any fuch Perfon once convift of any Offence concerning the Premiffes, fhall after his firft the fecond Of- Conviftion eftfoons offend, and be thereof in Form aforefaid lawfully convift, that then the fame Perfon; fence. ^ji f or n j s f econc j Offence fuffer Imprifonment by the Space of one whole Year, (2) and alfo fhall there- fore be deprived, ipfofaflo, of all- bis Spiritual Promotions ; (3) and that it fhall be lawful to all Patrons or
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