A.D. 1344. Anno decimo o&avo Edwardi III. Stat. 3. H3 Ex RoU in Tun: Lond. manere la bygamie einz foit mandez a la Court Chriftiene come adefte fait en cas de baftardie. Et tanqe la certification foit mande par lordinarie de- moerge la perfone en quele bigamie eft alegge par les paroles fufditz ou en autre manere en garde fil ne foit meinparnable. have the Cognifance or Power to try the Bigamy by Inqueft, or in other Manner ; but it ftiall be fent to the Spiritual Court, as hath been done in Times paft in cafe of Baftardy. (3) And till the Certificate be made by the Ordinary, the Party in whom the Bi- gamy is alledged, by the Words aforefaid, or in other Manner, fhall abide in Prifon, if he be not mainpernable. CAP. III. Prelates impeached for purchafing Lands in Mortmain. ITEM qe ft Prelatz clers beneficez ou gentz de religion qount purchacez terres et les ount mys a mort meyn foient empefchez ou arefonez fur ceo devant noz Juftices et ils monftront noz chartres de licence et proceffe fur ceo fait par enquefte Ad quod dampnum ou de noftre grace ou par fin qils foient lefTez franchement en pees faunz eftre outre empef- chez pur la dite purchace. Et en cas qils ne pur- ront fufficialment monftrer qils ne foient entrez par due proceffe apres la licence a eux grante en general ou efpecial qils foient bonement refceuz a faire covenable fyn et qe lenquerrie de ceft article ceffe de tout folonc lacordement pris en ceft parle- ment. TTEM, If Prelates, Clerks beneficed, or Religious People, which have purchafed Lands, and the fame have put to Mortmain, be impeached upon the fame before our Juftices, and they fhew our Charter of Licence, and Procefs thereupon made by an In- queft of Ad quod damnum, or of our Grace,- or by Fine, they fhall be freely let in Peace, without being further impeached for the fame Purchafe. (2) And in cafe they cannot fufRciently fhew, that they have entered by due Procefs after Licence to them granted in general or in fpecial, that they fhall be well receiv- ed to make a convenient Fine for the fame ; and that the Enquiry of this Article fhall wholly ceafe accord- J^' 1 ' "**• *• ing to the Accord comprifed in this Parliament.' c. 3. 1 Ed. 3. flat. z. c. 12. And fee 15 R. 2. c. 5. 23 H. 8. c. 10. prohibiting Corporations. 1 Sf 2 P. &? M. c. 8. permitting Mortmain. 7 £f 8 Tif. 3. c. 37. empowering the King to grant Licences to alien in Mortmain, and 9 Geo. 2. c, 36. retraining Gifts in Mortmain by Will. CAP. IV. In Commiffions to be made for Purveyance, the Fees of the Church fhall be excepted. ITEM qe leftatutz touchantz les purviances de nous et de noz fitz en temps paffez pur nous et pur noz 3 Ed. 1. c. t. progenitours pur gentz de feint eglife foient tenuz en touz pointz et qen les commiffions a faire fur tieux »4j4 3. fat. purveances foient forfpris les fees de feint eglife et biens des gentz de feint eglife en quecunque lieu qils foient ' R ^ 'j trovez.
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CAP. V. readyto.4. No Prohibition fhall be awarded but where the King hath Cognifance. ITEM qe nule prohibition ne iffe dehors de la Chauncellerie fi noun en cas qe nous averoms la conifaunce et devons avoir de droit. ITEM, That no Prohibition (hall be awarded out , 2 h. 7. . of the Chancery, but in cafe where we have the 4 Co. 123. 5 f.*2. Cognifance, and of Right ought to have.' CAP. VI. Temporal Juftices fhall not inquire of Procefs awarded by Spiritual Judges. 73. 6 Co. 23. 9 Ed. 2. ft.it. It c. 1. ITEM qe par la ou commiffions font faites de novel as diverfes Jufticez qils facent enqueftes fur Juges de feint eglife le quel qils facent jouft proceffe ou exceffe en caufe du teftament et autres les queux notoriement apartiegnent a la conifaunce de feint eglife les ditz Juftices ount enquis et fount enditer juges de feint eglife en blemiffement de la franchife de feint eglife qe tieles commiffions foient repellez et deforemes defenduz fave Iarticle de Eyre •tiele come il doit eftre. ITEM, Whereas Commiffions be newly made to divers Juftices, that they fhall make Inquiries upon Judges of holy Church whether they made juft Procefs or exceffive in Caufes Teftamentary, and other, which notorioufly pertaineth to the Cog- nifance of holy Church, the faid Juftices have en- quired, and caufed to be indicted, Judges of holy Church, in blemifhing of the Franchife of holy Church;" ' (2) that fuch Commiffions be repealed, and from henceforth defended, faving the Article in Eyre, fuch as ought to be.' Ii 1 a CAP.
