against this Act and Statute; any other Law, Statute, Privilege, Liberty or Provision heretofore made had or suffered, to the contrary notwithstanding.
Which Justices may punish these Offences. XVII. And it is ordained and enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That all and every Justices of Oyer and Determiner, or Justices of Assize, shall have full Power and Authority in every of their open and general Sessions, to enquire, hear and determine all and all manner of Offences that shall be committed or done contrary to any Article contained in this present Act, within the Limits of the Commission to them directed, and to make Process for the Execution of the same, as they may do against any Person being indicted before them of Trespass, or lawfully convicted thereof.
A Bishop may join with the Justices to enquire of Offenders. XVIII. Provided always, and be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That all and every Archbishop and Bishop shall or may at all Time and Times, at his Liberty and Pleasure, join and associate himself, by Virtue of this Act, to the said Justices of Oyer and Determiner, or to the said Justices of Assize, at every of the said open and general Sessions to be holden in any Place within his Diocess, for and to the Enquiry, Hearing and Determining of the Offences aforesaid.
At whose Charges the Book of Common Prayer shall be gotten. XIX. Provided also, and be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the Books concerning the said Services shall at the Costs and Charges of the Parishioners of every Parish and Cathedral Church, be attained and gotten before the said Feast of the Nativity of St. John Baptist next following; (2) and that all such Parishes and Cathedral Churches, or other Places, where the said Books shall be attained and gotten before the said Feast of the Nativity of St. John Baptist, shall within three Weeks next after the said Books be attained and gotten use the said Service, and put the same in Use according to this Act.
Within what Time Offenders shall be impeached.
Godbolt 148. pl. 191.
XX. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That no Person or Persons shall be at any Time hereafter impeached or otherwise molested of or for any of the Offences above-mentioned, hereafter to be committed or done contrary to this Act, unless he or they so offending be thereof indicted at the next General Sessions to be holden before any such Justices of Oyer and Determiner or Justices of Assise, next after any Offence committed or done contrary to the Tenor of this Act.
Trial of Peers. XXI. Provided always, and be it ordained and enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That all and singular Lords of the Parliament, for the third Offence above-mentioned, shall be tried by their Peers.
Chief Officers of Cities and Boroughs shall enquire of Offenders. XXII. Provided also, and be it ordained and enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the Mayor of London, and all other Mayors, Bailiffs and other Head Officers of all and singular Cities, Boroughs and Towns Corporate within this Realm, Wales, and the Marches of the same, to the which Justices of Assize do not commonly repair, shall have full Power and Authority by Virtue of this Act to enquire, hear and determine the Offences abovesaid, and every of them, yearly within fifteen Days, after the Feast of Easler, and St. Michael the Archangel, in like Manner and Form as Justices of Assize and Oyer and Determiner may do.
The Ordinary's Jurisdiction in thes Cases. XXIII. Provided always, and be it ordained and enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That all and singular Archbishops and Bishops, and every of their Chancellors, Commissaries, Archdeacons and other Ordinaries, having any peculiar Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, shall have full Power and Authority by Virtue of this Act, as well to inquire in their Visitation, Synods, and elsewhere within their Jurisdiction at any other Time and Place, to take Accusations and Informations of all and every the Things above-mentioned, done, committed or perpetrated within the Limits of their Jurisdictions and Authority, and to punish the same by Admonition, Excommunication, Sequestration or Deprivation, and other Censures and Process, in like Form as heretofore hath been used in like Cases by the Queen's Ecclesiastical Laws.
None shall be punished above once for one Offence. XXIV. Provided always, and be it enacted, That whatsoever Persons offending in the Premises shall for their Offences first receive Punishment of the Ordinary, having a Testimonial thereof under the said Ordinary's Seal, shall not for the same Offence eftsoons be convicted before the Justices; (2) And likewise receiving for the said Offence Punishment first by the Justices, shall not for the same Offence eftsoons receive Punishment of the Ordinary; any Thing contained in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding.
Ornaments of the Church and Ministers. XXV. Provided always, and be it enacted, That such Ornaments of the Church and of the Ministers thereof, shall be retained and be in Use, as was in this Church of England by Authority of Parliament, in the second Year of the Reign of King Edward the Sixth, until other Order shall be therein taken by the Authority of the Queen's Majesty, with the Advice of her Commissioners appointed and authorized under the Great Seal of England for Causes Ecclesiastical, or of the Metropolitan of this Realm.
XXVI. And also, That if there shall happen any Contempt or Irreverence to be used in the Ceremonies or Rites of the Church, by the mis-using of the Orders appointed in this Book, the Queen's Majesty may, by the like Advice of the said Commissioners or Metropolitan, ordain and publish such further Ceremonies or Rites, as may be most for the Advancement of God's Glory, the Edifying of his Church, and the due Reverence of Christ's Holy Mysteries and Sacraments.
All Laws and Ordinances made for other Service shall be void. XXVII. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That all Laws, Statutes and Ordinances, wherein or whereby any other Service, Administration of Sacraments or Common Prayer, is limited, established or set forth to be used within this Realm, or any other the Queen's Dominions or Countries, shall from henceforth be utterly void and of none Effect. Made perpetual by 5 Annae, c. 5. as to the Establishment of the Church. Farther Provisions relating hereto see 13 El. c. 12. 23 El. c. 1. 15 Car. 2. c. 6. 1 W. & M. stat. 1. c. 18. and 23 Geo. 2. c. 28.
CAP. III.
An Act for Recognition of the Queen's Highness to the Imperial Crown of this Realm.
The recognizing the Queen's Right to the Crown
'As there is nothing under God (most dread Sovereign Lady) whereof we your most humble, faithful and obedient Subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, have, may or ought to have more Cause to rejoice, than in thi only, that it hath pleased God