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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
Volume 194, Page 241   View pdf image (33K)
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50 E. 3, CAP. 5, ARREST OF PRIESTS.
241
STATUTES
Made at WESTMINSTER. Anno 50 EDW. III. and A. D. 3376.
CAP. V.
None shall arrest Priests or Clerks doing Divine Service.

Item. Because that Com-
plaint Is made to our Lord the
King by the Clergy of his
said Realm of England. that
as well divers Priests bearing
the sweet Body of our Lord
Jesus Christ to sick People,
*and their Clerks with them,
as otherwise divers other
Persons of holy Church, whiles
they attend to Divine Services
in Churches, Churchyards,
and other Places dedicate to
God, be sundry times taken
and arrested by Authority
Royal, and Commandment of
other Temporal Lords, in Of-
fence of God, and of the Liber-
ties of holy Church, and also
in Disturbance of Divine Ser-
vices aforesaid; the same our
Lord the King. who would be
sore displeased if any did in
such manner, will and grant-
eth, and defendeth upon griev-
ous Forfeiture, that none do
the same from henceforth, go
that Collusion or feigned
Cause be not found in any of
the said Persons of holy
Church in this bell alt.

Ilciu pur ceo qe pleinte est
faite ;> nostre seiguunr Ie roi
par Ie clergie de son dit roiiii-
uie dEngleterreqesibien dever-
ses prestre.s port;intz h" corps
nosfre seigneur .Tesu Crist ;is
malades & leur clerks ovesque
eiix come uuiremeui pin- 179
.sours autres persones de siciitc
esglise lam come ils ciitendout
as divines services es esglises
cnmfoires & autres lieux de-
diez Dieu soot plusours foirz
pris & arrestux par auciorile
roiale & comandement des au-
tres seignours teniporeles eu
offence de Dieu & de libertee
de sa seinfe OKglise & auxiul
destourbance des divines ser-
vices avantditz niesine nostre
seignour Ie roi a qi raeult des-
pleroit si nully Ie fist en tiel
manere voet & grante & auxint
defende sur sa grevousc for-
faiture qe nully Ie face dcs-
oremes issint qe collusion on
cause feyne ne soit trove en
ascun des ditz parsoues <1e
seinte esglise en celie partie.

 
l R. 2, c. 15.
(16)

 
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