The first-[third] tome of an exact chronological vindication and historical demonstration of our British, Roman, Saxon, Danish, Norman, English kings supreme ecclesiastical jurisdiction from the original planting, embracing of Christian religion therein, and reign of Lucius, our first Christian king, till the death of King Richard the First, Anno Domini 1199 ... / by William Prynne, Esq.

REX Priori Sancti Gregorii Cant. & Decano ejusdem Civitatis, salutem. Cum* 1.1 Henricus Rector Ecclesiae Sancti Leonardi trahat in causam coram vobis Here∣bertum, Canonicum Ecclesiae sancti Martini London. ejusdem Ecclesiae procuratorem super quibusdam, statum & libertatem dictae Ecclesiae tangentibus, quae in editione praedicto Hereberto facta continentur super quibus contra dictum procuratorem ferre∣tur praejudicium, qui sumus dictae Ecclesiae sancti Martini patroni, quae nostra libe∣ra Capella est, & ab omni Jurisdictione Episcopali per * 1.2 sedem Apostolicam exempta, ne contra ejusdem Ecclesiae Decanum & Capitulum, vel eorundem Procuratorem ulterius in dicta causa procedatis, Dominum Papam appellamus, William de Wakering. Capellanum procuratorem nostrum ad appellandum nomine nostro, & appellationem nostram innovand. constituentes ratum habituri, quicquid idem W. appellando & appellationem innovando coram vobis fecerit. Teste apud VVindl. 6. die Maii anno regni nostri. 22.

Moreover the King granted this memorable Prohibition to the Archdeacon of

Oxford, not to hold plea of Legacies and other things belonging to his Chapple of Stinefeld, which it seems was one of his free Chapples, and appealed thereupon to the See Apostolick.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Pat. 22. H. 3. m. 10.
• * 1.2

  See here p. 358.