The English concord in ansvver to Becane's English iarre: together with a reply to Becan's Examen of the English Concord. By Richard Harris, Dr. in Diuinitie.

English Concord.

BEcane in his eightth Question, demaunded, Whether the King may conferre Ecclesiasticall Benefices?

And I, in my eightth Question, demaunded, Whether the Pope may conferre Ecclesiasticall Bene∣fices?

Here I did instance in the Collations of Ecclesiasti∣call Benefices in France, made by the King of France, and not by the Pope: for proofe whereof I produced the Epistle of King Philip the faire, to Pope Boniface the eightth, thus: Philip by the Grace of GOD the french King, to Boniface bearing himselfe for high∣est Bishoppe, &c. Let your greatest fooleshippe knowe that the collation or bestowing of the Church-liuings doe pertaine to vs by our right Regall; and that the fruites of them, during the vacancie, are ours. That the Collations made alreadie by vs, or heereafter to bee made; are of force and validitie: and vvee repute them fooles, and mad men, vvho thinke other∣vvise.

Vnto this, the Iesuite, in his Examen, answereth not one word.