An exact abridgement in English of the eleven books of reports of the learned Sir Edward Coke, knight, late lord chief justice of England and of the councel of estate to His Majestie King James wherein is briefly contained the very substance and marrow of all those reports together with the resolutions on every case : also a perfect table for the finding of the names of all those cases and the principall matters therein contained / composed by Sir Thomas Ireland.

Specots case. 32. Eliz. Banco Regis in Error. fol. 57.

S. & sa feme bring a Qu: impedit against the Bi∣shop of E. and declare that J. A. was seised of a Mannor, to which an advowson was appendant, and demised it to the feme for life, and they presented D. W. who dyed, and so it belongs to them to pre∣sent; the defendant pleads that the plaintiffe pre∣sented one who is schismaticus inveteratus, whereof he gave notice to the plaintiffe: It was adjudged for the plaintiffe, in the Common place, and Error brought thereupon.

1. Error. Because no presentment alledged in J. A. but over ruled for the presentment of the plain∣tiffe, is sufficient for themselves. 2. The Bishop

ought not to shew any particular schisme, for the Court of the King cannot judge of it, but the Bishop is Judge: also it is cause to remove a Coroner, quia minus Idoneus: It was answered that he ought to shew the heresie in certaine, and although the Bishop is Judge, yet because his Act is not of Record, it is tra∣versable, and although it belongs not to the Kings Court to judge of Heresies, yet the generall cause of suite being in their conusance, they shall determine of it by advise of Divines, and the cause of removing a Coroner is not traversable. 3. The Bishop is twice amerced, and a man can be amerced but once to∣wards one man, &c. It was answered, that he was but once amerced; for the Judgement in the Kings Bench was but a rehersall of the former, yet admit∣ting the second Judgement thereby voyde; never∣thelesse the first Judgement is good by the Common Law without damages, Quod fuit concessum per totam Curiam.