The constitution of parliaments in England deduced from the time of King Edward the Second, illustrated by King Charles the Second in his Parliament summon'd the 18 of February 1660/1, and dissolved the 24 of January 1678/9 : with an appendix of its sessions / observed by Sr. John Pettus ... Knight.

CHAP. VII.

Of the Writ to the Arch-Bishop and Bishops with Observations.

Reasons for incerting this Exemplar in this Place, shewing that the Idolatrous Jews brought in Paganism into Britain, manag'd by Druids and Bards, after by Arch-Flamins, and Flamins (which were Pagan Priests) Afterwards Christ Him∣self or his Apostles, or Disciples, or some of them brought in Christianity into Bri∣tain: Bishops had Eleven several Titles (according to several Regions) given to the first managers of Christian Religion: All in∣cluded in the Word Bishop as Inspector or Father: Of the Antiquity of the word Bishop, Aristobulus the first Bishop of Bri∣tain, who were his Successors, Of King Lu∣cius his message to Pope Eleutherius and the Popes answer about the first ordering of Christian affairs in Britain: Of Linus the first Bishop of Rome and his Successors till the time of Lucius and Eleutherius (all subsequent to Aristobulus) The Amity be∣tween the Bishop of Britain, and the Bishop of Rome, (in that time without any discord about Supremacy) Afterwards the Bishop of Rome assum'd the Title of Pope, and also a

Supremacy to Britain, and planted their Dependents there; some small Endeavours to oppose it, but Fruitless: Of several Laws made to lessen the Power and Revenue of the Pope in Britain; (from the 9th. of Hen. the 3. to the 5th. of Hen. the 5th.) Of other wayes us'd by Hen. the 8th. from the 9th. of his Raign, till his death in support of his Supremacy, What Countermines were us'd by the Pope, Historical passages from Hen. the 8ths. Death to the dissolution of this Parliament Anno 1678. against and for the Papal Interest, Of the the Titles of Defen∣sor Fidei & Supremum Caput, how Ʋs'd, disus'd and alter'd from the 12. of Hen. the 8th. to the 13. Car. 2d. Of Writs to Bishops before and in Edward the 2ds. time (having both the same and a greater Extention of Power, than what is given in the Writs to the Lords Temporal) and so to the 31. and 36. of Hen. the 8th. and the 13. of Car. the 2d. how they continued, and alter'd some Observations on the old Writs, Of the first Writ in the first Pawn of the 21. Pawns now remaining in the Pettibag, Observations on that Pawn: Of the 2d. Pawn there, Of the 3d. Pawn there, Of the Pawn of this Par∣liament begun the 8th. of May 1661. where∣in Bishops were Omitted (though entred in all former Pawns) and the reasons of that Omission, Of their Writ of Restitution in the

same year Aug. 1661. and where Recorded, Of their Consimilar Writs, Fifteen Obser∣vations on their Writs and Temporal Em∣ployments.