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<HEAD><HI>The Copy of an Act for the aboli&s;hing and taking away of all Arch-Bi&s;hops, Bi&s;hops, Chancellours, Commi&s;&s;aries, Deanes, Deacons and Chapiters, Arch deacons, and Prebendaries, Canons, and all other Vnder-Officers out of the Church of</HI> England.</HEAD>
<P>_WHereas the government of the Church of <HI>England</HI> by Arch-Bi&s;hops, Bi&s;hops, Chancellours and Commi&s;&s;a|ries, Deanes, Arch-Deacons, and other their Eccle&s;ia|&s;ticall Officers hath been found by long experience, to be a great impediment to the perfect reformation and growth of Religion, and verie prejudiciall to the civill government of this Kingdome. Be it therefore enacted by the Kings Mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;tie, the Lords and Commons a&s;&s;embled in this pre&s;ent <HI>Parliament,</HI> and by the authoritie of the &s;ame; That from hence|forth there &s;hall be no Arch-Bi&s;hops, Bi&s;hops, Chancellours, or Com|mi&s;&s;aries of any Bi&s;hops, Deanes, Deacons, or Chapiters, Arch-Dea|cons, Prebendaries, Chaunters, Canons, or pettie Canons, or any other their Officers within this Church or Kingdome; And everie per&s;on that &s;hall hereafter u&s;e or exerci&s;e any power or juri&s;diction, Office or Au|thoritie Eccle&s;ia&s;ticall or civill, by colour of any &s;uch name, title, or dig|nitie, office, or juri&s;diction, to incur the penaltie and forfeiture contai|ned in the Act of provi&s;ion of <HI>Premunire,</HI> made in the 16. of <HI>R.</HI> 2. And that all Acts hereafter done by any &s;uch Arch-Bi&s;hops, Bi&s;hops, their Chancellours and Commi&s;&s;aries, Deanes or Chapiters, Arch-Deacons, Prebendaries, Canons, pettie Canons, or any other Officers, by colour of any of their dignities or offices afore&s;aid, &s;hall be meerly voyd and of none effect in Law, any Statute or Ordinance heretofore made to the contrarie notwith&s;tanding.</P>
<P>And that all Mannours, Lands, Rectories, Impropriations, Hou&s;es, Rents, Services, and other Hereditaments what&s;oever of the &s;aid Arch-Bi&s;hops, Bi&s;hops, Deanes, Deacons and Chapiters, Arch-Deacons, Prebendaries, Canons, and pettie Canons, which they or any of them have in the right of the &s;aid Churches and Dignities, &s;hall be di&s;po&s;ed and ordered of in &s;uch manner and forme as the Kings Mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;tie, the Lords temporall and Commons of the <HI>Parliament</HI> &s;hall appoint.</P>
<P>And be it further enacted by the Authoritie of <HI>Parliament</HI> afore&s;aid; That all Eccle&s;ia&s;ticall juri&s;diction fit to be exerci&s;ed in the Church and Kingdome of England, &s;hall be committed to &s;uch a number of per&s;ons and in &s;uch manner, as by this pre&s;ent <HI>Parliament</HI> &s;hall be appointed&punc;</P>
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<P>Printed at London, <HI>Jan.</HI> 26. 1643.</P>
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