276 fa HISTORY of the PURITANS. Chap. VIL Tp.,en " as by youfhall be thought noteffary : And upon due proof thereof had, by Gz,ibeth, " coded-ion of the party, or lawful witneffes, or by any other due means ; " to.order and award fuch puni(hment by fine, imprifonment, cenfures of " the church, or by all or any of the faid ways, as to your wifdom and " t difcretions, (hall appear molt meet and convenient. " Andfurther we do empower you, or any three of you, to call before you all perfons fufpetted of any of the premifes, and to proceed againft " them, as the quality of the offence and fufpicion (hall require, to exa- " mine them on their corporal oaths, for the better trial and opening of tbe- " truth and if any perfons are obitinate and difobedient, either in not " appearing at your command, or not obeying your orders and decrees, then to punifh them by excommunication, or other cenfures ecclefia(ti- cal, or byfine according to your difcretions; or to commit the faid offers -: 6' dersto-ward, there to remain, till he or they (hall be byyou, or three of " you, enlarged or delivered ; and (hall pay fuch colts and expences " of fuit, as the caufe (hall require, and you in lattice (hall think rea- " a fonable. " And further we give fullpower and authority to you, orthree of you' " as aforefaid, to command all ourfherii, juftices, and other officers;, " byyour letters, to apprehend, or caufe to be apprehended, fuch perlons " asyou (hall think meet to be convened before you and to take filch -. " bond as you (hall think fit, for their perfonal appearance, and in cafe " of refufal tocommit them to fafe cuftody, till you (hall give order for " ° their enlargement: And further, to take fuch fecurities for their per-- " formance of your decrees, as you (hall- think reafonable. And further,; " you (hall keep a regífter of your decrees and of your fines, and ap " point receivers, meffengers; and other officers, with filch falaries. " as you (hall think fit ; the receiver to certify into the Exchequer, every " Eafler and. Michaelmas Term, an account of the fines taxed and re- " ceived,, under the hands of three of the commiffioners. " And we do further empower you, or anyfix of you, whereofffome . tobe bops, to examine, alter, review, and amend the ftatutes ofcol- " loges, cathedrals, grammar-fchools, and other publick:foundations, and. "- to prefent them to us tobe confirmed.. " And we do further empower you, to tender the oath offupremacy' " to all minifters, and others compellable by a&of parliament, and to err- " tify the names of fuch as refufe it into the King's-Bench. Ad S P « " And laftly, we do appoint a foal for your office, having a Crown ands a. Rofe over it, and the letter E before, and R after the fame ; and round- " about the Peal thefe words, Sigill. Gommif:- Regier Maj. ad, Gaifas,. ac Ecclfaflicas." he
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