636 2'he HISTORY of the PURITANS. Chap. VI. K. CharlesI. 1640. CANON XI. Chancellors patents. t0 No bifhop (hall grant any patent to any chancellor or official, for " any longer term than the life of thegrantees, and the bifhop (hall keep " in his own hands the power of inflituting to benefices, and of licen- fing to preach." CANON XII. Chancellors cenfures, &c. " No chancellor commiffary or official, not being in holy orders, ac (hall inflia any cenfure on the clergy in criminal caufes, other than for °' neglect of appearing ; but all fuch caufes (hall be heard by the bifhop, " or fotne dignified clergyman with the chancellor." CANON XIII. 2,xcommunication and abfolution. " No fentence of excommunication or abfolution (hall be pronounced " but by a prieft, and in open confiflory, or at leaft in the church or chapel, having firft received it under the Peal ofan eccleftaftical judge, " from whom it comes." CANON XIV. Of commutations. 60 No commutation of penance to be admitted without content of the " bifhop, and the money to be difpofed of to charitable ufes." CANON XV. Ofjurl diHions. No. executor (hall be cited into any court or office, for the fpace " of ten days after the death of the teftator, though the executor may prove the will within fuch time." CANON XVI. Of licenfes to marry. " No licenfe to marry shall be granted to any party, unlefs one of " the parties have been cormorant in the jurifdiaion of the ordinary to " whom he applies, for the fpace of one month before the Paid licenfe " be defired. The archiepifcoal prerogative is excepted." CANON
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