Dr Basire's notes for a speech in convocation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 January 2024
Summary
Propound violation of liberties ecclesiastical and mother church.
1. Clergy included though not expressed in the statute for bridges.
2. Aggression by judges declared, and benefice included with the glebe, the tithes; tenant L. Cooke.
3. Though statute expires at Lady Day 1665, yet prudence provides a precedent.
4. Formerly assessed only by ourselves (ta archaia, Nicaea).
5. Clergy antehac never included except where expressed (Privilegiorum regis): specialibus non derogatur per generalia.
6. If valet in 6d., then per eandem regulam in £ (Then clergy the only slaves in the kingdom, for all other states have their representatives to consent.)
7. Remedy, petition of the clergy, in corpore, to the king (the king's coronation oath) for an act of parliament to (protector ecclesiae) declare the immunities of the clergy.
8. Then not king's declaration, but act of parliament revoke statute as illegal, and not to be drawn into example 2, that clergy not liable to aggressions but such as granted/assented by convocation as subsidies.
9. If convocation neglects, wrong 1. semet; 2. trustees. II Kings vii. 9; Esther iv. 14.
10. If we have nothing of our own then we can grant nothing, ergo not subsidies.
11. Coercive power. Neglect of external effect of excommunication. Separation according to canon 65.
12. Coercive way for church cesses.
13. Excommunication against presbyterian fanatics their quietus est.
14. Baptized in the schism without godfathers, scruple at answers in catechism.
15. By what law or canon priest bound to travel from communion table to pews to administer eucharist.
16. Utrum conscia errans urgeri possit ad oboedientiam, contra conscientiam in sensu composito?
17. Infrequency of communions.
18. Promiscuous communions (especially of rebels sine restitutione) now after so long a schism dangerous.
19. Standing at the psalms (fortasse per canones) et adoratio in introitu to be made canonical (judge…). many forbear the court and cathedral even for that though allow the thing; if lawfully enjoined.
20. Scruple then about standing at Gloria Patri (Eastern Church stand at psalms, bow at Gloria Patri) to testify adoration of whole blessed Trinity ameristo proskynesei, Gregory of Nazianzus.
21. Remissmenss of our church against ministers of the Spirit, apostates, exomologues, contra libellatici primitus. Recantation Newss. [?] in cathedrali, nee in fine communicationis [?]. But Angli duxere convic. [?].
22. Defectus offlcii pro perambulatione.
23. Of special prayer for sick upon litany, amentibus, surdis et pro damnatis capite.
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- Records of Convocation , pp. 405 - 406Publisher: Boydell & BrewerFirst published in: 2024