Dr Basire's notes for a speech in convocation

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.