AN ORDINANCE Of The LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT. Concerning the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, who by reason of many great and weighty businesses, cannot as yet be brought to his trial.  
Die Veneris, 17. Maii, 1643.  
ORdered by the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament, that this Ordinance shall be sorthwith Printed and published.  
John Browne Cler. Parliamentorum.  
LONDON, May 19 Printed for John Wright, in the Old-Bailey. 1643   

Die Martis, 16. Maii▪ 1643.  
WHereas William Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, standeth Impeached in this present Parliament for High Treason, and for divers other great offences and misdemeanours, and by reason of many great and weighty businesses he cannot yet be brought to trial for the said offences and misdemeanours, and he in respect of his said archbishopric of Canterbury, hath power to give and Collate fic Clerks divers Parsonages, vicarages, Prebends, and other ecclesiastical promotions and preferments, and if any of them should become void, and he left to prefer whom he please to the ●…me, the same may prove very inconvenient, he bestowing them upon unfit and unworthy persons; Be it therefore Ordered and Ordained, by the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament, that in case any of the foresaid Parsonages, vicarages, Prebends, or other Ecclesiastical promotions or preferments now be, or shall hereafter and before the trial of the said Lord Archbishop become void, that the said Lord Archbishop of Canterbuty shall forbear to present or Collate any person or persons thereunto, without the leave and Order of both Houses of Parliament: And it is further Ordered and Ordained, that the said Lord Archbishop shall from time to time until his said trial, present and Collate such fit person or persons, to every such Parsonage, vicarage, Prebend and other ecclesiastical preferment as aforesaid, which now are, or hereafter before his said trial shall become void, as by both Houses of Parliament shall be nominated and appointed. And it is further Ordered by the said Lords and Commons in Parliament, that all Archdeacons, Registers, and other Officers, Ministers, and persons whatsoever, shall forbear to give or make any Admission, Institution, Collation, or Induction of any person or persons whatsoever, which by the said Archbishop shall be presented, in or to any such Parsonage, vicarage, Prebend, or other ecclesiastical preferment, other than such person and persons as shall be nominated and appointed by both Houses of Parliament as aforesaid. And it is lastly Ordered, that the said Lord Archbishop, and the Churchwardens of every Parish and other Officers of the Church, where any Parsonage, Viccaridge, Prebend, or other ecclesiastical promotions or preferments, in the Donation or gift of the said Archbishop is, shall within two months after the respective avoidance thereof, give notice of such avoidance to the Lord Speaker of the House of Peérs for the time being.  
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