Reasons of the House of Commons why Bishops ought not to have votes in Parliament.  
1 BEcause it is a very great hindrance to the exercise of their ministerial Function.  
2 Because they do vow and undertake at their Ordination, when they enter into holy Orders, that they will give themselves wholly to that Vocation.  
3 Because counsels and Canons in several Ages do forbid them to meddle with Secular affairs.  
4 Because the twenty four Bishops have a dependency on the two Archbishops, and because of their canonical Obedience to them.  
5 Because they are but for their lives, and therefore are not fit to have Legislative power over the Honours, Inheritances, Persons, and Liberties of others.  
6 Because of Bishop's dependency and expectance of Translations to places of great profit.  
7 That several Bishops have of late much encroacht upon the Consciences and Liberties of the Subjects, and they and their successors will be much encouraged still to encroach, and the Subjects will be much discouraged from complaining against such encouragements, if twenty six of that Order be to be Judges upon those complaints; the same reason extends to their Legislative power in any Bill to pass for the regulation of their power upon any emergent inconvenience by it.  
8 Because the whole number of them is interessed to maintain the Jurisdiction of Bishops, which hath been found so grievous to the three kingdoms, that Scotland hath utterly abolished it, and Multitudes in England and Ireland have petitioned against it.  
9 Because the Bishops being Lords of Parliament, it setteth too great a distance between them and the rest of their Brethren in the ministry, which occasioneth pride in them, discontent in others, and disquiet in the Church.  

To their having Votes a long time.  
Answ. IF in convenient time and usage are not to be considered with lawmakers.  
Some Abbots voted as anciently in Parliament as Bishops, yet are taken away.  
That for the Bishop's Certificate to plenary of Benefice, and Loyalty of marriage the Bill extends not to them.  
For the Secular Jurisdictions of the Dean of Westminster, the Bishops of Durham, and Ely, and Archbishop of York, which they are to execute in their own persons the former Reasons show the inconveniences therein.  
For their temporal Courts and Jurisdictions which are executed by their temporal Offices, the Bill doth not concern them.   
FINIS.