1388-10-12, Cambridge
Prohibition against inhibitions, citations, summonses, appeals etc. whereby king's right may be impugned, prayers, alms or works of piety or the charter of King Athelstan to the church of St. John and the king's charter of confirmation impaired, and if such attempt is made, order to revoke the same, that the king no matter for wrath against them as men who violate his right the right of the crown; as the cognisance of pleas concerning and writings in the realm specially pertains to the crown, that king gave to the said church and the ministers serving God for their maintenance and for support of prayers etc. for him his heirs certain thraves of corn and moneys in lieu thereof in places in the Estrithing in Yorkshire, and although the provosts, and ministers have ever since been seised of the same, certain of religion and others, scheming to impugn the king's right and to hinder the now provost etc. touching the receipt thereof, made and are purposing to make inhibitions etc., and thereby of the king to subject his right to alien jurisdiction. erat patens.
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