AN ACT FOR UNIFORMITY OF COMMON PRAYER.

due and true execution hereof may be had throughout their Dioceses and Charges, as they will answer before God, for such evils and plagues wherewith Almighty God may justly punish his people for neglecting this good and whole­some law. And for their Autho­rity in this behalf, be it further Enacted by the Authority afore­said, That all and singular the said Archbishops, Bishops, and other their Officers exercising Ecclesias­tical Jurisdiction, as well in place exempt as not exempt, within their Dioceses, shall have full Power and Authority by this Act, to reform, correct and punish by Censures of the Church, all and singular Per­sons which shall offend within any of their Jurisdictions, or Dioceses, after the said Feast of the Nativity of St. John Baptist next coming, against this Act and Statute; any other Law, Statute, Privilege, Lí­berty or Provision heretofore made, had or suffered to the contrary notwithstanding.

And it is Ordained and Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That all and every Justice of Oyer and Determiner, or Justice of Assize, shall have full Power and Autho­rity in every of their open and general Sessions, to enquire, hear and determine all and all manner of Offences, that shall be commit­ted or done contrary to any Article contained in this present Act, with­in the limits of the Commission to them directed, and to make Pro­cess for the execution of the same, as they may do against any Per­son being indicted before them of Trespass, or lawfully convicted thereof.

within his Diocese, for and to the enquiry, hearing, and determining of the Offences aforesaid.

Provided also, and be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the ks concerning the said Ser­vices, shall at the Costs and Charges of the Parishioners of every Parish and Cathedral Church, be attained and gotten before the said Feast of the Nativity of St. John Baptist next following; and that all such Parishes and Cathedral Churches, or other places, where the said Books shall be attained and gotten before the said Feast of the Na­-tivity of St. John Baptist, shall within three Weeks next after the said Books so attained and got­ten, use the said Service, and put the same in use according to this Act.

And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That no Person or Persons shall be at any time hereafter impeached, or other­wise molested of, or for any the Offences above mentioned, here­after to be committed, or done con­trary to this Act, unless he or they so offending, be thereof indicted at the next general Sessions, to be holden before any such Justices of Oyer and Determiner, or Justices of Assize, next after any Offence committed or done contrary to the tenor of this Act.

Provided always, and be it Or­dained and Enacted by the Autho­rity aforesaid, That all and singular Lords of the Parliament, for the third Offence above mentioned, shall be tried by their Peers.

Provided also, and be it Ordain­ed and Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the Mayor of Lon­don, and all other Mayors, Bai­liffs, and all other Head- Officers of all and singular Cities, Boroughs, and Towns- Corporate within this Realm, Wales, and the Marches of the same, to the which Justices of Assize do not commonly repair, shall have full Power and Authority by virtue of this Act, to enquire, hear and determine the Offences abovesaid, and every of them,

Provided always, and be it En­acted by the Authority aforesaid, That all and every Archbishop and Bishop, shall or may at all time and times, at his liberty and plea­sure, join and associate himself by virtue of this Act, to the said Jus­tices of Oyer and Determiner, or to the said Justices of Assize, at every of the said open and general Sessions to be holden in any place

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