Canon Richard Dixon's "History of the Church of England, 1:" Ch. 2-1532,...


CHAPTER II. Henry VIII., A.D. 1532. Session of Parliament held in January 1532 (74). The Commons relieve the King in the struggle to reduce the Clergy. Breach between the King and Commons on the Bill of Wards. The King prorogues the Parliament till Easter 1532 (76). Supplication of the Commons against the Ordinaries in which the Commons complain that the Clergy made laws without the King's assent (77). Canon Dixon sketches the history of Convocation (78) and notes that clerical liberty disallows or is inhibited in making ecclesiastical laws prejudicial to the realm (79). The way the Commons laid forth this alleged grievance (80): they complain Ecclesiastical Courts, excessive fees, probates and other matters, but especially the processes against heretics (81) which were rough, void of due process, and were highly injurious without remedies. 

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