equisite, without denial, or exaction of
any manner sums of money to be demanded or asked for the same.

"VI. And also in the spiritual courts of the said prelates and ordinaries
there be limited and appointed so many judges, scribes, apparitors,
summoners, appraysers, and other ministers for the approbation of
Testaments, which covet so much their own private lucres, and the
satisfaction and appetites of the said prelates and ordinaries, that when
any of your said loving subjects do repair to any of the said courts for
the probate of any Testaments, they do in such wise make so long delays, or
excessively do take of them so large fees and rewards for the same as is
importable for them to bear, directly against all justice, law, equity, and
good conscience. Therefore your most humble and obedient subjects do, under
your gracious correction and supportation, suppose it were very necessary
that the said ordinaries in their deputation of judges should be bound to
appoint and assign such discreet, gracious, and honest persons, having
sufficient learning, wit, discretion, and understanding; and also being
endowed with such spiritual promotion, stipend, and salary; as they being
judges in their said courts might and may minister to every person
repairing to the same, justice--without taking any manner of fee or reward
for any manner of sentence or judgment to be given before them.

"VII. And also divers spiritual persons being presented as well by your
Highness as others within this your Realm to divers benefices or other
spiritual promotions, the said ordinaries and their ministers do not only
take of them for their letters of institution and induction many large sums
of money and rewards; but also do pact and covenant with the same, taking
sure bonds for their indemnity to answer to the said ordinaries for the
firstfruits of their said benefices after their institution--so as they,
being once presented or promoted, as aforesaid, are by the said ordinaries
very uncharitably handled, to their no little hindrance and impoverishment;
which your said subjects suppose not only to be against all laws, right,
and good conscience, but also to be simony, and contrary to the laws of
God.

"VIII. And also _the said spiritual ordinaries do daily confer and give
sundry benefices unto certain young folks, calling them their nephews or
kinsfolk_, being in their minority and within age, not apt ne able to serve
the cure of any such benefic