The Prelates
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the prelates · archbishops and lord bishops, deans and archdeacons · bishops · prelates · the Prelates · the leading prelates · the said government
spoken of as
1 expressionPrelates“magnates exempt from hostage-giving”1 mention
Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John (English)
The only magnates not exposed to this dilemma were the prelates, whose celibacy cut them adrift from acknowledged family ties.
in the texts
Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John
The prelates among Magna Carta's magnates, exempted from giving hostages because of their celibacy.
The only magnates not exposed to this dilemma were the prelates, whose celibacy cut them adrift from acknowledged family ties.
Accordingly, the leading prelates issued a written protest that this chapter must be understood by both parties “as limited,” and “that all those customs shall remain, without which the forests cannot be preserved.
The prelates, whose judicium on this point was declared to be final (“appellatione remota”), and who were bound to give an early decision (“ad certum diem”), might not unreasonably have been suspected of partiality, since “taking the cross” was not a step to be belittled by churchmen.
The Constitutional Documents of the Puritan Revolution, 1625–1660
Archbishops, bishops, deans and archdeacons collectively, whose church government and courts are the target of the petition's grievances.
The discouragement of many from bringing up their children in learning;
That whereas the government of archbishops and lord bishops, deans and archdeacons, &c.
The faint-heartedness of ministers to preach the truth of God, lest they should displease the prelates;