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The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D.

CHAPTER XLVII
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Such of them as submitted, and acknowledged their error, were pardoned.

The rest were brought to their trial.

They were condemned for high treason.

The king gave them their lives, but banished them the kingdom.

Six of them suffered this penalty.[****] The general assembly was afterwards induced[v] to acknowledge the king's authority in summoning ecclesiastical courts, and to submit to the jurisdiction and visitation of the bishops Even their favorite sentence of excommunication was declared invalid, unless confirmed by the ordinary.


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