Furst where the prelat_es_ and sp_iri_tuall Ordynaries of this your most excellent Realme of Englonde and the clergie of the same haue in their conuocac_i_ons heretofore made and caused to be made and also daylie do make dyuers and manye _Facyons of_ lawes constytuc_i_ons and orden_au_unc_es_ w_i_t_h_out your knowlege or most royall assente and w_i_t_h_out the assent and consent of any your lay Subiect_es_ vnto the whiche lawes your saide lay Subiect_es_ haue not onelie heretofore and daylie be {boundene} _constraynyd to obbeye_ aswell in their bodies goodes and possessions But also ben compelled daylie to incurre into the censures of the same and ben contynuallie put to importable charges and expens_es_ ayenst all equytee right and good conscience. And yet your saide humble subiect_es_ ne their predecessours coulde eu_er_ be pryuey to the saide lawes Ne any of the saide lawes haue ben declared vnto them in thinglisshe tong or otherwise _publysshed_ By knowlege whereof they might haue extued the daungiers censures and penaltees of the same Which lawes so made yo_ur_ saide most humble and obedyent subiect_es_ vnder the supportacion of your Maiestee Suppose to be not onelie to the dymynucyon and derogacion of your imperyall iurisdiction and prerogatif royall But also to the grete preiudice inquietacion and damage of all your saide Subiect_es_ And also where now of late there hathe ben deuysed by the most Reuerende father in god Wyllyam Archebusshop of Caunterburie that in the Court_es_ whiche he callith his Courtes of the Arches and Audience shalbe but onelie Ten proctours at his deputacion which be sworn to p_re_ferre and promote the onelie iurisdiction {and preferrement} of the saide Court_es_. By reason whereof if any of your lay Subiect_es_ shoulde haue any lawfull cause ayenst the Judge of the saide Court_es_ or ayenst any docto_ur_ or proctour of the same or any of their Frend_es_ or adherent_es_ they can ne may in any wise haue indifferent counsaill. And also all the causes depending in any of the saide court_es_ may by the confederacie of the saide Few proctours be in suche wise tracted and delayed as your Subiect_es_ suing in the same shalbe put to importable charges costes and expenc_es_. And in case that any matiers there being p_re_ferred shoulde touche Your Crowne Regallie Jurisdiction and p_re_rogatif royall yet the same shall not be disclosed by any of the saide procto_ur_s for fere of losse of their offices. Wherefore your saide most obedient Subiect_es_ vnder the protexion of yo_ur_ maiestee Suppose that your highnes should haue the nomynacion of som conuenyent nombre of proctours to be alwayes attendaunt in the saide court_es_ of tharches and audience there to be sworne aswell to the preferrement of your iurisdiction and prerogatif royall as to thexpedyc_i_on of all the causes of your Lay Subiectes repayring and suing to the same.