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enter into any promise or engagement of any 

 kind relating to the rights and profits of the 

 parsonage, I must humbly desire to be excused 

 from recommending any one, though yet I will 

 answer for either of those persons I have named 

 that all that I shall propose to them as Jit, or 

 equitable, or decent, shall be performed by them, 

 though luithout any 'promise.''' 



In a third case, he refused to give institution, 

 because he had reason to suspect that there was 

 a Simonical contract for the obtaining the pre- 

 sentation. But he withal declared, that if the 

 patron would give it under his hand that he had 

 made no sort of bargain or contract with the 

 clerk or his father ; or that, if any such was 

 made, he did release them from it, upon these 

 terms he would grant institution. When the 

 twenty-eight days from the tender of the pre- 

 sentation were expired, the clerk, attended by 

 a public notary, demanded institution, or rea- 

 sons why it was refused. They were given as 

 before, with a further exception against the pre- 

 sentation; upon which the Archbishop was 

 served with an order to answer to a bill in 

 Chancery that was filed against him. To which 

 he caused his appearance to be made. But the 

 matter came not to an issue there, for the pa- 

 tron did soon after, under his own hand, declare 

 with great solemnity, that he had made no bar- 



