HUmbly sheweth that the Rectory of St-Broock in the County of Cornwall, and Dio­cess of Exceter, being about thirty pound in his Majesties Books, became void, and your Petitioner thereunto presented, to the now Lord Bishop of Exceter, by the Patrons, Richard Lob, and Richard Opy, the said Lord Bishop then affirm­ing that he held it in Comendum, would not admit your Petitioner: So that a quare impedit was issued out, but obstructed by his Lordships priviledge of Parliament, and being after satisfied of the invalidity of his Title, the said Bishop having re­ceived the profits for three years, did (upon another Presentation obtaind de facto from the said Lob and Opy, upon three days sight) Admit and Institute to that Rectory, one John Opy, a person by Law utterly uncapable, by several Statutes, to accept or hold the said Benefice, being an Infant, and Unlicenced.

Your Petitioner made his Address to his Grace the Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, and after that, Petitioned his Majesty, who most Graciously was pleased to grant an Order to the said Bishop of Exceter to assist your Petitioner, whereupon he made a Report to his Majesty, with submission to his Majesty: And before his Majesty declares his pleasure, the said Opy surrenders his first Pre­sentation, and obtains a second, upon which the Lord Bishop immediately Institutes him.

Your Petitioner Appeals to his Majesty and Councel, and upon that it was referred to his Grace the Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury to examine, and being heard by Learned Councel on both sides it was adjudged that the Church was not at all full of the supposed incumbent, being an Infant and so uncapable: then a Title started up under pretence of a Lapse to his Majesty & your Petitioner obtains a presentation from his Majesty, under the Great Seal of England, and [...]ends it to the Lord Bishop, who after twenty eight days time of consideration, was pressed for Institution, and the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury did think fit upon his Majesties, and the Lords of his Councels Reference, to write to the Lord Bishop of Exceter to give your Petitioner Institution or shew cause, yet your Petitioner was delayed, tot the end the said Opy might become of Age, and so the said Opy obtained the King's Presentation ad coroborandum, upon which he had Institution and Induction, and your Petitioner af­ter five years trouble and expences; notwithstanding, his just Title in Law, laid aside.

And for that the supposed Incumbent is still uncapable, being Unlicenced, and not Ordained as the Act of Uniformity of the 14^th. year of his Majesties Reign, and for that your Petitioner is left naked, and not relievable by Law or Equity, but by this Honourable House.

Your Petitioner Humbly prays the Honourable House to take the Premises into considera­tion, according to your wonted Justice in such cases, and your Petitioner shall submit to such order as the Honourable House shall think fit.

And shall ever pray, &c.