briton versus standish hill Ann B R Mod Q whether h be suable in the  ecclesiastical court for not go to his parishchurch Mod cro and salk S C holt  see the canon of the church of England Bulst Britton be libel against in the  spiritual court by Mr standish the parson of the parish for not come to his  parishchurch on Sunday to which he plead that he go to another church more  commodious for he upon this matter suggest there be a prohibition and the  plaintiff declare therein and the single question be whether he be compellable  to go to his parishchurch it be say he be compellable because every parson be  oblige not to allow a parishioner of another parish to partake of sacrament  with he vide spell Conc lyn reform l ecclesiastical spar coll rubric in fine  and that this be allow by commonlaw roll Rep Hardr in point and that the  spiritual court be to judge of the excuse march and by the Act of uniformity  every man be require to resort to his parishchurch on the other side it be  argue that the distribution into parish be by the commonlaw and that if this  distribution do in consequence bring people under a new obligation such  obligation ought to be examinable by the commonlaw that the statute of  uniformity have be always look upon as sufficient comply with by go to any  church and the Elizabeth impose the penalty upon any one that absent from the  church contrary to the Elizabeth and that if these act be construe to give a  jurisdiction that jurisdiction must be to the court of the commonlaw and not  the ecclesiastical court in this case it be agree that every man be oblige to  go to some church or other and that a entire neglect be punishable in the  ecclesiastical court and that it be a good charge prima fancy that a man go  not to his parishchurch because he shall not be suppose to go to any other and  the court seem to be of opinion that Salkeld though the Act of uniformity be  take to be introductive of a new law yet the thing be pure of ecclesiastical  conusance and proper for their examination a consultation ought to go but  there be no resolution a a N B the report in Mod say a prohibition be grant  and plaintiff order to declare forthwith