Circumspecte Agatis

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Circumspecte Agatis is an English writ of 1285, issued by King Edward I. It defines the jurisdictions of Church and State, forcing church courts to confine themselves to ecclesiastical cases. This, along with the Articuli Cleri of Edward II, the Act of the 18th of Edward III (1344) and the Charter of Edward IV (1462), settled this long-standing dispute.

See also benefit of clergy.

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