lords spiritual

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Also present are the Lords Spiritual and Temporal - bishops of the Church of England who sit in the House of Lords including the Archbishop of Canterbury, together with the secular peers of the realm.

From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2022

“By and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same.”

From The Guardian • Jul. 13, 2017

To the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2015

Be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons .

From Time Magazine Archive

Why, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons met at Westminster.

From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 03 Swift's Writings on Religion and the Church — Volume 1 by Swift, Jonathan