SUPREME SOVEREIGN ADVOCATES, were those who had the authority in chief; but acted by deputies or subordinate advocates. These were called also principal, greater, and sometimes general advocates. Such in many cases were kings, &c. when either they had been chosen advocates, or became such by being founders or endowers of churches. Princes had also
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Advocate, another title to advocateship, some of them pretending to be advocati nati of the churches within their dominions.