Chronicles 1 (of 6): The Historie of England 5 (of 8): The Fift Booke of the Historie of England.Holinshed, Raphael
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Chronicles 1 (of 6): The Historie of England 5 (of 8): The Fift Booke of the Historie of England.
Holinshed, Raphael
Great Britain -- History -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066
1 The first chapter was, that the feast of Easter should be kept on
the sundaie following the fourtéenth day of the first moneth.
2 The second, that no bishop should intermedle in an others diocesse,
but be contented with the cure of his flocke committed to him.
3 The third, that no bishop should disquiet in anie thing anie
monasterie consecrated to God, nor take by violence anie goods that
belonged vnto the same.
4 The fourth, that bishops being moonks should not go from
monasterie to monasterie, except by sufferance and permission of
their abbats, & should continue in the same obedience wherein they
stood before.
5 The fift, that none of the cleargie should depart from his bishop
to run into anie other diocesse, nor comming from anie other place
should be admitted, except he brought letters of testimonie with
him. But if anie such chanced to be receiued, if he refused to
returne, being sent for home, both he and his receiuer should be
excommunicated.
6 The sixt, that bishops and other of the cleargie being strangers
shold hold them content with the benefit of hospitalitie, & should
not take in hand anie priestlie office, without licence of the
bishop, in whose diocesse he chanced so to be remaining.
7 The seuenth, that twice in the yeare a synod should be kept, but
because of diuers impediments herein, it was thought good to them
all, that in the kalends of August a synod should be kept once in
the yeare, at a certeine place called Cloofeshough.
8 The eighth chapter was, that no one bishop should by ambition
séeke to be preferred aboue another, but that euerie one should
know the time and order of his consecration.
9 The ninth, that as the number of the christians increased, so
should there be more bishops ordeined.
10 The tenth was touching mariages, that none should contract
matrimonie with anie person, but with such as it should be
lawfull for him by the orders of the church: none should match
with their kinsfolke, no man should forsake his wife, except
(as the gospell teacheth) for cause of fornication. But if anie
man did put awaie his wife which he had lawfullie married, if
he would be accounted a true Christian, he might not be coopled
with an other, but so remaine, or else be reconciled to his owne
wife.
These articles, being intreated of and concluded, were confirmed
with the subscribing of all their hands, so as all those that did
go against the same, should be disgraded of their priesthood, and
separated from the companie of them all.
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