[Sidenote: Abbats & Priors depriued.] At this councell or synod, diuerse abbats and priors, both French and English, were depriued of their promotions and benefices by Anselme, bicause they had come vnto them otherwise than he pretended to stand with the decrées of the church; [Sidenote: _Matth. Paris._] as the abbats of Persor, Ramsey, Tauestocke, Peterborow, Middleton, Burie, and Stoke, the prior of Elie, and others. [Sidenote: The cause why they wer depriued. _Hen. Hunt._ _Sim. Dun._] The chéefest cause of their deposing, was, for that they had receiued their inuestitures at the kings hands. Diuerse constitutions were made by authoritie of this councell, but namelie this one. [Sidenote: _Eadmerus._ Mariage of préests forbidden. _Hen. Hunt._] 1 That preests should no more be suffered to haue wiues, which decree (as saith Henrie of Huntingdon) séemed to some verie pure, but to some againe verie dangerous, least whilest diuers of those that coueted to professe such cleannesse and puritie of life as passed their powers to obserue, might happilie fall into most horrible vncleannesse, to the high dishonour of christianitie, and offense of the Almightie. [Sidenote: Decrées instituted in this councell.] 2 That no spirituall person should haue the administration of any temporall office or function, nor sit in iudgment of life and death. [Sidenote: Against préests that were alehouse hunters.] 3 That preests should not haunt alehouses, and further, that they should weare apparell of one maner of colour, and shooes after a comelie fashion: for a little before that time, préests vsed to go verie vnséemlie. [Sidenote: Archdeaconries.] 4 That no archdeaconries should be let to farme. 5 That euerie archdeacon should at the least receiue the orders of a deacon. [Sidenote: Subdeacons.] 6 That none should be admitted to the orders of a subdeacon, without profession of chastitie. [Sidenote: Préests sons.] 7 That no préests sonnes should succéed their fathers in their benefices. 8 That moonks and préests which had forsaken their orders (for the loue of their wiues) should be excommunicated, if they would not returne to their profession againe. [Sidenote: Préests to weare crowns.] 9 That préests should weare broad crownes. [Sidenote: Tithes.] 10 That no tithes should be giuen but to the church. [Sidenote: Benefices.] 11 That no benefices should be bought or sold. [Sidenote: New chapels.] 12 That no new chappels should be builded without consent of the bishop. [Sidenote: Consecration of churches.] 13 That no church, should be consecrated except prouision were first had to the maintenance of it and the minister.