PREFIXED LITURGICAL PIECES
ARTICLES OF EXCOMMUNICATION
[folio 2] In constituc[ione] Oct[obonis], ca[pitul]o 'q[uu]m in armis.'
¶ Alle þat helpeth þe sareȝenes aȝens cristen men, in armys or in any oþer þinge. In q[ua]d[a]m ex[tra]uagante in cle[mentinis], qu[a]e incipit 'multa multis.'
¶ Alle men of religion þat howselith, or weddith, or anelith any man or woman, with-out leve of his propur preste; or assoyleth any man a pena & culpa, with|out special priuelege of þe pope; or makith or ledith any man, be fayre wordes, or be-hestis, to be-hote or to swere to be biried among hem, from his parissh church: or ȝif þei haue chose her birieng among hem, for to lette hem for to change hit, þey be acursed. extra de priuilegiis c[apitul]o 'Religiosi.' & extra de penis & re. ca[pitul]o 'Cupientes inde.'
¶ Alle þat knoweth heresy, wicchecrafte, enchauntement, Nigromancy, coniurisones or any fals beleve aȝens the feyth of holichurch, but ȝif þei distroye hit be þer power. And al þat ben ordened to enquere þer-on, ȝif þei leue the sute þerof. Extra de sentencia ex[communicationis] 'quicunque' li[br]o 5o.
¶ Alle lordes þat maketh her prestes to synge her messe in churchis enterdited, and with bellis ryngyng clepith folke to messis; or forbedith her subiectes þat ben acursed to go out of þe church, and al þat beth done out of church by name, but ȝif þei gone out anon when þei ben bede by þe preste thryes, & hold hem out of al churches vntil þei be reconciled and y-come to Amendemente, þei mowe