daies of Austyn beren mensioun, [The truth of this assertion ap|pears very evidently from a contem|porary of Augustine: "Quasi non hodie quoque plurimi sacerdotes habeant matrimonia." S. Hieron. adv. Jovin. lib. i. c. 23. (tom. ii. p. 273. Ed. Vall.)] with The threfold stori [See Hist. Tripart. lib. ii. c. xiv. for an account of the proceedings of Paphnutius in that council.] speking of the counseil of Nice, and with it that the seid Austin spekith of preestis weddid in hise daies; [See Cod. Eccl. Afric. can. xxv., where Augustine mentions the "uxores" of bishops, priests, and deacons. It is hard to say what particular passage Pecock may have referred to.] thouȝ it be trewe with al this that Poul, ie. Thim. ve. capitulum., counseilid to Thimothe, that he schulde kepe him silf chaast.
Also this deede, a preest forto haue in possessioun movable godis how miche euer he mai honestli and riȝtli come to, (so that he be not gleymed with ouer myche loue to it,) and forto therof take ynouȝ, and of the ouer plus make disposicioun into almes is allowid bi Holi Scripture of the Newe Testament. Forwhi how ellis schulde Bischop Thimothie haue performed what Poul wolde him to performe ie. Thim. ve. capitulum., that Thimothie schulde worschipe, (that is to seie, finde and nurische,) tho wommen of lxti. winter age, whiche aftir hir husbondis deethis wolden for deuocioun lyue chaast? And sithen Poul and his felawschip and disciplis being conuersaunt with him lyueden bi the ȝiftis and sondis, which dyuerse chirchis ȝauen and senden to him where that he were, as he witnessith him silf in hise epistlis, except that in summe cuntrees (as in Achaia) he forbare forto so receyue, that he wolde therbi confounde tho prechers, whiche weren glad forto into coueitouse maner receiue;—how ellis miȝte this be vsid of dyuerse chirchis and comountees forto sende to Poul, and that Poul schulde receyue the sondis of hem, but if it hadde be so ful ofte that tho chirchis and comountees senden ful ofte, and Poul
