¶ Of Churchgoodes.

POpe Iginius appointed, that no Churche stuffe shoulde be put to prophane vses. In the yeare of our Lord. 261 Volat. Phil. Bergom

Pope Stephen the first made a decree, that those which take away the goods of the Churche, shoulde be condemned as mēslayers. In the yeare of our Lord 261. Chron. Lib. Concil.

Pope Eusebius ordained, that suche as take away any thing appertaining vnto the Churche, they shoulde restore ten times as much agayn. In the yeare of our Lord. 309. Chron. Germ.

Pope Iohn the fourthe made a de∣cree, that if any inuaded or toke awaye the goodes of the Churche, he shoulde restore foure tymes as muche agayne. In the yeare of oure Lorde. 635. Ioan. Stella. Plat. Chron.

Pope Paule the seconde ordayned, that they that did alienate or with∣drawe Page  [unnumbered] any thynge from the Churche, should be excōmunicated. In the yeare, &c. 1404. Sabell. Chron.

*Pope Gregory the fourth instituted, that euery Churche should haue theyr proper possessions, wherof the Priest may liue, least y^t they takyng thought for theyr liuyng, shoulde be compelled to leaue theyr dutie vndone. In y^e yere &c. 846. Plat. D. Barns.

Pope Vrban the fyrst, graunted, that landes, goods and temporall possessiōs should on this condition be geuē to the Churche, that nothyng shoulde be pri∣uate to any man, but that all thynges should be common among the Priests, so that none of them should want, but euery one haue, whatsoeuer his necessi¦tye requireth. In the yeare. &c. 222. An∣selmus. Rid. Volat. Chro. Plat.