Ecclesiastical promotions, who contrary to the state of their Order, and the laudable
custome of the Church, have maried and used women as their wives, or otherwise
notably and slanderously disordered or abused themselves, sequestring also, during
the sayd processe, the fruits and profits of the said Benefices and Ecclesidstical pro∣motions.
8. That the said Bishop and other persons aforesaid, do use more lenity and clemen∣cy
with such as have maried, whose wives be dead, than with others whose women do
yet remain al••ve. And likewise such Priests as with the consent of their wives or
women, openly in the presence of the Bishop, do professe to abstain, to be used more fa∣vourable. In which case, after th Penance effectually done, the Bishop according to
his discretion and wisdome, may upon just consideration, receive and admit them again
to their former administrations, so it be not in the same place, appointing them such a
portion to live upon, to be paid out of their Benefice, whereof they be deprived, by the
discretion of the said Bishop or his Officer, as he shall think may be spared of the same
Ben••fice.
9. That every Bishop and other person aforesaid, do foresee that they suffer not
any ••••ligious man, having solemly professed chastity, to continue with his woman, or
wife, but that all such persons after deprivation of their Benefice, or Ecclesiastical
promotion, be also divorced every one from his said woman, and due punishment other∣wise
taken for the offence therein.
10. Item, That every Bishop and all other persons aforesaid, do take Order and
direction with the ••arishioners of every Benefice where Priests do want, to repair to
the next Parish for divine Service, or to appoint for a convenient time, till other better
provision may be made, one Curate ••o serve alienis vicibus, in divers Parishes, and to
allot the said Cura••e for his labour, some part of the Benefice which he so serveth.
11. That all, and all manner of Processions in the Church, be used frequently, and
continued after the old Order of the Church, in the Latin tougue.
12. That all such holy-dayes and fasting-dayes be observed and kept, as were
observed and kept in the latter time of King Henry the 8. h.
13. That the laudable and honest Ceremonies which were wont to be used, fre∣quented
and observed in the Church, be hereafter frequented, used and observed;
and that children be Christned by the Priest, and confirmed by the Bishop, as hereto∣••••••e
hath been accusto••ed and used.
14. Touching such persons as were heretofore promoted to any Orders, after the new
sort and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of O••ders, considering they were not Ordered in very deed, the Bishop
of the Diocesse finding otherwise sufficient ability in these men, may supply that thing
which wanted in them before, then according to his discretion admit them to mini∣ster.
15. That by the Bishop of the Diocesse, an uniform doctrine be set forth by Ho∣m••lies,
or otherwise, for the good instruction and teaching of all people. And that the
said Bishop, and other persons aforesaid, do compel the parishioners to come to their se∣veral
Churches, and there devoutly to hear divine Service, as of reason they
ought.
16. That they examine all Schoolmasters, and Teachers of children, and finding
them suspect in any wise, to remove them, and place Catholick men in their rooms▪
with a special commandment to instruct their children, so as they may be able to an∣swer
the Priest at the Masse, and so help the Priest at Masse, as hath been accusto∣med.
17. That the said Bishops, and all other the persons aforesaid, have such regard,
respect, and consideration of and for the setting forth of the premises, with all kind of
vertue, godly living, and good example, with repressing also, or keeping under of
vic•• and unthriftinesse, as they and every of them, may be seen to favour the restituti∣on
of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Religion, and also to make and honest account and reckoning of their office
and c••re, to the honour of God, Our good contentation, and profit of this Our Realm,
and the Dominions of the same.
The generality of the people not being well pleased before with the Queen's