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FEW Councils were call'd in Spain in this Century, by reason that part of that Kingdom * 1.1 was then under the Dominion of the Moors. However, King Alphonsus held a notable Assembly at Leon, A. D. 1012. in which the Bishops drew up Seven Canons.
The First imports, That Ecclesiastical Affairs shall be first treated of, at the opening of the Synods.
The Second, That the Churches shall peaceably enjoy such Revenues as are left them by last Wills and Testaments, and that the Clergy-men shall pass Judgment as to their validity.
The Third, That Abbots, Abbesses, Monks and Nuns, shall be subject to the Jurisdiction of their Diocesan Bishop.
The Fourth ordains, That none shall seize on the Church-Revenues.
The Fifth, That the King's Officers shall Prosecute those who have kill'd a Clergy-man.
The Sixth, That after having dispatch'd Ecclesiastical Affairs, the Bishops shall proceed to the Examination of those of the Kingdom.
The Seventh, That none shall buy the Estate of a Vassal of the Church, and he who has done it, shall lose the Mony he gave for the Purchase.
These Derees are follow'd with Forty others for the advantage of the State, some of which nevertheless have reference to the Preservation of Ecclesiastical Revenues.
The Coun∣cil of Leon, in 1012.