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The Council of Toulouse held in the Year 1119.
POPE Calixtus II. being arriv'd in France, held June 6. A. D. 1119. a Council at Toulouse. * 1.1 compos'd of certain Cardinals, and of the Archbishops and Bishops of Aquitaine, in which he published Ten Canons.
The First, is against those who buy or sell Spiritual Livings.
The Second imports, That no Man shall be made a Provost, Arch-Priest, or Dean, who is not a Priest; nor an Arch-deacon, who is not a Deacon.
The Third ordains, That Hereticks, who contemn the Communion of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, the Baptism of Infants, Holy Orders, and Lawful Wedlock, shall be excommuni∣cated, and that the same Punishment shall be inflicted on their Adherents.
The Fourth, forbids Princes and Lay-men to possess Tithes, Oblations, Monasteries, or other Revenues belonging to the Churches.
The Fifth, prohibits to make Slaves of Free-men.
The Sixth ordains, That Clergy-men shall not be oblig'd to perform any manner of Service to Laicks for Church-Revenues.
The Seventh, That none shall seize on the Fourth Part of the Offerings which belong to the Bishop.
The Eighth, That neither Bishops, nor Priests, nor any other Ecclesiastical Persons, shall be permitted to leave their Benefices to their Heirs, as an Inheritance by Right of Succession.
The Ninth, That nothing shall be exacted for the consecrated Oyls, Holy Chrism, or the Burial of the Dead.
The Tenth, That the Monks, Canons, or Clerks, who quit their Profession, shall be Excom∣municated.