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VIncent de Pilenes Arch-Bishop of Tours Held a Council at Nants the Tuesday after the Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul, and therein made the following Constitutions.
By the First, The Patrons of Livings are prohibited from engaging themselves to give any Benefice which is not yet Vacant.
By the Second, He forbids the diminishing the Number of Monks.
By the Third, He prohibits the Clergy from Hunting.
By the Fourth, He forbids the establishing of Vicaridges.
By the Fifth, He regulates the Treats which ought to be given to Bishops during their Visitation.
The Sixth is against the Clergy who are not resident, or hold Pluralities.
The Seventh exempts the Clergy from paying Taxes.
The Eighth prohibits the Ecclesiastical Judges from citing by Virtue of an Extraordinary Power, any Persons to Places of no Note, and from citing before them any more than four Persons by Vir∣tue of the Clause: Et quidam alii.
The Ninth imports, That Provision shall be made for Ecclesiasticks against Laicks.
The Council of Nants in 1264.