The Council of Saltzburg, in 1420.
Eberhard Archbishop of Saltzburg, Legat to the Holy-See, held in the year 1420. in his Me∣tropolitan * 1.1 City a Council, wherein he publish'd 34 Decrees.
In the First, He declares that 'tis an Error to Teach that a Curate or Priest who is in a state of Mortal Sin cannot Absolve or Consecrate; and that 'tis not true that a Bishop or Curate can∣not Absolve a Priest from the Crime of Fornication.
The Second is, That Provincial and Diocesan Synods shall be held as is Ordain'd by the Holy Canons.
The Third Abrogates the Customs that are Establish'd contrary to the Liberty of Churches.
The Fourth Ordains, That no Person shall be admitted to Holy Orders, who has not first Confess'd.
The Sixth Excludes Bastards from the Order of the Clergy.
The Seventh Forbids Inferiour Judges to hinder an Appeal to the Superiour.
The Eighth, Orders Parish-Priests to give an Honourable Revenue to their Curates,
The Ninth, Forbids to pronounce a Sentence of Interdict lightly, or impertinently.
The Tenth, Explains the Duty of Prelates, and to whom they ought to have a regard in their Visitations.
The Eleventh Forbids the Chaplains of private Chappels to Celebrate Divine Service there, without making their submission to the Bishop, or Arch-deacon, and enjoyns them to come to Synods.
The Twelfth, Deprives those who extort Absolutions by violence, of the benefit of them.
The Thirteenth, Ordains that no Person shall be excus'd for neglecting to execute the Order of his Superiour, under pretence of loss of Goods, or Corporal damage, unless the thing be prov'd, and that as to Negative Commands, no Excuse shall be admitted.
The Fourteenth, That Resignations of a Right shall be made in the presence of the Bishop, or the Official, after the Parties shall have taken an Oath that they are serious.
The Fifteenth, Regulates the manner of Citing those whom the Curates dare not Cite, be∣cause they fear them.
The Sixteenth, Forbids to traduce the Clergy before a Laical Tribunal.
The Seventeenth, Renews the Canons concerning the modesty of the Apparel of Ecclesi∣asticks, and forbids Regulars who are made Bishops, to quit their Religious Habit.
The Eighteenth, Deprives Concubinary Clergy-men of their Benefices, and declares them in∣capable of possessing them.
The Nineteenth, Decrees, That Clergy-men who have a Benefice, before they take possession of it, shall make Oath before the Bishop or the Arch-deacon, that they have not committed Si∣mony to obtain it.
The Twentieth, Forbids Patrons, or Collators of Benefices, to detain any thing, upon any pretence whatsoever.
The One and Twentieth, Excommunicates those who have stollen any thing, unless they re∣store it within a Month.
The Two and Twentieth, Declares that he who Mortgages any Demain upon the account of which he has a Right of Patronage, does not Mortgage that Right.
The Three and Twentieth, Leaves Clergy-men and others at liberty to make a Testament.
The Twenty Fourth, Ordains that Divine Service shall be said for an Archbishop or Bishop when they are dead; for the former, in all the Bishopricks of the Province, and for the second, in all the Parishes of his Diocese.
The Twenty Fifth, Forbids a Curate to hear Confession from, or Administer the Sacraments to any Person who is not of his own Parish, unless he has desir'd and obtain'd leave of the proper Parish-Priest.