Caesariensis complained, That enquiry having been made after Primosus to cite him to the Coun∣cil, he could not be found.
The Fourth Canon, which is the 98th. in the African Code, forbids the establishing of Bi∣shops in those Cities that had none before, without the Authority of a Metropolitan, and of a Council of the whole Province.
In the next, The People that are reconciled to the Church, and had a Bishop before their Reconciliation, are allow'd either to chuse one, or to submit themselves to the nearest Catho∣lick Bishop. For those who had no Bishop before, they are subjected to that Bishop who con∣verted them, if that Conversion happened before the Emperor's Law was enacted; but if since, then they must have their dependance upon their natural Bishop.
In the Sixth Canon, Judges are nominated to examine the Business of certain Deputies, who came not to the Synod, according to their Primate's Order.
In the Seventh, it is resolved to write to Pope Innocent about the Dispute betwixt the Church of Rome, and that of Alexandria, that so both those Churches might be at peace, and keep a good Correspondence with each other.
The Eighth Canon forbids divorced Persons to be married to others. This Regulation is there judged to be conformable to the Law of the Gospel, and to the Decision of the Apostle St. Paul. But since the civil Laws gave leave to the Husband, to marry after putting away his Wife, it is said, That the Emperor should be entreated to make another Law against that Cu∣stom.
The Ninth Canon prohibits the use of other publick Prayers, Prefaces, or Recommenda∣tions, or the practising of another Form of laying on of Hands, besides those which are ap∣proved by the Councils, and composed by Men of known Piety.
By the Tenth, those are to be degraded from the Honour of Priesthood, that should desire of the Emperor to be try'd by Secular Judges, but they are not restrained from desiring of him to be try'd by Ecclesiastical ones.
The Eleventh provides, That those shall be absolutely degraded, who having been Excom∣municated in Africa, repaired to remote Churches, to be admitted to Communion.
The Twelfth and last Canon, which is the 106th. in the African Code, appoints, That such Clerks, or Bishops as desire to go to Court, shall be obliged to take testimonial Letters of their respective Bishop, or Metropolitan, directed to the Bishop of Rome, and containing the Rea∣sons that bring them thither, that so the Bishop of Rome might grant them another Letter to go to the Court. It does not permit that Bishop, who had a Letter to go to Rome only, to have one from the Pope, to go to Court, except a new Business should happen, which he should acquaint the Bishop of Rome withal, and which should be mentioned in the Letter that he should give him. It is provided likewise, That in that sort of Letters, shall be set down the Day of Easter for that Year, that they may not want Date, or the Easter of the Year past, if that of the present is not exactly known.