The canons and decrees of the Council of Trent celebrated under Paul III, Julius III, and Pius IV, Bishops of Rome / faithfully translated into English.

CHAP. II.

AND, because some Bishops of Churches which stand in the Infidels Te••••••∣tories, wanting both of Clergy, and Christian People, being in a manner Vagabonds, and having no constant place of Residence, seeking, nor for Jesus Christ's sheep, but for some others, the proper Pastor not being known, whilest by this holy Synod, they see themselves prohibited to exercise the Pontifical Of∣fices in anothers Diocess, without express leave from the Ordinary of the place, upon the persons subject to the said Ordinary, to the Defrauding and Contempt of the Law, as if by their overhastiness they choose an Episcopal Seat in a place where there is no Diocess; and presume to promote any that come unto them, even though they have no Commendatory Letters from their Bishops or Prelates, to Sacred, even to the Order of the Presbytership, and to stamp upon them the Character of Clergymen: whereby it very often comes to pass, that such as are less fit, rude and ignorant, and who are rejected by their own Bishops as inabi∣lited and unworthy, are ordain'd, not being able to perform Divine Offices, nor rightly to administer the Church Sacraments. None of the Bishops, called Tutelars, may, although in a place of no Diocess, and that exempt, or though they shall reside in some Monastery of any Order whatsoever, or shall have got a Demur, by the force of any priviledge granted them for the Promotion for a time of any that come unto them, being anothers subject, even under the pretext of continual familiarity with him at his Table, without the express Order of his pro∣per Prelate, or his Letters of Appeal, ordain or promote to any Sacred or infe∣riour Orders: He that does contrary hereto shall be ipso jure, suspended from the Exercising of his Pontificate for a Year; but he that is so promoted, from the Executing his Orders so received, till his Prelate shall see it convenient.