WHereas many Monasteries, Abbeys, Priories, and Provostships, through the ill government of those to whom they have been committed, have sustained great losses and damages both in their spiritual and temporal Concerns; The Holy Synod doth earnestly desire to reduce them to such Discipline, as doth become a Monastical life. But the condition of the present time, is so bad, that it is a very difficult matter to effect it, and almost impossible to apply those re∣medies to all persons, and in all places, which are necessary to accomplish the Reformation so much desir'd. However, that we may omit nothing that can be done on our part, and that better provision may be made for the future against the aforesaid Evils, First we hope his Holiness will out of his own Piety and Prudence take care (so far as the times will permit) that there be plac'd oversuch
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.
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Religious Houses as are held in Commendam, and have Chapters of their own, Re∣gulars to govern them, who have themselves made profession of the same Order that the several Houses are of, that so they may give good example to such as are under their Charge. And that all Vacancies in time to come may be sup∣plied with Regulars of approved Virtue and Holyness.
As for those Monasteries which are called the Heads and Chief of the Orders, whether Abbeys or Priories, the Daughters of those Heads, they who at present hold them in Commendams (unless there be some Regular person provided to suc∣ceed them) shall be obliged within Six Months next ensuing, solemnly to Pro∣fess themselves of those Orders which the Houses they hold are of, or else quit their places; Otherwise the said Commendams shall be adjudged lawfully vacant.
And lest any fraud should be used in all or any of the Decrees before mentio∣ned, the Holy Synod doth command, That in making Provision for the said Mo∣nasteries the Quality of every Governour shall be named and expresly set down, and any Provision made to the contrary, shall be accounted Surreptitious, and no Possession thereupon given, though of Three years continuance, shall be of force to confirm and make good the said Provision.