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against_o any_o person_n â–ª_o in_o the_o year_n etc._n etc._n 498._o joannes_n laziardus_fw-la celestinus_fw-la pope_n innocent_a the_o second_o decree_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v strike_v a_o priest_n for_o it_o be_v write_v 105._o say_v he_o touche_n not_o my_o anointed_n if_o any_o man_n contrary_a to_o his_o commandment_n do_v presume_v to_o smite_v the_o anoint_a priest_n he_o pronounce_v he_o excommunicate_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la and_o accuse_v &_o that_o by_o no_o mean_n he_o shall_v be_v absolve_v except_o he_o stand_v in_o danger_n of_o death_n but_o only_o of_o y_fw-fr e_o pope_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 11â—1_n causa_fw-la 17._o quest_n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la joan._n stella_n chron._n pope_n euaristus_n enact_v that_o priest_n shall_v not_o be_v disquiet_v honoured_a nor_o evil_o entreat_v of_o the_o laity_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v have_v in_o high_a reverence_n and_o honour_n in_o the_o year_n â–ª_o etc._n etc._n 110._o isidor_n tem._n 3._o conc._n polid._n pantaleon_n pope_n pontianus_n ordain_v that_o priest_n shall_v be_v accuse_v of_o none_o accuser_n but_o only_o of_o priest_n and_o bishop_n in_o the_o year_n etc._n etc._n 230._o gratian._n isidor_n polidor_fw-es pope_n fabian_n also_o make_v a_o decree_n y_z t_z neither_o priest_n shall_v be_v admit_v to_o accuse_v the_o laity_n accusation_n nor_o the_o laity_n the_o priest_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 242._o caus._n 2._o qu._n 7._o sicut_fw-la pope_n calixt_v the_o first_o ordain_v that_o in_o the_o accusation_n of_o a_o priest_n no_o suspicious_a personne_n or_o of_o evil_a name_n and_o fame_n either_o any_o such_o as_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o priest_n shall_v be_v admit_v to_o geve_v evidence_n against_o he_o in_o the_o year_n etc._n etc._n 217._o quest._n 3._o cap._n 5._o accusatores_fw-la joan._n laziard_n pope_n alexander_n the_o first_o ordain_v that_o the_o laitye_n shall_v have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o the_o clergy_n power_n and_o that_o the_o 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etc._n etc._n 338._o jacob_n phil._n bergom_n lib._n council_n pope_n boniface_n the_o eight_o in_o a_o general_a council_n priest_n ordain_v that_o temporal_a ruler_n shall_v not_o charge_v the_o people_n with_o any_o kind_n of_o payment_n if_o they_o do_v that_o the_o priest_n shall_v pay_v they_o none_o except_o the_o pope_n give_v they_o licence_n in_o the_o year_n etc._n etc._n 1190._o polidor_n lib._n 17._o angl._n hist._n pope_n nicolas_n the_o first_o ordain_v that_o no_o temporal_a man_n be_v he_o king_n or_o emperor_n shall_v have_v aught_o to_o do_v with_o those_o thing_n that_o appertain_v unto_o priest_n priest_n in_o the_o year_n etc._n etc._n 871._o anselmus_n rid_v pope_n gregory_n the_o four_o make_v a_o decree_n that_o priest_n shall_v be_v free_a from_o all_o kind_n of_o worldly_a bondage_n tax_n payment_n act_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o year_n etc._n etc._n 846._o sabel_n platina_n pope_n vrban_n the_o second_o enact_v notwithstanding_o that_o the_o priest_n 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make_v a_o law_n x._o that_o no_o priest_n shall_v forsake_v his_o cure_n for_o any_o persecution_n or_o trouble_n though_o death_n shall_v ensue_v according_a to_o this_o say_n of_o christ_n a_o good_a shepherd_n geve_v his_o life_n for_o his_o sheep_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n residence_n 254._o anselmus_n rid._n pope_n john_n the_o eighte_o ordain_v that_o the_o priest_n which_o be_v absente_v from_o their_o benefice_n without_o a_o dispensation_n from_o the_o pope_n shall_v be_v compel_v to_o return_v unto_o they_o and_o there_o to_o be_v resident_a in_o the_o year_n etc._n etc._n 887._o joan._n laziard_n pope_n simplicius_n ordain_v that_o no_o clerk_n or_o priest_n shall_v receive_v the_o investiture_n of_o his_o benefice_n or_o of_o his_o office_n at_o any_o laymens_n hand_n promotion_n in_o the_o year_n &c_n &c_n 471._o ranulpus_fw-la cestrensis_n joan._n laziardus_fw-la pope_n gregory_n the_o first_o make_v a_o decree_n in_o a_o certain_a council_n hold_v at_o rome_n that_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o altar_n shall_v geve_v their_o mind_n to_o preach_v and_o not_o to_o sing_v for_o say_v he_o while_o man_n seek_v a_o sweet_a voice_n in_o holy_a service_n covenable_a life_n be_v set_v apart_o and_o the_o singer_n w_o t_o his_o manner_n hurt_v the_o people_n though_o which_o it_o his_o voice_n he_o great_o delight_v they_o in_o the_o year_n etc._n etc._n 590._o polichron_n lib._n 5._o pope_n victor_n the_o second_o in_o a_o certain_a council_n hold_v at_o florence_n ordain_v that_o all_o bishop_n and_o priest_n which_o he_o prove_v giltye_n either_o of_o simonye_n or_o of_o fornication_n shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o their_o bishopricke_n benefice_n and_o all_o other_o ecclesiastical_a promotion_n and_o dignity_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1053._o pope_n eleutherius_fw-la make_v a_o decree_n y_o it_o no_o priest_n shall_v be_v degrade_v or_o put_v from_o the_o degree_n of_o his_o priesthode_n priest_n except_o he_o be_v first_o lawful_o 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manner_n of_o tithe_n shall_v be_v pay_v to_o the_o priest_n both_o corn_n haye_o fruit_n ox_n sheep_n goat_n etc._n etc._n for_o all_o tithe_n be_v sanctify_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o many_o be_v stubborn_a and_o disobedient_a and_o will_v not_o true_o and_o faithful_o pay_v their_o tithe_n as_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v it_o be_v ordain_v in_o that_o council_n that_o all_o such_o as_o will_v not_o pay_v they_o shall_v be_v admonish_v once_o twice_o or_o thrice_o according_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n if_o they_o will_v not_o then_o amend_v that_o they_o shall_v then_o be_v excommunicate_a and_o accurse_a till_o they_o have_v make_v due_a satisfaction_n and_o sufficient_a recompense_n caus._n 16._o q._n 7._o cap._n omnes_fw-la decimae_fw-la the_o manner_n and_o form_n of_o excommunication_n twelve_o priest_n must_v stand_v about_o the_o bishop_n and_o hold_v burn_a candle_n in_o their_o hand_n which_o candle_n at_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o curse_n or_o excommunication_n they_o must_v throw_v down_o upon_o the_o ground_n and_o tread_v they_o under_o their_o foot_n afterward_o letter_n must_v be_v send_v round_o about_o unto_o parish_n contain_v the_o name_n of_o they_o that_o be_v excommunicate_a and_o also_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o excommunication_n caus._n 11_z â–ª_o quaest_n 3._o cap._n debent_fw-la in_o concilio_fw-la arausicano_n we_o read_v these_o word_n we_o follow_v the_o canonical_a ordinance_n and_o example_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n do_v utter_o sequester_v and_o banish_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n and_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n all_o violatour_n disturber_n hinderer_n and_o destroyer_n of_o god_n church_n from_o the_o lap_n of_o holy_a mother_n church_n &_o from_o the_o company_n and_o fellowship_n of_o all_o christianity_n until_o they_o repent_v amend_v and_o satisfy_v the_o church_n of_o god_n ibidem_fw-la cap._n canonica_n the_o manner_n of_o reconciliation_n of_o they_o that_o be_v excommunicate_a when_o any_o man_n y_o it_o be_v accurse_v or_o excommunicate_a ☞_o be_v penitent_a &_o sorry_a for_o his_o sin_n &_o desire_v forgevenesse_n &_o promise_v to_o amend_v the_o bishop_n y_fw-fr t_o do_v excommunicate_v he_o shall_v come_v before_o the_o church_n door_n and_o twelve_o priest_n with_o he_o shall_v stand_v round_o about_o he_o on_o every_o side_n and_o if_o the_o person_n y_o it_o be_v excommunicate_a fall_v flat_o down_o on_o the_o ground_n and_o ask_v forgevenesse_n promise_v amendment_n they_o shall_v the_o byshoppe_n take_v he_o by_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o lead_v he_o into_o the_o church_n and_o restore_v he_o to_o the_o christian_a congregation_n afterward_o they_o shall_v sing_v the_o seven_o penitential_a psalm_n with_o these_o prayer_n kirie_a eleyson_fw-la and_o pater_fw-la noster_fw-la &_o saluum_fw-la faâ—_n seruum_fw-la etc._n etc._n with_o this_o collecte_n praesta_fw-la quesumus_fw-la domine_fw-la huic_fw-la famulo_fw-la tuo_fw-la dignum_fw-la paenitentiae_fw-la fructum_fw-la ut_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la tuus_fw-la sanctae_fw-la a_o cvius_fw-la integritate_fw-la deniâ—â—erat_fw-la peccando_fw-la admissorum_fw-la veniam_fw-la consequendo_fw-la reddatur_fw-la innoxius_fw-la per_fw-la christum_n dominum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la amen_n which_o be_v thus_o english_v â–ª_o grant_v we_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n to_o this_o thy_o servant_n the_o worthy_a fruit_n of_o repentance_n that_o be_v obtain_v forgevenesse_n of_o his_o sin_n may_v be_v restore_v pure_a and_o faultless_a to_o thy_o holy_a church_n from_o the_o integrity_n and_o pureness_n whereof_o through_o sin_n â–ª_o he_o have_v wander_v and_o go_v astray_o by_o christ_n our_o lord_n so_o be_v it_o causa_fw-la 11._o quest._n 3._o cap._n cum_fw-la aliquis_fw-la of_o penance_n pope_n nicolas_n the_o first_o appoint_v that_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o penance_n of_o he_o y_o it_o have_v slay_v his_o mother_n mother_n first_o by_o y_z e_z space_n of_o a_o whole_a year_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v suffer_v to_o come_v into_o the_o church_n but_o he_o shall_v stand_v before_o the_o church_n door_n pray_v &_o beseech_v god_n continual_o to_o forgeve_v he_o so_o heinous_a &_o horrible_a a_o sin_n secondlye_o when_o the_o one_o year_n be_v end_v he_o shall_v have_v licence_n to_o come_v into_o the_o church_n and_o to_o stand_v among_o y_z e_z hearer_n but_o he_o by_o no_o mean_n be_v suffer_v to_o come_v unto_o the_o communion_n or_o sacrament_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ._n three_o when_o the_o three_o year_n be_v once_o past_a he_o shall_v be_v admit_v unto_o the_o holy_a communion_n etc._n etc._n all_o this_o time_n he_o may_v eat_v no_o flesh_n nor_o presume_v to_o drink_v wine_n except_o it_o be_v on_o solemn_a feast_n and_o sunday_n and_o from_o easter_n unto_o whitsontyde_n and_o whensoever_o he_o will_v take_v any_o journey_n he_o may_v not_o ride_v but_o go_v on_o foot_n he_o may_v not_o go_v unto_o the_o war_n except_o it_o be_v to_o fight_v against_o the_o pagans_n he_o must_v also_o everye_o week_n fast_a three_o day_n &_o eat_v no_o meat_n till_o it_o be_v night_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o year_n etc._n etc._n 8711._o caus._n 33._o tract_n de_fw-fr paenitentia_fw-la cap._n latorem_fw-la praesentium_fw-la you_o pope_n siricius_n make_v a_o decree_n that_o those_o which_o be_v penitent_n may_v not_o in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o penance_n marry_o nor_o excercise_n y_fw-fr e_o work_n of_o marriage_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v count_v as_o dog_n return_v unto_o their_o vomit_n or_o as_o sow_n which_o be_v clean_o wash_v walowe_v &_o tumble_v themselves_o again_o in_o the_o miry_a puddel_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 389._o caus._n 23._o quaest_n 2._o cap._n de_fw-fr his_fw-la vero_fw-la pope_n leo_n the_o first_o notwithstanding_o reasonable_a of_o his_o great_a favour_n and_o singular_a goodness_n grant_v to_o all_o such_o as_o be_v already_o marry_v that_o they_o even_o in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o 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in_o y_fw-fr e_o year_n etc._n etc._n 817._o ibidem_fw-la cap._n in_o adolescentia_fw-la seven_o pope_n gregory_n the_o first_o ordain_v this_o to_o be_v the_o penance_n of_o the_o marry_a man_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o church_n before_o he_o have_v purify_v and_o wash_v himself_o with_o water_n if_o he_o have_v have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o wife_n body_n and_o give_v she_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o due_a benevolence_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 590._o caus._n 33._o quaest._n 4._o cap._n vir_fw-la cum_fw-la propria_fw-la uxore_fw-la altar_n pope_n pius_n the_o first_o make_v a_o decree_n that_o if_o through_o the_o negligence_n of_o the_o priest_n any_o of_o the_o blood_n he_o mean_v the_o sacrament_n of_o christ_n blood_n as_o the_o expositour_n do_v declare_v in_o the_o same_o place_n do_v drop_n down_o upon_o the_o ground_n the_o priest_n shall_v lick_n it_o up_o with_o his_o tongue_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o shall_v do_v penance_n for_o