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conspiration_n cum_fw-la arianis_fw-la factâ_fw-la eustathium_n de_fw-fr antiochenâ_fw-la sede_fw-la dejecerit_fw-la ut_fw-la scribit_fw-la theodoretus_n lib._n 1._o hist_o cap._n 24._o hic_fw-la est_fw-la theodotus_n cvi_fw-la eusebius_n libros_fw-la suos_fw-la de_fw-la praeparatione_fw-la evangelicâ_fw-la nuncupavit_fw-la &_o cujus_fw-la meminit_fw-la suidas_n in_o voce_fw-mi ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d idem_fw-la quoque_fw-la error_n irrepsit_fw-la in_o martyrologium_fw-la romanum_fw-la quod_fw-la patrum_fw-la memoriâ_fw-la jussu_fw-la sixti_fw-la quinti_fw-la editum_fw-la &_o baronii_n notationibus_fw-la illustratum_fw-la est_fw-la nec_fw-la satis_fw-la mirari_fw-la possum_fw-la quonam_fw-la modo_fw-la id_fw-la baronii_n diligentiam_fw-la fugerit_fw-la furthermore_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v several_a saint_n in_o her_o present_a calendar_n and_o martyrology_n that_o be_v never_o in_o be_v or_o be_v never_o of_o humane_a race_n and_o here_o not_o to_o mention_v st._n 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deliver_v error_n and_o fabulous_a story_n in_o their_o sermon_n and_o admonition_n to_o the_o people_n without_o know_v what_o they_o say_v themselves_o therefore_o to_o prevent_v the_o people_n be_v mis-taught_a the_o synod_n do_v command_v that_o whensoever_o it_o shall_v be_v prove_v to_o the_o prelate_n that_o any_o such_o thing_n have_v be_v deliver_v in_o public_a or_o in_o any_o congregation_n that_o the_o prelate_n have_v draw_v up_o a_o form_n of_o recantation_n in_o write_v shall_v send_v to_o the_o say_a curate_n or_o the_o person_n that_o have_v deliver_v such_o thing_n command_v they_o to_o retract_v and_o unsay_v the_o same_o in_o public_a either_o by_o read_v the_o say_a recantation_n or_o by_o declare_v the_o content_n of_o it_o to_o the_o people_n and_o teach_v they_o the_o truth_n which_o if_o any_o shall_v refuse_v to_o do_v which_o god_n forbid_v they_o shall_v be_v declare_v excommunicate_a and_o shall_v be_v punish_v according_a to_o the_o holy_a canon_n and_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o matter_n they_o deliver_v which_o shall_v be_v execute_v with_o great_a rigour_n if_o it_o shall_v appear_v to_o have_v be_v speak_v with_o knowledge_n and_o malice_n but_o where_o it_o shall_v be_v find_v to_o have_v flow_v from_o ignorance_n and_o a_o innocent_a mind_n it_o shall_v suffice_v that_o a_o ready_a obedience_n be_v pay_v to_o the_o say_a satisfaction_n and_o recantation_n decree_v xix_o the_o synod_n have_v be_v inform_v of_o several_a meeting_n that_o be_v in_o this_o diocese_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o bishop_n mar-abraham_n in_o which_o both_o public_a and_o private_a oath_n be_v take_v against_o yield_a obedience_n to_o the_o holy_a roman_a church_n several_a curate_n and_o other_o oblige_v themselves_o never_o to_o consent_v to_o any_o change_n either_o in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o bishopric_n or_o in_o matter_n of_o faith_n nor_o to_o receive_v any_o bishop_n that_o shall_v be_v send_v to_o they_o by_o the_o holy_a apostolical_a see_v or_o by_o any_o other_o way_n than_o by_o the_o order_n of_o the_o schismatical_a heretical_a nestorian_a patriarch_n of_o babylon_n with_o several_a other_o particular_n contrary_a to_o the_o sacred_a canon_n and_o the_o obedience_n that_o be_v due_a to_o the_o most_o holy_a roman_a pontificate_n do_v declare_v all_o papist_n all_o such_o oath_n we_o may_v see_v by_o this_o what_o doughty_a security_n promise_n or_o oath_n make_v to_o defend_v a_o church_n that_o be_v not_o popish_a be_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o papist_n such_o oath_n or_o any_o other_o take_v or_o that_o shall_v be_v take_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n to_o be_v void_a and_o of_o no_o force_n and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o only_o not_o oblige_v the_o conscience_n of_o those_o that_o have_v take_v they_o but_o that_o as_o they_o be_v rash_o and_o malicious_o take_v so_o it_o be_v a_o impiety_n and_o schism_n to_o keep_v they_o denounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o great_a excommunication_n upon_o all_o those_o that_o make_v they_o or_o take_v they_o this_o synod_n have_v above_o all_o other_o thing_n promise_v and_o swear_v to_o yield_v obedience_n to_o the_o command_v of_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o holy_a apostolical_a see_v according_a to_o the_o holy_a canon_n and_o never_o to_o receive_v any_o bishop_n or_o prelate_n but_o what_o shall_v be_v send_v by_o the_o holy_a roman_a church_n to_o which_o it_o of_o right_n belong_v to_o provide_v prelate_n and_o bishop_n to_o all_o the_o church_n in_o the_o world_n and_o to_o receive_v those_o that_o he_o shall_v send_v without_o any_o doubt_n or_o scruple_n acknowledge_v they_o for_o the_o true_a prelate_n and_o pastor_n of_o their_o soul_n without_o wait_v for_o any_o other_o order_n beside_o that_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n notwithstanding_o any_o impious_a oath_n that_o may_v have_v be_v make_v at_o any_o time_n to_o the_o contrary_n decree_n xx._n this_o present_a synod_n together_o with_o all_o the_o
be_v say_v qui_fw-la comedit_fw-la corpus_fw-la meum_fw-la &_o bibit_fw-la ex_fw-la sanguine_fw-la meo_fw-la sanctificante_fw-la liberabitur_fw-la ab_fw-la inferno_fw-la per_fw-la i_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n habet_fw-la vitam_fw-la aeternam_fw-la shall_v be_v use_v instead_o of_o liberabitur_fw-la ab_fw-la inferno_fw-la and_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o blessing_n where_o it_o be_v say_v gloria_fw-la illi_fw-la ex_fw-la omni_fw-la ore_fw-la jesus_n domino_fw-la it_o shall_v be_v say_v jesus_n domino_fw-la deo_fw-la because_o the_o nestorian_n do_v impious_o affirm_v that_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o humane_a person_n and_o do_v not_o agree_v to_o god_n all_o the_o abovementioned_a particular_a the_o synod_n do_v command_v to_o be_v correct_v as_o be_v here_o order_v with_o such_o caution_n as_o be_v necessary_a in_o these_o matter_n wherein_o the_o curse_a nestorian_a heretic_n have_v sow_o so_o many_o error_n decree_n ii_o whereas_o in_o the_o missal_n of_o this_o diocese_n there_o be_v some_o mass_n that_o be_v make_v by_o nestorius_n other_o by_o theodorus_n and_o other_o by_o diodorus_n their_o master_n which_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v say_v on_o some_o certain_a day_n and_o which_o carry_v those_o name_n in_o their_o title_n be_v full_a of_o error_n and_o heresy_n the_o synod_n do_v command_v all_o such_o mass_n entire_a as_o they_o be_v to_o be_v take_v out_o and_o burn_v and_o in_o virtue_n of_o obedience_n and_o upon_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n latae_fw-la sententiae_fw-la do_v prohibit_v all_o priest_n from_o henceforward_o to_o presume_v to_o use_v they_o order_v they_o to_o be_v forthwith_o cut_v out_o of_o their_o book_n and_o at_o the_o next_o visitation_n to_o be_v deliver_v by_o they_o to_o the_o most_o illustrious_a metropolitan_a or_o to_o such_o as_o he_o shall_v appoint_v to_o correct_v their_o book_n that_o so_o these_o mass_n may_v be_v burn_v decree_n iii_o whereas_o in_o the_o mass_n of_o this_o bishopric_n there_o be_v a_o impious_a sacrilegious_a ceremony_n which_o be_v the_o priest_n after_o have_v dip_v that_o part_n of_o the_o host_n after_o his_o have_v divide_v it_o which_o he_o hold_v in_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o have_v make_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n upon_o the_o other_o part_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o patin_n open_v this_o latter_a part_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o patin_n with_o the_o nail_n of_o his_o right_a thumb_n to_o the_o end_n according_a to_o their_o opinion_n that_o the_o blood_n may_v penetrate_v the_o body_n that_o so_o the_o blood_n and_o body_n may_v be_v join_v together_o which_o be_v ignorant_o do_v in_o allusion_n to_o the_o heresy_n of_o nestorius_n or_o of_o his_o follower_n who_o do_v impious_o affirm_v that_o under_o the_o element_n of_o bread_n be_v only_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n without_o blood_n and_o under_o the_o element_n of_o wine_n the_o blood_n without_o the_o body_n wherefore_o the_o synod_n do_v command_v in_o virtue_n of_o holy_a obedience_n and_o upon_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n to_o be_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la incur_v that_o no_o priest_n presume_v to_o use_v any_o such_o ceremony_n and_o that_o they_o throw_v it_o out_o of_o their_o mass_n for_o that_o beside_o it_o allude_v to_o the_o forementioned_a heresy_n it_o contain_v a_o great_a ignorance_n in_o suppose_v that_o the_o species_n can_v penetrate_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n decree_n iu._n forasmuch_o as_o the_o syrian_a mass_n be_v too_o long_o for_o priest_n that_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o celebrate_v daily_o the_o synod_n do_v grant_v licence_n for_o the_o translate_n of_o the_o roman_a mass_n into_o syrian_n desire_v the_o reverend_a father_n francisco_n roz_n of_o the_o society_n of_o jesus_n to_o undertake_v the_o work_n which_o mass_n together_o with_o all_o the_o roman_a ceremony_n the_o priest_n may_v say_v on_o particular_a occasion_n but_o the_o solemn_a and_o sing_v mass_n of_o the_o day_n shall_v be_v always_o the_o syrian_a as_o they_o shall_v be_v emend_v by_o the_o most_o reverend_a metropolitan_a and_o such_o priest_n as_o be_v able_a to_o say_v mass_n both_o in_o latin_a and_o syrian_a in_o the_o church_n of_o other_o diocese_n may_v say_v it_o in_o latin_a but_o not_o in_o this_o bishopric_n in_o which_o to_o avoid_v confusion_n it_o shall_v be_v say_v only_o in_o syrian_a wherefore_o the_o synod_n desire_v the_o bishop_n of_o those_o part_n to_o give_v licence_n that_o the_o priest_n of_o this_o diocese_n have_v letter_n dimissory_a from_o their_o prelate_n that_o do_v not_o know_v how_o to_o say_v mass_n in_o latin_a may_v be_v permit_v to_o say_v the_o syrian_a mass_n in_o their_o church_n or_o at_o least_o the_o roman_a translate_v with_o all_o its_o ceremony_n into_o syrian_n the_o schism_n which_o this_o church_n have_v be_v in_o be_v now_o through_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n remove_v entreat_v the_o most_o illustrious_a metropolitan_a the_o precedent_n of_o this_o synod_n that_o he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o present_v this_o petition_n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o priest_n of_o this_o diocesâ_n to_o the_o first_o provincial_a council_n that_o shall_v be_v celebrate_v in_o the_o province_n that_o so_o if_o the_o father_n shall_v think_v fit_a it_o may_v pass_v into_o a_o decree_n decree_n v._n whereas_o the_o power_n of_o handle_v the_o holy_a vessel_n be_v give_v particular_o to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o subdeacon_n this_o synod_n do_v command_v that_o from_o henceforward_o if_o the_o minister_n that_o assist_v at_o the_o mass_n be_v not_o a_o subdeacon_n that_o the_o priest_n shall_v not_o put_v the_o patin_n into_o his_o hand_n when_o he_o be_v order_v by_o the_o syrian_a mass_n to_o do_v it_o such_o a_o one_o have_v no_o authority_n to_o touch_v it_o but_o he_o may_v lay_v his_o hand_n only_o on_o the_o stone_n or_o wood_n of_o the_o altar_n so_o as_o not_o to_o touch_v the_o patin_n which_o be_v according_a to_o the_o rubric_n of_o the_o missal_n which_o suppose_v the_o person_n that_o assist_v at_o the_o mass_n to_o be_v a_o deacon_n order_v express_o that_o the_o priest_n shall_v put_v the_o patin_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o deacon_n decree_n vi._n whereas_o the_o steal_v that_o be_v throw_v over_o the_o shoulder_n be_v the_o particular_a badge_n of_o the_o order_n of_o deacon_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a therefore_o for_o any_o person_n that_o have_v not_o take_v the_o say_a order_n to_o use_v the_o steal_v in_o the_o church_n with_o any_o public_a ceremony_n and_o whereas_o hitherto_o all_o of_o the_o clergy_n that_o have_v assist_v at_o mass_n though_o but_o in_o inferior_a order_n or_o without_o they_o have_v wear_v the_o say_v steal_v over_o their_o shoulder_n no_o less_o than_o the_o deacon_n contrary_a to_o the_o ceremoniale_a which_o suppose_v he_o that_o assist_v at_o the_o mass_n to_o be_v a_o deacon_n the_o synod_n do_v therefore_o ordain_v and_o command_v that_o from_o henceforward_o the_o chamaze_v who_o do_v assist_v at_o the_o mass_n and_o be_v not_o deacon_n be_v not_o permit_v to_o wear_v the_o steal_v it_o will_v also_o be_v decent_a for_o the_o deacon_n when_o they_o wear_v the_o steal_v to_o be_v in_o a_o surplice_n and_o to_o have_v a_o towel_n and_o not_o to_o have_v it_o over_o their_o ordinary_a wear_v clothes_n as_o have_v be_v hitherto_o the_o custom_n decree_n vii_o the_o synod_n do_v command_v that_o in_o all_o church_n there_o be_v stamp_n of_o host_n or_o instrument_n wherewith_o to_o print_v the_o wafer_n that_o be_v to_o be_v consecrate_a which_o shall_v be_v buy_v forthwith_o out_o of_o the_o fabrick-money_n or_o the_o alm_n of_o the_o church_n and_o that_o the_o vicar_n take_v care_n to_o be_v always_o provide_v of_o the_o flour_n of_o wheat_n for_o the_o make_n of_o they_o which_o they_o must_v be_v sure_a not_o to_o mix_v with_o any_o thing_n else_o as_o be_v do_v common_o in_o other_o bread_n for_o fear_v there_o shall_v be_v no_o consecration_n therein_o wherefore_o they_o must_v either_o make_v they_o themselves_o or_o employ_v such_o as_o be_v of_o know_a skill_n and_o fidelity_n to_o do_v it_o and_o the_o same_o care_n shall_v be_v take_v of_o the_o wine_n that_o it_o be_v no_o other_o than_o that_o of_o portugal_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o mix_v with_o the_o juice_n of_o raisin_n or_o with_o any_o other_o wine_n of_o the_o country_n for_o the_o same_o danger_n decree_v viii_o the_o synod_n do_v earnest_o recommend_v it_o to_o the_o priest_n of_o this_o diocese_n to_o take_v heed_n in_o what_o wine_n they_o celebrate_v have_v be_v inform_v that_o as_o some_o church_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o poverty_n be_v without_o portugal_n wine_n so_o where_o it_o be_v that_o the_o priest_n keep_v it_o in_o glass_n bottle_n where_o be_v in_o a_o small_a quantity_n and_o keep_v a_o long_a time_n it_o must_v necessary_o decay_v and_o
over_o celebrate_v and_o perform_v all_o other_o exercise_n and_o ministery_n of_o priest_n all_o which_o they_o think_v they_o may_v do_v lawful_o by_o virtue_n of_o a_o licence_n grant_v by_o their_o prelate_n who_o notwithstanding_o they_o prohibit_v they_o to_o marry_v upon_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n and_o have_v declare_v they_o excommunicate_a do_v nevertheless_o absolve_v they_o for_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n or_o upon_o some_o simonaical_a contract_n so_o that_o notwithstanding_o that_o excommunication_n they_o do_v all_o marry_n and_o continue_a in_o wedlock_n reckon_v themselves_o safe_a in_o conscience_n upon_o their_o have_v obtain_v a_o licence_n after_o such_o a_o manner_n all_o which_o be_v detest_v by_o the_o synod_n as_o the_o invention_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o devise_v by_o the_o covetousness_n of_o schismatic_n and_o desire_v to_o restore_v this_o church_n to_o its_o due_a purity_n and_o the_o usage_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n do_v command_v in_o virtue_n of_o obedience_n and_o upon_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n latae_fw-la sententiae_fw-la that_o henceforward_o no_o clerk_n in_o holy_a order_n presume_v to_o marry_v nor_o shall_v any_o cassanar_n marry_v any_o such_o nor_o shall_v any_o presume_v to_o be_v present_a at_o any_o such_o marriage_n nor_o give_v council_n favour_n or_o assistance_n thereunto_o and_o whoever_o shall_v offend_v in_o any_o of_o these_o particular_n must_v know_v that_o they_o be_v excommunicate_a and_o curse_a and_o be_v to_o be_v declare_v as_o such_o by_o the_o church_n and_o as_o to_o those_o who_o be_v already_o marry_v the_o synod_n suspend_v they_o all_o whether_o marry_v once_o or_o often_o from_o the_o ministry_n of_o their_o order_n and_o all_o sacerdotal_a act_n until_o such_o time_n as_o they_o have_v put_v away_o their_o wife_n effectual_o which_o be_v what_o the_o synod_n entreat_v they_o in_o the_o lord_n to_o do_v and_o to_o those_o who_o have_v be_v twice_o marry_v or_o have_v marry_v widow_n or_o woman_n that_o be_v public_o dishonest_a the_o synod_n do_v command_v all_o such_o as_o be_v bigamist_n and_o have_v marry_v contrary_a to_o their_o conscience_n as_o it_o appear_v several_a of_o they_o have_v do_v by_o their_o give_v over_o thereupon_o to_o celebrate_v notwithstanding_o their_o have_v obtain_v a_o licence_n from_o their_o bishop_n in_o virtue_n of_o obedience_n and_o upon_o pain_n of_o be_v declare_v excommunicate_a so_o soon_o as_o this_o decree_n shall_v come_v to_o their_o knowledge_n to_o turn_v off_o the_o say_a woman_n not_o only_o as_o to_o bed_n and_o board_n but_o so_o as_o not_o to_o dwell_v in_o the_o same_o house_n with_o they_o declare_v that_o until_o they_o have_v do_v it_o they_o be_v in_o mortal_a sin_n and_o do_v live_v in_o concubinate_a such_o marriage_n have_v never_o be_v true_a or_o valid_a but_o on_o the_o contrary_a void_a and_o of_o no_o force_n neither_o can_v any_o prelate_n or_o bishop_n grant_v licence_n in_o such_o case_n have_v no_o authority_n to_o do_v it_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o church_n that_o have_v be_v always_o punctual_o observe_v and_o contrary_a to_o the_o holy_a general_a council_n receive_v all_o over_o the_o world_n and_o as_o to_o those_o who_o have_v be_v but_o once_o marry_v the_o synod_n will_v consult_v the_o most_o holy_a pope_n and_o bishop_n of_o rome_n that_o he_o as_o prelate_n and_o head_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o god_n and_o master_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o same_o may_v teach_v and_o command_v what_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v therein_o and_o whatsoever_o his_o holiness_n shall_v ordain_v shall_v be_v punctual_o observe_v decree_n xvii_o the_o synod_n do_v declare_v that_o those_o priest_n who_o as_o obedient_a son_n shall_v follow_v the_o advice_n of_o the_o synod_n in_o turn_v away_o their_o wife_n may_z after_o they_o have_v so_o do_v continue_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o function_n and_o if_o not_o otherwise_o hinder_v may_v celebrate_v notwithstanding_o they_o have_v be_v twice_o marry_v or_o may_v have_v marry_v widow_n since_o by_o such_o wedding_n not_o be_v true_a marriage_n they_o do_v not_o incur_v the_o irregularity_n of_o bigamy_n all_o which_o the_o synod_n grant_v out_o of_o pure_a grace_n be_v extreme_o desirous_a to_o have_v they_o turn_v away_o such_o woman_n and_o out_o of_o respect_n to_o their_o ignorance_n and_o the_o cheat_n that_o be_v put_v upon_o they_o by_o their_o prelate_n who_o instead_o of_o instruct_v they_o better_a grant_v they_o licence_n and_o whereas_o all_o priest_n that_o marry_o be_v irregular_a according_a to_o the_o holy_a canon_n the_o most_o illustrious_a metropolitan_a by_o the_o ordinary_a as_o well_o as_o the_o apostolical_a authority_n that_o he_o have_v in_o this_o church_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o she_fw-mi be_fw-mi be_v vacant_a do_v dispense_v with_o the_o priest_n and_o all_o the_o other_o clergyman_n in_o holy_a order_n that_o shall_v yield_v obedience_n to_o the_o synod_n in_o turn_v away_o their_o wife_n and_o shall_v desire_v to_o continue_v to_o officiate_v as_o to_o the_o say_a irregularity_n which_o they_o have_v incur_v grant_v they_o licence_n as_o to_o this_o free_o and_o without_o scruple_n to_o exercise_v their_o order_n decree_n xviii_o whereas_o the_o wife_n of_o priest_n who_o be_v call_v catatiaras_n or_o cassaneiras_n have_v not_o only_o the_o most_o honourable_a place_n in_o the_o church_n for_o their_o be_v such_o and_o be_v the_o more_o reverence_v but_o do_v moreover_o partake_v of_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o church_n wherein_o their_o husband_n minister_v equal_o with_o the_o survive_a priest_n and_o have_v sometime_o a_o great_a share_n of_o they_o than_o any_o of_o the_o priest_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o seniority_n and_o pre-eminence_n that_o their_o husband_n have_v in_o the_o church_n therefore_o the_o synod_n do_v ordain_v that_o such_o of_o they_o as_o do_v not_o from_o henceforward_o depart_v from_o their_o 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the_o patriarch_n have_v have_v several_a wife_n at_o once_o by_o a_o divine_a dispensation_n and_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n have_v permit_v divorce_n or_o the_o repudiate_a of_o wife_n yet_o under_o the_o evangelical_n law_n by_o which_o matrimony_n be_v perfect_v and_o restore_v again_o to_o its_o first_o estate_n and_o purity_n it_o be_v prohibit_v for_o a_o man_n to_o have_v more_o than_o one_o wife_n at_o a_o time_n and_o to_o turn_v away_o his_o wife_n and_o take_v another_o so_o long_o as_o she_o live_v the_o benefit_n of_o marriage_n be_v three_o principal_o the_o first_o be_v the_o generation_n and_o education_n of_o child_n for_o the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o the_o true_a god_n the_o second_o be_v the_o fidelity_n which_o the_o marry_a couple_n ought_v to_o keep_v to_o one_o another_o and_o the_o three_o be_v the_o perpetuity_n of_o matrimony_n which_o in_o that_o it_o can_v be_v dissolve_v signify_v that_o inseparable_a conjunction_n and_o union_n that_o be_v betwixt_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n and_o notwithstanding_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o fornication_n or_o adultery_n it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o marry_a couple_n to_o part_v as_o to_o cohabitation_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o marry_v with_o any_o other_o because_o the_o bond_n of_o matrimony_n be_v once_o lawful_o tie_v be_v perpetual_a and_o can_v be_v dissolve_v by_o any_o thing_n but_o the_o death_n of_o one_o of_o the_o party_n decree_n i._n holy_a mother_n church_n have_v always_o so_o order_v the_o celebration_n of_o matrimony_n as_o to_o make_v it_o to_o be_v understand_v to_o be_v a_o holy_a thing_n and_o that_o as_o holy_a it_o ought_v to_o be_v holy_o treat_v wherefore_o for_o the_o remove_n of_o several_a inconvenience_n and_o those_o especial_o that_o attend_v clandestine_v marriage_n she_o have_v ordain_v and_o command_v that_o matrimony_n be_v celebrate_v in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o church_n by_o the_o vicar_n or_o parish-priest_n or_o some_o other_o 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for_o murder_n for_o which_o they_o never_o grant_v absolution_n no_o not_o at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n the_o metropolitan_a preach_v every_o day_n to_o christian_n in_o the_o church_n and_o to_o infidel_n who_o flock_v to_o see_v he_o in_o the_o church_n porch_n treat_v with_o they_o about_o baptism_n when_o he_o come_v to_o say_v ingredimini_fw-la in_o sanctam_fw-la dei_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la several_a of_o which_o he_o persuade_v to_o turn_v christian_n who_o after_o have_v learn_v their_o catechism_n be_v baptise_a by_o he_o at_o other_o place_n he_o catechize_v the_o child_n in_o the_o malabar_n tongue_n and_o find_v there_o be_v none_o of_o they_o that_o understand_v their_o catechism_n he_o order_v they_o to_o be_v teach_v it_o every_o day_n out_o of_o book_n that_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o church_n final_o where_o he_o meet_v with_o any_o that_o be_v dispose_v to_o marry_v he_o marry_v they_o and_o give_v order_n about_o every_o thing_n else_o relate_v to_o the_o synod_n which_o he_o do_v in_o the_o form_n follow_v after_o the_o most_o reverend_a metropolitan_a have_v be_v receive_v by_o the_o whole_a people_n with_o great_a joy_n and_o festivity_n according_a to_o their_o fashion_n and_o carry_v in_o procession_n to_o the_o church_n the_o way_n as_o he_o go_v be_v cover_v with_o cloth_n or_o mat_n or_o bough_n of_o tree_n after_o the_o common_a ceremony_n of_o blessing_n and_o absolution_n the_o whole_a people_n both_o man_n and_o woman_n come_v with_o a_o most_o profound_a humility_n and_o reverence_n to_o kiss_v his_o hand_n and_o to_o yield_v obedience_n to_o he_o he_o go_v to_o church_n betimes_o in_o the_o morning_n with_o the_o whole_a clergy_n and_o people_n where_o after_o have_v confess_v himself_o before_o the_o high_a altar_n which_o he_o do_v for_o the_o great_a need_n there_o be_v of_o have_v those_o christian_n instruct_v in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o confession_n which_o be_v in_o use_n among_o they_o but_o in_o few_o place_n he_o say_v mass_n when_o mass_n be_v end_v father_n francisco_n roz_n master_n of_o the_o chaldean_a and_o syrian_a language_n in_o the_o jesuit_n college_n at_o vaipicotta_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o father_n depute_a to_o that_o work_n and_o some_o of_o the_o most_o learned_a caçanares_n assemble_v together_o in_o the_o sacristy_a or_o in_o some_o other_o place_n appoint_v where_o in_o obedience_n to_o the_o excommunication_n of_o the_o synod_n all_o the_o syrian_a book_n be_v bring_v before_o they_o as_o well_o those_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n as_o those_o belong_v to_o private_a person_n all_o which_o be_v emend_v deliver_v those_o which_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o synod_n to_o the_o metropolitan_a who_o burn_v they_o all_o the_o metropolitan_a have_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n put_v on_o his_o pontifical_n sit_v down_o and_o preach_v at_o length_n to_o the_o people_n all_o the_o necessary_a
trent_n council_n suffer_v to_o preach_v p._n 173_o dec._n xviii_o all_o priest_n that_o have_v deliver_v any_o error_n or_o fabulous_a story_n in_o their_o sermon_n be_v order_v to_o recant_v they_o public_o upon_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n p._n 174_o dec._n xix_o make_v void_a all_o oath_n against_o yield_a obedience_n to_o the_o roman_a church_n under_o pain_n of_o the_o great_a excommunication_n p._n 175_o dec._n xx._n contain_v the_o profession_n of_o the_o synod_n p._n 177_o dec._n xxi_o the_o synod_n resolve_v to_o be_v govern_v in_o all_o thing_n by_o the_o last_o trent_n council_n p._n 178_o dec._n xxii_o submit_v to_o the_o inquisition_n p._n 179_o dec._n xxiii_o all_o person_n who_o shall_v act_n speak_v or_o write_v against_o the_o holy_a catholic_n faith_n to_o be_v prosecute_v and_o punish_v by_o the_o prelate_n p._n 181_o action_n iu._n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n and_o confirmation_n p._n 182_o of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o baptism_n 187._o dec._n i._n new_a form_n for_o baptism_n and_o the_o old_a one_o abrogate_a p._n 189_o dec._n ii_o all_o baptise_a according_a to_o the_o old_a form_n to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o metropolitan_a at_o his_o visitation_n for_o his_o direction_n p._n 189_o dec._n iii_o order_n all_o priest_n to_o make_v enquiry_n who_o have_v not_o be_v baptise_a through_o any_o default_n and_o to_o baptize_v all_o such_o private_o without_o take_v any_o fee_n p._n 190_o dec._n iu_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n p._n 191_o dec._n v._o child_n to_o be_v christen_v on_o the_o 8_o day_n with_o some_o limitation_n p._n 192_o dec._n vi_o the_o error_n condemn_v of_o not_o baptise_v the_o infant_n of_o excommunicate_a parent_n p._n 194_o dec._n vii_o exhortation_n to_o all_o parent_n and_o such_o as_o be_v present_a at_o woman_n labour_n not_o to_o suffer_v a_o infant_n to_o die_v without_o baptism_n allowance_n to_o any_o man_n woman_n or_o child_n that_o know_v the_o form_n to_o baptise_v such_o in_o case_n of_o eminent_a necessity_n how_o the_o child_n be_v to_o be_v order_v if_o it_o recover_v p._n 194_o dec._n viii_o christian_n daia_n or_o midwife_n recommend_v and_o vicar_n exhort_v to_o instruct_v they_o in_o the_o form_n of_o baptism_n p._n 196_o dec._n ix_o infidel_n slave_n order_v to_o be_v baptise_a p._n 197_o dec._n x._o christian_n not_o to_o be_v sell_v to_o infidel_n for_o slave_n p._n 197_o dec._n xi_o forbid_v augury_n p._n 199_o dec._n xii_o foundling_n how_v to_o be_v order_v p._n 200_o dec._n xiii_o convert_v how_o to_o be_v order_v p._n 200_o dec._n fourteen_o holy_a oil_n command_v with_o the_o manner_n of_o use_v they_o p._n 201_o dec._n xv._o command_v the_o use_n of_o godfathers_n and_o godmothers_n in_o baptism_n not_o use_v before_o p._n 202_o dec._n xvi_o prohibit_n old_a testatament_n some_o few_o except_v and_o heathenish_a name_n to_o be_v give_v to_o child_n order_v those_o of_o the_o new_a according_a to_o the_o christian_a oeconomy_n p._n 204_o dec._n xvii_o order_n child_n to_o be_v call_v by_o no_o other_o name_n than_o those_o they_o be_v christen_v by_o p._n 206_o dec._n xviii_o command_v that_o child_n be_v christen_v in_o order_n as_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o church_n without_o any_o distinction_n of_o person_n p._n 206_o dec._n xix_o command_v the_o build_n of_o font_n p._n 207_o dec._n xx._n register-book_n to_o be_v use_v in_o all_o church_n and_o their_o use_n p._n 208_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o confirmation_n p._n 209_o dec._n i._o the_o sacrament_n of_o confirmation_n command_v to_o be_v use_v p._n 213_o dec._n ii_o denounce_v excommunication_n against_o all_o those_o that_o speak_v against_o it_o or_o vilify_v it_o p._n 214_o dec._n iii_o godfathers_n and_o godmothers_n of_o what_o ãâã_d to_o be_v use_v in_o confirmation_n ãâã_d chrism_n as_o well_o as_o baptism_n p._n 216_o action_n v._o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n p._n 217_o dec._n i._o the_o holy_a eucharist_n when_o to_o be_v celebrate_v p._n 220_o dec._n ii_o all_o christian_n above_o the_o age_n of_o 14_o command_v to_o receive_v this_o sacrament_n once_o a_o year_n at_o least_o p._n 222._o dec._n iii_o none_o to_o receive_v before_o confession_n to_o a_o lawful_a priest_n p._n 223_o dec._n iu_o command_n to_o receive_v fast_v with_o some_o limitation_n p._n 224_o dec._n v._o the_o sacrament_n to_o be_v receive_v as_o a_o viaticum_fw-la in_o danger_n of_o death_n the_o vicar_n that_o suffer_v any_o to_o die_v without_o it_o though_o his_o fault_n to_o be_v suspend_v for_o six_o month_n p._n 225_o dec._n vi_o woman_n with_o child_n to_o confess_v and_o receive_v a_o little_a before_o their_o time_n p._n 226_o dec._n vii_o priest_n to_o communicate_v once_o a_o month_n at_o least_o in_o their_o surplice_n and_o steal_v p._n 227_o dec._n viii_o priest_n not_o to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n before_o confession_n nor_o say_v mass_n have_v any_o scruple_n of_o mortal_a sin_n p._n 227_o dec._n ix_o deacon_n and_o subdeacons_n when_o to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n p._n 228_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o holy_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n p._n 228_o dec._n i._o direction_n for_o say_v mass_n and_o many_o thing_n in_o the_o chaldaean_a missal_n to_o be_v rectify_v p._n 231_o dec._n two_o the_o missal_n of_o nestorius_n theodorus_n and_o diodoââs_v to_o be_v burn_v p._n 245_o dec._n iii_o a_o grand_a error_n of_o the_o nestorian_n condemn_v p._n 246_o dec._n iu_o the_o roman_a mass_n to_o be_v translate_v into_o syrian_a and_o use_v on_o particular_a occasion_n etc._n etc._n p._n 247._o dec._n v._n who_o to_o handle_v the_o holy_a vessel_n p_o 248_o dec._n vi_o permit_v the_o steal_v to_o none_o but_o deacon_n p._n 248_o dec._n vii_o order_n stamp_v to_o be_v make_v in_o all_o church_n for_o the_o host_n p._n 249_o dec._n viii_o order_n what_o wine_n be_v to_o be_v use_v in_o celebrate_v the_o eucharist_n p._n 250._o dec._n ix_o the_o king_n of_o portugal_n to_o send_v a_o pipe_n and_o a_o half_a or_o two_o pipe_n of_o muscadel_n wine_n for_o the_o use_v of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o how_o to_o be_v use_v p._n 250_o dec._n x._o stone_n of_o the_o altar_n to_o be_v consecrate_v by_o the_o metropolitan_a p._n 252_o dec._n xi_o holy_a vestment_n to_o be_v provide_v by_o the_o metropolitan_a out_o of_o the_o alm_n of_o the_o parish_n p._n 253_o dec._n xii_o all_o person_n not_o have_v lawful_a impediment_n command_v to_o hear_v a_o whole_a mass_n every_o sunday_n and_o holiday_n if_o etc._n etc._n p._n 253_o dec._n xiii_o direct_v how_o often_o to_o hear_v mass_n to_o be_v capable_a of_o the_o blessing_n and_o such_o as_o hear_v it_o not_o so_o often_o as_o direct_v to_o be_v excommunicate_a p._n 255_o dec._n fourteen_o prohibit_n heathen_a musician_n to_o remain_v in_o the_o church_n after_o creed_n or_o sermon_n be_v end_v p._n 256_o dec._n xv._o exhort_v all_o to_o procure_v mass_n to_o be_v say_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o their_o decease_a friend_n p._n 256_o action_n vi_o of_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o penance_n and_o extreme_a unction_n p._n 261_o dec._n i._o non-confession_n declare_v a_o mortal_a sin_n p._n 265_o dec._n ii_o all_o person_n to_o come_v to_o confession_n from_o eight_o year_n old_a and_o upward_o p._n 268_o dec._n iii_o all_o master_n of_o family_n admonish_v to_o cause_n all_o in_o their_o family_n to_o confess_v p._n 269_o dec._n iu_o confession_n enjoin_v upon_o probable_a danger_n of_o death_n or_o any_o great_a sickness_n p._n 270_o dec._n v._o oblige_v woman_n with_o child_n to_o confess_v p._n 271_o dec._n vi_o order_n how_o those_o be_v to_o be_v confess_v that_o have_v the_o smallpox_n p._n 272_o dec._n vii_o exhort_v to_o frequent_a confession_n p._n 272_o dec._n viii_o who_o to_o take_v confession_n p._n 273_o dec._n ix_o absolution_n upon_o confession_n how_o to_o be_v administer_v and_o by_o who_o p._n 274_o dec._n x._o direct_v in_o what_o case_n confessor_n may_v absolve_v penitent_n p._n 275_o dec._n xi_o excommunication_n and_o absolution_n when_o prope_fw-la p._n 277_o dec._n xii_o priest_n confessor_n to_o have_v a_o write_a licence_n from_o the_o prelate_n p._n 278_o dec._n xiii_o confessor_n that_o understand_v the_o malabar_n tongue_n to_o be_v make_v use_v of_o and_o why_o p._n 281_o dec._n fourteen_o none_o can_v absolve_v in_o the_o sacramental_a court_n but_o such_o as_o take_v the_o confession_n p._n 281_o dec._n xv._o the_o sacramental_a form_n of_o absolution_n not_o to_o be_v use_v as_o a_o prayer_n but_o in_o its_o proper_a place_n p._n 282_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o extreme_a unction_n p._n 282_o dec._n i._o the_o use_n of_o the_o extreme_a unction_n recommend_v with_o direction_n therein_o p._n 285_o dec._n ii_o confessor_n
to_o instruct_v sick_a person_n in_o the_o use_n of_o extreme_a unction_n p._n 286_o dec._n iii_o the_o manner_n in_o which_o the_o extreme_a unction_n be_v to_o be_v administer_v p._n 287_o action_n vii_o of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o order_n and_o matrimony_n p._n 288_o of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o order_n p._n 288_o dec._n i._o ordain_v who_o be_v fit_a for_o order_n p._n 291_o dec._n ii_o such_o as_o have_v be_v simonaical_o ordain_v dispense_v with_o p._n 293_o dec._n iii_o none_o to_o celebrate_v that_o have_v the_o leprosy_n p._n 293_o dec._n iu_o such_o as_o live_v in_o malice_n not_o capable_a of_o the_o casture_n or_o blessing_n etc._n etc._n p._n 294_o dec._n v._o direction_n for_o say_v the_o divine_a office_n declare_v a_o mortal_a sin_n not_o to_o recite_v the_o whole_a p._n 295_o dec._n vi_o command_v the_o athanasian_n creed_n to_o be_v translate_v into_o syrian_a and_o the_o clergy_n to_o get_v it_o by_o heart_n p._n 297_o dec._n vii_o exhort_v clergyman_n not_o to_o be_v absent_a at_o divine_a service_n with_o direction_n for_o their_o behaviour_n thereat_o etc._n etc._n p._n 297_o dec._n viii_o clergyman_n to_o be_v deduct_v in_o their_o part_n of_o the_o dividend_n for_o every_o time_n of_o absence_n except_o in_o case_n of_o lawful_a impediment_n p._n 298_o dec._n ix_o command_n that_o no_o exorcism_n be_v use_v save_o those_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n p._n 299_o dec._n x._o forbid_v under_o pain_n of_o the_o great_a excommunication_n all_o superstition_n heathenish_a custom_n of_o foretell_v lucky_a and_o unlucky_a day_n for_o marriage_n etc._n etc._n p._n 300_o dec._n xi_o priest_n not_o to_o eat_v or_o drink_v with_o infidel_n or_o in_o a_o tavern_n or_o public_a eat_v house_n upon_o pain_n of_o suspension_n and_o why_o p._n 301_o dec._n xii_o command_v the_o clergy_n to_o wear_v a_o distinct_a habit_n from_o the_o laity_n with_o other_o direction_n for_o their_o behaviour_n p._n 302_o dec._n xiii_o clergy_n not_o to_o meddle_v in_o secular_a affair_n p._n 303_o dec._n fourteen_o command_v all_o the_o clergy_n to_o wear_v the_o habit_n tonsure_v and_o shave_n crown_n p._n 304_o dec._n xv._o no_o ecclesiastic_a to_o receive_v pay_n from_o any_o king_n as_o a_o soldier_n p._n 304_o dec._n xvi_o no_o clerk_n in_o order_n to_o marry_v upon_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n p._n 305_o dec._n xvii_o suffer_v such_o as_o have_v be_v marry_v and_o turn_v away_o their_o wife_n to_o exercise_v their_o function_n p._n 308_o dec._n xviii_o wife_n of_o priest_n call_v catatiara_n to_o be_v degrade_v from_o their_o honour_n in_o the_o church_n and_o benefit_n in_o the_o profit_n unless_o they_o leave_v their_o husband_n p._n 309_o dec._n xix_o declare_v how_o far_o this_o synod_n be_v to_o be_v guide_v by_o the_o trent_n council_n p._n 310_o dec._n xx._n forbid_v simony_n p._n 311_o dec._n xxi_o provide_v mean_n for_o the_o prevent_n of_o simony_n p._n 314_o dec._n xxii_o provide_v further_o for_o the_o 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declare_v that_o all_o that_o be_v in_o holy_a order_n be_v oblige_v upon_o pain_n of_o mortal_a sin_n to_o recite_v the_o whole_a divine_a office_n as_o it_o be_v recite_v in_o the_o church_n and_o that_o all_o such_o as_o shall_v come_v late_o shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o recite_v what_o they_o have_v miss_v and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o recite_v it_o in_o the_o church_n they_o shall_v do_v it_o at_o home_n in_o their_o house_n have_v the_o conveniency_n of_o a_o book_n which_o be_v what_o a_o great_a many_o do_v want_n the_o synod_n oblige_v all_o such_o to_o recite_v the_o say_v divine_a office_n by_o bead_n that_o so_o there_o may_v be_v none_o but_o what_o perform_v this_o duty_n either_o by_o book_n or_o bead_n and_o though_o the_o divine_a office_n consist_v of_o seven_o distinct_a canonical_a hour_n yet_o in_o this_o church_n in_o conformity_n to_o the_o breviary_n thereof_o they_o shall_v only_o recite_v one_o part_n at_o two_o time_n in_o the_o morning_n and_o the_o other_o 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feast_n of_o st._n john_n the_o baptist_n and_o the_o twenty_o nine_o be_v the_o feast_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n in_o july_n the_o second_o be_v the_o visitation_n of_o our_o lady_n and_o the_o three_o be_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o glorious_a apostle_n st._n thomas_n which_o by_o some_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o day_n of_o his_o translation_n by_o other_o of_o his_o arrival_n in_o these_o part_n and_o which_o have_v by_o ancient_a custom_n be_v still_o keep_v in_o this_o bishopric_n and_o the_o twenty_o five_o be_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o apostle_n st._n james_n in_o august_n the_o six_o be_v the_o tranfiguration_n of_o our_o lord_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o this_o bishopric_n the_o fifteen_o the_o assumption_n of_o our_o lady_n and_o the_o twenty_o four_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n bartholomew_n the_o apostle_n in_o september_n the_o eight_o be_v the_o nativity_n of_o our_o lady_n the_o fourteen_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o holy_a cross_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o this_o bishopric_n the_o twenty_o first_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n matthew_n the_o apostle_n the_o twenty_o nine_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n michael_n the_o archangel_n in_o october_n the_o twenty_o seven_o be_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o apostle_n st._n simon_n and_o st._n judas_n in_o november_n the_o first_o be_v the_o feast_n of_o all_o saint_n the_o thirty_o of_o st._n andrew_n the_o apostle_n in_o december_n the_o eight_o be_v the_o conception_n of_o our_o lady_n the_o eighteen_o be_v the_o day_n whereon_o the_o thereof_o the_o holy_a cross_n the_o stone_n cross_n that_o be_v find_v under_o ground_n at_o maliapor_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o st._n thomas_n and_o sword_n wherewith_o he_o be_v marry_v by_o gabriel_n de_fw-fr ataide_v a_o portugueze_n priest_n as_o he_o be_v dig_v a_o foundation_n for_o a_o church_n about_o the_o year_n 1547._o be_v report_v to_o have_v sweat_n at_o a_o most_o prodigious_a rate_n upon_o the_o day_n of_o our_o lady_n expectation_n be_v the_o 18_o of_o december_n in_o the_o year_n 1557._o and_o to_o have_v continue_v always_o to_o sweat_v upon_o the_o same_o festivity_n until_o the_o year_n 1566._o to_o which_o pious_a fraud_n for_o that_o be_v the_o best_a that_o can_v be_v say_v of_o it_o the_o archbishop_z and_o synod_n it_o seem_v give_v so_o much_o credit_n as_o to_o dedicate_v the_o 18_o of_o december_n to_o the_o memory_n thereof_o holy_a cross_n of_o the_o apostle_n st._n thomas_n do_v sweat_v the_o twenty_o first_o be_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o same_o holy_a apostle_n st._n thomas_n the_o twenty_o five_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o nativity_n the_o twenty_o six_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n stephen_n the_o protomartyr_n the_o twenty_o seven_o of_o st._n john_n the_o evangelist_n the_o twenty_o eight_o of_o the_o innocent_n the_o thursday_n of_o our_o lord_n supper_n from_o the_o time_n the_o office_n be_v begin_v in_o the_o church_n until_o midnight_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n easter_n and_o the_o three_o day_n follow_v notwithstanding_o they_o may_v have_v hitherto_o observe_v only_o two_o day_n the_o day_n of_o our_o lord_n ascension_n the_o most_o holy_a feast_n of_o pentecost_n with_o the_o two_o follow_a day_n the_o most_o holy_a feast_n of_o the_o body_n of_o god_n or_o of_o the_o most_o holy_a sacrament_n which_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o these_o part_n they_o celebrate_v on_o the_o thursday_n after_o easter_n also_o the_o day_n of_o the_o consecration_n of_o their_o church_n and_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o saint_n to_o who_o they_o be_v dedicate_v in_o their_o own_o parish_n only_o the_o synod_n do_v furthermore_o declare_v that_o the_o friday_n from_o christmas_n to_o lent_n which_o use_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o some_o part_n shall_v not_o be_v keep_v hereafter_o the_o saint_n that_o be_v celebrate_v on_o some_o of_o they_o have_v their_o particular_a feast_n and_o other_o of_o they_o be_v dedicate_v to_o heretic_n as_o be_v above_o observe_v who_o memory_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v celebrate_v and_o the_o vicar_n shall_v not_o fail_v on_o sunday_n at_o mass_n to_o warn_v the_o people_n of_o all_o the_o holiday_n of_o the_o week_n that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v advertise_v to_o keep_v they_o decree_n x._o not_o only_o what_o holiday_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v be_v uncertain_a and_o not_o uniform_o observe_v in_o this_o bishopric_n but_o the_o same_o also_o happen_v to_o the_o fasting-day_n which_o christian_n be_v under_o a_o obligation_n to_o keep_v wherefore_o the_o synod_n do_v declare_v that_o the_o fasting-day_n as_o well_o the_o ancient_a one_o as_o those_o that_o be_v now_o command_v be_v these_o follow_v the_o holy_a and_o solemn_a fast_o of_o lent_n which_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o this_o bishopric_n begin_v upon_o the_o monday_n after_o quinquagesima_fw-la the_o holy_a fast_a of_o advent_n which_o be_v keep_v in_o this_o bishopric_n with_o great_a rigour_n from_o the_o sunday_n that_o be_v next_o to_o the_o first_o of_o december_n until_o christmas_n the_o first_o day_n of_o february_n be_v the_o vigil_n of_o the_o purification_n of_o our_o lady_n the_o 23d_o be_v the_o vigil_n of_o st._n mathias_n the_o apostle_n the_o 23d_o of_o june_n be_v the_o vigil_n of_o st._n john_n the_o baptist_n and_o the_o 28_o of_o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n the_o 24_o of_o july_n be_v the_o vigil_n of_o st._n james_n the_o apostle_n the_o 12_o of_o august_n be_v the_o vigil_n of_o the_o assumption_n of_o our_o lady_n and_o the_o 23d_o of_o st._n bartholomew_n the_o apostle_n the_o seven_o of_o september_n be_v the_o vigil_n of_o our_o lady_n nativity_n the_o 13_o of_o the_o holy_a cross_n the_o 27_o of_o october_n be_v the_o vigil_n of_o st._n simon_n and_o judas_n
and_o the_o last_o of_o all-saint_n the_o 29_o of_o november_n be_v the_o vigil_n of_o st._n andrew_n the_o second_o of_o december_n be_v the_o vigil_n of_o the_o glorious_a apostle_n st._n thomas_n on_o the_o 24_o of_o our_o saviour_n nativity_n notwithstanding_o these_o two_o do_v both_o fall_n in_o advent_n and_o that_o this_o diocese_n may_v be_v in_o all_o thing_n conformable_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n the_o synod_n do_v command_v the_o fast_a of_o the_o four_o time_n to_o be_v publish_v and_o observe_v therein_o they_o be_v the_o first_o wednesday_n friday_n and_o saturday_n after_o the_o first_o sunday_n in_o lent_n and_o the_o the_o first_o wednesday_n and_o friday_n and_o saturday_n after_o whitsuntide_n and_o the_o first_o wednesday_n friday_n and_o saturday_n after_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o holy_a cross_n in_o september_n and_o the_o wednesday_n friday_n and_o saturdaâ_n after_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o holy_a cross_n on_o the_o 13_o of_o december_n which_o fall_v in_o with_o the_o advent_n fast_o and_o the_o synod_n do_v furthermore_o declare_v that_o the_o fast_a of_o our_o lady_n assumption_n which_o begin_v on_o the_o first_o of_o august_n and_o last_v to_o the_o day_n of_o the_o festivity_n and_o the_o fast_a that_o be_v call_v the_o apostle_n which_o begin_v on_o the_o first_o day_n after_o whitsuntide_n and_o last_v fifty_o day_n notwithstanding_o they_o be_v holy_a and_o laudable_a it_o wish_v they_o be_v not_o keep_v as_o they_o be_v by_o the_o christian_n of_o this_o diocese_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o the_o ancient_a fast_n be_v nevertheless_o since_o they_o be_v observe_v by_o some_o and_o not_o by_o other_o that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o scruple_n nor_o disorder_n the_o synod_n do_v declare_v that_o the_o keep_n of_o they_o be_v not_o command_v under_o the_o precept_n of_o a_o mortal_a sin_n though_o they_o may_v be_v keep_v out_o of_o devotion_n by_o those_o that_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o it_o neither_o be_v people_n under_o any_o obligation_n to_o a_o lent_n fare_v on_o these_o day_n and_o as_o to_o the_o three_o fast_a day_n of_o the_o prophet_n ionas_n call_v mononebo_n which_o begin_v eighteen_o day_n before_o the_o first_o day_n in_o lent_n the_o synod_n out_o of_o respect_n to_o its_o antiquity_n and_o holiness_n do_v permit_v it_o to_o be_v observe_v with_o great_a strictness_n but_o whereas_o people_n do_v assemble_v together_o in_o the_o church_n on_o those_o day_n there_o to_o eat_v the_o nercha_n that_o be_v distribute_v the_o synod_n though_o it_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o oblige_v people_n to_o fast_a on_o those_o three_o day_n under_o the_o obligation_n of_o a_o mortal_a sin_n do_v nevertheless_o oblige_v they_o to_o a_o lend_a diet_n at_o least_o upon_o they_o and_o the_o vicar_n shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o give_v notice_n to_o the_o people_n of_o all_o the_o fast_n of_o the_o week_n upon_o sunday_n that_o so_o all_o may_v be_v warn_v to_o observe_v they_o decree_n xi_o the_o synod_n do_v approve_v of_o the_o holy_a and_o laudable_a custom_n observe_v by_o the_o christian_n of_o this_o diocese_n of_o eat_v neither_o egg_n nor_o cheese_n nor_o any_o thing_n make_v of_o milk_n nor_o of_o fish_n and_o of_o abstain_v total_o from_o wine_n and_o from_o their_o wife_n during_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o lent_n all_o which_o it_o desire_v they_o to_o continue_v to_o observe_v inviolable_o as_o also_o to_o begin_v the_o fast_a upon_o the_o day_n after_o quinquagesima_fw-la sunday_n and_o some_o abuse_n be_v reform_v it_o do_v declare_v that_o fast_v do_v not_o only_o consist_v in_o people_n abstain_v from_o some_o sort_n of_o meat_n but_o also_o in_o their_o not_o eat_v so_o often_o as_o they_o may_v desire_v the_o integrity_n of_o the_o precept_n of_o fast_v oblige_a people_n not_o to_o eat_v above_o one_o meal_n a_o day_n and_o that_o at_o eleven_o at_o the_o fast_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o they_o be_v now_o observe_v be_v little_a else_o than_o a_o mockery_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o which_o card._n bona_n in_o the_o 21_o chapter_n of_o his_o first_o book_n of_o liturgy_n complain_v as_o loud_a as_o he_o dare_v ita_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la say_v the_o cardinal_n ut_fw-la non_fw-la prorsus_fw-la veneranda_fw-la vetustas_fw-la interterit_fw-la dum_fw-la ordo_fw-la à _fw-la sanctis_fw-la patribus_fw-la praesciptus_fw-la saltem_fw-la in_o publica_fw-la officiorum_fw-la recitatione_n retinetur_fw-la quamvis_fw-la legitimus_fw-la horarum_fw-la punctus_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la attendatur_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la horae_fw-la nonae_fw-la officium_fw-la tertia_fw-la vel_fw-la quarta_fw-la post_fw-la meridiem_fw-la in_o vigiliis_fw-la psallimus_fw-la neque_fw-la vesperas_fw-la in_o quadragesima_fw-la circa_fw-la solis_fw-la occasum_fw-la sed_fw-la una_fw-la vel_fw-la duabus_fw-la horis_fw-la ante_fw-la meridiem_fw-la quae_fw-la anticipatio_fw-la ut_fw-la doctissimus_fw-la francelinus_n scribit_fw-la cap._n 34._o quaedam_fw-la est_fw-la nostri_fw-la temporis_fw-la calamitas_fw-la ne_fw-la dicam_fw-la abusus_fw-la caepit_fw-la hac_fw-la horaâum_fw-la pra_fw-la ventio_fw-la post_fw-la saeculum_fw-la duodecimum_fw-la introduci_fw-la cum_fw-la pristina_fw-la severitas_fw-la paulatim_fw-la relaxata_fw-la mollim_fw-la disciplina_fw-la successit_fw-la de_fw-la quâ_fw-la satius_fw-la est_fw-la tacere_fw-la quam_fw-la loqui_fw-la and_o so_o that_o they_o may_v observe_v the_o ancient_a rule_n of_o not_o eat_v upon_o a_o fast_a day_n till_o after_o vesper_n they_o have_v turn_v the_o morning_n into_o evening_n and_o say_v the_o vespersâten_o âten_z a_o clock_n that_o they_o may_v go_v to_o dinner_n at_o eleven_o a_o hour_n appoint_v and_o at_o night_n they_o that_o shall_v stand_v in_o need_n of_o it_o and_o have_v a_o appetite_n to_o drink_v for_o their_o healths-sake_n may_v eat_v a_o light_a collation_n according_a to_o the_o permission_n of_o the_o church_n but_o if_o they_o shall_v exceed_v either_o 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xxxi_o it_o be_v of_o mighty_a moment_n that_o consecrate_a church_n be_v have_v in_o great_a reverence_n and_o whereas_o in_o this_o diocese_n it_o be_v a_o common_a thing_n for_o sick_a people_n out_o of_o devotion_n to_o lie_v in_o church_n with_o their_o wife_n and_o family_n for_o several_a day_n hope_v thereby_o to_o be_v cure_v of_o their_o distemper_n which_o can_v be_v do_v without_o many_o service_n wherefore_o the_o synod_n do_v command_v that_o no_o person_n whatsoever_o though_o never_o so_o sick_a do_v lie_n in_o the_o church_n with_o his_o family_n the_o time_n of_o war_n only_o except_v but_o the_o sick_a have_v perform_v their_o devotion_n shall_v lie_v at_o home_n at_o their_o own_o house_n or_o if_o they_o shall_v desire_v it_o may_v lodge_v in_o some_o house_n that_o be_v near_o to_o the_o church_n or_o in_o the_o porch_n thereof_o but_o by_o no_o mean_n within_o the_o church_n decree_n xxxii_o whereas_o there_o be_v a_o great_a neglect_n in_o carry_v the_o corpse_n 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shall_v meet_v with_o no_o priest_n in_o the_o church_n they_o shall_v then_o assemble_v as_o many_o christian_n together_o as_o convenient_o they_o can_v and_o bury_v the_o corpse_n in_o the_o churchyard_n pray_v for_o their_o soul_n with_o christian_a charity_n and_o whosoever_o shall_v neglect_v to_o bring_v their_o dead_a to_o the_o church_n and_o shall_v bury_v they_o in_o profane_a ground_n shall_v be_v severe_o punish_v by_o the_o bishop_n decree_n xxxiii_o whereas_o the_o smallpox_n be_v look_v upon_o in_o these_o part_n as_o a_o very_a dangerous_a and_o infectious_a distemper_n for_o which_o reason_n a_o great_a many_o christian_n die_v thereof_o be_v not_o carry_v to_o the_o church_n nor_o bury_v in_o holy_a ground_n herefore_o the_o synod_n do_v very_o much_o recommend_v it_o to_o the_o vicar_n to_o take_v order_n that_o the_o corpse_n of_o such_o as_o die_v of_o that_o sickness_n may_v be_v bring_v with_o due_a caution_n to_o the_o churchyard_n where_o they_o with_o the_o 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to_o the_o catholic_n faith_n and_o to_o omit_v no_o opportunity_n of_o instruct_v as_o well_o the_o naire_n as_o the_o chego_n or_o base_a sort_n of_o people_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n but_o above_o all_o the_o poor_a malleans_n who_o live_v in_o the_o heath_n who_o as_o the_o synod_n be_v inform_v be_v less_o wed_v to_o their_o error_n particular_o that_o of_o the_o adoration_n of_o idol_n and_o be_v much_o better_o dispose_v to_o receive_v the_o evangelical_n doctrine_n than_o other_o and_o whensoever_o any_o infidel_n be_v convert_v the_o priest_n shall_v advise_v the_o prelate_n thereof_o that_o he_o may_v take_v such_o order_n therein_o as_o he_o shall_v judge_v most_o convenient_a and_o to_o be_v most_o for_o the_o service_n of_o christ_n earnest_o entreat_v that_o the_o conversion_n that_o be_v begin_v in_o some_o part_n by_o the_o most_o reverend_a metropolitan_a may_v be_v carry_v on_o by_o the_o clergy_n of_o this_o diocese_n by_o provide_v themselves_o 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confer_v about_o the_o most_o proper_a method_n for_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o in_o the_o congregation_n we_o have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o find_v any_o that_o be_v effectual_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o heathen_a king_n and_o lord_n to_o who_o all_o the_o christian_n in_o these_o part_n be_v subject_a who_o if_o they_o shall_v observe_v that_o we_o withdraw_v their_o common_a subject_n from_o their_o religion_n will_v correspond_v with_o we_o no_o long_o to_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o trade_n and_o commerce_n we_o do_v at_o present_a maintain_v with_o they_o all_o which_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o synod_n it_o do_v command_v that_o if_o any_o of_o the_o poor_a sort_n of_o people_n shall_v desire_v to_o turn_v christian_a that_o they_o be_v receive_v to_o baptism_n and_o the_o prelate_n shall_v be_v advise_v thereof_o that_o he_o may_v give_v order_n for_o the_o build_n of_o distinct_a church_n for_o they_o and_o may_v appoint_v priest_n to_o take_v the_o cure_n thereof_o that_o so_o the_o 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family_n to_o be_v very_o watchful_a over_o the_o life_n and_o manner_n of_o their_o slave_n and_o servant_n and_o the_o rather_o for_o have_v be_v inform_v that_o most_o of_o the_o black_a woman_n belong_v to_o christian_n in_o this_o bishopric_n do_v lead_v very_o ill_o live_v in_o be_v public_a whore_n and_o know_v to_o be_v such_o by_o their_o master_n never_o go_v to_o mass_n or_o confession_n and_o be_v total_o ignorant_a of_o the_o christian_a religion_n their_o mastââ_n take_v no_o care_n to_o have_v they_o instruct_v therein_o or_o of_o the_o good_a of_o their_o soul_n notwithstanding_o the_o obligation_n they_o be_v under_o of_o do_v it_o sâ_n paul_n have_v tell_v we_o that_o he_o that_o do_v not_o taââ_n care_n of_o his_o family_n be_v worse_a than_o a_o infidel_n wherefore_o the_o synod_n do_v very_o much_o recommend_v it_o to_o the_o vicar_n of_o church_n to_o be_v very_o watchful_a oveâ_n and_o to_o make_v diligent_a inquiry_n into_o the_o life_n oâ_n the_o slave_n that_o 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book_n primi_fw-la &_o secundi_fw-la post_fw-la christum_fw-la saeculi_fw-la foelicitas_fw-la haec_fw-la fuit_fw-la cum_fw-la multitudo_fw-la credentium_fw-la quorum_fw-la &_o erat_fw-la cor_fw-la unum_fw-la &_o animae_fw-la una_fw-la ardentissimo_fw-la dei_fw-la amore_fw-la succensa_fw-la nihil_fw-la impensius_fw-la desiderabat_fw-la quà m_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la supercoeleste_v convivium_fw-la accedere_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la anima_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la saginatur_fw-la ut_fw-la loquor_fw-la tertullianus_n at_o propè_fw-la finem_fw-la tertii_fw-la coepit_fw-la fervour_n ille_fw-la languescere_fw-la &_o numerus_fw-la communicantium_fw-la imminui_fw-la quam_fw-la tepiditatem_fw-la aegrè_fw-la ferentes_fw-la patres_fw-la concilii_fw-la illiberitani_n cap._n 28._o statuerunt_fw-la episcopum_fw-la non_fw-la debere_fw-la munera_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la accipere_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la communicate_v patres_fw-la item_n conc._n antioch_n can._n 2._o omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la ingrediuntur_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la &_o se_fw-la à _fw-la perceptione_n sanctae_fw-la communionis_fw-la avertunt_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la remover_n decreverunt_fw-la patres_fw-la denique_fw-la conc._n tolet._n cap._n 13._o eos_n abstineri_fw-la praeceperunt_fw-la qui_fw-la intrant_fw
ecclesiam_fw-la &_o non_fw-fr communicant_a what_o the_o cardinal_n say_v here_o of_o these_o two_o practice_n make_v almost_o the_o whole_a roman_a worship_n at_o this_o time_n to_o be_v a_o mere_a novelty_n the_o whole_a of_o that_o worship_n consist_v almost_o now_o in_o people_n go_v of_o mass_n upon_o sunday_n and_o holiday_n which_o the_o church_n oblige_v they_o to_o not_o oblige_v they_o at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o communicate_v above_o once_o a_o year_n and_o in_o adore_v the_o host_n when_o the_o priest_n elevate_v it_o as_o to_o the_o priest_n put_v the_o sacrament_n into_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o communicant_n the_o same_o cardinal_n in_o the_o 17_o chap._n of_o his_o second_o book_n say_v sacra_fw-la communio_fw-la antiquo_fw-la ritu_fw-la non_fw-la ore_fw-la excipi_fw-la solebat_fw-la ut_fw-la hodiè_fw-la fit_a sed_fw-la manu_fw-la quam_fw-la qui_fw-la susceperat_fw-la ori_n reverenter_fw-la admovebat_fw-la as_o to_o the_o priest_n speak_v the_o word_n of_o consecration_n so_o low_a that_o no_o body_n can_v hear_v he_o in_o his_o 12_o chap._n of_o the_o same_o book_n he_o say_v graeci_n &_o alii_fw-la orientales_fw-la verba_fw-la consecrationis_fw-la elatâ_fw-la voce_fw-la pronunciant_fw-la &_o populus_fw-la respondet_fw-la amen_o eundem_fw-la morem_fw-la servabat_fw-la olim_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la occidentalis_fw-la omnes_fw-la enim_fw-la audiebant_fw-la verba_fw-la consecrationis_fw-la postea_fw-la statutum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la canon_n submissa_fw-la voce_fw-la recitaretur_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la desiit_fw-la ea_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la seculo_fw-la decimo_fw-la ut_fw-la conjicio_fw-la as_o to_o the_o usage_n of_o her_o deny_v the_o cup_n to_o the_o people_n in_o the_o 18_o chap._n of_o his_o second_o book_n he_o say_v semper_fw-la enim_fw-la &_o ubique_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la primordiis_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la saeculum_fw-la duodecimum_fw-la sub_fw-la specie_fw-la panis_fw-la &_o vini_n in_o ecclesiis_fw-la communicârunt_fw-la fideles_fw-la coepitque_fw-la paulatim_fw-la ejus_fw-la saeculi_fw-la initio_fw-la usus_fw-la calicis_fw-la obsolescere_fw-la plerisque_fw-la episcopis_fw-la eum_fw-la populo_fw-la interdicentibus_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la paulatim_fw-la introducta_fw-la est_fw-la communio_fw-la sub_fw-la solâ_fw-la specie_fw-la panis_fw-la quod_fw-la à _fw-la nullo_n negari_fw-la potest_fw-la qui_fw-la vel_fw-la levissimâ_fw-la rerum_fw-la ecclesiasticarum_fw-la notitiâ_fw-la imbutus_fw-la est_fw-la and_o as_o to_o her_o make_v use_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n in_o the_o 23d_o chap._n of_o his_o first_o book_n he_o say_v quod_fw-la si_fw-la veteres_n patres_fw-la percurrere_fw-la &_o omnem_fw-la evolvere_fw-la antiquitatem_fw-la libeat_fw-la inveniemus_fw-la proculdubio_fw-la sic_fw-la à _fw-la tempore_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr inceps_fw-la de_fw-fr pane_fw-la eucharistico_n omnes_fw-la loqui_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la de_fw-fr communi_fw-la &_o fermentato_fw-la commodè_fw-la intelligi_fw-la &_o explicari_fw-la queant_fw-la as_o to_o her_o give_v the_o sacrament_n in_o wafer_n in_o the_o 23d_o chap._n of_o the_o same_o book_n he_o say_v vivente_fw-la humberto_n qui_fw-la floruit_fw-la anno_fw-la 1245._o panis_fw-la consecrandus_fw-la in_o eucharistiâ_fw-la tantae_fw-la magnitudinis_fw-la erat_fw-la ut_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la consecratae_fw-la tot_fw-la particulae_fw-la frangi_fw-la possent_fw-la quot_fw-la erant_fw-la necessariae_fw-la ad_fw-la populum_fw-la communicandum_fw-la &_o panis_fw-la qui_fw-la tradebatur_fw-la talis_fw-la fuit_fw-la ut_fw-la deglutiri_fw-la non_fw-la posset_n nisi_fw-la dentibus_fw-la comminutus_fw-la and_o as_o to_o her_o keep_v the_o consecrate_a bread_n or_o host_n as_o she_o call_v they_o after_o the_o communion_n be_v over_o he_o say_v in_o the_o same_o book_n ne_fw-la reliquiae_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la superessent_fw-la saepe_fw-la decretum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la tot_fw-la particulae_fw-la consecrarentur_fw-la quot_fw-la erant_fw-la parati_fw-la ad_fw-la communionem_fw-la &_o si_fw-la quid_fw-la residuum_fw-la foret_fw-la à _fw-la sacerdete_fw-la seu_fw-la ministris_fw-la commederetur_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la contigerit_fw-la ut_fw-la ministrorum_fw-la incuria_fw-la putrescerent_fw-la statuit_fw-la concilium_fw-la arelatense_n apud_fw-la joan._n x._o 2._o cap._n 56._o ut_fw-la igne_fw-la comburatur_fw-la &_o cinis_fw-la juxta_fw-la altar_n sepeliatur_fw-la idque_fw-la in_o usu_fw-la fuisse_fw-la docet_fw-la algerus_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 1._o now_o i_o take_v this_o acknowledge_a change_n of_o rite_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o eucharist_n to_o be_v a_o very_a great_a evidence_n that_o there_o have_v be_v a_o change_n of_o belief_n about_o it_o and_o indeed_o to_o have_v be_v the_o natural_a consequence_n of_o such_o a_o change_n and_o so_o i_o believe_v will_v any_o body_n else_o that_o shall_v consider_v it_o impartial_o change_v for_o other_o without_o a_o great_a sin_n notwithstanding_o they_o do_v not_o appertain_v to_o the_o integrity_n or_o essence_n of_o the_o sacrament_n there_o be_v three_o that_o imprint_v a_o spiritual_a sign_n on_o the_o soul_n that_o can_v never_o be_v blot_v out_o it_o be_v call_v a_o character_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o those_o sacrament_n be_v never_o to_o be_v repeat_v they_o be_v baptism_n confirmation_n and_o order_n the_o other_o four_o that_o be_v penitence_n the_o eucharist_n extreme_a unction_n and_o matrimony_n imprint_v no_o spiritual_a sign_n in_o the_o soul_n and_o so_o may_v be_v repeat_v with_o due_a order_n but_o though_o these_o seven_o sacrament_n be_v all_o divine_a and_o do_v contain_v grace_n and_o dispense_v it_o to_o their_o worthy_a receiver_n deserve_v our_o most_o profound_a reverence_n and_o adoration_n on_o the_o account_n of_o the_o majesty_n of_o their_o institutor_n who_o be_v our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o also_o for_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n who_o 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of_o his_o passion_n to_o we_o in_o every_o one_o of_o they_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o he_o represent_v himself_o in_o they_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o baptism_n the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o sacrament_n be_v that_o of_o baptism_n which_o be_v the_o gate_n of_o the_o spiritual_a life_n and_o that_o whereby_o we_o be_v make_v capable_a of_o the_o other_o sacrament_n of_o which_o without_o it_o we_o be_v no_o way_n capable_a for_o as_o a_o man_n must_v first_o be_v bear_v before_o he_o can_v enjoy_v the_o good_a thing_n of_o the_o natural_a life_n so_o man_n before_o they_o be_v bear_v again_o in_o baptism_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o enjoy_v the_o heavenly_a advantage_n of_o a_o spiritual_a life_n it_o be_v by_o baptism_n that_o we_o be_v make_v member_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v incorporate_v into_o the_o christian_a commonwealth_n and_o the_o mystical_a body_n of_o the_o church_n for_o as_o by_o the_o first_o man_n death_n come_v upon_o all_o for_o the_o 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thou_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o minister_n of_o this_o sacrament_n be_v a_o priest_n to_o who_o it_o belong_v by_o virtue_n of_o his_o office_n but_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n not_o only_o a_o priest_n or_o deacon_n but_o a_o layman_n or_o woman_n nay_o a_o infidel_n a_o mahometan_a a_o heretic_n or_o jew_n
to_o wait_v till_o whitsuntide_n and_o then_o to_o declare_v they_o provide_v that_o before_o they_o declare_v those_o that_o live_v on_o the_o heath_n they_o shall_v first_o take_v care_n to_o admonish_v they_o either_o by_o themselves_o or_o by_o other_o of_o know_a fidelity_n that_o so_o they_o may_v do_v their_o duty_n herein_o let_v they_o know_v if_o they_o fail_v that_o they_o must_v be_v declare_v excommunicate_a the_o curate_n must_v also_o be_v sure_a to_o observe_v who_o have_v comply_v with_o this_o obligation_n put_v their_o name_n in_o a_o roll_n as_o be_v order_v in_o confession_n but_o notwithstanding_o the_o sacred_a canon_n do_v oblige_v the_o faithful_a only_o to_o confess_v and_o communicate_v once_o a_o year_n at_o the_o time_n aforesaid_a nevertheless_o the_o vicar_n shall_v advise_v their_o parishioner_n to_o do_v it_o often_o namely_o at_o christmas_n and_o whitsuntide_n and_o the_o assumption_n of_o our_o lady_n giving_z warning_n thereof_o still_o the_o 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communion_n to_o public_a sinner_n and_o especial_o to_o those_o that_o keep_v concubine_n and_o be_v marry_v but_o will_v not_o live_v with_o their_o wife_n and_o to_o other_o who_o live_v in_o open_a malice_n without_o any_o body_n to_o hinder_v they_o of_o all_o which_o the_o vicar_n must_v give_v a_o strict_a account_n to_o god_n but_o at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n they_o may_v give_v the_o divine_a sacrament_n even_o to_o such_o as_o have_v be_v public_a sinner_n if_o they_o be_v not_o final_o impenitent_a decree_n iu._n the_o synod_n teach_v that_o this_o divine_a sacrament_n ought_v to_o be_v receive_v fast_v as_o holy_a mother_n church_n command_v and_o that_o upon_o the_o day_n on_o which_o people_n be_v to_o communicate_v they_o be_v neither_o to_o eat_v nor_o drink_v any_o thing_n from_o midnight_n until_o after_o they_o have_v receive_v the_o communion_n not_o to_o do_v so_o be_v sacrilege_n be_v a_o most_o grievous_a sacrilege_n though_o the_o custom_n of_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n fast_v be_v very_o laudable_a yet_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o receive_v by_o our_o bless_a saviour_n himself_o nor_o his_o apostle_n when_o he_o first_o institute_v it_o nor_o by_o the_o faithful_a for_o some_o age_n they_o must_v needs_o carry_v the_o matteâ_n too_o far_o that_o call_v the_o receive_n it_o otherwise_o than_o fast_v a_o grievous_a sacrilege_n a_o most_o grievous_a sacrilege_n such_o only_o except_v as_o be_v under_o any_o great_a infirmity_n or_o much_o spend_v with_o sickness_n who_o may_v take_v electuary_n and_o other_o light_a thing_n to_o strengthen_v they_o of_o which_o the_o confessor_n must_v be_v judge_n decree_n v._n christian_n be_v not_o only_o bind_v to_o receive_v the_o most_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n once_o a_o year_n at_o easter_n but_o as_o often_o as_o they_o be_v in_o probable_a danger_n of_o death_n and_o especial_o in_o any_o great_a sickness_n for_o which_o reason_n this_o divine_a sacrament_n be_v 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this_o the_o cardinal_n give_v of_o the_o genius_n of_o the_o people_n that_o defend_v the_o novelty_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n tradition_n of_o the_o holy_a apostle_n for_o our_o lord_n christ_n have_v use_v it_o in_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o body_n and_o that_o st._n matthew_n also_o relate_v it_o in_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o cup_n it_o be_v no_o clause_n or_o distinct_a sentence_n but_o a_o conjunction_n to_o a_o sentence_n of_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n which_o immediate_o follow_v as_o also_o the_o word_n aeterni_fw-la in_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o cup_n and_o the_o word_n mysterium_fw-la fidei_fw-la which_o though_o not_o mention_v by_o the_o evangelist_n yet_o as_o it_o be_v prove_v by_o apostolical_a tradition_n be_v use_v by_o our_o lord_n christ_n in_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o cup_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n the_o holy_a church_n continue_v to_o use_v they_o in_o the_o same_o but_o as_o for_o the_o word_n add_v to_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o cup_n in_o the_o syrian_a missal_n et_fw-la hoc_fw-la erit_fw-la vobis_fw-la pignus_fw-la in_o saecula_fw-la saeculorum_fw-la they_o be_v no_o where_o in_o any_o of_o the_o four_o evangelist_n nor_o in_o any_o book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o it_o not_o appear_v to_o the_o church_n by_o apostolical_a tradition_n that_o christ_n use_v they_o in_o that_o consecration_n the_o synod_n do_v prohibit_v they_o to_o be_v use_v therein_o any_o more_o but_o the_o word_n in_o themselves_o be_v good_a and_o holy_a and_o agreeable_a to_o what_o holy_a church_n sing_v of_o this_o divine_a sacrament_n that_o it_o be_v the_o pledge_n of_o the_o glory_n that_o we_o expect_v that_o we_o may_v keep_v to_o the_o old_a missal_n so_o far_o as_o the_o sincerity_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o the_o purity_n of_o this_o divine_a sacrifice_n will_v permit_v the_o priest_n shall_v say_v they_o after_o the_o elevation_n of_o the_o cup_n where_o make_v a_o profound_a reverence_n he_o shall_v begin_v the_o follow_a prayer_n with_o they_o only_o change_v the_o word_n vobis_fw-la which_o be_v use_v as_o speak_v by_o christ_n for_o nobis_fw-la as_o speak_v by_o himself_o say_v hoc_fw-la erit_fw-la nobis_fw-la pignus_fw-la and_o for_o the_o word_n in_o saecula_fw-la saeculorum_fw-la which_o follow_v they_o be_v common_o say_v in_o the_o church_n of_o such_o matter_n only_o as_o be_v to_o last_v for_o ever_o or_o be_v wish_v to_o be_v eternal_a see_v the_o use_n of_o this_o divine_a sacrament_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o rest_n be_v to_o continue_v but_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n they_o have_v be_v institute_v only_o as_o a_o remedy_n for_o our_o spiritual_a necessity_n in_o this_o life_n for_o in_o the_o other_o we_o be_v to_o see_v our_o lord_n no_o more_o under_o sacramental_a species_n but_o clear_o as_o he_o be_v neither_o shall_v we_o in_o heaven_n eat_v this_o divine_a bread_n of_o angel_n sacramental_o but_o shall_v eat_v as_o the_o angel_n do_v in_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o divine_a word_n the_o word_n in_o saecula_fw-la saeculorum_fw-la shall_v be_v therefore_o leave_v out_o and_o instead_o thereof_o shall_v be_v put_v usque_fw-la ad_fw-la consummationem_fw-la saeculi_fw-la say_v hoc_fw-la erit_fw-la nobis_fw-la pignus_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la consummationem_fw-la saeculi_fw-la the_o sacrament_n be_v a_o pledge_n only_o for_o so_o long_o as_o we_o do_v not_o see_v the_o glory_n that_o we_o hope_v for_o but_o be_v and_o ever_o will_v be_v such_o a_o pledge_n in_o this_o life_n christ_n have_v promise_v to_o his_o church_n that_o he_o will_v be_v with_o she_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n so_o that_o the_o divine_a sacrament_n which_o be_v institute_v for_o our_o benefit_n can_v never_o fail_v till_o then_o after_o these_o word_n the_o priest_n shall_v go_v on_o with_o what_o immediate_o follow_v in_o the_o mass_n gloria_fw-la tibi_fw-la domine_fw-la gloria_fw-la tibi_fw-la and_o so_o on_o furthermore_o in_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o cup_n there_o be_v add_v to_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n novi_fw-la testamenti_fw-la qui_fw-la pro_fw-la vobis_fw-la etc._n etc._n novi_fw-la &_o aeterni_fw-la testamenti_fw-la mysterium_fw-la fidei_fw-la qui_fw-la pro_fw-la vobis_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la multis_fw-la etc._n etc._n therefore_o the_o synod_n do_v command_v that_o the_o word_n of_o consecration_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n be_v reform_v and_o put_v in_o all_o their_o missal_n according_a to_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o roman_a missal_n use_v in_o the_o universal_a church_n without_o the_o least_o addition_n or_o diminution_n and_o with_o the_o same_o adoration_n inclination_n and_o ceremony_n as_o be_v in_o the_o roman_a missal_n furthermore_o where_o the_o priest_n say_v dominus_fw-la deus_fw-la noster_fw-la quando_fw-la spirabit_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la odor_n suavissimus_fw-la it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o same_o prayer_n &_o cum_fw-la animae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la veritatis_fw-la tuus_fw-la scientiâ_fw-la fuerint_fw-la illustratae_fw-la tunc_fw-la occurremus_fw-la dilecto_fw-la filio_fw-la tuo_fw-la etc._n etc._n speak_v of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n it_o shall_v be_v say_v cum_fw-la corporae_fw-la nostra_fw-la veritatis_fw-la tuus_fw-la splendore_fw-la fuerint_fw-la illustrata_fw-la tunc_fw-la occurremus_fw-la dilecto_fw-la filio_fw-la tuo_fw-la the_o soul_n of_o the_o just_a be_v illuminate_v and_o glorify_v in_o heaven_n before_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n which_o be_v the_o time_n when_o the_o body_n receive_v their_o glory_n this_o passage_n seem_v to_o allude_v to_o the_o nestorian_a heresy_n which_o teach_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o just_o do_v not_o see_v god_n nor_o be_v glorify_v nor_o be_v in_o bliss_n before_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n furthermore_o where_o the_o deacon_n say_v orando_fw-la pro_fw-la sanctis_fw-la patribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la patriarchâ_fw-la nostro_fw-la pastore_fw-la universalis_fw-la totius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la catholicae_fw-la mean_v the_o schismatic_a of_o babylon_n &_o episcopo_fw-la huius_fw-la metropolis_n it_o shall_v be_v say_v pro_fw-la sanctis_fw-la patribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la beatissimo_fw-la papâ_fw-la nostro_fw-la totius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la catholicae_fw-la pastore_fw-la name_v he_o by_o his_o name_n &_o episcopo_fw-la huius_fw-la metropolis_n name_v he_o also_o &_o ministris_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la and_o a_o little_o low_a where_o the_o deacon_n pray_v say_v praecipuè_fw-la nos_fw-la oportet_fw-la orare_fw-la pro_fw-la incolumitate_fw-la patrum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la domini_fw-la
all_o that_o be_v of_o age_n to_o confess_v themselves_o they_o shall_v afterward_o make_v a_o mark_n at_o their_o name_n as_o they_o come_v to_o confession_n that_o so_o they_o may_v know_v certain_o who_o have_v and_o who_o have_v not_o comply_v that_o the_o disobedient_a may_v be_v excommunicate_v which_o we_o declare_v to_o be_v the_o precise_a obligation_n of_o their_o office_n the_o pastor_n be_v bind_v to_o know_v his_o sheep_n that_o he_o may_v give_v they_o food_n and_o so_o far_o as_o he_o be_v able_a supply_v all_o their_o necessity_n temporal_a as_o well_o as_o spiritual_a and_o to_o have_v their_o number_n that_o he_o may_v know_v when_o any_o be_v lose_v and_o for_o the_o perfect_a of_o such_o a_o roll_n the_o vicar_n may_v take_v the_o advantage_n of_o the_o monoibo_n at_o which_o time_n all_o christian_n do_v flock_n to_o the_o church_n at_o which_o time_n likewise_o they_o may_v hear_v of_o many_o that_o live_v in_o the_o heath_n and_o as_o to_o those_o that_o have_v confess_v themselves_o to_o some_o other_o approve_a confessor_n they_o shall_v bring_v a_o note_n sign_v by_o they_o of_o their_o have_v be_v confess_v which_o they_o shall_v deliver_v to_o their_o vicar_n who_o shall_v thereupon_o mark_v they_o in_o his_o roll_n but_o though_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o they_o to_o confess_v themselves_o to_o confessor_n that_o be_v stranger_n yet_o they_o can_v receive_v the_o most_o holy_a sacrament_n nor_o the_o communion_n upon_o obligation_n in_o lent_n any_o where_o but_o in_o their_o own_o parish_n church_n and_o the_o prelate_n in_o their_o visitation_n shall_v call_v for_o those_o roll_n in_o order_n to_o inform_v themselves_o how_o this_o decree_n be_v observe_v decree_n ii_o whereas_o the_o precept_n of_o confession_n oblige_v all_o that_o have_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n and_o conscience_n of_o mortal_a sin_n which_o happen_v soon_o to_o some_o than_o other_o the_o synod_n therefore_o take_v the_o most_o safe_a and_o probable_a way_n according_a to_o the_o knowledge_n it_o have_v of_o the_o people_n of_o malabar_n do_v ordain_v that_o at_o eight_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a all_o people_n shall_v confess_v themselves_o and_o that_o without_o prohibit_v such_o as_o be_v young_a and_o capable_a to_o do_v it_o soon_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o vicar_n if_o they_o shall_v understand_v that_o there_o be_v any_o under_o eight_o of_o so_o much_o judgement_n and_o discretion_n as_o to_o be_v capable_a of_o commit_v a_o mortal_a sin_n they_o shall_v immediate_o constrain_v they_o to_o come_v to_o confession_n as_o be_v oblige_v to_o it_o which_o must_v be_v leave_v to_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o parish_n priest_n decree_n iii_o the_o synod_n do_v admonish_v all_o master_n of_o family_n and_o all_o that_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o other_o to_o be_v careful_a to_o make_v all_o the_o person_n in_o their_o family_n to_o confess_v themselves_o at_o the_o time_n of_o obligation_n and_o particular_o their_o servant_n and_o slave_n both_o man_n and_o woman_n who_o if_o they_o do_v never_o come_v to_o confession_n their_o master_n and_o none_o else_o must_v be_v certain_o in_o the_o fault_n in_o have_v neglect_v to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o it_o and_o to_o order_v they_o to_o do_v it_o it_o be_v their_o duty_n and_o that_o upon_o penalty_n of_o mortal_a sin_n to_o call_v upon_o they_o to_o do_v it_o of_o which_o they_o must_v give_v a_o strict_a account_n to_o god_n the_o apostle_n st._n paul_n affirm_v that_o he_o who_o do_v not_o take_v care_n of_o his_o servant_n have_v deny_v the_o faith_n and_o be_v worse_a than_o a_o infidel_n which_o word_n be_v chief_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o spiritual_a necessity_n of_o those_o of_o his_o family_n and_o of_o matter_n appertain_v to_o their_o salvation_n about_o which_o matter_n the_o vicar_n ought_v to_o be_v very_o careful_a and_o must_v observe_v whether_o the_o slave_n who_o name_n as_o well_o as_o other_o they_o must_v have_v down_o in_o their_o roll_n do_v come_v to_o confession_n declare_v such_o of_o they_o as_o have_v not_o comply_v with_o their_o obligation_n at_o the_o time_n appoint_v excommunicate_a have_v first_o admonish_v their_o master_n to_o command_v they_o to_o come_v and_o acquaint_v they_o with_o the_o declaration_n that_o will_v be_v make_v if_o they_o do_v not_o and_o the_o vicar_n that_o shall_v be_v find_v negligent_a herein_o shall_v be_v punish_v at_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o prelate_n decree_n iu._n all_o faithful_a christian_n be_v not_o only_o oblige_v to_o confess_v themselves_o once_o a_o year_n under_o penalty_n of_o mortal_a sin_n but_o also_o as_o often_o as_o they_o be_v in_o any_o probable_a danger_n of_o death_n or_o be_v very_o sick_a they_o be_v under_o the_o same_o obligation_n wherefore_o the_o sick_a person_n or_o those_o that_o attend_v they_o so_o soon_o as_o ever_o they_o shall_v apprehend_v any_o danger_n wherever_o they_o live_v though_o in_o the_o heath_n shall_v send_v to_o call_v a_o confessor_n and_o shall_v advise_v the_o vicar_n of_o the_o church_n thereof_o who_o shall_v either_o go_v himself_o or_o send_v another_o to_o hear_v their_o confession_n the_o vicar_n be_v also_o to_o understand_v that_o it_o be_v their_o indispensible_a duty_n to_o inquire_v after_o the_o sick_a and_o either_o to_o go_v to_o confess_v they_o themselves_o or_o to_o send_v another_o to_o do_v it_o whensoever_o they_o shall_v be_v send_v for_o that_o so_o none_o may_v die_v without_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o confession_n they_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o condemnation_n of_o such_o of_o their_o sheep_n as_o go_v to_o hell_n for_o not_o have_v confess_v their_o sin_n before_o they_o die_v if_o it_o be_v through_o their_o fault_n or_o negligence_n it_o be_v not_o do_v and_o the_o vicar_n through_o who_o fault_n or_o negligence_n any_o of_o the_o parish_n shall_v die_v without_o confession_n shall_v be_v suspend_v from_o his_o office_n and_o benefice_n for_o a_o whole_a year_n without_o any_o dispensation_n and_o another_o shall_v be_v appoint_v to_o supply_v his_o cure_n and_o the_o person_n that_o attend_v the_o sick_a that_o shall_v neglect_v to_o send_v for_o the_o parish-priest_n shall_v be_v severe_o punish_v at_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o prelate_n and_o such_o as_o die_v in_o hamlet_n or_o in_o heath_n without_o confession_n if_o they_o do_v not_o send_v to_o call_v a_o confessor_n if_o their_o death_n be_v not_o so_o sudden_a as_o to_o prevent_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v bury_v in_o holy_a ground_n neither_o shall_v the_o clergy_n go_v to_o their_o house_n or_o say_v the_o office_n of_o the_o dead_a for_o they_o nor_o so_o much_o as_o the_o chata_n decree_n v._n not_o only_o such_o as_o be_v dangerous_o sick_a but_o all_o that_o be_v any_o way_n in_o danger_n of_o death_n be_v oblige_v to_o confess_v themselves_o wherefore_o since_o all_o woman_n in_o childbirth_n be_v in_o danger_n thereof_o they_o shall_v before_o they_o be_v in_o labour_n confess_v themselves_o but_o especial_o before_o the_o birth_n of_o their_o first_o child_n at_o which_o time_n the_o danger_n be_v know_v to_o be_v the_o great_a and_o shall_v likewise_o if_o capable_a receive_v the_o most_o holy_a sacrament_n and_o if_o any_o such_o not_o be_v surprise_v by_o their_o labour_n shall_v die_v without_o confession_n or_o be_v in_o visible_a danger_n do_v not_o desire_v it_o their_o negligence_n be_v prove_v and_o especial_o if_o they_o live_v in_o town_n they_o shall_v be_v proceed_v against_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o those_o be_v who_o through_o their_o own_o fault_n die_v without_o confession_n as_o be_v above_o decree_v decree_n vi._n the_o synod_n be_v inform_v that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o those_o that_o die_v of_o the_o smallpox_n though_o they_o live_v in_o town_n and_o desire_a confession_n do_v die_v without_o it_o that_o distemper_n be_v so_o very_o dangerous_a and_o infectious_a that_o the_o priest_n be_v afraid_a of_o come_v near_o those_o that_o have_v it_o do_v command_v all_o vicar_n to_o be_v careful_a that_o none_o such_o do_v die_v without_o confession_n and_o either_o to_o go_v themselves_o in_o person_n or_o to_o send_v one_o to_o confess_v they_o a_o due_a regard_n be_v still_o to_o be_v have_v to_o their_o own_o health_n either_o by_o confess_v they_o at_o some_o distance_n or_o so_o that_o the_o wind_n shall_v blow_v the_o steam_n from_o they_o and_o by_o have_v take_v preservative_n against_o the_o distemper_n that_o so_o none_o may_v die_v without_o confession_n which_o be_v what_o the_o synod_n do_v very_o earnest_o recommend_v to_o they_o in_o the_o lord_n decree_n vii_o the_o synod_n do_v earnest_o recommend_v to_o all_o the_o faithful_a christian_n inhabitant_n of_o this_o bishopric_n not_o to_o satisfy_v themselves_o with_o have_v confess_v their_o sin_n once_o a_o
that_o they_o may_v be_v the_o better_o know_v it_o be_v think_v fit_a to_o have_v they_o express_v here_o decree_n xi_o the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n be_v the_o last_o and_o most_o rigorous_a punishment_n of_o the_o church_n and_o which_o for_o that_o reason_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v inflict_v but_o with_o great_a caution_n and_o consideration_n the_o synod_n do_v therefore_o condemn_v the_o facility_n wherewith_o it_o have_v be_v use_v in_o this_o diocese_n upon_o very_o slight_a and_o impertinent_a occasion_n command_v it_o not_o to_o be_v inflict_v hereafter_o but_o for_o weighty_a cause_n and_o with_o great_a consideration_n and_o never_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n but_o always_o in_o write_v the_o synod_n do_v likewise_o condemn_v what_o have_v be_v former_o command_v in_o this_o bishopric_n which_o be_v that_o in_o certain_a case_n penitent_n be_v not_o to_o be_v absolve_v but_o at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n and_o in_o some_o not_o then_o neither_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o christian_a charity_n and_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o church_n who_o as_o a_o pious_a mother_n at_o all_o time_n receive_v true_a penitent_n and_o never_o shut_v the_o gate_n of_o salvation_n against_o any_o of_o her_o child_n so_o that_o let_v their_o crime_n be_v never_o so_o enormous_a yet_o upon_o their_o do_v penance_n and_o express_v a_o deep_a sorrow_n for_o their_o sin_n and_o yield_v the_o satisfaction_n that_o be_v impose_v upon_o they_o they_o be_v gracious_o receive_v and_o make_v free_a at_o least_o in_o the_o internal_a or_o sacramental_a court_n but_o be_v there_o be_v no_o other_o punishment_n in_o this_o church_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o be_v under_o king_n that_o be_v infidel_n beyond_o that_o of_o excommunication_n or_o exclusion_n from_o the_o church_n some_o who_o be_v absolve_v in_o the_o internal_a court_n may_v still_o continue_v excommunicate_a in_o the_o external_n so_o as_o not_o to_o be_v permit_v to_o enter_v the_o church_n and_o though_o the_o priest_n may_v go_v to_o their_o house_n they_o shall_v not_o give_v they_o the_o casture_n until_o such_o time_n as_o the_o prelate_n shall_v order_v it_o to_o be_v do_v have_v a_o regard_n to_o the_o heinousness_n of_o their_o crime_n and_o the_o length_n of_o time_n from_o the_o commission_n of_o they_o that_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o facility_n wherewith_o the_o christian_n of_o this_o diocese_n commit_v several_a crime_n namely_o murder_n and_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o taliconum_n may_v be_v remove_v decree_v xii_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o ignorance_n of_o confessor_n be_v the_o destruction_n of_o penitent_n and_o through_o the_o error_n of_o the_o key_n there_o be_v nothing_o do_v and_o it_o be_v know_v to_o the_o synod_n that_o in_o this_o diocese_n there_o be_v many_o confessor_n that_o be_v such_o idiot_n as_o not_o to_o know_v what_o they_o do_v in_o confession_n all_o the_o priest_n exercise_v themselves_o therein_o without_o ever_o have_v be_v examine_v as_o to_o 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translate_v into_o syrian_a and_o keep_v in_o all_o church_n anoint_v they_o with_o oil_n and_o make_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n with_o holy_a oil_n on_o both_o their_o eye_n shut_v do_v the_o right_a first_o and_o then_o the_o left_a upon_o the_o eye-lash_n and_o upon_o both_o the_o ear_n the_o nostril_n and_o the_o mouth_n be_v shut_v on_o both_o the_o lip_n but_o if_o the_o distemper_n shall_v be_v such_o that_o the_o sick_a person_n be_v mouth_n can_v be_v shut_v or_o not_o without_o danger_n than_o the_o upper_a lip_n shall_v be_v anoint_v make_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n upon_o it_o as_o also_o both_o the_o palm_n of_o the_o hand_n the_o ball_n of_o the_o foot_n and_o the_o loin_n order_v the_o sick_a person_n to_o be_v move_v gentle_o neither_o be_v it_o necessary_a that_o any_o more_o of_o these_o part_n shall_v be_v anoint_v than_o what_o be_v convenient_a for_o the_o make_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n with_o the_o holy_a oil_n and_o the_o priest_n must_v be_v 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for_o they_o in_o the_o church_n and_o instead_o of_o the_o prayer_n that_o be_v to_o be_v recite_v by_o they_o in_o the_o evening_n they_o shall_v say_v thirty-three_o pater_n noster_n and_o as_o many_o ave_fw-la maries_fw-fr with_o the_o gloria_fw-la patri_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o when_o they_o be_v end_v they_o shall_v say_v virgin_n say_v nine_o it_o will_v have_v be_v no_o true_a roman_a devotion_n have_v not_o the_o ave_fw-la mary_fw-mi exceed_v the_o pater_n noster_n for_o one_o may_v speak_v within_o compass_n and_o say_v that_o the_o bless_a virgin_n have_v ten_o prayer_n and_o a_o hundred_o vow_n make_v to_o she_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n where_o christ_n have_v one_o make_v to_o he_o and_o of_o this_o the_o tabulae_fw-la votivae_fw-la in_o their_o church_n be_v a_o clear_a demonstration_n there_o be_v few_o or_o none_o of_o these_o table_n and_o there_o be_v vast_a number_n of_o they_o in_o several_a church_n but_o what_o be_v dedicate_v 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reverend_a father_n francisco_n roz_n of_o the_o society_n of_o jesus_n to_o translate_v it_o and_o all_o the_o curate_n and_o clergy_n to_o learn_v the_o say_a creed_n by_o heart_n which_o be_v what_o the_o holy_a canon_n recommend_v to_o they_o for_o as_o much_o as_o that_o creed_n contain_v in_o it_o summary_o the_o chief_a mystery_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o be_v use_v and_o sing_v in_o the_o universal_a church_n decree_n vii_o the_o synod_n do_v earnest_o recommend_v it_o to_o all_o the_o clergyman_n and_o curate_n not_o to_o be_v absent_a from_o church_n at_o the_o time_n of_o divine_a service_n morning_n nor_o evening_n and_o that_o none_o offer_v to_o talk_v or_o divert_v themselves_o there_o any_o other_o way_n as_o have_v be_v the_o custom_n or_o to_o dispose_v themselves_o to_o sleep_v whilst_o other_o be_v recite_v who_o be_v also_o to_o take_v notice_n that_o in_o recite_v they_o ought_v not_o to_o begin_v a_o new_a verse_n before_o the_o congregation_n have_v do_v with_o 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the_o holy_a father_n which_o be_v to_o be_v bind_v up_o with_o the_o office_n of_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o all_o clergyman_n that_o shall_v be_v find_v to_o use_v any_o other_o or_o to_o use_v any_o unknown_a superstitious_a word_n or_o ceremony_n with_o such_o as_o be_v possess_v shall_v be_v suspend_v from_o their_o office_n and_o benefice_n for_o a_o year_n and_o be_v subject_a to_o what_o other_o penalty_n the_o prelate_n shall_v be_v please_v to_o lay_v upon_o they_o according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o superstition_n they_o have_v make_v use_n of_o and_o in_o case_n they_o shall_v after_o they_o have_v be_v admonish_v and_o censure_v persist_v therein_o they_o shall_v then_o be_v excommunicate_v and_o when_o it_o shall_v appear_v that_o any_o have_v act_v thus_o upon_o any_o compact_n or_o contract_n with_o the_o devil_n which_o god_n forbid_v as_o it_o be_v say_v some_o do_v they_o shall_v be_v declare_v excommunicate_a until_o they_o have_v 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command_v that_o all_o that_o be_v above_o relate_v be_v punctual_o observe_v according_a to_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o holy_a council_n of_o trent_n which_o have_v be_v receive_v by_o this_o church_n in_o this_o synod_n declare_v all_o marriage_n not_o celebrate_v in_o this_o form_n or_o not_o by_o the_o parish-priest_n before_o two_o witness_n to_o be_v null_a and_o the_o party_n not_o to_o be_v marry_v neither_o be_v they_o to_o be_v permit_v to_o live_v together_o as_o man_n and_o wife_n and_o the_o priest_n who_o shall_v presume_v to_o marry_v without_o leave_n from_o the_o parish-priest_n or_o ordinary_a shall_v be_v suspend_v from_o their_o order_n and_o benefice_n for_o one_o year_n without_o indulgence_n and_o the_o marriage_n shall_v be_v declare_v void_a and_o the_o party_n shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o marry_v again_o in_o the_o aforesaid_a form_n the_o synod_n do_v furthermore_o declare_v that_o the_o contract_a may_v be_v marry_v by_o the_o parish-priest_n of_o either_o of_o the_o party_n though_o the_o ordinary_a custom_n be_v to_o be_v marry_v by_o the_o parish-priest_n where_o the_o woman_n live_v decree_n ii_o whereas_o matrimony_n ought_v to_o be_v celebrate_v with_o word_n signify_v a_o present_a consent_n and_o in_o many_o place_n of_o this_o diocese_n it_o be_v common_o celebrate_v with_o word_n signify_v only_o a_o consent_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v therefore_o the_o synod_n do_v command_v that_o when_o the_o person_n that_o be_v to_o be_v marry_v come_v to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o church_n the_o parish-priest_n or_o some_o other_o priest_n having_z his_o or_o the_o prelate_n licence_n be_v in_o his_o surplice_n with_o his_o steal_v and_o at_o least_o two_o witness_n present_a shall_v ask_v they_o if_o they_o be_v please_v to_o marry_v and_o if_o they_o say_v they_o be_v or_o express_v their_o consent_n by_o some_o other_o evident_a sign_n the_o priest_n then_o shall_v take_v one_o end_n of_o his_o steal_v and_o lay_v it_o on_o the_o 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n._n receive_v thou_o n._n for_o my_o lawful_a wife_n so_o as_o the_o holy_a mother_n church_n of_o rome_n do_v command_v and_o after_o they_o have_v both_o say_v these_o word_n the_o priest_n shall_v say_v i_o by_o the_o authority_n i_o have_v do_v join_v you_o in_o matrimony_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n amen_n after_o which_o he_o shall_v sprinkle_v they_o both_o with_o holy_a water_n say_v by_o this_o sprinkle_n of_o holy_a water_n the_o lord_n give_v you_o health_n and_o blessing_n amen_n and_o if_o neither_o of_o the_o party_n be_v ever_o marry_v before_o they_o shall_v then_o be_v carry_v before_o the_o higâ_n altar_n where_o be_v upon_o their_o knee_n the_o priesâ_n shall_v give_v they_o the_o blessing_n as_o they_o be_v in_o thâ_n roman_n ceremonial_a of_o the_o administration_n of_o thâ_n sacrament_n which_o be_v to_o be_v translate_v into_o syriaâ_n and_o to_o be_v use_v in_o all_o church_n but_o if_o either_o of_o the_o party_n have_v be_v marry_v before_o he_o shall_v not_o then_o give_v they_o the_o say_v blessing_n but_o dismiss_v they_o after_o have_v say_v a_o prayer_n in_o the_o church_n decree_n iii_o that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o fraud_n in_o matrimony_n and_o that_o the_o impediment_n which_o if_o they_o be_v know_v will_v hinder_v the_o same_o may_v be_v discover_v and_o that_o in_o all_o thing_n we_o may_v conform_v ourselves_o to_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o holy_a council_n of_o trent_n the_o synod_n do_v command_v that_o what_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o say_v holy_a council_n be_v punctual_o observe_v to_o wit_n that_o the_o party_n to_o be_v marry_v shall_v have_v their_o banns_n publish_v by_o the_o vicar_n or_o by_o one_o appoint_v by_o he_o on_o three_o sunday_n or_o holiday_n in_o the_o church_n where_o the_o bridegroom_n and_o bride_n live_v when_o the_o people_n be_v assemble_v at_o mass_n in_o this_o form_n n._n bear_v in_o such_o a_o place_n do_v purpose_n to_o marry_v n._n the_o daughter_n of_o n._n and_o n._n bear_v in_o such_o a_o place_n wherefore_o if_o there_o be_v any_o that_o know_v any_o impediment_n they_o must_v declare_v it_o upon_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n and_o the_o vicar_n in_o case_n he_o have_v any_o lawful_a impediment_n declare_v unto_o he_o shall_v not_o marry_v the_o party_n before_o he_o have_v make_v the_o prelate_n acquaint_v therewith_o that_o so_o he_o may_v determine_v what_o be_v just_a to_o be_v do_v therein_o which_o publication_n can_v be_v dispense_v with_o by_o any_o but_o by_o the_o prelate_n or_o one_o represent_v he_o and_o in_o case_n it_o be_v probable_a that_o if_o such_o publication_n be_v make_v there_o be_v those_o that_o will_v malicious_o endeavour_v to_o hinder_v the_o marriage_n though_o in_o such_o a_o case_n the_o party_n may_v be_v receive_v without_o they_o yet_o for_o the_o better_a discovery_n of_o other_o impediment_n that_o may_v happen_v to_o be_v therein_o they_o can_v be_v join_v 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common_o call_v the_o padrinhos_n where_o they_o be_v marry_v register_n they_o thus_o on_o such_o a_o day_n of_o such_o a_o month_n and_o year_n i_o n._n vicar_n of_o the_o church_n name_v the_o saint_n to_o who_o it_o be_v dedicate_v in_o such_o a_o part_n name_v where_o the_o say_a church_n be_v do_v join_v n_n the_o son_n of_o n_n and_o n._n to_o n._n the_o daughter_n of_o n._n and_o of_o n._n bear_v in_o such_o a_o place_n both_o at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o church_n according_a to_o the_o holy_a council_n of_o trent_n the_o witness_n be_v n._n and_o n._n to_o which_o the_o vicar_n and_o the_o two_o witness_n shall_v sign_v their_o name_n and_o when_o any_o priest_n shall_v by_o a_o licence_n from_o the_o vicar_n or_o prelate_n marry_v any_o couple_n he_o shall_v write_v on_o such_o a_o day_n of_o such_o a_o month_n and_o year_n i_o n._n a_o priest_n by_o a_o licence_n from_o the_o vicar_n of_o such_o a_o place_n or_o from_o the_o bishop_n if_o he_o grant_v the_o licence_n do_v receive_v at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o church_n n._n name_v he_o the_o son_n of_o n._n and_o n._n name_v his_o parent_n bear_v in_o such_o a_o place_n name_v the_o town_n according_a to_o the_o holy_a council_n of_o trent_n the_o witness_n be_v n._n and_o n._n to_o which_o the_o say_v two_o witness_n and_o priest_n shall_v put_v their_o name_n which_o book_n shall_v be_v keep_v among_o the_o register_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o prelate_n at_o his_o visitation_n shall_v see_v that_o there_o be_v no_o fault_n or_o neglect_n therein_o decree_n v._n as_o holy_a matrimony_n be_v a_o sacrament_n and_o as_o such_o convey_v grace_n it_o ought_v therefore_o to_o be_v receive_v with_o great_a purity_n and_o holiness_n wherefore_o this_o synod_n conform_v
that_o in_o imitation_n of_o the_o heathen_n do_v go_v to_o some_o of_o they_o and_o other_o to_o some_o of_o their_o own_o superstitious_a priest_n to_o learn_v which_o be_v the_o best_a day_n and_o hour_n to_o be_v marry_v on_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o infidel_n and_o do_v furthermore_o on_o their_o wedding-day_n make_v certain_a circle_n into_o which_o they_o put_v rice_n and_o certain_a person_n use_v several_a superstitious_a ceremony_n which_o be_v plain_o heathen_a and_o do_v moreover_o make_v certain_a figure_n behind_o their_o door_n to_o make_v their_o marriage_n fortunate_a and_o use_v several_a prayer_n with_o ceremony_n which_o they_o call_v the_o ring_n of_o solomon_n all_o which_o be_v devilish_a superstitious_a and_o heathenish_a ceremony_n condemn_v by_o holy_a mother_n church_n wherefore_o the_o synod_n do_v command_v and_o exhort_v all_o faithful_a christian_n neither_o to_o practice_v any_o such_o ceremony_n themselves_o nor_o to_o suffer_v other_o to_o use_v they_o in_o their_o house_n and_o that_o all_o who_o shall_v presume_v to_o practice_v they_o themselves_o or_o permit_v other_o to_o do_v it_o in_o their_o house_n shall_v be_v deny_v the_o sacrament_n for_o a_o whole_a year_n and_o be_v rigorous_o punish_v at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o prelate_n and_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v do_v to_o those_o that_o go_v to_o heathen_n to_o learn_v what_o day_n be_v fortunate_a decree_n xv._o the_o synod_n have_v be_v inform_v that_o when_o contract_v de_fw-fr futuro_fw-la be_v celebrate_v among_o the_o christian_n of_o this_o diocese_n or_o marriage_n be_v concert_v that_o it_o be_v perform_v with_o some_o heathenish_a and_o superstitious_a ceremony_n and_o that_o many_o time_n when_o the_o party_n contract_v be_v not_o of_o age_n or_o have_v not_o judgement_n enough_o to_o give_v their_o consent_n do_v command_v that_o no_o such_o contract_n be_v make_v but_o when_o the_o party_n contract_v be_v of_o sufficient_a age_n to_o understand_v what_o they_o do_v and_o be_v capable_a of_o give_v their_o consent_n de_fw-fr futuro_fw-la and_o if_o the_o parent_n will_v make_v such_o match_n they_o shall_v do_v it_o by_o a_o simple_a write_n or_o by_o shake_v hand_n or_o by_o any_o other_o way_n that_o have_v nothing_o of_o superstition_n in_o it_o neither_o shall_v they_o use_v any_o superstitious_a ceremony_n upon_o pain_n of_o be_v severe_o chastise_v at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o prelate_n command_v the_o priest_n in_o virtue_n of_o holy_a obedience_n not_o to_o be_v present_a at_o contract_n where_o any_o such_o damnable_a superstition_n be_v perform_v that_o so_o they_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o authorize_v they_o by_o their_o person_n and_o dignity_n decree_v xvi_o the_o synod_n do_v condemn_v the_o custom_n or_o abuse_v that_o have_v obtain_v in_o this_o diocese_n of_o the_o new-married_a couple's_n not_o go_v to_o church_n till_o after_o the_o four_o day_n after_o their_o marriage_n when_o they_o use_v to_o wash_v themselves_o which_o be_v according_a to_o the_o judaical_a ceremony_n condemn_v by_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a do_v exhort_v all_o new-married_a people_n without_o respect_n of_o day_n to_o go_v to_o church_n and_o say_v their_o prayer_n know_v for_o certain_a that_o if_o any_o of_o the_o day_n that_o they_o stay_v from_o church_n shall_v happen_v either_o to_o be_v a_o saint's-day_n or_o a_o sunday_n upon_o which_o all_o people_n be_v oblige_v to_o hear_v mass_n that_o they_o sin_v mortal_o in_o not_o hear_v it_o if_o hinder_v by_o no_o other_o cause_n neither_o be_v they_o to_o imagine_v that_o such_o wash_n do_v any_o way_n contribute_v to_o the_o spiritual_a health_n of_o their_o soul_n the_o worship_n of_o god_n or_o the_o reverence_n of_o the_o church_n action_n viii_o of_o the_o reformation_n of_o church-affair_n decree_n i._n whereas_o the_o universal_a catholic_n church_n be_v rule_v inspire_a and_o teach_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n by_o who_o direction_n for_o the_o better_a government_n of_o christian_n and_o the_o more_o commodious_a administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n to_o the_o faithful_a it_o have_v divide_v the_o province_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n into_o diocese_n which_o be_v all_o subject_n to_o their_o several_a bishop_n and_o the_o diocese_n into_o parish_n which_o be_v all_o subject_n to_o their_o parish-priest_n so_o that_o as_o the_o diocese_n and_o all_o the_o faithful_a inhabitant_n of_o the_o same_o be_v subject_a to_o their_o several_a bishop_n and_o through_o they_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n the_o universal_a pastor_n and_o head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o christ_n vicar_n upon_o earth_n so_o all_o the_o faithful_a inhabitant_n in_o every_o parish_n be_v subject_a to_o their_o rector_n or_o vicar_n that_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n to_o they_o and_o be_v the_o particular_a pastor_n and_o curate_n of_o their_o soul_n through_o who_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o their_o bishop_n and_o through_o the_o bishop_n to_o the_o pope_n and_o through_o the_o pope_n to_o christ_n which_o order_n have_v be_v at_o all_o time_n preserve_v in_o the_o church_n all_o over_o the_o world_n and_o for_o want_v whereof_o this_o church_n be_v so_o confuse_a and_o disorderly_a as_o it_o be_v every_o one_o do_v what_o seem_v good_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n without_o ever_o be_v call_v to_o a_o account_n for_o what_o they_o do_v have_v none_o that_o be_v under_o any_o obligation_n to_o take_v care_n of_o their_o soul_n nor_o no_o particular_a pastor_n to_o assist_v they_o in_o their_o necessity_n nor_o distinct_a parish_n unto_o which_o every_o one_o be_v bind_v to_o resort_v therefore_o this_o synod_n conform_v itself_o to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o whole_a catholic_n church_n do_v ordain_v that_o this_o diocese_n be_v also_o divide_v into_o parish_n allot_v such_o a_o number_n of_o people_n to_o each_o parish_n as_o shall_v be_v find_v most_o convenient_a and_o furnish_v they_o with_o particular_a vicar_n and_o curate_n to_o watch_v over_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o as_o for_o other_o priest_n and_o curate_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o any_o church_n they_o shall_v be_v therein_o as_o benefice_a person_n and_o co-adjutors_a to_o the_o vicar_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n to_o the_o people_n as_o also_o in_o the_o divine_a service_n and_o worship_n of_o the_o church_n as_o they_o have_v hitherto_o be_v have_v the_o same_o profit_n and_o dividend_n they_o have_v former_o save_v that_o the_o synod_n intend_v to_o deprive_v they_o of_o those_o fee_n which_o former_o they_o simonaical_o receive_v for_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n as_o to_o which_o they_o shall_v observe_v what_o be_v before_o decree_v as_o the_o vicar_n and_o parish-priest_n be_v to_o have_v what_o be_v allot_v for_o their_o maintenance_n in_o the_o twenty-first_a and_o twenty-second_a decree_n and_o the_o say_a vicar_n shall_v make_v a_o roll_n of_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o their_o several_a parish_n that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v acquaint_v with_o their_o custom_n and_o way_n of_o live_v and_o may_v administer_v the_o sacrament_n unto_o they_o and_o comfort_v they_o in_o their_o trouble_n and_o necessity_n neither_o shall_v the_o faithful_a receive_v the_o sacrament_n from_o any_o but_o their_o own_o vicar_n without_o his_o licence_n in_o form_n decree_n ii_o the_o synod_n do_v declare_v that_o the_o division_n of_o parish_n and_o the_o lay_n of_o people_n to_o they_o have_v at_o all_o time_n belong_v to_o the_o prelate_n so_o that_o he_o may_v at_o any_o time_n divide_v or_o unite_v parish_n at_o his_o pleasure_n and_o as_o he_o shall_v find_v to_o be_v most_o convenient_a for_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n to_o the_o faithful_a to_o who_o it_o also_o belong_v to_o provide_v vicar_n and_o curate_n for_o church_n who_o he_o may_v institute_n or_o depose_v as_o often_o as_o he_o shall_v judge_v it_o to_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o better_a feed_n of_o the_o flock_n of_o christ_n which_o he_o be_v charge_v with_o and_o be_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o and_o for_o the_o present_a the_o most_o reverend_a metropolitan_a shall_v make_v such_o a_o reparition_n of_o parish_n and_o people_n in_o this_o his_o visitation_n unite_n or_o divide_v they_o as_o shall_v seem_v to_o he_o to_o be_v most_o commodious_a for_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n to_o the_o faithful_a who_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o synod_n will_v name_v vicar_n for_o every_o parish_n and_o the_o synod_n for_o the_o just_a respect_n and_o the_o better_a government_n of_o the_o church_n will_v not_o have_v any_o vicar_n so_o establish_v as_o not_o to_o be_v removable_a at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o prelate_n decree_n iii_o the_o synod_n do_v furthermore_o declare_v that_o no_o priest_n shall_v hold_v two_o church_n with_o cure_n or_o receive_v the_o fruit_n of_o they_o according_a
to_o restore_v heathenism_n again_o under_o a_o scheme_n of_o christianity_n heathenish_a vanity_n condemn_v by_o holy_a mother_n church_n earnest_o desire_v that_o all_o such_o thing_n may_v be_v total_o root_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o very_a infidel_n in_o this_o diocese_n decree_n fourteen_o notwithstanding_o the_o synod_n do_v approve_v of_o the_o laudable_a custom_n that_o have_v obtain_v in_o this_o diocese_n of_o begin_v the_o holy_a fast_o of_o lent_n upon_o the_o monday_n follow_v quinquagessima_fw-la sunday_n nevertheless_o in_o conformity_n to_o the_o usage_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n it_o do_v ordain_v and_o command_v that_o on_o the_o wednesday_n follow_v they_o consecrate_v ash_n in_o the_o church_n which_o shall_v be_v sprinkle_v on_o the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n by_o the_o priest_n that_o celebrate_v mass_n use_v these_o word_n remember_v man_n that_o thou_o be_v dust_n and_o that_o to_o dust_n thou_o shall_v return_v as_o he_o be_v direct_v by_o the_o roman_a ceremonial_a translate_v into_o syrian_a by_o the_o order_n of_o the_o most_o reverend_a metropolitan_a lead_v by_o this_o holy_a ceremony_n the_o faithful_a to_o a_o deep_a repentance_n for_o their_o sin_n and_o a_o sense_n of_o their_o own_o vileness_n in_o that_o holy_a time_n which_o ash_n so_o far_o as_o it_o can_v be_v do_v shall_v be_v make_v of_o the_o branch_n that_o be_v bless_v the_o former_a year_n upon_o palm_n sunday_n which_o be_v call_v osana_n in_o this_o diocese_n aâ_n it_o be_v likewise_o order_v in_o the_o say_v ceremonial_a buâ_n at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o people_n shall_v be_v tell_v thaâ_n this_o be_v only_o a_o holy_a ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n and_o not_o a_o sacrament_n decree_n xv._o that_o this_o bishopric_n may_v in_o all_o thing_n be_v conformable_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n the_o synod_n do_v command_v all_o the_o member_n thereof_o upon_o pain_n of_o mortal_a sin_n not_o to_o eat_v flesh_n upon_o saturday_n in_o memory_n of_o our_o lord_n burial_n but_o egg_n milk_n butter_n or_o cheese_n they_o may_v lawful_o eat_v upon_o saturday_n as_o also_o upon_o all_o fish_n day_n that_o be_v not_o fast_n and_o since_o the_o custom_n of_o not_o eat_v flesh_n on_o wednesdays_n be_v not_o observe_v over_o the_o whole_a diocese_n but_o only_o in_o some_o part_n thereof_o and_o that_o but_o by_o a_o few_o the_o synod_n do_v declare_v that_o albeit_o that_o custom_n be_v holy_a and_o laudable_a and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v that_o it_o be_v universal_o observe_v by_o all_o christian_n it_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o oblige_v people_n thereunto_o upon_o pain_n of_o sin_n so_o that_o all_o that_o list_n may_v eat_v flesh_n upon_o wednesdays_n decree_v xvi_o the_o synod_n do_v declare_v that_o the_o obligati_fw-la of_o not_o eat_v flesh_n on_o prohibit_v day_n last_v from_o midnight_n to_o midnight_n begin_v at_o the_o midnight_n of_o the_o prohibit_v day_n and_o end_v at_o the_o midnight_n of_o the_o day_n follow_v so_o that_o the_o obligation_n of_o not_o eat_v flesh_n upon_o fryday_n and_o saturday_n begin_v at_o the_o midnight_n of_o friday_n and_o end_n on_o the_o midnight_n of_o sunday_n and_o the_o obligation_n of_o cease_v from_o labour_n begin_v at_o the_o midnight_n of_o the_o say_a day_n and_o end_n at_o the_o midnight_n of_o monday_n be_v to_o understand_v that_o in_o begin_v the_o fast_n and_o festivity_n on_o the_o evening_n of_o the_o former_a and_o continue_v they_o to_o the_o evening_n of_o the_o latter_a day_n they_o do_v conform_v themselves_o to_o the_o custom_n and_o rite_n of_o the_o jew_n condemn_v by_o holy_a mother_n church_n in_o which_o day_n and_o their_o observance_n be_v not_o reckon_v from_o evening_n to_o evening_n but_o from_o midnight_n to_o midnight_n decree_n xvii_o whereas_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n to_o have_v sozomen_n have_v holy_a this_o ceremony_n of_o sprinkle_v the_o people_n with_o holy_a water_n be_v no_o less_o of_o heathen_a extraction_n than_o the_o wash_n condemn_v in_o the_o former_a decree_n as_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o the_o learned_a valesius_fw-la in_o his_o annotation_n on_o the_o 6_o ch._n of_o the_o 6_o book_n of_o sozomen_n holy_a water_n at_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o church_n that_o so_o the_o faithful_a by_o sprinkle_v themselves_o therewith_o may_v have_v their_o venial_a sin_n pardon_v and_o the_o holy_a water_n that_o have_v be_v hitherto_o make_v use_n of_o in_o this_o diocese_n have_v not_o be_v bless_v by_o the_o priest_n nor_o by_o any_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n the_o sexton_n only_o throw_v a_o little_a of_o the_o clay_n into_o it_o that_o be_v bring_v by_o pilgrim_n from_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o st._n thomas_n or_o from_o some_o other_o holy_a place_n relate_v to_o he_o and_o where_o such_o clay_n have_v be_v want_v the_o say_a sexton_n have_v throw_v some_o grain_n of_o incense_n into_o it_o whereupon_o without_o any_o further_a consecration_n it_o have_v be_v esteem_v holy_a therefore_o the_o synod_n do_v declare_v that_o such_o water_n be_v not_o holy_a and_o that_o the_o faithful_a ought_v not_o to_o make_v use_n of_o it_o and_o albeit_o that_o all_o the_o earth_n of_o holy_a place_n and_o of_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o saint_n approve_v of_o by_o the_o church_n aught_o to_o be_v keep_v with_o much_o veneration_n yet_o that_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o holy_a place_n belong_v to_o st._n thomas_n have_v not_o the_o virtue_n of_o such_o a_o consecration_n in_o it_o for_o which_o reason_n it_o command_v all_o priest_n to_o bless_v the_o say_a water_n by_o throw_v holy_a salt_n into_o it_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n as_o be_v direct_v by_o the_o roman_a ceremonial_a translate_v into_o syrian_a by_o the_o order_n of_o the_o most_o reverend_a metropolitan_a according_a to_o the_o form_n whereof_o the_o true_a vicar_n shall_v take_v care_n to_o consecrate_v water_n and_o every_o saturday_n evening_n or_o sunday_n morning_n to_o furnish_v the_o water-pot_n therewith_o and_o upon_o sunday_n the_o people_n be_v assemble_v the_o priest_n be_v in_o his_o surplice_n and_o steal_v but_o without_o his_o planet_n shall_v before_o he_o begin_v mass_n sprinkle_v the_o whole_a congregation_n repeat_v the_o antiphona_n and_o the_o prayer_n contain_v in_o the_o say_v ceremonial_a and_o at_o mass_n at_o which_o the_o deacon_n and_o sub-deacon_n officiate_v the_o deacon_n may_v repeat_v the_o antiphona_n but_o the_o prayer_n shall_v always_o be_v say_v by_o the_o priest_n the_o vicar_n must_v also_o instruct_v the_o people_n at_o their_o enter_v into_o the_o church_n to_o take_v holy_a water_n and_o bless_v themselves_o therewith_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o cross_n and_o to_o give_v over_o the_o say_n the_o prayer_n to_o the_o impious_a heretic_n nestorius_n which_o they_o use_v to_o do_v when_o they_o take_v holy_a water_n as_o they_o enter_v into_o the_o church_n the_o synod_n condemn_v the_o same_o as_o heretical_a and_o blasphemous_a decree_n xviii_o whereas_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o people_n of_o this_o bishopric_n be_v not_o instruct_v in_o the_o doctrine_n and_o they_o that_o be_v know_v only_o the_o pater_fw-la noster_fw-la and_o ave_fw-la mary_n in_o the_o syrian_a tongue_n which_o they_o do_v not_o understand_v and_o most_o of_o the_o child_n know_v not_o how_o to_o bless_v themselves_o nay_o the_o clergy_n themselves_o be_v ignorant_a thereof_o not_o be_v able_a to_o say_v the_o commandment_n therefore_o the_o synod_n do_v command_v that_o in_o all_o parish_n church_n in_o the_o morning_n and_o evening_n as_o the_o vicar_n shall_v think_v most_o convenient_a one_o of_o the_o boy_n or_o the_o bellman_n shall_v ring_v the_o little_a bell_n to_o call_v the_o boy_n and_o girl_n together_o in_o the_o church_n where_o be_v assemble_v the_o vicar_n or_o some_o other_o clergyman_n that_o he_o shall_v appoint_v shall_v instruct_v they_o in_o the_o doctrine_n that_o 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church-yard_n which_o book_n be_v bind_v shall_v be_v keep_v in_o all_o church_n neither_o shall_v any_o priest_n presume_v to_o apply_v they_o to_o his_o own_o private_a use_n or_o to_o take_v they_o out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o synod_n do_v earnest_o recommend_v it_o to_o the_o rector_n of_o the_o college_n of_o the_o jesuit_n of_o vaipicotta_n to_o have_v always_o some_o of_o these_o book_n translate_v by_o some_o of_o the_o say_a college_n by_o he_o in_o order_n to_o the_o supply_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o these_o church_n decree_v xxiii_o the_o synod_n desire_v that_o this_o church_n may_v in_o all_o thing_n be_v conformable_a to_o the_o holy_a roman_a and_o whole_a italian_a church_n do_v command_v that_o on_o the_o second_o of_o february_n be_v the_o day_n of_o our_o lady_n purification_n before_o mass_n the_o wax_n candle_n which_o be_v in_o the_o church_n be_v blessed_v as_o also_o all_o the_o candle_n that_o shall_v be_v bring_v by_o the_o people_n out_o of_o 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and_o if_o after_o three_o particular_a admonition_n they_o shall_v not_o reform_v they_o shall_v after_o that_o be_v throw_v out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o have_v the_o casture_n deny_v they_o neither_o shall_v any_o priest_n go_v into_o their_o house_n until_o they_o have_v yield_v obedience_n decree_v xxv_o whereas_o in_o this_o diocese_n there_o be_v many_o church_n dedicate_v to_o marxobro_n and_o marphrod_n who_o be_v common_o style_v saint_n of_o who_o there_o be_v country_n be_v nothing_o know_v at_o compostella_n the_o most_o famous_a place_n of_o devotion_n in_o all_o spain_n the_o people_n pray_v to_o some_o that_o they_o know_v as_o little_a of_o as_o the_o malabar_n do_v of_o marphrod_n for_o the_o famous_a spanish_a antiquary_n ambrose_n morales_n in_o the_o 9th_o book_n of_o his_o chronicle_n give_v we_o a_o particular_a account_n of_o a_o altar_n with_o some_o name_n upon_o it_o that_o he_o meet_v with_o there_o and_o that_o have_v great_a devotion_n pay_v to_o it_o 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to_o the_o law_n have_v ây_a trade_n or_o communication_n with_o the_o better_a ârt_n of_o people_n and_o so_o will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o live_v âmong_o they_o for_o which_o reason_n the_o synod_n do_v âclare_v that_o the_o custom_n of_o not_o touch_v any_o ãâã_d the_o base_a sort_n be_v observe_v only_o in_o comâyance_n with_o the_o heathen_n and_o look_v upon_o as_o ãâã_d superstitious_a heathen_a vanity_n and_o not_o voluntar_o observe_v be_v no_o superstition_n nor_o for_o the_o abovementioned_a reason_n any_o matter_n of_o scruple_n and_o ââat_a christian_n may_v in_o all_o place_n thus_o lawful_o observe_v it_o where_o there_o be_v naire_n or_o any_o of_o the_o better_a sort_n or_o where_o it_o be_v likely_a they_o may_v âe_v or_o may_v come_v to_o hear_v of_o it_o but_o in_o all_o place_n where_o these_o cause_n do_v not_o concur_v or_o in_o secret_a or_o among_o the_o portugueze_n this_o superstition_n can_v be_v observe_v without_o do_v a_o great_a injury_n to_o their_o 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thereby_o liable_a to_o the_o same_o disaster_n therefore_o the_o synod_n do_v command_v all_o the_o faithful_a christian_n of_o this_o bishopric_n in_o holy_a obedience_n and_o upon_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n not_o to_o presume_v to_o resort_v to_o this_o or_o any_o other_o heathen_a festivity_n though_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o ceremony_n belong_v to_o a_o pagod_n therein_o forasmuch_o as_o all_o such_o feast_n be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o say_a pagod_n and_o be_v celebrate_v and_o observe_v to_o their_o honour_n and_o veneration_n which_o be_v the_o rather_o to_o be_v forbear_v in_o this_o of_o the_o ona_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o danger_n of_o death_n that_o there_o be_v probable_o therein_o the_o heathen_n superstitious_o imagine_v that_o all_o that_o die_v in_o that_o occasion_n go_v immediate_o to_o heaven_n but_o christian_n shall_v only_o observe_v their_o own_o holy_a festivity_n among_o themselves_o and_o that_o with_o a_o due_a moderation_n and_o decency_n as_o become_v the_o professor_n of_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n without_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v with_o the_o superstitious_a festival_n of_o the_o heathen_n which_o be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o if_o any_o christian_a shall_v die_v in_o the_o say_v heathen_a feast_n he_o shall_v be_v deny_v ecclesiastical_a burial_n decree_n v._n faithful_a christian_n must_v not_o only_o avoid_v the_o ceremony_n and_o superstition_n of_o the_o heathen_n but_o the_o judaical_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n also_o which_o be_v all_o abrogate_a by_o the_o sufficient_a promulgation_n of_o the_o gospel_n for_o which_o reason_n the_o synod_n though_o it_o do_v very_o much_o commend_v the_o holy_a custom_n of_o carry_v child_n to_o church_n forty_o day_n after_o they_o be_v bear_v to_o offer_v they_o to_o the_o lord_n in_o imitation_n and_o praise_n of_o what_o be_v do_v by_o our_o lady_n the_o most_o holy_a virgin_n nevertheless_o it_o condemn_v the_o separate_n of_o woman_n for_o the_o say_v forty_o day_n after_o the_o birth_n of_o a_o male_a as_o if_o they_o be_v unclean_a so_o as_o not_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o church_n imagine_v they_o will_v sin_v in_o do_v it_o and_o eighty_o day_n after_o the_o birth_n of_o a_o female_a both_o which_o be_v jewish_a ceremony_n that_o be_v now_o abrogate_a and_o not_o only_o useless_a but_o prejudicial_a and_o as_o such_o the_o synod_n do_v total_o prohibit_v the_o observance_n of_o they_o declare_v that_o if_o woman_n have_v health_n and_o strength_n soon_o they_o shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o go_v to_o church_n to_o hear_v mass_n upon_o sunday_n and_o holiday_n and_o after_o forty_o day_n they_o may_v according_a to_o their_o custom_n carry_v their_o son_n to_o church_n with_o devotion_n understand_v that_o there_o âs_v no_o precept_n of_o the_o church_n for_o it_o but_o that_o it_o be_v only_o a_o pious_a devotion_n of_o faithful_a woman_n that_o be_v willing_a to_o make_v such_o a_o offer_n of_o their_o son_n to_o god_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o most_o holy_a virgin_n mary_n the_o mother_n of_o god_n take_v she_o for_o the_o intercessor_n of_o the_o child_n thus_o offer_v to_o god_n both_o for_o spiritual_n and_o temporal_n decree_n vi._n one_o of_o the_o great_a sin_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o which_o he_o have_v always_o prohibit_v and_o punish_v above_o all_o other_o be_v the_o consult_v of_o witch_n and_o such_o as_o hold_v a_o correspondence_n with_o the_o devil_n wherefore_o the_o synod_n be_v inform_v that_o a_o great_a many_o christian_n of_o this_o bishopric_n and_o especial_o among_o those_o that_o live_v in_o the_o heath_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o communication_n they_o have_v with_o infidel_n and_o their_o have_v so_o many_o witch_n and_o fortune-teller_n about_o they_o when_o they_o intend_v to_o marry_v have_v recourse_n to_o such_o people_n to_o know_v what_o success_n they_o shall_v have_v govern_v themselves_o so_o much_o by_o what_o they_o be_v tell_v as_o to_o break_v off_o match_n after_o they_o be_v conclude_v and_o to_o make_v new_a one_o at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o say_a witch_n as_o also_o when_o they_o be_v sick_a that_o they_o send_v for_o such_o people_n to_o perform_v some_o ceremony_n whereby_o they_o hope_v to_o have_v their_o health_n restore_v and_o at_o other_o time_n to_o help_v they_o to_o child_n and_o to_o discover_v theft_n and_o fââ_n several_a other_o purpose_n all_o which_o be_v thing_n repugnant_a to_o the_o christian_a religion_n do_v command_v all_o christian_a convict_v of_o have_v consult_v any_o of_o the_o say_a witch_n for_o these_o or_o any_o other_o purpose_n to_o be_v throw_v out_o of_o the_o church_n neither_o shall_v any_o priest_n go_v to_o their_o house_n oâ_n give_v they_o the_o casture_n during_o the_o prelate_n pleasure_n or_o for_o one_o year_n at_o least_o and_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o such_o other_o penalty_n
as_o the_o ceremony_n they_o perform_v and_o consent_v to_o shall_v deserve_v decree_n vii_o the_o synod_n be_v inform_v that_o some_o wicked_a christian_n be_v not_o content_v only_o to_o go_v to_o witch_n to_o consult_v they_o but_o do_v furthermore_o send_v for_o they_o to_o their_o house_n where_o they_o join_v with_o they_o in_o the_o invocation_n of_o their_o pagod_n and_o ãâã_d make_v offering_n and_o sacrifice_n to_o they_o in_o kill_a dog_n and_o perform_v other_o ceremony_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o faith_n namely_o one_o which_o ââey_n call_v tollicanum_n ollicanum_n bellicorum_fw-la coâââ_n which_o they_o do_v often_o public_o to_o the_o great_a ââândal_n of_o christianity_n as_o if_o they_o be_v not_o christians_n and_o at_o other_o time_n permit_v the_o heathen_n to_o perform_v they_o in_o their_o house_n do_v command_n in_o âârtue_n of_o holy_a obedience_n and_o upon_o pain_n of_o âcommunication_n to_o be_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la incur_v that_o ãâã_d christian_n shall_v presume_v to_o perform_v any_o of_o ãâã_d say_v ceremony_n or_o consent_v to_o the_o perform_n of_o they_o in_o their_o house_n and_o that_o all_o that_o do_v âânsgress_v therein_o shall_v be_v declare_v excommunicate_a in_o the_o church_n until_o they_o shall_v beg_v for_o mercy_n and_o have_v undergo_v condign_a and_o public_a punishment_n in_o the_o church_n and_o though_o upon_o their_o repentance_n appear_v to_o be_v true_a and_o sincere_a âhey_n may_v be_v absolve_v yet_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v the_o casture_n give_v they_o neither_o shall_v any_o priest_n go_v to_o their_o house_n in_o two_o year_n save_v in_o case_n of_o peril_n of_o death_n and_o they_o who_o shall_v go_v to_o offer_v âay_n thing_n to_o a_o pagod_n or_o shall_v make_v any_o vow_n to_o one_o shall_v be_v punish_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o with_o the_o same_o penance_n and_o shall_v incur_v excommunication_n ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la in_o all_o which_o matter_n the_o vicar_n must_v be_v very_o watchful_a for_o the_o prevention_n of_o all_o such_o idolatry_n decree_v viii_o a_o great_a many_o ignorant_a christian_n of_o this_o bishopric_n be_v unmindful_a of_o the_o purity_n of_o their_o christian_a obligation_n do_v carry_v note_n about_o they_o which_o have_v be_v give_v they_o by_o witch_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o their_o distemper_n hope_v for_o relief_n from_o their_o virtue_n hang_v they_o likewise_o about_o the_o neck_n of_o their_o cattle_n to_o keep_v they_o well_o and_o put_v they_o in_o their_o orchard_n to_o increase_v the_o fruit_n and_o communicate_v they_o to_o several_a other_o thing_n for_o various_a effect_n all_o which_o the_o synod_n detest_a as_o diabolical_a dotâ_n command_v all_o that_o be_v guilty_a thereof_o to_o be_v severe_o punish_v by_o the_o prelate_n and_o all_o vicar_n not_o to_o permit_v any_o such_o offender_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o church_n nor_o to_o give_v they_o the_o casture_n and_o no_o priest_n to_o go_v to_o their_o house_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v compel_v to_o deliver_v all_o such_o note_n to_o their_o vicar_n to_o be_v tear_v and_o all_o that_o have_v use_v any_o of_o they_o though_o they_o shall_v never_o do_v it_o more_o shall_v be_v punish_v for_o the_o space_n of_o six_o month_n with_o the_o say_a penalty_n decree_n ix_o the_o onzena_fw-la or_o practice_n of_o usury_n be_v a_o grievous_a sin_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o be_v very_o much_o condemn_v in_o the_o scripture_n christ_n command_v we_o to_o lend_v to_o other_o hope_v for_o nothing_o again_o and_o the_o synod_n be_v very_o much_o trouble_v to_o find_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o christian_n of_o this_o diocese_n entangle_v therein_o through_o their_o ignorance_n of_o what_o gain_n be_v lawful_a and_o âhat_n be_v not_o and_o of_o what_o may_v be_v keep_v and_o what_o ââght_n to_o be_v restore_v do_v therefore_o admonish_v ãâã_d the_o lord_n all_o faithful_a christian_n to_o consult_v âhe_v learned_a about_o these_o matter_n give_v they_o ãâã_d account_n of_o all_o their_o contract_n in_o order_n to_o ââeir_n be_v right_o instruct_v as_o to_o what_o they_o âay_v lawful_o take_v for_o money_n they_o have_v lend_v out_o ând_v the_o synod_n do_v furthermore_o declare_v that_o accord_v to_o the_o best_a information_n it_o have_v receiuâd_v the_o interest_n of_o money_n in_o malabar_n be_v ten_o per_fw-la âent_fw-la and_o whatever_o be_v take_v more_o if_o the_o principal_a run_v no_o be_v no_o risk_n most_n convent_v in_o ââding_v city_n lend_v out_o money_n at_o â_o or_o 7_o per_fw-la cent._n and_o take_v as_o much_o care_n to_o secure_v their_o principal_n as_o ây_a usurer_n whatsoever_o so_o that_o the_o distinction_n of_o lucrum_fw-la cessans_fw-la and_o damnum_fw-la emergens_fw-la will_n either_o justify_v a_o legal_a interest_n in_o general_n or_o it_o will_v not_o justify_v what_o ââe_v lend_v convent_v do_v but_o though_o this_o decree_n fall_v in_o exact_o with_o the_o common_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n the_o monk_n and_o friar_n not_o except_v yet_o it_o plain_o contradict_v the_o doctrine_n of_o that_o church_n which_o be_v that_o all_o sort_n of_o usury_n be_v a_o mortal_a sin_n for_o if_o the_o take_n of_o 10_o per_fw-la cent._n for_o money_n and_o that_o where_o the_o principal_a run_v no_o risk_a be_v not_o usury_n it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o tell_v what_o be_v risk_n be_v onzena_fw-la or_o usury_n and_o as_o to_o the_o ten_o they_o shall_v likewise_o consult_v the_o learned_a to_o who_o they_o shall_v declare_v how_o money_n may_v be_v improve_v in_o the_o place_n where_o it_o be_v lend_v that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v able_a to_o tell_v they_o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o they_o to_o take_v so_o much_o for_o it_o may_v happen_v that_o in_o some_o place_n there_o will_v not_o be_v so_o much_o to_o be_v get_v by_o the_o negotiate_v of_o money_n which_o must_v make_v such_o a_o high_a interest_n to_o ãâã_d there_o unlawful_a and_o whosoever_o shall_v take_v more_o than_o ten_o per_fw-la cent._n if_o his_o principal_n run_v no_o risk_a after_o have_v be_v three_o time_n admonish_v by_o the_o prelate_n or_o vicar_n without_o amendment_n shall_v be_v declare_v excommunicate_a and_o shall_v not_o be_v absolve_v until_o he_o have_v dissolve_v the_o say_a contract_n decree_n x._o the_o synod_n do_v condemn_v the_o take_n of_o one_o per_fw-la cent._n by_o the_o month_n where_o the_o principal_a run_v no_o risk_a be_v secure_v by_o a_o pledge_n and_o of_o two_o per_fw-la cent._n by_o the_o month_n if_o the_o one_o be_v not_o pay_v punctual_o such_o contract_n be_v very_o unjust_a and_o manifest_a onzena_n or_o usury_n so_o that_o neither_o the_o want_n of_o a_o pledge_n nor_o any_o thing_n else_o can_v justify_v the_o take_n of_o two_o per_fw-la cent._n by_o the_o month_n if_o the_o principal_a be_v not_o in_o danger_n all_o which_o contract_v the_o synod_n do_v prohibit_v and_o the_o vicar_n to_o give_v their_o consent_n to_o any_o such_o and_o where_o they_o be_v make_v to_o dissolve_v they_o compel_v all_o that_o be_v faulty_a therein_o by_o penalty_n and_o censure_n if_o it_o shall_v be_v find_v necessary_a the_o synod_n do_v furthermore_o condemn_v their_o calling_n all_o gain_n arise_v from_o money_n onzena_n because_o it_o give_v occasion_n for_o some_o to_o imagine_v that_o all_o such_o gain_n be_v unlawful_a and_o notwithstanding_o such_o gain_n be_v lawââl_a and_o may_v be_v just_o take_v in_o several_a case_n to_o scruple_n the_o take_v any_o decree_n xi_o whereas_o there_o be_v great_a number_n of_o christian_n who_o for_o want_n of_o have_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o the_o church_n before_o their_o eye_n do_v coâbit_n public_o with_o concubine_n to_o the_o great_a âândal_n of_o christianity_n the_o vicar_n shall_v therefore_o with_o great_a charity_n admonish_v all_o such_o offender_n three_o time_n declare_v to_o they_o that_o if_o ââey_n do_v not_o reform_v they_o must_v declare_v they_o excommunicate_a and_o if_o after_o so_o many_o admonition_n they_o do_v not_o turn_v away_o their_o concubine_n they_o must_v be_v excommunicate_v until_o they_o be_v effectual_o part_v and_o be_v punish_v with_o other_o penalty_n ãâã_d the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o prelate_n according_a to_o the_o ââme_n that_o they_o have_v live_v in_o that_o sin_n and_o âhen_o it_o shall_v so_o happen_v that_o their_o concubine_n be_v their_o slave_n they_o shall_v constrain_v they_o not_o only_o to_o turn_v they_o out_o of_o their_o house_n but_o to_o send_v they_o out_o of_o the_o country_n where_o they_o live_v that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o more_o danger_n of_o their_o relapse_v which_o shall_v be_v likewise_o observe_v as_o to_o all_o other_o woman_n where_o there_o be_v the_o same_o danger_n decree_v xii_o the_o synod_n do_v very_o earnest_o recommend_v it_o to_o all_o master_n and_o father_n of_o
in_o the_o church_n the_o foresay_a oath_n be_v what_o christian_n ought_v to_o dread_v more_o than_o all_o the_o torment_n of_o the_o world_n decree_n xvii_o whereas_o the_o distinction_n of_o the_o faithful_a from_o unbeliever_n even_o by_o outward_a sign_n and_o habit_n be_v a_o thing_n which_o have_v always_o be_v endeavour_v that_o so_o the_o one_o may_v be_v know_v and_o divide_v from_o the_o other_o therefore_o the_o synod_n have_v observe_v that_o there_o be_v no_o distinction_n neither_o in_o their_o habit_n nor_o in_o their_o hair_n nor_o in_o any_o thing_n else_o betwixt_o the_o christian_n of_o this_o diocese_n and_o the_o heathen_a naire_n do_v command_v that_o henceforward_o no_o christian_a do_v presume_v to_o bore_v their_o ear_n or_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n to_o make_v they_o large_a except_o woman_n among_o who_o it_o be_v a_o universal_a ornament_n and_o whosoever_o shall_v transgress_v herein_o shall_v be_v punish_v at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o prelate_n who_o shall_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o wear_v a_o ornament_n of_o gold_n or_o of_o any_o thing_n else_o in_o their_o ear_n and_o whosover_o shall_v presume_v to_o wear_v any_o such_o ornament_n shall_v be_v throw_v out_o of_o the_o church_n neither_o shall_v the_o casture_n be_v give_v they_o until_o such_o time_n as_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o yield_v effectual_a obedience_n and_o to_o leave_v off_o all_o such_o ornament_n but_o as_o for_o those_o who_o ear_n be_v bore_v already_o if_o they_o be_v not_o child_n they_o may_v wear_v what_o they_o please_v or_o what_o they_o have_v accustom_v themselves_o to_o decree_n xviii_o the_o synod_n be_v desirous_a to_o rectify_v whatever_o be_v amiss_o in_o this_o diocese_n and_o so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o reform_v all_o evil_a custom_n and_o have_v observe_v the_o great_a debauchery_n of_o many_o and_o especial_o of_o the_o poor_a sort_n in_o drink_v orraca_n from_o whence_o do_v follow_v many_o disaster_n murder_n and_o wound_n wherefore_o in_o order_n to_o the_o prevent_v such_o mischief_n so_o far_o as_o be_v possible_a the_o synod_n do_v prohibit_v the_o sell_n of_o orraca_n in_o any_o christian_a inn_n neither_o shall_v christian_n trade_n in_o that_o commodity_n upon_o pain_n of_o be_v punish_v at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o prelate_n by_o which_o mean_v not_o only_a disorder_n but_o the_o great_a communication_n the_o faithful_a have_v with_o the_o heathen_a in_o such_o inn_n will_v also_o be_v prevent_v decree_v xix_o whereas_o it_o be_v a_o manifest_a injustice_n to_o have_v diverse_a weight_n in_o the_o same_o country_n the_o synod_n be_v inform_v that_o in_o many_o market_n of_o this_o bishopric_n every_o one_o sell_v with_o what_o weight_n they_o please_v do_v command_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o weight_n for_o the_o same_o merchandise_n in_o a_o market_n and_o all_o the_o shop_n thereof_o and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o usual_a weight_n of_o the_o place_n to_o which_o all_o that_o do_v not_o 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statue_n we_o see_v so_o much_o deface_v the_o head_n and_o arm_n be_v break_v of_o and_o the_o body_n very_o much_o mall_v with_o stone_n be_v the_o statue_n of_o the_o roman_a goddess_n venus_n we_o keep_v our_o countenance_n as_o well_o as_o we_o can_v perceive_v plain_o that_o neither_o the_o castle_n nor_o the_o statue_n be_v roman_a work_n and_o the_o letter_n of_o veneris_n be_v perfect_o gothick_n so_o i_o and_o two_o more_o have_v industrious_o lose_v our_o portugueze_n we_o resolve_v if_o possible_a to_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o after_o some_o pore_v we_o begin_v to_o discover_v some_o more_o letter_n and_o with_o some_o pain_n spell_n out_o the_o word_n ant_n after_o veneris_fw-la whereupon_o we_o conclude_v that_o veneris_n there_o must_v be_v a_o verb_n and_o not_o a_o substantive_n and_o that_o veneris_fw-la ante_fw-la must_v be_v the_o end_n of_o a_o monkish_a verse_n and_o we_o be_v quick_o satisfy_v that_o it_o be_v so_o by_o what_o follow_v which_o be_v pertransire_fw-la cave_n nisi_fw-la prius_fw-la dixeris_fw-la ave_fw-la regina_fw-la coeli_fw-la mater_fw-la what_o follow_v be_v so_o deface_v that_o we_o can_v make_v nothing_o of_o it_o neither_o indeed_o be_v we_o solicitous_a about_o it_o be_v abundant_o satisfy_v from_o what_o we_o have_v read_v that_o it_o be_v a_o statue_n of_o the_o most_o bless_a virgin_n when_o we_o return_v to_o our_o portugueze_n we_o ask_v he_o as_o we_o do_v the_o people_n also_o at_o our_o inn_n how_o he_o come_v to_o know_v certain_o that_o it_o be_v the_o statue_n of_o a_o heathen_a goddess_n and_o we_o find_v he_o and_o they_o all_o in_o the_o same_o story_n that_o the_o name_n of_o the_o goddess_n be_v write_v under_o it_o and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o constant_a tradition_n of_o the_o city_n and_o country_n nothing_o know_v only_o it_o be_v common_o say_v that_o they_o come_v into_o these_o part_n and_o wrought_v wrought_v miracle_n and_o return_v afterward_o to_o babylon_n from_o 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