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city_n there_o be_v a_o sanctuary_n in_o the_o isle_n calvaria_fw-la dedicate_v to_o neptune_n and_o another_o in_o egypt_n at_o canopus_n consecrate_v to_o hercules_n and_o another_o to_o osiris_n and_o in_o syria_n one_o hallow_v to_o apollo_n and_o there_o be_v many_o at_o this_o day_n in_o christendom_n and_o namely_o in_o england_n but_o now_o the_o liberty_n and_o number_n of_o they_o be_v diminish_v because_o they_o be_v occasion_n of_o great_a crime_n and_o enormity_n chap._n ix_o of_o theatre_n amphitheatre_n and_o bath_n theater_n be_v certain_a place_n as_o scaffold_n with_o pentise_n wherein_o the_o people_n of_o athens_n stand_v to_o behold_v the_o interlude_n that_o be_v show_v and_o they_o be_v make_v like_o half_a a_o circle_n with_o bench_n one_o above_o another_o that_o they_o may_v without_o any_o impediment_n see_v
signify_v where_o the_o priest_n be_v customable_o shave_v in_o token_n of_o sorrow_n and_o heaviness_n for_o the_o death_n of_o their_o god_n apis._n and_o they_o be_v also_o shave_v daily_o because_o they_o shall_v be_v without_o filth_n in_o their_o quotidian_a sacrifice_n the_o signification_n of_o the_o priest_n croun_n be_v to_o declare_v that_o they_o ought_v to_o reject_v terrene_a and_o earthly_a substance_n reserve_v to_o themselves_o only_o a_o competent_a sufficiency_n anacletus_fw-la first_o forbid_v priest_n to_o have_v beard_n or_o long_a hair_n siricus_n decree_v that_o all_o those_o man_n that_o be_v twice_o marry_v or_o wed_v a_o widow_n shall_v be_v no_o priest_n anastasius_n command_v priest_n that_o none_o that_o be_v lame_a or_o maim_a shall_v be_v admit_v to_o be_v a_o priest_n bonifacius_n institute_v that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v a_o priest_n priest_n before_o he_o be_v 30_o year_n old_a for_o that_o be_v the_o age_n of_o priest_n in_o the_o old_a law_n but_o 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to_o the_o priest_n in_o rome_n who_o duty_n be_v to_o christen_v all_o that_o be_v convert_v from_o paganism_n to_o christian_a religion_n and_o resort_v thithen_a 〈◊〉_d receive_v â—he_v faith_n and_o to_o bury_v the_o dead_a and_o afterward_o marcellus_n decree_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d in_o number_n these_o because_o they_o be_v the_o chief_a priest_n in_o rome_n cardinal_n and_o have_v the_o prerogative_n before_o the_o rest_n be_v name_v cardinal_n and_o of_o they_o without_o doubt_n the_o order_n of_o cardinal_n spring_v first_o which_o for_o as_o much_o as_o they_o be_v in_o daily_a presence_n with_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n that_o then_o have_v the_o primary_n oâ—_n of_o christ_n endome_n be_v have_v in_o great_a reputation_n and_o reverence_n and_o innocentius_n the_o four_o of_o that_o name_n which_o be_v about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n innocentius_n 1â—54_n willing_a to_o augment_v and_o advance_v their_o dignity_n command_v by_o 〈◊〉_d that_o from_o thenceforth_o they_o shall_v riâ—â—_n when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o bishop_n palace_n and_o wear_v a_o red_a hat_n hat_n whereby_o be_v mean_a that_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o â—â—â—endinesse_n to_o adventure_v themselves_o for_o the_o love_n of_o religion_n and_o spend_v their_o blood_n in_o christ_n cause_n and_o paulus_n bishop_n ordain_v that_o they_o shall_v have_v scarlet_a robe_n or_o kirtell_n this_o order_n stand_v of_o three_o sort_n for_o some_o be_v bishop_n and_o be_v in_o number_n sâ—x_fw-la cardinal_n the_o cardinal_n of_o hostia_fw-la sabine_n portua_n tusculane_n prenestine_n and_o alban_n the_o other_o be_v either_o priest_n or_o deacon_n albeit_o in_o no_o certain_a or_o special_a number_n but_o there_o be_v another_o order_n in_o rome_n of_o notary_n which_o be_v appoint_v by_o julius_n the_o first_o of_o that_o name_n to_o write_v the_o act_n of_o all_o godly_a martyr_n and_o confessor_n and_o register_v they_o for_o a_o perpetual_a example_n of_o constant_a 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rome_n and_o his_o election_n one_o special_a prerogative_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n name_n iâ—_n that_o he_o may_v change_v his_o name_n if_o it_o seem_v to_o he_o not_o very_o pleasant_a to_o his_o ear_n as_o to_o speak_v merry_o if_o he_o be_v a_o malefactor_n he_o may_v call_v his_o name_n bonifacius_n if_o he_o be_v a_o coward_n he_o may_v be_v call_v leo_n for_o a_o carter_n vrbanus_n and_o for_o a_o cruel_a man_n clemens_n if_o nocent_a innocentius_n if_o ungodly_a name_n pius_n this_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o sergius_n and_o they_o say_v they_o do_v it_o after_o the_o example_n of_o christ_n which_o change_v simon_n barjona_n his_o name_n into_o peter_n and_o of_o this_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o every_o bishop_n when_o he_o be_v elect_v choose_v the_o name_n of_o one_o of_o his_o predecessor_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v also_o bear_v on_o man_n shoulder_n which_o custom_n come_v of_o the_o election_n of_o stephanus_n the_o second_o who_o 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have_v ready_a help_n of_o the_o emperor_n of_o constantinople_n require_v aid_n of_o charles_n martelle_n pippin_n and_o charles_n the_o great_a king_n of_o france_n for_o which_o benefit_n leo_n the_o three_o make_v and_o denounce_v charlemagne_n emperor_n and_o give_v he_o authority_n to_o ratify_v and_o confirm_v the_o election_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n but_o nicholas_n the_o second_o rerestrain_v the_o election_n only_o to_o the_o cardinal_n which_o custom_n remain_v at_o this_o day_n the_o great_a possession_n that_o the_o bishopâ—_n of_o rome_n have_v contrary_a to_o the_o example_n of_o christ_n who_o vicar_n they_o name_v themselves_o and_o peter_n poverty_n their_o predecessor_n rome_n be_v give_v they_o by_o 〈◊〉_d and_o lâ—wiâ—_n emperor_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o large_a benignity_n and_o kindness_n show_v to_o he_o and_o his_o ancestor_n john_n the_o 12_o make_v othâ—_n king_n of_o germany_n emperor_n emperor_n and_o afterward_o gregory_n the_o three_o a_o gerâ—â—â—_n bear_v for_o to_o gratify_v the_o â—_z his_o countryman_n decree_v that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d shop_n of_o mogunce_n treverance_n and_o câ—â—len_n the_o marquis_n of_o brandenburg_n 〈◊〉_d county_n palatine_n rome_n duke_n of_o saxony_n and_o king_n of_o bohemia_n shall_v have_v full_a power_n to_o choose_v the_o emperor_n about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1002._o thus_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v be_v enhance_v in_o worldly_a power_n that_o they_o think_v themselves_o equal_a with_o prince_n king_n and_o emperor_n but_o as_o it_o be_v false_o usurp_v so_o shall_v it_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v root_v out_o and_o extirpated_n as_o a_o unprofitable_a tree_n chap._n viii_o the_o divide_v of_o priest_n into_o sundry_a degree_n a_o manner_n of_o swear_v and_o excommunication_n gregory_n surname_v the_o great_a where_o before_o time_n priest_n and_o chief_a priest_n 〈◊〉_d only_o use_v in_o the_o congregation_n first_o divide_v they_o into_o
patriarch_n and_o archbishop_n patriarch_n at_o the_o first_o be_v of_o rome_n antioch_n alexandria_n jerusalem_n and_o constantinople_n archbishop_n have_v their_o title_n to_o be_v call_v metropolitan_o because_o their_o see_n be_v in_o the_o mother-city_n of_o the_o province_n patriarch_n 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o ordain_v that_o all_o patriarch_n and_o archbishop_n shall_v wear_v a_o pall_n which_o which_o do_v signify_v meekness_n and_o justice_n wherewith_o they_o shall_v especial_o be_v garnish_v then_o also_o the_o inferior_a order_n begin_v to_o be_v divide_v as_o that_o the_o archdeacon_n shall_v be_v above_o a_o deacon_n and_o archpriest_n above_o the_o priest_n and_o over_o they_o the_o dean_n and_o then_o be_v ordain_v canon_n that_o sing_v in_o cathedral_n church_n 〈◊〉_d permit_v bishopric_n that_o a_o bishop_n may_v change_v his_o bishopric_n for_o another_o upon_o a_o honest_a cause_n if_o he_o be_v think_v sufficient_a to_o discharge_v a_o great_a for_o his_o learning_n and_o godliness_n caius_n first_o make_v a_o statute_n that_o a_o priest_n may_v not_o be_v convent_v before_o a_o temporal_a judge_n convent_v but_o lest_o any_o man_n shall_v be_v circumvent_v by_o fraud_n or_o guile_n euâ—â—chianus_n institute_v that_o the_o accusatiâ—â—_n shall_v be_v put_v in_o write_v before_o the_o judge_n likewise_o cornelius_n decree_v 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n shall_v not_o take_v or_o require_v 〈◊〉_d oath_n of_o a_o priest_n but_o only_o in_o matterâ—_n concern_v religion_n and_o faith_n the_o manner_n of_o swear_v be_v in_o olâ—_n time_n of_o this_o sort_n he_o that_o shall_v sweâ—â—_n take_v a_o stone_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o say_v if_o i_o deceive_v you_o that_o i_o know_v jupiter_n banish_v i_o out_o of_o all_o good_a man_n company_n preserve_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o city_n as_o i_o cast_v away_o this_o stone_n from_o i_o and_o as_o pliny_n 〈◊〉_d write_v it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o man_n to_o bear_v a_o office_n five_o day_n unless_o he_o be_v swear_v 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