First, that Bishops should be more diligent in looking to their office, & admonishing the people of their faults. 2. That they should live in a peaceable mind one with another. 3. That every Bishop once in a year, should go about all the Parishes of his Diocese. 4. That the Bishops should admonish their Abbots and Monks, to live regularly: and that Prelates should not oppress their inferiors, but love them. 5. That they should teach the Monasteries which the Secular men had invaded, and could not be taken from them, to live regularly. 6. That none should be admitted to orders, before his life were examined. 7. That in Monasteries, the reading of holy Scriptures should be more frequented. 8. That Priests should be no disposers of secular business. 9. That they should take no money for baptizing of infants 10. 1That they should both learn, & teach, the Lords prayer, and the Creed, in the English tongue. 11. That all should join together after one uniform order, in their Ministry. 12. That with a modest voice, they should sing in the Church. 13. That all Holidays should be celebrated at one time. 14. That the Sabbath day be reverently observed. 15. That the seven hours Canonical, be every day observed. 16. That the Rogation days, both greater and lesser, should not be omitted. 17. That the feast of Saint Gregory, and Saint Augustine our Patron, should be observed. 18. That the Feast of the four times should be kept. 19. That Monks and Nuns, should go regularly apparelled. 20. That Bishops should see these Decrees not to be neglected. 21. That the Churchmen should not give themselves to drunkenness. 22. That the communion should not be neglected of the Churchmen. 23. That the same also should be observed of the Lay men, as time required. 24. That Lay men should first be well tried, before they enter into Monkery. 25. That alms ⟨p. 87⟩be not neglected. 26 That Bishops should see these decrees notified to the people. 27 They disputed also of the profit of alms. 28 Of the profit of singing Psalms. 29 That the congregation should be constitute after the ability of their goods. 30 That Monks should not dwell among lay men. 31 That the public prayer should be made for Kings and Princes.
First, that Bishops should be more diligent in looking to their office, & admonishing the people of their faults. 2. That they should liue in a peaceable mind one wt another. 3. That euerie Bishop once in a yere, should goe about all the Parishes of his Dioces. 4. That the Bishops should admonish their Abbots and Monkes, to liue regularly: and that Prelates should not oppresse their inferiors, but loue them. 5. That they should teach the Monasteries which the Secular men had inuaded, and could not be taken from them, to liue regularlie. 6. That none should be admitted to orders, before his life were examined. 7. That in Monasteries, the reading of holy Scriptures should be more frequented. 8. That Priestes should be no disposers of secular busines. 9. That they should take no money for baptizing of infants 10. 1That they should both learn, & teach, the Lords prayer, and the Créede, in the English tongue. 11. That al should ioyne together after one vniforme order, in their Ministerie. 12. That with a modest voyce, they should sing in the Church. 13. That all Holidayes should be celebrated at one time. 14. That the Sabboth day be reuerently obserued. 15. That the seuen houres Canonicall, be euery day obserued. 16. That the Rogation dayes, both greater and lesser, should not be omitted. 17. That the feast of Saint Gregorie, and Saint Augustine our Patron, should be obserued. 18. That the Feast of the foure times shoulde be kept. 19. That Monks and Nunnes, should goe regularlie apparrelled. 20. That Bishops should sée these Decrées not to be neglected. 21. That the Churchmen should not geue themselues to drunkennes. 22. That the communion shoulde not be neglected of the Churchmen. 23. That the same also should be obserued of the Lay men, as time required. 24. That Lay men shoulde first be wel tried, before they enter into Monkerie. 25. That almes ⟨p. 87⟩be not neglected. 26 That Bishops should sée these decrées notified to the people. 27 They disputed also of the profite of almesse. 28 Of the profite of singing Psalmes. 29 That the congregation should be constitute after the habilitie of their goods. 30 That Monkes should not dwell among lay men. 31 That the publike prayer should be made for Kings and Princes.
- 1The L prayer and Creed, in the English tongue.The L praier and Creed, in the English tongue.
