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In the second Book of Councils, printed at Colen, either this Arnulphus or about his time, one complaineth of the number of Holly days, and the increase of vice thereby▪ whores, say they, vantage more in one Holy day, then in fifty other days: and of the curious singing in Cathedral Churches, wherein much time is spent that might better be bestowed in other Sciences, and learning. And of the multitude of begging Fryers, and other professed men and women, the cause of Idleness, and uncomely life; of promotion of evil Prelates, and their negligence in reproving vice. Of the wantonness of their servants, and their excess in apparel: Of the excessive gains of the prelates and their officers for their Seals: giving them, they care not for what, so they get money. That Prelates be too slack in looking to non residents. Of giving benefices, not for godliness and learning, but for favour, friendship, or hope of gain, of which cometh the great ignorance in the Church. How Prelates wast the Church goods in superfluity on kinsfolks, or worse ways, and not on the poor. How, by negligence, the Books of the old Co•ncels, and o• the new, are not to be found, which should be kept in all Cathedral Churches. The negligence of Pre•ates, and their voluptuousness, by example of Storks, whose nature is, if one leau• his mate, and join with another, all the rest fly on him, and pluck his feathers off: so, and much more, should prelates d•e to their fellows, that defile so many▪ and stink in the whole Church. And as E•dras, in purging Israel from strange women, began with the priests, so now the purgation ought to begin with them, as it is written in Ezekiel: Begin with my Sanctuary. &c.

In the second Booke of Councels, printed at Colen, either this Arnulphus or about his time, one complaineth of the number of Holly daies, and the increase of vice thereby▪ whoores, say they, vantage more in one Holy day, then in fiftie other dayes: and of the curious singing in Cathedrall Churches, wherein much time is spent that might better be be•towed in other Sciences, and learning. And of the multitude of begging Fryers, and other professed men and women, the cause of Idlenesse, and vncomely life; of promotion of euill Prelates, and their negligence in reprouing vice. Of the wantonnesse of their seruants, and their excesse in apparell: Of the excessiue gaines of the prelates and their officers for their Seales: giuing them, they care not for what, so they get money. That Prelates bée too slacke in looking to non residents. Of giuing benifices, not for godlinesse and learning, but for fauour, friendship, or hope of gaine, of which commeth the great ignorance in the Church. How Prelates wast the Church goods in superfluitie on kinsfolkes, or worse wayes, and not on the poore. How, by negligence, the Bookes of the olde Concels, and o the new, are not to be found, which should be kept in all Cathedral Churches. The negligence of Preates, and their voluptuousnesse, by example of Storks, whose nature is, if one leau his mate, and ioyne with another, all the rest fly on him, and plucke his feathers off: so, and much more, should prelates de to their fellowes, that defile so many and stinke in the whole Church. And as Edras, in purging Israel from strange women, began with the priests, so now the purgation ought to begin with them, as it is written in Ezechill: Begin with my Sarctuary. &c.