otherwise than he pretended to stand with the decrées of the church;
[Sidenote: _Matth. Paris._] as the abbats of Persor, Ramsey, Tauestocke,
Peterborow, Middleton, Burie, and Stoke, the prior of Elie, and others.
[Sidenote: The cause why they wer depriued. _Hen. Hunt._ _Sim. Dun._]
The chéefest cause of their deposing, was, for that they had receiued
their inuestitures at the kings hands.

Diuerse constitutions were made by authoritie of this councell, but
namelie this one.

[Sidenote: _Eadmerus._ Mariage of préests forbidden. _Hen. Hunt._]
1 That preests should no more be suffered to haue wiues, which
decree (as saith Henrie of Huntingdon) séemed to some verie pure,
but to some againe verie dangerous, least whilest diuers of those
that coueted to professe such cleannesse and puritie of life as
passed their powers to obserue, might happilie fall into most
horrible vncleannesse, to the high dishonour of christianitie, and
offense of the Almightie.

[Sidenote: Decrées instituted in this councell.] 2 That no
spirituall person should haue the administration of any temporall
office or function, nor sit in iudgment of life and death.

[Sidenote: Against préests that were alehouse hunters.] 3 That
preests should not haunt alehouses, and further, that they should
weare apparell of one maner of colour, and shooes after a comelie
fashion: for a little before that time, préests vsed to go verie
vnséemlie.

[Sidenote: Archdeaconries.] 4 That no archdeaconries should be let