Compare 1577 edition: 1 At this councell or synod, diuers abbats and pri|ors, both French and English, were depriued of their promotions and benefices by Anselme, bicause they had come vnto them otherwise than he pretended to stand with the decrées of the church; as the abbats of Persor, Ramsey, Tauestocke, Peterborow, Matth. Par [...] Middle|ton, Burie, and Stoke, the prior of Elie, and others. The chéefest cause of their deposing, was,The cause why they wer depriued. Hen. Hunt. Sim. Dun. for that they had receiued their inuestitures at the kings hands.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Diuers constitutions were made by authoritie of this councell, but namelie this one.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 1 That preests should no more be suffered to haue wiues, Eadmerus. Mariage of préests forbid|den. 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 pas|sed their powers to obserue, Hen. Hunt. might happilie fall into most horrible vncleannesse, to the high dishonour of christianitie, and offense of the Almightie.