Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 That such preests, deacons, and subdeacons, as contrarie to the inhibition of the councell holden at London, had either kept their wiues,Préests are sequ [...]stred frõ their wiues. or married o|ther (of whom as Eadmerus saith, there was no small number) they should put them quite away, if they would continue still in their préesthood.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 3 That neither the same wines should come to their houses, nor they to the houses where their wiues dwelled: but if they had any thing to say to them, they should take two or thrée witnesses, and talke with them abroad in the street.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 4 That if any of them chanced to be accused of breaking this ordinance, he should be driuen to purge himselfe with six sufficient witnesses of his owne or|der, if he were a préest: if a deacon, with foure: and if a subdeacon, with two.