Consecration of churches. 13 That no church, should be consecrated except prouision were first had to the maintenance of it and the minister.

Abbats. 14 That abbats should not be made knights or men of war, but should sléepe & eat within the precinct of their owne houses, except some necessitie mooued them to the contrarie.

Moonks. 15 That no moonks should inioyne penance to any man without licence of their abbat, and that abbats might not grant licence, but for those of whose soules they had cure.

16 That no moonks should be godfathers, nor nuns godmothers to any mans child.

Farmes. 17 That moonks should not hold and occupie any farmes in their hands.

Parsonages. 18 That no moonks should receiue any parsonages, but at the bishops hands, nor should spoile those which they did receiue in such wise of the profits and reuenues, that curats which should serue the cures might thereby want necessarie prouision for themselues and the same churches.

Contracts. 19 That contracts made betwéene man and woman without witnesses concerning mariage should be void, if either of them denied it.

Wearing of haire 20 That such as did weare their heare long should be neuerthelesse so rounded, that part of their eares might appéere.

21 That kinsfolke might not contract matrimonie within the seuenth degrée of consanguinitie.

Buriall 22 That the bodies of the dead should not be buried but within their parishes, least the préest might lose his dutie.