394 Church-Hi/Iffy of f 1r3í(hops and ' compelled" by ecclefraftical cenfurea _what offices foever they are in that as they delire to be reputed & taken for believers,fo they publickly take an oath for the defenceof the faith, that they will fiody in good 'earneft to exterminate to their utmoft power, from the lands fub- 'jeft to their jurifdittion, all Hereticks,denoted by the Church; fo that ` every one that is henceforth taken into any power either fpiritual ' or temporal, (hall be bound to confirm this Chapter by his oath. But if the temporal Lord required and warned by the Church, (hall negleft to purgehis countrey of this Heretical filth,let him by the Me- 'tropolitane and other Comprovincial Bithops be tyed by the bond of 'excommunication: And if he contemn to fatisfie within a year let 'that be tignified to the Pope, that he may denounce his vaffals thence - `forth ahfolved from his fidelity (or allegiance) and may expofe his countrey to be feized on by Catholicks who exterminating the Here- ' ticks may pofiefs it without any contradiction, and may keep it in, the purity offaith, living the right ofthe principal Lord, fobeit he him- ' felf put no obftacle hereto nor oppofe any impediment: The fame Law 'notwithftanding being kept about them that have no principal Lords. And the Catholicks that taking the badge of the Crofs (hall gird 'themfelves for the extermining of Hereticks, (hall enjoy that indul- . ' gence,and be fortified with that holy priviledge which isgranted ro them 'that go to the help of the holy land. ' And we decree to fubjeft to excommunication, the believers and re- ceivers; defenders and favourers of Hereticks; firmly ordaining, that when any fuch an one is noted by excommunication, ifhe contemn to ' fatisfie within a year, let him thenceforth be ipfopare made infamous, and not be admitted to any publick Offices or Councils, nor to ' chofe any to fuch, nor to be a witnefs; and let him not have power to 'make a Will, nor to witnefs, nor have fucceffion to any inheritance. And 'no man (hall be compelled to anfwer him in any bufinefs (or fuit) but he (hall be compelled to anfwer others: And if he be a judge, his fen- ' tence (hall be void, and no Caufes fhall be brought to his hearing: Ìf 'he be an Advocate, his plea (or defence) (hail not be admitted: IfaRe- 'gifter, the inftruments made by him, (hall be of no moment at all, but 'be damned with the damned Author. And the like we will have obferv- 'ed in the like cafes . But ifhe be a Clergyman, let him be depofed 'from all office and benefice, that as he is in thegreater fault, the great- ' er.vengeance may be exercifed on him. 'And if any, after fuch are marked by the Church, (ball contemn to ' avoid them, let them be frnitten with the fentence ofexcommunicati- on till he give due fatisfattion. And let no Clergyman give fuch pefti- 'lent perfons the ecclefiaftical Sacraments, nor prefume to give them `Chriftian burial, nor receive their alms Or offerings : otherwife let 'them be deprived oftheir offices, and never be thereto reftored with- ' out the elpecial indulgence of the Apoftolick fear.And fo theRegnlarson whom this (hall be inflicted, that their priviledges be not kept in that Diocefs, in which they prefume tocommit Inch exceffes. 'And
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