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60 CHAPTER XII. Persons, by whomsoever presented, shall not he instituted without the previous Examination and Approval of by the Ordinary: with certain Exceptions

Persons presented, or elected, or nominated by any ecclesiastical parties soever, even by nuncios of the Apostolic See, shall not be instituted, or confirmed in, or admitted to any ecclesiastical benefices soever, even under the plea of any privilege soever, or custom, even if prescribed from time immemorisd, unless they shall first have been examined, and found fit, by the ordinaries of the places. And no one shall be able to protect himself, by means of an appeal, from being bound to undergo the examination. Those, however, are to be excepted, who are presented, elected, or nominated by universities, or by colleges for general studies.

CHAPTER XIV. What Civil Causes of Exempted Persons may be taken cognizance of by Bishops. In the causes of exempted persons, the constitution of Innocent IV., beginning Volentes, published in the general Council of Lyons, shall be observed, which [constitution] this sacred and holy synod hath thought ought to be renewed, and doth hereby renew; adding furthermore, that, in civil causes relative to wages, and to distressed persons, clerks, whether seculars, or regulars, who live out of their monasteries, howsoever exempted, even though they may have upon the spot a special judge deputed by the Apostolic See; and in other [causes], if they have no such judge, may be brought before the ordinaries of the places, and be forced and compelled by course of law to pay what they owe; no privileges, exemptions, deputations of conservators, and inhibitions therefrom, being of any force whatever in opposition to the aforesaid [regulations].

CHAPTER XV. Ordinaries shall take cm*e that all manner of Hospitals, even those exempted be faithfuUy governed by their Administrators. The ordinaries shall take care that all hospitals whatsoever be faithfully and diligently governed by their own