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 (!J.&P. !.] INT!tODUCTIOB'. themse!?es, their messenge or letters, I will not knowingly reveal to any' to their prejudice. I will help them to keep and def'ond the Ro- man lmpacy, and tAe 8'alit of Sr. Peter, saving my order, against all men. The legate of the apostolical see, going and coming, I will ho- nourably trea and help in his necessities. The rights, honours, privi- leges, and authority of the holy Roman Church, of' our lord the pope, and his doresaid successors, I will endearour to preserve, defend, increase, and advance. I will not be in any counsel, action, or treaty, in which shall be plotted agast our said lord, and the said Roman Church, any thing to the hurt or prejudice of their persons, right, ho- nour, state, or power; and if I shall know any such thing to be treated or agitated by any whatsoever, I will hinder it to my utmost, and, as soon as I can, will signify it to our said lord, or to some other by whom it may come to Iris knowledge. The rules of the holy fathers, the apostolical decrees, ordinances or disposals, reservations, provisions, and mandates, I will observe with all my might, and cause to be ob- served by others. Heretics, irmatics, amt re!ls to our said lord, or r forezdd asors, I will, to my tmMst, perswut amt oppose. I will come to a council when I ira called, unless I be hindered canoni- by a c-al impediment. ! will by mysel in person visit the threshold of the apostles every three years; and give an account to our lord and his t)resaid successors of all my pastoral office, and of all things any wise belonging to the state of my church, to the discipline of my clergy and people; and, lastly, to the salvation of souls committed to my trust; and I will in like manner humbly receive and diligently execute the apostolic commands. And if I be detained by a lawful impediment, ! will perform all the things aforesaid by a certain messenger hereto specially empowered, a member of my chapter, or some other in ecclesiastical dignity, or else having a parsonage, or, in default of these, by a priest of the diocess, or, in default of one of the clergy [of the dio- cess] by ome other secular or regular priest of approved integrity and religion, fully instructed in all things above mentioned. And such im- pediments I will make out by lawful proofs, to be transmitted by the aforesaid messengers to the cardial proponent of the holy Roman Church in the congregation of the sacred council. The possessions belonging to my table I will neither sell, nor give away, nor mortgage, nor grant anew in fee, nor any wise alienate, no, not even with the consent of the chapter of my church, without consulting the Roman pontiff; and if ! shall make any alienation, I will thereby incur the penshies contained in a certain constitution put forth about this mater. So help me God, and these holy gospels of God."* Ap0olo, nrtatoque Romanu Eccleeb, e Domino nostro, Domino N. clue euccemoribus cenonice intnatibus. Non ero in consilgo, ut coneran, vel ut vitmn perdent, ant merebruin; oeu chntur msia cspne; ml in em modolibot ingenntur; vel injurm SlklUe i0femntur, qnovis quasito colore. Conmbura veto quod  credituri aunt, per ee, ut nuncioe ,nos, seul!Leru, . eoru.m ..dnnum., me eciente, nemini lmndmn. Papemro Romanurn et relm hncu Pet sdjutor ero sd defendendure e retroendure, mdvo meo ordine, contra oranore hominem. I,e- gtum apoelicm serlio in eundo et redeundo honor/rice treztaho, et in sub necenia. ti- bus djuvabo. Jun, hoeores, privilsfh, et auctoritem mactin Roman. Eccleom, dmn nostri Palm et ,uccenomm pradictorum, conservare, def'.ende, ere, e? pro* movere curebo. Neque ero in cousilio, vel facto,. sen t..mctsm.m. qmuu, con. . .u. dominure hostnun, vel cudera Roummm F! dhiu mnmm vol proJudie/dis
 * "Ego N. electus occlesi N. b hsc bore in auU fidelb et obediens ero B. Psuo

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