Series 3 > Highland papers

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VATICAN TRANSCRIPTS
dispone and ordain of the remaining fruits, rents and profits as the
Abbots of that monastery have been wont to do, but is utterly
interdicted from alienating any of the immovables or precious
movables of the monastery ; committing to him the cure, rule and
administration in spiritualities and temporalities, causing fitting
obedience and reverence to be shown to him by the convent, and
the accustomed services and rights from the vassals and other
subjects of the monastery, silencing contradictors, etc. But we wish
that divine worship and the accustomed number of monks be in
no way diminished on account of the commend, but that the burdens
be fittingly supported; and that, before receiving possession of the
rule and administration or any part thereof, the said Bishop John
take in the hands of you or any of you the due oath of fidelity
according to the form which we enclose under our bull; and that
as soon as possible he will send to us the form of oath word for word
by his patent letters under his seal, by his own messenger.