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S. Fabianus papa, Decreta
Editors' preface
Decreta S. Fabiani ex Decreto Gratiani desumpta, nec prioribus inserta.
Decrees of St Fabian taken from the Decretum of Gratian, and not included among the foregoing.
I. Inediis maceretur acerrimis qui fratri suo reconciliari non vult.
I. Let him who is unwilling to be reconciled to his brother be chastised with most severe fastings.
(Dist. 90, Si quis contristatus ; Basil. in Reg., c. 74.)
(Dist. 90, Si quis contristatus; Basil in the Rule, ch. 74.)
Si quis contristatus noluerit reconciliari fratri suo, satisfaciente eo qui contristavit, acerrimis maceretur inediis, usque dum gratanti animo satisfactionem recipiat.
If anyone having been grieved refuses to be reconciled to his brother, when he who grieved him makes satisfaction, let him be chastised with most severe fastings, until with a grateful mind he receives the satisfaction.
II. Infamis efficitur qui sciens pejerare praesumit.
II. He is made infamous who knowingly presumes to forswear himself.
(6, q. 1, Quicunque sciens ; Regino ex lib. Poenitentiali.)
(6, q. 1, Quicunque sciens; Regino from the Penitential book.)
Quicunque sciens se pejeraverit, quadraginta dies in pane et aqua, et septem sequentes annos poeniteat ; et nunquam sit sine poenitentia ; et nunquam in testimonium recipiatur ; communionem tamen post hoc percipiat
Whosoever knowingly forswears himself, let him do penance forty days on bread and water, and the seven following years; and let him never be without penance; and let him never be received to bear witness; yet after this let him receive communion
III. Furiosus et furiosa matrimonium contrahere nou possunt.
III. A madman and a madwoman cannot contract marriage.
(32, q. 7, Neque furiosus. Et in Decret. Ivo. lib, VI. Affert Regino ex lege Rom.)
(32, q. 7, Neque furiosus. And in the Decretum of Ivo, book VI. Regino cites it from the Roman law.)
Neque furiosus, neque furiosa matrimonium contrahere possunt. Sed si contractum fuerit, non separentur
Neither a madman nor a madwoman can contract marriage. But if it has been contracted, let them not be separated
IV. Affines in quinta generatione copulari possunt, et in quarta, si fuerint inveni, non separentur.
IV. Relations by affinity can be joined in the fifth generation, and in the fourth, if they are found, let them not be separated.
(35, q. 2 et 3, De propinquis. Est ex Poenitentiali Theodori.)
(35, q. 2 and 3, De propinquis. It is from the Penitential of Theodore.)
De propinquis, qui ad affinitatem per virum et uxorem veniunt, defuncta uxore vel viro, in quinta generatione conjungantur ; in quarta, si inventi fuerint, non separentur. In tertia tamen propinquitate non licet uxorem alterius accipere post obitum ejus. Aequaliter vir conjungatur in matrimonio eis, quae sibi consanguineae sunt, et uxoris
Concerning kinsfolk who come into affinity through husband and wife, when the wife or husband is dead, let them be joined in the fifth generation; in the fourth, if they are found, let them not be separated. Yet in the third degree of relationship it is not lawful to take the wife of another after his death. Equally let a man be joined in marriage to those who are related to him by blood, and to the
Editors' notes and page, col. 199
Editors' prose
- the bracketed source lines under decrees I-IV (Gratian, Basil, Regino, Ivo, Theodore) are editors' matter, set in layer 1 in place (Ray 2026-10-17), not the decrees' text
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- running head: S. FABIANI PAPAE DE
- marginal letters: A nus, quam illa; B duite vos, armaturam; C suo, satisfaciente eo; D Neque furiosus, neque
- old-edition numerals: (none)
- other: Latin only, no Greek printed; nus split from col. 198; full-width heading below rule (Decreta S. Fabiani ex Decreto Gratiani des[umpta, nec prioribus inserta.]) not set; editors' matter: rubrics and source citations in Decreta I-IV
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- misprints kept as printed (Q1): heading III "nou" (for non); heading IV "inveni" (for inventi)
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suae consanguineis, post mortem suae uxoris.
blood-relations of his wife, after the death of his wife.
Ad titulum immediate praescriptum.
To the title immediately prefixed.
(Eodem cap., ex eodem Poenitentiali.)
(In the same chapter, from the same Penitential.)
Qui propinquam sanguinis uxorem ducunt et separantur, non licebit eis, quandiu utrique vivunt, alias uxores sibi in conjugio sociare, nisi ignorantia excusentur.
Those who marry a wife related by blood and are separated, it shall not be lawful for them, so long as both live, to join other wives to themselves in marriage, unless they are excused by ignorance.
V. Consanguinei tantum, vel, si progenies defecit, antiqui et veraces, propinquitatem in synodo computent.
V. Let blood-relations only, or, if the kindred has failed, older and truthful persons, compute relationship in a synod.
(35, q. 6, Consanguineos extraneorum. Et in Decret. Ivo. lib. VII.)
(35, q. 6, Consanguineos extraneorum. And in the Decretum of Ivo, book VII.)
Consanguineos extraneorum nullus accuset, vel consanguinitatem in synodo computet, sed propinqui, ad quorum notitiam pertinet, id est, pater et mater, soror et frater, patruus, avunculus, amita, matertera, et eorum procreatio. Si autem progenies tota defecerit, ab antiquioribus et veracioribus quibus eadem propinquitas nota est, episcopus canonice perquirat : et si inventa fuerit propinquitas, separentur.
Let no one accuse the blood-relations of strangers, or compute consanguinity in a synod, but the kinsfolk to whose knowledge it pertains, that is, father and mother, sister and brother, paternal uncle, maternal uncle, paternal aunt, maternal aunt, and their offspring. But if the whole kindred has failed, let the bishop inquire canonically from older and more truthful persons to whom the same relationship is known: and if relationship be found, let them be separated.
VI. Ter in anno quisque fidelium communicet.
VI. Let each of the faithful communicate thrice in the year.
(De consecr. dist. 2, Etsi non. Et in Decr. Ivo. lib. I.)
(De Consecratione, dist. 2, Etsi non. And in the Decretum of Ivo, book I.)
Etsi non frequentius, saltem in anno ter laici homines communicent, nisi forte quis majoribus quibuslibet criminibus impediatur, in Pascha videlicet, et Pentecoste, et Natali Domini.
Even if not more frequently, at least thrice in the year let laymen communicate, unless perchance anyone be hindered by any greater crimes whatever, namely at Easter, and Pentecost, and the Nativity of the Lord.
VII. Ante annos 30 presbyter non otdinetur.
VII. Before 30 years of age let a presbyter not be ordained.
(Dist. 78, Si quis, 30 ; et in Decr. Ivo. lib. III ; ex Martino Bracar., cap. 20.)
(Dist. 78, Si quis, 30; and in the Decretum of Ivo, book III; from Martin of Braga, ch. 20.)
Si quis triginta aetatis suae non impleverit annos, nullo modo presbyter ordinetur, etiamsi valde sit dignus ; quia et ipse Dominus triginta
If anyone has not completed thirty years of his age, let him in no wise be ordained presbyter, even if he be very worthy; because the Lord Himself also at thirty
Editors' notes and page, col. 200
Editors' prose
- Ad titulum immediate praescriptum and the bracketed source lines under decrees IV-VII (Gratian, Ivo, Martin of Braga) are editors' matter, set in layer 1 in place (Ray 2026-10-17), not the decrees' text
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- running head: IANI PAPAE DECRETA
- marginal letters: A et potestates, adversus; B Dominus noster, qui; C separantur, non licebit; D nonice perquirat : et
- old-edition numerals: (none)
- other: Latin only, no Greek printed; full-width heading below rule ([Decreta S. Fabiani ex Decre]to Gratiani desumpta, nec prioribus inserta.) not set; editors' matter: rubrics and source citations in Decreta IV-VII
- misprints kept as printed (Q2): heading VII "otdinetur" (for ordinetur)
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annorum baptizatus est, et sic coepit docere. Non oportet ergo, qui ordinandus est, usque ad hanc aetatem legitimam consecrari.
years of age was baptized, and so began to teach. Therefore he who is to be ordained ought not to be consecrated until he reaches this lawful age.
Ejusdem decreta ex Codice Decretorum sexdecim librórum, libro quinto, capite septimo et nono.
Decrees of the same, from the Code of Decrees in sixteen books, book five, chapters seven and nine.
I. Ut oblatio altaris singulis diebus Dominicis fiat.
I. That the oblation of the altar be made on every Lord's day.
Decernimus, ut in omnibus Dominicis diebus altaris oblatio ab omnibus viris et mulieribus fiat, tam panis quam vini, ut per has immolationes a peccatorum suorum fascibus liberentur.
We decree that on all Lord's days the oblation of the altar be made by all men and women, both of bread and of wine, that through these offerings they may be freed from the bundles of their sins.
Ut presbyter illitteratus missam celebrare non audeat.
That an unlettered presbyter dare not celebrate mass.
Sacrificium non est accipiendum de manu sacerdotis, qui orationes vel actiones et reliquas observationes in missa secundum ritum implere non potest.
The sacrifice is not to be received from the hand of a priest who cannot fulfil the prayers or actions and the remaining observances in the mass according to the rite.
Editors' notes and page, col. 201
Footnotes
(none of this unit's - foot notes (1)-(7) of page 107 belong to the Notitia of Alexander of Jerusalem below the double rule, next unit, pointer only)
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- running head: S. ALEXANDER HIEROSOL. EPISC. ET MARTYR
- marginal letters: A Ut presbyter ill; B insignem Christia
- old-edition numerals: (none)
- other: Latin only, no Greek printed; full-width lines at top (annorum baptizatus est ... consecrari; Ejusdem decreta ... et nono.) and full-width title, heading, source line, and synopsis I-III below double rule (ANNO DOMINI CCLI. / S. ALEXANDE[R] / HIEROSOLYMITANUS EPISCOPUS [ET MARTYR.] / NOTITIA / (GALLAND. ...) / I. Alexander ... III. In Aelia urbe ... deprompta.) not set; editors' matter: I. Ut oblatio ... and Alexandrum prius in Cappadocia ...
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Editors' notes and page, col. 202
Footnotes
(none of this unit's - foot notes (8)-(9) of page 107 belong to the Notitia of Alexander of Jerusalem, next unit, pointer only)
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- running head: . ET MARTYR. — NOTITIA.
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- other: Latin only, no Greek printed; full-width lines at top ([Non o]portet ergo ...; [sexdec]im librorum ...) and full-width title, heading, source line, and synopsis I-III below double rule not set; editors' matter: Ut presbyter ... and insignem Christianae ...
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