[De horis canonicis]

It is asked what if a cleric does not read his hours devoutly, or omits something, for example by stammering or not pronouncing the words; does he sin, and if so, is it venially or mortally? And what is called light negligence and what is accurate? And with what intention or mental protestation must one proceed who approaches to pray? And can a cleric leave the church during one long reading for the sake of recreation when he reads the office? And see the story of the monk who was dragged from the office by the devil, whom the blessed Benedict saw, etc. See the question that begins: "I ask what if a cleric reads not devoutly, etc."

It is asked what if a cleric leaves before the end of the office? Are the distributions owed to him, and must one stand by his word regarding an impediment? And see what this phrase "with the verb added" implies, and does a statute hold that he who attends one hour has the distributions of the others, even if he does not attend the other hours? And where distributions are not given, can clerics be compelled to attend? Also, must the laity hear the whole Mass, and on which days? See the question that begins: "I ask what if a cleric leaves before the end."

It is asked what if a cleric omits a verse or psalm; must he begin from the beginning, and whether in the choir or apart, and does he sin, and venially? Also, can a cleric be compelled to say the hours, and by what penalty? And what is called accurate negligence and what is not? See the question that begins: "I ask further, etc."

It is asked what if a cleric does not understand what he reads while he is in the office; does he sin? And what of the laity, and how ought they to conduct themselves while they are in the office? See the question that begins: "I ask if a cleric while he is, etc."

It is asked whether a cleric is to be deposed for ignorance? And what of those who, while they read, pronounce the words in a confused way with barbarisms and solecisms errors of grammar and syntax, and do not understand what they read, and how God ought to be prayed to? And is the chanting of a few psalms better than the modulation of the entire psalter? And when and by whom is one to be deposed, and if he is deposed, by whom ought he to be fed, and why is such a person to be fed?