BytheCapitularyofCompiègne[97]itisenactedthattheking’scommissaryshallhavearighttovisiteverymonastery，togetherwiththebishop，bytheconsentandinpresenceofthepersonwhoholdsit；
andthisshowsthattheabusewasgeneral。
Notthattherewerelawswantingfortherestitutionofthechurch—lands。ThePopehavingreprimandedthebishopsfortheirneglectinregardtothere—establishmentofthemonasteries，theywrotetoCharlestheBaldthattheywerenotaffectedbythisreproach，becausetheywerenotculpable；[98]andtheyremindedhimofwhathadbeenpromised，resolvedanddecreedinsomanynationalassemblies。Inpointoffact，theyquotednine。
Stilltheywentondisputing；tilltheNormanscameandmadethemallagree。
12。EstablishmentoftheTithes。TheregulationsmadeunderKingPepinhadgiventhechurchratherhopesofreliefthaneffectuallyrelievedher；andasCharlesMartelfoundallthelandedestatesofthekingdominthehandsoftheclergy，Charlemagnefoundallthechurch—landsinthehandsofthesoldiery。Thelattercouldnotbecompelledtorestoreavoluntarydonation，andthecircumstancesofthattimerenderedthethingstillmoreimpracticablethanitseemedtobeofitsownnature。