They have to follow the chord progression and be in the same key or mode as the composition they compliment. Other than that I know of little else that govern them. Divisions can be viewed as improvisational despite the fact that most of our exposure to them have been in written variations in pieces like Lachremae, or ground and treble duets. Studying these sources will give you an idea of how they were used. Most English pieces are full of examples of theme and ornamentation with divisions, simply disceting these pieces should give you some sort of idea how they were used.
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