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what_o thing_n man_n be_v bind_v to_o tith_z and_o how_o ca._n xiii_o ¶_o to_o what_o church_n tithe_n shall_v be_v pay_v &_o tithe_n &_o god_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v spendyd_v in_o iiii_o party_n if_o need_n be_v to_o open_a lechoure_n or_o open_a malefactoure_n tithe_n shall_v not_o be_v paied·_v to_o who_o tithe_n where_o such_o evil_a curatis_fw-la be_v shall_v be_v pay_v or_o keep_v &_o to_o what_o end_n of_o tithe_n of_o busshoppe_n or_o religiouse_a house_n to_o be_v yoven_v in_o case_n to_o curate_n of_o perisshynes_n ca_fw-mi xiiii_o ¶_o diverse_a doubt_n in_o tithing_n &_o of_o custon_n of_o tithinge_fw-mi &_o why_o god_n bid_v more_o the_o tenthe_n part_n to_o be_v pay_v than_o a_o neither_o part_n ca_fw-mi xv_o ¶_o that_o simony_n be_v theft_n &_o what_o simony_n be_v case_n of_o resignation_n of_o benefice_n whereof_o come_v the_o name_n of_o symonye_n &_o why_o they_o be_v clepyd_v common_o rather_o symonientis_fw-la than_o giezitis_fw-la symonye_n be_v do_v in_o three_o manner_n and_z of_o many_o other_o case_n of_o simony_n ca_fw-mi xuj_o ¶_o fyve_o case_n in_o which_o it_o be_v lefulle_a to_o yeve_v gift_n in_o matter_n of_o spiritueltie_n ca._n xvii·_n ¶_o what_o peyne_a longith_n to_o simony_n by_o the_o law_n &_o of_o diverse_a custom_n in_o the_o church_n in_o which_o suntyme_o be_v symonye·_a ca·_n xviii·_v case_n in_o which_o confederatoure_n minister_n of_o buri_v &_o of_o baptym_a patroness_n and_o seller_n of_o patronage_n prechoure_n and_o pardoner_n do_v symonye·_a ca._n nineteeen_o ¶_o of_o yeve_n of_o money_n when_o a_o ê‘sone_n be_v resceyve_v into_o religion_n of_o yeve_n of_o money_n to_o prestis_n for_o annuel_fw-ge for_o yereday_n etc._n etc._n or_o else_o to_o collegis·_n how_o simony_n be_v do_v in_o such_o thing_n and_o how_o nat_n and_o of_o the_o statute_n what_o a_o parisshe_v priest_n or_o a_o annuele_a shall_v take_v by_o year_n ca._n xx_o covenant_n makith_o oft_o simony_n that_o shall_v else_o be_v none_o 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the_o woman_n that_o dredith_v god_n she_o shall_v be_v preyse_v solomon_n repreve_v wicked_a wyman_n and_o praysethe_v good_a wyman_n and_z he_o reprevethe_v wicked_a man_n and_o preisethe_v good_a man_n dives_fw-la solomon_n seythe_n dmn_v malacia_fw-la nequicia_fw-la mulieris_fw-la brevis_fw-la est_fw-la omis_fw-la malicia_fw-la super_fw-la maliciam_fw-la mulieris_fw-la eccle._n siastici_fw-la xxvo._n the_o wyckednesse_n of_o woman_n be_v all_o malice_n and_o every_o malice_n be_v short_a above_o you_o malice_n of_o woman_n pauper_fw-la soothe_v it_o be_v whanne_v woman_n yeve_v theym_a to_o shrewidnes_n they_o be_v full_o malicious_a and_o whanne_v they_o yeve_v they_o to_o goodness_n they_o be_v full_o good_a &_o therefore_o the_o wise_a man_n in_o the_o next_o chapter_n follow_v praise_v wiman_n full_a much_o and_o saithe_n that_o bless_a be_v that_o man_n that_o have_v a_o good_a woman_n to_o his_o wife_n his_o yeris_fw-la shall_v be_v double_v he_o shall_v end_v his_o yeris_n 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mulieris_fw-la sancte_fw-la eccle_n xxvi_o co._o dives_fw-la solomon_n say_v vinum_fw-la et_fw-la mulieres_fw-la apostatare_fw-la faciunt_fw-la sapientes_fw-la eccle._n xixo._n wine_n and_o wyman_n make_v wise_a man_n to_o dote_v and_o forsake_v goddis_fw-la law_n and_o do_v amiss_o pauê‘_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o defaute_n in_o the_o wine_n ne_o oft_o time_n in_o the_o woman_n but_o defaute_fw-fr be_v in_o he_o that_o unwyse_o use_v the_o win_v and_o unwyse_o use_v the_o woman_n &_o other_o god_n creatury_n thoghe_n thou_o drink_v wine_n till_o thou_o artte_v drunken_a and_o falleste_a in_o lechery_n by_o thy_o glotenye_n the_o wine_n be_v not_o to_o blame_v but_o thou_o that_o can_v not_o or_o will_v not_o measure_n thysylfe_a and_o though_o thou_o look_v on_o a_o woman_n &_o art_n catch_v in_o her_o bewtye_n &_o assenteste_a to_o do_v amiss_o the_o woman_n in_o case_n be_v not_o to_o blame_v ne_o her_o bewtye_n not_o to_o lack_v that_o god_n have_v yoven_v she_o but_o thou_o be_v to_o blame_v that_o no_o better_a kepeste_n thy_o hertt_n from_o wicked_a thoughty_n butte_n there_o thou_o shuldeste_v preyse_fw-mi god_n thou_o thenkeste_v evil_a and_o misusseste_v god_n fair_a creature_n in_o offence_n of_o god_n there_o thou_o shuldeste_v preyse_v he_o and_o if_o thou_o fele_v you_o tempt_v by_o the_o sight_n of_o woman_n keep_v thy_o sight_n better_o and_o if_o her_o dalliance_n stir_v the_o to_o lechery_n flee_v her_o company_n for_o ayens_fw-fr lechery_n fleght_n be_v best_a fight_n thou_o be_v free_a to_o go_v away_o from_o she_o no_o thing_n bind_v you_o to_o do_v lechery_n but_o thy_o lechour_n herte_a the_o xiii_o chapter_n diues_fw-la woman_n array_n styre_v moche_n folk_n to_o lechery_n pauper_fw-la although_o in_o case_n you_o array_n and_o the_o attire_n be_v not_o to_o blame_v nomore_o then_o be_v her_o bewte_n yet_o by_o common_a course_n of_o kind_n both_o man_n and_o woman_n seek_v to_o be_v onest_o array_v after_o their_o estate_n and_o after_o their_o degree_n and_o after_o the_o custon_n of_o the_o cuntre_n that_o they_o dwell_v in_o not_o to_o tempt_v folk_n to_o lechery_n ne_o for_o pride_n ne_fw-fr for_o non_fw-la other_o sin_n but_o for_o onestie_n of_o mankind_n and_o to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n to_o who_o likeness_n man_n and_o woman_n be_v make_v and_o he_o be_v our_o brother_n and_o this_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o good_a folk_n but_o if_o they_o do_v it_o for_o pride_n or_o to_o tempt_v folk_n to_o lechery_n or_o for_o any_o other_o sin_n or_o that_o they_o take_v on_o they_o attire_n that_o be_v not_o accord_v to_o they_o if_o it_o be_v to_o cost_v full_a or_o to_o strange_a in_o shap_n or_o to_o wide_o or_o to_o side_n not_o rewl_v by_o reason_n they_o sin_n full_o grevous_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o namely_o though_o man_n that_o cloth_n theym_fw-mi so_o short_a that_o man_n
law_n say_v there_o that_o god_n axith_v not_o the_o tithe_n for_o yifte_n ne_fw-mi for_o need_v but_o for_o worship_n that_z we_o shall_v knowledge_n he_o our_o lord_n and_o yever_n of_o all_o good_a he_o axith_v of_o we_o the_o tenthe_n part_n for_o our_o ê“fit_a nat_n for_o his_o ê“fit_n it_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o pay_v late_o but_o moche_n more_o sin_v be_v nevir_n to_o pay_v ibm_a x.c._n dives_fw-la of_o what_o thing_n be_v a_o man_n bind_v to_o tithe_v pauper_fw-la of_o corn_n in_o heruyst_n of_o wine_n in_o wendage_n of_o fruyt_n of_o bestial_a of_z gardeyn_a of_z yerde_o of_o meadow_n of_o venery_n of_o hive_n of_o fissh_n of_o wyndmyl_n and_o of_o watermylle_n xuj_o cue_n seven_o quicunque_fw-la et_fw-la c_o o_o sequenti_fw-la extra_n li.iii._fw-la ti_fw-mi thirty_o o_o pastoralis_fw-la and_o as_o raymonde_n say_v tithe_n owe_v to_o be_v yoven_v of_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o you_o earth_n of_o apple_n of_o tres_fw-fr of_o erbe_n of_o pasture_n of_o bests_n of_o wool_n of_o milk_n of_z hey_o of_z fisshinge_v of_o ferme_n of_o mylles_n of_o bathe_v of_o fulling_n place_n of_z mine_n of_o silver_n &_o of_o other_o metal_n of_z qreris_fw-la of_o stone_n of_z merchandise_n of_o craste_v and_o of_o other_o good_n and_o also_o of_o time_n li_z o_o io._n ti_o o_o twelve_o and_o as_o say_v hostiensis_fw-la libro_fw-la iii._n â—oden_a titulo_fw-la of_o every_o thing_n rightful_o goten_a a_o man_n shall_v tithe_v and_o of_o his_o seruyce_n and_o of_o his_o knyghte_a ship_n dives_fw-la moche_n thing_n be_v we_o will_v geten_v and_o with_o lytel_n avantage_fw-fr of_o they_o that_o gete_v it_o and_o oft_o with_o great_a loss_n and_o therefore_o i_o thynk_v it_o be_v unskilful_a that_o a_o man_n shall_v tithe_v his_o chaffer_n and_o his_o craft_n or_o his_o seruyce_n or_o his_o travail_n there_o his_o wynning_n be_v lytel_n or_o noughte_v pauper_fw-la there_o be_v two_o manner_n tithe_n sum_z come_v of_o therth_n as_o corn_n win_v bestiale_fw-la that_o be_v bring_v forth_o by_o the_o land_n and_o such_o tithe_n be_v clepyd_v prediale_n in_o latin_a sum_v tithe_n come_v only_o of_o the_o parsone_n as_z by_o merchandise_n and_o werkmanshippe_n and_o such_o tithe_n be_v clepyd_v parsonale_n in_o latin_a and_o in_o such_o tithe_n that_o be_v parsonale_n and_o come_fw-mi of_o merchandise_n or_o of_o craft_n or_z of_o such_o other_o travail_n a_o man_n shall_v account_v his_o expense_n and_o look_v whether_o he_o be_v encreasyd_v or_o natt_fw-mi and_o tithe_v his_o wynning_a and_o his_o free_a increase_v in_o pa_v of_o tithe_n prediale_n that_z come_v of_o the_o land_n he_z shall_v not_o acounte_v expense_n but_o free_o pay_v the_o tithe_n neither_o worst_a ne_v beast_n but._n but_o as_o they_o cumme_n to_o honde_n without_o choice_n extra_n li.iii._n e._n ti_o pastoralis_fw-la et_fw-fr c._n cum_fw-la homines_fw-la nathe_n less_o if_o a_o man_n for_o devotion_n yeve_v the_o best_a to_o god_n it_o be_v prisable_v and_o well_o do_v dives_fw-la shall_v man_n tithe_v all_o thing_n the_o newyth_o pauê‘_n thing_n that_o ben_fw-mi tax_v in_o the_o law_n man_n shall_v tithe_v not_o all_o thing_n that_o newithe_o for_o moche_n thing_n newith_o that_o be_v natt_fw-mi profitable_a and_o though_o it_o be_v profitable_a yitt_fw-mi it_o be_v not_o worshipful_a as_o hound_n and_o cat_n dives_fw-la i_o suppose_v a_o man_n cumme_n by_o free_a yift_n of_o by_o succession_n and_o by_o heritage_n to_o great_a lordship_n and_o moche_n richesses_n or_o take_v free_o great_a yifte_n is_z he_o bind_v to_o yeve_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o that_o eritage_n or_o of_o though_o yifte_n to_o holy_a church_n pauê‘_n nay_o for_o so_o all_o poscession_n and_o lordship_n shall_v fall_v to_o hooly_a church_n extra_n e._n pastoralis_fw-la glosa_fw-la and_o if_o a_o scotfree_a man_n have_v a_o poor_a man_n x_o pen_n to_o buy_v he_o with_o a_o cloth_n or_o to_o pay_v his_o dette_n or_o else_o to_o his_o lyve_a he_o shall_v pay_v the_o tithe_n to_o the_o pnst_a and_o that_o be_v against_o reason_n for_o if_o all_o free_a yifte_n shall_v be_v tithe_v holy_a church_n shall_v be_v to_o scotfree_a &_o the_o people_n to_o poor_a for_o so_o he_o may_v axe_n the_o tenthe_n part_v nyghe_a of_o every_o testamament_n the_o xiiii_o chapter_n diues_fw-la to_o what_o church_n shall_v man_n pay_v his_o tithe_n pauper_fw-la tithe_n ê‘sonale_n as_o of_o merchandise_n &_o of_o craft_n man_n shall_v pay_v to_o his_o parisshe_v church_n there_o he_o duellith_a and_o takith_n his_o sacrament_n and_o herith_v his_o seruyce_n but_o tithe_n prediale_n shall_v be_v pay_v to_o the_o church_n to_o which_o manner_n and_o the_o land_n longith_n to_o but_o custom_n be_v in_o the_o contrary_n as_o say_v summa_fw-la conf_n tithe_n pndiale_n shall_v be_v yoven_v anon_o in_o the_o beginning_a but_o tithe_n ê‘sonelle_n may_v abide_v till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n for_o the_o more_o avantage_n of_o the_o church_n dives_fw-la how_o shall_v the_o tithe_n be_v spend_v pauê‘_n the_o tithe_n and_o the_o god_n of_o holy_a church_n shall_v be_v depart_v in_o four_o part_n after_o that_o the_o party_n haf_a need_n and_o be_v worthy_a one_o to_o the_o busshop_n if_o he_o need_v another_o to_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n the_o tridde_v to_o poor_a folk_n the_o iiii_o to_o amendment_n and_o make_n of_o the_o church_n if_o it_o need_v xii_o cue_n iiii_o quatnor_n where_o the_o gloze_n concludith_v and_o say_v that_z clerk_n shall_v be_v compellyd_v to_o reê‘ation_n of_o the_o church_n and_o not_o the_o lewd_a people_n x._o cue_n i._o decernimê°_n but_o as_o say_v guy_n do_v in_o rosario_fw-la in_o the_o man_n must_v take_v heed_n to_o custom_n of_o you_o cuntre_n and_o what_o the_o part_n be_v that_o longith_n to_o the_o church_n dives_fw-la i_o suppose_v that_o the_o curate_n of_o the_o chirch_n waste_v the_o god_n of_o holy_a church_n in_o sin_n and_o in_o lechery_n and_o be_v a_o open_a thief_n or_o a_o open_a lechour_n or_o mansleer_v so_o that_o his_o misleve_n be_v slanderous_a &_o notorie_a shall_v man_n pay_v their_o tithe_n to_o such_o wicked_a lyver_n pauê‘_n hostiensis_n say_v that_o if_o the_o press_v or_o curate_n or_o curate_n of_o the_o church_n misspend_v holy_a church_n god_n or_o be_v a_o notorie_n lechoure_v the_z lewd_a man_n be_v natt_fw-mi bind_v to_o yeve_v he_o his_o tithe_n but_o he_o shall_v yeve_v they_o to_o his_o sovereign_n next_o above_o he_o which_o be_v bind_v to_o spend_v they_o in_o profit_n of_o the_o church_n or_z of_o the_o poor_a parisshyn_n dives_fw-la the_o law_n be_v against_o he_o extra_n li._n iii·_fw-la ti_fw-mi de_fw-fr decimis_fw-la c._n tua_fw-la nos_fw-la where_o the_o law_n say_v that_o for_o wyckednesse_n of_o the_o minystres_n of_o holy_a church_n man_n shall_v not_o withdraw_v their_o tithe_n from_o they_o pauper_fw-la hostiensis_n answer_v thereto_o and_o say_v that_z as_o long_o as_o their_o sin_n be_v pryve_v man_n shall_v not_o withdraw_v their_o tithe_n and_o so_o mean_v that_o law_n but_o whanne_v their_o sin_n be_v open_a and_o notorie_n thanne_v man_n shall_v not_o pay_v to_o they_o but_o to_o their_o sovereign_n thus_o say_v hostiensis_n in_o sum_n sva_fw-la li.iii._fw-la kubrica_n de_fw-la decimis_fw-la s._n et_fw-la quare_fw-la in_o fine_a and_o he_o allegith_v many_o law_n for_o he_o and_o many_o law_n be_v for_o he_o that_o he_o aledgith_v not_o for_o the_o great_a clerk_n gracianê°_n in_o the_o decree_n that_o be_v chief_n book_n of_o law_n canon_n saithe_v that_o the_o clerk_n notary_n lechour_n shall_v have_v no_o part_n in_o the_o good_n of_o holy_a church_n distinct_a lxxxi_o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la amodo_fw-la cum_fw-la aliis_fw-la caplin_n sequentibus_fw-la and_o there_o say_v the_o gloze_n that_o to_o who_o it_o be_v forboden_a to_o do_v office_n in_o hooly_a church_n to_o he_o be_v forboden_a and_o interdiit_fw-la his_o benefice_n but_o as_o the_o law_n say_v there_o to_o all_o such_o notorie_a lechoure_n preste_n dekenes_n subdekenes_n be_v forboden_a the_o office_n of_o holy_a chirche_n that_z they_o shall_v do_v no_o office_n in_o holy_a church_n and_o the_o people_n be_v forboden_a to_o here_o their_o office_n therefore_o than_o their_o benefice_n be_v forboden_v they_o till_o they_o amend_v they_o ibm_fw-la siqui_fw-la sunt_fw-la prisbiteri_fw-la upon_o which_o law_n say_v gwydo_o in_o rosario_fw-la that_o if_o preste_n be_v find_v such_o open_a lechoure_n and_o malefactoure_n their_o subgette_n may_v of_o their_o own_o auctorite_n put_v they_o from_o their_o office_n and_o natt_fw-mi abide_v sentence_n ne_o doom_n of_o their_o sovereyn_a all_o though_o the_o bishop_n be_v favourable_a to_o suffer_v such_o wicked_a liver_n for_o why_o say_v he_o such_o be_v suspend_v by_o the_o pope_n and_o by_o the_o law_n dives_fw-la this_o sentence_n be_v wonderfulle_a and_o not_o plesaunte_a to_o man_n of_o holy_a
do_v so_o and_o speak_v so_o that_o man_n may_v hold_v the_o a_o true_a man_n and_o than_o man_n shall_v leave_v the_o by_o yhe_n &_o nay_o better_o than_o other_o with_o their_o great_a oath_n and_o if_o thou_o be_v variing_n and_o untrusti_fw-la in_o thy_o word_n and_o in_o thy_o deed_n man_n will_v neither_o bileve_v the_o by_o oath_n ne_o without_o oath_n dives_fw-la therefore_o sum_n say_v the_o cryste_n forbid_v all_o manner_n swear_v whamne_v he_o say_v in_o his_o gospel_n ego_fw-la auten_v dico_fw-la vobis_fw-la non_fw-la iurare_fw-la oinno_fw-la mt_n u.c._n i_o say_v to_o you_o that_o you_o swear_v in_o no_o manner_n pauê‘_n that_o be_v not_o the_o englisse_n of_o cristes_fw-la word_n but_o this_o be_v the_o englisshe_n i_o say_v to_o you_o that_o you_o swear_v not_o in_o every_o manner_n that_o be_v to_o say_v for_o everye_o cause_n not_o light_a line_n custumable_o also_o he_o bid_v by_o tho_o word_n that_o man_n shall_v not_o swear_v by_o creature_n as_z for_o wytnes_n neither_o by_o hevyn_n for_o it_o be_v god_n throne_n ne_o by_o earth_n for_o it_o be_v the_o steal_v under_o his_o foot_n ne_o by_o ierlm_n for_o it_o be_v the_o cite_v of_o the_o great_a king_n ne_o by_o thy_o heed_n for_z thou_o may_v not_o make_v one_o of_o thy_o hery_n white_a ne_o black_a let_v your_o word_n be_v yhe_a yhe_n nay_o nay_o mt_n u.c._n dives_fw-la must_v we_o than_o say_v twye_n yhe_v &_o twy_v nay_o pauper_fw-la that_o thou_o must_v if_o thou_o will_v be_v true_a for_o the_o same_o yhe_fw-fr that_o thou_o say_v with_o thy_o mouth_n thou_o must_v say_v it_o with_o thy_o heart_n and_o the_o same_o nay_o that_o thou_o say_v with_o thy_o mouth_n thou_o must_v say_v it_o with_o thy_o heart_n for_o thy_o mouth_n and_o thy_o herte_n must_v accord_v togyd_a for_o if_o thou_o say_v yhe_v with_o thy_o mouth_n and_z nay_o with_o thin_a herte_fw-fr thou_o be_v false_a &_o do_v against_o criste_n lore_n dives_fw-la yet_o contra_fw-la te_fw-la seynt_a james_n say_v ante_fw-la oina_fw-la frens_fw-la mei_fw-la nolite_fw-la iurare_fw-la etc._n etc._n jacobi_fw-la u.c._n bifore_fw-la all_o thing_n my_o leave_n brother_n will_v you_o not_o swear_v neither_o by_o hevyn_n ne_o by_o earth_n ne_o by_o any_o other_o oath_n whereby_o it_o semyth_n that_o it_o be_v not_o leful_a to_o swear_v pauper_fw-la seynt_a james_n forfendith_v we_o not_o utter_o for_o to_o swear_v but_o he_o byd_v that_o man_n shall_v not_o be_v in_o will_n to_o swear_v any_o oath_n for_o man_n shall_v not_o but_o for_o need_n dives_fw-la yet_o contra_fw-la te_fw-la crist_n byd_v in_o the_o gospel_n mt_n u.c._n that_o our_o word_n shall_v be_v yhe_a yhe_fw-mi nay_o nay_o quod_fw-la autem_fw-la his_fw-la habundancius_fw-la est_fw-la a_z malo_fw-la est_fw-la for_o what_o be_v more_o than_o this_o in_o speech_n it_o be_v of_o evil_a whereby_o it_o semythe_v that_o if_o man_n say_v more_o than_o you_o or_o nay_o by_o oath_n swear_v they_o do_v amiss_o pauper_fw-la crist_n say_v not_o that_o it_o be_v 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