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for_o sin_n of_o people_n job_n xxiiiio.c._n and_o therefore_o say_v the_o holy_a wryt_n that_o god_n have_v his_o people_n a_o king_n in_o his_o wrat_n such_o as_o shall_v disese_v they_o osee._n xiii_o dabo_fw-la eye_n regem_fw-la in_o furore_fw-la meo_fw-la dives_fw-la the_o phylosofre_o say_v iiii_o o_o ethi_fw-la that_o the_o wicked_a man_n be_v worthy_a no_o worship_n and_o only_o you_o good_a man_n be_v worthy_a worship_n for_o as_o he_o say_v there_o worship_n be_v meed_n of_o virtue_n and_o so_o he_o that_o be_v not_o virtuous_a and_o vicious_a as_o tyraunty_n be_v be_v worthy_a no_o worship_n pauper_fw-la that_o be_v soothe_v dives_fw-la why_o byd_v than_o god_n &_o peter_n &_o paul_n as_o thou_o have_v say_v that_o man_n shall_v do_v worship_n &_o obey_v not_o only_o to_o you_o good_a lord_n but_o also_o to_o the_o wicked_a pauê‘_n as_o i_o say_v first_o we_o shall_v obey_v &_o do_v worship_n to_o they_o not_o for_o themsilfe_n but_o for_o god_n and_o for_o power_n that_o 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and_o many_o of_o they_o be_v full_a febyl_n lyver_n pauper_fw-la whanne_n they_o be_v such_o take_v no_o ensaumple_v of_o their_o wicked_a lyve_n do_v not_o as_o they_o do_v but_o as_o they_o say_v whanne_n they_o tech_n well_o and_o reverence_v they_o for_o their_o dignity_n and_o for_o their_o order_fw-fr for_o so_o bede_v criste_n in_o the_o gospel_n dives_fw-la i_o suppose_v that_o they_o neither_o do_v well_o ne_fw-mi teach_v well_o for_o many_o of_o they_o be_v full_o lew_v pauper_fw-la yet_o as_o long_o as_o they_o be_v thy_o sovereyn_n or_o thy_o curate_n thou_o shaltt_v obey_v to_o they_o in_o all_o thing_n reasonable_a and_o leful_a that_o long_v to_o her_o office_n and_o do_v they_o worship_n for_o their_o dignity_n not_o for_o their_o person_n but_o for_o god_n who_o be_v person_n they_o present_v in_o messis_fw-la sing_v in_o shrestis_fw-la herring_n and_o in_o other_o sacramentis_fw-la yeve_v and_o in_o govern_v the_o xviii_o chapter_n diues_fw-la i_o suppose_v that_o 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that_o break_v it_o or_o misuse_v it_o in_o lust_n and_o like_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o follow_v only_o their_o lust_n as_o bests_n and_o refreyne_v not_o themsilfe_n by_o reason_n &_o by_o god_n law_n they_o sin_n full_o grevous_o therefore_o we_o find_v in_o holy_a wrytte_n toby_n .vio._n co._n that_o there_o be_v a_o woman_n that_o hyght_n sara_fw-it and_o she_o be_v wed_v to_o seven_o husbondys_n and_o adevel_v the_o hyght_n asmodeus_a slough_n they_o all_o each_o after_o other_o the_o first_o night_n or_o that_o they_o meddle_v wlth_n her_o for_o they_o wed_v she_o more_o for_o brenninge_a lust_n of_o you_o flessh_o than_z for_o any_o true_a cause_n of_o matrymonye_n after_o the_o aungel_n raphael_n come_v to_o young_a toby_n &_o seid_v to_o hin_n that_o he_o shall_v wed_v sara_fw-it than_o young_a toby_n say_v to_o the_o aungel_n i_o have_v hard_a he_o say_v that_o you_o devel_n have_v power_n ow_v all_o man_n that_o wed_v she_o and_o slethe_v they_o than_o the_o aungel_n say_v to_o hin_n i_o shall_v tell_v you_o over_o which_o man_n the_o fend_v have_v power_n over_o they_o that_o so_o take_v wedloke_n that_o they_o put_v god_n from_o theym_n &_o fro_o their_o mind_n &_o yeve_v tent_n to_o flesshe_o lusty_n as_o horse_n and_o mule_n that_o have_v no_o understond_n over_o they_o the_o devel_n have_v power_n butte_n thou_o shall_v not_o take_v she_o in_o such_o manner_n but_o three_o nyghty_n you_o shall_v keep_v you_o chaste_a and_o yeve_v you_o to_o holy_a prayere_o and_o thanne_v thou_o shall_v take_v thy_o wife_n wythe_v the_o dread_n of_o god_n princypaly_a to_o bring_v forth_o child_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n since_o thamne_v the_o devyl_n have_v such_o power_n over_o they_o that_o so_o misuse_v their_o wyve_n and_o the_o order_fw-fr of_o wedlok_n moche_n more_o power_n have_v he_o over_o they_o that_o break_v you_o order_fw-fr of_o wedlok_n &_o take_v other_o than_o their_o wyve_n therefore_o god_n bid_v in_o the_o old_a law_n deuto._n xxii_o that_o if_o any_o man_n medil_n with_o another_o mannis_fw-la wyf_v they_o shall_v be_v slay_v both_o you_o man_n &_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o wise_a man_n seyth_v that_o he_o that_o do_v avoutrye_n for_o mischief_n of_o herte_n he_o shall_v less_o his_o soul_n &_o he_o gader_v shame_n and_o shenship_n to_o himsylfe_n &_o his_o shame_n shall_v neun_fw-mi be_v do_v away_o proun_n vio._n and_o there_o he_o say_v that_o all_o though_o theft_n be_v grevous_a sin_n yet_o in_o regard_n of_o avoutrye_n it_o be_v but_o a_o small_a sin_n and_o so_o say_v you_o great_a clerk_n bede_fw-mi and_o the_o gloze_n also_o many_o myscheve_n fall_v to_o they_o that_o live_v in_o avotrie_n much_o sikenesse_n much_o mishap_n loss_n of_o good_a wanyssh_v of_o cateyl_n and_z lytel_a foison_n therein_o
usury_n for_o the_o nedis_n of_o a_o neither_o without_o his_o bid_n he_o that_o so_o borow_v be_v bind_v to_o restitution_n if_o the_o usurer_n will_v lene_o without_o usure_v free_o he_z the_o counselith_a hin_a nat_n to_o lene_n but_o upon_o usure_v be_v bind_v to_o restitution_n for_z he_o lettith_v the_o proufytte_n of_o his_o nighboure_n if_o a_o jew_n lene_n to_o a_o cristen_v man_n upon_o usury_n he_o syn_v and_o he_o may_v be_v compel_v by_o prelate_n and_o by_o lord_n to_o make_v restitution_n extra_n e._n post_fw-la miserabilem_fw-la and_o it_o be_v not_o lefulle_v to_o any_o cristen_v man_n or_o woman_n to_o take_v usurye_n of_o any_o man_n cristen_v or_o hethen_n no_o lord_n no_o college_n no_o man_n shall_v suffer_v usurer_n duelle_fw-fr in_o their_o lordship_n ne_fw-la lete_fw-la theym_n to_o hire_v to_o duelle_fw-fr in_o but_o within_o three_o month_n that_o they_o know_v of_o their_o usurye_n they_o shall_v put_v theym_a out_o and_z nevir_a resceyve_v such_o usurer_n 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say_v in_o you_o same_o gospel_n dives_fw-la tell_v i_o i_o pray_v the_o how_o wyttnessis_fw-la shall_v have_v they_o in_o doom_n for_o to_o be_v treve_a witnessis_fw-la pauper_fw-la the_o witnessisin_n doom_n and_o the_o iuge_a also_o shall_v be_v indifferent_a to_o both_o perty_n and_o say_v the_o treuth_n for_o both_o perty_n and_o the_o iuge_n may_v not_o by_o the_o law_n take_v meed_n to_o deem_v treu_o ne_o the_o witness_n may_v not_o by_o the_o law_n take_v meed_n to_o bear_v true_a witness_n much_o more_o than_o you_o witness_v owe_v to_o take_v no_o meed_n to_o bear_v false_a witnese_n ne_o the_o iuge_a to_o yeve_v unrightful_a doom_n xiiii_o cue_n v_o nonsane_a nethelese_fw-mi the_o witness_n may_v leful_o take_v his_o costis_fw-la of_o he_o that_o bring_v the_o he_o to_o witness_v and_o if_o a_o man_n see_v that_o his_o neighbore_n shall_v fall_v in_o his_o truth_n and_o less_o his_o right_a for_o defaut_n of_o witness_n if_o he_o know_v you_o treuth_n and_o may_v bear_v 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such_o that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o harm_v of_o the_o comment_n ne_fw-fr to_o great_a harm_n of_o any_o ê‘sone_n if_o he_o have_v bind_v he_o to_o counseyl_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v it_o a_o know_v for_o no_o bid_n of_o his_o sovereign_n for_o it_o be_v a_o law_n of_o kind_n to_o keep_v counseyle_n that_o man_n knowith_v by_o counseyl_n if_o the_o keep_n of_o counseil_fw-fr be_v not_o against_o charite_n for_o against_o charite_n may_v no_o man_n be_v bind_v neither_o by_o biheest_n ne_o by_o oath_n and_o for_o to_o discover_v counseyle_n that_o be_v tell_v he_o for_o counseyl_n whanne_v he_o may_v leful_o keep_v it_o counseyle_v it_o be_v a_o falshede_v and_o therefore_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v that_o who_o so_o discure_v the_o privety_n of_o his_o friend_n he_o lesith_v faith_n ecclesiastici_fw-la vicesimo_fw-la septimo_fw-la for_o that_o be_v the_o manere_n of_o false_a friend_n that_o whamne_v they_o turn_v to_o eneminyte_v than_o to_o tell_v the_o privetye_n of_o their_o friend_n to_o shende_v they_o as_z saithe_v the_o wise_a man_n ecclesiastici_fw-la vio._n wytness_n must_v accord_v in_o the_o thing_n and_o in_o the_o ê‘sone_fw-mi the_o place_n &_o in_o the_o degree_n and_z in_o the_o tyme._n if_o one_o wytnesse_n stone_v against_o many_o wytness_n his_o wytnesse_n be_v nouÈt_v but_o he_o be_v write_v with_o they_o in_o any_o instrument_n if_o the_o wytness_n contrary_a among_o themselves_o the_z iuge_a shalle_fw-mi deem_v aftere_fw-mi the_o more_o party_n butt_n the_o less_o party_n pass_v the_o other_o party_n in_o worship_n and_o dignity_n and_z in_o good_a name_n or_o else_o if_o their_o witness_n be_v more_o seemly_a to_o the_o treuthe_n and_o that_o they_o preve_v better_o their_o word_n thanne_v the_o other_o ê‘tie_n but_o that_o must_v stone_v in_o discretion_n of_o the_o