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their_o child_n to_o the_o justice_n govern_v his_o cuntre_n to_o the_o king_n govern_v his_o people_n xiii_o cue_n iiii_o duo_fw-la &_o cue_n v._o non_fw-la pute_fw-la and_o oon_o neighbore_v shall_v teach_v another_o for_o saint_n peter_n say_v every_o man_n minestre_n on_o to_o other_o the_o grace_n that_o he_o have_v take_v of_o god_n i_o petri_fw-la iio.c._o dives_fw-la my_o fader_fw-mi and_o mother_n be_v deed_n and_o therefore_o ay_o lete_fw-la i_o dischargid_a of_o this_o commandment_n pauper_fw-la thou_o they_o be_v deed_n yet_o be_v thou_o bind_v to_o do_v they_o worship_n and_o to_o help_v their_o soul_n with_o hooly_a prayer_n and_o alms_n dedy_n if_o thou_o myghteste_v also_o thou_o be_v bind_v to_o worship_v they_o with_o thy_o good_a lyvinge_n as_o i_o say_v first_o for_o the_o wisman_n say_v that_o he_o that_o tech_v well_o his_o child_n he_o shall_v be_v praise_v and_o worsshipe_v in_o his_o child_n amongis_n his_o kindred_n he_o shall_v have_v joy_n and_o worsship_n in_o his_o child_n the_o fader_fw-mi of_o the_o well_o teach_v child_n in_o some_o manner_n be_v deed_n &_o in_o some_o manner_n be_v not_o deed_n for_o he_o leave_v his_o child_n like_a after_o he_o for_o all_o if_o the_o fader_fw-mi dye_v bodily_a yet_o he_o live_v and_o be_v worsship_v in_o the_o goodness_n of_o his_o child_n est_fw-la mortuus_fw-la et_fw-la quasinon_fw-la en_fw-fr mortuê°_n eccl._n xxx.c._o and_o in_o the_o wickyd_a lyve_n of_o the_o child_n the_o fader_fw-mi be_v unworshipe_v and_o deed_n while_o he_o goth_v upon_o earth_n also_o by_o this_o commandment_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o worship_v godfader_n and_o godmode_a the_o twelve_o chapter_n also_o to_o worship_n god_n that_o be_v fader_fw-mi of_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v clepe_v fader_fw-mi of_o mercy_n and_o god_n of_o all_o conforte_n
they_o will_v and_o be_v of_o power_n neither_o husbonde_n ne_o wyf_v may_v yeve_v leave_v the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o to_o take_v a_o neither_o woman_n or_o a_o neither_o man_n eycusation_n of_o abraham_n and_o of_o jacob_n that_o have_v at_o ony_n diverse_a wyve_n ca._n xx_o ¶_o in_o what_o manner_n elf_n that_o ben_fw-mi feendis_fw-la ben_fw-mi seyd_v to_o do_v lechery_n with_o man_n woman_n &_o be_v &_o of_o monstres_n or_o wonder_v thing_n so_o gendryd_v ca_fw-mi xxi_o ¶_o what_o be_v ghostly_a fornication_n and_o ghostly_a avoutrie_n ca_fw-mi xxii_o an_fw-mi answer_n to_o a_o argument_n that_o the_o sin_v of_o eve_n be_v more_o grevous_a than_o the_o sin_v of_o adam_n oft_o time_n the_o less_o be_v punysshid_v hard_a in_o this_o world_n thanne_v the_o more_o ca._n xxiii_o great_a argumentis_fw-la &_o resone_n that_o god_n punyssh_v hard_a adan_n than_o he_o do_v eve_o for_z his_o sin_n be_v more_o grevouse_n for_o that_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o he_o that_o draw_v this_o book_n ca_fw-mi xxiiii_o the_o sevynthe_n precept_n by_o this_o precepte_v be_v defendyd_v all_o theft_n &_o all_o the_o mean_n to_o theft_n of_o diverse_a manner_n of_o theft_n &_o diverse_a punyssh_n of_o theftis_n ca_fw-mi i._n of_o they_o the_o rob_v folk_n of_o their_o good_a name_n &_o fame_n ca._n two_o false_a pchoure_n feyner_n of_o false_a miracle_n they_o that_o withdraw_v true_a preach_v of_o god_n word_n pchoure_n for_o covetise_n of_o the_o world_n or_o for_o vein_n worship_n &_o erretike_n be_v thevy_v ca._n iii._n of_o many_o manner_n theftis_n wrong_n gettinge_n unrightful_a occupi_a wrong_a withhold_v &_o how_o by_o the_o law_n of_o kind_a thing_n be_v come_fw-mi and_o why_o god_n forbid_v theft_n ca_fw-mi iiii_o of_o three_o manner_n lordships_n &_o three_o manner_n propirty_n &_o how_o that_o god_n will_v not_o the_o poor_a folk_n take_v any_o thing_n without_o leave_n of_o the_o proper_a dispensatoure·_n that_o be_v clepyd_v lord_n thereof_o ca._n v._n in_o iiii·_a case_n may_v a_o man_n take_v of_o the_o lord_n good_a that_o owith_v it_o without_o his_o witing_n &_o how_o wyve_n may_v yeve_v alms_n ca._n vi_fw-la ¶_o of_o restitution_n of_o thingis_fw-la lose_v &_o find_v &_o how_o child_n that_o steel_n while_o they_o be_v young_a shall_v be_v chastisyd_v ca._n seven_o ¶_o many_o case_n of_o theft_n in_o len_v borrow_a hire_v &_o wed_v le_v of_o restitution_n make_v of_o steal_a thing_n also_o of_o steal_a thing_n buy_v in_o market_n it_o be_v not_o to_o steel_n from_o a_o nygarde_n or_o a_o usurer_n to_o yeve_v alms_n &_o of_o alms_n yoven_v of_o false_a purchase_v good_a ca._n viij_o ¶_o cristen_v man_n may_v not_o steel_n hethen_a child_n to_o cristene_v they_o again_o the_o will_n of_o fader_fw-mi &_o mother_n how_o wyve_n shall_v make_v restitution_n of_o steal_a thing_n case_n in_o which_o the_o lord_n may_v put_v out_o his_o fermour_n out_o of_o his_o farm_n ca._n ix_o a_o man_n that_o by_o guile_n do_v asleep_o neither_o man_n to_o sell_v a_o thing_n that_o he_o think_v not_o to_o sell_v or_z to_o sell_v it_o less_o than_o he_o think_v to_o have_v sell_v it_o syn_v many_o case_n of_o bi_v &_o sell_v &_o what_o be_v the_o just_a price_n of_o a_o thing_n of_o begil_v with_o false_a money_n of_o gyle_v of_o restitution_n in_o diverse_a case_n in_o bi_v or_o sell_v whanne_v the_o seller_n be_v bind_v to_o tell_v default_n of_o thing_n that_o he_o sellith_a of_o depose_v that_o be_v to_o say_v of_z thing_n that_o be_v bitaken_v a_o man_n to_o keep_v ca._n x._o ¶_o in_o three_o manner_n may_v a_o thing_n be_v evil_a goten_a &_o of_o which_o manner_n evil_a goten_a good_a a_o man_n may_v do_v alms_n in_o what_o manner_n the_o false_a bailie_n that_o do_v fraud_n to_o his_o lord_n be_v prise_v three_o cause_n why_o richesses_n of_o this_o world_n ben_fw-mi richessis_fw-la of_o wyckednesse_n ca._n xi_o ¶_o scotfree_a nigarde_n be_v mansleer_n &_o thief_n whereof_o scotfree_a man_n shall_v yeve_v alms_n &_o how_o the_o more_o lordship_n in_o this_o world_n the_o more_o need_n man_n of_o holy_a church_n myspend_v holy_a church_n god_n be_v thevy_v &_o the_o holy_a church_n be_v endowyd_v to_o help_v poor_a man_n again_o proud_a siluerne_n and_o golden_a harney_n of_o pnstis_fw-la &_o of_o man_n of_o religion_n how_o such_o myspender_n be_v bind_v to_o restitution_n of_o they_o that_o spend_v holy_a church_n god_n on_o their_o kin_n &_o on_o scotfree_a folk_n of_o they_o that_o do_v not_o their_o duty_n for_o their_o bnfice_n though_o they_o have_v vicary_n or_o parisshe_v pnstis_fw-mi of_o man_n unable_a to_o cure_v which_o resceyve_v bnfice_n &_o of_o nonresidenceris_fw-la for_o covetise_n or_o vanity_n of_o clerk_n ê“prietarie_n why_o man_n of_o holy_a church_n be_v clepid_a clerk_n &_o of_o their_o crown_n of_o clerk_n hane_v primmony_n of_o their_o own_o ¶_o what_o be_v sacrilege_n &_o in_o how_o many_o manner_n it_o be_v do_v ¶_o ca._n twelve_o witholder_n of_o tithe_n be_v thevy_v and_z of_o 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 of_o they_o that_o bound_v they_o to_o say_v spenal_a messis_fw-la of_o the_o golden_a trental_a &_o of_o false_a faitourie_n in_o that_o mater_fw-la &_o that_o seint_a gregory_n ordain_v it_o nevir_n ca._n xxi_o xxii_o ¶_o the_o ground_n of_o sanctuary_n may_v not_o be_v sell_v to_o buri_v nor_o to_o chep_a man_n for_o simony_n god_n takith_o moche_n vengeance_n of_o sell_v of_o lyversoun_n out_o of_o abbey_n &_o other_o spunel_n place_n xxiii_o ¶_o what_o be_v usury_n &_o in_o what_o thing_n it_o be_v do_v of_o two_o spice_n of_o usury_n &_o in_o what_o manner_n god_n suffer_v the_o iewy_n to_o take_v usury_n ca._n xxiiii·_n ¶_o many_o diverse_a case_n of_o usury_n ca_fw-mi twenty-five_o ¶_o other_o case_n of_o usury_n and_o diverse_a sin_n of_o byer_n &_o seller_n why_o londe_n law_n suffer_v usury_n of_o notary_n that_o make_v instrument_n upon_o covenaunte_n of_o usury_n ca._n xxvi_o ¶_o what_o peyne_a longith_n to_o usurer_n by_o the_o law_n of_z their_o heir_n of_o their_o servant_n of_z their_o counseiloure_n of_z their_o offrynge_v of_z ah_o jew_v usurer_n to_o a_o cristen_v man_n of_z their_o punyssh_a that_o suffâ—e_fw-fr usurer_n duel_n in_o their_o lordship_n or_o house_n a_o spenal_a case_n in_o which_o the_o bier_n do_v usury_n how_o god_n repu_v usurer_n ravenour_n &_o thevy_v in_o holy_a ¶_o ca._n xxvii_o wryt_n of_z false_a man_n of_o law_n thevys_n do_v ayens_fw-fr three_o law_n the_o law_n of_o kind_n the_o law_n write_v &_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n for_o theft_n &_o other_o sin_n man_n of_o arm_n have_v no_o speed_n ne_o grace_n of_o the_o well_o of_o sardyn_n &_o how_o covetise_n blynd_v man_n of_o evil_a iuges_fw-la temporal_a &_o spunal_n ca._n xxviii_o ¶_o the_o eight_o precepte_v ¶_o
moche_n and_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n all_o the_o shrewidnesse_n shall_v be_v arettyde_a to_o the_o father_fw-mi and_o mother_fw-mi all_o if_o it_o come_v on_o other_o bihalf_n and_o shall_v they_o be_v evir_n sorry_a and_o fall_v in_o dispeyr_n and_o nat_n will_v yield_v to_o they_o to_o gyddre_v the_o debt_n of_o their_o body_n and_o therefore_o god_n medlyth_v so_o one_o with_o a_o other_o &_o so_o modifi_v his_o dome_n that_o the_o good_a shall_v not_o presume_v of_o himself_o ne_v be_v to_o proud_a but_o thank_v god_n of_o alle_fw-mi ne_o the_o wicked_a be_v to_o sorry_a and_o so_o fall_v in_o despair_n but_o trust_v in_o god_n that_o so_o of_o the_o wicked_a makith_n the_o good_a and_o of_o the_o unclean_n makethe_v the_o clean_a the_o xxii_o chaptre_n diues_fw-la they_o say_v that_o as_o child_n be_v bear_v under_o diverse_a syne_n so_o ben_fw-mi they_o incline_v and_o dispose_v to_o diverse_a craft_n &_o diverse_a state_n if_o he_o be_v bear_v undre_a some_o sign_n they_o say_v he_o shall_v be_v a_o fissh_a &_o undre_a some_o a_o monyour_fw-mi &_o undre_a some_o a_o clerk_n undre_fw-fr some_o a_o man_n of_o arm_n pauper_fw-la many_o country_n know_v no_o monyour_n ne_o money_n neither_o and_o many_o country_n alyf_v have_v money_n yet_o they_o have_v no_o monyoure_n for_o in_o a_o full_a great_a realm_n of_o syxe_n hundred_o mile_n on_o length_n &_o two_o hundryd_a of_o breed_n be_v no_o monyoure_n but_o in_o one_o place_n assign_v by_o the_o king_n not_o by_o the_o sign_n ne_fw-fr by_o the_o body_n above_o the_o king_n assign_v both_o the_o place_n and_o theym_v that_o shalle_fw-mi make_v the_o money_n not_o the_o body_n above_o and_o if_o any_o wight_n make_v money_n but_o though_o that_o the_o king_n have_v ordain_v he_z shalle_o be_v slay_v as_o a_o traytoure_n the_o sign_n ne_o the_o pla_fw-la nete_n shall_v not_o save_v he_o lyf_v and_o they_o that_o be_v bear_v nigh_o the_o see_v or_o nigh_o some_o great_a water_n yeve_v they_o to_o fisshing_n and_o their_o child_n also_o not_o for_o the_o syne_n that_o they_o be_v bear_v in_o but_z for_o mooste_n oportunyte_v of_o their_o lyve_a which_o they_o have_v by_o the_o water_n that_o be_v so_o nigh_o they_o that_o be_v bear_v for_o from_o the_o see_v yeve_v they_o to_o tylthe_n of_o the_o land_n suntyme_o to_o clothe_v make_v if_o there_o be_v plenty_n of_o wool_n sum_v be_v shepherdess_n some_o monyouris_fw-la some_o vynoures_n some_o of_o other_o craftis_n as_o the_o cuntree_n axith_fw-mi not_o aftre_fw-fr the_o sign_n ne_o the_o body_n above_o whanne_n a_o man_n have_v many_o child_n he_o put_v thym_a to_o dyvers_a craft_n to_o gete_v her_o lyve_a man_n of_o arm_n put_v their_o child_n to_o arm_n and_o common_o every_o man_n that_o can_v ought_v or_o have_v aught_o where_o by_o he_o may_v live_v he_z puttith_o some_o of_o his_o child_n in_o the_o same_o degree_n to_o gete_v her_o leve_n and_o thou_o may_v well_o see_v that_o such_o diversitye_n in_o craft_n in_o lyve_a ston_n 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she_o and_o set_v she_o tech_v in_o heart_n judicium_fw-la patris_fw-la audite_fw-la silij_fw-la dilecti_fw-la etc._n etc._n eccl._n iii._n c_o you_o dear_a child_n here_o you_o the_o doom_n of_o your_o fader_fw-mi and_o do_v you_o so_o that_o you_o be_v save_v he_o that_o worshipth_n his_o mother_n he_o make_v hin_a a_o tresoure_n in_o you_o world_n come_n he_o that_o worshipth_v his_o fader_fw-mi he_o shall_v have_v joy_n of_o his_o child_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v hard_a of_o god_n in_o his_o prayer_n and_o he_o shall_v live_v the_o long_a good_n lyf_v and_o he_o that_o obeith_n to_o his_o fader_fw-mi he_o shall_v refressh_v his_o mother_n he_o that_o drede_a god_n he_o worshipe_n fader_fw-mi &_o mader_n and_o he_o shall_v serve_v hin_a that_o bigate_v hin_a as_o his_o lord_n in_o word_n &_o in_o deed_n and_o in_o all_o patience_n worship_v thy_o fader_fw-mi say_v he_o that_o god_n blessing_n mai_fw-gr comto_fw-it you_o the_o fadir_n blessing_n say_v he_o makethe_v stable_a &_o 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patris_fw-la de_fw-la filio_fw-la indisciplinato_fw-la of_o the_o son_n evil_a teach_v cum_v shame_n and_o shenship_n of_o the_o fader_fw-mi and_o his_o daughter_n foal_n &_o evil_n teach_v shall_v less_o his_o worship_n &_o the_o wise_a daughter_n shall_v be_v good_a heritage_n to_o her_o husbonde_n to_o save_v he_o and_o the_o daughter_n that_o shendith_v her_o husbonde_n be_v in_o great_a despite_n and_o shame_n of_o she_o fader_fw-mi that_o bigat_n her_o eccle._n xxii_o c_o the_o wise_a son_n gladith_v his_o fader_fw-mi the_o son_n that_o be_v a_o foal_n in_o lyve_v be_v his_o moders_n sorrow_n prover._n x.c._n ira_fw-la patris_fw-la filius_fw-la stultê°_n et_fw-fr dolour_n mrin_v cue_n genuit_fw-la eum_fw-la ê“uer_n xvii_o c_o the_o foal_n child_n be_v wrath_n &_o tene_z of_o his_o fader_fw-mi and_o sorrow_n of_o his_o mother_n that_o bigatte_v he_o the_o x._o chapter_n and_o therefore_o salomon_a say_v virga_fw-la et_fw-la correptio_fw-la tribuunt_fw-la sapinam_fw-la pver_fw-la aunt_n qui_fw-la dimit_fw-la titur_fw-la voluntati_fw-la sue_v confundit_fw-la matren_n svam_fw-la ê“uer_n xxix_o c_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o yerde_n undernyme_v yeven_a wit_n and_o wysdome_n to_o the_o child_n and_o that_o child_n that_o be_v leten_v have_v his_o wylle_n in_o his_o youth_n shendith_v his_o mother_n &_o all_o his_o kynrede_n example_n we_o have_v in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o king_n of_z holy_fw-mi that_o be_v high_a busshop_n and_o priest_n of_o god_n law_n and_z of_o his_o son_n ophny_n and_o phynee_n that_o for_o their_o fader_fw-mi undirnam_fw-la theym_fw-mi nat_n ne_fw-mi chastise_v they_o of_o their_o wicked_a tatche_n for_o the_o child_n sin_v and_o for_o his_o miss_v sufferance_n god_n take_v from_o he_o his_o dignyte_n &_o from_o all_o his_o kynrede_n for_o evyr_n &_o slay_v his_o child_n and_o nigh_o all_o his_o kynrede_n in_o batayl_n and_o so_o the_o wicked_a tache_n of_o his_o child_n unworshipyd_v he_o and_o alle_fw-mi his_o kynrede_n for_o evir_n 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