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adays_o they_o be_v comun_o proud_a and_o malicyous_a and_o some_o of_o they_o for_o fere_n or_o favour_n of_o man_n or_o for_o some_o vice_n rolyd_v in_o they_o felse_a will_v nothing_o regard_v to_o fulfil_v the_o correctyon_n of_o thyr_n predecessor_n whereunto_o they_o be_v bind_v as_o well_o of_o charyte_n as_o of_o dew_n justice_n but_o they_o look_v more_o for_o their_o own_o honour_n &_o private_a profit_n /_o than_z for_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n or_o welâ—h_n of_o man_n soul_n where_o in_o if_o they_o once_o wallow_v /_o they_o do_v neither_o regard_v the_o spiritual_a felycite_v of_o thyr_n subject_n nor_o yet_o of_o themselves_o but_o blind_a with_o ambition_n and_o covetyse_n they_o fall_v headlong_o into_o the_o deep_a dungynne_v of_o vice_n hereof_o saint_n bernard_n in_o his_o â—oke_n de_fw-fr consideracione_n writyth_v to_o pope_n eugenius_n in_o this_o wise_n thou_o be_v a_o man_n shall_v not_o desy_a to_o have_v domynacyon_n over_o another_o man_n lest_o all_o 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in_o build_a seing_n as_o vlricus_n declaryth_v in_o his_o book_n callyd_v summa_fw-la that_o clerk_n do_v make_v treasour_n of_o such_o substance_n as_o remain_v besides_o their_o necessary_a â—_o competent_a lyve_n /_o other_o expend_v it_o in_o unlawful_a use_n /_o as_z in_o make_v rich_a their_o frendê_n or_o kynsfolke_n /_o or_o other_o filthy_a ê‘sone_n waste_v &_o consume_v their_o money_n in_o gorgeous_a &_o delycate_a fare_n /_o get_a the_o fame_n of_o the_o world_n by_o great_a expensis_fw-la /_o as_o geve_v liberal_a rewardis_fw-la to_o gestour_n or_o mynstrelê_n /_o byeng_a in_o the_o favour_n or_o friendship_n of_o rich_a &_o noble_a man_n increase_v a_o superfluous_a household_n of_o servant_n which_o oftentimes_o must_v be_v renewid_v with_o costly_a apparel_n or_o frame_v great_a curious_a &_o sumptuous_a buyldyngê_n /_o or_o else_o in_o such_o other_o like_o use_n do_v prodigal_o expend_v the_o patrymony_n of_o christ_n i_o think_v in_o so_o do_v they_o do_v not_o 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as_o unworthy_o have_v recevyd_v any_o goodê_n of_o the_o church_n be_v bind_v to_o restitution_n as_o whore_fw-mi harlatte_n &_o bawd_n &_o other_o filthy_a person_n of_o evyll_n demeanour_n of_o these_o thing_n spekyth_n ulricus_fw-la who_o word_n in_o the_o treatyse_n against_o pluralitee_n of_o benefyce_n more_o plain_o do_v appear_v moreover_o against_o pride_n in_o build_v certain_a thyngê_n be_v rehearse_v in_o his_o book_n callyd_v summa_fw-la virtutum_fw-la et_fw-la victorum_fw-la /_o in_o this_o manner_n in_o build_v fyve_o thyngê_n be_v not_o to_o be_v commendyd_v the_o first_o be_v the_o multytude_n of_o house_n /_o and_o that_o agree_v with_o the_o say_n of_o the_o prophet_n i_o say_v in_o the_o u_o chapitre_fw-fr say_v thus_o woe_n may_v you_o be_v which_o join_v to_o gether_o house_n upon_o house_n offender_n be_v in_o the_o same_o case_n which_o follow_v not_o christ_n say_v thus_o the_o son_n of_o man_n have_v no_o place_n where_o he_o may_v put_v his_o head_n the_o 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