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gladij_fw-la hic_fw-la lord_n lo_o two_o sword_n here_o ready_a and_o our_o lord_n say_v satis_fw-la est_fw-la it_o suffyse_v it_o be_v enough_o ¶_o pauper_fw-la for_o as_o i_o say_v the_o apostle_n understode_v not_o why_o ne_o to_o who_o cryste_n say_v though_o word_n and_o therefore_o they_o wend_v as_o moche_v folk_n wen_v yet_o that_o cryste_n have_v bode_v theym_n have_v buy_v sword_n for_o to_o fight_v and_o therefore_o they_o answer_v in_o that_o manner_n and_o begin_v to_o speak_v of_o sword_n &_o of_o fighting_a and_o than_o cryste_n be_v dysplease_v with_o their_o speech_n and_o bid_v they_o be_v still_o of_o such_o speech_n satis_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v enough_o it_o suffyse_v that_o you_o have_v speak_v in_o this_o manner_n speech_n now_o nomore_o of_o this_o matter_n and_o therefore_o as_o luke_n say_v in_o the_o same_o place_n they_z cessed_a of_o their_o speech_n anon_o &_o go_v with_o cryste_n in_o to_o yâ—_z moute_fw-fr of_o olyvete_fw-la on_o the_o same_o manner_n 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ten_o ¶_o pauper_fw-la by_o the_o sword_n in_o that_o place_n be_v understande_v the_o sword_n of_o god_n word_n as_o yâ—_z gloze_v say_v by_o such_o sword_n man_n be_v depart_v from_o sin_n &_o from_o wicked_a company_n as_z the_o gospel_n show_v well_o there_o and_o by_o this_o sword_n sin_n be_v slay_v in_o mane_n soul_n ¶_o dives_fw-la sythen_n god_n forbid_v man_n of_o holy_a chirche_n the_o sword_n and_o shed_n of_o blood_n and_o manslaughter_n why_o slough_n saint_n peter_n ananyam_n &_o sapharyan_n his_o wife_n for_o her_o false_a covetouse_n and_o for_o her_o lesynge_n actuum_fw-la u_o ¶_o pauper_fw-la as_o the_o law_n say_v xxiij.q.viij_fw-la petrê°_n he_z slough_n they_o not_o with_o materyall_a sword_n but_o only_o by_o power_n that_o god_n gyve_v he_o to_o do_v miracle_n with_z his_o prayer_n he_o reyse_v a_o woman_n from_o dethe_v to_o life_n who_o name_n be_v tabyta_n actuum_fw-la ix_o and_o with_o word_n of_o his_o blame_a he_o take_v her_o life_n from_o ananyam_n &_o saphyram_fw-la he_o pray_v not_o for_o her_o death_n but_o only_o undername_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n &_o anon_o they_o feldowne_o deed_n by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o sword_n of_o god_n word_n that_o peter_n speak_v and_o the_o holy_a goost_n by_o peter_n for_o as_o saint_n poule_n say_v the_o sword_n of_o god_n word_n full_a often_o depart_v yâ—_z soul_n from_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o the_o word_n &_o the_o curse_v &_o underneme_v of_o holy_a man_n and_o of_o man_n of_o holy_a chirche_n be_v moche_n for_o to_o drede_v or_o clly_n by_o suffraunce_n of_o god_n anon_o as_o saint_n pater_fw-la undernam_fw-la they_o for_z they_o repent_v they_o not_o yâ—_z fiend_n sathanas_n take_v power_n over_o they_o &_o slough_n they_o bodily_a as_z he_o slough_n they_o first_o gooste_o by_o the_o sin_n of_o false_a covetyse_n caplm_n xxi_o diues_fw-la be_v it_o lawful_a in_o any_o caa_v to_o slay_v any_o man_n or_o woman_n ungylty_a ¶_o pauper_fw-la in_o no_o caa_v as_o the_o law_n say_v open_o xx.q.v_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la ¶_o dives_fw-la i_o suppose_v that_o the_o queste_n dampn_v a_o man_n that_o the_o justyce_n know_v ungylty_a shall_v not_o yâ—_z justyce_n gyve_v the_o sentence_n &_o dampne_v he_o sythen_a the_o queste_n say_v that_o he_o be_v guilty_a ¶_o pauper_fw-la god_n forbede_fw-la for_o than_o fall_v the_o justyce_n in_o manslaughter_n for_o he_o may_v by_o no_o law_n slay_v he_o that_o he_o know_v ungylty_a xxiij.q.u.si_fw-la non_fw-la ¶_o dives_fw-la what_o shall_v he_o do_v then_o ¶_o pauper_fw-la if_o he_o have_v no_o juge_n above_o he_o he_o shall_v save_v he_o by_o his_o plain_a power_n and_o if_o he_o have_v a_o juge_a above_o he_o he_z shall_v send_v the_o man_n to_o he_o &_o tell_v high_o all_o the_o â—aas_v that_o he_o may_v of_o his_o plain_n power_n delyver_v he_o &_o save_v he_o from_o yâ—_z death_n or_o ellis_fw-la seek_v some_o other_o way_n for_o to_o save_v he_o but_o he_o shall_v not_o gyve_v the_o sentence_n of_o his_o death_n pilot_n travayl_v full_a besely_a to_o save_v cryste_n from_o death_n for_o that_o he_o wyste_v he_o ungylty_a moche_n more_o a_o crysten_v juge_a aught_o to_o travail_v to_o save_v the_o innocent_n life_n who_o cryste_n buy_v with_o his_o blood_n &_o flee_v false_a sentence_n pilot_n may_v and_o ought_v by_o law_n have_v save_v cryste_n but_o for_o to_o please_v the_o people_n &_o for_o drede_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v accuse_v he_o to_o the_o emperor_n he_o follow_v their_o will_n and_o put_v cryste_n to_o the_o death_n and_o therefore_o afterward_o he_o be_v damn_a for_o the_o false_a queste_n pilot_n will_v not_o have_v damn_a he_o in_o that_o that_o he_o wist_v he_o ungylty_a but_o only_o for_o drede_v &_o to_o please_v the_o people_n he_o dampen_v he_o and_o sythen_a hethen_a law_n sledth_n no_o man_n ungylty_a moche_n more_o crysten_v law_n shall_v slay_v no_o man_n ungylty_a but_o the_o juge_n shall_v do_v all_o his_o besyne_n to_o flee_v shed_v of_o blood_n without_o guilt_n therefore_o he_o be_v make_v juge_a to_o descuse_v the_o truth_n to_o save_v the_o ungylty_a &_o to_o punysshe_v the_o guilty_a &_o to_o let_v malice_n folly_n and_o falsehood_n of_o the_o queste_n &_o of_o the_o false_a wytness_n therefore_o god_n say_v thus_o to_o every_o juge_a thou_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o voice_n of_o lesynge_n ne_z thou_o shall_v not_o joy_n ne_o thin_a honde_fw-fr to_o say_v fall_v wytnesse_n for_o the_o wicked_a man_n that_o be_v to_o say_v thou_o shall_v make_v no_o covenaunt_n to_o say_v fall_v wytnesse_n ne_o assent_v thereto_o thou_o shall_v not_o follow_v the_o people_n will_n to_o do_v any_o evil_a thing_n or_o any_o falseness_n in_o doom_n thou_o shall_v not_o assent_v to_o the_o sentence_n of_o many_o to_o go_v away_o from_o the_o truth_n exo._n
show_v it_o &_o tell_v it_o in_o my_o name_n to_o theym_v if_o i_o say_v to_o the_o wicked_a man_n yâ—_z he_o shall_v dye_v for_o his_o wyckednesse_n and_o yâ—_z tell_v he_o not_o but_o hyde_v my_o word_n &_o spekeste_v not_o to_o he_o that_o he_o may_v turn_v he_o from_o his_o wyckednesse_n &_o leave_v it_o that_z wicked_a man_n shall_v dye_v in_o his_o wyckednesse_n &_o i_o shall_v seek_v the_o blood_n &_o the_o death_n of_o he_o of_o thin_a honde_fw-fr that_o be_v to_o say_v thou_o shall_v answer_v for_o his_o death_n eccl_n three_o also_o they_o be_v thief_n of_o god_n word_n that_o prithee_o god_n word_n to_o their_o own_o worldly_a avantage_n not_o to_o the_o worshyppe_n of_o god_n ne_z to_o proufyte_n of_o man_n soul_n also_o they_o be_v thief_n of_o god_n word_n that_o alleggen_fw-mi goddess_n word_n &_o holy_a wryt_n false_o to_o mayntene_v error_n &_o heresye_n or_o sin_n or_o shrewednesse_n caplm_n four_o also_o there_o be_v a_o theeft_v of_o worldly_a good_a of_o such_o theeft_a job_n say_v agrun_n non_fw-la suum_fw-la demetunt_fw-la they_o repe_v other_o man_n field_n &_o make_v vyntage_n of_o their_o man_n wyve_n &_o take_v man_n clothing_n from_o they_o &_o late_o they_o naked_a in_o the_o cold_a winter_n &_o rob_v moderlesse_a child_n &_o poor_a wedowe_n by_o may_v &_o spoil_v &_o rob_v the_o poor_a people_n the_o thief_n say_v he_o rise_v up_o in_o the_o morrow_n &_o slee_v the_o needy_a &_o yâ—_z poor_a &_o by_o night_n he_o stele_v as_o a_o micher_n say_fw-la deê°_n inultum_fw-la abire_fw-la non_fw-la patiâ—_n job_n xxiiij_o ¶_o dives_fw-la how_o many_o spyce_n be_v there_o of_o theeft_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la full_o many_o for_o sometime_o a_o thing_n be_v steal_v preve_o without_o we_o ting_v of_o the_o lord_n or_o of_o the_o keeper_n and_o against_o their_o will_n &_o it_o be_v call_v much_o rye_n sometime_o it_o be_v do_v open_o by_o may_v &_o violence_n wit_v the_o lord_n &_o the_o keeper_n against_o their_o will_n &_o that_o be_v propre_o rapina_fw-la raveyn_fw-mi sometime_o it_o be_v do_v wit_v the_o lord_n or_o the_o keeper_n and_o a_o part_n against_o their_o will_n but_o not_o all_o against_o their_o will_n under_o certain_a condyconn_n of_o wynning_a not_o lawful_a in_o the_o taker_n &_o than_o it_o be_v call_v usura_fw-la govel_a or_o usure_v in_o englysshe_n also_o all_o manner_n unryghtfull_a occupyenge_a of_z any_o thing_n lordshyppe_n or_o any_o other_o aver_v in_o this_o world_n be_v call_v theeft_v and_o therefore_o saint_n austen_n say_v thus_o the_o thing_n that_o man_n or_o woman_n have_v by_o the_o law_n that_o be_v his_o by_o the_o law_n &_o none_o other_o man_n and_o man_n have_v by_o the_o law_n that_o he_o have_v ryghtful_o &_o he_o have_v that_o ryghtful_o that_o he_o have_v well_o and_o therefore_o say_v he_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v miss_v have_v be_v other_o man_n &_o every_o man_n have_v his_o good_a amiss_o that_o use_v his_o good_a amiss_o in_o epla_fw-la ad_fw-la macedonium_n also_o withhold_v of_o alms_n from_o the_o poor_a needy_a folk_n be_v theeft_v in_o god_n sight_n for_o the_o covetous_a rich_a man_n withdraw_v fro_o the_o poor_a folk_n that_o long_v to_o they_o &_o myspende_v the_o poor_a man_n good_a whereby_o they_o shall_v be_v sustain_v and_o therefore_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v soon_o defraud_n thou_o not_o the_o alms_n of_o the_o poor_a man_n ne_z tear_v not_o away_o thy_o eye_n from_o the_o poor_a ne_o despise_v not_o the_o hongry_a soul_n ne_o tene_fw-la ne_fw-la anger_n thou_o not_o the_o poor_a in_o his_o myscheve_fw-mi tourment_n thou_o not_o the_o herte_n of_o the_o needy_a ne_o delay_v thou_o not_o the_o gift_n from_o he_o that_o be_v in_o anguysshe_n cast_v not_o away_o the_o prayer_n of_o he_o that_o be_v dysease_v ne_o turn_v thou_o not_o thy_o face_n away_o from_o the_o helplese_v for_o wrath_n ne_o gyve_v thou_o not_o he_o that_o ax_v the_o good_a none_o occasyon_n to_o curse_v the_o behind_o the._n for_o if_o the_o poor_a man_n curse_v the_o in_o bitterness_n of_o soul_n his_o prayer_n shall_v be_v herd_n for_o he_o that_o make_v he_o shall_v hear_v he_o and_o therefore_o make_v the_o plesaunt_n in_o speech_n to_o the_o congregaconn_n of_o poor_a folk_n &_o bow_v thy_o eere_n to_o the_o poor_a without_o hevynesse_n and_o yield_v thy_o debt_n &_o answer_v peasable_a thing_n &_o mekenesse_n not_o to_o arunt_fw-la they_o ne_fw-fr rebuke_v they_o ne_fw-fr chide_v they_o but_o only_o thou_o have_v the_o more_o open_a cause_n eccl_n four_o therefore_o saint_n poule_n say_v that_o god_n love_v a_o glad_a gyver_n ¶_o dives_fw-la by_o the_o law_n of_o kind_n and_o by_o god_n law_n all_o thing_n be_v common_a and_o therefore_o say_v the_o law_n xij_o cue_n i_o dilectissimis_fw-la right_o as_o the_o air_n ne_fw-fr the_o light_n of_o the_o son_n may_v not_o be_v depart_v by_o lordshyppe_n ne_v apropr_v more_o to_o one_o person_n than_o to_o a_o other_o ne_fw-fr to_o one_o college_n more_o than_o to_o a_o neither_o no_o more_o shall_v other_o thing_n that_o be_v give_v common_o to_o help_v of_o mankind_n be_v depart_v by_o lordshyppe_n ne_o apropr_v more_o to_o one_o than_o to_o a_o other_o but_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v common_a and_o therefore_o we_o rede_v actuum_fw-la four_o that_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o holy_a chirche_n all_o thing_n be_v common_a to_o the_o multytude_n of_o crysten_v people_n and_o against_o law_n of_o kind_n be_v no_o dyspensaconn_n distinc_fw-la xiij_o s._n i._n why_o bad_a god_n than_o that_o man_n shall_v not_o steel_n since_o all_o thing_n be_v common_a to_o good_a man_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la by_o god_n law_n all_o thing_n be_v common_a to_o good_a man_n for_o as_o saint_n austen_n say_v oia_n sunt_fw-la iustorum_fw-la all_o thyngis_n be_v yâ—_z right_n full_a man_n but_o as_o yâ—_z law_n say_v xij_o cue_n i_o dilectissimis_fw-la dyvysyon_n &_o property_n of_o lordship_n be_v make_v among_o mankind_n by_o wyckednesse_n of_o false_a covetyse_n both_o of_o rich_a &_o of_o poor_a for_o the_o rich_a draw_v to_o themselves_o that_o long_v to_o other_o for_o why_o all_o that_o the_o rich_a man_n have_v pass_v his_o honest_a lyve_v after_o the_o degree_n of_o his_o dyspensaconn_n it_o be_v other_o man_n &_o not_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v gyve_v full_o hear_v reken_v thereof_o at_o the_o day_n of_o doom_n when_o god_n shall_v say_v to_o he_o red_a racionem_fw-la villicaconâ—s_fw-la tue_o yield_v acounte_v of_o thy_o balye_n for_o rich_a man_n &_o lord_n in_o this_o world_n be_v god_n balyfe_n and_o god_n reve_n to_o ordain_v for_o the_o poor_a folk_n &_o to_o sustain_v they_o and_o therefore_o say_v saint_n poule_n habentes_fw-la alimenta_fw-la et_fw-la quibus_fw-la tegamur_fw-la hijs_fw-la â—tenti_fw-la simus_fw-la if_o we_o have_v nedeful_a lyvelode_n &_o hel_v be_v we_o pay_v therewith_o &_o coveyte_v we_o no_o more_o also_o poor_a folk_n be_v not_o pay_v with_o suffycyent_a lyve_v but_o covete_fw-la more_o than_o theym_n need_v and_o for_o covetyse_v more_o than_o for_o need_n take_v thing_n again_o the_o lord_n will_v in_o hynder_v of_o he_o &_o of_o other_o that_o be_v more_o needy_a &_o shall_v be_v help_v thereby_o and_o therefore_o god_n forbid_v all_o manner_n theeft_v that_o man_n shall_v take_v no_o thing_n for_o any_o miss_v covetyse_n against_o the_o lord_n will_n caplm_n u_o diues_fw-la sythen_a all_o thing_n be_v common_a by_o god_n law_n &_o by_o law_n of_o kind_n how_o may_v any_o 〈◊〉_d be_v lord_n of_o any_o thing_n more_o than_o a_o other_o man_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la there_o be_v lordship_n of_o kind_n &_o there_o be_v lordship_n of_o this_o world_n ground_v only_o in_o covese_n &_o there_o be_v lordship_n of_o dyspensaconn_n &_o of_o governaunce_n &_o so_o joseph_n the_o soon_o of_o jacob_n be_v call_v lord_n of_o egypt_n gen_n xlu_o the_o first_o lordship_n be_v common_a to_o every_o good_a man_n &_o woman_n for_o kind_n make_v all_o man_n even_o in_o lordship_n and_o in_o token_n thereof_o both_o lord_n &_o servant_n free_a &_o bind_v rich_a &_o poor_a come_v in_o to_o this_o world_n naked_a &_o poor_a and_o go_v hen_n naked_a &_o poor_a nought_o they_o bring_v with_o they_o but_o weep_a sob_n be_v &_o sorrow_n and_o bear_v no_o thing_n with_o they_o but_o there_o good_a dede_n or_o wicked_a the_o lordship_n of_o this_o world_n be_v suffrable_a &_o worshipful_a for_o as_o saint_n poule_n say_v omnis_fw-la potestas_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la en_fw-fr every_o power_n &_o lordship_n in_o this_o world_n come_v of_o god_n and_o therefore_o he_o byd_v that_o every_o man_n and_o woman_n shall_v be_v suget_n &_o meek_a to_o yâ—_z lordship_n above_o they_o for_o though_o the_o covetyse_n and_o wyckednesse_n that_o lord_n &_o rich_a man_n ground_n theym_a in_o be_v
be_v without_o penance_n or_o sorrow_n and_o contrycyon_n for_o his_o lynne_n and_o all_o that_o be_v assent_v to_o false_a wytnesse_n &_o to_o perjury_n shall_v do_v the_o same_o penance_n ibiden_v the_o word_n of_o wytnesse_n shall_v be_v take_v to_o the_o best_a understand_v &_o mooste_o benygne_a extra_n li._n ij.ti_fw-la de_fw-fr testibus_fw-la ca._n cum_fw-la tu_fw-la the_o wytnesse_n that_o ayensayth_v himself_o be_v of_o no_o credence_n extra_n li._n ij_o ti.de_a ê“bacionib_n ca._n licet_fw-la man_n shall_v stand_v to_o the_o first_o speech_n that_o man_n or_o woman_n say_v in_o his_o cause_n if_o he_o varye_v a_o other_o time_n e._n ti_o per_fw-la tuas_fw-la if_o the_o wytnesse_n by_o dystracconn_n say_v amiss_o it_o be_v leful_a to_o he_o anon_o to_o amend_v his_o speech_n but_o if_o he_o abide_v with_o a_o interuall_a though_o he_o change_v his_o word_n &_o amend_v it_o he_z shall_v not_o be_v accept_v ne_fw-fr herd_n extra_n li._n ij.ti_fw-la de_fw-fr testibus_fw-la cogendis_fw-la ca._n preterea_fw-la wytnesse_n in_o doom_n shall_v not_o be_v herd_n against_o he_o that_o be_v absent_a but_z he_o be_v obstynate_a and_o will_v not_o come_v extra_n de_fw-fr testibus_fw-la ca._n ij_o he_o that_o say_v first_o the_o treuth_n must_v be_v take_v for_o one_o wytnesse_v e.ti._n in_o omni_fw-la if_o a_o man_n have_v swear_v to_o the_o party_n not_o to_o bear_v wytnesse_n of_o the_o treuth_n with_o the_o other_o party_n his_o oath_n be_v unlefull_a and_o therefore_o not_o withstand_v his_o oath_n he_o may_v bear_v wytnesse_n of_o the_o treuth_n e_o intumavit_fw-la no_o man_n shall_v bear_v wytnesse_n to_o a_o other_o in_o his_o cause_n if_o he_o have_v the_o same_o cause_n or_o any_o like_o that_o to_o speed_n for_o himself_o for_o such_o a_o person_n be_v suspect_v that_o he_o will_v do_v favour_n to_o a_o other_o man_n cause_n to_o have_v he_o favourable_a to_o he_o in_o his_o cause_n e.ti._fw-la personas_fw-la no_o man_n wytnesse_n shall_v be_v resceyve_v 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