the_o friar_n be_v not_o liegeman_n to_o the_o king_n 23._o ne_o subject_n to_o his_o law_n for_o though_o they_o stealen_v man_n child_n to_o enter_v into_o their_o order_n it_o be_v say_v there_o go_v no_o law_n upon_o they_o friar_n 27._o saien_v apert_o that_o if_o the_o king_n and_o lord_n and_o other_o man_n stonden_v thus_o against_o their_o beg_n and_o other_o thing_n friar_n will_v go_v out_o of_o the_o land_n and_o come_v again_o with_o bright_a head_n and_o look_v whether_o this_o be_v treason_n or_o no_o friart_n article_n faynen_n that_o though_o a_o abbot_n and_o all_o his_o covent_n be_v open_a traitor_n yet_o the_o king_n may_v not_o take_v from_o they_o a_o half_a penny_n friar_n ibid._n also_o destroyen_fw-mi the_o article_n of_o christian_a faith_n i_o belief_n a_o common_a or_o general_a church_n for_o they_o teachen_fw-ge that_o thâ—_n man_n that_o shall_v be_v damn_v be_v member_n of_o holy_a church_n and_o thus_o they_o wedden_a christ_n and_o the_o devil_n 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