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curate_n or_o any_o other_o clerk_n or_o prelate_n mysuse_v the_o benefyce_n in_o which_o he_o be_v patron_n he_o aught_o to_o amend_v they_o in_o fair_a manner_n if_o he_o may_v and_o if_o he_o may_v not_o he_o ought_v to_o tell_v the_o bysshop_n thereof_o or_o some_o of_o his_o offycer_n to_o who_o long_v the_o correcconn_n of_o such_o default_n and_o if_o the_o bysshop_n do_v not_o his_o devour_n ne_o his_o offyceres_n he_o shall_v tell_v it_o to_o the_o archebysshop_n and_o but_o he_o do_v he_o devour_v he_o shall_v tell_v it_o to_o king_n xvi.q.vij_fw-la filijs_fw-la and_o therefore_o man_n of_o holy_a chirche_n that_o be_v avauncâ—d_v by_o their_o patron_n must_v nede_o do_v they_o patron_n worship_n &_o have_v theym_a in_o reverence_n by_o way_n or_o kyndenes_n &_o for_o need_v of_o help_n to_o be_v maynten_v in_o their_o â—yght_n and_o also_o for_o drede_v of_o thâ—r_a offence_n for_o if_o they_o mysbere_v they_o there_z patron_n may_v depryve_v they_o of_o their_o benefyce_n 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mass_n in_o one_o day_n extra_n li.iij_fw-la de_fw-fr celebracome_a missarum_fw-la consuluisti_fw-la and_o when_o the_o patron_n present_v a_o person_n to_o the_o bysshop_n which_o person_n he_o will_v avaunce_v the_o bysshop_n be_v bind_v to_o resceyve_v that_o person_n but_o if_o he_o be_v prove_v &_o know_v for_o a_o wicked_a man_n and_o unable_a xvi.q.vij_fw-la monasterium_fw-la also_o yâ—_z patron_n may_v in_o his_o foundacyon_n before_o the_o hallow_a of_o the_o chirche_n reserve_v to_o he_o a_o certain_a rend_v by_o year_n by_o assent_n of_o the_o bysshop_n to_o resceyve_v it_o of_o yâ—_z chirche_fw-fr exit_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la pat_o â—_o t._n pnterea_fw-la et_fw-la hostiensis_fw-la in_o sum_fw-la sva_fw-la li._n iij_o e._n ti_o â—_o also_o if_o a_o prelate_n be_v choose_v in_o a_o chirche_n collegyat_fw-la as_z in_o aâ—â—_n abby_n pryory_n hartry_n he_o shall_v by_o yâ—_z law_n be_v present_v to_o â—he_n patron_n or_o that_o he_o be_v conferm_v &_o if_o he_o be_v unable_a 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that_o prayer_n be_v a_o great_a gracious_a gift_n of_o god_n for_o as_o the_o clerk_n say_v holy_a prayer_n be_v a_o styenge_a up_o of_o mane_n &_o womanne_n herte_a to_o god_n oracio_fw-la est_fw-la ascensus_fw-la mentis_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la and_o that_o may_v no_o man_n have_v without_o specyall_a gift_n of_o god_n for_o cryste_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n that_o there_o come_v no_o man_n to_o he_o but_o the_o fader_fw-mi of_o heaven_n draw_v he_o by_o inward_a gooste_o mocyon_n that_o be_v inward_a devocyon_n and_o without_o this_o inward_a devocyon_n the_o prayer_n of_o mouth_n be_v right_a nought_o worth_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v good_a some_o time_n to_o gyve_v alms_n to_o a_o good_a priest_n which_o have_v need_n of_o alms_n to_o meve_v he_o to_o pray_v for_o you_o that_o you_o may_v have_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n &_o sweetness_n in_o he_o by_o yâ—_z prayer_n of_o the_o priest_n &_o your_o alms_n natheles_o you_o shall_v not_o gyve_v he_o alms_n to_o constrain_v he_o to_o 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charyte_n and_z deep_a ground_v in_o false_a covetyse_n &_o it_o be_v theeft_v &_o sacrylege_n in_o that_o yâ—_z they_o so_o mynystre_n the_o good_n of_o the_o poor_a folk_n &_o sell_v theym_a away_o by_o which_o good_n the_o poor_a folk_n shall_v be_v holpen_v and_o so_o both_o the_o bier_n &_o the_o seller_n do_v sacrylege_n for_o these_o cause_n &_o many_o moo_o selling_n &_o byenge_a of_o such_o lyveraunce_n be_v utter_o forboden_v by_o the_o law_n of_o holy_a chirche_n in_o constitucionibus_fw-la octo_fw-la bon_fw-fr ca._n volentes_fw-la caplm_n xxiiij_o diues_fw-la be_v usurye_n and_o gonell_n any_o spyce_v of_o theeft_a ¶_o ê“auê“_n in_o case_n it_o be_v full_a great_a theeft_n ¶_o dives_fw-la what_o be_v
so_o moche_n which_o gaaf_n he_o but_o a_o shete_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o i_o understande_v the_o world_n which_o worldly_a man_n love_v so_o moche_n yâ—_z for_o love_v thereof_o they_o travail_n night_n &_o day_n &_o put_v they_o in_o peryl_n of_o body_n &_o soul_n &_o oft_o less_o themselves_o both_o body_n &_o soul_n and_o yet_o at_o the_o last_o end_v unnethe_n gyve_v it_o to_o they_o a_o shete_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o for_o many_o of_o they_o when_o they_o die_v have_v less_o than_o nought_o and_o if_o they_o have_v aught_o yet_o their_o executour_n will_v say_v yâ—_z they_o have_v nought_o &_o that_o they_o owe_v more_o than_o they_o have_v by_o the_o second_o friend_n that_o go_v with_o he_o to_o the_o yate_fw-mi i_o understande_v a_o man_n wife_n his_o child_n &_o his_o bodily_a friend_n and_o a_o womannes_n husbonde_n she_o child_n &_o her_o bodily_a friend_n which_o when_o they_o be_v deed_n shall_v go_v with_o they_o on_o way_n to_o the_o yate_fw-mi &_o bring_v they_o to_o their_o grave_a &_o per_fw-la aventure_n stand_v and_o weep_v on_o they_o but_o be_v man_n or_o woman_n deed_n &_o doluen_n under_o clay_n he_o be_v soon_o forgeten_v &_o out_o of_o mind_n pass_v away_o be_v the_o bell_n ring_v and_o the_o mass_n song_n he_o be_v soon_o forgeten_v vnnethes_n shall_v he_o find_v one_o friend_n that_o will_v sing_v for_o he_o one_o mass_n unnethe_n in_o the_o year_n by_o the_o thrydde_v friend_n which_o he_o love_v so_o lytell_a and_o which_o halpe_v he_o at_o his_o need_n i_o understande_v almesdede_n which_o the_o worldly_a covetouse_n man_n love_v full_a lytyll_o and_o yet_o at_o the_o dredeful_a doom_n when_o they_o shall_v stand_v at_o the_o bar_n before_o the_o soverayne_n juge_a cryste_n ihesn_a than_o alms_n deed_n shall_v be_v the_o best_a friend_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v for_o that_o shall_v speak_v for_o theym_n and_o pray_v for_o theym_n and_o save_v theym_a if_o they_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o therefore_o solomon_n say_v conclude_v elemosmam_fw-la in_o sinu_fw-la pauperis_fw-la et_fw-la ipsa_fw-la pro_fw-la te_fw-la exorabit_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la malo_fw-la ecclesiastici_fw-la xxix_o therefore_o leave_v friend_n do_v you_o as_o tobye_n teach_v his_o soon_o exit_fw-la substancia_fw-la tua_fw-la fac_fw-la elemosinam_fw-la do_v alms_n of_o thy_o good_a and_o of_o thy_o cattle_n and_o will_v thou_o turn_v away_o thy_o face_n from_o any_o poor_a man_n and_z as_o thou_o may_v be_v thou_o mercyable_a if_o thou_o have_v moche_n gyve_v thou_o moche_n but_o and_o if_o thou_o have_v but_o lytell_a study_n thou_o to_o gyve_v lytell_fw-mi with_o good_a will_n for_o than_o thou_o tresoure_v to_o the_o a_o great_a gift_n in_o the_o day_n of_o need_n for_o alms_n delyver_v soul_n from_o every_o sin_n &_o from_o death_n and_o suffer_v not_o the_o soul_n to_o go_v in_o to_o derkenesse_n thobie_n four_o caplm_n xiij_o diues_fw-la to_o who_o shall_v i_o do_v my_o alms_n ¶_o pauper_fw-la doo_n as_o cryste_n byd_v in_o the_o 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pomp_n for_o glotonye_n for_o lechery_n or_o to_o gete_v they_o a_o great_a worldly_a name_n but_z pryncypaly_a for_o to_o nourysshe_v pease_n &_o charyte_n &_o in_o token_n that_o feest_fw-mi be_v make_v with_o good_a entenconn_n both_o to_o rich_a &_o poor_a be_v plesaunt_n to_o god_n cryste_n call_v we_o all_o rich_a &_o poor_a to_o yâ—_z endless_a fee_v and_o cryste_n himself_o though_o he_o be_v poor_a in_o our_o manhede_v he_o be_v not_o feeble_a blind_a ne_fw-fr halt_v when_o yâ—_z pharisee_v to_o who_o he_o say_v though_o word_n bid_v he_o to_o mete_v ne_o when_o he_o be_v at_o the_o brydales_n with_o his_o mod_n in_o the_o chain_n of_o galyle_n ne_o when_o mary_n magdaleyn_n &_o her_o sister_n martha_n &_o zacheus_n make_v he_o great_a feste_n &_o yet_o they_o be_v praise_v of_o cryste_n for_o their_o dede_n &_o all_o that_o feed_v cryste_n &_o his_o apostle_n &_o his_o dyscyple_n when_o they_o go_v about_o the_o world_n preaching_n &_o teching_n be_v praise_v and_o yet_o 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