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friar_n preacher_n syward_a paris_n langley_n item_n 4._o minorite_n foluile_n carlel_n frisley_n bernwel_n item_n augustine_n friar_n four_o ashborne_n bowkyn_n woldley_n hornyngton_n item_n carmelites_n 4._o glanuile_n dis_n loney_n kynnyngham_n item_n monk_n 4._o well_n ramsey_n bloxam_n marton_n item_n doctor_n of_o the_o canon_n and_o civil_a law_n 14._o appelby_n waltrom_n baketon_n chadesden_n tregision_n stow_n blaunchard_n rocombey_n lidford_n welbourne_n flayneburgh_n motrum_fw-la brandon_n and_o prophet_n item_n bachelor_n of_o divinity_n 6._o humbleton_n pickweche_n lindlow_n which_o chiselden_n tomson_n the_o article_n of_o john_n wickleffe_n here_o above_o specify_v whereof_o some_o be_v 10._o which_o be_v by_o these_o friar_n condemn_v as_o heretical_a yâ—_z rest_n as_o erroneous_a here_o in_o order_n follow_v and_o be_v these_o although_o it_o may_v be_v think_v that_o some_o of_o they_o be_v make_v worse_o by_o their_o sinister_a collect_v than_o he_o mean_v they_o 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and_o evil_a man_n &_o consequent_o a_o member_n of_o the_o devil_n he_o have_v no_o power_n by_o any_o manner_n of_o mean_n give_v unto_o he_o over_o faithful_a christian_n except_o peradventure_o it_o be_v give_v he_o from_o the_o emperor_n 8._o that_o since_o the_o time_n of_o urbane_n the_o 6._o there_o be_v none_o to_o be_v receive_v for_o pope_n but_o to_o live_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o greek_n every_o man_n under_o his_o own_o law_n 9_o deserve_v to_o be_v against_o the_o scripture_n that_o ecclesiastical_a minister_n shall_v have_v any_o temporal_a possession_n ¶_o the_o other_o article_n of_o john_n wickleffe_n condemn_v as_o erroneous_a 10_o that_o no_o prelate_n ought_v to_o excommunicate_v any_o man_n except_o he_o know_v he_o first_o to_o be_v excommunicate_a of_o god_n 11._o that_o he_o which_o do_v so_o excommunicate_a any_o man_n be_v thereby_o himself_o either_o a_o heretic_n or_o excommunicate_v 12._o that_o a_o prelate_n or_o bishop_n excommunicate_v any_o of_o the_o clergy_n which_o have_v appeal_v to_o the_o king_n or_o to_o the_o counsel_n be_v thereby_o himself_o a_o traitor_n to_o the_o king_n and_o realm_n 13._o that_o all_o such_o which_o do_v leave_v of_o preach_v or_o hear_n the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n for_o scare_v of_o excommunication_n they_o be_v already_o excommunicate_v and_o in_o that_o day_n of_o judgement_n shall_v be_v count_v as_o traitor_n unto_o god_n 14._o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o any_o man_n either_o deacon_n or_o priest_n to_o preach_v the_o word_n of_o god_n without_o the_o authority_n or_o licence_n of_o the_o apostolic_a sea_n or_o any_o other_o of_o his_o catholic_n 15._o aforesaid_a that_o so_o long_o as_o a_o man_n be_v in_o deadly_a sin_n he_o be_v neither_o bishop_n nor_o prelate_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n 16._o above_o also_o that_o the_o temporal_a lord_n may_v according_a to_o their_o own_o will_n and_o discretion_n take_v away_o the_o temporal_a good_n from_o the_o church_n man_n whensoever_o they_o do_v offend_v 17._o that_o tenthes_o be_v pure_a almose_n and_o that_o the_o parishioner_n may_v for_o the_o offence_n of_o their_o curate_n detain_v and_o keep_v they_o back_o &_o bestow_v they_o upon_o other_o at_o their_o own_o will_n and_o pleasure_n 18._o also_o that_o all_o special_a prayer_n apply_v to_o any_o private_a or_o particular_a person_n by_o any_o prelate_n or_o religious_a man_n do_v no_o more_o profit_v the_o same_o parson_n then_o general_a or_o universal_a prayer_n do_v profit_v other_o which_o be_v in_o like_a case_n or_o state_n unto_o he_o 19_o moreover_o in_o that_o any_o man_n do_v enter_v into_o any_o private_a religion_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v he_o be_v thereby_o make_v the_o more_o unapt_a and_o unable_a to_o observe_v and_o keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n 20._o that_o holy_a man_n which_o have_v institute_v private_a religion_n whatsoever_o they_o be_v as_o well_o such_o as_o be_v endue_v and_o possess_v as_o also_o the_o order_n of_o beg_a friar_n have_v no_o possession_n in_o so_o do_v have_v greevous_o offend_v 21._o that_o religious_a man_n be_v in_o their_o private_a religion_n be_v not_o of_o the_o christian_a religion_n 22._o that_o friar_n be_v bind_v to_o get_v their_o live_n by_o the_o labour_n of_o their_o hand_n and_o not_o by_o beg_v 23._o that_o whosoever_o do_v geve_v any_o almose_n unto_o friar_n or_o to_o any_o beg_a obseruaunt_n be_v accurse_v or_o in_o danger_n thereof_o ¶_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o archbishop_n direct_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n against_o wickleffe_n and_o his_o adherentes_fw-la william_n by_o god_n permission_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n wickliff_n metropolitan_a of_o all_o england_n and_o of_o the_o apostolical_a sea_n legate_n to_o our_o reverend_a brother_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n bishop_n of_o london_n salutation_n the_o prelate_n of_o the_o church_n ought_v to_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o vigilant_a and_o attentive_a about_o 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