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by_o due_a obedience_n perform_v and_o fulfil_v what_o so_o ever_o i_o bid_v and_o command_v you_o and_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n do_v our_o savioure_n prefer_v in_o room_n and_o office_n saint_n peter_n that_o be_v call_v /_o simon_n /_o which_o by_o interpretation_n be_v as_o moche_v to_o say_v as_o obedience_n and_o sure_o natural_a parent_n do_v commune_o favour_n most_o and_o prefer_v their_o most_o obedient_a child_n and_o so_o do_v master_n and_o maystress_n /_o lord_n and_o lady_n among_o their_o servant_n /_o so_o folowethe_v that_o obedience_n be_v profitable_a unto_o the_o increase_v of_o the_o worldly_a substance_n or_o good_n necessary_a unto_o our_o daily_a lyve_v ¶_o of_o the_o second_o profit_n or_o fruit_n of_o obedience_n the_o xvi_o
and_o sore_o deceyve_v for_o many_o subject_n do_v think_v very_o they_o be_v discharge_v clere_o in_o conscience_n when_o they_o have_v licence_n of_o the_o sovereyne_n so_o to_o use_v the_o money_n receyve_v and_o get_v as_o before_o be_v say_v /_o as_o though_o the_o sovereyne_n may_v gyve_v they_o such_o licence_n for_o they_o do_v byleve_v the_o sovereyne_n have_v power_n to_o gyve_v that_o licence_n /_o and_o therein_o i_o say_v they_o be_v deceyve_v for_o of_o truth_n and_o sure_a certente_n they_o have_v no_o such_o power_n /_o ne_z may_v gyve_v any_o such_o licence_n will_v you_o have_v a_o sure_a proof_n thereof_o take_v heed_n what_o the_o pope_n say_v in_o the_o law_n before_o rehearse_v wylfull_a poverte_a void_a of_o all_o propriete_a /_o be_v say_v the_o pope_n in_o lybe_o manner_n as_o be_v chastite_n so_o annex_v /_o knit_v /_o and_o join_v unto_o the_o rule_n of_o religious_a ê‘sone_n that_o contrary_a thereunto_o the_o pope_n himself_o may_v not_o gyve_v licence_n 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or_o think_v that_o the_o licence_n of_o the_o sovereyne_n be_v sufficient_a to_o discharge_v conscience_n /_o in_o that_o thing_n /_o nor_o yet_o any_o other_o thing_n /_o that_o the_o sovereyne_n may_v not_o lawful_o do_v themselves_o for_o such_o licence_n be_v but_o a_o colour_n and_o cloak_n of_o damnable_a propriete_n and_o yet_o will_v never_o the_o pope_n have_v prohibit_v /_o and_z forboden_a such_o licence_n except_o the_o sovereyne_n by_o ignorant_a or_o blind_a presumption_n may_v or_o have_v unlawful_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o gyve_v such_o unlawful_a /_o and_z damnable_a licence_n here_o you_o must_v take_v good_a heed_n unto_o the_o subtle_a reason_n /_o that_o as_o i_o have_v herd_n many_o person_n do_v make_v in_o this_o byhalfe_n objection_n sir_n say_v they_o may_v not_o the_o sovereyne_n gyve_v licence_n /_o and_o also_o command_v the_o subject_n to_o buy_v /_o or_o sell_v thing_n necessary_a /_o and_o to_o have_v thereunto_o the_o custody_n /_o and_o ministration_n of_o money_n i_o must_v need_v grant_n answer_n for_o it_o be_v truth_n the_o sovereyne_n may_v so_o do_v why_o than_o say_v they_o may_v not_o my_o sovereine_n gyve_v i_o licence_n to_o be_v a_o keeper_n of_o money_n /_o and_z therewith_o to_o buy_v that_o be_v necessary_a /_o for_o myself_o so_o that_o i_o make_v account_v thereof_o at_o the_o year_n end_v /_o or_o when_o i_o be_o command_v objection_n answer_n unto_o this_o i_o mâ—â—e_v answer_n /_o that_o the_o matter_n be_v nothing_o like_o /_o and_z therefore_o the_o late_a do_v not_o follow_v of_o that_o go_v before_o for_o the_o pope_n /_o and_o the_o hole_n church_n have_v in_o the_o law_n before_o rehearse_v make_v plain_a determination_n /_o and_o declare_v that_o any_o religious_a ê‘sone_n may_v lawful_o for_o any_o office_n or_o common_a ministration_n appoint_v or_o command_v by_o the_o sovereine_a bye_o or_o sell_v for_o the_o common_a use_n /_o &_o ê‘fecte_v of_o the_o monastery_n /_o &_o for_o the_o necessary_n of_o the_o covent_n &_o so_o may_v he_o buy_v or_o sell_v for_o himself_o as_o for_o one_o of_o the_o hole_n covent_n but_o thereof_o do_v not_o follow_v /_o that_o he_o by_o any_o licence_n may_v have_v lawful_o any_o money_n /_o or_z any_o thing_n else_o therw_v t_o to_o bye_o /_o they_o /_o or_o make_v ê“uision_n for_o himself_o as_o for_o himself_o alone_o for_o so_o be_v that_o use_n of_o money_n /_o or_z of_o any_o thing_n else_o no_o common_a office_n ne_o ministry_n /_o but_o a_o private_a use_n at_o self_n will_v /_o appetite_n and_o pleasure_n which_o thing_n be_v forboden_v in_o the_o say_a law_n as_o propriete_n and_o yet_o that_o account_v they_o speak_v of_o i_o mean_v of_o the_o stipend_n and_o labour_n of_o every_o singular_a ê‘sone_n in_o the_o monastery_n be_v never_o make_v ne_o ever_o ask_v they_o do_v use_n in_o some_o monastery_n to_o show_v unto_o the_o sovereyne_n once_o a_o year_n /_o by_o word_n or_o write_v of_o their_o astate_n and_o in_o what_o condition_n they_o been_v /_o that_z be_v to_o say_v what_o thing_n they_o have_v in_o their_o possession_n or_o custody_n /_o in_o mo_z in_z money_z plate_n /_o or_o other_o good_n /_o and_z of_o their_o dette_n other_o to_o be_v pay_v or_o to_o be_v receyve_v and_o those_o that_o have_v key_n of_o office_n to_o delyver_v they_o for_o the_o time_n /_o and_o soon_o after_o to_o receyve_v all_o again_o under_o a_o new_a licence_n /_o and_o go_v forth_o as_o they_o do_v before_o into_o more_o sin_n and_o more_o deep_a danger_n for_o after_o the_o mind_n and_o write_v of_o the_o reverend_a father_n and_o doctor_n johannes_n tritemnius_n a_o abbotte_n they_o be_v all_o excommunicate_a and_o accurse_a and_o for_o a_o certeynte_n /_o that_o be_v troth_n /_o in_o such_o place_n that_o do_v exercise_n and_o continue_v that_o custom_n that_o he_o speak_v of_o for_o he_o say_v that_o the_o abbotte_n /_o prelate_n /_o and_o sovereyne_n in_o diverse_a in_o diverse_a place_n of_o religion_n do_v every_o year_n at_o two_o solemn_a time_n open_o curse_v all_o religious_a proprietary_n and_o there_o therefore_o they_o must_v need_v be_v excommunicate_a /_o for_z in_o deed_n /_o the_o sovereyne_n of_o religion_n have_v power_n by_o the_o common_a law_n so_o to_o curse_v tuas_fw-la ex._n de_fw-fr offici_fw-la ordina_fw-la ca._n ab_fw-la ecclesiastic_a et_fw-fr de_fw-fr symonia_fw-la ca._n sicut_fw-la tuas_fw-la and_o therefore_o take_v this_o for_o a_o plain_a conclusion_n of_o truth_n /_o that_o the_o sovereyne_n have_v no_o power_n to_o gyve_v that_o licence_n and_o liberte_n of_o such_o private_a and_o self_a ministration_n as_o be_v use_v in_o many_o monastery_n or_o rather_o mysuse_v and_o so_o be_v that_o excuse_n all_o void_a /_o deceyvable_a /_o and_o a_o damnable_a blindness_n /_o to_o say_v /_o my_o sovereyne_n do_v dispense_v with_o i_o /_o my_o sovereyne_n do_v gyve_v i_o licence_v /_o i_o do_v nothing_o but_o after_o my_o sovereynes_n mind_n and_o will_v /_o whereunto_o i_o be_o profess_v /_o my_o sovereine_n must_v answer_v for_o i_o /_o i_o trust_v i_o be_o so_o discharge_v in_o conscience_n /_o well_o say_v i_o /_o this_o must_v i_o need_v grant_v for_o a_o troth_n /_o that_o the_o sovereyne_n must_v answer_v for_o the_o subject_n but_o i_o will_v not_o grant_v that_o the_o commandment_n /_o or_o the_o licence_n of_o the_o sovereyne_a /_o may_v discharge_v the_o subject_n in_o conscience_n /_o ne_o yet_o excuse_v the_o subject_n from_o sin_n and_o the_o peyne_n thereof_o /_o except_o that_o commandment_n &_o licence_n be_v lawful_a /_o &_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o sovereyne_n but_o as_o be_v say_v no_o sovereine_n /_o nor_o yet_o the_o pope_n himself_o may_v gyve_v licence_n /_o that_o any_o religious_a person_n ê“fess_v by_o solemn_a vow_n may_v have_v or_o use_v any_o ê“priete_n ¶_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o this_o term_n propriete_a the_o xi_o chapitre_fw-fr and_o what_o sir_n say_v they_o do_v you_o call_v propriete_a what_o thing_n be_v that_o ê“priete_n for_o so_o they_o speak_v commune_o and_o do_v write_v that_o word_n /_o that_o i_o write_v /_o and_o call_v propriete_a tell_v we_o what_o thing_n it_o be_v /_o what_o you_o mean_v thereby_o /_o &_o how_o we_o may_v know_v or_o conjecture_v when_o we_o do_v fall_n in_o the_o danger_n of_o that_o propriete_a here_o now_o shall_v follow_v /_o after_o the_o learn_v of_o doctoures_fw-la /_o and_o also_o by_o reason_n ground_v upon_o auctorite_n the_o determination_n of_o propriete_a /_o what_o thing_n it_o be_v /_o &_o what_o the_o term_n do_v mean_a second_o /_o shall_v follow_v the_o cause_n or_o occasion_n of_o propriete_n and_o thyrde_o /_o the_o remedy_n for_o the_o same_o and_o last_o how_o every_o thing_n among_o religious_a person_n in_o
be_v it_o that_o the_o pope_n &_o the_o universal_a church_n may_v for_o a_o cause_n reasonable_a after_o some_o doctores_fw-la dispense_v with_o a_o religious_a ê‘sone_fw-mi for_o his_o religion_n /_o &_o so_o make_v of_o a_o religious_a ê‘sone_fw-mi a_o ê‘sone_n secular_a /_o as_z he_o be_v before_o but_o that_o be_v nat_n or_o shall_v not_o be_v moche_o use_v and_o therefore_o as_o i_o say_v this_o chastite_n be_v undispensable_a for_o his_o manner_n of_o chastite_n /_o as_o well_o as_o be_v obedience_n /_o &_o wylfull_a poverte_a be_v unto_o every_o religious_a ê‘sone_n essential_a that_o be_v to_o say_v wtout_o which_o thing_n no_o ê‘sone_n may_v be_v a_o ê‘sone_fw-mi religious_a no_o more_o than_o a_o man_n without_o a_o reasonable_a soul_n may_v be_v a_o man_n when_o i_o speak_v here_o of_o a_o ê‘sone_n /_o or_o person_n religious_a /_o i_o mean_v such_o ê‘sone_n as_o be_v ê“fess_v by_o solemn_a vow_n which_o in_o the_o common_a canon_n law_n be_v call_v monk_n ¶_o of_o the_o praise_n and_o perfect_v of_o chastite_n the_o three_o be_v chapitre_fw-fr this_o manner_n of_o chastite_n without_o any_o vow_n /_o but_o pure_o keep_v and_o ê‘fourm_v in_o effect_n /_o as_o it_o be_v many_o year_n as_o we_o show_v before_o be_v a_o noble_a virtue_n /_o moche_n pleasant_a unto_o our_o lord_n /_o and_z of_o great_a ê“fecte_n /_o &_o high_a merit_n to_o the_o self_n ê‘sones_o for_o it_o do_v make_v man_n familiar_a with_o god_n as_o angellê_n be_v if_o they_o have_v also_o other_o virtue_n accord_v for_o the_o chaste_a ê‘sone_fw-mi do_v nothing_o or_a but_o lytell_a in_o manner_n diffre_v from_o angel_n in_o the_o virtue_n /_o althoghe_o angel_n moche_n do_v exceed_v in_o felicity_n and_o chastite_n also_o do_v vanquish_v /_o and_o put_v the_o dyvel_a unto_o flight_n more_o strong_o &_o myghte_o than_o other_o virtue_n and_o chastite_n do_v very_o rede_o pmpare_v and_o open_v the_o way_n in_o man_n soul_n unto_o all_o other_o virtue_n and_o where_o man_n by_o sin_n be_v thrall_n &_o bond_n unto_o sensualite_n this_o virtue_n of_o chastite_n do_v help_v he_o well_o unto_o freedom_n &_o liberte_fw-fr and_o it_o also_o do_v garnysshe_v /_o apparel_fw-mi &_o make_v goodly_a the_o soul_n wtinforth_o /_o &_o make_v it_o like_v unto_o the_o kyngê_n dogther_o of_o bless_v marvelous_a fresshe_o &_o pleasaunt_o faustum_n contra_fw-la faustum_n &_o therefore_o saint_n augustyne_n /_o do_v call_v chastite_n the_o pulcritude_n /_o fayrne_v &_o beaute_fw-la of_o the_o soul_n yet_o natwithstand_v this_o chastite_n that_o we_o do_v describe_v &_o intreate-entreprised_n /_o take_v /_o &_o ê“myse_v by_o solemn_a vow_n be_v moche_n above_o &_o of_o more_o high_a meryte_v /_o &_o reward_n because_o of_o the_o vow_n than_o be_v any_o other_o chastite_n and_o therefore_o the_o ghostly_a enemy_n be_v more_o busy_a &_o laborious_a to_o assail_v /_o trouble_v /_o &_o destroy_v this_o chastite_n /_o than_o any_o other_o matth._n supra_fw-la matth._n saint_n augustine_n say_v 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have_v themselves_o with_o more_o deligency_n /_o in_o await_v for_o the_o custody_n and_o keep_n of_o chastite_n /_o and_o to_o be_v more_o careful_a and_o dreadful_a of_o the_o lose_v and_o break_v thereof_o than_o any_o other_o person_n for_o as_o chastite_n due_o keep_v be_v of_o high_a merit_n and_o glorious_a reward_n so_o break_v be_v it_o of_o most_o horrible_a and_o deep_a damnation_n ¶_o of_o the_o custody_n of_o chastite_n /_o and_o that_o chastite_n be_v in_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o rule_n the_o fourthe_n chapitre_fw-fr our_o diligence_n and_o poor_a mind_n /_o shall_v be_v therefore_o to_o entreat_v of_o those_o thing_n that_o may_v sme_n convenient_a &_o moche_v ê“fitable_a unto_o the_o custody_n and_o savegarde_n of_o this_o noble_a virtue_n /_o in_o they_o special_o /_o that_o by_o solemn_a vow_n of_o profession_n have_v bind_v themselves_o thereunto_o and_o because_o we_o do_v write_v special_o unto_o the_o disciple_n that_o have_v ê“fess_v the_o rule_n of_o our_o holy_a patron_n saint_n augustyne_n we_o shall_v follow_v the_o order_fw-fr of_o the_o same_o natwithstand_v that_o some_o person_n have_v say_v unto_o i_o in_o quick_a voice_n /_o the_o i_o can_v not_o find_v in_o the_o say_v reule_fw-fr of_o saint_n augustyne_n /_o that_o he_o do_v gyve_v any_o commandment_n of_o chastite_n /_o as_z he_o do_v of_o obedience_n and_o poverty_n whereunto_o my_o answer_n be_v that_o by_o the_o reason_n /_o our_o lord_n god_n /_o give_v no_o commandment_n again_o opression_n /_o extortion_n /_o and_z brybrie_o for_o the_o very_a self_n commandment_n be_v only_o again_o theft_n but_o thereunto_o i_o be_v short_o answer_v /_o that_o our_o lord_n do_v ê“hibite_v and_o forbede_fw-la the_o more_fw-it in_o that_o he_o do_v forbede_o the_o less_o so_o than_o do_v i_o bring_v the_o person_n unto_o the_o truth_n of_o saint_n augustyne_n rule_v where_o be_v express_a commandment_n again_o the_o mysuse_n of_o the_o sight_n of_o light_n cast_v thereof_o and_o the_o pain_n or_o punishment_n for_o the_o same_o appoint_v whereby_o do_v follow_v /_o and_o that_o by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o same_o rule_n his_o commandment_n and_o prohibition_n to_o be_v not_o only_o again_o the_o sight_n but_o also_o of_o all_o other_o behaviour_n contrarious_a unto_o the_o virtue_n of_o chastite_n so_o that_o unto_o the_o sure_a custody_n and_o guard_n of_o meritorious_a chastite_n many_o other_o virtue_n be_v require_v /_o &_o many_o vice_n and_o occasion_n to_o be_v flee_v /_o exchued_a and_o avoid_v and_o therefore_o saint_n augustyne_n before_o he_o byganne_v to_o entreat_v of_o chastite_n do_v bind_v his_o disciple_n /_o unto_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o neghbour_n /_o as_o precept_n of_o very_a necessite_n unto_o salvation_n and_o than_o unto_o unite_v /_o of_z one_o herte_n /_o one_o mind_n /_o one_o love_n /_o and_o so_o unto_o quietude_n /_o and_o restfulnes_n among_o themselves_o and_o than_o forthw_o t_o unto_o wylful_a poverte_a and_o although_o he_o seem_v to_o make_v none_o expnsse_n mention_v of_o obedience_n unto_o the_o vii_o chapitre_fw-fr yet_o be_v obedience_n every_o where_o understande_v as_o governor_n /_o maystre_v /_o lady_n /_o &_o sovereyne_a /_o of_o all_o the_o hole_n rule_v /_o &_o every_o point_n thereof_o for_o every_o thing_n be_v remit_v unto_o the_o will_v /_o discretion_n /_o &_o appoyntement_fw-fr of_o the_o sovereyne_n and_o all_o this_o do_v saint_n augustyne_n set_v forth_o before_o /_o because_o that_o wtout_fw-fr these_o chastite_n nothing_o for_o lytell_a do_v avayle_v ¶_o of_o the_o first_o keeper_n and_o the_o second_o that_o be_v prayer_n and_o abstinence_n the_o u_o chapitre_fw-fr the_o first_o keeper_n than_o /_o of_z chastite_a do_v he_o assign_v to_o be_v prayer_n the_o divine_a service_n of_o all_o religious_a ê‘sone_n whereby_o grace_n be_v obtain_v &_o get_v /_o wtout_o which_o no_o ê‘son_n can_v be_v chaste_a /_o &_o all_o these_o virtue_n ben_fw-mi contain_v in_o the_o first_o /_o &_o second_o chapitre_fw-fr of_o saint_n augustyne_n rule_v and_o in_o the_o beginning_a of_o the_o three_o chapitre_fw-fr /_o do_v he_o for_o the_o second_o guard_n of_o chastite_n order_fw-fr all_o his_o disciple_n unto_o due_a temperance_n or_o abstinence_n keeper_n the_o second_o keeper_n i_o will_v say_v he_o that_o you_o rebate_v &_o keep_v low_o your_o body_n /_o by_z the_o abstinence_n of_o meat_n &_o drink_v /_o as_o moche_n as_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n may_v bear_v herein_o do_v not_o saint_n augustyne_n appoint_v any_o certain_a day_n of_o abstinence_n ne_o yet_o forbede_v any_o kind_n of_o meat_n or_o drink_v /_o but_o that_o he_o will_v a_o due_a quantite_n be_v use_v after_o discretion_n /_o &_o that_o to_o be_v take_v in_o due_a time_n &_o place_n disc_fw-fr vitas_fw-la pa._n ca._n de_fw-fr disc_fw-fr and_o so_o mean_v saint_n augustyne_n /_o that_o