A
COMPLAINT
OF
IOHN
Wickliffe
,
exhibited
to
the
King
and
Parliament
.
PLease
it
to
our
most
Noble
and
most
Worthy
King
Richard
,
king
both
of
England
and
of
France
,
and
to
the
Noble
Duke
of
Lancastre
,
and
to
other
great
men
of
the
Realme
,
both
to
Seculars
and
men
of
Holy-church
,
that
bene
gadered
in
the
Parliament
,
to
heare
,
assent
and
maintaine
the
few
articles
,
or
points
that
ben
feet
within
this
writing
,
and
proued
both
by
auctoritie
and
reason
,
that
Christen
faith
,
and
Christen
religion
ben
encreased
,
maintained
,
and
made
stable
;
sith
our
Lord
Jesu
Christ
,
very
God
and
very
man
,
is
Head
and
Prelat
of
this
religion
,
and
shed
his
pretious
heart
blood
,
and
water
out
of
his
side
on
the
crosse
,
to
make
this
religion
perfit
and
stable
,
&
cleane
without
errour
.
The
first
Article
.
The
first
Article
is
this
:
that
al
persons
of
what
kin
,
privat
sects
,
or
singuler
religion
made
of
sinful
men
,
may
freely
withouten
eny
letting
,
or
bodily
peine
leaue
that
private
rule
,
or
new
religion
founden
of
sinful
men
,
and
stably
hold
the
rule
of
Jesu
Christ
taken
&
youen
by
Christ
to
his
Apostles
,
&
for
more
profit
than
anie
such
new
religion
founden
of
sinful
men
.
The
reason
of
this
axing
is
shewed
this
,
thus
.
The
rule
of
Jesu
Christ
yoven
to
Apostles
,
and
kept
of
them
after
Christs
Ascention
,
is
most
perfit
to
be
kept
for
state
of
living
in
this
wordle
,
and
ech
rule
of
what
kinne
,
privat
sect
,
or
singular
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
of
sinful
men
,
is
lesse
perfit
than
the
rule
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
of
Christ
of
his
endles
wisdome
,
&
his
endles
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
kinde
;
therefore
it
is
leueful
to
ech
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
of
this
singular
religion
and
profession
,
to
leaue
it
clea●…e
fast
to
the
rule
of
Iesu
Christ
,
as
more
〈◊〉
.
This
rule
is
plaine
to
ech
man
of
wit
and
discretion
,
&
namely
to
Clerkes
:
sith
men
of
the
Popes
law
witnesse●…h
plainly
,
that
a
man
may
lawfully
,
yea
against
his
Soverains
wil
go
fro
the
lesse
perfit
religion
,
to
the
more
perfit
.
Why
than
may
not
a
man
of
privat
religion
,
forsake
that
,
and
take
Christs
cleane
religion
without
errour
of
anie
sinful
foole
,
as
most
perfit
;
and
that
Christs
rule
in
his
owne
cleannes
and
freedome
is
most
perfit
,
is
shewed
by
this
skil
.
For
in
as
much
as
a
Patron
or
a
Founder
,
is
more
perfit
,
more
mightie
,
more
wittie
,
and
more
holy
,
and
in
more
charitie
than
is
an
other
Patron
or
Foundour
;
in
so
much
is
the
first
Patrons
rule
better
and
more
perfit
than
is
the
second
patrons
rule
.
But
Jesu
Christ
Patron
of
Christen
religion
youen
to
Apostles
,
passeth
withouten
measure
in
might
,
wit
and
good
wil
or
charitie
,
the
perfection
of
everie
Patron
of
anie
priuate
sect
or
singular
;
therefore
his
rule
is
more
perfit
.
Also
,
that
Christs
cleane
religion
without
clow●…ng
of
sinful
mens
errours
is
most
perfit
of
al
,
is
shewed
by
this
stil.
For
other
Christ
might
yeue
such
a
rule
most
perfit
for
this
life
to
be
kept
,
and
wold
not
,
and
than
he
was
envious
,
as
Af
Austin
proueth
in
other
matters
,
or
els
Christ
wold
ordaine
such
a
rule
,
&
might
not
,
and
than
Christ
was
vnmighty
;
but
it
is
heresie
to
affirme
that
on
Christ
;
or
els
Christ
might
,
and
couth
,
and
wold
not
,
&
than
he
was
vnwittie
;
but
that
is
heresie
,
an
no
man
should
suffer
to
heare
.
That
there
fore
Christ
both
might
,
&
could
,
&
wold
ordaine
such
a
rule
most
perfit
,
that
ought
to
be
kept
for
state
of
this
life
,
and
so
Christ
of
his
endles
wisdome
&
charitie
ordained
such
a
rule
,
and
so
on
ech
side
men
bene
needid
vp
peine
of
heresie
and
blasphemie
,
and
of
damning
in
hel
to
beleeue
and
knowledge
that
there
religion
of
Iesu
Christ
to
Apostles
,
and
kept
of
them
in
his
own
freedome
,
without
clowting
of
sinful
mens
errour
,
is
most
perfit
of
al
,
and
so
to
let
no
man
to
forsake
priuate
religion
,
and
keepe
Christs
cleane
religion
,
without
new
wrong
traditions
of
sinful
men
,
that
oft
erreden
in
ther
own
life
and
teaching
.
Also
Christ
in
making
the
rule
and
order
of
Apostles
,
was
in
this
time
,
&
ever
before
,
Almightie
,
alwittie
,
al
ful
of
good
wil
and
charitie
,
to
make
perfit
rule
:
therefore
he
made
not
only
a
perfit
rule
,
but
most
perfit
of
al
▪
but
ech
Patron
of
privat
rule
was
vnmightie
;
and
letted
both
in
yiftes
of
kinde
and
grace
,
and
not
alwittie
;
but
in
comparison
of
Christ
an
ydiot
or
fool
,
and
not
so
wel
willing
,
to
make
so
good
&
perfit
as
Christ
:
therefore
he
made
a
rule
lesse
good
,
&
lesse
perfit
,
and
hereof
it
sueth
plainly
that
Christ
clean
religion
is
most
perfit
of
al.
Also
Apostles
&
there
followers
,
keeping
the
rule
youen
to
them
of
Christ
,
wonne
most
merit
&
thankes
of
God
in
this
keeping
before
al
other
times
;
therefore
if
al
Christen
men
both
in
old
time
,
and
new
hadden
kept
the
same
rule
of
Christ
,
in
his
owne
cleannesse
&
freedome
,
should
haue
deserued
most
thanks
of
God
in
degree
possible
to
them
?
Therefore
no
new
sect
of
religion
striving
fro
Christs
sect
,
should
haue
begun
:
but
that
that
was
first
should
haue
be
kept
in
his
cleanes
,
of
such
new
founder
;
vp
,
of
novelries
&
Patrons
.
Also
hit
were
now
as
good
,
and
of
as
much
merit
to
keep
the
rule
of
Jesu
Christ
,
as
it
was
at
the
beginning
;
sith
Christs
rule
is
enough
,
and
able
for
al
men
on
liue
of
what
euer
complexion
or
age
they
ben
of
;
but
this
rule
was
kept
of
Jesu
Christ
and
his
Apostles
,
&
there
best
sewers
,
by
fiue
hundred
yeere
after
his
Ascension
,
withouten
anie
finding
of
any
such
new
planting
,
or
religion
,
in
which
time
holy
Church
encreased
&
profited
most
;
for
than
almost
al
men
disposed
them
to
martyrdome
,
at
ensample
of
Christ
▪
therefore
it
were
now
not
only
meritory
or
medeful
,
but
most
medeful
to
the
Church
,
to
liue
so
in
al
things
,
and
by
al
things
.
Also
both
Monks
and
Chanons
,
forsaken
the
rules
of
Benet
&
Austin
,
and
taken
withouten
anie
dispensation
the
rule
of
Friars
,
as
most
perfect
;
but
the
rule
of
Apostles
is
vtterlie
&
algates
most
perfect
,
therfore
men
maie
forsake
priuate
rules
in
religion
,
made
of
sin
ful
men
,
and
taken
the
clean
religion
of
Apostles
,
that
is
preached
with
freedome
of
the
Gospel
,
without
dispensation
of
wordly
Clarks
,
that
in
caasqueke
deueles
as
Christ
Iudas
Scariot
.
Also
the
Pope
may
dispence
with
the
rule
of
ech
priuat
sect
or
religion
,
and
hath
dispenced
&
yet
doth
but
he
maie
not
dispence
with
Christs
rule
youen
to
Apostles
;
therfore
the
rule
of
Christ
ordained
to
Apostles
,
is
more
perfit
,
than
any
rule
of
of
priuat
religion
,
and
most
perfect
of
al
,
and
hereof
it
sueth
openly
,
that
men
maie
lawfullie
forsake
priuate
religion
,
and
keep
Christs
religion
in
his
cleannes
,
sith
it
is
most
perfect
,
most
easie
,
and
light
for
to
kepe
,
&
most
siker
to
bring
men
to
heauen
,
and
to
highest
degree
of
blisse
.
And
if
our
adversaries
of
this
priuate
religion
striuen
algats
,
that
the
rules
ben
more
perfect
,
than
the
rule
of
Apostles
whie
than
so
manie
persons
,
as
who
so
saith
without
nomber
of
eche
suche
priuate
sect
,
by
licence
of
the
Pope
bene
made
;
some
Chaplaines
of
Households
,
some
Chaplaines
of
honour
,
some
Byshopps
dowid
with
secular
Lordships
,
some
Byshops
amonge
heathen
men
,
and
dare
not
come
to
their
children
;
but
what
profession
a
Frere
be
of
anon
,
if
he
be
chosen
therto
,
he
accepteth
ye
office
of
the
Pope
or
Cardinal
,
of
Patriarks
,
of
Archebyshop
,
of
Eyshop
,
and
forsaketh
his
owne
state
,
sith
Christ
saieth
in
the
Gospel
,
that
noe
man
puting
his
hand
to
the
plowgh
,
and
looking
backward
is
worthie
to
haue
the
Kingdome
of
God
;
that
is
no
man
taking
perfect
state
of
pouertie
,
meeknes
.
and
penance
,
is
able
to
be
saued
,
if
he
turned
again
to
wordly
life
,
pompe
,
and
pride
,
and
couetousnes
and
ease
of
bodie
and
sloth
,
and
riot
and
gay
clothing
and
costly
.
Therfore
they
changen
not
the
more
perfect
for
the
lesse
perfit
,
for
▪
than
they
were
Apostates
;
but
they
purchasen
the
more
perfit
,
for
the
lesse
perfit
,
therfore
the
cleane
religion
and
rule
of
Priesthood
by
forme
of
the
Go●…pell
,
is
more
perfit
▪
than
anie
rule
or
religion
made
of
sinful
men
.
Also
,
nothing
that
is
abhominable
and
reproued
of
Saints
,
showld
be
browght
in
of
other
,
by
anie
colour
or
cauteel
;
but
those
newe
sectes
ben
such
,
that
bene
of
flesh
,
as
St.
Paul
saith
,
in
his
Pistells
:
therfore
such
sects
should
not
be
browght
in
to
Charging
of
the
Church
;
but
al
Christen
men
showld
cast
away
,
and
hold
fast
the
vnitie
,
freedome
,
and
cleannes
of
the
rule
of
Iesu
Christ
.
Parauenture
these
Ypocrits
sayen
to
exclud
al
these
reasons
,
&
many
mo
,
that
the
rule
to
which
they
make
profession
,
is
not
strange
,
ne
diuerse
fro
the
rule
of
Apostles
,
that
Christ
ordained
,
but
it
is
vtterly
the
same
,
and
none
other
:
but
the
contrarie
of
this
excusing
is
openly
shewed
by
foure
the
last
reasons
before
said
.
For
if
these
new
rules
weren
al
one
with
Christes
rule
youen
to
Apostles
,
Christ
showld
haue
taught
them
both
,
and
ensampled
both
in
his
life
and
speaking
▪
and
writing
with
Cermonies
and
rits
,
and
customes
therof
;
but
did
not
this
neuer
in
his
death
,
ne
after
his
resurrection
,
ne
to
his
ascention
.
And
if
this
excusing
were
soth
,
the
sects
of
Friers
showlde
not
haue
begonnen
about
a
thousand
and
tweyn
hundred
yeere
of
Christ
.
But
the
contrarie
is
open
in
Chronicles
;
hit
▪
sueth
also
of
the
same
,
that
Christs
Apostles
hadden
both
Monks
,
Chanons
and
Freers
,
if
men
taken
Monks
Chanons
and
Freers
,
for
men
that
professen
such
priuate
sects
,
but
thi●…
is
openly
false
.
Also
Christes
rule
yo●…ē
to
Apostles
is
like
&
of
o
forme
to
al
men
that
maken
profession
therto
,
to
speake
of
substance
of
the
rule
;
but
rule●…
of
these
priuate
sectes
beeth
ful
diuerse
and
contrarie
,
as
to
substance
of
these
rules
,
sith
some
of
them
receauen
dymes
,
and
dotations
,
as
don
these
Possessioners
;
but
some
for
saken
al
such
tythes
and
possessions
,
as
Fr●…ers
mendicaunts
.
But
to
descend
downe
in
specialtie
,
ful
many
articles
of
rules
of
such
sects
,
be
openly
contrarie
to
the
Apostles
rule
;
sith
it
is
lawful
to
eche
trewe
man
of
Christen
religion
,
to
conuert
a
man
of
wrong
faith
to
Christen
;
but
this
is
forboden
in
the
rule
of
Friers
Minours
,
sith
only
to
Ministers
,
&
none
other
is
licence
graunted
to
restraine
Friers
,
to
heare
private
sects
notwithstanding
that
evermore
Friers
,
don
the
contrary
,
and
Christ
receiued
penies
,
but
they
shoulden
not
by
there
owne
rule
,
receiue
penies
,
nether
by
themselues
,
ne
by
mene
person
.
Also
Christ
preaching
the
Gospel
,
entred
into
places
both
of
women
and
men
,
as
the
Gospel
of
Luke
telleth
;
but
is
forboden
to
Friers
to
entren
into
Abbeyes
of
women
,
but
Friers
glosen
these
rules
to
the
contrary
:
but
Frauncis
there
founder
commaunded
them
in
article
of
his
death
,
that
they
should
not
receiue
glosses
vpon
his
rule
.
Also
if
Christs
rule
youen
to
Apostles
&
the
rule
of
private
sects
weren
al
one
withouten
reason
,
men
leaven
the
first
&
professeden
the
tother
'
:
but
if
it
were
to
show
there
hypocrisie
.
Also
if
this
faining
be
soth
,
it
seemeth
that
it
is
as
perfit
&
meedful
to
keepen
Christs
rule
of
Frauncis
,
or
Dominike
,
or
anie
such
other
man
.
Also
if
these
rules
bene
al
one
,
and
in
nothing
diverse
,
than
such
a
rule
should
not
be
cleaped
rule
of
Frauncis
,
ni
Dominiks
ne
any
such
other
,
but
rule
of
Christ
;
for
so
it
should
be
of
more
auctoritie
,
and
more
commended
.
And
so
the
Gospel
ought
to
be
kept
withouten
ony
fouling
of
al
Christen
men
,
withouten
such
novelries
,
and
put
nothing
thereto
,
and
draw
nothing
therefro
,
&
if
this
thing
were
done
such
privat
sects
should
be
super
flue
and
wast
,
as
flies
living
in
the
aire
:
and
it
was
none
need
of
Frauncis
,
Dominik
,
or
any
such
other
new
man
beside
him
,
about
making
of
this
rule
of
Apostles
that
Friers
faynen
to
be
thern
.
For
that
rule
was
made
of
Christ
,
God
and
man
,
and
kept
of
Apostles
,
and
confermed
by
the
holie
Ghost
,
and
at
the
ful
declared
by
a
thowsand
yeere
&
two
hondred
,
before
Frauncis
,
Dominik
,
or
anie
Frier
of
such
priuate
sect
were
into
this
wordle
.
The
second
Article
.
The
second
point
or
Article
is
this
,
that
tho
men
that
vnreasonablie
and
wrongfully
han
damned
▪
and
al
this
counsail
be
amended
of
so
great
errour
;
and
that
their
error
may
be
published
to
men
dwelling
in
the
Realme
:
the
reason
of
this
axing
is
shewed
thus
.
Nothing
owght
to
be
damned
as
errour
and
false
,
but
if
it
sauor
errour
or
vnrightewisenes
against
Gods
law
:
but
neither
the
King
,
ne
his
Counsaile
,
dud
vnrightfully
,
for
as
much
as
he
tooke
away
the
possessions
of
some
Prelates
,
that
trespaceden
,
whose
contrary
Friers
han
determined
openly
;
therefore
reasonably
men
shoulde
assent
▪
to
this
axing
.
For
some
Friers
writen
thus
in
Coventre
,
among
articles
that
they
damneden
as
heresie
and
errour
,
that
Secular
Lords
may
lawfully
and
medefully
taken
away
temporal
goods
youen
to
men
of
the
Church
,
but
sith
our
king
hath
done
so
,
&
other
kings
his
predecessours
han
done
so
,
many
times
by
lawful
cause
,
as
pertaining
to
there
regalie
,
and
of
common
Law
by
counsaile
of
Peeres
of
the
Realme
it
sueth
that
not
only
our
king
,
now
present
,
hath
erred
;
but
also
his
predecessours
,
&
generally
al
his
Counsellers
,
as
Lords
,
and
Prelats
and
al
men
of
the
Parliament
counsailing
therto
.
Also
if
this
bee
errour
touching
the
health
of
mans
soule
,
than
it
is
against
holy
writ
,
and
than
if
a
man
sustaine
or
maintaine
this
errour
,
he
is
an
heretick
;
but
ful
manie
Kings
Lords
,
and
Prelats
,
and
other
wise
men
han
sustained
this
,
and
maintained
,
and
yet
done
as
pertaining
to
the
Kings
Regalie
,
and
of
common
law
;
than
bene
these
Friers
,
al
Kings
Lords
and
Prelats
,
&
al
wise
men
of
our
Realme
bene
hereticks
,
Also
sith
this
is
an
old
custome
,
the
which
our
King
,
Lords
,
and
Prelats
,
bene
sworn
to
sustaine
and
maintaine
,
if
this
be
errour
(
as
Friers
sayen
openly
)
it
sueth
by
Friers
,
that
al
these
bene
forsworne
&
hereticks
.
Also
if
this
bee
errour
,
as
Friers
faynen
,
that
thowgh
an
Abbot
and
al
his
Couent
ben
open
traytours
conspiring
into
death
of
the
King
and
Queene
,
and
of
other
Lords
,
and
enforce
them
to
destroy
al
the
Realme
,
the
King
may
not
take
fro
them
an
half-peny
ne
farthing
worth
,
sith
al
these
bene
temporal
goods
.
Also
thowgh
other
Clarks
senden
vnto
our
enimies
al
the
rents
that
they
han
in
our
Land
,
&
what
euer
they
may
robbe
or
steal
of
the
Kings
Liege
men
,
yet
may
not
our
King
punish
by
o
farthinge
ne
farthing
worth
.
Also
by
this
ground
of
Friers
thowgh
Monks
or
Friers
,
or
other
Clarks
what
euer
they
bene
slayne
Lords
tenants
,
the
Kings
Liege
men
,
&
defoulen
Lords
wyues
,
yea
the
Queene
(
that
God
forbede
)
or
the
Empiresse
;
yet
the
King
maie
not
punish
them
by
o
farthing
.
Also
it
sueth
plainly
,
that
men
cleped
men
of
holy
Church
,
may
dwel
in
this
land
at
ther
liking
,
&
doe
what
kinne
sinne
,
what
kinne
treason
liketh
them
,
and
natheles
the
King
may
not
punish
ne
in
temporal
goods
,
ne
in
their
body
:
sith
if
he
may
not
punish
them
in
the
lesse
,
he
maie
not●…in
the
more
:
and
also
they
maken
one
of
them selfe
King
,
and
so
no
secular
Lord
maie
let
him
to
conquer
al
Secular
Lordship
in
this
earth
,
and
so
they
maie
slea
al
Lord
;
&
Ladies
,
&
there
blowd
and
affinitie
with
anie
paine
in
this
life
,
or
in
bodie
or
in
cattel
.
Yee
Lords
seeth
and
vnderstondeth
with
what
punishing
they
deserue
to
be
chastised
,
that
thus
vnwarly
&
wrongfully
,
han
damned
you
for
hereticks
,
for
as
much
as
you
don
execution
&
rightwilnesses
by
Gods
law
and
mans
,
and
namelie
of
the
Kings
regalie
.
For
the
chief
Lordshippe
in
this
lond
of
al
Temporalties
both
of
secular
men
&
Religious
pertaine
to
the
King
of
his
general
gouerning
;
for
els
hee
were
not
King
of
al
England
,
but
of
a
littel
part
therof
.
Therfore
the
men
that
bysien
them
to
take
awaie
this
Lordship
fro
the
King
,
as
don
Friers
&
there
fautours
in
this
point
bene
sharper
enemies
and
traitours
,
than
French
men
and
al
other
nations
.
Also
it
pertaineth
to
the
King
the
while
a
Bishop
or
ani
Abbots
see
is
void
,
to
haue
in
his
hand
al
Temporalties
,
and
at
his
owne
wil
to
yeue
them
to
Prelats
;
therfore
the
King
maie
take
a
waie
these
Temporalties
from
Prelats
,
whan
law
ful
cause
excitith
.
Also
the
king
owght
graunt
no
man
freedome
to
doo
sinne
or
trespasse
,
but
to
take
awaie
the
fredome
;
but
men
of
the
Church
had
free
licence
to
trespasse
if
the
king
might
not
bereue
ther
Temporalties
,
when
they
sinneden
▪
greevously
.
And
so
Saint
Paul
teacheth
that
eche
man
be
subiect
to
their
Potestates
,
for
there
is
noe
power
but
of
God
,
and
tho
things
that
bene
of
God
bene
ordained
,
&
so
they
that
withstondeth
power
withstondeth
Gods
ordinance
.
For
whie
?
Princes
bene
not
a
dredd
of
good
works
,
but
of
euil
.
But
wilt
thow
not
dread
a
power
,
d●…e
good
,
&
thow
shalt
haue
preysing
therof
that
is
of
him
that
is
ordained
in
the
high
estate
,
for
he
is
Gods
minister
or
seruant
to
the
in
good
;
but
if
thou
haue
done
euil
,
than
dread
,
for
he
beareth
the
sword
not
without
cause
,
for
he
is
Gods
seruant
vengere
in
wrath
to
him
that
doth
euil
,
and
therefore
by
need
or
of
need
,
be
yee
subiect
or
vnderlout
not
onlie
for
wrath
,
but
also
of
conscience
.
Al
this
saith
St.
Paul
of
which
auctoritie
it
is
,
to
knowen
to
al
men
,
that
Clarks
owen
to
be
subiect
of
nede
to
the
kings
power
.
For
St.
Paul
that
putteth
al
men
in
subiection
to
kings
,
out
taketh
neuer
ene
,
and
so
Secular
power
oweth
and
is
bound
to
punish
by
iust
paine
of
his
sword
,
that
is
wordly
power
,
tyrants
rebelling
against
God
,
and
trespassing
against
man
,
by
what
kind
trespasse
,
and
that
is
more
to
chastise
his
subiectes
by
paine
and
torment
of
there
body
;
and
no
drede
,
much
more
he
maie
punish
than
by
taking
awaie
of
ther
temporalties
,
that
is
lasse
than
bodily
paine
:
therfor
Secular
Lords
done
this
rightfully
,
sith
this
is
done
by
commandement
of
the
Apostle
,
and
by
ordinance
of
God
and
therfore
it
is
plaine
of
these
reasons
&
auctorities
,
and
Secular
Lords
maie
leuefullie
and
medefully
,
in
manie
cases
taken
awaie
Temporall
goods
youen
to
men
of
the
Church
.
The
third
Article
.
The
third
Article
is
this
;
that
both
Tythes
and
Offring
;
bene
youen
and
paied
,
and
receiued
by
that
entent
,
to
which
entent
both
Gods
law
&
the
Popes
law
ordained
them
to
be
paied
and
receiued
;
and
that
the
betake
away
by
the
same
entent
and
reson
,
that
both
Gods
law
,
&
the
Popes
law
ordainen
that
they
shoulden
be
with
drawen
.
This
axing
is
reasonable
,
for
many
skils
:
for
the
entent
of
the
maker
in
euerie
law
should
be
kept
,
and
most
the
entent
of
God
that
may
not
erre
.
Sothely
thus
saith
Gods
law
in
the
1.
booke
of
Kings
that
the
sin
of
Helies
children
was
ful
great
before
God
,
for
they
withdrawen
men
fro
sacrifice
of
God
,
taking
by
strength
or
violence
that
part
of
the
sacrifice
,
that
pertained
to
the
Priest
&
God
saith
afterwarde
I
speaking
haue
spoken
,
that
thine
house
&
thy
Faders
house
should
minister
,
and
serue
in
my
sight
euermore
,
but
now
God
saith
;
be
that
thing
far
fro
me
,
but
who
euer
shal
worship
me
,
I
shal
glorifie
them
,
but
they
that
despisen
me
,
saith
God
,
shal
ben
vnnable
,
or
without
honor
;
of
which
authoritie
it
is
plaine
and
open
,
that
the
things
that
be
due
to
Priests
,
should
not
bee
axed
by
strength
,
by
violence
or
cursing
,
but
be
youen
freelie
withouten
exaction
or
constraining
,
and
if
the
Priest
be
reproued
of
God
for
his
sinnes
,
hee
should
be
put
out
of
his
office
,
and
the
sacrifices
shoulden
not
be
yoven
to
him
but
taken
fro
him
,
as
God
commandeth
from
the
high
Priest
Hely
,
and
an
other
trew
man
walking
in
Gods
waies
,
as
did
Samuel
,
shoulden
be
ordained
to
receiue
such
sacrifices
.
Also
in
beginning
of
Tobie
men
finden
thus
,
whan
Priests
of
the
Temple
wenten
to
calveren
of
gold
,
to
honor
them
for
Gods
of
Ieroboam
King
of
Jsrael
made
,
Tobie
offride
truly
al
his
first
fruits
and
tithes
.
So
that
in
the
third
yeere
Tobie
ministred
al
his
tithes
to
proselytis
,
and
comelings
or
guests
,
and
withdroweth
them
wholie
fro
the
wicked
Priests
,
and
the
booke
saith
that
the
Litle
Child
kept
these
things
and
other
such
after
the
law
of
God
.
Therefore
if
our
Prelats
or
other
Priests
what
euer
they
bene
,
openly
blecked
by
sacrifice
of
maumetry
,
as
with
coveitise
,
that
is
,
openlie
sacrifice
of
false
Gods
,
and
other
great
sinnes
,
as
Pride
,
Symonie
,
and
Manquelling
,
Glotanie
,
drunkennes
,
and
Lecherie
,
by
the
same
skil
tithes
and
off●…ings
should
be
withdrawen
from
them
by
Gods
law
,
and
bee
youen
to
poore
needie
men
,
at
ensample
of
rightfull
Tobie
.
Also
S.
Paul
speaking
to
Timothe
Bishop
,
saith
thus
:
Be
we
pay
with
these
things
,
if
we
han
lifelode
,
and
to
be
hiled
with
.
And
S.
Barnard
speaketh
thus
in
this
matter
:
what
euer
thou
takest
to
thee
of
thine
entrage
,
that
is
Dymes
and
offrings
beside
simple
lifelode
and
streit
clothing
,
it
is
not
thine
,
it
is
theft
,
ravine
,
and
sacrilege
.
Whereof
it
sueth
plainely
,
that
not
onlie
simple
Priests
and
Curats
,
but
also
Soveraine
Curats
,
as
Bishops
should
not
axe
there
subiects
by
constraining
more
than
lifelode
and
heling
,
whan
they
done
awaie
al
manner
wast
both
of
monie
,
and
worldlie
array
.
Also
Christ
with
his
Apostles
liued
most
poore
life
,
as
it
is
knowne
by
al
the
processe
of
the
Gospel
,
nothing
chalenging
by
exaction
,
ne
constraining
but
liued
simplie
and
scarcelie
enough
of
almes
freelie
,
and
wilfullie
youen
:
therefore
they
that
pretenden
them
to
ben
principal
followers
of
Christs
steps
,
should
liue
and
walke
as
Christ
did
,
and
so
lead
ful
poore
life
taking
of
things
freely
youen
as
much
as
neede
is
,
for
there
ghostly
office
and
no
more
,
and
therewith
bee
apaied
.
Also
the
Popes
law
commandeth
in
the
best
part
thereof
,
that
Priests
open
Lechours
,
taken
no
part
of
portion
of
goods
of
the
Church
,
therefore
it
is
lawfully
to
parisheners
to
withhold
there
tithes
for
open
fornication
,
of
there
Curat
,
and
turne
them
into
better
vse
,
&
much
more
they
may
and
owen
to
withdraw
there
tithes
for
great
sinnes
and
open
,
as
for
Symonie
,
that
is
heresie
,
as
the
Popes
law
saith
,
and
for
couetousnes
,
that
is
worshipping
of
Gods
,
as
holie
writ
saith
,
and
for
pride
,
envie
,
gluttonie
,
and
dronkennes
sith
both
by
Gods
law
and
mans
law
God
curseth
such
mens
blessing
,
&
prayings
as
S.
Austen
&
S.
Gregorie
teachen
this
in
many
books
by
holie
writ
and
reason
.
Also
commonlie
whan
parrish
Churches
bene
appropred
to
men
of
singular
religion
,
sith
appropriation
is
made
by
false
suggestion
that
such
religious
men
ham
not
enough
for
lifelode
and
healing
;
but
in
truth
they
han
overmuch
.
Also
commonlie
such
Churches
bene
appropred
by
Simonie
,
as
they
wittē
better
them selfe
paying
a
great
summe
of
mony
for
such
appropriation
,
if
the
benefice
be
fat
.
But
what
man
led
by
reason
&
good
conscience
shoulde
paie
to
such
religious
men
tithes
and
offrings
gotten
by
falsenes
,
leasings
,
and
Simonie
.
But
suppose
that
such
parrish
Churches
weren
lawfullie
gotten
,
yet
sith
they
bene
superflue
●…o
such
men
,
the
tithes
&
offrings
shoulden
ben
youen
to
poore
needie
men
,
as
S.
Ierom
and
the
Popes
law
teachen
,
&
therefore
the
true
great
Clarke
Robert
Grosted
Bishop
of
Lincolne
,
writeth
to
the
Pope
,
that
when
appropriation
of
parish
Churches
is
made
to
men
of
Religion
,
of
fourteene
great
sinnes
and
defauts
that
commen
of
evil
Curats
,
is
made
a
perpetuation
,
that
is
endles
confirmation
;
also
by
God
and
his
law
,
Curats
ben
michel
more
bounden
to
teachen
there
subiects
charitablie
the
Gospel
and
Gods
hests
,
both
by
open
preaching
&
ensample
of
good
life
for
to
saue
there
soules
,
than
there
subiects
bene
holden
to
payen
them
tithes
&
offrings
,
and
of
this
suen
twey
things
.
The
first
if
Curats
do
not
there
office
in
word
and
in
ensample
,
that
God
commandeth
than
there
subiects
be
not
bounden
to
pay
them
tithes
and
offrings
,
sith
the
principall
cause
for
which
tithes
and
offrings
should
be
paied
is
away
,
the
paying
of
tithes
should
cease
.
Also
Curats
bene
more
cursed
in
withdrawing
this
teaching
,
in
word
&
ensample
,
than
bene
Parisheners
withdrawing
tithes
and
offrings
,
though
Curats
dudden
wel
there
office
.
A
Lord
God
,
where
this
be
reason
to
constraine
the
poore
people
to
finde
a
worldlie
Priest
,
sometime
vnable
both
of
life
and
cunning
in
pompe
and
pride
,
covetise
and
envie
,
glottonie
,
drunkennes
and
leacherie
,
in
Simonie
and
heresie
,
with
fat
horse
,
and
iolie
&
gaie
saddels
,
and
bridles
ringing
by
the
waie
,
and
himselfe
in
costlie
cloathes
and
pelure
,
and
to
suffer
their
wiues
&
children
,
and
there
poore
neighbors
perish
for
hunger
thirst
and
cold
,
and
other
mischiefes
of
the
worlde
.
A
Lorde
Jesu
Christ
sith
with
in
few
yeares
men
paied
there
tithes
&
offerings
at
there
owen
wil
free
to
good
men
,
and
able
to
great
worship
of
God
,
to
profit
and
fairenes
of
holie
church
fighting
in
earth
.
Where
it
were
lawful
and
needful
that
a
wordlie
Priest
,
should
destroie
this
holie
and
approved
custome
constraining
men
to
leaue
this
freedome
,
turning
tithes
&
offrings
into
wicked
vses
,
or
not
so
good
as
they
weren
don
before
times
.
The
fourth
Article
.
The
fourth
Article
is
this
that
Christs
teaching
&
beleaue
of
the
Sacrament
of
his
owne
bodie
that
is
plainlie
tawght
by
Christ
and
his
Apostles
,
in
Gospels
and
Pistles
maie
be
tawght
openlie
in
Churches
of
Christen
people
,
and
the
contrarie
teaching
and
false
beleue
is
brought
vp
by
cursed
Hypocrits
,
&
hereticks
and
wordlie
Priests
vnkunning
in
Gods
law
which
seeme
that
they
are
Apostles
of
Christ
,
but
are
fools
.
Also
Christ
would
not
take
the
kingdome
whan
the
people
would
haue
made
him
king
,
as
Ihons
Gospell
●…elleth
,
but
if
it
had
be
a
Priests
office
,
to
deale
about
thus
bodyly
almes
,
Christ
that
coude
best
haue
doe
this
office
,
wold
haue
take
these
temporal
goods
to
deale
them
among
poore
men
,
but
hee
wolde
not
doe
thus
,
but
flie
and
tooke
noe
man
of
the
Apostles
with
him
,
so
fast
hee
hiede
Lorde
.
where
than
wordlie
Priests
kunnen
better
don
this
parting
of
wordly
goods
of
Iesu
Christ
,
&
if
they
sayn
that
Christ
fed
the
people
in
desart
with
bodily
alms
many
thousand
,
as
the
gospel
saith
,
that
did
Christ
by
miracle
,
to
shew
his
God
head
,
&
to
teach
Priests
how
they
feed
ghostly
Christen
men
by
Gods
word
,
for
so
did
Christs
Apostles
,
and
had
not
wherof
to
doe
bodely
almes
whan
they
mighten
haue
treasure
and
meales
enowgh
,
of
Kings
and
Lords
.
Also
Peter
saith
in
deeds
of
Apostles
,
to
a
poore
man
;
that
to
him
neither
was
gold
,
ne
siluer
and
yet
he
performed
wel
the
office
of
a
trewe
Priest
.
But
our
Priests
ben
so
busie
about
wordlie
occupation
,
that
they
seemen
better
Baylifs
or
●…eues
,
than
ghostlie
Priests
of
Jesu
Christ
.
For
what
man
is
so
busie
about
marchandise
,
&
other
wordly
doings
,
as
bene
Preists
that
showld
bee
light
of
heauenlie
life
to
al
men
about
them
,
but
certes
they
should
be
as
busie
about
studying
of
Gods
law
&
holy
praier
not
of
Famulororum
but
of
holy
desiers
,
&
clea●…e
meditation
of
God
,
and
trewe
teaching
of
the
Gospel
as
bene
laborers
,
about
wordly
labour
,
for
ther
sustenance
;
and
much
more
busie
if
they
mighten
.
For
they
bene
more
holden
for
to
liue
wel
and
ensample
of
holie
life
to
the
people
,
and
trew
teaching
of
holy
writt
,
than
the
people
is
holden
to
giue
the
dymes
or
offerings
,
or
anie
bodily
almes
:
and
therfore
Priestes
showld
not
leaue
ensample
of
good
life
and
studying
of
holy
writ
,
&
newe
teaching
thereof
ne
for
bodily
alms
ne
for
wordly
goods
,
ne
for
sauing
of
ther
bodely
life
.
And
as
Christ
saued
the
wordle
by
writing
and
teaching
of
foure
Evangelists
,
so
the
fiend
casteth
to
damme
the
wordle
&
Priests
;
for
letting
to
preach
the
Gospell
,
by
these
foure
;
by
fayned
contemplation
,
by
songs
,
by
Salisburie
vse
,
and
by
wordly
buysines
of
Priests
.
God
for
his
mercy
stirre
these
Priests
to
preach
the
Gospel
in
word
in
life
,
and
beware
of
Sathanas
deceyts
.
Amen
.
A
TREATISE
OF
IOHN
Wickliffe
against
the
orders
of
Friars
.
Cap.
1.
Friars
orders
perfiter
then
Christs
.
FIrst
Friars
seyen
,
that
there
Religion
founden
of
sinful
men
,
is
more
perfit
,
then
that
Religion
or
order
,
the
which
Christ
himselfe
made
,
that
is
both
God
and
man
.
For
they
saie
that
ech
Bishop
and
Priest
,
maie
lawfully
leaue
there
first
dignitie
,
and
after
be
a
Friar
:
But
when
he
is
once
a
Friar
,
hee
maie
in
no
manner
leaue
that
,
&
liue
as
a
Bishop
or
a
Priest
by
the
forme
of
the
Gospel
.
But
this
heresie
saies
that
Christ
lacked
wit
,
might
,
or
charitie
,
to
teach
Apostles
and
his
Disciples
the
best
Religion
:
But
what
man
maie
suffer
this
foule
heresie
to
be
put
on
Jesu
Christ
?
Christian
men
saie
,
that
the
Religion
and
order
that
Christ
made
for
his
Disciples
and
Priests
,
is
most
perfit
,
most
easie
,
and
most
siker
.
Most
perfit
,
for
this
reason
;
for
the
Patron
or
Founder
thereof
is
most
perfit
,
for
he
is
verie
God
and
verie
man
,
that
of
most
wit
and
most
charitie
gaue
this
Religion
to
his
deare-worthe
friendes
.
Also
the
rule
thereof
is
most
perfit
;
sith
the
Gospel
in
his
freedome
withouten
errour
of
man
,
is
rule
of
this
Religion
.
Also
knights
of
this
Religion
bene
most
holie
,
and
most
perfit
.
For
Jesu
Christ
&
his
Apostles
bene
chiefe
knights
thereof
,
and
after
them
holy
Martirs
and
Confessours
.
It
is
most
easie
&
light
;
for
Christ
himselfe
saies
;
that
his
yoke
is
soft
,
and
his
charge
is
light
,
sith
it
stands
all
in
loue
and
freedome
of
hart
,
&
bids
nothing
but
reasonable
thing
,
and
profitable
for
the
keeper
thereof
.
It
is
most
siker
;
for
it
is
confirmed
of
God
,
and
not
of
sinful
men
,
and
no
man
may
destroie
it
or
dispense
there
against
:
but
if
the
Pope
or
anie
man
shal
be
saued
,
hee
mought
be
confirmed
thereby
,
and
els
he
shal
be
damned
.
But
men
saien
that
other
new
orders
&
Rules
ben
nowght
worth
,
but
if
they
ben
confirmed
of
the
Pope
,
and
other
sinful
men
,
and
then
they
bene
not
worth
but
if
they
bin
confirmed
of
the
diuel
,
and
in
case
the
Pope
shal
be
damned
,
for
then
he
is
a
diuel
,
as
the
Gospel
saies
of
Iudas
;
and
thus
men
sayen
,
that
Christs
religion
in
his
owne
cleannes
and
freedome
,
is
more
per
fit
then
anie
sinful
mans
religion
,
by
as
much
as
Christ
is
more
perfit
then
is
anie
sinful
man
.
And
if
newe
religions
sayen
,
that
they
keepen
all
that
Christs
religion
bidds
,
they
sparen
the
soth
,
for
they
lacken
the
freedōe
and
measure
of
Christs
Religion
,
and
ben
bounden
to
errours
of
sinful
men
,
and
therby
bin
letted
to
profite
to
Christian
mens
soules
,
&
not
suffered
to
teach
free
lie
Gods
law
,
ne
keepe
it
in
themselfe
.
For
by
the
first
and
most
commandement
of
God
,
they
bene
holden
to
loue
God
of
al
their
heart
,
and
al
their
life
,
of
all
their
minde
,
and
al
their
strengthes
,
and
their
neighboures
as
themself
▪
but
who
maie
doe
more
then
this
?
then
maie
noe
man
keepe
more
then
Christs
religion
bidds
.
And
so
if
this
newe
religion
of
Friars
bee
more
perfite
then
Christs
religion
,
then
if
Friars
keepen
wel
this
religion
they
bin
more
perfit
then
Christs
Apostles
,
&
els
they
bin
Apostataes
;
and
if
men
bin
Apostataes
they
leauen
the
better
order
,
&
taken
an
other
lesse
perfit
.
And
the
order
of
Christ
in
his
cleannes
,
and
freedome
is
most
perfit
,
and
so
it
seemes
that
al
these
Friars
bin
Apostataes
.
Cah
.
2.
Friars
hinder
the
free
preaching
of
the
Gospel
ALso
Friars
sayn
plainlie
,
that
it
is
Apostasie
and
heresie
for
a
Priest
,
to
liue
as
Christ
ordained
a
Priest
to
liue
by
forme
of
the
Gospel
.
For
if
ther
be
anie
Friar
that
is
a
Priest
cunning
in
Gods
law
,
and
able
to
travel
to
sowe
Gods
words
among
the
people
,
if
he
doe
this
office
freely
going
fro
countrie
to
country
,
wher
he
may
most
profit
&
cease
not
,
for
Priour
ne
anie
other
Satrap
,
and
charge
not
singular
habite
,
and
begge
not
,
but
be
paied
with
common
meat
&
drinke
as
Christ
and
his
Apostles
were
,
they
wil
pursue
him
as
Apostata
,
&
draw
him
to
prison
,
&
saie
that
he
is
cursed
for
this
deed
.
For
if
this
free
going
about
,
and
free
preaching
is
lawful
to
such
a
Friar
,
sith
it
is
ensampled
&
commanded
of
Christ
,
&
not
to
be
closed
in
a
Cloister
,
as
it
were
Caymes
Castle
,
and
so
Friars
shoulden
be
nedid
to
leaue
this
liuing
of
Cloister
and
fained
obedience
,
by
singular
profession
,
and
to
dwel
amonge
the
people
to
whom
they
maie
most
profite
Ghostlie
.
For
charitie
ne
did
Christ
and
Baptist
to
come
out
of
desart
,
to
teach
the
Gospel
to
the
people
,
til
they
were
dead
therfore
,
much
more
charitie
showld
driue
Friars
to
come
out
amongst
the
people
,
&
leaue
Caymes
Castels
that
bin
so
needeles
&
chargeous
to
the
people
;
sith
they
cannot
occupie
themself
so
wel
in
such
solitarie
life
and
contemplation
,
as
couthen
Christ
&
Iohn
Baptist.
And
to
this
same
Christ
ordained
all
his
Apostles
and
Disciples
,
to
liue
an
open
good
life
,
in
mecknes
and
wilful
pouertie
,
and
discreet
penance
,
to
teach
busilie
his
Gospel
to
the
people
,
and
not
be
closed
in
great
Cloisters
and
costly
as
Caymes
Castels
.
And
it
seemes
an
open
doeing
of
Antichrist
not
to
suffer
Priests
freely
to
doe
this
office
of
Christ
,
but
need
them
vppon
paine
of
prisonning
to
be
ruled
in
this
after
the
wil
of
a
simple
Idiot
,
and
in
case
a
damned
diuel
of
hel
,
and
so
there
leaues
no
meane
to
hold
these
sects
together
,
but
if
it
bee
this
blasphemie
,
to
prison
a
man
for
as
much
as
he
does
after
the
wil
of
God
.
And
thus
this
newe
profession
is
harmeful
for
manie
skilles
.
For
it
is
not
ensampled
of
Christ
,
ne
anie
of
his
Apostles
,
&
he
taught
vs
al
that
was
needful
and
profitable
.
Also
this
profession
serues
of
nowght
,
but
if
it
bee
to
make
fooles
doe
more
after
the
errours
of
sinful
men
,
then
after
the
commaundement
of
God
.
For
by
virtue
of
Christs
teaching
,
each
man
is
holden
to
doe
after
each
other
,
in
as
much
as
he
teacheth
Christ
commaundement
or
counsel
,
&
more
maie
no
man
bind
an
other
.
Also
Christ
gaue
his
Disciples
power
of
each
worke
,
that
turnes
to
profite
of
their
soules
,
and
help
of
other
men
,
&
this
freedome
is
letted
by
this
profession
made
to
sinful
men
,
and
in
case
to
●…iends
of
hel
.
But
here
men
wil
not
destroy
Friars
ne
flee
them
ne
curse
them
,
but
destroy
their
errours
,
and
saue
the
persons
,
and
bringe
them
to
that
liuinge
that
Christ
ordained
Priests
to
liue
in
.
For
that
is
algats
the
best
,
to
the
most
worship
of
God
,
to
most
profite
of
holie
Church
,
and
to
Friars
also
.
But
what
man
showld
not
helpe
therto
vppon
al
his
power
,
wit
and
will
.
Cap.
3.
A
man
once
professed
to
their
religion
may
neuer
leaue
it
.
ALso
Friars
saien
,
that
if
a
man
be
once
professed
to
their
religion
,
he
maie
neuer
leaue
it
and
bee
saued
;
thowgh
he
be
neuer
so
vnable
therto
,
for
al
time
of
his
life
;
and
they
wil
nede
him
to
liue
in
such
a
state
euer
more
to
which
God
makes
him
euer
vnable
,
and
so
neede
him
to
be
damned
.
Alas
,
out
on
such
heresie
that
mans
ordinance
is
holden
stronger
then
is
the
ordinance
of
God
.
For
if
a
man
enter
into
the
newe
religion
against
mans
ordinance
,
hee
maie
lawfully
for
sake
it
;
but
if
he
enter
against
Gods
ordinance
when
God
makes
him
vnable
therto
,
he
shall
not
bee
suffered
by
Antichrists
power
to
leaue
it
.
And
if
this
reason
were
wel
declared
,
sith
no
man
wote
which
man
is
able
to
this
new
religion
by
Gods
dome
,
and
which
is
not
able
,
no
man
showld
be
constrained
to
hold
forth
this
new
sect
;
and
thus
this
new
religion
maie
not
last
,
but
if
it
be
by
this
blasphemie
to
constraine
a
man
vnable
by
Gods
dome
to
hold
this
new
sect
,
&
suffer
him
not
to
come
to
freedome
of
Christs
order
.
Cap.
4.
No
preaching
without
licēe
of
their
Soueraigne
how
bad
soever
.
ALso
Friars
saien
if
a
man
bee
professed
to
there
holie
order
,
he
shal
not
preach
freelie
and
generallie
the
Gospel
of
Christian
men
without
en
licence
of
his
Soueraigne
,
for
virtue
of
obedience
;
be
his
Soueraigne
neuer
so
cursed
man
of
life
and
vncunning
of
Gods
law
,
and
enimie
to
Christian
men
soule
.
and
in
case
a
foule
deuil
of
hel
;
thowgh
this
man
professed
haue
receaued
of
God
neuer
so
much
cunning
of
Gods
law
,
and
power
,
and
wil
to
worke
after
this
cunninge
,
and
so
this
man
shal
nedes
be
damned
for
misspending
of
Gods
treasure
.
For
sith
Gods
law
saies
,
that
he
is
out
of
charity
that
helps
not
his
brother
with
bodily
almes
if
he
maie
in
his
nede
,
much
more
is
he
out
of
charity
,
that
helpes
not
his
brothers
soule
,
with
teachinge
of
Gods
law
,
when
he
sees
him
runne
to
hel
,
yea
by
ignorance
.
And
thus
to
magnifie
and
maintaine
there
rotten
sects
,
they
neden
men
by
hypocrisie
,
false
teaching
,
and
strong
paines
,
to
breake
Gods
heasts
and
leese
charitie
.
Out
one
this
false
heresie
and
tyrantrie
of
Antichrist
,
that
men
be
neded
strongly
to
keepe
more
his
lawes
,
and
obaye
more
to
them
then
to
Christs
commandements
euer
rightful
.
Cap.
5
The
lawfulnes
of
beging
maintained
by
Friars
.
Deut.
15.
ALso
Friers
saien
and
maintainen
,
that
begging
is
lawful
,
the
which
is
damned
by
God
both
in
the
old
testament
&
in
the
new
.
For
in
the
fifth
booke
of
holy
writ
God
saies
to
his
people
Algats
a
needy
man
an
begger
shal
not
bee
amongst
you
.
Also
the
holy
ghost
tawght
Salomon
to
pray
these
two
thinges
of
God
God
make
vanitie
and
leasinge
wordes
farre
fro
me
,
and
giue
not
to
me
begging
or
beggingnesse
;
but
giue
only
thinges
that
beene
needfull
for
my
liuelode
;
inanter
lest
I
fulfilled
be
drawen
to
renaye
and
saie
who
is
Lord
?
As
who
say
,
I
knowe
no
Lord
:
and
lest
I
be
compelled
,
or
made
of
force
by
needines
to
steale
,
and
to
for
swere
the
name
of
my
God
.
Also
the
wise
man
saies
.
It
is
a
wicked
or
way
word
life
,
to
seek
there
berowgh
fro
house
to
house
and
he
shal
not
doe
trustily
,
there
he
shal
be
hereborowed
,
and
he
shal
not
open
his
mouth
.
Also
Christ
bidds
his
Apostles
and
Disciples
,
that
they
should
not
beare
a
sachel
ne
scrippe
,
but
looke
what
meynes
is
able
to
heare
the
Gospel
,
and
eate
and
drinke
therin
,
and
passe
not
thence
,
&
Cap.
6.
Friars
draw
al
almes
from
poore
&
needy
men
to
maintenance
of
their
sinful
&
superfluous
order
.
ALSO
Fryers
saien
,
that
it
is
meedful
to
leaue
the
commandement
of
Christ
,
of
giving
of
alms
to
poore
feeble
men
to
poore
crooked
men
,
to
poore
blind
men
,
and
to
bedredden
men
,
&
giue
this
almes
to
Hypocrits
,
that
sainen
them
holie
and
needie
,
when
they
beene
strong
in
body
,
&
haue
over
much
riches
,
both
in
great
wast
houses
,
&
pretious
clothes
,
in
great
feasts
and
many
Jewels
&
treasure
▪
&
thus
they
slayen
poore
men
with
ther
false
begging
,
sith
they
take
falsly
fro
them
there
worldlie
goods
,
by
which
they
shoulde
sustaine
there
bodilie
life
,
&
deceiven
rich
men
in
there
almes
,
and
maintainen
or
comforten
them
to
liue
in
falsenes
against
Jesu
Christ
.
For
sithen
there
were
poore
men
enough
to
take
mens
Almes
,
before
that
Fryers
comen
in
,
and
the
earth
is
now
more
barren
then
it
was
;
our
Fryers
or
poore
men
moughten
want
of
this
almes
:
but
Fryers
by
subtil
hypocrisie
getten
to
themselues
&
letten
the
poore
men
to
haue
this
almes
.
Cap.
7.
Traditions
of
Friars
preferred
before
Christs
commandements
.
ALso
Fryers
chargen
more
breaking
of
there
own
Traditions
,
then
breaking
of
the
commandements
of
God
.
For
a
Fryer
shal
more
bee
punished
for
breaking
of
one
of
them
,
then
for
breaking
of
Gods
hests
.
For
breaking
of
Gods
hests
is
not
charged
of
them
,
&
in
this
they
shewen
how
they
loue
there
own
worship
more
then
Gods
,
&
thus
they
taken
to
themselues
the
worship
that
is
appropred
to
God
,
and
so
beene
blasphemers
and
here●…icks
,
&
so
they
chargen
more
there
bodilie
habit
then
charitie
and
other
vertues
.
For
if
a
Frier
leaue
his
bodily
habite
to
the
which
hee
is
not
bound
by
Gods
law
,
he
is
holden
Apostata
,
&
sharplie
pursued
;
sometime
to
prison
,
&
sometime
to
the
death
,
though
hee
serue
better
God
without
his
habit
,
then
therein
:
but
though
he
trespasse
against
charitie
by
impatiency
,
and
false
leasings
,
or
pride
,
or
covetousnes
,
it
is
little
or
naught
charged
;
but
rather
praised
,
if
it
bring
them
worldly
mucke
.
Cap.
8.
Friars
great
Hypocrits
,
as
poore
as
Christ
in
shew
as
sumptuous
as
Lords
and
Prelats
in
deed
.
ALso
Fryers
fainen
them
as
Hypocrits
,
to
keepe
streitlie
the
Gospel
and
povertie
of
Christ
,
&
his
Apostles
;
and
yet
they
most
contrarien
to
Christ
and
his
Apostles
,
in
hypocrisie
,
Pride
and
covetise
.
For
they
shewen
more
holines
in
bodily
habit
,
and
other
signes
then
did
Christ
and
his
Apostles
,
and
for
there
singular
habit
or
holynes
,
they
presume
to
be
even
with
Prelats
&
Lords
,
&
more
worthie
then
other
Clarks
,
&
in
covetise
they
can
neuer
make
an
end
,
but
by
begging
,
by
queething
,
by
burying
,
by
salaries
,
&
●…rentals
,
and
by
shriving
,
by
absolutions
and
other
false
means
crien
ever
after
worldly
goods
,
where
Christ
vsed
none
of
al
these
;
and
thus
for
this
stinking
covetise
,
they
worshippen
the
Fiend
as
there
God
.
Cap.
9.
Their
stealing
of
children
&
entising
of
them
to
there
order
.
ALso
Friars
drawen
children
fro
Christs
religion
into
their
priuate
order
,
by
hypocrisie
,
leesings
,
and
stealing
.
For
they
tellen
that
there
order
is
more
holy
then
anie
other
,
and
that
they
shall
haue
higher
degree
in
blisse
,
then
other
men
that
beene
not
therein
,
and
sayen
that
men
of
there
order
shal
neuer
come
to
hel
,
but
shal
deeme
other
men
with
Christ
at
Doomes
day
:
and
so
they
stealen
childer
fro
father
and
mother
,
some
time
such
as
beene
vnable
to
the
order
,
and
sometime
such
as
showlden
sustaine
there
father
,
&
mother
by
commandement
of
God
.
And
thus
they
beene
blasphemers
,
taking
vppon
them
ful
counsel
in
doutouse
things
,
that
be
not
expresly
commanded
ne
forbidden
in
holie
writt
:
sith
such
counsel
is
apropried
to
the
holy
Ghost
.
And
thus
they
beene
therfore
cursed
of
God
,
as
the
Pharisees
were
cursed
of
Christ
,
to
whome
he
saies
thus
:
woe
be
to
you
Scribes
and
Pharisees
that
beene
writers
of
Lawe
,
and
men
of
singular
religion
,
that
compassen
about
the
water
and
the
lande
to
make
a
man
of
your
religion
,
and
when
he
is
made
of
your
religion
ye
maken
him
dowble
more
a
child
of
hel
.
And
sith
he
that
steales
an
Oxe
or
a
Cowe
is
damnable
by
Gods
law
and
mans
also
:
much
more
he
that
steales
a
mans
child
that
is
better
than
al
earthlie
goods
,
&
draws
him
to
the
lesse
perfit
order
:
And
thowgh
this
singular
order
were
more
perfit
then
Christs
;
yet
he
wote
neuer
whether
it
be
to
damnation
of
the
Childe
,
for
hee
wote
not
to
what
state
God
hath
ordained
him
,
and
so
blindlie
they
done
against
Christs
ordinance
.
Cap.
10.
Curats
defrauded
of
their
duties
by
means
of
Friars
.
ALso
Friars
for
pride
and
couetise
,
drawen
fro
Curats
there
office
and
Sacraments
,
in
which
lyen
winning
or
worship
,
and
so
maken
dissention
betwixt
Curats
and
there
Ghostlie
childer
.
Friars
drawen
to
them
confession
and
burying
of
rich
men
by
manie
subtil
meanes
,
and
Massepence
and
Trentals
,
but
they
wil
not
come
to
poore
mens
Dirige
,
ne
receaue
them
to
be
buried
amongst
them
.
And
they
cryen
fast
that
they
haue
more
power
in
confession
than
other
Curats
;
for
they
maie
shriue
al
that
come
to
them
:
But
Curates
maie
no
farther
then
their
owne
parishees
.
But
Curates
sain
that
sith
they
shal
awnswere
before
God
for
the
soules
of
ther
sogettis
,
they
wil
knowe
their
life
;
&
Friars
saien
it
is
no
need
,
for
they
haue
more
power
then
the
Curat
;
and
thus
dissention
&
hate
is
made
betwixt
Curats
and
there
children
,
and
pride
and
couetousnes
of
Friars
is
cause
of
al
this
&
many
other
sinns
and
thus
for
they
maken
discord
among
christian
men
,
they
bene
hatcd
and
cursed
of
God
almighty
.
Cap
,
11.
Friars
come
in
vnder
the
name
of
Saints
&
forsaken
the
Rule
.
ALso
Friars
come
in
vnder
the
name
of
Saints
,
&
for
saken
the
Saints
rule
,
and
liue
&
putten
there
owne
errours
to
the
Saints
,
and
so
slaundren
both
them
and
God
.
For
if
men
speken
of
Frauncis
,
hee
vsed
and
taught
much
meeknes
,
pouertie
,
and
penance
:
&
Minours
now
vsen
the
contrarie
.
For
they
maken
statuts
of
their
owne
will
,
and
them
they
keepen
fast
,
and
make
men
to
weene
that
Frauncis
made
them
.
But
Preachou●…s
sayen
that
Dominick
founded
them
,
&
then
he
kept
Austens
rule
,
sith
he
was
a
Canon
before
;
for
els
he
was
Apostata
,
if
Austens
rule
were
good
.
But
Austen
would
algats
sue
yea
Apostles
liuing
,
&
preachours
done
euen
the
contrary
.
And
Friar
Austens
founded
then
on
Austen
the
great
Doctor
;
but
his
rule
speakes
not
of
Friars
,
and
so
they
beene
grounded
on
leasings
,
for
they
hauen
no
Patron
Saint
.
And
of
tho
carmes
knowen
men
nother
founder
ne
rule
,
and
so
the
Friars
that
haue
founders
done
against
there
founders
teaching
,
and
Christs
also
,
and
colouren
there
owne
wicked
lawes
vnder
name
of
these
Saints
,
and
so
ben
grounded
on
leasings
,
and
slaundren
there
Patrons
and
Christ
also
.
And
other
Friars
that
haue
no
Patrons
liuen
after
themselues
&
putten
there
errours
on
Saints
,
and
so
slaundren
them
and
Christ
,
and
so
hypocrisie
raignes
,
and
sinne
is
maintained
,
by
colour
of
holynesse
.
Cap.
12.
Persecution
of
true
Priests
by
false
Friars
ALso
Friars
pursuen
trew
Priests
,
and
letten
them
to
preach
the
Gospell
,
notwithstandinge
that
Christ
enioined
Priesthood
,
&
preaching
of
the
Gospel
,
and
so
they
departen
that
thing
that
God
ioined
together
,
and
so
(
as
much
as
in
them
is
)
they
foredone
Gods
ordinance
,
and
so
they
harmen
Christian
men
more
cruelly
,
then
the
Souldan
of
Sarracens
,
for
they
beene
nere
and
more
malitious
.
For
sith
Christ
charges
al
his
Priests
to
preach
truely
the
Gospell
;
and
they
pursuen
them
for
this
deed
,
yea
to
the
fier
,
they
wil
slea
Priests
,
for
they
done
Gods
bidding
,
and
therefore
they
beene
man
▪
slaiers
and
irregular
and
cursed
of
God
.
For
they
letten
his
people
to
be
saued
,
and
so
need
them
to
be
damned
.
And
sith
the
principal
point
and
end
of
Christs
dyeing
and
his
passion
,
was
to
saue
mans
soule
,
and
the
Principal
worke
of
Sathanas
is
to
leese
mens
soule
,
they
bene
traytours
to
Christ
&
Angels
of
Sathanas
transformed
into
Angel
of
light
and
cruel
traitours
of
al
men
.
Cap
13
Capped
Friars
serued
as
Lords
or
Kings
at
table
ALso
Capped
Friars
,
that
beene
called
Maisters
of
Diuinitie
,
haue
there
Chamber
and
service
as
Lords
or
Kings
,
and
senden
out
Idiots
ful
of
couetise
,
to
preach
not
the
Gospel
;
but
Chronicles
,
Fables
,
&
Leesings
,
to
please
the
people
,
&
to
rob
them
.
A
what
cursednes
is
this
,
to
a
dead
man
,
as
to
the
world
,
and
pride
&
vanitie
therof
,
to
get
him
a
Cap
of
masterdome
by
praier
of
Lords
,
and
great
gifts
,
&
making
of
huge
feasts
,
of
a
hundred
and
manie
hundred
pounds
,
and
then
be
idle
fro
teaching
of
Gods
law
;
but
if
it
be
seldome
before
Lords
and
Ladies
,
or
great
gatherings
,
for
name
of
the
world
,
&
then
to
leaue
there
povertie
&
simplenes
that
he
is
bounden
to
,
&
devour
poore
mens
almes
in
wast
,
and
feasting
of
Lordes
and
great
men
,
and
so
giue
slaunder
to
his
brother
,
&
other
men
to
liue
in
pride
and
covetise
,
glotenie
and
idlenes
,
and
leaue
the
seruice
of
God
as
though
they
were
exempt
fro
al
gods
;
&
yet
forfending
of
these
covetous
fooles
,
that
beene
Limitours
,
goes
much
Simonie
,
envie
,
and
much
foule
marchandise
;
&
who
can
best
rob
the
poore
people
by
false
begging
▪
and
other
deceipts
,
shal
haue
this
Iudas
office
,
and
so
anest
of
Antichrists
Clerks
is
maintained
by
subtle
cauteles
of
the
Fiend
.
Cap.
14.
Great
flatterers
of
the
people
nether
reproving
nor
removing
there
sinnes
from
among
them
.
ALso
Fryars
shewen
not
to
the
people
there
great
sinnes
stably
,
as
God
bids
,
and
namelie
to
mightie
men
of
the
world
,
but
flatteren
them
,
&
glozen
&
nourishen
them
in
sinne
.
And
sith
it
is
the
office
of
a
Preacher
to
shew
men
there
foule
sinnes
and
paines
therefore
,
and
Friars
taken
this
office
and
done
it
not
,
they
beene
cause
of
damnation
of
the
people
.
For
in
this
they
beene
foule
traitours
to
God
and
●…eke
to
the
people
,
&
they
been
nurses
of
the
Fiend
of
hel
.
For
by
flattering
and
false
beheasts
,
they
letten
men
liue
in
there
lusts
,
&
comforten
them
therein
,
and
sometime
they
pursuen
other
true
preachers
for
they
will
not
glose
mightie
men
,
&
comfort
them
in
there
sinnes
,
but
wil
sharply
tel
them
the
so
the
:
and
thus
mightie
men
hire
by
great
costs
a
false
traitour
,
to
lead
them
to
Hel.
And
ensample
men
maie
take
how
Fryars
suffren
mightie
men
,
fro
yeare
to
yeere
,
liue
in
avowtrie
,
and
covetise
,
and
extorsions
doing
,
and
manie
other
sinnes
.
And
when
men
beene
harded
in
such
great
sinnes
▪
and
wil
not
amend
them
Friars
,
should
flee
there
homely
companie
,
but
they
doe
not
thus
,
lest
they
leese
worldlie
Frendship
,
favour
,
or
winning
;
and
thus
for
the
monie
they
sellen
mens
soules
to
Sathanas
.
Cap.
15
How
much
&
how
oft
they
deceaue
and
coosen
the
lay-people
by
then
letters
of
Fraternity
.
ALso
Friars
by
letters
of
Fraternitie
deceiven
the
people
in
faith
,
robben
them
of
temporal
goods
,
&
maken
the
people
to
trust
more
in
dead
p●…rchment
,
sealed
with
leasings
,
&
in
vaine
praiers
of
Hypocrits
,
that
in
case
beene
damned
Diuels
,
then
in
the
helpe
of
God
,
and
in
there
owne
good
living
.
Commonlie
these
letters
beene
powdred
with
hypocrisie
,
covetise
,
Simonie
,
blasphemie
,
and
other
leasings
▪
With
hypocrisie
;
for
therin
beene
told
withouten
end
many
good
deeds
,
and
sometime
beene
false
,
&
more
to
shew
them
holy
to
get
worldly
goods
,
than
to
saue
mens
souls
.
With
covetise
;
for
they
done
this
to
winne
the
peny
,
for
a
poore
man
that
may
not
geue
them
be
hee
neuer
so
trewe
to
God
,
shal
not
haue
them
:
but
a
rich
,
be
he
neuer
so
cursed
,
shal
haue
such
letters
,
and
weanes
that
he
is
siker
enough
thereby
,
doe
he
neuer
so
much
wrong
to
poore
men
.
With
Symonie
;
for
they
sellen
this
supernal
good
,
for
temporal
goods
&
that
vnskilfully
for
luch
chaffering
and
graunting
of
letters
was
neuer
ensampled
of
Christ
,
●…e
his
Apostles
,
&
yet
they
loued
best
mens
soules
.
With
blasphemie
;
for
these
sinfull
wretches
taken
vppon
them
yea
dealeing
of
good
deeds
,
but
this
thing
is
appropried
to
God
,
&
so
they
beene
blasphemers
:
For
they
passon
Bishopps
,
Popes
,
and
eke
God
himselfe
.
For
they
graunt
no
pardon
,
but
if
men
be
contrite
and
shriuen
,
and
of
merite
of
Christs
passion
,
and
other
Saints
,
but
Friars
maken
no
mention
nether
of
contrition
,
ne
shrift
,
ne
of
merit
of
Christs
passion
,
but
only
of
ther
own
good
deeds
.
And
so
Christ
graunts
to
no
sinful
man
continuing
in
his
sinne
such
part
;
but
Friars
graunten
rather
to
cursed
men
for
worship
or
winning
them
to
good
poore
men
.
And
thus
falsly
they
passen
Christ
.
For
Christ
wowld
not
graunt
to
his
Cosens
part
of
his
Kingdome
but
if
they
wowlden
suffer
passion
as
Christ
did
:
But
Friars
wil
make
men
heyres
in
the
blisse
of
heauen
,
sith
they
graunten
men
part
of
there
good
deeds
after
this
life
,
&
they
maie
not
haue
then
part
but
if
they
showlden
be
saued
,
But
christian
beleef
teaches
,
that
al
men
in
charitie
,
ben
procurers
by
graunt
of
God
of
al
▪
meedeful
deeds
▪
Why
then
graunten
Friars
this
part
,
for
they
wil
haue
propretie
of
Ghostly
goods
where
noe
propertie
may
be
,
and
leauen
propretie
of
wordlie
goods
where
christian
men
maie
haue
propretie
▪
And
thus
they
teachen
the
people
that
it
is
more
needfull
to
giue
such
hypocrits
bodilie
almes
,
then
to
geue
it
to
poore
needy
men
after
the
Gospel
.
And
thus
they
deceauen
the
people
in
beleef
,
and
robben
them
of
temporal
goods
,
and
maken
to
recke
lesse
of
there
owne
good
liuing
for
trust
of
these
false
letters
.
Cap.
16.
Friars
peruert
the
right
faith
of
the
sacrament
of
the
Aultar
by
making
it
to
bee
an
accident
without
subiect
.
Also
Friars
perverten
the
right
faith
of
the
Sacrament
of
the
Auter
,
and
bringen
in
a
new
heresie
.
For
whan
Christ
saies
that
the
bread
that
he
brake
and
blessed
is
his
bodie
,
they
say
it
is
an
accident
with
outen
subiect
,
or
nought
.
And
when
holie
w●…it
saies
openlie
,
that
this
Sacrament
is
bread
that
we
breaken
,
and
Gods
body
;
they
saien
that
it
is
nother
bread
,
ne
Gods
bodie
,
but
accident
withouten
subiect
,
&
nought
.
And
thus
they
leauen
holy
writ
and
taken
new
heresie
on
Christ
&
his
Apostles
and
on
Austin
,
Ierom
,
Ambrose
,
Isidore
,
and
other
Saints
,
&
the
Court
of
Rome
,
&
al
true
Christ
men
,
that
holden
the
faith
of
the
Gospel
.
For
Christ
saies
that
this
bread
is
my
bodie
.
And
S.
Paul
saies
The
bread
that
we
breaken
is
the
communication
of
the
Lords
body
:
and
S.
Austin
saies
,
that
that
thing
that
we
seen
is
bread
,
but
as
to
faith
,
fully
taught
the
bread
is
Christs
bodie
.
Ambrose
saies
that
thing
that
is
bread
,
shal
be
Christ
body
▪
Ierome
saies
,
that
that
bread
which
Christ
brake
and
gaue
to
his
Disciples
,
is
the
bodie
of
our
Saviour
;
for
Christ
saies
this
is
my
bodie
.
Berengary
by
approuing
of
the
Court
of
Rome
saies
thus
:
I
acknowledge
with
heart
and
with
mouth
,
that
the
bread
that
is
laied
on
the
Auter
is
not
only
the
Sacrament
but
verie
Christes
bodie
.
Ah
Lord
what
hardie
Devil
durst
reach
these
Friars
to
denie
thus
openly
,
holie
writ
and
al
these
Saints
and
the
Court
of
Rome
,
and
al
true
Christian
men
and
to
find
this
heresie
,
that
this
Sacred
host
is
accident
withouten
subiect
or
nought
;
sith
this
is
not
taught
openlie
in
holie
writ
,
and
reason
and
wit
is
against
this
and
Austin
in
3.
or
4.
great
books
saies
expresly
,
that
none
accident
maie
be
withouten
subiect
;
and
al
wise
Philosophers
accorden
here
with
Austin
.
Lord
what
should
moue
Christ
Almightie
,
al
wittie
,
&
wel
willing
,
to
hide
this
beleefe
of
Friars
by
a
thousand
yeare
,
&
neuer
to
teach
his
Apostles
,
and
so
manie
Saints
the
right
beleefe
;
but
to
teach
first
these
Hypocrits
,
that
comen
never
into
the
Church
,
til
the
soule
F●…end
Sathanas
was
vnbounden
.
Hereby
shoulden
al
Christian
men
know
the
Friars
he
▪
resie
,
and
not
receiue
them
into
there
houses
,
before
that
they
confesseden
vnder
there
general
Seale
,
the
right
beleefe
of
Christian
men
and
had
forsaken
there
old
heresie
.
Cap.
17.
There
excesse
in
building
of
great
Churches
and
costly
houses
&
Cloisters
▪
ALso
Friars
builden
many
great
Churches
,
&
costly
waste
houses
and
Cloisters
,
as
it
were
Castles
,
and
that
without
need
,
where
thorough
Parish
Churches
,
and
common
waies
beene
paired
,
and
in
manie
places
vndone
.
And
so
they
teachen
in
deed
that
men
shoulden
haue
heritage
and
dwelling
Citie
in
earth
,
&
forget
Heaven
against
S.
Paul
.
For
by
this
new
housing
of
Friars
,
though
it
raine
on
the
Auter
of
the
Parish
Church
,
the
blind
people
is
so
deceiued
,
that
they
will
rather
giue
to
waste
houses
of
Friars
,
then
to
Parish
Churches
,
or
to
common
waies
,
though
men
,
cattle
,
and
beasts
beene
perished
therein
.
Before
that
Friars
comen
in
,
there
was
more
people
,
and
the
earth
more
plenteous
,
and
then
were
Churches
enowgh
.
What
skil
is
it
now
to
make
so
much
cost
,
in
new
building
,
and
let
old
parish
Churches
fal
downe
?
And
if
men
sayen
that
in
these
great
Churches
God
is
fayre
served
;
certes
great
houses
make
not
men
holie
,
and
onlie
by
holinesse
is
God
wel
serued
.
For
in
heauen
that
was
so
faire
Lucifer
serued
God
vntruely
and
so
did
Adam
in
Paradise
.
And
Iesu
saies
that
tho
great
Temple
of
Hierusalem
that
was
a
house
of
prayer
,
and
sometimes
Gods
house
,
was
made
a
den
of
thiefes
,
for
couetous
preachers
dwelliden
therein
.
But
Iob
serued
Gode
full
wel
on
the
Dunghil
,
and
so
did
Adam
out
of
Paradise
,
and
Christ
before
when
he
prayed
in
hills
and
desarts
,
and
baptisteke
.
And
therfore
Christ
and
his
Apostles
made
no
great
Churches
ne
Cloisters
;
but
wenten
fro
countrie
to
countrie
,
preaching
the
Gospel
and
teaching
men
to
doe
there
almes
,
to
poore
men
and
not
to
wast
houses
.
For
Christ
tawght
men
to
praie
in
spirit
and
truth
,
that
is
,
in
good
wil
and
deuotion
and
holie
liuing
.
And
to
destroie
this
hypocrisy
,
he
ordained
the
Temple
of
Hierusalem
showld
be
destroied
for
sinne
done
therein
.
Cap.
18.
Friars
teaching
the
vow
of
obedience
contrary
to
Gods
law
.
FRiars
also
destroien
obedience
of
Gods
Lawe
and
magnifien
singular
obedience
made
to
sinful
men
and
in
case
to
divels
,
which
obedience
Christ
ensampled
neuer
nether
in
himselfe
ne
in
his
Apostles
.
For
by
teaching
of
S.
Paul
,
each
man
owght
to
be
subiect
to
other
in
the
dread
of
Christ
,
that
is
in
as
much
as
he
teaches
them
Gods
wil
,
&
no
man
showld
obey
more
to
anie
man
▪
And
euer
the
more
that
a
man
were
,
the
more
showld
he
thus
meeke
himself
,
as
Christ
did
,
to
al
his
Apostles
.
But
Friars
tellen
nowght
by
this
obedience
,
but
if
they
maken
singular
profession
,
to
sinful
fooles
that
manie
times
teachen
and
commanden
them
against
Gods
wil
,
and
sayen
that
in
such
thinges
as
ben
not
expresly
commanded
,
ne
forfended
in
Gods
law
,
they
should
algats
doe
after
there
Soueraines
;
yea
thowgh
it
be
vnwi●…tinglie
against
Gods
wil
:
And
sith
it
is
appropred
to
the
holy
Ghost
to
giue
ful
counsel
in
such
points
,
they
maken
there
sinful
Priours
euen
with
the
holy
Ghost
.
And
where
they
showld
bee
gouerned
in
such
doutie
points
by
the
holy
Ghost
,
they
leauen
his
counsel
and
ruling
many
times
and
taken
them
to
the
ruling
of
a
sinful
foole
,
and
in
case
a
damned
fiend
in
hel
,
And
thus
they
leauen
obedience
that
Christ
tawght
and
ensampled
as
vnperfit
&
not
sufficient
▪
&
praysen
more
fained
obedience
to
sinnfull
fooles
,
that
they
taken
of
there
owne
presumption
,
as
if
such
fools
had
founden
perfiter
obedience
then
euer
did
Christ
God
and
man
.
Cap.
19.
How
they
forsake
the
perfection
of
ther
order
for
wordly
respects
ALso
Friars
forsaken
perfection
of
there
order
for
worship
of
the
wordle
,
and
couetise
,
and
beene
not
suffren
to
take
the
freedome
of
the
Gospell
for
to
preach
Gods
word
to
the
people
.
For
Friars
ben
made
Byshops
,
yea
many
times
by
Simonie
,
&
sworen
strongly
to
goe
and
preach
and
conuert
heathen
men
and
leauen
this
Ghostlie
office
,
and
beene
Suffragans
in
England
and
robben
men
by
extortions
,
as
in
punishing
of
sinne
for
money
&
suffren
men
to
lie
in
sinne
,
fro
yeare
to
yeare
,
for
an
annuel
rent
,
and
so
in
hollowing
of
Churches
and
Church-yards
,
and
Auters
,
and
commonly
al
other
Sacraments
for
money
.
And
thus
these
Friars
Byshopps
liuen
commonly
euer
after
in
Simonie
,
pride
,
and
robberie
,
and
thus
they
beene
exempt
by
Caiphas
Byshoppricke
fro
all
good
obseruances
of
Godes
lawe
,
and
of
there
owne
order
and
bee
free
to
liue
in
sinne
and
to
robbe
our
land
and
envenime
it
by
manie
cursings
.
And
so
they
bearen
out
first
the
golde
of
our
lande
to
Aliens
,
and
sometimes
to
our
enemies
,
to
get
of
Antichrist
this
false
exemption
,
&
euer
after
liue
in
robbing
of
poore
men
,
&
maintainen
much
sin
,
cursing
,
&
simonie
,
that
is
passing
heresie
.
And
other
Bishops
of
them
that
haue
Dioceses
in
this
land
,
forsaken
povertie
,
and
penance
,
and
obedience
:
for
they
looken
to
be
Masters
of
al
Friars
of
that
order
in
this
land
,
and
to
liue
in
pride
,
lusts
of
there
flesh
,
idlenes
and
spoiling
of
the
people
,
more
subtilly
than
other
.
And
thus
a
Friar
shal
dwel
in
Courts
of
Lords
and
Ladies
to
be
there
Confessour
,
and
not
displease
them
for
nothing
,
though
they
liuen
in
never
so
cursed
sins
,
for
to
liue
in
his
lusts
and
to
get
falselie
mucke
to
Antichrists
covent
,
&
let
poore
men
of
there
almes
,
and
thereto
he
shal
haue
leaue
&
commaundement
vpon
vertue
of
obedience
:
but
he
shal
no
leaue
haue
,
to
go
generallie
about
in
the
world
,
and
preach
truelie
the
Gospel
without
begging
,
and
liue
an
open
poore
and
iust
life
as
Christ
and
his
Apostles
didden
.
For
this
were
destroying
of
there
fained
order
.
And
therefore
they
louen
more
pride
covetise
&
lustes
of
there
owne
flesh
,
then
the
worship
of
God
and
heale
of
mans
soule
.
And
thus
they
maken
sacrifice
to
Lucifer
,
to
Mammon
and
to
there
owne
stinking
bellie
.
Cap.
20.
There
rotten
habit
esteemed
aboue
Christs
bodie
.
ALso
Friars
praisen
more
there
rotten
habit
,
then
the
worshipful
body
of
our
Lord
Iesu
Christ
.
For
they
teachen
Lordes
,
and
namelie
Ladies
,
that
if
they
dien
in
Fraunces
habit
they
shall
never
come
in
Hel
,
for
vertue
thereof
,
and
certes
this
is
an
open
heresie
damning
all
that
trusten
thus
into
there
liues
end
.
But
a
man
maie
haue
the
Sacrament
of
the
Auter
,
&
that
is
verie
Gods
bodie
in
his
mouth
,
and
straight
flee
to
Hel
withouten
end
:
&
the
more
be
damned
for
the
evil
taking
of
this
Sacrament
.
Such
Heretickes
beene
vnable
to
be
amongst
Christian
men
.
Cap.
21.
Friars
begge
without
need
when
the
poore
want
without
remorse
.
See
Chap.
6.
Also
Friars
beggen
withouten
need
for
there
own
rich
Sect
,
&
not
for
there
poore
bedradden
men
that
maie
not
goe
and
haue
no
man
to
sende
for
there
liuelode
:
but
rather
drawen
rich
mens
almes
fro
such
poore
men
.
And
therefore
charitie
is
outlawed
among
them
,
and
so
is
God
:
&
leasings
,
&
covetise
and
Fiends
beene
enhabited
among
them
,
for
they
decea
▪
ven
men
in
there
almes
to
make
costlie
houses
,
not
to
harbour
poore
men
but
Lords
,
and
mightie
men
;
and
teachen
men
to
suffer
Gods
Temple
,
that
beene
poore
men
,
to
perish
for
default
;
&
thus
they
beene
traitours
to
God
,
and
his
rich
people
whom
they
deceaven
in
there
almes
,
and
manquellers
of
poore
men
,
whose
liuelode
they
taken
awaie
fro
them
by
false
leasings
,
&
therefore
they
beene
irregular
before
God
&
despisen
him
,
and
harmen
the
people
when
they
saien
Masse
or
Matines
in
this
cursed
life
,
as
Holy
writ
teaches
and
Austin
and
Gregorie
declaren
fullie
.
Cap
22.
Friars
reproue
not
there
Brethren
as
the
Gospell
willeth
but
as
themselues
wil.
FRiars
also
keepen
not
correption
of
the
Gospel
against
there
brethren
,
that
trespassen
,
but
cruellie
done
them
to
paineful
prison
;
but
this
is
not
the
meeke
suing
of
Iesu
Christ
,
for
he
&
his
Apostles
prisoneden
not
sinful
men
in
this
life
,
but
sharplie
reproved
there
sinne
and
at
the
last
,
when
they
would
not
amend
them
taughten
good
men
not
to
commune
with
them
:
But
these
Friars
shewen
there
tyrantrie
at
the
ful
:
who
so
knew
wel
there
paines
and
torments
:
and
it
seemes
no
wisedome
,
ne
profit
,
to
giue
Friars
power
to
prison
men
.
For
when
the
King
by
his
officers
prisons
a
man
,
that
is
commonly
done
for
great
&
open
trespasse
and
that
is
good
warning
to
other
misdoe●…s
,
and
some
profit
comes
of
the
Kings
Ministers
:
But
when
Friars
prisonen
their
brethren
the
paine
is
not
knowen
to
men
,
thowgh
the
sinne
were
neuer
so
open
&
slaunderous
,
and
that
does
harme
to
other
liege
men
,
and
profit
of
Kings
Ministers
is
away
,
And
when
the
potestatis
of
Friars
beene
proud
,
couetous
,
and
sinfull
and
haten
the
truth
,
they
will
soone
prison
trewe
men
that
reprouen
there
sinnes
,
and
spare
other
shrewes
that
they
maie
flatter
them
and
mainetaine
them
in
there
sinne
;
and
so
beside
the
Kinges
leaue
tormenten
trewe
men
,
for
they
wolden
doe
Gods
heasts
,
&
sith
the
king
graunts
occasion
thereto
,
the
King
is
holden
to
reuoke
and
let
Friars
prisoning
,
lest
he
bee
guilty
of
the
sinne
that
comes
therby
,
sith
he
may
destroy
it
,
&
does
not
:
&
thus
did
beggers
Friars
leapen
vp
to
Kings
power
,
and
manie
times
more
then
the
Kinges
dare
doe
,
and
maken
the
King
the
Fiends
torment
or
to
prison
trew
men
,
for
they
saien
the
troth
.
And
so
the
King
stoppes
Gods
law
to
be
knowen
in
his
land
,
and
nourishes
euill
men
,
and
prisons
good
.
For
this
dread
and
manie
moe
,
showld
the
King
revoke
this
prisoning
,
&
make
Clarks
be
ruled
after
the
Gospel
by
simplenesse
and
holy
liuinge
.
Cap.
23.
Friars
lawlesse
egging
the
King
and
the
mightie
ones
of
the
land
to
maintaine
there
sect
begging
there
almes
&
beggering
the
whole
land
.
ALso
Friars
maken
our
Lond
lawles
;
for
they
leaden
Clarks
and
namely
rulen
Prelas
and
Lords
and
Ladies
and
Commons
also
;
and
they
beene
not
ruled
by
Godes
lawe
,
ne
lawes
of
the
Church
,
●…e
lawes
of
the
King
.
For
they
glosen
Gods
lawes
as
them
likes
,
and
been
exempt
fro
Byshops
and
other
ordinaries
&
leaden
the
Byshops
of
Rome
,
as
them
likes
.
And
men
saien
they
beene
not
liege
men
to
the
King
,
ne
subiect
to
his
lawes
.
For
thowgh
they
stealen
mens
children
,
it
is
said
there
goes
no
lawe
vppon
them
,
and
that
seemes
wel
;
for
they
robben
the
Kings
liege
men
by
false
begginge
of
sixtie
thowsande
marke
by
yeare
as
men
dowbten
reasonablie
,
&
yet
they
be
not
punished
therefore
.
And
the
lawlesse
Friars
by
there
false
ruling
,
maken
our
lande
lawlesse
.
For
they
letten
Clarkes
,
Lords
,
and
Commons
to
knowe
the
truth
of
holy
writ
,
and
maken
them
to
pursue
trew
men
to
the
death
,
for
they
teachen
the
commandements
of
God
,
and
crien
to
the
people
the
foule
sinnes
of
false
Friars
.
And
thus
falsnesse
is
maintained
,
and
false
men
beene
raised
to
great
estats
,
and
truth
is
put
on
back
,
&
trewe
men
been
pursued
,
yea
to
prisoning
,
to
losse
of
al
there
goods
,
and
to
sharp
iudgement
,
for
as
much
as
they
wowlden
destroy
sinne
that
was
openly
and
cursedly
done
,
and
in
point
for
to
fordoe
our
land
.
And
of
this
ruling
beene
Friars
most
guiltie
,
for
they
leaden
Prelats
Lords
and
Ladies
,
Justices
and
other
men
by
confession
,
and
tellen
them
not
speedely
there
sinnes
.
For
if
they
tellen
them
there
sinnes
,
and
they
wowld
not
amend
them
,
the
Friars
that
beene
there
confessours
,
showlden
leaue
them
vp
as
Christ
and
Paul
teachen
;
but
they
done
not
thus
,
for
then
they
showlden
leese
winning
and
fauour
of
the
wordle
.
And
thus
for
loue
of
money
and
welfare
of
there
body
,
they
leaden
our
land
out
of
the
lawe
of
God
and
alrighteousnes
.
Cap
,
24.
Friars
no
peace-make
is
but
makebates
striuers
themselues
&
stirrers
vp
of
others
to
warrs
&
dissentions
:
ALso
Friars
beene
irregular
Procuratours
of
the
fiend
,
to
make
and
maintaine
warres
on
christian
men
,
and
ennemies
of
peace
&
charitie
.
For
Friars
counsellen
and
openly
preachen
that
men
shoulen
flee
to
heauen
withouten
paine
,
if
they
woulden
goe
and
slea
in
there
owne
person
,
or
maintaine
and
finde
one
at
there
cost
to
slea
christian
men
.
And
the
ende
was
to
make
Christs
Vikar
most
rich
to
the
wordle
,
the
which
Vikar
showld
be
most
poore
,
●…suing
in
this
most
highlie
Christ
&
his
Apostles
:
But
Christ
died
to
make
peace
&
charitie
&
if
men
mighten
thus
freely
graunt
pardon
,
they
showlden
yea
to
leese
there
owne
life
,
graunt
pardon
to
make
peace
.
Yet
they
preachen
noe
pardon
ne
meede
to
make
peace
and
charitie
:
And
yet
they
been
bounden
of
God
to
make
men
siker
to
haue
the
blisse
of
heauen
if
they
wil
truly
procure
for
peace
and
charitie
.
But
of
the
pardon
that
men
vsen
to
daie
fro
the
Court
of
Rome
,
they
haue
no
sikernes
by
holy
writ
ne
reason
,
ne
ensample
of
Christ
,
of
his
Apostles
.
And
so
of
other
warrs
and
debats
that
Friars
mighten
let
if
they
wolden
,
and
sith
they
done
not
;
but
rather
counsel
thereto
,
and
comforten
men
therin
.
and
tellen
not
the
peril
▪
of
them
,
they
been
cause
and
Procuratours
of
al
war●…s
&
specially
of
this
warre
in
Flaunders
,
for
they
preacheden
that
&
haden
it
forth
against
the
King
,
the
Duke
,
and
other
Lords
and
Clarks
,
&
sharplie
pursueden
Priests
that
stoden
by
charitie
,
and
profite
of
the
Realme
,
And
so
they
weren
then
aboue
the
King
,
Lords
and
trew
Priests
,
and
robbeden
the
Kings
liege
men
by
false
leasings
,
of
manie
thowsand
pounds
that
thowgh
the
King
showld
now
be
taken
and
our
land
now
conquered
or
destroied
,
the
King
might
not
raise
so
much
to
help
himselfe
&
his
land
.
And
certes
there
was
treason
to
God
and
the
King
,
and
false
deceit
of
al
men
,
both
of
cattaile
and
of
foule
,
and
letting
and
destroying
of
peace
and
of
charitie
.
Cap.
25
,
Iudas
children
seling
Christ
&
al
for
money
.
FRiars
also
beene
Scariots
children
,
betraying
true
men
of
the
Gospel
,
and
so
Christ
for
monie
,
&
for
monie
they
senden
souls
to
Sathanas
by
example
of
there
evil
liuing
,
by
counsel
to
warres
,
&
nourishing
and
comforting
men
in
sin
,
for
lusts
of
there
flesh
.
For
in
pleasing
of
Bishops
and
other
men
,
they
preachen
against
pouertie
of
Christ
and
sain
that
Preachers
of
the
Gospel
and
Christs
life
beene
Hereticks
,
worthie
to
be
brend
.
And
so
for
gifts
of
Bishops
and
other
men
,
and
worldly
fauour
,
they
sellen
truth
of
the
Gospell
&
so
Christ
as
Iudas
did
.
For
S.
Bede
&
S.
Ambrose
saien
,
sith
Christ
is
truth
,
he
that
for
monie
saies
falsenes
and
leaues
the
sooth
,
does
such
sinne
as
Iudas
did
,
and
so
they
counsailen
to
wars
for
they
winnen
much
thereby
and
for
defaut
of
charitie
they
senden
soules
to
Hel
,
when
men
by
there
counsaile
taken
false
warres
&
enden
in
them
,
weening
that
they
done
wel
,
and
therefore
dien
withouten
sorrow
of
them
.
And
for
to
harte
men
in
this
cursed
warring
,
they
gone
with
them
into
warre
and
beene
there
Confessours
and
sometime
slaien
men
in
there
owne
person
,
and
thus
they
been
Antichrists
Martyrs
and
fleene
to
Hel
to
draw
other
menthither
after
them
.
Cap.
26.
They
sclaunder
●…rue
Priests
&
flatter
wicked
men
.
ALso
Friars
distroien
this
worlde
most
of
al
cursed
men
for
they
backbiten
good
Clarks
&
saien
that
they
distourblen
the
worlde
,
and
flateren
euill
Clarks
in
there
sin
,
&
so
they
praisen
Lords
that
beene
tyrants
,
extortioners
,
and
evil
liuers
,
and
Ladies
also
.
And
they
despisen
Lords
and
Ladies
that
bee
giuen
to
leaue
pride
and
vanitie
of
the
world
,
and
saien
it
was
not
merrie
sithen
Lords
and
Ladies
tooken
reward
to
the
Gospel
,
&
leften
there
ancestors
manners
,
that
weren
worshipful
to
the
world
.
And
so
of
rich
men
and
other
they
praisen
them
that
bring
them
much
monie
with
wrong
,
and
many
deceits
&
saien
that
they
been
holie
:
but
other
men
that
giuen
not
Friars
much
more
then
enough
,
they
lacken
at
the
full
,
though
they
done
there
almes
much
better
to
there
poore
neighbours
.
And
sith
God
saies
that
euill
teachers
beene
cause
of
destruction
of
the
people
,
and
Grosted
declares
it
well
,
and
Friars
beene
principal
euil
teachers
,
they
beene
principal
cause
of
destroying
of
this
world
.
For
they
beene
Confessours
Preachers
and
Rulers
commonlie
of
al
men
,
and
they
teachen
them
not
there
foule
sinnes
and
perils
of
them
but
suffren
them
in
there
sinnes
,
for
winning
of
stinking
mucke
and
lusts
of
there
own
bellie
,
that
is
foule
wormes
meat
,
and
a
sacke
of
dirt
.
Cap.
27.
Friars
most
impatient
of
al
men
liuing
,
in
bearing
reprooff
.
ALso
Friars
beene
most
rebel
against
the
teaching
of
Christs
Gospel
,
and
most
out
of
patience
and
pittie
.
For
they
beene
most
vnpatient
against
reproving
of
sinne
and
destroying
thereof
.
For
a
Lorde
wil
meekelier
suffer
sharpe
despising
of
his
little
sinne
,
then
they
wil
suffer
meeke
and
soft
reprouing
of
there
great
heresies
.
For
they
beene
wood
that
mens
almes
should
be
rightly
departed
among
poore
needie
men
,
feeble
,
crooked
and
blind
,
for
then
they
saien
they
been
vndone
,
but
they
been
of
vaine
religion
as
S.
Iame
saies
:
For
this
is
a
cleane
religion
withouten
spot
anentis
God
the
Father
,
to
visite
the
fatherles
&
modirles
children
&
widdowes
in
there
tribulation
,
and
to
keepe
aman
vnfouled
fro
this
world
,
that
is
,
fro
pride
covetise
&
vanities
.
But
Friars
done
al
the
contrarie
,
for
they
visiten
rich
men
,
and
by
hipocrisie
getten
falslie
there
almes
,
and
withdrawen
it
fro
poore
men
;
but
they
visiten
rich
widdowes
for
there
mucke
,
and
maken
them
to
be
buried
at
the
Friars
,
but
poore
men
comen
in
not
there
.
And
wilful
povertie
they
forsaken
,
and
most
covetous
of
al
men
and
boasten
more
of
there
holines
,
and
been
most
dislanie
of
there
vaine
speech
and
worldlie
,
&
as
true
men
tellen
,
Friars
saien
apertlie
:
if
the
King
and
Lords
and
other
men
stonden
thus
against
there
false
begging
,
and
wil
not
suffer
Friars
to
rob
there
Tenants
,
but
giue
there
Almes
to
there
poore
neighbours
,
Friars
wil
go
out
of
the
Land
,
&
come
againe
with
bright
heads
.
And
looke
whether
this
bee
treason
or
none
.
Cap.
28.
The
Holy
scripture
accused
by
these
vnholy
men
of
falshood
.
ALso
Friars
teachen
and
maintainen
,
that
Holie
writ
is
false
,
and
so
they
putten
falsenes
vpon
our
Lord
Jesu
Christ
,
and
on
the
Holie
Ghost
,
and
on
all
the
Blessed
Trinitie
.
For
sith
God
Almightie
taught
,
confermes
,
and
maintaines
Holie
writ
;
if
this
writing
be
false
,
then
God
is
false
,
and
maintainour
of
errour
and
falsenes
,
but
certes
then
he
is
no
God
:
yet
knowen
we
neuer
that
anie
sect
would
saie
that
lawes
of
there
God
were
false
,
and
there
with
beleeue
on
the
same
God
:
but
this
despite
done
these
blasphemers
to
the
Holie
Trinitie
.
Alas
who
maie
suffer
this
blasphemie
,
that
Christ
in
whom
is
al
treasour
of
wit
,
wisdom
&
truth
,
couthe
not
or
would
not
saie
true
words
,
and
sentence
,
but
sinful
fools
haue
true
manner
of
speaking
,
contrarie
to
the
speech
of
our
Lord
Jesu
Christ
.
For
if
this
be
,
sinneful
fooles
,
yea
in
case
Devils
of
Hel
,
been
wiser
&
truer
then
is
Jesu
Christ
.
And
when
this
cursed
ground
is
sought
,
it
stands
in
this
error
.
For
I
am
Maister
of
vanitie
and
of
Heresie
,
misvnderstond
the
words
of
God
,
therefore
they
beene
false
▪
But
these
Hereticks
shoulden
know
,
that
it
sues
of
there
cursed
ground
,
that
God
is
the
falsest
thing
in
earth
or
heauen
or
in
Hell
.
Why
?
for
men
falslie
vnderstonden
most
falsenes
of
him
.
And
thus
might
ech
Panime
or
Sarracene
make
our
God
false
,
as
him
liked
.
But
why
saien
they
that
Holie
writ
is
false
,
for
they
been
wont
so
much
to
leasings
and
falsenes
that
they
taken
falsenes
for
truth
.
As
men
saien
,
a
man
maie
so
long
be
nourished
little
&
little
by
venime
,
that
he
weanes
it
be
wholsome
,
meet
,
&
good
.
Also
Holie
writ
damnes
there
foule
▪
Hipocrisie
,
begging
,
couetise
,
and
other
sinnes
,
&
therfore
they
saien
that
it
is
false
to
colour
by
there
falsenes
.
Also
Holie
writ
praises
much
Christs
religion
and
tels
how
newe
Sects
,
ful
of
Hipocrisie
&
covetise
shullen
come
&
deceaue
Christian
men
,
and
bids
them
know
them
by
there
couetise
and
Hipocrisie
.
And
therfore
they
saien
as
Sathanas
Clerks
,
that
Holy
writ
is
false
.
Cap.
29.
How
strongly
wedded
to
there
rotten
habit
.
FRiars
also
beene
stronglier
wedded
with
there
rotten
habit
against
the
freedome
of
the
Gospel
,
them
the
husband
is
with
his
wife
by
ordinance
of
God
.
For
the
husband
maie
lawfully
be
absent
from
his
wife
by
a
month
,
an
halfe
yeare
,
&
sometime
seauen
yeare
,
&
by
common
consent
of
them
both
by
al
there
life
:
But
if
a
Friar
be
out
of
his
rotten
habit
,
yea
an
houre
,
he
is
Apostata
,
though
he
loue
more
God
,
&
serue
him
better
,
and
profit
more
to
christian
men
.
And
they
putten
more
holynes
in
there
rotten
habit
than
euer
did
Christ
or
his
Apostles
in
there
clothes
.
For
Christ
was
thrise
on
a
day
out
of
his
clothes
,
and
yet
hee
was
not
Apostata
.
But
they
chargen
so
much
this
rotten
habit
,
for
therby
the
people
weanes
that
they
beene
holy
,
and
giuen
them
more
dirt
then
is
needful
,
or
profitable
▪
&
therefore
ech
partie
drawes
an
other
to
hel
.
So
Friars
for
there
false
taking
of
almes
when
no
need
is
,
ne
haue
they
leaue
of
Gods
law
thereto
,
blind
the
people
,
for
they
drawen
there
almes
fro
there
poore
and
needie
neighbours
where
they
showlden
doe
it
by
the
heast
of
God
and
maintainen
Friars
in
there
false
begginge
hypocrisie
and
other
sinnes
manie
.
Cap.
30.
The
Popes
dispensation
or
commandement
of
the
superior
more
regarded
then
Christs
commandement
.
ALso
Friars
teachen
that
it
is
not
lawefull
to
a
Priest
or
anie
other
man
to
keepe
the
Gospell
in
his
bounds
and
cleannes
withouten
errour
of
sinnful
men
but
if
he
haue
leaue
therto
of
Antichrist
.
And
thus
they
sayen
it
is
not
lawful
to
a
Christian
man
to
doe
Gods
commandement
,
but
if
a
fiend
giue
them
leaue
therto
:
as
if
the
leaue
&
commandement
of
God
be
not
enowgh
thereto
.
For
they
saien
that
a
Priest
that
has
bounden
himselfe
to
errours
of
sinful
men
by
new
profession
,
maie
not
goe
to
the
freedome
of
the
Gospel
and
liue
thereafter
as
Christ
tawght
Priestes
,
but
if
they
haue
dispensation
of
the
Pope
.
And
J
suppose
that
he
be
Judas
,
and
shal
be
damned
,
then
he
is
a
diuel
as
Christ
saies
:
&
then
it
is
plaine
,
sith
this
Priest
maie
not
keepe
the
Gospel
in
his
freedome
withouten
his
leaue
,
and
he
is
in
this
case
a
diuel
,
then
a
Priest
may
not
keepe
the
commandementes
of
God
withouten
leaue
of
a
fiend
:
But
for
to
get
this
leaue
,
is
our
golde
giuen
to
Aliens
,
and
sometime
our
enemies
;
&
yet
the
Priest
shal
be
bounden
commonlie
to
the
rotten
habit
and
be
exempt
fro
goodnes
,
and
bolded
in
sinne
.
Cap.
31
There
vsery
.
Symony
Couetousnes
,
extortion
,
sapine
&
theft
.
ALso
Friars
beene
receit
,
and
a
swallow
of
Symonie
,
of
vsurie
,
of
extortions
,
of
rauines
,
&
of
theft
and
a
neast
or
hoord
of
Mammons
treasure
.
For
thowgh
men
liuen
in
Symonie
they
wil
not
counsaile
them
,
and
charge
them
in
shrift
to
resigne
there
benefice
,
but
comfort
them
to
hold
it
stil
,
and
bringe
them
much
dirt
thereof
,
and
they
will
vndertake
for
there
sinn
.
And
so
of
vsurers
they
chargen
them
not
speedelie
to
make
restitution
,
but
rather
colouren
this
sinne
to
be
partner
of
this
winning
,
and
so
of
other
robberie
they
receauen
it
priuelie
,
and
so
maintainen
&
colouren
thefts
in
there
theft
,
where
other
liege
men
should
be
punished
therefore
,
and
so
they
beene
more
couetous
,
then
the
wicked
Jewes
that
bowghten
Christ
for
they
wowld
not
take
the
money
of
Judas
and
doe
it
to
there
money
ne
treasour
,
for
it
was
the
price
of
Christs
bloud
▪
for
Christ
was
sold
and
traied
to
death
for
that
money
.
But
Friars
wil
receaue
money
,
gotten
by
as
great
sinnes
or
more
to
make
great
houses
and
great
feasts
to
Lordes
,
and
not
buie
a
field
to
burie
in
pilgrimes
as
the
Iewes
didden
;
but
rather
laien
it
vp
in
there
treasure
,
to
maintaine
wrongs
against
there
Curates
and
other
poore
men
,
by
false
plea
at
Roome
and
marchandise
in
England
,
Cap.
32.
Friars
cannot
indure
to
heare
of
Christs
pouertie
preached
.
FRiars
also
crien
lowd
that
poore
Priests
beene
hereticks
,
for
they
teachen
by
Gods
law
how
Clarks
showlden
keepe
wilful
pouertie
and
Christs
Gospel
,
and
the
King
and
Lordes
owen
to
compell
them
thereto
.
And
thus
they
damnen
holy
writ
,
&
the
kings
regalree
.
For
sith
poore
Priestes
haue
tawght
both
in
English
and
in
latin
,
how
many
open
laws
both
in
the
old
Testament
and
in
the
new
,
forfend
al
Priestes
&
Deacons
to
haue
secular
Lordshipp
and
these
lawes
beene
confirmed
by
Christs
life
and
his
Apostles
,
and
Friars
saien
that
this
is
heresie
,
they
damnen
openlie
holie
writ
:
and
sith
the
Kinges
regalie
askes
by
old
stat●…te
,
that
the
King
maie
in
manie
,
in
case
take
Temporalties
fro
Clarkes
,
and
Friars
saien
that
this
takeing
is
errour
against
Gods
law
,
they
damnen
this
rightful
regalie
of
our
King
,
and
also
our
Kings
and
Lords
,
as
heretickes
if
they
maintaine
this
rightful
lawe
to
stable
peace
of
our
Realme
.
And
sith
by
Gods
law
the
office
of
the
King
and
Lords
is
to
praise
reward
,
&
maintaine
good
and
rightful
men
,
and
to
chastise
sharply
wicked
men
,
&
constraine
Clarks
to
hold
the
state
that
Christ
put
them
in
and
algates
wilfull
▪
pouertie
:
Friars
saie
if
the
King
and
Lords
done
there
office
of
Godes
lawe
that
they
beene
foule
hereticks
.
But
whie
showlde
the
king
maintaine
in
his
land
such
traitours
both
to
God
and
him
and
cruel
ennemies
of
al
Christian
men
.
Cap.
33.
Friars
like
theeues
co●…g
into
the
Church
by
the
window
not
by
the
dore
.
ALso
Friars
beene
theeues
,
both
night
theeues
,
and
daie
theeues
,
entring
into
the
Church
not
by
the
dore
,
that
is
Christ
.
For
withouten
auctoritie
of
God
,
they
maken
new
religions
of
errours
of
sinful
men
,
and
yet
they
maken
worse
rules
ever
the
longer
that
they
lasten
,
&
they
seeken
not
meeklie
the
worship
of
God
and
profit
of
Christian
mens
soules
,
&
this
thing
they
musten
do
if
they
comen
in
by
Christ
:
but
they
chosen
&
finden
a
new
order
lesse
perfit
and
profitable
then
is
that
that
Christ
made
himselfe
,
and
so
they
maken
division
in
Priesthed
against
the
commandement
of
God
;
and
sith
they
beene
not
grounded
on
Christ
&
his
law
,
they
moten
needs
be
drawen
vp
,
and
the
ordinance
of
Christ
mot
stond
in
his
cleannes
and
perfection
.
Cap.
34.
Binden
there
novices
to
impossible
things
.
ALso
Friars
by
hipocrisie
binden
them
to
impossible
thing
that
they
maie
not
do
,
for
they
binden
them
over
the
commandements
of
God
,
as
they
saien
themselues
,
but
they
maie
doe
no
more
then
the
commandement
of
God
.
For
God
bids
in
his
most
commandement
,
that
thou
shalt
loue
the
Lord
thy
God
of
al
thy
hart
,
of
al
thy
life
,
of
al
thy
mind
&
of
al
thy
strengthes
&
mights
,
but
who
maie
doe
more
then
this
?
No
man
.
Then
they
binden
them
to
more
then
they
maie
do
,
&
sith
it
si
not
counsaile
of
Christ
to
make
singular
profession
to
a
sinful
Jdeot
and
in
case
a
Diuel
,
and
they
bidden
them
to
such
one
that
they
done
ouer
the
counsaile
of
Christ
:
but
al
that
is
over
the
counsaile
of
Christ
,
is
algats
euil
,
sith
Christs
counsailes
to
ech
good
thing
.
And
thus
manie
blind
fooles
binden
them
to
the
high
counsailes
of
Christ
that
cannot
keepe
the
lest
commaundement
:
but
see
hipocrisie
of
them
;
sith
ech
counsaile
of
Christ
is
commaundement
for
some
time
,
and
some
circumstances
,
how
binden
they
them
to
more
then
to
the
commandements
?
Not
by
the
counsailes
,
for
they
beene
commandements
but
they
fainen
this
to
draw
yong
children
into
there
rotten
Habit
,
&
other
fooles
that
knowen
not
the
perfection
of
Christs
order
.
Cap.
35.
The
necessitie
and
multitude
of
there
vaine
&
changeable
Ceremonies
.
FRiars
also
been
worse
Hereticks
,
than
weren
Jews
,
that
woulden
keepe
Ceremonies
of
the
olde
law
with
freedome
of
Christs
Gospel
.
For
the
Jewes
kepten
reasonable
lawes
made
of
God
and
meedefull
for
time
that
God
ordained
them
:
But
Friars
keepen
new
lawes
fained
of
errours
of
men
,
mo
then
God
ordained
in
the
old
Law
,
and
more
vncertaine
:
for
to
day
this
law
is
holden
among
them
,
&
to
morrow
destroied
;
but
this
vncertaine
was
not
Gods
law
,
and
these
lawes
of
Friars
beene
more
against
the
Gospel
.
For
the
laws
of
the
old
Testament
were
figure
of
Christs
comming
&
passion
,
&
ledden
men
to
the
Gospel
:
but
new
lawes
of
Friars
beene
not
such
figure
,
and
letten
men
to
hold
freedome
of
the
Gospel
.
Ah
Lord
,
sith
good
lawes
ordained
of
God
musten
need
cease
for
freedome
of
the
Gospel
,
much
more
moten
euil
lawes
ordained
of
errour
of
sinful
men
,
&
worldly
cease
and
let
not
men
to
keepe
the
Gospel
in
his
freedome
,
Cap.
36.
Friars
returne
euil
for
good
.
ALso
Friars
beene
adversaries
of
Christ
and
disciples
of
Sathanas
,
not
yeelding
good
for
euil
as
Gods
law
teaches
,
ne
good
for
good
as
kinde
and
mans
law
teachen
;
but
yeelding
evill
for
good
,
as
the
Fiends
law
teaches
.
For
they
casten
and
imagine
the
death
of
true
men
,
that
desiren
and
travailen
to
deliver
them
fro
the
Fiends
mouth
and
everlasting
death
,
&
to
bring
them
to
that
state
in
which
Christ
ordained
Priests
to
liue
in
.
And
they
proferen
Friars
this
condition
,
if
they
wil
teach
by
holy
writ
or
reason
,
that
Friars
order
&
living
is
best
for
Priests
,
they
wil
gladly
be
professed
to
the
Friars
order
.
And
if
Priests
may
teach
both
by
Holy
writ
and
reason
,
that
there
order
is
better
then
Friars
,
sith
Christ
himselfe
made
there
order
and
not
Friars
,
they
praien
Friars
for
loue
of
God
to
take
that
order
and
to
leaue
there
singular
order
,
in
as
much
as
it
drawes
them
fro
the
freedome
of
the
Gospel
.
And
thus
they
pursuen
Priests
,
for
they
reprouen
there
sins
as
God
bids
,
both
to
bren
them
,
and
the
Gospel
of
Christ
written
in
English
to
most
learning
of
our
nation
.
And
thus
for
the
great
almes
that
men
giuen
to
Friars
they
letten
men
to
con
Gods
law
,
and
so
letten
them
to
bee
saued
,
for
they
may
not
be
saued
withouten
conning
&
keeping
of
Gods
law
,
and
so
Friars
needen
our
lond
to
be
damned
with
Fiends
in
Hel.
Cap.
37.
Friars
vnder
the
habit
〈◊〉
holines
le●…d
men
into
sinne
.
FRiars
also
beene
worse
enemies
and
slaiers
of
mans
soule
,
then
is
the
cruel
Fiend
of
Hel
by
himselfe
.
For
they
vnder
the
Habit
of
holines
,
leaden
men
and
nourishen
them
in
sinne
,
and
been
speciall
helpers
of
the
Fiend
to
strangle
mens
soules
.
For
the
name
of
holines
&
of
great
Clarks
in
reputation
of
the
people
,
that
the
people
trusts
not
to
few
true
men
preaching
against
there
covetise
hypocrisie
and
false
deceit
.
And
the
Friars
for
loue
of
a
little
stinking
mucke
,
&
welfare
of
there
foule
bellie
,
sparen
to
reproue
the
cursed
sinne
of
the
people
.
For
commonlie
if
there
be
anie
cursed
Jurour
,
extortioner
,
or
a●…outrer
he
will
not
be
shriuen
at
his
owne
Curate
,
but
go
to
a
flattering
Friar
,
that
wil
assoile
him
falsly
,
for
a
little
mony
by
yeare
,
though
he
be
not
in
wil
to
make
restitution
&
leaue
his
cursed
sinne
.
And
thus
if
the
foule
Fiend
might
be
shewed
in
his
shape
to
the
people
,
as
men
saien
he
was
in
time
of
S.
Bartholmew
the
people
would
be
ferde
to
dwel
in
his
seruice
,
that
is
sinne
:
But
the
cursednes
of
sinne
is
h●…d
,
and
the
people
is
made
sicker
by
false
Pardons
&
Letters
of
Fraternitie
though
they
al
breaken
the
heasts
of
God
and
keepen
not
charitie
and
certaine
then
is
the
Diuel
sicker
of
both
parties
.
Cap.
38
They
perswad
men
to
reckon
more
of
there
Anathemaes
then
of
Gods
curse
.
ALso
Friars
leaden
and
nourishen
our
Prelats
,
our
Lords
&
Commons
in
great
blasphemie
,
against
God
.
For
they
teachen
al
this
people
to
recke
lesse
of
the
most
rightfull
curse
of
God
,
then
by
the
wrong
curse
of
sinful
man
,
thowgh
he
be
a
damned
diuel
.
For
they
callen
the
curse
of
God
the
lesse
curse
,
&
the
curse
of
sineful
man
the
more
curse
.
For
thowgh
a
man
be
neuer
so
cursed
of
God
for
pride
,
enuie
,
couetise
or
avowtrie
,
or
anie
other
this
is
not
charged
ne
pursued
nether
of
Prelat
ne
Lord
ne
Commons
:
But
if
a
man
with
stand
ones
the
Citation
of
a
sinful
Prelate
yea
after
the
commandement
of
God
,
then
he
shal
be
cursed
and
prisoned
after
fortie
daies
,
and
al
men
shullen
goe
vpon
him
,
thowgh
the
man
be
pursued
for
truth
of
the
Gospel
,
and
be
blessed
of
God
.
And
thus
sinfull
mens
dome
and
in
case
of
the
fiends
is
more
dread
&
magnified
than
is
the
rightful
dome
of
God
almighty
.
Cap.
39.
Friars
heresie
in
affirming
the
wicked
to
be
members
of
Christ
Church
.
FRiars
also
destroien
this
Article
of
Christian
mens
faith
:
I
belief
o
common
or
general
Church
.
For
they
teachen
that
tho
men
that
shal
be
damned
bee
members
of
holy
Church
,
and
thus
they
wedden
Christ
and
the
diuel
to gether
.
For
Christ
is
ghostly
wedded
with
each
member
of
holy
Church
,
and
some
of
these
as
they
saien
shul
be
damned
,
&
then
as
Christ
saies
,
they
beene
frends
:
Therefore
by
them
Christ
&
the
diuel
beene
wedded
to gether
.
But
God
saie
,
by
Paul
,
that
there
is
no
commining
ne
consent
to
Christ
and
to
Belial
,
and
then
maie
there
no
wedding
be
betwixt
them
,
but
this
general
holy
Church
is
the
congregation
of
Christ
that
is
head
and
al
good
Angels
in
heauen
and
al
men
and
weomen
in
erth
or
in
Purgatorie
that
shullen
be
saued
&
no
moe
.
For
Christ
saies
that
none
of
his
members
shal
perish
,
for
no
man
shal
take
them
out
of
his
hands
.
And
Iohn
Evangelist
saies
of
false
teachers
that
they
went
out
of
vs
but
they
were
not
of
vs
.
And
therefore
Chrysostome
saies
that
tho
that
keepen
not
Gods
law
but
dien
out
of
charity
weren
neuer
Christs
body
the
which
shal
not
raigne
with
him
:
&
sith
ech
part
of
Christs
ghostly
bodie
of
which
Austine
speakes
,
as
Holy
writ
does
,
shal
raigne
with
him
in
blisse
.
then
no
man
that
shal
be
damned
is
part
of
Christs
ghostly
bodie
and
so
part
of
member
of
Holie
Church
:
But
Friars
saiden
thus
,
for
men
shulden
giue
them
much
monie
to
praie
for
all
both
good
and
euil
;
and
also
to
please
Bishops
and
Possessioners
.
Cap
,
40
Arrogating
vnto
themselues
glorie
due
vnto
other
men
and
somtimes
to
God
him selfe
.
ALso
Friars
seeken
busily
there
own
worldlie
worship
,
and
putten
the
worship
of
God
behinde
,
against
the
teaching
of
Jesu
Christ
and
S.
Paule
,
yea
that
is
worse
,
they
taken
vpon
themselues
glorie
that
is
appropred
to
God
and
so
maken
them
euen
with
God
,
for
they
seeken
fast
by
great
gifts
and
vaine
costs
to
be
called
Maisters
of
Diuinitie
,
and
speake
before
Lords
,
and
sit
at
the
meate
with
them
,
and
not
to
teach
truly
the
Gospel
to
al
manner
of
men
by
meeke
life
,
&
freelie
as
Christ
bids
.
Also
to
be
Confessours
of
Lords
and
Ladies
algats
to
be
much
told
by
and
fare
wel
,
and
not
seeke
poore
men
,
though
they
haue
more
neede
.
And
so
of
other
busines
of
Friars
who
so
takes
good
sight
to
them
.
For
if
a
Friar
doe
little
wel
that
shal
bee
praised
algats
:
but
if
another
man
do
much
better
that
shal
be
lacked
or
despised
.
Also
they
shullen
sweare
by
him
that
they
callen
Patron
of
there
order
,
and
leaue
God
behinde
,
&
yet
they
done
so
for
worship
of
there
owne
Patron
and
there
owne
Sect
,
and
natheles
God
teache
to
sweare
by
him
in
need
,
and
not
by
his
Creatures
,
but
for
there
prowde
swearing
and
ydel
,
they
de
spisen
God
and
there
Patron
also
.
Cap.
41.
Exalting
themselues
aboue
Christ
himselfe
.
FRiars
yet
highen
yet
falsly
them selfe
aboue
Christ
.
For
where
Christ
bids
that
men
trow
not
to
him
,
but
if
he
do
the
workes
of
the
Father
of
Heauen
,
Friars
chalengen
that
men
trust
and
obay
to
them
,
as
needful
to
souls
health
when
they
done
not
the
works
of
God
.
For
els
they
maie
not
aske
that
men
doe
after
them
when
they
witten
not
whether
the
thing
that
they
commanden
is
against
Gods
dome
or
there
wit
.
And
thus
no
man
shoulde
doe
after
them
,
but
when
they
teachen
certainely
the
heasts
of
God
or
his
counsailes
,
lest
men
doing
after
there
teaching
,
in
this
do
against
the
wil
of
God
,
but
farewel
then
this
new
fained
obedience
,
with
this
new
profession
.
Cap.
42.
Christs
rule
no
sufficient
warrant
for
them
to
be
ruled
by
.
ALso
Friars
falsely
enhaunsen
themselues
aboue
Christ
and
his
Apostles
.
For
they
wil
not
be
paied
with
Christs
rule
in
the
Gospel
,
to
teach
truly
the
Gospel
,
and
haue
meate
and
drinke
freelie
of
a
good
man
and
devout
to
God
,
ne
be
apaied
with
food
and
hylling
as
Christ
and
his
Apostles
weren
,
but
they
robben
Curats
of
there
office
,
and
ghostlie
worship
,
and
letten
them
to
know
Gods
law
,
by
holding
bookes
fro
them
,
&
with
drawing
of
there
vantages
,
by
which
they
shulden
haue
books
and
lerne
.
And
also
they
robben
Lords
of
there
rents
,
&
some
by
more
hypocrisie
taken
free
annual
rents
of
Lords
cofers
,
and
they
robben
the
Commons
of
there
liuelode
by
hypocrisie
&
false
begging
,
damned
by
Gods
law
.
And
thus
at
the
beginning
they
fainen
them
most
poore
of
al
Clarkes
,
but
at
the
last
they
passen
al
other
in
great
Houses
and
costlie
Libraries
,
and
great
feasts
,
&
many
other
prides
and
covetises
and
euer
they
passen
foule
Christ
&
his
Apostles
.
For
where
Christ
had
not
to
rest
in
his
head
,
Friars
fained
beggars
haue
Lordly
places
,
that
almost
thorough
England
they
may
ech
night
lie
on
there
own
.
Cap.
43
Friars
policie
in
binding
there
nouices
to
vnknowen
things
FRiars
also
of
great
cautele
binding
nouices
to
vn
knowen
thinge
.
For
they
will
not
suffer
them
to
knowe
there
priuities
of
there
rule
and
there
life
til
that
they
ben
professed
,
&
then
they
shullen
not
be
suffered
to
leaue
there
rule
thowgh
they
witten
wel
that
they
maie
not
keepe
it
;
and
this
is
openly
against
Christs
teaching
and
Iohns
Gospel
.
For
Christ
saies
that
he
spake
openly
to
the
world
,
and
in
hiddennes
nothing
,
&
Friars
done
here
fullie
the
contrarie
.
For
first
they
shewen
great
deuotion
and
sweetnes
of
holy
life
to
yong
childre
til
they
be
professed
,
and
then
maistren
them
by
tyrauntrie
to
doe
manie
thinges
against
there
conscience
,
and
so
needen
them
to
goe
to
Hell
or
to
prison
,
or
some
time
to
cruel
death
.
Cap.
44
Mispenders
of
the
treasure
of
this
land
.
ALso
Friars
beene
wasters
of
treasure
of
our
land
by
manie
blind
and
vn●…kilfull
manners
.
For
first
they
blinden
them
blindlie
fro
freedome
of
the
Gospel
,
and
then
spenden
much
gold
to
get
them
dispensation
.
And
manie
times
bring
vaine
pardons
couuienales
&
other
vaine
priuileges
,
&
in
al
this
the
gold
of
our
land
goes
out
,
and
Symoney
and
curse
and
boldnesse
in
sinne
comes
againe
.
And
God
wote
where
priuities
of
our
land
beene
thus
shewed
to
our
ennemies
And
God
wote
where
matrimonie
be
thus
departed
for
monie
by
such
Friars
makeing
false
suggestion
and
false
pursuit
after
.
Also
it
seemes
that
in
this
they
magnifien
a
sinful
caitife
,
and
in
ca●…e
a
damned
fiend
,
more
then
God
almightie
.
For
they
dare
not
by
free
graunt
of
god
doe
a
good
thinge
to
please
him
therewith
,
but
if
they
haue
leaue
of
such
a
sinnful
caitife
:
and
if
they
haue
leaue
of
such
an
vnwittie
caytif
they
dare
doe
against
Gods
pleasing
an
vnreasonnable
thing
and
sinful
and
slaunderous
to
al
christian
men
.
Cap.
45.
Friars
holier
then
other
men
.
FRiars
also
by
Lucifers
pride
highen
themselues
,
&
holden
them
hollier
than
al
other
out
of
there
sect
,
for
as
much
as
they
binden
them
to
new
Traditions
of
sinful
men
,
the
which
ben
ful
of
errour
,
over
the
most
sufficient
rule
of
Jesu
Christ
,
that
left
no
profitable
ne
needful
thing
out
of
his
rule
.
For
though
a
Priest
or
Bishop
do
neuer
so
truly
the
office
that
God
bade
Priests
do
,
yet
they
saien
he
is
more
holie
if
hee
come
to
there
new
fained
religion
and
obedience
.
But
sith
boasting
and
reioicing
of
sinne
is
one
of
the
greatest
sinnes
of
al
,
and
these
Friars
boasten
so
much
of
there
sinful
errour
how
they
haue
founden
a
better
religion
then
Christ
made
for
his
Apostles
and
Priests
,
it
seemes
they
been
most
sinful
and
cursedlie
prowde
ouer
al
other
wicked
men
.
For
it
seemes
that
they
maken
themselues
wiser
then
Christ
more
wittie
and
more
ful
of
charitie
,
sith
they
teachen
better
way
to
heauen
,
then
did
Christ
as
they
fainen
.
Cap
46.
Friars
altogether
●…et
vppon
couetousnes
.
ALso
Friers
setten
more
by
stinking
dirt
of
wordly
goods
,
then
they
done
by
vertues
and
goods
of
●…lisse
.
For
if
a
Caymes
castel
of
Friars
has
much
dirt
of
worldly
goods
,
though
the
Friars
therein
be
ful
of
pride
covetise
Symonie
and
false
robberie
by
false
begging
&
flattring
yet
they
saien
,
that
that
rich
House
is
better
then
a
poore
house
of
Friars
,
though
they
liven
in
meeknes
povertie
and
penance
and
much
holines
.
And
they
travellen
more
to
get
dirt
of
this
worlde
then
to
get
the
blisse
of
heauen
,
and
they
commenden
more
a
Friar
that
con
subtillie
&
thicke
get
this
worldly
dirt
,
then
an
other
,
that
con
doe
&
teach
much
vertuous
life
.
And
thus
these
Friars
make
sacrifice
to
false
Gods
for
there
coveti●…e
and
forsaken
God
Almightie
,
sith
they
louen
more
worldlie
mucke
then
vertues
and
the
loue
of
Jesu
Christ
.
Cap
47.
Friars
dead
vnto
the
wordle
but
raised
by
Antichrist
to
pride
Couetousnes
and
maintenance
of
sinn
FRiars
also
shewen
&
witnessen
in
themselues
Antichrists
miracles
,
right
as
Lazar
and
other
raised
by
Christ
sheweden
and
witnesseden
Christs
miracles
.
For
as
Lazar
and
other
weren
verilie
dead
and
verilie
raised
by
Christ
to
liue
of
kind
&
grace
:
so
these
Friars●…ainen
●…ainen
them
dead
to
pride
of
the
world
&
other
sinnes
but
they
beene
raised
by
Antichristes
doing
to
pride
of
States
covetise
and
subtle
maintaining
or
colouring
of
sinne
.
For
though
men
beene
cursed
avowterers
,
extortioners
and
wrongful
maintainers
of
falsenes
and
debates
:
yet
Friars
wil
colour
these
sinnes
and
vndertake
for
these
sinful
men
,
if
they
wil
giue
them
much
dirt
,
and
maintaine
there
vaine
sect
,
&
commend
it
more
then
Christs
owne
religion
.
And
they
beene
quicke
to
striue
,
pleet
,
&
fight
bodilie
for
worships
&
states
of
this
world
:
and
so
they
beene
dead
to
meeknes
charitie
and
good
religion
,
and
beene
raised
to
cursed
life
of
sin
,
and
this
is
Antichrists
miracle
.
Cap.
48.
Friars
spiritual
Sodomits
.
FRiars
also
beene
fowly
envenimed
with
ghostlie
sinne
of
Sodome
,
&
so
been
more
cursed
then
the
bodilie
Sodomits
,
that
weren
sodainelie
dead
by
hard
vengeance
of
God
;
for
they
done
ghostlie
leacherie
by
Gods
worde
,
when
they
preachen
more
there
owne
findings
for
worldly
mucke
,
then
Christs
Gospel
for
sauing
of
mens
souls
,
&
when
they
leauen
to
preach
the
seed
of
Gods
word
&
leesen
it
,
by
which
men
shoulden
by
ghostly
gendure
be
made
Gods
sons
,
they
done
more
sin
then
though
they
losten
mans
seed
,
by
which
the
bodie
of
man
should
be
gendrid
.
For
the
misvsing
of
the
better
vertue
is
more
sin
,
but
the
seed
of
Gods
word
is
better
then
the
seed
of
man
,
therfore
it
is
worse
to
mispend
that
then
to
miswast
mans
seede
.
And
Rob.
Grosted
declares
this
reas●…n
wel
against
cruel
Curats
.
Cap.
49.
Friars
notable
factors
for
the
Pope
herein
England
.
FRiars
also
beene
most
priuie
&
subtil
procurators
of
Simonie
and
soule
winning
and
begging
of
benefices
of
indulgences
,
and
trauels
,
pardons
and
vaine
priniledges
.
For
men
saien
,
they
wil
get
a
great
thing
of
the
Pope
,
or
of
Cardinals
in
England
better
cheape
then
other
Procuratours
,
and
they
been
more
wilie
,
and
more
pleasantlie
can
flatter
the
Pope
&
his
Court
,
and
most
priuely
make
Lords
to
maintaine
the
Pope
and
his
,
in
rob●…ing
our
lond
of
Treasure
by
his
Pardons
,
priviledges
,
and
the
first
fruits
of
benefices
in
our
lond
,
and
Dimes
&
Subsidies
to
warre
on
Christian
men
,
for
stinking
worldly
Lordship
that
God
has
forbidden
to
him
and
al
Priests
;
and
in
false
confession
they
stirren
Lords
much
thereto
&
needen
to
destroie
the
lond
,
when
they
maintainen
the
Pope
&
this
false
robbing
.
Cap.
50.
Friars
most
Perilous
enemies
to
ho
ly
Church
&
to
al
our
land
.
YEt
Friars
beene
most
perilous
enemies
to
holy
Church
and
al
our
lande
,
for
they
letten
Curates
of
there
office
,
and
spenden
commonly
&
needlesse
sixtie
thowsand
marke
by
yeare
,
that
they
robben
falsely
of
the
poore
people
.
For
if
Curats
didden
there
office
in
good
life
and
trewe
preaching
as
they
beene
holden
vppon
paine
of
damning
in
hel
,
there
were
Clarks
enowgh
of
Bishops
,
Parsons
,
and
other
Priests
;
and
in
case
over
money
to
the
people
,
and
yet
not
two
hundred
yeare
agone
,
there
was
no
Friar
,
&
then
was
our
land
more
plenteous
of
Cattel
and
men
,
and
they
were
then
stronger
of
complexion
to
labour
them
now
,
and
then
were
Clarks
enowgh
.
And
now
beene
manie
thowsand
of
Friars
in
England
and
the
old
Curats
standen
stil
vnamended
,
and
among
al
sinne
is
more
encreased
and
the
people
charged
by
sixtie
thowsande
marke
by
yeare
,
and
therefore
it
mowght
needs
faile
,
and
so
Friars
suffren
Curats
to
liue
in
sinne
so
that
they
maie
●…obbe
the
people
and
▪
liue
in
there
lusts
.
For
if
Curats
done
wel
there
office
Friars
weren
superflue
,
and
our
Land
showld
be
discharged
of
manie
thowsand
marke
,
and
then
the
people
showld
better
paie
there
rents
to
Lords
,
and
dimes
and
offerings
to
Curats
,
and
much
flattering
and
nourishing
of
sinne
showld
be
destroied
and
good
life
and
peace
and
charitie
showlden
raine
amonge
Christian
men
:
and
so
when
al
the
ground
is
sowght
Friars
saien
thus
indeed
,
let
old
Curats
waxe
rotten
in
sinne
,
and
let
them
not
doe
there
office
by
Gods
lawe
,
and
we
wil
liue
in
lusts
so
long
,
&
wast
vainelie
and
needlesse
sixtie
thowsand
marke
by
yeare
of
the
poore
Commons
of
the
land
,
&
so
at
the
last
make
dissention
betweene
them
,
&
there
childer
for
dimes
and
offerings
that
we
wil
get
priuilie
to
vs
by
hipocrisie
,
and
make
dissention
betweene
Lords
&
there
Commons
.
For
we
wil
maintaine
Lords
to
liue
in
there
lusts
extortions
and
other
sinnes
,
&
the
Commons
in
couetise
leacherie
&
other
deceits
,
with
▪
false
swearing
and
manie
guiles
,
And
also
the
Curates
in
there
damnation
for
leauing
of
there
Ghostly
office
&
so
be
procuratours
of
the
fiend
,
for
to
drawe
al
men
to
hel
:
thus
they
done
indeed
,
howeuer
they
faynen
in
hypocrisie
of
pleasing
of
words
.
Of
these
fiftie
Heresies
and
Errours
,
&
manie
moe
if
men
wil
seeke
them
wel
out
,
they
maie
knowe
that
Friars
been
cause
,
beginning
,
wel
,
and
maintaining
of
perturbation
in
Christiandome
,
and
of
al
evils
of
this
wordle
,
and
these
errours
shullen
neuer
be
amended
til
Friars
be
browght
to
freedome
of
the
Gospel
,
and
cleane
religion
of
Jesu
Christ
.
God
for
his
endlesse
mercy
and
charitie
make
verie
peace
and
charitie
among
Christian
men
,
&
bring
al
Priests
to
Christs
cleane
religion
withouten
errour
of
wrong
by-lawes
.
Amen
.