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that_o witholden_v they_o false_o they_o do_v sacrilege_n &_o rob_v the_o poor_a folk_n of_o their_o god_n and_o he_o that_o witholdithe_v his_o tithe_n wrongeful_o shalle_fw-mi answer_n at_o yedome_n for_o asmany_a soul_n as_o perish_v for_o hungre_n and_o mischief_n in_o that_o parisshe_v where_o he_o duellith_a and_o he_o the_o will_v not_o pay_v his_o tithe_n shall_v mysspede_n and_o his_o good_n shalle_fw-mi vanysshe_v and_z he_o shalle_o have_v sekensse_n and_o sudden_a povert_n ibidem_fw-la c_o revertimini_fw-la and_o if_o he_o pay_v his_o tithis_n true_o he_o shall_v have_v health_n of_o boby_n and_o the_o more_o plenty_n of_o good_a and_o grace_n of_o god_n &_o foryevenesse_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o hevyn_n as_o say_v the_o law_n ibidm_n co._n decime_fw-la et_fw-la raymundus_n in_fw-la summa_fw-la sva_fw-la li._n i_o titulo_fw-la de_fw-la decimis_fw-la and_o therefore_o the_o
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punysshe_v or_o sle_v a_o thief_n by_o the_o law_n for_o ensample_n of_o other_o the_o xxxv_o chaptre_n pauper_fw-la it_o be_v not_o leful_a to_o any_o man_n for_o to_o sle_v a_o thief_n against_o the_o king_n law_n and_o without_o process_n of_o londe_n law_n and_o without_o auctorite_n of_o his_o liege_n lord_n ne_o without_o a_o lauful_a iuge_n ordain_v of_o his_o liege_n lord_n &_o yet_o be_v the_o thief_n worthy_a to_o die_v dives_fw-la that_o be_v sothe_o for_o if_o every_o man_n may_v sle_v a_o thief_n at_o his_o own_o wylle_n and_o by_o his_o own_o doom_n man_n shall_v undre_v colour_n of_o thief_n sle_n many_o a_o true_a man_n for_o wrath_n covetyse_v and_o hate_n pauper_fw-la sithen_n man_n do_v somoche_n reverence_n to_o the_o king_n law_n and_o londe_n law_n to_o flee_v myschevy_v that_o shall_v fall_v but_o if_o the_o law_n be_v keep_v moche_n more_o reverence_n shall_v they_o do_v to_o god_n law_n &_o holy_a church_n law_n and_o eschew_v to_o forfete_v there_o against_o 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wretch_n thanne_v he_o be_v to_o any_o goâ—e_a man_n or_o woman_n &_o more_o like_n he_o have_v to_o sle_v a_o good_a man_n or_o woman_n if_o he_o may_v than_o to_o sle_v a_o thief_n also_o god_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n that_o the_o fiend_n have_v evir_n be_v a_o liar_n and_o stand_v nevir_n in_o treuthe_n and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n queller_n and_o fader_fw-mi of_o liar_n and_z of_o lesynge_n and_o therefore_o all_o though_o that_o yeve_v faith_n to_o his_o tale_n and_o do_v thereafter_o as_o moche_n as_o be_v in_o theym_n they_o make_v god_n fall_v and_o forsake_v their_o god_n that_o be_v soverayne_a treuthe_n and_o take_v theym_a to_o the_o devyl_n that_o be_v soverayne_a falsehood_n and_o so_o they_o worship_n the_o fiend_n and_o despise_v god_n and_o if_o such_o craft_n be_v suffer_v every_o man_n may_v accuse_v other_o of_o what_o sin_n he_o will_v and_o say_v that_o the_o fiend_n or_o the_o wyche_n tell_v it_o he_o and_o on_o this_o manner_n every_o man_n may_v kylle_v 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holdith_v theym_a fulle_n hard_o bind_v in_o his_o boonde_n as_o his_o churl_n and_o his_o thrall_n for_o alle_fw-mi such_o do_v a_o pass_v homage_n sacrifice_n and_o seruyce_n to_o the_o fiend_n and_o forsake_v god_n as_o i_o say_v first_o the_o xxxvi_o chaptre_n diues_n such_o craft_n &_o coniuracione_n with_o holy_a prayer_n and_o they_o that_o do_v they_o be_v hold_v fulle_a good_a lyver_n &_o and_o yeve_v theym_a to_o fast_a penance_n do_v bedy_n bid_v and_o to_o many_o other_o good_a dedy_n and_o therefore_o man_n yeve_v the_o more_o faith_n to_o they_o and_o leave_v they_o the_o better_a for_o it_o be_v not_o seemly_a that_o the_o fiend_n craft_n shall_v be_v do_v with_o such_o holiness_n pauper_fw-la the_o more_o holy_a thing_n and_o