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tio._n de_fw-la furtis_fw-la bodily_a theft_n be_v a_o gilous_a and_o unleful_a trete_a and_o use_v of_o another_o manny_n good_a movable_a ayens_n the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o owe_v the_o thing_n to_o get_v the_o thing_n in_o the_o silfe_n to_o his_o avauntage_n or_o to_o have_v the_o use_n of_o the_o thing_n for_o a_o time_n or_o for_o to_o hide_v it_o for_o atyme_n and_o deny_v you_o possession_n though_o he_o thenke_n to_o make_v restitution_n and_o thus_o sum_n be_v open_a theft_n and_o sum_n be_v prevy_a theft_n open_v theft_n be_v whanne_v the_o thief_n be_v take_v with_o his_o pelfere_n or_o convicte_n by_o true_a wytnesse_n of_o theft_n and_o such_o theft_n be_v punysshede_v by_o londe_n law_n and_o by_o holy_a church_n law_n sum_n be_v do_v so_o preve_o that_o the_o thief_n may_v not_o be_v take_v therewith_o ne_v convict_v and_o such_o may_v not_o be_v punisshede_v open_o by_o no_o law_n but_o only_o prevely_a by_o law_n of_o conscience_n in_o the_o doom_n of_o his_o confessoure_n which_o be_v bind_v to_o counseyle_n and_o to_o save_v his_o name_n &_o his_o fame_n and_o as_o the_o law_n say_v every_o unleful_a use_v and_o take_v of_o other_o manny_n good_a mevable_a or_o not_o mevable_a be_v theft_n xiiii_o cue_n u_o penale_n &_o xxxii_o cue_n iiii_o meretrices_fw-la for_o as_o the_o law_n seith_n there_o god_n that_o forbid_v theft_n forbid_v raveyne_v the_z secund_a chapter_n also_o leave_v friend_n you_o shall_v understond_v that_o as_o holy_a writ_n wytness_v there_o be_v theft_n and_o robberye_n of_o manny_n name_n and_o woman_n and_o that_o be_v clepe_v bacbitinge_v and_o defame_a through_o which_o man_n and_o woman_n lese_v his_o good_a name_n and_o therefore_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v ne_o appelleris_fw-la susurro_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la tua_fw-la eccl._n vo._n be_v thou_o not_o clepe_v a_o mustere_a ne_o prevy_a bacbyter_n in_o thy_o life_n be_v thou_o not_o take_v false_a in_o thy_o tunge_v that_o thou_o be_v not_o shend_v for_o to_o that_o thief_n that_o stelethe_v a_o manny_n good_a name_n is_z ordain_v moche_n shame_n and_o moche_n pain_n and_o full_a wicked_a damnation_n be_v to_o the_o double_a tunged_a man_n and_o woman_n and_o to_o mustery_n and_o prevybacbiter_n be_v hate_v &_o enmite_v and_o despite_n eccle._n vo._n co._n for_o this_o manner_n of_o theft_n be_v full_a great_a and_o grevous_a for_o as_o solomon_n say_v melius_fw-la est_fw-la nomen_fw-la bonum_fw-la cum_fw-la divicie_a multe_n et_fw-la super_fw-la aurum_fw-la &_o argentum_fw-la gracia_fw-la bona_fw-la a_z good_a name_n be_v better_a than_o many_o richese_n and_o good_a grace_n of_o good_a love_n pass_v gold_n and_o silver_n ê“un_v xxii_o co._n for_o the_o best_a ivel_n and_o most_o richessh_n that_o man_n or_o woman_n may_v have_v upon_o earth_n be_v to_o have_v a_o good_a name_n and_o love_n and._n grace_n amongys_n his_n neyghbory_n and_o in_o the_o cuntre_n and_o therefore_o bacbyâ—s_v lesyngmongeris_fw-la and_o wicked_a speker_n that_o 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manner_n competlyd_v by_o his_o rightfulness_n to_o dampne_a theym_n great_a matter_n shall_v they_o have_v than_o to_o sigh_v and_o sorrow_n whamne_v they_o shall_v know_v their_o sin_n so_o grievous_a and_o so_o great_a and_o their_o unkyndnesse_n so_o moche_n that_o there_o oune_a brother_n so_o meek_a a_o iuge_n must_v dampne_v they_o dives_fw-la this_o opinion_n be_v more_o plesaunt_n to_o rich_a man_n and_o to_o other_o synful_a wretch_n that_o hope_n than_o to_o be_v holpen_v by_o almesdede_n for_o in_o many_o cuntree_n be_v but_o few_o poor_a folk_n in_o spirit_n ne_o by_o their_o will_n few_o that_o forsake_v the_o world_n for_o god_n sake_n but_o many_o there_o be_v that_o the_o world_n have_v forsake_a many_o that_o for_o sin_v sake_n be_v full_o poor_a and_o many_o for_o their_o mysdedis_n lie_v bind_v in_o prison_n in_o great_a povert_a hungre_n cold_a and_o bitter_a peyne_n and_o to_o such_o folk_n in_o many_o cuntree_n man_n do_v most_o common_o their_o alm_n in_o hope_v to_o be_v thankyd_v and_o rewardyd_v therefore_o at_o the_o last_o doom_n pauê‘_n they_o shall_v be_v thank_v and_o be_v medyd_v therefore_o as_o i_o say_v first_o &_o sithen_a criste_n rightful_a iuge_a shalle_n thanne_v thank_v man_n for_o the_o alm_n that_o they_o do_v for_o his_o love_n to_o his_o enemy_n &_o wicked_a doer_n as_o many_o such_o ben_fw-mi moche_n more_o he_o shall_v thank_v they_o for_o the_o alms_n that_o they_o do_v to_o his_o frendis_fw-la and_o to_o his_o true_a servant_n and_o sithen_a they_o shall_v be_v dampen_v that_o will_v not_o yeve_v to_o his_o enemy_n at_o need_n for_o his_o sake_n much_o soon_o shall_v they_o be_v damn_a that_o will_v not_o help_v his_o friend_n and_o his_o true_a servant_n at_o need_n for_o his_o sake_n that_o put_v then self_o for_o his_o love_n to_o povert_n and_o much_o travail_n for_o help_v of_o man_n soul_n and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o plesaunt_n and_o medfull_a to_o yeve_v alms_n to_o such_o poor_a folk_n forsake_v the_o world_n of_o which_o many_o neither_o shall_v be_v resceyve_v into_o endless_a tabernacle_n of_o bliss_n neither_o shall_v resceyve_v in_o to_o that_o bliss_n much_o more_o it_o be_v plesaunt_n to_o god_n and_o meritory_n to_o help_v they_o that_o ben_fw-mi poor_a in_o spirit_n and_o in_o will_n for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n for_o as_o crist_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n the_o kingdom_n of_o hevenes_n be_v they_o and_o it_o be_v grauntyd_v to_o they_o to_o resceyve_v folk_n that_o have_v holpen_v they_o into_o endless_a tabernacle_n the_o xv_o chapter_n and_o therefore_o leave_v friend_n wytye_n it_o well_o that_o if_o man_n or_o woman_n have_v more_o will_n to_o yeve_v to_o they_o that_o be_v poor_a against_o their_o wylle_n and_o for_o the_o love_n of_o sin_n thanne_v for_o to_o yeve_v to_o they_o that_o ben_fw-mi poor_a for_o god_n sake_n and_o for_o god_n cause_n they_o sin_n full_o grevous_o and_o less_o the_o meed_n of_o their_o alms_n in_o that_o they_o put_v god_n enemy_n bifore_fw-la his_fw-la friend_n and_o vice_fw-la bifore_fw-la virtue_n and_o therefore_o you_o shall_v releve_n all_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a as_o you_o may_v but_z principaly_a they_o that_o be_v needy_a and_o poor_a for_o god_n sake_n &_o by_o weigh_n of_o virtue_n for_o if_o you_o leeve_o by_o false_a opinion_n the_o more_o alm_n for_o the_o less_o whanne_n you_o may_v do_v both_o in_o good_a manner_n you_o less_o meed_n both_o for_o the_o more_o and_o for_o the_o less_o therefore_o seint_a austyn_a say_v thus_o thou_o shall_v not_o do_v to_o the_o poor_a prechoure_n of_o god_n word_n as_o thou_o do_v to_o the_o beggar_n pass_v by_o the_o weigh_n to_o the_o beggar_n thou_o yeve_v for_o crist_n biddith_v the_o that_o thou_o yeve_v to_o each_o that_o axith_n the._n butt_n to_o the_o poor_a prechoure_n thou_o owyst_n to_o yeve_v though_o he_o axe_n the_o nat_n and_o therefore_o look_v that_o the_o poor_a pechour_n god_n knight_n need_n nat_n to_o axe_n the_o for_o if_o he_o need_v to_o axe_n 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i._o aplincis_fw-la for_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v it_o be_v due_a dett_n to_o the_o poor_a prechour_n of_o god_n word_n to_o live_v by_o his_o pching_n therefore_o reymunde_v de_fw-fr hospilitate_fw-la ordinand_n seyth_fw-mi that_o some_o axe_n alms_n of_o debt_n sum_n only_o for_o need_n to_o sustain_v the_o body_n they_z that_o axe_n alms_n of_o det_fw-la either_o they_o be_v know_v for_o such_o or_o not_o know_v for_o such_o if_o they_o be_v know_v for_o such_o they_o must_v ned_o be_v holpen_v if_o they_o be_v not_o know_v they_o shall_v be_v examine_v wise_o whether_o it_o be_v as_o they_o say_v for_o it_o be_v great_a peryl_n to_o let_v they_o if_o it_o be_v so_o for_o in_o that_o they_o yeve_v ghostly_a thing_n bodily_a thing_n be_v due_a dett_n to_o they_o as_z say_v poule_n &_o the_o law_n xlii_o distinctione_n quiescaê°_n and_o if_o they_o axe_n only_o for_o sustenance_n of_o the_o body_n either_o thou_o may_v yeve_v all_o for_o stead_n and_o time_n either_o thou_o may_v not_o yeve_v all_o if_o thou_o may_v yeve_v all_o thou_o owyst_n to_o yeve_v all_o after_o the_o need_n that_o they_o pretend_v and_z after_o their_o state_n well_o rule_v take_v ensample_n of_o abraham_n and_o loth_n which_o resceyve_v folk_n indifferent_o to_o hospitalite_n &_o so_o they_o resceyve_v aungelis_fw-la and_o if_o they_o have_v put_v sum_n away_o ê‘aventure_fw-fr they_o shall_v have_v put_v away_o aungelis_fw-la for_o man_n as_o say_v crisostom_n suê‘_n eplamm_n ad_fw-la hebreos_fw-la therefore_o he_o say_v that_o god_n shall_v not_o yield_v the_o thy_o meed_n for_o the_o good_a lyf_v of_o they_o which_o thou_o resceyve_v but_z for_o thy_o good_a wylle_n and_z for_o the_o worship_n that_o thou_o do_v to_o they_o for_o god_n sake_n for_z thy_o mercy_n and_o thy_o godenesse_n and_o therefore_o the_o law_n say_v that_o man_n owe_v to_o yeve_v their_o alms_n to_o curse_a folk_n &_o to_o synful_a folk_n be_v they_o nevir_a so_o wicked_a xi_o cue_n iii_o cum_fw-la multos_fw-la et_fw-fr d._n lxxxvi_o pasce_fw-la etc._n etc._n non_fw-la satis_fw-la in_o fine_a but_o they_o do_v the_o worse_o for_z that_o they_z ben_z syker_n of_o their_o lyuclode_n for_o as_o seint_a austeyn_n say_v if_o the_o sinner_n do_v the_o worse_o for_o mennys_n alms_n it_o be_v better_a to_o withdraw_v it_o from_o he_o thamne_v to_o yeve_v it_o he_o v._o cue_n u_o non_fw-la oins_fw-fr nevertheless_o if_o he_o be_v in_o uttter_fw-ge need_n he_o must_v be_v holpen_v di_fw-it lxxxvi_o pasce_fw-la the_o vi_fw-la chapter_n and_o in_o case_n when_o thou_o miÈt_v not_o help_v alle_fw-mi thou_o must_v take_v heed_n to_o x_o thing_n to_o faith_n cause_n place_n tyme._n manner_n nedeneighnesse_n of_o blood_n &_o of_o affinite_a age_n feebleness_n nobley_n first_o take_v heed_n heed_n to_o faith_n for_z in_o caa_v thou_o shall_v put_v a_o cristen_v man_n bifore_fw-la a_o hethen_a man_n also_o take_v heed_n to_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o need_n whether_o he_o iâ—_n come_v to_o need_v for_o god_n 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