coueite that he him silf be saaf than that eny other persoon be saaf; so he ouȝte more tente ȝeue to his owne good lyuyng, (which stondith in many mo pointis anentis God and anentis him silf than in teching and reuling his neiȝbour oonli,) than he out ȝeue tent to the good lyuyng of eny other persoon. And herof folewith in open resoun that sum curat ouȝte and is bounde bi lawe of God forto ȝeue double [doube, MS. (first hand).] or treble more tent to him silf ward and double or treble lasse tent to doctrine or to his sugetis lyuyng, than sum other curat is bounde; and that for as miche as sum curat is in double or treble more sijk, more freel, or in sum other wise hath in double or in treble more neede forto ȝeue tent to him silf than sum other curat hath. And ȝit euereither of hem, in so reuling him anentis himsilf and hise sugettis, is weel allowid of God.
And certis the vnknowing of this now tauȝt causith ouer myche vnwijs hasti iugement and ouer myche vnwijs bacbiting in the lay peple anentis cu|ratis. And so whanne al the attendaunce is doon which resoun or eny other lawe of God or of man bindith a curat forto do anentis his sugetis bisidis the attendaunce which the same curat is bounde forto make aboute him silf, thilk attendaunce which he is bounde to make aboute hise sugetis is ouer litil into the ful attendaunce which muste be maad aboute the same sugetis, thouȝ thei were as fewe as fourti or twenti; so that forto make the ful attendance tho sugetis musten helpe in her side, and musten the lenger parti of attendaunce make aboute hem silf, as bi reding in her bokis at her owne housis, or bi heering suche bookis red of her neiȝboris, (as y haue proued in the book clepid The Bifore-crier,) and also
