Wherfore the seid endewing bi immovable godis to the clergie is vnvertuose and yuel.
The ve. semyng skile is this: It is not semeli, honeste, conuenient, and according, that bischopis and abbotis (whiche schulden be grete sterers to the lay partie into deedis of pitee, and schulde be bridelis or refreynyng meenys to the lay parti fro deedis of cruelte and of vnpitee, and that bi deede in ensaum|pling and bi word in preching, counceiling, and ex|orting) schulden do and vse deedis strecching and disposing and abling into the grettist vnpitee and grettist cruelnes that mai be; but so doon summe bischopis and abbotis bi sum of her temperal vnmou|able endewing. Forwhi bi summe of her endewingis summe bischopis and abbotis han and holden courtis, in whiche iugementis ben ȝouun in her name, aucto|rite, and power into hangement and into deeth. And forto do, ȝeue, or assigne thilk deeth vsuali and customabili is oon of the grettist dedis of vnpitee and cruelnes that is, and disposith also into gretter vnpitee and cruelnes, and lettith a man forto haue and kepe with him pitee and mercifulnes. Wherfore at the leest, if not al riche vnmouable endewing, ȝit thilk maner of endewing is not to be mad to bischopis and abbotis.
If eny man wole be aboute forto excuse the bi|schop or abbot fro the inconuenience which this ar|gument is aboute forto bringe into him, and that bi this that he not iugith into deeth, but an other man
