thilk endewing be profitable to the clergie, and also wil forto aske and receyue the same endewing; thouȝ Crist ȝaue not to his clergie thilk same endewing bi him silf immediatli, (that is to seie, withoute eny bi|fore ȝouun meenys,) riȝt euen as he ȝaue dekenhode to his clergie mediatli, thouȝ he ȝaue not the same dekenhode to his clergie immediatli? And so open it is herbi, that the firste premisse of the ije. semyng skile is to be denied.
And whanne it is argued ferther, that thilk first premisse muste be trewe, for ellis God loued not so miche his clergie as men endewing his clergie loueden his clergie, certis this folewith not. Forwhi at sum while it mai so be, that the ȝeuer or benefeter forto ȝeue mediatli, (that is to seie bi a meene to the re|ceyuer,) schal be more profitable to the receyuer than schulde be, if the ȝeuer schulde ȝeue the same ȝifte or benefet immediatli bi him silf to the same receyuer. Also at sumwhile it mai be so, that more good and more honeste or more preising and worschip schal come, (alle thingis considerid and biholdun,) to the ȝeuer, if the ȝeuer ȝeue mediatly his ȝifte or benefete, than schulde come if he ȝaf the same ȝifte or benefet immediatli bi him silf. And so it mai be ful weel, that not for defaut of loue had to the receyuer, neither for the lasse loue as in that and for that born anentis the receyuer, the ȝeuer ȝeueth his ȝifte or benefet to the receyuer, but for the more loue had and born bi the ȝeuer anentis the receyuer.
Also it mai be ful ofte, that for the more good to be doon al abouȝte, (thouȝ not al to the receyuer,) it bisemeth and it is sitting, and therfore it is to be doon, that the ȝeuer ȝeue his ȝifte and benefet medi|atli and not immediatli: and ȝit this doing is not so
