that he schulde not falle into beggerie, he muste be endewid with lijflode which schal neuere appeire; and therwith hise costis muste be suche, that thei schulen neuere encrece; or ellis, for as miche as these ij. now rehercid pointis mowe not be had abiding in eeny co|mounte or persoon, therfore in the seid preier of Sala|mon muste needis be includid this,—that ech couent or comounte or persoon to be endewid in to his suf|ficience muste needis be endewid with so miche good that, (thouȝ it appeire as myche as it is to appeire bi his natural condicion and bi the [the is interlineated, perhaps by a later hand.] rennyng condi|cioun of the world,) ȝit it schal neuere so miche abate, but that al the nede of thilk same couent, [couet, MS., the stroke over the o being apparently by the same hand.] comounte, or persoon schal ther bi be releeued and remedied: and ellis thilk couent, comounte, or persoon is not foundid and endewid into his sufficience, as Salamon takith here sufficience. Forwhi he is not foundid and endewid fro this, that he is out of the fal into beggerie bi proces of tyme. And so herbi founders of collegis and of couentis and of persoones and of statis mowen [mowe, MS. (first hand).] take [take is added by a later hand.] good remembraunce, if thei founde eny such, that thei founde and endewe miche aboue the sufficience which is into the reme|diyng of nede had in the dai of fundacioun: and ellis, certis, bi proces of tyme her werk, otherwise than so foundid and endewid, schal come into beg|gerie, which y woot weel thei wolen not desire but avoide, what thei mowe.
For sureli to seie y haue take heede, and in al my daies and long bifore y wiste neuere ȝit college or cumpanie endewid, (thouȝ thei weren endewid ouer and more than the nede of hem askid in the dai of
