The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

her fundacioun,) but that aftirward her endewing so myche schranke and her costis so miche grewe more than couthe be bifore seen, that it was aftirward ouer litle to supporte her necessaries. And therfore foun|ders and endewers of eny persoones or comountees, if thei endewiden so richeli, that it was more than bi streit mesure was to her nede ynouȝ in the dai of her fundacioun, thei weren [were, MS. (first hand) twice.] not ther yn to be blamed; but thei weren [were, MS. (first hand) twice.] ther yn to be preisid, bi cause that thilk lijflode wolde continueli schrinke, and the costis wolde contynueli growe and encrece. Forwhi if a fadir for loue to his sone wolde ordeine to him a peire of schoon, and the lethir wher of the schoon schulde [sculde, MS.] be maad were of such kinde that it wolde daili schrinke whilis it were vsid in weryng, certis this fadir were not to be blamed, if he wolde ordeyne that these schoon be notabli widdir than the meetenes of hem wolde aske, as for the firste dai in which thei schulden be [be is interlineated by a later hand.] worne, but he were to be preisid, if he wolde so ordeyne to his loued sone; ȝhe, the fadir were worthi be blamed, if he wolde ordeyne these schoon to be no wijdir than euen meete to hise sones feet in the dai of his [her, MS. (first hand) apparently, which is perhaps better.] firste wering. Forwhi therof wolde needis folowe that with inne proces of daies the schoon schulden be so narowe, that thei schulden needis wringe his sones feet into greet peyne of his sone. And therfore bi lijk skile the endewers of reli|gioses hauing possessioun and of cathedral chirchis and of collegis weren not to be blamed in that, that thei so richeli endewid her foundid cumpenies aboue the [the is interlineated by a later hand (twice).] streit or euen meet of the nede had in the dai of fundacioun, but thei weren ther yn to be preisid, if thei so diden, for the [the is interlineated by a later hand (twice).] cause now seid; thouȝ the

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Title: The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.
Author: Recock, Reginald, bp. of Chichester, 1395?-1460?
Canvas: Page 347
Publication: London,: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts,; 1860.
Subject terms: Lollards; Great Britain -- Church history

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