receyued bi her sondis ful ofte more than was neces|sarie to him and to hise felaschip and hise disciplis, so that thei hadden ful ofte so miche of movable godis, that thei hadden cause forto ther with do almes to poor and nedy persoones? Wherfore alle these iij. kindis of deedis ben allowid [approued and allowid, MS. (first hand).] of Holi Scripture, ȝhe, and ben resonable and not aȝens resoun to be in preestis moral gouernaunce.
And thanne ferther thus: Al the cause assignable whi it schulde be aȝens Scripture or aȝens resoun a preest forto haue eny vnmovable godis, if it were aȝens Scripture or resoun, is this: That bi the hauyng of thilk godis he schulde be maad ouer thouȝtful and ouer carkful and ouermyche louyng toward hem, and ther bi he schulde be mad ouer myche necligent forto attende to goostli thingis, and forto loue God and goostli thingis. And noon other cause is therfore assignable saue this. But so it is, that this cause, (that is to seie, this seid thouȝt, this seid cark, and caring, and attendaunce,) is miche more in a man for that that he hath wijf [a wijf, MS. (first hand).] and children and household needis ȝeerli and daili to be costioseli founde, and for that he hath not but mouable godis oonli without the suerte of contynuaunce, (which suerte myȝte be had bi vnmouable godis, if thei weren had,) than thilk cark is in a man which hath vnmouable godis in so greet plente, that he mai avorthi to haue discrete officers at fulle vndir him, and that he mai avorthi forto lese ynouȝ and haue ynouȝ, rather than for to be ouer bisi and ouer thouȝtful forto kepe and saue al, and therwith is chaast, and lackith wijf and children, and al the gleyme, loue, and delectacions whiche violentli comen anentis his wijf and hise children. Wherfore if it be with the alleggid Scripture or resoun, that a
