The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

THE vije. trouthe is this: Alle bischopis and othere preestis and louȝer clerkis endewid for hem and her successouris bi mouable godis, (as chalicis, vestimentis, bokis,) and bi vnmouable godis, (as housis, feeldis, and free rentis going out of feeldis or of housis) and bi riȝtis to aske and haue tithis and offringis, grauntid and ȝouun to hem and to her successouris, stonden not in caas of the ije. partie of the ije. trouthe; but thei stonden in caas of the first parti of the ije. trouthe, and in caas of the vje. trouthe. Forwhi the blisse of heuen and the thank of God and his rewarding is al that is to be abide aftir and to be awaitid after in wey of reward and meede of ech bischop, preest, and clerk for ech werk and deede of his dignite, ordre, or office doing and executing; and ther fore no good mouable or vnmouable is ȝouun or paied to hem as for reward and meede of her officis doing and performyng. In knouleching of which thing, whanne a persoon is mad first clerk and takith his firste corown for to be therbi oon of the clergie, he seith and protestith openli thus: "The Lord is the part of myn heritage and of my labour and traueil into which y entre. Thou, Lord, art he which schalt ȝelde myn heritage to me," ["Modus faciendi tonsuras vel coronas primas et ordinandi clericos genuflectentes coram episcopo hoc modo. Sit nomen Domini benedic|tum, &c." (Then follows a prayer and a psalm). "Hic quilibet ordi|nandus per se dicat: Dominus pars hæreditatis meæ et calicis mei: tu es, qui restitues hæredi|tatem meam mihi." Maskell's Mon. Rit. Eccl. Anglic., vol. 3. pp. 147-149.] that is to seie, as for reward of my labour into which y now entre; and so the first party of this vije. trouthe is sufficientli opened for trewe. The ije. party of this vije. trouthe is wit|nessid bi Poul ie. Cor. ixe. capitulum. bi long processe and