same finding. Also ellis Crist in the alleggid xe. chapiter of Luk schulde haue meened aȝens him silf in the other now alleggid placis, that he with his blis schal be the reward and meede of ech good vertuose deede; and Poul also in his alleggid text, ie. Thim. [Cor., MS. (twice).] ve. capitulum. schulde ellis haue meened aȝens the now other seid spechis of God and of Crist; and also euer either of hem bothe schulden ellis haue meened in thilk ij. placis aȝens mo than l. othere placis of Holi Scripture, and aȝens the famose speche and meenyng of al the world fro the bigynning of the world hider to. And therfore myn answere now mad forto thus, as now is seid, ȝeue dew meenyng to the text of Crist, Luk xe. capitulum., and to the text of Poul, ie. Thim. [Cor., MS. (twice).] ve. capitulum., is not feyned and lacking his sufficient colour and ground, but is euydentli ynouȝ trewe.
The viije. trouthe is this: If the lay peple ȝaue at eny tyme to her curatis and to the successouris of her curatis perpetuali this riȝt forto clayme, aske, and haue ȝeerli certein offringis to be doon and tithis going out fro her wynnyngis and renewyngis, as fyndingis of the same curatis and successouris into deedis of her cure to be doon, thilk riȝt so ȝouun to the seid curatis and her successouris is lijk to the riȝt which myȝte be ȝouun to the same curatis or to othere curatis and her successouris forto cleyme, aske, and haue ȝeerly a free rente of money going out fro certeyn housis or londis, as a fynding to the same curatis forto do the deedis of her cure. And that the paraschens so, as is now bifore seid, ȝaue, it myȝte seme weel herbi. For ellis it wolde folewe that per|souns and vikers, lyuyng oonli bi tithis and offringis, hadden no benefice; sithen a benefice is no thing ellis than a riȝt forto cleyme, aske, and haue certein fruytis or sum othir avail into his sufficient fynding forto do the deedis of his cure; for the benefice mai
