paraschenys myȝten and wolden him trouble with querelis, and theryn withdrawe his fynding, as ofte as he wolde bi doing of his dew cure offende hem. And certis in such aventure it were rather to truste to the conscience and discrecion of him which is in state of a reuler, than to the conscience of hem whiche ben in the state of hem that ben to be reulid. And therfore nedis cost it was doon, that the curat was stabili endewid bi suche tithis and offringis and othere suche lijk paymentis; or it ouȝte haue be so doon, if good reule hadde be seen; and therfore it is to be take now in fulfilling what was thanne left, as thouȝ it had be thanne so doon.
Also hou ellis schulde eny man be bold forto leue a craft to gete therbi his lijflode, and bicome a curat to othere; in lasse than he hadde a stable riȝt forto aske and haue his lijflode of his paraschens, and that his lijflode schulde not hange upon her plesaunce oonli; namelich sithen persoones, whiche ben nedis to be reulid of reulers, ouȝten not to be so miche trustid in so greet a cause forto not erre, neither for to be not other wise than weel avisid, that thei wolen not withdrawe vndewli what thei ouȝten paie, if thei be greued? And also how ellis myȝte bi eny discrecioun haue be ordeyned or haue be admittid of the laife suche statis in the chirch to be in subordinacioun of vndrers and ouerers, (as ben persoones of paraschens, and bischopis aboue hem, and archibischopis aboue hem, and patriarkis ouer hem, and thanne the pope hiȝest,) but if the louȝest degre, in which ben per|soones, curatis, upon which alle these othere statis ben bildid, schulden haue a stable fix endewing of lijflode, and but [Perhaps we should read but if, but see Glossary.] ech of these othere statis schulde haue her stable endewing [endewewing, MS.] in lijk maner? And therfore it was
