the deedis of cure, but the lay peple ouȝten com|pleyne hem to the iugis of the preestis and clerkis so trespacing and wronging, and proue her complaint to be trewe, and the other parti ouȝte be callid into answere forto wite whether thei kunnen excuse hem or no; and if the preestis and clerkis ben founde in the defaut, than first tho iugis ouȝten do therto dew and iust remedie. Forwhi, but if remedie of this wronging schulde be do in this wey, ellis no wey were forto make remedie to this wronging; sithen thilk remediyng muste outhir be doon bi hem that ben wrongid, which is aȝens the firste trouthe, or bi othere persoones ordeyned for to be ther yn iugis; and but if the bothe parties schulden be herd at fulle leysers, oon for to accuse, the other forto defende, ellis vnsufferable myscheuys of hasty domes wolde ofte falle. And therfore this ixe. trouthe is algatis to be holde.
The xe. trouthe is this: The remedie which is iust and dew to be sett upon preestis and clerkis, tres|pacing and wronging the lay peple in caas of the ixe. trouthe, muste needis be othere punyschingis than putting tho preestis and clerkis out of her possessioun had upon her endewingis and fyndingis, [and fyndingis is added in the margin by a later hand, which has made erasures in the text.] bifore seid in the vje., vije., and viije. trouthis, hem abiding stille in her afore had dignitees or officis. For whi, if these preestis and clerkis thus trespacing schulden or myȝten iustli be punischid bi the seid putting out of riȝt and possessioun, hem abiding stille in her dignitees or officis, this deede and processe of punysching schulde be mad and doon aȝens the bifore going here ve. and vje. trouthis, as folewith weel bi strengthe of the vje. trouthe; and wrong schulde be doon in thilk pun|ysching to the successouris of tho preestis and clerkis
