or to a couent or comounte and her successouris, movable and vnmovable godis.
The first maner is, if a man ȝeueth to me oonli, or to me and my successouris, [sussessouris, MS. (by clerical error?).] or to me and mi felawis and oure successouris, freli and vttirli, that is to seie, withoute eny hope or loking after that eny thing be aȝen ȝouun, or eny other deede as therfore be doon, as bi boond and withoute eny reconuencioun or coue|naunt of bond expressid or priueli vndirstonde forto ȝeue aȝen or for to do therfore eny deede and with oute eny condicioun. Certis in this firste maner fadris and modris ben woned ȝeue to her next children oonli, and sumtyme to her next children and to the succes|souris bi blood of her next children; and this ȝift pro|cedith of pure free loue which the ȝeuer hath to the receyuer; or ellis, thouȝ vndir hope, trust, and entent, ȝit withoute meenyng that [that is interlineated by a later hand.] the receyuer be bounde to fulfille and performe thilk hope, trust, and entent.
The ije. maner is: If a man ȝeueth [ȝeue, MS. (first hand).] to me aloone, or to me and my successouris, or to me and to my felawis and oure successouris, eny movable or vn|mouable thing, with hope and trust or entent that y aloone, (if it be ȝouun to me aloone,) or that y and mi successouris, (if it be ȝouun to me and my succes|souris,) or that y and my felawis and oure successouris, (if it be ȝouun to me and hem and oure succes|souris,) schulen ȝeue aȝen or do sum deede as ther fore or as ther with or ther bi to be don as bi boond. And in this caas of ȝifte, if y take not upon me and consente not for me and my successouris in my name and heris forto fulfille and performe thilk trust, entent, and hope born toward me and my successouris, as for that y am absent fro the ȝeuer, whanne he so
