man and ech of hise successouris ouȝten be waar that he breke not the condicioun of the ȝift to him and to [to is interlineated by a later hand.] hise successouris mad, lest he bi thilk breking bringe yn greet losse to hise successouris withoute her deseruyng.
Aftir the descryuyng of thes iiij. maners of ȝeuyngis it is to be considerid, that, (thouȝ the riȝt and lawe forto cleyme, aske, and haue tithis and offringis and othere suche smale paymentis was mad or ȝouun to bischopis and to othere preestis and clerkis in the first maner of the ije. trouthe, declarid bifore in the xvje. chapitre, as mai be take herbi: It is to be seid that summe temporal godis were ȝouun to hem in thilk maner, bi cause of Cristis speche, Luk xe. capitulum., where he seith, The werkman is worthi his fynding, and bi cause of Poulis lijk speche, ie. Thim. ve. capitulum., and ie. Cor. ixe. capitulum.; and noon othere godis kunnen be founde forto be ȝouun to bischopis and to othere preestis and clerkis in thilk first maner of the ije. trouthe, saue tithis and offringis and suche othere smale par|cellingis of paymentis; and therfore it is to be take that the riȝt forto aske and haue suche tithis and offringis and suche othere smale godis was ȝouun to bischopis and to othere preestis and clerkis in the firste maner of the ije. trouthe, ȝhe, and therfor in hardir maner than is bifore tauȝt, proued, and concludid in the xe. and xje. trouthis the lay peple mowen not iustli procede aȝens bischopis and othere preestis and clerkis, as forto make hem lese tho tithis and offringis,) —ȝit it is to be vndirstonde and to be take that the grete maners, castellis, and court placis, and the grete lordschipis of barunries and othere suche like, whiche weren ȝouun summe to bischopis, summe to archide|kenes, summe to deenys, summe to collegis, weren
