The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

Confirmacioun to this now concludid trouthe and conclusioun is this, that in the cartis or chartouris, conteynyng the formes of ȝeuyng the seid greet endewing [bi] vnmovable godis (except oonli tho whiche ben now bifore seid to be exceptid) is noon other forme of ȝeuyng expressid, than that this man or thilk man or thilk womman ȝeueth this castel with the purtenauncis, thilk maner with hise feeldis, (and so forth of othere like,) to thilk bischop and hise successouris, or to thilk abbot and couent and to her successouris for euere, into pure and free and perpetual almes. And if this be trewe, (as it wole be founde trewe, if the seid cartis be schewid,) certis thanne folewith needis, that alle tho vnmouable godis so ȝouun weren ȝouun oonli in the first of the iiij. [iiij e., MS.] now here rehercid maners. Forwhi if y ȝeue a noble to a poor man and seie to him thus: "I ȝeue to thee this into very and pure almes," y meene not in tho wordis, that he schulde do ther with myn almes or his owne almes; but y meene, that y in so ȝeuyng to him do myn almes, and that y make thilk deede of ȝeuyng myn [of myn, MS. (first hand).] owne almes, and that y comytte to his wil forto do therwith what him likith. Not with stonding y hope that he wole vertuoseli ful weel spende it. Wherfore bi lijk skile, if lordis or ladies seiden and wroten in this wise: "Y ȝeue to this bischop or abbot and hise successouris this town or thilk town or this maner or thilk maner into pure and perpetual almes," thei meeneden not that the bischop and hise successouris or abbot and couent and her successouris schulden do therwith the very and pure perpetual almes of the ȝeuers, neither his owne pure and perpetual almes, but that tho lordis and ladies maden thilk her seid ȝeuyng to be as her pure