The repressor of over much blaming of the clergy.

make be not performed and executid; sithen this ije. ȝifte is not substaunce neither parti of the firste ȝifte, as it is open; for ellis thei weren not ij. ȝiftis, but oon ȝifte, thouȝ thei be ij. ȝiftis couplid and cheyned to gidere. But certis up on this receyuer compleint mai be mad, and he mai be callid into iugement, and whanne it is proued that he hath not performed what he ouȝte haue performed bi strengthe of the seid iije. maner, he mai be therfore punischid; but he mai not of what he hath receyued be depriued, al the while he wole amende and continue what he promisid. Neuertheles if he openli knoulechith, that he wole not performe the biheest mad to the principal ȝeuer; or ellis, that he ofte and miche failith, after that ofte and miche he hath be iugid and comandid for to amende, [amende is added in the margin, in a later hand.] —so the discrecioun of the iuge is that the seid receyuer can not frutefulli and conuenientli be punyschid other wise than bi the depriuyng of the ȝifte mad to him,—certis thanne bi sentence of the iuge he may be mad lese the thing so to him ȝouun, and not erst, neither other wise. And this remedie now sett here is al what mai be do aȝens the vn|trouthe of the receiuer in caas of the iije. ȝeuyng. And skile whi al this is trewe may be perceyued weel ynowȝ of a diligent considerer, waiting weel to ech word which is now bifore here seid.