counceilis of dyuerse cuntrees. Forwhi summe chapi|tris, whiche a man schal rede in tho bokis, speken of the maner had in oon and for oon of the now bifore discryued tymes; and summe othere chapitrees speken of the maner had in an other and for the same othir of the now bifore discryued tymes; summe speken of the maner had in oon and for oon prouynce or cuntre; and sum speken of the maner had in an other and for the other of the now bifore descriued prouyncis or cuntrees. And therefore tho chapitres ben not betwixe hem silf repugnant, thouȝ thei schulen so seme to be, if this which is now bifore [seid] in this present chapiter be not considerid; riȝt as othere chapitres in Gracianys Summe and in The book of Decretalis, (of whiche chapitres summe speken that "clerkis schulden not make testament of her chirchis godis," and summe speken that "thei mowen make testament of the chirches godis,") ben to be vndirstonde aftir the tymes and cuntrees, in whiche and for whiche thei weren made; and thei alle ben not to be take for ech tyme and ech cuntre. And, if this be considerid, tho chapi|tres schulen be seen forto not repugne bitwixe hem silf. And therfore, riȝt as whanne and where it was ordeyned that clerkis schulden not make testament of the chirchis godis, thanne and there it was not leeful hem forto make eny such testament; so whanne and where the contrarie was ordeyned, or the other now seid ordinaunce was reuokid, or bi eny iust wey he ceesid, clerkis myȝten weel ynouȝ saafli in conscience make testament of her chirchis godis, whiche camen to hem bi riȝt of her tyme. [See Gratian. Decret. pars. ii. caus. x. and caus. xii. throughout; also Greg. Decretal. lib. iii. tit. xxvi.]
Ferthermore it is to wite, that in ij. maners of vndirstonding it mai be seid that godis ben of man;
