ordinauncis and statutis and tradiciouns to be maad of the clergie and to be had and vsid as for this, that thei ben mennys lawis and mennys ordynanncis sett to the comoun lawe of God, as thouȝ it were vnleeful eny mennys ordynauncis to be mad and to be sett to and with the comoun lawe of God.
And if these blamers wolen pretende that thei not blamen for cause now rehercid the seid lawis had and vsid in the clergie, but for this cause that tho lawis conteynen in hem contrarite to the comoun lawe of God, certes thanne these blamers musten expresseli marke, assigne, telle out, and bringe forth whiche lawis mad bi the pope or othere bischopis and the clergie ben aȝens eny comaundid lawe of God. And what euere lawe of the clergie thei kun|nen into this purpos point, allegge forth, and assigne, y trowe that riȝt liȝtli thilk lawe mai of such dif|fame and defaut be excusid and be defendid. Forwhi al that is aftir seid in the ve. parti of this present book, the [xe.] [A space left in the MS. for the number.] chapiter, to be priueli vndirstonde in making of eny religioun founde of man is in lijk maner thoruȝ out to be vndirstonde in ech positijf lawe mad bi the pope or eny other bischop or bi eny worldli prince; ȝhe, and in ech vow or ooth maad bi eny man; and therfore her chaleng and blamyng, mad in fourme and for cause rehercid in the bigyn|nyng of this present chapiter, muste needis be had as for vniust and vntrewe.
vij. CHAPITER.
IF to suche bifore spokun blamers this processe now mad fro the bigynnyng of the next bifore going chapiter hidir to be not sufficientli acceptid, but that
