cometh bi the seid multitude and dyuersitie of reli|giouns. And thus y eende myn answere to the iiije. semyng skile bifore mad in the [ive.] [Spaces are left for the refe|rences. See p. 166. This seems to be the place intended.] chapiter of this present ve. parti.
The iije. principal conclusion of this present ve. partie is this: The vje. seid principal gouernaunce sett in the bigynnyng of this present ve. partie is leeful. That this conclusioun is trewe, y proue thus: Ech gouernaunce or maner of conuersacioun which Holi Scripture weerneth not and forbedith not, doom of cleer and weel disposid natural resoun weerneth not and forbedith not, mannes lawe weerneth not and forbedith not, is leeful and not worthi be vndirnome and blamed. But so it is, that sectis and religiouns to be mad with inne the comoun Cristen religioun to men and to wommen forto be streitir to hem in moral conuersacioun, than is the fredom of the comoun Cristen religioun maad of preceptis of lawe of kinde and of feith reuelid bi holi autentik Scripture, is not weerned and forboden bi Holi Scripture, neither bi doom of weel disposid cleer natural resoun, neither bi mannys lawe. Wherfore needis folewith that forto haue summe suche religiose [religioses, MS. (first hand), which deserves attention: religiosis persoones occurs a little above.] gouernaunces is leeful, and not worthi to be vndirnome and blamed. The firste premysse of this argument is sufficiently proued bifore in the [ve.] [Spaces are left for the refe|rences. See p. 166. This seems to be the place intended.] chapiter of the [ije.] [Spaces are left for the refe|rences. See p. 166. This seems to be the place intended.] parti of this book in the princi|pal argument mad aȝens the vniust blamyng of the ije. gouernaunce: and the ije. premysse of this same argu|ment is proued bi the firste and ije. principal conclu|siouns of this fifthe parti fro the bigynnyng of the firste chapiter hidir to. Wherfore this present iije. principal conclusioun thus concludid and proued bi these ij. premyssis is needis trewe.
