a [a is added in a later hand.] ful strong motyue forto fauore religion; sithen peple han be and ben and schulen be so freel as experience ȝeueth that thei ben.
The vje. principal conclusioun of this present ve. parti is this: The seid vje. principal gouernaunce sett in the bigynnyng of this present ve. partie is leeful in proprist maner of leefulnes. Forwhi, what euer gouernaunce is allowid and approued bi Holi Scrip|ture and bi doom of cleerli disposid resoun in kinde, is leeful in proprist maner of leefulnes, as it is open be the supposicioun or reul sett bifore in the [ie.] [A space is left in the MS. for the number. See pp. 134, 135, com|pared with p. 167.] chapiter of the ije. partie in this book. But so it is, that the seid vje. principal gouernaunce is allowid and approued bi [bothe bi, MS. (first hand).] Holi Scripture and bi doom of kindeli cleer disposid resoun, as it is now proued bi the next bifore goyng iiije. and ve. principal conclusions. Wherfore needis folewith that the seid vje. principal gouernaunce is in proprist maner leeful.
The vije. principal conclusioun of this present fifthe partie is this: The seid vje. principal gouernaunce is a gouernaunce of Goddis lawe. Forwhi what euer gouernaunce is allowid and approued bi Holi Scrip|ture and bi doom of cleer and weel disposid resoun, is a gouernaunce of Goddis lawe. But so it is, that the seid vje. principal gouernaunce is allowid and ap|proued bi Holi Scripture and bi such seid doom of resoun, as the next bifore going ive. and ve. principal conclusiouns wel schewen. Wherfore the seid vje. prin|cipal gouernaunce is a gouernaunce of Goddis lawe.
The viije. principal conclusioun of this present ve. partie is this: A man in ensaumpling bi hise deedis to othere men the seid vje. principal gouernaunce
