hem silf what therto were necessarie, eer than that thei wolden eny ouerplus therof expende aboute eny other vertuose deede; and into this expending the ȝeuers weel consentiden, or at the leest weren not ther aȝens. And thus it is open, that the firste parti of the seid ije. premysse is not trewe.
Also the ije. parti of the same ije. premysse is not trewe. Forwhi the ije. and iije. causis, brouȝt in bi|fore in the ije. chapiter into the iustifiyng of the ije. gouernaunce, ben ful myche strecching into forther|aunce of religiouns; and therfore, thouȝ religiose per|soones expende the godis ȝouun into religion aboute the bilding and reparing of the seid lordli mansiouns, thilk expensis ben mad as necessarie and profitable to the religioun; for thei ben maad into mentenaunce of the religioun and in refreynyng of the religiose per|soones bi drede from yuel. And so open it is, that also [al so, MS. (without hyphen, probably accidentally, but?).] the ije. parti of the same ije. premysse is vn|trewe. And thus bi this answere the argument or obieccioun now bifore mad is not strong forto proue his entent.
As for iustifiyng of the large and wijde chirchis, whiche religiose persoones (namelich of the begging religiouns) maken, so that ther yn be not ouer greet curiosite, gaynes, preciosite, or costiosenes, sufficith and is ynouȝ this: that ther bi the more [more is interlineated in a later hand; and similarly the below.] multitude of persoones mowe be receyued togidere for to here theryn prechingis to be mad in reyne daies; and also that therbi in othere whilis the gretter multitudes mowen be the [more is interlineated in a later hand; and similarly the below.] more eesid in her deuociouns making to God, whilis thei stonden or sitten or knelen rombe fer ech from othir, and not oon such is nyȝ at an otheris cheke; and also that therbi in othere whilis the grete multitudis mowen come thider in
