To Preostes, to Minstrals · to Mesels in hegges. [To—minstrals] To mynstrelis, to messangeris TUH2; To monkis, to minstrals H. to mesels] many tyme U.]
Line 128
Sisours and Sumpnours · suche men hire preisen; [sumpnours] schereues U.]
Schirreues of schires · weore schent ȝif heo nere. [U omits this line. nere] ne were T.]
¶ Heo doþ men leosen heore lond · and heore lyues after, [lond] lyf U. lyues] lond U; life T. after] eke H; boþe T.]
And leteþ passe prisons · and payeþ for hem ofte. [passe prisons] prisouns passe H; passe prisoners T; passe þe pri|soneres U.]
Line 132
Heo ȝeueþ þe Iayler Gold · and grotes to-gedere, [Heo] And THU. Iayler] gaileris TU. to-gedere] among H.]
To vn-Fetere þe False · and fleo where hem lykeþ. [And—lykeþ] fle where hym likeþ TU.]
Heo takeþ þe trewe bi þe top · and tiȝeþ him faste, [þe trewe] treuþe HU. tiȝeþ him] teieþ hym vp U.]
And hongeþ him for hate · þat harmede neuere. [hate] hattrede THU. harmede] harm dide H.]
Line 136
Heo þat ben Curset in Constorie · counteþ hit not at a Russche; [Heo þat ben] þeiȝ heo be H; To be TU. counteþ] heo countiþ TH; sche ȝyueþ U. at] THU omit. Russche] cresse H.]
For heo Copeþ þe Comissarie · and Coteþ þe Clerkes; [coteþ þe] cloþiþ hise TU.]
Heo is asoyled as sone · as hire-self lykeþ.
Heo may as muche do · In a Mooneþ ones, [Heo may] She may neiȝ T; Sche may ny U. as muche do] do as myche H.]
Line 140
As [ȝoure] secre seal · In Seuen score dayes. [[ȝoure TH] vre V; þe U. seuen—dayes] foure score wintris H.]
Heo is priue with þe Pope · Prouisours hit knowen; [128—142. Omitted in D.]
Sir Simonie and hire-self · asselen þe Bulles; [asselen] selen HU; seliþ TD.]
Heo Blessede þe Bisschopes · þouȝ þat þei ben lewed. [Heo—þe] She blissiþ þise TUD; Heo examyneþ þe H. þouȝ—ben] ȝif þei be T; if þei beþ H; þo þat ben D.]
Line 144
¶ Prouendreres, persuns · Preostes heo meynteneþ, [
Prouendrours, prestis & per|sones · she maynteniþ to holde T; (D same, omitting prestis &);
Prouendrours, persones · pres|tes sche meynteneþ to holde U.
] To holde Lemmons and Lotebyes · al heor lyf-dayes, [TUD omit to holde here; see l. 145.]
