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¶Fyrste by the auctoryte of the olde testament it aperyth that the clergy ought nat to haue possessiōs. Cap. i.
¶Secondarely it apereth by ye new testamente that the clergy outh nat to haue possessions. Ca. ij.
¶Thyrdly it appereth by many of theyr owne lawes in the decres that the clergy ought nat to haue possessi∣ons. Cap. iij.
¶Fourthly it appereth that tempora possessions ben forbedyn to ye clergy by the seyeng of the appostels an of many other holy doctours. Ca. iiij.
¶How the clergy haue theyr goodes, by a wrong wey and kepe from y• pore folkes ye goodes of ye church. Cap. v.
¶How the goodes and possessions be myspendyd and mysused by many of the clergy. Ca. vi.
¶That the correccyō of all such and other enormytees in the clergy belō∣gyth to the Kyng, and to his seculer power. Cap. vij.