Diues [et] pauper

Caplm .xxiiij.

DIues. Thy speche pleaseth me well & thy wordes be good and deuoute / but I parye the saye forth of this cōmaundement yf thou can more. ¶Pauper. Also by this cōmaūdement men of holy chir∣che be boūde to worshyp ther patro∣nes. For the patron of the chirche is fader of the chirche & of the benefyce in that that he begynneth it of nough¦te xvi.q̄.vij.pia in glosa. ¶Diues. For whiche thynges is a man called patron. ¶Pauper. For thre thynges For foundacyon that is gyuynge of groūde / for the fyrste dotacyon / & for makynge of the fyrste chirche. Patro¦num faciunt dos edificacio fundus. ¶Diues What worshyp ought men of holy chirche to do to ther patrons / & what ryght longeth to the patron. ¶Pauper. It longeth to hym for to present a persone able & gyue the chirche & the benefyce by waye of al∣mes to whome he thynketh able by assent of the bysshop. Also it longeth to hym to mayntene the chirche & to kepe it fro dylapydacyon & from de∣struccyon & from all maner wronges as a good fader & a good tutour & as a true aduocate to kepe & defende the chirche & the mynystres of the chir∣che from all wronges & dyseases vp∣on his power. And yf he fynde perso∣ne vyker or curate or ony other clerke or prelate mysusynge the benefyce in whiche he is patron / he ought to a∣mende them in fayre maner yf he may. And yf he may not he ought to tell the bysshop therof / or some of his offycers / to whom longeth the correc∣cōn of suche defautes. And yf the bys¦shop do not his deuoure ne his offyce¦res he shal tell it to the archebysshop And but he do his deuour he shal tell it to kynge.xvi.q̄.vij filijs. And therfore men of holy chirche that be

auaūc••d by ther patrons muste nede∣ly do they. patrons worshyp & haue theym in reuerence by waye or kyn∣denes / & for nede of helpe to be mayn¦tened in ther ••yght. And also for dre∣de of th••r offence. For yf they mysbe¦re them / ther patrons may depryue them of ther benefyce by assent of the bysshop / & in ••aas ayenst the bysshop¦pes wyl••. Also it longeth to men of holy chirche to susteyne ther patrons & ther childern whan they fall to ne¦de And yf they be taken prysoners to helpe to paye ther raūsome.xvi.q̄.vij. qcū{que}.Ex.li.iij de iure patronat{us} ca∣nobis fuit. Et .x.ij. q̄ .i. aplicos &••. sa∣cro{rum} et ibidē q̄.ij.aureu. And it lon∣geth to men of holy chirche to do ther patrons worshypp / in lyttynge / in go∣ynge / & put them before in syttynge in goynge .xvi q̄ vij. p••a mentis. And it longeth to the patron to haue the pryncypall place & sytte pryncypally in his chirche. Tabula iuris dictione pat••onat{us}. And for worshyp of the pa¦tron & his ease the preest may synge two masses in one daye. Extra.li.iij. de celebracōe missa{rum} consuluisti. And whan the patron presenteth a perso∣ne to the bysshop / whiche persone he wyll auaūce / the bysshop is bounde to resceyue that persone / but yf he be pro¦ued & knowen for a wycked man and vnable.xvi.q̄.vij monasteriū. Also y^• patron may in his foūdacyon before the halowynge of the chirche reserue to hym a certayne rente by yere by as¦sente of the bysshop to resceyue it of y^• chirche. Ex de iure pat^•. t. p̄terea. Et hostiensis in sū. sua li.iij. e. ti.^• Also yf a prelate be chosen in a chirche colle∣gyat / as in a•••• abbay / pryory / ha••try he shall by y^• lawe be presented to ••he patron or that he be confermed / & yf he be vnable / he may & ought to with stande the confyrmacyon. Ec.de ••ure patronatus ca nobis fuit.et.xvi.q̄.vij filus. Also he may in his foudacyon of the chirche collegyat reserue to hȳ to be in the eleccyon of the prelate of the chirche with assent of the bysshop or of the pope by the same lawe / but he muste shewe that wryten whan he wyll vse it. Hostiensis li.iij.Ru.de iu∣re patronatus. Et tabula ••uris dictio¦ne patronatus. Et extra de iure pa∣tronato nobis fuit in glosa. ¶Diues Patrons fynde full ofte ther au••ūces full vnkynde to them & full proude. And therfore many a patrone may saye. Filios exaltaui et enutriui.ipsi autem spreuerunt me. Ysaye primo. I haue auaūced childern & brought them vp of nought and they haue despysed me. ¶Pauper. Suche vn∣kynde men of holy chirche but they amende them they shall haue goddes curse / that he gaaf to all suche in the same chaptre. Ve gēti peccatrici pplo graui iniqtate semini ne{quod} filijs scele¦ratis Woo be to the synfull people he¦uy through wyckednes / to the wycked sede / to the vnkynde synfull childern. ¶Diues. Yf a chirche be destroyed / & a man do it make ayen of his coste / shall that man be called patrone of the chirche. ¶Pauper. Ye though he doo make it ayen of the same mater that it was made of byfore. And the patron that was byfore patron one∣ly

by makynge of the chirche or gy∣uynge of the groūde leseth his ryght of the patronage. But yf he were pa¦trone by dotacyon he leseth not his ryght of patronage. In tabula iuris patronat{us}. Yf the patrone vary in his representacōn presentynge fyrste one & sythen an other / it standeth in y^• do∣me & wyll of the bysshop to resceyue whiche he wyll. Though the patron of layfe present a persone vnable / he leseth not his ryght of rep̄sentacōn ne ought to lese it. But yf a college pre∣sent a persone vnable / in y^• he leseth his ryght of presentacōn for that ty∣me. And yf a clerke present a persone vnable he is worthy to lese his ryght of presentacyon for that tyme. Extra de electione cū in cūctis. The patron of the layfe may abyde but four mo∣nethes of his presentacōn. The col∣lege & the clerke patrone may abyde six monethes / & yf they passe ther ty∣me by retchelesnesse or by bryge / the bysshop shall ordeyne for y^t chirche & benefyce. Noo man ought to presente hymselfe. The patron may lefull pre¦sent his sone / his neuewe / & ony of his kynne / yf they be able & power. And yf a patrone be poore & nedy / the bys¦shop may gyue hym that benefyce in whiche he is patron / & he may take it of his gyfte / so that y^t gyfte come on∣ly of the bysshoppes free wyl / without ony procurynge of hymselfe. Hostien sis li.iij.de iure patronatus.