Jack Upland wrillen by Geffery Chauccr agai11jl heggi11g Friers. 297 1 5 • Why wtdttn('fllt ye not your brtdum for their mln coul~ t~ake, ~nd whtte moft need wen:, there wtte, mfpaiS 3ftu the Law of the Gol"pd, firll thJ~ und~·:rncm· moli prrttdion, ctthcr ds ye hold than not your pure :~~:~.'t;a~: Goas~w~1~e ~~~~~~~l~;,o~1~;~ ~~~f~~? but worle, bur then ye bcunp:rfed in your lfanydoami!Sand wou!dnotamendhim, ye lhould put Whymakc Y~ fo many maftm:lmongyou? !ithitis . him from you. . again!!: the tuclungofChrifi ~1d his Apolilcs? =:~~ ~~~~=~to~/~:r:~~t ~~~'fulic:tr:~hr~~~~ alf;~r ~~~~J~!:~1 t1 ii{h~.; }~~e~~~ :~~t ~~;~· 11~1~~ ~~~i~~t toi~Vhy buffy ye not ro hor to fhrift of poor folk as wdl JS fvhr,:~e~!~c:'~/~~:;~;~!t~~/::~~ t~rd!fu 1~~~~~~~~~'0i· ~utafft l ~ ~}~~~ft';:hc~~~h~1d;:;r1;~~kt~~w~ow have more plenty ~t~t~~n;r:r:~ to :k~~~;~: ~~r:n~~~t ~:~d~~:~ ~~~~~ ~:::~~ra ye:~~ ~~~~y~: ~~~t~!w! ~~ht~u~~~~~:j ::~·t~ ~:~~~~~;~vr\~~~~d~~;~c;~;;td:l ~0~h~:t}f: ~~.l~h. Gofpd~ flineth:ttyourgoods been all h15., andhc~ouldbyr~fon E;,~: tha;v~~~bi~:~c11~~~;o~~rry~~~ol:;c01 b!~0r~: ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~;t[~ :;;a~~n~:~.:~hfJh~~~~~h~ak:~ ~~(~i~mflrr:uow po\C:::i,hy will }t ~ot be at hir dirgfS as re have bin at ~~~~;(\ ~~~ ~~: ~::~~~f~ t;~t~= ~0~1;, :~~~ ;~:d::j:~: ::n~? tithGod pruifcth him morethen ~e doth 01her ;:~:n"~~~~~~~fl:O~?oa;~~~y ~~~en~:;. ~n~~~ ~::.!~P~t~ n,r~t.. What is thy Prayer worth~ fith thou wilt t:J.ke tha~ as ye doone. lfye6y th:tt !t is more: pafc:Chonwbeg, ~'hl!:~. fore, for all Chapmen ye nttd be moll wift: f01· drtad of then to travel or to worch 'A1th y'lllr hand, w~y _preach }"t: tutbrm- Simony. not openly and tt_ach all mCJJtodo~o? fithlt!Sthebdl ~~~·;:;t What aufe hall thou that thcu wil t n~ ~h the an~ moll perfcd: life t? the help ofthc:~r Sou~ :lS ye make mm •hat Gofpc:~ as God faith that thou Cbouldefi ? fith tt IS the bdl children to beg thatnnght have bttn nch hc:u"!. """ld. Joreandalfoourbdievt. Whymakcytnot)'Ourf~fisK>poor menand yevtth Why be ye evil apaicl that (ecular Pridls fhould Prtach him yefts, as }·edone to the rich? lith poor man han more TM Frltr rheJr(~~; ,!!~~}~eh~:~~t~~~~~h yt_be fo ntt~N:~~o~:;~h that yt go twai~ and twain together> ~'CC!h !'t• muchholdthm:to? Foryt ~vm more by)"tarWJthln Ifycbeourofchanty, yeaccordnot1n foul. :~~~~tw, ~;d~:p~~(~~~th=i~~~!~~ ~~ !~~t;~ly;:,r t~~~ Pri:} ~t~ ~; ~llll~t :~~fi (~~~ili, t=~:;: t~. othtr ;;;: ~~~t~~~~:~fl~f~i:Ji.~~~ ;f~~:t~~~~~:!:J~~~~f;iJ!lt1* ~[i~~:' aroriFrltr l•dforto faythtMafs, butfor!hc pmny, th:ttcc:rtcs 1fth1s Gods will, or dfetrrtd htas~l!er thatwtreoutofchan· ~~:i~. ~ {~~hf~~~~si:f~,~h~tl;h~~}~ t~~e;~~l ~ ,:; ~~~~f1ill :~~~fa ~~~·:a~t. 15 A~t;~~~~~:~~:~t~ ~~; :.,.,c:;"r!!~1,j"Sm10ny, and art becomea Clupman worfc: then Judas l~ftWJIJofFrancu that is adodman; ltfttrneththtrt""- f a-d••aod thatfold itforthirtypcnce. ioredJatallhis_FrttrSbcc:ncurfc:d. ihcfrlrr. ao. Why writdl thou htr lumtS in thy Tablc:sth~t 25. Why_wtllyou_nottouchnocoined money with the rtvc:rh thee money? _firh God knoweth all things: Fo~ 1t cro!S, ne wnh the Kmgs htad, ~ye don~ othc:r Jewels Htthn l• ~~~~b.. lttmetb by thy writmg that God would not reward hun, both ~Gold and Stlvc:r? Cems tf ye defptfe_the Crofs or :::&.~~~~. coufoGod but thou writdl in thy Tables, God wouldc:ls forgot· theKingsHod, then ye bc:worrhyrobedc:fplfc:dof God lahm,ll forcrttrrh. tc:n ic. and the King; an~ lith you will recc:iv_e money in your ~to Why beard\ thou God in hand and flandtrefi him thlt hearts, and not With your hands) and 1t fttmeth that ye hcbeggtdfor his meat? lith he was lord over aU, for holdmortholinesinrourhandsthe:n inyourhtarts, and then had he bin u:nwifc: tO have bc:ggc:d, and have no n«d that be: falfc: to God. . , thcrc:to. 26 Whyha,·e }'c:c:xc:mpt you from our Kings laws and Arub;ta ro Frttr, after what law n1kfi thou thee? whttc finddl ~(itin_g of_our Bilhops more then othc:r Chrille_n men that :~~r.t; th~\i~~!:n~!:\!~.lt"~t~f~~:be:~? ~v;;;;: ~~t~J;!ff~~)~:~iA~~u~ltB~r ~~~trha~~e~~~ i~~::rhi• ~~~Ywi:~e7t~~1:uffohr:~~;~~~:c:n ? ~~~r~::::~~~;~~; 0t~~n)~~ra~~i~~s,w~~!dh;1f~ ~~:~';;~. or JftOOufaiJ!l, for theyhave nc:cd, thc:n thoudofi itfor have: leave to prtCon your brrthrc:11, as Lords m your th~ more pc:rftCtion, or c:~s fur the kafl:, or cls for the mean. Courts, more thc:n othc:r folk~ han that bcc:n tht: Kings Ifu bethcmofi pa·tetl:JOnofall, thc: nfhouldall thybrc:~ ltegemc:n. ~~r~~r;o(o(~o~;: ]:~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~d~u~~~rJ:~b; a c~il;v:~yh~a~~~:l ~v~~cra~u~;~::r: ~~~ ~~~·~~- f~;~·:bo the lc:lfi ~rftd!On, why lovefl thou t~en Ot~ m~n more he:~ Sovcrei!YIS ? but 1f he lic:al a ctrtain number ol thtnthy!eiP Forfothouurnot wdlmchanty, hth thou chtldrtn (as fomc: men fainc:) and certain if this bten lhouldc:fi fctk the more perftdion after thy power, living fooc:h, tha1 }:e be confirainc:d upon a cemin pain to thy fc:lf mofi afttrGod . And thusltavi.ng that !~pt:rfedi· doe thc:ft agamfi Gods commandment, NUJ fur/t!rn l th ~tttu 011 thou lhoukldlnot (o beg for thc:m. And if1t tSa good facits. :~;.rA- r:b~~~~~e~~~gi:tht~Ot~:.:a,~~~~~~~r~h~~~~ ni;_8~~~ ~nXC\\:~::r~~t~~b~~~~~e0~~~~~d ~~~! i;~J::grancc:dtoyou maynevnbc: grounded on Gods law; f~r mm.tofall your good dc:c:ds, and ye wec:tatnt"\-erwhe- ~ld~~goa~~~:!Jt~:~.~do~nd~e!iJili~dt~~ ~~%~~t:'~~~tl:v~~hc~~~ =~t:C~~~i~~~: fo,certc:s wc:llnigh aU the worldfhouldgo~tandbegas fiatetobc:favc:dordamnc:d, rhenlh"lllhc:havc:nomc:rit in yedonc.,and fo lhoilld there be ten beggers agamfi: oneycver. H~ven fur his own dttds ne for none other ·mans. And God r, tbe . W~y procurc:ll thou men to yeve thee thdr Ah~ and all wc:rc: itfo, that he fhould h:1vepart of your good d~s: li"'''" of fltc:ft it is fo nc:tdful, and lhou wilt not thy fclf wm thee: )"et fhould he have no more then God would give: h1m ~~":,:,~.!! t~~~~~Y wilt ! \0[ thou hc:g ror poor ~mt men that h;t~; :G~~ ;:r;:,~~~~r}:; 11j!r~i~ n:r if~~~~~;i rrt~:.b' bm poorer then~my of your fed:~ Thatltggatand mow fay that yt bttn Gods fc:llows, and that he may not do not go about to htlp himfdfes, fith we be all brtthren in witb.out your a.!fwt, thc:n be re blafphcmers to Gcd. Goc!J and thatbuthtthedpa(f,Ulanyothttth~t ytorany :l9.What
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