2 98 Jack Upland writt en by Geoffery Chaucer againfl begging-Flyers. ~~1;:11 fucf19~~V~a;c~a~:~ct;~;·~:~:!ais;;~~~d~~~h ~~~:~~~~u~l~c:j~h 'f~~ ~':,c,rtt~r:~:Let~ f ryr11 ~ ' ~:'m~l.'!' a Utter of your Seal, that Ltttcr moughtbc b~htm and _manyotherthatFrmsbehocccn comtn, befullfalk~~lb he of·~·· your holy Chapt« and there be read, or dfc ye w1ll not decctts of Freers, out of all rC3.10n, and Gods Law and rnmnuy. pray for him. And bnt ye wil!cn pray dpcciallr for all Chriftian mens faith. !:.~~.;~:17:~:~~\·,~~::t~ .~:~·:~h~ott;;~:~: ;n!f.:d·f~::Y.;B~!:~:·~·~~~£,::~'r~r~3:~~d:i'~g· ple3~; ~~i~J;~~;~~i~~~~J:c~~~~/~t;:~hl~~~ ~;c:: ~~~~~~~t~ 0 ]~~~~~~~~~ bffi~~~~f ~~~~~ff~;fo!n~~~~~~g r•1m d~ mg, or MJ.fTes !ntgm_g1 fith holy Write biddeth not thtt~, of \\'oddly goods, and to be hold grCJ.~ by colour of fuch ft:t~.A;.-o- bur even the contrary: for all fuch ghofi!y dctds fhould be gho~ly Offices? this fcemeth rathn pndc of Frms, than done freely, as God yevdh .the!n fr~tly? . . chanty of God. 31. Freer, Wha~ Ch.amy IS th~ to begmlc Ch1ldrcn . 38. Frm, What Ch1!ity i~ this, to fai n that whofo orthecommentodtfcr~tlon,andbmdhe~ltOyour~ders hvethafteryour Ordt:r, hveth more pttfcdly, and next that bin not grounded m Gods Law agamfi her Fnen~ followeth the ilate of Apoftles in poverty and pronance will? lithen by this folly.bin many ~pofl:1tas. both. m and yetthewifellandgrtateflClerksofyouwendorfcnd; will and detd, and many bm Apoflatas Ill her wtll dum~g or procure to the CQurt of Rl!""e to be made C:udinals or all her life, that wou~ gladly be difcharged if tJ:ey wtJi Bifhops of the Popes Chaphms, and to lx aJToiltd of the ~~;c:s ~;~e fbitl;;~ :n.Apof!:ttas that (houlden 111 other :h~chfr~~.:%1~;~?,~~e~~e~~:~:~~:i /~f l~-!~~ p. Freer, \\hat Charity is this, to make fo many your Orders, and thusyef.uTen asPhanfecsthat lall1 one tht~~J •N Freen in every Count ry to the charge of the: pwple ? fith and do another to the contrary, doaDOdn. Parfons and Vic;us alone, yea (tcular Prtefis alone, yea Why name ye more the Patron of your Order in your Monks and Canons alone, wuh B~fhops above them wen~ Conjittor when ye begin MafS, then orhn Sa.inrs, Apoinough to theChurch to do the Pndls Office. And tO add files, or Martyrs, that holy Church hold more glorious morethenittOt'Shis:tfoul error, andgrc:atcharge.to.the t~enhem, andclepe hem your Patronsa.ndycurAvow· ?.c:.~i- ~~~~in~Jdtoth~ d~;'yinae:i~l~C:m~ r:d ~:r~: n~ter, Whether was s. Francu in making of his rule ~~ ~fe:,~~~~:~c~~ ;;!cta:d \~~rhd~p~;fu ~~~~oa1~~ :~~ :~~t ;71;e ~~~~;~ ~::!a~~t3a\!-:;,,0~~!f~}:~ •u 1-,, ~ 011e rh~ whole \\.'Qrld, thCJ~ was it better.done then IS now at ne a Lyar but true: why fhcw you contrary by your doing, • ~i~ht~~~)~~~b ~~~~~~~~~\Sd~;;1d Ah~f;rt~h~r~n~~f~~ !~~~ R~~~r~~~y~~~~~~~~~ ,:~ %e h~~rc~~~t 1;.~d:m,~~~oi.i: ;md double number of fingers m one hand fhould let whold JtwnhoutDeclaration and Dtfpcnfation of the him more, and fo 1:he more nu~ber that there were Pope, and (obyyourd~? Neletyour Patronbea Fool palling the meafure of Gods Ordman;c, the more were that made a Rule (o hard .that no man may well kc~p, and :h~ca:~c~~tgrd~~ ~~~~b~ ~~~0t~~h~ ~h~;~~) '~~t~o~: ~~~:0~h~~t :;~~~ 1/;~~:t}~~a~r;~~~~;~~~. in;o~ ground of holy Wnte a.nd Gods Ordinance. how mi~lt re for fhame pray the .Pope undo that the Holy s~,ror,tt 33· Fmr, WhatCharity is this, tothepeopletolye, Ghofibtc, as when re prayed lumtodifpence with the ~~~bil ;:/d~~~a?t ~~1J0~~~~~h;~~~1s~~;r~fi~0~~~,0~~d ba.r;~~e!, 0{Jhlc~~dche?four 0d~ of Frms is 1xfi to a !~:i:ft ~" P~•ury. ~::d i~~~1r~=a~~dt~~~~nda~d1 ~0:Zn~u~f:7r;:~; f.:~1 e~~~ ~~~owt~~ ~' :~c~~ ~t~:r~~f ~hu~u w~~ ~of f•r· p ffcn ~rds and other rich won~ly men, and foondl they that thme is the lxfi, then (a.idl thou that none: of the lhouldbnnghercaufeabout(beltnevcrfocollly) though otherisasgood as thine, and inthiseach Fmrinthe Godslawbeputback. threeothcr0rdtrswoolli3ythat thoulyefi, forinthefelf fT!'e" ue H· Freer, Wha.tCharity is this, to gather u~ the Books manner each other Frter wooll fay that. his Ordn is bdl. :,!•~:;:- of holy write, and put hem in treafory, and fo ~nprifon And thus to each of the four Orde~ bm the orher three: inJtbtGof- them fTom fecular Pridls and Curates, a1Jd by this cautel contrary in this point : in the which tf any (ay footh, tha.t pc!. lcthtmtopreachtheGofptlfretlytothc .peoplewithout isonealonc, fortheremaybmonelxthebefioffour. So wordly mttd, a.nd al(o to dtfamc good Prietis of Herc!ie, followeth it that if each of thefe Orders anfwercd to this and lien on hem op<.11ly for to le~ hem to ihew Gods Law queftion as thou dofi, three were fal(e, atld but one ~,and by the holy Go(pel to the Chr~fh:u~ people ? . yet no man fliOUkl wite who that were. And thus Jt feem- ;~,~.~~: :1.:~~:f~~;.~~~£~::~;~.~~~ir~tg~~~~~~~:i~ ~~s!1:~I~~5:;s~~i~~:.~~·~:~[~;, g:~:~· fmmdtn of men, may not be a!TOlled ull he take agam, when thou mightfl have cho(c at the Ueginni ng? t\nd eke but is Apo!bta as y~ f::tin, andcurfcd l)f.G<xl and 1~an whyfiJoul<!{l thoubcanApollata toleavethine Orderand n~ !l:011ttt both? The Frttr lxhcvcth truth, and pattence, chaft1ty, take thee to that is better, and fowhy goefithou not from ~the mteknefsandfobriety,yetforthemorepanof hislifehethineOrderin that? F<y•~> may foon bealToilcdcfhis Prior, andifhebringhome Fmr,lsthereanyperfcderruleofReligionthan Chrill to his houfe much s?OO by the ytar (lx it \leYer. fo fal(dy Gods~ {!;1\'e in his Go(pel to his. Brethren ? Or then ~ts~~~ ~:~all0~1]~ofd;~~b~e~;;!~.IQ~d~:X;;;;; ~1a; ~~~~.~~fa~~~· l:nm~t~~J~~!!~~~~t~(~~~~rit~ Er!~ th~~ ';;;;!; ~ytut .charity is this, to preJ(e upon a rich ~;[~~:t~~~:~~·~~~;~~~h~ 1R1'fc:~=~ra~;~ ~;t ~~r.~~~~f~/~~·1~7-~?:~J~£~~~~ ~~.r~~:.£i¥,!~:1;,i;,~:L~l~;'~:~ ~.~ la th!i• bear him m ba1~d that h~ !hall have part of all your Maffes, Ins Rule fo perfeCt as anOlher d1d hiS, atld fo he had biu Ff)ct>n· Mattens, Preachmgs, Fafhngs, W::tkmgs.,a1Jd all other g~ evil will.ed, na~ely to himfelf. deeds done by your BrethreJ~ofyourOrdtt(both whtlll: For tf he ~ght and could, and would have made a he li\eth, and after that he IS dead) and yet ye witten Rule .,W:ed: without ~cfault,and did not,he was not Gods ne\ er whether your deeds be accepuble ro God, ne ~\ ~e- Son .Ahntghty. For 1f a.ny other Rule be perfeder. than ther that man that hath that Lttter be able by good hvmg Chnfis, then mufi Chrill:s Rule lack of that perfeChon by ta (cceivc any part of your d~ds, and )'Cl a poor man 3S much as the ~her wer~n 1~ore pe_rfeder, :md fo were (thatycwitewcllor(uppofm m certen to have no good def"ult, andCimfihad ~atledmmakmgofhiS Rule : but ~) ye ne given no fitch Letters1 though he be a. better man to put anydefault or f.Ulmg in Gcd is blafpbemy. If th{a~
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