The hevedes of holy chirche, And thei holy were, Crist calleth hem salt For cristene soules.
And yit ful many a monk laboureth, That god in holy chirche honoureth; For whan hir swinking is agoon, They rede and singe in chirche anoon.
If ther be wolves of sich hewe Amonges these apostlis newe, 6270 Thou, holy chirche, thou mayst be wayled!
John Oldcastell, arested and put into the Tour of London, for certeyn poyntes of heresye whiche he held ayens the beleve of holy chirche: and after he brak prison and wente away.
And Herry prynce of Walys, thanne the kynges eldest sone, consailed hym for to forsake his heresye, and holde the righte wey of holy chirche.
Also he graunted that the schirreves of London ne the citezens schulde nought be charged with men that fledden to holy chirche, ne they schulde not be constreyned to gone out of the citee of London to eny werre.
The werre is moder of the wronges alle; It sleeth the preest inholy chirche at masse, Forlyth the mayde, and doth her flour to falle.
But though the heed of holy chirche above 225 Ne do nat al his hole businesse Among the men to sette pees and love, These kinges oughten, of hir rightwysnesse, Hir owne cause among hem-self redresse.
Of holy chirche we ben children alle, And every child is holde for to bowe 240 Unto the moder, how that ever it falle, Or elles he mot reson disalowe.
And, for that cause, a knight shal first avowe The right of holy chirche to defende, That no man shal the privilege offende.
And they sellen benefices of Holy Chirche: and so don men in others places: God amende it, whan his wille is.
For now is symonye kyng crouned in Holy Chirche: God amende it for his mercy.
And so per consequens to ech degree Of holy chirche, god amende it sone!
A vois was herd in general audience, And seyde, 'thou hast desclaundred giltelees The doghter of holy chirche in hey presence; 675 Thus hastou doon, and yet holde I my pees.
And sithen he preide the pope Have pite on holy chirche, And er he gyve any grace, Governe first hymselve.
Wilneth nevere to wite Why that God wolde Suffre Sathan His seed to bigile; Ac bileveth lelly In the loore of holy chirche, 5850 And preie hym of pardon And penaunce in thi lyve, And for his muche mercy To amende yow here.
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