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ith not theym seif, what shuld be ther helpe, therfor they strive with 

 rigorous means to rule the comonaltie havyng nede to the wäre of ther 

 malice and enmite. No thyng can helpt the spiritualtie , but to help to 

 rule comon peple with charite. Blessid may that cowncellor be, that 

 will soo cowncell theym to suffer the peple to lifF in Goddes peace and 

 the kyng in rest and quietnes, and help to support and indyten^) hym, 

 that will help all comon peple in England to liff owt of nede and ne- 

 cessite. For dowtles, the very necessite in all peple causith theym to 

 have grudge and envy ageynst the spiritualtie, seeing the welth of the 

 hoU reame so distroyed, wherin all comon peple is in such nede, and 

 the spiritualtie in so great welthe causyng all peple to grudge ageynst 

 theym. And so rigorously to handle theym causith theym thynk, the 

 spiritualtie hateth theym, soo engendryng such malice between theym, that 

 wisdom is to help such an amyte for all men to liff togeders in charite. 

 For that entent most wisdome is for the spiritualtie to help all peple to 

 liff owt of necessite. In exemplum, if all peple wer owt of nede, shuld 

 not nede to grudge ageynst the spiritualtie, if they hadd more riches than 

 they have. Wher so having riches and all other peple in povertie, that 

 must nedes prikke theym, and to handle theym with hatrid so rigorously 

 must nedes much more greve theym. 



If such a right order may be wrought to help all peple to have 

 labour and levyng quyetly to liff owt of necessite, all the holl reame 

 shuld so liff in peace and quyetnes; and if comon peple myght see the 

 spiritualtie Averke besily for that entent, shuld sewerly order in London 

 between the bryngyng in of gold and silver into the reame by straungers 

 for byeng clothes, and the clothmakers, that was wont to receyve it for 

 ther clothes and alwey distributid it thorowt the reame. London betwen 

 bothe by ther fredom in the citie will never suffer straungers and cloth- 

 makers bye and seil togeders for no redy money. But they ffrst bye the 

 clothe of clothmakers, therfore gyvyng both wares and money, and after 

 that so sellith it ageyn for wynnyng, taking therfor of straungers bothe 

 wares and money, that now all mens occupieng is turnyd into wares and 



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