18. If youre letters be good, why graunte ye them not generally 90 to al maner men, for the more charitè? 19. Mow ye make ony man more perfit brother for your prayers, than god hath by oure beleve, by our baptyme and his owne graunte? If ye mowe, certes, than ye be above god. 20. Why make ye men beleve that your golden trentall songe 95 of you, to take therfore ten shillinges, or at the leest fyve shillinges, will bringe soules out of helle, or out of purgatorye? If this be sooth, certes, ye might bring all soules out of payne. And that wolle ye nought; and than ye be out of charitè. 21. Why make ye men beleve, that he that is buried in youre 100 habit shall never come in hell; and ye wite not of youre-selfe, whether ye shall to hell, or no? And if this were sooth, ye shulde selle youre high houses, to make many habites, for to save many mens soules. 22. Why stele ye mens children for to make hem of youre 105 secte; sith that theft is agaynst goddes heste; and sithe youre secte is not perfit? Ye know not whether the rule that ye binde him to, be best for him or worst! 23. Why undernime ye not your brethren, for their trespas after the lawe of the gospell; sith that underneminge is the best 110 that may be? But ye put them in prison ofte, whan they do after goddes lawe; and, by saynt Austines rule, if ony did amisse and wolde not amende him, ye should put him from you. 24. Why covete ye shrifte, and burying of other mens parishens, and non other sacrament that falleth to Christen folke? 115 25. Why busie ye not to here shrifte of poore folke, as well as of riche lordes and ladyes; sith they mowe have more plentee of shrifte-fathers than poore folk may? 26. Why saye ye not the gospel in houses of bedred men; as ye do in riche mens, that mowe go to churche and here the 120 gospell? 27. Why covette +ye not to burye poore folk among you; sith that they ben moost holy, as ye sayn that ye ben for youre povertee? 28. Why will ye not be at hir diriges, as ye been at riche mens; 125 sith god prayseth hem more than he doth riche men? 29. What is thy prayer worth; sith thou wilt take therefore? For of all chapmen ye nede to be moost wyse; for drede of symonye. 30. What cause hast thou that thou wilt not preche the 130 gospell, as god sayeth that thou shuldest; sith it is the best lore, and also oure beleve? 31. Why be ye evell apayed that secular prestes shulde preche the gospel; sith god him-selfe hath boden hem?