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1 I| truth that, there were great clerks that curiously studied to
2 I| and masters of the law, clerks and doctors, said to him:
3 I| Chrysostom saith that the clerks ought not to have no filth,
4 I| that the covetousness of clerks maketh much foul the house
5 I| And as the bishop and his clerks made the office of the dedication
6 I| then the bishop and his clerks were sore afraid and fled,
7 II| English them. Ye that be clerks may see it in the Second
8 II| dinner, and called many clerks to this dinner. And the
9 II| Evesham to the pope with other clerks for the pall which he gave
10 II| how he would not suffer clerks that were thieves to have
11 II| out of the town with his clerks and hid him in a mountain.
12 II| Silvester is hid with his clerks, and say to him that thou
13 II| and began to say to his clerks that they should be firm
14 II| and S. Silvester and his clerks were of that other party.
15 II| and S. Silvester and his clerks answered to his disputation,
16 II| ravished a nun, and the clerks reproved the young man thereof
17 III| There were bishops, priests, clerks, canons, and monks without
18 III| by the bishops, priests, clerks, monks, virgins, and all
19 III| tonsure of his head, which yet clerks bear and have, for like
20 III| first found the crown of the clerks. For when S. Peter preached
21 III| that is signified that the clerks ought to take away from
22 III| to be understood that the clerks ought not to have in their
23 III| so the conversation of clerks or priests ought to be best
24 III| hath but one way, also the clerks ought to be simple in their
25 III| three holy men and good clerks that he sent thither, that
26 III| wise that where he found clerks or monks he slew them. Then
27 III| to be with the brethren clerks, but he could nothing learn
28 III| into the chancel with the clerks, he answered that he would
29 III| might be, wherefore the clerks and the lay people were
30 III| priest abashed and all the clerks that were there with him,
31 III| Simon, and many other great clerks, yet had he desire well
32 IV| the sun. And then all the clerks and the priests aforesaid
33 IV| him in a ship with three clerks following him, and so sent
34 IV| where only he, with two clerks and two knights escaped
35 IV| much that many priests and clerks were slain within the church,
36 IV| the bishop and the other clerks. And at the last the emperor
37 IV| because that he and his clerks should do sacrifice unto
38 IV| for that cause ten of his clerks were taken and brought forth,
39 IV| dead. But the pope and the clerks prayed for them and all
40 V| established a monastery of clerks, and began to live under
41 V| returned home he heard his clerks brawling and chiding because
42 V| correct hastily the life of clerks, and therefore all they
43 V| he sent thither monks and clerks, and made them destroy all
44 V| of Decius Cæsar, and his clerks with him. And there received
45 V| bishop left there priests and clerks for to sing and say goodly
46 V| and lavish life of some clerks and monks, they had indignation
47 V| impugn against them, the clerks hated him, for he reproved
48 V| Many noble and unnoble clerks and laymen had despised
49 V| with his signs.~The two clerks, great luminaries of the
50 V| blessed Francis died, and the clerks and priests were at the
51 V| churches, and set in them clerks of divers orders. And then
52 V| knew that Calixtus with his clerks. hid him over the water
53 VI| devotion by holy religion. The clerks gave light and prospered
54 VI| two abbots, with divers clerks and laymen, went to Rome,
55 VI| a great congregation of clerks of divers great matters
56 VI| York, to Rome with other clerks to inform the pope that
57 VI| among them, and he with his clerks received them with all honour.
58 VI| will of the clergy, the clerks put out his name of the
59 VI| there, it was showed to the clerks of the church that because
60 VI| honourably.~And then the clerks and the people were all
61 VI| was oft-time hurt of his clerks without punishing them,
62 VI| place of his diocese, the clerks had made ready for him a
63 VI| bound S. Clement and his clerks and drawn them forth. Then
64 VI| necessary to him, and many clerks and lay people followed
65 VI| with the bishop and the clerks with the people for to seek
66 VII| countries, and one of our clerks or scholars may overcome
67 VII| prove him, and said to his clerks that when he should come
68 VII| altar, and was environed of clerks in manner of a crown, and
69 VII| time the bishops and the clerks left their girdles tissued
70 VII| people, two bishops and many clerks also, and altogether they
71 VII| bishops, the priests, the clerks, and all the people that
72 VII| ordained him master of the clerks of his chapel. The weal
73 VII| a religion on canons and clerks after the number that they
74 VII| bishop, and there he ordained clerks and officers for to serve
75 VII| sea. And then the priests, clerks, and the other folk there,
76 VII| unto the people and before clerks, insomuch that men supposed
77 VII| not empesh him. Then the clerks and the people answer: Gloria
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