Of the lawful and unlawful usury ammo[n]gest Christians, addedOf the lawful and vnlawful vsurie amo[n]gest Christians, added

Should it not have ben better for the provision of widows & of the fatherless, if liberty of usury cold no where have had any place among christians? Now, because gain of usury is crept in under the pretence of widows & orphans, unto them can not come of the usury of these times any so great gains, as hurt and hinderance, that is sprung out of that sufferance ⟨image 35⟩of our ancestors.

Should it not haue ben better for the prouision of widowes & of ye fatherles, if liberte of vsurie cold no where haue hadde any place amonge christiās? Nowe, because gaine of vsurie is crepte in vnder ye pretēce of widowes & orphāts, vnto them can not come of ye vsurie of these times anye so greate gaynes, as hurt and hinderaunce, that is spronge oute of that sufferaunce ⟨image 35⟩of oure ancitours.

Furthermore, it is evident enough by reason of that sufferance that usury was not therefore suffered unto widows and fatherless, because it was lawful: for if it had ben taken as lawful and faultless, wherefore should there have ben any sufferance and permission? but for that, which was unlawful unto others, was thought that in such sort it might be suffered unto widows and fatherless, when as charity the mother of all liberality, began in the church, not only to wax cold and fruitless, but utterly dead and vanquished.

Furthermore, it is euidente enough by reason of that sufferāce that vsurie was not therfore suffered vnto widowes and fatherles, because it was lawefull: for if it had ben taken as lawfull and fauteles, wherfore should there haue ben any sufferāce and permissiō? but for that, which was vnlawful vnto others, was thought yt ī such sort it might be suffred vnto wydowes and fatherles, whē as charite the mother of all liberalite, began in the churche, not onely to waxe colde and fruiteles, but vtterly dead and vanquished.