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mutandi divitias naturalcs, ut patet ex primo capitule. Ipsa igiturestcorum possessio quorum sunt hujusmodi diviti^e.

Nam si quis dat panem suum, vcl laborem proprii corporis pro pecunia, cum ipse eam recipii, ipsa est sua, sicut erat paais vel labor corporis. qui erat io ejus po testa te libéra, supposito quod non sit servus. Deus enim a principio non dédit soHs principibus Hbcrtatem ad dominium rerum, sed primis parentibus et toti posteritati, ut habetur in Genesi. Moneta i|^itur non est so- Hus principis. Si quis autem vellet opponere per hoc, quod Salvator Noster, ostenso sibi denario, interro^avit dicens :

Cnjns est imago et superscriptio hœc ? et cum responsum esset, Cœsnrisy ipse sententiavit dicons : ReddUeergo quœ sunt Cœsaris, Cœsari, ei quœ Dei sunt, Deo. Acsi dicerot : Gaesaris est numisma, ex quo imae^o G.Tsaris in eo est impressa. Sed inspicionti seriem Evangolii patet facile, quod non ideo dicitur Gaîsari deberi denarius, quia erat Caesaris imag-ine suprascriptus, sed quoniam erat tribulum. Nam, ut ait Apostolus : Cuitributurn, tribut um^ et

passyn^;^ bi natural Richessi»

of the world as it showith of the first chapitre. Therfor that is of their possessioun of whom bien thiese maner Richessis.

For whi whosumever jevith his brode or the labour of his propir body for money, whan he receiveth it, that is his as it was of his labour and of his brede, the whiche was in his fre power under that was nat servitute,nor bond.|£God forfoth from and at bigynnyng yave not only to princis liberté and domynacioun of thyng'es but of their first and formor parentis aàd to ail their posterite, that comyth after hem, as it is had in Genesis. Money therfor is not only of the prince.

4£ Forfoth whosumever willith to be opposed of this bi this that our Saviour suche oon shewed to hym a peny to whom be asked sayeng : Of whom is this image and superscripcioun. And whan it was answerd : O/* Cesar^ he sentenced and saide : Therfor yielde yee tho thyng es whiche bien oj César to César ^ and tho thinges whiche bien of God unto God. 4£ As if he had saide : of Gcsar is the nummysme or neweprinle,4£0fwhich Image of Gesar in it is impressed.

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cui vectigal vectigal. Christus itaque si^navit, per hoc posse cogpnosci cui debeatur tributum : quia illi debebatur, qui pro republica militabat, et qui ratio ne imperii poterat fabricare monctam. Est ig^itur pecunia communitalis et sing-ularium personarum,etita dicit Aristoteles VIP Politicae et Tullius circa fincm veteris Rhetoricae.

But to the biholder seriously of the Evaung'ely shewith lig'htly that not therfor he saide the peoy oug'ht to César for whi it was the writyog* and the Image of Gesar. But for whi it was tribute, for why as the Apostil saith : To whom tributSy tribute, to whom toi toi, 4£ Christ therfor by this hath marked and sig^ned how it may be knowen to whom he owith tribute, for whi to hym it owith whiche doeth his knyghthode for the publique and comune weele and whiche bi reason of his Empire maymake money. 4£ Therfor it is the money of the comunalte and of overy singulier persone and so saith Aristotil in his VII book of Politikesand Tullius aboute thende of old Rethoriciens.

Capitulum VIP

A d eu jus expensasfabricanda sit moneta,

Sicut ipsa moneta est communitatis, ita facienda est ad expensas communitatis. Hoc autem fit convenientissime, si hujusmodi expensae accipiantur supra totam monetam, per