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any_o superfluity_n he_o forbid_v eat_v meat_n to_o all_o but_o the_o sick_a chap._n xl_o he_o set_v down_o the_o measure_n of_o drink_n and_o allow_v a_o certain_a measure_n of_o wine_n which_o they_o call_v hemina_n chap._n xli_o he_o order_v the_o hour_n for_o meal_n both_o for_o summer_n and_o winter_n at_o dinner_n and_o supper_n chap._n xlii_o he_o will_v have_v a_o spiritual_a lecture_n to_o be_v read_v every_o day_n before_o evening_n prayer_n after_o which_o they_o be_v to_o be_v very_o silent_a in_o the_o night_n chap._n xliii_o he_o order_v punishment_n for_o those_o who_o come_v late_o to_o church_n or_o to_o the_o table_n make_v they_o to_o sit_v in_o a_o place_n appoint_v for_o the_o lazy-ones_a take_v from_o they_o their_o portion_n of_o wine_n or_o deprive_v they_o of_o their_o whole_a allowance_n chap._n xliv_o punishment_n be_v also_o order_v for_o excommunicate_v monk_n to_o wit_n to_o prostrate_v themselves_o with_o their_o face_n towards_o the_o ground_n without_o the_o church-gate_n every_o time_n that_o the_o friar_n go_v to_o sing_v their_o prayer_n chap._n xlv_o those_o who_o commit_v any_o fault_n in_o sing_v aught_o to_o humble_v themselves_o immediate_o before_o all_o chap._n xlvi_o those_o who_o commit_v any_o fault_n in_o any_o other_o place_n or_o break_v any_o thing_n aught_o to_o come_v present_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n and_o accuse_v themselves_o of_o their_o transgression_n before_o the_o abbot_n and_o the_o congregation_n chap._n xlvii_o the_o abbot_n ought_v himself_o to_o take_v the_o care_n of_o give_v the_o signal_n for_o to_o go_v to_o church_n and_o no_o body_n ought_v to_o sing_v or_o read_v there_o without_o his_o leave_n chap._n xlviii_o he_o order_v time_n both_o for_o work_v and_o for_o read_v three_o hour_n in_o the_o morning_n ought_v to_o be_v employ_v in_o work_v with_o their_o hand_n and_o as_o many_o in_o the_o afternoon_n they_o must_v spend_v two_o hour_n in_o read_v after_o the_o morning-work_n be_v over_o chap._n xlix_o he_o treat_v of_o the_o observance_n of_o lent_n in_o which_o time_n he_o recommend_v particular_o the_o exercise_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o virtue_n and_o he_o attribute_n to_o presumption_n and_o sin_n all_o the_o penance_n inflict_v without_o their_o superior_n leave_v chap._n l._n those_o monk_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o labour_a or_o take_v a_o journey_n can_v meet_v at_o prayer-time_n with_o the_o other_o ought_v to_o say_v the_o same_o at_o the_o appoint_a hour_n wherever_o they_o be_v chap._n li._n those_o monk_n who_o go_v out_o upon_o business_n and_o can_v return_v the_o same_o day_n to_o their_o monastery_n ought_v not_o to_o eat_v abroad_o without_o the_o leave_n of_o their_o abbot_n if_o they_o do_v they_o be_v to_o be_v excommunicate_v chap._n lii_o the_o church_n ought_v to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o place_n only_o design_v for_o prayer_n and_o according_o no_o other_o use_n must_v be_v make_v of_o it_o chap._n liii_o all_o guest_n or_o stranger_n ought_v to_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o monastery_n as_o if_o they_o be_v christ_n himself_o they_o ought_v first_o to_o go_v with_o they_o to_o prayer_n then_o to_o adore_v christ_n in_o they_o by_o a_o humble_a prostration_n at_o their_o foot_n which_o the_o abbot_n and_o the_o monk_n must_v wash_v but_o above_o all_o they_o ought_v to_o make_v much_o of_o the_o poor_a all_o the_o guest_n must_v be_v admit_v at_o the_o abbot_n table_n in_o a_o apartment_n by_o itself_o for_o that_o purpose_n and_o he_o ought_v to_o break_v his_o fast_n to_o keep_v they_o company_n chap._n liv_o the_o monk_n ought_v to_o receive_v neither_o letter_n nor_o present_n without_o the_o permission_n of_o their_o abbot_n chap._n lv_o he_o settle_v the_o clothes_n which_o his_o monk_n ought_v to_o wear_v chap._n lvi_o when_o there_o be_v no_o stranger_n in_o the_o monastery_n the_o abbot_n may_v call_v some_o of_o his_o monk_n to_o his_o table_n chap._n lvii_o the_o workman_n who_o live_v in_o the_o monastery_n aught_o to_o exercise_v their_o art_n with_o all_o humility_n and_o the_o money_n that_o come_v from_o their_o work_n must_v be_v common_a chap._n lviii_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o reception_n of_o the_o novice_n that_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v try_v by_o denial_n hard_a word_n and_o other_o ill_a usage_n some_o day_n before_o they_o enter_v the_o monastery_n they_o ought_v to_o make_v a_o whole_a year_n of_o probation_n during_o which_o time_n these_o rule_n shall_v be_v read_v to_o they_o every_o four_o month_n and_o then_o they_o shall_v be_v admit_v to_o profess_v by_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o promise_v stability_n among_o the_o monk_n the_o conversion_n of_o their_o life_n and_o manner_n obedience_n to_o god_n and_o to_o his_o saint_n and_o if_o ever_o they_o do_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o these_o rule_n they_o must_v expect_v no_o less_o than_o eternal_a damnation_n they_o ought_v to_o put_v as_o it_o be_v their_o seal_n to_o this_o promise_n by_o say_v three_o time_n this_o verse_n of_o the_o 118th_o psalm_n suscipe_fw-la i_o domine_fw-la secundum_fw-la eloquium_fw-la tuum_fw-la &_o vivam_fw-la &_o non_fw-la confundas_fw-la i_o ab_fw-la expectatione_n mea_fw-la after_o which_o they_o shall_v go_v and_o prostrate_v themselves_o at_o every_o monk_n foot_n and_o so_o they_o be_v receive_v as_o monk_n they_o must_v give_v their_o estate_n to_o the_o poor_a or_o to_o the_o monastery_n consider_v that_o from_o that_o very_a time_n they_o have_v not_o the_o disposal_n even_o of_o their_o own_o body_n and_o so_o they_o must_v be_v clothe_v with_o the_o monastic_a habit._n chap._n lix_o he_o prescribe_v the_o manner_n of_o present_v child_n to_o the_o monastery_n as_o well_o of_o the_o nobility_n as_o of_o the_o poor_a the_o parent_n must_v make_v the_o demand_n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o child_n and_o present_v he_o to_o the_o altar_n by_o reason_n they_o be_v too_o young_a to_o do_v it_o themselves_o afterward_o the_o parent_n must_v oblige_v themselves_o by_o oath_n and_o before_o witness_n that_o they_o will_v never_o give_v nor_o permit_v to_o be_v give_v to_o they_o any_o temporal_a estate_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v take_v from_o they_o all_o occasion_n of_o leave_v the_o monastery_n chap._n lx_o if_o any_o priest_n require_v to_o be_v initiate_v a_o monk_n after_o have_v prove_v he_o by_o delay_n that_o he_o be_v receive_v that_o they_o make_v he_o sit_v near_o the_o abbot_n but_o he_o shall_v be_v subject_a to_o every_o observance_n of_o the_o rule_n and_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o presume_v to_o exercise_v any_o sacerdotal_a function_n without_o the_o permission_n of_o the_o abbot_n that_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v proportionable_o observe_v towards_o the_o clerk_n chap._n lxi_o he_o order_n that_o they_o permit_v those_o monk_n that_o be_v stranger_n who_o desire_v to_o make_v any_o stay_n in_o the_o monastery_n to_o remain_v there_o and_o if_o they_o serve_v to_o edification_n they_o may_v be_v entreat_v to_o fix_v there_o their_o continual_a abode_n chap._n lxii_o those_o monk_n who_o shall_v at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o abbot_n be_v ordain_v priest_n ought_v not_o thereupon_o to_o grow_v proud_a but_o shall_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o rule_n to_o the_o dean_n and_o to_o those_o who_o shall_v be_v set_v over_o they_o otherwise_o after_o a_o due_a correction_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o bishop_n they_o must_v be_v expel_v the_o monastery_n chap._n lxiii_o he_o establish_v the_o order_n of_o precedence_n among_o the_o monk_n which_o shall_v be_v according_a to_o the_o time_n of_o their_o profession_n the_o first_o comer_n shall_v have_v the_o first_o place_n and_o the_o young_a that_o be_v to_o say_v those_o who_o come_v last_o shall_v give_v place_n in_o all_o thing_n to_o their_o senior_n chap._n lxiu_o the_o abbot_n must_v be_v elect_v by_o
other_o fetch_v it_o as_o far_o as_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n but_o these_o two_o opinion_n want_v proof_n of_o the_o order_n of_o dominican_n friar_n dominick_n the_o institutor_n of_o this_o order_n be_v bear_v at_o calahorta_n a_o city_n of_o arragon_n in_o the_o year_n 1170._o his_o mother_n dream_v when_o 5._o she_o be_v with_o child_n of_o he_o that_o she_o bear_v in_o her_o belly_n a_o dog_n some_o say_v a_o wolf_n which_o carry_v in_o his_o mouth_n a_o light_a torch_n whereby_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v put_v in_o a_o general_a conflagration_n this_o be_v a_o fatal_a presage_n of_o the_o barbarous_a and_o cruel_a humour_n of_o this_o dominick_n and_o of_o the_o bloody_a massacre_n which_o he_o and_o his_o disciple_n as_o hellish_a fury_n shall_v be_v author_n of_o through_o all_o the_o world_n dominick_n be_v a_o indifferent_a scholar_n and_o be_v make_v canon_n of_o the_o church_n of_o osimo_n go_v to_o rome_n to_o offer_v his_o service_n to_o pope_n innocent_a the_o iii_o for_o the_o extirpation_n of_o the_o albigenses_n from_o rome_n he_o pass_v into_o languedock_n where_o he_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o his_o order_n and_o be_v make_v inquisitor_n against_o heretic_n the_o albigenses_n who_o some_o do_v pretend_v to_o have_v be_v the_o vaudois_n be_v a_o people_n who_o will_v not_o worship_v the_o beast_n nor_o bend_v their_o knee_n to_o belial_n though_o charge_v by_o the_o papist_n to_o render_v they_o the_o more_o odious_a with_o several_a impious_a doctrine_n which_o they_o never_o hold_v it_o be_v chief_o against_o they_o that_o dominick_n vent_v his_o rage_n and_o he_o have_v so_o good_a success_n in_o his_o wicked_a design_n by_o his_o preachment_n that_o he_o stir_v up_o almost_o all_o the_o popish_a prince_n to_o arm_v in_o a_o crusade_n against_o these_o poor_a albigenses_n and_o to_o work_v more_o charitable_o their_o conversion_n they_o at_o his_o persuasion_n murder_v in_o a_o short_a time_n above_o a_o hundred_o 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when_o he_o be_v a_o preach_v he_o call_v they_o the_o militia_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o prescribe_v they_o a_o manner_n of_o live_v different_a from_o that_o of_o the_o laity_n these_o have_v at_o last_o rout_v the_o heretic_n out_o of_o their_o own_o country_n several_a person_n of_o both_o sex_n join_v with_o they_o and_o be_v call_v afterward_o brother_n and_o sister_n of_o the_o penitence_n of_o st._n dominick_n pope_n innocent_a the_o vi_o approve_a their_o rule_n about_o the_o year_n 1360._o they_o do_v not_o tie_v themselves_o so_o strict_o to_o poverty_n and_o obedience_n as_o the_o preacher_n do_v the_o principal_a statute_n of_o the_o preach_a friar_n be_v that_o they_o ought_v to_o possess_v nothing_o of_o their_o own_o nor_o any_o estate_n in_o common_a be_v oblige_v to_o live_v only_o by_o alms._n their_o general_n chapter_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v every_o year_n they_o ought_v to_o fast_o almost_o seven_o month_n in_o the_o year_n to_o eat_v no_o flesh_n unless_o in_o 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be_v commit_v the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o the_o censure_n of_o book_n he_o be_v the_o first_o who_o fill_v this_o place_n which_o be_v asterwards_o confer_v successive_o upon_o a_o religious_a of_o the_o same_o order_n oh_o the_o fine_a interpreter_n of_o holy_a scripture_n who_o papist_n be_v bind_v to_o believe_v not_o have_v the_o power_n themselves_o to_o read_v it_o the_o inquisition_n wherewith_o they_o be_v entrust_v render_v they_o extreme_o formidable_a but_o what_o serve_v yet_o more_o to_o abuse_v the_o simplicity_n of_o credulous_a people_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o favour_v this_o new_a order_n be_v the_o cheat_n imposture_n fraud_n and_o lie_n of_o this_o dominick_n who_o leave_v no_o stone_n unturned_a for_o 7._o the_o advancement_n of_o it_o hospinian_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o original_a of_o monk_n have_v set_v they_o forth_o in_o two_o whole_a chapter_n to_o which_o i_o refer_v my_o reader_n i_o shall_v only_o relate_v here_o a_o 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day_n lie_v in_o good_a featherbed_n wear_v linen_n and_o keep_v constant_a company_n with_o lewd_a woman_n the_o most_o part_n of_o their_o convent_v be_v so_o many_o stately_a palace_n etc._n etc._n father_n john_n michaelis_n apply_v moreri_fw-la himself_o to_o reform_v this_o deform_a order_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o age_n and_o some_o few_o of_o their_o convent_v do_v embrace_v the_o reformation_n but_o the_o loose_a sort_n among_o they_o by_o the_o great_a power_n they_o have_v at_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n have_v put_v a_o stop_n to_o it_o the_o reform_a friar_n as_o well_o as_o those_o who_o be_v not_o so_o be_v govern_v by_o one_o and_o the_o same_o general_n and_o wear_v the_o same_o habit_n except_o that_o the_o former_a have_v it_o make_v with_o a_o courser_n cloth_n and_o cut_v narrow_a it_o consist_v in_o a_o white_a cassock_n and_o a_o