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A85322 The first Rule of the glorious virgin S. Clare; Regulae monialium Ordinia Sanctae Clarae. English. 1665 Poor Clares.; Clare, of Assisi, Saint, 1194-1253. 1665 (1665) Wing F980B; ESTC R42494 68,189 385

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sess and chapt aboue cited Abbess or to consecrate any Religious or for any other very importāt affaire he shal at that time be cōtent with a very few followers and seruants and those who are of the grauer sort 5. And when need requires that any enter into the Monasterie for to doe any work the Abbesse shal carefully appoint one at the gate who shal lett only those enter who are appointed And lett the sisters take care that they be not then seen by those who enter the Monasterie Of the Visitor and Chaplain XJJ. CHAPT 1. Lett your Uisitor be alwais of the Order of Friar-Minors according to the will and commandment of your Cardinal * The chapter speaketh of the Sisters vvho be subiect vnto Regulars vvho notvvithstanding must be visited by the Bishop in matters concerning Inciosure They that be subiect to the Bishop must be visited by him or his Vicar as vvel in vvhat concerneth Inclosure as in vvhat belongeth to discipline and obseruance and lett him be such an one whose modestie and behauiour is experienced whose office is to reforme as wel in the head as in the members the excesses committed against the forme of your Profession 2. Who being in an open place to the end that he may be seen by others may speak both vnto all and vnto each in particular of those things which appertaine to the office of Uifitor and according as it shal seeme expediēt vnto him 3. We require the These vvords are added by vvay of intreatie and deuotion fauour of the same Order through the charitie of our Lord and Blessed S. Francis to haue a Chaplain who is a Priest with a companion of good fame and discreet as also two lay Brothers of holy conuersation and louers of modestie to assist vs in our pouertie as we mercifully haue had hitherto of the Friar-Minors 4. The Chaplain may not enter into the Conuent without his companion and entring they shal be in an open place that they may be seen by each other as also by the sisters 5. They may enter to hear the confessions of the sick that can not goe vnto the grate to giue them the Blessed Sacrament and extreme Unction and to read the recommendation of the soule * Since the Council of Trent noe one may enter the Monasterie but vvith expresse leaue of the Lord Bishop as aforesaid and in necessarie occasiōs See the Council of Trent sess 25. chapt 5. But to celebrate the sacrifice of Masse to read the office of the dead ād to digg open or prepare the graue may enter also other sufficient fitt persons according to the discretion of the Abbess 6. Further more the sisters are bound to haue for their Protector Gouernour and Reformer one of the Cardinals of the holy Roman Church the same that shal be ordained by our H Father the Pope for the Friars-Minors that being alwais subiect vnder the feet of the same holy Roman Church stedfast in the Catholique Faith we may euer obserue the holy pouertie and humilitie of our Lord JESUS CHRIST and his Holy Mother and the Holy Ghospel which we haue vow'd Amen Dated at Perugia the sixt of september the tenth yeare of the Popedome of our H Father Jnnocent the fourth Here endeth the Rule of the Poore sisters and followeth the remainder of the Popes Bull for the Confirmation of the same THerfore lett not any person violate or disannull this our letter or Bull of Confirmation or by rash and temerarious boldnesse contradict it The which if any one presume to doe lett him know that he doth incurr the indignation of Almightie God and of his holy Apostles S. Peter and S. Paul Dated at Assisium the ninth day of August the eleuenth yeare of our Popedome Laus Deo Beatae Mariae semper Virgini Beato Francisco atque Beatae Clarae Amen HERE BEGINNETH THE HOLY MOTHER S. CLARE'S BENEDICTION Unto her sisters present and to come In the name of the Father and of the sonne and of the Holy Ghost Amen MY Deerly beloued sisters our Lord giue you his holy Benediction and behould you with the eye of his mercie and giue you his Peace as also vnto all those who shal enter and perseuer in this our Cloyster and Monasterie and vnto all other of the Order who shal perseuer vnto the end in this holy Pouertie J Clare seruāt of JESUS Christ and little plant of our holy Father S. Francis your Mother and sister although vnworthy doe beseech our Lord JESUS Christ that through the intercession of his most holy Mother of the holy Arch-Angel S. Michael and of all the holy Angels of our holy Father S. Francis and of all the holy Saints it wil please him to giue and confirme in you this Benediction in heauen and in earth Jn earth by multiplying in you graces and vertues in his militant Church amongst his seruants Jn heauen in his Church triumphant eleuating you among his Saints J giue you my Benediction in my life and after my death in all that J am able and more then J am able with all the Blessings wherwith the Father of mercies hath or shal blesse his spiritual children both in heauen and earth or wherwith the spiritual Mother doth or shal be able to blesse her spiritual Childrē Amen Be alwais louers of God of your soules and of your sisters be carefull to keep that which you haue vowed And our Lord be alwais with you and you with him Amen An Epistle of the most Reuerend Father in God Ladislaus Lord Bishop of S. Omers c. To the Reuer Mother Abbess and Religious of the order of S. Clare in Graueling Health in him who is the spouse of Virgins our Lord IESVS CHRIST AS it hath a cheef place in our Pastoral solicitude to direct and aduance those happie soules who despysing the vanities of the world endeauour to attend to themselues and God in the Euangelical perfection of a Religious state soe is it our special dutie to open our Fatherly bosome of charitie towards you my Dearest Daughters in Christ whom the right hand of God leading out of Aegypt and the house of bondage hath conducted ouer the red sea into the land of Promise exod 20. Deutor 8. and safe hauen of Religion which doth not only giue vs iust occasion to blesse our Lord of Heauen for hauing show'red his Mercies on you Tobiae 12. but doth increase our ioy and add new glorie to see you though poore and humble yet to liue vnanimous in the house of God feruent in spirit hauing nothing and possessing all things Act. 3. 2. Rom. 12. 2. ad Corint 6. This Zeale of sublime Pouertie and highest Perfection was the motiue why you humbly requested of the sea Apostolique to haue your Constitutions which your selues had gathered out of those of Blessed saint Collett reuewed and confirmed without any considerable change saue only in some few points therby to make them more conformable to the sacred