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austerity_n of_o the_o rule_n ought_v to_o be_v moderate_v to_o child_n and_o old_a man_n who_o shall_v have_v leave_n to_o breakfast_n in_o the_o morning_n chap._n xxxviii_o read_v aught_o to_o be_v appoint_v during_o their_o meal_n he_o who_o reads_z be_v to_o begin_v on_o the_o sunday_n and_o so_o to_o go_v on_o the_o whole_a week_n special_a prayer_n ought_v to_o be_v make_v for_o he_o at_o church_n that_o god_n will_v be_v please_v to_o take_v away_o from_o he_o the_o spirit_n of_o pride_n the_o monk_n must_v eat_v with_o silence_n and_o want_v any_o thing_n must_v ask_v for_o it_o rather_o by_o a_o sign_n than_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n chap._n thirty-nine_o he_o grant_v to_o his_o monk_n two_o different_a dish_n at_o dinner_n with_o some_o fruit_n and_o one_o pound_n of_o bread_n leave_v to_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o abbot_n the_o diminish_n or_o increase_v the_o quantity_n of_o their_o food_n according_a to_o the_o season_n their_o labour_n and_o age_n and_o all_o without_o 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
monasterii_fw-la cassinensis_fw-la 1_o patriarchae_fw-la sacrae_fw-la religionis_fw-la 2_o abbas_n sacri_fw-la monasterii_fw-la cassinensis_fw-la 3_o dux_n &_o 4_o princept_n omnium_fw-la abbatum_fw-la &_o religiosorum_fw-la 5_o vice-cancellarius_a regnorum_fw-la utriusque_fw-la siciliae_fw-la jerusalem_n &_o hungariae_n 6_o come_v &_o 7_o rector_n campaniae_n terrae_fw-la laboris_fw-la maritimaeque_fw-la provinciae_fw-la 8_o vice-imperator_a &_o 9_o princeps_fw-la pacis_fw-la title_n of_o the_o abbot_n of_o montcassin_n 1_o patriarch_n of_o the_o sacred_a religion_n 2_o abbot_n of_o the_o sacred_a monastery_n of_o cassin_n 3_o duke_n and_o 4_o prince_n of_o all_o abbot_n and_o religious_a 5_o vicechancellor_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o both_o the_o sicily_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o hungaria_n 6_o count_n and_o 7_o governor_n of_o campania_n and_o ferrra_fw-la di_fw-it lavoro_n and_o of_o the_o maritime_a province_n 8_o vice-emperor_n and_o 9_o prince_n of_o peace_n they_o want_v but_o three_o step_n more_o to_o arrive_v at_o the_o top_n of_o that_o ladder_n of_o humility_n which_o st_n benet_n have_v build_v in_o his_o rule_n all_o the_o favour_n which_o one_o may_v show_v to_o st._n benet_n in_o this_o place_n be_v to_o excuse_v his_o intention_n and_o to_o say_v that_o when_o he_o permit_v his_o monk_n to_o possess_v so_o much_o in_o common_a he_o do_v not_o foresee_v the_o ill_a use_n they_o will_v make_v of_o it_o and_o to_o what_o excess_n of_o delicacy_n and_o pride_n it_o will_v carry_v they_o chap._n x._o of_o the_o progress_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n benet_n since_o the_o year_n 543_o to_o 940._o when_o begin_v the_o first_o reformation_n dial._n benet_n when_o live_v send_v two_o of_o his_o most_o belove_a disciple_n maurus_n and_o placidus_n one_o into_o france_n and_o the_o other_o into_o sicily_n for_o to_o find_v there_o some_o monastery_n they_o make_v there_o in_o a_o short_a time_n a_o wonderful_a progress_n by_o the_o favourable_a 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