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robbery_n and_o hope_v they_o have_v do_v it_o in_o great_a measure_n by_o employ_v part_n of_o what_o they_o have_v pillage_v or_o steal_v in_o sound_v monastery_n such_o be_v the_o infatuation_n of_o those_o time_n other_o indeed_o carry_v by_o a_o true_o noble_a spirit_n and_o good_a zeal_n found_v many_o of_o they_o to_o favour_n virtue_n and_o letter_n witness_n oswaldus_n king_n of_o england_n who_o found_v several_a ut_fw-la inventus_fw-la in_o eccles_n iis_fw-la bonis_fw-la literis_fw-la &_o moribus_fw-la imbui_fw-la ac_fw-la erudiri_fw-la posset_n to_o the_o end_n that_o youth_n shall_v be_v instruct_v in_o they_o both_o in_o learning_n and_o good_a manner_n not_o very_o long_o after_o the_o false_a doctrine_n of_o proper_a merit_n and_o of_o apply_v the_o merit_n of_o one_o man_n to_o another_o have_v creep_v into_o the_o church_n the_o most_o impious_a and_o wicked_a undertake_v to_o lay_v foundation_n with_o this_o infamous_a bargain_n that_o while_o they_o give_v themselves_o up_o to_o all_o sort_n of_o crime_n and_o sinful_a course_n the_o monk_n shall_v pray_v and_o merit_v heaven_n for_o they_o and_o their_o posterity_n a_o four_o reason_n which_o persuade_v a_o great_a many_o person_n towards_o the_o end_n particular_o of_o the_o ten_o century_n to_o find_v monastery_n be_v a_o false_a opinion_n they_o have_v imbibe_v that_o the_o world_n will_v come_v to_o a_o end_n with_o that_o age._n this_o do_v appear_v by_o the_o old_a charter_n of_o donation_n of_o those_o 2._o time_n of_o which_o this_o be_v one_o in_o dei_fw-la nomine_fw-la perpetrandum_fw-la est_fw-la unicuique_fw-la hominum_fw-la quam_fw-la velâ—citer_fw-la tempora_fw-la caduca_fw-la praetereunt_fw-la &_o futura_fw-la appropriant_fw-la ideo_fw-la penset_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la apud_fw-la semetipsum_fw-la si_fw-la habeat_fw-la unde_fw-la aliquid_fw-la de_fw-la facultatibus_fw-la suis_fw-la tribuere_fw-la valeat_fw-la ad_fw-la venerabilia_fw-la loca_fw-la pro_fw-la remedio_fw-la animae_fw-la suae_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o sempiterna_fw-la requie_n cum_fw-la beato_n petro_n &_o andraea_n paradysum_fw-la
to_o secular_a house_n with_o the_o rich_a foundation_n of_o the_o monastery_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n benet_n nay_o not_o with_o the_o purse_n of_o the_o jesuit_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n john_n of_o penitency_n 70._o this_o order_n flourish_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o navarre_n near_o pampelona_n and_o depend_v a_o great_a while_n on_o the_o bishop_n of_o that_o town_n but_o the_o prior_n be_v come_v to_o rome_n bestir_v himself_o so_o effectual_o that_o gregory_n the_o xiii_o have_v take_v it_o from_o the_o subjection_n to_o the_o bishop_n and_o grant_v to_o it_o some_o constitution_n it_o be_v now_o subject_a to_o a_o provincial_n these_o friar_n go_v barefooted_a and_o be_v clothe_v with_o a_o short_a cassock_n of_o a_o thick_a red_a cloth_n and_o a_o scapulary_a and_o a_o cloak_n of_o the_o same_o colour_n with_o a_o leathern_a girdle_n bear_v in_o their_o hand_n a_o big_a wooden_a cross_n chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o minim_n hist_o this_o order_n be_v institute_v by_o one_o francis_n of_o paula_n a_o town_n of_o calabria_n in_o italy_n where_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o 1416._o his_o father_n john_n martolilla_n and_o his_o mother_n vienna_n obtain_v he_o they_o say_v from_o god_n by_o the_o intercession_n of_o st._n francis_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n will_v have_v he_o to_o bear_v his_o name_n about_o the_o year_n 1428_o be_v but_o twelve_o year_n old_a he_o take_v the_o religious_a habit_n of_o st._n francis_n in_o the_o town_n of_o st._n mark_n but_o a_o year_n after_o he_o flee_v into_o a_o wilderness_n and_o there_o give_v himself_o whole_o to_o a_o solitary_a life_n during_o six_o year_n after_o which_o he_o return_v to_o paula_n his_o own_o country_n and_o have_v gather_v there_o several_a person_n he_o frame_v a_o rule_n for_o they_o which_o be_v confirm_v in_o the_o year_n 1473_o by_o sixtus_n the_o iv._o and_o other_o pope_n and_o will_v have_v his_o religious_a to_o be_v call_v minim_n that_o be_v the_o least_o of_o all_o lovis_z the_o xi_o king_n of_o france_n have_v hear_v of_o his_o holy_a life_n send_v for_o he_o into_o france_n in_o hope_n by_o that_o mean_n his_o life_n shall_v be_v prolong_v this_o king_n be_v a_o superstitious_a bigot_n receive_v he_o very_o kind_o and_o because_o he_o be_v a_o very_a simple_a and_o ignorant_a man_n he_o use_v to_o call_v he_o the_o good_a man_n which_o nickname_n pass_v to_o his_o disciple_n who_o be_v call_v good_a men._n he_o command_v a_o convent_n to_o be_v build_v for_o they_o at_o the_o end_n of_o plessis-park_n near_o tower_n where_o francis_n of_o paula_n die_v in_o the_o year_n 1507_o age_v ninety_o one_o leo_fw-la the_o x._o make_v he_o a_o saint_n in_o the_o year_n 1519_o and_o king_n francis_n the_o i._o be_v at_o the_o charge_n of_o his_o canonization_n there_o be_v no_o saint_n to_o be_v have_v at_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n without_o money_n they_o wear_v a_o habit_n of_o a_o tawny_a colour_n a_o capuchion_n and_o a_o patience_n round_o at_o the_o bottom_n and_o leathern_a girdle_n the_o rule_n which_o francis_n of_o paula_n write_v for_o his_o disciple_n be_v comprehend_v in_o ten_o chapter_n the_o substance_n whereof_o be_v as_o follow_v the_o rule_n of_o st._n francis_n of_o paula_n chap._n i._n rel._n the_o minime_fw-la brother_n ought_v to_o observe_v the_o ten_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o those_o of_o the_o church_n they_o make_v a_o vow_n to_o obey_v the_o pope_n francis_n of_o paula_n and_o his_o successor_n and_o beside_o the_o vow_n of_o poverty_n and_o chastity_n they_o make_v another_o of_o a_o continual_a lent_n chap._n two_o it_o be_v prohibit_v to_o receive_v into_o his_o order_n young_a person_n under_o eighteen_o year_n of_o age_n and_o none_o be_v admit_v to_o profess_v but_o after_o one_o year_n of_o noviciate_n chap._n iii._o he_o order_v both_o the_o habit_n and_o the_o tonsure_v or_o shave_v of_o his_o friar_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o ride_v on_o any_o thing_n but_o a_o ass_n chap._n four_o he_o set_v down_o what_o they_o call_v the_o divine_a office_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v conform_v to_o the_o roman_a breviary_n they_o must_v recite_v it_o aloud_o at_o church_n not_o sing_v or_o with_o note_n but_o as_o if_o they_o be_v count_v number_n the_o convert_v brother_n shall_v recite_v for_o their_o office_n seventy_o seven_o time_n the_o lord_n prayer_n and_o as_o many_o ave_fw-la maria_n and_o the_o oblat_n brother_n fifty_o two_o these_o oblats_n have_v no_o vote_n in_o the_o chapter_n and_o be_v only_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o other_o they_o promise_v fidelity_n to_o the_o order_n make_v the_o four_o vow_n but_o notwithstanding_o this_o can_v touch_v and_o carry_v money_n about_o they_o and_o go_v alone_o abroad_o with_o the_o permission_n of_o their_o corrector_n or_o superior_a the_o religious_a aught_o to_o confess_v their_o sin_n and_o receive_v the_o communion_n at_o least_o once_o a_o week_n and_o every_o holiday_n in_o the_o year_n chap._n v._n they_o ought_v to_o bear_v great_a respect_n to_o their_o superior_a call_v by_o he_o corrector_n never_o go_v abroad_o without_o his_o leave_n and_o a_o companion_n who_o ought_v to_o be_v to_o they_o as_o a_o under-corrector_n they_o must_v not_o enter_v the_o convent_v of_o nun_n and_o no_o woman_n must_v be_v permit_v to_o enter_v their_o own_o convent_v unless_o they_o be_v of_o the_o royal_a blood_n or_o founder_n of_o some_o of_o their_o monastery_n they_o ought_v not_o to_o touch_v or_o carry_v about_o they_o any_o money_n nor_o go_v to_o law_n for_o any_o temporal_a concern_v chap._n vi_fw-la he_o forbid_v they_o to_o eat_v flesh_n egg_n butter_n cheese_n and_o any_o thing_n else_o come_v from_o milk_n except_o in_o case_n of_o sickness_n in_o a_o separate_a place_n where_o no_o body_n shall_v come_v in_o without_o leave_n of_o the_o superior_a chap._n seven_o beside_o the_o fast_a of_o lent_n he_o order_v another_o from_o all_o saint_n to_o christmas_n and_o every_o wednesday_n and_o friday_n of_o the_o year_n unless_o they_o be_v in_o a_o journey_n or_o sick_a and_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o eat_v out_o of_o their_o convent_n without_o leave_n they_o ought_v to_o entertain_v stranger_n kind_o but_o no_o meat_n must_v be_v serve_v to_o they_o but_o lent-fare_a chap._n viij_o they_o ought_v to_o give_v themselves_o to_o prayer_n keep_v silence_n in_o the_o church_n in_o the_o cloister_n in_o the_o dorter_n in_o the_o refectory_n and_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o night_n till_o the_o next_o day_n after_o sun_n rise_v a_o particular_a reception_n and_o better_a entertainment_n must_v be_v make_v to_o the_o prelate_n of_o their_o order_n chap._n ix_o he_o order_v the_o manner_n of_o choose_v the_o superior_n both_o general_n and_o particular_a the_o senior_n or_o ancient_n the_o confessor_n the_o preacher_n and_o other_o officer_n of_o their_o monastery_n chap._n x._o he_o will_v have_v the_o superior_n of_o his_o order_n to_o be_v call_v corrector_n à _fw-la corrigendo_fw-la because_o it_o belong_v to_o they_o to_o give_v correction_n he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o to_o go_v abroad_o during_o the_o time_n of_o their_o correctoriate_n without_o a_o very_a urgent_a necessity_n he_o prescribe_v the_o time_n for_o hold_v their_o general_a chapter_n to_o wit_n every_o three_o year_n he_o forbid_v the_o make_v any_o addition_n or_o change_n in_o his_o rule_n promise_v eternal_a life_n to_o those_o who_o shall_v observe_v it_o last_o he_o will_v have_v his_o order_n to_o be_v put_v under_o the_o protection_n of_o a_o cardinal_n of_o the_o other_o rule_n of_o francis_n of_o paula_n and_o of_o the_o increase_n of_o his_o order_n francis_n of_o paula_n do_v not_o only_o write_v this_o rule_n for_o man_n but_o in_o imitation_n of_o francis_n of_o assisy_n he_o compose_v two_o other_o one_o for_o the_o nun_n which_o comprehend_v as_o many_o chapter_n as_o the_o first_o and_o in_o substance_n be_v the_o same_o change_v only_o some_o point_n relate_v to_o man_n and_o place_v in_o their_o room_n some_o other_o fit_a for_o woman_n the_o other_o be_v common_a to_o both_o sex_n and_o do_v not_o oblige_v to_o confinement_n in_o a_o cloister_n they_o may_v live_v in_o the_o world_n at_o their_o relation_n or_o in_o their_o own_o house_n promise_v only_a obedience_n to_o the_o reverend_a father_n minim_n the_o great_a part_n of_o this_o last_o 6._o rule_n be_v make_v up_o of_o superstitious_a practice_n in_o a_o heap_n of_o prayer_n and_o ave_fw-la maria_n which_o they_o must_v recite_v every_o day_n they_o ought_v every_o one_o of_o they_o to_o wear_v a_o girdle_n or_o cord_n with_o two_o knot_n this_o be_v their_o chief_a mark_n of_o distinction_n and_o when_o they_o be_v disobedient_a to_o their_o father_n minim_n they_o chastise_v they_o by_o
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
cure_v the_o beast_n of_o all_o disease_n and_o to_o honour_v he_o in_o several_a place_n they_o keep_v at_o common_a charge_n a_o hog_n which_o they_o call_v st._n anthony_n hog_n and_o for_o which_o they_o have_v great_a veneration_n many_o other_o will_v have_v st._n anthony_n picture_n upon_o the_o wall_n of_o their_o house_n hope_v by_o that_o to_o be_v preserve_v from_o the_o plague_n and_o the_o italian_n who_o do_v not_o know_v the_o true_a signification_n of_o the_o fire_n paint_v at_o his_o side_n think_v that_o he_o preserve_v house_n also_o from_o be_v burn_v and_o they_o call_v upon_o he_o on_o such_o occasion_n as_o for_o the_o anthonian_n friar_n they_o know_v so_o well_o to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o power_n of_o their_o saint_n anthony_n that_o when_o they_o go_v a_o beg_n if_o one_o do_v refuse_v what_o they_o ask_v for_o they_o threaten_v immediate_o to_o make_v the_o sacred_a fire_n to_o fall_v upon_o he_o therefore_o the_o poor_a country_n people_n to_o avoid_v the_o menace_n and_o witchcraft_n of_o these_o monk_n present_v they_o every_o year_n with_o a_o good_a fat_a hog_n apiece_o some_o cardinal_n and_o prelate_n endeavour_v to_o persuade_v pope_n paul_n the_o iii_o to_o abolish_v these_o wretched_a beg_a friar_n quaestuarios_fw-la istos_fw-la sancti_fw-la anthonii_fw-la qui_fw-la 468._o decipiunt_fw-la rusticos_fw-la &_o simplices_fw-la eosque_fw-la innumeris_fw-la superstitionibus_fw-la implicent_fw-la de_fw-la medio_fw-la tollendos_fw-la esse_fw-la but_o they_o can_v not_o compass_v their_o good_a design_n and_o these_o monk_n do_v subsist_v yet_o to_o this_o day_n in_o several_a place_n though_o the_o sickness_n of_o st._n anthony_n fire_n be_v now_o very_o rare_a of_o the_o order_n of_o premontre_n norbert_n be_v bear_v of_o a_o very_a great_a family_n in_o the_o country_n of_o cleves_n where_o his_o father_n be_v earl_n of_o gennap_n he_o begin_v the_o establishment_n of_o this_o order_n in_o the_o year_n 1120_o at_o a_o place_n which_o have_v be_v call_v since_o premontre_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o laon_n frame_v a_o mixture_n of_o a_o monastical_a and_o canonical_a life_n he_o follow_v chief_o the_o rule_n of_o st._n austin_n and_o his_o order_n be_v confirm_v by_o pope_n honore_n the_o ii_o and_o innocent_a the_o iii_o he_o be_v make_v afterward_o archbishop_n of_o magdbourg_n and_o obtain_v for_o that_o see_v the_o title_n of_o primate_n of_o germany_n the_o monk_n of_o premontre_n to_o get_v a_o great_a esteem_n in_o the_o world_n publish_v after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o founder_n that_o he_o have_v receive_v his_o rule_n curious_o bind_v in_o gold_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o st._n austin_n himself_o who_o appear_v to_o he_o one_o night_n and_o say_v thus_o to_o he_o here_o be_v the_o rule_n which_o i_o have_v write_v and_o if_o thy_o brethren_n do_v observe_v it_o they_o like_z my_o child_n need_v to_o fear_v nothing_o at_o all_o in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n these_o impostor_n add_v moreover_o that_o a_o angel_n show_v to_o he_o a_o meadow_n where_o he_o be_v to_o build_v his_o first_o monastery_n which_o from_o thence_o be_v call_v pre_n montrevile_n that_o be_v the_o show_v meadow_n their_o hypocrisy_n be_v so_o great_a in_o those_o beginning_n that_o their_o order_n spread_v itself_o into_o syria_n normandy_n flanders_n england_n spain_n and_o other_o country_n they_o wear_v a_o white_a cassock_n and_o a_o rochet_n over_o it_o with_o a_o long_a white_a cloak_n pope_n honorius_n the_o iv._o have_v grant_v to_o the_o father_n carmelites_n the_o use_n of_o a_o white_a plait_a cloak_n those_o of_o premontre_n complain_v of_o it_o as_o of_o a_o great_a scandal_n and_o wrong_n do_v to_o they_o this_o notwithstanding_o the_o carmelites_n carry_v it_o in_o spite_n of_o their_o tooth_n and_o under_o pretence_n of_o several_a apparition_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n keep_v their_o long_a white_a cloak_n the_o abbot_n of_o several_a order_n and_o particular_o those_o of_o st._n benet_n have_v obtain_v the_o pope_n permission_n to_o officiate_v in_o pontificalibus_fw-la with_o the_o mitre_n the_o crosiers-stasf_a and_o the_o ring_n as_o the_o popish_a bishop_n do_v the_o abbot_n of_o the_o order_n of_o premontre_n refuse_v to_o make_v use_n of_o these_o mark_n of_o vanity_n they_o agree_v together_o in_o case_n any_o of_o they_o be_v raise_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o a_o cardinal_n or_o to_o the_o popedom_n itself_o never_o to_o leave_v their_o religious_a habit_n and_o that_o none_o of_o they_o shall_v accept_v of_o any_o dignity_n or_o degree_n whatsoever_o without_o have_v first_o the_o licence_n of_o their_o general_n chapter_n they_o make_v several_a other_o regulation_n which_o they_o join_v to_o the_o rule_n of_o st._n austin_n this_o order_n have_v moreover_o this_o peculiar_a to_o it_o that_o wherever_o they_o sound_v a_o monastery_n for_o man_n they_o have_v the_o cunning_a to_o build_v another_o for_o woman_n next_o to_o it_o but_o the_o infamous_a 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will_n these_o nun_n
his_o wife_n a_o very_a devout_a woman_n do_v continual_o exhort_v he_o to_o be_v charitable_a to_o the_o poor_a and_o to_o mind_n godliness_n more_o than_o he_o do_v at_o last_o their_o devotion_n pass_v into_o superstition_n and_o they_o resolve_v to_o live_v separate_v one_o from_o another_o not_o for_o a_o while_n as_o st._n paul_n approve_v man_n and_o wife_n sometime_o to_o do_v but_o for_o ever_o and_o prefer_v a_o retire_a life_n in_o a_o cloister_n before_o all_o the_o good_a they_o do_v in_o the_o world_n to_o the_o poor_a many_o follow_v their_o example_n and_o colombinus_n have_v form_v a_o considerable_a congregation_n 9_o of_o people_n who_o have_v abdicate_v their_o wife_n pope_n urbanus_fw-la the_o v._o honour_v he_o so_o far_o as_o to_o give_v he_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n the_o holy_a habit_n of_o religion_n in_o the_o year_n 1366_o and_o the_o pope_n his_o successor_n be_v not_o want_v to_o approve_v and_o confirm_v this_o order_n these_o monk_n do_v profess_v st._n 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church_n be_v so_o contrive_v that_o it_o serve_v both_o for_o the_o man_n and_o the_o woman_n the_o monk_n have_v the_o inferior_a part_n of_o it_o and_o the_o nun_n the_o superior_a the_o man_n be_v to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o spiritual_a matter_n and_o the_o woman_n of_o the_o temporal_a their_o monastery_n have_v general_o great_a revenue_n but_o for_o want_v of_o they_o the_o nun_n be_v to_o work_v for_o their_o live_n and_o that_o of_o the_o monk_n both_o mâ—n_z and_o woman_n be_v to_o obey_v the_o abbess_n now_o since_o the_o rule_n which_o st._n bridget_n bring_v to_o urban_n the_o five_o to_o be_v confirm_v be_v write_v and_o give_v to_o she_o by_o châ—ist_v himself_o as_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o this_o pope_n and_o all_o his_o successor_n who_o pretend_v to_o be_v the_o infallible_a oracle_n of_o truth_n methinks_v i_o can_v well_o forbear_v to_o relate_v something_o of_o it_o to_o the_o end_n that_o protestant_n may_v not_o be_v altogether_o deprive_v of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o new_a gospel_n the_o rule_n dictate_v by_o jesus_n christ_n himself_o in_o honour_n of_o his_o mother_n the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n chap._n i._n christ_n say_v in_o this_o chapter_n that_o humility_n chastity_n and_o wilful_a poverty_n aught_o to_o be_v the_o first_o beginning_n of_o this_o order_n that_o both_o the_o monk_n and_o the_o nun_n aught_o to_o possess_v nothing_o of_o their_o own_o not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o farthing_n neither_o touch_n with_o their_o finger_n gold_n or_o silver_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o their_o work_n of_o embroidery_n with_o the_o permission_n of_o their_o abbess_n chap._n two_o christ_n prescribe_v the_o form_n of_o their_o bed_n blanket_n bolster_n and_o pillow_n chap._n iii._o christ_n set_v down_o all_o the_o habit_n and_o vail_n of_o the_o nun_n both_o for_o summer_n and_o winter_n order_n that_o their_o vail_n be_v pin_v with_o three_o pin_n and_o that_o there_o be_v on_o the_o top_n of_o they_o a_o little_a crown_n of_o white_a linen_n spot_v with_o little_a piece_n of_o read_v cloth_n cut_v after_o the_o form_n of_o drop_n blood_n chap._n four_o christ_n will_v have_v these_o good_a sister_n to_o recite_v every_o day_n in_o honour_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n his_o mother_n a_o office_n of_o three_o lesson_n with_o many_o ave_fw-la maria_n and_o salve_n regina_n every_o saturday_n to_o have_v a_o mass_n sing_v of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o lo_o here_o be_v the_o prayer_n which_o christ_n have_v himself_o compose_v and_o will_v have_v they_o to_o recite_v in_o honour_n of_o his_o mother_n we_o beseech_v the_o o_o most_o gracious_a and_o bountiful_a virgin_n mary_n queen_n of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o angel_n to_o refresh_v the_o soul_n in_o purgatory_n to_o obtain_v remission_n for_o sinner_n and_o perseverance_n to_o just_a man_n and_o to_o
preserve_v we_o from_o all_o evil_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n chap._n v._n christ_n do_v order_v the_o hour_n in_o which_o silence_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v viz._n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o night_n till_o the_o mass_n of_o his_o bless_a mother_n be_v end_v the_o next_o morning_n chap._n vi_fw-la christ_n forbid_v the_o man_n to_o enter_v the_o monastery_n of_o his_o nun_n chap._n seven_o christ_n set_v down_o which_o day_n the_o secular_o may_v come_v to_o discourse_n and_o converse_v with_o the_o nun_n at_o the_o grate_n viz._n on_o sun-day_n and_o holiday_n chap._n viij_o christ_n prescribe_v the_o fast_n of_o the_o year_n and_o will_v have_v they_o to_o fast_o with_o bread_n and_o water_n on_o certain_a day_n especial_o on_o the_o eve_n before_o the_o holiday_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o those_o day_n which_o be_v not_o fast_n they_o shall_v eat_v flesh-meat_n only_o at_o dinner_n and_o at_o supper_n fish_n egg_n milk_n and_o other_o such_o thing_n chap._n ix_o x._o christ_n give_v rule_n for_o the_o reception_n of_o novice_n and_o set_v down_o very_o exact_o all_o the_o ceremony_n to_o be_v perform_v by_o the_o bishop_n in_o their_o consecration_n and_o all_o the_o prayer_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o read_v in_o give_v they_o the_o religigious_a habit_n and_o veil_n chap._n xi_o christ_n will_v not_o have_v above_o sixty_o sister_n in_o each_o monastery_n and_o in_o those_o of_o man_n thirteen_o priest_n only_o in_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o thirteen_o apostle_n the_o thirteen_o whereof_o be_v st._n paul_n beside_o they_o there_o shall_v be_v four_o evangelist_n or_o preacher_n to_o represent_v the_o four_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n st._n ambrose_n st._n austin_n st._n gregory_n and_o st._n hierom._n there_o shall_v be_v moreover_o eight_o convers_n brother_n to_o serve_v the_o priest_n so_o that_o say_v christ_n reckon_v the_o sixty_o nun_n the_o thirteen_o priest_n four_o evangelist_n and_o eight_o convers_n brother_n all_o these_o together_o make_v up_o the_o number_n of_o the_o thirteen_o apostle_n and_o seventy_o two_o disciple_n chap._n twelve_o christ_n declare_v here_o what_o habit_n the_o priest_n the_o evangelist_n and_o convers_n brother_n be_v to_o wear_v they_o must_v be_v all_o of_o a_o gray_a colour_n but_o the_o priest_n shall_v have_v on_o their_o cloak_n a_o piece_n of_o red_a cloth_n cut_v like_o a_o little_a round_a wafer_n or_o host_n as_o a_o memorial_n that_o they_o be_v to_o sacrifice_v every_o day_n my_o body_n in_o the_o mass_n as_o for_o the_o evangelist_n they_o shall_v wear_v on_o their_o cloak_n little_a piece_n of_o red_a cloth_n cut_v in_o form_n of_o tongue_n because_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v fill_v they_o with_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n and_o the_o convers_n broth_n shall_v have_v on_o they_o a_o white_a cross_n with_o five_o little_a piece_n of_o red_a cloth_n in_o honour_n of_o my_o five_o wound_n chap._n xiii_o the_o abbess_n say_v christ_n shall_v be_v elect_v from_o among_o the_o sister_n and_o be_v their_o mistress_n because_o the_o virgin_n mary_n my_o mother_n in_o who_o honour_n this_o order_n be_v institute_v after_o my_o ascension_n into_o heaven_n be_v the_o head_n and_o queen_n of_o my_o apostle_n and_o disciple_n chap._n fourteen_o the_o thirteen_o priest_n shall_v whole_o apply_v themselves_o to_o divine_a service_n and_o prayer_n chap._n xv_o the_o nun_n the_o priest_n and_o the_o convers_n brother_n ought_v to_o confess_v their_o sin_n at_o least_o three_o time_n in_o the_o year_n chap._n xuj_o they_o shall_v receive_v the_o holy_a sacrament_n every_o holy_a and_o solemn_a day_n and_o the_o most_o devout_a every_o saturday_n chap._n xvii_o christ_n order_n penance_n and_o fast_n for_o delinquent_a sister_n chap._n xviii_o he_o order_v a_o special_a punishment_n for_o those_o who_o die_v shall_v be_v find_v to_o have_v something_o of_o their_o own_o chap._n nineteeen_o christ_n will_v not_o have_v they_o to_o receive_v any_o present_n from_o their_o friend_n or_o relation_n chap._n xx_o all_o the_o regular_a place_n of_o a_o monastery_n ought_v to_o be_v build_v before_o the_o nun_n and_o monk_n come_v to_o live_v in_o it_o christ_n regulate_v the_o foundation_n and_o revenue_n of_o each_o convent_n and_o how_o the_o oblation_n make_v to_o they_o aught_o to_o be_v employ_v chap._n xxi_o christ_n order_n thirteen_o altar_n in_o every_o church_n a_o chalice_n for_o each_o altar_n and_o two_o for_o the_o great_a altar_n with_o a_o precious_a box_n to_o put_v his_o body_n in_o the_o relic_n of_o saint_n must_v be_v shut_v up_o in_o golden_a and_o silver_n box_n he_o go_v on_o with_o the_o other_o ornament_n of_o the_o church_n chap._n xxii_o christ_n forbid_v to_o receive_v the_o nun_n to_o profession_n before_o eighteen_o year_n of_o age_n and_o the_o man_n before_o twenty_o five_o chap._n xxiii_o my_o mother_n say_v christ_n have_v divide_v her_o time_n into_o three_o part_n one_o for_o praise_v god_n with_o her_o mouth_n the_o other_o to_o serve_v he_o with_o her_o hand_n and_o the_o three_o for_o her_o corporal_a necessity_n so_o likewise_o ought_v the_o sister_n to_o divide_v they_o viz._n in_o praise_v god_n attend_v to_o work_v and_o supply_v the_o want_n of_o their_o body_n chap._n xxiv_o christ_n do_v not_o allow_v to_o his_o nun_n any_o difference_n in_o eat_v and_o drink_v be_v to_o be_v serve_v all_o alike_o chap._n twenty-five_o christ_n order_v iron-grates_a a_o turning-box_n to_o slip_v every_o thing_n necessary_a into_o the_o monastery_n the_o priest_n shall_v not_o enter_v the_o apartment_n of_o the_o nun_n unless_o it_o be_v to_o carry_v the_o sacrament_n to_o the_o sick_a or_o to_o bury_v they_o when_o they_o be_v dead_a chap._n xxvi_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o place_n shall_v have_v jurisdiction_n and_o right_o of_o visitation_n in_o the_o monastery_n both_o of_o man_n and_o woman_n no_o monastery_n of_o this_o order_n aught_o to_o be_v build_v without_o the_o pope_n consent_n 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