<P_1>

Son , Herkyn +te commandementis of +te mastir , (CMBENRUL,1.2)

& lay to +te eere of +ty herte , (CMBENRUL,1.3)

& gladly take And spedily fulfil +te warnyng of +te meke fadir , +tat
+tu mai turne a-gayne to hym by +te labur of obedience , fra whame +tu
had gane by +te slew+t of inobedience . (CMBENRUL,1.4)

Tharfore my worde be now directe to the , +tat forsakis thy awne lustis
& takis +te ryght strang and doghty armur of obedience to seryf our
lorde Iesu criste , +te verrey kyng . (CMBENRUL,1.5)

First +tat +tu aske of hym wid besy prayer alle gude +ting +tat +tu
begyns to do to be perfytely endid ; +tat he , +tat has vochyd safe to
cownte vs in +te nummer of hys sons , be not greuyd ony tyme be our
euyl dedis . (CMBENRUL,1.6)

Sa , for soth , it is to obey hym at al tyme for hys aune gudis +tat
ere in vs , +tat he , as a wrath fader , not alanly diseret vs os not
hys sons , Bot also os a dredful lord , wrathid thoro our euyl dedys ,
betake vs to perpetual payne os ful wykkyd seruandis , whylk wald not
folow hym to blis . (CMBENRUL,1.7)

<heading>

PRIMUM CAPITULUM . (CMBENRUL,1.9)

EXURGAMUS ERGO . (CMBENRUL,1.10)

</heading>

In +tis first sentence bidis us sain benet +tat we be wakande ,
(CMBENRUL,1.12)

and bidis we sal rise , +tat es of ure sinne , als it es writen , and
+tat yure ehin be opin , and yure $hertes , til godis $brihtnes , Godis
uoice +tat +ge here and under-stande <P_2> it , als it sais : " Hodie
si uocem eius - (CMBENRUL,2.13)

Yef ye +te uoice of god herd o day , yure hertis ware noht hard ;
(CMBENRUL,2.14)

it munde ma +tam neis ; " (CMBENRUL,2.15)

Als haly writ says : " Qui habet aures audiendi , audiat -
(CMBENRUL,2.16)

+Tat erin hauis , herkins wat +te haly spirt sais in haly writ . "
(CMBENRUL,2.17)

wat sais he ? (CMBENRUL,2.18)

" Cumis to me , (CMBENRUL,2.19)

I sal yu lere +te dute of god , his wille +tat +ge may do .
(CMBENRUL,2.20)

Rennes fast do wilis ye haue liht , +tat +te mirkenes o ded our-take
+te noht . " (CMBENRUL,2.21)

+Te haly spirt bidis us +tat we trou his reed , +tat we may cum to +te
lif and se +te dais of godis sune in ioye wid-uten ende .
(CMBENRUL,2.22)

" yef +tu will haue +tat ioy , gete +ti tunge , +tu speke na sca+te ,
and tine lippis fra iuel . (CMBENRUL,2.23)

Turne +te fra iuil (CMBENRUL,2.24)

& do +te gode , +tat ti lif folihe +taim . (CMBENRUL,2.25)

wen +tat +ge +tus do , +tan sal min ezin be on +gow . (CMBENRUL,2.26)

Til +gure praier $sal I here , sal +ge noht be for-getin .
(CMBENRUL,2.27)

Or +tat +ge calle to me , I sal saie : I es here . " (CMBENRUL,2.28)

My suete sistirs , I saie to yu : es na sueter uoice +tan of iesu ;
(CMBENRUL,2.29)

sua sais sain benet . (CMBENRUL,2.30)

God al-mihti kenne us +te rihte gate til endeles ioy . (CMBENRUL,2.31)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,2.32)

<heading>

SECUNDUM CAPITULUM . (CMBENRUL,2.34)

SUCCINCTIS ERGO FIDE . (CMBENRUL,2.35)

</heading>

In +tis sentence mustirs sain benet us hu we sal lede ure lif ,
(CMBENRUL,2.37)

and sais +tat we sal belt us wid chastiment , riht trouz +tat ye haue
wid gode dede , +tat tu belte +tine lendis sua , and +tat tine fete be
shod in riht gate , Als +te gospel tellis , in his tretes +tat +tu ga ,
til his rengne +tat +tu may cume , +tare hise frendis sal euir be ,
+tat here hauis wele wroht . (CMBENRUL,2.38)

Yef +tu wil to +tat rengne cume , do +te dedis of godis sune ;
(CMBENRUL,2.39)

+tu sal $be +tidir broht . (CMBENRUL,2.40)

we aske +te , lauerd , +turz +te muz of +te profete , Wha in +ti
tabernakil sal wne . (CMBENRUL,2.41)

" An wha sal wne wid +te in +te muntain +tat es sua briht ? "
(CMBENRUL,2.42)

Lauerd , +tan we haue askid +te , +te ancewer of +te sal we here :
(CMBENRUL,2.43)

+te riht +tidir at cume +tai sal haue , (CMBENRUL,2.44)

entre +tat ere wid-uten sinne ; +tat rihtuis es of dede and rihtuis of
speche in his hert of alle +ting ; +tat wid tunge lezis noht , bot
sothfastnes in his +toht ; (CMBENRUL,2.45)

+Tat euil dos til nan , (CMBENRUL,2.46)

ne reproues na man of +taire mis-dede . (CMBENRUL,2.47)

He dos all to noht +te sinne +tat wnis in <P_3> his +toht and quites
him at te nede . (CMBENRUL,3.48)

Lauerd , we prai +te +tat we may serue sua , in +ti tabernakil +tat we
may wne . (CMBENRUL,3.49)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,3.50)

<heading>

TERCIUM CAPITULUM . (CMBENRUL,3.52)

ERGO PREPARANDA . (CMBENRUL,3.53)

</heading>

In +tis sentence sais sain benet til +ta +tat luuis god & dutes hym :
(CMBENRUL,3.55)

yef +tu findis ani god in +te , til god sal +te louing be ,
(CMBENRUL,3.56)

$and grace til him giue , of whame we haue al +te gude ;
(CMBENRUL,3.57)

als +te prophete sais , " Non nobis domine - (CMBENRUL,3.58)

Lord , of us es it noht , bot til +ti name ioy es broht " ;
(CMBENRUL,3.59)

Als sain paul sais : " Lauerd , of me haue I noht , bot +tu sende it me
. " (CMBENRUL,3.60)

In o+tir stede sais he : " In god sal man be glad and loue him in dede
. " (CMBENRUL,3.61)

And heris wat ure lauerd sais in +te gospel : (CMBENRUL,3.62)

" Qui audit - (CMBENRUL,3.63)

Wha sam heris my word and dos it in werke , Til +te wyis man sembils he
, +tat fundes his hus opon +te stan fra +te water and te flod ;
(CMBENRUL,3.64)

for +ti ne failed it noht , (CMBENRUL,3.65)

for it $was wrht o-pon +te harde stane . " (CMBENRUL,3.66)

+Tus kennis ure lauerd us his werkis , at folu his cumandementis .
(CMBENRUL,3.67)

For +ti he giuis us respit , +tat we sal mende ure sinne and si+tin to
+te ioy be sent ; (CMBENRUL,3.68)

Als +te postil sais +gur godes word : " And nescitis - (CMBENRUL,3.69)

+Te sufferans may +tu noht wite of god her witerlike , +tat he to +te
hauis don ? " (CMBENRUL,3.70)

Als ure lauerd sais : " Of +te sinfull will I noht +te dede , bot +tat
tay turne and liue . " (CMBENRUL,3.71)

wen we aske +te , lauerd , wha in +ti tabernakill sall wone , and we
here +ti cumandement , and dos te werkis +tat fallis +tar-to , +tan
sall we be ayris in +ti ioye . (CMBENRUL,3.72)

lord , for +ti mercy +tu gif us grace +tare at be . (CMBENRUL,3.73)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,3.74)

<heading>

CAPITULUM IIII . (CMBENRUL,3.76)

MONACHORUM . (CMBENRUL,3.77)

</heading>

IN +tis sentence bidis us sain benet +tat we make ure hertis redy , and
ure bodis als-sua , in mekenes , yef we will wone wid god .
(CMBENRUL,3.79)

+Tan ure force es gane us fra , we pray ure lauerd be ure help for his
mikill miht . (CMBENRUL,3.80)

Yef we +te painis of helle will fle , and cum till ioy +tat ay sall be
, +Tanne full-fille we his wille . (CMBENRUL,3.81)

Loke +tat +ge renne sui+te , yef <P_4> +ge will to +te lange liue .
(CMBENRUL,4.82)

+tare may help +te here to . (CMBENRUL,4.83)

+Tus sais sain benet : Mi scole wil i stablis to godis seruise .
(CMBENRUL,4.84)

Greue +ting will i noht stablis , na noht +tat wrange es ,
(CMBENRUL,4.85)

bot a stresce will I make in mendnis of +goure sinne , And for to yeme
charite , +tat +ter nan iuil lares by-gynne , Bot +tat haly kirke +gow
lokis . (CMBENRUL,4.86)

Loke +tu folow +ti domnum in haly religiun ; (CMBENRUL,4.87)

+tan sall +ti charge be liht ; (CMBENRUL,4.88)

+tan sal +ti hert liht be , in godis trouht yef +tu it se .
(CMBENRUL,4.89)

In mikill suetnes may +tu renne , wen +tu can knau god and his
cumandement . (CMBENRUL,4.90)

+Tan sall tu euir mare wone wid him in +tat suete felazscap .
(CMBENRUL,4.91)

+Tat here liuis in clene scrift and in paine , +tai sall haue part wid
him . (CMBENRUL,4.92)

Lauerd , +tu grante it us sua , til +ti ioy +tat we ga .
(CMBENRUL,4.93)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,4.94)

<heading>

I . (CMBENRUL,4.96)

QUARTUM VERO GENUS (CMBENRUL,4.97)

</heading>

Foure maner of Munkis es in religiun , sais sain benet .
(CMBENRUL,4.99)

+Te first maner +tan er +ta in cuuent es gadird for to liue in godis
pais , vndir reul of dicipline , and a abbot ouir +tam .
(CMBENRUL,4.100)

+Te to+tir maner +tan ere ermitis and reclusis , godis wille bi +tam
ane at do . (CMBENRUL,4.101)

+Te ermitis and +te reclusis +tat liuis sua , kenning bi-hus +tam haue
for to fezte wid +tare miht a-gain +te deuil and a-gain +tar sinne .
(CMBENRUL,4.102)

+Tanane by-houis +tam fezte +tam ane , at god es tar best help .
(CMBENRUL,4.103)

+Te +tridde er +ta +tat in na reul will ga , na hauis na kenning .
(CMBENRUL,4.104)

Als es o +taim at saie als +te gold +tu may se , +tat semis gode and es
noht : (CMBENRUL,4.105)

wen it es forht broht , +tan es it als +te lede . (CMBENRUL,4.106)

Bi-fore +te werld er +tai semande , (CMBENRUL,4.107)

and fals-like liues , (CMBENRUL,4.108)

and tines +taire mede , (CMBENRUL,4.109)

And leris o-gain god of +tar abit . (CMBENRUL,4.110)

+tai er unwise ; (CMBENRUL,4.111)

+tai desaiue +tam-self and o+tir ba+te . (CMBENRUL,4.112)

+Te ferde maner er wel werre , +tat nou+ter will wone ,
(CMBENRUL,4.113)

bot gange fra stede til stede wil +tai , noure wone lange .
(CMBENRUL,4.114)

+tair auen wille will +tai do . (CMBENRUL,4.115)

Glutunie luue +tai . (CMBENRUL,4.116)

better es to be stille +tan for to speke of +tair lif .
(CMBENRUL,4.117)

Sain benet sais : now wil I blinne to speke of +taim , for it ne helpis
noht , & speke of <P_5> +ta +tat liuis in godis ordir .
(CMBENRUL,5.118)

+tat we wid +taim may ga , god gif it us . (CMBENRUL,5.119)

<heading>

II . (CMBENRUL,5.121)

ABBAS QUI PREESSE . (CMBENRUL,5.122)

</heading>

In +tis sentence mustirs sain benet wat man az at be abot .
(CMBENRUL,5.124)

+Te abot ah $for to wite what his name singnefiis and whi he beris +te
curun . (CMBENRUL,5.125)

He $ah at mustir gode dedis and wel rede and singe in haly kirke , Gode
a-saumpil til o+tir at giue for to liue riht . (CMBENRUL,5.126)

+Te name of +te abot bitakins fadir of maine . (CMBENRUL,5.127)

For he sal be in haly kirke in godis stede for to lere his munkis
wisdom and charite . (CMBENRUL,5.128)

He ah na +ting at cumande bot +tat he may haue warant at god .
(CMBENRUL,5.129)

Rihtuis ah he at be , and of charite , Als haly writ sais , wis of
speche , Of gode cunsaile at +te nede ; (CMBENRUL,5.130)

sua az abot at be . (CMBENRUL,5.131)

He sal lere his cuuent +te riht gate , in godis troht +tat +tai be .
(CMBENRUL,5.132)

Euer sal be in his +toht +tat his munkis be wel lered , +tat +tai dute
god . (CMBENRUL,5.133)

+Te abot sal be blamid if +te cuuent mis-ga . (CMBENRUL,5.134)

+Ta +tat ere of ille dedis , he az at chasti ham . (CMBENRUL,5.135)

+tan sall he be quit at +te iugement , And saie wid +te prophete : "
Lauerd , I ne hid noht in me +te rehtuisnes of +te . (CMBENRUL,5.136)

I bad +tai sulde it gete . (CMBENRUL,5.137)

Summe hauid me in despit , wen I lered +taim , (CMBENRUL,5.138)

And did +taire azen wille . " (CMBENRUL,5.139)

+Tanne sais saine benet of +taim +tat ere unbuxum ogain god , +tat +tai
sall to paine ga . (CMBENRUL,5.140)

lauerd de-fende us +tar-fra . (CMBENRUL,5.141)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,5.142)

<heading>

ERGO CUM ALIQUIS SUSCIPIT (CMBENRUL,5.144)

</heading>

Sain benet spekis yet of +ta +tat sall be abotis : (CMBENRUL,5.146)

Gode a-saumpil sal he giue , Of twine maner at lere his discipilis in
religiun in halynes at serue god : ba+te-3 in word and dede , ba+te to
+te simplis and till +te harde of hart . (CMBENRUL,5.147)

His dedis az at be suilke als he cumandis til o+tir . (CMBENRUL,5.148)

He bidis +tai sall nan euil do . (CMBENRUL,5.149)

Yef he kennis gode till o+tir , and him-self dos noht sua , God refusis
him ; (CMBENRUL,5.150)

Als haly writ sais : " Quare tu enarras &c. - (CMBENRUL,5.151)

Whi telles tu mi $rihtuisnes wid +ti muz , and dos it noht ?
(CMBENRUL,5.152)

Dicipline +tu hatid , (CMBENRUL,5.153)

and keste mine wordes obac ; (CMBENRUL,5.154)

+tare forgat tu +te . (CMBENRUL,5.155)

In +ti bro+tir ehe +tu ses a stra , and noht a balke in +tin azen . "
(CMBENRUL,5.156)

+Tabot az at loue nane mare +tan $o+tir for his heze kinredin , bot he
be <P_6> buxum and religius bot ilkain o+tir bro+tir . (CMBENRUL,6.157)

For nede he may do an bi-fore $ano+ter for reuerance , yef he ne will
noht ilkain in his ordir , als he takis . (CMBENRUL,6.158)

Ba+te yung and alde sall halde reul ; (CMBENRUL,6.159)

til a god haue we tan . (CMBENRUL,6.160)

Alle sal be louid eftir an in haly religiun , bot if +tai bettir do ;
(CMBENRUL,6.161)

For +tai az at be louid euin-like in charite , ilkain als tay ere .
(CMBENRUL,6.162)

$Scrift sal he do on +taim , +tare sinnis for to les . (CMBENRUL,6.163)

Lauerd , +tu giue us sua at do , +tat we may cume to +ti regne .
(CMBENRUL,6.164)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,6.165)

<heading>

IN DOCTRINA SUA NAMQUE (CMBENRUL,6.167)

</heading>

Sain benet sais +tat abot az at lere his cuuent , als sain pol bidis :
(CMBENRUL,6.169)

Blame +tat mis-do , (CMBENRUL,6.170)

$and do +tam liue riht ; (CMBENRUL,6.171)

chasti +taim fra iuil wne , als +te fadir dos his sune .
(CMBENRUL,6.172)

+Ta +tat ere fraward and recles , Lede +taim +te straiter .
(CMBENRUL,6.173)

+Ta +tat er buxum and meke , +tai sall haue cumfort . (CMBENRUL,6.174)

Yef ani faute be funden in +taim , +tat it be sone mendid .
(CMBENRUL,6.175)

He sall vmbe-+tinke hym of +te prest of sylo , +te ire of god com to ,
(CMBENRUL,6.176)

$for he ne chastid noht hise childir , (CMBENRUL,6.177)

bot lete +taim in +taire wille . (CMBENRUL,6.178)

+Te gode sall he chasty wid word and amonesce +taim . (CMBENRUL,6.179)

+Tat er prude and kene , +tai sall be chastid wid wand .
(CMBENRUL,6.180)

For it is writen +tat man sall chasti +taim : (CMBENRUL,6.181)

" Percute filium &c. - (CMBENRUL,6.182)

Smite +ti sune wid +ti wand , (CMBENRUL,6.183)

and make him meke , (CMBENRUL,6.184)

and deliuir his saule fra paine . " (CMBENRUL,6.185)

Lauerd , +tu deliuer us fra paine . (CMBENRUL,6.186)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,6.187)

<heading>

MEMINISSE . (CMBENRUL,6.189)

</heading>

Ay , sais sain benet , +tabot az at +tinke +tat , wat his name es .
(CMBENRUL,6.191)

+Te mare he hauis in pouste , +te mare hauis he at yelde .
(CMBENRUL,6.192)

Abot az at be wis ; (CMBENRUL,6.193)

greueus +ting es hym bi-taht : +Te sauls for to gete , And mony +ting
for to wite . (CMBENRUL,6.194)

Wid summe sal tu faire speke , and summe gete wid chastiment & haue
+tam under wand , and lere +taim ilkain eftir +tar maner wid resun .
(CMBENRUL,6.195)

+Tan +tar +te noht be calanged of +te cuuent +tat es undir +te , +tat
es giuin $+te at yeme . (CMBENRUL,6.196)

+Tur+g +te dute +tat +tai haue +te ioy of god , may +tai ler at serue
<P_7> him to will . (CMBENRUL,7.197)

For nan er+telike pouste az he at for-gete +te sauls +tat es bitaht him
at yeme . (CMBENRUL,7.198)

+Te tresur of god er +tai . (CMBENRUL,7.199)

Resun sal he yelde to god of +taim . (CMBENRUL,7.200)

Yef +tu be of litil uresun , be of riht trouz , (CMBENRUL,7.201)

and here what haly boke sais : (CMBENRUL,7.202)

" Primum querite regnum dei - (CMBENRUL,7.203)

First sal tu seke godis rengne and his rihtuisnes , (CMBENRUL,7.204)

+tan sall +ting multeplii +te . " (CMBENRUL,7.205)

He +tat made +tis salme sais : " wha sua liuis riht , +tai sal haue na
ned . (CMBENRUL,7.206)

Nichil de-esse - (CMBENRUL,7.207)

Na +ting sal faile +taim +tat wil luue god . " (CMBENRUL,7.208)

+Tabot az at under-stande of +te sauls he hauis at yeme , +tat he sall
yelde resun of +taim . (CMBENRUL,7.209)

Loke +te numbir of his cuuent : (CMBENRUL,7.210)

Als well az he to yeme +taim als his azen saul , yef he wil be sauf .
(CMBENRUL,7.211)

+Tan he for o+tir sal ancewer swa , (CMBENRUL,7.212)

full riht az he at ga , And mende him in dede . (CMBENRUL,7.213)

+Te mare he mendis his cuuent , Till mare ioy sall he be sent , til god
at take his mede . (CMBENRUL,7.214)

Lauerd , giue us sua at liue , +tat we may yelde +te resun for us-self
at +te day of dome . (CMBENRUL,7.215)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,7.216)

Qui uiuis & regnas . (CMBENRUL,7.217)

<heading>

III . (CMBENRUL,7.219)

DE ADSCIENDIS AD CONSILIUM SORORIBUS - QUOCIENS ALIQUA .
(CMBENRUL,7.220)

</heading>

Sain benet mustirs in +tis sentence Hu +tabes sal take hir cunsale .
(CMBENRUL,7.222)

Scho sall calle +te cuuent to-gidir and muster +taim +te nede , and
loke whilke sais best resun , and proue +tair wit sua .
(CMBENRUL,7.223)

+Tan ilkain hauis said +tair auis , +Tat es best , halde +tar-to .
(CMBENRUL,7.224)

Sua bidis haly writ , +tat alle be cald til cunsaile , yung and alde ,
in hali religiun ; (CMBENRUL,7.225)

For ofte sendis god resun til +te yunge +tat $a-no+tir ne can noht .
(CMBENRUL,7.226)

+Tat all consentis to sal nan gain-saie , bot halde it in obedience .
(CMBENRUL,7.227)

Als te decipill es at his maister cumandement , Als sal +tabes consent
til +taire cunsail +tat resun es . (CMBENRUL,7.228)

Alle sal folihe +te maister of +te reule , ba+te yung and alde .
(CMBENRUL,7.229)

+Tat nan folu +tair ahen wille , ne nan bere +taim sua heze , +tat tay
striue ogain +tair abes . (CMBENRUL,7.230)

Yef any sal take discipline , gruching sal sho make nane , bot halde
+te cumandement . (CMBENRUL,7.231)

<P_8>

+Te dedis of +tabbesse sal be in +te dute of god , (CMBENRUL,8.233)

for sho $sal be set til resun of all hir iugemens and of al hir dedis
bi-for god , +tat es rihtuis of iugement . (CMBENRUL,8.234)

+Tar es priue cunsale be at do , +te alde sal sho calle +tar-to ;
(CMBENRUL,8.235)

Als haly writ bidis : " Omnia fac cum consilio - (CMBENRUL,8.236)

Alle +ting do wid cunsale , (CMBENRUL,8.237)

and eftir +te dede sal +te noht mis-like . " (CMBENRUL,8.238)

Lauerd , we pray +te +tat we may suilke cunsal take , +tat we may do
+ti wille . (CMBENRUL,8.239)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,8.240)

<heading>

IV . (CMBENRUL,8.242)

QUE SUNT IN-STRUMENTA BONORUM OPERUM .- IN PRIUMIS DOMINUM .
(CMBENRUL,8.243)

</heading>

IN +tis sentence spekis sain benet , (CMBENRUL,8.245)

and mustirs til his cuuent what +taire god dedes ah at be .
(CMBENRUL,8.246)

First sal ye luue god wid al yure herte and wid al yure saul and wid al
yure uertu , And ti prome als ti-self ; (CMBENRUL,8.247)

sua ah ye at do . (CMBENRUL,8.248)

Man ah ye noht at sla ; na to licherie ga ; Na til +tifte ; Na cuuatus
; Ne bere fals witnes , bot onur alle men ; & do til na man bot als tu
walde man did to +te ; And leue +tin ahen wille , and foliz godis wil ;
and halde +te in chastite , and iuil langingis do away ;
(CMBENRUL,8.249)

luue fasting ; (CMBENRUL,8.250)

+te pouir help bi-for +te ga ; (CMBENRUL,8.251)

+tat ere nakid cla+te ; (CMBENRUL,8.252)

wisit +tat er seke ; (CMBENRUL,8.253)

+te dede winde (CMBENRUL,8.254)

and til eryd bringe ; (CMBENRUL,8.255)

Sahtil +tat ere wraze ; (CMBENRUL,8.256)

And uncu+te be wid +te dedis of +te werld ; (CMBENRUL,8.257)

luue god ouir alle +ting . (CMBENRUL,8.258)

when +tu es in ire , heuin +te noht ; (CMBENRUL,8.259)

+tar-of cumis ille ending . (CMBENRUL,8.260)

Halde na feluni in +ti harte ; (CMBENRUL,8.261)

Ne giue na fals pes ; (CMBENRUL,8.262)

Charite felle +tu noht ; (CMBENRUL,8.263)

Iuil for iuil sal tu noht do , Ne wrang to na man ; (CMBENRUL,8.264)

Til god uengance fallis it . (CMBENRUL,8.265)

Yef ani do yu wrang , ye sal take it in pacience , Als hali boke
cumandis . (CMBENRUL,8.266)

Ye sal luue yure enemis & striue noht ogain +tam , ne banne +tam noht ,
bot blisce +tam and suffir iugement . (CMBENRUL,8.267)

Ye ne sal noht be prude in herte ; Ne ete our-mikil ; ne drinc
ouir-mikil ; (CMBENRUL,8.268)

Mesurlike slepe ; (CMBENRUL,8.269)

Ne be noht slau , Ne gruchande ; (CMBENRUL,8.270)

In god al yure trouz , and ful of charite ; (CMBENRUL,8.271)

And yef ye finde ani gode in yu , till god sal +te louing be ,
(CMBENRUL,8.272)

and grace til him giue . (CMBENRUL,8.273)

ye sal dute <P_9> domis-day And te fir of helle ; And haue god trouz
til +te lif +tat lastes ay ; (CMBENRUL,9.274)

And ilke day +tat ye +tinke opon +te ded ; And haue bi-fore yu +tat god
in alle stedis may se ; (CMBENRUL,9.275)

wicke +tohtis do oway +tat to yu cume , (CMBENRUL,9.276)

and bide +taim ga forz , (CMBENRUL,9.277)

and quite yu wid scrift ; (CMBENRUL,9.278)

And gete yure mu+tes fra unait wordis ; (CMBENRUL,9.279)

haly lescun bli+telike here ; (CMBENRUL,9.280)

And clene uresun for to lere ; (CMBENRUL,9.281)

wid teris and wid sizing knau yure sinne , (CMBENRUL,9.282)

sua sal ye amende yu o-gain god ; (CMBENRUL,9.283)

leue +te wille of yure fles , (CMBENRUL,9.284)

sua sal ye yure sinnes les . (CMBENRUL,9.285)

+tat yure abes cumandis yu , sal ye do , (CMBENRUL,9.286)

and be not +tar-o-gain , Als ure lauerd bad his deciplis ;
(CMBENRUL,9.287)

his cumandement do noht oway ; (CMBENRUL,9.288)

luues chastite (CMBENRUL,9.289)

and kaste pride oway ; (CMBENRUL,9.290)

loke ye do sua . (CMBENRUL,9.291)

+te alde men sal ye onur , +te yunge luue in god ; (CMBENRUL,9.292)

And pray for yure enmis ; (CMBENRUL,9.293)

and for-giue +taim +taire fautes +tat mis-do ogain yu .
(CMBENRUL,9.294)

yef ye be wrad +tan +te sune rises make pes are it ga to rest .
(CMBENRUL,9.295)

+tat ye ne falle in na mis-hope , bot in godis trouz to liue .
(CMBENRUL,9.296)

+tis is +tentendement of haly kirke for to wirke godis wille ;
(CMBENRUL,9.297)

+tan sal it come be-for us at +te day of dome ; (CMBENRUL,9.298)

he giuis us ure mede . (CMBENRUL,9.299)

God giue us +tat ilke mede +tat he hizte til hise freendis , +tat nan
eye may se , ne erin here , ne herte forz telle , what god hauis graid
til +ta +tat luues him . (CMBENRUL,9.300)

$Luues haly kirke and yure cloister ; (CMBENRUL,9.301)

+tanne may ye do godis wille . (CMBENRUL,9.302)

$Lauerd , giue us sua +tir cumandemens at do , +tat we may cum to +ti
ioy ! (CMBENRUL,9.303)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,9.304)

<heading>

V . (CMBENRUL,9.306)

</heading>

IN +tis sentence spekis sain benet of obedience , what it is at saie .
(CMBENRUL,9.308)

$+Tat es te firste mekenes : wid-uten duelling til +tat man bidis yu do
. (CMBENRUL,9.309)

$Meke bi-houis yu be for +te luue of god , (CMBENRUL,9.310)

for he mekid him for yu . (CMBENRUL,9.311)

$Meke yu to godis seruise in hali kirke (CMBENRUL,9.312)

and do yure miht +tar-to , +tat ye may fle +te fir of helle and cum til
heuin-rike ; +tare es faire at be . (CMBENRUL,9.313)

$+Tat yure abes cumandes yu at do , +tat ye do it suiftlike ; als god
cumandis : (CMBENRUL,9.314)

" Ob auditu &c. - (CMBENRUL,9.315)

$+Turz +te wordis ye here o me , +tan ah ye at be meke " ;
(CMBENRUL,9.316)

als yure maistiresse leris yu , als it sais : " Qui uos audit -
(CMBENRUL,9.317)

<P_10>

wha sam heris yu , +tan heris me . " (CMBENRUL,10.319)

for +ti sal ye understande +taim : (CMBENRUL,10.320)

+tat of mekenes wil lere , +tai sal here +te cumandemens , and do als
man bidis +tam . (CMBENRUL,10.321)

ye sal leue yure ahen propir will , and do o+tir mens .
(CMBENRUL,10.322)

+toz ye be in labur , and yure maistires cumande yu at do a-no+tir
+ting , ye sal laie it dune , & do +tat scho bidis ; (CMBENRUL,10.323)

+tan er ye buxum under reule . (CMBENRUL,10.324)

ilkain sal take discipline at o+tir , als hir mastiresse +toz scho ware
, in +te dute of god . (CMBENRUL,10.325)

ye sal wne yu til strate gate , for +te luue of god ; (CMBENRUL,10.326)

Als ure lauerd sais : " Angustia &c. - (CMBENRUL,10.327)

Straite gatis toke I me for to giue yu a-saumpil at liue . "
(CMBENRUL,10.328)

ye ne sal noht liue in yure ahen wille , bot giue yu til mekenes .
(CMBENRUL,10.329)

ye sal do o+ter mens wille , yef ye wil cum to god . (CMBENRUL,10.330)

+Ta +tat wil liue in cuuent , +tai sal haue maistiresse ouir +tam for
to yeme +taim , +tat tay foliz +te wordis of god , (CMBENRUL,10.331)

als he sais : " Non veni &c. - (CMBENRUL,10.332)

I ne come not in-til er+te for to do mi wille , bot my fadirs +tat me
sent . " (CMBENRUL,10.333)

+tat es godis wille , +tat ye foliz yure ordir , and luue til yure
prome , and do with-uten gruching +tat yu es cumandid .
(CMBENRUL,10.334)

+te mekenes +turz god ye can , (CMBENRUL,10.335)

als he sais him-self : " Qui uos audit - (CMBENRUL,10.336)

+tat heris in yu , +tai here me . " (CMBENRUL,10.337)

For +ti bi-houis +te decipils do +te mekenes , als +tai haue tane to ;
(CMBENRUL,10.338)

+tat es godis wille . (CMBENRUL,10.339)

+toz +tu gruche , +te cumandement sal be haldin . (CMBENRUL,10.340)

And yef +tu gruches & dos +tat ilke +ting , god es noht paid +tar-of ;
(CMBENRUL,10.341)

for he ses ty herte , (CMBENRUL,10.342)

& for ty hauis +tou no mede of +tat +ting +tat tu dos gruchande ;
(CMBENRUL,10.343)

for +ti sal tu quite +te wid scrift ; (CMBENRUL,10.344)

ye , it bi-cimis yu . (CMBENRUL,10.345)

lauerd gif us sua meke at be , +tat we may halde ure ordir , and syne
cume til +te ioy +tat lastes ay . (CMBENRUL,10.346)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,10.347)

<heading>

VI . (CMBENRUL,10.349)

</heading>

Sain benet spekis in +tis sentence of silence , how +ge sal it halde .
(CMBENRUL,10.351)

he bidis +tat +ge do als +te prophete sais : (CMBENRUL,10.352)

" kepe +gour tunge , it $speke no sca+te , & +gour lippis fra iuil ,
(CMBENRUL,10.353)

& kepe +gow fro dedly synne . " (CMBENRUL,10.354)

for +ti sal +ge seldin speke , (CMBENRUL,10.355)

for +ge sal speke nan unat , ne vse yow noht +tar-to .
(CMBENRUL,10.356)

& in o+tir stede es writen : " Mors & uita &c. - (CMBENRUL,10.357)

In +te pointe of +te tunge es lif & ded . " (CMBENRUL,10.358)

loke whe+ter +ge wil take to . (CMBENRUL,10.359)

+te maistires aw at speke for to lere hyr dicipils wisdom .
(CMBENRUL,10.360)

+te decipils sal here +tar lesson & understand it . (CMBENRUL,10.361)

<P_11>

<heading>

VII . (CMBENRUL,11.364)

</heading>

Of mekenes spekis sain benet in +tis sentence , (CMBENRUL,11.366)

& sais with hali scripture : " Omnis qui se exaltat &c. -
(CMBENRUL,11.367)

+ta +tat heyes +tam , +tai sal be mekid ; (CMBENRUL,11.368)

& +tai +tat mekes +tam sal be heyed . " (CMBENRUL,11.369)

vre lord saide +tat it es pride in +taim +tat hyes +taim .
(CMBENRUL,11.370)

Til mekenes he bides yu se , & say als +te prophete saide , when he
spac til ure lauerd with mu+te : (CMBENRUL,11.371)

" Domine , non est &c. - (CMBENRUL,11.372)

lauerd , my hart es not heyid in me , ne min eyen . (CMBENRUL,11.373)

Mikil o me ne held I noht to praise me-self . (CMBENRUL,11.374)

yef I leuid at se to mekenes & heyid me , My lauerd munde do to my saul
als +te barne +tat is done fra his modir milke ouir-arlike . "
(CMBENRUL,11.375)

Mikyl walde he fle pride , +te prophete , als hali writ sais .
(CMBENRUL,11.376)

Yef ye wyl be hezid , lokes +tat ye be meke , (CMBENRUL,11.377)

And make yure stize to he heuin wid yure gode dedis , +tat iacob saz
slapande : (CMBENRUL,11.378)

he saz gode wid his angels cume dune and vp in +te stede +tare he lay .
(CMBENRUL,11.379)

yef ye wil se to mekenes , +tare sal ye be hezed , and gang vp wid +tat
stize . (CMBENRUL,11.380)

+tat bitakins , +tan +tai com dune , ye sal be lazed , yef ye be prude
; and tan +tai yede vp , +tat ye sal be hezed , yef ye to mekenes can
se . (CMBENRUL,11.381)

+Te stize betakins vre lif here . (CMBENRUL,11.382)

+te stize hauis tua tres , bitakins +te body and te saul , ay+tar at
helpe o+tir . (CMBENRUL,11.383)

+te stelis by-tuixe bitakins oure gude dedis , +tat sal bere vs vp to
god . (CMBENRUL,11.384)

+te tres betakins mekenes to goddis seruise and vnder discipline .
(CMBENRUL,11.385)

Lauerd , we prai +te for +ti misericorde +tat we mai sua yeme +tis reul
o mekenes , In +te felazscap of +tin angels +tat we may be .
(CMBENRUL,11.386)

amen . (CMBENRUL,11.387)

Qui viuis & regnas deus per omnia secula . (CMBENRUL,11.388)

Sain Benet sais +tat te dedis of mekenes ere ful suete ;
(CMBENRUL,11.389)

sua kennis he us ; (CMBENRUL,11.390)

And sais +tat ye sal haue firste +te dute of god , +tat ye liue sua ,
+tat ye be noght for-getil and fle evil dedis , And tat ye recorde wel
+te cumantemens of god . (CMBENRUL,11.391)

Loke +tat ye fle sinne , yef ye wile cume to +te ioy of heuin fra +te
pines of helle ; +tat yure wyl be euir at gete yu fra sca+te ; +tat ye
gete yu fra iuil +tohtes , yure tunges fra iuil speche , yure eyen ,
yure hend , yure fete fra vnait gate , fra iuil wylle ; And scere o-way
al +te langing of yure fleis . (CMBENRUL,11.392)

God ses al yure +toght and al yure dedis . (CMBENRUL,11.393)

<P_12>

+te angel +tat here yemis yu dos hym at wit all yure dedis ;
(CMBENRUL,12.395)

sua sais te prophete . (CMBENRUL,12.396)

Alle yure +tohtes may he se ; (CMBENRUL,12.397)

And whyder +tai wyl lede yu , resun sal ye yelde of +tam .
(CMBENRUL,12.398)

for +ti ah ye at gete yu fra iuil +tohtes , +tat ye may cume to +te ioy
of heuin . (CMBENRUL,12.399)

god gyf it us ! (CMBENRUL,12.400)

amen . (CMBENRUL,12.401)

Of propir wyl spekis sain benet ; (CMBENRUL,12.402)

and ye sall do it als god bidis in haly writ and sais :
(CMBENRUL,12.403)

" Et a voluntatibus - (CMBENRUL,12.404)

Turne yu fra yure wille (CMBENRUL,12.405)

and gete yu fra iuil ; (CMBENRUL,12.406)

+tan may ye liue in pais . " (CMBENRUL,12.407)

Of yure ahen wylle sall ye blinne , al +tat wil do yu sinne ;
(CMBENRUL,12.408)

Als it is wrytyn : " Sunt vie que - (CMBENRUL,12.409)

+te rihte gate , it es til +te lyf +tat lastes ay . " (CMBENRUL,12.410)

+ta gates sal ye fle +tat wicke men gas to hell by . (CMBENRUL,12.411)

for +ti ar +tai rotyn +tat folyzed wicke wylle ; (CMBENRUL,12.412)

hauid tay na bettir mede . (CMBENRUL,12.413)

sua sal yure antente be , +tat god may se al yure wylle ; Als te
prophete sais . (CMBENRUL,12.414)

He sais : " all his langing es by-fore god . " (CMBENRUL,12.415)

for +ti es gude +tat ye doe o-way yure wicke dedis & +tohtes ;
(CMBENRUL,12.416)

+te dede is set to chasti +taim . (CMBENRUL,12.417)

for witte ye wele +tat god may se ba+te iuil and gude ;
(CMBENRUL,12.418)

es noght hyd be-fore hym . (CMBENRUL,12.419)

God lokis ut of heuin in-tyl er+te tyll hise at visit +taim ,
(CMBENRUL,12.420)

and lokes yef man askys hym ohte . (CMBENRUL,12.421)

For +ti lokys +tat ye do wel , +tat yure angel may do yure nedis to god
of al +tat ye haue nede . (CMBENRUL,12.422)

And getes yu wel , yure fautes be noght musterd by-fore god .
(CMBENRUL,12.423)

Lauerd , +tu do vs sua at liue , +tat we may deliuir vs of al vre
fautes , And si+tin to ioy cume . (CMBENRUL,12.424)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,12.425)

+Te to+tir maner o mekenes is , sais sain benet , For to hate yure ahen
propir wyl , And fulfil noght yure langing , bot do godis wylle , and
his desire fulfille ; (CMBENRUL,12.426)

Als him-selfe sais : " Non veni &c. - (CMBENRUL,12.427)

I ne cume noght for to do my wille , bot my fadirs +tat me sent . "
(CMBENRUL,12.428)

And in odyr stede sais he : " Voluntas habet &c. - (CMBENRUL,12.429)

Wille he hauide paine at do , at haue +te curune +tat lastes ay , als
it was hys wille . " (CMBENRUL,12.430)

Lauerd , we pray +te +tat we may sua halde +tis mekenes , +tat we may
do +ti wille . (CMBENRUL,12.431)

amen . (CMBENRUL,12.432)

Of +te +tridde maner o mekenes spekys sain benet to +ta in his reul wyl
be , (CMBENRUL,12.433)

And bidis +tat ye sal be meke vnder yure abbes and do godis seruise ;
(CMBENRUL,12.434)

Als ta-postil saide of godis sune , +tat he was meke riht tyl +te ded .
(CMBENRUL,12.435)

God giue vs +tat we may sua be . (CMBENRUL,12.436)

amen . (CMBENRUL,12.437)

<P_13>

Of +te fer+te maner o mekenes spekys sain benet , hu ye sal meke yu of
+tingis +tat yu +tinc es igainis yu , +tat fallis to yure ordir .
(CMBENRUL,13.439)

yef man dos yu ani wrang , ye sal take it in pacience , and noht fle
+tar-fore , ne leue yure gode dede ; (CMBENRUL,13.440)

Als haly boke sais : " Qui perseuerauerit &c. - (CMBENRUL,13.441)

Wha sua wel wirkis til endyng , +tai sal be sauf of alle +ting " ;
(CMBENRUL,13.442)

Als +te prophete sais : " Confortetur &c. - (CMBENRUL,13.443)

ye sal haue cumfort in yure hertis of god . " (CMBENRUL,13.444)

For +ti sal ye be of pacience , for +te luue of god , of +ting +tat es
o-ganis yure fleis ; (CMBENRUL,13.445)

Als te prophete sais to god : " Lauerd , we ere ilke day , for +te luue
of +te , in +te dute of dede als te shep +tat ere driuin to ded ,
(CMBENRUL,13.446)

for we folih +te ; (CMBENRUL,13.447)

bli+telike we suffir it , (CMBENRUL,13.448)

for we sal haue mede of +te " ; (CMBENRUL,13.449)

Als haly writ sais : " Probasti nos &c. - (CMBENRUL,13.450)

Lauerd , +tu prouis vs here als te siluir +tat es brind ;
(CMBENRUL,13.451)

+tu did vs in +te lay and noy opon vre bak . " (CMBENRUL,13.452)

for we sulde lere vnder maistires hu we sulde liue ; (CMBENRUL,13.453)

Als te letter sais : " Inposuisti &c. - (CMBENRUL,13.454)

Ouir vs hauis +tu don men , " +ti wylle at fulfille . (CMBENRUL,13.455)

+Ta +tat ere vnbuxum , +tai sal be done to paine . (CMBENRUL,13.456)

Of +taim spekis sain paul , (CMBENRUL,13.457)

and sais +tat tay ere fals . (CMBENRUL,13.458)

+Tai caste +tair mantil (CMBENRUL,13.459)

and rennis a-mise . (CMBENRUL,13.460)

+tat bytakins , +tai sal liue here bot a while . (CMBENRUL,13.461)

Alle be blisced +tat weris taim . (CMBENRUL,13.462)

God giue vs sua meke at be , and sua his wille at do , +tat we his ioy
cum to . (CMBENRUL,13.463)

amen . (CMBENRUL,13.464)

Of +te fifte maner o mekenes spekis sain benet for to lere hys sistirs
hu +tai salle scriue +taim to +tair abbes , ba+te nunne and sistir .
(CMBENRUL,13.465)

Loke +tat ye be buxum and scriue yu of alle +te sinnis +tat ye haue don
; (CMBENRUL,13.466)

Als haly writ bidis yu : " Reuela domino &c. - (CMBENRUL,13.467)

Mustir til god al +ti gate , (CMBENRUL,13.468)

& he sal make it in pes . " (CMBENRUL,13.469)

And in odir stede sais he : " Confitemini &c. - (CMBENRUL,13.470)

Knaus to god al yure sinne , (CMBENRUL,13.471)

for he es of mercy and gude at al nede . " (CMBENRUL,13.472)

yet sais +te prophete : " Delictum meum &c. - (CMBENRUL,13.473)

Lauerd , I mustird +te myne dedis , (CMBENRUL,13.474)

I ne hid tam noht and alle my herte . " (CMBENRUL,13.475)

+tan ye do +tus , +tan sale yure sinnes be for-gyvin .
(CMBENRUL,13.476)

Lauerd giue vs grace sua for to muster vre dedis , +tat we may til his
ioy cum . (CMBENRUL,13.477)

amen . (CMBENRUL,13.478)

Sain Benet spekis of +te sexte de-grece of mekenes Til his sistirs ,
(CMBENRUL,13.479)

and sais +tat ilkain sal halde +taim-selfe lest of alle odir .
(CMBENRUL,13.480)

And al +tingis +tat man bidis yu do , +tat ye do it mekely , +tat
resunnabil es . (CMBENRUL,13.481)

+tu sal +tinke in +ti herte +tat tu es vndinge to gode dede ;
(CMBENRUL,13.482)

Als +te prophete saide : <P_14> " Ad nichilum &c. - (CMBENRUL,14.483)

Til na +ting es I made bot for to doe godis wylle . (CMBENRUL,14.484)

ic is like tyl a mere +tat beris +tat man lais on hir bak . "
(CMBENRUL,14.485)

In what dede sam ye be , loke +tat yure +toht and +gure herte $be to
god almihten . (CMBENRUL,14.486)

Lauerd , we praie +te , what sam we do , +tat we to +te be broht .
(CMBENRUL,14.487)

amen . (CMBENRUL,14.488)

Sain benet spekis yet til his sistirs of +te seuind degrece o mekenes ,
(CMBENRUL,14.489)

and bidis +tat ye sal meke yu ilka in-til o+tir , ba+te mare & lesse ,
And saie als te prophete saide : (CMBENRUL,14.490)

" Ego sum &c . (CMBENRUL,14.491)

Ic es wrmis and na man , And ut-castyng o men . (CMBENRUL,14.492)

First was ic hezed , and si+tin lazed +tur scrifte , and ouir-cumin . "
(CMBENRUL,14.493)

sua sal ye do , (CMBENRUL,14.494)

& tanne mai ye sai with +te prophete : " Bonum michi &c. -
(CMBENRUL,14.495)

Lauerd , god it es to me +tat +tu mekyd me to lere +tine cumandemens .
" (CMBENRUL,14.496)

God giue vs sua his cumandemens at lere , +tat we may cume til his
mekenes . (CMBENRUL,14.497)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,14.498)

Of +te ahtend maner o mekenes spekis sain benet til his cuuent ,
(CMBENRUL,14.499)

and bidis +tat ye sal do als te reul sais , And als it cumandis , And
meke vnder +tare maistres in alle +taire dedis . (CMBENRUL,14.500)

Lauerd , ye giue vs at halde +tis mekenes til +tending .
(CMBENRUL,14.501)

amen . (CMBENRUL,14.502)

Sain benet spekis til his cuuent of +te nihend degrece o mekenes ,
(CMBENRUL,14.503)

And biddis +tat ye ne sal noght vse yu tyl mekil speche .
(CMBENRUL,14.504)

for hali writ spekis +tare-of , (CMBENRUL,14.505)

and sais +tat naman may mikil speke , bot yef +tare be sinne i-mang ,
(CMBENRUL,14.506)

Na naman wil prayse +taim +tat es of mikil speche ; (CMBENRUL,14.507)

Ofte speke +tai wrang . (CMBENRUL,14.508)

Lauerd , +tu giue vs sua vre silence to yeme , +tat we may serue +te
to-queme , in yu+te and in elde . (CMBENRUL,14.509)

amen . (CMBENRUL,14.510)

Of +te tende maner o mekenes spekis sain benet til his cuuent ,
(CMBENRUL,14.511)

And bidis +tat ye ne sal noght be ouir-lazand ; (CMBENRUL,14.512)

and +tinkes what +te prophete sais : (CMBENRUL,14.513)

" Stultus in risu &c. - (CMBENRUL,14.514)

+te fool turnes hys +toght in-til lazter , (CMBENRUL,14.515)

and helpis noht . " (CMBENRUL,14.516)

Lauerd , we pray +te +tis resun be halden with vs , (CMBENRUL,14.517)

and send vs +ti wit . (CMBENRUL,14.518)

AMeN . (CMBENRUL,14.519)

Sain benet spekis yet til his cuuent Of +te ellofte maner of mekenes ,
(CMBENRUL,14.520)

And biddis +tat ye sal mekely speke when ye speke , & wid-vten lazter ,
and o fa wordis & stabil , and speke wiselike . (CMBENRUL,14.521)

+tan +tu sal speke to +ti felahe , <P_15> crie noght o-pon hir ,
(CMBENRUL,15.522)

bot faire aske +tin erand , als haly boke sais : (CMBENRUL,15.523)

" Sapiens verbis &c. - (CMBENRUL,15.524)

+te wyse man musters hym wid fa wordis & welle sitande . "
(CMBENRUL,15.525)

Lauerd , we pray +te Of +tis maner +tat we may be . (CMBENRUL,15.526)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,15.527)

Saint benet spekis in +tis sentence Of +te telfete maner o mekenes ,
(CMBENRUL,15.528)

And bidis +tat ye sal meke yure herte til alle men , ba+te-1 to mare &
les . (CMBENRUL,15.529)

In what labur sam ye be , +toz ye be in +te kirke , Ou+tir in +te garde
, Ou+tir in gate , Ou+tir in felde , ou+tir what labur sam ye do , +tat
ye haue yure heuidis enclind to +ter+te , And +teneke on yure synnys
for to mende +taim , And tat ye be als rad als ye saz +te iugiment of
god , And +tinke what +te puplicane saide , when he laide hym by-hinde
+te dore , Als te gospel telles : (CMBENRUL,15.530)

" Domine , non sum dignus &c. - (CMBENRUL,15.531)

Lauerd , I ne is noght digne at lifte mine ezin til heuin for mine
sinnes . " (CMBENRUL,15.532)

loke what +te prophete sais til oure lauerd in haly writ :
(CMBENRUL,15.533)

" Incuruatus sum &c. - (CMBENRUL,15.534)

Ic is lazed and mekid til alle +tat mine ezin se . " (CMBENRUL,15.535)

When ye haue fulfild +tis al , +tire mekenes , +tan sal ye cume til
perfite charite , til +te ioy +tat god hauis graid til mannis sunis .
(CMBENRUL,15.536)

Lauerd , graunt it vs , +tat we may sua +tir mekenes halde , +tat we to
+ti ioy may cume . (CMBENRUL,15.537)

amen . (CMBENRUL,15.538)

Qui viuis &c . (CMBENRUL,15.539)

<heading>

VIII . (CMBENRUL,15.541)

</heading>

IN +te tyme of wintir , +tat es fra +te Kalandis of nouembir til +te
paskys , als it is forlokyd wyd resun , +tanne sal ye ryse at +te
aztend time of +te nyght , +tat it be litil ouir midnyght ;
(CMBENRUL,15.543)

+tan es tyme at rise , als it is set , til godis seruise ; And si+tin ,
+te space eftir matins , til sauters and til haly lescuns at here .
(CMBENRUL,15.544)

+Tat es hele of +ta +tat ere in sekenes , +tat es at say in sinne .
(CMBENRUL,15.545)

And fra +te paskis til +te Kalandis of nouembir sal +te tyme be sua set
, +tat tare be lytil entirual , +tat ta +tat sal ga til laburs , +tat
tay may haue +te morning in +te begining of +te lyth to +tair labur .
(CMBENRUL,15.546)

<heading>

IX . (CMBENRUL,15.548)

</heading>

IN +te tyme of wintir , +tan sal +te first vers be at matins : " Deus ,
in adiutorium " ; And in +te to+ter tyme +tris +tis vers : " Domine ,
labia mea aperies " ; (CMBENRUL,15.550)

at +te <P_16> +tridde tyme aiont wid +te " gloria patri " ; and si+tin
after +te nihend-fer+te salme wid +te antefen ou+tir wid-vten ; and
sy+tin efter +te ymne ; And tare-eftyr sexe salmis wid +te antefens .
(CMBENRUL,16.551)

Wen +tai ere said and te verset , +tabbasse saie +te benecun ;
(CMBENRUL,16.552)

+tan sal alle site , And nym +tre lescuns , red o-pon +te lettrun ,
(CMBENRUL,16.553)

& bytuixe +te lescuns +tre respuns ; (CMBENRUL,16.554)

and eftir +te +tridde respun +te vers wid +te " gloria patri , "
standande alle for +te onur of +te haly trinite . (CMBENRUL,16.555)

+te boke of +te halizes sal be red , ba+te of +te newe lay & of +talde
testament , and te exposiciuns of +taim Of oure fore-fadirs +tat ware
in stabil trouz . (CMBENRUL,16.556)

Eftir +te +tre lescuns wid +te respuns , O+tir sexe salmis sungen wid
alleluia . (CMBENRUL,16.557)

And eftir salbe redde +te lescun of +ta-postils wid gude deuocion , and
te vers , and si+tin +te letanie " Kyrieleison . " (CMBENRUL,16.558)

And sua finise matins . (CMBENRUL,16.559)

<heading>

X . (CMBENRUL,16.561)

</heading>

FRa +te paskis til +te kalandis of nouembir sal be halden a quantite of
+te salmis , als is said bi-fore ; (CMBENRUL,16.563)

for +te nihtis er scorte als mikil , +tat te +tre lescunis be noght red
, bot an for +ta +tre of +talde testament , wid a scort respun ; Bot al
+te to+tir finist , als it sais by-fore , +tat na nyht be lesse saide
+tan tuelue salmis , vt-takyn +te +tridde and te nihende-fer+te salme .
(CMBENRUL,16.564)

<heading>

XI . (CMBENRUL,16.566)

</heading>

IN +te sunendais es for to ryse arliker , And halde yure mesur o waking
; +tat es +tat ye syng +te sexe salmis and te vers , als is ordainde
by-fore , sitande alle wid ordir , (CMBENRUL,16.568)

and foure lescuns red wid respuns , als es ordainde , and eftir +te "
gloria patri " ; (CMBENRUL,16.569)

+tan sal alle stande for +te reuerence ; (CMBENRUL,16.570)

And efter o+tir sexe salmis wid +te antefens , als by-fore , wid +te
werset ; (CMBENRUL,16.571)

And efter o+tir foure lescuns wid +te respuns , wid +tat ilke ordir
by-fore ; (CMBENRUL,16.572)

And tare-eftir +tre cantikils of +te prophetis , als te abes stablis ,
and songen wid " alleluia " ; si+tin +te verset , and te abes te
benicun ; (CMBENRUL,16.573)

And si+tin foure lescuns red of +te new lay wid +tat like ordir by-fore
. (CMBENRUL,16.574)

Efter +te fer+te Respun , +tabbes sal by-gynne +tis ymne : " Te deum
laudamus . " (CMBENRUL,16.575)

When it is finist , +tanne sal +tabbes by-ginne a lescun of +te gospel
wid honur and <P_17> wyd +te dute of god ; (CMBENRUL,17.576)

+tan sal alle stande . (CMBENRUL,17.577)

when it is red , +te o+tir sal say amen ; (CMBENRUL,17.578)

And tabbesse by-ginne : " Te decet laus " ; (CMBENRUL,17.579)

And giue +te benicun , (CMBENRUL,17.580)

and biginne matins . (CMBENRUL,17.581)

+Tis ordir sal be haldin euin-like opon +te sundais als wel in sumir
als in winter , bot if it sua be , +tat ye rise ouir-late ;
(CMBENRUL,17.582)

+tan may ye make lesse lescun ; (CMBENRUL,17.583)

bot loke +tat it be-time yu noht . (CMBENRUL,17.584)

Loke +tat it be endid wid al +tat fallis +tar-to . (CMBENRUL,17.585)

And yef it fallis yu ani time , On waim +te for-getilnes es on-long sal
man take amendis for +tat faute in +te kirke . (CMBENRUL,17.586)

<heading>

XII . (CMBENRUL,17.588)

</heading>

At matins on +te feste-dais , First sal ye saie sexe salmis wid-vten
antefens , And si+tin +te fyftyd salme wid " alleluia . "
(CMBENRUL,17.590)

wen +tai ar said , +te hundred seuintende and +te sextid +te secunde ,
si+tin +te benichune , and a leschun red of +ta apocalips wid gude
deuocion , & te respun , and te ymne ambrosine , and te uerset , and te
antefen of +te gospel , & te letanie , and sent forz .
(CMBENRUL,17.591)

<heading>

XIV . (CMBENRUL,17.593)

</heading>

IN +te haly dais al sal be als we haue bi-fore saide id on +te sundais
, Bot +tat te salmis and te antefens and te lescuns be saide als fallis
to +te day . (CMBENRUL,17.595)

Bot te vse bi-fore be haldin . (CMBENRUL,17.596)

<heading>

XV . (CMBENRUL,17.598)

</heading>

Fra +te paskis til +te witsundai salle " alleluia " be saide wid-vten
entirual als wel at te salmis als at te respuns . (CMBENRUL,17.600)

And fra +te witsunday til +te lentyn sal it ilke niht be saide wid +te
sexe last salmis of te nocturne . (CMBENRUL,17.601)

Ilke sunday wid-uten lentin sal +te cantikils be said wid " alleluia ,
" Matins , Prime , Vndrin , Midday , Noon ; Al be saide wid " alleluia
" ; Bot te respuns noht Bot fra paskis til +te witsunday .
(CMBENRUL,17.602)

<heading>

XVI . (CMBENRUL,17.604)

</heading>

Als te prophete sais : " Sepcies in die laudem dixi tibi -
(CMBENRUL,17.606)

Seuin si+te opo day saie I louing to +te . " (CMBENRUL,17.607)

Whilke haly seuin sy+te er +ta +tat sal be ful-fild wid vs o +tis maner
, yef we folih +te vris of god : (CMBENRUL,17.608)

Of Matins , Of prime , of Vndrin , Of Midday , Of noon , Of euensang ,
Of <P_18> cumplin . (CMBENRUL,18.609)

Of +tes times sais he : " seuin sy+te opo day saie I louing to +te . "
(CMBENRUL,18.610)

Til +ta +tat rysis o night and wakis Sais vre lauerd : " My frende , o
niht ras I for yu (CMBENRUL,18.611)

and wakid . " (CMBENRUL,18.612)

For +ti sal ye giue louing til hym , in +te iugiment of hys rihtvisnes
, at matins , at prime , at vndern , At midday , at noon , at euensang
, at cumplin ; And o nith ryse for to loue hym . (CMBENRUL,18.613)

<heading>

XVII . (CMBENRUL,18.615)

</heading>

Now haue we deuisid +te ordir of +te salmis on +te niht , at matins .
(CMBENRUL,18.617)

Loke we now tyl +te vris +tat folihis . (CMBENRUL,18.618)

At prime +tre salmis by +tam ane . (CMBENRUL,18.619)

+Te ymne of +tis ilke vre sal be saide efter +tis verse : " Deus in
adiutorium meum , " Are ye beginne te salme . (CMBENRUL,18.620)

when +te +tre salmis ere saide , a lescun sal be red , and si+tin +te
vers , And " Kyryeleison , " and finist +te hure . (CMBENRUL,18.621)

Vndern , Midday , Noon wid +tat ilke ordir be sungen , +tat is , wid
vers , wid ymnis +tat fallis to +taim , +tre salmis , and lescuns , and
vers , and " Kyryeleison " ; (CMBENRUL,18.622)

And sua finise +te vres . (CMBENRUL,18.623)

+Te salmis sal be sung wid antefens , yef +te cuuent be mikil ;
(CMBENRUL,18.624)

And yef +tai be fa , saie it plane forde . (CMBENRUL,18.625)

Bot euensang sal be saide wid foure salmes And te Antefens ,
(CMBENRUL,18.626)

And efter +te salmis A lescun , & si+tin +te respun , and si+tin +te
ymne and te verset , +te cantikyl of +te gospel , and te letanie , And
sy+tin +te " Pater noster . " (CMBENRUL,18.627)

O +tis maner sal +te vris be sent forde . (CMBENRUL,18.628)

Cumplin sal be saide wid +tre salmis wid-vten antefens , & si+tin +te
ymne +tat fallis +tar-to , A lescun , and te verset , & si+tin "
Kyryeleison , " and te benicun , and sent forde +te vris til god .
(CMBENRUL,18.629)

<heading>

XVIII . (CMBENRUL,18.631)

</heading>

Sain Benet cumandis +tat tis +ting be haldin , +tat yure " Pater noster
" be saide hezelike at matins and at euinsang , for +te sclandir +tat
hauis ben of religiun +tat cu+te not {TEXT:noht} +taire " pater noster
. " (CMBENRUL,18.633)

Ilkain ah at quite +tam of +tis vice . (CMBENRUL,18.634)

Alle ah at cune +tair " Pater noster " +tat in religiun wil be als god
cumandis . (CMBENRUL,18.635)

for ye sal vmbe-+tinke yu what resun fallis to +tis vers , when ye it
saie : (CMBENRUL,18.636)

" Et dimitte nobis debita nostra , sicut & nos dimittimus <P_19>
debitoribus nostris . " (CMBENRUL,19.637)

+Tan prai we +tus : " Lauerd , +tu for-giue vs ure sinnis , als we
for-giue +taim +taire fautes +tat hauis mis-don a-gain vs . "
(CMBENRUL,19.638)

When ye here +tis vers at matins , ye sal for-giue alle men +taire
trespas for +te loue o gode . (CMBENRUL,19.639)

And als-sua at euinsang sal +ge for-giue . (CMBENRUL,19.640)

for +ti wil sain benet +tat it be saide hezlike , (CMBENRUL,19.641)

for alle wrezis sal be for-giuin . (CMBENRUL,19.642)

Lauerd giue vs sua at liue , & sua at for-giue , +tat we may ga +te
riht gate til heuin . (CMBENRUL,19.643)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,19.644)

<heading>

XIX . (CMBENRUL,19.646)

</heading>

IN +tis sentence tellis sain benet hu ye sal do yure office , when ye
cume in-to +te kyrke . (CMBENRUL,19.648)

Ye sal true +tat god may se in alle stedis ba+te vyl & gude .
(CMBENRUL,19.649)

Ye az at say yure seruise als ye stode by-fore god , wyd als gude
deuocyon , And +tink wat te prophete saide : (CMBENRUL,19.650)

" Seruite domino &c. - (CMBENRUL,19.651)

Ye sal serue god wyd ahe , & here hym wyd dowte . " (CMBENRUL,19.652)

And in o+tir stede sais he : " Psallite - (CMBENRUL,19.653)

ye sal singe god wyslike " ; (CMBENRUL,19.654)

Als haly write sais : " In conspectu &c. - (CMBENRUL,19.655)

Lauerd , I sing to +te in +te siht of +tin angels to loue +te . "
(CMBENRUL,19.656)

loke ye do yure seruise als ye stode by-fore god almihti .
(CMBENRUL,19.657)

And lokis , when ye sing , +tat yure herte acorde wid yure voice ;
(CMBENRUL,19.658)

+tan sing ye riht . (CMBENRUL,19.659)

Lauerd , +tu giue vs sua vre seruise at do , to +te felazscap of angels
+tat we may cum . (CMBENRUL,19.660)

<heading>

XX . (CMBENRUL,19.662)

</heading>

Sain benet spekis in +tis sentence til hys cuuent , (CMBENRUL,19.664)

and kennys +tam how +tai sal make +tair prayer to god & wid what
reuerence . (CMBENRUL,19.665)

When ye wyl aske any +ting at a ryche man in erthtt , ye aske ful
mekelike yure erande . (CMBENRUL,19.666)

wyd mekil mare deuociun ahte ye +tanne at pray to god , of whaim +tat
al +gude cumis . (CMBENRUL,19.667)

yure antente sal be +tat ye ne sal noght be herde for yure many wordis
; bot scort vrisun , and wyd deuocion , and wyd terys of herte ;
(CMBENRUL,19.668)

for +ti sal yure vrisun be breue & clene , (CMBENRUL,19.669)

Bot yef it sua bi-tide , +tat any falle in mis-trouz ; +tan sal scho
pray gerne to god . (CMBENRUL,19.670)

Bot te cuuent vrisun sal be breue , +tat ere in stedfast trouz .
(CMBENRUL,19.671)

Lauuerd , we prai +te +tat we may suilke vrisun make , +tat it be to
+ti wil . (CMBENRUL,19.672)

AmeN . (CMBENRUL,19.673)

<P_20>

<heading>

XXI . (CMBENRUL,20.676)

</heading>

IN +tis sentence spekys sain Benet of +ta +tat sal be in officis ,
(CMBENRUL,20.678)

and bidis , yef +te cuuent be mikil , +tat tay sal be chossin +tat sal
+te offficis yeme , (CMBENRUL,20.679)

And by-kenne it taim +tat best can serue god & te cuuent ;
(CMBENRUL,20.680)

als tabbesse cumandis taim sal +tai do . (CMBENRUL,20.681)

+Tabbes ah at set nan +tar-to bot +tat scho is sikir offe , +toz +tai
be noht +te ordenest , bot +tat tay be off clene life and leel .
(CMBENRUL,20.682)

Yef any waxe prude in hir office , man sal byd hyr amend hyr Ane tyme ,
and a-no+tir tyme , And +te +tirdde tyme . (CMBENRUL,20.683)

Yef +tai wil noht amende sua , man sal do +tam ut of +tair bayly , And
do a-no+tir in hir stede , +tat man ses es dingne . (CMBENRUL,20.684)

Sain benet cumandis , yef priuresse be prudde , +tat man sal do sua wid
hir . (CMBENRUL,20.685)

Lauerd , +tu giue vs sua vre office at do and resun at yelde , +tat we
may cume til ioy +tat lastes ay . (CMBENRUL,20.686)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,20.687)

<heading>

XXII . (CMBENRUL,20.689)

</heading>

Sain Benet spekys here , (CMBENRUL,20.691)

and kennis yu hu ye sal slape ilkain in bedde by +tam ane , al wid
ordir , als tabbesse lokys taym . (CMBENRUL,20.692)

Yef yt sua may be , alle sal lie in a hus , +tat ilkain wite of o+tir .
(CMBENRUL,20.693)

Yef +te hus be ouyr-litel , summe sal lie in a-no+tir huse , ten ou+tir
tuenty . (CMBENRUL,20.694)

Bot te eldest be wyd +tam for to yeme +taim . (CMBENRUL,20.695)

& +tat ye haue liht al +te nyht brinnande . (CMBENRUL,20.696)

Ye sal lie clad and beltyd . (CMBENRUL,20.697)

Knyvys sal ye haue nane by yure bed , nou+tir gret ne smal .
(CMBENRUL,20.698)

When +te bel ringis , +tat ye be redy , and ilkain help o+tir , and ga
in-to +te kyrke til godys seruise . (CMBENRUL,20.699)

+Te nouice beddis sal be +tat nane +taire may nehe o+tir ;
(CMBENRUL,20.700)

By-tuix +talde +tai sal lie . (CMBENRUL,20.701)

Man sal wakin +taim faire til godis seruise . (CMBENRUL,20.702)

Lauerd giue vs sua for to lie and sua for to rise , +tat we may haue
+te ioy +tat lastes ay . (CMBENRUL,20.703)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,20.704)

<heading>

XXIII . (CMBENRUL,20.706)

</heading>

In +tis sentence leris sain Benet hys cuuent hu +taire fautes sal be
amendid . (CMBENRUL,20.708)

Yef any be of grete herte and wyl noht be buxum , ou+tir prud , ou+tir
ani greuching make aigain haly religuin , ou+tir +te cumandement hauis
in despit , +ta +tat ere of suilke dedis , Priuelike man sal amoneste ,
+tat tay amende +taim . (CMBENRUL,20.709)

yef +tay wyl noht <P_21> amende sua , +tai sal be broht by-fore +te
cuuent and tare amende hir faute . (CMBENRUL,21.710)

Yef sho wyl not yet amende , sho sal be cursyd . (CMBENRUL,21.711)

yef sho be a fole & ful of iuil , and mas na force of +te cursing , sho
sal be berid ful wel , and do hir a-mende it sua . (CMBENRUL,21.712)

Lauerde schilde vs fra +tat cursing ; (CMBENRUL,21.713)

and yef ani +tar-inne be , god for his grace bringe +tam vte .
(CMBENRUL,21.714)

AmeN . (CMBENRUL,21.715)

<heading>

XXIV . (CMBENRUL,21.717)

</heading>

In +tis sentence mustirs sain Benet Hu man sal do wid +taim +tat es in
sentence , (CMBENRUL,21.719)

and bidis +tat man sal do +taim efter +taire faute es .
(CMBENRUL,21.720)

Yef +te faute be litil , +tai sal make +te cuuent at wite and a-ioingne
hir +tar-eftir . (CMBENRUL,21.721)

Wylys sho is in sentence , sho ne sal noht be in cuuent , til it be
mendid , In kirke ne salme beginne ne antefin , lescun nan rede .
(CMBENRUL,21.722)

sho sal $ete when alle hauis etin . (CMBENRUL,21.723)

Yef +tai ete at midday , sho salle ete at noon ; (CMBENRUL,21.724)

yef +tai ete at noon , sho sal ete at euin , als te ordir sais , til
sho haue amendid hir faute . (CMBENRUL,21.725)

Lauerd giue vs sua vre scrifte at do , +tat we may hys rengne cum to .
(CMBENRUL,21.726)

<heading>

XXV . (CMBENRUL,21.728)

</heading>

Sain Benet spekys in +tis sentence til +ta +tat ere fallen in greuer
faute , Hu +tai sal amende . (CMBENRUL,21.730)

+Tai ne sal noht cum in +te kirke , na in fraitur , Bot yef +tabbesse
cumande hir . (CMBENRUL,21.731)

Nan sal comun wid hir , Bot an +tat es set til hir . (CMBENRUL,21.732)

Wid greting sal sho do , and wyd reu+te off herte , +te penance +tat es
laid on hir ; (CMBENRUL,21.733)

sua salle hir fautes be mendid . (CMBENRUL,21.734)

for sain paul sais +tat +tai +tat dos wicke dedis , +tat tay giue
+tam-selffe til +te deuil , (CMBENRUL,21.735)

for +ti ah +tai at be chastid , +tat te saule ga noht til helle .
(CMBENRUL,21.736)

And ta +tat ere in cursing , ah at dreze +taire penance wid reu+te of
herte and be sari of +tair dede , +tat te deuil haue na pouste ouir
+taim . (CMBENRUL,21.737)

sho sal ete al-ane suilke als tabes cumandis hir ; (CMBENRUL,21.738)

nan sal blisse hir mete . (CMBENRUL,21.739)

Lauerd for his grace , silde vs fra suilke paine . (CMBENRUL,21.740)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,21.741)

<heading>

XXVI . (CMBENRUL,21.743)

</heading>

Sain benet sais in +tis sentence : yef any sistir ou+tir bro+tir of
+tordir be sua hardi at comun wid hir , wid-vten cumandement of +tabbes
, wid speche , ou+tir ani <P_22> erand sendis til hir , $suilke
sentence sal sho haue . (CMBENRUL,22.745)

Lauerd for his grace , gete vs fra +tat $setence and fra alle o+tir .
(CMBENRUL,22.746)

<heading>

XXVII . (CMBENRUL,22.748)

</heading>

In al maner , sais sain benet , sal +tabbesse ta yeme of +ta +tat
mis-dose ; (CMBENRUL,22.750)

for +te hale hauis na mister of miri , (CMBENRUL,22.751)

Bot te seke hauis mister . (CMBENRUL,22.752)

For +ti sal sho do als te wyse miri dos , +tat wyl hele +te seke .
(CMBENRUL,22.753)

Priuelike sal sho sende an ordane nunne til hir +tat es in sentence at
comfor+t hir , and for to turne hir wylle til amendement and til
mekenes , and for to moneste hir +tat sho haue reu+te in herte of hir
misdedis and rigt trouz ; (CMBENRUL,22.754)

Als sain paul +tapostil sais : " Mikil charite mustirs he . "
(CMBENRUL,22.755)

al ah at prai for hym . (CMBENRUL,22.756)

On alle maner sal +tabbes entirmete hir Al maner of sentence at muster
til hir sep , +tat nan be tint . (CMBENRUL,22.757)

for wyte sho wel sho hauis vnder-tan +te saules at gede , And noht at
striue o-gain +taim . (CMBENRUL,22.758)

Bot sho sal haue dute of +tat vre lauerd saide wyd +te prophete til +te
hirdis of haly kirke : " Quod crassum videbatis &c . (CMBENRUL,22.759)

+Tat fat ere , sal ye ta ; +tat ere febyl , let ga . "
(CMBENRUL,22.760)

+Tis is at vnder-stande , +tat so ne sal noht entirmete hir sua mikil
of +ta +tat ere strang and hale als of +ta +tat ere febyl and seke .
(CMBENRUL,22.761)

O +tis maner sal +tabbesse folize +te saumpyl of Iesu , +te gude herde
, +tat lefte in +te munte ane wane of a hundrez sep , and yede at seke
+tis ane +tat was want . (CMBENRUL,22.762)

When he hauid funden it , sa fain he was ; (CMBENRUL,22.763)

he toke it on his haly schuldirs (CMBENRUL,22.764)

and broht it til +to+tir . (CMBENRUL,22.765)

+Tis is at vnderstande +tat he lefte in heuin +te felascap of angels
and com in-til er+te at laite +te man +tat was tint ; (CMBENRUL,22.766)

sua mekyl pyte hauid he of hym , +tat he +turz his haly grace by-com
man & bar manes kinde til +te felazscap of angels til paradis ,
where-in Adam fel for hys synne . (CMBENRUL,22.767)

Lauerd , for +ti merci giue vs grace sua at wirke , +tat we til +tat
felazscap may cume . (CMBENRUL,22.768)

<heading>

XXVIII . (CMBENRUL,22.770)

</heading>

Sain benet sais : yef any be tane ofte in faute , and sho be cursid ,
and wyl noht yet amende , wyd smerte beting sal sho be chastyd .
(CMBENRUL,22.772)

Yef sho wyl noht o <P_23> +tis maner a-mende , bot wid pride defende
hir dede , +tan sal +tabbes do als te sleze miri : (CMBENRUL,23.773)

wen sho hauis laid hir plaisters and hir vinemens wid faire wordis and
te medicinis of haly writ , and cursid hyr , & berid , And may noht
helpe do hir best , +tabbes & al +te cuuent sal pray for hir to god ,
+tat he make hyr hale . (CMBENRUL,23.774)

Yef sho may noht be hale of +tat maner , sho sal be done oute of +tair
felahscap ; (CMBENRUL,23.775)

Als te apostil sais : " Auferte malum &c . (CMBENRUL,23.776)

Do a-way +te wycke fra yu . " (CMBENRUL,23.777)

And in o+tir stede sais he : " Infidelis &c . (CMBENRUL,23.778)

yef so be vnleel , do hyr A-way . " (CMBENRUL,23.779)

for a wicke shep may spille al +te flok . (CMBENRUL,23.780)

Lauerd , yef it be +ti wille , +tu gete vs fra +tis sentence .
(CMBENRUL,23.781)

<heading>

XXIX . (CMBENRUL,23.783)

</heading>

In +tis sentence sais sain Benet +tat wha sam es +turz +taire dedis don
out of +te kirke and wil cum i-gain , At te begining sal sho haite
a-mendement of hir faute warfore sho was don ut ; (CMBENRUL,23.785)

+tanne sal so be racaiuid , And don at te laste ende for to loke hir
mekenes . (CMBENRUL,23.786)

Yef sho gas ut a-no+tir tyme , +tris sal sho be recaiuid sua ;
(CMBENRUL,23.787)

bot si+tin wite sho wel es tare na cuming a-gain . (CMBENRUL,23.788)

Lauerd for his grace defend vs fra +tis vice . (CMBENRUL,23.789)

<heading>

XXX . (CMBENRUL,23.791)

</heading>

+Tis sais sain benet , +tat ta +tat ere of elde and vnderstandis , +tai
sal haue +taire mesur ; (CMBENRUL,23.793)

& for +ti +te barnis +tat ere yunge , +tat vnderstandis noht what paine
fallis til cursing , when +tai misdo , wid fasting ou+tir wid smerte
beriing sal +tai be chastid ; (CMBENRUL,23.794)

+tar-+turz sal +tai be helid . (CMBENRUL,23.795)

Lauerd , for yure pite ye gete vs fra sinne , ba+te yunge & alde .
(CMBENRUL,23.796)

<heading>

XXXI . (CMBENRUL,23.798)

</heading>

In +tis sentence sais sain benet +tat te celeresse sal be chosin of +te
cuuent , +tat sho be meke , and sobur , and noht of mekil mete , ne
prude , ne noius , ne wrangdoande , ne latte , ne wastande , Bod god
dutande ; (CMBENRUL,23.800)

Of al +tis sal ye ta yeme . (CMBENRUL,23.801)

Wid-vten +te cumandement of +tabbes sal sho na +ting do .
(CMBENRUL,23.802)

+Tat sho cumandis hir sal sho do , (CMBENRUL,23.803)

<P_24>

bot sho sal $noht noy hir sistirs . (CMBENRUL,24.805)

Par auenture yef ani man askis hir ohte +tat es a-gain resun , sho sal
noht for +tis haue +tam in despit , ne mis-ancewer +tam , Bot mekelike
saie naie of +taire ful asking . (CMBENRUL,24.806)

Ouir al +ting sal sho gete hir saul & +tincke what ta apostil sais :
(CMBENRUL,24.807)

" Qui bene &c . (CMBENRUL,24.808)

wha sua seruis wel , mede by-fore god sal he haue . " (CMBENRUL,24.809)

Of +te seke , and of +te barnis , And of gestys , and of +te pouir sal
sho take yeme eftir hir miht . (CMBENRUL,24.810)

For wite ye wel +tat sho sal yelde resun o domes-day of alle hir dedis
. (CMBENRUL,24.811)

+Te vassels +tat fallis til hir mester sal sho yeme als onestelike als
te vassels +tat ere halized obute +tauter . (CMBENRUL,24.812)

for-getil ah sho noht to be , Ne ouir-mikil haue Ne ouir-mikil waste of
+tat fallis to +te huse , Bot alle +tingis do wid mesur , als tabbes
cumandis hir . (CMBENRUL,24.813)

Ouir +tat sho be buxum . (CMBENRUL,24.814)

And when sho hauis noht at giue , +tat sho anscewer +taim faire , als
hali writ bidis : (CMBENRUL,24.815)

" Sermo bonus &c . (CMBENRUL,24.816)

God speche es better +tan grete gifte " ; (CMBENRUL,24.817)

And do +tat tabbes cumandis hir ; (CMBENRUL,24.818)

and tat sho defendis do noht . (CMBENRUL,24.819)

Sho sal grai+te +te cuuent mete wid-vten greuching and wid-vten
duelling , +tat tay be noht sclaundird ; And +tincke what vre lauerd
sais in +te gospel of +taim +tat sclandirs any of his barnis :
(CMBENRUL,24.820)

" him ware wel bettir , " he sais , " +tat a milnestane ware a-bute his
hals in +te deppest of +te se . " (CMBENRUL,24.821)

Yef +te cuuent be mikil , +te celeresse sal haue a felaze at helpe hir
, +tat sho wid gode wil may do hir labur +tat es bitaht hir , +tat sho
may do in time +tat sho ah for to do , +tat nan be $wrethid ne noid in
godis hus . (CMBENRUL,24.822)

Lauerd , for +ti merci giue hir sua hir office at do , +tat so may haue
+tanc o god and of +te cuuent . (CMBENRUL,24.823)

<heading>

XXXII . (CMBENRUL,24.825)

</heading>

In +tis sentence cumandis sain Benet +tat tabbesse sal ta yeme of alle
+ting +tat fallis til +te hus , (CMBENRUL,24.827)

and of vstilement and o+tir +tingis sal sho puruaie of lif and ded +tat
so be sikir , and cumande til ilkain +tat sho ses ned at do .
(CMBENRUL,24.828)

Sho sal haue +tam enbreuid , alle +tingis +tat fallis til +te hus , for
to wite what sho recauis and what sho giuis , when sho sal remue +tat
ere in officis . (CMBENRUL,24.829)

yef ani haue ille <P_25> wroht wid +te +ting +tat was bitaht +taim at
yeme , sho sal be apreuid ; (CMBENRUL,25.830)

yef sho wil noht mend , +te iugiment sal sho suffir . (CMBENRUL,25.831)

Lauerd , for +ti merci giue vs wel at yeme +tis sentence And alle +te
o+tir . (CMBENRUL,25.832)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,25.833)

<heading>

XXXIII . (CMBENRUL,25.835)

</heading>

Of propirte spekis sain Benet , (CMBENRUL,25.837)

and sais +tat of alle o+tir vices sal man fle +tis , +tat nan be sua
hardy , +tat tay o-way do ne giue na +ting wid-vten leue of +abbesse ,
ne +tat nan haue in propirte , boke ne tabils , ne nan o+tir +ting ;
(CMBENRUL,25.838)

for nan may haue +tair ahen body at hys wylle ne at tair pouste .
(CMBENRUL,25.839)

+tai sal haue alle +tingis at tabbes +tat tay haue nede of .
(CMBENRUL,25.840)

+tai sal haue na +ting bot +tat tabesse deliuirs taim .
(CMBENRUL,25.841)

+Tat ane hauis sal be comun til alle ; (CMBENRUL,25.842)

Als haly boke cumandis : nan sal calle +tat tay haue +tair azen .
(CMBENRUL,25.843)

Yef it be an +tat delitis tam in +tis vice , And wil not do it , Man
sal saie til hir an time , and a-no+tir time , and te +tridde .
(CMBENRUL,25.844)

Yef so wil noht amende sua , Man sal do hir amende on o+tir maner .
(CMBENRUL,25.845)

Lauerd , for +ti pite defende vs fra +tis vice . (CMBENRUL,25.846)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,25.847)

<heading>

XXXIV . (CMBENRUL,25.849)

</heading>

In +tis sentence cumandis sain Benet +tat tabbes sal do als ta-postils
did at te begining of cristiante : (CMBENRUL,25.851)

+tai departid +tair +ting til +ta +tat hauid nede . (CMBENRUL,25.852)

" +tai departid , " als hali writ sais , " til ilkain , als tay hauid
ned . " (CMBENRUL,25.853)

sua salle +tabbes do . (CMBENRUL,25.854)

sho salle noht loke what man he es and of what kinredin , Bot te
sekenes of ilkain , and do +tam efter +tat tay haue ned .
(CMBENRUL,25.855)

til god sal sho yelde grace , and noht be sari off hir giffte +tat so
hauis giuin til +ta +tat hauis mare nede +tan sho . (CMBENRUL,25.856)

Tyl +te nedful sal sho meke hir for in ire sekenes , And noht bere hir
heze for +te helpe +tat god hauis lent hir ; (CMBENRUL,25.857)

And o +tis maner sal al liue in pais . (CMBENRUL,25.858)

Ouir al +ting sal +tai loke +te wicke +tat ere imangis +taim ;
(CMBENRUL,25.859)

and yef +tare be ani funden , wid smerte beriing sal +tai be amendid .
(CMBENRUL,25.860)

Lauerd , for +ti merci giue vs miht at fle al iuils . (CMBENRUL,25.861)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,25.862)

<heading>

XXXV . (CMBENRUL,25.864)

</heading>

In +tis sentence bidis sain Benet +tat ye sal serue sua , +tat nan be
quit off +te seruise of +te kichin , Bot yef +tai be acumbird wid
sekenes ou+tir wid odir laburs ; (CMBENRUL,25.866)

for <P_26> man sal haue grete mede for +tat seruise . (CMBENRUL,26.867)

Til +ta +tat ere febil sal ye finde helpe and cumfor+t , +tat tay ne
serue noht wid ouir-mikil noye . (CMBENRUL,26.868)

Al sal haue comfort eftir +tat +te cuuent is mikil , and efter +tai ere
in ese to serue . (CMBENRUL,26.869)

Yef +te cuuent be mikil , +te celeresse sal be quit of +te seruise of
+te kichin , And ta +tat ere aumbird wid laburs . (CMBENRUL,26.870)

+Tis o+tir sal serue al wid luue . (CMBENRUL,26.871)

+Ta +tat ere out of +taire wuke sal opo +te setirday ma +te maunde ,
and waisse +te tuailis +tat tay sal wipe +taire hend opon and taire
fete . (CMBENRUL,26.872)

+Ta +tat ga ut of +te wuke , and te to+tir +tat cumis in , sal waisse
+te o+tir fete at te maunde . (CMBENRUL,26.873)

+te vassels +tat tay serue wid , sal +tai ta yeme to , & yelde +tame
til +te celeresse clene and hale ; (CMBENRUL,26.874)

and sho sal loke what sho yeldis & what sho recaiuis .
(CMBENRUL,26.875)

+Ta +tat serue o +te kichin sal miste bi-fore +te mikil mete bred ,
butter , +tat tay may serue wid-vten gruching and wid-vten noy .
(CMBENRUL,26.876)

And so +tat gas vt of +te wuke , and so +tat cumis in , sal recaiue +te
benichun at morne at matins . (CMBENRUL,26.877)

Sho +tat gas ut sal say +tis vres +tris , by-for +tauter , and al +te
cuuent eftir : " Benedictus es . " (CMBENRUL,26.878)

+tan so hase rechaiuid +te benichun , +tan sal +te to+tir , +tat sal
serue eftir hir , cume by-fore +tauter and saie +tis vers +tris , and
alle +te cuuent eftir : " Deus , in adiutorium " ; And si+tin rechaiue
+te benichun , +tat god giue hir grace at serue +taim to pay .
(CMBENRUL,26.879)

Lauerd , for +ti grace giue vs sua at serue , +tat we may $haue vre
mede of +te . (CMBENRUL,26.880)

<heading>

XXXVI . (CMBENRUL,26.882)

</heading>

Of +te seke spekis sain benet in +tis sentence , (CMBENRUL,26.884)

And cumandis ouir al +ting +tat man sal ta yeme of +taim , +tat tay be
serued als it ware god him-selfe . (CMBENRUL,26.885)

For he sal say on domis-day : " I was seke , (CMBENRUL,26.886)

ye visit ; (CMBENRUL,26.887)

+tat ye did til an of myne , ye did it me . " (CMBENRUL,26.888)

Bot tay sal recaiue in +te onur of god +te seruise +tat man dos tam ;
(CMBENRUL,26.889)

+tai ne sal noht +turz +tair surfait noy +taire sistirs +tat seruis tam
. (CMBENRUL,26.890)

Bot yef it sua be , +tat taire iuil be sua mikil , man sal suffir +taim
+te mare and be of pacience , (CMBENRUL,26.891)

for of +taim sal man haue grete mede of god . (CMBENRUL,26.892)

+Tabbesse tal ta yeme of +te seke +tat tay haue na defaute .
(CMBENRUL,26.893)

A hus sal +tai haue bi +tam ane . (CMBENRUL,26.894)

And +tat so +tat sal serue +tam dute gode , (CMBENRUL,26.895)

and do hir miht for to <P_27> serue +tam wel and wid luue .
(CMBENRUL,27.896)

+Tai sal haue at ete alle timis +tat tay haue mister of ;
(CMBENRUL,27.897)

bot til +te hale , +tat mai wel ete , and til +te yunge sal man giue
latter . (CMBENRUL,27.898)

+Te seke +tat ere febil sal man giue fleis at ete at couir +tam wid-al
. (CMBENRUL,27.899)

+Tabbes sal do hir antente to +te seke , +tat tay haue na defaute for
+te forgetilnes of +te celeeresse and of +te fermerier ;
(CMBENRUL,27.900)

For sho sal a-mende al at tay misdo . (CMBENRUL,27.901)

Lauerd , for +ti merci gete vs fra alle iuils of body & sal .
(CMBENRUL,27.902)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,27.903)

<heading>

XXXVII . (CMBENRUL,27.905)

</heading>

Of +te alde & +te barnis spekis sain benet in +tis sentence ,
(CMBENRUL,27.907)

And sais +tat taire elde prais +tat man sal giue +tam charite , als te
reule es set to +taire mete ; (CMBENRUL,27.908)

bot mikil pite birs man haue , +tat tay sal ete ar +te o+tir .
(CMBENRUL,27.909)

<heading>

XXXVIII . (CMBENRUL,27.911)

</heading>

In +tis sentence cumandis sain benet +tat te lescun sal noht faile at
mete . (CMBENRUL,27.913)

O +tis maner sal +tis be stabilist , +tat nan ta +te boke at rede bot
sho +tat sal rede al +te wuke ; (CMBENRUL,27.914)

sho sal beginne o-po +te sunday . (CMBENRUL,27.915)

sho sal cum by-fore +tauter o +te sunday efter +te messe and say +tis
verse , and al +te cuuent eftir : " Domine , labia mea aperies , " And
recaiue +te benediccion , +tat gete hir fra pride . (CMBENRUL,27.916)

+Tai sal halde silence at te borde , +tat na uoice be herde bot of hir
+tat redis . (CMBENRUL,27.917)

+Ta +tat serue sal ta yeme til +tam +tat etes , +tat tay haue na
defaute of +tat tay sal haue , wharfore +tai make na noise .
(CMBENRUL,27.918)

Yef wil aske ani +ting , sho salle make sinis and noght speke .
(CMBENRUL,27.919)

Nane sal speke of na demande in +te lescun , whar-of noise may rise .
(CMBENRUL,27.920)

Bot tabbesse , yef sho wille , sho may breuelike , a sentence for to
amende . (CMBENRUL,27.921)

sho +tat sal rede sal miste ay litil , be-fore sho rede , +tat sho ne
be not ouir-mikil engreuid . (CMBENRUL,27.922)

Ye sal ordain nane for to rede bot +tat can do +te ofice , +tat may pai
al +tat it heris . (CMBENRUL,27.923)

Lauerd , for his grace , he giue vs sua for to rede and singe , +tat we
may pai hym and al +tat vs heris . (CMBENRUL,27.924)

<heading>

XXXIX . (CMBENRUL,27.926)

</heading>

Of +te mesur of +te mete spekis sain benet in +tis sentence ,
(CMBENRUL,27.928)

And sais +tat it es inoh , twane maner of <P_28> potage al +te wuke in
+te tweluemonez , what tyme sam ye ete , at midday ou+tir at none ,
+tat tay +tat may noght ete of +te tane , lat +taim ete of +te to+tir .
(CMBENRUL,28.929)

+tir tua mese sal +tai ilke day haue . (CMBENRUL,28.930)

Yef +tai haue whar-of , +te +tridde may +tai haue of frute ou+tir of
o+tirkin felazscap . (CMBENRUL,28.931)

A lafe of brede mesurde es inoh o day ba+te at none and at euyn .
(CMBENRUL,28.932)

Yef +tai sal supe , +te celeres sal take +te +tridde parti of +te lafe
& laie it by-fore +tam at te super . (CMBENRUL,28.933)

Yef tabbes ses +tai haue mikil trauaile , yef sho wil , scho may mende
+tam ; (CMBENRUL,28.934)

Bot gete +tar be nane owtrage , +tat nane be costiue , ne nane o+tir
wil , +turz sufait o mete . (CMBENRUL,28.935)

for na +ting es als mikil igain cristen men als gluterie ;
(CMBENRUL,28.936)

sua sais vre lord : " Videte &c . (CMBENRUL,28.937)

Loke yure hertis be noght noyd +turz gluterie o mete ne drinke . "
(CMBENRUL,28.938)

Til barnis sal man noht giue sua mikil als til +talde for to gete mesur
ouir al . (CMBENRUL,28.939)

Of +te beste +tat beirs foure fete sal nane ete bot ta +tat ere seke
and febil . (CMBENRUL,28.940)

Lauerd , for +ti merci giue vs sua mesur-like at ete , +tat we alle
wils o bodi & saul mai fle . (CMBENRUL,28.941)

<heading>

XL . (CMBENRUL,28.943)

</heading>

In +tis sentence spekis sain Benet Of +te mesur o drink ,
(CMBENRUL,28.945)

and sais +tat ilke man hauis propir gifte o god in al maner ;
(CMBENRUL,28.946)

And for +ti stabelis sain Benet with mikil doute +te mesur of o+tir
mens liflade . (CMBENRUL,28.947)

Na-for-+ti , for +te febilnes of +ta +tat may noht for-bere , hauis he
for-lokid til ilkain a mesur of wyne of +te day , Ou+tir suilke als
tabbesse may furde ; (CMBENRUL,28.948)

+te mesur es callid eminan ; (CMBENRUL,28.949)

+tai ne mai noht haue bot mesurlike anis +tar-of . (CMBENRUL,28.950)

+Ta +tat may be of abstinens , mede of god sal +tai haue .
(CMBENRUL,28.951)

Yef +tam by-houid mare ou+tir for trauaile ou+tir for hete , In +te
forloking of +tabbesse sal it be . (CMBENRUL,28.952)

Bot sho sal loke +tat +tai ne be not ouir-ful ne drunkin .
(CMBENRUL,28.953)

We rede +tat wyne , ne na drinke +tat wil make man drunkin , ne feris
noht til men of religuin . (CMBENRUL,28.954)

for +ti +tat te tyme is sua +tat ye ne mai noht al for-bere , for +ti
consentis sain Benet +tat ye drinke ay litil , bot noht sua mikil +tat
ye be ful ; (CMBENRUL,28.955)

for ouir-mikil drinke dose man ofte do folie . (CMBENRUL,28.956)

Yef it be ani +tat dar noht drinke hir mesur , +tai sal grace god and
gruche noht . (CMBENRUL,28.957)

Ouir alle +tinges loke ye <P_29> ne be noht gruchande of na +ting .
(CMBENRUL,29.958)

Lauerd , for +ti pite gete vs fra gruching and fra ouir-mikil drinke ,
sua +tat we mai haue +ti grace . (CMBENRUL,29.959)

<heading>

XLI . (CMBENRUL,29.961)

</heading>

In +tis sentence sais sain Benet +tat ye sal ete twise of +te day ilke
day fra +te haly paskis til +te witsunday ; (CMBENRUL,29.963)

and si+tin til +te hali rodis dai in semtembir , Al +te wukis in +te
summir , sal ye faste ilke wuke tua dais , +te wedenisdai and te fryday
, (CMBENRUL,29.964)

bot yef ye haue mikil trauaile , ou+tir feeste-day , ou+tir it be mikil
hete ; +tan relesses sain Benet yu +te fasting of +ta tua dais , Als
tabbesse forlokis . (CMBENRUL,29.965)

sua sal sho ordain and a-tempir al hir +tingis , +tat +te saulis of hir
disciplis mai sauf be ; And at tay do wid-vtyn gruching +tat tay sal do
. (CMBENRUL,29.966)

Fra +te haly rodes day til +te lentyn sal ye fast ilk day , bot if it
be for heze feste . (CMBENRUL,29.967)

Fra +te beginning of lentyn til +te paskis sal ye ete eftir euensang ,
bot it sal be sua , +tat yu ne +tarf na candil , bot al be don by day
alle tyme , ba+te when ye faste and when ye ete tuis .
(CMBENRUL,29.968)

sua sal +te time be sett . (CMBENRUL,29.969)

lauerd , for +ti grace giue vs sua at be of discreciun ba+te of fastyng
and of mete , +tat we mai be sauf . (CMBENRUL,29.970)

<heading>

XLII . (CMBENRUL,29.972)

</heading>

Of silence eftir cumplin spekis sain Benet in +tis sentence ,
(CMBENRUL,29.974)

and bidis +tat ye sal do yu payne at halde silence eftir cumplin .
(CMBENRUL,29.975)

yef +te cuuent etis tuise , Als tite as tay rise fra +te supere , +tan
sal +tai site wid ordir in +te cloistir . (CMBENRUL,29.976)

when colaciun ringis , +tan salle alle asembil in +te chapitir .
(CMBENRUL,29.977)

and sal rede +te lescun of +te halizis , ou+tir of haly writ , forto
comfor+t +taim +tat it heris . (CMBENRUL,29.978)

In +tat tyme sal ye noht rede +te boke of +te kingis ,
(CMBENRUL,29.979)

for nan vnait sal be herde +tat tyme for +ta +tat ere of febil +toht ;
(CMBENRUL,29.980)

In o+tir tyme mai it be red . (CMBENRUL,29.981)

yef it be fasting day , +tai sal haue gode entirual , (CMBENRUL,29.982)

And when colaciun ringis , Alle +tat +te belle heris ga til colaciun ;
And si+tin eftir at cumplin ; (CMBENRUL,29.983)

si+tin be nan sua hardy to speke . (CMBENRUL,29.984)

yef ani es tan wid-al , +tat hauis brokin silence eftir cumplin ,
smerte correccion salle man take of hir . (CMBENRUL,29.985)

yef gestis cume , and tabbesse cumandis at <P_30> speke , +tat tare be
nane vtrage . (CMBENRUL,30.986)

Lauerd , for +ti merci giue vs miht at halde +tis sentence als sain
Benet cumandis . (CMBENRUL,30.987)

<heading>

XLIV . (CMBENRUL,30.989)

</heading>

In +tis sentence spekis sain Benet of +ta +tat cumis late til +tair
seruise o god and til +te borde . (CMBENRUL,30.991)

Als tite als te belle es herde , ilkain sal leue +te werke +tat es in
+taire hende , and rinne hastelike til +te ure of god , +tat na man may
telle foly to +tam . (CMBENRUL,30.992)

For na +ting sal man leue +te seruise o god . (CMBENRUL,30.993)

+ta +tat cumis noht at te begining of matins byfore +te " gloria patri
" of +te " Venite , " sal noht ga intil +taire stalle ,
(CMBENRUL,30.994)

bot sho sal go til +te grece byfore +te autir , +tat tabbes mai se and
al +te cuuent ; (CMBENRUL,30.995)

+taire sal sho be til +tabbes giue hir leue at gange intil hir stalle .
(CMBENRUL,30.996)

And for +ti wil sain Benet +tat ta +tat cume late ga til +te grece ,
+tat tay haue shame of +tair faute and sua salle be amendid .
(CMBENRUL,30.997)

for suilke mai it be +tat duellis , +tat +tai wil slape , Ou+tir +tinke
vnait , whan +tat +te deuil mai finde achesun in +tam ;
(CMBENRUL,30.998)

for +ti shal sho ga to +te grece for to amende hir faute , +tat sho
amende hir si+tin forward . (CMBENRUL,30.999)

At te huris alssua , yef sho ne cumis noht byfore +te " gloria patri "
of +te first salme , sho sal ga to +te grece and cum noht in hir stalle
, are +tabes cummande hir ; (CMBENRUL,30.1000)

Bot sho sal haue nane o+tir penance for +tat faute . (CMBENRUL,30.1001)

At te verse byffore +te mete sal alle be asembild at te borde ;
(CMBENRUL,30.1002)

sho +tat is noht tarat , for hir neccligence man sal say ane tyme , and
ano+tir tyme . (CMBENRUL,30.1003)

Yef sho wylle noht amende , sho ne sal noht ete wyd +te cuuent , bot by
hir ane , and +tarne hyr part of +te drinke , suilke als te o+tir haue
, til sho haue amendid hir faute . (CMBENRUL,30.1004)

Alssuilke sal sho haue +tat es fra +te vers eftir +te mete ;
(CMBENRUL,30.1005)

for +ti es it forlokid , +tat ta +tat er noht at te vers sal ga til +te
grece bifore +te dese at say hir verse and aske leue at ete ;
(CMBENRUL,30.1006)

si+tin mai sho ga at ete in hir ordir . (CMBENRUL,30.1007)

Nan sal ete ne drink bot at te tyme +tat o+tir ete , bot yef it be wyd
leue . (CMBENRUL,30.1008)

Yef +tabbesse offirs ani +ting til ani of hir sisturs and sho refuse it
, when sho walde haue it , man salle noght giue it hir , Til sho haue
amendid hir faute . (CMBENRUL,30.1009)

Lauerd , for +ti grace giue vs sua at yeme +tis sentence and al +te
o+tir , +tat we til +te ioy of paradise mai cume . (CMBENRUL,30.1010)

AmeN . (CMBENRUL,30.1011)

<P_31>

<heading>

XLIV . (CMBENRUL,31.1014)

</heading>

In +tis sentence kennis sain Benet vs what amendement +tai sal do +tat
es in cursing , +tat es don owte of +te kirke for greue faute and owte
of +te fraitur . (CMBENRUL,31.1016)

At ilke owre , when +te belle ringis , sal sho lie by-fore +te kirke
dore til alle +te cuuent be cumen in , And si+tin rise vp and obied
wid-vten +te kirke dore to +te vre be sungen . (CMBENRUL,31.1017)

When +te cuuent cumes forz owte of +te kirke , sho sal lie dun agayne
by-fore +te dore til +tai be passid . (CMBENRUL,31.1018)

+tus sal sho do ilke day til +tabbesse bidde hir leue .
(CMBENRUL,31.1019)

When sho sal be asoilid , sho sal cume in-til +te chapitir and take hir
veine by-fore +tabbesse and crie hir merci . (CMBENRUL,31.1020)

When +tabes asoiles hir , sho sal falle til hir fete , & by-twixe tua
and tua o knees , and take hir veine . (CMBENRUL,31.1021)

+Tan salle sho site +tar +tabbes cumandis hir , bot noht in hir ordir ;
(CMBENRUL,31.1022)

bot sho ne salle noht by-ginne in kirke antefin ne Respun , ne rede
lescun , Bot yef +tabbes cumande hir . (CMBENRUL,31.1023)

Eftir " Benedicamus " at ilke vre sal sho take hir veine on knes ,
whare sum sho standes in +te quer . (CMBENRUL,31.1024)

+tis sal sho do ay til +tabbes cumande hir at leue of +tat penance .
(CMBENRUL,31.1025)

In +te kirke sal sho amende o +tis maner : (CMBENRUL,31.1026)

At ilke vre , when +tai say " Kirieleison , " sal sho take hir veine
by-fore +te auter at te grece , & ligge +tare til +te " Benedicamus "
be saide . (CMBENRUL,31.1027)

sua sal sho do til +tabbes asoile hir , And recaiue +te benecun .
(CMBENRUL,31.1028)

Lauerd , for +ti pite giue vs sua at mende vre fautis , +tat we may
haue +te benicun . (CMBENRUL,31.1029)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,31.1030)

<heading>

XLV . (CMBENRUL,31.1032)

</heading>

Sain benet cumandis in +tis sentence +tat ta +tat faile in +te kirke at
te minning of +te salmes , Ou+tir of +te Respuns , Ou+tir Antefens ,
Ou+tir lescuns , At te er+te sal sho take hir veine by-fore +tam al .
(CMBENRUL,31.1034)

yef sho wil noht do it , Greuer correccion sal man take of hir ,
(CMBENRUL,31.1035)

for sho walde noht with mekenes amende hir faute . (CMBENRUL,31.1036)

+Te barnis sal man chasty wid wande for suik mis-dede .
(CMBENRUL,31.1037)

Lauerd , yef it be +ti wil , giue vs welle at halde +tis sentence .
(CMBENRUL,31.1038)

<heading>

XLVI . (CMBENRUL,31.1040)

</heading>

Sain Benet sais : +ta +tat ere in laburs , In kichin ou+tir in calgard
, in gard ou+tir wid-vten in ani labur , and sho trespasse , Tinis
+tingis o+tir brekis , yef sho mis-do , <P_32> o +tis maner sal sho
amende : (CMBENRUL,32.1042)

sho sal cum in-til +te chapitir bi-fore alle +te cuuent and take al hir
veine , And knaw hir faute wid hir azen wille . (CMBENRUL,32.1043)

Yef sho hydes it , and a-no+tir sais hir owte , Greuer correccion sal
man take of hir +tan sho hauid mustird it wid hir azen wille .
(CMBENRUL,32.1044)

Yef it be priue sinne +tat wille a-noy +te saul , sho sal ga priuelike
til +tabbesse and schriue hir , Ou+tir til a preste +tat kan hele hir
of hir sinne . (CMBENRUL,32.1045)

Lauerd for his grace giue vs sua at schriue vs , and sua at mend vre
sinne , +tat we til his rengne mai ga . (CMBENRUL,32.1046)

<heading>

XLVII . (CMBENRUL,32.1048)

</heading>

Sain Benet cumandis in +tis sentence +tat +tabbes sal take gude yeme
+tat +te vris of godis seruise be finist right ba+te day and niht .
(CMBENRUL,32.1050)

Ou+tir sho hir-selfe sal finise +tam , Ou+tir set a nunn in hir stede
+tat wil ententiuelike do +te office o god . (CMBENRUL,32.1051)

+Te salmes and te antefens sal +tai biginne eftir hir wid ordir .
(CMBENRUL,32.1052)

Nane sal be don til +tat offfice bot +tat may singe and rede welle ,
+tat alle +tat heris be edefied +ter-of . (CMBENRUL,32.1053)

sho +tat +tabbes cumandis +tis office , wid mekenes sal sho do it , And
stabelike wid-vten pride , And wid +te dowte of god .
(CMBENRUL,32.1054)

Lauerd , for +ti merci giue vs sua for to singe and rede , +tat we mai
do +ti wille . (CMBENRUL,32.1055)

<heading>

XLVIII . (CMBENRUL,32.1057)

</heading>

Of +te trauaile spekis sain Benet in +tis sentence , (CMBENRUL,32.1059)

and sais +tat vnait sete es il to +te saule . (CMBENRUL,32.1060)

For +ti sall ye trauaile times , And in +te times at lescuns , als it
es ordaind . (CMBENRUL,32.1061)

Fra +te paskis til +te Mihelmesse , when matins es done til heze vndirn
sal ye wirke , ilke day when time es , +tat es nede to do .
(CMBENRUL,32.1062)

Fra vndirn to midday at lescuns . (CMBENRUL,32.1063)

Eftir midday , when +tai haue etin , sal ye reste in yure bedde alle
wid silence . (CMBENRUL,32.1064)

Yef any wille +tat tyme loke lescun , loke +tat sho rede sua , +tat sho
ne noy noht +te o+tir . (CMBENRUL,32.1065)

Noon sal be rungen by tyme , And si+tin wirke til euensang .
(CMBENRUL,32.1066)

Yef +tai haue mikil at do , corn at gadir and o+tir laburs at do , +tai
salle noht gruche for +ti ; (CMBENRUL,32.1067)

for +tan liue ye riht , yef ye liue wid +te labur or yure hende , Als
haly men did bi-fore yu , & ta-postils ; (CMBENRUL,32.1068)

bot mesurlike sal ye wirke for +ta +tat ere febil . (CMBENRUL,32.1069)

<P_33>

Fra +te feeste of +te Mih+tel til +te lentin , when prime is sungen til
vndern salle ye studie in lescuns . (CMBENRUL,33.1071)

When noon ringis , ilkain sal lay downe +tat es in +taire hende , and
ga til +te kirke ; And erftir mete til lescuns ou+tir salmes .
(CMBENRUL,33.1072)

In lentin , fra prime til heze vndern sal ye entende yure lescun , And
sy+tin wirke til noon . (CMBENRUL,33.1073)

At te bigining of lentyn sal be broght in-til +te chapitur alle +te
bokis , (CMBENRUL,33.1074)

and ilkain take +taris (CMBENRUL,33.1075)

and rede it ouir . (CMBENRUL,33.1076)

+Tabbesse sal loke a simpil nunne ou+tir tua for to ga imangis taim
atte timis +tat tay sal saie for to loke +tat nane site vnait , And for
to loke wilke attendis mare til vnait +tan til hir lescun .
(CMBENRUL,33.1077)

+Ta +tat ere funden suilke , for +ti +tat tay do iuil til +tam-selfe
and til o+tir als-sua , +tai sal be warnid ane tyme , and a-no+tir time
. (CMBENRUL,33.1078)

Yef sho wil noht a-mende , Man sal take suilke amendis of hir , +tat te
o+tir be warnid +turz hir . (CMBENRUL,33.1079)

At te timis +tat es set efter euensang til lescuns , +ta +tat ere
acumbird wid laburs sal noht studie on +te sundais , ne on +te o+tir
feste-dais , Bot to+tir alle at lescuns . (CMBENRUL,33.1080)

Yef it be ani +tat mai noht studie ne rede , O+tir labur sal +tai do ,
+tat tay ne sitte noht al dom . (CMBENRUL,33.1081)

+Ta +tat ere noht in ese , man sal giue +taim sum +ting at do , +tat
tay ne sitte noht vnait , Ne +tat tay ne be noght ouir-mikil greuid wid
trauaile ; (CMBENRUL,33.1082)

+tabbes sal loke +taire sekenes . (CMBENRUL,33.1083)

Lauerd for his pite giue vs sua to wirk , and sua vre lescuns at
vnderstande , +tat we at te ende til heuin be broght .
(CMBENRUL,33.1084)

Amen . (CMBENRUL,33.1085)

<heading>

XLIX . (CMBENRUL,33.1087)

</heading>

In +tis sentence kennis vs sain Benet how we sal gete +te tyme of
lentin . (CMBENRUL,33.1089)

Alle timis off +te yer , he sais , sulde we wid rihte halde +te liflade
o lentin , (CMBENRUL,33.1090)

bot faa it es +tat te vertu mai haue . (CMBENRUL,33.1091)

And for+tir cumandis he +tat we sal in lentin gete vre lif in alle
+ting , +tat we mai amende vre fautes of o+tir times in +te dais of
lentin . (CMBENRUL,33.1092)

+Tan may ye sauflike liue , yef ye gete yu fra alle ille vices , And
yef we do vre entente til vresun wid teris And til lescuns wid reu+te
of herte and wid abstinens . (CMBENRUL,33.1093)

In +ta dais sal we here sum+ting of godis seruise mare +tan we do an
no+tir tyme , (CMBENRUL,33.1094)

<P_34>

And priue vresuns , and o mare mesur of mete and drinke .
(CMBENRUL,34.1096)

Ilkain salle , wid +taire ahen gude wille , Offir sum +ting to god mare
+tan +tai es cumandid , wid +te ioy of +te haly sprite ; +tat es , ye
draze yu mare fra mete and drinke , & fra slepe , and fra speche , And
fra gabbingis , +tat ye mai haly paskis o-byde wid ioy of spiritel
langing . (CMBENRUL,34.1097)

bot ilkain salle mustir til +tabbesse what ye wille offir to god , wid
yure azen wil , of vresuns ; (CMBENRUL,34.1098)

for yef ye ne do it wid leue of yure spiritel fadir , ye ne sal haue na
mede +tar-offe , bot turne yu to vanite . (CMBENRUL,34.1099)

For +ti sal ye do als tabbesse cumandis yu at do . (CMBENRUL,34.1100)

Lauerd for +ti merci giue vs sua +tis haly lentyn at yeme , +tat we mai
wid ioy of +te hali spirit hali paskis obide . (CMBENRUL,34.1101)

<heading>

L . (CMBENRUL,34.1103)

</heading>

In +tis sentence cumandis sain Benet +tat te sistirs +tat ere in labur
fer fra +te kirke , and mai noht cume in time til +taire vris , +tabbes
sal cumaaunde +taim o +tis maner , +tat whare sam +tai wirke , +tat tay
do godis seruise And taire veinis in +te dute o god .
(CMBENRUL,34.1105)

And als-sua +ta +tat aier by +te gate , +tai ne sal noht leue +te vris
+tat ere stablist , bot sua als tay mai , sai +taim And yelde god his
seruise . (CMBENRUL,34.1106)

He giue vs for his grace , +tat we mai helde +te seruise +tat we ah til
hym . (CMBENRUL,34.1107)

<heading>

LI . (CMBENRUL,34.1109)

</heading>

Sain Benet spekis of +ta +tat ere sent owte ani erand and sal cum
o-gain +tat ilke day , +tat tay ne be noht sua hardy at ete owte , +toz
man pray +taim , Bot yef +tabbes giue +taim leue ; (CMBENRUL,34.1111)

yef +tai do , +tai sal be cursid . (CMBENRUL,34.1112)

Lauerd for +ti , yef it be his wille , kepe vs fra cursing .
(CMBENRUL,34.1113)

<heading>

LII . (CMBENRUL,34.1115)

</heading>

In +tis sentence cumandis sain benet +tat +te ortorie be nane o+tir
+ting +tan it es cald . (CMBENRUL,34.1117)

Of na +ting sal it serue bot for to aure , man to god , inne .
(CMBENRUL,34.1118)

When +te vris of god es done , +tanne sal alle ga for+t and make
reuerence to god . (CMBENRUL,34.1119)

Yef any wille dwelle for to make priue vrisun , sho ne sal make noise
for to sturbe +te o+tir , Bot simpelike gange in and make hir vresun
wid teris and wid reu+te of herte , And noht wid heze voice .
(CMBENRUL,34.1120)

+Ta +tat wil noht do , +tai ne sal noht dwelle eftir in +te kirke for
to noy +te o+tir . (CMBENRUL,34.1121)

<P_35>

Lauerd for his pite giue vs sua for to cuntaine vs in +te kirke , +tat
nane be desturbid for vs . (CMBENRUL,35.1123)

<heading>

LIII. (CMBENRUL,35.1125)

</heading>

In +tis sentence cumandis sain Benet +tat te gestis +tat cumis to yu be
als faire kald als it ware god hym-selfe . (CMBENRUL,35.1127)

for he salle say at te day of dome : " Hospes fui &c .
(CMBENRUL,35.1128)

I was geste , (CMBENRUL,35.1129)

and ye recaiuid me . " (CMBENRUL,35.1130)

Alle sal man comunlike recaiue , And men of religuin and pilgrims .
(CMBENRUL,35.1131)

Als tit als te gestis cume , +te priuresse ou+tir a-no+tir nunne sal
gange againis tam wid luue & charite . (CMBENRUL,35.1132)

Yef it be sistir , first sal +tai anure to-gidir and si+tin kis ;
(CMBENRUL,35.1133)

bot bi-fore +te vre sal +tai noht basse for +tenticement of +te deuil .
(CMBENRUL,35.1134)

Allekin mekenes sal man muster til +te gestis . (CMBENRUL,35.1135)

Ilkain , when +tai ga and when +tai cume , sal alure to-gidir ou+tir
wid +te heuidis ou+tir wid al +te bodi , (CMBENRUL,35.1136)

and Iesu crist sal aure +tam . (CMBENRUL,35.1137)

When +tai ere rechaiuid and aurid , +tabbesse sal sitte wid +taim ,
ou+tir a-no+tir nunne , wilke sam sho cumandis , +tat can speke wid
+taim o godis lay for to comfort +taim and speke of man-hed .
(CMBENRUL,35.1138)

+Te fasting sal +tabbesse breke for +te gestis sake , yef sho will ,
Bot yef +te fasting be for hez feste , +tat sho ne may nan gate breke ;
(CMBENRUL,35.1139)

bot to+tir sal foliz +te reule o fasting . (CMBENRUL,35.1140)

+tabbesse sal giue +te gestis water til +taire hende , And waisse
+taire feet , And alle +te cuuent wid hir . (CMBENRUL,35.1141)

And si+tin sal +tai sai verse : " Suscepimus , deus &c .
(CMBENRUL,35.1142)

Lauerd , we haue recaiuid +ti merci I-middis ti tempil . "
(CMBENRUL,35.1143)

And ay ta yeme of +te pouir and of +te pilegrimis , for +tai er kald
godis men , And to +te rike als-sua ba+te for aze & for honur .
(CMBENRUL,35.1144)

+tabbesse kychin and of hir gestis sal be bi it ane , +tat te gestis
+tat cume noy noht te cuuent . (CMBENRUL,35.1145)

In +tat kichin sal tua sistirs serue , +tat tay may do +te office +tat
apendis +tar-to . (CMBENRUL,35.1146)

Yef +tai haue mikil at do , man sal finde +tam helpe ; And when +tai
haue lesse at do , ga til o+tir laburs , whare sua man cumandis +tam .
(CMBENRUL,35.1147)

+Te howse to +te gestis sal man biteche a sistir at yeme +tat dowtis
god ; (CMBENRUL,35.1148)

sho sal puruay +tat tare be beddis inne ; (CMBENRUL,35.1149)

sua sal godis howse be ordaind . (CMBENRUL,35.1150)

Wid +te gestis salle nane speke bot +tai +tat hauis leue .
(CMBENRUL,35.1151)

Yef ani sistir metis +tam , mekelike sal <P_36> sho aske +tair benicun
and si+tin passe forz , yef sho hauis na leue for to speke wid +tam .
(CMBENRUL,36.1152)

Lauerd for his grace giue vs sua for to herberz his gestis , +tat we
may herber wid him in +te ioy of heuin . (CMBENRUL,36.1153)

AmeN . (CMBENRUL,36.1154)

<heading>

LIV . (CMBENRUL,36.1156)

</heading>

In +tis sentence cumandis sain Benet +tat nane be sua hardy at recaiue
lettirs ne erand +tat cumis fra +tair frendis , ne fra nane o+tir man ,
ne noht recaiue giftis bot +turz +te leue of +tabbesse .
(CMBENRUL,36.1158)

Yef hir be sente ani +ting fra hir frende , sho sal noht recaiue it ,
ar sho haue leue & musterd it +tabbesse . (CMBENRUL,36.1159)

Yef sho giuis hir leue at recaiue it , In +tabbes pouste salle it be at
giue whare hir +tinke . (CMBENRUL,36.1160)

Bot wrez hir noht +tat te +ting es sent to ; (CMBENRUL,36.1161)

And yef +tabbesse giuis it til a-no+tir , loke +tat sho ne wrez hir
noht +tat te +ting es sent to , wharefore +te deuil finde a-chesun in
hir ; (CMBENRUL,36.1162)

yef sho dos , +te reul of discipline sal sho fele . (CMBENRUL,36.1163)

Lauerd giue vs sua at yeme +tis sentence and al o+tir , +tat te deuil
finde nan achesun in vs . (CMBENRUL,36.1164)

<heading>

LV . (CMBENRUL,36.1166)

</heading>

Of +tair cla+ting spekis sain Benet in +tis sentence ,
(CMBENRUL,36.1168)

and sais +tat man sal clazing til ilkain eftir +tat tay ere , and eftir
+te temprance es of +te cuntre . (CMBENRUL,36.1169)

In caald cuntre es nede of warmer hend . (CMBENRUL,36.1170)

+Tis sal be forlokid +turz +tabbes . (CMBENRUL,36.1171)

Of +te culur of +te clad , na of +te mikilnes , sal nane speke , bot
take suilke als man may finde in +te cuntre and of liht chepe bie .
(CMBENRUL,36.1172)

+Tabbesse sal loke +tat tay be riht mesurd . (CMBENRUL,36.1173)

When +tai ta +te newe , +tan salle +tai yelde +talde for to giue to +te
pure . (CMBENRUL,36.1174)

Tuinne paire cla+tis sal ilkain haue for to scifte and for to waisse ;
(CMBENRUL,36.1175)

yef +tai haue mare , it sal be scorn . (CMBENRUL,36.1176)

+Tair beddis sal +tabbes ofte ripe , +tat tay ne haue na propirte .
(CMBENRUL,36.1177)

Yef sho findis ani +ting wid-vten hir leue , wid greue discipline sal
it be amendid ; (CMBENRUL,36.1178)

And for +ti +tat it es vice of propirte , sal it be scorn als +tifte .
(CMBENRUL,36.1179)

+Tabbes sal giue til ilk-ain als tay haue nede . (CMBENRUL,36.1180)

+Tabbes sal ta yeme of +tis sentence of +te dedis of +te apostils ,
+tat sho depart til ilkain als tay haue mister . (CMBENRUL,36.1181)

Sua sal +tabbes ta yeme of +te <P_37> sekenes of +te nedful , And noht
to +te wikke wille of +tenuius . (CMBENRUL,37.1182)

In alle hir iugement sal sho unbe-+tinke hir what mede sho sal haue at
god . (CMBENRUL,37.1183)

Lauerd giue vs sua at do , +tat we may haue owre mede of hym .
(CMBENRUL,37.1184)

AmeN . (CMBENRUL,37.1185)

<heading>

LVI . (CMBENRUL,37.1187)

</heading>

Sain Benet sais +tat te Abbes bord sal be ay wid gestis and wid
pilegrimis . (CMBENRUL,37.1189)

When sho hauis nane gestis , sho sal take wilke of hir sistirs sam sho
wille ; bot +tat sho leue in +te fraitur an ordene nunne ou+tir tua +te
ordir for to gete . (CMBENRUL,37.1190)

Lauerd giue vs welle at gete oure ordir . (CMBENRUL,37.1191)

<heading>

LVII . (CMBENRUL,37.1193)

</heading>

Yef +tare be any +tat can any labur , wid mekenes sal +tai it do , als
sain Benet cumandis , +tat tabbes cumaundis taim at do .
(CMBENRUL,37.1195)

gyf +tai auantis taim of +tair werke , for +ti +tat sho +tinke sho dose
gude tille +te howse , sho sal be don owte of hir mister , til sho haue
amendid hir faute , yef sho wille noht be buxum til +tat +te abbes
cumandis hir at do . (CMBENRUL,37.1196)

Yef any makis any +tinge +tat sal be salde , Loke what it is wrz , +tat
ye ne sette an felun price +tar-on . (CMBENRUL,37.1197)

And +ge vmbe-+tinke yu of ananie & of sapher his wife , +tat salde
+taire lande in +te tyme of +ta apostils ; (CMBENRUL,37.1198)

+tai helde a partie of +te price , (CMBENRUL,37.1199)

and a-no+tir partie broht by-fore +ta apostils ; (CMBENRUL,37.1200)

and sain petir was parcaiuid of +te tricherie , (CMBENRUL,37.1201)

and askid +tam why +tai made propirte of +tat +tai hauid done in comun
; (CMBENRUL,37.1202)

And tai felle ba+te dede downe . (CMBENRUL,37.1203)

Mikil dowte birde +tam haue +tat dose in +ting +tat fallis til hali
kirke , +tat taire sauls suffir na dede , als te cors dose here .
(CMBENRUL,37.1204)

In +te price of +te +ting +tat +ge salle selle , loke +tare be na
cuuaitise inne ; (CMBENRUL,37.1205)

bot betir chepe sal ye selle +tan +te men of +te werld dose , +tat god
may be payde of yure sale . (CMBENRUL,37.1206)

he giue vs for his grace +tat we may sua wirke and sua selle , +tat he
be payde +tar-of . (CMBENRUL,37.1207)

<heading>

LVIII . (CMBENRUL,37.1209)

</heading>

When any wymmen of +te sekil , sais sain Benet , cummis at aske +tordir
, man salle noght $light like gif it tam , +te entre ,
(CMBENRUL,37.1211)

bot man sal do als ta-postil sais : (CMBENRUL,37.1212)

<P_38>

" proue +taire hertis , yef +tai be to god . " (CMBENRUL,38.1214)

yef sho be stabil in hir asking , And haitis for to suffir alle +te
uiltez +tat man wille put hir to , Eftir +te fifte day sal sho be
recaiuid in-til +te howse , And don in-til +te celle with +te nouices .
(CMBENRUL,38.1215)

+Tare sal sho studie and ete and slape . (CMBENRUL,38.1216)

suilk yeming sal sho haue , +tat te saule be turnid to god allemihtye ;
(CMBENRUL,38.1217)

And ta yeme to hir for to loke yef +te spirte be to god , and yef sho
dose hir entente to godis seruise , And buxum , and of suffrance .
(CMBENRUL,38.1218)

Man salle muster hir harde +tinges and smerte , +te riht gate to god .
(CMBENRUL,38.1219)

Yef sho euir haitis stabilnes , eftir tua wukis sal hir be red +tis
reule of +tordir , And saye to hir : " +tis es +te rihte gate
whare-inne +tu salle life . (CMBENRUL,38.1220)

Yef +tu may halde it , cum inne ; (CMBENRUL,38.1221)

and yef +tu ne may , ga forz al deliuir . " (CMBENRUL,38.1222)

Yef sho obidis yet , when sho is prouid o many maners , +tan sal man
rede hir +te reule , +tat sho may wite witerli whar-to sho salle halde
hir . (CMBENRUL,38.1223)

And at te tuelmone+tes ende , when sho hauis herde +te reule +tris ,
yef sho haitis for to halde it welle , all +tat man cumandis hir ,
+tanne sall sho be recaiuid i-mang +te cuuent . (CMBENRUL,38.1224)

bot witte sho welle , fra +tat day forward may sho noht gagne owte , Ne
+te life of +te reule fle , ne caste it fra hir nek ;
(CMBENRUL,38.1225)

For sho hauid bi-fore laiser for to gange owte . (CMBENRUL,38.1226)

when sho sall make hir professe , In +te Kirke bi-fore +tame alle sal
sho haite stabilnes and buxumnes , by-fore god and alle his hali+ges .
(CMBENRUL,38.1227)

+Tat sho euir-mare brekis +tat cuuenant , witte sho welle +tat god sal
damne hir with-owtyn ende . (CMBENRUL,38.1228)

+Tis +ting salle sho write with hir awne hande ; And yef sho canne noht
write , pray ane of hir sistirs ; (CMBENRUL,38.1229)

Bot sho hir-selfe sal make +te singne of +te croice , and lay it on
+tauter , And si+tin say +tis verse : " Suscipe me &c .
(CMBENRUL,38.1230)

Lauerd , +tu recaiue me , (CMBENRUL,38.1231)

and I sal liue als te wordes es of +te ; (CMBENRUL,38.1232)

+tat es myne entent , +tat I confunded be noht . " (CMBENRUL,38.1233)

at +tis verse sal alle +te cuuent ansewere hir +tris ;
(CMBENRUL,38.1234)

and si+tin " Gloria patri " at te laste . (CMBENRUL,38.1235)

When sho es blissed , Fra +tat time forward sal sho be calde in cuuent
. Yef sho hauis ani katel , parte it i-mang +te pouir , Ou+tir make
offrand til +te kirke , +tat sho ne halde na +ting by-hinde ;
(CMBENRUL,38.1236)

For fra +tat day forward sal sho haue na pouste of hir Awne body .
(CMBENRUL,38.1237)

Hir cla+tis +tat sho bro+t sal man restore +te kirke with-alle , +tat
sho fra +tat day forward haue na wille at gange owte of +te kirke
+tur+ge enticement <P_39> of +te deuil . (CMBENRUL,39.1238)

+Te bref of hir professe sal sho noht haue , (CMBENRUL,39.1239)

bot in +te kirke sal be gete . (CMBENRUL,39.1240)

Lauerd for his grace giue vs herte and wille in owre ordir to duelle .
(CMBENRUL,39.1241)

<heading>

LIX . (CMBENRUL,39.1243)

</heading>

When any riche man of +te sekil , sais sain Benet , Offirs his do+gtir
til god and til haly kirke , And +te childe be yunge , +tat it ne kan
noht aske +te peticiun , hir frendis sal aske for hir .
(CMBENRUL,39.1245)

And when +tai offir hir hande , +tai salle winde +te tuaile
+tar-a-bowte of +tauter . (CMBENRUL,39.1246)

And +tanne sal +tai suere +tat +tai ne sal neuir mare , ne na man +turz
+taim , o na maner giue +ting to +te childe , ne sende , whare-+turz
+tat +te childe haue wille to propirte . (CMBENRUL,39.1247)

Bot yef +tai wille ani almus do til +te kirke , do it al opinlike ,
+tat +tai wil giue . (CMBENRUL,39.1248)

Yef it be lande , and +tai wil halde it +taim-selfe , +tai sal make
chartir , and yelde ilke +gere +te ferme +tat +tai may liue with-alle .
(CMBENRUL,39.1249)

And sua sal +ge do wid alle +te +ting +tat fallis propirlie til +te
child , +tat na +ting bi-leue with hir frende , whare-+turz +tat sho
haue wil til propirte ; (CMBENRUL,39.1250)

Sain Benet hauis te sperance of +to+tir . (CMBENRUL,39.1251)

And on +tis ilke maner sal +te pure man childe be offird :
(CMBENRUL,39.1252)

simpelie make +taire peticiun , and bi-fore whitnes offir +taire
childir . (CMBENRUL,39.1253)

Lauerd for his grace giue +tat we may wel gyde +te offerande +tat owre
frendis made of vs . (CMBENRUL,39.1254)

<heading>

LX . (CMBENRUL,39.1256)

</heading>

Yef any preste , sais sain Benet , prais +gerne for to be recaiuid
in-til +tordir , +ge ne sal noght hastelie graunt it hym .
(CMBENRUL,39.1258)

Bot yef he duellis in his asking & prayis +gerne , Man sal muster him
alle +te disciplines of +te reule , +tat he salle yeme with-owtyn reles
; +tat it be done als it is writin , And say til hym : " Amice , ad
quid venisti (CMBENRUL,39.1259)

Frende , wharto es +tu cumen ? " (CMBENRUL,39.1260)

Bot to+g-whe+tir sal +te howse be grauntid him , And recaiue benicun ,
and singe his mese , yef +tabbes cumandis him . (CMBENRUL,39.1261)

And yef it sua bitimis , +tat he ne wyl noght lere na sience , +te
reule of discipline sal he fele ; (CMBENRUL,39.1262)

for he sulde giue o+tir ensampil of mekenes . (CMBENRUL,39.1263)

Yef +tar be ani labur at do in +te kirke , Of him sal man ta yeme what
he dose , when he is entird in ; And noght for +tat he es preste and
+tai haue done him reuerence , <P_40> be vnbuxum . (CMBENRUL,40.1264)

Yef any clerke desiris to ordir , o +tat ilke maner at be in felazscap
, +tai sal be done in mene stede , O +tis maner , yef +tai haite for to
holde +te reule of discipline and stabil dwelling . (CMBENRUL,40.1265)

<heading>

LXII . (CMBENRUL,40.1267)

</heading>

Yef +tabbes prais for preste ou+tir for dekin at be ordainde til
hym-selfe , He sal loke , +tat +tai be dingne +ter-to at be preste .
(CMBENRUL,40.1269)

he salle fle pride & leue alle ille vices , ar he be preste .
(CMBENRUL,40.1270)

And +tat he do na +ting bot +tat man cumandis him to do ;
(CMBENRUL,40.1271)

And yef he do , he sal be vndir +te reule of discipline .
(CMBENRUL,40.1272)

Ne +tat he for-gete noht +te ordir +tat he hauis tane , na +te reule of
obedience ne of discipline , (CMBENRUL,40.1273)

And euir auance hym in godis seruise , (CMBENRUL,40.1274)

And +tinke +tat he ne come noht to +te kirke , bot til godis seruise .
(CMBENRUL,40.1275)

And yef +te cuuent wille , & +tabes consentis +tar-to , +tai mai auance
hym for +te godenes of his life . (CMBENRUL,40.1276)

Loke +tat he neuir-+te-later halde +te reule of stabilnes ba+te in and
owte in gudenes . (CMBENRUL,40.1277)

And if he o+tirgate dose , and wil noht be buxum , bott rebel , whilk
man salle repreue hym ofte . (CMBENRUL,40.1278)

Yef he wil noght sua amende , Man salle muster hym til +te bisschope .
(CMBENRUL,40.1279)

Yef he ne may do him amende , Man sal muster his fautes alle opinlie ,
and do him owte of +te kirke , yef he be prowde , +tat he wil noght be
buxum vnder +te reule of haly kirke . (CMBENRUL,40.1280)

<heading>

LXI . (CMBENRUL,40.1282)

</heading>

In +tis sentence leris sain Benet vs , how we sal recaiue +te vncunyng
nunnis +tat cummis owte of fer landis . (CMBENRUL,40.1284)

Yef sho wille als geste wne in +te kirke , and folow +te custume als
sho findes , And noy nan +tat langes to +te kyrke with hir surfait ,
bot simpelike recaiue +tat sho findis , sho salle be recaiuid ay to
whilis +tat sho wille dwelle . (CMBENRUL,40.1285)

Yef sho mustirs ani resun & with luue , +tabbes sal quaintelike drahe
hir to hir , and +tanc gode +tat hir sent . (CMBENRUL,40.1286)

yef sho wille +tar stabilnes make , loke +tat wille be noht refusid .
(CMBENRUL,40.1287)

And als-sua , yef man may persaue , to whilis +tat sho es geste , +tat
sho es surfaitus & il maner , Man sal noght fela+gscap with hir , bott
faire and swetelike latte hir ga , +tat <P_41> to+tir haue na shame of
hir . (CMBENRUL,41.1288)

Yef sho be of gude maner , Man sal noht abide hir asking for to duelle
, (CMBENRUL,41.1289)

Bott man sal prai hir at dwelle , +tat +te to+tir mai be amendid +tur+g
+te sampil of hir ; (CMBENRUL,41.1290)

For in alle stedis may man serue god . (CMBENRUL,41.1291)

Yef +tabbes ses hir life be suilke , sho may do hir in he+ger stede ,
if sho wille , +tan hir ordir askis . (CMBENRUL,41.1292)

Bot loke +te abbes +tat sho knaw hir wel +tat sho sal halde in +te
kirke , Ou+gir +gurh hir abbes ou+tir +tur+g hir lettirs .
(CMBENRUL,41.1293)

For hali write cumandis +tat +tu sal do to na man bot als +tu walde man
did to +te . (CMBENRUL,41.1294)

Lauerd giue vs welle at gete +tis cumandement And all +to+tir .
(CMBENRUL,41.1295)

<heading>

LXIII . (CMBENRUL,41.1297)

</heading>

In +tis sentence cumandis sain Benet +tat ilkain be with order als +tai
cume in , And als tabbes stablis +taim eftir +tat +tair lif es .
(CMBENRUL,41.1299)

+tabbes sal noht greue +te cuuent , +to+g +tai be giuin hir at yeme ,
Ne deliuir pouste haue nane for to giue of +te +ting +tat es stablist
in cumun , Bott vmbe-+tinke hir +tat sho sal yelde resun of alle hir
iugement til god . als tay ar ordainde , +tat tay be stablist and gang
in cumun . (CMBENRUL,41.1300)

+Tai ne salle noht tine +taire ordir for yu+ghed ; (CMBENRUL,41.1301)

For samuel and daniel , when +tai where barnis , +tai demid +te alde
men . (CMBENRUL,41.1302)

alle sal be als +tai cume in-til +tordir , bot ta +tat tabbes he+gis
ou+tir la+gis for a-chesun . (CMBENRUL,41.1303)

sho +tat cumis at te secunde owre of +te day sal be done with hir +tat
cumis at +te first , O what elde sam sho be . (CMBENRUL,41.1304)

Til +te barnis salle man halde discipline . (CMBENRUL,41.1305)

+Te yung salle onur +talde , (CMBENRUL,41.1306)

and +te alde salle lufe +te yunge . (CMBENRUL,41.1307)

Nane sal calle o+tir by +taire name , (CMBENRUL,41.1308)

bot +te priures sal calle +taim hir " sistirs . " (CMBENRUL,41.1309)

+Tabbesse , for shoe es in godis stede , sal be callid " dame , " noht
for +te he+gnes +tat sho es abbes , bot for +te onur of god .
(CMBENRUL,41.1310)

Loke +tat sho do sua , +tat sho be dingne at recaiue +tat onur .
(CMBENRUL,41.1311)

When ane metis a-no+tir , +te yunger sal noht sitte bi hir , bot sho
haue leue ; (CMBENRUL,41.1312)

for hali writ cumandis , +te yunger sal onur +telder .
(CMBENRUL,41.1313)

+Te barnis sal +tinke on +taire ordir with discipline in kirke and in
fraitur ; (CMBENRUL,41.1314)

with-outyn and with-in , in alle stedis , sal +tai haue geting &
chastiing . (CMBENRUL,41.1315)

Lauerd , for +ti mercy giue vs welle at halde +tis sentence and euir
+ti wille do . (CMBENRUL,41.1316)

AmeN . (CMBENRUL,41.1317)

<P_42>

<heading>

LXIV . (CMBENRUL,42.1320)

</heading>

Sain Benet leris vs in +tis sentence , how we sal chese vre abbesse .
(CMBENRUL,42.1322)

Suilk resun , he sais , sal man loke at +te lecciun , +tat sho be
ordene and +tat al +te cuuent consentis to with +te dute of god .
(CMBENRUL,42.1323)

Sho +tat +te haler partie of +te cuuent chesis , +tur+g gude life and
wisdom sal sho be chosin . (CMBENRUL,42.1324)

Yef it sua be , +tat alle +te cuuent chesis ane +tat wil consent til
+taire vices , +te abbotis +tat es +tare , and +te folke of +te cuntre
, sal defende +tat tat felun lecciun be noht forth broth .
(CMBENRUL,42.1325)

Bott suilk sal +tai take +tat can guuerne godis howse and dingne es
+tar-to . (CMBENRUL,42.1326)

And witte +tai wel , +tai sal haue gude mede , if +tai do it for +te
lufe of god , And sinne , yef +tai leue . (CMBENRUL,42.1327)

+Te abbes , when sho es ordainde , sho salle vmbe-+tinke hir what
charge sho hase recaiuid , And +tat sho sal yelde resun of alle .
(CMBENRUL,42.1328)

witte sho wele +tat mare bi-houis hir studie for to auance hir cuuent ,
+tan maistri for to haue . (CMBENRUL,42.1329)

sho a+ght at be wise in goddis law , +tat sho dra+ge til witnes ba+te
to +te new law and til +te alde testament . (CMBENRUL,42.1330)

Chaste a+ght sho at be , and sobir , & ful of pite , And euir he+ge +te
misericorde of god ouir hir iugement , +tat god do +tat ilke with hir .
(CMBENRUL,42.1331)

Ille vices salle sho hate , and luue hir sistirs . In hir pouste loke
+tat +tare be nane vtrage in , Ne +tat sho ne chaste nan sa fellike ,
+tat +tai fle ne falle in wrang trou+g . (CMBENRUL,42.1332)

+Tabbesse salle gete hir welle hir-fra , And euir haue hir a+gen
misdede bi-fore hir siht . (CMBENRUL,42.1333)

Sho salle noht suffir +te beli pipe be brokin ; +tat when sho seis ani
of hir sistirs be chargid with sinne , sho salle noht greue hir sua
mikil , +tat sho fle a-way , (CMBENRUL,42.1334)

bot sho salle be besy more to be luuid +tan to be dredde .
(CMBENRUL,42.1335)

sho sal nott be trubellus , nor angri , nor ouir-obstinate , nor
iolyose , nor ouir-suspiciose , (CMBENRUL,42.1336)

for +tan sal sho neuir haue reste . (CMBENRUL,42.1337)

sho sal be wice & discrete in hir commandmentis , +tat +tai be ou+tir
efter godde or efter +te worlde . (CMBENRUL,42.1338)

sho salle discerne and temper +te werkis whilk sho invinis to be done ,
thynkyng a-pon +te discrecion of sainte Iacob sayng in +tis wise : " If
I sulde make my herdis to labur to mikil in walkyng , +tai sal alle die
on one day . " (CMBENRUL,42.1339)

Therefore sho sal take +tir and odir ma examples of discrecion , +te
moder of vertues , and tempir and dispone <P_43> all thingis sa , +tat
hir demenance be swylke , +tat sisters +tat er strang and of gude
lyuyng may desire and lufe it , & tay +tat er febil may bere it ; and
namli +tat sho kepe +tis present reule in all thingis , +tat when sho
hase welle done hir ministracion , sho may here +te worde of oure lorde
whilk +te gude seruande harde , +tat gafe corne to his seruandis in hi
tyme : " Amen dico vobis &c . (CMBENRUL,43.1340)

For soth I say to +gow , godde sall sett hym ouir all his thingis . "
(CMBENRUL,43.1341)

<heading>

LXV . (CMBENRUL,43.1343)

</heading>

Sothly , ofte-timis it happins +tat be +te ordinance of +te prioresse
greuus sklaunders rysis in monesterys , whils +ter be sum bownyd with
+te wikkid sprete of pride , thinkis thame-selfe als gude os thayre
abbes , And takis a-pon thame tyranry , and nurischis sclaunders , and
makis dissensiones in +te conuente , And nameli in tha places where +te
prioressse es ordande of +te same sistir , or of +te abbesse , whilk
hase made be-fore +te abbas . Whilk inconueniens it es ethy to conseyue
; (CMBENRUL,43.1345)

for +te prioresse is geuin a mater to be prowd in +te begynnyng of hyr
ordinance , when sho is geuyn in mynde be hir awne thoghtis +tat sho is
lowsid owte of +te power of hir abbesse , be-cause +te same persones
made hir prioresse whilk ordanid +te abbas be-fore . (CMBENRUL,43.1346)

Thoro +tat er raysid immonesis , strifis , bakbytyngis , haterede ,
dissensiones , And werangus ordinansis . (CMBENRUL,43.1347)

And when +te abbas and +te prioresse er of contrary opynion , both
thayre awne saules bus nedly be in perel in +tat dissensione ,
(CMBENRUL,43.1348)

And thay alswa +tat er vnder thame and $fagnis both partis fallis into
grete perel ; whilk peril fallis chefly opon thayme +tat hauis made
thame-selfe +te autors of chesyng of +te prioresse . (CMBENRUL,43.1349)

For +ti hauis sain Benet forlokid +tat tabbes sal chese whilke sam sho
wille , for to halde pese and charite . (CMBENRUL,43.1350)

Yef hir ordanment es in buxumnes , alle +tingis +tat fallis to +te
kirke sal be als tabes cumandis , +tat an ne be noht prude of +tat es
getyn til comun . (CMBENRUL,43.1351)

Yef +te cuuent askis resonabillike and in mekenes , And abbes sese it
es nede , +tai sal make priuresse , +tat sho <P_44> be chosin +tur+g
+te cunsaile of +ta +tat dutis god . (CMBENRUL,44.1352)

When +te priuresse es ordainde , with mikil reuerence sal sho do +tat
tabbesse cumandis hir , +tat sho do na +ting a-gain hyr wille na a-gain
hir cumaundement . (CMBENRUL,44.1353)

for +te mare +tat sho est he+gid ouir to+tir , +te mare a+gh sho at
halde +te cumandement of +te reule . (CMBENRUL,44.1354)

And if sho be of ille vicis and prowde , ou+tir man may finde +tat sho
hauis +te haly reule in dispite , sho sal be repreuid foure si+te with
worde . (CMBENRUL,44.1355)

Yef sho wil noht amende , +te reule of discipline sal sho fele .
(CMBENRUL,44.1356)

Yef sho wil noht amende sua , sho sal be don owte , and a-no+tir , +tat
es dingne , be don in hir stede . (CMBENRUL,44.1357)

Yef sho wil noht be buxum in cuuent , sho sal be done owte of +te kirke
til sho wil amende . (CMBENRUL,44.1358)

+tabbesse sal vmbe-+tinke hir +tat sho sal yelde resun on domes-day of
alle hir iugementis , And loke +tat +te lowe of envie and hateredin ne
brenne noht hir herte . (CMBENRUL,44.1359)

Lauerd for his mercy defende vs fra envie and hateredin .
(CMBENRUL,44.1360)

<heading>

LXVI . (CMBENRUL,44.1362)

</heading>

At +te +gate , sais sain Benet , sal man do a sister +tat can wisdome ,
And can recaiue & +gelde answer ; +tat sho be stabil of worde and dede
. (CMBENRUL,44.1364)

by-side +te +gate sal sho haue chaumber , +tat +tat +tat cum to +te
+gate , alle timis finde hir redi and speke with +taim .
(CMBENRUL,44.1365)

Als tite as ony smitis on +te +gate , Ou+tir pouir crie , sho sal grace
god and with buxumnes hastelie ancewer +tam and do +taire erand .
(CMBENRUL,44.1366)

Yef sho hauis mister of help , man sal finde hir helpe at +te +gate .
(CMBENRUL,44.1367)

Yef +te howse may for+te it sua , +tan sal it be stablist o +tis maner
, +tat +te water , & +te milne , and bakehuse , and breuhuse , and
calgard , and al +tat +ge haue mister of , be with-in +te gard , +tat
+ge ne haue na nede at sende owte ; (CMBENRUL,44.1368)

for +tat es noht gude to +te saule . (CMBENRUL,44.1369)

+Tis reule sal ofte be redde imang +te cuuent , +tat nane ascuse +tam
of +tis +ting +tat +tai ne do it . (CMBENRUL,44.1370)

Lauerd for his pite giue vs sua at vnderstande +tis reule , and si+tin
for to wirke , +tat we may cum til +te life +tat lastis ay ,
(CMBENRUL,44.1371)

god gif it vs . (CMBENRUL,44.1372)

<heading>

LXVII . (CMBENRUL,44.1374)

</heading>

In +tis sentence cumandis sain Benet +tat whilk sister sua man sendis
owte any erand , sal take +te benicun are +tai ga , And cumande hir in
+te vrisun of +tabbes And <P_45> of alle hir sistirs ; And at ilke vre
of +te day +tat $+tai prai for +ta +tat er vte . (CMBENRUL,45.1376)

+Tat day +tat sho cumis hame , sal sho recaiue +te benicun at ilke ure
Of +tat +tai haue misdon with siht , ou+tir with iois , ou+tir with
speche , ou+tir any ivil dedis . (CMBENRUL,45.1377)

+Tai sal noht telle til +te to+tir alle +tat +tai haue sene vte & herd
, (CMBENRUL,45.1378)

for +tat es ay mikil vice . (CMBENRUL,45.1379)

Yef any dose , +te correccion of +te reule sal sho suffir .
(CMBENRUL,45.1380)

And +tat ilke sal sho suffir +tat gase owte of +te cloister , labur for
to do , be it neuir sua litel , with-owtin leue of +tabbes .
(CMBENRUL,45.1381)

Lauerd for gete vs , +tat we ne do ne saie +ting +tat til destruciun
fallis . (CMBENRUL,45.1382)

<heading>

LXVIII . (CMBENRUL,45.1384)

</heading>

Yef man cumandis , sais sain Benet , ani +ting at do , and it be greue
, and sho may noht do it , sho sal recaiue +te cumandement softelie and
wid mekenes . (CMBENRUL,45.1386)

yef sho ses +tat +te charge of +te cumandement ouir-gase hir force ,
whit mekenes sal sho muster to +tabbes hir sekenes , and noht with
pride , na with gain-sa+ge . (CMBENRUL,45.1387)

When sho hauis musterd hir firmite , yef +te cumandement of +tabbes
haldis for+ge , witte sho wele +tat it es hir prowe til +te saule ;
(CMBENRUL,45.1388)

sho sal recaiue it in obedience in +te trou+ge of goddis lay .
(CMBENRUL,45.1389)

Lauerd , he giue vs mekenes , for his merci , als he cumandis .
(CMBENRUL,45.1390)

<heading>

LXIX . (CMBENRUL,45.1392)

</heading>

Mikil a+g ye at fle +tis , sais sain Benet , +tat nane defende ne warne
o+tir for nane achesun , ne for sibredin , ne for na o+tir aquaintance
; (CMBENRUL,45.1394)

for mikil blame +tan may cum +terof . (CMBENRUL,45.1395)

Yef ani trespassis +tis cumandement , greuelike sal it be amendid .
(CMBENRUL,45.1396)

Lauerd defende vs fra alle achesun of sclandir . (CMBENRUL,45.1397)

<heading>

LXX . (CMBENRUL,45.1399)

</heading>

In +tis sentence cumandis sain Benet +tat a-chesunnir sal be defendid
in haly kirke , als it es ordainde and stablist , +tat nane be sua
hardy for to curse o+tir , ne discipline , bot sho +tat +tabbes giuis
poust . (CMBENRUL,45.1401)

+Ta +tat tresspassis , by-fore +tam alle salle +tai be chastid , sua
+tat +te <P_46> o+tir haue dute +terof . (CMBENRUL,46.1402)

Til +te barnis sal man halde discipline ententiuelike , Til +tai be o
fiftene winter elde . (CMBENRUL,46.1403)

Alle sal do +tat to +tam with mesur and with resun . (CMBENRUL,46.1404)

Yef ani sistir with-outen +te cumandement of +tabbes dose +te barnis
ani owterage , +te reule of discipline sal +tai fele ;
(CMBENRUL,46.1405)

for haly write cummandis +tat +tu sal do to na no+tir bot als +tu walde
man did to +te . (CMBENRUL,46.1406)

Lauerd for his pite giue vs well at halde his cumandemens .
(CMBENRUL,46.1407)

<heading>

LXXI . (CMBENRUL,46.1409)

</heading>

Sain Benet cumandis in +tis sentence +tat al sal make obediens , and
noht alane to +tabbes , bot ilkane to o+tir . (CMBENRUL,46.1411)

+Tur+g +te life of obediens may ye cum to heuin . (CMBENRUL,46.1412)

+tabbes and +te priuresse sal cumande til +ta +tat es vnder +taim ;
+tat na priue cumandement be hid in +taim . (CMBENRUL,46.1413)

+te yunger sal meke +taim til +telder with mikil charite .
(CMBENRUL,46.1414)

Yef any es funden with fawte , be it so litel , with +tabbes , ou+tir
with priuresse , ou+tir with ony o+tir , sho sal acline to +ter+te .
(CMBENRUL,46.1415)

Yef sho haue whre+tid ani of hir sistirs , o what maner sam it be ,
hastelike with-vten dwellyng sal sho falle to her fete and aske hir
for-gifnes , and crie hir merci , And ligge +tare til sho for-giue it
hir and giue hir her benicun . (CMBENRUL,46.1416)

Sho +tat at +tis amendment hauis an despite , and wille noht do it , Of
hir body sal man take amendement . (CMBENRUL,46.1417)

Yef sho be rebel +tar-again , vte of +te kirke sal sho be putt .
(CMBENRUL,46.1418)

Lauerd for his merci giue vs sua obediens and mekenes at hald , and
rebel at fle , +tat we may cum til +te ioy ay sal be .
(CMBENRUL,46.1419)

<heading>

LXXII . (CMBENRUL,46.1421)

</heading>

Of tua maner in a life spekis sain Benet in +tis sentence ,
(CMBENRUL,46.1423)

And sais +tat +te ille lif , +tat es ful of wille , it departis man fra
god and ledis man til +te pinis of helle , And a-no+tir lif , +tat es
gude , +tat departis man fra helle and ledis man to god almihti .
(CMBENRUL,46.1424)

+Tis gude life sal ye lere with lufe and gudenes , (CMBENRUL,46.1425)

& ilkain auance o+tir wid onur and gude dede ; (CMBENRUL,46.1426)

+te sekenes of youre bodi , +tan it cumis , take it in gude entente and
in pacience . (CMBENRUL,46.1427)

Obedience , buxumnes , sal ilkain at o+tir lere hastiuelike ,
(CMBENRUL,46.1428)

charite & gudenes ilkain lere o+tir , and chastite with luue .
(CMBENRUL,46.1429)

Ye sal <P_47> dute god and yure abbesse with luue and charite .
(CMBENRUL,47.1430)

And +tat sal lede yow til +te ioy with-outen ende . (CMBENRUL,47.1431)

god giue it vs . (CMBENRUL,47.1432)

<heading>

LXXIII . (CMBENRUL,47.1434)

</heading>

In +tis sentence mustirs sain Benet mikil mekenes +tat in hym was .
(CMBENRUL,47.1436)

For pure mekenes mustirs he here in +te last ende of his reule .
(CMBENRUL,47.1437)

He sais +tat he ne hauis noht writyn alle +tingis +tat fallis to
rihtuisnes . (CMBENRUL,47.1438)

Bott wha sam haldis wel +tise cumaundementis , he+g god , +tat es fadir
of alle , sal +gelde +taim +tair mede . (CMBENRUL,47.1439)

We haue writin +tis reule for to mustir til +ta +tat ere suuerainis of
hali kirke haue clene luue til god and to +taire prome , And ilke
sistir til o+tir . (CMBENRUL,47.1440)

Bot wha sua wil cume til +te he+gnes and til +te sikirnes of religiun ,
Loke +tat tay do eftir +te kening of +te haly fadir +tat wnis in manhed
in +te he+gnes +tat lastis ay . (CMBENRUL,47.1441)

Of what boke sam ye here , of anikin kening of +talde lai ou+tir of +te
neu testament , Ou+tir what sum it es , +tan es it +te riht reule of
+tis life here . (CMBENRUL,47.1442)

Of na boke ne make +ge force , bot +ge may ga +te right gate to god
alle-mihti . (CMBENRUL,47.1443)

+te life of +te haly armitiss and +taire cumandemens . And +te reule of
sain basili , sal +ge fili+g . (CMBENRUL,47.1444)

Til hali men , +tat gude lif haldes & luuis obedience and gude vertue ,
+tat may halde +tis lif . (CMBENRUL,47.1445)

Bot we , sais sain benet , +tat er febil and for-getil and of febil lif
, +tis gude lif schamis vs , And confundis . (CMBENRUL,47.1446)

Bot ye +tat wille cume hastelike to +te he+ge ioy +tat lastis ay ,
Haldes first +tur+g +te helpe of iesu crist +tis litil beginning of +te
reule +tat I haue writin yu , (CMBENRUL,47.1447)

And salle ye cume til +te he+gnes of mare vertu +tur+g +te kenning +tat
I haue musterd . (CMBENRUL,47.1448)

+Ta +tat it vnderstandis and haldis , Til +taim sal be oppind +te
+gatis of heuin . (CMBENRUL,47.1449)

Lauerd , bigining and ending of alle gude dedis , giue vs sua +tis
reule of sain benet for to +geme , +tat te rengne of heuin be oppind
til vs . (CMBENRUL,47.1450)

Godde gif it vs for his misericorde . (CMBENRUL,47.1451)

AmeN . (CMBENRUL,47.1452)

Qui viuis & Regnas , Deus , Per Omnia Secula Seculorum .
(CMBENRUL,47.1453)

AMEN . (CMBENRUL,47.1454)

