Three Middle-English versions of the Rule of St. Benet and two contemporary rituals for the ordination of nuns.
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- Title
- Three Middle-English versions of the Rule of St. Benet and two contemporary rituals for the ordination of nuns.
- Author
- Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino.
- Publication
- London,: Pub. for the Early English text society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., limited,
- 1902.
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- Subject terms
- Monasticism and religious orders -- Rules
- Benedictines.
- Cite this Item
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"Three Middle-English versions of the Rule of St. Benet and two contemporary rituals for the ordination of nuns." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/AHA2736. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 23, 2024.
Pages
Page 116
So þat he be redy ay
Til al þat cums be nyght or day.
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And when so ony knok or call,
Softli answer þam he sall.
To her þer wordes sal he be bayn
And bryng þam grath answer ogayn.
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And baynly sal he bryng & take
Al þat men sendes for godes sake.
And euer him aw to ȝeme þe ȝate
For al auenturs arely & layte.
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In abbais aw to be al thing
Þat nedeful es to þeir lifing,
Als watter for to do al þer dedis,
Miln, kiln, & ouen, & al þat nedis,
Line 2428
Gardins, & al oþer ger
With-in þam wroght, þat þai sal wer,
So þat þai sal not outward gang
To say for dred, or wirk, oght wrang.
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Þus es þis rewle ordand to rede
[Als] Oft-sithes als it es nede,
So þat non sal þam excuse,
[folio 118a] To knaw þeir rewle & right it vse.
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Notes
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MS. Oft sithes als; cf. 1668, 2113.