Thirde Order of Seynt Franceys for the brethren and susters of the Order of Penitentis / edited from a XVth century MS. formerly in the Pennant Collection with an introduction, notes, and glossary by Walter W. Seton
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Thirde Order of Seynt Franceys for the brethren and susters of the Order of Penitentis / edited from a XVth century MS. formerly in the Pennant Collection with an introduction, notes, and glossary by Walter W. Seton
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Seton, Walter W. (Walter Warren), 1882-1927
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London: Published for the Early English Text Society by Kegan Paul, Trench and Trübner & Co., Ltd.
1914
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Of the abstinence frome fleshe eting comaundid to the brethern and susters of this reule. Capim. vij.
ECHE OF THEIM shall absteyne frome fleshe eting the Mounday, Wednisday, Friday & Saterday withoute that they must do otherwise by cause of sekenes or febilnes of body. And as to theme that be lett bloode, they may ete fleshe iij Dayes. And they þat travell by the way may also ete fleshe all that while. ALSO
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euery one of theim [leaf 8r] may ete fleshe in principall festis whan other cristen men of olde custome do ete fleshe, and in other dayes þat be not fastyng thay may ete eggis and chese but whan they come in ony howse of religion they may ete soche as is sett before theme. ALSO they must holde theme content wt ij meles a day dyner and soper except tho that bene seke or traveling by the way. They that bene hoole must ete & drinke temperatly, for asmoche as the gospel seithe `Loke that your hartis be no greuid with gloteney and drounkenesse'. Euermore befor dyner and before soper they shall saye a PATER NOSTER, and aftyr euery mele a nother PATER NOSTER, wtDEO GRACIAS, and if tha fayle so to doo they shall say PATER NOSTER thries þerfor.
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