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THe vertue of obedience / is not oonly to be shewed & exhibite vnto thabbasse of all the mynchins / But all∣so all the sustr{is} / must shewe obedience / eche to other / knowī∣ge that by this way of obediēce / they shall goo to god / Ther¦fore the cōmaūdementes of thabbasse or prioresse / euer p̄fer∣red
and set afore / to the which we wyll no priuate cōmaun∣dement be preferred after them / euery Iunior shall obey hir Senior / with all cheryte and diligence. And if ony be foun∣de cōtencious / let her be rebuked. ¶If any suster for any cau¦se / be it neuer so lytle / be rebuked in any maner of wyse of the abbasse / or if any that is superior vnto hir / or elles if she vnderstonde the mynde of any of hir superiors some what angrey or moued ayenste hir / all thoug hit be but litle / by & by without any taryenge / so longe shall she prostrate vppon the grounde / byfore the fete of the same superior / doinge sa∣tisfaction / vnto the tyme that the same anger or mouynge be heled with a benediction / which thinge if any oon refuse to do / let hir haue bodely punishemēt / or elles if she be stub∣borne / let hir be expelled the monastery.