The rule of saynt Augustyne, bothe in latyn and englysshe, with two exposicyons. And also the same rule agayn onely in englysshe without latyn or exposicyon The tra[n]slatour doth aduyse [and] cou[n]seyll all the disciples of this rule to bere alway one of these bokes upo[n] them syth they ben so portatyue, [and] may be had for so small a pryce.

Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo., Hugh, of Saint-Victor, 1096?-1141., Whitford, Richard, fl. 1495-1555?

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¶ The exposicyon of saynt Augustynes rule / after the grete clerke and holy saynt / saynt Hugh called de sancto Victore / a chanon of the same professyon / in Parys in the monastery of saynt Victores. And before is the exposicyon of the translatour.

¶ The fyrst chapytre.

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¶ Saynt Hugh.

¶ These preceptes & cōmaūdementes that here done folowe / bē called a rule / bycause y^t by them a fourme & maner of ryght lyuynge / is vnto vs expressed. A rule hath that name / bycause it may ryghtly rule / ryght∣ly gouerne / or teche a right. And that thynge that we call a rule / the grekes done call a chanon / wherof all suche {per}sones ben / after y^e greke name called chanons / that is to say / reguler persones / as gadred togyder in a monastery / lyuynge therin canonycally / & apostoli∣cally after y^e reguler preceptes of the holy faders that ordeyned y^e same. Vnto the whiche reguler persones is here sayd by saynt Augustyn.* Hec igitur sūt: q̄ vt obseruetis precipimus in monasterio cōstituti. These artycles & poyntes therfore that ensue & done folowe we cōmaunde & charge you / that ben constytute & or∣dred in the monastery / that ye obserue and kepe.

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