<fol. 11r>Thys ys the ordinance and the Custume hwych ys nyedfol
that euerych+man & womman that ys . other shal be Mad brother
other soster at the hous of seynt laurens knawe and do ther
efter / / For the ooth ys thys that ys y-mad hwan a+man othir
a womman shal be Mad brothe other soster . at the same place .
the ferste ooth ys thys hwo þet be ther brother other soster
hy scholle swer~ at the Cherce dore that hy scholle kepe
hem Chast yn hyre body also longe als hy dwellyth at that
place / / Al-swo þet hy scholleth be obedient and buxam to
the Abot of seynt Augustins ant to other Abottys that
cometh eftyr hym in alle thyngys thet be-longeth to hys
Jurediccioun / / And al-swo hy scholleth swer~ that hy scholleth
be obedient to her~ wardeyn ant to her~ prioresse / / the secunde
ys that hy scholleth Conne & knawe her~ pater~ noster and
aue Maria and Credo . hwych pater noster hy beth yholde to
sygge euyrych day two hundred sythe and fyfty . and in
lentyn thre hundred sythe . and euyrych day fyfty sithe
Aue Maria . For Alle the Foundours and the benefacturs
quyke and dyede of the hous of seynt laurens / /
Al-swo hy beth y-holde to come to-gyder~ in-to the Cherche
and ther~ sygge hyr~ bedys to-gyder~ . Out-take hem thet beth
seke ant ham that habbeth leue . of the wardeyn that tra
uayleth other beth y-ocupied for profyth of the hous . and hwo
thet deth ellys the wardeyn ys holde to amendy ham . and
opuynie ham ther-of / / Al-swo hy beth j-holde alle to gwo
to bedde to-gyder~ thet ys to sygge in o time . and aryse at
o time . and For to holde the sylence hwanne hy gwoth
to bedde and hwanne hy aryseth . bote yef eny of ham be
openlyche sek hwy that he mot be excused / / Al-swo
ther ne schal no brother ne soster be shryue to
<fol. 11v>non other preest ne frere . bote to hyre o3ene prest of the
place . bot 3ef hy habbe leue of the Abbot other of hyre
wardeyn . Al-so al se ofte ase the wardeyn wyle holde
chapitele hy beth y-holde to come ther-to and be amendyd
of hym there 3ef hy habbeth ytrespacyd; / / Al-so hwanne
hy walketh in the Court . other gwoth out / ate gate . ther
schal non of ham gwo a-lone wyth-oute a felaghe bote be
leue of hyr~ Mayster the wardeyn . hwanne he sent ham for eny
gret nede other profyt of the hous ; / / and al-so four time
a 3er hy beth y-holde ˆ [be] shryue to hyre oghene prest . in the
same place . and four tyme a 3er to be housled . and four
time a 3er be y-shore . / / Forthermor 3ef eny brother other
soster be founde wyth eny thefte other blod shedynd
other putrye other lecherye . hee other hy shal be potid
out for-euere of the hous of seynt laurens . / / and hwo-so
yt euere be of ham thet potyth eny desclandre other
eny fals fame ope here Mayster the wardeyn other ope
eny brother other soster of the same hous he shal be
denunced acorsed thre tymes a 3er / / . Forthermor for
the profyth of the brothren ant sostren . the Abot heth
yordeyned thet hwenne eny guodys beth be-quethe to the
hous of seynt laurins . that thylke guodys torne to the
vus and profyt of brothren and sostren thet there beth
and to the profyt of the hous efter the dyscrecioun and
ordinance of the wardeyn and of her~ prioresse / / And the wardeyn
and the prioresse sholle ordeyny of the Melle and and othere hous
the beth wyth-oute the gate and othre smale rentes and profitys
hou hy sholle be torned to the profyt of the sostren and brothren
<fol. 12r>Al-so the wardeyn ys y-holde to begge wode and Coles that yn
certeyn tymes of the 3er hwanne yt ys wonder cold the brothren
and the sostren Moghe habbe veer . als the olde custume was
ywoned to be / / Al-so hwanne ther es eny nede to Make other
to amende the Commune hous the wardeyn shal clepe alle
the brothren and sostren to-gydere and haske here conceyl .
and her~ help . / / Al-swo yt ys yordeyned thet ther sholle be
tweye keyes of the gernere and that on shal the wardeyn
habbe and thet other the prioresse . that euerich of ham Moghe
bere wytnesse hwet other deth . / / Ne the wardeyn ne shal
habbe ther stondyngg~ bote on palfrey ne ther ne sholle stonde
there none othere hors than hors of the place . bote 3ef the
wardeyn habbe som on colt other two hwyche moghe efter
ward torne to the vus other profyth of the place / / Al-so
ther ne shal be bote on plogh to the place and 3ef ther
beth moo hy sholleth be jpotyd and torned to the profyt of the
place . / / Ne the wardeyn ne shal habbe none houndes at
the place bote twaye other thre mastyuys for help and
surte of the place / / Ne the wardeyn ne shal habbe no
seruant in the place bote he moghe be syker thet he
be trewe / / and 3ef ther be eny seruant ther-inne that
habbe be founde fals in a-nother wardeynys tyme the wardeyn
shal pote hym a-way . / / Al-so 3ef ther be eny man other
womman that wyle be mad brother other soster at the
hous of seynt laurens and he other~ hy wyle 3eue eny gwod
to the same place . thanne the wardeyn wyth asent of alle
the brotheren ant sostren . sholle ordeyne how thylke gwodys
moghe best be torned to the profyt of the place . / /Forther~
hwo-so euer be prioresse hy hys J-holde euerych woke the
wodenesday to clepe to-gydere alle the brothren and sostren
<fol. 12v>and halde hyre chapitle efter the olde Custume of the hous
bote eny of ham habbe a skelful cause hwy he mote be
excused and there the prioresse 3ef thet hy vynt eny smale
trespas other defaute in eny brother other soster other
eny of the Mayne . hy ys iholde to a-mendy and opnynie
ham ther-of skylfollyche . saue the grete trespas and
the defautes sholleth be reserued and j-kept to the
wardeyns correccioun . other ellys to the Abbot . / / Al
so as ofte as eny chapitle ys J-holde hwanne the cha
pitle ys J-do . euerych brother and soster ys J-holde for
to sygge thre sythys the pater noster . and thre sithe Aue .
Maria . for the Abbot and the Couent and Alle here foundours
and for alle Crystene saules . / / Al-so in absence of the wardeyn
the prioresse in the wardeynys name . in skelfol cause may 3eue
leue to brothren and sostren to gwo out ate the gate into
diuerse places . hwer~ hy habbeth to done and 3ef eny of ham
that asketh leue wyle alegge eny cause to the prioresse yt lan
geth to the prioresse for to deme 3ef the cause be skelfol other
nay . / / 3ef eny brothren other sostren . askyth leue to speke
be hamselue to the Abbot other the priour of seynt Augustyns
the wardeyn ne the prioresse ne shulle naght warne hem
leue . / / Al-so ther ne shal no prioresse be maad ne potyd
adoun . bote onlyche be the Abbot . saue hwanne the Abbot
ys ded . and the Cherche of seynt Austinys ys vake
the priour wyth consayl of the wardeyn maye pote adoun
the prioresse and make a newe prioresse . / / Al-so the
Abbot heth Jordeyned that hwo-so euir be prioresse .
shel habbe alle here lyueres als yt was Jwonyd to
<fol. 13r>be in olde tyme / / And the Abbot wole noght thet the
wardeyn do a-doun the prioresse wyth-oute hym othyr hys
asent . and 3ef the abbot be ded the prioresse ne shal
naght be do doun wyth-oute the priour of seynt Augustyns .
Ne ther ne shal no+man ne womman be maad ther~ brother
ne soster wyth-oute assent of the Abbot . other ellis of
the priour hwanne the abbot ys deed . / / And the prioresse ys
Jholde hwanne eny womman shal be maad soster there for+to
make here Cunne wyth-ynne the ferste 3er the byedynge
hwych ys Jwoned for to be pronunced other Jsayd aloud in
the Cherche . other in the dortour of som soster . / / Al-so
the abot wyle that the olde numbre of brothren and sostren
be fulfeld in ase moche ase the gwodys of the hospital .
wylleth stretche to . / / Al-so the Abot heth Jordeyned
thet euerych brother and soster thet beryth the abyt /
other klothynge of brother other soster shal twyes a+3er
receyuy of the wardeyn syx pans for shon thet ys to
sygge at Allehalghen feste vj pans and a palmson eue . vj . d
and thys paynge ne shal stretche to non other man other
womman thet heth ther eny lyuere / / Al-so the brothern
and sostren sholleth take for hyre lyuere . of the best ale that
ys Jmaad amang+ham . and efterward 3ef ther beth eny secu
lers amang+ham hy sholleth habbe of thet other ale thet
leueth / / Al-so the Abot heth Jordeyned thet ther ne
shel no lyuere be sold out of the hous of seynt laurens
to non seculer Man ne womman for gret harm that
myghte falle ther-efter . / / Forthermor euerych prest
thet shel seruy at seynt laurens shal do obedience
<fol. 13v>do the Abbot and shal be ybroght yn be the wardeyn and yn hys
presence . and al-so in the prioresse . he shel be swore to be trewe
And so shal al-so the seruant be swore of the place . / / And
al-so the prioresse seruant and hwo-so seruyth there shal
be swore to the Conseyl of hous and al-so for+to be trewe
Al-so the prest and hwec seruant yt be that dwelleth
there . shal do due reuerence and worshepe to the prioresse
and to alle the brothren and sostren . / / al-so the wardeyn
ne shal nagth sofre that eny man other womman
thet there dwelleth to despyse the prioresse other eny
other brother other soster and 3ef he vynt eny
swyche he shal be bysy to enquery ther-of and amende
hyt / / Al-so the Abbot heth Jordeyned thet shel be a clerk
to kepe the chapele . and alle the oolde custumes in lyueres
in bred and Ale and othere thynges thet hy were iwoned
to haue be olde tyme . the abbot wyle that the brothren
and sostren habbe hollyche 3ef the gwodys of the hospital
wylleth stretche ther-to / / Al-so ther ne shal no wardeyn
of hys oghene heued make nother brother ne soster wyth
oute the Abbotys wyl and hys asent . Ne ther shel no
brother be receyued there wyth hys wyf / / Al-so the
Abbot Rauf ordeynede that euerych brother and soster
thet bereth the abyth a moneth efter here deth . sholleth
habbe hyre corrodye fol . thet ys to sygge hyre lyueres
hwyche ˆ [als] hy hedde ther hwyles hy were a-lyue