County: Kent
Code: L5900
Reference: Cambridge University Library, Add. 6845
Function: Ordinance
[fol· 15r][line 16]Dıscrete ordynaūceȝ of seynt laurēcís . besyde Cāntƀy
Thysıs the ordınaūce the custume · whych ıs nyed⸗
ful þat euy [addition: man ] wōman þat ıs oþ schal be [addition: mad brotħer
otħer] sustyr at þe hows of Seynt laurens · knawe and
do þaftyr · ¶ For the ooth ıs þıs þt ıs y maad whāne
a [addition: man otħer] awōmā schal be maad [addition: brotħer] oþ sostyr
at þe same place The ferste ooth ıs þıs who þet
be þeer sostyr [addition: hy] schulle swe at þe chercħ
do þat hy sculle kepe hen chaast yn he body · also
longe as hy dwellyth at þat same place ¶ Also þt hy
schullyþ be obedyent buxam to the abbot of seyntAustȳs
to oþe abbottꝭ þt comyþ aft hȳ ı̄ aỻ thynggꝭ þt be lōggyþ
to hıs íurısdíctıoū ¶ And also hy schulleþ swe þt hy schaỻ
be obedıēt to he wardeyn to he poresse ¶ The secūde ís
þt hy schuỻ cūne knowe he Pat noster · and Aue marıa Credo
whıcħ Pat noster hy betħ y holde to sȳgge euycħ day · twoo
hūdre sythe · And euycħ day Fyfty sythe Aue marıa
For aỻ þe foundours þe benefactours qwyke dyede
of þe hows of seynt laurens ¶ Also hy beth y hoolde · to
come to gede ín to þe chercħ þe syggehe bedys togede
owt take hem þat beth seke ham þat habbeth lyeue of
þe wardeyn · þt travaylyþ oþ beth y ocuped for profy
of þe hows · And who þt deth ellys · þe wardeyn ys be
holde to amendy ham vpnyme ham ther o
[fol. 15v]¶ Also hy betħ J holde alle to gwo to bedde to ged
þat ís to sygge yn o tyme and a ryse an o tyme
and for to holde þe sylence whāne hy gooth to bedde
whāne hy arysetħ bote ȝef any of ham be open⸗
lıche seek · why þat he mo be excusyd ¶ Also þ
ne schal no sostyr be schryue to nō
othyr preest ne frer bote to he owene prees o
þe place bote ȝef hy habbe leue of the abbo oþ
of he wardeyn ¶ Also as ofte ase the wardeyn
wyle holde Chapytle hy beth y holde to come þto ·
and be amendyd of hym the ȝef hy habbyth
y trespacyd ¶ Also whāne hy walkytħ yn the
cowr oþ gooth out atte gate · þ schal non of hā
gwo alone wyth owte a felaghe bote be leue o
he mayst the wardeyn · whāne he sent ham
for eny gret nyede othír ꝓfy of the hows,
¶ And also four tyme a ȝer hy beth y holde be schry⸗
ue to he oghene prees yn the same place and
four tyme a ȝer to be houslyd · four tyme a ȝer to be
y scho · ¶ Forther more ȝef eny sost · be founde
wyth eny thefthe oþ blood schedynge · othír putrıe
oþ lecherye · he oþ hy schal be potyd out of þe hous,
for eue of seyn Laurens ¶ And who so y eue be
of ham þt potyth eny desclaund oþ eny fals fame
vpe here mayst þe wardeyn othír vp eny
sost of þe same hous, · he schal be denoūcyd a
cursy thre tymes a ȝer ¶ Forthír mo for the
profy of þe sostren the Abba hath
y ordeynyd · þt whāne eny goodıs beth by quethe
to þe hous of seynt laurens þt thılke goodıs t᷑ne to
the vus ꝓfy of sostren þt the beth
to þe ꝓfy of þe hous aft the dyscretıoū orde
naūce of the wardeyn of he Poresse ¶ And þe
wardey the poresse schulle ordeyny of þe melle
and othe hows þ beth wyth oute þe gate and
oth smale rentys ꝓfytys how hy schulle be
turnyd to þe ꝓfy of þe sostren
¶ Also þe wardeyn ys y holde to begge wode an
coles þt yn certeyn tymes of þe ȝer : whāne ı ís
wonder cool · the sostren mowwe
habbe veer als þe olde costome was y wonyd to be
[fol. 16r]Also whāne þ ıs eny nyede to make othír to amē⸗
de þe cōmune hows þe wardeyn schal clepe alle
þe sostren to gede and aske here cōsayl ·
and he help ¶ Also yt ís y ordeyny þa þ schulle
be tweye keyes of þe gernere þa on schal þe
wardeyn habbe þ oþ þe poresse þe euych of ham
mowe bere wytnesse wha oþ dootħ // wh Ne the
wardeyn ne schal habbe stondyngge the · bote on pal⸗
frey ne there ne schulle stonde there nō othe hors,
þane hors of þe place bute ȝef þe wardeyn habbe sū
on col oþ two · hwıcħ mowe aft war torne to þe
vus, oþír ꝓfy of þe place ¶ Also þ ne schal be bote
on plogħ to þe place · ȝe þ be moo hy schulle be potíd
tornyd to þe ꝓfít o þe place ¶ Ne the wardeyn ne
schal habbe none hoūdıs at the place bote tweye othír
three mastyuys, for help surte of þe place ¶ Ne the
wardeyn ne schal habbe no suaū yn the place bote
he mowe be sykyr þt he be trewe ¶ And ȝe þ be eny
suaū þ ȳne þat habbe be foūde fals, yn a nother war⸗
deynys tyme þe wardeyn schal pote hym away ¶ Also
ȝef þ be eny wōman þat wıle be maad
[margin: ]
sost at the hows of seynt laurens · and hy
wyle ȝeue eny gwo to þe same place thāne þe wardeȳ
wyth assen of aỻ þe sostren · schulle ordeyne
how thylke goodys mowe bes best be torned to the ꝓfí
of the place ¶ Forther · who so eue be poresse hy ís y holde
euych woke þe wodenesday to clepe to gedre alle the
sostren halde here chapıtle aft þe olde custome
of þe hous, : bote eny of ham habbe a skelful cause why
he mote be excuse and there þe poresse ȝef hy vyn eny
Smale trespas oþ defaute yn eny sost oþ eny
of þe mayne hy ıs þ holde to amende · vpnyme ham
þ of skelfullyche / Saue þe grete defautys schullyþ be re⸗
seruyd y kept to þe wardeyns correctyoū oþ ellys, to þe
abbot ¶ Also as ofte as eny chapıtle ys y holde whāne
þe chapıtle ıs y do · euych sust ys y holde to
sygge thre sydys þe Pat noster· þre sythe þe Aue marıa
for the Abbo þe Couen of seyntaustyns alle he
foundourys for aỻ cstyne saulys ¶ Also yn absence
of þe wardeyn þe poresse yn þe wardeynys name
yn skelful cause may ȝeue leue to sustrē
to go out at te gate yn to dıuse places whe hy habbe
[fol. 16v]to done ȝe eny of ham þat asketħ leue wıle aleg
ge eny cause to the poresse yt langetħ to þe poresse for
to deme ȝe þe cause be skelful oþ nay ¶ Ȝef eny
sustren asketh leue to speke be ham selue to
the Abbot othír to þe po᷑ of seȳt Augystynes þe wardeȳ
ne þe poresse ne schulle naȝth warne hem leue ¶ Also
ther schal no poresse be maad ne potyd adoun · bote
onlyche be the Abbot Save whāne þe abbot ys deed ·
þe cherche of Seyntaustynes ıs vake · þe po᷑ wytħ
coūsayl of þe wardeyn may pote adoun þe poresse
¶ Also þe Abboth heth y ordeynyd þt who swo eue be
poresse schel habbe alle he lyuerees Als yt was
y woned to be yn olde tyme ¶ And þe Abbo wıl noȝtħ
ther the wardeyn do a doun þe poresse wyth oute hȳ
other hes assen And ȝef þe Abbo be dee þe poresse
ne schal naȝtħ be potyd do adoū wytħowte þe prıour
of seynAugustínes, ¶ Ne ther ne schal no
wōman be maad þ sost wytħ owte the
assen o þe Abbo othır ellys of þe pour whāne þe
Abbo ys dee ¶ Thāne þe poresse ys y holde whāne
eny wōman schal be maad soster there for to make
he cūne wyth ynne þe ferste ȝyer · þe bedyngge whıcħ
ıs wony for to be ꝓnunce othír y sayd a lowde
yn the cherche other yn the dortoure o som soster
Also þe Abbo wyle þ the olde numb of
sostren be fulfel · yn as moche ase the gwodys,
of þe hospıtal · wylleth strecche to ¶ Also þe Abbo
hath y ordeyny þ euy sost þ beryth þe aby
oþ clothyngge of sost · schal twyes a ȝyer
receyuy of the wardeyn syx pans for schoon · And
a palmson̄ene : syx pans · And þıs payengge · ne
schel strecche to noon oþ man þt heþ þ · eny lyueree
¶ Also þe sostren schullyþ take for he lyue
of þe beste ale þ ıs y maa a maugham · And eftyr⸗
waar ȝye þ be eny seculerıs a maughᷓm hy schulleþ
habbe o þ other Ale the leueth ¶ Also þe Abbo
hath y ordeyny · þ þ ne schel no lyuee be soold ou
of þe hous o seyn laurens to noon seculeer ·
[fol· 17r]mā ne wōmā for ge harm / þt ‸ to þe hows . myȝghte
falle aftyr y ¶ Further moore euy prees þa
schal seruy a seynt laurens schal doo obedyēce
to þe Abbo · And schel be y brogħ yn by þe wardeȳ
yn hes psence also yn þe poresse He schal be
swo to be trewe And soo schal also þe sergeaun
be swo of þe place ¶ And also the poressıs suaun ·
who so suyth the · schel be swo to þe coūseyl of þe
hous, also for to be trewe ¶ Also þe prees whe
suaū hı be þ dwellytħ the · schel doo duwe reuēce
worschype to þe poresse to þe sostren ·
¶ Also þe wardeyn schal naȝth soffre · þt eny man othír
wōman þt there dwellyth · to despyse þe poresse oþ
eny othír sost · And ȝe he byn eny
swyche : he schel be bysy to enquere ther o an
amende hy ¶ Also þe Abbo heth y ordeyny · þe
[margin: ]
ther schel be a clerk to kepe þe chapel · alle þe olde
custumes yn lyuees yn bree ale · oþ thynggys,
þt hy we y wony to haue be olde tyme ¶ the Abbo
wyle þt þe sostren / habbe hollyche ȝye
þe gwodıs o þe hospıtal whyllyth strecche ther to
¶ Also þ ne schal no wardeyn · o hıs oghene hee
makenoþ broþ ne sost · wyth oute þe Abbottꝭ wyl
hıs assen Nether schel no broþ · be receyuyd þe
wıth hıs wy ¶ Also þe Abbo Raa Radulfus
ordeynyde þt euych sost · þt beryth þe abytꝭ /
A monethe eft he deeth schullyth habbe here
corredye ful · þet ıs to sygge he lyuees whıche
hy hedde the · whylys hy we o lyue /