County: Kent
Code: L5900
Reference: Cambridge University Library, Add. 6845
Function: Ordinance




[fol· 15r][line 16]Dıscrete ordynaūceȝ of seynt laurēcís . besyde Cāntƀy
Thysıs the ordınaūce  the custume · whych ıs nyed⸗
ful þat euy [addition: man ] wōman þat ıs oþ schal be [addition: mad brotħer
otħer] sustyr at þe hows of Seynt laurens · knawe and
do þaftyr · ¶ 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 oþe 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 poresse ¶ The secūde ís
þt hy schuỻ cūne  knowe he Pat noster · and Aue marıa  Credo
whıcħ Pat noster hy betħ y holde to sȳgge euycħ day · twoo
hūdre sythe · And euycħ 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  þe 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 þto ·
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 eue 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 Poresse ¶ And þe
wardey  the poresse 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 poresse þe euych 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 suaū yn the place bote
he mowe be sykyr þt he be trewe ¶ And ȝe þ be eny
suaū 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 eue be poresse hy ís y holde
euych 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 poresse 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 · euych   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 cstyne saulys ¶ Also yn absence
of þe wardeyn þe poresse yn þe wardeynys name
yn skelful cause may ȝeue leue to   sustrē
to go out at te gate yn to dıuse places whe hy habbe
[fol. 16v]to done  ȝe eny of ham þat asketħ leue wıle aleg
ge eny cause to the poresse  yt langetħ to þe poresse 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 po᷑ of seȳt Augystynes  þe wardeȳ
ne þe poresse ne schulle naȝth warne hem leue ¶ Also
ther schal no poresse be maad ne potyd adoun · bote
onlyche be the Abbot  Save whāne þe abbot ys deed ·
 þe cherche of Seyntaustynes ıs vake · þe po᷑ wytħ
coūsayl of þe wardeyn may pote adoun þe poresse
¶ Also þe Abboth heth y ordeynyd þt who swo eue be
poresse 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 poresse wyth oute hȳ
other hes assen  And ȝef þe Abbo be dee  þe poresse
ne schal naȝtħ be potyd do adoū  wytħowte þe prıour
of seynAugustínes, ¶ Ne ther ne schal no  
wōman  be maad þ   sost wytħ owte the
assen o þe Abbo othır ellys of þe pour whāne þe
Abbo ys dee ¶ Thāne þe poresse 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 euy   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 lyuee be soold ou
of þe hous o seyn laurens to noon seculeer ·  
[fol· 17r]mā ne wōmā  for ge harm / þtto þe hows . myȝghte
falle aftyr y ¶ Further moore euy prees þa
schal seruy a seynt laurens schal doo obedyēce
to þe Abbo · And schel be y brogħ yn by þe wardeȳ
 yn hes psence  also yn þe poresse He schal be
swo to be trewe And soo schal also þe sergeaun
be swo of þe place ¶ And also the poressıs suaun · 
who so suyth the · schel be swo to þe coūseyl of þe
hous,  also for to be trewe ¶ Also þe prees  whe
suaū hı be þ dwellytħ the · schel doo duwe reuēce
 worschype to þe poresse  to þe   sostren ·
¶ Also þe wardeyn schal naȝth soffre · þt eny man othír
wōman þt there dwellyth · to despyse þe poresse 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 lyuees 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 þe
wıth hıs wy ¶ Also þe Abbo Raa Radulfus
ordeynyde þt euych   sost · þt beryth þe abytꝭ /
A monethe eft he deeth schullyth habbe here
corredye ful · þet ıs to sygge he lyuees whıche
hy hedde the · whylys hy we o lyue /