A history of the Hospital of St. John in Northampton / by R.M. Serjeantson.

  • Serjeantson, R. M.
Date:
1913
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Credit: A history of the Hospital of St. John in Northampton / by R.M. Serjeantson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1395. Injunctions of Bishop Bokingham. John, by divine permission Bishop of Lincoln, to our well beloved sons the Master and Brethren of the Hospital of St. John the Baptist, Northampton, of our Diocese, health, grace, and benediction. Those who wear the dress of the religions should profess some regular rule. It is fitting that those who wear the religious habit should be professors of some regular observances, otherwise the dress is deceitful, its sign does not at all correspond with that of which it is the sign, and they have the appearance of piety, but deny the truth thereof, shewing themselves to be like whited sepul- chres, which appear outwardly to men to be white, but within are full of filth {spurcicia). In our visitation ^^ut since we Otherwise proceeding on our lawful progress we*ha^fM^^ (^mmtife), have lawfully visited your house in head and in mem- certain matters bers, and have found in the same certain things needing needmg _ _ correction. correction—Ave enjoin you to reform all these things in the manner following, together with a more perfect observance of the rule of life to be fulfilled. to°cibarity*and before all things having continual charity the threefold among yourselves without which nothing at all profits to our vow of obedience, . chastity, and salvation, you should profess and keep these three things, with- poverty. which no “ religion ” exists, viz., obedience to be shewn to your superiors, chastity to be observed, and life led without property. Silence in Church, and Dormitory, and in Refectory when no guests present. ■When guests are there speech to be only when necessary, and then short and with quick and modest utterance Eat together in Refectory and sleep in Dormitory. And that abstaining from mucht&\\dng[multiloquio), in which sin is rarely wont to be absent, you should keep silence in the Church and in the Dormitory, and do the same in the Refectory, when no guests are present. And when these are present, when occasion requires, it shall be lawful for you to speak for edifi- cation, or honesty, or the maintenance of friendship, but briefly, and in a low and modest voice. And in it [the Refectory] you may • eat together, and rest in the Dormitory. And, unless there is any just impediment (we enjoin) that both you as well the Master as the Brethren, shall be present at the Divine Offices at the All to be present accustomed hours, only withdrawing yourselves from the same uni^liindeTOr ^^r some just cause intervening, and then without feigned by just cause. pretence (jiccione).
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