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from unsuting langage, and to talke and speke wordis of honeste, 

 profetabill to body and soule. 



XXV. And also we wuU and ordeyne that every poreman from 

 this tyme forward that shal be resceyved into ye saide hous and is 

 not letterd in ye tyme of his resceyving be examined if he can sey 

 our Lady Sawter, his Pater Noster, Ave Maria, and his Credo, 

 whether it be specefied before or not. And if he cannot perfitely, 

 we wull that he be charged to cunne sey y*' said Sawter, his Pater 

 Noster, Ave and Credo, as well as he canne. And that he do his 

 besy labour to cunne say hit perfitely. And also to be taught y" 

 Sauter by y assiguement of ye saide keper. And that yerely onys 

 in y^ quarter of y^ yeare y^ said keper for y*^ tyme beyng examyne 

 every poreman of y*^ saide hous if he can say the Pater Noster, 

 ye Ave and y*^ Credo perfitely or not ; that for defaulte of examin- 

 acion the charge putte to theyme, as before is said, be slowthed and 

 not done. And if eny of y^ forsaide poremen be found defectif in 

 seying of our Lady Sauter as well as he canne to be saide, or and 

 he cannot the same, a certayne bodely pajme, that is to say of 

 fastyng or a like payne after y^ jugement and discrescion of 

 y^ saide keper shal be to hym putte and lymyted and not discharged 

 therof till he can sey the premyssez and be amended therof. And 

 that y^ said keper poremen and woman and their successors dwelle 

 continuely and personally togeder in y* same hous as bifore is saide, 

 on lesse than they be touched or infecte with a leeper or other 

 Infirmytees intoUerabill, such as shulde infecte or ennoy their 

 felawship. 



XXVI. Item. We wull and ordejme that every poreman in. 

 his furst Admyssion all such moveable goodes as he hath, pottis, 

 pannys, pewter vessel, beddjmg, and other necessaries, if he have 

 eny such thynges, to bryng hit within into the saide hous. And if 

 he have eny quycke catell, that hit be made monay of. And halfe 

 the saide monay to be converted to y*^ use of y^ saide hous, and 

 y^ other halfe to y saide poreman to have to his own propre use. 



XXVII. Item. We wull and ordeyne that in case eny of 

 y* poremen of y® forsaide hous may attayne by right enheritance 

 to y* lyvelode of iiii. marks by y^ yere clerely, or otherwise be ag- 



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