62 PAPERS, ETC. 
“Richard, &c. To all Thabbottes and their oflie’s of 
thordre of Cisteux w'in this 0" Roy”®, and to all Maires, 
Shireffes, Escheato's, Baillieffes, Constables, and all other our 
offic’s, true liegemen & subgiettes, hering or seing thise o* 
l’res, greting. Forasmoche as 0’ trusty & welbeloued in 
God, Hugh Abbot of Stratford, and Rob’t Abbot of o' 
Monast’y of Woburne, & Thabbot of 0" Monast’y of Clyff, 
Refo'mato’s and Visitours of all ye said ordre of Cisteux 
win this 0" Roy"”®, haue power, by vertue of an Actorite 
to them yeven by ye holy Fader in God Thabbot of ye 
hede house of Cisteux, and by ye gen’all Chapitur of ye 
same ordre, to visite, refo'me, punysshe and courecte al- 
man’e of trespassoures, malefacto's, apostates, rebelles, & 
Rennegates out of their ordure, vndre profession of ye same, 
and all othere of ye same ordre suyng & keping any cure, 
or being in any suice w‘ any other p’sone w'in this o" 
Roy”, wtout licence of ye said Abbottes their refo'mato's. 
And y! the same refo'mato’s may also refo'me, correct, & 
addresse, aswele all misp’sons, vsurpacions, acerochementes, 
defaultes, & wronges, as any other vnlefull grauntes & charges 
by any Abbott or Abbottes of ye said ordre to any 
other p’sone* sp’uell’ or temp’ell’ before this tyme g’unted, 
made, done, or suffred to be done, in noyaunce, p’iudice, 
and derogacion of ye said religion & ordre, contrary to ye 
statutes & ordyn?nces by all ye said religion for ye good 
rule y’of made & ordeyned. We y’fore straitly charge 
you, all & eu’y of you, y' vnto ye said Abbotes of Strat- 
ford, Woburne, & Clyft, and eu’y of them, in execucion of 
their said auetorites in eu’y behalue, as is afore rehersed, 
ye be assisting, abeing, aiding, & supporting at all tymes, 
if ye by them or eu’y of them be required on our behalue 
* “Or p’sones” is added, but a line is drawn across the words. 
