578 ANTIQUITIES 



Item 26th. The visiter herein severely reprimands 

 the canons for appearing publicly in what would be 

 called in the universities an unstatutable manner, and for 

 wearing of boots, " caligae de Burneto, et sotularium 

 in ocrearum loco, ad modum sotularium 11 . 



It is remarkable that the bishop expresses more 

 warmth against this than any other irregularity ; and 

 strictly enjoins them, under pain of ecclesiastical cen- 

 sures, and even imprisonment if necessary (a threat 

 not made use of before) for the future to wear boots, 

 "ocreis sen botis," according to the regular usage of 

 their ancient order. 



[Item 27th. Requires that, according to the consti- 

 tutions, three or at the least two parts of the convent 

 should daily eat together in the refectory ; and forbids 

 all dining in private places, with certain exceptions. 

 One of the privileged places is the " aula prioris:" but 

 the prior is desired to use due diligence that, without 

 exception of persons, he invite sometimes one and 

 sometimes another of those whom he knows to be most 

 in need.] 



[Item 28th. That as the lives of the younger mem- 

 bers of the community are watched over by the seniors, 

 so also the seniors are required by the constitutions to 

 have witnesses of their proceedings. Enjoins that the 

 prior should annually change his chaplain; both with 



baptismo compater fuit, appellat, cyphum aureum et quadraginta libras, 

 legavit." Archbishop Parker de Antiquitate Eccles. Brit, speaking of 

 Archbishop Morton. 



11 Du Fresne is copious on caligee of several sorts. < Hoc item de 

 Clericis, presertim beneficiatis : callgis scacatis (chequered) rubeis, et 

 viridibus publice utentibus dicimus esse censendum." Statut. Eccles. 

 Tutel. The chequered boots seem to be the Highland plaid stockings. 

 " Burnetum, i. e. Brunetum, pannus non ex lana nativi coloris confec- 

 tus." " Sotularium, i. e. subtalaris, quia sub talo est. Peculium genus, 

 quibus nmxime Monachi nocte utebantur in aestate ; in hyeme vero 

 Soccis." 



This writer gives many quotations concerning Sotularia, which were 

 not to be made too shapely ; nor were the calig<s to be laced on too 

 nicely. 



