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ftatutes, he reproves them ; and threatens them with punifliment 
fuitable to their irregularities. 
This vijltatio is of confiderable length, and cannot be intro- 
duced into the body of this work ; we fliall therefore refer the 
reader to the Appendix, where he will find every particular, while 
we lhall take fome notice, and make fome remarks, on the moft 
fingular ite!)is as they occur. 
In the preamble the vifitor fays — " Confidering the charge 
" lying upon us, that your blood may not be required at our 
" hands, we came down to vifit your Priory, as our office re- 
" quired : and every time we repeated our vifitation we found 
" fomcthing ftill not only contrary to regular rules but alfo re- 
" pugnant to religion and good reputation." 
In the firft article after the preamble — " he commands them 
" on their obedience, and on pain of the greater excommunication, 
" to fee that the canonical hours by night and by day be fung in 
" their choir, and the mafies of the BlefTed Mary, and other 
accuftomed mafTes, be celebrated at the proper hours with devo- 
" tion, and at moderate paufes ; and that it be not allowed to 
" any to abfent themfelves from the hours and maffes, or to 
" withdraw before they are finifhed." 
Item 2d. He enjoins them to obferve that filence to which they 
are fo fiiriftly bound by the rule of Saint Augujline at ftated times, 
and wholly to abftain from frivolous converfation. 
Item 4th. " Not to permit fuch frequent pafTing of fecular 
" people of both fexes through their convent, as if a thorough- 
fare, from whence many diforders may and have arifen." 
Item 5th. " To take care that the doors of their church and 
Priory be fo attended to that no fufpedted and diforderly 
females, * fufpefts et alia? inhoneft^,' pafs through their choir 
" and 
