<County: Norfolk >
<Code: L4241>
<MS reference: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Gough Norfolk 20>
<Text: Ordinance>

<fol. 28v><rub>**HESE ARN THE CONSTITUCIONYS & ORDINAUNCES MAD & ORDINED
TO BE KEPT IN yE HOSPITALL OF SEYNT MARY OF GRET zERMUTH
A-MONG THE BREDERYN & SYSTERYN OF yE SAME PLACE .</rub><blank line follows>
<pph> *FYRST CONSTITUCION~ & ORDINAUNS IS y\T yER BE A GOUERNOur yE QWECH
IS CLEPYD HI%R *CUSTOS & . VIIJ . BRODERYN & <gap> SYSTERYN . OF yE . SWECH
BREDERYN & SYSTERYN THE FORSAYD *CUSTOS XAL HAUE REWLE & GOUERNANS
WYTH-IN yE SAYD HOSPITALL . <pph> *THE QWHICHE *CUSTOS XAL BE CHOSYN
BE yE *BALYES & ODYR *BURGEYSES OF THE SAYD TOWN~ OF GRET *zERMUTH
NOT TO BE *CUSTOS yERE PerPETUELL BUT QuaN NEDE IS TO REMENE <ill><1 word></ill> NEDE IS TO CHESE A NEWE FOR MOST ProFYTE OF yE HOWS & AT yE WILLE
OF yE *BALYES y\T BE BALYES FOR yAT TYME .<blank line follows>
<pph> *ALSO IS ORDEYNED y\T *QuaT SO EUYR PerSONE BE IT MAN OR BE IT WOMAn
y\T XAL BE SCHOSYN TO BE yER BRODYR OR SUSTYR yAT HE OR SHE BE CHO#
SYN BE yE *CUSTOS & BE yE *BALYES & ODYR *BURGEYSYS OF OF THE
SAME *TOWN~ . <pph> *THE QWYCHE BRODYR OR SYSTYR SO LAWFULLY AMYTTYD
XAL A-BYDE IN yE SAYD PLACE ON-TO HYR~ LYUES ENDE . LASSE yAN HYR
TRESPAS OR HYR OFFENS BE yE GRETTER .<blank line follows>
<pph> *ALSO IT IS ORDEYNYD yAT EUerY PerSONE yus LAWFULLY CHOSYN IN-TO BRO#
DYR OR SYSTYR XAL SWERYN A-FOR yE *CUSTOS ON yE HOLY DOM TO BE
TREWE TO yE SAYD HOSPYTALL & ALL HER~ GOODYS & CATALL yE QWHE#
CHE yAT yEI HAN OR ARN LYKELY TO HAN AFTYR-WARD ; AND ALSO yE
NAMES OF HYRE DETOWRes zYF ONY HAUE yEI & ALSO yE S\OUME OF
yE DETTE TO SHEWE & TELLYN W\T-OUTTYN ONY FRAUDE TO yE SAYD
*CUSTOS : <sup>AND</sup> EUERY zEER ONYS QuaN yE SAYD *CUSTOS WIL ASKE HEM yER AF<ill></ill>
<mrg>FOR TO SON<ill><3 words></ill></mrg> <pph> *AND yAT NOON OF HER~ GOODYS LYTELL NE MEKYL BE PUT
<fol. 29r>OWTTH OF yE SAYD HOSPITALL BUT IF IT BE FOR HYR EXPENCES OR ELLYS ODYR
CAWSYS HONESTE . BUT ONLY FOR TO BY-LEUE IN yE SAYD HOSPITALL TREWLY
TO BE DIUYDED BY yE HANDIS OF yE *CUSTOS AFTYR HER DETHE IN TOO . <ill><writing faint></ill>PARTes
ENY ParTES . OON PART TO yE REParACIOnN OF yE HOSPITALL . yE ODYR PAR<ill><2-3 letters></ill>
yE BREDERYN & SYSTREN BY EQUAL PORCYOnN .<blank line follows>
<pph>*ALSO IT IS ORDEYNED yAT EUerY BRODYR & SYSTER W\T-IN . VJ . DAYES
AFTYR y\T HE OR SCHE BE AMYTTYD TO BE BRODYR OR SYSTER XAL SWERE
OBEYSHAUNS TO yE *CUSTOS IN yINGIS yAT BE LEFFULL & LEFFULL COM#
MAUNDEMENTes . <pph> *ALSO y\T NODYR SYSTER NE BRODYR WERE NOON OUYR
CLOTHE BUT IF IT BE OF *RUSSET OR ELLYS BLEKKYD . *ALSO yE SISTERYN
XUL NOT WERYN NO VEYLYS OF SILKE VP-ON HIR HEEDYS<blank line follows>
<pph> *ALSO IT IS ORDEYNED y\T yE *CUSTOS XAL HYRYN <ct> <sup>SECULER</sup> PREST yE QWHICH
PREST XAL SAY ALL DYUYNE SERUYSE YAT IS TO SAY MATEYNES PriME
& OWRYS EUESONG & MESSE IN yE HOSPITALL AND FOR TO PRAYE
FOR THE *BALYES & *BURGEYSES & ALL yE *COMOUNTE OF yE SAYD
TOWN FOR yE *CUSTOS & ALL yE BREDERYN / SYSTERYN & ALL yE BENE#
FATTOURES <cro>OF</cro> OF yE SAYD HOSPITALL . *NEUYR-yE-LESSE yE SAYD PREST
XAL NOT KAST HYM TO SAY MESSE ON HOLY DAYES IN TYME OF MESSE
OF yE DAY IS IN SAYING ATT yE *PARYSH CHYRCHE . NE NO WERKE
DAY IN TYME OF *REQUIEM MESSE IS IN SAYING ATT yE PARYSH
CHIRCHE . *NE HE XAL NOT SAYN HIS EUESONG IN TYME yAT EUESONG
IS IN SAYING ATT yE PARYSH SCHYRCHE . SO yAT yE PARYSHONES
BE yE MORE W\TDRAWYN FRO HIR PARISH CHYRCHE . yE QWECHE GOD
FORBEDE . *AND yAT ALL yE SERUYSE yAT IS SAYD I%N yIS HOSPITALL XAL
<fol. 29v>BE SAYD W\T-OUTTH NOTE <pph> *ALSO yAT NON ODYR PREST SYNG yER W\T#
OUTTH LYCENS OF yE *PRIOur LASSE yAN yE *PREST yAT IS HYRED BE SEEK
OR ELLYS OUTTH OF TOWN *AND yAT yER BE SAYD BUT OO MASSE ON
yE DAY W\T-OUTT LYCENS OF yE *PriOur AS IT IS FORSAYD<blank line follows>
<pph> *ALSO IT IS ORDEYNED y\T THER XULD BE A LYTEL BELLE W\T yE QWHE#
CHE IT XAL BE RUnGEN ONYS TO MATEYNES ONYS TO MESSE . ONYS
AFTYR yE GOSPELL . ONYS TO EUESONG & ONYS AFTYR EUESONG
ATT EUYN QuaN yEI XAL SAY HER~ PRAYER<blank line follows>
<pph> *ALSO IT IS ORDEYNED y\T yE *CUSTOS XAL KEPE TREWLY & DELY#
UERYN VP TREWLY ON-TO yE *PRIOur WYTH-I%N . VIIJ . DAYES ALL
MANER OF OBLACYON yAT IS OFFERYD IN YE SAYD HOSPYTALL
FOR QuaT CAWSE AT EUYR IT BE OFFERYD W\T-OUTT ANY LESSYNG
*EXCEPT yAT IS zOUYN TO yE BREDERYN & SYSTREN I%N PURE EL=#
MESSE TO yer SUSTENTACYON & NAMELY QuaT SOM EUYR BE OFFRED
ON GOOD-*FRYDAY OR ELLYS IN yE FESTE OF yE *ANNUnCYACYONn OF Our
LADY yER-OF yE PriOur XAL NOT RESEYUE .<blank line follows>
<pph> *ALSO IT IS ORDEYNED yAT EUerY BRODYR & SYSTYR BE PRESENT
IN yE SAYD HOSPITALL ATT ALL SERUYSE & NAMELY AT MESSE
AND yAT ECHE OF yEM SAY EUerY DAY THRYES . L . *PATer NosteR AND
AS MANY AUE MARIA . LOWLY & DEOUWTLY LASSE yAN yEI
BE LETTYD BE ANY CAWSE RESONABLE .<blank line follows>
<pph> *ALSO IT IS ORDEYNED yAT EUerY BRODYR & SYSTER I%N yE
<fol. 30r>SAYD HOSPITALL XAL LEUYn CHASTE & IF IT MAY BE KNOWE yAT ONY OF
THEM<?> DO ODYR-WYSE . IT IS ORDEYNED & <ill><1 word></ill> THAT SAME PerSONE XAL
LESYN yE . IIIJ . PART OF yE COMOWNn ELMESSE yAT XULD COMYN TO
HYS PerSONE yAT zEER . *THE QWHECHE XAL BE DEUYDED IN-TO EUYn
ParTES . OO PART TO BE DEUYDED A-MONG yE BREDERYN & yE SISTERYn
& yE ODYR TO REParACYOnN OF yE PLACE . <pph> *AND IF <ct> <sup>IT</sup> MAY BE KNOWEN
yAT EYDYR BRODYR OR SYSTER zEUE A-GAYN yE PART yus RECEYUED
TO HYM yus COnUYTTE & CHASTYzED . FOR TO BE SERUYD ON yE SAME
WYSE . / / *ALSO yAT yER BE NOn WEDDYD MAN NOR WOMA~ RECEYUED
TO BE BRODYR NOR SYSTYR IN yE SAYD HOSPITALL<blank line follows>
<pph> *ALSO EUerY BRODYR AND SYSTER MAY DON & VSYN HYR CRAFTYS y\T
THEI HAN LERNYD SO y\T yEI BEN HONESTE TO GETYN W\T ALL HERE LY=#
UYNG AS WEL IN TOWNn AS IN yE HOSPITALL SO IT BE NO FLAUN#
DYR NODYR TO yE PerSONYS NE HURT TO THE HOSPYTALL . SO yAT
yEI BE PRESENT AT ALL DYUYNE SERUYSE SAYD IN yE HOSPITALL
<pph> *AND ALSO . yEI MOWN DYNE & SUPPYN & ETYN & DRYNKYN
W\T HYR GOOD FRENDYS IN TOWNn . BUT yEI XUL NOT BEn OUTTH ON
NYTES . NE BE OUTTH OF yE HOSPITALL AFTYR *COUYR-FYER BELLE
RONGEN AT yE PARYSH *CHYRCHE . <pph> *ALSO y\T yE SAYD BREDERYN
& SYSTERYN W\T LYCENS OF yE *CUSTOS MAY GOON ON PYLGRIMAGE
& TO VYSYTEN HYR FRENDYS AS WEL IN yE *CUnTRE AS IN yE SAME
TOWNn<blank line follows>
<pph> *ALSO IT IS ORDEYNED y\T NO PerSONE XAL BE RECEYUED TO BE BRODYR
OR SYSTER IN yE SAYD HOSPRITALL BUT HE OR SCHE BE . XXX . WYnTER
<fol. 30v>OF AGE . LASSE yAN IT BE FOR A CAWSE RESONABLE <pph> *ALSO yAT yEI
LEUYN TO-GEDYR IN PES & RESTE W\T-OUTTYN CHYDYNG OR FLYTYNG
& yAT yEI HAUNTEN NOT OF *CUSTOM <ct> <sup>NON</sup> COMOUN~ TAUERNES . AND
NOON OF THEM BY WREYE ODYR COUNCEL NE MAKE NO PLAYNT
FOR NO TRESPAS BUT TO HYR~ *CUSTOS . BUT IF IT BE SWECH A TRES#
PAS OR OFFENS yE QWYCHE MAY NOT LAWFULLY NE DEWLY BE AMEn#
DYD BY yE SAYD *CUSTOS<blank line follows>
<pph> *ALSO IT IS ORDEYNED y\T yE *CUSTOS MAY COmPELLYN THE BREDE#
RYN & SYSTERYN yO yAT MOW LABORYn FOR TO DELUYN & WEDYn
IN yE GARDEYN & TO DO ODYR LYTH WERKYS SO yAT HE REWAR=#
DYN HEM ATT HIS OWYn WYLL FOR yER~ LABOur .<blank line follows>
<pph> *ALSO IT IS ORDEYNED yAT yE *CUSTOS XAL CHESYN ON OF THE
BREDERYN & A-NODYR OF yE SYSTERYN yAT BE OF GOOD NAME &
OF GOOD FAME & MAKE THEM FOR TO SWERYN yAT yEI TAK HEED
OF HYR~ ODYR BREDERYN & SYSTERYN YF yEI DO ANY TRESPAS OR ONY
OFFENS AND yAT <ct> <sup>THEI</sup> VNDYRNEMYN HEM yER-OF & IF yEI WIL NOT BE
REWLYD AFTYR THEM . yAT yEI TELLE yE PerSONES NAMES AND ALSO y\E
TRESPAS ON-TO yE *CUSTOS y\T HE MAY CHASTEYSE yAT PerSONE AS HE
SEETH IT IS WORTHY . *SO yAT IT BE SWYCHE A DEFAUTE yAT yE SAYD
*CUSTOS MAY CORRETTEN IT W\T-OUTTEN ANY PREI%UDIzE OF ODYR . *JU=#
RISDI%CTYOnN <pph> *ALSO IT IS ORDEYNED yAT yE *CUSTOS XULD CHESYN OON
OF yE BREDERYn yE QWECH XULD HAUE CHARGE OF yE KEYES OF THE
CORYS OF THE *CLOYSTER WYTH-IN THE QWHECHE THE BREDERYN AND
THE SYSTERYN SLEPYN . yAT yEI BEN SPERYD & SHETT yAT NOON OF
<fol. 31r>THE BRODERYN NE SYSTERYN GOO OWTTH <hole>
OF yE SAYD HOSPITALL AFTYR *COUER# <hole>
*FYER BELLE BE RONGEN AT THE PARYSH <hole>
CHERCHE NE NO PerSONE TO BE LATYN IN-TO HEM EXCEPT THE
PARISCH *PRESTE QuaN HE COMYTH TO zEUYn HEM HIR~ SACRAMEn=#
TIS IN TYME OF NEEDE .<blank line follows>
<pph> *ALSO IT IS ORDEYNED y\T IF ANY SYSTER OT BRODYR OF yE SAYD
HOSPITALL BE REBELLE A-GEYNS yESE ORDI%NAUNS & ConSTITUTYONES
OR ANY LYTEL ARTYKLE OF THEM yAT THEI BE CHASTYzED ; BY THE
*CUSTOS BY WYTH-DRAWYNG OF HER~ ELMESSE yAT XULD COME
TO HEM OF *RYGTH YF yEI WER WEL-GOUERNYD . <pph> *AND IF yEI
WYL NOT BE PESYD & STYLLYD W\T yIS CHASTYzEMENT . ALL HOLY
TO BE PUT OUTTH OF yE SAYD HOSPITALL . AND NEUYR TO BE RESEY# .
UED A-GEYN W\T-OUTTH A SPECYALL ASSENT OF ALL yE *COMOUnTE
OF yE SAYD TOWN OF *zERMUTHE<blank line follows>
<pph> *ALSO IT IS ORDEYNED y\T THE PRESTE THE QWHECHE IS HYRED BY THE
*CUSTOS TO SERUE & SAY DIUINE SERUYSE IN yE SAYD HOSPITALL XAL
BE BROUTH BE yE *CUSTOS ON-TO yE *PRIOur W\T-IN . IIJ . DAYES yAT HE
BE COMYN FOR TO SERUE IN yE SAYD HOSPITALL & HE XAL SWERE A#
FORN yE *PRIOur & *yE *BALYES YF THAY WYL BE YER~ PRESENT yAT
HE XAL KEPE yE ARTYKLES A-FORN-SEYD yAT LONGYn ON-TO HIS PART
AND SE yAT yE PARYSH CHYRCHE BE NOT HURT NE HARMYD FOR
HIS DEFAUTE FOR SAYENG OF HIS SERUYS AS IT IS FORSAYD
<fol. 31v><hole> <pph> *ALSO IT IS ORDEYNYD yAT EUerY
*CUSTOS yAT IS AMYTTYD & CHOSYN
FOR TO HAUE THE GOUERNAUNS OF
THE HOSPITALL & OF THE BREDERYN & SYSTERYN DWELLYNG IN
THE SAME HOSPITALL A-FORN ANY ADMYNYSTRACYON yAT HE XAL
MAKE IN yE SAYD PLACE XAL MAKE A OTHE A-FORN yE *PRYOur
& THE *BALYES yAT TREWLY & DEWLY HE XAL OBSERUE & KEPE
ALL THE CONSTITUCIONES & ORDYNAUNS WRETYN HER BY-FORN
ON-TO HIS POWER . *ON-TO yE QWHECH GOD SEND HYM GRACE <sub>*AMEN</sub>
THE HOSPITA<in a different hand?>