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The Suppression Of The Templars In England.
THE SUPPRESSION OF THE TEMPLARS IN ENGLAND .
( Concluded from page 197 . ) ARMED with this general authorit y to constrain the monasteries to do that which it was evidently expected would be a very ungrateful task to them , the Diocesan Bishop proceeded at once to act . The Bishop of Lincoln forwarded to such of the monasteries in his Diocese as were selected to receive Templars the letter of the Archbishop , together with a copy of another letter
to himself , which named the Templar to be assigned to each selected monastery in the Diocese , and the exact manner in which he was to be treated , and the penance he was to perform . This very curious document ran as follows . After reciting the general direction , it assigns John de Stoke , priest , to the monastery of Peterborough ; William de Lafford to Ramsey ; William de Sawtry to Ormsby ; Roger cle Noreys to Croxton ; Thomas de to St . Alban ' s ; William de Echedon to Bourn ; William Raven to Croylancl ; Thomas de
Chamberlein to Spalding ; Hugh cle Tadcaster to Sempringham ; William de Chelsey to Kirksted ; Mauris cle Newsum to Revesby ; Peter de Octeringham to Leicester ; William cle Thorp to Thernton ; Simon de Stern to St . Catherine ' s , Lincoln ; William cle Burton to Barlings ; William cle Pooklington to St . Andrew ' s , Northampton ; John cle Saddlescumb to Swineshead : William de Bemkell to Warclon . The letter then proceeds :
We , therefore , charge your brotherhood , that you should cause the said brethren to be received in the said monasteries to perform their penance within their enclosures , causing the same to be so carefully and prudently guarded in the said monasteries that they may be unable to stray beyond the limits to be assigned to them , and that they may be able to perform the penance enjoined to them , AA-hich is as follows : John cle Stoke , priest , William de Laiford , William de Satvtry , Roger de Noreys , Thomas de , and William de Echedon , are to remain AA'ithin the cells of the monasteries in Avhich they are placed . They are to be so enclosed that they may not go out of the said cells except to the church or the cloister at
due times , to hear the Divine offices , and once in the Aveek to some places near , within the enclosure of the monastery , for four hours of the day , if they shall Avish it , for the purpose of imbibing purer air . And the said brothers shall abstain from flesh every day except Sunday and Thursday , on Avhich days it may be permitted to eat one kind of flesh meat . And on the other days ( except Fridays , on Avhich days they must fast on bread and -water ) , it shall be lawful for them to eat of one kind of fish , Avhich they shall choose . Moreover , those of the said brothers AA'ho have the art of reading , shall , every day , besides fully saying the other appointed prayers , say one portion of the Psalter , with a Litany . But those of them who have
not the skill to read , besides the other prayers , shall say two hundred times the Lord's Prayer , with the Salutation of the Glorious Virgin . William de Haven , Thomas de Ohamberlein , Hugh de Tadcaster , William de Chelsey , Mauris cle Newsum , Peter de Octeringham , William de Thorn , Simon de Stein , shall not go out of the enclosure of the monasteries in which they are confined , except to some adjacent gardens not distant from the monastery , as the president of the monastery shall give them leave . On Mondays they shall abstain from flesh meat , and on Fridays from fish and other food , except bread , till Mass has been said ; and every Aveek , if they have skill to read , besides the other appointed prayers , they shall say two
portions of the Psalter , Avith a Litany ; and if they have not the skill to read , each day , besides the other appointed prayers , they shall say the Lord ' s Prayer and the Salutation of the Virgin one hundred and fifty times . The brothers , William de Burton , William de Pooklington , John cle Saddlescmnb , and William tie Bemkell , shall not go outside the enclosure of the monastery Avhere they are confined , except to the adjacent gardens , not distant from the monastery , for the purpose of imbibing purer air . On Mondays they shall abstain from flesh , and on Sundays it shall be lawful for them to eat of two kinds of flesh meat ; but on other days , except Friday , on which they must fast on bread and aleabstaining from other foodthey might eat of tAvo
, , sorts of fish ; and all these must altogether abstain from wine . But on double feasts , Avhich are excepted from these abstinences , it may be permitted to them to use in moderation such meats and drinks as they shall choose and be able ; also as often as there shall be need on account of any infirmities of their bodies which may arise . And the priests of said Order must abstain from the celebration of the Divine offices . And these shall be kept in ward as aforesaid , and do penance as long as the king shall appoint . But to the brethren , John de Stoke
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The Suppression Of The Templars In England.
THE SUPPRESSION OF THE TEMPLARS IN ENGLAND .
( Concluded from page 197 . ) ARMED with this general authorit y to constrain the monasteries to do that which it was evidently expected would be a very ungrateful task to them , the Diocesan Bishop proceeded at once to act . The Bishop of Lincoln forwarded to such of the monasteries in his Diocese as were selected to receive Templars the letter of the Archbishop , together with a copy of another letter
to himself , which named the Templar to be assigned to each selected monastery in the Diocese , and the exact manner in which he was to be treated , and the penance he was to perform . This very curious document ran as follows . After reciting the general direction , it assigns John de Stoke , priest , to the monastery of Peterborough ; William de Lafford to Ramsey ; William de Sawtry to Ormsby ; Roger cle Noreys to Croxton ; Thomas de to St . Alban ' s ; William de Echedon to Bourn ; William Raven to Croylancl ; Thomas de
Chamberlein to Spalding ; Hugh cle Tadcaster to Sempringham ; William de Chelsey to Kirksted ; Mauris cle Newsum to Revesby ; Peter de Octeringham to Leicester ; William cle Thorp to Thernton ; Simon de Stern to St . Catherine ' s , Lincoln ; William cle Burton to Barlings ; William cle Pooklington to St . Andrew ' s , Northampton ; John cle Saddlescumb to Swineshead : William de Bemkell to Warclon . The letter then proceeds :
We , therefore , charge your brotherhood , that you should cause the said brethren to be received in the said monasteries to perform their penance within their enclosures , causing the same to be so carefully and prudently guarded in the said monasteries that they may be unable to stray beyond the limits to be assigned to them , and that they may be able to perform the penance enjoined to them , AA-hich is as follows : John cle Stoke , priest , William de Laiford , William de Satvtry , Roger de Noreys , Thomas de , and William de Echedon , are to remain AA'ithin the cells of the monasteries in Avhich they are placed . They are to be so enclosed that they may not go out of the said cells except to the church or the cloister at
due times , to hear the Divine offices , and once in the Aveek to some places near , within the enclosure of the monastery , for four hours of the day , if they shall Avish it , for the purpose of imbibing purer air . And the said brothers shall abstain from flesh every day except Sunday and Thursday , on Avhich days it may be permitted to eat one kind of flesh meat . And on the other days ( except Fridays , on Avhich days they must fast on bread and -water ) , it shall be lawful for them to eat of one kind of fish , Avhich they shall choose . Moreover , those of the said brothers AA'ho have the art of reading , shall , every day , besides fully saying the other appointed prayers , say one portion of the Psalter , with a Litany . But those of them who have
not the skill to read , besides the other prayers , shall say two hundred times the Lord's Prayer , with the Salutation of the Glorious Virgin . William de Haven , Thomas de Ohamberlein , Hugh de Tadcaster , William de Chelsey , Mauris cle Newsum , Peter de Octeringham , William de Thorn , Simon de Stein , shall not go out of the enclosure of the monasteries in which they are confined , except to some adjacent gardens not distant from the monastery , as the president of the monastery shall give them leave . On Mondays they shall abstain from flesh meat , and on Fridays from fish and other food , except bread , till Mass has been said ; and every Aveek , if they have skill to read , besides the other appointed prayers , they shall say two
portions of the Psalter , Avith a Litany ; and if they have not the skill to read , each day , besides the other appointed prayers , they shall say the Lord ' s Prayer and the Salutation of the Virgin one hundred and fifty times . The brothers , William de Burton , William de Pooklington , John cle Saddlescmnb , and William tie Bemkell , shall not go outside the enclosure of the monastery Avhere they are confined , except to the adjacent gardens , not distant from the monastery , for the purpose of imbibing purer air . On Mondays they shall abstain from flesh , and on Sundays it shall be lawful for them to eat of two kinds of flesh meat ; but on other days , except Friday , on which they must fast on bread and aleabstaining from other foodthey might eat of tAvo
, , sorts of fish ; and all these must altogether abstain from wine . But on double feasts , Avhich are excepted from these abstinences , it may be permitted to them to use in moderation such meats and drinks as they shall choose and be able ; also as often as there shall be need on account of any infirmities of their bodies which may arise . And the priests of said Order must abstain from the celebration of the Divine offices . And these shall be kept in ward as aforesaid , and do penance as long as the king shall appoint . But to the brethren , John de Stoke