Note to Foreword
1. d:relygyon: the monastery, the monastic order, the monastic life
Notes to Chapter 2
2. 2:13. so ] so o
3. 2:15. but . . .styll: expansion
4. 2:26. as sone ] assone
5. 2:a. Cf. 2:16-22 on favoritism
Notes to Chapter 3
6. 3:7. the hede. . . congregacion, Latin: omnes
7. 3:7. declyne ] declyue
8. 3:11. a full ] afull
9. 3:11. oon ] oo
Notes to Chapter 4
10. 4:a. Cf. 48:1
11. 4:10. by. . . penaunce: expansion
12. 4:26. Latin: caritatem non derelinquere
13. 4:50. put. . . passyon, Latin: advenientes mox ad Christum allidere
14. 4:50. by confessyon: expansion
15. 4:55. and. . . sayntes: expansion
Notes to Chapter 5
16. 5:4. as soon ] assone
17. 5:13. my fader ] myfader. Latin: sed eius qui misit me
18. 5:14. Latin: dulcis hominibus
Note to Chapter 42
19. 42:c. Cf. 38:5-9
Notes to Chapter 7
20. 7:2. že doughter: expansion
21. 7:10. and. . . souereyn: expansion
22. 7:11. and your rule; &. . . rule: expansion
23. 7:11. love &, &. . . commaundementes: expansion
24. 7:13. Latin: omni hora
25. 7:13. the. . . creature: expansion
26. 7:31. or ] of
27. 7:32. but oonli ] butoonli
28. 7:32. Latin: sed eius
29. 7:34. of the cross: expansion
30. 7:45. &. . . mercy: expansion
31. 7:49. This verse is expanded in a number of ways.
32. 7:62. as well ] aswell
33. 7:63. Latin: in opere Dei
34. 7:63. in chaptour: expansion
35. 7:69. of ] of of
Notes to Chapter 18
36. This refers to chapters 8-17.
37. Referring to chapter 18.
38. Cf. 18:23
39. Cf. 18:25
Note to Chapter 20
40. 20:1. Latin: hominibus potentibus
Note to Chapter 21
41. 21:f. Cf. 21:3(b), 21:4(c), 21:5 (d,e), 21:6(f)
Note to Chapter 28
42. Cf. 28:8
Note to Chapter 30
43. Refers to Chapters 21-30
Notes to Chapter 31
44. 31:5. Latin: Que iubentur custodiat
45. 31:9. for. . . myspendid: expansion
46. 31:10. as well ] aswell
47. 31:16. compleyne for ] compleynefor
48. 31:16. so. . . minystracyon, Latin: ut non scandalizentur
Note to Chapter 32
49. 32:3. Latin: fratres
Notes to Chapter 33
50. 33:3. is it ] it is
51. 33:8. to ] to to
52. 33:8. chastysment ] chatysment
Notes to Chapter 35
53. 35:1. Latin: a coquinae officio
54. 35:9. Latin: Pedes vero tam ipse qui egreditur quam ille qui intraturus est
55. 35:10. Naprye and clene clothes. Latin: vasa
Notes to Chapter 36
56. 36:7. Latin: Quibus fratribus infirmis sit cella super se deputata et servitor timens Deum et diligens ac sollicitus.
57. 36:8. and medicynes: expansion
Notes to Chapter 38
58. 38:2. Latin: post missas et communionem
59. 38:2. makynge. . . forhede: expansion
60. 38:b. els ] cls
Notes to Chapter 41
61. Cf. 39:6, 40:9, 41:4-5
Notes to Chapter 43
62. Cf. 43:4-12
63. 43:b. with ] whiche
64. Cf. 43:13-18
Notes to Chapter 46
65. 46:5. Latin: spiritalibus senioribus
66. 46:5. and. . . penaunce: expansion
Notes to Chapter 48
67. 48:15. Latin: singulos codices de bibliotheca
68. 48:15. besyde theyr seryse: expansion
69. 48:16. Latin: codices
70. 48:17. Latin: unus aut duo seniores qui circumeant monasterium. Later, circatores became a regular monastic office.
71. 48:17. sonday: expansion
72. 48:19. suche be ] be suche
Notes to Chapter 49
73. 49:1. relygious ] relygions
74. 49:4. wepinge ] wepnige
75. 49:6. and. . . peple: expansion
Notes to Chapter 53
76. 53:1. Latin: tamquam Christus suscipiantur
77. 53:a. This continues the reference to Mt. 25.
78. 53:2. for. . . god: expansion
79. 53:2. that commen for god, Latin: peregrinis
80. 53:9. Latin: humanitas
81. 53:10. Latin: ieiunium
82. 53:13. with. . . lorde: expansion
Notes to Chapter 55
83. 55:a. Cf. 55:10-15, 19
84. 55:b. Cf. 55:20-21
85. 55:c. Cf. 55:16-18
86. 55:d. Cf. 55:22
Notes to Chapter 58
87. 58:14. that. . . hym: expansion
88. 58:15. from ] fomr
89. 58:18. Latin: ut si aliquando aliter fecerit, ab eo se damnandum sciata quem irridit
90. 58:19. to god: expansion
Note to Chapter 59
91. 59:1. as it is ] as it
92. Cf. 59:7-8
Note to Chapter 62
93. d: Caxton presumably is referring to various but unspecified conciliar decrees and canon laws referring to priests.
Notes to Chapter 66
94. 66:1. Latin: ad portam
95. 66:7. Latin: vagandi foras
Notes to Chapter 67
96. 67:1. without. . . had: expansion
97. 67:3. Latin: dum expletur opus Dei
98. 67:6-7. though ] thought
Note to Chapter 68
99. 68:1. a broder ] abroder
Note to Chapter 70
100. 70:7. is ] his
Notes to Chapter 72
101. 72:1. loue or affeccyon: expansion
102. 72:2. or affeccion: expansion
103. 72:6. meke. . . to: expansion