1 ant alle ahen hire in an eauer to halden. Ah alle ne mahe
2 nawt halden a riwle. ne ne þurue nawt ne ne ahe nawt
3 halden on a wise þe uttre riwle. quantum scilicet ad obser=
4 uantias corporales. þet is onont licomliche locunges efter
5 þe uttre riwle þet ich þuften cleopede. ant is monnes fundles.
6 for na þing elles istald bute to serui þe inre. þe makeð
7 feasten wakien. calde ant hearde werien. swucche oþre heard=
8 schipes þet moni fles mei þolien. moni ne mei nawt. for=
9 þi mot þeos changin hire misliche efter euchaneS
10 manere ant efter hire euene. for sum is strong sum un=
11 strong. ant mei ful wel beo cwite ant paie godd mid leas=
12 se. Sum is clergesse sum nawt. ant moten mare wur=
13 chen ant on oðer wise seggen hire bonen. Sum is ald
14 ant eðelich ant is þe leasse dred of. Sum is 3ung ant luuelich
15 ant is neod betere warde. forþi schal euch ancre habben
16 þe uttre riwle efter hire schriftes read. ant hwetse he
17 bit ant hat hire in obedience þe cnaweð hire manere
18 ant wat hire strengðe. he mei þe uttre riwle changiN
19 efter wisdom as he s<e>ið6 þet te inre mahe beo best ihal=
20 [6] Nan ancre bi mi read ne schal makien ¶ .den.
21 professiun. þet is bihaten ase heast; bute þreo þinges. þet
22 beoð7obedience. chastete. ant studesteaðeleuestnesse. þet
23 ha ne schal þet stude neauer mare changin bute foR
24 nede ane. as strengðe ant deaðes dred. obedience of hire
25 bischop oðer of his herre. for hwase nimeð þing
26 on hond ant bihat hit godd as heast forte don hit;
27 ha bint hire þerto. ant sunegeð deadliche i þe bruche
28 3ef ha hit brekeð willes. 3ef ha hit ne bihat nawt;