CHAPTER PAGE The Prologue of Our Most Holy Father I. Of the several kinds of Monks 3 - 17 II. What kind of man the Abbot ought to be - 21 IV. What are the instruments of good works V. Of the Obedience of Disciples VI. Of Silence VII. Of Humility - VIII. Of the Divine Office at night-time - IX. How many Psalms are to be said in the X. How Matins, or Night Office, is to be cele- 33 79 brated in Summer - 83 XI. How Matins, or Night Office, is to be cele- 85 XII. How the Solemnity of Lauds is to be per- XIH. How Lauds are to be celebrated on Ferial or Week days XIV. In what manner the Office of Matins is to be celebrated on the Feast days of Saints 95 89 CAPUT XVII. Quot Psalmi per easdem Horas dicendi sunt XVIII. Quo ordine Psalmi dicendi sunt XX. De Reverentia Orationis XXI. De Decanis Monasterii PAGE - 114 - 116 118 - 122 - 124 XXII. Quomodo dormiant Monachi XXIII. De Excommunicatione Culparum - XXIV. Qualis debeat esse modus Excommu- nicationis XXV. De Gravioribus Culpis XXVI. De iis, qui sine jussione Abbatis - XXVII. Qualis debeat esse sollicitus Abbas - XXVIII. De iis, qui sæpius correcti non emen- 126 128 - 130 134 138 - - 140 142 XXXII. De ferramentis, vel rebus Monasterii - 148 habere - XXXIV. Si omnes debeant æqualiter necessaria accipere - XXXV. De Septimanariis Coquinæ XXXVII. De Senibus, vel Infantibus - 150 152 CHAPTER PAGE XV. At what seasons "Alleluia" must be said 97 XVII. How many Psalms are to be said during - - 99 101 XVIII. In what order the Psalms are to be said 105 XIX. Of the Order and Discipline of Singing 113 XXI. Of the Deans of the Monastery V XXII. How the Monks are to sleep XXIII. Of Excommunication for offences 115 - 117 - 119 - 123 XXVI. Of those who keep company with the XXVII. How the Abbot ought to care for the Excommunicated 129 - 131 XXVIII. Of those who, being often corrected, do not amend 135 XXIX. Whether the Brethren who leave the XXX. How Children are to be corrected Monastery ought to be XXXII. Of the iron tools, or goods of the 141 143 149 151 153 B CAPUT XL. De Mensura Potus PAGE 172 XLI. Quibus horis oporteat Reficere Fratres 176 tarde occurrunt XLIV. De iis qui excommunicantur, quomodo satisfaciant XLV. De iis qui falluntur in Oratorio XLVII. De significanda hora Operis Dei - · 184 - 190 194 - 196 L. De Fratribus qui longe ab Oratorio labo- LI. De Fratribus qui non satis longe pro- LII. De Oratorio Monasterii LIII. De Hospitibus suscipiendis - 198 - 200 - - 206 210 - 212 214 - 216 222 LIV. Si debet Monachus Litteras, vel Eulo- gias suscipere LV. De vestimentis, et calceamentis Fratrum 224 · LVII. De Artificibus Monasterii LVIII. De Disciplina suscipiendorum Fratrum 236 CHAPTER PAGE XXXV. Of the Weekly Servers in the Kitchen 155 XXXVII. Of Old Men and Children XXXVIII. Of the Weekly Reader - 159 - 163 - 165 XXXIX. Of the Measure or Quantity of Meat 169 XL. Of the Measure of Drink - - XLI. At what hours the Brethren are to take their Refections 173 XLII. That no one may speak after Complin 181 of God or to Table - 185 - 191 XLIV. How those who are Excommunicated XLV. Of those who commit any fault in the Oratory - - 195 XLVI. Of those who offend in lighter matters 197 L. Of the Brethren who work at a dis- - 211 LI. Of the Brethren who do not go far off 213 - - LV. Of the Clothes and Shoes of the Brethren LVI. Of the Abbot's Table I.VII. Of the Artificers of the Monastery 223 |