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Chapter 33

           Butasconcerningrings,jewels,chains,andwhatelse,youmustunderstandthatwearemenoftenderconsciences,andwillnotyieldtoavenerablemanlikeyourself,whoshouldbedeadtothevanitiesofthislife,thestrongtemptationtobreaktheruleofhisfoundation,bywearingrings,chains,orothervaingauds."

           "Thinkwhatyoudo,mymasters,"saidthePrior,"ereyouputyourhandontheChurch’spatrimonyThesethingsareinterressacras,andIwotnotwhatjudgmentmightensueweretheytobehandledbylaicalhands."

           "Iwilltakecareofthat,reverendPrior,"saidtheHermitofCopmanhurst;"forIwillwearthemmyself."

           "Friend,orbrother,"saidthePrior,inanswertothissolutionofhisdoubts,"ifthouhastreallytakenreligiousorders,Ipraytheetolookhowthouwiltanswertothineofficialforthesharethouhasttakeninthisday’swork."

           "FriendPrior,"returnedtheHermit,"youaretoknowthatIbelongtoalittlediocese,whereIammyowndiocesan,andcareaslittlefortheBishopofYorkasIdofortheAbbotofJorvaulx,thePrior,andalltheconvent."

           "Thouartutterlyirregular,"saidthePrior;"oneofthosedisorderlymen,who,takingonthemthesacredcharacterwithoutduecause,profanetheholyrites,andendangerthesoulsofthosewhotakecounselattheirhands;lapidespropanecondonantesiis,givingthemstonesinsteadofbreadastheVulgatehathit."

           "Nay,"saidtheFriar,"anmybrain-pancouldhavebeenbrokenbyLatin,ithadnotheldsolongtogether.

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