Chapter

 1 3 |        on the other: which the monks perceiving, they fell into
 2 3 |      quiet mind, he called the monks together, and spake thus
 3 3 |      his government over those monks, who had all conspired against
 4 3 |     conscience give over those monks, whose government he had
 5 3 |     each of them placed twelve monks, and a few he kept with
 6 4 |    prayers; for when the other monks knelt down to serve God,
 7 4 |     the hour come in which the monks betook themselves to prayer,
 8 4 |       prayers, as other of the monks did: for the old enemy was
 9 5 |    very painful it was for the monks to go down and fetch water,
10 5 |      danger: and therefore the monks of those Abbeys with one
11 5 |    next day, when the foresaid monks came again about their former
12 8 |     might ensue to his younger monks, and considering that all
13 8 |        in the company of a few monks, removed to another place. ~
14 8 |       also for that one of his monks rejoiced thereat; and therefore
15 8 |       noise which he made, the monks did hear, but himself they
16 8 |   devil said unto him, all the monks did hear; for first he would
17 9 |        a certain day, when the monks were building up the cells
18 10|      and a deep hole made, the monks found there an idol of brass,
19 10|     the quenching whereof, the monks by casting on of water made
20 11|      OF A WALL. ~Again, as the monks were making of a certain
21 11|        he was now going to his monks, that were a-working: whereof
22 11|    that he also might help the monks to make an end of that wall,
23 12| VENERABLE BENNET KNEW THAT HIS MONKS HAD EATEN OUT OF THE MONASTERY. ~
24 12|       Abbey was, that when the monks went abroad (to deliver
25 12|        certain day some of the monks went forth upon such business:
26 15|        that he had it of other monks, which did hear it themselves. ~
27 17|       the night time, when the monks were asleep, they entered
28 19|       GOD KNEW THAT ONE OF HIS MONKS HAD RECEIVED CERTAIN HANDKERCHIEFS. ~
29 19|     did often send some of his monks to preach unto them, for
30 20|    PROUD THOUGHT OF ONE OF HIS MONKS. ~Upon a time, whiles the
31 20|      was at supper, one of his monks, who was the son of a great
32 20|       he called another of the monks, and bad him take the candle
33 20|      who being demanded of the monks, what it was that he thought,
34 21|   venerable man, beholding the monks sad, both rebuked them modestly
35 21|         which miracle when the monks saw, they gave God thanks,
36 22|      to build an Abbey for his monks upon his ground, not far
37 22|   Abbot and Prior, with divers monks under them: and when they
38 25|        up." At which noise the monks running out, dragon they
39 28|     contrary to obedience. The monks did so, and threw it out
40 30| whither he was going: "To your monks," quoth he, "to give them
41 31|        calling for some of his monks commanded them to have him
42 32|        a day gone out with his monks to work in the field, a
43 32|    that he was abroad with his monks in the field. Down at the
44 32|    homeward from work with his monks: whom so soon as he saw,
45 32|    that manner, and seeing his monks upon compassion to solicit
46 32|       man of God came with his monks, he kneeled down and lay
47 33|     venerable brother with his monks went to meet her, where
48 33|      venerable Bennet, nor his monks that were with him, could
49 34|       of this her death to his monks, whom also he sent presently
50 35|        the time of matins (his monks being yet at rest) and came
51 36|    BENNET WROTE A RULE FOR HIS MONKS. ~GREGORY. Desirous I am,
52 36|        he wrote a rule for his monks, both excellent for discretion
53 37|     BENNET DID PROPHESY TO HIS MONKS THE TIME OF HIS OWN DEATH. ~
54 37|       of his holy death to his monks, some of which did live
55 37|     sixth day he commanded his monks to carry him into the oratory,
56 37|      ghost. Upon which day two monks, one being in his cell,
57 37|      And by this means, as his monks that were present knew of