A Rule given for those in hermitages

(The number of) those, who wish to remain religiously in hermitages may be three or as much as four; let two of these be the mothers and let them have two sons or at least one. These two are mothers, they should observe the life of Martha and the two sons should observe the life of Mary (cf. Lk 10:38-42) and should have one cloister, in which each one has his own cell, in which he might pray and sleep. And let them always say the Compline of the day immediately after sunset; and let them strive to keep silence; and let them say their Hours; and let them rise for Matins and seek first the Kingdom of God and His justice (Mt. 6:33). And let them say Prime in the hour it occurs and after terce they are absolved from silence; and they can speak and go to their mothers. And, when it may please (them), they may seek from these alms just as poor children do for the love of the Lord God. And afterwards let them say Sext and Nones; and let them say Vespers in the hour it occurs. And in the cloister, where they are staying, they should not permit any person to enter nor eat there. Those friars, who are mothers, let them strive to remain far from every person; and in obedience to their minister let them guard their sons from every person, so that no one may speak with them. And the sons should not speak with any person except their mothers and with the minister and their custode, which it might please them to visit with the blessing of the Lord God. Truly let the sons, whenever they assume the office of the mothers, as alternatively for them for a time it will have seemed to have been arranged, strive to observe it solicitously and studiously according to all the abovesaid things.