by Jill Blackwell Hughes, BA Thesis submitted to the University of ...

R[ichard Bernard], archd. of Shrewsbury. Following
visitations of Haughmond abbey made by the bp. and
others it was found that although John de Sarum,
Peter de Sumerford, Richard de Peppelawe, William
de Leghton and Thomas de Bruges wear the regular
habit, they live irregularly and contrary to the
rule, are resolute in their illwill and are wholly
incorrigible in various ways. The bp. orders the
brothers to be dispersed to various houses; John
de Sarum to the monastery of Kenilworth, Peter de
Sumerford to Repton, Richard de Peppelawe to
Darley, William de Leghton to Stone and Thomas de
Bruges to Norton. The heads of the monasteries are
to be enjoined by letter that they will admit and
hold the brothers until the bp. thinks fit to
ordain, pointing out that the aforesaid brothers
should conduct themselves as follows.
[1] They are to attend divine services in the
church with the other brothers at the accustomed
hours, both day and night.
(2) They are to be last both in choir and
refectory, being satisfied with bread, weak ale
and vegetables only.
[3] In each quarter and sext they are to fast with
only bread and water.
[4] They are to make use of the church, close,
dormitory and refectory at the accustomed hours,
with other places being entirely prohibited to
them.
[5] If any of the rebels should presume to go
against these decrees they are to be held in a
secure place under strict custody, having only
bread and water until the bp. ordains otherwise.
W[alterus] permissione divina Coventr' et Lych'
episcopus dilectis filiis magistris G[alfrido] de
Blaston, commissario nostro generali, ac
R[icardo], archidiacono Salop', salutem, graciam
et benedictionem. Cum per visitaciones diversas
tam per nos quarr per alios tam apostolica quarr
nostra auctoritate fungentes in monasterio de
Haumond',
' nostre diocesis, dudum factas studiose
invenerimus quod licet fratres Johannes de Sarum,
Petrus de Sumerford, Ricardus de Peppelawe,
1. 'In... Haumond' underlined in ms.
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