¶ Be stylle & kepe sylence / tyll nede requyre that answere must
be hadde. Kepe well the comyn rule as the holy place hath vsed.

¶ Thynke the moost vylest of all other / & so pronoûce thyself.
Knowlege the vnworthy & not profytable to ony thynge / & to byleue
in dede.

¶ Make ofte confessyon of thy synnes / and that with greate
contrycyon. Kepe pacyence in thy obedyence at all thy paynes &
trouble.

¶ To all people be thou subgette for thy maysters sake / thyn owne
wyll forsake it / and loue it in no wyse.

¶ And euer kepe the from synne / for fere of hym aboue. Amen.

¶ Here folowen the seuen degrees of obedyence.

¶ The fyrste is to do that is cõmaûded of thy souereyne without
grutchynge.

¶ The seconde is to make none excepcyon / neyther of the tyme /
neyther of the dede that is to be done.

¶ The thyrde is to be gladde & cherefull in thy herte to do suche
dedes cõmaûded without ony cõpulcyon / settynge a side all beestly
condycyons.

¶ The fourth is to be quycke in suche dede doynge & leuynge all