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Preface xv

Introduction xxxix

Statute I. — To love the Republic of Siena, and never to injure it, nor allow any other to injure it, on any occasion, and especially any one belonging to the said hospital 2

Statute II. — How the brothers ought to get up and be present when the Offices and the Hours are said; and the punishment of those who shall fail to do so 4

Statute III. — That no brother, after the ringing of the bell for evening prayer, shall go through the dormitory without fitting reason, but shall remain in his own cell 5

Statute IV. — That every brother shall, when the bell rings, go at once and wait on the sick, at the hour for giving them their food 6

Statute V. — That every brother be required to carry by his side a knife without a point, in order that he may cut bread for himself and for the sick, and other things used for food 7

Statute VI. — Of the office and the election of stewards 7

Statute VII. — That honour and reverence be rendered by the brothers and sisters and all other persons belonging to the said hospital to its warden; and so also the warden shall act in such a way as may be fitting towards the brothers and sisters and all others under his control 9

Statute VIII. — How the brothers ought to assemble for their meals, and how they ought to keep silence in the refectory while eating 10

Statute IX. — That there shall be ordered and placed one of the brothers, who shall cause silence to be kept in the refectory; and that another shall be substituted for him by the warden or by his deputy, while that brother shall be absent 11

Statute X. — That no brother, serving brother, or attendant shall, save for some lawful reason, eat anywhere but in the refectory 12

Statute XI. — That no present be taken into the refectory to any of the brothers, unless the warden himself has sent it; and that all the brothers in the said refectory use the same food and the same beverage 13

Statute XII. — That an overseer of the infirmary shall be elected, and the nature of his duties 14

Statute XIII. — Of the election of chamberlain, and his office 15

Statute XIV. — That one of the brothers be secretary of the chamber of the said hospital, who shall write down the receipts and outlay in the same way as the chamberlain himself 16

Statute XV. — Of the election of the superintendent of pilgrims, and his duties 17

Statute XVI. — That the pelegriniere shall procure and strive to keep good servants, who shall devote themselves to the poor and sick 17

Statute XVII. — Of the due mode of managing the corn and pulse, and how it should be kept, and by whom 18

Statute XVIII. — That there shall be chosen one to whom the wheat shall be given, and who shall see to the bread-making, and shall be superintendent of the bakers, and of those who sift the flour, and of those who attend the oven; and of the manner in which the instructions relating to the above matters shall be carried out 20

Statute XIX. — That there be chosen one who shall have charge of the animals of all kinds, and their drivers; the nature of his duties, and how he must conduct himself in the aforesaid matters 21

Statute XX. — That there be chosen two of the brothers to take care of the property of the said hospital, as regards letting and selling the same, and how they shall carry on their duties 22

Statute XXI. — That the warden of the hospital shall send two of the brothers every two months to Sciano, Monteghisi, Chisure, and Melianda, and the districts round about; to see how the possessions and property are managed by the brothers and workmen there residing 24

Statute XXII. — And the first time the said brothers visit the above-named places, they shall take with them a book, in which they shall write down all the possessions of the hospital there existing, with their boundaries 26

Statute XXIII. — That no brother shall, except when required by duty, remain in the house of the Hospital of Sciano, Monteghisi, Chisure, Melianda, or Corsignano 27

Statute XXIV. — And twice every year, i. e. every six months, the warden of the hospital shall send to Santo Quirico and other places specified in this chapter, for the purpose of inspecting the houses and possessions of the said hospital, according to the manner and form specially set forth 28

Statute XXV. — Of the keys, and the charge of the cellar, and the pantry, and the place, in which the salt meat and other edibles are kept; that they shall be under the charge of the stewards; and of the course to be followed by the steward, and the way of relieving him when too heavily oppressed by work 30

Statute XXVI. — Of not lying down in the infirmary of the brothers without fitting cause; and in what way the key of that infirmary shall be taken charge of 31

Statute XXVII. — That the priests who reside in the said hospital be requested to be very diligent in giving penance and the other sacraments to the sick of the hospital, when called upon to do so by the keeper of the infirmary; and the keeper of the infirmary and the servants shall constantly urge the sick to receive penance and the other sacraments of the Church 32

Statute XXVIII. — That the warden, the chamberlain, the steward, and pelegriniere of the said hospital be careful to see that the secular priests, who reside in the said hospital, be persons of good character 33

Statute XXIX. — That one of the brothers be appointed distributor of the alms of loaves of bread, and the rules to be observed by him as regards the said alms 34

Statute XXX. — Of the alms of broken bread to be given out by the pelegriniere, and the course to be followed in such distribution 35

Statute XXXI. — To give lodging and ease and help to the aged poor men of the city and district of Siena 35

Statute XXXII. — That the brothers of the said hospital, who reside and live outside the hospital at their own expense, shall come every Sunday to the hospital, and present themselves before the warden of the house or his vicar 36

Statute XXXIII. — That the brothers of the said hospital, who live outside the hospital at their own expense, shall come and pay respect to the warden, as often as the warden or his deputy shall require 37

Statute XXXIV. — That the said brothers shall not eat out of their own houses, or the houses of the hospital, without permission of the warden or his deputy 37

Statute XXXV. — That the brothers of the said hospital shall not go outside the dty of Siena without permission of the warden or his deputy, except there shall be cause for their doing so 38

Statute XXXVI. — That the brothers of the said hospital shall not stop nor sit down in any public room where laymen assemble, without a fitting reason for so doing 39

Statute XXXVII. — That the brothers who reside in the hospital shall not go out of the hospital without permission of the warden- or his deputy; and how far in certain directions they and the other brothers who live outside the hospital may go 39

Statute XXXVIII. — That the warden of the said hospital shall urge and admonish the brothers that they live not together in a quarrelsome spirit, nor with angry words 40

Statute XXXIX. — That the brothers or serving brothers of the hospital shall not enter the pelegrinaio in which are lying sick women, without the sanction of the warden and of the guard of the infirmary 41

Statute XL. — That no priest of the hospital, without permission of the warden or of the deputy, shall enter the dwelling inhabited by the sisters, women, or novitiates of the hospital; nor shall he hold any conversation with them — except priest Ugo 43

Statute XLI. — That no brother, priest, or servant, in the said hospital, shall talk with any female in any covered place 44

Statute XLII. — That no brother, servant, or serving brother shall, without permission of the warden or his deputy, go into the dwelling of any woman of the hospital who has not a husband 44

Statute XLIII. — That no priest of the said hospital shall enter the house of any brother of the hospital who has a wife, or daughter, or family, so long as there is no one sick there. When any one is sick, then, with permission of the warden or his deputy, he may go to the house. This rule does not apply to Master Ugo 45

Statute XLIV. — That no woman or sister, deputed to receive the sick, shall receive any one without authority from the warden or his deputy 46

Statute XLV. — That no person, coming for the purpose of the sick, shall be permitted to sleep in the pelegrinaio or to eat there 46

Statute XLVI. — That the brothers and servants attending on the sick men and sick women shall procure for the patients such nourishment as may be necessary for them, and give over whatever may remain, after they have eaten, to the pelegriniere 47

Statute XLVII. — That a woman shall be appointed to teach the young girls and female servants of the hospital how they ought to conduct themselves in the duty and service they are called upon to do 48

Statute XLVIII. — That no woman being a dedicated sister of the said hospital, who dwells or shall dwell therein, shall go out of the hospital into the city without the permission of the warden, or other person who shall have authority to give leave; and she shall not go alone 49

Statute XLIX. — That the women deputed to guard the sick women shall, on the death of any sick woman, make over to the chamberlain of the hospital all the property they shall find in the hospital, that belonged to the deceased 50

Statute L. — Of the keeper of the keys of the doors of the cellar, and of the other doors on the side of the Valle Piatta, and of the guardianship of such keys 51

Statute LI. — How he who is notary of the hospital shall take oath; and what things he ought to have in his office 52

Statute LII. — What persons of the said hospital can be present in the chapter, and what persons cannot; and how the chapter is to be conducted 53

Statute LIII. — That no chapter can be held without the consent of the warden 54

Statute LIV. — That no one shall be received as a brother of the aforesaid hospital, to live at the expense of the said hospital, if he has not dedicated to the said hospital himself and all his property 54

Statute LV. — Of the manner and the form of admonition and correction and punishment of the brothers, servants, and serving brothers of the said hospital, who shall have committed grave offences 55

Statute LVI. — Of the obedience to be rendered to the warden, and how his orders are to be observed by every person of the said hospital; and how those who offend shall be punished 59

Statute LVII. — That the warden of the hospital shall six times in the year wait on the poor, the sick, and the foundlings; and of this there shall be given due public notice 60

Statute LVIII. — That the property of the hospital shall not be sold without the authority of the warden and chapter, or of a majority of the same 61

Statute LIX. — That neither the warden, nor any brother, can go outside the hospital without the badge of the said hospital 62

Statute LX. — That every person of the said hospital shall undertake the particular duty which shall be assigned to him 62

Statute LXI. — That the said Constitutions shall be written for the educated and also for the common people, and the books containing the Constitutions shall be duly sealed 63

Oath of Obedience 63

Declaration of Obedience 67

Declaration of Notary's Public Reading of the Statutes and of his Signature thereto 68