¶ 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 other occupacyons for that tyme or ony maner of excuse. ¶ The fyfthe is to do suche thynges with all thy myght and power / thynkynge that thy rewarde shall be grete. ¶ The sixte is to do them also with al mekenesse bothe in spyryte and gesture. ¶ The seuenth is to contynuye suche obedyence for the ende of thy lyf / euer folowynge thy mayster Ihesu cryste / that was moost obedyent for thy synne vnto deth Amen. ¶ The seuen degrees of pacyence thou mayst beholde here. ¶ To euyll done to the or aduersyte / make no resystence. ¶ Do no euyll for euyll / ne gyue an euyl answere. ¶ Loue thyn enmye / & do good for euyl to hym in recompence. ¶ Grutche not ayenst aduersyte / but take it as swete as encence. ¶ Accõpt it for best medycyne / and be gladde in thy payne. ¶ Thanke god therfore / & loke for more with all benyuolence. ¶ And whan thou hast no grutchynge in these / thenne meyst thou be fayne. ¶ The .xv. degrees of charyte. ¶ These make parfyte charyte after Poules epystle. ¶ Be pacyente contynuelly for ony aduersyte. ¶ Lyberall to the nedy / & do good for euyll. ¶ Of other mênes welfare. enuye not ne be heuy ¶ Lette not by thy crokednesse good werkes to multeplye. ¶ Swelle not inwarde by malyce yf thy nyghbour prospere. ¶ Loue to be in lowe degree / & loth to be hye. ¶ To labour for other as thyself do thy vtter deuour. ¶ Be not moued for ony cause to vêgeaûce or to yre. ¶ Thynke none euyll to another for ony prouocacyon. ¶ Ioye thou not in wyckednesse but sorowe [thou] rather. ¶ Be gladde in trought & ryghtwysnesse & hate dyssymulacyon. ¶ For suche ryght bere aduersyte or ony trybulacõn. ¶ To [that] the chirche techeth the put ful credulyte. ¶ That god hath promysed trust it well without defalcatyon. ¶ In hope abydynge his rewarde and euerlastynge glorye. Amen. ¶ A lytell Instruccõn for them that shall entre in to religyon / drawen out of the longe rule of sa[yn]t Iherom that he wrote to saynt Eustochiû &c.