ing this all the Brothers were grieved, and for three days they
fasted after the accustomed manner, praying for guidance in the coming
election, which was held on the Thursday after the third Sunday in Lent,
for which day the Introit is "Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord." So
when the Mass of the Holy Spirit had been said and the hours were done,
the election was held in the choir in the presence of all the Brothers;
and that venerable Father the Prior of Windesem was also present with
them to hear the opinion of each one; likewise Brother John Naeldwijc and
Brother James of Cologne, Prior of the House of the Blessed Virgin at
Belheem in Zwolle.

When the opinion of each had been heard, George, who was a Brother of our
House, but at this time Prior of Briel, was chosen by the greater number
of votes. Some indeed chose Bero, Prior of Beverwijc, but all consented
humbly and peaceably to the judgment of the greater number; so by common
consent Brother George was elected, being a Father most beloved, and
himself a lover of the rule.

In the same year four Brothers were invested, three of them on the day
following the Feast of St. George the Martyr, and the names of these were
Henry Hierde of Herderwijc in Geldria, Hermann Borken of Westphalia in
the diocese of Munster, and Theodoric of Zwolle. The fourth, namely,
John Orsoy of Kleef, was invested soon after, on the Feast of the
birthday of our Father St. Augustine.

In the same year there was a notable pestilence in Deventer, Zwolle, and
Kampen, the which had raged in Utrecht and the neighbouring places in the
previous year. Verily this scourge of God was pious and pitiful towards
Christian folk, as hindering them from dwelling long in this world so as
to love it rather than the kingdom of Heaven. At this time many devout
Sisters in Deventer and Zwolle departed to Christ.

On the day following the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed and
Glorious Virgin Mary died our beloved Brother Henry Ruhorst, the
Sub-Prior of our House, being forty years old, and he was buried in the
eastern cloister by the side of our Brother William Coman.

In the same year and month, on the Feast of St. Jerome and after midday,
died Hermann, son of John, a Laic who was Sub-Infirmarius, being twenty-
six years old. He was a poor man, who was born in a place near Wessel in
the district of Kleef; and being received by us, he showed himself ready
to do whatever was laid upon him.

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