are of governance, the Lord rewarded his faithful labours
with eternal rest. His body was laid in the burying-ground of St. Lebuin
the Confessor, near that of Lubbert, a Priest of his own House. There
also was John of Viana buried, and there Reyner Haerlem the acolyth and
many other devout Brothers and Clerks of the House of Florentius rest in
peace. After the death of Amilius, John Haerlem succeeded as ruler of
the House, but he was afterwards chosen to govern the sisters at Zwolle,
and Godefred of Wesel filled his place, for the Fathers in their prudence
did so ordain it.

CHAPTER XIV.

_Of the first investiture of the Sisters of our Order in Diepenvene near
Deventer_

In the year 1408, on the Feast of St. Agnes the Virgin, the Sisters of
the Order of Canons Regular in Diepenvene near Deventer were first
invested. This investiture was done by Brother John Huesden, the
venerable Prior of Windesem; and there were present also the Prior of the
House of the Fount of the Blessed Virgin near Arnheim, Brother John of
Kempen, Prior of Mount St. Agnes, and many other devout persons, both men
and women, who came together eagerly to be present on so notable a day.
So then there was great joy for the heavenly marriage of many devout
matrons and virgins; but the sound of much weeping ascended to heaven
also. The number of them who took on them the habit and the order that
followeth the rule of the Blessed Augustine the Bishop was forty-three,
and of these three first made their profession the same day, but the
others remained Novices for a year. Many of these Sisters were gathered
and brought from Deventer from the house of Master Gerard Groote, after
that the numbers there began to be increased, and John Brincerinck
governed and guided them for a great while.

CHAPTER XV.

_How the monastery in Budiken was reformed_.

In the year of the Lord 1409, William van den Berg, Bishop elect of
Paderborn, began to reform the monastery at Budiken, transferring it from
the rule of Canons Secular to that of Canons Regular; and he published on
this occasion the licence for their transference, at the end of which are
the words following: "To the honoured John Wael, Prior of the Monastery
at Zwolle, that is in the diocese of Utrecht, we do by these presents
grant, concede, and allow the privileges hereafter following, namely,
that he may attach to the Church and Monastery at Budiken a suitable
congregation of men devoted