44 poor widow hath cast in more alms than all men, because they all from their
abundance have cast in, but she hath cast in all the treasure that she had.
(S. + That it is not fitting for widows to do anything without the command-
ment of the Bishop.) It is therefore required of widows to be obedient to the
Bishop, to be shamefaced and modest, to reverence the Bishop as [they
reverence] God ; not to act according to their own will, nor to do anything
except what is commanded them by the Bishop, nor talk with any one
without counsel as if for conversion, nor go with any one to eat or to drink,
nor should they fast with any one, nor receive aught from any one, nor put
their hands upon nor pray for any one, except by the command of the
Bishop ; but if some one do any thing that has not been commanded let
her be prevented (S. reproved) because she has conducted herself without