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Abbot Radulfus:
What is your prayer, my son?

Meriet Ashby:
Father, to enter the cloistered life and serve God.

Abbot Radulfus:
The life you seek is a hard one. Are you ready to accept that hardship, to obey and to bear ignominy for the love of Christ?

Meriet Ashby:
Yes, by the grace of God.

Abbot Radulfus:
Stand.

[Meriet does]

Abbot Radulfus:
Are you freeborn, in good health, and free from incurable disease?

Meriet Ashby:
Yes, by the grace of God.

Abbot Radulfus:
Are you free from debt and irregularities?

Meriet Ashby:
Yes, by the grace of God.

Abbot Radulfus:
Are you bound by promise of marriage?

Meriet Ashby:
No, by the grace of God.

Abbot Radulfus:
Then your prayer is granted.