[130] As was probably the case at Warkworth, the hermit living in the hermitage, while the chantry priest lived in the house at the foot of the hill.
“Eremites that inhabiten
By the highways,
And in boroughs among brewers.”
Piers Ploughman’s Vision.
[132] Probably “anchoret” means male, and “recluse” female recluse.
[133] Test. Vetust., ii. 25.
[134] Ibid. ii. 47.
[135] Ibid. ii. 56.
[136] Ibid. ii. 271.
[137] Note p. 87 to “Instructions for Parish Priests,” Early English Text Society.
[138] Test. Vetust., ii. 131.