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What is known of Robert Mannyng of Brunne is derived from his own works. In the Prologue of Handling Synne he writes:

And in the Introduction to his Chronicle:

From these passages it appears that he was born in Brunne, the modern Bourn, in Lincolnshire; and that he belonged to the Gilbertine Order. Sempringham was the head-quarters of the Order, and the dependent priory of Sixhill was near by. It has been suggested, without much evidence, that he was a lay brother, and not a full canon. 2025.10