ess , ▁two ▁brothers ▁with ▁their ▁w ives ▁and ▁ma ids , ▁two ▁other ▁married ▁cou ples , ▁three ▁sister s ▁with ▁their ▁ma id ▁and ▁chap lain , ▁and ▁a ▁single ▁lady . ▁Their ▁prov isions ▁included ▁bread , ▁food , ▁wood ▁and ▁cand les . ▁A ▁complement ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁n uns ▁compared ▁respect ably ▁with ▁the ▁wealth ier ▁provincial ▁houses . ▁ ▁K atherine ▁P ille y ▁ruled ▁the ▁house ▁pra is ew orth ily ▁for ▁eigh teen ▁years . ▁She ▁grew ▁old ▁and ▁blind ▁in ▁her ▁office , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 4 3 2 ▁res igned ▁her ▁place . ▁In ▁his ▁visit ation ▁of ▁ 1 4 3 3 ▁Bishop ▁William ▁Al n wick ▁made ▁special ▁arrang ements ▁for ▁K atherine ' s ▁comfort ▁and ▁support ▁in ▁her ▁old ▁age . ▁She ▁was ▁to ▁have ▁rooms ▁for ▁herself ▁and ▁her ▁ma id , ▁with ▁fuel ▁and ▁cand les ▁provided , ▁and ▁their ▁me al ▁each ▁day ▁from ▁the ▁ref ect ory ▁as ▁for ▁two ▁n uns : ▁two ▁white ▁lo aves ▁and ▁eight ▁of ▁whole me al ▁a ▁week , ▁and ▁eight ▁gall ons ▁of ▁convent ▁be er . ▁Cec ilia ▁Cre ke , ▁a ▁nun , ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁read ▁divine ▁service ▁with ▁her ▁each ▁day ▁and ▁to ▁sit ▁with ▁her ▁at ▁me als . ▁After ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁Ma ud ▁R ych er ▁( elect ed ▁ 1 4 3 2 ) ▁and ▁Mary ▁Del an io , ▁Cec ilia ▁Cre ke ▁was ▁herself ▁elected