Canon 5
De reclusis honestis siue uagis.
Only those who are of good morals can lead the life of a recluse in their own cells. Others shall be brought back to the monasteries and submitted to monastic rules. Only a monk who has been in a monastery can become a recluse.
Illos autem quos tantum extrema uesania occuparit ut incertis locis uagis atque morum deprauationibus inhonesti ullam prorsus nec stabilitatem sedis nec honestatem mentis habere exstiterint cogniti, quicumque ex sacerdotibus uel ministris uagantes reppererint, aut si fas est in propriis locis coenobio suis rectoribus, eos reformet, aut si difficile est, pro sola honestate uitae uigori suae potestatis erudiendos inclinet.
(eds. Martínez Díez, Rodríguez 1992: 352-355)