Second New Revised Book of Discipline

The Second New Revised Book of Discipline is an authoritative codex used within a math to codify rules of conduct and practice. It is treated as a current reference by avout during day‑to‑day work.

Context and First Mention

It is referenced during work in a Cloister garden when an avout notes that “slashberry” is not among the “One Hundred and Sixty‑four,” meaning the list of plants allowed for cultivation under this book. In the same exchange, a separate set called “the Eleven” is mentioned as a category whose items must be burned on sight and recorded in the Chronicle; the composition of that set is not detailed.

Role and Use

• Serves as a prescriptive guide for practical matters such as horticulture inside the math’s walls.
• Enumerates allowed plant species (“the One Hundred and Sixty‑four”) and implies stricter prohibitions via “the Eleven.”
• Functions as a finalized edition of a standing code of rules (“Book of Discipline”), indicating an editorial history of revisions.

Relationships and Related Works

• Sits within the broader tradition of Discipline observed in mathic communities; for context on such rule‑sets, see the Cartasian Discipline.
• The community’s reliance on authoritative reference texts is highlighted alongside citations from The Dictionary, which in the same scene defines terms such as “Cloister.”

Status

No specific copy, location, compiler, or date are identified so far. It is treated as a current authority by working avout.