Description Table of Contents Description William Fitch, later named Benet of Canfield in religion, was born in 1562 in the village of Little Canfield in Essex. He was the third son of William Fitch, a prosperous member of the landed gentry, and his second wife Anne Wiseman, related to the prominent Catholic family. In this text Kent Emery Jr. provides a translation and study of Benet of Canfield’s Rule of Perfection. Go to Top Table of Contents Introduction Translation To the Reader The Explication of this Figure The First Part Concerning the exterior will of God comprehending the active life The Second Part Concerning the interior will of God, speaking of the supereminent life Abbreviations Notes to the Introduction Notes to the Translation Bibliography of Works Cited Index Citations of the Vulgate Scripture in The Rule of Perfection Go to Top