translate English to French: The Charter of Charity, which had as its goal the union of monasteries in the bond of charity, had seen uniformity of observances as a means of maintaining this union of charity. But as the order spread throughout Europe, the General Chapters were continually harassed by this question of observances.
La Charte de Charité qui avait pour but l'union des monastères dans la charité, avait vu dans l'uniformité des observances un des moyens d'entretenir cette union de charité.