“Father, you are well aware that it is the abbey custom that knights and laymen are received in the Abbot’s house, if he is home.  I cannot and will not entertain your guests.” (pg. 7)  I think that this quote very well demonstrates many truths about the world and the state of society in which the Chronicle of St. Edmunds takes place.  For one, we have the role of custom and tradition.  The knights must be received properly by the Abbot, and everything must go as accorded by the custom of the past.  This also, however, like many other traditions in the time period, enforces the utilitarian notion of social custom, and in itself acts as a way to organize interaction between classes.  As we see throughout British History, tradition, custom, class, and morality are all deeply intertwined into one amalgamation of role and responsibility.