through this period No material pertammg to Bene Gessent matters after Leto II or to the modern Sisterhood is available For example, the Canons with which R M Treac and Judehic are working are ancient and incomplete, allowing an infer ence that the modern Canons are not included Of historical mterest is The Annotated Vario rum Edition of the Founding Legends a twenty volume compendium of letters, reports, treatises, and myths transcribed in 402 B G from the ancient third-level files (presumably using appropriate transcription machinery no longer m existence) The six volume Legends available in the Chronicles, of the Chapter House are selections from this pnvate collection More mundane, and more trustworthy, are the Bene Gessent Papers of Incorporation detailing the development of the chapter house system, the General Chapter House Listings, and die Annual Chapter House and the Annual Mother House Reports which include roll calls and budgets Also in this reference section are the indices to the Bene Gessent Pnvate Papers, giving the researchers access to the Legislative, Judicial, and Executive files for the Impenum penod The files were not opened, but the researchers were allowed to request particular entries Other documents useful in understanding the structure of the ancient order are the Ordmes Matnum, which delineates the rank order of the Sister hood and the Compendium Matres, which is a chronological list of Reverend Mothers from the Great Revolt through Leto II The final historical document offered for use is the Credo-a chronological collection of creeds used by the order from its inception to the time of the Scattering This volume is particularly intriguing because through it can be seen the psychological evolution of the Sisterhood Two files were offered only for cursory inspection The Summa and The Mikkro Fiskedotte The Summa fills three rooms, floor to ceiling, in twenty meter racks, twelve to a room This enormous holding is the complete breeding index ot the Sisterhood, and from what little could be seen, it appears to stretch back to the Golden Age of Terra The Sisterhood claims that the index begins in the early dawn of humanity, but no proof was offered The Breeding Index d\