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English monastic life (1904)

Gasquet, Francis Aidan, 1846-1929 · London : Methuen · leaf 119

An illustration from English monastic life, 1904, leaf 119
ment,except what was specially assigned to other officials, orgiven to any individual by the superior, was in his hands.In this way, besides the question of food and drink, thecellarer had to see to fuel, the carriage of goods, thegeneral repairs of the house, and the purchases of allmaterials,… … ADAM THE CELLARER ST. AI.RANS THE OBEDIENTIARIES 75 there is noted the purchase of three hundred and eightyquarters of coal for the kitchen, the carriage of onehundredweight of wax from London, the process ofmaking torches and candles, the purchase of cotton forthe wicks, the employment of women to…

Monasteries · Monasticism and religious orders

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