Gasquet, Francis Aidan, 1846-1929 · London : Methuen · leaf 150
d it again when the repairs had beenexecuted. This necessary establishment was generallywell organised. For example, at Abingdon there were 102 ENGLISH MONASTIC LIFE four lay officials and five helpers in the tailors depart-ment. The first had charge of the skins and furs ; thesecond was the master… … GLOUCESTER CLOISTERS, THE LAVATORY and skins, an abundance of needles, pins, and thread,and a sufficiency of knives and scissors, and wax for thethread. The proctor of the shop also had charge of thelights and fire, and he himself slept in the shop and wasresponsible for its safe custody. The…
Monasteries · Monasticism and religious orders
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