The greater abbeys of England, with illustrations in colour after Warwick Goble (1908)
Gasquet, Francis Aidan, 1846-1929 · New York ; Dodd, Mead and company · leaf 316
er, and all were to be in bed by 8 p.m. Hepraises the general administration of the abbot, how-ever, and does not find anything of grave importanceto correct or to refer to the General Chapter. In his next visitation on September 21, 1482, BishopRedman is able to praise the administration of… … Torre Abbey of breaking open the abbots treasury, but on inquiryhe was able to clear himself. The visitor finds thatsilence might be kept better, and that the tonsure wasgetting too big, but there are no grave matters to be cor-re6led or reported to the Chapter. Incidentally, we seefrom the…
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