Gasquet, Francis Aidan, Cardinal, 1846-1929 · London : Chatto & Windus · leaf 239
burnta second time. The place was undergoing some repairs,and apparently in the usual way, through the careless-ness of some workmen, the fire originated which con-sumed the entire monastery. The rebuilding was takenin hand immediately, but the church was not consecratedtill 1239. Half a century… … i^ > ■%■ Pershorespread and consumed the entire church and more thanforty houses of the town. In this last fire, probably, the register of the estatesand the evidences of the privileges and customs ofthe monastery w^ere consumed. The loss was serious, andin consequence a commission to ascertain…
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