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The greater abbeys of England (1908)

Gasquet, Francis Aidan, Cardinal, 1846-1929 · London : Chatto & Windus · leaf 345

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ter brought the abbot under sus-picion. He was arrested with others of his monks andlodged in the Tower. At the end he had tried to anti-cipate the event by a joint letter from himself and hismonks handing over themselves and their monastery toto Henrys mercy. They declared their full recognitionof… … IHh ABBOT .1 OAK, WOBUKN JVoburn In his examination Richard Hobbes, the abbot ofWoburn, practically allowed all that had been advancedagainst him. His objection to the Royal Headship, heurges, was not out of malice but only for a scrupu-lous conscience he then had touching the continuanceof the…

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