Gasquet, Francis Aidan, 1846-1929 · New York, Dodd, Mead and Company · leaf 387
f time Wel-beck Abbey became possessed of ten parochial churchesand two chapelries. Five of the parishes were served bythe canons themselves as perpetual vicars. WelbeckAbbey claimed to have established nine other Premon-stratensian houses, but in regard to two of these, namelyHales Owen and… … WELBECK tactily at least, acknowledged as the chief English house.The gift of the Bishop of Ely in 1329 entailed manyobligations upon the community. They undertook, inthe first place, to find eight canons who should offer upprayers for King Edward III and his grandfather, andfor many specified…
Abbeys -- England · England -- Description and travel
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