Gasquet, Francis Aidan, 1846-1929 · New York, Dodd, Mead and company · leaf 245
Rewesby,in Lincolnshire. iElred was a writer of considerable re-pute, both as an historian and as a master of the spirituallife. The history of The Battle of the Standard isknown only through his description, and the GenealogiaRegum Anglorum was composed to instruct PrinceHenry, afterwards King… … RIEVAULX of Rievaulx, a short time before his death, is that of amonk wrapped in a cloak, sitting on a mat spread on thefloor before the fire. He is racked with pain, and sodoubled up that his head rests almost between his knees. Besides Revesby, of which mention has already beenmade, Rievaulx…
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