tvie it in any country of Europe. Of all thefe, and of allfuch fuperb feats of conventual power and fplendour inEngland, none can equal in extent of ruin, as once in ampli-tude of eftate, the noble pile of Fountains. We are told thatafter its original period of poverty and diftrefs, a great… … FOUNTAINS ABBEY J FROM THE ABBOT S HOUSE. lates, with various immunities and privileges, and enriched bya fucceflion of princely gifts, Fountains Abbey became one ofthe vi^ealthieft monafteries of the kingdom. The church rankedamongft the faireft ftrucSlures of the land, and the pofleflionsattached…
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