Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860, Leighton, John, 1822-1912, Martin, William, 1801-1867 · London : Darton and Co · leaf 83
. One of the most famous of these institutions, in England,was St. Marys Abbey, York. It was situated near the wallsof York, and during nearly five centuries maintained a veryhigh rank among the religious establishments of the North.Its origin, as given by its first Abbot, is as follows :—Not 66… … great number of devout persons, among Mhom was Stephen,afterwards the Abbot. From the Earl of Northumbria themonks obtained a grant of land ; but when, by their labours,they had cultivated and improved it, the Earl became their per-secutor, to inducethemto relinquish what they had made…
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