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Title: The greater abbeys of England
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Gasquet, Francis Aidan, 1846-1929
Subjects: Abbeys
Publisher: New York, Dodd, Mead and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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h, and a bed in thecommon dormitory. These monks, belonging to variousdestroyed monasteries, apparently made Crowland aplace of refuge in difficult days. At this time—^A. D. 1076—of the comprofessi in the house, ten were from Thorney,six from Peterborough, eight from Ramsey, nine from St.Edmundsbury, ten from Westminster, fifteen from Thet-ford, fourteen from Christ Church, Norwich, etc. In 1091 a fire, of which Ingulph gives a vivid account,broke out and destroyed most of the church and monas-tery. It was caused by the negligence of the proverbialplumber, who had left the ashes of his fire to smoulderafter doing some lead work on the tower. To repair thisgreat misfortune the friends and patrons of the abbeycame forward with such generosity that Ingulph, beforehis death in 1109, was enabled to see much of the mon-astery restored and preparations made for rebuilding thechurch, over the blackened ruins of which a temporaryroof had been placed. In 1114 the first stone of the new (84)
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CROWLAND church was laid at the east angle, and various people ofrank laid other stones, placing money upon them or grantsof stone or wood. The foundations were laid upon mas-sive piles of oak, and many labourers came forward toassist in the work of raising a worthy temple to God,without other reward than that of the satisfaction of tak-ing part in the great work. Five thousand people werepresent at the feast of the dedication; this assembly in-cluded two abbots, two earls, two barons and 500 guests inthe great halls. The rest were entertained in the cloistergarth. During the wars between the houses of Lancaster andYork Henry VI came to Crowland in 1460 and remainedthere for three days. Some time after, on an alarm thatthe northern army was marching upon that part of thecountry, the cloisters and buildings generally were filledto overflowing with household goods of all kinds broughtin from the country round about. In 1467 Edward IValso visited Crowland and together with 200 horsememwa

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