The abbatsseruants getting knowledge hereof, came thither by night, but they missed their purpose, for he was gone; but they caught diuerse of his men, whome they caried streict to prison.
In the meane time Richard the archbishop of Canturburie, and diuerse other bishops and abbats both of England and Normandie assembled togither at Caen, and in the abbeie church of S.
See Bede’s Lives of the Abbats of Wearmouth and Jarrow.
Moreover, let the archbishops or bishops have permission, canonically, to consecrate bishops or abbats invested by you.
At this period the custom of receiving knighthood from the hands of bishops or abbatsyet obtained.
The number of bishops andabbats was three hundred and ten.
In addition to Worgrez, Lademund and Bregored, whose very names imply British barbarism, were abbats of this place.
But that trust deceiued them, and procured the more displeasure against them, for that they would not sue for fauour at the abbats hands in time, by submitting themselues vnto his will and pleasure.
And such was the end of that roiall ambassage, to the furnishing foorth whereof, the king demanded an aid as well of the abbats and priors, as of the cities and good townes through the whole realme.
Ilton water by west) next to Ilbruers, and there it ioineth with a rillet that riseth by west at Staple, and runneth by Bicknell and Abbats Ilie, and after this confluence goeth on toward Langport.
Thence it goeth foorth to Abbats Stansted, beneath which it meeteth with the [Sidenote: Sturus.
Enough has been said to give a good idea of what our English abbats and priors were in the habit of doing for art and letters.
Whilst ordinary monks were often the architects-in-chief of the constructions, the abbats voluntarily accepted the rôle of labourers.
Hence arose long disputes between the abbats of the two houses about tithes and other matters.
These two abbats tooke such paines in the matter, that the kings were almost brought to agreement.
Richard, he greatlie maruelled at the first, but after commended the abbats in their dooings, and cheeflie for shewing that they were void of the accustomed gréedinesse of hauing, which most men supposed them to be much infected withall.
The said abbats attended him to the emperours court, and remained there with him till the emperour and he were accorded, in manner as after shall be shewed: and then after Easter they returned with the newes into England.
The abbeies that were prouided of abbats were these, Glastenburie, Shirborne, Persore and Feuersham.
Pokington (where it crosseth the Ilton water by west) next to Ilbruers, and there it ioineth with a rillet that riseth by west at Staple, and runneth by Bicknell and Abbats Ilie, and after this confluence goeth on toward Langport.
To our deare brethren the bishops and abbats through all Scotland, Laurence, Melitus and Iustus bishops, the seruants of the seruants of God wish health.
Another day the queene likewise fed them, and afterwards the bishop of London, the abbats of Westminster, S.
To conclude, his demands were esteemed vnreasonable, so that the bishops and abbats were in a maruellous perplexitie, perceiuing into what miserable state by reason of immoderate exactions the church of England was brought.
Wherevpon the abbats and priors were glad to follow the court, and sued to redeeme, not their sins, but their goods, with giuing a fourth part thereof.
A great riot happened betwixt the seruants of the earle of Warwike, and the tenants of the abbat of Euesham, so that manie of the said abbats seruants were slaine and hurt.
Moreouer they tooke awaie with them ten seuerall buls, concerning certeine exemptions and immunities granted to the abbats and moonks of Burie by sundrie bishops of Rome.
And so the right noble Abbat of Ely went down to Lynn, together with the exiled abbats of other houses and sundry lords from the Camp of Refuge, much wishing that the Lord of Brunn were with him to aid him in the conference.
Oh Stigand, my spiritual lord, and all ye Saxon bishops and abbats that came hither as to a sanctuary, ye have but thrown yourselves into the lion's den!
This spacious house will be all too full of Saxon abbats and bishops: but I shall make room for this new comer," said Frithric of Saint Albans to Egelwin, Bishop of Durham.
I am lately from the Abbey of Peterborough, where I read upon the monumental stones the names of the good Saxon abbats and monks of that house that were murthered by the Danes.
That abbats should not be made knights or men of war, but should sléepe & eat within the precinct of their owne houses, except some necessitie mooued them to the contrarie.
That no moonks should inioyne penance to any man without licence of their abbat, and that abbats might not grant licence, but for those of whose soules they had cure.
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