The Cistercian Abbey of Strata Florida: Its History, and an Account of the Recent Excavations Made on Its Site

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Whiting & Company, 1889 - Abbeys - 229 pages
 

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Page 229 - Monk of Diermuth, the convent of the same place, and many others. And we the donations, grants, and confirmations aforesaid holding firm and valid, the same for us and our heirs, as much as in us lies, to our beloved in Christ the Abbot and convent of the said place of
Page 231 - of our said Lord the King and Father, in these words, Edward, by the grace of God, King of England, Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitain, to the Archbishops, Bishops, Abbots, Priors, Earls, Barons, Justices, Sheriffs,
Page 221 - Werthynnyann. Also we have seen a charter of Henry, formerly King of England, made to the aforesaid Abbot and Monks of Stratflur, in these words, Henry, by the grace of God, King of England and Duke of Normandy and Aquitain, and Earl of Anjou, to the Archbishops, Bishops, Abbots, Earls, Barons, Justices,
Page 218 - Henry, by the grace of God King of England and France and Lord of Ireland, To all unto whom the present letters shall have come, greeting.
Page 221 - all his Ministers and faithful Men of all England and Wales, greeting: Know ye that I have granted, and by this my present charter confirmed, to the Abbot of Stratflur, and the Monks there serving God, the reasonable donation, which Rese son of Griffin made to them, of the
Page vi - And we, the charters and letters aforesaid of such liberties, privileges, and acquittances not revoked, we do by the advice and assent of the Lords spiritual and temporal being in our parliament, holden at Westminster in the first year of our reign, approve, ratify, and confirm,
Page 51 - (a small village in a mountainous and retired situation between Buallt in Brecknockshire and Kington in Herefordshire), is a portable bell, endowed with great virtues, called ' Bangu', and said to have belonged to St. David. A certain woman secretly conveyed this bell to her husband (who was confined in the Castle of
Page xxix - the grace of God King of England, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, and on earth supreme head of the
Page 74 - be these; first the wood cut down was never copisid, and this hath beene a great cause of destruction of wood thorough Wales. Secondly, after cutting down of woddys, the gottys hath so bytten the young spring that it never grew but lyke shrubbes. Thirddely, men for the nonys destroied the great woddis that thei shuld not harborow theves.
Page 74 - Many hilles therabout hath beene well woddid, as evidently by old rotes apperith, but (now in them is almost no woode). The causses be these; first the wood cut down was never copisid, and this hath beene a great cause of destruction of wood thorough Wales. Secondly, after cutting down of

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