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The Reign of William Rufus and the Accession of Henry the First, Volume 1 (of 2)

Note 384 — Chapter II · (continued 3)

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The like usage is still more remarkable at Durham and Carlisle, churches which never had an abbot distinct from the bishop. At Carlisle the “abbey” seems to mean the monastic precinct rather than the church itself.

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