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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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English branch. Acting in that capacity, on September10, 1456, he wrote to the Abbot of Torre, Richard Cade,then recently appointed, about certain rumours he hadheard concerning the prior, William Answell. His in-fluence in the house was a bad one, according to reports,as he was a sower of discord and contention, and thevisitor directs that the prior be forthwith sent to him atSt. Radegunds that the matter be inquired into. In thesame letter the writer says that he understands that themonastic property has been squandered, that the abbotdoes not take advice, has taken too great burdens on thehouse and has not tried to put a stop to the hurtful dis-sensions which take place in his monastery. He furthersuggests to him the propriety of resigning his office asabbot. In 1478 we have the first of the regular series of visi-tations which afford an insight into the inner history ofTorre for the last quarter of the fifteenth century. Inthat year Bishop Redman, who was also Abbot of Shapp (284)
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TORRE ABBEY and visitor of the Order in England, appointed by theabbot general of Premontre, came to Torre, on AugustI, on his first visitation. One canon confessed beforehim the crime of apostasy, theft and rebellion, whichhaving been put into plain language meant leaving hisenclosure without permission, disobeying his superior andspending money without leave. He was sent to do pen-ance at the monastery of Newhouse for forty days onbread and water, followed by three years imprisonment,and a further detention there for another term of tenyears. Another canon accused of apostasy in the samesense was ordered to Welbeck to undergo similar punish-ment. Bishop Redman enjoined the abbot to try and in-crease the number of the religious at Torre by everymeans in his power, and he gave certain regulations forthe community life. The brethren were not to drinkafter Compline without urgent need, and never withoutfull permission. The time of Vespers was to be at4 oclock, both summer and winter, an

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