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Excerpt from Henry VIII. And the English Monasteries, Vol. 1: An Attempt to Illustrate the History of Their Suppression Tna mined abbeys of England are evidences ot'a past which, however diversely it may bejudgcd in other respects, all will agree was great. To some the crumbling wall or broken arch speaks eloquently of the rapacity of an English king and indicates the completeness of his Spoliation. Others again are reminded of the reasons pretended by the spoiler. Alas! It is to.be feared to most Englishmen the desecrated sanctuary calls up one thought above all else - the thought of wasted, wanton or vicious lives, and of the sad necessity which compelled king Henry to proceed to drastic measures of reform. A story often repeated proverbially gains in strength. F or many generations anecdotes about the wicked ness of monk and nun have been listened to and accepted as simple truth; and even well-wishers to the monastic institute have thought it best friendliness to observe or counsel silence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.