CONTENTS.

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Introductory 3
I. The Revival within the Abbey during the 14th Century 11
II. The Necessity for Dissolution 35
(A) Sketch of the Economic History, 1300–1539 36
(B) Decay of the Monastic Spirit in the 15th Century 47
Appendix. The Account of William Wallingford in the ‘Lives and Benefactions of the Later Abbots’ 73
List of the Abbots of St. Albans from 1300 to 1539 75
A List of the Chief Authorities 76