Excerpt from Visitations of English Cluniac Foundations: In 47 Hen; III, (1262), 3& 4 Edw; I. (1275-6),& 7 Edw; I. (1279); Translated From the Originalrecords in the National Library of France; To Which From the Same Source Are Added, in Part, Those Of; 27 Edw; I. (1298), 13 Ric; II. (1390), 6 Hen; IV. (1405) The Cistercian, of all other Orders, had, however, greater charms for this country, and took deeper root therein, the number of its foundations being in excess of those of Cluni by one half or more. But, if the Cis tercian Order was the most popular, it must be borne in mind, that the reformed Benedictine congregation of Cluni was its great prototype, and that the foundation of this branch of monasticism, preceded it by nearly 200 years. 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.