Waverley Abbey

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The origin of the Cistercian order and the peculiarities of its severe rule have so often been treated by able writers that it is needless to repeat them, except perhaps a few sentences which deal with the foundation of new houses and the arrangements of the buildings.