FOOTNOTES:

[1] “This saying of St Bernard is usually inscribed,” says Dr. Whitaker, “on some conspicuous part of the Cistercian Houses.”

[2] Waxed nigh.

[3] Wild.

[4] Bound.

[5] Round.

[6] Shoot.

[7] Arrows.

[8] Hedgehog.

[9] Spikes.

[10] This last verse is a piece of gross flattery to the Scottish monarch, for in his reign the church underwent but few repairs.

Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber:
Kirstall=>Kirkstall {pg xi}
“In 1775 the first Cathedral was built by King Offa.=> “In 775 the first
Cathedral was built by King Offa. {pg 128}
ST ALBAN’S (Mitred Benedictine)=> ST ALBANS (Mitred Benedictine) {pg 161}
Euginius III., Pope, 84, 108=> Eugenius III., Pope, 84, 108 {pg 201}
Sedburgh, Adam, abbot of Jervaulx, 44=> Sedbergh, Adam, abbot of Jervaulx, 44 {pg 203}
PART IV—NORTHERN COUNTIES=>PART IV—WESTERN COUNTIES {pg 120}