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Citation Information
308 NOTICES OF THE LAND ROUTE TO CATHAY, ETC.
But he soon passes from Scotland to England, for the follow. ing Houses of the Cistercian Order certainly belong to the south :
Olcholtam,1 Nieomostriere~ in Orto Bellanda, Fornace in Orto Bellanda,3 Calderea in Coppolanda,4 Salleo in Cravenna,5 Giervalese,6 Fontana,? Biolanda,8 Bivalse,9 Miesa in Oldaraese,10 Chirchestallo,11 Laroccia,l2. Il Parco di Livia," Chiricistede,14 Revesbi,l5 Svinsivede,16 Lavaldeo,'7 Rufforte in Estierenda,18 Gierondona.l9
The chapter contains many more puzzles of the same kind. But our extracts have wandered far from Cathay or the road thither, and must stop.
1 Holm Cultram Abbey in Cumberland.
" Newminster," near Morpeth, in " Northumberland."
3 " Furness in Northumberland," in which it is not.
A " Calder Abbey in Cumberland" (and this shows that the English-
man slurred his R's already).
" Sawley Abbey in Craven." 6 Jorvaulx. 7 Fountains.
8 Byland. 9 Probably should be Rivalse, Rivaulx.
10 "Meaux Abbey in Holderness." 11 Kirkstall. 12 Roche Abbey.
13 Probably Louth Park, called " de Parco Jude." '4 Kirkstead.
15 Revesby Abbey in Lincolnshire. 16 Swineshead.
17 The Abbey of Vaudey or " de Valle Dei" in Lincolnshire.
18 Rufford or Rumford Abbey in Nottinghamshire.
19 Gerondon or Geraldon Abbey in Leicestershire. For these abbeys (which are all Cistercian) see Tanner's Notitia Monastica.
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