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In 1536 it passed into the hands of commendatory abbots.

All jurors I spoke with were highly commendatory of the meals and service.

New plates were added, and, after the manner of the time, commendatory verses.

In 1763 the abbey again fell under a commendatory abbot and building work stopped.

The commendatory abbots continued to care for the abbey throughout the rest of its history.

This contains many commendatory poems that make much of his connection with the Earl.

She said she had no recollection of having asked the union for a commendatory letter.

He was, however, most commendatory about our preventive measures and non-surgical techniques.

The book opens with several commendatory letters and prefaces.

Later he was appointed commendatory abbot of several abbeys in France.

Fellow officers say he has received far more commendatory letters from citizens than most officers have.

The bishoprics and the great commendatory abbeys were, with few exceptions, held by that order.

If a commendatory abbot is an ecclesiastic, however, he may have limited jurisdiction.

The quarto includes two commendatory poems, one by John Ford.

For his services aboard this ship he received a commendatory letter from the Secretary of the Navy.

The Education Gazette a renowned newspaper of that time made commendatory review on this book.

He made commendatory remarks that Lon scarcely heard.

By 1762 the monastery, which had meanwhile fallen into the hands of commendatory abbots, comprised only two monks.

From the 17th century it underwent a slow decline under a series of commendatory priors.

The tickets were regarded as commendatory letters.

At age of 10 he was named commendatory abbot of Chiaravalle.

About midnight he began hemorrhaging, and Baronius read the commendatory prayers over him.

After the introduction of commendatory abbots in 1542 there was little left of the monastic community beyond the name.

Clergy, however, could still be appointed as commendatory abbots, and the practice was used to provide an income to a professor, student, priest, or cardinal.

After the second satire, is a copy of commendatory verses by J. Stephens.