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Means and motives: the acquisition of lands and possessions (5/15)
The monks of Rievaulx abbey acquired lands and possessions in a number of ways and, like other communities, initially relied upon the generosity of their founder, his family and his tenants. Rievaulx drew support from several prominent figures, that included Roger de Mowbray, a leading baron in the North of England, Henry II and the bishop of Durham. Other benefactors were from knightly families in the locality, such as Robert de Lascelles.(14) The community could also expect to receive grants from friends and relations of those who had entered Rievaulx as a either a monk or a lay-brother.
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