...Mary, and the monks were of the Cistertian order. At the time of the Reformation, they shared in the general reproach of sensuality and irregularity, thrown upon the Roman churchmen. The old words of Galathiels, a favourite Scottish air, ran thus : — O the monks of Melrose made gude kale ' On Fridays...

...Register, quoted by Chalmers. \ " The Friars of Fail drank berry-brown ale, The best that ere was tasted, The monks of Melrose made gude kale, On Fridays, when they fasted." Another version of this stanza has been preserved. " The Friars of Fail Gat never owre hard eggs, or...

...such verses RS these :— " The Friars of Fail drank berry-brown ale, The best that e'er was tasted ; The Monks of Melrose made gude kale On Fridays, when they fasted. " Saint Monance' sister, The grey priest kist her— Fiend save the company ! Sing hey trix Trim-go-trix,...

...Mary, and the monks were of the Cistertian order. At the time of the Reformation, they shared in the general reproach of sensuality and irregularity, thrown upon the Roman churchmen. The old words of Galathielt, a favourite Scottish air, ran thus : — O the monks of Melrose made gude kale a On Fridays...

...belonged of yore to one of those jovial friars, so honourably mentioned in the old border ballad : ' O the monks of Melrose made gude kale, On Fridays when they fasted ; They wanted neiiher beef nor ale, As long as their neighbours' lasted.' * " Corbel Is, the projections from which...

...belonged of yore to one of those jovial friars, so honorably mentioned in the old border ballad: " 0 the monks of Melrose made gude kale On Fridays, when...They wanted neither beef nor ale, As long as their neighbors lasted." This skull Scott had caused to be cleaned and varnished, and placed it on a chest...

...belonged of yore to one of those jovial friars, so honorably mentioned in the old border ballad: " 0 the monks of Melrose made gude kale On Fridays, when...They wanted neither beef nor ale, As long as their neighbors lasted." This skull Scott had caused to be cleaned and varnished, and placed it on a chest...

...for their fastiug. As the old Scotch song of GalnshM's said — Oh, the monki of Melrose made guile kale,* On Fridays when they fasted ; They wanted neither beef nor ale. As long aa their neighbour*' laated. Melrosc, however, was in an unfortunate situation, being exposed to all...

...belonged of yore to one of those jovial friars, so honorably mentioned in the old border ballad : " O the monks of Melrose made gude kale On Fridays,...They wanted neither beef nor ale, As long as their neighbors lasted." . This skull Scott had caused to be cleaned and varnished, and placed it on a chest...

...thus slily alludes to their luxury and rapacity: — 0 the monks of Melrose made gude kale2 On Friday, when they fasted ; They wanted neither beef nor ale As long as their neighbour's lasted. The ruins of this abbey, says Mr. Hutchinson, present the greatest variety of Gothic...