. Some famous women . Avas a rude little church made of the splittrunks of trees, thatched AAith rushes. Round thechurch stood the huts in AAhich Hilda and her nunslived, AA^th their kitchen and their dining-hall. Fartheroff, but still in the enclosure of the convent, were hutsin AAhich monks lived; for in those early days it oftenhappened that men and Avomen joined together to foundone convent. The monks and the nuns lived apart,but Hilda ruled over them all alike. Some of themonks tilled the fields belonging to the convent; andthere Avere barns and farm buildings, as Avell as roomsfor Avriti
. Some famous women . Avas a rude little church made of the splittrunks of trees, thatched AAith rushes. Round thechurch stood the huts in AAhich Hilda and her nunslived, AA^th their kitchen and their dining-hall. Fartheroff, but still in the enclosure of the convent, were hutsin AAhich monks lived; for in those early days it oftenhappened that men and Avomen joined together to foundone convent. The monks and the nuns lived apart,but Hilda ruled over them all alike. Some of themonks tilled the fields belonging to the convent; andthere Avere barns and farm buildings, as Avell as roomsfor Avriting and study. Over all these different men 20 SOME FAMOUS WOMEN and women Hilda ruled firmly and ^^isely. They wereall treated alike. There was no one in her conventwho was rich and no one who was poor, for those whocame there gave all their possessions into the commonstore. Hilda so ruled that peace and charity prevailedamongst them all. All who knew her called herMother, because of her singular piety and grace, and. Photo: Frith & Co. Whitby was the successor of St. Hildas building. the fame of her virtues spread far and wide. Sheloved learning and Avished all to study, and made themgive much time to the reading of the Bible. Herown wisdom and prudence were so Av^ell known thatmany people, and amongst them even kings andprinces, came to her for advice in their those who studied at Whitby man}- grcAvafterwards to be famous, and five of those who hadlived under Hildas rule became bishops of the Church. ST. HILDA 21 But, of all the dwellers at Whitby, the most famous wasone who had begun life simply as one of the workers onthe farm, the sweet singer Ctedmon. In those days, at feasts, it was the custom for one afteranother to be asked for a song, and the harp was passedround the table, each taking it in turn and accompany-ing himself whilst he sang. Csedmon thought that hecould not sing, and when he saAV that his turn wascoming near, he used to get
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