The Lay Brothers took the same vows of poverty, chastity and obedience as the monks. Their status was lower in the abbey however.
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They used only the four western bays of the nave of the church and had their own entrance to it. They were separated from any sight of the main services by a high screen which cut across the nave.
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They had their own dormitory on the first floor of the West Range, and their refectory on the ground floor. |
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