visitations= evaluation of alth if every monastary in the country

Question 1

what did cromwell appoint and what was their job

Answer 1

6 commissioners

examine every monastery

account value of all in given monastery and report back to cromwell if it was enormous task

Question 2

what did commissioners do

Answer 2

consider if each monastery do its job properly

e.g monks sufficiently pious + monastery is charitable

Question 3

what was the report like and why (monasteries)

Answer 3

extremely critical of most monasteries

laziness, ungodliness, sexual corruption, encourage superstition

Question 4

did reports have positivity elects and what’s an example (monasteries)

Answer 4

yes

praised monastery in Durham

but clear from start commissioners sent to find fault