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The monastery enlists the help of the team to restore a corrody room which would have been granted to an elderly worker as a form of pension. The room needs a new floor so the boys gather and roast limestone in order to make lime putty. Ruth is in charge of the home comforts and harvests rushes from the river to make a mattress.
The Abbot is planning a big feast to entertain a patron – a good way to encourage the wealthier members of society to make large donations. In preparation, Ruth sets about tackling the monastery’s laundry, before taking on the cooking preparations.
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The team follows a flock of sheep up on to Dartmoor, where it was traditional for many shepherds to take their flocks for summer grazing. Alex and Peter get to grips with shearing, while Ruth takes the fleeces off to a wool mill to find out how it was processed and manufactured.
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