He moved on to the Abbey of Staad, a small church which had been torched by English authority and its friars driven into hiding: he saw 12 of his countrymen hanging from nooses tied to iron bars of the windows within the church ruins.
He moved on to the Abbey of Staad driven into hiding. He moved on to the Abbey of a small church driven into hiding. He moved on to the Abbey of its friars driven into hiding. This small church had been torched by English authority. He saw 12 of his countrymen. These countrymen were hanging from nooses. These nooses were tied to iron bars of the windows within the church ruins.