In 1224, shortly after the first Franciscans arrived in England, two of the four friars who had travelled from Canterbury to London progressed to Oxford. They were Brothers Richard of Ingworth and Richard of Devon, and their journey was made at the end of October. They are probably the friars referred to in the late fourteenth century by Bartholomew of Pisa in his account of how the Franciscans earned respect in England and, more specifically, amongst the monks of Abingdon who had shown them an inhospitable welcome on their journey to Oxford. Bartholomew describes how the two Franciscans took a wrong turn on their way to Oxford. Night was falling and the weather inclement – heavy rains had caused the rivers to overflow. Lest they perished from cold, hunger or the wild beasts that lurked in the forest, the men decided to seek shelter at a nearby manor belonging to Benedictine monks. This was about six miles from Oxford and is thought to have been Abingdon's grange of Culham or perhaps even Great Milton. Upon their arrival the friars gently knocked at the gate and for the love of God humbly requested the porter for lodging. From their dishevelled appearance and foreign accents the monks assumed that their visitors were entertainers; anticipating a lively evening ahead they welcomed their arrival. The monks soon realised their mistake and that these rather earnest guests would scarcely contribute to an evening of jollity.