haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə bᵻhˈeɪvjɚɹ ʌvðə mˈʌŋks dʒˈɛnɚɹəli dɪdnˌɑːt ɪmpɹˈuːv, ænd ˈæftɚ ðɛɹ ɐbˈɪsməl ʃˈoʊɪŋ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə plˈeɪɡ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ bˈæɹɪkˌeɪdᵻd ðɛmsˈɛlvz ɪnsˈaɪd ðɛɹ wˈɔːlz ɪnstˈɛd ʌv pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ ˌɛni ɐsˈɪstəns tə ðə stɹˈɪkən, pˈoʊp bˈɛnɪdˌɪkt ɹˌoʊmən θˈɜːtiːn sˈɛkjʊlɚɹˌaɪzd ðə mˈɑːnɐstɚɹi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks, kənvˈɜːɾɪŋ ɪɾ ˌɪntʊ ɐ kəlˈiːdʒiət tʃˈɜːtʃ wɪð ɐ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ʌv lˈeɪ kˈænənz ˌʌndɚɹ ɐn ˈæbət.
However, the behaviour of the monks generally did not improve, and after their abysmal showing during the plague of 1720, during which they barricaded themselves inside their walls instead of providing any assistance to the stricken, Pope Benedict XIII secularised the monastery in 1726, converting it into a collegiate church with a community of lay canons under an abbot.