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north and north-west of the Abbey Church. It is continually 

 stated in books that the buildings spread over 45 acres of ground ; 

 and even Mr. Moffat in his history considers this credible. Bnt 

 it is a great and extravagant mistake. It is distinctly mentioned 

 in the Valor Eccles : that the building spread over s/a:; acres; but 

 that the grounds (including orchards, a large pasture called the 

 Convent or Covent garden, a coniger or rabbit warren, &c.), were 

 40 acres more. The water by which it was supplied is said to have 



two Angells for keepers. 23. Abell walks in y' iFeild. 24. Cain meets him. 

 25. Cain kills Abell. 26, 27, 28. Demolish'd quite. 



On the second Arch. — 1, 2. God sitts and beholds the Sins of the World. 



3. Cain is a fugitive. 4. He comes to Eve. 5. An Angell. 6. God delivers 

 Noah y^ Axe. 7. Noah workes in the Arke. 8. Eight Persons saved. 

 9. Abraham offers Isaac. 10. The Lamb caught in y' Bush. 11. Moses talkes 

 w"" his father. 12. Moses keeping Sheep. 13. Moses & Aron strikes y'' Rocke. 

 14. Moses reads y"^ Law to y' Elders. 15. Sampson tearing the Lion. 16. Samp- 

 son bearing y* City Gates. 17. The Philistins puts out his eyes. 18. David 

 rescues the Lamb. 19. David fights w* Goliah. 20. Goliah slain e. 21. An 

 Angell. 22. David rests himself. 23. Defae'd quite. 24. David walks to 

 Bethoron. 25. Davids entertainm' there. 26, 27. Demolish'd quite. 



On the third Arch. — 1,2. Defae'd quite. 3. John y' forunner of Christ. 



4. Michaell the Archangell. 5. The Angells comes to Mary. 6. Mary in 

 Childbed. 7. The 3 Wisemen comes to Christ. 8. They find him. 9. Joseph, 

 Mary & Christ goes into Egypt. 10. Christ curses y' ifig-tree. 11. Hee rides 

 on an Asse to Jerusalem. 12. Hee eats the Passover with his twelve Apostles. 

 13. Hee is nayl'd to the Crosse. 14. Laid in the Tombe by Joseph. 15. Hee 

 riseth againe. 16. He ascendeth into Heaven. 17. The Holy Ghost descending 

 on the Apostles. 18. Michaell ouerthrows y' Devil. 19. Mary mourning for 

 Jesus. 20, 21, 22, 23. Demolish'd quite. 



Within this Ancient Church are some Monuments. 



On the South side of the High Altar, under a very ancient Tombe of ffree- 

 stone, lyeth K. Athelstan, a royall Benefactor, & rich endower of that 

 famous Monastery : Hee gave order his body should be there interr'd 

 & to rest, for the good successe he reeeiv'd from that Towne, ag*'' the 

 Danes: and for the sake of holy St. Adelm the Hermit, who was 

 Maidulphs SchoUer. 

 Another Monum' there is of S"^ George Marshalls Lady, Daughter of S' Owen 

 Hopton, sometimes a Lieutenant of the Tower of London. 

 "The present sad ruins of that large spacious, strong and famous Abbey, on 

 the North side of the Church, did manifest what her beauty was in her flourishing 

 time. 



" After I had weary 'd myselfe in beholding these sad and lamentable Ruines, 

 and dismall Downfalls, I a little observ'd the Scytuation of that small hand- 

 some, vnconquer'd Mayden Towne, & found it strongly seated on a Hill, and 

 invironed w"" diverse small but sweet Rivoletts." 



