THE GROUND-PLAN OF BURTON ABBEY. 247 
John Ibstocke, 24th Abbot, 1348-1369, rebuilt the north 
side of the Parochial Church, having first pulled down the 
same and a large synagogue. 
John Sudbury, 26th Abbot, 1400-1424, died in 1439, and 
was buried in the middle, before the Altar in the Confess- 
ors’ Chapel, under a white stone. In his time Richard 
Creyton, Sacrist, made a new stone screen, and new roofed 
the lower church. Also John Babe, Prior and Sacrist, made 
new stone work to the belfry of the upper church, and new 
stalls in the choir, with a new shrine for St. Modwen. 
William Mathew, 27th Abbot, 1424-1430, was buried in 
the chapel of the Blessed Mary, above the step against the 
seat in the wall. In 1426, John Babe, Prior, died, and was 
buried in the middle of the choir, under an alabaster stone. 
There is good evidence that William Mathew caused this 
Chronicle to be written. 
Ralph Henley, zgth Abbot, 1432, resigned 1454, was buried 
in the north walk of the cloister. In his time the belfry 
in the lower church was finished and a bell hung in it. 
William Bronston, 30th Abbot, 1454-1472, was buried in 
the chapel of the Blessed Mary, under a marble tomb. 
Thomas Field, 31st Abbot, 1472-1493, was buried near 
the vestry door. In 1474 the tower of the lower church 
fell, bringing down with it the roof of the church and the 
walls of the precious choir. These Norman towers were 
usually only case-work, filled in with very loose uncoursed 
rubble, and the result is that most of them have met the 
same fate as this one at Burton. That at Durham owes 
its strength to its enormous area. In 1475 the Abbot re- 
built the roof of the church, repaired the wall of the choir, 
repaired one of the four columns against the upper choir on 
the north side, and rebuilt the arch between the upper and 
lower church and the belfry ; he also erected the high altar 
and steps to the same, and adorned it with tabernacle work. 
Here we must leave the church, just saying that we 
