THE GROUND-PLAN OF BURTON ABBEY. 257 
Within the walls as above described was the outer 
court of the Abbey; this would contain many of the build- 
ings that we have notice of but of which the sites have 
passed away. 
The stone house near the church, for the reception of the 
poor, given, not built, by Laurence, Abbot, 1229-1260, may 
have been the “‘synagog,” or large hall, pulled down by 
John Ibstocke, (1348-1366). In this case he would have 
removed, what to them was equal to our casual ward, 
within the precinct’s wall. It must have been outside 
before, which was very unusual, and most likely was only 
a temporary make-shift. John Fisher, (1305-1316), made 
the long edifice near the Abbey gate which looks like the 
guest house: there are ruins showing where this stood. 
From the Gresley Charters we learn there was an arbi- 
tration about a grey horse of the Abbot’s that a certain 
bailiff broke into the guest stable and took away, 1397. 
Ralph Henley, 1432-1454, pulled down (Shaw says built) 
the guest house stable and the winter hall. 
John Fisher, (1305-1316), also built ‘‘ Helle ’’—this may have 
been one of the Abbot’s chambers, as we have a Jerusalem 
_ chamber at Westminster, so named from the paintings on 
the wall, which was the Abbot’s withdrawing room, and in 
the Palace of Westminster there were two rooms called 
‘‘Heaven”’ and ‘“ Hell” from similar wall paintings. I am 
told that in the times of the Great Rebellion there was an 
incident when some of the officers of the Cromwellian 
party were attending a debate in the house, and their men 
‘‘sat drinking in hell.” 
The entry going into the Dean’s Hall would no doubt be 
part of the Abbot’s house, most likely the outer part of the 
outer parlour. The ‘“‘Gret Chamber” may have been part of 
the guest house, and I believe this was so, for the next 
entry is the ‘“‘Kyng’s Chamber.” The ‘ Rites” describing the 
the guest hall says ‘‘This haule is a goodly brave place, 
