258 THE GROUND-PLAN OF BURTON ABBEY. 
much like unto the body of a Church with verey fair pillers 
supporting yt on ether syde, and in the mydest of the haule 
a most large rannge for the fyer. The chambers and 
lodginges belonging to yt weare swetly keept, and so richly 
furnyshed that they weare not unpleasant to ly in, espec- 
ially one chamber called the Kyngs Chamber, deservinge 
that name, in that the King him selfe myght verie well 
have lyne in yt, for the princelynes thereof.” 
Before I close this paper I must acknowledge my indebt- 
edness to all those who have assisted me in its preparation. 
My thanks are first due to Mr. G. L. Blackhall, of the 
Abbey, for his great kindness in permitting me to roam at 
pleasure about his most interesting house and grounds, I 
have also to thank Dr. C. Perks for permitting me to use 
his plan of the excavations carried out under his supervision ; 
and last, but not least, Mr. Robert Thornewill, J.P., for 
much information and assistance, which he alone was 
capable of giving. Finally, I must not omit to mention 
the debt I owe to Mr. J. T. Micklethwaite, F.S.A., and 
Mr. W. St. John Hope, F.S.A., who first encouraged me 
in the study of the monastic plan, and to whose able 
teaching anything that may be of value in this paper 
is to be attributed. 
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