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be either from a Kentifh quarry, or to be 

 imported from the co^fl of France. The 

 king's great impatience about his new 

 works, and the large fine from a Jew's 

 widow which he beftows on his new edifice, 

 are very obfervable. But the moft memo- 

 rable is the origine of the Exchequer, which 

 feems by this precept to have been infbi- 

 tuted folely for the carrying on the new 

 building at Weftminfter. 



The next is in the year 12.48. *^ Rex 

 " vicecomiti Southamtoniae falutem. Prae- 

 " cipimus tibi quod de exitibus comitatus 

 '^ tui depingi facias in capella reginae 

 " noflrae apud Wintoniam fupcr gabu- 

 " lum verfus occidentem ymaginem fan6li 

 " Chriftoferi, ficut alibi depingiturj in ul- 

 " nis fuis deferat Chriftum -, et ymaginem 

 *^ beati Edwardi regis, qualiter tradidit 

 " annulum fuiun cuidam peregrino, cujus 

 *' ymago fimiliter depingatur. Tefte rege 

 ^* apud Windefore vii die Maii/* 



Another. " Rex cuftodi manerii de 

 " Wudeftoke praecepit, ut inter alia fieri 

 " faciat duas feneftras de albo vitro, et fe- 

 " neflram aulae verfus orientem, fimiliter 

 ** cum pidlura ejus aulae emendari faciat. 

 " Quoddam etiam fcaccarium fieri faciat in 

 6 " cadem 



