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except in the window-fpaces, and the 

 upper part of the walls nine inches. In 

 thefe brick buildings no framed timber 

 lliould be ufed ; but the lintel of the 

 windows is to be laid the whole length 

 of the building, nine inches fcantling by- 

 two and a half; and then the fame piece 

 will ferve. to lay joifts upon, which 

 fhould be pinned with oaken pegs, which 

 will prove a great tie to the walls. The 

 joifls fhould be cut, eight inches by two 

 and an half, and laid edge-ways. The 

 length of the fpar to be ten feet, being a 

 proper pitch for tiling; and to be cut 

 two inches and a half thick, five at bot- 

 tom, and three and a half at the top. 

 The lower rooms to be feven feet high, 

 in the clear, under thejoifts. In the 

 largeft-fized brick-cottages, the roof to 

 be hipped in at the ends, which v/ill 

 fave the two peaks of brick-work, and 

 S will 



