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beinge the entre into tVie Court of the Castell, is xxi yerds ; which 



entre conteignith in bred* yerds, and is mayd of lyme and 



stooiie ; and a part throf shronkeii and renyn. 



Itm, betwixt the said Dongeon and the Counstabell tower, standinge 

 southward frome the same, is the distaunce of xxvi yerds, and the 

 same Coustabill tower conteignith in wydenes within xvi foote, for the 

 guners to occupye their ordenance ; and the thikenes of the wawll, in 

 the tower parte, iiii foote, and above the vaults ii foote. 



Itm, betwen the same tower and the Posteron tower, on the south 

 syd of the castell, is the disiaunce of xxti yerds, which tower is 

 dampned within, and a great parte of the same tower, toward the 

 castell inward, is fallen down. And the rest of the same will fawll 

 verray shortely owtwart. And neygh the same tower, on the west syd, 

 is a posteron of ieron, with a woode gaite without, good and stronge. 



Itm, bitwen that tower and tlie Chappell tower, is the distaunce of 

 twentie and thre yerdes. The same tower conteignith in wydenes 



withinf foote ; and so soore decayed as at every great wynd 



it doith shak so dangerosly as no man dare adventure to lye in the 

 lodginge of the same of the over part ; and by all likelihed will fawll 

 to the ground right shortely. 



Itm, bitwen the same Chappell tower and a buttres mayd with a 

 tower, casten owt upon the tope myd against the Hawll, is xxixti 

 yerds of the same south syd ; and is in right soore decay, booth at the 

 ground and the most part of the same upward ; and a great parte 

 therof in danger of fallinge. The compase of the same bottorase 

 is iiii yerds. 



Itm, bitwen the same butLeras and the wawll called the Whit Wawll, 

 going streight from the outwart corner of the castell to the water of 

 Twed, is the distaunce of xl yerds, a great part wherof beinge the wawll 

 of the Hawll, and the lodgings of the Captaigne is in extreme decay, 

 and many steaines fawllen furth of the same. Without spedye 

 repayringe wherof it will put a great parte of the same wawll in 

 danger of fawlliu<je. 



Itm, the said Whit Wawll, going southwart tfrome the utter corner 

 of the castell down to the wattir of Twed, conteignith of length iiii score 

 xiiii yerds, in the myddest wherof is oone yeron posteron to issue into 

 the felds. And at the end of the same wawlle is a tower mayd for 

 occupyynge of ordenance, and stondith in the wattir; the foundacion 

 wherof is under myned by the watter, and the corners of the same 

 dryven away; wherby the same tower, by all likelyhed, will right 

 shortely fawll into the wattir. I'he same tower conteignith in widenes 

 within ix foote ; the wall in thikeness iiii foote. The entringe into the 

 same, frome above the wawlle, was covered with tymber, and the tower 

 self with flaggs of stoone. The tymber is rotten and decayed, so as ther 



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