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Ambresbury Monastery. 



110 feet; and a hall 70 feet. Among other apartments mentioned! 

 were Kent's chamber 65 feet, the Abbess's chamber 25 feet, the 

 old parlour 22 feet ; Joan FEorner's chamber, Maurice Ilalcombe's 

 chamber, and some small ones called The Leaden Chambers. 



The documents alluded to, relating to the destruction of Ambres- 

 bury monastery, were lately found at Longleat. 



No. 1. " The Content of the lead upon the late monastery of 

 Ambrusburie viewed by Christopher Dreye and George Hinde, 

 plumbers, at the coraaundement of Thomas Cumine the King's 

 Sergeaunt Plumber xxij th of September, the xxxij th yere of the reign 

 of our Soverayn Lord King Henry the VIII th . 



Foder cwt. 



Furste, a stepe roof over the High Altar and Quire covered with 

 lead, in length 51 foot, and in depth on either side 24 foot 6 15 



Item, a spere roof over the steeple covered with lead, in height 

 61 foot, containing 8 panes {sides or faces), every pane in breadth at 

 the skirts 10 foot, and in the middle 7 foot, and in the top the 

 taper growen to 6 inches 10 0 



Item, a steep roof over the South aisle, covered with lead, in 

 length 39 foot, and in depth on either side 24 foot 5 0 



Item, a steep roof over the North aisle, in length 40 foot, and in 

 depth on either side 20 foot 4 2 



Item, a steep roof over the hody of the church, covered with lead, 

 in length 120 foot, and in depth on either side 24 foot 14 6 



Item, a flat roof over the Yestry, covered with lead, in length 22 

 foot, and in depth over 16 foot 0 15 



Item, a flat roof over the Chapel of our Lady, covered with lead, 

 in length 32 foot, and in breadth on the one side 13 foot, and on the 

 other side 12 foot 1 12 



Item, a flat roof over St. John's Chapel, containing six times ten 

 foot square and 50 other foot 1 6 



Item, a flat roof over the Cloyster, covered with lead, containing 

 4 squares, every square in length 104 foot, and in depth 12 foot 12 0 



Item, a flat roof over the Dorter,* covered with lead; and in 

 length 200 foot, in depth on either side 18 foot 20 18 



Item, a flat roof over the Frater,f covered with lead, in length 

 110 foot, and in depth on either side 15 foot 7 16 



Item, a flat roof over the Jessye, covered with lead, in length 110 

 foot, and in depth on either side 16 foot 7 16 



Item, a flat roof over the Hall, covered with lead, in length 70 

 foot, in depth on either side 14 foot 3 2 



Item, a flat roof over Kent's chamber, covered with lead, in length 

 65 foot, and in depth on either side 10 foot 2 12 



* Dormitory ; in French, dortoir. 

 f Refectory. 



