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north and north-west of the Abbey Church. It is continually 

 stated in books that the buildings spread over 45 acres of ground ; 

 and even Mr. Moffat in his history considers this credible. Bnt 

 it is a great and extravagant mistake. It is distinctly mentioned 

 in the Valor Eccles : that the building spread over six acres ; but 

 that the grounds (including orchards, a large pasture called the 

 Convent Or Covent garden, a coniger or rabbit warren, &c), were 

 40 acres more. The water by which it was supplied is said to have 



two Angells for keepers. 23. Abell walks in y e ffeild. 24. Cain meets him. 

 25. Cain kills Abell. 26, 27, 28. Demolish'd quite. 



On the second Arch.— 1, 2. God sitts and beholds the Sins of the World. 



3. Cain is a fugitive. 4. He comes to Eve. 5. An Angell. 6. God delivers 

 Noah y e Axe. 7. Noah workes in the Arke. 8. Eight Persons saved. 

 9. Abraham offers Isaac. 10. The Lamb caught in y e Bush. 11. Moses talkes 

 w th his father. 12. Moses keeping Sheep. 13. Moses & Aron strikes y e Eocke. 

 14. Moses reads y e Law to y e Elders. 15. Sampson tearing the Lion. 16. Samp- 

 son hearing y e City Gates. 17. The Philistins puts out his eyes. 18. David 

 rescues the Lamb. 19. David fights w th Goliah. 20. Goliah slaine. 21. An 

 Angell. 22. David rests himself. 23. Defac'd quite. 24. David walks to 

 Eethoron, 25. Davids entertainm* there. 26, 27. Demolish'd quite. 



On the third Arch. — 1, 2. Defac'd quite. 3. John y e forunner of Christ. 



4. Michaell the Archangell. 5. The Angells comes to Mary. 6. Mary in 

 Childbed. 7. The 3 Wisemen comes to Christ. 8. They rind him. 9. Joseph, 

 Mary & Christ goes into Egypt. 10. Christ curses y e ffig-tree. 11. Hee rides 

 on an Asse to Jerusalem. 12. Hee eats the Passover with his twelve Apostles. 

 13. Hee is nayl'd t© the Crosse. 14, Laid in the Tombe by Joseph. 15. Hee 

 riseth againe. 16. He ascendeth into Heaven. 17. The Holy Ghost descending 

 on the Apostles. 18. Michaell ouerthrows y e Devil. 19. Mary mourning for 

 Jesus. 20, 21, 22, 23. Demolish'd quite. 



Within this Ancient Church are some Monuments. 



On the South side of the High Altar, under a very ancient Tombe of ffree- 

 stone, lyeth K. Athelstan, a royall Benefactor, & rich endower of that 

 famous Monastery : Hee gave order his body should be there interr'd 

 & to rest, for the good successe he receiv'd from that Towne, ag st the 

 Danes: and for the sake of holy St. Adelm the Hermit, who was 

 Maidulphs Scholler. 

 Another Monum* there is of S r George Marshalls Lady, Daughter of S r Owen 

 Hopton, sometimes a Lieutenant of the Tower of London. 

 " The present sad ruins of that large spacious, strong and famous Abbey, on 

 the North side of the Church, did manifest what her beauty was in her flourishing 

 time. 



" After I had weary'd myselfe in beholding these sad and lamentable Ruines, 

 and dismall Downfalls, I a little observ'd the Scytuation of that small hand- 

 some, vnconquer'd Mayden Towne, & found it strongly seated on a Hill, and 

 invironed w th diverse small but sweet Rivoletts." 



