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far to prove the freemasonry of the architects of the middle 
ages. 
N.B. By reference to plate 3, No. 2, it will also be seen 
that the nave, transept, and choir of York are nearly equal, 
considering the centre of the tower as the centre of the 
length of the cathedral. 
Again, the width of the nave of Lichfield Cathedral is 66 
feet : proceeding as before, the half width is 33 feet. 
Ft. In. 
Nave, 31 circles of 33 feet 115 6 
Tower, 1 ditto 33 0 
Thickness of tower arches 6 0 
Choir, 4 circles 132 0 
Projection of western towers 26 0 
312 . 6 
Britton gives 314 feet 6 inches from actual measurement! 
N.B. The transepts of Lichfield project in each case 
rather more than one circle from the outward walls of the 
nave. (There is a remarkable divergence of the choir 
towards the north, which is immediately detected in the first 
circles beyond the tower.) 
Again, the width of the nave of Salisbury Cathedral is 78 
feet. Taking a circle of 39 feet, we have the following 
result ; — 
Ft. In. 
Nave, 5 circles of 39 feet 195 0 
Tower, 1 ditto 39 0 
One aisle (half ditto) 19 6 
Choir, 4 ditto 158 0 
Lady chapel, 1 ditto 39 0 
450 . 6 
Britton gives 450 feet ! ! 
The transepts of Salisbury project in each case one and a 
half circles of 39 feet from the outer wall, therefore 
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