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And in the middle of the west pane of the cloister a strong tower square,The stéeple, conteining foure and twentie foot within the walles. And in the height one hundred and twentie foot to the corbill table. And foure small turrets ouer that fined with pinacles. And a doore in|to the said cloister inward, but outward none. And as touching the dimensions of the housing of the said colledge,The base court. I haue deuised and appointed in the south|side of the said church a quadrant, closing to both ends of the same church; the east pane whereof shall con|teine two hundred and thirtie foot in length, and in breadth within the walles two and twentie foot.The east pane. In the same panes middle, a tower for a gatehouse, conteining in length thirtie foot, and in breadth two and twentie, and in height thréescore foot, with thrée chambers ouer the gate, euerie one ouer the other. And on either side of the same gate foure chambers, euerie one conteining in length fiue & twentie foot,The great gate. and in bredth two and twentie foot. And ouer euerie of these chambers, two chambers aboue of the same measure or more, with two towers outward, and two towers inward.

The south pane.The south pane shall conteine in length two hun|dred thirtie and eight foot, and in breadth two and twentie foot within, in which shalbe seuen chambers, euerie one conteining in length nine and twentie foot, and in breadth twentie and two, with a chamber parcell of the prouosts lodging, conteining in length thirtie and fiue foot, and with a chamber in the east cor|ner of the same pane, conteining in length twentie and fiue foot, and in breadth thirtie and two foot. And ouer euerie of all these chambers two chambers, and with fiue towers outward, and thrée towers inward. The west pane shall conteine in length two hundred and thirtie foot,The west pane. and in breadth within twentie & foure foot, in which at the end toward the church shall be a li|brarie, conteining in length an hundred and ten foot,The librarie. and in breadth twentie and foure foot. And vnder it a large house for reading and disputations, conteining in length eleuen foot.The disputa|tion house. And two chambers vnder the same librarie, each conteining twentie and nine foot in length, and in breadth foure and twentie foot.

And ouer the said librarie a house of the same largenesse, for diuerse stuffe of the said colledge.The ward|robe. In the other end of the same pane a hall, conteining in length an hundred foot,The hall. vpon a vawt of twelue foot high, ordeined for the cellar and butterie: and the breadth of the hall six and thirtie foot. On euerie side thereof a baie window. And in the nether end of the same hall toward the middle of the same pane,The pantrie and butterie. a pan|trie & butterie, euerie of them in length twentie foot, and in breadth seuentéene foot. And ouer that two chambers for officers. And at the nether end of the hall toward the west, a goodlie kitchin.The colledge kitchin. And the same pane shall haue inward two towers, ordeined for the waies into the hall and librarie. And in euerie corner of the said quadrant, shall be two corner towers, one inward, and one outward, more than the towers a|boue rehearsed.

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