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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.

And at the vpper end of the hall, the prouosts lod|ging, that is to wit,The prouosts lodging. more than the chambers for him aboue specified, a parlour on the ground, conteining six and thirtie foot in length, and two and twentie foot in breadth, & two chambers aboue of the same quan|titie. And westward closing there to a kitchin for him, a larderhouse, stables, and other necessarie hou|sings and grounds. And westward beyond these hou|ses, and the said kitchin ordeined for the hall, a bake|house, a brewhouse, and other houses of office: be|twixt which there is left a ground square of fourscore foot in euerie pane for wood and such stuffe.

The bakhouse and brewhouse. The wood|yard.

The water conduit.

And in the middle of the said large quadrant, shall be a conduit, goodlie deuised for the ease of the same colledge. And I will, that the edification proceed in large forme of my said colledge cleane and substantiall, setting a|part superfluitie of so great curious workes of in|taile and busie moulding.

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