Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (4 of 9): Edward the Fourth, Earle of March, Sonne and Heire to Richard Duke of YorkeHolinshed, Raphael
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Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (4 of 9): Edward the Fourth, Earle of March, Sonne and Heire to Richard Duke of Yorke
Holinshed, Raphael
Great Britain -- History -- Edward IV, 1461-1483; Great Britain -- History -- To 1485; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
And betwixt euerie of the same butteraces in the bodie of the church,
on both sides of the same church, a closet with an altar therein,
conteining in length twentie foot, and in breadth ten foot, vawted and
finished vnder the soile of the Ile windowes. And the pauement of the
church to be inhanced foure foot and aboue the ground without. And
the height of the pauement of the quiere one foot and an halfe aboue
the pauement of the church. And the pauement of the altar thrée foot
aboue that. And on the north side of the quiere a vestrie conteining in
length fiftie foot, and in breadth twentie and two foot, departed into
two houses beneath, & two houses aboue, which shall conteine in height
twentie two foot in all, with an entrie from the quiere vawted. And at
the west end of the church a cloister square, the east pane conteining
in length an hundred seuentie and fiue foot, and the west pane as much.
The north pane two hundred foot, and the south pane as much, of the
which the deambulatorie thirtéene foot wide, and in height twentie foot
to the corbill table, with cleare stories and butteraces with finials,
vawted & imbattelled. And the ground thereof foure foot lower than the
church ground.
[Sidenote: The stéeple.]
[Sidenote: The base court.]
[Sidenote: The east pane.]
[Sidenote: The great gate.]
And in the middle of the west pane of the cloister a strong tower
square, 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 into the said
cloister inward, but outward none. And as touching the dimensions of
the housing of the said colledge, I haue deuised and appointed in
the southside of the said church a quadrant, closing to both ends of
the same church; the east pane whereof shall conteine two hundred
and thirtie foot in length, and in breadth within the walles two and
twentie foot. 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, 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.
[Sidenote: The south pane.]
[Sidenote: The west pane.]
[Sidenote: The librarie.]
[Sidenote: The disputation house.]
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