"The lytell chantry was roofed in pannels by ... Beere, and ye have found the pieces, deep cut and faire--quatrefoil with lozenges, cuspings on either side, and ye roofe as was called 'barrel' shaped--ne fannes in ye chantry." This script was obtained before the angular walls of the apse had been found. The description generally is quite a plausible one, and there is good reason for thinking that the apse would have been finished by the last Abbot (Whiting). Some stones of the fan-work were found at the end of the year. The "little chantry" would seem to refer to the projecting footings found between the last two buttresses on the south side. It compares again with Gloucester Lady Chapel, where such additions are found north and south of the fourth bay from the west. _Q._ "_Whence came the vaulting-rib, which we have found?_" _A._ "He went in the passage-way to Edgar's Chappel and the volting of like molding went with it--east of the arches behind the altare. "Monington was used to what ye call 'decorated' and the choir roof wasne of the newe style--ye 'perpendicular,' but the other style done after Gloster fashion." SITTING XXXVIII. 2nd December, 1908. "Gulielmus monachus qui in area chori requiescet[26] ... Reginaldus. Hee wots not what they didde but saith the olde procession path went round three corners and they builded the new window after hys tyme straight. Ye have found the old wall before Monington. I guess but doe not know. [26] William the monk who reposes in the quire. "Gulielmus monk of Saint Benedict wold speke but he hath been long ded and cannot as he wold. He of Monington Abbas qui ... he did make the est end full square, that know I he didd, and in hym three arches and a grete screene ... soe it was in my day, that he who followed after did enlong the window and it was full weake and they rebuilded it.... He did build strong walls over ye lytell chapel of Our Ladye that then was and in them a new window and on either side he placed a walle which did continue the walls of the choire and did put in an arche and under hym a tombe on either side with the altar in the midst, and above the arche as it was two grete high windows, very narrow which did make on to the grete east window and wyth hym made a grete faire window which did light up all the choir and did fill it with glassen cleare and bright of many colours." #/ SITTING XXXIX. 5th December, 1908.