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Title: Antiquities of Great Britain, : illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing.
Year: 1807 (1800s)
Authors: Hearne, Thomas, 1744-1817 Byrne, William, 1743-1805
Subjects: Monasteries Castles Architecture
Publisher: London: : Printed by J. Phillips... and published by the proprietors T. Hearne and W. Byrne
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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rangers, etplufieurs autres portions confiderables pour le foutient des pauvres et desinfirmes. Les revenus des benefices dependans de cette Abbaie dans letendue duRoiaume etaient en 1551 (terns ou les biens des Monafteres furent reunisa la Couronne) comme il iuit: En argent I7581.fter. Ble 14 Voitures, 9 Boles Orge 56 Voitures, 5 Boles, Farine 78 Voitures, 13 Boles Avoine 44 Voitures, 10 Boles Sels pris fur les Salines de Prefton 8 Voit. Des mafons de Newftead, lieu depuis long terns fameux pour ces fortesdouvriers, couvrirent a neuf la partie occidentale de cette Eglife : ellefert aujourdhui de paroifie aux habitans de Melrofe. Dans cette partie fontles tombeaux des Pringles de Galafhiels, des Pringles de White-Bank, etdes Kers de Yair, depuis nommes de Sutherland-Hall; on y voit encoreaujourdhui les cottes darmes et des monuments de la plupart dentre eux. Le DefTein a ete fait en 1778. Poules deau 376 Chapons 84 Pieces de volailles 140 Beurre 840 Liv. Tourbes 340 Voit, Cariages 500
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ill a-llsL I lit ft- *^ § <5 II The ABBEY CHURCH at MALMSBURY, Of which the Print exhibits the remains of the weft end, appears fromthe different ftyles of Architecture employed in its feveral parts, to havebeen the work of periods very remote from each other ; but this weft endalone without any further comparative view, affords fuch a variety ofmanner, together with a Angularity in fome of its decorations, as rendersit the moft interefting part of thefe monaftic remains. Though the feveral diftant periods, when different modes of buildino-for the purpofes of religion took place (after that their characters werefully fettled) be pretty clearly afcertained ; yet alterations and improve-ments having been gradually made in the progrefs from one flyle of Archi-tecture to another, it is not poffible to fix the date of any building of theintermediate times precifely from the form of its. parts, becaufe we natu-rally may fuppofe fuch edifices had fomewhat of the former manner, whichwas n

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