. The history of the castle, town and forest of Knaresbrough, with Harrogate, and it's medicinal springs. haps, those of Glastonbury,that this kingdom can produce. This abbey wasfounded in 1132, f or monks of the cistercian order;and, built with stone, taken from the rocks in theadjoining hill. The fabric was begun about the year1204, by John de Ebor, the abbot, who laid the foun-dation, and raised some pillars \—John Pherd, the nextabbot, carried on the work, with the utmost expedi-tion;—John de Cancia, his successor, finished thestructure, and instituted nine altars therein, addingthe painte
. The history of the castle, town and forest of Knaresbrough, with Harrogate, and it's medicinal springs. haps, those of Glastonbury,that this kingdom can produce. This abbey wasfounded in 1132, f or monks of the cistercian order;and, built with stone, taken from the rocks in theadjoining hill. The fabric was begun about the year1204, by John de Ebor, the abbot, who laid the foun-dation, and raised some pillars \—John Pherd, the nextabbot, carried on the work, with the utmost expedi-tion;—John de Cancia, his successor, finished thestructure, and instituted nine altars therein, addingthe painted pavement, built the new cloister, theinfirmary, and the house for entertainment of thepoor. In the aile of the most eastern transversedpart of the church, were many columns of blackmarble, with white spots \ in the chapter and refec-tory were pillars of the same sort. This last John, diedin the year 1245; whence it appears, that this fabric waserected in less than 40 years. Marmaduke Brodelay,the last abbot, surrendered this abbey, in the year1540 \ and, had a pension of £ 100 allowed him. Its. FOUNTAINS-ABBEY. 239 revenues then amounted, according to Dugdale, to<£998 j and, according to Speed, to 10731 0s. 7{d. The length of the church, from east to west, is351 feet. The transept, is 186 feet wide. Before the high-altar, probably under the paintedpavement, Henry, first lord Percy, of Alnwick,was interred, in the year 1315. On the left side of this altar, carved upon the wall,is the figure of an angel, holding a scroll, on whichis the date, 1285. Behind the altar, is the circumambulatory;132 feet long, and 36 feet broad. The Chapter-House: Eighty-four feet, by 42. A rectangular room;once supported by two rows of pillars. In the year 1790, and 1791, this room was clearedof the rubbish, with which it was covered, when apainted pavement was discovered, broken and disfi-gured, in many places; here, also, were found 13of the abbots1 grave-stones, most of which, were bro-k
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