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and the upper story of which is destined for a vestiarium, "infra refecforium, supra vestiarium." In the refectory are represented six tables of different

lengths and shapes. The abbot takes his seat at the largest of these, the "mensa ahhatis" which is of the shape of a Greek II, with a bench, "scamnmm" on each side. The other benches run partly round the walls of the apartment, "sedes in circuitu," and stand partly between the tables. In the centre of the hall is a smaller table of honour for the guests, "ad seclendum cum hospitibus." Opposite to this and placed against the wall the reading-desk, or "analogium" is erected, from which a brother who possesses a good delivery reads during the meal, according to the monastic rule. From the refectory a passage through an arched door leads to the kitchen, "egrcesus ad coquinam," which is separated from the main building, and in which we observe tables and benches, and in the centre a large fire-place standing upon arches ; by the above-named door is a large square press "toreqma" intended probably for keeping the plates, &c. By the old Benedictine rule every monk must take his turn to do duty in the kitchen, with the exception of the cellerer when he happened to be much engaged. Connected with the kitchen by a long passage is a building which comprises the bakehouse and brewhouse of the convent, "hic victus fratrum cura fractetur honesta." This building has a small vestibule, from which to the right and the left we go to the sleeping rooms of the servants, "repatisationes vernarum." In the bakehouse, "pistrimim fratuum" are benches and tables, an oblong trough, "alveolus," a baking oven, "caminus" and a locker for meal, "repositio farinæ." From the bakehouse we enter the brewhouse, "hic fratribus confciafur cervisa," in which are represented benches, a boiler and furnace, and where; in a separate space marked "hic coletur celia^[1]," the beer cooler appears, under the same form or mark by which the cooling apparatus, "ad refrigerandum cervisam" is represented in the brewhouses of the hospitium and of the pilgrims.

The upper story of this building is, as already stated, the vesilarium, or place where the clothes are kept, (that is," the ordinary clothes of the brethren, whereas in the vestiarium above the sacristy the ecclesiastical vestments were deposited.)