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Title: The Saturday magazine
Year: 1832 (1830s)
Authors: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain). Committee of General Literature and Education
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Publisher: London : J. W. Parker
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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d in 1537, previouslyto the dissolution of the religious houses, was foundto be one of the most opulent in the county. Atthat time, great complaint was made against Thirske,the thirty-seventh abbot, for misconduct; and he wasafterwards executed at Tyburn, in company withsome other persons concerned in an insurrection inYorkshire. The site of this abbey, with a large portion of itsestates, was sold by Henry the Eighth to Sir RichardGresham 3 after which they passed through varioushands, till purchased by William Aislabie, Esq., ofStudley Royal, who annexed the above ruins to hispleasure-grounds. The Studley estate, includingFountains abbey, devolved, in 1808, to his descend-ant. Miss Laurence, who is now the owner of thissplendid property. The length of the church is 351 feet 3 that of thetransept 186 feet 3 the great tower at the north endof the transept is 166 feet high, and 24 feet square.Near the pavement of the altar lies a stone coffin, 51—2 HQ THE SATURDAY MAGAZINE. (April 20,
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nUINS OF FOUNTAINS ABBEy, YORKSHIRE. in which it is said that Lord Henry de Percy wasburied, in 1315 j and in a chapel to the left is abroken stone figure, in full armour, supposed to re-present one of the earls of Mowbray. The tombstonesof the two abbots who built the present structureremain, the inscriptions on them being legible. No depredation appears to have been wantonlycommitted on this venerable pile; and time hasspared many traces of its former beauty and extent.In addition to the church, the admirer of antiquitystill enjoys a view of the chapter-house (over which■was formerly the library and scriptorium, or writing-room) ; the refectory, or dining-room, on one side ofwhich is the reading-gallery, where the Scriptureswere read to the monks during meals; the cloisters, avast extent of 300 feet long and -12 broad; near toone end of which is a stone basin, 6 feet in diameter;the dormitory, over the cloisters, and of the samedimensions; the kitchen, with its two spacious andarc

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