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 114 description of the ancient plan Stalls for the Domestic Cattle. These all lie, with the exception of the poultry-yard, in the south-western angle of the monastery. The stalls for the horned cattle and horses, "'isia huhus conservandis domus afque cabaUis," form a longish quadrangular building, with a spacious court or large room in the centre, as a residence for the herds- men and grooms, " domus huhidcormn et cqiws servantium." One side of the building is occupied by stalls for the mares, over which is a wooden partition for keeping the hay, '' sta- bulum eqiianim infra, supra tabulation. The mangers, "pr<^- sepia," are indicated, and the chamber of the grooms, " ad Jioc servitium mansio, is opposite to the stalls. The building on the opposite side is arranged in exactly the same manner. The stable for the oxen, over which there is likewise a floor for the hay, bourn sfabulum infra supra tabulatum," contains eleven separate cribs, " prasepia bourn," and the residence of the herdsmen, " conclave assecularum." The figure in the middle of the court is probably intended to represent a small house or a shed. We now arrive at a group of six similar buildings which include the stalls for the cows, mares, and foals, as also the stalls for the pigs, goats, sheep, and servants, and are respec- tively surrounded by a hedge or wall. Each of these six buildings encloses a court, in which stands a small house, per- haps inhabited by the overseer, or destined for the dwelling of the servants. The stalls for the cows are superscribed with the hexameter " Hie armenta tibifcetus lac atque ministrant^' and therein are represented the dwelling of the herdsmen, " domus armentariorum," and their dormitories. The stables, " domus equaritia,'' for brood mares and foals, bear the inscription " Hicfoetas scrvabis equas tenerosque ca- ballos, and contain the stalls, " stabula, the dwelling of the grooms and their dormitories, " cubilia custodum!' The last-named buildings, which resemble each other,. are much larger, but have smaller dormitories, than the four others. On the south side they do not extend so far as the other buildings on tliis side. The reason of this variation is simply the fact that the parchment at this spot was partly too short and partly too rough for the artist.