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 OF THE MONASTERY OF ST. GALL. 115 The goat stal)les, " i^ta domus ci/ncfa-s nutrlt servaffji/e cajjcl- las" have roomy cribs, and two doniiitohes for the goatherds, " cubilia pastorum." The piggeries, "/•v/e sues locus eimfrlt ci'sfodit ad alias with the styes, " slabidaj' the dormitories, and a small house for the swineherd in the middle of the court, which is indicated as " domi'.s jjorcariori'.ni." The sheepfold, hie caulas ovitim caute dispo7ie tuarwii" has in the middle of the court a small house, " ipsa domus." The folds, '' catdce," and the two dormitories of the shepherds, " cufnlia ojnlionum" surround the court. The servants' house, " hie requiem inveniat famulantum turba vicissiiu" is in all its parts similar to the three last-named buildings, and it appears as though the architect did not very well know how to appropriate this building, which was so formed for the sake of synnnetry. It was intended according to the inscription, " domus familice quce cum servitio advenerit" for the reception of the bond servants and workmen dwelling on the estates of the monastery, "famiUaforis" as they were termed, who might come with the servants belonging to the monastery, and require shelter. We observe dormitories for the keepers of the place, " cubilia cusfodientium" but no pre- cise indications of the use of the remaining spaces, which re- semble those in the other five buildings. The Polltry-house and Dwelling for the Keepers. In the south-eastern corner of the monastery, and as far removed as possible from the chm-ch and the infirmaries, is the hen-house and that of the geese, " Pullorum hie cura et joerpes nuiriiio constat!' " Anseribus locus hie pariter mauet aptus alendis." They are circular yards of considerable extent, both exactly alike. Between them is a dwelling for the ser- vants. One division is occupied by the keepers of the hen- house, " maiisio pullorum custodis," the other by those for the geese, " item custodis aucarum." The central space is in- scribed " domus communis," and presents the usual ambiguity of a small 8([uare in the middle. It is not easy to determine whether by this square is meant to be indicated a small house, but the size of which could not be more than about twenty square feet, and which perhaps might serve for keeping the food for the fowls.