The forme of the Pantheon without

THE Figure hereunder, sheweth the whole forme of the Pantheon right before, and although at this time men go downe into it by certaine steps; yet as it was made at the first it was seuen steps aboue the ground. It is no wonder that such and so old a piece of worke is yet whole and standing still, for that the foundation was not sparingly made; for it is thought that it was once as broad againe vnder as it is aboue, as it had beene found by the neighbour workemen: but let vs proceed to the particular measure thereof from the earth vpwards. I sayd before, that the Diater of the Columens of the Portal is sixe Palmes & nine and twenty minutes, but the height is foure and fiftie Palmes and nine and twentie minutes, without the Bases and Capitals: the Bases are thrée Palmes and ninetéene minutes high, and the Capitals seuen Palmes and seuen and thirtie minutes high; the height of the Architrane is fiue Palmes, the Fréese is fiue Palmes and thirtéene minutes high; the Cornice is foure Palmes and nine minutes high, aboue from the top or Scina of the Cornice, to the poynt of the Geuell, are foure and thirtie Palmes, and nine and thirtie minutes. The Timpanum, that is, the flat part of the Gewell, is thought to haue bene adorned with siluer images, althought it is not set downe in writing; but considering the great power of such Emperors, I am perswaded that it was so, for if the Goathes, Wandals, or other nations (which spoyled Rome more then once) had beene desirous or couetous of Copper, they might haue taken it from the Architraues and other Ornamento in Portals in great abundance: but let it be as it will, there are Figures and tokens séene, which shew that there were Figures and tokens of Mettall standing thereon.