_Of the Courts of Houses._
[Sidenote: _Lib. 6. Chap. 3._]
The Houses of the Ancients had five sorts of Courts, of which the
greatest part were covered round about by the Jettings which supported
the Water-Channel or Gutter, in which all the Water that fell from the
Roof met together.
These Courts made with Jettings, were of four sorts; The first was
called the _Tuscan_, this Court was surrounded with a Jetting _en
auvent_, which was laid upon four Beams, supported by other standing
Beams placed in the Corners.
The second Sort was called _Corinthian_; it had likewise Beams, but they
were further from the Walls than in the _Tuscan_ Court, and they were
laid upon Pillars.
The third Sort was called _Tetrastyle_, because the Beams were supported
with four Pillars which were in the place of the standing Beams that
were made use of in the _Tuscan Court_.
The fourth Sort was called the _Vaulted_; because the Jetting that it
had round about, was supported by Vaults.
The fifth Sort of _Court_ that had no Jetting, and which was called the
_Uncovered_, had the _Water-Gutter_ directly upon the Wall, and was only
covered with the Entablature.