<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">padstones</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>wall components by location or context</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>pad stones</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>padstone</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>stones, pad</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to blocks of stone placed in masonry walls under girders or other beams or trusses in order to distribute the load; for shaped stones placed on sloping walls to support the copings of gables, use "kneelers (gable components)." ]]></note></mads>