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XXXI.—The Mayor's Articles of Complaint against the Bishop, Dean, and Chapter.a [Draft.]

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 December 2009

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Part II. The Articles of Complaint, Answers, Replications, and Rejoinders, between the Bishop, Dean and Chapter, and the Mayor, Bailiffs, and Commonalty of the City of Exeter
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Historical Society 1872

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page 81 note a and maystership] erased.

page 82 note a unlawfull — erased.

page 82 note b From here the text comes from No. IX. which commences abruptly. It is a fair copy of VIII. but has also many additions and erasures.

page 82 note c two other—erased.

page 82 note d of whiche debate the seide Mayer and Cyteseyns yn the most sory wyse theym repentyth— erased.

page 82 note e woll—first written “shall.”

page 83 note a Morchard— first written “Stoklegh Pomeray.” In VIII. it was first written “Churton Fitz Payn,” and altered to “Stoklegh Pomeray.”

page 83 note b the to abovesaid—originally “the seide John Berton ys confession,”

page 84 note a originally “to theyre own use.”

page 84 note b ynne—erased.

page 85 note a “and a pentyse of the same leynthe ” ] erased.

page 85 note b The “New Inn,” now occupied by Messrs. Green and Co. drapers, &c.

page 85 note c and a tree callyd an elme by one Andrew Chalvedon by commaundement of the seide Bysshopp late ys pollyd pared and kut alle stondyng.

page 85 note d hadde to abovesaid] this wag originally: “And also the seyde Bysshop hath encroached yn dyverse places of soche ffee as he claymeth when hyt never so was as one place sum tyme called Somer ys place now Wynard ys place longgyng to hys almeshous whiche place parcell ther of ys tenement of the seide Bysshop and parcell nought. Thys and alle wrongez above seide ys yn disherytyng and grevous damage of the seide Mayer and cyteseyns and comminalte.”

page 85 note e Text from VIII. and IX. Another version of this article occurs on Roll II. It is as follows :— And also there the Mayer and the Comminalte of the saide Cite and alle other comyng to the sayd churche haven had and been seised of a wey yn to the sayd Cathedrall by and at a dore of the south party of the cloyster of the saide Cathedrall for goyng walkyng honest oommunioacion and prayers by all the cloyster for said yn to the saide Cathedrall by ij. dorys, that is to seye, that oon yn the West and South party of the saide Cathedrall, that other sette next yn the South ayenst a tumbe y-called the Erlis tumbe of Devonshire, at alle tymes when the dorys of the saide Cathedrall bene open; there the saide Deane and Chapitre the dorys of the saide cloyster have stopped and closed contrary to the Kynges lawe and the use afore tyme had and ayenst all gode policy.

page 86 note a Text from VIII. and IX.

page 86 note b In VIII. “of the most costlew and stately billying of the Cite.”

page 86 note c fright] vrith. VIII.

page 86 note d shortestez] shortist. VIII.

page 87 note a Text from VIII. and IX.

page 87 note b one] oo. VIII.

page 88 note a IX. breaks off here. The rest of the text of this article is taken from VIII.

page 88 note b atte Freren lane and so yn to the Cite] erased.

page 88 note c Sr John of Dynham specially and meny others] erased.

page 88 note d The text is from VlII.

page 89 note a of] erased.

page 90 note a Mr. William Bronnyng, Mr. John Rowe, and other Chanons havyng yeates] erased.

page 90 note b “wiket and alle atte cessyng of curfu,” erased MS.

page 90 note c Bevys] also “Bearefitz.”

page 91 note a Where to etc.—originally “of the whiche he hath no power to determine suche plees there for he hath no late ne never hadde þer but only longyth to the Cyte that have a late and ever have hadde as hit is abovesaide,” afterwards altered to “whereof he hath no power for he hath no lete ne never had ne no thyng that longeth therto but the saide Maier and Bailliffs only ” and then stated as in the text.

page 92 note a originally “as Sr John Morton and other and among the Bysshoppis tenantes yn the saide Cite at hygher pris than hit oughte to be solde and contrary to the ordinance and cry.”

page 92 note b originally “to the Cite as parcell of their fee ferme.”