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name continues to appear with the names of Canons present 

 in Chapter till 1340, but there is no entry of his death. So 

 that it is not yet known whether he really was interred in the 

 centre tomb. Could he subsequently have been Canon of 

 any other Chapter? 



P.S. — I have also had the opportunity of going carefully 

 through the transcript of the old Chapter Register that belongs 

 to the Salt Library, Stafford, and the following excerpts throw 

 additional light on the subjects discussed in the paper read 

 before the Society. 



1323, August 20th. Walter de Langton is spoken of as 

 "promoter capelle be Marie v'gis jux' ecclia Lich\" In this 

 same entry, as well as in one or two other places, the co- 

 executors of Canon Bruere are mentioned, showing, that although 

 only Bruere and John de Langton are named, there certainly 

 were three, thus corroborating the view that the three recesses 

 were originally designed for the Bishop's executors. 



1323, September 10th. Canon Bruere is instructed by the 

 Chapter to travel to London to obtain from the King the money 

 due for building the Lady Chapel. 



l 3 2 3> October 4th. Canon Bruere receives for this purpose, 

 as from the King, ^20 from the Bailiff of Oxford, £8 us. 

 from the Bailiff of Nottingham, and ^15 from the Bailiff of 

 Salop. 



1326. Canon Bruere is again instructed to journey to 

 London, to see after the payment of the royal rents towards 

 building the chapel. 



1330. The Bailiff of Bridgnorth pays -£$ is. 8d., as rental 

 for the same purpose, to the Chapter. There are various 

 similar entries under other years from the Bailiffs of the four 

 towns of Oxford, Nottingham, Shrewsbury, and Bridgnorth. 



1 33 1. It is stated that the total amount received towards the 

 works of the Lady Chapel up to that date, from the rentals 

 assigned by the King in exchange for the sum of ;£86o 13s. 3d., 

 had reached to ^321 8s. 4d. 



l 333- The chantry pro aiabus Region was then served by 



