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sung " Veni Creator," the letters and license being read in the 

 presence of many persons there. Then William Wyndesor, in his 

 own name, and that of all the canons, made solemn proclama- 

 tion, enjoining all who had no right to vote to depart out of the 

 chapter-house. When all were withdrawn except Guyllery de 

 Lacuna, in decretis Baccalarius, and Robert Peverell, notary- 

 public, and also the two chaplains, the first was requested to stay, 

 that he might direct and inform us in the mode of election ; the 

 other, that he might record and attest the transactions ; and the 

 two last that they might be witnesses to them. 



Then, having read the constitution of the general council (( Quia 

 propter," and the forms of elections contained in it being sufficiently 

 explained to them by De Lacuna, as well in Latin as the vulgar 

 tongue, and having deliberated in what mode, to proceed in this 

 election, they resolved on that of scrutiny. Three of the canons, 

 Wyndesor, Berne, and London, were made scrutators ; Berne, 

 London, and Stratfeld, choosing Wyndesor ; Wyndesor, London, 

 and Stratfeld, choosing Berne ; Wyndesor, Berne, and Stratfeld, 

 choosing London. 



They were empowered to take each other's vote, and then that of 

 Stratfeld ; " et ad inferiorem partem angularem " of the chapter- 

 house, " juxta ostium ejusdem declinentes," with the other persons 

 (except Stratfeld, who stayed behind), proceeded to voting, two 

 swearing, and taking the voice of the third, in succession, privately. 

 Wyndesor voted first ; " Ego credo Petrum Berne meliorem et 

 utiliorem ad regimen istius ecclesie, et in ipsum consentio, ac eum 

 nomino," &c. Berne was next sworn, and in like manner nominated 

 Wyndesor ; London nominated Berne ; Stratfeld was then called 

 and sworn, and nominated Berne. 



" Quibus in scriptis redactis," by the notary public, they returned 

 to the upper part of the chapter-house, where by Wyndesor " sic 

 purecta fecerunt in communi " and then solemnly, in form written, 

 declared the election of Berne ; when all, " antedicto nostro electo 

 excepto, approbantes et ratificantes, cepimus decantare solemniter 

 ' Te Deum laudamus] et sic canentes dictum electum ad majus 

 altare ecclesie deduximus, ut apud nos est moris. Then Wyndesor 

 electionem clero et populo infra chorum dicte ecclesie congregatis 

 publicavit, et personam electi publice et personaliter ostendit." We 

 then returned to the chapter-house, except our prior ; and Wyndesor 

 was appointed by the other two their proctor, to desire the assent 

 of the elected, and to notify what had been done to the bishop ; 



