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Wyndesor voted first ; " Ego credo Petrum Berne meliorem 

 et utiliorem ad regimen istius ecclesie, et in ipsum con- 

 sentio, ac eum nomino," &c. Berne was next sworn, and 

 in like manner nominated Wyndesor ; London nominated 

 Berne : Stratfeld was then called and sworn, and nomi- 

 nated 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 

 laudamuSj 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 con- 

 gregatis publicavit, et personam electi publice et person- 

 aliter 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 ; and to 

 desire him to confirm the election, and do whatever else 

 was necessary. Then their proctor, before the witnesses, 

 required Berne's assent in the chapter-house ; " qui quidem 

 instanciis et precibus multiplicatis devictus," consented, 

 "licet indignus electus," in writing. They therefore re- 

 quest the bishop's confirmation of their election "sic 

 canonice et solemniter celebrata," &c., &c. Sealed with 

 their common seal, and subscribed and attested by the 

 notary. Dat. in the chapter-house September 5th, 1472. 



In consequence, September nth, 1472, in the bishop's 

 chapel at Esher, and before the bishop's commissary, 

 appeared W. Wyndesor, and exhibited the above instru- 

 ment, and a mandate from the bishop for the appearance 

 of gainsayers of the election there on that day; and 

 no one appearing, the absentees were declared contuma- 

 cious, and the election confirmed ; and the vicar of Aulton 

 was directed to induct and install the prior in the usual 

 manner. 



