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president, Peter Berne, Thomas London, and William Stratfeld, 

 canons, who alone had voices, being the only canons, about ten o' 

 the clock, first 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 proclamation, 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 When all were withdrawn 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, chusing Wyndesor ; Wyndesor, Lon- 

 don, and Stratfeld, chusing Berne; Wyndesor, Berne, and Strat- 

 feld, chusing 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 staid behind), proceeded to 

 voting, two swearing, and taking the voice of the third, in suc- 

 cession, 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 re- 

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

 " sic purecta i fecerunt in communi," and then solemnly, in form 

 written, declared the election of Berne : when all, " antedicto 

 " nostro electo excepto, approbantes et ratificantes, cepimus de- 

 " cantare solemniter ' Te Deum Laudamus,' et sic canentes dictum 

 "electum ad majus altare ecclesie deduximus, ut apud nos est 



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