Letters and papers of John Shillingford, mayor of Exeter 1447-50. Ed. by Stuart A. Moore, F. S. A.

ARTICLE V. [

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 communicacion 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.

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Item the seyde Meyer and Comminalte compleynyth that wher the Dean and Chapiter of the Cathedrall Churche of Seynt Peter

of Exceter have a cloyster joynaunt to the seide Cathedrall Churche with ynne the square of whiche cloister ys a voide place y-called "the Praiell," yn the whiche ys comyn sepulture whenne the cymytere standith pollute; thrugh whiche cloyster was a comyn waye for the sayd Maier and Comminalte yn to the said Cathedrall Chirche and the said cloyster a place of praier and devocyon to praie for alle the sawlys was bonys lieth yn the said cloister and prayell atte tyme of dyvyne servyce doyng in the saide cathedrall churche; but now right late the saide Deane and Chapitere the dorys of the saide cloister have stoppid and closid contrarie to the gode usagis of all holy churche, the kynges lawe and the use afore tyme hadde and ayenst al good pollecye.