Letters and Papers of John Shillingford: Mayor of Exeter 1447-50, Issue 2 |
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Page 103 - most custumabely yong peple of the saide Comminalte within the saide cloistre have exercised unlawfull games as the toppe, queke, penny prykke and most atte tenys, by the which the walles of the saide Cloistre have be defowled and the glas wyndowes all to brost,
Page 103 - penny prykke and most atte tenys, by the which the walles of the saide Cloistre have be defowled and the glas wyndowes all to brost, as it openly sheweth, contrarie to all good and goostly godenesse and directly ayens all good policy and ayens all good rule within the sayde cloyster to suffre eny such mysruled
Page 6 - My lord, y wolle awayte apon youre gode lordship and youre better leyser at another tyme." He seyde to me ayen, " Mayer, y pray yow hertely that ye do so, and that ye speke w' the Chief Justyse and what tyme that ever he will y woll be all redy.
Page 6 - Right well come Mayer," and helde the mayer a grete while faste by the honde, and so went forth to his barge and w* hym grete presse, lordis and other, &c. and yn especiall the tresorer of the kynges
Page xviii - and most atte tenys, by the which the walles of the saide cloistre have been defowled and the glas wyndowes all to brost.
Page xiii - Some of the letters were found in the cupboards of the old Council Chamber, in the gallery of the Guildhall (now pulled down), but a great number had lain for years under the very tiles of the Guildhall roof, whence I rescued them from imminent destruction from damp,
Page 86 - have a cloyster joynaunt to the seide Cathedrall Churche with ynne the square of whiche cloister ys a voide place ycalled " the Praiell," yn the whiche ys comyn sepulture whenne the cymytere standith pollute;
Page 7 - Nerthelez y awayted my tyme and put me yn presse and went right to my lorde Chaunceller and seide, " My lorde y am come at youre commaundement, but y se youre grete bysynesse is suche that ye may not attende.
Page 62 - by alle the Justices. And so then the Recorder went to Lambeth to dyne with my lord Chaunceller, and y delyvered hym the letter, &c. and seid that y wold awayte upon hym there as soné as he hadde dyned,
Page 62 - John Afylde, and y with hym, and ther anon the mater was called upon yn comyn place, and forthwith anon my Mayster Radford send for Henry Brok, and charged hym that he sholde not appere as for attorney,