^{page 75 note a} The text of these articles is taken from fragments of two drafts, Rolls I. and II., here distinguished as A and B for the purpose of collation. The title is from B.

^{page 75 note b} B adds—and by longe tyme sithenys.

^{page 75 note c} B omits—walled and suburb to the same.

^{page 76 note a} a B omits—reputacion.

^{page 76 note b} B has in place of “favoure to thereto”—strengthe favour supportacion and socour to the Kyng and to all his puple yn tyme of neoessite.

^{page 76 note c} and to be—The whiche afterward. B.

^{page 76 note d} and to beyng, p. .B has—and so the saide Cite of Excetre stode as a Citie hole of most worship prosperite defence and defensable of all that party of the londe as is abovesaide, yn to tyme that there was a Monastere or abbey of Black Monkys of the order of Seynt Benet, there the saide Cathedrall Churche Cimitere and paleys is now. And so yn theire tyme contynued yn like prosperite by longe tymes yeres and days un to tyme of Seynt Edward the whiche voided the saide Monckys and chonged the saide Monastere yn to the Cathedrall Churche that now is and possession of the Bisshop Dean and Chapitre and theire predecessors. Afore whiche chonge and atte tyme of the chonge and even continuall sithen the Monastere Cathedrall cite and paleys and churcheyerde to the same churche beliyng as well when the Cite was yn the hondis of the progenito^fs of the Kyng oure soverayn lorde as sithen were in parcell yn and of the same cite ; w^tynne whiche Monastere Cathedrall cite paleys and churcheyurd as well the progenito^rs of the Kyng foraaid as the Maier and Citeseyns of tha same cite sythen they have had hit to fe ferme, have ben seised of all maner jurisdiccion of alle maner plees reall and personellies of tyme that no mynde renneth, surdans moved comyng and fallyng w^tynne the same as parcel of their fe ferme forsaid.

^{page 77 note a} oomying—MS. A.

^{page 77 note b} See ante, long note.

^{page 78 note a} Bysshop] A breaks off here “made affray, &e.” The text is supplied from B.

^{page 79 note a} This article is written in another hand. It occurs in A.

^{page 79 note b} the to specially] originally “one Muister Harry Webber wrongfully.”