Storeys of Old.

laughing, crowding, noise or talking, "primo intrantes et omnes alii juxta ordinem præscriptum in choro permaneat donec novissimi ingressi fuerint, et extunc cancellum et ecclesiam seriatim et pacifice de ordine quo intraverant cum omni humilitate exeant." See, Story's Register, A-D 1489, April 8 fo. 44. They were to go in prescribed order and to remain until the very last of the processionists had entered and to bear themselves while before the choir and chancel most peacefully and with all humility. V. pp. 37-38, Walcott's " Memorials of Chichester."

According to Stephanus, 1262-88, the Shrine of St Richard of Chichester cost much money, for we read in a footnote on p. 37 of Walcott:-" Stephanus celebravit translationem gloriosi confessoris Beati Ricardi prædecessor sui, circa quam expendidit plus quam mille libres." Lib-y. fo. clxxviii.

King Henry VII. sent the bishop a letter concerning the collection of a subsidy of £40,000 voted by Convocation. V. Stephen's " Diocesan History of Chichester."

Edward IV had a fee farm in the city of Chichester. He granted an annuity for life of £4 17s 4d to his mother Cecilia (Duchess of York), by Letters Patent 1st year of his reign. Confirmed by Henry VII. 1486.

Bishop Story appointed the Priory and Convent of Boxgrave to be collectors in the Archdeaconry of Chichester, and the Abbot and Convent of the Monastery of Battle to be collectors in the Archdeaconry of Lewes of ccccxx I. the first half of the proportion of subsidy to be raised in his diocese. Campbell's Materials - p 427.

Bishop Story-sometimes written Storey* - both forms of orthography being very ancient, and the one about as common as the other - was a born organizer, nay a statesman largely entrusted with the commissions established for the pacification of the Borderers in the ever recurring disputes as to their rights in the middle and West marches and their Eskdale possessions.

He was evidently in high favour at Court, for we find him the prelate upon whom devolved the administration of the rite of baptism on the birth of Princess Bridget, daughter of Edward IV., in 1480. He officiated at the funeral of this King in 1483. (See, "Athenæ Cantabrigienses," Vol I., p. 5, 1500-1585, by Charles Berry Cooper, F.S.A., and Thompson Cooper, 1858, for further notes on the bishop. Dr. Story was a great benefactor to Michael House (Trinity College), and a man of tact and no small eloquence. His funeral was a large one, and his exequies were annually celebrated at Pembroke Hall.

It should be added that the beautiful market cross, which he was the means of erecting at Chichester, has lately been repaired and carefully revived - that is, in the sense of retention of its original features - owing to the efforts of Prebendary Bennett,