English by nation, small in body, but in workmanship of many kinds acute and honest." p. 51.
The Early English work is therefore the work of William the Englishman, not of William of Sens; this may be accidental, but the main point is clearly established, that it was at this precise period the great change of style took place in England, and we may fairly assume in France also, since it is hardly possible that if the new style was known in France at the time William of Sens came over, he would be ignorant of it, and if acquainted with it, he would certainly have adopted it at once in his new work, instead of leaving it to be fully developed by his successor.
The subsequent history of the cathedral is perhaps less interesting, but every period is made out with equal clearness from the Registers and other documents; for instance, "'Anno 1304 and 5. Reparation of the whole choir with three new doors, a new screen or rood-loft, (pulpitum,) and the reparation of the chapter-house with two new gables . . . . 839l. 7s. 8d.' These entries must refer to the beautiful stone enclosure of the choir, the greatest part of which still remains. The three doors are the central or western one, and the north and south doors." p. 97.
North Doorway and part of Screen, A.D. 1304, 5.
The elegant diaper-work on the south side of the choir near the high
