▁adopted ▁for ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁see . ▁ ▁M iser ic ords ▁ ▁The ▁cho ir ▁st alls ▁support ▁forty ▁ 1 4 th - century ▁miser ic ords . ▁These ▁miser ic ords ▁show ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁myth ological ▁be asts , ▁gro tes ques ▁and ▁every day ▁events , ▁there ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁no ▁pattern ▁to ▁the ▁content . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁miser ic ords ▁in ▁the ▁cho ir , ▁there ▁are ▁five ▁others ▁contained ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁of ▁" J ud ges ▁Se ats ". ▁It ▁is ▁unclear ▁if ▁these ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁miser ic ords , ▁or ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁just ▁orn ament ation . ▁▁ 1 6 th ▁to ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁war ▁between ▁King ▁and ▁Parliament ▁( the ▁English ▁Civil ▁War ) ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Here ford ▁fell ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁first ▁of ▁one ▁party , ▁then ▁of ▁the ▁other . ▁Once ▁it ▁end ured ▁a ▁sie ge , ▁and ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁taken ▁the ▁conquer ors ▁ran ▁ri ot ▁in ▁the ▁c athedral ▁and , ▁in ▁their ▁f ury , ▁caused ▁great ▁damage ▁which ▁could ▁never ▁be ▁rep a ired . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁Philip ▁B isse ▁( bishop , ▁ 1 7 1 2 – 2 1 ), ▁de vised ▁a ▁scheme ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁central ▁tower . ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁installed ▁an ▁enorm ous ▁alt ar - pie ce ▁and ▁an ▁o ak ▁screen , ▁and ▁instead ▁of