Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Henry III a 1235 ya ba da izini ga abbot biyu na shekara-shekara, daya a watan Disamba (wanda har yanzu ya tsira) da kuma sauran babban bikin St Matthew, wanda aka soke shi ta Dokar Fairs na 1871. A cikin 1327, Babban Rikici ya faru, wanda jama'ar yankin suka jagoranci tawaye da makamai a kan abbey. Mutanen gari sun fusata da karfin iko, dukiya da cin hanci da rashawa na gidan sufi, wanda ya gudanar da kusan kowane bangare na rayuwar gida tare da manufar wadatar da kanta. Rikicin ya rushe babban ƙofar, kuma an gina sabuwar ƙofa mai ƙarfi a maimakon ta. Duk da haka, a cikin 1381 a lokacin
Babban Tashin hankali, an kori gidan ibada kuma an sake sace shi. A wannan lokacin, aka kashe firist ɗin; aka kafa kansa a kan gungume a Babban Kasuwa. A ranar 11 ga Afrilu 1608 wata "babbar gobara" ta tashi a titin Eastgate, wanda ya haifar da lalacewar gidaje 160 da gidaje 400.