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subject_n owe_v true_a ligeance_n to_o their_o sovereign_n though_o they_o never_o yet_o be_v nor_o ever_o shall_v be_v swear_v in_o the_o leet_n only_o that_o the_o king_n may_v have_v a_o account_n of_o his_o people_n frank_a pledge_n for_o their_o due_a obedience_n and_o subjection_n within_o the_o precinct_n of_o every_o leet_n the_o municipal_a law_n of_o this_o realm_n have_v prescribe_v the_o order_n and_o form_n of_o this_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n to_o be_v administer_v at_o or_o in_o the_o leet_n all_o subject_n be_v bear_v under_o this_o natural_a ligeance_n alien_n and_o stranger_n only_o be_v proper_o say_v to_o be_v amici_fw-la or_o inimici_fw-la to_o be_v in_o league_n with_o we_o or_o to_o be_v enemy_n to_o we_o host_n sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la nobis_fw-la vel_fw-la quibus_fw-la nos_fw-la bella_fw-la decernimus_fw-la ceteri_fw-la proditores_fw-la praedones_fw-la etc._n etc._n they_o be_v enemy_n against_o who_o our_o king_n proclaim_v war_n or_o who_o proclaim_v war_n 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