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neither_o will_v we_o enforce_v they_o beyond_o these_o liberty_n and_o free_a custom_n nor_o in_o any_o wife_n permit_v they_o to_o be_v enforce_v in_o witness_v whereof_o we_o have_v cause_v these_o our_o letter_n to_o be_v make_v patent_n mandatum_fw-la regis_fw-la edwardi_fw-la primi_fw-la de_fw-la mercatoribus_fw-la alienigenis_fw-la mercatores_fw-la extranei_fw-la vendant_fw-la mercimonia_fw-la sva_fw-la in_o civitate_fw-la london_n etc._n etc._n infra_fw-la quadraginta_fw-la dies_fw-la post_fw-la ingressum_fw-la suum_fw-la anno_fw-la 3._o edwardi_fw-la primi_fw-la the_o same_o in_o english_a a_o mandate_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o concern_v outlandish_a merchant_n we_o will_v and_o command_v that_o outlandish_a merchant_n do_v sell_v their_o ware_n in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n etc._n etc._n within_o forty_o day_n of_o their_o arrival_n the_o great_a charter_n grant_v unto_o foreign_a merchant_n by_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o in_o the_o 31_o year_n of_o his_o 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regnum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la anglie_a &_o ibidem_fw-la
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nostri_fw-la xxxj_o the_o aforesaid_a general_a charter_n in_o english_a edward_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n of_o england_n lord_n of_o ireland_n duke_n of_o aquitaine_n to_o archbishop_n bishop_n abbot_n prior_n earl_n baron_n justice_n uicounts_n governor_n officer_n and_o all_o bailiff_n and_o his_o faithful_a people_n send_v greeting_n we_o have_v special_a care_n for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o all_o merchant_n of_o the_o kingdom_n land_n and_o country_n follow_v to_o wit_n of_o almain_n france_n spain_n portugal_n navarre_n lombardie_n florence_n provence_n catalonia_n of_o our_o duchie_n of_o aquitaine_n tholosa_n caturlune_n flanders_n brabant_n and_o of_o all_o other_o foreign_a country_n and_n place_n by_o what_o name_n soever_o they_o be_v call_v which_o come_v into_o our_o kingdom_n of_o englandâ—_n and_z there_o remain_v that_o the_o say_v merchant_n may_v live_v in_o quiet_a and_o full_a security_n under_o our_o dominion_n in_o time_n to_o come_v wherefore_o 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these_o good_n and_o merchandise_n shall_v be_v bring_v into_o our_o realm_n and_o dominion_n and_o shall_v be_v there_o unlade_v and_o sell_v and_o likewise_o three_o penny_n upon_o every_o pound_n of_o silver_n in_o the_o carry_v out_o of_o any_o such_o good_n and_o merchandise_n which_o be_v buy_v in_o our_o realm_n and_o dominion_n aforesaid_a above_o the_o custom_n beforetime_o pay_v unto_o we_o or_o any_o of_o our_o progenitor_n and_o touch_v the_o value_n and_o estimation_n of_o these_o good_n and_o merchandise_n whereof_o three_o penny_n of_o every_o pound_n of_o silver_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a be_v to_o be_v pay_v credit_n shall_v be_v give_v unto_o they_o upon_o the_o letter_n which_o they_o be_v able_a to_o show_v from_o their_o master_n or_o partner_n and_o if_o they_o have_v no_o letter_n in_o this_o behalf_n we_o will_v stand_v to_o the_o oath_n of_o the_o foresay_a merchant_n if_o they_o be_v present_a or_o in_o their_o absence_n to_o the_o oath_n of_o their_o servant_n 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