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bishop_n and_o his_o successor_n for_o the_o say_a manor_n of_o slapton_n which_o appertain_v to_o the_o same_o for_o evermore_o and_o furthermore_o if_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v hugh_n courteney_n be_v of_o lawful_a age_n or_o not_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o this_o instalment_n and_o perform_v not_o the_o service_n as_o aforesaid_a that_o then_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v any_o of_o the_o say_a silver_n vessel_n nor_o any_o other_o thing_n due_a for_o the_o say_a service_n for_o that_o time_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o say_a office_n nor_o any_o other_o person_n in_o their_o name_n or_o behalf_n 6._o also_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o say_v hugh_n courteney_n his_o heir_n or_o assign_v at_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o instalment_n of_o any_o bishop_n of_o exeter_n for_o the_o time_n be_v to_o put_v in_o oâ—_n put_v out_o any_o person_n or_o to_o do_v any_o other_o thing_n by_o himself_o or_o other_o belong_v to_o the_o say_a feast_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o office_n or_o that_o he_o shall_v demand_v or_o require_v any_o more_o or_o other_o thing_n than_o what_o be_v before_o declare_v 7._o and_o furthermore_o the_o say_a hugh_n courteney_n and_o his_o heir_n and_o the_o knight_n aforesaid_a who_o shall_v do_v the_o say_a service_n for_o they_o shall_v have_v hay_n and_o provender_n for_o their_o horse_n and_o for_o their_o servant_n horse_n attend_v on_o they_o and_o also_o his_o livery_n of_o wine_n and_o candle_n as_o be_v meet_v and_o convenient_a 8._o in_o consideration_n of_o which_o premise_n to_o be_v hereafter_o have_v without_o any_o denial_n or_o contradiction_n for_o evermore_o the_o say_v hugh_n courteney_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n have_v quiet_o remise_v and_o release_v to_o the_o say_a bishop_n and_o his_o successor_n all_o other_o exaction_n demand_n or_o quarrel_n for_o and_o concern_v the_o say_a office_n fee_n or_o any_o other_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o say_a service_n of_o stewardship_n for_o 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and_o a_o little_a plat_n of_o ground_n for_o a_o garden_n all_o enclose_v with_o a_o wall_n and_o twelve_o penny_n a_o piece_n weekly_o for_o their_o maintenance_n with_o a_o gown_n and_o a_o hundred_o faggot_n yearly_a for_o ever_o and_o a_o decent_a chapel_n within_o the_o say_a house_n and_o a_o chaplain_n to_o read_v prayer_n daily_o therein_o unto_o they_o regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 24._o henry_n the_o 8._o an._n d._n 1532._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n william_n peryam_n thomas_n hoig_n john_n tuck_n field_n roger_n blackall_n william_n takle_n a_o pale_a erect_v in_o st._n peter_n close_a between_o st._n martin_n church_n and_o the_o sub-dean's_a house_n which_o be_v by_o the_o chamber_n order_v to_o be_v take_v down_o and_o according_o do_v by_o give_v notice_n thereof_o to_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n of_o this_o church_n it_o be_v a_o nuisance_n or_o encroachment_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 25._o henry_n the_o 8._o an._n d._n 1533._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n richard_n martin_n john_n thomas_n humphrey_n andrew_n richard_n rateliff_n william_n burges_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o every_o member_n of_o the_o common_a council_n hereof_o may_v claim_v and_o have_v his_o freedom_n in_o the_o life-time_n of_o his_o father_n a_o pension_n of_o four_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la by_o patent_n grant_v to_o thomas_n cromwell_n esquire_n one_o of_o the_o king_n be_v privy_a council_n during_o his_o life_n under_o the_o common_a seal_n of_o the_o say_a city_n another_o pension_n of_o five_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la by_o patent_n likewise_o grant_v under_o the_o say_a seal_n to_o sir_n william_n courteney_n knight_n for_o his_o life_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 26._o henry_n the_o 8._o an._n d._n 1534._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n britnall_n thomas_n hunt_n richard_n colwell_n john_n rixley_n john_n shelder_n thomas_n carew_n son_n to_o baron_n carew_n that_o be_v slay_v with_o the_o shot_n of_o a_o gun_n at_o turwyn_n as_o he_o sit_v in_o council_n a_o proper_a 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edw._n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1280._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n alphr_v duport_n richard_n allen_n john_n zouch_n john_n rook_n alexander_n troycott_n bishop_n bronscomb_n have_v well_o govern_v this_o church_n about_o 23_o year_n 22._o julii_n die_v and_o lie_v bury_v in_o the_o lady_n chapel_n of_o his_o own_o church_n under_o a_o very_a fair-tomb_n of_o alabaster_n whereon_o this_o ensue_a epitaph_n be_v inscribe_v scil_n olim_fw-la sincerus_fw-la pater_fw-la omni_fw-la dignus_fw-la amore_fw-la primus_fw-la walterus_n magno_fw-la iaceo_fw-la high_a in_fw-la honore_fw-la edidit_fw-la hic_fw-la plura_fw-la dignissima_fw-la laud_fw-la statuta_fw-la quaetanquam_fw-la jura_fw-la servant_n nunc_fw-la hic_fw-la omne_fw-la tuta_fw-la atque_fw-la hoc_fw-la collegium_fw-la quod_fw-la glasney_n plebs_fw-la vocat_fw-la omnis_fw-la condidit_fw-la egregium_fw-la pro_fw-la voce_fw-la data_fw-la sibi_fw-la somnis_fw-la quot_fw-la loca_fw-la confruxit_fw-la pietatis_fw-la quot_fw-la bona_fw-la 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chattel_n whatsoever_o even_o in_o like_a manner_n as_o it_o be_v use_v and_o accustom_v in_o london_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 19_o edw._n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1291._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n zouch_n william_n gatepath_n john_n rook._n william_n kerswell_n william_n buffet_v regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 20._o edw._n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1292._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n william_n gatepath_n william_n kerswell_n henry_n goldecot_n william_n well_o richard_n montin_n bishop_n quivell_n in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o his_o government_n 18._o octobris_fw-la by_o drink_v a_o syrup_n and_o in_o too_o hasty_a swallow_v it_o be_v choke_v and_o lie_v bury_v in_o the_o lady_n chapel_n of_o his_o own_o church_n the_o franciscan_a or_o grey_n friar_n report_v that_o he_o die_v of_o god_n just_a judgement_n for_o that_o he_o favour_v not_o nor_o will_v suffer_v they_o to_o build_v their_o new_a intend_a house_n notwithstanding_o his_o promise_n make_v to_o the_o king_n of_o so_o do_v this_o 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of_o hugh_n the_o son_n of_o john_n the_o son_n of_o robert_n and_o mary_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o william_n ridever_v name_v william_n de_fw-fr verona_n the_o son_n to_o baldwyn_n the_o first_o the_o son_n to_o richard_n ridever_v the_o first_o earl_n of_o devon_n so_o create_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o son_n to_z william_n the_o conqueror_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 22._o edw._n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1294._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n zouch_n walter_n langdon_n john_n rook_n william_n buffet_v john_n horn_n modus_fw-la forma_fw-la &_o processus_fw-la quomodo_fw-la meretrices_fw-la infra_fw-la civitatem_fw-la praedictam_fw-la sunt_fw-la attachiandae_fw-la rot._n 15._o regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 23._o edw._n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1295._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n zouch_n walter_n langdon_n william_n kerswell_n william_n buffet_v roger_n wheaton_n customia_fw-la pro_fw-la vinis_fw-la solebat_fw-la reddi_fw-la de_fw-la antiquo_fw-la pro_fw-la singulo_fw-la dolio_fw-la 4_o d._n rot._n 31._o regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 24._o edw._n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1296._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n walter_n tantifer_fw-la walter_n langdon_n william_n kerswell_n robert_n newton_n roger_n wheaton_n consuetudo_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la viginti_fw-la quatuor_fw-la de_fw-la communi_fw-la concilio_n dictae_fw-la civitatis_fw-la elegi_fw-la debent_fw-la &_o solebant_fw-la per_fw-la consensum_fw-la majoris_fw-la partis_fw-la dictae_fw-la societatis_fw-la regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 25._o edw._n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1297._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n walter_n tantifer_fw-la walter_n langdon_n robert_n newton_n william_n kerswell_n henry_n trecott_n the_o king_n come_v into_o the_o county_n of_o devon_n and_o visit_v the_o house_n of_o plimpton_n and_o take_v this_o city_n in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o return_n homeward_o a_o composition_n make_v between_o the_o city_n and_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n for_o a_o lane_n lead_v to_o the_o city-wall_n between_o st._n catharques_n almshouse_n and_o the_o black_a friar_n now_o the_o earl_n of_o bedford_n house_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 26._o edw._n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1299._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n walter_n tantifer_fw-la william_n buffet_v william_n kerswell_n roger_n wheaton_n nicholas_n paige_n it_o be_v now_o find_v by_o verdict_n that_o as_o the_o land_n within_o this_o city_n of_o a_o freeman_n descend_v to_o any_o person_n so_o by_o the_o custom_n the_o freedom_n of_o he_o say_v city_n descend_v therewith_o regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 27._o edw._n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1299._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n horn_n nicholas_n paige_n roger_n beynim_fw-la robert_n newton_n stephen_n bennant_n inquisitio_fw-la capta_fw-la fuit_fw-la versus_fw-la maritum_fw-la pro_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la verberavit_fw-la &_o male_a tractaverit_fw-la vxorem_fw-la unde_fw-la commissus_fw-la fuit_fw-la goal_n rot._n 23._o major_a &_o communitas_fw-la consituere_fw-la solebant_fw-la custodes_fw-la de_fw-la &_o in_fw-la portu_fw-la exonicensi_fw-la ad_fw-la scrutandum_fw-la in_o navibus_fw-la batellis_fw-la &_o alibi_fw-la ne_fw-la aliquis_fw-la monetum_fw-la argentum_fw-la vel_fw-la aurum_fw-la extra_fw-la regnum_fw-la transvehat_fw-la rot._n 26._o libertas_n seu_fw-la franchesia_n civitatis_fw-la exoniensis_fw-la descendit_fw-la per_fw-la successionem_fw-la haereditariam_fw-la sive_fw-la â—i_fw-la patre_fw-la fratre_fw-la vel_fw-la auunculo_fw-la vel_fw-la quocunque_fw-la alio_fw-la cvi_fw-la quis_fw-la haeres_fw-la existis_fw-la rot_v 36._o regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 28._o edw._n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1300._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n william_n gatepatb_n john_n paige_n jordan_n atlane_n robert_n newton_n john_n perour_n edmond_n earl_n of_o cornwall_n die_v sans_o issue_n whereby_o the_o earldom_n revert_v again_o to_o the_o crown_n and_o come_v to_o the_o king_n hand_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 29._o edw._n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1301._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n william_n tantifer_fw-la stephen_n 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stanke_z and_o at_o last_o the_o canon_n be_v enforce_v to_o bury_v it_o in_o st._n peter_n church_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 30._o edw._n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1302._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n roger_n beynim_fw-la roger_n newton_n walter_n duport_n thomas_n farthein_n michael_n champernon_n a_o agreement_n make_v between_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n and_o the_o prior_n and_o friar_n preacher_n that_o no_o person_n within_o the_o say_a city_n and_o suburb_n shall_v be_v bury_v within_o the_o church_n or_o cemitery_n of_o the_o say_a friar_n but_o that_o he_o shall_v first_o be_v present_v at_o st._n peter_n church_n rot._n 16._o a_o great_a contention_n arise_v between_o the_o mayor_n and_o commonalty_n of_o this_o city_n and_o the_o tenant_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o kenton_n and_o wyke_n earl_n marshal_n of_o england_n for_o deny_v to_o pay_v murage_n for_o their_o ware_n and_o merchandize_n rot._n 13._o about_o this_o time_n flourish_v one_o walter_n of_o exeter_n so_o name_v be_v here_o bear_v who_o be_v a_o monk_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n bennet_n and_o dwell_v in_o a_o little_a cell_n in_o cornwall_n call_v st._n caroke_n near_o about_o lystithiel_n he_o be_v well_o see_v in_o history_n and_o at_o the_o request_n of_o one_o baldwyn_n a_o citizen_n here_o write_v the_o history_n of_o guy_n of_o warwick_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 31._o edw._n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1303._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n roger_n wheaton_n walter_n langdon_n william_n kerswell_n william_n buffet_v henry_n trecott_n a_o controversy_n arise_v between_o the_o mayor_n and_o commonalty_n and_o the_o tenant_n of_o kenton_n touch_v certain_a attachment_n make_v upon_o the_o river_n of_o exeunt_n the_o like_a difference_n arise_v between_o the_o tenant_n of_o kenton_n against_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o limston_n and_o prattishead_n rot._n 18._o sundry_a person_n break_v ground_n in_o croll_n ditch_n for_o stand_n before_o the_o time_n appoint_v for_o lammas_n fair_a be_v all_o attach_v to_o answer_v the_o mayor_n and_o commonalty_n for_o the_o same_o rot._n 42._o consuetudo_fw-la in_o civitate_fw-la exoniensi_fw-la est_fw-la approbata_fw-la quod_fw-la liceat_fw-la unicuique_fw-la civi_fw-la infra_fw-la eandem_fw-la civitatem_fw-la omne_fw-la tenementa_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o eadem_fw-la civitate_fw-la habuerit_fw-la aut_fw-la perquisiverit_fw-la in_o
contumulare_fw-la virum_fw-la ingenium_fw-la genium_fw-la mores_fw-la pietatis_fw-la honores_fw-la eloquiumque_fw-la pium_fw-la busta_fw-la perusta_fw-mi tegent_fw-la falleris_n vltonus_fw-la tonus_fw-la est_fw-la sic_fw-la spiritus_fw-la unde_fw-la hoc_fw-la nôsti_fw-la tonus_fw-la est_fw-la coeliâ—us_fw-la orbe_fw-la tonans_fw-la gervis_n babington_n be_v the_o next_o elect_v bishop_n of_o this_o diocese_n and_o therein_o consecrate_v 2._o maii_n be_v translate_v hither_o from_o his_o bishopric_n of_o landaff_n in_o wales_n and_o have_v well_o govern_v this_o church_n about_o three_o year_n be_v remove_v hence_o and_o make_v bishop_n of_o worcester_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 36._o q._n elizabeth_n an._n d._n 1594._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n davy_n christopher_n spicer_n hugh_n cross_v john_n lant_n clement_n owlborow_n a_o stock_n of_o money_n advance_v by_o several_a member_n of_o the_o common_a council_n to_o provide_v in_o corn_n for_o a_o public_a store_n of_o the_o city_n 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