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judicii_fw-la cujusdam_fw-la indictamenti_fw-la versus_fw-la thomam_fw-la walcott_n nuper_fw-la de_fw-fr london_n generosum_fw-la modo_fw-la defunct_a '_o pro_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la altis_fw-la perditionibus_fw-la personam_fw-la domini_fw-la caroli_n secundi_fw-la nuper_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la tangent_fw-la '_o modo_fw-la indictat_fw-la fuit_fw-la &_o superinde_v per_fw-la quand_fw-fr '_o jur_fw-la superinde_v in_o it_o '_o prefat_n '_o nuper_fw-la regem_fw-la &_o prefat_n '_o thomam_fw-la walcott_n capt_n '_o coram_fw-la justice_n '_o dict'_v nuper_fw-la regis_fw-la ad_fw-la goalam_fw-la deliberand_n '_o assign_v '_o convict_v '_o exist_v '_o &_o judicium_fw-la superinde_n reddit_fw-la '_o fuit_fw-la pro_fw-la prefat_n '_o nuper_fw-la rege_fw-la versus_fw-la prefat_n '_o thomam_fw-la walcott_n ut_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quae_fw-la quidem_fw-la recordum_fw-la &_o processum_fw-la predict_v '_o causa_fw-la erroris_fw-la intervenient_a '_o in_o curia_fw-la nostra_fw-la coram_fw-la 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die_fw-la julij_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la octavo_fw-la martin_n respon_n johannis_n holt_n mil_n '_o capital_n '_o justiciarij_fw-la infra_fw-la nominat_fw-la '_o record_n '_o &_o process_n '_o unde_fw-la infra_fw-la fit_a mentio_fw-la cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la ea_fw-la tangen_fw-mi '_o domino_fw-la regi_fw-la infra_fw-la nominat_fw-la '_o in_o presen_n parliamentum_fw-la propriis_fw-la manubus_fw-la protuli_fw-la in_o quodam_fw-la record_n '_o huic_fw-la brevi_fw-la annex_v '_o prout_fw-la interius_fw-la mihi_fw-la precipitur_fw-la j._n holt._n placita_fw-la coram_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la apud_fw-la westm_n '_o de_fw-la termino_fw-la paschae_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la domini_fw-la willielmi_n tertij_fw-la nunc_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la etc._n etc._n septimo_fw-la rot._n 3._o london_z ss_z dominus_fw-la rex_fw-la mandavit_fw-la justice_n '_o suis_fw-la per_fw-la literas_fw-la svas_fw-la patentes_fw-la sub_fw-la magno_fw-la sigillo_fw-la ad_fw-la inquirend_n '_o per_n sacrum_n proborum_fw-la &_o legalium_fw-la hominum_fw-la civitat_fw-la '_o london_n ac_fw-la aliis_fw-la viis_fw-la modis_fw-la &_o mediis_fw-la quibus_fw-la melius_fw-la sciverint_fw-la aut_fw-la poterint_fw-la de_fw-la quibuscunque_fw-la perdition_n '_o misprision_n '_o prodition_n '_o insurrection_n '_o rebellion_n '_o &_o ab_fw-la malefact_n be_v offensam_fw-la &_o injur_n '_o quibuscunque_fw-la necnon_fw-la justice_n '_o suis_fw-la ad_fw-la goalam_fw-la svam_fw-la de_fw-la newgate_n per_fw-la civitat_fw-la '_o london_z the_o prison_n '_o in_o eadem_fw-la existen_v '_o deliberand_a '_o assign_v '_o &_o corum_fw-la cuilibet_fw-la breve_fw-la suum_fw-la in_o haec_fw-la verba_fw-la gulielmus_fw-la tertius_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la angliae_fw-la scotiae_fw-la francia_fw-la &_o hiberniae_fw-la rex_fw-la fidei_fw-la defensor_fw-la '_o etc._n etc._n justiciar_a '_o suis_fw-fr per_fw-la literas_fw-la svas_fw-la patentes_fw-la sub_fw-la magno_fw-la sigillo_fw-la angliae_fw-la confect_v '_o add_v inquirend_n '_o per_fw-la sacrum_fw-la proborum_fw-la &_o legalium_fw-la hominum_fw-la civitat_fw-la '_o london_n ac_fw-la aliis_fw-la viis_fw-la modis_fw-la &_o mediis_fw-la quibus_fw-la melius_fw-la scierint_fw-la aut_fw-la poterint_fw-la de_fw-la quibuscunque_fw-la prodition_n '_o misprision_n '_o prodition_n '_o insurrection_n '_o rebellion_n '_o &_o ab_fw-la malefactis_fw-la offen_v '_o &_o injur_v '_o quibuscunque_fw-la necnon_fw-la justice_n '_o suis_fw-la ad_fw-la goalam_fw-la svam_fw-la de_fw-la newgate_n pro_fw-la civitat_fw-la '_o london_n de_fw-fr prisonariis_fw-la in_o eadem_fw-la existent_n '_o deliberand_fw-fr '_o assign_v '_o &_o corum_fw-la cuilibet_fw-la salutem_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o recordo_fw-la &_o processu_fw-la ac_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o redditiove_n judicij_fw-la cujusdam_fw-la indictamenti_fw-la versus_fw-la thomam_fw-la walcott_n nuper_fw-la de_fw-fr london_n gen_n '_o defunctum_fw-la pro_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la altis_fw-la perdition_n '_o 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justiciam_fw-la fieri_fw-la volentes_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la parte_fw-la vobis_fw-la mandamus_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la judicium_fw-la reddit_fw-la '_o sit_v tunc_fw-la record_n '_o &_o process_n '_o predict_v '_o cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la ea_fw-la tangent_fw-la '_o nobis_fw-la sub_fw-la sigillis_fw-la vestris_fw-la vel_fw-la un_fw-fr '_o vestrum_fw-la distincte_n &_o aperte_fw-la mittat_fw-la '_o &_o hoc_fw-la breve_fw-la ita_fw-la quod_fw-la ea_fw-la habeamus_fw-la a_o die_fw-la paschae_fw-la in_o tres_fw-la septimam_n '_o ubicunque_fw-la tum_fw-la fuerimus_fw-la in_o anglia_fw-it ut_fw-la inspect_n '_o record_n '_o &_o process_n '_o predict_v '_o ulterius_fw-la inde_fw-la pro_fw-la errore_fw-la illo_fw-la corrigend_n '_o fieri_fw-la faciamus_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la &_o secundum_fw-la legem_fw-la &_o consuetudinem_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la angliae_fw-la fuerit_fw-la faciend_n '_o testae_fw-la meipso_fw-la apud_fw-la westm_n '_o decimo_fw-la septimo_fw-la die_fw-la martij_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la septimo_fw-la executio_fw-la istius_fw-la brevis_fw-la patet_fw-la in_o schedula_fw-la &_o recordo_fw-la huic_fw-la brevi_fw-la annex_v '_o respon_n thomae_fw-la lane_n mil_n '_o major_n '_o civitat_fw-la '_o london_n ac_fw-la un_fw-fr '_o justice_n '_o infrascript_n '_o record_n '_o &_o process_n '_o unde_fw-la in_fw-la brevi_fw-la superdict_n '_o fuit_fw-la mentio_fw-la sequit_n '_o in_o haec_fw-la verba_fw-la london_z ss_z memorand_fw-fr '_o quod_fw-la per_fw-la quandam_fw-la inquisition_n '_o capt_n '_o pro_fw-la serenissimo_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la apud_fw-la justice-hall_n in_o the_o old_a bailie_n london_n in_o parochia_fw-la sancti_fw-la sepulchri_fw-la in_o warda_n de_fw-fr faringdon_n extra_fw-la london_n predict_v '_o die_v jovis_n scilicet_fw-la duodecimo_fw-la die_fw-la julij_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la domini_fw-la nostri_fw-la caroli_n secundi_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la angliae_fw-la scotiae_fw-la francia_fw-la &_o hiberniae_fw-la regis_fw-la fidei_fw-la defensor_fw-la '_o &c._n &c._n tricesimo-quinto_a coram_fw-la willielmo_n prichard_n mil_n '_o majore_fw-la civitat_fw-la '_o london_n francisco_n pemberton_n mil_n '_o capitali_fw-la justice_n '_o domini_fw-la regis_fw-la de_fw-fr banco_n etc._n
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