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pension_n and_o gratuity_n to_o servant_n and_o officer_n through_o who_o hand_n business_n run_v for_o expedition_n intelligence_n etc._n etc._n one_o memorable_a record_n testify_v all_o this_o with_o the_o king_n care_n to_o transmit_v money_n to_o his_o ambassador_n for_o the_o purpose_n aforesaid_a it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o here_o to_o exhibit_v 3._o paâ—_n 8_o &_o 9_o joh._n reg._n â—_o 5_o m._n 3._o rex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la mercatoribus_fw-la ad_fw-la quos_fw-la etc._n etc._n sciatis_fw-la quod_fw-la quicunque_fw-la mutuo_fw-la tradiderit_fw-la hen._n abbati_n belli_n loci_fw-la &_o thomae_fw-la de_fw-fr ardinton_n &_o amfredo_n de_fw-mi dene_fw-mi nunciis_fw-la nostris_fw-la quos_fw-la misimus_fw-la ad_fw-la curiam_fw-la romanam_fw-la pro_fw-la negotiis_fw-la nostris_fw-la quingentas_fw-la marcas_fw-la nos_fw-la ei_fw-la vel_fw-la nuncio_n svo_fw-la have_v literas_fw-la nostras_fw-la referenti_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la literis_fw-la praedictorum_fw-la nunciorum_fw-la 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chartas_fw-la de_fw-la mmm_o marcis_fw-la &_o non_fw-la expenderunt_fw-la per_fw-la totum_fw-la nisi_fw-la m_o m_o marcas_fw-la vacatis_fw-la inde_fw-la 30_o marc._n de_fw-fr uno_fw-la anno_fw-la de_fw-la foedo_fw-la p._n fill_n ric._n fratri_fw-la dom._n papae_fw-la &_o o._n hannibal_n 60_o marc._n &_o add_v dict_z termin_v cassand_fw-mi de_fw-fr 50_o marc._n et_fw-la nepoti_fw-la dom._n port._n 20_o marc._n et_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la est_fw-la justicâ—_n quod_fw-la cartam_fw-la illam_fw-la afferat_fw-la regi_fw-la et_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la est_fw-la thomae_fw-la de_fw-fr ardinton_n quod_fw-la cartam_fw-la nepotis_fw-la dom._n port_n quae_fw-la liberetur_fw-la antequam_fw-la nomen_fw-la inserebatur_fw-la afferat_fw-la quoniam_fw-la nomen_fw-la nesciebatur_fw-la cum_fw-la carta_fw-la scripta_fw-la fuit_fw-la a_o notable_a record_n this_o imply_v the_o king_n care_n and_o caution_n in_o that_o affair_n so_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o send_v franciscus_n accursius_fw-la and_o other_o 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shall_v again_o be_v seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n
which_o be_v the_o french_a italian_n german_n english_a provençal_n auvergnois_fw-fr castilian_n and_o arragonian_a these_o albergs_n be_v building_n like_o college_n and_o the_o signior_n of_o each_o nation_n be_v superior_a of_o the_o alberg_n grand_a prior_n of_o his_o nation_n of_o the_o grand_fw-mi croce_n as_o they_o call_v it_o and_o of_o the_o privy_a council_n of_o the_o great_a master_n among_o these_o there_o be_v a_o alberg_n or_o a_o apartment_n for_o the_o english_a nation_n or_o rather_o a_o piece_n of_o ground_n enclose_v with_o the_o foundation_n of_o a_o alberg_n the_o wall_n be_v not_o quite_o rear_v up_o this_o stand_v now_o void_a for_o want_v of_o english_a to_o stock_n it_o some_o of_o the_o citizen_n will_v have_v buy_v the_o ground_n to_o have_v build_v upon_o but_o the_o grand_a master_n and_o council_n will_v not_o sell_v it_o expect_v that_o one_o day_n the_o english_a nation_n will_v be_v reduce_v again_o to_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n 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