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the_o chief_a or_o great_a of_o city_n or_o town_n or_o as_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o do_v strict_o command_v the_o assize_n of_o bread_n wine_n dorso_fw-la beer_n and_o victual_n to_o be_v keep_v in_o oxford_n in_o debito_fw-la statu_fw-la secundum_fw-la precium_fw-la bladi_fw-la &_o sicut_fw-la in_o aliis_fw-la burgis_fw-la &_o villis_fw-la as_o it_o ought_v according_a to_o the_o price_n of_o corn_n and_o as_o be_v use_v to_o be_v in_o other_o town_n and_o burrows_n threaten_v they_o that_o if_o they_o neglect_v to_o do_v it_o he_o will_v seize_v and_o take_v the_o town_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n set_v a_o rate_n or_o price_n upon_o wine_n give_v the_o magistrate_n of_o that_o town_n to_o understand_v that_o whoever_o do_v otherwise_o ad_fw-la corpus_fw-la suum_fw-la graviter_fw-la se_fw-la caperet_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la vina_fw-la sua_fw-la a_o vicecomite_a svo_fw-la oxon._n in_fw-la manum_fw-la svam_fw-la capi_fw-la praeciperet_fw-la shall_v be_v 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