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time_n have_v give_v to_o he_o ¶_o this_o wyllyam_n make_v the_o new_a forest_n in_o hampshyre_n and_o therefore_o cast_v down_o dyvers_a church_n by_o the_o space_n of_o xxx_o mile_n in_o his_o time_n he_o keep_v the_o englyssheman_n so_o low_o that_o few_o of_o they_o bear_v any_o offyce_v of_o honour_n or_o rule_v but_o somewhat_o he_o favour_v the_o city_n of_o london_n also_o he_o build_v two_o abbaye_v in_o england_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o abbaye_v of_o battle_n where_o he_o win_v the_o field_n against_o harolde_a and_o the_o abbaye_v of_o barmesey_n in_o southwark_n beside_o london_n and_o also_o he_o build_v ii_o other_o abbaye_v in_o normandye_n ¶_o also_o in_o the_o xix_o year_n of_o king_n wyllyam_n his_o reign_n the_o king_n be_v in_o normandye_n araysed_a a_o great_a tribute_n in_o england_n &_o cause_v to_o be_v gather_v of_o every_o hyde_n of_o land_n which_o contain_v twenty_o acre_n vi_o s._n and_o soon_o after_o that_o enteryd_a france_n with_o a_o great_a 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