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and_o keep_v greyhound_n when_o they_o be_v hox_v that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o they_o shall_v have_v their_o knee_n cut_v before_o a_o verderor_n of_o the_o forest_n and_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o freeman_n to_o keep_v greyhound_n without_o cut_v of_o their_o knee_n when_o they_o do_v dwell_v without_o the_o forest_n and_o from_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o forest_n ten_o mile_n distant_a but_o when_o they_o do_v come_v near_o to_o the_o forest_n then_o ten_o mile_n they_o must_v pay_v a_o recompense_n unto_o the_o king_n for_o every_o mile_n a_o shilling_n but_o when_o those_o greyhound_n be_v find_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o forest_n the_o owner_n of_o the_o dog_n shall_v forfeit_v both_o the_o same_o dog_n and_o also_o ten_o shilling_n to_o the_o king_n 32_o but_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o every_o body_n to_o keep_v little_a dog_n call_v velter_n that_o be_v to_o say_v little_a hound_n which_o englishmen_n do_v call_v langeran_fw-ge without_o cut_v of_o their_o knee_n 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nota_fw-la et_fw-la hic_fw-la in_o particul_fw-la '_o com._n 108_o regula_n hic_fw-la nota_fw-la quel_fw-it privilege_n le_fw-fr royal_a gamedel_n swan_n ad_fw-la sur_fw-fr le_fw-fr terre_fw-fr de_fw-fr auter_n in_o considerac_n del_fw-it dit_fw-mi land_n bitd_a per_fw-mi la_fw-fr custom_n an._n 13_o h._n 7._o for_n 16._o br._n prescription_n 107._o nota_fw-la que_fw-fr honc_fw-fr poit_fw-fr prescriber_n all_o hunt_n in_o terr_v de_fw-fr un_fw-fr auter_n all_o rechaser_n les_fw-fr savage_a beast_n all_o forest_n le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr br._n prescription_n 108_o car_fw-fr dictum_fw-la fuit_fw-la pro_fw-la lege_fw-la 2._o mariae_fw-la que_fw-fr custom_n poit_fw-fr estre_fw-fr allege_v ou_fw-fr est_fw-fr nul_fw-fr person_n que_fw-fr poit_fw-fr prescriber_n cone_n inhabitant_n ne_o point_n prescriber_n mes_fw-fr ils_fw-fr poit_fw-fr allege_v custme_fw-fr que_fw-fr les_fw-fr inhabitant_n point_n cominer_n in_o dale_n que_fw-fr lun_fw-fr va_fw-fr ou_fw-fr le_fw-fr lieu_fw-fr et_fw-fr lauter_n ou_fw-fr le_fw-fr person_n quel_fw-fr person_n doit_fw-fr estre_fw-fr able_a de_fw-fr prescribe_v car_fw-fr aliter_fw-la nil_fw-la valet_fw-la et_fw-la in_o an._n 13._o h._n 7._o in_o transg_n de_fw-fr close_a debruse_n le_fw-fr def_n dit_fw-fr que_fw-fr le_fw-fr lieu_fw-fr ou_fw-fr etc._n etc._n gist_n adjoinant_a all_o forest_n de_fw-fr windsor_n dont_fw-fr il_fw-fr est_fw-fr foster_n de_fw-fr fee_n et_fw-fr il_fw-fr et_fw-fr ses_fw-fr ancestor_n de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la etc._n etc._n ount_v use_v mesme_fw-fr le_fw-fr lieu_fw-fr ou_fw-fr &c._n &c._n denchase_v les_fw-fr savage_n del_fw-it forest_z ove_z ses_fw-fr chiens_fw-fr &_o de_fw-fr eux_fw-fr rechaser_n all_o forest_n &_o que_fw-fr 4._o dame_n viende_n extra_fw-la forestam_fw-la la_fw-fr per_fw-la que_fw-fr il_fw-fr eux_fw-fr rechase_n etc._n etc._n all_o forest_n etc._n etc._n et_fw-fr bon_fw-fr prescripe_n per_fw-la mordant_n frowike_n vavisour_n &_o brian_n car_fw-fr ceo_fw-la poit_fw-fr aver_v loyal_a comencement_n et_fw-la 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allow_v but_o he_o shall_v put_v in_o surety_n
use_v tillage_n in_o any_o new_a ground_n without_o especial_a licence_n it_o appear_v by_o a_o claim_n make_v by_o the_o abbot_n and_o covent_n of_o merivall_n that_o none_o may_v make_v any_o new_a building_n within_o the_o forest_n except_o he_o have_v good_a warrant_n from_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o forest_n for_o the_o abbot_n make_v claim_v by_o grant_n that_o he_o may_v make_v omnimodum_fw-la comodum_fw-la suum_fw-la sine_fw-la assertand'sine_fw-la edificand'modis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o if_o he_o may_v do_v it_o without_o warrant_n it_o have_v be_v in_o vain_a to_o have_v have_v licence_n 5._o assisa_n lane_n foe_o 9_o cablicia_n common_a of_o pasture_n lanc._n foe_o 13._o sheep_n swine_n nor_o goat_n be_v allow_v to_o have_v common_a in_o the_o forest_n default_n itinere_fw-la lanc._n foe_n 5._o and_o also_o to_o have_v make_v his_o claim_n for_o the_o same_o and_o that_o the_o assize_n of_o the_o forest_n be_v so_o it_o appear_v by_o a_o presentment_n make_v 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