of_o they_o mayor_n successive_o john_n guscott_n and_o john_n nordon_n bailiff_n among_o a_o multititude_n of_o other_o here_o die_v regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 19_o henry_n the_o 7._o an._n d._n 1504_o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n thomas_n andrew_n john_n gumby_n peter_n colshill_n john_n thomas_n john_n bradmore_n a_o inquisition_n take_v upon_o the_o decease_n of_o sundry_a freeholders_n of_o this_o city_n who_o die_v in_o the_o last_o plague_n of_o all_o such_o their_o land_n within_o the_o say_a city_n and_o liberty_n thereof_o as_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o mayor_n bailiff_n and_o commonalty_n of_o the_o same_o as_o chief_a lord_n by_o socage_n tenure_n and_o it_o be_v likewise_o find_v that_o every_o of_o they_o and_o every_o like_a freeholder_n be_v and_o aught_o in_o right_a to_o pay_v for_o a_o relief_n 2_o s._n 6_o d._n bishop_n redman_n have_v well_o govern_v this_o church_n about_o five_o year_n be_v remove_v hence_o to_o ely_n and_o install_v bishop_n thereof_o upon_o who_o 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to_o the_o countess_n of_o richmond_n the_o king_n mother_n 3._o aprilis_n be_v install_v bishop_n of_o this_o diocese_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 23._o henry_n the_o 7._o an._n d._n 1508._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n limpenny_n william_n wilsford_n william_n bennet_n john_n kever_n william_n huntingdon_n william_n matthew_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o william_n huntingdon_n one_o of_o the_o bailiff_n of_o this_o city_n william_n matthew_n be_v elect_v bailiff_n in_o his_o stead_n to_o supply_v that_o office_n for_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o year_n william_n frost_n late_a mayor_n hereof_o die_v and_o 11._o may_v his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n be_v here_o prove_v in_o due_a form_n of_o law_n in_o the_o king_n court_n hold_v at_o the_o guild-hall_n before_o the_o mayor_n of_o the_o say_a city_n according_a to_o the_o ancient_a custom_n thereof_o he_o be_v a_o prudent_a man_n and_o his_o reputation_n be_v great_a with_o the_o king_n much_o good_a come_v thereby_o to_o the_o city_n chief_o in_o the_o suit_n of_o the_o scavage_a against_o london_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 1._o henry_n the_o 8._o an._n d._n 1509._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n buckenam_fw-la john_n bradmore_n william_n somaster_n john_n colshill_n william_n hoig_n aprilis_fw-la 22._o the_o king_n die_v and_o his_o son_n henry_n the_o eight_o be_v proclaim_v king_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 2._o henry_n the_o 8._o an._n d._n 1510._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n thomas_n andrew_n john_n orange_n john_n moor_n john_n amory_n william_n peryam_n testamentum_fw-la willielmi_n obley_n in_o quo_fw-la inter_fw-la alia_fw-la legavit_fw-la tenementa_fw-la sva_fw-la in_o smythenstreet_n roberto_n main_a &_o catharinae_n uxori_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la de_fw-la uxore_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la defectu_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la exitus_fw-la remanere_fw-la inde_fw-la majori_fw-la &_o communitati_fw-la civitatis_fw-la exoniensis_fw-la datum_fw-la 10._o augusti_fw-la hoc_fw-la anno._n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 3._o 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to_o attend_v he_o in_o the_o say_a expedition_n which_o be_v forthwith_o dispatch_v and_o a_o voluntary_a collection_n here_o make_v to_o set_v they_o out_o well_o array_v regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 5._o henry_n the_o 8._o an._n d._n 1513._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n richard_n hewett_n john_n winter_n john_n bodley_n william_n ratcliff_n john_n robin_n sir_n thomas_n dennis_n knight_n elect_a recorder_n of_o this_o city_n and_o live_v in_o the_o distinct_a reign_n of_o seven_o king_n and_o queen_n of_o this_o realm_n viz._n edward_n the_o four_o richard_n the_o three_o henry_n the_o seven_o henry_n the_o eight_o edward_n the_o six_o queen_n marry_o and_o queen_n elizabeth_n he_o be_v a_o domestic_a servant_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o one_o of_o the_o privy_a council_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o chancellor_n to_o queen_n ann_n of_o cleve_n custos_fw-la rotulorum_fw-la of_o devon_n and_o last_o seven_o time_n sheriff_n of_o the_o say_a county_n and_o once_o two_o year_n 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batten_n whereby_o it_o be_v find_v that_o the_o say_v person_n be_v seize_v of_o land_n within_o this_o city_n at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o respective_a death_n and_o hold_v the_o same_o in_o free_a socage_n of_o the_o mayor_n bailiff_n and_o commonalty_n to_o who_o be_v due_a from_o every_o of_o the_o say_a person_n for_o a_o relief_n two_o shilling_n and_o six_o penny_n john_n garrett_n fine_v for_o erect_v a_o stand_n in_o the_o high_a street_n without_o licence_n richard_n hewett_n dis-franchised_n for_o sue_v several_a freeman_n of_o this_o city_n at_o the_o common_a law_n out_o of_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o this_o court_n contrary_a to_o his_o oath_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 7._o henry_n the_o 8._o an._n d._n 1515._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n william_n crudâ—_n jeffery_n lewes_n john_n bridgeman_n gilbert_n kirk_n thomas_n fowleâ—_n the_o custom_n touch_v the_o dominical_o here_o be_v try_v in_o the_o king_n court_n hold_v at_o the_o guild-hall_n and_o a_o verdict_n find_v for_o the_o plaintiff_n whereby_o the_o custom_n be_v hold_v good_a good_n seize_v as_o forfeit_v for_o nonentry_n of_o the_o town_n custom_n william_n shapton_n fine_v 20_o s._n for_o sue_v a_o freeman_n hereof_o out_o of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o say_a city_n john_n bodley_n dis-franchised_n for_o the_o like_a offence_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 8._o henry_n the_o 8._o an._n d._n 1516._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n buckenam_fw-la john_n nosworthy_n john_n woolcott_n richard_n chubb_n robert_n trow_v a_o jury_n be_v here_o sue_v on_o a_o writ_n of_o attaint_n bishop_n oldham_n be_v very_o liberal_a to_o the_o vicar_n choral_n of_o his_o church_n and_o again_o reduce_v they_o to_o the_o good_a order_n of_o keep_v commons_o in_o their_o common-hall_n who_o towards_o the_o maintenance_n thereof_o give_v they_o certain_a revenue_n and_o impropriate_v unto_o they_o the_o rectory_n of_o cornwood_n he_o be_v a_o great_a favourer_n and_o furtherer_n of_o religion_n learning_n and_o learned_a 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hounty_n to_o either_o of_o they_o and_o the_o town_n of_o manchester_n in_o lancashire_n have_v likewise_o good_a cause_n to_o remember_v this_o bishop_n who_o found_v and_o endow_v a_o school_n therein_o with_o large_a revenue_n for_o the_o education_n of_o youth_n in_o good_a literature_n patronum_fw-la faciunt_fw-la do_v aedificatio_fw-la fundus_fw-la a_o patron_n be_v be_v that_o do_v endow_v with_o land_n or_o build_v the_o house_n or_o on_o who_o ground_n it_o stand_v regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 9_o henry_n the_o 8._o an._n d._n 1517._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n thomas_n hunt_v richard_n duke_n nicholas_n staplehill_n john_n richards_n matthew_n long_n hugh_n paige_n william_n cotton_n in_o the_o month_n of_o december_n nicholas_n staplehill_n the_o elder_a steward_n die_v in_o who_o place_n john_n richards_n be_v choose_v who_o also_o decease_v in_o march_n follow_v in_o who_o stead_n matthew_n long_o be_v elect_v who_o continue_v in_o the_o say_a office_n the_o residue_n of_o the_o 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get_v great_a reputation_n and_o honour_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 3._o edw._n the_o 3._o an._n d._n 1329._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n philip_n lovecock_n thomas_n gervis_n henry_n lovecock_n john_n lekenn_n richard_n pleigh_n a_o synod_n hold_v at_o london_n before_o simon_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n who_o order_v that_o a_o diligent_a inquiry_n shall_v be_v make_v after_o the_o death_n of_o bishop_n stapledon_n who_o murderer_n and_o all_o other_o who_o be_v privy_a or_o any_o way_n consent_v to_o his_o death_n be_v sentence_v to_o die_v and_o execute_v according_o this_o king_n by_o his_o charter_n grant_v to_o this_o city_n cognizance_n of_o plea_n i._n e._n that_o no_o freeman_n hereof_o shall_v implead_v another_o freeman_n of_o the_o same_o city_n out_o of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o say_a city_n on_o pain_n of_o lose_v his_o freedom_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 4._o edw._n the_o 3._o an._n d._n 1330._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n martin_n lekenn_n john_n trediners_n henry_n haughton_n henry_n gatepath_n walter_n gervis_n the_o guildhall_n of_o this_o city_n be_v new_o build_v the_o porter_n of_o the_o westgate_n put_v out_o of_o his_o office_n and_o punish_v for_o open_v of_o the_o say_a gate_n in_o the_o night_n season_n without_o the_o leave_n of_o the_o major_a regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 5._o edw._n the_o 3._o an._n d._n 1331._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n philip_n lovecock_n henry_n hughton_n john_n lekenn_n robert_n pleigh_n robert_n kirton_n simon_n mapham_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n send_v out_o his_o process_n in_o order_n to_o the_o visitation_n of_o this_o diocese_n and_o to_o begin_v the_o same_o in_o st._n peter_n church_n for_o which_o purpose_n upon_o the_o monday_n next_o after_o ascension_n day_n he_o come_v hither_o from_o who_o bishop_n grandison_n appeal_v and_o with_o force_n withstand_v the_o say_a archbishop_n not_o suffer_v he_o to_o come_v within_o this_o church_n or_o cloister_n a_o writ_n direct_v to_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n for_o the_o trial_n of_o certain_a land_n lie_v within_o the_o fee_n of_o st._n sydwell_n but_o in_o regard_n they_o have_v not_o power_n there_o to_o hold_v plea_n of_o land_n the_o say_a writ_n be_v afterwasd_v renew_v and_o return_v before_o the_o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n of_o this_o city_n and_o before_o they_o the_o matter_n be_v hear_v and_o determine_v in_o the_o king_n court_n hold_v at_o the_o guildhall_n here_o regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 6._o edw._n the_o 3._o an._n d._n 1332._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n martin_n lekenn_n thomas_n furbor_n laurence_n colwell_n reynold_n noldekin_n john_n sutton_n whosoever_o build_v upon_o his_o own_o land_n within_o this_o city_n by_o the_o ancient_a custom_n thereof_o may_v not_o destroy_v or_o in_o any_o sort_n obstruct_v the_o accustom_a light_n of_o the_o tenement_n next_o adjoin_v regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 7._o edw._n the_o 3._o an._n d._n 1333._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n thomas_n gervis_n reynold_n noldekin_n william_n brewer_n john_n lakenn_n john_n sutton_n a_o inquisition_n be_v have_v and_o by_o a_o jury_n john_n matthew_n a_o servant_n to_o the_o townclark_n hereof_o be_v find_v guilty_a for_o convey_v away_o the_o roll_n of_o the_o record_n of_o eight_o court_n and_o have_v place_v other_o in_o their_o stead_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 8._o edw._n the_o 3._o an._n d._n 1334._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n martin_n lekenn_n thomas_n lichfield_n john_n sutton_n henry_n lovecock_n alexander_n wallis_n robert_n turner_n charta_fw-la martini_n lekenn_n majoris_fw-la civitatis_fw-la exoniensis_fw-la in_o constituendo_fw-la legatum_fw-la locum_fw-la majoris_fw-la tenentem_fw-la in_fw-la haec_fw-la verba_fw-la scil_n noverint_fw-la universi_fw-la per_fw-la praesentes_fw-la quod_fw-la egâ—_n martinus_n lekenn_n major_n civitatis_fw-la exoniensis_fw-la infirmitate_fw-la corporis_fw-la gravi_fw-la positus_fw-la adeo_fw-la ut_fw-la curiis_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la dictae_fw-la civitatis_fw-la commodo_fw-la interest_n non_fw-la valeo_fw-la dilectum_fw-la mihi_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la thomam_fw-la lichfield_n dictae_fw-la civiâ—atis_fw-la concivem_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la meo_fw-la posui_fw-la &_o per_fw-la praesentes_fw-la pono_fw-la ad_fw-la
tenendum_fw-la curiam_fw-la sive_fw-la curias-dictae_a civitatis_fw-la quoties_fw-la i_o ab_fw-la eisdem_fw-la abesse_fw-la contigerit_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la faciendum_fw-la omne_fw-la alia_fw-la in_o dicta_fw-la civitate_fw-la &_o curia_fw-la quae_fw-la ego_fw-la facerem_fw-la si_fw-la personaliter_fw-la interessem_fw-la in_o cujus_fw-la rei_fw-la testimonium_fw-la have_v literas_fw-la patentes_fw-la sigillo_fw-la officii_fw-la majoratûs_fw-la ficri_fw-la feci_fw-la sigillatum_fw-la datum_fw-la exoniae_fw-la praedicto_fw-la decimâ—_n septimo_fw-la die_fw-la mensis_fw-la martii_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la regis_fw-la edvardi_fw-la tertii_fw-la à _fw-la conquestu_fw-la octavo_fw-la this_o martin_n lekenn_n 18._o martii_fw-la die_v in_o his_o mayoralty_n and_o thomas_n lichfield_n be_v elect_v mayor_n to_o supply_v for_o the_o residue_n of_o this_o year_n that_o office_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 9_o edw._n the_o 3._o an._n d._n 1335._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n henry_n hughton_n robert_n pleigh_n thomas_n furbor_n william_n lydeland_n alexander_n wallis_n custos_fw-la &_o magister_fw-la domus_fw-la beatae_fw-la mariae_fw-la magdalenae_fw-la extra_fw-la portam_fw-la australem_fw-la civitatis_fw-la exoniensis_fw-la tulerunt_fw-la glebam_fw-la pro_fw-la redditu_fw-la exeunte_fw-la de_fw-la quodam_fw-la gardino_fw-la extra_fw-la portam_fw-la oriâ—ntalem_fw-la civitatis_fw-la praedictae_fw-la vocato_fw-la morley_n shulteshay_n jacente_fw-la inter_fw-la gardinum_fw-la willielmi_n tantifer_fw-la &_o richardi_fw-la russell_n &_o haec_fw-la consuetude_n vocata_fw-la gleba_fw-la adjudicatum_fw-la fuit_fw-la decano_fw-la &_o capitulo_fw-la beati_fw-la petri_n exoniensis_fw-la quoddam_fw-la tenementum_fw-la scâ—tuatum_fw-la be_v vico_fw-la australi_fw-la civitatis_fw-la exoniensis_fw-la secundum_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la civitatis_fw-la praedictae_fw-la &_o dicitur_fw-la shortford_n decanus_n &_o capitulum_n beati_fw-la petri_n exoniensis_fw-la recuperaverunt_fw-la seisinam_fw-la unius_fw-la tenementi_fw-la in_o parochia_fw-la sanctae_fw-la sativole_n extra_fw-la portam_fw-la orientalem_fw-la dictae_fw-la civitatis_fw-la secumdum_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la esusdem_fw-la civitatis_fw-la &_o dicitur_fw-la gavelock_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 10._o edw._n the_o 3._o an._n d._n 1336._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n henry_n hughton_n thomas_n furbor_n john_n coles_n william_n shillingford_n john_n colebrook_n the_o king_n in_o parliament_n hold_v at_o westminster_n make_v a_o duchy_n of_o the_o earldom_n of_o cornwall_n and_o give_v the_o same_o to_o his_o elder_a son_n prince_n edward_n surname_v the_o black_a prince_n from_o his_o dreadful_a act_n and_o send_v his_o letter_n thereof_o to_o the_o mayor_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o mayor_n of_o his_o honourable_a city_n of_o exeter_n and_o also_o send_v a_o writ_n for_o the_o proclaim_v thereof_o and_o withal_o make_v this_o city_n parcel_n of_o the_o say_a duchy_n as_o former_o it_o be_v of_o the_o earldom_n this_o city_n be_v now_o hold_v of_o the_o say_a duke_n as_o parcel_n of_o the_o say_a duchy_n by_o the_o fee_n farm_n rend_v of_o twenty_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 11._o edw._n the_o 3._o an._n d._n 1337._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n thomas_n gervis_n rober_n noble_a richard_n pleigh_n john_n newton_n john_n davy_n bishop_n grandison_n found_v and_o build_v the_o college_n and_o church_n of_o outcry_n st_n mary_n in_o the_o county_n of_o devon_n and_o endow_v the_o same_o with_o great_a livelihood_n he_o be_v also_o a_o liberal_a benefactor_n to_o the_o vicar_n choral_n of_o his_o own_o church_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 12._o edw._n the_o 3._o an._n d._n 1338._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n henry_n haughton_n nicholas_n godescott_n richard_n pleigh_n thomas_n furbor_n john_n davy_n consuctudo_fw-la in_o civitate_fw-la exoniensi_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la nothus_fw-la non_fw-la gaudebit_fw-la privilegio_fw-la ullo_fw-la pariter_fw-la cum_fw-la legitimis_fw-la which_o well_o agree_v with_o a_o rule_n in_o law_n qui_fw-la ex_fw-la damnato_fw-la coitu_fw-la nascuntur_fw-la inter_fw-la liberos_fw-la non_fw-la computentur_fw-la regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 13._o edw._n the_o 3._o an._n d._n 1339._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n thomas_n lichfield_n robert_n bridport_n john_n cook_n john_n newton_n roger_n wythom_n fines_n for_o the_o conveyance_n of_o land_n or_o rent_n be_v now_o usual_o levy_v within_o this_o city_n whereof_o i_o here_o think_v good_a to_o instance_n one_o or_o two_o instead_o of_o many_o viz._n haec_fw-la est_fw-la finalis_fw-la concordia_fw-la facta_fw-la inter_fw-la johanem_fw-la carpenter_n quaerentem_fw-la &_o robertum_fw-la cottrell_n defensorem_fw-la de_fw-la duabus_fw-la acris_fw-la terrae_fw-la jacentibus_fw-la in_o suburbiis_fw-la extra_fw-la portam_fw-la orientalem_fw-la civitatis_fw-la exoniensis_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la finalis_fw-la concordiae_fw-la facta_fw-la inter_fw-la robertum_fw-la brâ—dworthy_n quaerentem_fw-la &_o walteram_fw-la dâ—_n swemthull_n &_o matildam_n vxorem_fw-la ejoo_o defensorem_fw-la de_fw-la uno_fw-la messuagio_fw-it jacente_fw-la in_o summo_fw-la vico_fw-la civitatis_fw-la exoniensis_fw-la regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 14._o edw._n the_o 3._o an._n d._n 1340._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n henry_n hughton_n robert_n bridport_n thomas_n furbor_n richard_n pleigh_n richard_n halberton_n i_o hold_v it_o likewise_o requisite_a to_o set_v down_o how_o ancient_a the_o inrolment_n of_o deed_n have_v here_o be_v and_o thereof_o only_o to_o give_v you_o a_o like_a precedent_n or_o two_o viz._n irrotulatur_fw-la charta_fw-la willielmi_n leigh_n facta_fw-la thomae_fw-la robin_n de_fw-fr uno_fw-la messuagio_fw-it jacent_fw-la infra_fw-la parochiam_fw-la dâ—â—i_fw-la stephani_fw-la civitatisâ—_n exoniensis_fw-la irrotulatur_fw-la charta_fw-la rogeri_n shillingford_n facta_fw-la waltero_fw-la hugthon_n de_fw-la uno_fw-la mâ—ssuagio_fw-it â—acente_fw-la extra_fw-la portam_fw-la occidentalem_fw-la civitatis_fw-la praedictae_fw-la regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 15._o edw._n the_o 3._o an._n d._n 1341._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n hanry_n hughton_n reynold_n wythen_n thomas_n furbor_n richard_n pleigh_n john_n sutton_n the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o this_o city_n be_v when_o the_o chief_a lord_n in_o fee_n can_v be_v answer_v of_o the_o rent_n due_a to_o he_o out_o of_o his_o tenement_n and_o no_o distress_n can_v be_v there_o levy_v for_o the_o same_o the_o lord_n must_v come_v to_o the_o tenement_n and_o there_o take_v a_o stone_n or_o some_o other_o dead_a thing_n of_o the_o say_a tenement_n and_o bring_v the_o same_o to_o the_o court_n at_o the_o guildhall_n hold_v before_o the_o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n and_o thus_o must_v he_o do_v seven_o quarter_n day_n successive_o and_o this_o be_v call_v aglebe_n and_o if_o on_o the_o say_v seven_o quarter_n day_n the_o lord_n be_v not_o satisfy_v of_o his_o rent_n and_o arrear_n than_o the_o say_a tenement_n shall_v be_v adjudge_v to_o the_o say_a lord_n to_o hold_v the_o same_o a_o year_n and_o a_o day_n and_o this_o be_v call_v gavelock_n and_o then_o forthwith_o proclamation_n shall_v be_v open_o make_v in_o the_o court_n that_o if_o any_o man_n pretend_v any_o title_n to_o the_o say_a tenement_n that_o he_o appear_v within_o the_o year_n and_o day_n than_o next_o follow_v and_o satisfy_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o say_v rend_v and_o arrear_n but_o if_o no_o appearance_n be_v make_v and_o the_o rend_v not_o pay_v then_o shall_v the_o lord_n come_v again_o to_o the_o say_a court_n and_o pray_v that_o according_a to_o the_o say_a custom_n the_o say_a tenement_n be_v adjudge_v to_o he_o in_o his_o demesh_n as_o of_o fee_n according_a to_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o law_n in_o such_o like_a case_n which_o be_v common_o call_v le_fw-fr cessavit_fw-la per_fw-la biennium_fw-la and_o this_o custom_n here_o be_v call_v shortford_n and_o in_o french_a foreclose_v and_o so_o the_o lord_n shall_v have_v from_o thenceforth_o the_o say_a tenement_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n in_o fee_n to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 16._o edw._n the_o 3._o an._n d._n 1342._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n robert_n furbor_n robert_n bradworthy_n nicholas_n halberton_n nicholas_n godescott_n walter_n white_a bishop_n grandison_n with_o other_o by_o order_n of_o parliament_n be_v send_v over_o as_o ambassador_n to_o the_o pope_n touch_v a_o treaty_n of_o peace_n and_o afterward_o conclude_v between_o england_n and_o france_n nemo_fw-la infra_fw-la aetatem_fw-la viginti_fw-la &_o unius_fw-la annorum_fw-la existens_fw-la potest_fw-la ullo_fw-la modo_fw-la terras_fw-la seu_fw-la tenementa_fw-la sva_fw-la alicui_fw-la dimittere_fw-la per_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la civitatis_fw-la praedictae_fw-la rot._n 40._o regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 17._o edw._n the_o 3._o an._n d._n 1353._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n thomas_n furbor_n william_n hastment_n roger_n treseler_n richard_n pleigh_n robert_n noble_a regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 18._o 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and_o bailiff_n john_n batten_n john_n shilling_n ford_n john_n cutler_n john_n coscom_n william_n shap_o edmond_n lacie_n bishop_n of_o hereford_n be_v translate_v hither_o and_o 6._o aprilis_n consecrate_a bishop_n of_o this_o diocese_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 9_o henry_n the_o 5._o an._n d._n 1421._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n cook_n robert_n voysey_n john_n salter_n john_n atyate_n nichalas_n trâ—lawny_n william_n jourden_n pay_v a_o fine_a of_o five_o pound_n for_o a_o licence_n to_o discharge_v his_o ship_n at_o colepool_n roger_n batten_n be_v arrest_v at_o the_o suit_n of_o richard_n crymell_n in_o a_o action_n of_o debt_n for_o six_o pound_n for_o two_o tun_n of_o wine_n be_v admit_v to_o do_v his_o law_n for_o the_o same_o with_o three_o hand_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o say_a city_n rot._n 40._o by_o the_o custom_n of_o this_o city_n if_o there_o be_v not_o sufficient_a citizen_n or_o inhabitant_n of_o freehold_n to_o be_v return_v in_o a_o jury_n on_o 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be_v unwilling_a to_o be_v disturb_v in_o his_o
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