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now_o call_v county_n court_n the_o senator_n or_o greve_n be_v to_o hear_v and_o determine_v matter_n of_o great_a difficulty_n and_o moment_n king_n edward_z then_z succeed_v who_o make_v a_o law_n de_fw-fr diebus_fw-la cogendi_fw-la populi_fw-la 51._o edw._n sen_fw-la an._n 900_o lamb._n foe_o 51._o that_o every_o greve_n &_o praepositus_fw-la cuique_fw-la shall_v every_o month_n call_v the_o people_n together_o do_v every_o man_n right_a and_o decide_v all_o controversy_n which_o confirm_v the_o use_n of_o the_o county_n court_n king_n edgar_z make_v a_o law_n de_fw-fr comitiis_fw-la centuriae_fw-la comitiis_fw-la quilibet_fw-la interesto_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v 599._o edgar_n anno_fw-la 599._o let_v every_o man_n be_v present_a at_o the_o leet_n or_o meeting_n of_o hundred_o but_o out_o of_o every_o shire_n let_v there_o be_v a_o more_o famous_a meeting_n twice_o a_o year_n celeberrimus_fw-la autem_fw-la bis_fw-la quotannis_fw-la conventus_fw-la agitor_fw-la and_o this_o be_v 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