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et_fw-la forma_fw-la quibus_fw-la gesta_fw-la et_fw-la act_n a_fw-fr fuerunt_fw-la in_o proximo_fw-la parliamento_fw-la nostro_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la praedicta_fw-la tenendo_fw-la coram_fw-la praelatis_fw-la magnatibus_fw-la eâ—_n communitate_fw-la dicti_fw-la parliamento_fw-la recitari_fw-la ac_fw-la decâ—arari_fw-la facias_fw-la etsi_fw-la per_fw-la expositionem_fw-la et_fw-la examinationem_fw-la vobis_fw-la constare_fw-la poterit_fw-la praemissa_fw-la veritatem_fw-la continere_fw-la tunc_fw-la irrotulationem_fw-la ac_fw-la recordum_fw-la concessionâ—s_fw-la custumae_fw-la et_fw-la onerum_fw-la predict_v de_fw-fr assensv_fw-la dicti_fw-la parliamenti_fw-la cancellari_fw-la et_fw-la damnari_fw-la et_fw-la levationem_fw-la et_fw-la exactionem_fw-la custumae_fw-la predict_v ratione_fw-la concessionis_fw-la antedictae_fw-la post_fw-la dictum_fw-la triennium_fw-la supersederi_fw-la facias_fw-la omnino_fw-la testae_fw-la etc._n etc._n 28_o maii._n it_o appear_v likewise_o by_o claus_n 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futur_fw-la continuari_fw-la seu_fw-la proâ—ogari_fw-la &_o interim_n vos_fw-fr eâ—_n caeteros_fw-la prelatos_n et_fw-la proceres_fw-la tunc_fw-la absentes_fw-la convocari_fw-la faceremus_fw-la ac_fw-la nos_fw-la quanquam_fw-la huâ—usmodi_fw-la â—iâ—tio_fw-la noâ—s_fw-la dâ—mâ—sâ—_n eâ—_n periculosa_fw-la plurimum_fw-la videâ—tur_fw-la eorum_fw-la petitioni_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la parte_fw-la annuentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n parliamentum_fw-la praedictum_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la octav_fw-mi praedictas_fw-la duximus_fw-la continuandum_fw-la seu_fw-la prorogandum_fw-la ac_fw-la praelatis_fw-la magnatibus_fw-la militibus_fw-la civibus_fw-la &_o burgensibus_fw-la injâ—nximus_fw-la quod_fw-la tunc_fw-la ibid._n intersint_fw-la quacunque_fw-la excusatione_fw-la cessante_fw-la ac_fw-la omnibus_fw-la aliis_fw-la praetermissis_fw-la ne_fw-fr igitur_fw-la contingat_fw-la quod_fw-la absit_fw-la dicta_fw-la negotia_fw-la ad_fw-la nostri_fw-la &_o regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la damnum_fw-la &_o dedecus_fw-la 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