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you_o and_o every_o of_o you_o in_o her_o majesty_n name_n that_o you_o receive_v they_o and_o safe_o keep_v they_o in_o your_o say_a gaol_n until_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v make_v their_o fine_a &_o ransom_n to_o the_o queen_n &_o be_v deliver_v thence_o by_o order_n of_o the_o law_n hereof_o fail_v you_o not_o upon_o the_o petill_a that_o will_v fall_v thereon_o yeoven_a at_o wrotham_n under_o my_o seal_n this_o 2._o day_n of_o september_n in_o the_o twenty-three_o year_n of_o our_o say_a sovereign_a lady_n elizabeth_n etc._n etc._n and_o for_o his_o inquirie_n upon_o such_o a_o force_n as_o follow_v the_o precept_n to_o the_o sheriff_n robertus_fw-la bing_n unus_fw-la justiciariorum_n domine_fw-la reginae_fw-la ad_fw-la pacem_fw-la in_o comitatu_fw-la kanciae_fw-la conseruandan_n assignatorun_v vicecomitt_v eiusde_v comitatus_fw-la salutem_fw-la exit_fw-la parte_fw-la dictae_fw-la dominae_fw-la reginea_n tibi_fw-la mando_fw-la &_o praecipio_fw-la quod_fw-la venire_fw-la 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vide_fw-la as_o quod_fw-la super_fw-la quolibet_fw-la juratorun_n in_fw-la hac_fw-la parte_fw-la impanellandorun_v xx_o sol_fw-la de_fw-fr exitibus_fw-la ad_fw-la primum_fw-la diem_fw-la return_n &_o hoc_fw-la nullatenus_fw-la omittas_fw-la sub_fw-la paena_fw-la xx_o tâ—_n quam_fw-la noveris_fw-la te_fw-la incursurun_v si_fw-mi in_o executione_fw-la praemissorum_fw-la tepidus_fw-la ant_n remissus_fw-la fu_fw-la eris_fw-la et_fw-la habeas_fw-la ibi_fw-la tune_n hoc_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la teste_fw-la i_o praefato_fw-la r._n b._n 10._o die_v scptem_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la dictae_fw-la dom._n nostrae_fw-la eliz._n dei_fw-la gatia_fw-la angl._n fran._n &_o hib._n reginae_fw-la fidei_fw-la defensoris_fw-la etc._n etc._n 23_o and_o upon_o default_n of_o appearance_n of_o these_o juror_n a_o alias_o may_v be_v award_v &_o after_o the_o plury_n infinite_a till_o they_o come_v but_o so_o that_o at_o the_o day_n of_o the_o second_o write_v rl_n &_o must_v be_v return_v at_o the_o three_o 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die_v sept._n ult._n elapso_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o armis_fw-la viz._n cum_fw-la baculis_fw-la gladija_fw-la arcubus_fw-la sagittis_fw-la loricis_fw-la galeis_fw-la gunnis_fw-la in_fw-la mesuagium_fw-la praedictum_fw-la etc._n etc._n intraverunt_fw-la acipsum_fw-la c._n d._n inde_fw-la expulerunt_fw-la &_o idem_fw-la mesuagium_fw-la &_o c._n à _fw-la praedicto_fw-la die_v etc._n etc._n usque_fw-la ad_fw-la die_fw-la etc._n etc._n cum_fw-la huiusmodi_fw-la fortitudine_fw-la &_o potentia_fw-la tenuerunt_fw-la &_o occupaverunt_fw-la in_fw-la magnam_fw-la pacis_fw-la dict_z dom._n reginae_fw-la perturbationem_fw-la ac_fw-la contra_fw-la formam_fw-la statuti_fw-la tn_z tali_fw-la casu_fw-la editi_fw-la &_o provisi_fw-la ubinullus_fw-la eorum_fw-la nec_fw-la aliguis_fw-la alius_fw-la cuin_n statum_fw-la ipsi_fw-la aut_fw-la aliguis_fw-la corum_fw-la habuerunt_fw-la ant_n habuit_fw-la aliquid_fw-la in_o eodern_a mesnagio_fw-mi etc._n etc._n aut_fw-la aliqua_fw-la inde_fw-la parcella_fw-la habuerunt_fw-la aut_fw-la habuit_fw-la infra_fw-la tres_fw-la annos_fw-la proximos_fw-la ante_fw-la ingressum_fw-la suum_fw-la predict_v neque_fw-la alio_fw-la tempore_fw-la praecedente_fw-la ad_fw-la notuiam_fw-la juratorum_fw-la praedictornm_fw-la the_o warrant_n for_o restitution_n to_o the_o sheriff_n if_o the_o justice_n himself_o will_v not_o make_v restitution_n rob._n bing_o unus_fw-la justiciariorum_n etc._n etc._n assignatorum_fw-la vicecomiti_fw-la einsdem_fw-la comitat_fw-la we_o salatem_fw-la cùem_fw-la per_fw-la quandam_fw-la inquisitionem_fw-la patriae_fw-la coram_fw-la i_o captam_fw-la apud_fw-la ightham_n in_fw-la co_fw-la mitatu_fw-la praedicto_fw-la 20._o die_v sept._n &c.super_fw-la &c.super_fw-la sacrametum_fw-la ac_fw-la per_fw-la formam_fw-la statuti_fw-la in_o huiusmodi_fw-la casu_fw-la provitsi_fw-la compertum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la quod_fw-la a._n b._n &_o c._n &_o alij_fw-la &c._n &c._n die_v etc._n etc._n anno_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_fw-la quoddam_fw-la mesuagium_fw-la etc._n etc._n christopheri_fw-la d._n &c_n &c_n in_o ightham_n pradicta_fw-la vi_fw-la et_fw-la armis_fw-la ingressifuerint_fw-la ac_fw-la ipsum_fw-la c._n d._n inde_fw-la expulerunt_fw-la et_fw-la pradict_v mesuagium_fw-la etc._n etc._n à _fw-la praedicto_fw-la die_fw-la etc._n etc._n usque_fw-la ad_fw-la diem_fw-la etc._n etc._n manu_fw-la forti_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la potentia_fw-la tenuerumnt_fw-la &_o occupaverunt_fw-la prout_fw-la per_fw-la inquisitionem_fw-la praedictamplenius_fw-la liquer_fw-fr de_fw-fr recordo_fw-la ideo_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la dict_z dom._n reginae_fw-la tibi_fw-la mando_fw-la &_o praecipio_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la debite_fw-la requisitus_fw-la
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