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of_o john_n anes_n dwelling_n in_o the_o town_n cawled_a the_o port_n have_v do_v unto_o i_o my_o will_n and_o pleasure_n be_v to_o make_v he_o knight_n of_o my_o house_n allow_v to_o he_o in_o pension_n seven_o hundred_o rey_n monthly_a seven_o hundred_o rey_n be_v ten_o s._n alcayr_a be_v half_a a_o busshel_n and_o every_o day_n one_o alcayr_a of_o barley_n as_o long_o as_o he_o keep_v a_o horse_n and_o to_o be_v pay_v accord_v to_o the_o ordinance_n of_o my_o house_n provyde_v always_o that_o he_o shall_v receive_v but_o one_o marriage_n gift_n and_o this_o also_o in_o such_o condition_n that_o the_o time_n which_o be_v except_v in_o hour_n ordinance_n forbyd_v such_o man_n to_o marry_v for_o getting_a such_o child_n as_o may_v succeade_v they_o in_o this_o allowance_n which_o be_v syxe_v year_n after_o the_o make_n of_o this_o patente_n shall_v be_v first_o expire_v before_o he_o do_v marry_o i_o therefore_o command_v yowe_o to_o cause_v this_o to_o be_v enter_v in_o the_o book_n 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ageyne_n into_o your_o country_n and_o for_o that_o purpose_n have_v with_o he_o a_o safe_a conduct_n for_o you_o grant_v by_o the_o king_n that_o thereby_o yowe_o may_v free_o and_o withowt_n all_o fear_n come_v home_o and_o although_o the_o wether_n be_v foul_a and_o stormy_a yet_o fail_v not_o to_o come_v for_o in_o the_o time_n that_o his_o majesty_n have_v give_v you_o you_o may_v do_v many_o thing_n to_o yowre_a contentation_n and_o gratify_v the_o king_n whereof_o i_o will_v be_v right_a glad_a and_o to_o bring_v the_o same_o to_o pass_v will_v do_v all_o that_o lie_v in_o i_o for_o yowre_a profit_n but_o forasmuch_o as_o peter_n gonsalues_n will_v make_v further_a declaration_n hereof_o unto_o you_o i_o say_v no_o more_o at_o this_o present_a written_a in_o luxburne_n the_o viii_o day_n of_o december_n anno_fw-la m.d.lii_o ¶_o the_o infant_n do_v lews_n all_o these_o foresaid_a wrytynge_n i_o see_v under_o selâ—_n in_o the_o house_n of_o my_o friend_n nicolas_n lyese_v with_o 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