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the_o french_a king_n stay_v the_o matter_n and_o take_v the_o quarrel_n into_o his_o hand_n so_o that_o either_o of_o they_o depart_v the_o freld_v without_o any_o stroke_n strike_v anno._n 29._o w_n date_n 1354_o thomas_n legget_n skinner_n s_o william_n totingham_n richar._n smell_v for_o so_o much_o as_o the_o town_n in_o flanders_n cantorbury_n woll_n staple_n keptat_fw-la westmin_fw-la chichester_n lincoln_n bristol_n &_o cantorbury_n break_v their_o promise_n before_o time_n make_v by_o jaques_n dartuel_a and_o now_o favour_v the_o french_a party_n king_n edward_n remove_v the_o market_n and_o staple_n of_o wool_fw-mi out_o of_o flanders_n into_o england_n as_o to_o westminster_n chichester_n lincoln_n bristol_n &_o cantorbury_n also_o this_o year_n be_v the_o house_n of_o the_o friar_n augustins_n in_o london_n finish_v build_v friar_n augustine_n church_n in_o london_n build_v which_o be_v re-edify_v by_o sir_n humfreye_n bohune_n earl_n of_o hertforde_n and_o essex_n who_o 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