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7._o 27_o 27_o stow_n survey_n of_o lond._n pag._n 90._o 90._o idem_fw-la ibid._n ibid._n idem_fw-la pag._n 193_o 193_o stow_n survey_n of_o london_n pag._n 124._o 124._o so_o be_v i_o inform_v by_o dr._n seaman_n latâ—…_n master_n of_o that_o college_n college_n idem_fw-la in_o his_o description_n oâ—…_n christ_n church_n church_n burtons_n descript_n of_o leic_a pag._n 119._o 119._o matt._n 26._o 7._o mar._n 13._o 14._o luke_n 7._o 37._o 37._o this_o note_v write_v in_o bad_a time_n seven_o year_n since_o i_o think_v not_o sit_v to_o put_v out_o out_o samp_o erderswick_n in_o his_o manuscript_n survey_v of_o this_o shire_n shire_n idem_fw-la ibid._n ibid._n mr._n dugdale_n in_o his_o illustration_n of_o warwickeshire_n in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n warwick_n câ—…s_fw-fr brit._n in_o this_o county_n county_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o 27_o homil._n in_o evan_n evan_n câ—…wdenâ—…nd_o â—…nd_z spâ—…ed_v their_o description_n of_o this_o câ—…unty_n câ—…unty_n 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