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be_v enact_v that_o the_o mayor_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n may_v search_v oil_n oil_n oil_n in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o punish_v all_o such_o as_o sell_v false_a oil_n singularity_n 21._o the_o lord_n mayor_n of_o london_n may_v set_v fine_n upon_o those_o pave_v pave_v which_o do_v not_o pave_v or_o repair_v any_o street_n or_o land_n 32._o h._n 8._o c._n 17._o singularity_n 22._o wood_n grow_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o 22._o mile_n from_o and_o about_o london_n wood_n wood_n or_o the_o suburb_n of_o the_o same_o shall_v not_o be_v fell_v to_o be_v convert_v to_o coal_n for_o make_v of_o iron_n work_v 23._o eliz._n c._n 5._o singularity_n 23._o the_o mayor_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n 3._o procure_v a_o act_n of_o parliament_n whore_n whore_n 243._o vide_fw-la daniel_n history_n f._n 243._o that_o no_o know_a whore_n shall_v wear_v any_o hood_n or_o attire_n on_o her_o head_n except_o rey_v and_o stripe_a cloth_n of_o divers_a colour_n if_o this_o law_n 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