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civitatis_fw-la &_o quiae_fw-la vera_fw-la &_o considerata_fw-la scientia_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la eleemosynarum_fw-la infra_fw-la civitatem_fw-la praedictam_fw-la super_fw-la mortem_fw-la cujuslibet_fw-la talium_fw-la pauperum_fw-la est_fw-la melius_fw-la cognita_fw-la majori_fw-la &_o aldermannis_fw-la dictae_fw-la civitatis_fw-la exoniensis_fw-la pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la existentibus_fw-la dedimus_fw-la &_o concessimus_fw-la &_o per_fw-la present_n literas_fw-la nostras_fw-la patentes_fw-la damus_fw-la &_o concedimus_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o successoribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la majori_fw-la balliviâ—_n &_o communitati_fw-la civitatis_fw-la praedictae_fw-la &_o suecessoribus_fw-la suis_fw-la quod_fw-la major_n &_o aldermanni_n dictae_fw-la civitatis_fw-la vel_fw-la major_n pars_fw-la eorundem_fw-la qui_fw-la pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la erunt_fw-la habeant_fw-la plenam_fw-la potestatent_fw-la jurisdictionem_fw-la &_o awhoritatem_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la possint_fw-la &_o valeant_fw-la ad_fw-la omne_fw-la tempus_fw-la &_o tempora_fw-la imposterum_fw-la super_fw-la mortem_fw-la cujuslibet_fw-la praedictorum_fw-la pauperam_fw-la vel_fw-la aliter_fw-la per_fw-la discretiones_fw-la svas_fw-la nominare_fw-la instituere_fw-la &_o appunctuare_a alium_fw-la &_o alios_fw-la de_fw-la pauperibus_fw-la &_o eleemosynariis_fw-la dictae_fw-la civitatis_fw-la quondo_fw-la contigerit_fw-la super_fw-la defaltam_fw-la aut_fw-la vacationem_fw-la alicujus_fw-la corum_fw-la per_fw-la mortem_fw-la decedentis_fw-la vel_fw-la aliter_fw-la ad_fw-la dictum_fw-la messuagiunt_fw-la &_o messuagia_fw-la locum_fw-la &_o locos_fw-la secundum_fw-la intentiones_fw-la praedictae_fw-la fundationis_fw-la &_o illum_fw-la &_o illot_v sic_fw-la per_fw-la praefatos_fw-la majorem_fw-la &_o aldermannos_fw-la nominatos_fw-la institutos_fw-la seu_fw-la appunctuatos_fw-la haberet_fw-la &_o gauderet_fw-la haberent_fw-la &_o gauderent_fw-la messuagia_fw-la praedicta_fw-la cum_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la ac_fw-la omne_fw-la aliae_fw-la sustentationes_fw-la &_o proficua_fw-la quaecunque_fw-la secundum_fw-la tenorem_fw-la praedictam_fw-la seperalium_fw-la fundationum_fw-la ita_fw-la videlicet_fw-la quod_fw-la supervisor_n receptor_n aut_fw-la seneschalli_n nostri_fw-la seu_fw-la successorum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la aut_fw-la aliquis_fw-la alius_fw-la sive_fw-la aliqui_fw-la alii_fw-la ad_fw-la aliquod_fw-la in_o praemissis_fw-la faciendum_fw-la sive_fw-la exigendum_fw-la imposterum_fw-la non_fw-la ingrediantur_fw-la seu_fw-la intromittant_fw-la nec_fw-la eorum_fw-la aliquis_fw-la intromittat_fw-la nec_fw-la aliqua_fw-la praemissa_fw-la partium_fw-la facienda_fw-la facere_fw-la presumant_fw-la seu_fw-la eorum_fw-la aliquis_fw-la presumat_fw-la in_o perturbationem_fw-la praemissorum_fw-la ullo_fw-la modo_fw-la proviso_n semper_fw-la quod_fw-la bene_fw-la licebit_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o successoribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la omnino_fw-la imposterum_fw-la infra_fw-la duoâ—_fw-la menses_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la cujusâ—â—et_fw-la praedictae_fw-la pauperum_fw-la per_fw-la billam_fw-la signatam_fw-la nominare_fw-la &_o appunctudre_fw-la unum_fw-la alium_fw-la vel_fw-la alios_fw-la de_fw-la pauperibus_fw-la dictae_fw-la civitatis_fw-la qui_fw-la pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la fuerint_fw-la ad_fw-la praedictum_fw-la locum_fw-la vel_fw-la locos_fw-la quando_fw-la evenerit_fw-la per_fw-la mortem_fw-la vacationem_fw-la vel_fw-la aliter_fw-la aliquo_fw-la clauso_fw-la vel_fw-la articulo_fw-la in_o presentibus_fw-la non_fw-la obstante_fw-la in_o cujus_fw-la rei_fw-la testimonium_fw-la have_v literas_fw-la nostras_fw-la fieri_fw-la fecimus_fw-la patentes_fw-la testae_fw-la i_o ipsa_fw-la apud_fw-la westmonasterium_fw-la septimo_fw-la die_fw-la novembris_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la quarto_fw-la regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 5._o q._n elizabeth_n an._n d._n 1563._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n peryam_n thomas_n richardson_n george_n peryman_n henry_n ellicott_n richard_n prowse_n good_n seize_v as_o foreign_a buy_v and_o sell_v within_o st._n peter_n churchyard_n and_o composition_n make_v for_o the_o same_o all_o person_n place_v in_o almshouse_n within_o this_o city_n or_o suburb_n thereof_o be_v daily_o to_o resort_v unto_o the_o cathedral_n church_n at_o the_o time_n of_o divine_a service_n the_o plague_n of_o pestilence_n be_v in_o london_n no_o good_n bring_v thence_o be_v permit_v to_o be_v bring_v hither_o and_o st._n nicholas_n fair_a be_v for_o this_o year_n discontinue_v regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 6._o q._n elizabeth_n an._n d._n 1564._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n moris_n levermore_n john_n smith_n thomas_n may_v andrew_n geer_n john_n webâ—_n hugh_n pope_n be_v elect_v mayor_n and_o refuse_v the_o office_n be_v therefore_o fine_v and_o another_o choose_v a_o annuity_n of_o 10_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la by_o patent_n under_o the_o city_n common_a seal_n grant_v to_o sir_n william_n cecil_n afterward_o make_v lord_n treasurer_n in_o remuneratione_n servitii_fw-la another_o annuity_n of_o 20._o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la in_o like_a manner_n grant_v to_o jeffery_n tothill_n in_o remuneratione_n servitii_fw-la praesâ—itâ—_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 7._o
for_o the_o judge_n of_o assize_n that_o come_v this_o circuit_n which_o be_v advance_v on_o the_o motion_n of_o mr._n recorder_n martin_n as_o from_o the_o judge_n a_o patent_n under_o the_o common_a seal_n grant_v to_o the_o right_n honourable_a earl_n of_o dorset_n lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n to_o be_v lord_n high_a steward_n of_o this_o city_n who_o at_o whitehall_n 19_o aprilis_fw-la as_o he_o sit_v in_o council_n die_v sudden_o regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 6._o james_n an._n d._n 1608._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n prowse_n john_n marshal_n thomas_n amy_n christoyher_n spicer_n john_n blight_n good_n seize_v on_o as_o forfeit_v be_v foreign_a buy_v and_o sell_v and_o composition_n make_v for_o the_o same_o a_o gelding_n as_o a_o deodand_n forfeit_v to_o the_o city_n and_o seize_v on_o according_o regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 7._o james_n an._n d._n 1609._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n hugh_n cross_v john_n sheer_n william_n grigg_n john_n hayn_n william_n birdall_n a_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v for_o the_o continuance_n and_o repair_n of_o head-weare_a on_o the_o river_n of_o exe_n and_o the_o new_a let_v cap._n 19_o regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 8._o james_n an._n d._n 1610._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n walter_n borough_n ignatius_n jourden_n thomas_n flay_n john_n jourden_n john_n lynn_n a_o exemplisication_n have_v of_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n late_o make_v for_o trews-wearâ—_a john_n pearse_n one_o of_o mr._n hurst_n alms-man_n expel_v the_o say_a house_n for_o disobey_v the_o good_a order_n and_o constitution_n thereof_o by_o marry_v a_o woman_n under_o the_o age_n of_o fifty_o five_o year_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 9_o james_n an._n d._n 1611._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n lant_n thomas_n martin_n nicholas_n spicer_n john_n crocker_n john_n tirry_n thomas_n tooker_n late_o elect_v sword-bearer_n of_o this_o city_n be_v arraign_v before_o the_o judge_n of_o assize_n at_o the_o castle_n of_o exon_n for_o the_o murder_n of_o his_o wife_n find_v guilty_a thereof_o and_o have_v sentence_n to_o die_v and_o be_v according_o execute_v at_o hevitree_n gallow_n a_o voluntary_a contribution_n of_o 30_o l._n in_o money_n be_v here_o make_v and_o send_v to_o the_o poor_a of_o st._n sidwells_n who_o house_n be_v late_o destroy_v by_o sire_n several_a bridge_n over_o the_o new_a work_n or_o haven_n build_v regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 10._o james_n an._n d._n 1612._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n william_n newcomb_n john_n modyford_n william_n mace_n abraham_n paul_n anthony_n salter_n the_o good_n of_o a_o attaint_v person_n seize_v on_o for_o the_o city_n use_n and_o composition_n make_v for_o the_o same_o northen-hay_n level_v and_o a_o pleasant_a walk_n make_v thereon_o and_o upon_o the_o mount_n over_o against_o gallants-bower_n seat_n or_o bench_n of_o timber_n erect_v and_o all_o at_o the_o city_n charge_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 11._o james_n an._n d._n 1613._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n jeffery_n waltham_n john_n gupwill_n john_n chafe_v gilbert_n sweet_a james_n taylor_n a_o patent_n under_o the_o common_a seal_n grant_v to_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o earl_n of_o northampton_n to_o be_v lord_n high_a steward_n of_o this_o city_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 12._o james_n an._n d._n 1614_o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n thomas_n walker_n thomas_n cross_v john_n levermore_n george_n passemere_n henry_n willett_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 13._o james_n an._n d._n 1615._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n martial_n john_n tailor_n richard_n prowse_n hugh_n germin_n william_n bartlett_n the_o good_n of_o a_o attaint_v person_n seize_v on_o as_o forfeit_v to_o this_o city_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 14._o james_n an._n d._n 1616._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n sheer_n thomas_n amy_n nicholas_n martin_n christopher_n clark_n william_n read_v a_o exemplification_n of_o a_o decree_n have_v out_o of_o the_o exchequer_n touch_v the_o fish_n in_o the_o river_n of_o exeunt_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 15._o james_n an._n d._n 1617._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n ignatius_n jourden_n peter_n colleton_n adam_n bennet_n john_n hakewill_n john_n savage_n mr._n recorder_n duck_n be_v choose_v reader_n of_o lincoln_n inn_n two_o hogshead_n of_o claret_n wine_n be_v present_v he_o from_o this_o city_n as_o a_o testimony_n of_o their_o respect_n towards_o he_o regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 16._o james_n an._n d._n 1618._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n thomas_n martin_n john_n acland_n nicholas_n ricroft_n roger_n yeo_n alexander_n osborn_n sir_n walter_n raleigh_n knight_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o this_o king_n reign_n at_o winchester_n before_o commissioner_n of_o oyer_n and_o terminer_n be_v attaint_v of_o high_a treason_n which_o say_v sentence_n do_v lie_v dormant_n almost_o 16._o year_n during_o which_o time_n he_o continue_v a_o prisoner_n in_o the_o tower_n until_o about_o three_o year_n last_o pass_v when_o he_o be_v permit_v to_o go_v at_o large_a and_o have_v a_o commission_n for_o a_o voyage_n to_o guiana_n and_o after_o his_o return_n be_v remand_v to_o the_o tower_n the_o record_n of_o the_o attainder_n be_v bring_v and_o certify_v into_o the_o king_n bench_n he_o be_v by_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la direct_v to_o the_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n bring_v unto_o the_o bar_n where_o be_v demand_v what_o he_o can_v say_v why_o the_o court_n shall_v not_o proceed_v and_o grant_v execution_n against_o he_o reply_v that_o the_o king_n have_v employ_v he_o as_o general_n of_o a_o voyage_n and_o give_v he_o power_n of_o the_o life_n of_o other_o and_o whether_o this_o do_v amount_v to_o a_o pardon_n or_o no_o he_o know_v not_o to_o who_o the_o court_n reply_v that_o the_o king_n pardon_v no_o treason_n by_o any_o implication_n but_o by_o express_a word_n and_o so_o execution_n be_v award_v against_o he_o and_o he_o commit_v to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o london_n and_o middlesex_n and_o by_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o gate_n house_n and_o the_o next_o day_n be_v the_o 29._o of_o october_n this_o year_n be_v behead_v in_o the_o great_a court_n at_o westminster_n he_o be_v a_o person_n of_o as_o rare_a endowment_n of_o mind_n as_o this_o age_n do_v afford_v in_o any_o capacity_n take_v he_o as_o a_o statesman_n seaman_n soldier_n or_o learned_a writer_n tam_fw-la marti_fw-la quam_fw-la mercuriâ—_n his_o own_o motto_n in_o every_o respect_n he_o well_o deserve_v who_o real_a worth_n and_o virtue_n to_o describe_v be_v a_o sufficient_a task_n for_o a_o able_a pen_n well_o remember_v that_o old_a sentence_n praestat_fw-la nulla_fw-la quam_fw-la pauca_fw-la dicere_fw-la de_fw-la carthagine_v i_o cease_v some_o say_v that_o he_o be_v bear_v at_o budley_n in_o devon_n other_o that_o he_o be_v a_o native_a hereof_o and_o bear_v in_o the_o house_n adjoin_v to_o the_o palace-gate_n on_o either_o account_n as_o our_o countryman_n i_o hold_v it_o unfit_a to_o pass_v he_o by_o altogether_o in_o silence_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 17._o james_n an._n d._n 1619._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n prowse_n george_n pyle_n walter_n white_a john_n pearse_n george_n langworthy_n joan_n garnsey_n widow_n place_v in_o mr._n hurst_n alms-house_n and_o be_v marry_v contrary_a to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o say_a house_n she_o and_o her_o husband_n both_o be_v thence_o expel_v edward_n heart_n townclark_n of_o this_o city_n surrender_v his_o say_a office_n to_o the_o chamber_n wherein_o john_n martin_n chamberlain_n of_o the_o say_a city_n be_v elect_v and_o during_o his_o life_n enjoy_v both_o the_o say_a office_n simul_fw-la &_o semel_fw-la regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 18._o james_n an._n d._n 1620._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n hugh_n cross_v john_n linn_n william_n skinner_n richard_n saunders_n thomas_n tooker_n bishop_n cotton_n have_v well_o govern_v this_o church_n about_o 23._o year_n 26._o augusti_n die_v and_o lie_v bury_v in_o the_o southside_n of_o the_o choir_n of_o his_o own_o church_n in_o who_o memory_n a_o fair_a monument_n be_v there_o erect_v with_o his_o portraiture_n or_o effigy_n in_o 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caelum_fw-la mite_n supercilium_fw-la faices_fw-la angusta_fw-la sereni_fw-la vultus_fw-la majestas_fw-la fróntis_fw-la veneranda_fw-la serena_fw-la ira_fw-la fugax_fw-la solemn_a rarò_fw-la visura_fw-la cadentem_fw-la mensa_fw-la
1631._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n nicholas_n martin_n john_n crocker_n simon_n snow_n john_n parr_n marmaduke_n bevercomb_n nicholas_n vaughan_n gentleman_n elect_a muster_n master_n of_o this_o city_n and_o a_o pension_n of_o 6_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la confer_v on_o he_o good_n take_v on_o two_o felon_n who_o be_v since_o on_o their_o legal_a trial_n condemn_v and_o execute_v restore_v to_o the_o right_a owner_n the_o lady_n mary_n the_o king_n be_v elder_a daughter_n be_v bear_v 4._o novembris_fw-la at_o st._n james_n aforesaid_a regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 8._o charles_n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1632._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n hakewill_n james_n tucker_n richard_n cross_v ralph_n herman_n richard_n mayne_n the_o free-school_n within_o the_o east-gate_n of_o this_o city_n erect_v found_v by_o the_o mayor_n bailiff_n and_o commonalty_n hereof_o for_o the_o education_n of_o youth_n in_o good_a literature_n who_o allow_v the_o master_n thereof_o a_o dwell_a house_n adjoin_v to_o the_o say_a school_n and_o a_o yearly_a pension_n of_o 30_o l._n and_o 10_o l._n more_o to_o a_o usher_n felon_n good_n forfeit_v to_o the_o city_n and_o seize_v on_o according_o regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 9_o charles_n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1633._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n gilbert_n sweet_a robert_n walker_n philip_n cross_v richard_n yeo_n edward_n anthony_n the_o chamber_n on_o the_o poor_n behalf_n therein_o by_o a_o decree_n in_o chancery_n recover_v of_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n of_o this_o church_n the_o sum_n of_o 286_o l._n a_o estate_n of_o a_o felo_fw-la de_fw-fr se_fw-la forfeit_v to_o the_o city_n and_o composition_n make_v for_o the_o same_o james_n duke_n of_o york_n be_v bear_v 13._o octobris_fw-la at_o regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 10._o charles_n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1634._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n francis_n cross_v john_n hayne_n christopher_n brodridge_n thomas_n knott_n john_n pinny_n philip_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n and_o montgomery_n elect_v lord_n high_a steward_n of_o this_o city_n by_o patent_n under_o the_o common_a seal_n thereof_o a_o fair_a cap_n of_o maintenance_n of_o velvet_n rich_o wrought_v with_o gold_n with_o a_o suitable_a scabbard_n for_o the_o sword_n of_o justice_n usual_o carry_v before_o the_o mayor_n be_v procure_v and_o make_v use_n of_o according_o by_o the_o sword-bearer_n in_o honour_n of_o the_o city_n sir_n nathaniel_n brent_n knight_n depute_a by_o and_o under_o william_n lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n come_v into_o this_o diocese_n by_o way_n of_o a_o visitation_n before_o who_o a_o latin_a sermon_n be_v here_o preach_v by_o dr._n kellet_n one_o of_o the_o canon_n residentiary_n of_o this_o church_n and_o other_o decent_a entertainment_n both_o by_o the_o city_n and_o clergy_n confer_v on_o he_o regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 11._o charles_n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1635._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n adam_n bennet_n john_n penny_n james_n martial_n john_n clerk_n robert_n trescott_n stephen_n olivean_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o john_n clark_n late_o one_o of_o the_o bailiff_n stephen_n olivean_n be_v elect_v in_o his_o place_n to_o supply_v that_o office_n for_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o year_n several_a attempt_n make_v to_o bring_v in_o the_o river_n through_o the_o city_n good_n seize_v on_o as_o forfeit_v be_v foreign_a buy_v and_o sell_v regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 12._o charles_n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1636._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n roger_n mallock_n richard_n saunders_n alan_n penny_n thomas_n ford_n henry_n every_o the_o sum_n of_o 32_o l._n in_o money_n and_o also_o a_o garden_n adjoin_v to_o st._n katherine_n alms-house_n recover_v from_o robert_n michael_n doctor_n in_o the_o civil_a law_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o decree_n obtain_v in_o the_o high_a court_n of_o chancery_n for_o the_o poor_a people_n of_o the_o say_a house_n a_o new_a churchyard_n 24._o augusti_fw-la st._n bartholomew_n day_n be_v here_o solemn_o consecrate_v by_o bishop_n hall_n a_o piece_n of_o ground_n former_o call_v fricruhay_n â—ying_v within_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o say_a city_n and_o in_o the_o west_n quarter_v thereof_o which_o say_v ground_n be_v give_v by_o the_o city_n and_o level_v and_o enclose_v by_o the_o concurrent_a charge_n of_o both_o church_n and_o city_n by_o the_o careful_a oversight_n of_o the_o mayor_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 13._o charles_n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1637._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n thomas_n cross_v thomas_n tooker_n john_n colleton_n nicholas_n corwithean_a humphrey_n tocker_n peter_n hellyar_n elect_v schoolmaster_n of_o the_o english_a free_a school_n within_o st._n john_n hospital_n and_o master_n of_o the_o boy_n in_o that_o house_n have_v be_v a_o liberal_a benefactor_n thereunto_o regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 14._o charles_n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1638._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n james_n tucker_n christopher_n clark_n christopher_n parr_n oliver_n tapper_n richard_n evans_n licence_n grant_v to_o richard_n saunders_n merchant_n to_o sue_v nicholas_n bolt_n merchant_n at_o the_o common_a law_n they_o be_v both_o freeman_n of_o this_o city_n the_o chapel_n at_o st._n john_n hospital_n be_v again_o consecrate_v by_o bishop_n hall_n be_v new_o beautify_v at_o the_o sole_a charge_n of_o alice_n helena_n widow_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 15._o charles_n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1639._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n rebert_n walker_n henry_n battishill_n richard_n sweet_a thomas_n kendal_n william_n spiller_n the_o town_n of_o taunton_n in_o somerset_n be_v visit_v with_o the_o plague_n the_o sum_n of_o 185_o l._n 17_o s._n 4_o d._n be_v send_v to_o they_o as_o a_o voluntary_a collection_n here_o make_v for_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o poor_a of_o that_o town_n this_o mayor_n and_o mr._n simon_n snow_n be_v elect_v our_o citizen_n to_o serve_v in_o the_o ensue_a parliament_n any_o person_n marry_v a_o alderman_n daughter_n may_v free_o claim_v his_o freedom_n of_o the_o city_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 16._o charles_n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1640._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n penny_n walter_n white_a samuel_n crocker_n john_n lovering_n john_n butler_n twelve_o doctor_n of_o several_a profession_n bear_v within_o this_o city_n and_o at_o one_o time_n be_v all_o live_n one_o of_o they_o be_v the_o author_n of_o these_o ensue_a verse_n namely_o dr._n robert_n vilvain_n who_o say_v thus_o bis_z sex_n exoniae_fw-la sunt_fw-la intra_fw-la moenia_fw-la nati_n doctores_fw-la pariter_fw-la qut_fw-la viguere_fw-la diu_fw-la theiologi_fw-la quinque_fw-la &_o medici_n sunt_fw-la quatuor_fw-la ex_fw-la his_fw-la sunt_fw-la tres_fw-la juridici_fw-la qui_fw-la viguere_fw-la simul_fw-la thus_o translate_v by_o the_o same_o author_n there_o be_v twelve_o doctor_n bear_v in_o exeter_n within_o the_o wall_n who_o live_v long_o together_o of_o these_o be_v five_o divine_n and_o four_o physician_n who_o live_v together_o but_o three_o sole_a civilian_n 1._o john_n bridgeman_n lord_n bishop_n of_o chester_n 2._o george_n barkham_n dean_n of_o buckin_n in_o essox_n 3._o george_n hakewill_n chaplain_n to_o prince_n henry_n and_o archdeacon_n of_o surry_n 4._o michael_n germin_n chaplain_n to_o the_o queen_n of_o bobemia_n and_o 5._o anthony_n short_a these_o be_v the_o divine_n 6._o sir_n simon_n baskervil_n knight_n 7._o robert_n vilvain_n 8._o richard_n spicer_n 9_o anthony_n salter_n these_o be_v the_o physician_n 10._o william_n spicer_n 11._o joseph_n martin_n and_o 12._o robert_n michael_n these_o be_v the_o civil_a lawyer_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 17._o charles_n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1641._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n richard_n saunders_n hugh_n crocker_n nicholas_n broke_a thomas_n pitt_n john_n laver_n bishop_n hall_n have_v well_o govern_v this_o church_n about_o 14._o year_n be_v translate_v hence_o and_o install_v bishop_n of_o norwich_n who_o life_n and_o doctrine_n be_v most_o exemplary_a he_o die_v 8._o septembris_fw-la anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1656._o a_o branch_n of_o who_o will_n i_o think_v good_a to_o relate_v sc_n in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n amen_o ay_o joseph_n hall_n d._n d._n not_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v a_o bishop_n of_o norwich_n etc._n etc._n i_o bequeath_v my_o soul_n etc._n etc._n my_o body_n i_o leave_v to_o be_v inter_v without_o any_o funeral_n pomp_n at_o the_o discretion_n of_o my_o executor_n with_o this_o only_a monition_n that_o i_o do_v not_o hold_v god_n house_n a_o meet_a repository_n for_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o the_o great_a saint_n this_o reverend_a prelate_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v die_v with_o his_o pen_n in_o his_o hand_n who_o writing_n and_o live_v even_o expire_v together_o ralph_n brownrig_v doctor_n in_o divinity_n be_v the_o next_o elect_v and_o 3._o maii_n consecrate_a bishop_n of_o this_o diocese_n who_o albeit_o he_o live_v about_o 18._o year_n after_o his_o say_a consecration_n yet_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o intestine_a war_n in_o this_o kingdom_n he_o never_o come_v hither_o regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 18._o charles_n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1642._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n christopher_n clark_n john_n copper_n christopher_n clark_n jun._n philip_n foxmill_n nicholas_n
brinly_n all_o the_o tree_n in_o northen-bay_n and_o southenbay_v elm_n of_o above_o one_o hundred_o year_n growth_n be_v fell_v and_o destroy_v the_o city_n be_v twice_o this_o year_n besiege_v by_o the_o king_n force_n first_o by_o my_o lord_n hopton_n about_o christmas_n who_o have_v only_o view_v the_o same_o present_o draw_v off_o his_o army_n and_o march_v into_o cornwall_n second_o by_o prince_n maurice_n who_o lay_v close_a siege_n thereunto_o and_o 3._o septembriâ—_n follow_v get_v the_o possession_n thereof_o be_v surrender_v to_o he_o on_o article_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 19_o charles_n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1643._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n sir_n hugh_n crocker_n knight_n richard_z yes_o christopher_n lethbridge_n william_n holmes_n isaac_n mawditt_n the_o king_n in_o person_n come_v to_o this_o city_n be_v in_o pursuit_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o essex_n general_n of_o the_o parliament_n force_n and_o his_o complice_n who_o be_v march_v into_o cornwall_n with_o a_o army_n lodge_v here_o in_o bedfordhouse_n two_o day_n and_o have_v defeat_v his_o enemy_n return_v hither_o again_o and_o be_v please_v to_o bestow_v the_o dignity_n of_o knighthood_n on_o the_o mayor_n prince_z charles_n attended_z his_o father_n in_o all_o this_o march_n and_o lodge_v here_o in_o the_o dean_n house_n the_o queen_n likewise_o resort_v hither_o for_o safety_n bedfordhouse_n be_v prepare_v in_o readiness_n for_o her_o reception_n where_o during_o her_o abode_n sc_n 16._o junii_fw-la her_o majesty_n be_v deliver_v of_o a_o young_a princess_n who_o be_v baptize_v in_o the_o cathedral_n church_n here_o by_o dr._n burnell_n chancellor_n and_o a_o canon_n residentiary_n of_o the_o say_a church_n on_o sunday_n 3_o julii_n than_o next_o follow_v in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n a_o font_n be_v erect_v on_o purpose_n under_o a_o rich_a canopy_n of_o estate_n and_o sir_n john_n berkley_n then_o governor_n of_o the_o say_a city_n the_o lady_n poulett_n and_o the_o lady_n dalkeith_n the_o say_v princess_n governess_n be_v her_o witness_n and_o name_v henrietta_n maria_n be_v the_o four_o and_o young_a daughter_n of_o king_n charles_n by_o mary_n the_o daughter_n of_o henry_n the_o four_o king_n of_o france_n and_o be_v from_o hence_o carry_v up_o to_o st._n james_n near_o westminster_n and_o afterward_o convey_v into_o france_n and_o marry_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n the_o french_a king_n brother_n she_o be_v esteem_v for_o beauty_n to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o fair_a princess_n in_o christendom_n this_o city_n present_v the_o king_n majesty_n with_o 500_o l._n the_o queen_n with_o 200_o l._n and_o prince_n charles_n with_o 100_o l._n more_o regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 20._o charles_n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1644._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n nicholas_n spicer_n john_n martin_n william_n sanford_n nicholas_n somers_n henry_n gaudy_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 21._o charles_n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1645._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n copper_n john_n colleton_n james_n gould_n james_n tucker_n jun._n george_n edmond_n edward_n painter_n this_o city_n be_v besiege_v by_o sir_n thomas_n fairfax_n general_n of_o the_o parliament_n force_n and_o on_o article_n surrender_v to_o he_o the_o receiver-general_n displace_v for_o his_o loyalty_n and_o another_o choose_v into_o the_o say_a office_n for_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o year_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 22._o charles_n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1646._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n walter_n white_a richard_n cross_v bernard_n bartlet_n henry_n prigg_n edward_n laurence_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 23._o charles_n the_o 1._o an._n d._n 1647._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n adam_n bennet_n john_n lovering_n nicholas_n broke_a thomas_n ford_n richard_n ledgingham_n francis_n dyett_n john_n lovering_n elect_v receiver_n general_n and_o one_o of_o the_o bailiff_n of_o this_o city_n for_o this_o year_n and_o refuse_v to_o be_v swear_v be_v therefore_o fine_v 100_o l._n and_o three_o month_n thereafter_o nicholas_n broke_a be_v 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south-gate-street_n a_o old_a well_o long_o neglect_v which_o the_o owner_n roger_n cheek_n of_o this_o city_n brewer_n have_v a_o purpose_n to_o cleanse_v and_o in_o order_n thereunto_o cause_v one_o paul_n penrose_n to_o go_v down_o for_o the_o scour_n thereof_o who_o therein_o sudden_o fall_v dead_a whereupon_o a_o second_o person_n name_v william_n johnson_n both_o of_o they_o by_o profession_n carpenter_n be_v employ_v to_o descend_v after_o he_o who_o present_o in_o the_o say_a pit_n likewise_o die_v a_o three_o person_n adventure_v himself_o to_o preserve_v his_o friend_n have_v therein_o also_o perish_v if_o with_o all_o celerity_n he_o have_v not_o be_v draw_v up_o again_o who_o almost_o dead_a be_v by_o roll_v and_o pour_v oil_n and_o aquavitae_n into_o he_o through_o much_o difficulty_n preserve_v who_o when_o he_o come_v to_o himself_o do_v affirm_v that_o there_o come_v such_o a_o strange_a stench_n out_o of_o the_o caverus_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o that_o deprive_v he_o 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suit_n between_o bishop_n lacie_n and_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n of_o this_o church_n against_o the_o mayor_n and_o commonalty_n of_o this_o city_n touch_v their_o liberty_n which_o suit_n this_o mayor_n do_v follow_v with_o all_o care_n and_o diligence_n which_o be_v refer_v to_o thomas_n courteney_n earl_n of_o devon_n and_o sir_n william_n bonvill_n knight_n who_o determine_v the_o say_v difference_n by_o their_o award_n one_o branch_n whereof_o be_v that_o the_o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n their_o successor_n and_o officer_n shall_v for_o ever_o thereafter_o carry_v their_o mace_n within_o the_o say_v church_n of_o st._n peter_n cemetary_n and_o fee_n without_o disturbance_n of_o the_o bishop_n dean_n and_o chapter_n and_o their_o successor_n or_o any_o of_o their_o officer_n which_o the_o rather_o i_o here_o insert_v for_o that_o of_o late_a some_o opposition_n have_v be_v hereunto_o make_v exbridge_n be_v now_o in_o great_a decay_n the_o stone_n work_v thereof_o be_v much_o founder_v and_o the_o high_a part_n be_v all_o of_o timber_n be_v consume_v and_o wear_v away_o and_o this_o mayor_n be_v of_o good_a credit_n and_o acquaint_v with_o john_n kemp_n then_o archbishop_n of_o york_n and_z cardinal_z and_o one_o of_o the_o executor_n of_o henry_n beauford_n cardinal_n and_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n who_o for_o his_o wealth_n be_v call_v the_o rich_a cardinal_n this_o mayor_n request_v the_o say_a archbishop_n kemp_n to_o contribute_v some_o relief_n towards_o the_o new_a build_n of_o the_o say_a bridge_n which_o he_o promise_v but_o the_o mayor_n sudden_a death_n thereafter_o frustrate_v both_o the_o promise_n and_o expectation_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 27._o henry_n the_o 6._o an._n d._n 1448._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n câ—tler_n william_n duke_n walâ—er_n sam_n thomas_n evelton_n john_n avell_v the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n thomas_z earl_n of_o devon_n and_o john_n lord_n sturton_n 3._o aug._n come_v to_o this_o city_n and_o bring_v with_o they_o a_o command_n from_o the_o king_n direct_v to_o the_o mayor_n for_o the_o loan_n of_o some_o money_n to_o be_v levy_v on_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o city_n for_o the_o victual_v and_o furnish_n of_o three_o ship_n to_o convey_v certain_a soldier_n into_o britain_n which_o supply_n be_v speedy_o and_o very_o cheerful_o grant_v rot._n 63._o regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 28._o henry_n the_o 6._o an._n d._n 1449._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n hugh_n germin_n bennet_n wichalse_n william_n bishop_n william_n atwill_n thomas_n samson_n they_o that_o become_v bail_n for_o any_o man_n here_o arrest_v if_o they_o bring_v he_o not_o in_o at_o the_o next_o court_n do_v forfeit_v one_o hundred_o shilling_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 29._o henry_n the_o 6._o an._n d._n 1450._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n wiliam_n crymell_n william_n bishop_n william_n efford_n john_n friend_n robert_n may_v the_o steward_n of_o this_o city_n heretofore_o name_v seneschalli_n be_v now_o call_v ballivi_n or_o bailiff_n 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d._n 1451._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n hugh_n germin_n thomas_n rowse_n thomas_n samson_n john_n salmon_n john_n hamond_n the_o king_n in_o a_o progress_n this_o year_n 16._o julii_n come_v to_o this_o city_n and_o in_o this_o manner_n be_v receive_v at_o his_o first_o come_v into_o devon_n he_o lodge_v at_o the_o abbey_n of_o ford_n where_o he_o stay_v one_o night_n at_o the_o cost_n of_o the_o abbey_n from_o thence_o he_o come_v to_o ottery_n st._n marry_o where_o he_o be_v receive_v with_o great_a solemnity_n and_o lodge_v in_o the_o college_n there_o two_o night_n and_o from_o thence_o come_v hither_o and_o by_o the_o way_n be_v meet_v withal_o first_o by_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o knight_n and_o gentleman_n of_o the_o county_n of_o devon_n the_o mayor_n and_o commonalty_n of_o this_o city_n be_v above_o three_o hundred_o person_n and_o every_o one_o of_o they_o apparel_v in_o the_o city_n livery_n meet_v he_o at_o honyton_n clift_n next_o the_o clergy_n meet_v he_o at_o 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