the_o city_n of_o london_n plea_n to_o the_o quo_fw-la warranto_fw-la a_o information_n bring_v against_o their_o charter_n in_o michaelmas_n term_n 1681._o wherein_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o the_o liberty_n privilege_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o say_a city_n can_v be_v forfeit_v or_o lose_v by_o the_o misdemeanour_n of_o any_o officer_n or_o magistrate_n thereof_o nor_o their_o charter_n be_v seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n for_o any_o mis-usage_n or_o abusage_n of_o their_o liberty_n and_o privilege_n they_o be_v confirm_v by_o divers_a ancient_a record_n and_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v before_o and_o since_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la also_o how_o far_o the_o commons_o of_o the_o say_a city_n have_v power_n of_o choose_v and_o remove_v their_o sheriff_n publish_a both_o in_o english_a and_o latin_n london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1682._o and_o publish_v by_o randal_n taylor_n per_fw-la informat_fw-la '_o mich._n xxxiii_o car._n secund_n reg._n lond._n ss_z memorandum_n quod_fw-la robertus_fw-la sawyer_n miles_n attorn_a dom._n regis_fw-la nunc_fw-la generalis_fw-la qui_fw-la pro_fw-la codem_fw-la dom._n rege_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la parte_fw-la sequitur_fw-la in_fw-la propria_fw-la persona_fw-la sva_fw-la von_fw-mi hic_fw-la in_o cur._n dict_z dom._n regis_fw-la coram_fw-la ipso_fw-la rege_fw-la apud_fw-la westm_n die_v lunae_n prox_n post_o quinden_v '_o s._n martini_n isto_fw-la codem_fw-la term_n '_o &_o pro_fw-la eodem_fw-la dom._n rege_fw-la that_fw-mi cur._n hic_fw-la intelligi_fw-la &_o informari_fw-la quod_fw-la major_n &_o communitas_fw-la ac_fw-la cives_fw-la civitat_fw-la lond._n praed_fw-we per_fw-la spacium_fw-la unius_fw-la mensis_fw-la jam_fw-la ult_fw-la elaps_n &_o amplius_fw-la usi_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la &_o adhuc_fw-la utuntur_fw-la ac_fw-la clamant_fw-la habere_fw-la &_o uti_fw-la absque_fw-la aliquo_fw-la warranto_fw-la sive_fw-la regali_fw-la concessione_n infra_fw-la civitat_fw-la lond._n praed_fw-we &_o libertat_fw-la &_o praecinct_n ejusdem_fw-la civitat_fw-la diversis_fw-la libertat_fw-la privileg_n &_o franche_n sequen_n videl_n fore_fw-la de_fw-la seipsis_fw-la unum_fw-la corpus_fw-la corporat_fw-la &_o politicum_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la majoris_fw-la &_o civitat_fw-la ac_fw-la civium_fw-la civitat_fw-la london_n ac_fw-la per_fw-la idem_fw-la nomen_fw-la placitare_fw-la &_o implacitari_fw-la respondere_fw-la &_o responderi_fw-la ac_fw-la etiam_fw-la habere_fw-la vicecomit_n civitat_fw-la &_o comitat._n civitat_fw-la lond._n &_o nominare_fw-la &_o eligere_fw-la ex_fw-la seipsis_fw-la dvas_fw-la personas_fw-la fore_fw-la vicecomit_n civitat_fw-la praed_fw-we &_o com._n ejusdem_fw-la civitat_fw-la ac_fw-la ill_o sic_fw-la nominat_fw-la &_o elect_v praesicere_fw-la &_o constituere_fw-la vic._n civit._n praed_fw-we &_o com._n ejusdem_fw-la civitat_fw-la ad_fw-la execution_n &_o retorn_a omnium_fw-la brevium_fw-la billarum_n &_o praeceptorum_fw-la dom._n regis_fw-la pro_fw-la administratione_fw-la &_o executione_fw-la justice_n infra_fw-la civit._fw-la praed_fw-we &_o com._n ejusdem_fw-la civit._n exequend_a faciend_n ac_fw-la ad_fw-la faciend_n &_o exequend_a omne_fw-la &_o singula_fw-la al._n infra_fw-la civit._fw-la praed_fw-we &_o com._n ejusdem_fw-la civit._fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la officium_fw-la vic._n faciend_n pertinent_a ac_fw-la etiam_fw-la habere_fw-la vic._n com._n middlesex_n &_o nominare_fw-la eligere_fw-la &_o constituere_fw-la exseipsis_fw-la vic._n com._n middlesex_n pro_fw-la eodem_fw-la com._n ut_fw-la vicecome_v inde_fw-la deservitur_fw-la ac_fw-la omne_fw-la brevia_fw-la billas_n &_o praecepta_fw-la dom._n regis_fw-la infra_fw-la com._n middlesex_n praed_fw-we pro_fw-la administratione_fw-la &_o executione_fw-la justice_n ibid._n exequend_a &_o retorn_a inde_fw-la faciend_n absque_fw-la aliqua_fw-la commissione_n sive_fw-la aliquibus_fw-la literis_fw-la patentibus_fw-la à _fw-la dom._n rege_fw-la inde_fw-la obtent_fw-la sive_fw-la obtinend_n ac_fw-la etiam_fw-la quod_fw-la major_n &_o aldermanni_n ejusdem_fw-la civit._fw-la fucrunt_fw-la justice_n dom._n regis_fw-la ad_fw-la pacem_fw-la infra_fw-la civit._fw-la praed_fw-we conservand_n ac_fw-la ad_fw-la sessiones_fw-la pacis_fw-la &_o placita_fw-la coronae_fw-la infra_fw-la eandem_fw-la civit._fw-la tenend_n ac_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la felon_n riot_n &_o conventic_a illicit_v infra_fw-la civit._fw-la praed_fw-we inquirend_n audiend_n &_o terminand_n authoritate_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la propria_fw-la absque_fw-la aliqua_fw-la commissione_n sive_fw-la al._n authoritate_fw-la à _fw-la dom._n rege_fw-la in_o ea_fw-la parte_fw-la concess_n sive_fw-la obtent_n de_fw-fr quibus_fw-la quidem_fw-la omnibus_fw-la &_o singulis_fw-la libertat_fw-la privileg_n &_o franche_n iidem_fw-la major_n &_o communitas_fw-la ac_fw-la cives_fw-la civit._fw-la london_n praed_fw-we per_fw-la totum_fw-la tempus_fw-la supradictum_fw-la supra_fw-la dictum_fw-la dom._n regem_fw-la nunc_fw-la usurpaverunt_fw-la &_o adhuc_fw-la usurpant_fw-la in_o dict_z dom._n regis_fw-la nunc_fw-la contempt_n praerogativae_fw-la suae_fw-la regiae_n grave_n dampnum_fw-la &_o praejudicium_fw-la vnde_fw-la idem_fw-la attornat_fw-la dict_z dom._n regis_fw-la nunc_fw-la general_n pro_fw-la eodem_fw-la dom._n rege_fw-la pet_n advisament_n cur._n hic_fw-la in_o praemiss_a &_o debit_fw-la legis_fw-la process_n versus_fw-la praefat._n major_n &_o communitat_fw-la ac_fw-la cives_fw-la civit._fw-la lond._n praed_fw-we in_o hac_fw-la parte_fw-la fieri_fw-la ad_fw-la respondend_n dict_z dom._n regi_fw-la quo_fw-la warranto_fw-la clamant_fw-la habere_fw-la uti_fw-la &_o gaudere_fw-la libertat_fw-la privileg_n &_o franche_n supradict_v etc._n etc._n in_o english_a thus_o the_o information_n in_o michaelmas_n term_n in_o the_o thirty_o three_o year_n of_o car._n ii_o king_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n lond._n ss_z memorand_fw-fr '_o that_o robert_n sawyer_n knight_n our_o lord_n the_o king_n attorney_n general_n who_o on_o this_o behalf_n prosecute_v for_o our_o say_a lord_n the_o king_n appear_v here_o in_o his_o own_o person_n in_o the_o court_n of_o our_o say_a lord_n the_o king_n before_o the_o king_n himself_o at_o westminster_n on_o monday_n next_o after_o the_o quindene_n of_o st._n martin_n viz._n nou._n 27._o in_o the_o same_o term_n and_o for_o our_o say_a lord_n the_o king_n give_v this_o court_n to_o understand_v and_o be_v inform_v that_o the_o mayor_n and_o commonalty_n and_o citizen_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n aforesaid_a for_o the_o space_n of_o one_o month_n last_o pass_v and_o long_o have_v use_v and_o do_v yet_o use_v and_o claim_v to_o have_v and_o use_v without_o any_o warrant_n or_o royal_a grant_n within_o the_o city_n of_o london_n aforesaid_a and_o the_o liberty_n and_o precinct_n of_o the_o say_a city_n divers_a liberty_n privilege_n and_o franchise_n follow_v to_o wit_n to_o be_v of_o themselves_o one_o body_n corporate_a and_o politic_a in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o mayor_n and_o commonalty_n and_o citizen_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o by_o the_o same_o name_n to_o implead_v and_o be_v implead_v to_o answer_v and_o be_v answer_v and_o also_o to_o have_v a_o sheriff_n of_o the_o city_n and_o county_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o to_o nominate_v and_o elect_v out_o of_o themselves_o two_o person_n one_o to_o be_v the_o sheriff_n of_o the_o city_n aforesaid_a and_o of_o the_o county_n of_o the_o same_o city_n and_o he_o so_o nominate_v and_o elect_v to_o prefer_v and_o constitute_v sheriff_n of_o the_o city_n aforesaid_a and_o of_o the_o county_n of_o the_o say_a city_n for_o the_o execution_n and_o return_n of_o all_o breve_n bill_n and_o precept_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n for_o the_o administration_n and_o execution_n of_o the_o justice_n within_o the_o city_n aforesaid_a and_o county_n of_o the_o same_o city_n to_o be_v execute_v and_o do_v and_o to_o do_v and_o execute_v all_o and_o every_o the_o other_o thing_n within_o the_o city_n aforesaid_a and_o county_n of_o the_o same_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o sheriff_n and_o also_o to_o nominate_v elect_a and_o constitute_v another_o person_n out_o of_o themselves_o for_o the_o sheriff_n of_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n for_o the_o say_a county_n to_o serve_v as_o sheriff_n for_o the_o same_o and_o to_o execute_v there_o and_o make_v return_n of_o all_o breve_n bill_n and_o precept_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n within_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n aforesaid_a for_o the_o administration_n and_o execution_n of_o justice_n without_o any_o commission_n or_o letter_n patent_n obtain_v or_o to_o be_v obtain_v from_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n on_o that_o behalf_n and_o also_o that_o the_o mayor_n and_o alderman_n of_o the_o say_a city_n have_v be_v justice_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n to_o keep_v the_o peace_n within_o the_o say_a city_n and_o to_o hold_v session_n of_o the_o peace_n and_o plea_n of_o the_o crown_n within_o the_o say_a city_n 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contempt_n of_o our_o say_a lord_n the_o king_n and_o to_o the_o great_a damage_n and_o prejudice_n of_o his_o prerogative_n royal._n whereupon_o the_o say_a attorney-general_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n do_v desire_n for_o our_o say_a lord_n the_o king_n the_o advice_n of_o this_o court_n in_o the_o premise_n and_o due_a course_n of_o law_n to_o be_v make_v against_o the_o say_a mayor_n and_o commonalty_n and_o citizen_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n aforesaid_a on_o this_o behalf_n to_o answer_v our_o say_a lord_n the_o king_n by_o what_o warrant_n they_o claim_v to_o have_v use_v and_o enjoy_v the_o liberty_n privilege_n and_o franchise_n aforesaid_a etc._n etc._n the_o plea_n major_a &_o communitas_fw-la ac_fw-la cives_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o london_n ad_fw-la sectam_fw-la dom_fw-la '_o regis_fw-la et_fw-la predicti_fw-la major_n &_o communitas_fw-la ac_fw-la cives_fw-la civitatis_fw-la london_n per_fw-la benedictum_fw-la brown_n attornat_fw-la '_o suu_fw-fr '_o when_fw-mi '_o &_o habito_fw-la auditu_fw-la information_n '_o predict_v '_o querunt_fw-la '_o se_fw-la colore_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la informationis_fw-la gravit_fw-la '_o fore_fw-la vexat_fw-la '_o &_o inquietat_fw-la '_o &_o hoc_fw-la minus_fw-la just_a quia_fw-la protestando_fw-la quod_fw-la informatio_fw-la predict_v '_o materiaque_fw-la in_fw-la eadem_fw-la content_n '_o min_fw-fr '_o suffic_n '_o in_o liege_n exist_v '_o ad-qua_a '_o quidem_fw-la informat_fw-la '_o ipsi_fw-la necesse_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la nec_fw-la per_fw-la legem_fw-la terre_fw-fr tenet_fw-la '_o aliquo_fw-la modo_fw-la respondere_fw-la pro_fw-la placito_fw-la tamen_fw-la quoad_fw-la libertat_fw-la '_o privileg_n '_o &_o franchiz_v '_o sequen_o '_o viz._n ipsos_fw-la major_n &_o communitas_fw-la ac_fw-la cives_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o london_z before_o de_fw-fr seipsis_fw-la unu_n '_o corpus_fw-la corporat_fw-la '_o &_o politic_a '_o in_o re_fw-mi facto_fw-la &_o nomine_fw-la per_fw-la nomen_fw-la majoris_fw-la &_o communitat_fw-la '_o ac_fw-la civiu_n '_o civitat_fw-la '_o london_n ac_fw-la per_fw-la idem_fw-la nomen_fw-la placitare_fw-la &_o implacitare_fw-la respondere_fw-la ac_fw-la responderi_fw-la in_o informat_fw-la '_o predict_v '_o superius_fw-la specificat_fw-la '_o iidem_fw-la major_n &_o communitas_fw-la ac_fw-la cives_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o london_n dicunt_fw-la quod_fw-la dict'_fw-it domin_n '_o rex_fw-la nunc_fw-la ipsos_fw-la occasione_n inde_fw-la impetere_fw-la seu_fw-la occasonare_fw-la non_fw-la debet_fw-la quia_fw-la dicunt_fw-la quod_fw-la predict_v civit_n '_o london_n est_fw-la &_o a_o tempore_fw-la cujus_fw-la contrar_fw-it '_o memoria_fw-la '_o homin_v '_o non_fw-it exist_v '_o fuit_fw-la antiqua_fw-la civitas_n quodque_fw-la cives_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o sunt_fw-la &_o à _fw-la predict_v '_o tempore_fw-la cujus_fw-la contra_fw-la memor_fw-la '_o homin_v '_o non_fw-it exist_v '_o fuerunt_fw-la un_fw-fr '_o corpus_fw-la corporat_fw-la '_o &_o politic_a '_o in_o re_fw-mi facto_fw-la &_o nomine_fw-la per_fw-la nomen_fw-la majoris_fw-la &_o communitat_fw-la '_o ac_fw-la civium_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o london_n ac_fw-la per_fw-la idem_fw-la nomen_fw-la per_fw-la tot_fw-la '_o tempus_fw-la illud_fw-la placitaver_n '_o &_o implacitat_fw-la '_o fuerunt_fw-la responder_n '_o &_o respons_n '_o fuerunt_fw-la &_o placitare_fw-la &_o implacitari_fw-la respondere_fw-la ac_fw-la responderi_fw-la ac_fw-la toto_fw-la tempore_fw-la supradicto_fw-la usi_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la &_o consuever_v '_o quodque_fw-la in_fw-la magna_fw-la charta_fw-la de_fw-la libertat_fw-la '_o angl_n '_o in_o parliament_n '_o domin_n '_o henrici_fw-la quondam_a regis_fw-la angl_n '_o tertii_fw-la apud_fw-la westm_n '_o in_o comitat_fw-la '_o mid_a '_o anno_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la nono_fw-la tent_n '_o edit_n '_o &_o provis_fw-la '_o continet_fw-la '_o quoth_v civitas_n london_n habeat_fw-la omnes_fw-la libertat_fw-la '_o svas_fw-la antiquas_fw-la &_o consuetud_fw-la '_o svas_fw-la &_o iidem_fw-la major_n &_o communitas_fw-la ac_fw-la cives_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o london_n ulterius_fw-la dicunt_fw-la quod_fw-la domin_n '_o edwardus_fw-la quondam_a rex_fw-la angl_n '_o tertius_fw-la in_fw-la parliamento_fw-la svo_fw-la apud_fw-la westm_n '_o in_o commit_v '_o mid_a '_o anno_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la primo_fw-la tent_n '_o per_fw-la quandam_fw-la cartam_fw-la svam_fw-la de_fw-la consensu_fw-la praelator_n '_o commit_v '_o baron_fw-fr '_o ac_fw-la totius_fw-la communitat_fw-la '_o regni_fw-la svi_fw-la in_o eodem_fw-la parliament_n '_o svo_fw-la apud_fw-la westm_n '_o predict_v '_o convocat_n '_o existen_v '_o ac_fw-la authoritat_fw-la '_o ejusdem_fw-la parliament_n '_o confirmavit_fw-la tunc_fw-la civibus_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o london_n predict_v '_o libertat_fw-la '_o subsequen_v '_o in_o it_o '_o alia_fw-la habend_v '_o sibi_fw-la &_o successoribus_fw-la suis_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la imprimis_fw-la recitando_fw-la quod_fw-la cu_z '_o in_fw-la magna_fw-la charta_fw-la de_fw-la libertat_fw-la '_o angl_n '_o contineat_fw-la '_o quod_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o london_n habeat_fw-la omn_fw-la '_o libertat_fw-la '_o svas_fw-la antiquas_fw-la &_o consuetud_fw-la '_o svas_fw-la et_fw-la quod_fw-la iidem_fw-la cives_fw-la tempore_fw-la confection_n '_o dictae_fw-la cartae_fw-la ac_fw-la temporibus_fw-la sancti_fw-la edwardi_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o confessoris_fw-la &_o willielmi_n conquestoris_n &_o al'_v progenitor_n '_o dict'_v regis_fw-la edwardi_fw-la in_o divers_a '_o libertat_fw-la '_o &_o consuetud_n '_o tam_fw-la per_fw-la cartas_fw-la ipsor_n '_o progenitor_n '_o suor_n '_o quam_fw-la suae_fw-la cartis_fw-la ex_fw-la antiqua_fw-la consuetud_n '_o habuissent_fw-la voluit_fw-la &_o concessit_fw-la idem_fw-la rex_fw-la edwardus_fw-la tertius_fw-la pro_fw-la se_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la per_fw-la cartam_fw-la illam_fw-la authoritat_fw-la '_o predict_v '_o quod_fw-la iidem_fw-la cives_fw-la habuerint_fw-la tibertac_n '_o svas_fw-la secund_a '_o form_n '_o magn_n '_o cartae_fw-la supradict_v '_o &_o quod_fw-la pro_fw-la aliqua_fw-la personali_fw-la transgr_n '_o vel_fw-la judicio_fw-la personal_a '_o alicujus_fw-la ministri_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o non_fw-la caperet_fw-la '_o libertat_fw-la '_o civet_fw-la '_o ill_n '_o in_o manus_fw-la ejasdem_fw-la regis_fw-la edwardi_fw-la tertii_fw-la vel_fw-la here_v '_o suor_fw-it '_o sed_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la minister_n prout_fw-la qualitas_fw-la transgress_v '_o requiret_fw-la puniet_fw-la '_o prout_fw-la per_fw-la eandem_fw-la cartam_fw-la geren_n '_o dat'_n apud_fw-la westm_n '_o predict_v '_o sexto_fw-la die_fw-la martii_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la dict'_fw-it regis_fw-la edwardi_fw-la tertii_fw-la primo_fw-la supradict_v '_o sub_fw-la magno_fw-la sigillo_fw-la svo_fw-la angl_n '_o sigillat_n '_o hic_fw-la in_fw-la cur_n '_o praelat_n '_o inter_fw-la alia_fw-la plenius_fw-la apparet_fw-la et_fw-la iidem_fw-la major_n &_o communitas_fw-la ac_fw-la cives_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o london_n ulterius_fw-la dicunt_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la instant_a '_o &_o requisite_a communitat_fw-la '_o regni_fw-la angl_n '_o in_o parliamento_fw-la domin_n '_o ricardi_n nuper_fw-la regis_fw-la angl_n '_o secundo_fw-la post_fw-la conquest_n '_o apud_fw-la westm_n '_o predict_v '_o anno_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la septimo_fw-la tent_n '_o assemblat_fw-la '_o pro_fw-la majore_fw-la quiet_a &_o pace_n in_o it_o '_o ligeos_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la nuper_fw-la regis_fw-la faciend_n '_o &_o pro_fw-la bono_fw-mi publico_fw-la omnes_fw-la consuetud_n '_o libertat_fw-la '_o privileg_n '_o &_o franch_v '_o civit_n '_o predict_v '_o tunc_fw-la civibus_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o illius_fw-la &_o eor_fw-la '_o successor_n '_o licet_fw-la usi_fw-la non_fw-la fuerint_fw-la vel_fw-la abusi_fw-la fuerint_fw-la eisdem_fw-la authorit_n '_o ejusdem_fw-la parliament_n '_o ratificat_fw-la '_o &_o confirmat_fw-la '_o fuer_fw-fr '_o quodque_fw-la domin_n '_o henricus_fw-la nuper_fw-la rex_fw-la 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quietius_fw-la et_fw-la libre_fw-la '_o habuissent_fw-la et_fw-la tenuissent_fw-la prout_fw-la per_fw-la easdem_fw-la litteras_fw-la patent_n '_o in_o it_o '_o alia_fw-la plenius_fw-la apparet_fw-la quodque_fw-la domin_n '_o edwardus_fw-la nuper_fw-la rex_fw-la angelo_fw-mi '_o quartus_fw-la per_fw-la litteras_fw-la svas_fw-la patent_n '_o sub_fw-la magno_fw-la sigillo_fw-la svo_fw-la angl_n '_o sigillat_n '_o geren_n '_o dat'_n apud_fw-la westm_n '_o predict_v '_o nono_fw-la die_fw-la novembr_n '_o anno_fw-la regn_n '_o svi_fw-la secundo_fw-la quas_fw-la iidem_fw-la major_n et_fw-la communitas_fw-la ac_fw-la cives_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o london_n hic_fw-la in_o cur_n '_o proferunt_fw-la pro_fw-la se_fw-la et_fw-la heredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la confirmavit_fw-la majori_fw-la et_fw-la communitat_fw-la '_o ac_fw-la civib_fw-la civit._fw-la london_n et_fw-la successoribus_fw-la suis_fw-la in_o perpetu_fw-la omn_fw-la et_fw-la singulas_fw-la svas_fw-la libertat_fw-la franc._n et_fw-la
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&_o communitas_fw-la ac_fw-la cives_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o london_n per_fw-la tempus_fw-la in_o informatione_fw-la praed_fw-we '_o superius_fw-la specificat_fw-la '_o usi_fw-la fuer_n '_o &_o adhuc_fw-la utuntur_fw-la ac_fw-la clamant_fw-la habere_fw-la &_o uti_fw-la libertat_fw-la '_o privileg_n '_o &_o french_fw-mi '_o quoth_v major_n dict'_fw-it civet_fw-la '_o &_o hujusmodi_fw-la aldermann_n '_o ejusdem_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o qui_fw-fr onus_fw-la majorat_n '_o civit_n '_o ill_n '_o sustinner_n '_o ac_fw-la inde_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la dimissi_fw-la ac_fw-la tres_fw-la seniores_fw-la aldermann_n '_o ejusdem_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o qui_fw-fr diutius_fw-la offic_n '_o aldermannat_v '_o ci_o vit_fw-mi predict_v '_o stete_a '_o &_o onus_fw-la &_o officiu_fw-la '_o majorat_n '_o civit_n '_o ill_n '_o non_fw-it sustuler_n '_o fuer_o '_o justice_z '_o domin_n '_o regis_fw-la ad_fw-la pacem_fw-la infra_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o predict_v '_o conservand_a '_o ac_fw-la ad_fw-la session_n '_o pacis_fw-la &_o placita_fw-la corone_n scilicet_fw-la talia_fw-la placita_fw-la coron_n '_o qual_v '_o justice_z '_o domin_n '_o regis_fw-la ad_fw-la pacem_fw-la conservand_n '_o assign_v '_o ligittime_o tenere_fw-la possent_fw-la infra_fw-la eand_n '_o civit_n '_o tenend_n '_o ac_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la felon_n '_o riot_n '_o rout_n '_o &_o conventicul_n '_o illicit_v '_o infra_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o praed_fw-we '_o inquirend_n '_o audiend_n '_o &_o terminand_n '_o prout_fw-la eye_n bene_fw-la licuit_fw-la &_o licet_fw-la absque_fw-la hoc_fw-la quod_fw-la idem_fw-la major_n &_o communitas_fw-la ac_fw-la cives_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o london_n de_fw-fr libertat_fw-la '_o privileg_n '_o &_o franche_n ill_o '_o super_fw-la dictum_fw-la domin_n '_o regem_fw-la nunc_fw-la per_fw-la tempus_fw-la praed_fw-we '_o in_o informatione_fw-la praed_fw-we '_o superius_fw-la specificat_fw-la '_o usurpaver_fw-la '_o seu_fw-la usurpant_fw-la pro_fw-la ut_fw-la per_fw-la inform_v '_o illam_fw-la pro_fw-la dicto_fw-la dom_fw-la '_o rege_fw-la nunc_fw-la superius_fw-la supponit_fw-la '_o quae_fw-la omn_fw-la '_o &_o singula_fw-la iidem_fw-la major_n &_o communitas_fw-la &_o cives_fw-la civit_n '_o london_n perati_fw-la sunt_fw-la verificare_fw-la unde_fw-la petunt_fw-la judicium_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la libertat_fw-la '_o privileg_n '_o &_o french_fw-mi '_o illis_fw-la eye_n &_o successoribus_fw-la suis_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la deinceps_fw-la allocentur_fw-la &_o adjudicent_a '_o ac_fw-la quod_fw-la ipsi_fw-la quoad_fw-la premissa_fw-la illi_fw-la ab_fw-la hac_fw-la curia_fw-la dimittantur_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la quoad_fw-la resid_v '_o libertat_fw-la '_o privileg_n '_o &_o franchisa_n in_o information_n '_o predict_v '_o specificat_fw-la '_o per_fw-la isum_fw-la majorem_fw-la &_o communitat_fw-la '_o ac_fw-la cives_fw-la civitat_fw-la '_o london_n superimo_fw-la nomine_fw-la clamat_fw-la iidem_fw-la major_n &_o communit_a '_o ac_fw-la cives_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o london_n 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