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37_o of_o ed._n 3._o tit_n 18._o shall_v be_v execute_v and_o for_o exact_v money_n of_o they_o at_o the_o bridge_n aforesaid_a or_o elsewhere_o against_o their_o franchise_n they_o shall_v make_v their_o suit_n in_o the_o chancery_n and_o have_v their_o writ_n ground_v on_o their_o liberty_n to_o stay_v such_o take_n the_o commons_o of_o the_o county_n of_o kent_n complain_v against_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o dover_n for_o arrest_v they_o by_o their_o catchpole_n to_o answer_v before_o they_o whereunto_o they_o be_v intercidit_fw-la be_v m.s._n &_o sr._n rob._n cotton_n hâ—c_fw-la vocula_fw-la not_z intercidit_fw-la not_o bound_n the_o officer_n shall_v have_v no_o jurisdiction_n out_o of_o the_o fee_n of_o the_o honour_n and_o castle_n of_o dover_n nor_o shall_v make_v any_o process_n by_o capias_fw-la out_o of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o cinque-port_n certain_a of_o the_o seacoast_n complain_v to_o the_o king_n that_o whereas_o they_o by_o the_o king_n be_v 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〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n vâ—d_n d._n skinâ—â—r_n etc._n etc._n tronage_n wharfage_n etc._n etc._n the_o king_n will_v make_v no_o new_a imposition_n but_o that_o the_o same_o be_v inquire_v of_o if_o it_o be_v needful_a that_o commandment_n may_v be_v make_v to_o the_o sheriff_n and_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o every_o shire_n to_o raise_v the_o power_n of_o the_o shire_n for_o repress_v of_o rout_n and_o riot_n the_o king_n will_v appoint_v order_n and_o will_v that_o the_o statute_n be_v execute_v they_o require_v that_o good_a regard_n may_v be_v have_v for_o the_o keep_v of_o the_o castle_n of_o nottingham_n wherein_o the_o son_n of_o sr._n charles_n of_o blois_n be_v under_o the_o keep_v of_o a_o stranger_n not_o able_a to_o answer_v therefore_o whereas_o by_o record_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o keeper_n of_o that_o castle_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v a_o earl_n of_o the_o realm_n let_v it_o be_v declare_v before_o the_o king_n and_o the_o great_a council_n the_o commonalty_n 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