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about_o twenty_o six_o year_n surrender_v it_o into_o the_o king_n hand_n whereupon_o miles_n coverdale_n who_o the_o year_n immediate_o precedent_n attend_v upon_o the_o lord_n russell_n in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o commotion_n be_v at_o lambeth_n 20._o sept._n consecrate_a bishop_n hereof_o by_o thomas_n cranmer_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n the_o city_n purchase_v from_o the_o crown_n the_o fee_n or_o manor_n of_o st._n nicholas_n within_o this_o city_n a_o priory_n late_o dissolve_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n two_o citizen_n for_o colour_v of_o foreigner_n good_n be_v dis-franchised_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 4._o edw._n the_o 6._o an._n d._n 1550._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n thomas_n prestwood_n john_n hurst_n walter_n staplehill_n peter_n lake_n thomas_n beaufitâ—_n the_o bound_n and_o limit_n of_o the_o county_n be_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n ascertain_v and_o confirm_v bishop_n coverdal_v translate_v the_o bible_n from_o hebrew_n and_o greek_a into_o english_a and_o 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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 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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 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