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whence_o it_o shall_v come_v in_o which_o be_v contain_v divers_a article_n against_o the_o mayor_n and_o ruler_n of_o the_o city_n and_o that_o by_o they_o the_o commonalty_n of_o the_o city_n be_v grievous_o tax_v and_o wrong_v which_o bill_n be_v present_v at_o length_n to_o the_o king_n whereupon_o he_o send_v john_n mansel_n one_o of_o his_o justice_n unto_o london_n where_o on_o st._n paul_n day_n by_o thâ—_n king_n authority_n he_o call_v a_o folk-moot_a or_o common-hall_n at_o pauls-cross_n there_o be_v present_a richard_n dâ—_n clare_n earl_n of_o gloucester_n and_o divers_z other_o of_o the_o king_n council_n whereupon_o the_o say_v john_n mansel_n cause_v the_o say_a roll_n to_o be_v read_v before_o the_o commonalty_n and_o after_o show_v to_o the_o people_n that_o the_o king_n pleasure_n and_o mind_n be_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v rule_v with_o justice_n and_o thaâ—_n the_o liberty_n of_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v maintain_v in_o every_o point_n and_o if_o the_o king_n 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〈…〉_z steward_n be_v of_o the_o city_n upon_o the_o day_n after_o thâ—_n king_n be_v go_v these_o two_o steward_n send_v for_o twâ—â—ty_n four_o of_o the_o most_o notable_a man_n of_o the_o city_n anâ—_n warn_v they_o to_o appear_v the_o day_n follow_v before_o thâ—_n king_n council_n at_o westminster_n at_o their_o appearaâ—â—â—_n it_o be_v show_v unto_o they_o by_o sir_n roger_n leyborn_n that_o tâ—â—_n king_n mind_n be_v that_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o rule_n oâ—_n the_o city_n in_o his_o absence_n under_o the_o foresay_a seneschal_n and_o for_o to_o see_v good_a rule_n keep_v in_o the_o city_n they_o shall_v be_v swear_v there_o before_o his_o council_n they_o be_v there_o upon_o swear_a and_o countermand_v unto_o the_o city_n the_o city_n fine_n be_v inagitation_n till_o about_o christmas_n 〈…〉_z end_n be_v make_v with_o the_o king_n by_o such_o friend_n aâ—_n the_o city_n have_v about_o he_o for_o the_o sum_n of_o 20000_o mark_n for_o all_o transgression_n and_o offence_n by_o 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sir_n john_n eyvile_n and_o other_o of_o the_o disinherited_a 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o after_o christmas_n he_o come_v with_o a_o â—ear_a host_n near_o unto_o london_n when_o the_o mayor_n and_o alderman_n of_o the_o city_n be_v aware_a of_o the_o earl_n â—â—ming_v with_o so_o strong_a a_o power_n and_o not_o know_v 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v the_o king_n friend_n they_o shut_v the_o 〈◊〉_d against_o his_o fore-rider_n and_o for_o that_o neither_o 〈◊〉_d king_n nor_o any_o of_o his_o council_n be_v then_o near_o 〈◊〉_d city_n they_o go_v unto_o the_o legate_n at_o that_o time_n â—â—dged_v in_o the_o tower_n and_o require_v his_o council_n â—hether_o they_o shall_v suffer_v the_o earl_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o â—ay_n or_o not_o whereunto_o the_o legate_n answer_v that_o 〈◊〉_d think_v not_o the_o contrary_a for_o the_o know_v well_o that_o 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o king_n true_a subject_n and_o friend_n not_o 〈◊〉_d after_o come_v a_o messenger_n from_o the_o earl_n to_o the_o â—ayor_n to_o have_v licence_n to_o 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