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comitem_fw-la de_fw-fr athol_n robertum_fw-la de_fw-fr bruis_n alanum_fw-la ostiarium_fw-la henricum_fw-la de_fw-fr bailiol_n rogerum_fw-la de_fw-fr mounbray_n larentium_n de_fw-fr abirnetha_n richardum_fw-la cumin_fw-la david_n de_fw-fr lindesey_n richardun_n siward_n wilhelmun_n de_fw-fr lindesey_n walterum_fw-la de_fw-fr moravia_n wilhelmum_fw-la gifford_n nicholaun_n de_fw-fr sully_n wilhelmun_n de_fw-fr veteri_fw-la ponte_fw-la wilhelmun_n de_fw-fr brewer_n anselmun_n de_fw-fr mesue_n david_n de_fw-fr graham_n &_o stephanun_n de_fw-fr suningham_n quod_fw-la si_fw-la nos_fw-la vel_fw-la haeredes_fw-la nostri_fw-la contra_fw-la concessionem_fw-la &_o promissionem_fw-la praedictum_fw-la quod_fw-la absit_fw-la venerimus_fw-la ipsi_fw-la &_o haeredes_fw-la eorum_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la nullum_fw-la contrà _fw-la concessionem_fw-la &_o promissionem_fw-la praedictam_fw-la auxilium_fw-la vel_fw-la consilium_fw-la impendent_a aut_fw-la ab_fw-la alijs_fw-la proposse_v svo_fw-la impendi_fw-la permittent_fw-la imò_fw-la bona_fw-la fide_fw-la laborabunt_fw-la erga_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o haeredes_fw-la nostros_fw-la ipsi_fw-la et_fw-la haeredes_fw-la eorum_fw-la quòd_fw-la omne_fw-la praedicta_fw-la a_o nobis_fw-la et_fw-la haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la nec_fw-la non_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la et_fw-la eorum_fw-la haeredibus_fw-la firmitèr_fw-la et_fw-la fidelitèr_fw-la obseruentur_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la in_o cvius_fw-la rei_fw-la testimontum_fw-la tu_fw-la nos_fw-la quam_fw-la praedicti_fw-la prelati_fw-la comites_fw-la &_o barones_n nostri_fw-la praesens_fw-la scriptum_fw-la sigillorun_v suorum_fw-la appositione_n roboravimus_fw-la testibus_fw-la praelatis_fw-la comitibus_fw-la &_o baronibus_fw-la superius_fw-la nominatis_fw-la ann._n regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o
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