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consiliumque_fw-la dei_fw-la soli_fw-la moerebat_fw-la virgo_fw-la ter_z noctibus_fw-la octo_fw-la cum_fw-la soluis_fw-la morti_fw-la debita_fw-la morte_fw-la tua_fw-la it_o shall_v seem_v by_o the_o premise_n that_o this_o roger_n bigot_n who_o be_v sewer_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o and_o father_n of_o the_o foresay_a hugh_n be_v the_o first_o founder_n of_o this_o religious_a edifice_n or_o at_o least_o wise_a of_o some_o other_o in_o this_o town_n for_o monk_n of_o the_o order_n of_o clunie_n and_o stow_n in_o his_o annal_n agree_v with_o my_o author_n ordericus_n this_o year_n 〈…〉_z say_v he_o maurice_n bishop_n of_o london_n robert_n fitzhamon_n roger_n bigot_n founder_v of_o the_o monastery_n of_o monk_n at_o thetford_n richard_n redvers_fw-la counsellor_n to_o the_o king_n milo_n crispen_n and_o many_o other_o nobleman_n of_o england_n decease_v roger_n bigot_n norfolk_n the_o second_o of_o that_o surname_n earl_n of_o the_o east_n angle_n or_o norfolk_n he_o die_v 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sepeliendum_fw-la postea_fw-la lego_fw-la etc._n etc._n huius_fw-la testamenti_fw-la executores_fw-la constituo_fw-la dominum_fw-la symonem_fw-la de_fw-la monteforti_fw-la com._n lecestren_a dominum_fw-la richardum_fw-la de_fw-la clara_n com._n glovern_v &_o hertford_n dominum_fw-la willelmum_fw-la malberbe_fw-la dominum_fw-la thomam_fw-la denebanke_n dominum_fw-la hugonem_fw-la de_fw-la tudeham_n etc._n etc._n dat._n apud_fw-la cestreford_n die_fw-la mercurij_fw-la proximo_fw-la ante_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la barnaby_n apostoli_fw-la anno_fw-la domini_fw-la m.cclviii_o he_o die_v about_o eleven_o year_n after_o the_o make_n of_o his_o will_n without_o issue_n of_o a_o bruise_n run_v at_o tilt_n anno_fw-la 1269._o roger_n bigot_n the_o last_o of_o that_o family_n earl_n of_o norfolk_n and_o marshal_n of_o england_n wife_n be_v here_o bury_v together_o with_o his_o first_o wife_n alina_n alyva_n or_o adeliza_n daughter_n of_o philip_n lord_n basset_n and_o widow_n of_o hugh_n 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