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generali_fw-la in_o majore_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la eborum_fw-la loco_fw-la 〈…〉_z pro_fw-la tribunali_fw-la sedentibus_fw-la fratre_fw-la johanne_n de_fw-fr redburne_n 〈…〉_z s._n albani_n ordinis_fw-la s._n benedicti_fw-la lincolniensis_fw-la dioece_n procuratore_fw-la râ—â—g_n virorum_fw-la dominorum_fw-la abbatis_fw-la &_o conventus_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la monasterii_fw-la verorum_fw-la patronorum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la appleton_n in_o rydale_n eborum_fw-la dioc._n procuratorio_fw-la pro_fw-la eisdem_fw-la ex_fw-la una_fw-la ac_fw-la domino_fw-la waltero_fw-la flemeng_n rectore_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la personaliter_fw-la ex_fw-la altera_fw-la idem_fw-la dominus_fw-la walterus_n rector_n tempore_fw-la messium_fw-la non_fw-la obstante_fw-la ipsoque_fw-la tunc_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o judice_fw-la svo_fw-la ad_fw-la infra_fw-la scripta_fw-la judicialiter_fw-la consentiente_fw-la fatebatur_fw-la se_fw-la teneri_fw-la dictis_fw-la dominis_n abbati_n &_o conventui_fw-la &_o eorum_fw-la monasterio_n in_o 14._o libris_fw-la argenti_fw-la nomine_fw-la pensionis_fw-la sex_n marcarum_fw-la annuarum_fw-la eisdem_fw-la religiosis_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la &_o dicta_fw-la sua_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la de_fw-la tempore_fw-la quo_fw-la rector_n ejusdem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la extitit_fw-la debit_fw-la &_o per_fw-la eundem_fw-la per_fw-la idem_fw-la tempus_fw-la subtractis_fw-la chap._n xv._n of_o michaelmass-term_n according_a to_o the_o ancient_a constitution_n michaelmass-term_n as_o the_o canon_n and_o law_n aforesaid_a leave_v it_o be_v more_o uncertain_a for_o the_o beginning_n than_o for_o the_o end_n it_o appear_v by_o a_o fine_a take_v at_o norwich_n 18._o hen._n iii_o that_o the_o term_n be_v then_o hold_v there_o and_o begin_v within_o the_o octave_n of_o saint_n michael_n for_o the_o cyrograph_n of_o it_o be_v haec_fw-la est_fw-la finalis_fw-la concordia_fw-la facta_fw-la in_o curia_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la apud_fw-la norwicum_fw-la die_v martis_n proximo_fw-la post_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la michaelis_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la regis_fw-la henrici_fw-la silij_fw-la regis_fw-la johannis_n 18_o coram_fw-la tho._n de_fw-fr mulet_n rob._n the_o lexint_n olivero_n etc._n etc._n i_o observe_v that_o the_o tuesday_n next_o after_o st._n michael_n can_v at_o the_o far_a be_v but_o the_o seven_o day_n after_o it_o and_o yet_o it_o then_o must_v be_v a_o day_n within_o the_o octave_n whereas_o the_o term_n 6._o now_o begin_v
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they_o out_o and_o that_o the_o statute_n of_o 36._o edw._n iii_o cap._n 15._o confirm_v that_o use_n for_o the_o return_v there_o mention_v be_v neither_o other_o more_o or_o few_o than_o at_o this_o day_n chap._n xvii_o how_o trinity-term_n be_v alter_v and_o shorten_v trinity-term_n be_v alter_v and_o shorten_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 32._o hen._n viii_o chap._n 21._o which_o have_v ordain_v it_o quoad_fw-la sessionem_fw-la to_o begin_v for_o ever_o the_o friday_n after_o corpus_fw-la christi_fw-la day_n and_o to_o continue_v nineteen_o day_n whereas_o in_o elder_a time_n it_o begin_v two_o or_o three_o day_n soon_o so_o that_o corpus_fw-la christi_fw-la day_n be_v a_o movable_a feast_n this_o term_n can_v hold_v any_o certain_a station_n in_o the_o year_n and_o therefore_o this_o year_n 1614_o it_o begin_v on_o st._n john_n baptist_n day_n and_o the_o last_o year_n it_o end_v on_o his_o eve_n hereupon_o though_o by_o all_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n and_o former_a law_n the_o feast_n of_o st._n john_n baptist_n be_v a_o solemn_a day_n and_o exempt_a from_o legal_a proceed_n in_o court_n of_o justice_n yet_o be_v it_o now_o no_o vacation_n day_n when_o corpus_n christi_n fall_v as_o it_o do_v this_o year_n 1614_o the_o very_a day_n before_o it_o for_o that_o the_o statute_n have_v appoint_v the_o term_n to_o begin_v the_o friday_n next_o after_o corpus_fw-la christi_fw-la day_n which_o be_v the_o day_n next_o this_o year_n before_o st._n john_n baptist_n and_o so_o the_o term_n must_v of_o necessity_n begin_v on_o saint_n john_n baptist_n day_n this_o deceive_v all_o the_o ptognosticator_n who_o count_v st._n john_n baptist_n for_o a_o grand_a day_n and_o no_o day_n in_o court_n appoint_v the_o term_n in_o their_o almanac_n to_o begin_v the_o day_n after_o and_o consequent_o to_o hold_v a_o day_n long_o deceive_v many_o by_o that_o their_o error_n but_o the_o aforesaid_a statute_n of_o 32._o hen._n viii_o change_v the_o whole_a frame_n of_o this_o 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