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be_v always_o hold_v in_o guildhall_n before_o the_o lord_n major_n and_o sheriff_n of_o london_n for_o the_o time_n be_v and_o when_o any_o matter_n be_v to_o be_v argue_v or_o try_v in_o this_o court_n mr._n recorder_n sit_v as_o judge_v with_o the_o lord_n major_n and_o sheriff_n and_o give_v rule_n and_o judgement_n therein_o this_o court_n be_v record_v to_o be_v hold_v upon_o mondays_n but_o it_o be_v usual_o hold_v every_o tuesday_n and_o if_o tuesday_n happen_v to_o be_v a_o holiday_n than_o there_o be_v no_o court_n hold_v for_o that_o reason_n but_o a_o court_n be_v always_o hold_v although_o monday_n be_v a_o holiday_n except_o at_o the_o particular_a time_n hereafter_o mention_v there_o be_v husting_n of_o plea_n of_o land_n and_o husting_n of_o common_a plea_n the_o title_n of_o which_o court_v for_o this_o present_a year_n and_o the_o time_n when_o there_o be_v not_o nor_o can_v be_v any_o court_n hold_v be_v as_o follow_v jan._n 12._o 1678_o 9_o pl'ita_n terre_fw-fr tent_n '_o in_fw-la hustingo_fw-la in_o guihald_v '_o london_z die_fw-ge lune_fw-fr prox_n '_o post_n festum_fw-la epiphanie_n dni_n '_o anno_fw-la regni_fw-la caroli_n scdi_n '_o etc._n etc._n tricesimo_fw-la primo_fw-la 19_o co'ia_fw-la pl'ita_fw-la tent_n '_o etc._n etc._n die_v lune_fw-fr in_fw-la festo_fw-la sci_n '_o wolstani_fw-la epi_n '_o 26._o pl'ita_n terre_fw-fr tent_n '_o etc._n etc._n die_v lune_fw-fr prox_n '_o ante_fw-la festum_fw-la converc'onis_fw-la sci_n '_o pauli_n febr._n 2._o co'ia_fw-la pli'ta_fw-la tent_n '_o etc._n etc._n die_v lune_fw-fr prox_n '_o post_n festum_fw-la sceva_n '_o agathe_v virgin_n 9_o pl'ita_n terre_fw-fr tent_n '_o etc._n etc._n die_v lune_fw-fr prox_n '_o ante_fw-la festum_fw-la sci_n '_o valentini_n epi_n '_o &_o martyris_fw-la 16._o co'ia_fw-la pl'ita_fw-la tent_n '_o etc._n etc._n die_v lune_fw-fr prox_n '_o post_n festum_fw-la sci_n '_o valentini_n epi_n '_o &_o martyris_fw-la 23._o pl'ita_n terre_fw-fr nulla_fw-la quia_fw-la dies_fw-la martis_n fuit_fw-la festum_fw-la carnis_fw-la privij_fw-la mar._n 1._o co'ia_fw-la pl'ita_fw-la tent_n '_o etc._n etc._n die_v lune_fw-fr prox_n '_o post_n festum_fw-la sci_n '_o mathei_n apostoli_fw-la 8._o pl'ita_n terre_fw-fr tent_n '_o etc._n etc._n die_v lune_fw-fr prox_n '_o ante_fw-la festum_fw-la sci_n '_o gregorij_fw-la epi_n '_o 15._o co'ia_fw-la pl'ita_fw-la tent_n '_o etc._n etc._n die_v lune_fw-fr prox_n '_o post_n festum_fw-la sci_n '_o gregorij_fw-la epi_n '_o 22._o pl'ita_n terre_fw-fr tent_n '_o etc._n etc._n die_v lune_fw-fr prox_n '_o ante_fw-la festum_fw-la annuntiac'onis_fw-la beat_v marie_n virgin_n 29._o co'ia_fw-la pl'ita_fw-la nulla_fw-la quia_fw-la post_fw-la dominicam_fw-la in_o passione_n april_n 5._o 1680._o pl'ita_n terre_fw-fr nulla_fw-la quia_fw-la post_fw-la dominicam_fw-la in_o ramis_n palmar_n '_o 12._o co'ia_fw-la pl'ita_fw-la nulla_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o hebdomada_fw-la pasche_fw-it 19_o pl'ita_n terre_fw-fr tent_n etc._n etc._n die_v lune_fw-fr prox_n '_o ante_fw-la festum_fw-la sci_n '_o georgij_fw-la matyris_n 26._o co'ia_fw-la pl'ita_fw-la tem_fw-la '_o etc._n etc._n die_v lune_fw-fr prox_n '_o post_n festum_fw-la sci_n '_o marci_n evangeliste_n may_v 3_o pl'ita_n terre_fw-fr tent_n '_o etc._n etc._n die_v lune_fw-fr prox_n '_o post_n festum_fw-la apostolor_n '_o philippi_n &_o jacobi_n 10._o co'ia_fw-la pl'ita_fw-la tent_n '_o etc._n etc._n die_v lune_fw-fr prox_n '_o post_n festum_fw-la sci_n '_o johannis_n ante_fw-la portam_fw-la latinam_fw-la 17._o pl'ita_n terre_fw-fr nulla_fw-la quia_fw-la hebdomada_fw-la rogac'onis_fw-la 24._o co'ia_fw-la pl'ito_fw-la tent_n '_o etc._n etc._n die_v lune_fw-fr prox_n '_o post_n festum_fw-la sci_n '_o dunstani_fw-la archiepiscopi_fw-la 31._o pl'ita_n terre_fw-fr nulla_fw-la quia_fw-la hebdomada_fw-la pentecostes_fw-la june_n 7._o co'ia_fw-la pl'ita_fw-la tent_n '_o etc._n etc._n die_v lune_fw-fr prox_n '_o ante_fw-la festum_fw-la sci_n '_o barnaby_n apostoli_fw-la 14._o pl'ita_n terre_fw-fr tent_n '_o etc._n etc._n die_v lune_fw-fr prox_n '_o post_n festum_fw-la sci_n '_o barnaby_n apostoli_fw-la 21._o co'ia_fw-la pl'ita_fw-la tent_n '_o etc._n etc._n die_v lune_fw-fr prox_n '_o ante_fw-la festum_fw-la sci_n '_o joh'i_v baptiste_n 28._o pl'ita_n terre_fw-fr nulla_fw-la quia_fw-la dies_fw-la martis_n fuit_fw-la festum_fw-la apostolor_n '_o petri_n &_o pauli_n july_n 5._o co'ia_fw-la pl'ita_fw-la tent_n '_o etc._n etc._n die_v lune_fw-fr prox_n '_o post_n festum_fw-la visitac'onis_fw-la beat_v marie_n virgin_n 12._o pl'ita_n terre_fw-fr tent_n '_o etc._n etc._n die_v lune_fw-fr prox_n '_o post_n festum_fw-la sci_n '_o benedicti_fw-la abbatis_fw-la 19_o co'ia_fw-la pl'ita_fw-la tent_n '_o etc._n etc._n die_v lune_fw-fr prox_n '_o ante_fw-la festum_fw-la sancte_fw-la margarette_n virgin_n 26._o pl'ita_n terre_fw-fr tent_n '_o etc._n etc._n die_v lune_fw-fr prox_n '_o post_n festum_fw-la sci_n '_o jacobi_n apostoli_fw-la aug._n 2._o co'ia_fw-la pl'ita_fw-la nulla_fw-la quia_fw-la null_a '_o hustingum_fw-la tenetur_fw-la à _fw-la primo_fw-la die_fw-la augusti_fw-la usque_fw-la