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time_n of_o peace_n and_o for_o a_o great_a in_o time_n of_o war_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o edinburgh_n and_o strivel_a ibid._n strivel_a m.s._n etc._n etc._n ibid._n a_o commission_n be_v order_v to_o be_v make_v to_o mr._n john_n burden_n parson_n of_o rothbury_n in_o northumberland_n to_o be_v chamberlain_n of_o barwick_n during_o the_o king_n pleasure_n his_o yearly_o fee_n be_v one_o hundred_o mark_n and_o that_o robert_n turchill_n who_o have_v be_v both_o chamberlain_n and_o victualler_n with_o one_o hundred_o mark_n fee_n shall_v have_v only_o fifty_o mark_n fee._n it_o be_v agree_v that_o every_o one_o who_o be_v of_o power_n and_o ability_n shall_v be_v ready_a upon_o warn_v to_o go_v forth_o towards_o the_o north-marche_n that_o no_o victual_n be_v carry_v by_o sea_n out_o of_o england_n into_o scotland_n and_o that_o a_o commission_n be_v make_v to_o the_o earl_n of_o angos_n the_o lord_n piercy_n and_o nevil_n or_o any_o two_o of_o they_o to_o set_v 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