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with_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o the_o baron_n king_n lewis_n thereunto_o reply_v that_o king_n henry_n have_v first_o break_v his_o oath_n to_o he_o in_o this_o particular_a among_o other_o de_fw-fr libertatibus_fw-la autem_fw-la regni_fw-la angliae_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la guerra_fw-mi mota_fw-la fuerat_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o recessu_fw-la svo_fw-la concessae_fw-la erant_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la juratae_fw-la ita_fw-la actum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la illae_fw-la leges_fw-la pessimae_fw-la ad_fw-la statum_fw-la pristinum_fw-la sunt_fw-la reductae_fw-la feed_v &_o illis_fw-la nequiores_fw-la per_fw-la totam_fw-la angliam_fw-la sunt_fw-la generaliter_fw-la constitutae_fw-la nec_fw-la etiam_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la sanctae_fw-la libertates_fw-la quas_fw-la in_o coronatione_fw-la sua_fw-la inviolabiliter_fw-la se_fw-la juravit_fw-la conservaturum_fw-la conservat_fw-la unde_fw-la qui_fw-la prius_fw-la pactum_fw-la violavit_fw-la primus_fw-la &_o injuriosus_fw-la existit_fw-la non_fw-la ego_fw-la quod_fw-la audience_n archiepiscopus_fw-la &_o episcopi_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la erant_fw-la cum_fw-la aliud_fw-la responsum_fw-la habere_fw-la nequiverant_a confusi_fw-la ad_fw-la propria_fw-la sunt_fw-la reversi_fw-la regi_fw-la angliae_fw-la quae_fw-la audierant_fw-la referentes_fw-la 117._o in_o the_o 8_o year_n of_o king_n henry_n rhe_n 3._o the_o king_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o insurrection_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n and_o other_o and_o the_o french_a king_n take_v of_o rochel_n from_o he_o convenerunt_fw-la ad_fw-la colloquium_fw-la apud_fw-la northamptonam_fw-la rex_fw-la cum_fw-la archiepiscopis_fw-la episcopis_fw-la comitibus_fw-la baronibus_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la multis_fw-la de_fw-la regni_fw-la negotiis_fw-la tractaturi_fw-la etc._n etc._n wherein_o regi_fw-la pro_fw-la maximis_fw-la laboribus_fw-la suis_fw-la &_o expensis_fw-la tam_fw-la à _fw-la praelatis_fw-la quam_fw-la a_o laicis_fw-la concessum_fw-la est_fw-la carucagium_fw-la per_fw-la totam_fw-la angliam_fw-la de_fw-la qualiter_fw-la caruca_fw-la duo_fw-la solidi_fw-la argenti_fw-la whereupon_o the_o king_n by_o the_o baron_n and_o noble_n consent_n and_o advice_n as_o appear_v by_o rot._n pat._n 8._o h._n 3._o pars_fw-la 3._o dor_n 14_o 15._o send_v writ_n to_o sundry_a sheriff_n and_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o durham_n and_o his_o chancellor_n to_o proclaim_v and_o observe_v the_o great_a charter_n of_o liberty_n and_o the_o charter_n of_o the_o forest_n 118._o in_o the_o 9_o year_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o 3._o the_o king_n hold_v a_o parliamentary_a council_n at_o westminster_n demand_v advice_n and_o also_o a_o fiftenth_n part_n of_o all_o the_o moveable_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o laity_n through_o england_n for_o the_o recovery_n of_o the_o ancient_a dignity_n right_n and_o possession_n of_o the_o crown_n then_o lose_v and_o seize_v on_o by_o the_o french_a king_n whereupon_o archiepiscopus_fw-la &_o concio_fw-la tota_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la comitum_fw-la &_o baronum_fw-la abbatum_fw-la &_o priorum_fw-la habita_fw-la deliberatione_n regi_fw-la dedere_fw-la responsum_fw-la quod_fw-la regis_fw-la petitionibus_fw-la gratanter_fw-la acquiscerent_fw-la si_fw-la illis_fw-la diu_fw-la petitas_fw-la libertates_fw-la concedere_fw-la voluisset_fw-la annuit_fw-la itaque_fw-la rex_fw-la cupiditate_fw-la ductus_fw-la quod_fw-la petebant_fw-la magnates_fw-la cartisque_fw-la protinus_fw-la conscriptis_fw-la &_o regis_fw-la sigillo_fw-la munitis_fw-la ad_fw-la singulos_fw-la angliae_fw-la comitatus_fw-la cartae_fw-la singulae_fw-la dirigâ—ntur_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la provincias_fw-la illas_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o forestis_n sunt_fw-la constitutae_fw-la dvae_fw-la cartae_fw-la sunt_fw-la directae_fw-la una_fw-la scilicet_fw-la de_fw-la libertatibus_fw-la communibus_fw-la &_o alter_v the_o libertatibus_fw-la forestae_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la sic_fw-la soluto_fw-la concilio_n delatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la cartae_fw-la singulae_fw-la ad_fw-la singulos_fw-la comitatus_fw-la ubi_fw-la ex_fw-la
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