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whereby_o the_o parishioner_n lose_v their_o land_n the_o chamber_n not_o like_v such_o untrusty_a deal_n of_o any_o of_o their_o member_n call_v he_o before_o they_o and_o find_v that_o he_o have_v betray_v a_o trust_n repose_v in_o he_o for_o the_o poor_a dismiss_v he_o of_o their_o society_n and_o disfranchized_n he_o of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o city_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 15._o henry_n the_o 8._o an._n d._n 1523._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n symons_n thomas_n hunt_n john_n britnall_n richard_n faux_n roger_n luxton_n john_n holmer_n this_o john_n symons_n die_v 27._o septembris_fw-la be_v tuesday_n and_o the_o next_o day_n after_o his_o election_n and_o thomas_n hunt_n be_v choose_v to_o supply_v the_o office_n until_o william_n hurst_n the_o new_a mayor_n elect_v do_v return_v from_o london_n and_o take_v his_o oath_n in_o who_o absence_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o officer_n then_o choose_v be_v swear_v according_a to_o the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o the_o city_n bishop_n 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1525._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n william_n bennet_n robert_n buller_n john_n winter_n william_n holmer_n john_n tuckfield_n the_o lord_n henry_n courteney_n earl_n of_o devon_n create_v marquis_n of_o exeter_n and_o short_o afterward_o behead_v the_o farm_n of_o weapon_n here_o forfeit_v for_o break_v of_o the_o king_n peace_n be_v devise_v to_o richard_n faux_n several_a writ_n of_o ne_fw-la molestando_fw-la send_v to_o bristol_n to_o discharge_v the_o duty_n of_o town_n custom_n pretend_v to_o be_v due_a to_o they_o from_o the_o freeman_n of_o this_o city_n from_o the_o payment_n whereof_o by_o sundry_a charter_n they_o be_v exempt_v regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 18._o henry_n the_o 8._o an._n d._n 1526._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n henry_n hamlyn_n robert_n hooker_n nicholas_n lymett_n john_n trubâ—dy_n william_n hussy_n william_n hussy_n one_o of_o the_o bailiff_n neglect_v to_o keep_v his_o dinner_n according_a to_o a_o former_a order_n in_o that_o behalf_n make_v be_v therefore_o fine_v 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