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halberton_n late_a mayor_n of_o this_o city_n who_o die_v 14._o julii_n robert_n noble_a be_v elect_v into_o the_o say_a office_n to_o undergo_v the_o same_o for_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o say_a year_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 23._o edw._n the_o 3._o an._n d._n 1349._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n robert_n bridport_n john_n spicer_n henry_n furbor_n john_n otrey_n john_n sleigh_n in_o easter_n term_v this_o year_n in_o the_o king_n bench_n at_o westminster_n it_o be_v find_v by_o verdict_n that_o the_o passage_n lastage_n and_o key_n of_o prattish_v at_o exmouth_n and_o all_o the_o profit_v thence_o arise_v be_v and_o be_v parcel_n of_o the_o fee_n farm_n of_o this_o city_n hold_v of_o the_o duke_n of_o cornwall_n as_o a_o member_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o lydford_n under_o the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o 20_o l._n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 24._o edw._n the_o 3._o an._n d._n 1350._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n robert_n bridport_n robert_n brown_a thomas_n spicer_n john_n gyst_n richard_n olliver_n 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