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est_fw-la &_o a_o tempore_fw-la cujus_fw-la contrar_fw-it '_o memor_fw-la '_o homin_v '_o non_fw-la existit_fw-la fuit_fw-la antiqua_fw-la civitas_n ac_fw-la antiquus_fw-la comitat_fw-la '_o de_fw-fr se_fw-fr ac_fw-la cives_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o sunt_fw-la &_o a_o praedicto_fw-la tempore_fw-la cujus_fw-la contrar_fw-it '_o memor_fw-la '_o homin_v '_o non_fw-la existit_fw-la sure_a '_o vnu_a '_o corpus_fw-la corporat_fw-la '_o &_o politic_a '_o in_o re_fw-mi facto_fw-la &_o nomine_fw-la per_fw-la nomen_fw-la majoris_fw-la &_o communitat_fw-la '_o ac_fw-la cives_fw-la civitat_fw-la '_o london_n quodque_fw-la domin_n '_o carolus_n primus_fw-la nuper_fw-la rex_fw-la angl_n '_o per_fw-la litteras_fw-la svas_fw-la patent_n '_o sub_fw-la magno_fw-la sigillo_fw-la svo_fw-la angl_n '_o sigillat_n geren_fw-ge '_o dat'_n apud_fw-la westm_n '_o predict_v '_o decimo_fw-la octavo_fw-la die_fw-la octobris_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la quarto_fw-la decimo_fw-la quas_fw-la iidem_fw-la major_n &_o communitas_fw-la ac_fw-la cives_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o london_n hic_fw-la in_o cur_n '_o proferunt_fw-la pro_fw-la ipso_fw-la nuper_fw-la rege_fw-la here_v '_o &_o successorib_v '_o suis_fw-fr concessit_fw-la majori_fw-la &_o communitat_fw-la '_o ac_fw-la civibus_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o london_n &_o eoru_a '_o successoribus_fw-la quod_fw-la major_n &_o recordat_fw-la '_o civet_fw-la '_o predict_v '_o qui_fw-la tunc_fw-la fuer_n '_o ac_fw-la majores_fw-la &_o recordator_n '_o civit_n '_o predict_v '_o qui_fw-la pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la fuerent_a ac_fw-la tam_fw-la ill_a '_o aldermann_n '_o qui_fw-fr major_n '_o civitat_fw-la '_o illius_fw-la praeantea_fw-la extitissent_fw-la quam_fw-la ill_a '_o aldermann_n '_o qui_fw-la onus_fw-la &_o officiu_fw-la '_o majorat_n '_o civitat_fw-la '_o predict_v '_o tunc_fw-la in_fw-la posteru_fw-fr '_o sustinnerent_fw-la &_o gererent_fw-la licet_fw-la a_o majorat_fw-la '_o ill_a '_o cesserent_a aut_fw-la inde_fw-la essent_fw-la dimissi_fw-la quidam_fw-la aldermann_n '_o ibidem_fw-la starent_fw-la &_o tres_fw-la seniores_fw-la aldermann_n '_o civit_n '_o predict_v '_o per_fw-la tempus_fw-la existen_v '_o qui_fw-la diutius_fw-la in_o officiu_fw-fr '_o aldermannat_v '_o stete_a '_o &_o ante_fw-la tunc_fw-la onus_fw-la &_o officiu_fw-la '_o majorat_n '_o civitat_fw-la '_o illius_fw-la non_fw-la sustinuer_n '_o imperpetuu_fw-fr '_o forent_fw-la custodes_fw-la &_o quidlibet_fw-la eor_fw-la '_o esset_fw-la custos_fw-la pacis_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la nuper_fw-la regis_fw-la here_v '_o &_o successor_n '_o inf_n '_o civitat_fw-la '_o london_n predict_v '_o &_o libertat_fw-la '_o ejusdem_fw-la conservand_n '_o &_o custodiend_n '_o ac_fw-la eosdem_fw-la majorem_fw-la &_o recordator_n '_o ac_fw-la aldermann_n '_o predict_v '_o ac_fw-la omne_fw-la &_o singula_fw-la statuta_fw-la &_o ordinationes_fw-la pro_fw-la bono_fw-mi pacis_fw-la dicti_fw-la nuper_fw-la regis_fw-la here_v '_o &_o successorib_v '_o suor_n '_o ac_fw-la pro_fw-la conservatione_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la ac_fw-la pro_fw-la quiet_n '_o regimine_fw-la &_o gubernation_n populi_n ipsius_fw-la nuper_fw-la regis_fw-la here_v '_o &_o successor_n '_o suor_n '_o edit_n '_o &_o edend_a '_o &_o omnib_n '_o suis_fw-fr articul_n '_o tam_fw-la infra_fw-la civitat_fw-la '_o predict_v '_o quam_fw-la libertat_fw-la '_o ejusdem_fw-la juxta_fw-la vim_o formam_fw-la &_o effectu_fw-la '_o eorundem_fw-la custodiend_n '_o &_o custodire_fw-la faciend_n '_o ac_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la illos_fw-la quos_fw-la juxta_fw-la forma_fw-la '_o &_o effectu_fw-la '_o ordination_n '_o &_o statutar_n '_o eorundem_fw-la &_o eoru_fw-la '_o alicujus_fw-la in_fw-la civitat_fw-la '_o predict_v '_o pro_fw-la libertat_fw-la '_o ejusdem_fw-la delinquentes_fw-la invenirent_fw-la castigand_fw-mi '_o &_o puniend'prout_v secundu_fw-fr '_o forma_fw-la '_o ordination_n '_o &_o statutor_n '_o ill_n '_o foret_fw-la faciend_n '_o et_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la illos_fw-la qui_fw-la alicui_fw-la vel_fw-la aliquibus_fw-la de_fw-la populo_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la nuper_fw-la regis_fw-la haer_v '_o well_fw-mi successor_n '_o suor_n '_o de_fw-fr corporationibus_fw-la suis_fw-fr vol_fw-it de_fw-it incendio_fw-la dombr_n '_o suar_n '_o minas_fw-la facerent_fw-la ad_fw-la sufficien_fw-fr '_o securitat_fw-la '_o de_fw-fr pace_n well_fw-mi bono_n gestu_fw-la svo_fw-la erga_fw-la ipsu_fw-la '_o nuper_fw-la regem_fw-la haer_v '_o &_o successores_fw-la suos_fw-la &_o cunctis_fw-la populis_fw-la ejus_fw-la haer_v '_o well_fw-mi successor_n '_o invenirend_n '_o et_fw-fr si_fw-fr hujusmodi_fw-la securitat_fw-la '_o ivenire_fw-it recusarent_fw-la tunc_fw-la eos_fw-la in_o gaola_n ejusdem_fw-la domin_n '_o regis_fw-la de_fw-la newgate_n vel_fw-la in_o aliqua_fw-la al'_fw-it prisona_fw-la haer_v '_o well_fw-mi successor_n '_o suor_n '_o in_o predict_v '_o civit_n '_o london_n quousque_fw-la bujusmodi_fw-la securitat_fw-la '_o invenirent_fw-la salvo_fw-la custodiri_fw-la faciend_n '_o custodes_fw-la &_o justitiar_fw-la '_o ipsius_fw-la nuper_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o quemlibet_fw-la coru_fw-la '_o &_o custodem_fw-la &_o justitiar_fw-la '_o ejus_fw-la hered_a '_o &_o successor_n '_o suor_n '_o infra_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o london_n predict_v '_o &_o libertat_fw-la '_o ejusdem_fw-la idem_fw-la nuper_fw-la rex_fw-la carolus_n primus_fw-la proâse_fw-la heredibus_fw-la &_o successoribus_fw-la suis_fw-la constituit_fw-la fecit_fw-la &_o ordinavit_fw-la per_fw-la litteras_fw-la patentes_fw-la svas_fw-la predict_v '_o ac_fw-la ad_fw-la omnin_n &_o singula_fw-la alia_fw-la exequend_a '_o &_o peragend_n '_o quae_fw-la justice_n '_o &_o custod_a '_o pacis_fw-la ejus_fw-la here_v '_o well_fw-mi successor_n '_o suor_n '_o inf_n '_o aliquum_fw-la com'_v regni_fw-la svi_fw-la angl_n '_o exequi_fw-la sive_fw-la peragere_fw-la valerent_fw-la possent_fw-la aut_fw-la deberent_fw-la virtute_fw-la aliquor_n '_o statutor_n '_o &_o ordination_n '_o huius_fw-la begni_fw-la svi_fw-la angl_n '_o aut_fw-la vertute_fw-la commissionis_fw-la ejus_fw-la here_v '_o &_o successor_n '_o suor_n '_o ad_fw-la pacem_fw-la in_o aliquo_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la com'_v conservand_n '_o voluit_fw-la etiam_fw-la idem_fw-la nuper_fw-la rex_fw-la carolus_n primus_fw-la ac_fw-la per_fw-la easdem_fw-la litteras_fw-la patentes_fw-la pro_fw-la se_fw-la heredibus_fw-la &_o successoribus_fw-la suis_fw-la concessit_fw-la praefat_fw-la '_o majori_fw-la &_o communitati_fw-la ac_fw-la de_fw-la civibus_fw-la civitat_fw-la '_o london_n &_o eoru_a '_o successor_n '_o quoth_v major_a &_o recordator_n '_o civit_n '_o predict_v '_o pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la existen_v '_o &_o hujusmodi_fw-la ut_fw-la prefert_fw-la '_o aldermann_n '_o pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la existen_v '_o qui_fw-la officiu_fw-la '_o vel_fw-la locu_fw-la '_o majorat_n '_o civit_n '_o illius_fw-la antea_fw-la sustinner_n '_o &_o