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the_o king_n bail_n within_o the_o say_a countye_n there_o to_o receive_v the_o same_o person_n so_o indite_v by_o indenture_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a and_o that_o in_o the_o inqueste_n in_o this_o case_n take_v the_o shiriffes_n and_o other_o officer_n unto_o who_o it_o appertain_v do_v impanell_n good_a and_o sufficient_a person_n not_o suspect_v nor_o procure_v that_o be_v to_o say_v such_o as_o have_v at_o the_o least_o every_o one_o of_o they_o that_o shall_v be_v so_o impanel_v in_o such_o inqueste_n within_o the_o realm_n a_o hundred_o shyllinge_n by_o the_o year_n of_o land_n tenement_n or_o of_o rent_n upon_o pain_n to_o lose_v to_o the_o king_n use_v xx_o pound_n and_o that_o those_o which_o shall_v be_v impanel_v upon_o such_o enqueste_n at_o session_n and_o gayle_n have_v every_o one_o of_o they_o to_o the_o value_n of_o xi_o shilling_n by_o the_o year_n and_o if_o any_o such_o person_n arrest_v whether_o it_o be_v by_o the_o ordinary_n or_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o king_n 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excellentissimo_fw-la etc._n etc._n 15._o and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o out_o of_o these_o same_o preamble_n &_o forefronte_n of_o statute_n &_o other_o inditemente_n which_o common_o rise_v upon_o matter_n of_o information_n deceive_v run_v only_o upon_o word_n of_o course_n of_o office_n and_o not_o upon_o simple_a truth_n a_o great_a part_n of_o our_o chronicler_n do_v often_o take_v their_o matter_n which_o they_o insert_v into_o their_o story_n have_v no_o respect_n or_o examination_n of_o circumstance_n to_o be_v compare_v but_o only_o follow_v bare_a rumour_n or_o else_o such_o word_n as_o they_o see_v in_o such_o fable_a preface_n or_o inditemente_n express_v whereby_o it_o come_v so_o to_o pass_v chronicler_n that_o the_o young_a chronicler_n follow_v the_o elder_n as_o the_o blind_a lead_v the_o blind_a both_o together_o fall_v into_o the_o pit_n of_o error_n and_o you_o also_o master_n cope_n follow_v the_o step_n of_o the_o same_o do_v seem_v likewise_o to_o err_v 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come_v comparuit_fw-la ideo_fw-la presentibus_fw-la coronatoribus_fw-la come_v predicti_fw-la utlagatâ_n fuit_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la inquiratur_fw-la de_fw-la terra_fw-la &_o catalli_v suis._n ¶_o notes_n or_o consideration_n upon_o the_o indictment_n and_o commission_n above_o prefix_v a_o die_fw-la mercurij_fw-la proximo_fw-la post_fw-la festum_fw-la epiphaniae_fw-la etc._n etc._n day_n ¶_o first_n here_o be_v to_o be_v note_v &_o consider_v good_a reader_n the_o day_n and_o date_n of_o geve_v out_o the_o commission_n &_o then_o of_o the_o verdict_n present_v by_o the_o jurer_n which_o be_v both_o in_o one_o day_n that_o be_v on_o the_o wednesday_n next_o after_o the_o epiphanie_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n 5._o which_o be_v the_o x._o day_n of_o the_o month_n of_o january_n as_o the_o date_n of_o the_o commission_n say_v a_o 1413._o after_o the_o use_n of_o england_n or_o after_o the_o romish_a use_n a_o 1414._o so_o that_o after_o the_o 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