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gratia_fw-la nostra_fw-la speciali_fw-la ex_fw-la certa_fw-la scientia_fw-la &_o mero_fw-la motu_fw-la nostro_fw-la constituimus_fw-la dilectum_fw-la &_o fidelem_fw-la nostrum_fw-la j._n m._n servientem_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la unum_fw-la servientem_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la nec_fw-la non_fw-la concessimus_fw-la eidem_fw-la j._n m._n officium_fw-la unius_fw-la seruient_fw-fr '_o nostror_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la habendum_fw-la occupandum_fw-la &_o exercend'dict_v '_o officium_fw-la nec_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la essendum_fw-la unum_fw-la '_o seruient_fw-fr '_o nostrorum_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la nobis_fw-la placuerit_fw-la capiendum_fw-la &_o percipiend_n anuatim_fw-la in_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la officio_fw-la illo_fw-la exercend'eidem_fw-la j._n m._n vad'fead'vestur_n '_o &_o regard'dict_v '_o officio_fw-la debito_fw-la sive_fw-la pertinend'pro_fw-la ut_fw-la aliquis_fw-la seruient_fw-fr '_o nostrorum_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la pro_fw-la huius_fw-la modi_fw-la officio_fw-la exercend'percepit_fw-la sive_fw-la habere_fw-la &_o precipere_fw-la debeat_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la express_v a_o mentio_fw-la non_fw-la fit_n etc._n etc._n in_o cujus_fw-la rei_fw-la testimonium_fw-la etc._n etc._n testae_fw-la etc._n etc._n per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la regem_fw-la barker_n and_o be_v thus_o make_v the_o king_n sergeant_n by_o a_o distinct_a writ_n they_o be_v capacitate_v to_o have_v a_o writ_n of_o summons_n to_o sit_v in_o the_o lord_n house_n in_o parliament_n and_o though_o none_o sit_v this_o parliament_n yet_o writ_n be_v provide_v for_o two_o of_o they_o in_o this_o form_n follow_v viz._n carolus_n etc._n etc._n dilecto_fw-la &_o fideli_fw-la svo_fw-la johanni_n glin_n militi_fw-la servienti_fw-la domino_fw-la regi_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la quia_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o so_o verbatim_o according_a to_o the_o exemplar_n before_o recite_v to_o the_o lord_n chief_a justice_n the_o other_o be_v johanni_n maynard_n militi_fw-la who_o have_v 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nature_n of_o their_o employment_n so_o it_o may_v suffice_v only_o to_o instance_n here_o that_o in_o the_o 36_o hen._n 8._o william_n packet_n mil._n have_v his_o