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in_o stoke_n in_o the_o hundred_o of_o hoo_n be_v sheriff_n of_o kent_n in_o the_o ten_o of_o edward_n the_o second_o and_o part_n of_o the_o eleven_o john_n framingham_n of_o framingham_n be_v sheriff_n of_o kent_n part_n of_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o edward_n the_o second_o and_o for_o three_o part_n of_o the_o twelve_v year_n which_o he_o likewise_o serve_v henry_n de_fw-fr sarden_n be_v unite_v as_o a_o assistant_n to_o he_o william_n septuans_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n robert_n septuans_n who_o seat_n be_v at_o milton_n septuans_n near_a canterbury_n be_v sheriff_n of_o kent_n part_n of_o the_o thirteen_o and_o entire_o the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o edw._n the_o second_o and_o henry_n sarden_n be_v his_o assistant_n he_o continue_v in_o the_o office_n the_o fifteen_o and_o part_v of_o the_o sixteenth_o year_n of_o the_o abovesaid_a prince_n and_o ralph_n savage_a of_o milsted_n be_v join_v with_o he_o john_n the_o shelve_v son_n of_o thomas_n de_n shelve_v of_o shelve_v in_o wodnesborough_n be_v sheriff_n of_o kent_n part_n of_o the_o sixteenth_o and_o part_n of_o the_o seventeen_o year_n of_o edward_n the_o second_o and_o john_n de_fw-fr framingham_n be_v join_v as_o a_o assistant_n to_o he_o john_n de_fw-fr framingham_n be_v sheriff_n of_o kent_n part_n of_o the_o sixteenth_o year_n entire_o the_o eighteen_o and_o last_o part_n of_o the_o ninteenth_fw-mi year_n of_o that_o infortunate_a prince_n edward_n the_o second_o and_o ralph_n de_fw-fr st._n laurence_n serve_v out_o the_o residue_n for_o he_o thomas_n de_fw-fr toniford_n his_o attorney_n account_v for_o the_o profit_n of_o his_o office_n for_o he_o sheriff_n of_o kent_n in_o the_o time_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o ralph_n de_fw-fr st._n laurence_n who_o ancestor_n extract_v their_o surname_n from_o st._n laurence_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o thanet_n be_v sheriff_n of_o kent_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o edw._n the_o three_o and_o again_o for_o part_v of_o the_o six_o year_n of_o that_o prince_n 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