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subsequena_fw-es '_o â—â—od_a '_o ballivi_n impedientes_fw-la puniantur_fw-la si_fw-mi ball_n vus_o elect_n '_o sit_v absens_fw-la tempore_fw-la electionis_fw-la ille_fw-la distringetur_fw-la per_fw-la bona_fw-la &_o catalla_n quae_fw-la imparriantur_fw-la quousque_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la prastaverit_fw-la commune_v collectores_fw-la omnium_fw-la scottorum_fw-la ballivo_fw-la jurat_fw-la '_o &_o communitati_fw-la computabunt_fw-la computum_fw-la inscriptum_fw-la per_fw-la 〈…〉_z 〈◊〉_d juraâ—_n '_o 〈◊〉_d '_z faciens_fw-la 〈◊〉_d principali_fw-la 〈…〉_z 12_o d._n si_fw-mi aliquis_fw-la jurat_fw-la '_o amovetur_fw-la alius_fw-la eligetur_fw-la eodem_fw-la modo_fw-la fiat_fw-la de_fw-la collectoribus_fw-la jurat_fw-la '_o collectores_fw-la etc._n etc._n recusan_fw-la es_fw-la press_v be_v sacramentum_fw-la amercietur_fw-la 20_o â—_o 〈…〉_z sumâ—â—â—â—â—â—_n &_o nâ—n_n comparentes_fw-la 〈…〉_z â—â—â—â—mentum_fw-la 4._o juratorum_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la collectorum_fw-la &_o expenatiorum_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la ballivorum_fw-la 〈…〉_z 6_o s._n 8_o d_o pro_fw-la labour_v 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la liâ—â—t_fw-la alicui_fw-la 〈◊〉_d dammas_fw-la et_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d â—â—cerit_fw-la amercietur_fw-la per_fw-la ballivum_fw-la &_o jur._n 〈…〉_z scotta_n assessus_fw-la &_o dies_fw-la solutionis_fw-la inde_fw-la proclametur_fw-la quod_fw-la un_fw-fr acra_fw-la pro_fw-la wallijs_fw-la ematur_fw-la pro_fw-la 40_o s._n non_fw-la liceat_fw-la alicui_fw-la operarios_fw-la in_o communi_fw-la opere_fw-la existentes_fw-la abducere_fw-la sub_fw-la poena_fw-la 10_o s._n ordinatio_fw-la quommodo_fw-la aquagii_fw-la custodiantur_fw-la ballivus_n &_o jurat_fw-la '_o sumptos_fw-la suos_fw-la habere_fw-la de_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la eos_fw-la ad_fw-la loca_fw-la ducere_fw-la velint_fw-la ordinationes_fw-la suos_fw-la facere_fw-la si_fw-mi quis_fw-la rescussum_fw-la ballivo_fw-la secerint_fw-la de_fw-la districtionibus_fw-la amercietur_fw-la 20_o s._n quibus_fw-la locis_fw-la lex_fw-la maritima_fw-la currt_n the_o charter_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o a_o power_n grant_v to_o the_o 24_o jurate_n to_o make_v distress_n the_o sheriff_n or_o his_o officer_n not_o to_o intermeddle_v with_o those_o distress_n the_o ordinance_n of_o henry_n de_fw-fr bathonia_n recital_n of_o the_o charter_n of_o h._n 3._o the_o juror_n be_v resist_v by_o the_o man_n of_o the_o parish_n can_v make_v their_o distress_n the_o king_n appoint_v henry_n the_o bath_n his_o justicer_n to_o hear_v and_o determine_v the_o controversy_n between_o the_o juror_n and_o man_n of_o the_o marsh_n the_o ordinance_n of_o henry_n de_fw-fr bathonia_n that_o twelve_o man_n shall_v be_v choose_v viz._n six_o of_o the_o fee_n of_o the_o archbishop_n and_o six_o of_o the_o barony_n to_o measure_v the_o wall_n and_o the_o land_n subject_a to_o danger_n the_o juror_n to_o assign_v to_o every_o man_n his_o portion_n of_o perch_n by_o certain_a bound_n according_a to_o the_o portion_n of_o acre_n subject_a to_o danger_n common_a bailiff_n 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