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intelligence_n with_o the_o archbishop_n of_o collen_n as_o john_n of_o oxford_n richard_n juechester_n richard_n de_fw-fr lucy_n josslin_n balliol_n alan_n de_fw-fr nevile_n and_o with_o these_o all_o such_o as_o have_v enter_v upon_o the_o good_n of_o the_o church_n of_o canterbury_n which_o he_o call_v the_o patrimony_n of_o the_o crusifex_n and_o the_o food_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o these_o be_v ralph_n de_fw-fr brock_n hugh_n saint_n clare_n and_o thomas_n fitz_n barnard_n thus_o be_v both_o side_n busy_v in_o this_o dry_a war_n wherein_o though_o there_o be_v no_o sword_n yet_o it_o give_v vexation_n enough_o and_o yet_o this_o be_v not_o all_o the_o work_n that_o take_v up_o the_o king_n time_n for_o during_o this_o dissension_n the_o welsh_a again_o revolt_v and_o to_o supresse_v they_o he_o spend_v much_o labour_n with_o welsh_a the_o king_n repress_n the_o welsh_a the_o loss_n of_o many_o great_a man_n and_o be_v himself_o in_o that_o danger_n as_o have_v not_o hubert_n saint_n clere_n receive_v a_o wound_n for_o he_o by_o a_o arrow_n aim_v direct_o at_o his_o person_n he_o have_v there_o finish_v his_o part_n in_o this_o expedition_n he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v use_v extreme_a cruelty_n after_o this_o he_o pass_v into_o normandy_n to_o be_v near_o his_o business_n which_o now_o lie_v all_o on_o that_o side_n and_o first_o to_o entertain_v the_o opinion_n of_o pictie_n though_o he_o be_v fall_v out_o with_o the_o pope_n he_o obtain_v at_o a_o assembly_n of_o his_o bishop_n and_o baron_n of_o normandy_n 13._o 1166._o anno._n reg._n 13._o two_o penny_n in_o the_o pound_n of_o every_o man_n land_n and_o good_n too_o beepayde_v that_o year_n 1166._o and_o a_o penny_n of_o every_o pound_n to_o be_v pay_v for_o four_o year_n follow_v which_o be_v levy_v for_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o christian_n in_o the_o holy_a war_n and_o send_v unto_o they_o then_o he_o raise_v force_n and_o take_v in_o certain_a castle_n in_o the_o country_n of_o maine_n and_o march_n 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all_o moveable_n both_o of_o the_o clergy_n and_o layetie_n for_o the_o recovery_n of_o those_o part_n in_o france_n withhold_v from_o this_o crown_n by_o lovys_n now_o king_n contrary_a to_o his_o parliament_n 3_o parliament_n oath_n and_o promise_n make_v here_o in_o england_n at_o his_o departure_n which_o motion_n though_o it_o concern_v the_o honour_n and_o dignity_n of_o this_o kingdom_n be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o estate_n of_o most_o of_o the_o nobility_n and_o other_o the_o subject_n who_o have_v land_n and_o possession_n in_o those_o part_n which_o no_o doubt_n they_o desire_v to_o recover_v with_o their_o utmost_a mean_n yet_o will_v they_o not_o yield_v to_o the_o grant_n of_o this_o subsidy_n but_o upon_o confirmation_n of_o their_o liberty_n which_o in_o the_o end_n they_o obtain_v in_o the_o same_o word_n and_o form_n as_o king_n john_n have_v grant_v they_o in_o the_o
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