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arewynus_n abbas_n bur_n i_o demisit_fw-la se_fw-la de_fw-la abbatia_n cvi_fw-la successit_fw-la egregius_fw-la pater_fw-la leofricus_n he_o die_v it_o appear_v by_o the_o calendar_n on_o the_o 30._o of_o may_n where_o be_v these_o word_n depositio_fw-la arewyni_n abbatis_fw-la leo_n fricus_n call_v in_o the_o kalander_n of_o this_o church_n lefricus_n and_o by_o hugo_n leuricus_n and_o by_o the_o annal_n of_o burton_n levericus_n be_v choose_v by_o the_o whole_a society_n with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o king_n and_o of_o arewinus_n be_v pulcherrimus_fw-la monachorum_fw-la as_o hugo_n describe_v he_o flos_fw-la &_o decus_fw-la abbatum_fw-la descend_v of_o the_o noble_a stock_n of_o the_o angle_n and_o more_o noble_a for_o his_o behaviour_n most_o noble_o govern_v and_o enrich_v this_o church_n and_o as_o it_o be_v write_v ornavit_fw-la tempora_fw-la sva_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la consummationem_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la for_o he_o purchase_v much_o land_n and_o bestow_v divers_a 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