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use_v silver_n and_o gold_n mace_n 52_o southwark_n grant_v to_o the_o city_n in_o parliament_n 49_o the_o fee-farm_n thereof_o 113_o several_a message_n grant_v the_o city_n 92_o to_o 100_o treasure_n find_v waife_n estray_v etc._n etc._n 101_o a_o fair._n 68_o inhabitant_n to_o be_v under_o the_o government_n of_o the_o mayor_n 109_o the_o mayor_n etc._n etc._n to_o be_v justice_n there_o 110_o market_n there_o ibid._n the_o mayor_n to_o be_v clerk_n of_o the_o market_n and_o receive_v toll_v there_o 107._o 108_o marshalsea_n etc._n etc._n except_v out_o of_o this_o grant_n of_o southwark_n 111_o summons_n there_o 68_o salt_n the_o measure_v thereof_o 116_o sheriffwick_n of_o middlesex_n grant_v to_o the_o city_n 2_o of_o london_n and_o middlesex_n grant_v 13._o 14_o 19_o sheriff_n to_o be_v remove_v at_o pleasure_n of_o the_o citizen_n 14._o 19_o accountable_a in_o the_o exchequer_n 13._o 19_o if_o not_o solvent_a the_o city_n to_o answer_v their_o due_n to_o the_o king_n 13._o 19_o 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