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that_o he_o send_v every_o yer_z to_o receyve_v the_o rent_n of_o the_o land_n and_o send_v they_o to_o themperour_n of_o constantinople_n and_o so_o the_o lordshyppe_n of_o the_o greek_n be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n till_o in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n god_n vii_o c._n hunderde_v &_o four_o they_z of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n coude_fw-fr nat_n suffer_v the_o wrong_n that_o the_o greek_n do_v unto_o they_o and_o than_o they_o yield_v they_o to_o the_o sarasyn_n and_o choose_v a_o lord_n among_o they_o of_o mahometz_n kindred_n &_o name_v he_o calyfe_n and_o all_o their_o lord_n be_v call_v calyfe_n and_o keep_v the_o lordship_n of_o egypt_n those_o of_o mahometz_n kindred_n ccc.xlvii_o