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reign_n the_o 6_o of_o april_n 1199._o a._n d._n a._n r._n lord_n mayor_n sherriff_n 1199_o 1_o henry_n fitz-alwin_a arnold_n fitz-arnold_n ri._n fitz_n bartholomew_n 1200_o 2_o the_o same_o roger_n dorset_n james_n bartholomew_n 1201_o 3_o the_o same_o walter_n fitz-allice_n sim._n de_fw-fr aldermanburic_n 1202_o 4_o the_o same_o norman_a blondel_n john_n de_fw-fr ely_n 1203_o 5_o the_o same_o walter_n browne_n w._n chamberlain_n 1204_o 6_o the_o same_o thomas_n haverel_n hamond_n brond_n 1205_o 7_o the_o same_o john_n walgrave_n rich._n de_fw-fr winchester_n 1206_o 8_o the_o same_o john_n holy-land_n edm._n fitz-gerard_n 1207_o 9_o the_o same_o roger_n winchester_n edmund_n hardle_n 1208_o 10_o the_o same_o peter_z duke_z thomas_n neal._n 1209_o 11_o the_o same_o peter_n le_fw-fr josue_n william_n blound_n 1210_o 12_o the_o same_o adam_n whitbey_n stephen_n le_fw-fr grass_n 1211_o 13_o the_o same_o john_n fitz-peter_n john_n garland_n 1212_o 14_o the_o same_o randolph_n eyland_n constantine_n josue_n 1213_o 15_o roger_n fitz-alwin_a martin_n fitz-allice_n peter_n bate_n 1214_o 16_o the_o same_o solomon_n basin_n hugh_n basin_n 1215_o 17_o william_n hardel_n john_n travers_z andrew_n newland_n king_n henry_n the_o iii_o begin_v his_o reign_n the_o 19_o of_o october_n 1216._o a._n d._n a._n r._n lord_n mayor_n sheriff_n 1216_o 1_o william_n hardel_n john_n travers_z andrew_n newland_n 1217_o 2_o robert_n serl_n thomas_n bokerel_n ralph_n holyland_n 1218_o 3_o the_o same_o bennet_n senturer_n william_n blundivers_a 1219_o 4_o the_o same_o john_n wail_n or_o veil_n josue_n le_fw-fr spicer_n 1220_o 5_o the_o same_o richard_n wimbledon_n john_n wail_n or_o veil_n 1221_o 6_o the_o same_o richard_n renger_n john_n veil_n 1222_o 7_o the_o same_o richard_n joyner_n thomas_n lambert_n 1223_o 8_o richard_n benger_n william_n joyner_n thomas_n lambert_n 1224_o 9_o the_o same_o john_n travers_z andrew_n bokerel_n 1225_o 10_o the_o same_o the_o same_o the_o same_o 1226_o 11_o the_o same_o roger_n duke_n mar._n fitz-williams_n 1227_o 12_o roger_n duke_n stephen_n bokereâ—_n henry_n cocham_n 1228_o 13_o the_o same_o the_o same_o the_o same_o 1229_o 14_o the_o same_o william_n winchester_n robert_n fitz-john_n 1230_o 15_o the_o same_o richard_z walter_z john_n de_fw-fr woborn_n 1231_o 16_o andrew_n bokerel_n michael_n of_o st._n helen_n walter_n de_fw-fr enfield_n 1232_o 17_o andrew_n bokerel_n henry_n de_fw-fr edmonton_n gerard_n bat._n 1233_o 18_o the_o same_o roger_n fitz-mary_n roger_n blunt._n 1234_o 19_o the_o same_o ralph_n ashwray_v john_n norman_n 1235_o 20_o the_o same_o gerard_n bat._n rich._n or_o rob._n hardel_n 1236_o 21_o the_o same_o henry_n cobham_n jordan_n conventry_n 1237_o 22_o the_o same_o john_n tolason_n geru._n the_o cordwainer_n 1238_o 23_o richard_n benger_n john_n codras_n john_n wilhall_n 1239_o 24_o william_n joyner_n reymond_n bongy_n ralph_n ashwy_n 1240_o 25_o gerard_n bat._n john_n guysor_n michael_n tony._n 1241_o 26_o reymond_n bongy_n thomas_n duresm_n john_n voyl_n 1242_o 27_o the_o same_o john_n fitz-john_n ralph_n ashwy_n 1243_o 28_o ralph_n ashwy_n hugh_n blunt._n adam_n basin_n 1244_o 29_o michael_n tony._n ralph_n eoster_n nicholas_n bat._n 1245_o 30_o john_n guysor_n robert_n cornhill_n adam_n of_o bew_o 1246_o 31_o the_o same_o simon_n fitz-mary_n laurence_n frowick_n 1247_o 32_o peter_n fitz-alwin_a john_n voil_n nicholas_n bat._n 1248_o 33_o michael_n tony._n nicholas_n fitz-josue_a geoffry_n winchester_n 1249_o 34_o roger_n fitz-roger_n richard_n hardel_n john_n tolason_n 1250_o 35_o john_n guysor_n humphrey_n bat._n will._n fitz._n richard_n 1251_o 36_o adam_n basin_n laurence_n frowick_n nicholas_n bat._n 1252_o 37_o john_n tolason_n william_n durham_n thomas_n wimborn_n 1253_o 38_o richard_n hardel_n john_n northampton_n richard_n richard_n 1254_o 39_o the_o same_o ralph_n ashury_n robert_n of_o limâ—n_n 1255_o 40_o the_o same_o stephen_n do_v henry_n walmond_n 1256_o 41_o the_o same_o michael_n bokerel_n john_n the_o minor_n 1257_o 42_o the_o same_o richard_n otwell_n william_n ashwy_n 1258_o 43_o the_o same_o robert_n cornhill_n john_n adrian_z 1259_o 44_o john_n guysor_n john_n adrian_z robert_n cornhill_n 1260_o 45_o will._n fitz-richard_n adam_n browning_n henry_n coventry_z 1261_o 46_o the_o same_o john_n northampton_n richard_n pichard_n 1262_o 47_o thom._n fitz-richard_n john_n taylor_n richard_n wallbroke_n 1263_o 48_o the_o same_o rob._n the_o mountpeter_n osbert_n de_fw-fr suffolk_n 1264_o 49_o thomas_n fitz_n thomas_n fitz-richard_n george_n râ—kestey_n thomas_n de_fw-fr detford_n 1265_o 50_o the_o same_o edward_n blâ—nt_fw-la peter_n anger_n 1265_o 51_o william_n richards_n john_n hind_n john_n walraven_n 1266_o 52_o allen_n de-la-zouch_a john_n adrian_z lucas_n de_fw-fr batencourt_n 1267_o 53_o t._n wimborn_n custos_fw-la sir_n stephen_n edward_n walter_n harvey_n william_n duresm_n 1268_o 54_o hugh_n fitz-ottonis_a custos_fw-la of_o london_n 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1282_o 11_o the_o same_o ralph_n blunt._n hawkin_n betuel_n 1283_o 12_o the_o same_o jordan_n goodcheap_n martin_n box._n 1284_o 13_o gregory_n rokesley_n stephen_n cornhill_n robert_n rokesley_n 1285_o 14_o ralph_n sandwich_n walter_n blunt._n john_n make_v 1286_o 15_o the_o same_o thomas_n cross_n walter_n hawteyne_n 1287_o 16_o the_o same_o william_n hereford_n thomas_n stanes_n 1288_o 17_o the_o same_o william_n betaine_v john_n of_o canterbury_n 1289_o 18_o the_o same_o fulk_n of_o st._n edmund_n solomon_n langford_n 1290_o 19_o the_o same_o thomas_n romain_n william_n de_fw-fr lyre_n 1291_o 20_o the_o same_o ralph_n blunt._n hamond_n box._n 1292_o 21_o the_o same_o elias_n russel_n henry_n bole._n 2293_o 22_o the_o same_o robert_n rokesley_n martin_n awbury_n 1294_o 23_o the_o same_o henry_n box._fw-la richard_n gloucester_n 1295_o 24_o sir_n john_n briton_n john_n dunstable_n adam_n de_fw-fr halingbury_n 1296_o 25_o the_o same_o thomas_n of_o suffolk_n adam_n of_o fulâ—â—m_n 1297_o 26_o henry_n walleis_n richard_n refham_n thomas_n sely._n 1298_o 27_o elias_n russel_n john_n armentor_n henry_n fingene_n 1299_o 28_o the_o same_o lucas_n de_fw-fr havering_n richard_n champnes_n 1300_o 29_o sir_n john_n blunt._n robert_n collor_n peter_n de_fw-fr bessenho_n 1301_o 30_o the_o same_o hugh_n pourte_n simon_n paris_n 1302_o 31_o the_o same_o will._n combmartin_n john_n de_fw-fr burford_n 1303_o 32_o the_o same_o roger_n paris_n john_n de_fw-fr lincoln_n 1304_o 33_o the_o same_o william_n causon_n reginald_n thunderley_n 1305_o 34_o the_o same_o geoffry_n at_o the_o conduit_n simon_n billet_n king_n edward_n the_o ii_o begin_v his_o reign_n the_o second_o of_o july_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1307._o 1307_o 1_o sir_n john_n blunt._n nicholas_n pigol_n nigellus_n drury_n 1308_o 2_o nicholas_n faringdon_n william_n basin_n james_n butler_n 1309_o 3_o thomas_n roman_a roger_n le_fw-fr palmer_n james_n of_o st._n edmond_n 1310_o 4_o richard_n reffam_n simon_n cooper_n peter_n blacney_n 1311_o 5_o sir_n john_n gysor_n simon_n metwâ—â—â—_n richard_n wâ—â—ford_n 1312_o 6_o sir_n john_n gysor_n john_n lambin_n adam_n lutkin_n 1313_o 7_o nicholas_n faringdon_n robert_n garden_n hugh_n garton_n 1314_o 8_o sir_n john_n gysor_n stephen_n abingdon_n hammond_n chickwell_n 1315_o 9_o stephen_n de_fw-fr abington_n hammond_n goodcheap_n william_n bodeleigh_n 1316_o 10_o john_n wingrave_n william_n caston_n ralph_n balancer_n 1317_o 11_o the_o same_o john_n prior._n william_n furneaux_n 1318_o 12_o the_o same_o john_n pointel_n john_n dalling_n 1319_o 13_o hammond_n chickwell_n simon_n de_fw-fr abington_n john_n preston_n 1320_o 14_o nicholas_n faringdon_n reinald_n at_o the_o conduit_n william_n prodham_n 1321_o 15_o hammond_n chickwell_n râ—chard_n constantine_n richard_n de_fw-fr hackney_n 1322_o 16_o the_o same_o john_n grantham_n richard_n de_fw-fr ely_n 1323_o 17_o nicholas_n farindon_n adam_n of_o salisbury_n john_n of_o oxford_n 1324_o 18_o hammond_n chickwell_n bennet_n of_o fulham_n john_n cawston_n 1325_o 19_o the_o same_o gilbert_n mordon_n john_n causton_n 3126_o 20_o richard_n britain_n richard_n rthe_v roger_n chauntclere_n king_n edward_n the_o iii_o begin_v his_o reign_n the_o 25._o of_o january_n 1326._o a._n d._n a._n r._n lord_n mayor_n sherriff_n 1327_o 1_o hammond_n chickwell_n henry_n darcy_n john_n hawton_n 1328_o 2_o john_n grantham_n simon_n francis_n henry_n cobmartin_n 1329_o 3_o richard_n swanland_n richard_n lazer_n william_n gysor_n 1330_o 4_o sir_n john_n pountney_n robert_n of_o ely_n thomas_n of_o worwode_n 1331_o 5_o the_o same_o john_n mock_v andrew_n aubery_n 1332_o 6_o john_n preston_n nicholas_n pike_n john_n husband_n 1333_o 7_o sir_n john_n pountney_n john_n hammond_n william_n hauford_n 1334_o 8_o reginald_n at_o the_o conduit_n john_n kingston_n walter_n turk_n 1335_o 9_o the_o same_o walter_n mordon_n richard_n vpton_n 1336_o 10_o sir_n john_n pountney_n john_n clark_n w._n curtez_n 1337_o 11_o 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