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runningmead_n 〈◊〉_d hold_v 17_o jâ—â—_n be_v 29._o year_n after_o and_o 20._o year_n before_o 49_o h._n 3._o call_v parliamentum_fw-la de_fw-mi runeme_v memorandum_n quod_fw-la in_o parliamento_fw-la a_o 〈…〉_z die_v pasch._n in_o tres_fw-la septimanas_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la regis_fw-la h._n 3._o 28._o london_n celebrato_fw-la negotium_fw-la crucis_fw-la in_o anglia_fw-it una_fw-la cum_fw-la collectione_n decimae_fw-la benefiâ—â—â—rum_fw-la ecclesiasâ—â—corum_fw-la domino_fw-la regi_fw-la in_o subsidium_fw-la terrae_fw-la sanctae_fw-la à _fw-la sede_fw-la apostolica_fw-la deputat_fw-la be_v treat_v of_o a_o utlary_n against_o william_n de_fw-fr dorso_fw-la hastingcott_n be_v reverse_v and_o he_o restore_v to_o all_o he_o have_v lose_v thereby_o and_o this_o do_v coram_fw-la rege_fw-la &_o toto_fw-la parliamento_fw-la inter_fw-la communia_fw-la hilar._n 17_o e._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d penes_fw-la rememoratorem_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la in_o scaccario_fw-la it_o appear_v in_o a_o plea_n 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burgorum_n barones_n burgorum_n for_o aldermani_fw-la castellorum_fw-la barones_n castellorum_fw-la for_o aldermani_fw-la hundredorum_fw-la barones_n hundredorum_fw-la sive_fw-la wapentachiorum_fw-la sir_n henry_n spelman_n say_v that_o simplices_fw-la 70._o villarum_fw-la maneriorum_fw-la domini_fw-la de_fw-la quocunque_fw-la tenentes_fw-la qui_fw-la sacham_n &_o socham_n habent_fw-la be_v ancient_o call_v barones_n and_o all_o freeholder_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la tam_fw-la 658._o in_o soccagio_fw-it quam_fw-la per_fw-la servitium_fw-la militare_fw-la have_v the_o title_n of_o barones_n