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town_n parish_n and_o place_n aforesaid_a and_o in_o ever_o parcel_n thereof_o as_o full_o free_o and_o whole_o as_o the_o say_a mayor_n and_o commonalty_n and_o citizen_n of_o the_o say_a city_n enjoy_v and_o use_v or_o may_v have_v enjoy_v and_o use_v in_o the_o say_a city_n by_o virtue_n of_o any_o of_o the_o charter_n and_o grant_n make_v grant_v and_o confirm_v by_o any_o of_o our_o progenitor_n king_n of_o england_n to_o any_o mayor_n commonalty_n and_o citizen_n of_o the_o say_a city_n and_o that_o the_o mayor_n of_o the_o same_o city_n for_o the_o time_n be_v and_o the_o recordeâ—_n thereof_o for_o the_o time_n be_v after_o the_o saiâ—_n alderman_n have_v exercise_v and_o bear_v 〈◊〉_d charge_n of_o mayor_n of_o the_o say_a city_n shall_v bâ—_n southwark_n the_o justice_n of_o peace_n in_o london_n to_o be_v justice_n in_o southwark_n justice_n of_o our_o peace_n and_o of_o our_o heir_n in_o thâ—_n town_n borough_n parish_n and_o limit_n aforesaid_a so_o long_o as_o the_o same_o aldermen_z shall_v 〈◊〉_d and_o remain_v alderman_n of_o the_o say_a city_n anâ—_n every_o of_o they_o shall_v there_o do_v and_o execute_v all_o and_o singular_a thing_n which_o other_o justice_n of_o our_o peace_n and_o our_o heir_n may_v oâ—_n and_o execute_v within_o the_o say_a county_n of_o 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n of_o our_o realm_n of_o england_n and_o that_o tâ—â—_n say_v mayor_n and_o commonalty_n and_o citizens_n and_o their_o successor_n shall_v have_v on_o every_o week_n on_o monday_n wednesday_n friday_n and_o saturday_n within_o the_o borough_n anâ—_n week_n market_n in_o southwark_n font_n day_n in_o a_o week_n town_n aforesaid_a one_o market_n or_o market_n tâ—_n be_v there_o hold_v and_o all_o thing_n which_o to_o market_n do_v appertain_v or_o may_v appertain_v forever_o except_o always_o and_o reserve_v to_o we_o 〈◊〉_d heir_n and_o successor_n out_o of_o these_o our_o letterâ—_n patent_n all_o and_o all_o manner_n of_o right_n jurisdiction_n 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steward_n of_o the_o king_n house_n extend_v to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o great_a master_n steward_n and_o marshal_n of_o our_o house_n or_o of_o the_o house_n of_o our_o heir_n and_o successor_n to_o be_v exercise_v within_o the_o town_n borough_n parish_n and_o limit_n aforesaid_a be_v within_o the_o verge_n nor_o john_n gate_n knight_n one_o of_o the_o gent._n of_o our_o privy_a chamber_n of_o or_o for_o land_n tenement_n office_n franchise_n or_o liberty_n by_o we_o or_o our_o life_n nor_o john_n gate_n during_o his_o life_n father_n to_o the_o say_v john_n gate_n grant_v during_o his_o life_n which_o manor_n land_n tenement_n rent_n privilege_n and_o all_o other_o the_o premise_n be_v now_o extend_v to_o the_o yearly_a premise_n value_v of_o the_o premise_n value_n of_o 35_o l._n 14_o s._n 4_o d._n to_o have_v hold_v and_o enjoy_v the_o say_v manor_n message_n land_n tenement_n meadow_n feeding_n pasture_n
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