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be_v these_o in_o kent_n raculfe_n sandwich_n rateburch_n wodetun_n the_o abbay_n of_o limn_v with_o the_o land_n and_o custom_n unto_o the_o same_o monasterye_n belong_v saltwude_n etc._n etc._n stock_n and_o denentun_n because_o they_o belong_v of_o old_a time_n to_o the_o church_n of_o s._n andrew_n rochester_n s._n andrew_n church_n in_o rochester_n they_o he_o restore_v to_o the_o same_o church_n in_o sutherey_n murtelac_n the_o abbay_n of_o s._n mary_n in_o london_n with_o the_o land_n and_o house_n which_o livingus_n priest_n and_o his_o wife_n have_v in_o london_n all_o these_o lanfrancke_n restore_v again_o for_o the_o health_n of_o his_o own_o soul_n free_o and_o without_o money_n man_n livingus_n priest_n &_o marry_a man_n etc._n etc._n *_o a_o note_n for_o the_o legitimation_n of_o priest_n child_n ex_fw-la termino_fw-la michael_n anno_fw-la 21._o henr._n 7._o fol._n 39_o page_n 2._o note_v that_o in_o the_o nineteeen_o year_n of_o this_o king_n in_o a_o assize_n at_o warwick_n before_o sir_n guye_n fairfax_n and_o sir_n john_n vavisour_n it_o be_v find_v by_o verdict_n 7._o m._n 21._o h._n 7._o that_o the_o father_n of_o the_o tenant_n have_v take_v the_o order_n of_o deacon_n and_o after_o marry_v a_o wife_n and_o have_v issue_n the_o tenant_n die_v and_o the_o issue_n of_o the_o tenant_n do_v enter_v upon_o who_o the_o pleyntife_n do_v enter_v as_o next_o heir_n collateral_a to_o the_o father_n of_o the_o tenant_n bastard_n a_o deacon_n take_v a_o wife_n have_v issue_n &_o die_v the_o issue_n adjudge_v not_o bastard_n upon_o who_o he_o do_v reenter_v etc._n etc._n and_o for_o difficulty_n the_o justice_n do_v adjourn_v the_o assize_n and_o it_o be_v debate_v in_o the_o escheke_a chamber_n if_o the_o tenant_n shall_v be_v a_o bastard_n etc._n etc._n and_o here_o by_o advice_n it_o be_v adjudge_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v bastard_n etc._n etc._n ¶_o frowicke_n chief_a justice_n say_v to_o i_o in_o the_o nineteeen_o year_n of_o henry_n the_o 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