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[date 1251]
This yere was graūted by the king, that wher before this time the citizens of London, did present theyr Maior be¦fore the kyng whersoeuer he were, and, so to be admitted, now he should come onely before the Barons of the exche∣quer, and they shoulde admit him, and geue him his othe.
The maior of London sworne in thex che∣quer.