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have tlieir persons free in the borough aforesaid, 

 from all trespasses there (except in cases of life 

 and limb) and in which cases all persons as well 

 burjresses as others shall be imprisoned in our 

 castle there. Nevertheless if any of our said 

 burgesses be sued, accused, or indicted upon any 

 trespasses, in those cases we will that on that 

 account they be imprisoned, until they find good, 

 and sufficient sureties to abide the right thereof 

 before our chief justice, or other justices assigned 

 in that behalf. Moreover we grant to the same 

 burgesses that all land to the same borough now 

 assigned shall be altogether diswarrened and 

 deafforested. And that the Jews dwell not at any 

 time in the same borough. Also we will and grant 

 for us and our heirs that the aforesaid burgesses 

 have all other liberties and free customs above 

 expressed well and peaceably, without let, or im- 

 pediment of us, our heirs, justices, sheriffs, and 

 others our bailiffs, and ministers whatsoever for 

 ever, as is above expressed. Witness the venerable 

 father R. bishop of Bath and Wells, our chancel- 

 lor, Richd. de Burg Com.Ulton, Thomas de Clare, 

 Richd. de Brus, Reginald de Grey, Nicholas de 

 Segraue, Peter de Champnent, John de Monte 

 Alto, and others. — Given under our hand at 



