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![25. Praying that the burgesses take malefactors promptly on the denunciation of the Chancellor. (67) Ad petitionem ejusdem Universitatis petentis quod burgenses ejusdem villae prompti sint et parati ad denuntiationem Cancellarii ad capiendum malefactores et impeditores pacis, et quod super hoc mandetur eisdem;— Ita responsum est: Mandetur [eis] in forma prius facta per breve de Cancellaria, et si ballivi negligentes fuerint, sequatur aliquis pro eis ad Scaccarium [et] fiat ibi justitia. 26. As to the imprisonment of convicted harlots. (68) Ad petitionem ejusdem Universitatis petentis remedium de eo quod meretrices convictae coram Cancellario et adjudicatae prisonae [de] gentes ultra peti-pount in parochia S. dementis de die, et de noctibus redeuntes infra muros et [peccatum' hujusmodi conti]nuantes quod dictus Cancellarius ipsas meretrices capere possit et impnsonare sicut illas infra villam:— Ita responsum [est]: Cum venerint hujusmodi feminae in villam capiantur et imprisonentur per Cancellarium prout est eis concessum prius. 27. As to providing closure of posterns into the suburbs against men of ill-fame. (69) Ad petitionem ejusdem Universitatis petentis quod Rex praecipere velit quod pro eo quod homines make famae receptantur extra muros [reme]dium ordinetur ad posternas clausturas^ et introitus suburbii contra hujusmodi pericula;— . Ita responsum est: Modo quo [melius] Cancellarius pro Umver- sitate et burgenses et communitas concordare poterint pro hujusmodi clausturis pro securitate villae et Universitatis [Rex] bene permittet. I The words between brackets are uncertain; peccatum may possibly be potes- tatem, M. * postern' claustur' in MS.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b24879265_0130.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
