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and

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Lord Chancellors and Lord Keepers of England, 1050–1707

11th century

Regenbald Regenbald (sometimes known as Regenbald of Cirencester) was a priest and royal official in Anglo–Saxon England under King Edward the Confessor. His name suggests that he was not a native Englishman, and perhaps was German or Norman. He first ...

(1050–after 1066) *

Herfast Herfast or Arfast (died 1084) was the first Lord Chancellor of Norman England. He was also Bishop of Elmham and later Bishop of Thetford, after he moved his see there. Life Born in Normandy, Herfast joined William the Conqueror during th ...

(1068–1070) * Saint Osmund, count of Sées and

bishop of Salisbury The Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset. The see is in the City of Salisbury where the bishop's seat ...

(c. 1070) *

Maurice Maurice may refer to: People * Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr * Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and ...

, Archdeacon of Le Mans (c. 1078) *

Gerard Gerard is a masculine forename of Proto-Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this ca ...

, Preceptor of Rouen (c. 1085–before 1091), later Archbishop of York *

Robert Bloet Robert Bloet (sometimes Robert Bloett;Knowles ''Monastic Order'' p. 132 died 1123) was Bishop of Lincoln 1093–1123 and Chancellor of England. Born into a noble Norman family, he became a royal clerk under King William I. Under William I's s ...

(after January 1091) *

William Giffard William Giffard (died 23 January 1129),Franklin "Giffard, William" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' was the Lord Chancellor of England of William II and Henry I, from 1093 to 1101,Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 8 ...

(1094–1101)

12th century

Roger of Salisbury Roger of Salisbury (died 1139), was a Norman medieval bishop of Salisbury and the seventh Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England. Life Roger was originally priest of a small chapel near Caen in Normandy. He was called "Roger, priest of the c ...

(1101–1102) *

Waldric Waldric (''aka'' Gaudry, died 1112) was the eighth Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England, from 1103 to 1107. He was also Bishop of Laon from 1106 to 1112.Powicke ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 81 He had been a royal chaplain as early ...

(1102–1107) * Ranulf (1107–1123) *

Geoffrey Rufus Geoffrey Rufus, also called Galfrid RufusEneas Mackenzie, Marvin Ross, An Historical, Topographical, and Descriptive View of the County Palatine of Durham', 1834 (died 1141) was a medieval Bishop of Durham and Lord Chancellor of England. Life ...

(1123–1133) *

Robert de Sigello Robert de Sigello (died 1150) was a medieval Bishop of London and Lord Chancellor of England. Life Robert was keeper of the king's seal, usually known as Lord Chancellor from 1133 to 1135.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 83 H ...

(1133–1135) ''(Keeper of the Great Seal)'' *

Roger le Poer Roger le Poer was a medieval Lord Chancellor from 1135 until 1139 for King Stephen of England. The son of a powerful bishop, Roger owed his position to his family connections. He lost his office when his father and other relatives lost power. Ar ...

(1135–1139) *

Philip de Harcourt Philip de Harcourt was a medieval Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Bayeux. He was unsuccessfully elected as the Bishop of Salisbury. Life De Harcourt was the son of Robert who was the son of Anschetil, lord of Harcourt, Eure in France. ...

, Dean of Lincoln (1139–1140) *

Robert of Ghent Robert of Ghent or Robert de Gant ( c. 1085–after 1154) was Lord Chancellor of England and Dean of York in the 12th century. The younger son of a nobleman, Robert was probably a member of the cathedral chapter of York before his selection as ...

, Dean of York (1140–1141) *

William FitzGilbert William FitzGilbert was the fifteenth Lord Chancellor of England, from 1141 to 1142, serving the Empress Matilda.Powicke ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 82 Notes References * Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde ''Handbook of British Chron ...

(1141–1142) *

, Dean of York (1142–1154) *

Thomas Becket Thomas Becket (), also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London and later Thomas à Becket (21 December 1119 or 1120 – 29 December 1170), was an English nobleman who served as Lord Chancellor from 1155 to 1162, and then ...

, Archdeacon of Canterbury (1155–1162) Later Archbishop of Canterbury (1162-1170) * Geoffrey Ridel, Archdeacon of Canterbury (1162–1173) * Ralph de Warneville, Treasurer of York (1173–1181) *

Geoffrey, the Bastard Geoffrey ( – 12 December 1212) was an illegitimate son of King Henry II of England who became bishop-elect of Lincoln and archbishop of York. The identity of his mother is uncertain, but she may have been named Ykenai. Geoffrey held sev ...

, Plantagenet (1181–1189) *

William Longchamp William de Longchamp (died 1197) was a medieval Lord Chancellor, Chief Justiciar, and Bishop of Ely in England. Born to a humble family in Normandy, he owed his advancement to royal favour. Although contemporary writers accused Longchamp's fa ...

, Bishop of Ely (1189–1197) *

Eustace, Dean of Salisbury Eustace (died 1215) was the twenty-third Lord Chancellor of England, from 1197 to 1198. He was also Dean of Salisbury and Bishop of Ely. Early life Eustace was probably French or Norman by birth, and was educated at Paris. He was a student with ...

(1197–1199) ''(Keeper of the Great Seal)'' *Eustace, Dean of Salisbury (1198–1199)

13th century

* Hubert Walter, Archbishop of Canterbury (1199–1205) *

Walter de Gray Walter de Gray (died 1 May 1255) was an English prelate and statesman who was Archbishop of York from 1215 to 1255 and Lord Chancellor from 1205 to 1214. His uncle was John de Gray, who was a bishop and royal servant to King John of England. Af ...

?"Bishop of Lichfield"?, 1214–15 Bishop of Worcester, from 1215 Archbishop of York (1205–1214) * Richard Marsh (1214–1226), from 1217 Bishop of Durham *

Ralph Neville Ralph Neville (or Ralf NevillClanchy ''From Memory to Written Record'' p. 90 or Ralph de Neville; died 1244) was a medieval clergyman and politician who served as Bishop of Chichester and Lord Chancellor of England. Neville first appears in t ...

, Bishop of Chichester (1226–1240) * Richard le Gras, Abbot of Evesham (1240–1242) *

, Bishop of Chichester (1242–1244) *

Silvester de Everdon Silvester de Everdon (died 1254) was a medieval Bishop of Carlisle and Lord Chancellor of England. Life Everdon came from the village of Everdon, near Daventry in Northamptonshire, but other than the fact that he was related to a locally promin ...

, Archdeacon of Chester (1244–1246) ''(Keeper of the Great Seal)'' *

John Maunsell Sir John Maunsell ( 1190/1195 – 1265), Provost of Beverley Minster, was a king's clerk and a judge. He served as chancellor to King Henry III and was England's first secretary of state. Life His grandfather, Robert Mansel, was a Templar un ...

, Provost of Beverley (1246–1247) ''(Keeper of the Great Seal)'' *

John Lexington Sir John Lexington (or Lexinton or Lessington; also de Lexington) (died 1257) was a baron and royal official in 13th century England. He has been described as having been Lord Chancellor, but other scholars believe he merely held the royal seals w ...

(1247–1248) ''(Keeper of the Great Seal)'' *

(1248–1249) ''(Keeper of the Great Seal)'' *

(1249–1253) ''(Keeper of the Great Seal)'' *

Eleanor of Provence Eleanor of Provence (c. 1223 – 24/25 June 1291) was a French noblewoman who became Queen of England as the wife of King Henry III from 1236 until his death in 1272. She served as regent of England during the absence of her spouse in 1253. ...

, Queen Consort and Regent of England (1253–1254) ''(Keeper of the Great Seal)'' *

William of Kilkenny William of Kilkenny (died 21 September 1256) was a Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Ely. Life William may be the same William of Kilkenny who was elected Bishop of Ossory in 1231, but resigned the office in 1232 before being consecrated. ...

(1254–1255) ''(Keeper of the Great Seal)'' *

Henry Wingham Henry Wingham (died 1262) was a Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of London. Life Wingham was selected as Chancellor on 5 January 1255. His office was renewed by the baronial reformers in 1258, but he was replaced on 18 October 1260 by Nich ...

(1255–1260), from 1259/1260 Bishop of London *

Nicholas of Ely Nicholas of Ely was Lord Chancellor of England, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of Winchester, and Lord High Treasurer in the 13th century. Life Nicholas was Archdeacon of Ely when he was first appointed chancellor by Henry III of England, Henry III ...

, Archdeacon of Ely (1260–1261) *

Walter de Merton Walter de Merton ( – 27 October 1277) was Lord Chancellor of England, Archdeacon of Bath, founder of Merton College, Oxford, and Bishop of Rochester. For the first two years of the reign of Edward I he was - in all but name - Regent of England d ...

, Archdeacon of Bath (1261–1263) *

, Archdeacon of Ely (1263) *

John Chishull John Chishull or John de Chishull (died 1280) was Lord Chancellor of England, Bishop of London, and Lord High Treasurer during the 13th century. He also served as Dean of St Paul's. Life Chishull was made rector of St Mary's Church, the parish c ...

, Archdeacon of London (1263–1264) *

Thomas Cantilupe Thomas de Cantilupe (25 August 1282; also spelled ''Cantelow, Cantelou, Canteloupe'', Latinised to ''de Cantilupo'') was Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Hereford. He was canonised in 1320 by Pope John XXII. Origins Thomas was the third ...

, Archdeacon of Stafford (1264–1265) * Ralph Sandwich (1265) ''(Keeper of the Great Seal)'' *

Walter Giffard Walter Giffard (April 1279) was Lord Chancellor of England and Archbishop of York. Family Giffard was a son of Hugh Giffard of Boyton in Wiltshire,Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 6: York: Archbishops' a royal justice, ...

, Bishop of Bath and Wells (1265–1266) *

Godfrey Giffard Godfrey Giffard ( 12351302) was Chancellor of the Exchequer of England, Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Worcester. Early life Giffard was a son of Hugh Giffard of Boyton in Wiltshire,John Chishull John Chishull or John de Chishull (died 1280) was Lord Chancellor of England, Bishop of London, and Lord High Treasurer during the 13th century. He also served as Dean of St Paul's. Life Chishull was made rector of St Mary's Church, the parish c ...

, Dean of St Paul's (1268–1269) * Richard Middleton, Archdeacon of Northumberland (1269–1272) *

, Archdeacon of Bath (1272–1274) *

Robert Burnell Robert Burnell (sometimes spelled Robert Burnel;Harding ''England in the Thirteenth Century'' p. 159 c. 1239 – 25 October 1292) was an English bishop who served as Lord Chancellor of England from 1274 to 1292. A native of Shropshire, h ...

, Bishop of Bath (1274–1292) * Thomas Bek, Archdeacon of Dorset (1279) ''(Keeper of the Great Seal)'' *

John Langton John Langton (died 1337) was a chancellor of England and Bishop of Chichester. Life Langton was a clerk in the royal chancery, serving as the first Master of the Rolls from May 1286, and became chancellor in 1292.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of B ...

, Canon of Lincoln (1292–1302)

14th century

William Greenfield William Greenfield (died 6 December 1315) served as both the Lord Chancellor of England and the Archbishop of York. He was also known as William of Greenfield. Early life Greenfield was born in the eponymous Lincolnshire hamlet of Greenfield. ...

, Dean of Chichester (1302–1305) * William Hamilton, Dean of York (1305–1307) *

Ralph Baldock __NOTOC__ Ralph Baldock (or Ralph de Baldoc) was a medieval Bishop of London. Baldock was elected on 24 February 1304, confirmed 10 May, and consecrated on 30 January 1306.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 258 Baldock served a ...

, Bishop of London (1307) *

, Bishop of Chichester (1307–1310) *

Walter Reynolds Walter Reynolds (died 1327) was Bishop of Worcester and then Archbishop of Canterbury (1313–1327) as well as Lord High Treasurer and Lord Chancellor. Early career Reynolds was the son of a baker from Windsor, Berkshire, and became a clerk, ...

, Bishop of Worcester (1310–1314) *

John Sandale John Sandale (or Sandall) was a Gascon medieval Lord High Treasurer, Lord Chancellor and Bishop of Winchester. Sandale inherited the manor of Wheatley within Long Sandale, Yorkshire and was granted Free warren in 1301. He also held the manor of ...

, Canon of Lincoln (1314–1318) * John Hotham, Bishop of Ely (1318–1320) * John Salmon, Bishop of Norwich (1320–1323) *

Robert Baldock Robert Baldock (or de Baldock; died 28 May 1327) was the Lord Privy Seal and Lord Chancellor of England, during the reign of King Edward II of England. Career Baldock was archdeacon of Middlesex when he was named Controller of the Wardrobe a ...

, Archdeacon of Middlesex (1323–1326) *

William Ayermin William Ayermin (or Ayermine) (died 27 March 1336) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich. Biography Ayermin, was descended from a family settled at Osgodby, Lincolnshire. He was the eldest of three brothers, of whom Richard obtained many ecclesiastica ...

, Bishop of Norwich (1326–1327) * John Hotham, Bishop of Ely (1327–1328) *

Henry Burghersh Henry Burghersh (1292 – 4 December 1340), was Bishop of Lincoln (1320-1340) and served as Lord Chancellor of England (1328–1330). He was a younger son of Robert de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh (died 1306), and a nephew of Bartholomew de ...

, Bishop of Lincoln (1328–1330) *

John de Stratford John de Stratford ( – 1348) was Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop of Winchester, Treasurer and Chancellor of England. Early life Stratford was born into the landed Stratford family of Stratford-on-Avon around 1275. His father was Robert d ...

, Bishop of Winchester (1330–1334) *

Richard Bury Richard de Bury (24 January 1287 – 14 April 1345), also known as Richard Aungerville or Aungervyle, was an English priest, teacher, bishop, writer, and bibliophile. He was a patron of learning and one of the first English collectors of books. ...

, Bishop of Durham (1334–1335) *

, Archbishop of Canterbury (1335–1337) *

Robert de Stratford Robert de Stratford ( c. 1292 – 9 April 1362) was an English bishop and was one of Edward III's principal ministers. Early life Stratford was born into the landed Stratford family of Stratford-on-Avon around 1292. His father was anot ...

, Bishop of Chichester (1337–1338) *

Richard Bintworth Richard de Wentworth was a medieval Bishop of London. Wentworth was a canon of St. Paul's when he was named Lord Privy Seal on 25 March 1337, holding that office until early July 1338.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 94 Went ...

, Bishop of London (1338–1339) *

, Archbishop of Canterbury (1340) *

, Bishop of Chichester (1340) *

Robert Bourchier, 1st Baron Bourchier Robert Bourchier (or Boussier), 1st Baron Bourchier (d. August 20, 1349) was Lord Chancellor of England, the first layman to hold the post. Family Robert Bourchier was the eldest son of John de Bourchier (d.''circa'' 1330) (''alias'' Boucher, ...

(1340–1341) *

Robert Parning Sir Robert Parning (or Parving) (died 26 August 1343) was an England, English lawyer and administrator. Life The son of Robert Parning of Cumberland, he was five times knight of the shire in Parliament for his native Cumberland (UK Parliamen ...

(1341–1343) *

Robert Sadington Robert Sadington (''fl''. 1340) was Lord Chancellor of England. Life He is assumed to be a native of Saddington in Leicestershire, and perhaps a son of John de Sadington, a valet of Isabella of France. He appears as an advocate in the year-bo ...

(1343–1345) *

John de Ufford John de Ufford (died 20 May 1349) was chancellor and head of the royal administration to Edward III of England, Edward III as well as being appointed to the Archbishopric of Canterbury. Early life His family held the estate of The Offords, Offo ...

, Dean of Lincoln (1345–1349) * John Thoresby, Bishop of Worcester (1349–1356) *

William Edington William Edington (died 6 or 7 October 1366) was an English bishop and administrator. He served as Bishop of Winchester from 1346 until his death, Keeper of the wardrobe from 1341 to 1344, treasurer from 1344 to 1356, and finally as chancellor fr ...

, Bishop of Winchester (1356–1363) *

Simon Langham Simon de Langham (1310 – 22 July 1376) was an English clergyman who was Archbishop of Canterbury and a cardinal. Life Langham was born at Langham in Rutland. The manor of Langham was a property of Westminster Abbey, and he had become a ...

, Bishop of Ely (1363–1367) *

William of Wykeham William of Wykeham (; 1320 or 1324 – 27 September 1404) was Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England. He founded New College, Oxford, and New College School in 1379, and founded Winchester College in 1382. He was also the clerk of ...

, Bishop of Winchester (1367–1371) *

Robert Thorpe The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory ...

(1371–1372) * John Knyvet (1372–1377) *

Adam Houghton Adam Houghton (died 13 February 1389), also known as Adam de Houghton, was Bishop of St David's from 1361 until his death and Lord Chancellor of England from 1377 to 1378. A Doctor of Laws and an advocate of the Court of Arches, he was also se ...

, Bishop of St David's (1377–1378) * Lord Scrope of Bolton (1378–1380) *

Simon Sudbury Simon Sudbury ( – 14 June 1381) was Bishop of London from 1361 to 1375, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1375 until his death, and in the last year of his life Lord Chancellor of England. He met a violent death during the Peasants' Revolt in 1 ...

, Archbishop of Canterbury (1380–1381) *

Hugh Segrave Sir Hugh Segrave or Seagrave (died c. 1387) was a Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and Treasurer of England under Richard II of England. After the death of Edward III in 1377, Segrave became steward of the household of Richard II and was appointed t ...

(1381) ''(Keeper of the Great Seal)'' *

William Courtenay William Courtenay ( 134231 July 1396) was Archbishop of Canterbury (1381–1396), having previously been Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of London. Early life and education Courtenay was a younger son of Hugh de Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon ( ...

, Bishop of London (1381) * Lord Scrope of Bolton (1381–1382) *

Robert Braybrooke Robert Braybrooke was a medieval Dean of Salisbury and Bishop of London. Biography Braybrooke was the son of Sir Gerard Braybrooke of Horsenden, Buckinghamshire & Colmworth, Bedfordshire and his wife, Isabella, the daughter of Sir Roger Dakeny ...

, Bishop of London (1382–1383) * Lord de la Pole (later

Earl of Suffolk Earl of Suffolk is a title which has been created four times in the Peerage of England. The first creation, in tandem with the creation of the title of Earl of Norfolk, came before 1069 in favour of Ralph the Staller; but the title was forfe ...

) (1383–1386) *

Thomas Arundel Thomas Arundel (1353 – 19 February 1414) was an English clergyman who served as Lord Chancellor and Archbishop of York during the reign of Richard II, as well as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1397 and from 1399 until his death, an outspoken op ...

, Bishop of Ely (1386–1389) *

, Bishop of Winchester (1389–1391) *

, Archbishop of York (1391–1396) *

Edmund Stafford Edmund Stafford (1344 – 3 September 1419) was Bishop of Exeter from 1395 to his death in 1419. Origins He was the second son of Sir Richard Stafford (born post 1301-d.1381) "of Clifton Campville" in Staffordshire (the second son ...

, Bishop of Exeter (1396–1399) *

, Archbishop of Canterbury (1399)

15th century

John Scarle John Scarle was keeper of the rolls of Chancery from 1394 to 1397 and Archdeacon of Lincoln before being named Lord Chancellor of England in 1399. He held that office until 9 March 1401.Powicke ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 85 He was also ...

, Archdeacon of Lincoln (1399–1401) *

, Bishop of Exeter (1401–1403) *

Henry Beaufort Cardinal Henry Beaufort (c. 1375 – 11 April 1447), Bishop of Winchester, was an English prelate and statesman who held the offices of Bishop of Lincoln (1398) then Bishop of Winchester (1404) and was from 1426 a Cardinal of the Church of Ro ...

, Bishop of Lincoln (1403–1405) * Thomas Langley, Dean of York (1405–1407) *

, Archbishop of Canterbury (1407–1410) * Thomas Beaufort (1410–1412) *

, Archbishop of Canterbury (1412–1413) *

, Bishop of Winchester (1413–1417) * Thomas Langley, Bishop of Durham (1417–1424) *

, Bishop of Winchester (1424–1426) *

John Kemp John Kemp ( – 22 March 1454, surname also spelled Kempe) was a medieval English cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Lord Chancellor of England. Biography Kemp was the son of Thomas Kempe, a gentleman of Ollantigh, in the parish ...

, Archbishop of York (1426–1432) * John Stafford, Bishop of Bath (later Archbishop of Canterbury) (1432–1450) *

, Archbishop of York (1450–1454) * Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury (1454–1455) * Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury (1455–1456) *

William Waynflete William Waynflete (11 August 1486), born William Patten, was Provost of Eton College (1442–1447), Bishop of Winchester (1447–1486) and Lord Chancellor of England (1456–1460). He founded Magdalen College, Oxford and three subsidiary scho ...

, Bishop of Winchester (1456–1460) * George Neville, Bishop of Exeter (1460–1467) *

Robert Stillington Robert Stillington (about 1405 – May 1491) was an English cleric and administrator who was Bishop of Bath and Wells from 1465 and twice served as Lord Chancellor under King Edward IV. In 1483 he was instrumental in the accession of King Richa ...

, Bishop of Bath (1467–1470) * George Neville, Archbishop of York (1470–1471) *

, Bishop of Bath (1471–1473) *

Laurence Booth Lawrence Booth ( – 1480) served as Prince-Bishop of Durham and Lord Chancellor of England, before being appointed Archbishop of York. Life The illegitimate son of John Booth, lord of the manor of Barton, near Eccles, Lancashire, he ...

, Bishop of Durham (1473–1474) * John Alcock, Bishop of Rochester (1475), ''(Keeper of the Great Seal)'' *

Thomas Rotheram Thomas Rotherham (24 August 1423 – 29 May 1500), also known as Thomas (Scot) de Rotherham, was an English cleric and statesman. He served as bishop of several dioceses, most notably as Archbishop of York and, on two occasions as Lord C ...

, Bishop of Lincoln (1475–1483) * John Russell, Bishop of Lincoln (1483–1485) *

, Archbishop of York (1485) * John Alcock, Bishop of Worcester (1485–1486) * John Morton, Cardinal Archbishop of Canterbury (1486–1500)

1500–1654

The Great Seal was captured and destroyed by Parliament on 11 August 1646

Commissioners of Parliament's Great Seal 1643–1660

From the Restoration, 1660, to the Act of Union, 1707

Lord High Chancellors and Lord Keepers of Great Britain (1707–present)

Notes

References

Sources

*John Haydn and Horace Ockerby, ''The Book of Dignities'', third edition, W.H. Allen and Co. Ltd, London 1894, reprinted Firecrest Publishing Limited, Bath 1969, p. 352–358 *John Lord Campbell (1845) ''Lives of the Lords Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England''. 5th ed. (1868) London: Murray
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