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PIGOTT, Christopher (c.1558-1613), of Doddershall, nr. Quainton, Bucks.

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b. c. 1558,Date of birth calculated from likely age at graduation. 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Thomas Pigott of Doddershall and Mary, da. of Sir Ralph Lane of Hogshaw, Bucks. and Horton, Northants.; bro. of Thomas†. Pprs. from an Iron Chest at Doddershall, Bucks. ed. G. Eland, 5-6, 25; Vis. Bucks. (Harl. Soc. lviii), 101. educ. Oxf. Univ., BA 1573, G. Inn 1577. Al. Ox.; GI Admiss. m. (1) Ursula, da. and coh. of Valentine Pigott of Loughton, Bucks., 1da.; (2) 28 May 1602, Dorothy, da. of Richard Ingoldsby, 1da. Lipscomb, Bucks. i. 406. Kntd. 6 Aug. 1604. Shaw, Knight of Eng. ii. 135. suc. fa. 1606. Eland, 5-6; VCH Bucks. iv. 96. d. 24 Oct. 1613. Lipscomb, i. 406. sig. Christoph[er] Pygott.
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Regarder, Bernwood Forest, Bucks. 1608. Eland, 6–14, 54–7.

Main residence: Doddershall, nr. Quainton, Bucks.
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HILL, John (1590-1657), of Dorchester, Dorset; later of London

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bap. 8 Nov. 1590, 3rd s. of Roger Hill† (d.1608) of Poundisford, Pitminster, Som. and Mary, da. of John Hassard, sen., merchant, of Lyme Regis, Dorset; bro. of Roger†.H.W.L. Way, Hist. of Way Fam. 35, 37. m. 1615, Sarah, da. of John Greene, merchant, of Dorchester, wid. of Thomas Davidge, merchant, of Dorchester, 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. d.v.p. Vis. Dorset (Harl. Soc. xx), 55; Procs. Dorset Nat. Hist. and Antiq. Field Club, xvi. 68; Add. 46500 (Roger to Abigail Hill, 8 Aug. 1644). d. aft. 25 May 1657. PROB 11/272, f. 31A.
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Constable, Dorchester 1618–19, William Whiteway of Dorchester (Dorset Rec. Soc. xii), 23. capital burgess 1621–d., Municipal Recs. of Dorchester ed. C.H. Mayo, 464, 717. alderman 1621–d.; William Whiteway of Dorchester, 42. bailiff 1624 – 25, 1631 – 32, 1642–3; Hutchins, Dorset, ii. 352. treas. W. Dorset 1633–4; Dorset Q. Sess. 1625–38 ed. T. Hearing and S. Bridges (Dorset Rec. Soc. xiv), 235. mayor, Dorchester 1636–7, Hutchins, 354. commr. sequestration 1643, levying money, Dorset 1643, A. and O. i. 112, 229. volunteers, Mdx. 1644, Ibid. 383. execution of ordinances, Dorset 1644, assessment 1644, 1647, Ibid. 460, 544, 964. militia, Mdx. 1644. Ibid. 556.

Gov. co. of freemen, Dorchester 1621 – 22, asst. 1629–30; Municipal Recs. of Dorchester, 386, 395. cttee. Dorchester New Eng. Co. 1624–7. Procs. Dorset Field Club, xiii. 65.

Jt. collector of prize money (parl.) 1644–6. A. and O. i. 392.

Main residences: Dorchester, Dorset; London.
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HILDYARD, Sir Christopher (c.1568-1634), of Winestead, Yorks.

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b. c. 1568, o. surv. s. of Richard Hildyard of Routh, Yorks. and Jane, da. and h. of Marmaduke Thweng of Weaverthorpe, Yorks.Clay, Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. iii. 332-3. educ. St. John’s, Camb. 1584; I. Temple 1586. Al. Cant.; I. Temple Admiss. m. settlement 15 June 1599, Elizabeth (bur. 28 Nov. 1638), da. and h. of Henry Welby of Goxhill, Lincs., 3s. 6da. (2 d.v.p.). C142/530/155; 142/548/50; Yorks. ERRO, PE147/1; Clay, Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. iii. 333-4. suc. fa. c.1602, uncle Sir Christopher Hildyard of Winestead 1602, mother 1608; Borthwick, Holderness Deanery Act Bk., 22 Apr. 1602; C142/273/77/1; 142/301/47. Kntd. 17 Apr. 1603. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 100. bur. 23 Nov. 1634 23 Nov. 1634. Clay, Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. iii. 333. sig. Chr[istopher] Hildiard.
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J.p. Yorks. (E. Riding) 1600 – d., Beverley liberty c.1604–d.; C231/1, f. 86v; C181/1, f. 94; C181/4, f. 68. member, Council in the North 1603–d.; R. Reid, Council in the North, 497. commr. sewers, E. Riding by 1603 – d., W. Riding by 1623 – d., Admlty. causes, E. Riding 1608, subsidy, E. Riding 1608, 1621 – 22, 1624, C181/1, f. 117; 181/3, f. 85; 181/4, ff. 82, 189; HCA 14/39/217; SP14/31/1; C212/22/20–23. Forced Loan, co. Dur., E. and W. Ridings 1626–7; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 145; C193/12/2; APC, 1627, p. 244. collector aid (jt.) E. Riding 1609, 1612; SP14/43/107; E403/2732, ff. 99v, 153v. sheriff, Yorks. 1612–13; List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 163. dep. lt. E. Riding by 1613–?d.; Add. Ch. 66608. commr. oyer and terminer, Northern circ. 1617 – d., Northern ship levy 1627, repair of St. Paul’s Cathedral, E. Riding 1633. C181/2, f. 266; APC, 1627, pp. 312–13; HUL, DDHA 18/35.

Main residence: Winestead, Yorks.
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HIGFORD (HICKFORD, HUGFORD), William (c.1580-1657), of Dixton, Alderton, Glos.

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b. c. 1580, 1st s. of John Higford† of Dixton and Dorothy, da. of William Rogers of Dowdeswell, Glos.?.Vis. Glos. (Harl. Soc. xxi), 86. educ. Oriel, Oxf. 1597 aged 16, BA (Corpus Christi) 1599; M. Temple 1600. Al. Ox.; M. Temple Admiss. Wood, however, states that he was admitted to Oriel in 1595. Ath. Ox. iii. 429. m. by 1607, Mary (d. by 14 Aug. 1658), da. of Sir John Meux of Kingston, I.o.W., 5s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da. Vis. Glos. (Harl. Soc. xxi), 86; PROB 11/280, f. 182; C142/710/46. suc. fa. 1612. C142/328/155. d. 6 Apr. 1657. Ath. Ox. iii. 439. sig. W[illia]m Higforde.
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Commr. sewers, Glos. 1615, 1625, Worcs. and Glos. 1618; C181/2, ff. 240v, 310; 181/3, f. 172 j.p. liberty of Cheltenham, Glos. by 1619-at least 1625, C181/2, f. 356v; 181/3, f. 186v. Glos. by c.1616-at least 1634; C66/2076; C193/13/2, f. 29. commr. subsidy, Glos. 1622, 1624, 1629, C212/22/21, 23; E115/87/175. dep. lt. by 1625, SP16/10/5. commr. Forced Loan 1627. C193/12/2, f. 21.

Main residence: Dixton, Alderton, Glos.
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HIGFORD (HICKFORD, HUGFORD), William (c.1580-1657)

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HICKS (HICKES), Sir Baptist, 1st Bt. (c.1551-1629), of Milk Street, London; Kensington, Mdx. and Chipping Campden, Glos.

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b. c. 1551, 6th but 3rd surv. s. of Robert Hicks (d.1557), Ironmonger, of Soper Lane, London and Juliana, da. of William Arthur of Clapton in Gordano, Som.; bro. of Michael*.J. Stow, Survey of London ed. J. Strype, i. pt. 1, p. 288; A.G.R. Smith, Servant of the Cecils, 16; Vis. Glos. (Harl. Soc. xxi), 80-1. educ. ?St. Paul’s g.s.; Trin. Camb. 1568; I. Temple 1573. M. McDonnell, Regs. St. Paul’s Sch. 45; Al. Cant.; I. Temple Admiss. m. 7 Sept. 1584, All Hallows Bread Street ed. W. Bruce Bannerman (Harl. Soc. Reg. xliii), 100. Elizabeth (bur. 11 Aug. 1643), da. of Richard May, Merchant Taylor, of London, CP. 3s. d.v.p. 3da. (1 d.v.p.). Vis. Glos. (Harl. Soc. xxi), 80-1; St. Mary Magdalen Milk Street ed. A.W. Hughes Clarke (Harl. Soc. Reg. lxxii), 21-23. Kntd. 24 July 1603; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 127. cr. bt. 1 July 1620; C66/2235/4. Visct. Campden 5 May 1628. C66/2494/7. d. 18 Oct. 1629. Stow, i. pt. 1, p. 288.
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Freeman, Mercers’ Co. 1577, liveryman 1586, Mercers’ Hall, London, Acts of Ct. 1560–95, ff. 309, 418. warden 1596 – 97, master 1603 – 04, 1610 – 11, 1621–2; Mercers’ Hall, London, Acts of Ct. 1595–1629, ff. 6v, 51, 109, 224v. trustee, Gresham Coll. London 1597–d.; Ibid. f. 17; Mercers’ Hall, London, Gresham Repertories, ii. 1626–69, p. 13. cttee. Virg. Co. 1609. Recs. Virg. Co. ed. S.M. Kingsbury, iv. 369.

Capt. militia ft. London by 1588; HMC Foljambe, 39. common councilman 1589–1603, F.F. Foster, Pols. of Stability, 166. auditor 1601; churchwarden, St. Mary Magdalen, Milk Street, London, 1590; gov. St. Bartholomew’s hosp. London 1597–1601; R.M. Benbow, ‘Tables of London Citizens’ (typescript in IHR), 248. j.p. Mdx. by c.1609–d., C66/1822, 66/2527. Glos. 1618–d.; C231/4, f. 62; C66/2527. commr. oyer and terminer, the Verge 1613 – 17, Oxf. circ. 1618 – d., Mdx. 1627–8, C181/2, ff. 179, 287, 315; 181/3, ff. 207, 219, 243; 181/4, f. 12. musters, Mdx. 1614, APC, 1613–14, p. 566. new buildings, London 1618-at least 1625, C66/2165; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 1, p. 70. repair of St. Paul’s Cathedral 1620, B. Woodd Smith, ‘Sir Baptist Hicks’, Mdx. Co. Recs. ed. J.C. Jeaffreson, iv. 339. subsidy, Glos. and Mdx. 1621 – 22, 1624, C212/22/20–1, 23. annoyances, Mdx. 1624; Rymer, vii. pt. 4, p. 96. dep. lt. Mdx. 1625-at least 1627; CSP Dom. 1623–5, p. 508; 1627–8, p. 188. collector Forced Loan, Brentford division, Mdx. 1626; APC, 1626, p. 353. commr. Forced Loan, Mdx. 1626 – 27, Glos. 1627; Rymer, viii. pt. 2, p. 144; C193/12/2, ff. 20, 30. gov. Chipping Campden g.s. 1627–d. P.C. Rushen, Chipping Campden, 159.

Mercer to the queen 1596, to the king 1603-at least 1613; APC, 1596–7, p. 329; Foster, 143. contractor for Crown lands 1609, 1611; CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 513; 1611–18, p. 55. commr. Virg. plantation 1624, poor prisoners 1624, 1628. Rymer, vii. pt. 4, pp. 136, 144; C66/2454, m. 93d.

Main residences: Milk Street, London and Kensington, Mdx. and Chipping Campden, Glos.
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HICKS (HICKES), Sir Baptist, 1st Bt. (c.1551-1629)

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HICKS, Sir William, 1st Bt. (1596-1680), of Beverstone, Glos.; Ruckholts, Low Leyton, Essex and Austin Friars, London

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b. Jan. 1596, 1st s. of Sir Michael Hicks* and Elizabeth, Gabriel Colston, Grocer, of London.Lansd. 80, f. 168; Vis. Glos. (Harl. Soc. xxi), 81; Vis. Essex (Harl. Soc. xiii), 466; VCH Essex, vi. 195. educ. Moreton sch., Essex (George Goodwin); ?Trin. Camb. c.1612. Lansd. 93, f. 56. m. 8 Sept. 1625, Margaret (bur. 10 Sept. 1652), da. of William, 5th Lord Paget, 2s. 1da. 8 other ch. d.v.p. S.E. Hicks Beach, Cotswold Fam. 206, 217; PROB 11/365, f. 213; CB, i. 125. suc. fa. 1612; A.G.R. Smith, Servant of the Cecils, 174. cr. bt. c. July 1619. CSP Dom. 1619-23, pp. 64, 65. d. 9 Oct. 1680. F. Chancellor, Ancient Sepulchral Mons. Essex, 306.
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Collector (jt.), Privy Seal loan ?Essex 1626, APC, 1626, p. 286. dep. lt. 1638 – at least44, 1660–?, Maynard Ltcy. Bk. 1608–1639 ed. B.W. Quintrell (Essex Historical Docs. iii), 413; LJ, v. 382; Stowe 189, f. 34; SP29/11/163. lt. of Waltham forest, Essex 1640–?d.; W.R. Fisher, Forest of Essex, 120; CTB, 1679–80, p. 203. commr. oyer and terminer, Essex 1640, perambulation of Waltham Forest 1641; C181/5, ff. 178, 208. j.p. Essex Apr. – July 1642, 1660–d.; C231/5, ff. 519, 530; C220/9/4, f. 23v; S.N., Catalogue of Names of All his Majesties Justices of the Peace in Several Counties Throughout England and Wales (1680), p. 6. commr. sewers, Essex and Kent 1642, Essex 1644, C181/5, ff. 227, 245. assessment, Essex 1643 – 48, 1660–d., A. and O. i. 91, 536, 638, 965. 1082; SR, v. 213, 458. 530, 758, 810, 905. Glos. 1647 – 48, 1677–d., A. and O. i. 966, 1083; SR, v. 810, 906. sequestration, Essex 1643, levying money 1643, defence 1643, New Model Ordinance 1645; A. and O. i. 112, 147, 292, 621. elder, Braintree classis, Essex 1648; W.A. Shaw, Hist. of English Church during Civil Wars and Under the Commonwealth, ii. 375. commr. recusancy, Essex and Mdx. 1675. CTB, 1672–5, pp. 696, 750.

Main residences: Beverstone, Glos. and Ruckholts, Low Leyton, Essex and Austin Friars, London.
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HICKS (HICKES), Michael (1543-1612), of St. Peter’s Hill and Austin Friars, London and Ruckholt, Low Leyton, Essex

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b. 21 Oct. 1543, 1st s. of Robert Hicks, Ironmonger, of Soper Lane, London and Juliana, da. of William Arthur of Clapton in Gordano, Som.;Regs. St. Mary Le Bow, Cheapside, All Hallows, Honey Lane, and St. Pancras, Soper Lane, London ed. W. B. Bannerman (Harl. Soc. Reg. xliv), 128; PROB 11/40, f. 72v; Vis. Glos. (Harl. Soc. xxi), 80-1. bro. of Sir Baptist Hicks, 1st Bt.*; educ. ?St. Paul’s g.s.; Trin. Camb. 1559; L. Inn 1565, called 1577. M. McDonnell, Regs. St. Paul’s School, 41; Al. Cant.; LI Admiss.; LI Black Bks. i. 402. m. Dec. 1594 (with £5,000+), Elizabeth (bur. 14 Feb. 1635), Gabriel Colston, Grocer, of London, wid. of Henry Parvish (d. Aug. 1593), merchant, of London and Ruckholt, 2s. 1da. A.G.R. Smith, Servant of the Cecils, 102, 163; Vis. Essex (Harl. Soc. xiii), 466; Lansd. 93, f. 56v; VCH Essex, vi. 195. suc. fa. by 22 Feb. 1558; PROB 11/40, f. 73. Kntd. 6 Aug. 1604. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 135. d. 15 Aug. 1612. Smith, 174.
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Servant to Lord Burghley (Sir William Cecil†) 1573, sec. 1580 – 98; dep. for compositions (jt.), Alienations Office 1609–?d. Ibid. 28, 36, 131.

Feodary, Essex 1598 – 1601; recvr.-gen. of Crown lands, Essex, Herts., London and Mdx. 1603 – 04; dep. steward, Barking and other manors, Essex 1603 – 08, steward 1608–d.; Ibid. 111, 128. commr. inquiry regarding damage to G. Inn Fields, Clerkenwell Fields, Finsbury Fields and Moorfields, Mdx. 1603, inquiry, lands of Henry Brooke†, 11th Lord Cobham, Essex 1603, sewers, Lea Valley 1604 – 09, Mdx. 1604, London and Mdx. 1606 – 11, Essex 1611 – 12, Westminster 1611; C181/1, ff. 50v, 71v, 89v, 100v; 181/2, ff. 20, 50, 97v, 137, 140v, 153v, 165v. j.p. Essex 1605 – d., Mdx. 1609–d.; Smith, 111. commr. oyer and terminer, the Verge 1606–10, C181/2, ff. 13, 108v. subsidy, Essex 1606, 1608, Eg. 2644, f. 171; SP14/31/1; Smith, 123. annoyances, Surr. 1611, to bring fresh water to London 1611; C181/2, ff. 142v, 149v. kpr. of Enfield park, Mdx. by 1608. Lansd. 90, f. 210v.

Main residences: St. Peter's Hill; Austin Friars, London; Ruckholt, Low Leyton, Essex.
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HEXT, Edward (c.1550-1624), of the Middle Temple and Low Ham (Netherham), Som.

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b. c. 1550,Age estimated from date of admiss. to M. Temple. 1st s. of George Hext of Pickwell, Devon and Kingston, Dorset, and Mary, da. of Thomas Parker of North Molton, Devon. Som. Wills ed. F. Brown, ii. 56; Vis. Som. (Harl. Soc. xi), 50. educ. M. Temple 1568, called 1576. M. Temple Admiss.; MTR, 209. m. (1) 9 Apr. 1578, Agnes, da. of William Hunton of East Knoyle, Wilts., wid. of Thomas Walton of ?Netherham, s.p.; Som. Par. Reg. i. 51; Som. Wills, ii. 56; C142/419/39. (2) Dionis (d. 30 July 1633), da. of George Stonehouse of Radley, Berks., 1da. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 484. Kntd. 12 May 1604. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 132. d. 29 Feb. 1624. C142/419/39.
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J.p. Som. c.1585–d., E163/14/8, f. 36; C193/13/1. commr. grain 1586, APC, 1586–7, p. 70. oyer and terminer 1602, Western circ. 1604–d., C181/1, ff. 23v, 96v; 181/3, f. 109. sewers, Som. 1603, 1610, 1616, Dorset 1605, C181/1, ff. 70v, 118v; 181/2, ff. 129v, 246. sheriff, Som. 1607–8, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 125. commr. jury exemption 1608, CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 435. subsidy 1608, 1621–2, SP14/31/1; C212/22/20–1. aid 1609. SP14/43/107.

Att., Star Chamber by 1592-at least 1597. R. Robinson, Courtes of Recordes ed. R.L. Rickard (Cam. Misc. xx), 23; HEHL, EL2688.

Main residences: the Middle Temple; Low Ham (Netherham), Som., [I]
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HEXT, Edward (c.1550-1624)

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HEWETT, Thomas (1605-1662), of The Strand, Westminster and Pishiobury, Sawbridgeworth, Herts.

Family and Education
bap. 6 Oct. 1605,H.B. Wilson, Hist. Par. of St. Laurence Pountney, 131. 1st s. of Sir William Hewett* and Elizabeth, da. of Richard Wiseman, Clothworker, of St. Lawrence Pountney, London. educ. Merchant Taylors’ sch. 1611-12; I. Temple 1618; Eton 1619-22; Sidney Sussex, Camb. 1622; travelled abroad 1625-8. Reg. Merchant Taylors’ Sch.; Eton Coll. Reg. comp. W. Sterry, 170; Al. Cant.; I. Temple database of admiss.; APC, 1625-6, p. 157. m. (1) 14 May 1629, Frances (d. 21 May 1632), da. of Sir Henry Hobart* of Blickling, Norf., 1da.; (2) c.1633, Margaret (d. 1 Aug. 1689), da. of Sir William Lytton* of Knebworth, Herts., wid. of Thomas Hillersden of Elstow, Beds., 5s. (4 d.v.p.) 8da. (2 d.v.p.). Clutterbuck, Herts. iii. 202. suc. fa. 1637; Kntd. 10 July 1641; cr. bt. 19 July 1660. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 209; CB. d. 4 Aug. 1662. sig. Thomas Hewett.
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Sheriff, Herts. 1638 – 39, 1660–1, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 64. commr. subsidy, Herts. 1641, assessment 1642, 1657 – 61, Westminster 1652, SR, v. 62, 84, 151, 213, 332; A. and O. ii. 669, 1070, 1370 array, Herts. 1642, Northants. RO, FH133. j.p. 1642-c.50, C231/5, p. 530; Herts. Q. Sess. Bks. v. 342, 352; C193/13, f. 3. commr. militia 1648, 1660. A. and O. i. 1238; ii. 1432.

Main residences: The Strand, Westminster; Pishiobury, Sawbridgeworth, Herts.
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HEWETT, Thomas (1605-1662)

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