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which I infer that
they already ap¬
pointed their own
sheriff or port¬
reeve; and Henry
II, confirming this
grant, mentions
the sheriff of Lon¬
don and his powers
separately. It
must have been
soon after the date
of this. charter,
that this change
was made with¬
out any special
leave other than
the citizens al¬
ready had. If
it is true—and
it has frequently
been asserted—
that the mayor
and citizens at¬
tended the first
coronation of
King Richard,