Fulk le Strange, 1st Baron Strange

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Fulk, 1st Lord Strange of Blackmere1
b. circa 1267, d. 23 January 1323/24
Father: Robert Le Strange of Wrockwarden1 b. circa 1232, d. August 1276
Mother: Eleanore de Blancminster1 b. circa 1231, d. 12 October 1276

1st Baron Strange of Blackmere on 4 March 1308/9.1 Fulk, 1st Lord Strange of Blackmere was born circa 1267 at Longnor, Shropshire, England.2 He was the son of Robert Le Strange of Wrockwarden and Eleanore de Blancminster.1 Arms: Gules, two lions passant argent.3 Fulk, 1st Lord Strange of Blackmere was age 22 in June 1289.1 He was granted his brother's lands, on condition of doing homage at the King's next coming to England, on 16 July 1289.1 He was going to Gascony in 1294 at France.1 He married Eleanore Giffard, daughter of John, Lord Giffard of Brimsfield and Maud de Clifford, at Blackmore, Herefordshire, England.4,2,5 Fulk, 1st Lord Strange of Blackmere was summoned repeatedly to do service against the Scots from March 1298 to April 1323.1 He was going to Scotland on the King's service in 1299.1 He had his seal appended to the Baron's Letter to the Pope as "Fulco Lestrange dominus de Corfham" in February 1300/1.1 He was summoned to Parliament by writ directed "Fulconi Lestrange," whereby he is held to have become Lord Strange, on 4 March 1308/9 at 2 Edward II.1 He was an adherent of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, in 1312.1 He obtained a licence to crenellate his dwelling-place of Whitechurch in 1322 at Shropshire, England.5 He was appointed Seneschal of Aquitaine on 26 May 1322 at France.1 He died on 23 January 1323/24.2,5

Spouse: Eleanore Giffard b. 1275, d. before 23 January 1323/24

Children
Elizabeth le Strange+ b. c 1290?6
John, 2nd Lord Strange of Blackmere+ b. 1305/6, d. 21 Jul 13492,5

Citations
Revised by others later George Edward Cokayne CP, XII/1:342.
LDS Submitters, "AFN: 4X44-4P", Ancestral File.
Gerard J. Brault, Rolls of Arms (1272-1307), G:177.
Paternal Ancestry of H. B. James, online, I Copyright (c) Homer Beers James 1996 - In web form by P. McBride (mailto:e-mail address).
Revised by others later George Edward Cokayne CP, XII/1:343.
With additions and corrections by Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr. and assisted by David Faris Frederick Lewis Weis, Weis: AR 7th ed., 29A-31.

Giffard, Eleanor
b. 1275 or nearby Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire, England
d. BEF 31 Jan 1324
Gender: Female
Father: Giffard, John
Mother: De Clifford, Maud
Spouse: Strange, Fulk Le
Marriage: ABT 1295 or nearby Blakemere, Herefordshire, England
b. ABT 1267 Longnor, Shropshire, England
d. 31 Jan 1324
Gender: Male
Father: Strange, Robert Le
Mother: Blancminster, Alianore De

Children:
Strange, Fulke Le – b. ABT 1303 or nearby Longnor, Shropshire, England – Male
Strange, Hamo Le – b. ABT 1305 or nearby Blackmere, Cornwall, England – Male
Strange, John Le – b. 2 Feb 1306 or nearby Black Mere, Shropshire, England – d. 29 Jul 1349 – Male
Strange, Elizabeth Le

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1st Baron Strange of Blackmere, 4 March 1308/9 [George Edward Cokayne The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant, I-XIII (in 6) (Thrupp, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 2BU: Sutton Publishing Limited, 2000), XII/1:342].

Fulk, 1st Lord Strange of Blackmere was born circa 1267 in Longnor, Shropshire, England.

Arms: Gules, two lions passant argent [Gerard J. Brault, editor, Aspilogia III: The Rolls of Arms, Edward I (1272-1307) (Woodbridge, Suffolk: The Boydell Press, 1997), G:177].

He was age 22 in June 1289. He was granted his brother's lands, on condition of doing homage at the King's next coming to England, on 16 July 1289. He was going to Gascony in 1294 in France [George Edward Cokayne The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant, I-XIII (in 6) (Thrupp, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 2BU: Sutton Publishing Limited, 2000), XII/1:342].

He married Eleanore Giffard, daughter of John, Lord Giffard of Brimsfield and Maud de Clifford , in Blackmore, Herefordshire, England [George Edward Cokayne CP, XII/1:343].

He was summoned repeatedly to do service against the Scots from March 1298 to April 1323. He was going to Scotland on the King's service in 1299. He had his seal appended to the Baron's Letter to the Pope as "Fulco Lestrange dominus de Corfham" in February 1300/1. He was summoned to Parliament by writ directed "Fulconi Lestrange," whereby he is held to have become Lord Strange, on 4 March 1308/9 in 2 Edward II. He was an adherent of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, in 1312. He was appointed Seneschal of Aquitaine on 26 May 1322 in France [George Edward Cokayne CP, XII/1:342].

He obtained a licence to crenellate his dwelling-place of Whitechurch in 1322 in Shropshire, England [George Edward Cokayne CP, XII/1:343].

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Notes for Fulk Le Strange 1st Lord Strange of Blackmere:
FULK LE STRANGE, 1st Lord Strange of Blackmere, was born about 1267 and was dead by 23 Jan. 1323/4 [CP, 12:1:343]. He married ELEANOR GIFFARD (or Gifford), who died before her husband. She was daughter of John Giffard of Brimsfield, and sister and coheir of John Giffard. On 16 july 1289 it was ordered that he should have his brother's lands on the condition of doing homage to the king when Edward I was next in England. In 1294 he was recorded as going to Gascony, and from March 1298 until April 1323 he was summoned for service against the Scots. In Feb. 1300/1 his seal was appended to the Barons' letter to the Pope. He was summoned to Parliament from 4 March 1308/9 until 26 Dec. 1323. In 1312 he adhered to Thomas Earl of Lancaster, and in 1315 he was pardoned some debts due from his uncle Hamon for service in Gascony. He was appointed seneschal of Aquitaine in 1322, and the same year he was licensed to crenellate his dwelling in Whitchurch Shropshire. He was field commander of the forces of Edward I and Edward II in Scotland and France, and Sénéschal of the Duchy of Aquitaine. Children, listed by Weis [AR7] and Cokayne [CP, 12:18]: i. Elizabeth, in. by March 1323 Sir Robert' Corbet of Moreton Corbet [Weis, AR7, 29A:31]. ii. John, 2nd Baron Blackmere, d. 21 July 1349; in. AnkaretK Boteler, who d. 8 Oct. 1361. iii. Maud, m. 1.Griffin Warren 2. Bryan de Cornwall of Kynlet. iv. Fulk, left infant daughters Joan (who m. John Careless or Carless) and Eleanor (who m. Edward de Acton) [CP, 14:595-596].
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Fulk le Strange, 1st Baron Strange of Blackmere (died 23 January 1324) was an English noble. He fought in the wars in Gascony and Scotland. He was a signatory of the Baron's Letter to Pope Boniface VIII in 1301.
Biography
He was a younger son of Robert le Strange (a son of John Lestrange) and Eleanor de Blanchmunster.[1] After the death of his older brother John, Fulk inherited in 1289 lands in Wrockwardine, Ellesmere and the other possessions of his family in Shropshire. In 1294 he took part in the campaign in Gascony. From 1298 he took part during the Scottish Wars of Independence in several campaigns during the reigns of kings Edward I and Edward II. Through writ of summons he attended parliament in 1308 and 1309 as Baron Strange of Blackmere. He was appointed on 26 May 1322 as Seneschal of Gascony.[1] He died in January 1324 and was succeeded by his son John.[1]
Marriage and issue
Fulk married Eleonore, daughter of John Giffard, 1st Baron Giffard[2] and his wife Maud de Clifford, and had the following known issue:

• Fulk le Strange
• John le Strange
• Elizabeth le Strange, married Robert Corbet

etc.
From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulk_le_Strange,_1st_Baron_Strange_of...
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Fulk le Strange, 1st Lord Strange of Blackmere, Seneschal of Aquitaine1,2,3,4
Last Edited 4 Apr 2020
M, #6715, b. circa 1267, d. between 1 February 1323 and 1324
Father Robert le Strange, Lord Wrockwardine d. 12 Oct 1276
Mother Eleanor de Blanchminster d. c 1304
Fulk le Strange, 1st Lord Strange of Blackmere, Seneschal of Aquitaine married Eleanor Giffard, daughter of Sir John Giffard, 1st Lord Giffard, Keeper of St. Briavel Castle & the Forest of Dean, Keeper of Builth & Llandovery Castles and Maud de Clifford.2,3 Fulk le Strange, 1st Lord Strange of Blackmere, Seneschal of Aquitaine was born circa 1267 at of Blackmere, Salop, England. He died between 1 February 1323 and 1324.
Family
Eleanor Giffard b. 1275, d. b 23 Jan 1325
Children

• Maud le Strange+
• Elizabeth le Strange+4 b. c 1300
• Sir John le Strange, 2nd Lord Strange of Blackmere+5,2,3 b. 25 Jan 1306, d. 21 Jul 1349

Citations
1.[S1770] Unknown author, The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. V, p. 647/8; Some Early English Pedigrees, by Vernon M. Norr, p. 73.
2.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 208.
3.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 373.
4.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 292.
5.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 109.
From: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p224.htm#...
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Fulk Lestrange, 1st Lord Strange (of Blackmere)1
M, #568292, b. circa 1267, d. before 23 January 1323/24
Last Edited=26 Dec 2021
Fulk Lestrange, 1st Lord Strange (of Blackmere) was born circa 1267.1 He was the son of Robert Lestrange and Eleanor de Blancminster.2 He married Eleanor Giffard, daughter of Sir John Giffard, 1st Lord Giffard and Maud de Clifford.1 He died before 23 January 1323/24.1
In 1298 he served in King Edward I's and King Edward II's Scottish campaigns.1 He was created 1st Lord Strange, of Blackmere [England by writ] on 4 March 1308/9.1 He held the office of Seneschal of the Duchy of Aquitaine in 1322.1
Children of Fulk Lestrange, 1st Lord Strange (of Blackmere) and Eleanor Giffard
1. Fulk Lestrange+3
2. Elizabeth le Strange+4
3. John Lestrange, 2nd Lord Strange (of Blackmere)+2 b. c 1306, d. 21 Jul 1349
Citations
1.[S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3473. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
2.[S37] BP2003. [S37]
3.[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998). Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
4.[S34] BP1970 page 641. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]
From: https://www.thepeerage.com/p56830.htm#i568292
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Fulke Le STRANGE (1º B. Strange of Blackmere)
Born: ABT 1267, Whitechurch, Salop
Died: 23 Jan 1323
Notes: Barony by writ. I. 1309. I. Fulk Lestrange, brother and heir. His age was given as 22 in Jun 1289. On 16 Jul 1289 it was ordered that he should have his brother's lands, on condition of doing homage at the King's next coming to England. In 1294 he was going to Gascony. He was sum. repeatedly to do service against the Scots from Mar 1298 until Apr 1323. In 1299 he was going to Scotland on the King's service. In Feb 1300/1 his seal was appended to the Barons Letter to the Pope, as Fulco Lestraunge dominus de Corfham. On 4 Mar 1308/9 (2 Edw. II) he was sum. to Parl. by writ directed Fulconi Lestraunge whereby he is held to have become Lord Strange or Lestrange. He was similarly sum. until 26 Dec 1323. In 1309 and frequently thereafter he was in commissions. In 1312 he was an adherent of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster. In 1315, for good service in Gascony, he was pardoned certain debts due from his uncle Hamon in connection with Chawton, Hants. On 26 May 1322 he was app. Seneschal of Aquitaine. In 1322 he obtained a license to crenellate his dwelling-place of Whitechurch, Salop. He married Eleanor, daughter of John Giffard of Brimsfield, and sister and coheir of John Giffard. She died before him. He died on or before 23 Jan 1323/4.
Father: Robert Le STRANGE
Mother: Eleanor De BLANCMINSTER
Married: Eleanor GIFFARD (d. 1324/5) (dau. of John Gifford and Maud Clifford)
Children:
1. John Le STRANGE (2º B. Strange of Blackmere)
2. Elizabeth Le STRANGE
From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/STRANGE.htm#Fulke%20Le%20STRANGE%20(1%C2%BA%20B.%20Strange%20of%20Blackmere)
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CORBET, Sir Roger (d.1395), of Moreton Corbet, Salop.
Family and Education
3rd s. of Sir Robert Corbet† (d.1375), of Moreton Corbet by Elizabeth, da. of Fulk, 1st Lord Strange of Blackmere. m. by 1382, Margaret (d. 14 Nov. 1395), da. of Sir Giles Erdington of Erdington, Warws.,1 2s. Robert* and Roger*, 2da. Kntd. by Mar. 1388.
Offices Held
J.p. Salop 2 July 1383-9, 24 Dec. 1390-d.
Commr. to make proclamation against disturbers of the peace, Salop July 1384; of array Apr. 1385, Mar. 1392; inquiry Oct. 1389 (extortion and oppression), Nov. 1389 (assaults).
Biography
Although his two elder brothers, Thomas and Sir Fulk Corbet, both died leaving issue, Roger was nevertheless to inherit a substantial part of the family estates. This came about as a result of transactions made by his parents in the 1360s and 1370s with the intention of disinheriting their rightful heir (Thomas’s daughter, Elizabeth, wife of Sir John Ipstones*) and restricting the descent of certain manors to the male line. After his mother’s death in 1381 Roger inherited the townships of Lawley in Wellington, Bletchley and Hopton Wafers as well as eight messuages and other property in Shrewsbury; and when his brother Sir Fulk died on 3 Aug. 1382 leaving a daughter as heir, he acquired the entailed estates, which included Shawbury, Moreton Corbet, Habberley, Rowton and three other manors in Shropshire (with an estimated value of over £40 a year). The remainder of the Corbet estates were to pass to Sir Fulk’s young child, Elizabeth, but there soon arose disputes over the manors of Yockleton, Shelve and Wentnor and a quarter of the forest of Caus, which were held for life by Roger’s sister Joan, wife first of Sir Robert Harley and then of John Darras*. Joan had leased these manors to Sir Fulk for term of his life, with remainder, so it was claimed, to Roger, but the King’s lawyers asserted that the property should escheat to the Crown during Elizabeth’s minority. Roger’s suit with the Crown dragged on until Easter 1385, when he apparently won his case, but the question of ownership arose again in 1390 when Elizabeth, who had by then married John Mawddwy, lord of Dinas Mawddwy, came of age. On 7 June Corbet and Darras along with their supporters (who included Sir Hugh Cheyne*, Sir Richard Ludlow*, Thomas Young I* and Malcolm de la Mare*) were summoned before the Council each on pain of 200 marks, the King having been informed that ‘strife and debate’ had arisen between them and the Mawddwys, and that they were ‘minded to make riots and unlawful assemblies of men of the march’. Two weeks later, however, they were excused appearing before the Council, so long as they bound themselves to keep the peace before the justices of assize. The manors in dispute eventually passed to the Mawddwys and their daughter, who married Hugh Burgh*.2
Corbet’s career was otherwise quite uneventful. On 26 Mar. 1378 he and his brother Sir Fulk had stood surety for James, Lord Audley, when, at the Exchequer, he was given custody of Whittington castle, Shropshire, during the minority of the Fitzwaryn heir; and on the same day Roger appeared as mainpernor for Sir Fulk’s farm of the Fitzwaryn manor of Bentham (Gloucestershire). He stood surety for Lord Audley again that November. It was only after his brother’s death, when he became the male head of the family, that he was elected to Parliament and appointed to the Shropshire bench. Some idea of his standing in local society may be found in the readiness of the abbots of Shrewsbury and Haughmond to serve as godfathers to his first-born son at about this time (1383). Corbet was knighted some five years later, possibly following military service overseas.3
Corbet died shortly before 22 Sept. 1395, followed by his widow just two months later. Their elder son, Robert, was still under age.4
etc.
From: https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/c...
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CORNWALL, Sir John (c.1366-1414), of Kinlet, Salop.
Family and Education
b.c.1366, s. and h. of Sir Brian Cornwall† of Kinlet by Maud, da. of Fulk, 1st Lord Strange of Blackmere. m. (1) bef. 1390, Joan, da. and h. of Sir William Wasteneys† of Eastham, Worcs. by Alice, da. of Walter Hewet, 2da.; ?(2) bef. 1397, Maud.1 Kntd. by Sept. 1399.
etc.
From: https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/c...
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• STRANGE (LE STRANGE)

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d) ROBERT le Strange (-[12] Oct 1276). "Dominis Rogero Extraneo, Roberto fratre suo" witnessed the charter dated to [1270] under which "Hawise" kept the manor of Stretton for "frater suus dominus Hamo Extraneus" when he left for Palestine, with the consent of "mariti sui…domini Griffini"[926]. "John le Strange Lord of Knokyn" gave Wrockwardine manor to "Robert le Strange his brother" dated 23 May 1275[927]. Eyton gives some details about his descendants in Shropshire[928]. m ELEANOR de Blancminster, daughter of WILLIAM de Blancminster & his wife --- (-after Oct 1276). Robert & his wife had children:

• i) JOHN le Strange (-[18] Jun 1289). m ---. The name of John’s wife is not known. John & his wife had children:
  • (a) EBLES le Strange ([1266/67]-[23] Jan 1324). He was summoned to Parliament in 1309 whereby he is held to have become Lord Strange (of Blackmere).
  • - see below.

EBLES le Strange, son of JOHN le Strange & his wife --- ([1266/67]-[23] Jan 1324). He was summoned to Parliament in 1309 whereby he is held to have become Lord Strange (of Blackmere).
m ELEANOR Giffard, daughter of JOHN Giffard Lord Giffard of Brimsfield & his [first/second] wife Matilda de Clifford (-before 1324). Inquisitions following a writ dated 12 Feb "1 Edw III", after the death of "John Giffard…of Brimmesfeld…", record that John "married Maud de Longespeye, of whom he begat…of his said wife…Eleanor la Estraunge, afterwards espoused to Fulk le Estraunge…"[943].
Ebles & his wife had children:

• 1. JOHN Le Strange (-21 Jul 1349). Inquisitions following a writ dated 12 Feb "1 Edw III", after the death of "John Giffard…of Brimmesfeld…", record that John "married Maud de Longespeye, of whom he begat…of his said wife…Eleanor la Estraunge, afterwards espoused to Fulk le Estraunge, who begat of her John le Estraunge, now aged 19 years and more, and in the king’s wardship"[944]. Lord Strange (of Blackmere). m as her first husband, ANKARET Boteler, daughter of WILLIAM Boteler of Wem, Shropshire & his wife --- (-( Oct 1361). She married secondly Sir Thomas de Ferrers. John & his wife had children:
  • a) FULK Le Strange ([1330/31]-30 Aug 1349). Lord Strange (of Blackmere). m as her first husband, ELIZABETH de Stafford, daughter of RALPH de Stafford Earl of Stafford & his second wife Margaret de Audley (1333 or after-7 Aug 1375). She married secondly John Lord Ferrers. She married thirdly as his first wife, Sir Reginald de Cobham (Lord Cobham of Sterborough).
  • b) JOHN Le Strange (Whitchurch [Easter] 1332-12 May 1361). Lord Strange (of Blackmere). m MARY [Isabel] FitzAlan of Arundel, daughter of RICHARD FitzAlan Earl of Arundel & his first wife Isabel le Despencer (-29 Aug 1396). John & his wife had children:
    • i) JOHN Le Strange (-3 Aug 1375). Lord Strange (of Blackmere). m (after 6 Sep 1369) as her first husband, ISABEL de Beauchamp, daughter of THOMAS Beauchamp Earl of Warwick & his wife Katherine de Mortimer (-29 Sep 1416, bur Campsey Priory). The will of "Thomas Beauchamp Earl of Warwick", dated 6 Sep 1369, chose burial “in the quire of the Collegiate Church of our Lady at Warwick”, bequeathed property to “my two sons Thomas and William...Isabel my daughter...to her marriage...Margaret my daughter a nun at Shouldham...Katherine the daughter of my son Guy a nun at Shouldham...my daughter Alice...my daughter Clifford...Sir John Beauchamp...Sir Roger Beauchamp...Sir Guy de Brienne...”[945]. Her marriage is recorded in the Complete Peerage[946]. She married secondly (12 Jun 1376 or before) as his second wife, William de Ufford Earl of Suffolk. She became a nun 21 Mar 1382. The will of "Thomas Beauchamp Earl of Warwick", dated 1 Apr 1400, bequeathed property to “Richard my son and heir...my daughter Beauchamp...my brother of Bergavenny...my sisters of Suffolk and Clifford and...my niece Katherine Beauchamp the nun at Shouldham”[947]. John & his wife had one child:
      • (1) ELIZABETH Le Strange ([1374]-23 Aug 1383). Baroness Strange. m as his first wife, THOMAS Mowbray, son of JOHN Mowbray Lord Mowbray & his wife Elizabeth de Segrave (22 Mar 1366-Venice 22 Sep 1399, bur Venice, abbey of St George). He succeeded his brother in 1383 as Lord Mowbray, Lord Segrave. Earl of Nottingham 1383. He was created Duke of Norfolk 29 Sep 1397, and succeeded to the earldom of Norfolk in 1399 on the death of his maternal grandmother.
    • ii) ANKARET Le Strange ([1361]-1 Jun 1413). She succeeded her father 23 Aug 1383 as Baroness Strange, suo iure. m firstly (before 23 Aug 1383) RICHARD Talbot, son of GILBERT Talbot Lord Talbot & his first wife Pernel Butler ([1361]-London 8/9 Sep 1395). He was summoned to Parliament 3 Mar 1384, in consequence of his marriage to the heiress of Strange, whereby he is held to have become Lord Talbot[948]. m secondly ([8 Mar/4 Jul] 1401) as his second wife, THOMAS Neville Lord Furnivalle, son of JOHN Neville Lord Neville & his first wife Matilda Percy (-14 Mar 1407, bur Worksop Priory).
  • c) [MATILDA . m BRIAN de Cornwall, son of Sir EDMUND Cornwall of Kinlet & his wife Elizabeth de Brampton.]

From: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISHNOBILITYMEDIEVAL3P-S.htm#Eb...
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