Original:  The authorities claimed a part of the output, and smiths and miners were provided with land for cottages, mills, URLes, farming, and pasture, and they were allowed to use streams and lumber (Nef 1987, 706-715).
Revised:  These authorities claimed a part of the output, and smiths and miners were provided with land for cottages, mills, URLes, farming, and pasture, and they were allowed to use streams and lumber (Nef 1987, 706-715).
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