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the_o city_n by_o sunset_a and_o for_o the_o future_a that_o they_o never_o return_v into_o the_o city_n or_o any_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o bohemia_n upon_o pain_n of_o severe_a punishment_n if_o at_o any_o time_n they_o shall_v return_v and_o be_v apprehend_v likewise_o we_o do_v serious_o and_o strict_o command_v you_o in_o his_o sacred_a imperial_a majesty_n name_n that_o you_o deny_v to_o all_o the_o citizen_n or_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n of_o new_a bolislavia_n who_o be_v not_o catholic_n the_o benefit_n of_o the_o law_n or_o their_o revenue_n or_o to_o buâ—_n or_o sell_v or_o any_o other_o civil_a contract_n &_o that_o you_o strict_o forbid_v that_o none_o of_o they_o for_o the_o future_a do_v attempt_v to_o do_v the_o thing_n forbid_v without_o our_o privity_n unless_o they_o do_v desist_v from_o their_o obstinacy_n and_o heretical_a opinion_n and_o submit_v to_o the_o fatherly_a command_n of_o his_o sacred_a imperial_a majesty_n and_o embrace_v the_o holy_a 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