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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intellig_v it_o singulos_fw-la magistratum_fw-la gerentes_fw-la quibus_fw-la singulis_fw-la bini_fw-la erant_fw-la additi_fw-la adsessores_fw-la periti_fw-la juris_fw-la quos_fw-la josephus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vocat_fw-la septem_fw-la ergo_fw-la municipes_fw-la loci_fw-la erant_fw-la judices_fw-la praeterea_fw-la adsessores_fw-la quatuordecim_fw-la qui_fw-la ex_fw-la levitis_fw-la maxim_n sumebantur_fw-la his_o supernumer_n arii_fw-la accessisse_fw-la videntur_fw-la unus_fw-la &_o alter_fw-la so_o grotius_n in_o mat._n 5._o 21._o and_o so_o also_o the_o english_a translation_n do_v render_v the_o place_n in_o every_o city_n or_o township_n let_v there_o be_v seven_o governor_n such_o as_o be_v approve_v in_o virtue_n and_o famous_a for_o their_o justice_n and_o let_v each_o of_o these_o magistrate_n have_v two_o minister_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi._n in_o this_o court_n of_o judgement_n all_o manner_n of_o 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