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mayor_n without_o warrant_n whence_o all_o this_o mischief_n to_o the_o state_n be_v rise_v have_v likewise_o be_v confess_v by_o casebeard_n then_o appear_v and_o speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a corporation_n last_o what_o mean_n have_v be_v use_v to_o persuade_v they_o to_o rectify_v this_o in_o a_o more_o private_a way_n without_o trouble_v the_o house_n and_o how_o much_o they_o have_v slight_v it_o can_v be_v forget_v edm._n harvy_n on_o the_o backside_n of_o which_o report_n be_v witten_v by_o mr_n noel_n the_o clerk_n register_n to_o that_o committee_n of_o parliament_n as_o follow_v by_o order_n of_o the_o present_a commissioner_n for_o remove_v obstruction_n june_n 27._o 1655._o this_o report_n be_v deliver_v in_o by_o colonel_n harvie_n to_o the_o late_a committee_n of_o parliament_n for_o remove_v obstruction_n mention_v in_o their_o order_n of_o
if_o not_o timely_o prevent_v for_o the_o prevention_n whereof_o and_o for_o the_o better_a maintain_v of_o a_o right_a understanding_n peace_n and_o amity_n between_o the_o say_a party_n and_o for_o divers_a other_o good_a cause_n and_o special_a consideration_n the_o say_a mayor_n master_n and_o burgess_n of_o well_n aforesaid_a have_v by_o one_o letter_n of_o attorney_n or_o deputation_n under_o the_o common_a seal_n of_o the_o say_a corporation_n which_o letter_n of_o attorney_n or_o deputation_n bear_v date_n the_o 14_o of_o april_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1649._o appoint_v constitute_v and_o authorize_v robert_n morgan_n gent._n and_o thomas_n salmon_n gent._n two_o of_o the_o master_n of_o the_o say_a city_n or_o burrow_n together_o with_o some_o other_o therein_o name_v that_o they_o or_o any_o two_o of_o they_o shall_v treat_v of_o and_o conclude_v and_o determine_v all_o matter_n and_o thing_n that_o now_o be_v or_o hereafter_o may_v be_v in_o doubt_n or_o difference_n concern_v 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