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condition_n make_v â—n_a assembly_n this_o difference_n betwixt_o council_n and_o council_n be_v not_o common_o observe_v as_o bruide_n say_v 13._o 2_o counsel_n be_v take_v say_v aristotle_n upon_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o in_o man_n power_n but_o may_v fall_v out_o 〈…〉_o and_o not_o upon_o matter_n which_o be_v not_o doubt_v oâ—_n whether_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v or_o no_o for_o these_o have_v more_o neéd_v to_o be_v put_v in_o execution_n then_o to_o be_v have_v in_o counsel_n neither_o be_v counsel_n to_o be_v demand_v for_o thing_n which_o be_v most_o certain_a as_o whether_o the_o sun_n will_v mor._n rise_v to_o morrow_n or_o no_o nor_o for_o thing_n that_o be_v impossible_a nor_o for_o thing_n belong_v to_o all_o the_o world_n nor_o for_o thing_n present_a nor_o for_o thing_n past_a for_o such_o thing_n can_v be_v amend_v because_o those_o thing_n y_o it_o be_v present_a or_o already_o past_a stand_v upon_o no_o advice_n as_o i_o quasi_fw-la declare_v more_o at_o large_a in_o another_o place_n and_o if_o happy_o counsel_v be_v take_v upon_o some_o matter_n which_o be_v present_a or_o past_a that_o be_v do_v to_o seek_v some_o remedy_n lest_o it_o shall_v do_v harm_n hereafter_o in_o time_n to_o come_v jodocus_n clichtoreus_n say_v that_o these_o be_v the_o property_n pradentia_fw-la of_o counsellor_n first_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v judgement_n &_o understanding_n second_o when_o they_o assemble_v &_o meet_v together_o to_o consult_v they_o ought_v to_o premeditate_a upon_o that_o of_o which_o they_o be_v to_o consult_v as_o they_o that_o travel_v cast_v with_o themselves_o which_o way_n thy_o will_n take_v to_o come_v to_o their_o journey_n end_n for_o unless_o they_o do_v premeditate_v their_o counsel_n shall_v be_v in_o vain_a three_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o consult_v upon_o matter_n y_o it_o be_v present_a four_o ubisâ—p_n that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o consult_v upon_o matter_n that_o be_v impossible_a six_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o consult_v upon_o such_o thing_n which_o necessary_o must_v happen_v and_o can_v be_v shun_v or_o decline_v seventh_o they_o ought_v in_o their_o counsel_n to_o seek_v cut_v mean_n how_o to_o bring_v the_o same_o to_o pass_v which_o they_o pretend_v eight_o they_o ought_v to_o consult_v of_o thing_n which_o be_v limit_v and_o be_v not_o infinite_a nine_o upon_o thing_n that_o both_o may_v be_v and_o may_v not_o be_v ten_o upon_o thing_n that_o be_v doubtful_a and_o may_v fall_v out_o diverse_o those_o thing_n which_o concern_v the_o commonwealth_n 4._o be_v to_o be_v consider_v of_o with_o long_a deliberation_n because_o there_o lie_v more_o upon_o the_o venture_n of_o they_o then_o of_o private_a and_o particular_a matter_n which_o every_o one_o can_n more_o easy_o and_o with_o less_o hurt_n judge_v of_o and_o choose_v that_o which_o he_o best_a like_v