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it_o rend_v press_v fine_n confiscation_n or_o other_o thing_n whatsoever_o they_o be_v to_o make_v good_a &_o diligent_a inquisition_n and_o pursuit_n w_o toute_fw-fr respect_n of_o person_n final_o to_o do_v our_o diligence_n that_o nothing_o perish_v or_o be_v alienate_v in_o manner_n of_o wise_n by_o our_o fault_n negligence_n or_o dissymulation_n â§_o for_o the_o controller_n the_o master_n of_o the_o money_n the_o keeper_n of_o the_o town_n house_n call_v the_o saoulter_n and_o the_o master_n of_o the_o ordinance_n item_n that_o every_o three_o year_n after_o the_o counsel_n be_v choose_v the_o petty_a counsel_n shall_v choose_v these_o officer_n always_o upon_o this_o condition_n y_fw-fr â—_o y_fw-es â—_o election_n shall_v be_v refer_v to_o the_o two_o hundred_o to_o be_v ratify_v by_o they_o and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o approve_v they_o the_o petye_n counsel_n shall_v choose_v new_a nevertheless_o the_o old_a may_v continue_v if_o they_o shall_v see_v it_o good_a touch_v the_o 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and_o to_o be_v depose_v from_o y_fw-es e_fw-es counsel_v the_o rest_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o year_n and_o he_o which_o have_v be_v charge_v shall_v have_v his_o action_n item_n this_o order_n shall_v be_v keep_v as_o well_o for_o y_z e_z counsel_n of_o sixty_o as_o in_o general_a of_o y_fw-fr e_o two_o hundred_o for_o y_z e_z avoid_v of_o confusion_n &_o y_fw-fr â—_o all_o thing_n may_v be_v the_o better_o observe_v they_o shall_v rede_n y_o it_o which_o be_v pass_v every_o year_n as_o well_o in_o y_o e_fw-la first_o counsel_v hold_v after_o y_o e_o election_n as_o also_o of_o y_fw-fr e_o two_o hundred_o &_o then_o all_o shall_v swear_v to_o keep_v it_o item_n y_fw-fr e_o nothing_o shall_v be_v set_v forth_o among_o y_o e_o two_o hundred_o before_o it_o have_v be_v treat_v of_o by_o y_z e_z petye_n counsel_n neither_o in_o the_o general_a counsel_n before_o it_o have_v be_v treat_v of_o before_o as_o well_o of_o y_fw-fr e_o two_o hundred_o as_o of_o the_o petye_n counsel_n â§_o for_o what_o 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