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the_o duke_n name_n and_o figure_n upon_o it_o beside_o till_o the_o time_n aforesaid_a the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n may_v pardon_v offender_n that_o be_v condemn_v and_o further_o there_o be_v no_o sentence_n of_o law_n execute_v but_o the_o duke_n officer_n be_v make_v acquaint_v therewith_o in_o who_o power_n it_o be_v to_o disannul_v as_o he_o like_v best_a likewise_o in_o the_o year_n 1529._o when_o as_o those_o of_o geneva_n have_v league_v themselves_o with_o friburge_n the_o duke_n dislike_a thereof_o because_o it_o be_v do_v without_o his_o privity_n cause_v the_o league_n to_o be_v break_v allege_v that_o the_o town_n of_o geneva_n can_v not_o conclude_v a_o matter_n of_o such_o importance_n without_o his_o allowance_n and_o approbation_n beside_o all_o these_o reason_n before_o remember_v this_o also_o be_v allege_v as_o most_o material_a that_o duke_n charles_n come_v to_o geneva_n with_o