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that_o the_o high_a and_o mighty_a lord_n the_o state_n general_n &_o he_o excel_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n shall_v use_v exercise_n in_o the_o say_a town_n liberty_n territory_n &_o jurisdiction_n thereof_o for_o so_o much_o as_o they_o be_v annex_v to_o the_o town_n the_o same_o right_a and_o jurisdiction_n as_o the_o duke_n and_o duchess_n of_o brabant_n hitherto_o have_v have_v and_o to_o treat_v with_o this_o town_n so_o and_o in_o like_a manner_n as_o the_o capital_a town_n of_o brabant_n be_v use_v to_o do_v viii_o that_o this_o town_n burgess_n and_o inhabitant_n thereof_o shall_v retain_v within_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o say_a town_n all_o their_o right_n custom_n freedom_n exemption_n and_o all_o other_o privilege_n aswell_o general_a as_o particular_a which_o they_o have_v enjoy_v and_o possess_v a_o long_a time_n before_o the_o war_n aswell_o by_o water_n all_o be_v by_o land_n within_o and_o with_o out_o the_o town_n as_o in_o brabant_n gelderland_n holland_n zeeland_n upon_o the_o rind_n and_o other_o province_n place_n and_o river_n aswell_o tax_n toll_v of_o timber_n ingebot_n the_o staple_n of_o ox_n and_o other_o none_o except_v forasmuch_o as_o concern_v their_o lawful_a possession_n ix_o that_o the_o roll_a and_o government_n of_o the_o town_n aswell_o for_o the_o administration_n of_o justice_n as_o in_o politic_a affair_n shall_v continue_v with_o the_o magistrate_n and_o the_o three_o member_n of_o the_o town_n and_o that_o no_o other_o person_n shall_v be_v promote_v thereunto_o or_o choose_v but_o such_o as_o be_v natif_fw-fr of_o the_o say_a town_n or_o which_o have_v receive_v holy_a baptism_n there_o or_o such_o other_o as_o the_o high_a &_o mighty_a lord_n the_o state_n general_n shall_v think_v good_a to_o naturallize_v and_o qualify_v thereunto_o save_v that_o for_o this_o time_n the_o government_n both_o in_o justice_n and_o policy_n aswell_o in_o chief_a as_o subordinate_a magistrate_n shall_v be_v absolute_a appoint_v and_o constitute_v by_o his_o excel_v &_o the_o deputye_n of_o the_o high_a and_o mighty_a lord_n the_o state_n general_n x._o that_o the_o town_n shall_v hold_v in_o their_o own_o government_n and_o disposition_n all_o their_o inhabitant_n right_a of_o imposition_n fishery_n way_n corn_n measure_n and_o monthly_a money_n and_o all_o their_o right_n and_o revenue_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o as_o they_o have_v hitherto_o enjoy_v the_o disposition_n and_o order_n of_o they_o provide_v that_o they_o have_v right_a thereunto_o &_o without_o preiudice_v the_o other_o membre_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n xi_o those_o of_o the_o town_n shall_v keep_v still_o the_o residue_n of_o their_o victual_n material_n and_o other_o their_o common_a good_n sell_v for_o the_o benefit_n and_o the_o ease_n of_o the_o town_n of_o charge_n and_o preserve_v at_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o abovesaid_a three_o member_n except_o the_o ordinance_n arm_n and_o other_o