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privilege_n which_o they_o name_v conuentus_fw-la moreover_o they_o commit_v estate_n and_o entire_a kingdom_n to_o the_o government_n of_o certain_a prince_n hold_v and_o esteem_v as_o friend_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n by_o these_o mean_n join_v they_o to_o their_o love_n as_o well_o by_o gratify_v they_o with_o their_o liberty_n and_o bounty_n as_o with_o other_o privilege_n honour_n and_o dignity_n whereof_o they_o do_v partake_v in_o their_o town_n as_o in_o right_a of_o citizen_n they_o term_v these_o town_n and_o people_n their_o confederate_n and_o the_o king_n their_o friend_n as_o for_o example_n in_o africa_n they_o have_v massinissa_n and_o juba_n in_o asia_n eumenes_n prusias_n and_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n in_o europe_n those_o of_o marseilles_n autumn_n auergâ—â—â—_n rennes_n and_o other_o making_z account_n more_o to_o avail_v themselves_o by_o such_o confederacy_n and_o amity_n then_o by_o mean_n more_o strict_a and_o severe_a so_o than_o power_n be_v 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