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to_o the_o count_n boccaria_n by_o his_o royal_a highness_n my_o lord_n and_o most_o dear_a etc._n etc._n the_o man_n who_o the_o commonalty_n of_o the_o vally_n of_o lucerna_fw-la etc._n etc._n have_v so_o well_o serve_v we_o that_o be_v willing_a to_o testify_v to_o they_o our_o satisfaction_n we_o therefore_o have_v direct_v to_o you_o the_o letter_n subjoin_v to_o this_o that_o you_o may_v deliver_v it_o to_o they_o and_o may_v more_o full_o express_v to_o they_o the_o good_a will_v we_o bear_v they_o require_v you_o likewise_o to_o assure_v they_o that_o when_o ever_o their_o need_n require_v we_o shall_v have_v a_o particular_a regard_n to_o their_o affection_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n do_v you_o take_v a_o note_n of_o the_o officer_n and_o soldier_n who_o be_v kill_v or_o take_v prisoner_n to_o make_v a_o report_n to_o we_o thereof_o that_o we_o may_v take_v order_n according_o thus_o remit_v to_o your_o care_n whatever_o more_o be_v necessary_a to_o signify_v our_o satisfaction_n and_o pleasure_n in_o their_o zeal_n and_o readiness_n we_o beseech_v god_n to_o preserve_v you_o at_o turin_n the_o 5_o of_o november_n 1672._o sign_v c._n emanuel_n to_o the_o count_n am._n boccaria_n councillor_n of_o state_n and_o superintendent_n general_n of_o the_o vally_n the_o order_n of_o don_n gabriel_n of_o savoy_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o vally_n don_n gabriel_n of_o savoy_n marquis_n of_o rive_n general_n of_o his_o r._n highness_n army_n both_o of_o horse_n and_o foot._n the_o officer_n here_o below_o mention_v of_o the_o vally_n of_o lucerna_fw-la have_v give_v such_o proof_n of_o their_o zeal_n for_o his_o royal_a highness_n service_n in_o all_o occasion_n which_o have_v offer_v especial_o in_o the_o commotion_n of_o this_o province_n that_o we_o think_v our_o selus_fw-la oblige_v to_o give_v they_o this_o testimony_n to_o the_o end_n that_o in_o other_o exigency_n wherein_o his_o royal_a highness_n service_n shall_v be_v concern_v they_o may_v be_v encorage_v to_o continue_v these_o proof_n of_o their_o zeal_n and_o therefore_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o authority_n which_o we_o have_v from_o his_o royal_a highness_n we_o permit_v the_o below-mentioned_a to_o wear_v and_o carry_v arm_n provide_v they_o make_v no_o ill_a use_n of_o they_o and_o we_o command_v all_o those_o depend_v on_o our_o order_n of_o general_n that_o they_o neither_o give_v nor_o permit_v to_o be_v give_v they_o any_o trouble_n for_o so_o do_v this_o be_v his_o royal_a highness_n will_n and_o pleasure_n give_v at_o mondovi_n the_o 29_o of_o sept._n 1681._o finis_fw-la