and (in my mightes) helping to certain conjuracions and other
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grete maters of ruling of citizins; and thilke thinges ben my
drawers in; and ex[c]itours to tho maters wern so paynted and
coloured that (at the prime face) me semed them noble and
glorious to al the people. I than, wening mikel meryte have
deserved in furthering and mayntenaunce of tho thinges, besyed
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and laboured, with al my diligence, in werkinge of thilke maters
to the ende. And trewly, lady, to telle you the sothe, me rought