unde te etiam par fuerit privilegio consiliorum praefecturae, in quae participanda deposceris, antiquati honoris perniciter sarcire dispendium, ne, si extra praerogativam consiliarii in concilium veneris, solas vicariorum vices egisse videare.
So it will be the proper course for you also to repair promptly the loss of your expired office by accepting the earnest invitation addressed to you to occupy the favoured position of Counsellor to the Prefect; for if you come to the Council without the special standing of a counsellor you will be looked upon only as one who has acted as deputy vicarius.
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