Sentence:  [W]e are not borne to our ſelues alone, but the prince, the countrie, the parents, freends, wiues, children and familie, euerie of them doo claime an intereſt in vs, and to euerie of them we muſt be beneficiall: otherwiſe we doo degenerate from that <WSD>communitie</WSD> and ſocietie, which by ſuch offices by vs is to be conſtrued, & doo become moſt vnprofitable: ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.