Original sentence: " Schepens (alderman) were judicial officers with jurisdiction over civil and criminal matters.Together, the three orders of officers former a college and enacted laws and ordinances for the city, analogous to the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Edited sentence: " Schepens (aldermen) were judicial officers with jurisdiction over civil and criminal matters.Together, the three orders of officers formed a college and enacted laws and ordinances for the city, analogous to the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony