<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishSehemu ya kaskazini ya mraba huo, Procuratie Vecchia na Procuratie Nuova, zilikuwa makao ya maofisa wakuu wa jamhuri hiyo.  <response>: The north and south arms of the square, the 16th-century Procuratie Vecchie and Procuratie Nuove, were the residences of the republics most senior officials. 