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In a bit old Japanese, the phrase:

> 草鞋{わらじ}を召{め}されなば

means "if you (talking to a superior) put on the straw sandals" (I assume from
the context).

Where does the conjugation ～なば of 召される come from?
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What is the way 召されなば is conjugated?
> 草鞋を召され **なば**

召されなば＝召す＋される[敬語]＋な[完了の助動詞]＋[ば](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/172830/meaning/m1u/%E3%81%B0/)[条件の接続助詞]

This な should be 未然形 of ぬ.

[なば](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/164643/meaning/m0u/%E3%81%AA%E3%81%B0/)
is treated as a compound word in the linked dictionary page, and means "having
done (something) ~".

I'm no good at old Japanese, but I think it says that when (someone) has put
on (grass/straw) sandals, in polite language.
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