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majesty_n nor_o yet_o with_o any_o foreign_a prince_n or_o potentate_n without_o her_o knowledge_n or_o the_o consent_n of_o her_o governor_n general_a aforesaid_a 22_o that_o her_o say_a majesty_n likewise_o shall_v not_o deal_v with_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n nor_o yet_o with_o any_o other_o enemy_n to_o the_o estate_n concern_v any_o cause_n or_o matter_n that_o touch_v the_o unite_a province_n consent_n in_o general_a or_o in_o particular_a without_o the_o advice_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o general_a estate_n lawful_o call_v thereunto_o 23_o that_o the_o raise_n and_o pay_v of_o new_a force_n which_o be_v to_o be_v raise_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o etc._n land_n shall_v be_v do_v by_o the_o say_a governor_n general_a and_o the_o counsel_n of_o estate_n with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o general_a estate_n 24_o that_o at_o the_o death_n or_o alteration_n of_o any_o provincial_a governor_n or_o of_o frontier_n town_n the_o estate_n or_o province_n where_o any_o such_o alteration_n happen_v shall_v nominate_v two_o or_o three_o governor_n sufficient_a person_n well_o addict_v to_o the_o religion_n whereof_o the_o governor_n general_a aforesaid_a and_o the_o counsel_n of_o estate_n shall_v choose_v one_o 25_o that_o as_o often_o as_o her_o majesty_n for_o her_o defence_n and_o security_n shall_v send_v any_o ship_n england_n of_o war_n to_o sea_n if_o the_o enemy_n send_v any_o fleet_n into_o the_o narrow_a sea_n between_o france_n and_o england_n or_o between_o england_n and_o the_o netherlands_o the_o estate_n shall_v send_v forth_o as_o many_o ship_n to_o sea_n as_o her_o majesty_n shall_v then_o do_v so_o they_o exceed_v not_o in_o number_n and_o charge_v the_o limit_v number_n in_o time_n past_o present_v in_o anno_fw-la 1584._o unto_o the_o prince_n of_o oâ—…nge_n by_o m._n dyer_n or_o more_o as_o the_o necessity_n and_o the_o estate_n uttermost_a mean_n may_v reach_v unto_o which_o shall_v join_v with_o her_o majesty_n say_a fleet_n and_o be_v under_o the_o command_n and_o appointment_n of_o the_o admiral_n of_o england_n with_o this_o proviso_n that_o whatsoever_o shall_v be_v get_v or_o win_v by_o that_o fleet_n shall_v be_v equal_o divide_v according_a to_o the_o charge_n and_o expense_n disburse_v by_o either_o party_n 26_o that_o her_o majesty_n ship_n be_v at_o sea_n shall_v always_o have_v free_a egress_n and_o regress_n part_n into_o the_o haven_n and_o stream_n within_o the_o say_v netherlands_o and_o there_o be_v victual_v at_o a_o reasonable_a price_n and_o that_o the_o ship_n of_o war_n belong_v to_o the_o netherlands_o shall_v like_v wise_a enjoy_v the_o same_o privilege_n and_o freedom_n in_o all_o the_o stream_n and_o haven_n of_o england_n and_o other_o 1585._o her_o majesty_n dominion_n 27_o that_o the_o order_n and_o take_v up_o of_o all_o controversy_n and_o contention_n which_o may_v controversy_n fall_v out_o and_o happen_v between_o any_o of_o the_o unite_a province_n or_o any_o town_n that_o can_v be_v 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