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this_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v likewise_o apply_v the_o unanimous_a resolution_n take_v after_o mature_a deliberation_n august_n 8_o 18_o 1650_o together_o with_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o council_n of_o state_n furthermore_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o city_n and_o land_n be_v desirous_a to_o propound_v to_o your_o h._n m._n herewithal_o be_v the_o article_n of_o the_o union_n ordinary_o speak_v of_o order_v or_o settle_v thing_n by_o the_o generality_n and_o the_o unite_a province_n and_o more_o than_o manifest_a that_o the_o say_v confederated_a state_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o unite_a province_n can_v always_o be_v assemble_v in_o body_n whether_o it_o be_v not_o therefore_o very_o necessary_a that_o exact_a and_o pertinent_a order_n may_v be_v frame_v and_o establish_v for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o generality_n in_o absence_n of_o the_o respective_a vote_v province_n and_o that_o the_o deputy_n or_o commissioner_n to_o be_v appoint_v thereunto_o be_v autorize_v not_o 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that_o which_o be_v urge_v out_o of_o the_o word_n provisional_o or_o by_o provision_n insert_v in_o the_o ix_o article_n be_v in_o truth_n to_o small_a purpose_n first_o for_o speak_v but_o of_o particular_a case_n second_o for_o that_o in_o those_o very_a case_n the_o difference_n be_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o lord_n stadholders_n by_o provision_n till_o it_o shall_v be_v otherwise_o order_v by_o common_a advice_n of_o the_o confederate_n uâ—_n articulus_fw-la ix_o expressè_fw-la habet_fw-la cujus_fw-la prio_fw-la explicatio_fw-la etiam_fw-la ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la posteriorem_fw-la casum_fw-la pertinet_fw-la quia_fw-la nulla_fw-la diversitatis_fw-la ratio_fw-la potest_fw-la dari_fw-la vel_fw-la alia_fw-la commodior_fw-la explicatio_fw-la adduci_fw-la so_o that_o however_o no_o province_n can_v be_v deprive_v of_o this_o provisional_a remedy_n nor_o the_o course_n alter_v but_o by_o common_a advice_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o stadholders_n be_v to_o do_v or_o administer_v right_o in_o 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your_o n._n gr_n m._n of_o our_o city_n and_o their_o deputy_n encounter_v of_o he_o and_o to_o demand_v reparation_n and_o satisfaction_n in_o that_o behalf_n to_o which_o justification_n of_o we_o we_o here_o refer_v our_o selus_fw-la and_o have_v cause_n to_o think_v our_o selus_fw-la happy_a for_o the_o good_a direction_n which_o have_v be_v afford_v to_o we_o by_o the_o lord_n who_o we_o employ_v in_o all_o this_o renew_v our_o hearty_a thanks_o unto_o they_o and_o promise_v to_o all_o the_o foresay_a lord_n our_o fellow-governor_n that_o whatever_o shall_v beâ—ide_v they_o or_o their_o posterity_n hereafter_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o thing_n aforesaid_a to_o hold_v and_o save_v they_o harmless_a in_o witness_v whereof_o we_o have_v cause_v our_o city_n seal_v to_o be_v hereunder_o annex_v july_n 19_o 1651._o underneath_o stand_v by_o order_n of_o the_o burgomaster_n and_o the_o 36._o council_n sign_v gr._n hulst_n and_o seal_v with_o green_a wax_n act_n of_o justification_n of_o 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conform_v themselves_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o province_n these_o matter_n go_v so_o high_a and_o avaunt_v that_o the_o minister_n take_v the_o boldness_n to_o broach_v and_o preach_v in_o their_o pulpit_n there_o be_v but_o a_o straw_n breadth_n betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o union_n which_o be_v to_o flatter_v the_o court._n towards_o the_o end_n of_o april_n the_o states-general_n write_v a_o remonstrate_v letter_n to_o the_o commissioned_n council_n of_o holland_n noble_a mighty_a lord_n we_o have_v heretofore_o transmit_v unto_o the_o noble_a mighty_a lord_n the_o state_n of_o holland_n and_o west-friesland_n and_o to_o the_o other_o six_o province_n respective_o the_o newly_a project_v state_n of_o war_n so_o as_o it_o be_v fit_v the_o same_o shall_v be_v observe_v during_o the_o present_a peace_n whereunto_o some_o of_o the_o province_n show_v themselves_o well_o incline_v but_o in_o regard_n that_o the_o lord_n the_o state_n of_o holland_n and_o 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