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instruct_v by_o sir_n thomas_n hennâ—…ge_n sir_n thomas_n hennage_n be_v return_v into_o england_n and_o have_v make_v report_n of_o his_o ambassage_n the_o queen_n make_v answer_v by_o letter_n date_v the_o one_o and_o twenty_o of_o june_n 1586._o that_o she_o perceive_v by_o their_o letter_n that_o they_o have_v do_v that_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o good_a affection_n and_o upon_o urgent_a cause_n wherewith_o she_o be_v the_o better_a satisfy_v in_o that_o they_o confess_v their_o fault_n and_o that_o they_o may_v have_v give_v her_o knowledge_n thereof_o before_o it_o have_v be_v do_v wish_v they_o in_o any_o case_n to_o keep_v and_o observe_v all_o their_o promise_n to_o deliver_v the_o money_n over_o into_o his_o hand_n and_o to_o augment_v their_o contribution_n give_v 1586._o he_o full_a authority_n tâ—…_n execute_v all_o thing_n by_o advice_n and_o as_o necessity_n require_v she_o likewise_o excuse_v the_o suspicion_n give_v out_o
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to_o the_o contract_n they_o will_v do_v nothing_o therein_o without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o general_a estate_n they_o have_v herd_n what_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n have_v propound_v in_o anno_fw-la 1586._o and_o what_o be_v do_v therein_o as_o also_o of_o her_o majesty_n answer_n touch_v the_o employment_n of_o andrea_n de_fw-la 'loo_o they_o have_v be_v likewise_o advertise_v by_o word_n of_o mouth_n from_o the_o lord_n of_o buckhurst_n and_o what_o his_o excelencie_n have_v certefied_a they_o by_o walck_n and_o menin_n councillor_n of_o estate_n the_o which_o be_v secret_o impart_v unto_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o country_n to_o have_v their_o advice_n therein_o where_o her_o majesty_n be_v not_o speak_v of_o but_o with_o all_o honour_n and_o due_a respect_n give_v no_o cause_n whereby_o any_o suspicion_n may_v grow_v that_o they_o shall_v report_v her_o majesty_n have_v seek_v a_o peace_n without_o their_o consent_n and_o therefore_o they_o which_o have_v invent_v such_o 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will_v extend_v the_o three_o demand_n be_v that_o his_o imperial_a majesty_n will_v appoint_v a_o governor_n and_o council_n in_o the_o country_n of_o demand_n cleves_n and_o juilliers_n etc._n etc._n thereby_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n or_o the_o cardinal_n albertus_n his_o future_a son_n in_o law_n do_v plain_o descover_v how_o they_o do_v gape_v after_o these_o dutchy_n of_o cleves_n and_o juilliers_n &_o the_o other_o estate_n &_o signeury_n of_o duke_n john_n of_o cleves_n ra_v at_o this_o present_a in_o good_a and_o perfect_a health_n ground_v upon_o this_o hope_n that_o the_o say_a duke_n be_v without_o child_n and_o therefore_o his_o duchess_n earldom_n and_o signeury_n shall_v by_o right_a fall_n unto_o the_o emperor_n who_o shall_v give_v they_o unto_o his_o brother_n albertus_n or_o else_o the_o which_o have_v appear_v by_o the_o effect_n that_o he_o will_v not_o attend_v duke_n johns_n death_n but_o seize_v upon_o they_o by_o force_n and_o practice_n in_o his_o life_n 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