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maurice_n which_o be_v afterward_o print_v to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o empire_n set_v down_o many_o lively_a reason_n which_o move_v he_o to_o make_v war_n against_o the_o emperor_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o religion_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o germany_n and_o withal_o for_o the_o delivery_n of_o the_o landtgrave_n his_o father_n in_o law_n he_o do_v great_o tax_v the_o emperor_n seek_v to_o bring_v germany_n into_o servitude_n under_o his_o monarchy_n as_o he_o have_v already_o oppress_v it_o by_o diverse_a exaction_n and_o suppression_n of_o their_o privilidge_n albert_n marquis_n of_o brandenbourg_n publish_v a_o writing_n almost_o of_o the_o same_o substance_n complain_v that_o the_o liberty_n of_o germany_n be_v oppress_v even_o by_o they_o that_o be_v bind_v to_o defend_v and_o enlarge_v it_o etc._n etc._n the_o french_a king_n do_v also_o publish_v letter_n by_o the_o which_o he_o show_v that_o he_o have_v no_o other_o end_n but_o the_o liberty_n of_o germany_n and_o of_o all_o christendom_n complain_v of_o the_o wrong_n which_o the_o emperor_n do_v and_o have_v do_v to_o he_o and_o to_o his_o friend_n in_o who_o succour_n he_o have_v resolve_v to_o employ_v all_o his_o force_n in_o that_o war_n yea_o even_o his_o own_o person_n without_o any_o respect_n to_o his_o own_o private_a interest_n how_o great_a soever_o it_o may_v be_v but_o only_o that_o germany_n may_v be_v restore_v and_o john_n frederic_n duke_n of_o saxony_n and_o the_o landtgrave_n of_o hessen_n deliver_v etc._n etc._n these_o letter_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o of_o the_o french_a king_n disperse_v throughout_o germany_n give_v cause_n of_o hope_n to_o some_o and_o to_o other_o of_o fear_n and_o care_n william_n the_o landtgraves_n son_n have_v put_v his_o man_n to_o field_n go_v and_o join_v with_o duke_n maurice_n albert_n of_o brandenbourg_n do_v also_o join_v with_o they_o with_o his_o horse_n and_o foot_n in_o all_o place_n where_o they_o pass_v they_o bring_v the_o 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for_o that_o the_o besiege_a be_v advertise_v thereof_o and_o do_v countermine_v the_o town_n be_v valiant_o defend_v by_o choice_n captain_n prince_n and_o other_o of_o great_a house_n and_o all_o under_o the_o command_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n the_o emperor_n see_v his_o army_n overtoyled_n and_o to_o disband_v and_o diminish_v daily_o through_o hunger_n cold_a nakedness_n and_o want_v of_o all_o thing_n some_o italian_n retire_v into_o the_o town_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n be_v press_v by_o necessity_n about_o the_o end_n of_o december_n mâ—…_n he_o retire_v his_o canon_n resolve_v to_o make_v a_o honourable_a retreat_n wherein_o heâ—…_n employ_v cont_n egmont_n to_o discover_v and_o assure_v the_o way_n and_o the_o first_o of_o january_n the_o emperor_n come_v to_o thionuille_n leave_v all_o the_o charge_n to_o dispose_v of_o the_o retreat_n of_o 1553._o the_o army_n unto_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n his_o lieutenant_n the_o which_o he_o perform_v with_o great_a 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