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her_o subject_n for_o thâ—ir_a sake_n and_o endanger_v she_o own_o crown_n and_o kingdom_n chap._n ii_o whether_o england_n have_v receive_v any_o benefit_n by_o defend_v the_o quarrel_n of_o the_o hollander_n or_o whether_o the_o hollander_n have_v endeavour_v to_o deserve_v the_o friendship_n they_o have_v receive_v from_o thence_o or_o have_v any_o way_n show_v themselves_o grateful_a for_o it_o chap._n iii_o whether_o england_n can_v expect_v any_o benefit_n by_o continue_v to_o take_v the_o hollander_n part_n and_o whether_o the_o hollander_n do_v deserve_v the_o same_o by_o wish_v or_o desire_v the_o continuance_n of_o the_o state_n and_o government_n of_o england_n as_o now_o it_o stand_v cha._n four_o of_o the_o present_a state_n of_o the_o hollander_n &_o of_o the_o division_n among_o they_o about_o matter_n of_o religion_n and_o whether_o respect_v of_o religion_n may_v urge_v england_n still_o to_o assist_v they_o chap._n v._n chap._n i._n a_o brief_a description_n of_o 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show_v of_o friendship_n &_o amity_n with_o spayn_n and_o have_v not_o only_o her_o ambassador_n in_o spain_n as_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n have_v his_o also_o in_o england_n and_o in_o all_o her_o public_a proclamation_n wherein_o any_o mention_n happen_v to_o be_v make_v of_o holland_n and_o the_o adjacent_a part_n she_o do_v always_o call_v they_o the_o low_a country_n of_o her_o love_a brother_n the_o king_n of_o spain_n &_o thereby_o acknowledge_v that_o which_o she_o can_v not_o deny_v yet_o even_o at_o this_o very_a time_n she_o employ_v sir_n francis_n drake_n to_o rob_v he_o of_o his_o treasure_n in_o the_o west_n indies_n don_n bernardino_n de_fw-fr mendoca_n remain_v ambassador_n ledger_n for_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n in_o england_n both_o then_o and_o long_o after_o yea_o even_o at_o the_o very_a time_n when_o drak_n be_v arrive_v home_o with_o his_o booty_n which_o be_v in_o november_n in_o the_o year_n 1580._o and_o be_v all_o this_o while_n a_o eye_n witness_v not_o 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the_o end_n and_o that_o also_o with_o a_o addition_n of_o eight_o year_n forbearance_n after_o the_o take_n of_o his_o aforesaid_a treasure_n in_o which_o time_n all_o detriment_n that_o can_v be_v do_v he_o both_o by_o sea_n &_o land_n beside_o the_o aid_v also_o of_o don_n antonio_n the_o pretend_a king_n of_o portugal_n be_v put_v in_o practice_n force_v to_o prepare_v that_o great_a armada_n against_o england_n by_o sea_n which_o he_o do_v in_o the_o year_n 1588._o though_o with_o no_o success_n and_o therefore_o as_o i_o have_v hear_v stranger_n that_o be_v indifferent_a to_o both_o nation_n wonder_v very_o much_o why_o there_o shall_v be_v more_o hatred_n discover_v now_o in_o a_o time_n of_o peace_n and_o amity_n between_o england_n and_o spain_n in_o the_o english_a nation_n to_o the_o spanish_a then_o in_o the_o spanish_a to_o the_o english_a the_o english_a have_v give_v more_o cause_n a_o great_a deal_n for_o spaniard_n to_o hate_v they_o than_o the_o spainards_n have_v 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