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bellum_fw-la regi_fw-la movissent_fw-la reidanus_fw-la ad_fw-la ann_n 1570._o a._n e._n meteran_n a._n d._n 1576._o reidanus_fw-la ad_fw-la ann_n 1578._o a._n e._n materan_n ad_fw-la ann_n 1579._o leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma's_n notable_a revolution_n in_o the_o prefatory_a account_n of_o that_o union_n aâ—…_n 13._o reidanus_fw-la ad_fw-la ann_n 1584._o hic_fw-la delectus_fw-la magna_fw-la in_o belgicis_fw-la motibus_fw-la mala_fw-la dedit_fw-la sape_fw-la enim_fw-la homines_fw-la imperiti_fw-la unum_fw-la ob_fw-la religionis_fw-la studium_fw-la ad_fw-la magistratum_fw-la evecti_fw-la rejectis_fw-la viris_fw-la praestantibus_fw-la magnique_fw-la in_o repub_fw-la usùs_fw-la quòd_fw-la non_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la eadem_fw-la cum_fw-la reformatis_fw-la sentâ—…ent_fw-la id_fw-la ad_fw-la ann_n 1586._o hacâ—…enus_fw-la ecclesiasticorum_fw-la quibusâ—…unque_fw-la reformatae_fw-la relâ—…gionis_fw-la odium_fw-la aut_fw-la caritas_fw-la hispani_fw-la pretium_fw-la non_fw-la fuerant_fw-la patrias_fw-la sedes_fw-la aut_fw-la part_n deserendi_fw-la prima_fw-la publâ—…è_fw-la suffragia_fw-la privatim_fw-la bonorum_fw-la â—…uique_fw-la administratio_fw-la idque_fw-la gandavensi_fw-la &_o trajectino_fw-la foedere_fw-la &_o conditionibus_fw-la iis_fw-la convenerat_fw-la quas_fw-la de_fw-la tolerandis_fw-la quam_fw-la vis_fw-la diversum_fw-la circa_fw-la sacra_fw-la sentientibus_fw-la patres_fw-la statuerant_fw-la quâ—…s_fw-la contractus_fw-la nunquam_fw-la violari_fw-la passus_fw-la arausionensis_n ut_fw-la gandavi_fw-la totius_fw-la flandria_n exuio_fw-la evenerat_fw-la id_fw-la ibid._n hujusâ—…e_fw-la reipub_fw-la operam_fw-la fidam_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la sibi_fw-la sedsuis_fw-la quoque_fw-la rebus_fw-la perutileâ—…_n experâ—…us_fw-la christianissimus_a galliarum_n rex_fw-la in_o obsidenda_fw-la &_o occupanda_fw-la rupella_n martin_n schoockius_n de_fw-fr marit_fw-la imper._n c._n 27._o leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la p._n 402._o 403._o deductio_fw-la ord_n holland_n cap._n 9_o sect._n 8._o leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aizma_fw-la p._n 346._o navarrus_n manu_fw-la c._n 27._o n._n 13._o leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la p._n 341._o id_fw-la p._n 279._o id_fw-la p._n 343._o 3â—…4_n id_fw-la p._n 514._o id_fw-la p._n 342._o mr._n britton_n a_o merchant_n of_o london_n now_o live_v be_v then_o present_a as_o chief_a of_o the_o english_a merchant_n from_o himself_o do_v i_o receive_v this_o intelligence_n mss._n comment_fw-fr leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la p._n 844._o leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la p._n 816_o 817._o mss._n comment_fw-fr leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la p._n 817._o what_o a_o impudent_a lie_n be_v this_o and_o how_o unreasonable_o be_v it_o insert_v amid_o so_o much_o sanctify_a language_n but_o you_o must_v remember_v it_o come_v from_o holland_n and_o de_fw-fr wit_n contrive_v it_o mss._n comment_fw-fr mss._n comment_fw-fr leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la p._n 818._o leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la p._n 820._o malè_fw-la serebant_fw-la reliquae_fw-la provinciae_fw-la id_fw-la hollandos_n fecisse_fw-la contratium_fw-la unioni_fw-la ultrojectinae_fw-la esse_fw-la memini_n i_o amâ—…terodami_n cum_fw-la primum_fw-la epistola_fw-la evulgeretur_fw-la audivisse_fw-la toto_fw-la ejus_fw-la vrbis_fw-la magistratu_fw-la inscio_fw-la decretam_fw-la &_o scriptam_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la tamen_fw-la nec_fw-la erat_fw-la nec_fw-la esse_fw-la poterat_fw-la verum_fw-la alibi_n similiter_fw-la id_fw-la ibid._n leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la p._n 350._o 353._o id_fw-la p._n 349._o 266._o id_fw-la p._n 269_o 270._o ab_fw-la isthoc_fw-la anno_fw-la 1632._o gallos_n non_fw-la rogatos_fw-la aransionensium_fw-la principi_fw-la titulos_fw-la majores_fw-la magisque_fw-la honorarios_fw-la concessisse_fw-la contra_fw-la verò_fw-la huie_fw-ge statui_fw-la inviâ—…tissimi_fw-la potentissimi_fw-la &_o gloriosissimi_fw-la titulos_fw-la suâ—…puisse_fw-la id_fw-la p._n 268._o raâ—…e_o lie_v for_o a_o die_a state_n mss._n comment_fw-fr mss_n comment_fw-fr ibid._n leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitâ—…a_fw-la p._n 825._o mss._n comment_fw-fr leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la p._n â—…25_n mss._n comment_fw-fr leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la p._n 828._o leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la p._n 828._o gloriam_fw-la dei_fw-la propagationem_fw-la fidei_fw-la salutem_fw-la utriusque_fw-la populi_fw-la sâ—…_n spectare_fw-la velâ—…nt_fw-la sine_fw-la summâ_fw-la impietate_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la â—…ello_fw-la ob_fw-la nescio_fw-la quos_fw-la scrupulos_fw-la continuari_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la id_fw-la p._n 829._o mss_n comment_fw-fr leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la p._n 830._o m_o s_o s_o comment_fw-fr leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la p._n 830._o m_o s_o s_o comment_fw-fr leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la ibid._n this_o be_v false_a it_o be_v usual_a in_o the_o roman_a empire_n for_o several_a câ—…ies_n and_o country_n to_o be_v incorporate_v by_o coalition_n into_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n the_o sovereignty_n be_v thereby_o mingle_v and_o yet_o the_o municipal_a custom_n and_o law_n in_o many_o thing_n or_o total_o remain_v distinguish_v they_o can_v because_o they_o will_v not_o the_o union_n of_o utrecht_n do_v not_o meriâ—…_n the_o name_n of_o a_o firm_a union_n the_o which_o â—…very_n province_n break_v when_o they_o please_v if_o it_o have_v be_v by_o entire_a coalition_n it_o have_v be_v more_o political_a and_o valid_a as_o the_o government_n and_o strength_n of_o italy_n be_v more_o regular_a and_o compact_a when_o all_o the_o city_n be_v reduce_v into_o one_o republic_n then_o when_o the_o city_n be_v with_o distinction_n of_o sovereignty_n confederated_a offensive_o and_o defensive_o together_o these_o proposition_n with_o the_o reply_n of_o the_o pretend_a parliament_n be_v record_v in_o leo_n ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la p._n 7â—…0_n etc._n etc._n leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la p_o 816._o at_o blackfriar_n meeting_n they_o pronounce_v all_o the_o reform_a church_n but_o especial_o â—…he_a dutch_a to_o be_v as_o the_o out_o work_v o_o babylon_n and_o that_o they_o must_v be_v take_v down_o before_o there_o can_v be_v any_o come_n at_o the_o main_a fort_n they_o do_v devouâ—…_n they_o to_o destruction_n and_o presage_v their_o destruction_n out_o of_o several_a text_n of_o scripture_n accommodate_v thereunto_o leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aâ—…zma_fw-la p._n 853._o it_o be_v observable_a that_o in_o the_o french_a they_o style_v the_o staâ—…es_n general_n messeigneurs_fw-fr les_fw-fr estate_n generaux_fw-fr which_o they_o omit_v in_o the_o english_a oh_o the_o extraordinary_a affection_n they_o bear_v to_o a_o republic_n and_o to_o the_o fanatic_a english_a the_o necessity_n of_o the_o dutch_a to_o join_v with_o those_o english_a against_o the_o king_n and_o royalist_n a_o dutch_a compliment_n to_o the_o parliament_n of_o praise-god_n barebone_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o from_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o the_o treaty_n with_o mr._n st_n johns_n at_o the_o hague_n in_o june_n 1â—…51_n until_o the_o end_n of_o the_o war_n all_z the_o tender_v of_o a_o defensive_a allyanâ—…e_n with_o the_o english_a do_v original_o and_o voluntary_o proceed_v from_o the_o dutch_a who_o do_v at_o first_o offer_n to_o enâ—…er_v thereinto_o in_o their_o 36_o article_n tender_v to_o mr._n st._n johns_n and_o the_o council_n of_o state_n before_o the_o war._n they_o desire_v in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o begin_v with_o the_o union_n of_o all_o protestant_a state_n for_o the_o advancement_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o professor_n of_o the_o same_o faith_n and_o this_o out_o of_o compliance_n with_o the_o fifâ—…-monarchists_a then_o â—…eigning_v leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la p._n 857._o cum_fw-la ipsissimá_fw-la divini_fw-la nominiâ—…_n invovocatione_fw-la testatuâ—…_n de_fw-la sincera_fw-la concilii_fw-la intention_n &_o affectione_n erga_fw-la foederatum_fw-la belgium_n &_o angliam_fw-la ipsam_fw-la parlamento_n â—…ariorem_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la quam_fw-la dictâ—…_n belgii_fw-la curam_fw-la id_fw-la p._n 844_o 846._o id_fw-la p._n 8_o 6._o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o good_a nature_a or_o timorous_a to_o treat_v with_o the_o dutch_a except_o they_o will_v become_v a_o prey_n unto_o they_o leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la p_o 836_o 8â—…7_n aliter_fw-la leges_fw-la aliter_fw-la philosophi_fw-la cic._n de_fw-mi off_o l._n 3._o jurisconsulti_fw-la non_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la decrâ—…tis_fw-la sed_fw-la populari_fw-la captu_fw-la ac_fw-la sensu_fw-la civilem_fw-la sapientiam_fw-la metiuntur_fw-la bodin_n de_fw-fr rep_n l._n 1._o c._n 5._o viz._n those_o about_o coalition_n i_o follow_v herein_o the_o english_a manuscript_n for_o the_o latin_a of_o leo_n ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la differ_v much_o from_o this_o this_o preface_n be_v omit_v by_o cromwell_n the_o residue_n be_v transfer_v into_o the_o fourteen_o article_n of_o his_o treaty_n the_o dutch_a will_v reciprocal_o have_v search_v the_o english_a ship_n their_o superior_n be_v at_o that_o time_n in_o great_a perplexity_n their_o fleet_n destroy_v their_o people_n mutinous_a their_o seaman_n cry_v out_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v against_o they_o and_o they_o will_v fight_v no_o more_o see_v how_o tender_a they_o be_v as_o to_o he_o trade_n of_o the_o east_n and_o west-indies_n these_o hollander_n will_v con_v inve_v lie_v until_o their_o last_o leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la p._n 844_o &_o 8â—…7_n 850._o what_o will_v not_o these_o man_n say_v â—…hat_o daâ—…e_v avow_v this_o mss._n comment_fw-fr leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la p._n 851_o 852._o mss._n comment_fw-fr mss._n comment_fw-fr mss._n comment_fw-fr leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la p._n 848._o â—…d_n p_o 852._o quodâ—…uti_fw-la â—…agni_fw-la momenti_fw-la negotium_fw-la est_fw-la ita_fw-la necessitatem_fw-la veluti_fw-la quandam_fw-la