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earnest_o request_v from_o your_o highness_n which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o we_o have_v already_o request_v by_o our_o agent_n reside_v at_o brussels_n that_o you_o will_v permit_v a_o afflict_a and_o many_o way_n misuse_v virgin_n bear_v of_o honest_a parent_n but_o pyrate_v out_o of_o her_o native_a country_n to_o return_v as_o far_o as_o lie_v in_o your_o power_n with_o freedom_n and_o safety_n home_o again_o this_n not_o only_o we_o upon_o all_o opportunity_n offer_v as_o ready_o prepare_v to_o return_v the_o same_o favour_n and_o kindness_n to_o your_o highness_n but_o also_o humanity_n itself_o and_o that_o same_o hatred_n of_o infamy_n which_o ought_v to_o accompany_v all_o person_n of_o virtue_n and_o courage_n in_o defend_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o female_a sex_n seem_v altogether_o joint_o to_o require_v at_o your_o hand_n westminster_n march_z 28._o 1650._o to_o the_o most_o serene_a prince_n john_n the_o four_o king_n of_o portugal_n understanding_n that_o your_o 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those_o who_o fidelity_n to_o their_o country_n be_v most_o conspicuous_a therefore_o we_o have_v command_v the_o worthy_a and_o most_o eminent_a richard_n bradshaw_n to_o reside_v as_o our_o agent_n among_o you_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v be_v able_a more_o at_o large_a to_o treat_v and_o negotiate_v with_o your_o lordship_n such_o matter_n and_o affair_n as_o be_v interweave_v with_o the_o benefit_n and_o advantage_n of_o both_o republic_n he_o therefore_o we_o request_v you_o with_o the_o soon_a to_o admit_v to_o a_o favourable_a audience_n and_o that_o in_o all_o thing_n that_o credit_n may_v be_v give_v to_o he_o that_o honour_n pay_v he_o as_o be_v usual_o in_o all_o country_n and_o among_o all_o nation_n pay_v to_o those_o that_o bear_v his_o character_n farewell_o westminster_n april_n 2._o 1650._o to_o the_o hamburgher_n most_o noble_a magnificent_a and_o illustrious_a our_o dear_a friend_n that_o your_o sedulity_n in_o the_o reception_n of_o our_o agent_n be_v so_o 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commonwealth_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o most_o eminent_a lord_n cardinal_z mazarine_n most_o eminent_a lord_n cardinal_n have_v deem_v it_o necessary_a to_o send_v this_o noble_a person_n to_o the_o king_n with_o letter_n a_o copy_n of_o which_o be_v here_o enclose_v we_o give_v he_o also_o far_o in_o charge_n to_o salute_v your_o excellency_n in_o our_o name_n as_o have_v entrust_v to_o his_o fidelity_n certain_a other_o matter_n to_o be_v communicate_v to_o your_o eminency_n in_o reference_n to_o which_o affair_n i_o entreat_v your_o eminency_n to_o give_v he_o entire_a credit_n as_o be_v a_o person_n in_o who_o i_o have_v repose_v a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a confidence_n white-hall_n july_n 29._o 1655._o your_o eminency_n most_o affectionate_a oliver_n protector_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n oliver_n protector_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n to_o the_o most_o serene_a prince_n frederick_z iii_o king_n of_o danemark_n norway_n etc._n etc._n 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