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letter_n patent_n abovementioned_a &_o intimate_v that_o his_o majesty_n will_v regard_v their_o enter_v into_o treaty_n with_o our_o company_n as_o a_o affront_n to_o his_o royal_a authority_n and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o resent_v it_o as_o have_v neither_o credential_n letter_n nor_o be_v any_o otherways_o authorize_v by_o his_o majrsty_a upon_o notice_n whereof_o we_o do_v in_o all_o humble_a duty_n address_v his_o majesty_n in_o june_n 1997_o for_o redress_v of_o that_o open_a and_o bold_a encroachment_n upon_o not_o only_o our_o but_o also_o the_o nation_n right_n in_o its_o most_o fundamental_a constitution_n by_o endeavour_v to_o subvert_v the_o independency_n of_o its_o parliamentary_a law_n express_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n all_o which_o his_o majesty_n by_o his_o royal_a letter_n from_o flanders_n in_o july_n 1697_o promise_v to_o take_v into_o consideration_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o will_v return_v into_o england_n and_o that_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n his_o majesty_n will_v give_v order_n to_o his_o minister_n at_o hamburgh_n not_o to_o obstruct_v our_o company_n in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o its_o trade_n with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o city_n in_o the_o full_a confidence_n of_o his_o majesty_n royal_a promise_n we_o think_v ourselves_o secure_a and_o take_v our_o measure_n according_o till_o to_o our_o further_a surprise_n we_o find_v by_o several_a instance_n that_o his_o majesty_n say_a minister_n be_v as_o wicked_o bend_v against_o we_o as_o ever_o and_o still_o deny_v that_o they_o have_v get_v any_o such_o order_n from_o his_o majesty_n whereupon_o the_o director_n of_o our_o company_n do_v by_o their_o letter_n of_o the_o 28_o of_o september_n 1697_o expostulate_v in_o the_o first_o place_n with_o both_o the_o then_o secretary_n of_o state_n about_o that_o further_a dis-appointment_n but_o have_v still_o no_o redress_n therein_o we_o do_v in_o most_o humble_a and_o dutiful_a manner_n by_o our_o second_o address_n of_o the_o 22d_o day_n of_o december_n 1697._o lay_v the_o whole_a matter_n again_o
to_o his_o majesty_n as_o escheat_n and_o the_o other_o half_a to_o the_o use_n and_o benefit_n of_o the_o say_a company_n for_o the_o effectual_a execution_n whereof_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a to_o the_o say_a company_n or_o any_o employ_v by_o they_o to_o seize_v the_o say_v ship_n and_o good_n in_o any_o place_n of_o asia_n or_o africa_n or_o at_o sea_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o asia_n or_o africa_n upon_o the_o trangression_n foresay_a by_o force_n of_o arm_n and_o at_o their_o own_o hand_n and_o that_o without_o the_o hazard_n of_o incur_v any_o crime_n or_o delinquency_n whatsoever_o on_o account_n of_o the_o say_a seizure_n or_o any_o thing_n necessary_o do_v in_o prosecution_n thereof_o except_v always_o and_o without_o prejudice_n to_o any_o of_o the_o subject_n of_o this_o kingdom_n to_o trade_n and_o navigate_fw-la during_o the_o say_a space_n to_o any_o part_n of_o america_n where_o the_o colony_n plantation_n or_o possession_n of_o the_o say_a company_n shall_v not_o 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