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A67534
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A dialogue between K.W. and Benting occasioned by his going into Flanders after the death of the Queen.
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K. W.
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1694
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Wing W77; ESTC R221934
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when_o they_o have_v make_v we_o these_o costly_a bon_fw-fr fire_n and_o â—â—uminations_n they_o may_v whip_v away_o and_o be_v go_v without_o the_o least_o hurt_n or_o damage_n either_o by_o hand_n or_o sea_n unless_o by_o mere_a accident_n w._n it_o be_v very_o true_a and_o i_o wonder_v he_o have_v not_o do_v it_o but_o i_o suppose_v it_o be_v to_o show_v himself_o a_o generous_a enemy_n and_o to_o ingratiate_v himself_o into_o a_o good_a opinion_n with_o the_o english_a b._n but_o it_o be_v not_o your_o interest_n to_o suffer_v this_o but_o by_o bomb_v and_o burn_v his_o townâ—_n and_o haress_v his_o coast_n you_o must_v provoke_v he_o to_o retaliate_v w._n but_o i_o fear_v that_o when_o the_o english_a see_v their_o house_n on_o fire_n and_o their_o good_n burn_v they_o will_v be_v enrage_v that_o they_o be_v not_o better_o protect_v after_o such_o vast_a sum_n of_o money_n give_v b._n no_o it_o will_v only_o enrage_v they_o against_o the_o french_a king_n and_o they_o will_v every_o where_o cry_v out_o against_o his_o cruelly_n and_o barbarity_n though_o you_o foret_fw-la he_o to_o it_o and_o be_v he_o have_v forbear_v so_o long_o the_o people_n may_v be_v persuade_v that_o it_o be_v not_o from_o his_o own_o inclination_n but_o by_o the_o instigation_n of_o k._n james_n and_o thus_o you_o may_v set_v they_o violent_o against_o the_o k._n of_o france_n and_o k._n jâ—mes_n and_o revenge_v yourself_o on_o the_o english_a all_o at_o once_o w._n what_o excellent_a use_n may_v be_v make_v of_o mischief_n and_o lie_v but_o proceed_v b._n when_o the_o coast_n be_v thus_o burn_v you_o must_v take_v care_n to_o remove_v the_o inhabitant_n either_o under_o pretence_n of_o put_v they_o into_o the_o hospitalt_a or_o of_o allow_v they_o pension_n or_o of_o find_v they_o employment_n or_o something_o else_o to_o that_o purpose_n but_o above_o all_o show_n yourself_o extraordinary_a compassionate_a of_o their_o condition_n and_o wondrous_a zealous_a to_o relieve_v they_o 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your_o devotion_n for_o after_o all_o to_o deal_v plain_o with_o you_o you_o must_v either_o conquer_v this_o people_n or_o they_o will_v conquer_v you_o and_o kick_v you_o off_o or_o deal_v worse_o by_o you_o w._n now_o you_o say_v something_o to_o the_o purpose_n if_o i_o can_v make_v a_o conquest_n my_o work_n be_v do_v if_o nor_o i_o be_o senssible_a that_o i_o be_o only_a tenent_n at_o will_n or_o by_o courtesy_n and_o may_v be_v turn_v out_o at_o pleasure_n and_o i_o will_v hazard_v all_o rather_o than_o lâ—ve_v in_o such_o circumstance_n but_o as_o to_o what_o you_o be_v speak_v the_o coast_n indeed_o general_o lie_v open_a and_o defenseless_a but_o yet_o there_o be_v several_a strong_a port_n and_o citadel_n which_o monsieur_n can_v hurt_v and_o in_o these_o seem_v to_o lie_v the_o great_a strength_n of_o the_o nation_n w._n of_o those_o aron_n there_o be_v other_o matter_n in_o course_n must_v fall_v under_o consideration_n before_o they_o be_v you_o full_o resolve_v how_o 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