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and_o fort_n out_o of_o the_o say_a province_n and_o yet_o include_v in_o their_o union_n and_o first_o of_o geldres_n the_o duchy_n of_o geldres_n in_o particular_a fol._n 1_o arnham_n folio_fw-la 6_o nymeghen_fw-mi 9_o ruremond_n 13_o venloo_n 14_o gelder_n 15_o stralen_n 16_o wachtendonck_n 17_o erchelens_n ibid._n echt._n 18_o montfort_n ibid._n harderwick_n ibid._n elburg_n 19_o hattem_n ibid._n wageningen_n 20_o tyell_n ibid._n bommel_n 21_o saint_n andrew_n fort._n 23_o culembourge_n 25_o battenbourg_n ibid._n buren_n 26_o the_o earldom_n of_o holland_n and_o westfreesland_n fol._n 36_o dordrecht_n 46_o harlem_n 52_o delf_n 60_o leyden_n folio_fw-la 67_o amsterdam_n 73_o goude_n 78_o enchuysen_n 87_o horn_n 89_o alckmar_n 94_o medenblick_n 100_o edam_fw-la 101_o munikendamme_n 103_o purmerende_n ibid._n muden_n 105_o naerden_n 106_o gorrichom_n 107_o worchom_n 109_o heusdin_n 111_o leerdam_n ibid._n henclom_n ibid._n aspren_n 112_o oudewater_n ibid._n rotterdam_n 113_o schiedam_fw-la 115_o bryell_n 117_o schoonhoven_n 118_o iselstein_n 119_o woerden_n ibid._n viane_n 120_o ghâ—ertruydenberg_n 121_o hage_n 122_o vlaerdinghe_a 128_o sevenberghe_n ibid._n goere_n 129_o beverwick_n ibid._n nieuport_n 131_o scage_n ibid._n nobility_n of_o holland_n from_o 136._o to_o 157_o description_n of_o the_o british_a fort_n call_v l'_fw-mi huis_fw-mi te_fw-mi britain_n 157_o zealand_n with_o the_o island_n town_n &_o burrough_n 159_o walachry_n or_o walchren_n 161_o middlebourgh_n ibid._n vere_n or_o campvere_a 165_o flâ—singhe_a 168_o arnemuyden_n 171_o dombourgh_n 174_o west-cappelle_a ibid._n soetlandt_n 175_o rammeken_n ibid._n schowen_v 176_o ziriczee_n 177_o browershaven_n 178_o zuit-bevelandt_a 179_o rommerswall_n 180_o go_v 181_o tolen_n the_o island_n and_o town_n 182_o saint_n martin_n dike_n 183_o noort-bevelandt_a ibid._n wolfers-dicke_a 184_o the_o county_n of_o zutphen_n in_o particular_a 189_o doesburgh_n 192_o doetecum_fw-la 193_o bronckhorst_n ibid._n lochem_n 194_o groll_n ibid._n sherenbergh_n 196_o bredefort_n ibid._n keppel_n 197_o bourg_n ibid._n the_o province_n and_o signiory_n of_o vtrecht_n in_o particular_a 198_o vtrecht_n 199_o wickter-duyrsteede_a 206_o amersfort_n 208_o rhenen_n 209_o montfort_n 210_o the_o state_n of_o vtrecht_n in_o general_n 211_o freesland_n in_o general_a 219_o lewarden_n 236_o dockum_n 242_o franiker_n 244_o bolsewaert_n 245_o staveren_n 247_o harlinghen_n 250_o sneck_v ibid._n sloten_n ibid._n ilst_n ibid._n worcum_fw-la 252_o hindelopen_fw-la ibid._n the_o seven_o forest_n 253_o oueryssell_n in_o general_n 254_o deuenter_n 259_o campen_n 260_o swoll_n 263_o steenwick_n 265_o hassel_n ibid._n oldenzeel_v 266_o otmarse_n ibid._n enschcede_fw-la 267_o vollenhoven_n ibid._n geelmuyden_n 268_o meppell_n ibid._n hardenbergh_n 269_o coevoorden_n ibid._n rise_v 270_o diepenhem_n ibid._n ghoer_n 271_o delden_n ibid._n almeloo_n ibid._n wilsen_n ibid._n graffhorst_a 272_o gronninghen_n and_o the_o 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