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upon_o all_o the_o approach_n which_o make_v the_o passage_n very_o difficult_a they_o be_v also_o very_o expert_a in_o speedy_a rampare_v up_o the_o breach_n that_o be_v make_v with_o pack_n of_o wool_n bed_n â—…ckes_v fill_v with_o earth_n and_o other_o material_n so_o as_o with_o this_o rampare_v they_o make_v their_o wall_n and_o rampart_v as_o strong_a as_o before_o the_o lord_n of_o la_fw-fr nove_n with_o a_o hundred_o gentleman_n and_o some_o harguebusier_n keep_v the_o first_o ravelin_n to_o preserve_v that_o which_o the_o spaniard_n can_v not_o beat_v down_o and_o within_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o a_o old_a rampar_n there_o be_v other_o two_o hundred_o harguebusier_n the_o duke_n of_o alva_n find_v no_o mean_n to_o draw_v the_o ditch_n dry_a but_o there_o still_o remain_v more_o water_n than_o he_o wish_v he_o therefore_o cause_v some_o bark_n to_o be_v make_v of_o harguebuse_n proof_n and_o a_o bridge_n upon_o empty_a pipe_n tie_v together_o with_o cable_n to_o assail_v the_o 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transport_v shall_v be_v void_a &_o of_o no_o force_n in_o which_o case_n if_o our_o say_a daughter_n the_o infanta_n shall_v remain_v a_o widow_n her_o lawful_a portion_n on_o the_o father_n side_n &_o her_o donation_n of_o the_o mother_n side_n such_o as_o shall_v belong_v unto_o she_o shall_v follow_v she_o beside_o that_o which_o we_o or_o our_o son_n the_o prince_n shall_v do_v for_o the_o love_n we_o bear_v she_o and_o if_o the_o say_a archduke_n albert_n shall_v survive_v the_o say_a infanta_n he_o shall_v remain_v governor_n of_o the_o say_a country_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o prince_n proprietary_n to_o who_o they_o shall_v fall_v 4._o item_n upon_o condition_n that_o if_o all_o the_o descendant_n male_n and_o female_n proceed_v of_o their_o marriage_n shall_v chance_v to_o fail_v so_o as_o there_o shall_v not_o any_o one_o remain_v that_o be_v call_v to_o these_o country_n in_o that_o case_n they_o shall_v all_o return_n unto_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n which_o shall_v 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all_o that_o have_v be_v give_v and_o grant_v shall_v return_v as_o if_o this_o donation_n session_n and_o transport_n have_v never_o be_v make_v 6._o item_n upon_o condition_n that_o our_o say_a daughter_n the_o infanta_n nor_o any_o other_o call_v to_o the_o say_a succession_n shall_v not_o for_o any_o cause_n whatsoever_o part_n nor_o divide_v the_o say_v country_n nor_o give_v or_o exchange_v without_o our_o consent_n &_o of_o those_o shall_v succeed_v we_o in_o these_o realm_n 7._o item_n that_o every_o prince_n and_o lord_n of_o those_o country_n shall_v be_v bind_v to_o marry_v their_o son_n and_o daughter_n with_o our_o consent_n &_o of_o those_o shall_v be_v our_o heir_n king_n of_o spain_n 8._o item_n that_o our_o say_a daughter_n the_o infanta_n nor_o her_o husband_n nor_o any_o of_o their_o successor_n to_o who_o the_o say_v country_n shall_v descend_v shall_v in_o any_o sort_n whatsoever_o negotiate_v traffic_n or_o contract_n to_o the_o east_n and_o west_n indies_n neither_o shall_v they_o send_v any_o sort_n of_o ship_n under_o any_o colour_n or_o pretext_n soev_a upon_o pain_n that_o the_o say_v country_n in_o case_n of_o contravention_n shall_v be_v forfeit_v by_o they_o and_o if_o any_o subject_n of_o the_o say_a country_n shall_v presume_v to_o go_v contrary_a to_o the_o defence_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o say_a country_n shall_v punish_v they_o by_o confiscation_n of_o their_o good_n &_o other_o grievous_a pain_n yea_o with_o death_n 9_o item_n that_o if_o the_o say_a archduke_n albert_n our_o good_a cousin_n shall_v suruie_o our_o daughter_n the_o infanta_n leave_v either_o son_n or_o daughter_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v the_o government_n of_o such_o son_n or_o daughter_n with_o the_o manage_n of_o all_o their_o good_n as_o if_o our_o daughter_n the_o infanta_n 1598._o be_v yet_o live_v and_o over_o and_o beside_o our_o say_a cousin_n the_o archduke_n shall_v in_o that_o case_n enjoy_v and_o reap_v the_o fruit_n during_o his_o life_n 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five_o and_o twenty_o earl_n of_o holland_n 102._o spoil_n the_o country_n of_o vtrecht_n 103._o be_v distract_v ibid._n william_n earl_n of_o
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