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A copie of a certaine letter written by a person of reputation, to a prelate of brabant, being at Brussels. The 25. of Februarie. 1599
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STC 3470; ESTC S108264
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and_o believe_v that_o by_o this_o gift_n the_o netherlands_o shall_v seem_v not_o by_o usurpation_n but_o quasi_fw-la by_o their_o own_o consent_n to_o be_v make_v subject_n to_o the_o spanish_a counsel_n disposition_n a_o matter_n at_o time_n high_o detest_v by_o the_o netherlander_n and_o this_o opinion_n shall_v apparent_o be_v confirm_v by_o sundry_a condition_n and_o restraint_n contain_v in_o this_o gift_n many_o whereof_o seem_v to_o assubiect_n the_o netherlands_o to_o spain_n the_o which_o i_o believe_v will_v not_o be_v so_o understand_v nor_o take_v to_o be_v either_o honourable_a or_o lawful_a to_o the_o netherlander_n not_o only_o by_o the_o state_n and_o commonalty_n of_o the_o adversary_n nor_o yet_o by_o they_o of_o brabant_n flaunders_n haynolt_n artois_n and_o other_o country_n give_v and_o transport_v all_o those_o say_a country_n unto_o our_o say_a daughter_n and_o all_o thereunto_o belong_v in_o the_o manner_n which_o shall_v be_v specify_v here_o under_o the_o 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