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A08107 The second admonition, sent by the subdued prouinces to Holland thereby to entice them by faire-seeming reasons, groundlesse threates, and vnlike examples to make peace with the Spaniards. With the Hollanders aunswere to the same. Translated out of Dutch into English by H.W.; Second admonition, sent by the subdued provinces to Holland. Netherlands.; H. W., fl. 1598.; United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten Generaal. aut 1598 (1598) STC 18467; ESTC S105504 22,492 34

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