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treasure_n that_o this_o war_n betwixt_o spain_n and_o england_n do_v daily_o bring_v forth_o and_o consume_v harvie_n i_o tell_v he_o it_o be_v too_o high_a a_o mystery_n for_o i_o to_o censute_n but_o i_o think_v it_o to_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n for_o we_o must_v understand_v that_o prince_n be_v god_n minister_n and_o agent_n upon_o earth_n and_o what_o they_o do_v be_v beyond_o our_o limit_n to_o look_v into_o notwithstanding_o i_o think_v the_o pride_n of_o his_o master_n gold_n so_o puff_v he_o up_o as_o either_o he_o must_v have_v all_o the_o world_n or_o nothing_o can_v content_v he_o or_o else_o his_o king_n will_v never_o have_v seek_v out_o such_o a_o place_n as_o ireland_n be_v to_o have_v bury_v so_o many_o crown_n in_o beside_o the_o loss_n of_o no_o small_a number_n of_o his_o subject_n but_o it_o may_v be_v hereafter_o he_o will_v know_v we_o better_o and_o perchance_o think_v our_o nation_n fit_a to_o conquer_v then_o to_o loose_v what_o we_o have_v soto_n 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