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three_o from_o courtray_v four_o from_o dixmuyde_n and_o six_o from_o bruges_n this_o be_v reckon_v the_o last_o place_n of_o the_o pajis_fw-la conquis_fw-la and_o in_o time_n of_o peace_n the_o french_a king_n have_v officer_n to_o gather_v his_o duty_n for_o good_n import_v or_o export_v as_o be_v his_o utmost_a frontier_n the_o duke_n of_o newbourgh_n now_o elector_n palatine_n of_o the_o rhine_n be_v lord_n of_o this_o place_n but_o he_o have_v a_o bad_a tenant_n in_o the_o french_a king_n the_o foot_n be_v encamp_v at_o rouselar_a all_o the_o horse_n remain_v at_o wouterghem_n under_o the_o command_n of_o my_o lord_n of_o athlone_n and_o the_o two_o brigade_n of_o foot_n interline_v under_o the_o command_n of_o major-general_n ramsay_n but_o the_o dutch_a horse_n of_o the_o right_a wing_n join_v the_o left_a though_o we_o be_v encamp_v here_o in_o very_o strong_a and_o close_a ground_n yet_o it_o be_v command_v by_o the_o height_n or_o little_a hill_n of_o hooghleede_n where_o 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refer_v the_o reader_n i_o must_v not_o omit_v to_o say_v that_o the_o dutch_a artillery_n upon_o our_o march_n to_o rouselar_n be_v send_v from_o the_o camp_n at_o wouterghem_n to_o malines_n its_o usual_a winter-quarter_n the_o king_n have_v now_o bring_v all_o the_o enemy_n force_n in_o flanders_n except_o the_o body_n of_o horse_n command_v by_o the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr harcourt_n which_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o hinder_v or_o oppose_v his_o design_n have_v resolve_v to_o besiege_v hue_n for_o which_o end_n as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o great_a preparation_n of_o ammunition_n and_o all_o other_o necessary_n for_o a_o siege_n have_v be_v prepare_v at_o maestricht_n his_o majesty_n have_v send_v also_o lieutenant-general_n de_fw-mi witz_n from_o the_o camp_n at_o wanneghem_n with_o the_o brandenburg_n horse_n to_o join_v the_o liege_n force_v to_o invest_v the_o place_n but_o the_o care_n and_o conduct_v of_o
battalion_n which_o at_o five_o hundred_o each_o battalion_n one_o with_o another_o the_o usual_a way_n of_o reckon_v the_o latter_a end_n of_o a_o campagne_n make_v twenty_o thousand_o foot_n and_o thirty_o eight_o squadron_n of_o horse_n and_o dragoon_n at_o one_o hundred_o each_o squadron_n the_o latter_a end_n of_o a_o campagne_n make_v three_o thousand_o eight_o hundred_o horse_n by_o which_o the_o total_a of_o our_o army_n before_o hue_n consist_v of_o twenty_o three_o thousand_o eight_o hundred_o man_n the_o ten_o regiment_n which_o be_v detach_v from_o our_o army_n at_o rouselar_a under_o the_o brigadier_n holstein-norbourg_a and_o dedem_fw-la come_v to_o the_o camp_n before_o hue_n but_o the_o very_a day_n of_o the_o capitulation_n for_o which_o reason_n i_o have_v not_o insert_v their_o name_n in_o this_o list_n the_o same_o day_n that_o we_o invest_v hue_n the_o count_n de_fw-fr guiscard_v governor_n of_o namur_n who_o have_v put_v himself_o into_o the_o place_n to_o defend_v it_o in_o person_n go_v out_o of_o it_o betimes_o in_o the_o morning_n under_o a_o good_a escorte_n of_o dragoon_n by_o a_o express_a order_n of_o the_o court_n which_o enjoin_v he_o to_o go_v back_o to_o his_o government_n of_o namur_n whither_o he_o get_v with_o some_o difficulty_n we_o have_v the_o news_n in_o our_o camp_n that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o leave_v his_o baggage_n behind_o he_o which_o fall_v by_o this_o mean_n into_o our_o hand_n but_o afterward_o be_v return_v safe_o to_o he_o the_o count_n de_fw-fr guiscard_v at_o his_o go_v out_o pay_v the_o garrison_n which_o be_v make_v up_o of_o the_o regiment_n of_o ponthieu_n and_o angoumois_n consist_v of_o twelve_o company_n each_o which_o make_v between_o thirteen_o and_o fourteen_o hundred_o foot_n and_o one_o free_a company_n of_o dragoon_n the_o defence_n of_o the_o place_n be_v recommend_v to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr regnac_n commandant_n of_o the_o castle_n about_o noon_n some_o deputy_n from_o the_o magistrate_n of_o hue_n come_v to_o wait_v upon_o the_o duke_n of_o holstein_n by_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr regnac_n leave_v to_o make_v some_o proposition_n according_a to_o which_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o deliver_v the_o key_n of_o the_o town_n into_o their_o hand_n and_o to_o retire_v into_o the_o fort_n and_o castle_n if_o the_o duke_n will_v consent_v to_o they_o 1._o that_o the_o roman_n catholic_n and_o apostolic_a religion_n shall_v be_v maintain_v in_o it_o in_o the_o state_n it_o be_v now_o 2._o that_o the_o burgher_n and_o inhabitant_n shall_v return_v under_o the_o government_n of_o their_o natural_a prince_n the_o bishop_n of_o liege_n and_o the_o see_v be_v now_o vacant_a of_o his_o illustrious_a chapter_n 3._o that_o the_o magistrate_n mayor_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v continue_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o their_o charge_n privilege_n right_n and_o liberty_n as_o well_o as_o the_o burgher_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o town_n 4._o that_o the_o town_n be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o the_o ally_n none_o of_o the_o ecclesiastic_n either_o secular_a or_o regular_a nor_o the_o burgher_n and_o inhabitant_n nor_o those_o of_o the_o neighbourhood_n which_o have_v flee_v thither_o for_o refuge_n shall_v be_v insult_v disturb_v or_o molest_v in_o their_o person_n good_n or_o effect_n wherever_o they_o may_v be_v 5._o that_o when_o the_o ally_n shall_v have_v take_v possession_n of_o the_o town_n they_o shall_v not_o attack_v the_o castle_n from_o it_o and_o those_o of_o the_o castle_n shall_v not_o commit_v any_o hostility_n against_o the_o force_n in_o the_o town_n 6._o that_o if_o the_o ally_n be_v oblige_v to_o raise_v the_o siege_n and_o to_o abandon_v the_o town_n they_o shall_v in_o no_o wise_n molest_v or_o disturb_v the_o say_v ecclesiastic_n burgher_n and_o inhabitant_n etc._n etc._n nor_o their_o effect_n nor_o burn_v ruin_n or_o plunder_v their_o house_n nor_o seize_v themselves_o of_o any_o of_o they_o upon_o any_o pretext_n whatever_o 7._o 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