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resident_a in_o her_o majesty_n name_n and_o that_o all_o dispatch_n shall_v be_v sign_v by_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o there_o resident_a the_o which_o shall_v continue_v until_o it_o be_v other_o wise_a provide_v by_o her_o majesty_n whereof_o he_o will_v advertise_v they_o with_o all_o convenient_a speed_n and_o for_o the_o command_n of_o the_o english_a force_n under_o the_o queen_n pay_n her_o majesty_n have_v appoint_v the_o lord_n willoughby_n to_o who_o he_o have_v give_v in_o charge_n to_o hold_v good_a correspondency_n with_o they_o with_o the_o council_n of_o the_o state_n and_o other_o commander_n &_o so_o he_o refer_v they_o to_o that_o which_o master_n harbert_n have_v in_o her_o majesty_n behalf_n to_o show_v they_o subscribe_v your_o good_a friend_n robert_n leicester_n this_o letter_n come_v unto_o the_o estate_n hand_n the_o second_o of_o december_n where-upon_o the_o leicester_n next_o day_n after_o the_o general_a estate_n write_v unto_o the_o earl_n of_o 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netherlands_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o general_a estate_n from_o wome_v he_o have_v receive_v it_o the_o which_o he_o do_v the_o seaventeenth_o of_o december_n by_o a_o act_n under_o his_o hand_n as_o follow_v robert_z earl_n of_o leicester_n baron_n of_o denbighe_n etc._n etc._n lieutenant_n for_o the_o queen_n province_n majesty_n of_o england_n governor_n and_o captain_n general_a of_o the_o unite_a province_n to_o all_o to_o who_o these_o present_n shall_v come_v greeting_n as_o it_o be_v her_o majesty_n pleasure_n to_o give_v we_o the_o charge_n to_o be_v her_o lieutenant_n general_a of_o all_o the_o force_n send_v by_o she_o for_o the_o aid_n and_o assistance_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n according_a to_o a_o contract_n make_v with_o the_o estate_n concern_v the_o same_o whereupon_a the_o say_v general_a estate_n have_v also_o impose_v upon_o we_o the_o government_n of_o the_o say_a province_n both_o for_o matter_n politic_a
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magistrate_n which_o be_v much_o diminish_v and_o decay_v namely_o of_o vtrecht_n may_v be_v uphold_v and_o restore_v again_o that_o vtrecht_n may_v not_o be_v separate_v from_o holland_n but_o be_v again_o reduce_v under_o the_o government_n of_o prince_n maurice_n that_o the_o proclamation_n date_v the_o fourteen_o of_o august_n concern_v traffic_n and_o navigation_n and_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o of_o august_n forbid_v the_o carry_v forth_o of_o any_o kind_n of_o ware_n or_o merchandise_n tend_v to_o the_o ruin_n and_o overthrow_v of_o the_o netherlands_o may_v be_v call_v in_o again_o and_o free_a liberty_n permit_v unto_o all_o man_n that_o the_o money_n belong_v to_o the_o admiralty_n shall_v not_o be_v distribute_v nor_o use_v to_o any_o other_o end_n then_o to_o the_o same_o for_o which_o it_o be_v appoint_v that_o new_a or_o strange_a manner_n of_o collection_n of_o contribution_n may_v no_o more_o be_v use_v and_o that_o no_o more_o question_n may_v 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according_a to_o their_o advice_n and_o counsel_n but_o in_o his_o name_n and_o that_o the_o commission_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o same_o as_o also_o the_o pass_n and_o lodging_n of_o the_o soldier_n in_o the_o champain_n country_n shall_v in_o like_a sort_n be_v make_v in_o his_o name_n and_o no_o man_n to_o deal_v or_o meddle_v 1586._o therewith_o notwithstanding_o any_o commission_n or_o commandment_n to_o the_o contrary_a and_o that_o the_o war_n by_o sea_n and_o the_o money_n appoint_v to_o that_o end_n shall_v rest_v in_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o admiral_n and_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o admiralty_n and_o further_o for_o the_o order_n of_o the_o war_n the_o say_a counsel_n of_o estate_n shall_v appoint_v a_o sufficient_a and_o experience_a man_n that_o shall_v sit_v and_o consult_v with_o they_o in_o the_o say_a counsel_n command_v all_o governor_n colonel_n and_o captain_n of_o horse_n and_o foot_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n and_o all_o magistrate_n whatsoever_o etc._n etc._n to_o be_v obedient_a unto_o the_o say_a counsel_n of_o estate_n as_o if_o he_o be_v personal_o present_a and_o that_o during_o his_o absence_n or_o till_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v otherwise_o appoint_v by_o the_o general_a estate_n promise_v upon_o his_o princely_a word_n to_o allow_v maintain_v and_o ratify_v and_o cause_n to_o be_v allow_v maintain_v and_o ratify_v all_o and_o whatsoever_o the_o say_a counsel_n of_o estate_n in_o his_o absence_n shall_v decree_v and_o ordain_v date_v the_o 24._o of_o november_n 1586._o subscribe_v robert_n leicester_n and_o under_o by_o order_n from_o his_o excellency_n sign_v gilpin_n the_o same_o day_n the_o earl_n of_o leicester_n make_v a_o other_o act_n of_o restraint_n or_o recall_v of_o the_o counsel_n of_o estate_n authority_n aforesaid_a the_o effect_n whereof_o be_v as_o follow_v absence_n that_o although_o his_o excellency_n have_v commit_v the_o government_n of_o the_o country_n unto_o the_o counsel_n of_o estate_n with_o 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