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great_o endammage_n he_o in_o his_o good_n whereupon_o in_o anno_fw-la 1590._o he_o go_v into_o england_n to_o make_v his_o complaint_n to_o her_o majesty_n queen_n who_o in_o the_o year_n 1592._o propound_v his_o case_n to_o my_o lord_n the_o state_n by_o her_o agent_n thomas_n bodley_n on_o the_o fist_n day_n of_o julie_n which_o proposition_n be_v by_o they_o ample_o &_o resolute_o answer_v to_o the_o agent_n satisfaction_n during_o these_o civil_a and_o intestine_a trouble_n as_o well_o in_o holland_n zealand_n and_o other_o province_n by_o certain_a innovator_n and_o some_o english_a who_o seek_v their_o own_o particular_a profit_n more_o than_o their_o queen_n honour_n news_n be_v bring_v that_o on_o the_o twenty_o nine_o of_o may_v 1588._o the_o dreadful_a renown_v mighty_a and_o invincible_a spanish_a armada_n launch_v forth_o of_o the_o haven_n of_o lisbon_n and_o sail_v towards_o the_o groin_n to_o execute_v her_o king_n and_o counsel_n commission_n and_o because_o it_o be_v 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