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besiege_v in_o mastrick_n 184._o they_o resolve_v upon_o choose_v a_o new_a prince_n 189._o and_o public_o declare_v the_o election_n they_o have_v make_v 201._o their_o complaint_n against_o alencon_n 207._o how_o much_o they_o be_v enrage_v at_o the_o surprisal_n of_o antwerp_n by_o he_o attempt_v 211_o they_o be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o french_a by_o the_o work_n of_o orange_n 212._o they_o rout_n the_o king_n party_n near_o nimegen_n 279_o rouen_n besiege_v by_o the_o king_n of_o navar._n 281_o receive_v a_o supply_n of_o man_n 363._o be_v in_o very_o great_a danger_n ib._n s_o sebastian_n tappin_n a_o frenchman_n and_o swarzemburg_n at_o the_o defence_n of_o mastrick_n 182._o their_o vigilance_n 184_o they_o very_o stout_o beat_v back_o the_o royalist_n 185_o the_o signior_n of_o st._n aldegond_a in_o great_a esteem_n with_o the_o flemish_a union_n 191._o he_o be_v governor_n of_o antwerp_n 223._o his_o speech_n to_o encourage_v the_o antwerpian_n to_o hold_v out_o the_o siege_n ib._n sixtus_n quintus_fw-la pope_n send_v a_o present_a to_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n 242._o exhort_v philip_n the_o second_o to_o the_o enterprise_n against_o england_n 250_o skinck_n see_v martin_n skinck_n t_o tornay_n besiege_v 202._o the_o battery_n that_o be_v raise_v against_o it_o 203._o it_o stand_v out_o the_o first_o assault_n ib._n take_v in_o a_o small_a supply_n 204._o at_o length_n be_v yield_v up_o to_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n ib._n v_o verdugo_n see_v francis_n verdugo_n venlo_n besiege_v by_o farnese_n 241._o it_o yield_v before_o it_o come_v to_o a_o assault_n 242_o sign_n di_fw-it villars_n at_o the_o defence_n of_o rouen_n 281._o fall_v very_o valiant_o upon_o the_o camp_n without_o and_o sore_o annoy_v it_o 286._o advise_v that_o the_o force_n of_o the_o league_n shall_v turn_v some_o other_o way_n 286_o make_v great_a suit_n for_o relief_n 287_o w_n wachtendonck_n yield_v to_o mansfield_n 261_o the_o wallon_n province_n contest_v with_o the_o gantois_n 181._o 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enterprise_n 406._o his_o speech_n to_o the_o magistrate_n of_o balduke_n 412._o he_o commit_v the_o care_n of_o the_o siege_n of_o ostend_n to_o marquis_n spinola_n 413._o he_o go_v thither_o in_o person_n 418._o he_o send_v his_o confessor_n into_o spain_n to_o facilitate_v the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o truce_n 457_o archduke_n ernestus_n governor_n of_o flanders_n 302._o send_v with_o fresh_a man_n count_n mansfield_n into_o france_n ib._n endeavour_n to_o bring_v in_o some_o treaty_n of_o peace_n with_o the_o unite_a province_n 303._o he_o send_v campmaster_n velasco_n against_o the_o mutineer_n of_o sichen_n 311._o he_o aies_fw-fr 313_o the_o archdutchess_n margaret_n of_o austria_n intend_v for_o wife_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o spain_n 369_o ardres_n besiege_v by_o the_o spaniard_n 339_o it_o be_v yield_v up_o 341_o arras_n sudden_o assault_v by_o the_o french_a 454_o article_n of_o marriage_n