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of_o his_o commission_n according_a as_o the_o present_a necessity_n of_o these_o country_n do_v require_v have_v discharge_v and_o unburthen_v himself_o of_o the_o say_a office_n of_o governor_n and_o captain_n general_n of_o these_o unite_a province_n and_o from_o the_o commission_n which_o we_o give_v he_o and_o deliver_v it_o up_o again_o to_o we_o as_o appear_v by_o a_o act_n sign_v and_o seal_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n make_v in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o date_v the_o seventeen_o of_o december_n 1587._o that_o it_o have_v likewise_o please_v her_o majesty_n by_o commission_n date_v the_o four_o and_o twenty_o of_o the_o say_a month_n to_o appoint_v peregrin_n lord_n willoughby_n etc._n etc._n governor_n general_n of_o her_o troop_n in_o these_o country_n and_o consider_v that_o in_o the_o present_a state_n and_o necessity_n of_o these_o country_n they_o can_v but_o be_v great_o endanger_v want_v a_o governor_n general_n
yet_o to_o my_o lord_n the_o state_n as_o chief_a lord_n whereupon_o they_o be_v constrain_v to_o use_v force_n because_o that_o to_o reduce_v he_o to_o obedience_n do_v great_o import_v the_o country_n and_o for_o that_o we_o will_v set_v down_o every_o thing_n according_a to_o truth_n we_o will_v add_v in_o this_o place_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o introduction_n the_o reason_n which_o move_v my_o lord_n the_o state_n and_o his_o excellency_n so_o to_o do_v even_o as_o it_o be_v print_v by_o their_o own_o printer_n in_o anno_fw-la 1588._o it_o be_v know_v to_o all_o man_n that_o the_o most_o illustrious_a high_a and_o mighty_a lord_n the_o prince_n of_o orange_n of_o happy_a memory_n be_v so_o affectionate_a to_o the_o wealth_n and_o commodity_n of_o the_o netherlands_o and_o especial_o of_o holland_n zealand_n and_o west_n frizeland_n under_o his_o own_o government_n as_o he_o have_v for_o the_o conservation_n of_o those_o province_n offer_v and_o expose_v not_o only_o his_o own_o 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