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reform_a religion_n and_o of_o their_o love_n and_o desire_v of_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o english_a commonwealth_n the_o council_n of_o state_n since_o the_o dutch_a refuse_v a_o coalition_n and_o thereby_o become_v our_o equal_n resolve_v to_o make_v they_o humble_a without_o it_o and_o therefore_o impose_v 27_o article_n upon_o the_o dutch_a which_o may_v be_v see_v in_o leo_n ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la p._n 837_o etc._n etc._n but_o mr._n stubbe_n mention_n but_o five_o viz._n the_o three_o twelve_o fourteen_o fifteen_o and_o seventeen_o beside_o satisfaction_n and_o reparation_n make_v for_o several_a wrong_n injury_n and_o depredation_n do_v and_o commit_v upon_o the_o english_a as_o well_o in_o the_o east-indies_n as_o elsewhere_o by_o the_o people_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n with_o power_n nevertheless_o of_o the_o council_n to_o add_v alter_v and_o enlarge_v the_o say_a article_n or_o any_o of_o they_o before_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o treaty_n as_o they_o shall_v 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of_o england_n etc._n etc._n and_o to_o seclude_v the_o prince_n lineage_n from_o be_v state-holders_n admiral_n general_n or_o governor_n of_o any_o of_o their_o to_n i_o be_o persuade_v cromwell_n be_v the_o contriver_n of_o this_o article_n the_o reason_n you_o will_v see_v hereafter_o the_o 14_o article_n that_o they_o the_o dutch_a be_v not_o to_o enter_v or_o pass_v the_o british_a sea_n but_o with_o a_o certain_a number_n of_o man_n of_o war_n to_o be_v agree_v upon_o in_o this_o treaty_n but_o in_o case_n the_o state_n general_n shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o pass_v the_o say_a sea_n with_o a_o great_a number_n of_o ship_n of_o war_n that_o they_o shall_v give_v notice_n of_o their_o intention_n to_o the_o english_a and_o obtain_v their_o consent_n before_o they_o put_v to_o sea_n the_o 15_o article_n wherein_o stubbe_n follow_v the_o english_a manuscript_n and_o not_o leo_fw-la ab_fw-la aitzma_fw-la which_o much_o differ_v from_o it_o as_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n 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