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les_fw-fr admiraux_n le_fw-fr general_n commissaire_fw-fr de_fw-fr l'armée_fw-fr les_fw-fr colonel_n des_fw-fr guard_n du_fw-fr corpse_n ou_fw-fr trabans_n 2._o les_fw-fr brigadier_n 3._o le_fw-fr maréchal_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cour._n viii_o 1._o les_fw-fr conseiller_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr chancellerie_n les_fw-fr envoyez_fw-fr extraordinaires_fw-fr du_fw-fr roy_fw-fr &_o le_fw-fr maistre_fw-mi des_fw-fr ceremony_n 2._o les_fw-fr conseiller_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr chambre_fw-fr des_fw-fr compte_v le_fw-fr procurer_n general_n 3._o les_fw-fr conseiller_n de_fw-fr guerre_fw-fr 4._o les_fw-fr conseiller_n de_fw-fr l'admirauté_fw-fr 5._o les_fw-fr conseiller_n de_fw-fr commerce_n ix_o 1._o le_fw-fr sur_fw-fr intendant_n de_fw-fr séelande_n 2._o le_fw-fr confesseur_n du_fw-fr roy._n 3._o le_fw-fr recteur_fw-fr de_fw-fr l'accademie_n l'année_fw-fr qu'il_fw-fr est_fw-fr recteur_fw-fr le_fw-fr precedent_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr ville_fw-fr de_fw-fr copen_fw-mi x._o 1._o les_fw-fr colonel_n des_fw-fr 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pas_fw-fr nommées_fw-fr dans_fw-fr cette_fw-fr ordonnance_n retiendront_fw-fr même_fw-fr ring_v qu'il_n ont_fw-fr eu_fw-fr jusques_fw-fr icy_a &_o ceux_fw-fr à _fw-fr qui_fw-fr le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr a_fw-fr déja_fw-fr donné_fw-fr ou_fw-fr donnera_fw-la le_fw-mi ring_v deconseiller_n priué_fw-fr joviront_fw-fr du_fw-fr même_fw-fr ring_v que_fw-fr s'ils_fw-fr l'etoint_fw-fr effectivement_n ceux_fw-fr qui_fw-fr possedent_n effectivement_n quelques_fw-fr charge_n auront_fw-fr le_fw-fr ring_v avant_fw-fr ceux_fw-fr qui_fw-fr en_fw-fr ont_fw-fr seulement_fw-fr le_fw-fr titre_fw-fr &_o ne_fw-fr font_n point_fw-fr de_fw-fr fonction_n ceux_fw-fr que_fw-fr le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr dispense_n de_fw-fr ne_fw-fr plus_fw-fr exercer_n leur_fw-fr charge_n retiendront_fw-fr pourtant_fw-fr le_fw-fr même_fw-fr ring_v qu'ils_fw-fr avoient_fw-fr eu_fw-fr exercant_a leur_fw-fr charge_n &_o si_fw-fr quelqu'un_fw-fr prand_fw-fr une_fw-fr autre_fw-fr charge_n de_fw-fr moindre_fw-fr ring_v que_fw-fr sa_fw-fr premiere_fw-la n'étoit_fw-fr il_fw-fr retiendra_fw-fr pourtant_fw-fr le_fw-mi ring_v de_fw-fr la_fw-fr premiere_fw-la les_fw-fr femmes_n se_fw-fr regleront_fw-fr ainsi_fw-fr qu'apres_fw-fr les_fw-fr comtess_n suiuront_fw-fr les_fw-fr gouvernantes_fw-la &_o demoiselles_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr chambre_fw-fr &_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cour_fw-fr pendant_fw-fr qu'elles_fw-fr sont_fw-fr en_fw-fr service_n aprez_fw-fr elles_fw-fr les_fw-fr femmes_n de_fw-fr conseiller_n privez_n &_o qui_fw-fr tiennent_fw-fr ring_v avec_fw-fr eux_fw-fr ensuite_fw-fr les_fw-fr baroness_n &_o autres_fw-fr femmes_n selon_fw-fr la_fw-fr condition_n de_fw-fr leur_fw-fr maris_fw-la tant_fw-fr de_fw-fr leur_fw-fr vivre_fw-fr qu'aprez_fw-fr leur_fw-fr mort_fw-fr pendant_fw-fr quelles_fw-fr demeurent_fw-fr veufves_fw-fr la_fw-fr noblesse_n qui_fw-fr n'a_fw-fr point_fw-fr de_fw-fr charge_n &_o les_fw-fr captain_n de_fw-fr cavalerie_n &_o d'infanterie_n &_o autres_fw-fr persones_n ecclesiastiques_n &_o seculiers_n tiendront_fw-fr le_fw-fr pas_fw-fr entre_fw-fr eux_fw-fr comme_fw-fr ils_fw-fr ont_fw-fr fait_fw-fr auparavant_fw-fr surquoy_fw-fr tous_fw-fr auront_fw-fr a_fw-fr se_fw-fr régler_n souspeine_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pert_a de_fw-fr la_fw-fr faveur_fw-fr royal_a et_fw-fr si_fw-fr quelqu'n_n contre_fw-fr toute_fw-fr esperance_fw-fr se_fw-fr trouve_fw-fr de_fw-fr propre_fw-fr authorité_fw-fr qui_fw-fr face_n quelque_fw-fr choose_v contre_fw-fr cette_fw-fr ordonnance_n payera_fw-fr tout_fw-fr aussitost_fw-fr qu'il_fw-fr sera_fw-fr convaincu_fw-mi d'un_fw-fr tel_fw-fr crime_n l'amande_fw-fr de_fw-fr mille_fw-fr reicsthaler_n et_fw-fr outre_fw-fr sera_fw-fr poursuive_fw-mi par_fw-fr le_fw-fr general_n fiscal_v du_fw-fr roy_fw-fr comme_fw-fr violateur_fw-fr des_fw-fr ordres_n royaux_fw-fr fait_fw-fr à _fw-fr copenhag_fw-mi le_fw-fr 31_o decembre_v 1680._o chap._n xii_o the_o disposition_n and_o inclination_n of_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n towards_o his_o neighbour_n the_o kingdom_n and_o state_n which_o border_n upon_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n be_v towards_o the_o north_n and_o northeast_n the_o territory_n belong_v to_o sweden_n towards_o the_o south_n the_o duke_n of_o holstein_n part_n of_o sleswick_n and_o holstein_n the_o city_n of_o hamburg_n and_o the_o duchy_n of_o bremen_n towards_o the_o west_n and_o southwest_n england_n and_o scotland_n which_o be_v separate_v from_o they_o by_o the_o main_a ocean_n towards_o the_o southeast_n the_o dukedom_n of_o saxe_n lawenburg_n of_o mecklenburg_n and_o of_o lunenburg_n the_o dominion_n of_o brandenburg_n etc._n etc._n lie_v also_o this_o way_n not_o far_o distant_a from_o they_o between_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n and_o most_o of_o these_o neighbour_n it_o may_v be_v say_v in_o general_a that_o there_o always_o be_v a_o reciprocal_a jealousy_n and_o distrust_n which_o often_o break_v out_o into_o open_a hostility_n with_o those_o near_a more_o frequent_o with_o the_o remote_a more_a seldom_o according_a as_o the_o occasion_n of_o quarrel_n or_o revenge_n do_v happen_v england_n the_o interposition_n of_o a_o vast_a ocean_n have_v hitherto_o keep_v the_o dane_n in_o pretty_a good_a term_n with_o england_n and_o scotland_n and_o the_o trade_n they_o have_v with_o those_o kingdom_n be_v very_o considerable_a to_o they_o their_o maritime_a force_n be_v in_o no_o measure_n sufficient_a to_o cope_v with_o we_o and_o other_o concern_v otherwise_o they_o have_v have_v a_o good_a mind_n to_o challenge_v the_o sole_a right_n of_o the_o groenland_n whale-fishing_a as_o pretend_v that_o country_n to_o be_v a_o discovery_n of_o they_o and_o therefore_o to_o belong_v to_o they_o since_o the_o present_a war_n with_o france_n and_o our_o strict_a union_n with_o the_o hollander_n they_o have_v show_v themselves_o extreme_a jealous_a of_o our_o greatness_n at_o sea_n fear_v lest_o we_o shall_v engross_v and_o command_v the_o whole_a trade_n of_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o have_v favour_v france_n on_o all_o occasion_n as_o much_o as_o they_o dare_v furnish_v it_o with_o naval_a store_n and_o other_o commodity_n which_o it_o want_v and_o for_o this_o reason_n notwithstanding_o their_o scarcity_n of_o money_n they_o will_v hardly_o be_v persuade_v either_o to_o lend_v or_o sell_v any_o more_o force_n to_o the_o confederate_n neither_o be_v it_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o as_o well_o to_o keep_v the_o balance_n of_o the_o sea_n power_n even_o as_o to_o secure_v the_o liberty_n of_o their_o commerce_n which_o bring_v they_o in_o great_a gain_n they_o will_v leave_v no_o stone_n unturned_a to_o do_v we_o a_o mischief_n in_o order_n to_o humble_v we_o to_o such_o a_o degree_n as_o may_v put_v they_o out_o of_o fear_n that_o we_o shall_v give_v law_n to_o the_o ocean_n to_o this_o end_n they_o have_v enter_v into_o strict_a alliance_n with_o sweden_n of_o late_a for_o a_o mutual_a vindication_n of_o open_a commerce_n
vindicate_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n which_o be_v engage_v as_o guarrantee_n and_o secure_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o north_n in_o order_n to_o the_o procure_v the_o assistance_n of_o one_o or_o both_o of_o those_o prince_n towards_o the_o humble_v the_o common_a enemy_n this_o he_o effectual_o do_v for_o the_o dane_n immediate_o afterward_o send_v by_o treaty_n seven_o thousand_o soldier_n which_o be_v yet_o in_o his_o majesty_n pay_n and_o the_o swede_n remain_v at_o liberty_n to_o continue_v such_o of_o their_o troop_n in_o the_o dutch_a service_n as_o former_o be_v stipulate_v for_o and_o which_o have_v a_o war_n break_v out_o they_o may_v have_v be_v force_v to_o recall_v chap._n fourteen_o the_o interest_n of_o denmark_n in_o relation_n to_o other_o prince_n in_o treat_v of_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n in_o relation_n to_o other_o prince_n or_o state_n which_o do_v not_o confine_v upon_o his_o dominion_n and_o of_o his_o affection_n towards_o they_o it_o will_v not_o be_v necessary_a to_o observe_v strict_o the_o order_n and_o rank_n which_o those_o prince_n hold_v in_o the_o world_n i_o shall_v therefore_o take_v they_o as_o they_o come_v indifferent_o with_o the_o emperor_n emperor_n the_o king_n of_o denmark_n be_v oblige_v to_o keep_v always_o a_o good_a outward_a correspondence_n he_o be_v himself_o a_o prince_n of_o the_o empire_n as_o duke_n of_o holstein_n and_o the_o emperor_n have_v it_o often_o in_o his_o power_n to_o do_v he_o several_a kindness_n or_o diskindness_n the_o king_n have_v a_o great_a desire_n to_o establish_v a_o toll_n at_o glucstadt_n upon_o the_o river_n elb_n and_o although_o the_o emperor_n consent_n will_v not_o absolute_o secure_v the_o business_n for_o he_o there_o be_v many_o other_o prince_n together_o with_o all_o those_o who_o be_v concern_v in_o the_o trade_n of_o hamburg_n that_o will_v obstruct_v it_o yet_o it_o will_v strike_v a_o great_a stroke_n and_o must_v always_o 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