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203_o peter_n pan_n send_v to_o kill_v prince_n maurice_n execute_v 1153_o peter_n de_fw-fr four_o send_v to_o kill_v prince_n maurice_n execute_v 1095_o peter_n ernest_n earl_n of_o mansfeldt_n make_v lieutenant_n by_o provision_n after_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n 1063_o pedro_n derdego_n pretend_v to_o kill_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n be_v execute_v at_o antwerp_n 799_o people_n of_o the_o netherlands_o complain_v to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n and_o make_v he_o great_a offer_n 418._o they_o protest_v against_o the_o nobility_n ibid._n persecution_n in_o antwerp_n of_o christopher_n fabri_fw-la 350._o petition_n make_v by_o the_o netherlander_n unto_o the_o king_n for_o the_o retire_n of_o the_o spaniard_n 336._o make_v by_o the_o estate_n of_o brabant_n to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n 373._o make_v by_o the_o nobility_n of_o the_o netherlands_o to_o the_o duchess_n of_o parma_n 383_o make_v by_o the_o protestant_n of_o the_o netherlands_o to_o the_o confederate_a nobleman_n 389._o 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maximilian_n make_v king_n of_o the_o roman_n new_a knghit_n make_v by_o the_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n 1485._o the_o ãâã_d in_o ãâã_d deal_n ãâã_d faction_n the_o ganthois_n and_o brugeois_n mutiny_v again_o the_n siegnio_fw-it lanchals_n behead_v the_o emperor_n gââ¦es_v with_o a_o army_n ââ¦gainst_a ãâã_d flemings_n the_o fleming_n accord_v with_o the_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n the_o ââ¦mings_n be_v ãâã_d the_o emperor_n ââ¦kes_v the_o aââ¦ord_n make_v with_o the_o ââ¦mings_n the_o fleming_n alââ¦e_v thââ¦m_a self_n with_o the_o brabansone_n against_o the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n the_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n come_v into_o holland_n rotterdam_n yield_v to_o the_o king_n of_o roman_n a_o peace_n conclude_v betwixt_o the_o king_n of_o roman_n and_o the_o fleming_n the_o brugeois_n ãâã_d again_o montfort_n beââ¦_n by_o the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n 1490._o a_o accord_n betwixt_o the_o duke_n oââ¦_n saxony_n and_o ãâã_d vicont_n of_o montfort_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ââ¦umult_n ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o french_a king_n make_v war_n in_o arthois_n the_o battle_n of_o hinge_n the_o ganthois_n revolt_n hulst_n surprise_v by_o the_o ganthois_n dixmuyden_n take_v from_o the_o ganthois_n charles_n duke_n of_o gelder_n deliver_v out_o of_o prison_n 1492._o the_o fury_n of_o the_o peasant_n at_o harlem_n the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n come_v into_o holland_n he_o punish_v harlem_n and_o alcmar_n the_o duke_n besiege_v scluse_n gand_fw-mi submit_v to_o the_o duke_n the_o duke_n ruin_v the_o faction_n in_o holland_n and_o zeeland_n the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n seek_v a_o occasion_n to_o oppress_v the_o fââ¦sons_n 1493._o the_o duke_n troop_n spoil_v gelder_n the_o emperor_n frederic_n die_v the_o emperor_n send_v to_o pacify_v the_o trouble_n of_o friesland_n the_o groningeois_n send_v to_o the_o emperor_n the_o same_o commissioner_n send_v into_o friesland_n by_o the_o emperor_n maximilian_n 1494._o a_o assembly_n of_o the_o state_n of_o friesland_n a_o new_a potestate_fw-la choose_v in_o 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the_o prince_n the_o bishop_n prelate_n and_o pââ¦ests_n ââ¦he_v before_o albert._n a_o pââ¦ace_n conclude_v betwixt_o the_o emperor_n &_o the_o prince_n the_o empââ¦or_n come_v to_o ausbourg_n the_o landtgrave_n deliver_v and_o staââ¦ed_v again_o the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n tââ¦kes_v his_o ãâã_d of_o of_o the_o emperor_n the_o emperor_n ãâã_d ââ¦o_o strasbouââ¦g_v she_o be_v daughter_n to_o christian_n king_n of_o denmark_n 1552_o metz_n besiege_v albert_n of_o brandebourg_n reconcile_v to_o the_o emperor_n a_o furioââ¦_n batââ¦y_n at_o mââ¦_n mââ¦_n valiant_o dââ¦nded_v the_o emperor_n ãâã_d his_o siege_n froââ¦_n mââ¦_n 1553._o the_o emperor_n ãâã_d to_o bââ¦ssels_n a_o ââ¦umult_n at_o brussels_n against_o the_o spaniard_n teroan_v takeââ¦_n and_o raze_v duke_n maurice_n defy_v albert_n of_o brandebourg_n hesdin_n take_v by_o the_o emperor_n and_o ãâã_d the_o incoun_n ter_z of_o ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o prince_n of_o espynoy_n be_v slay_v the_o duke_n of_o arschot_n a_o prisoner_n ãâã_d ââ¦h_n 1554._o thââ¦_n french_a arââ¦es_v against_o the_o emperor_n defeââ¦_n of_o somââ¦_n bourgognon_n by_o the_o french_a the_o king_n revenge_n ââ¦or_n the_o ãâã_d ââ¦cardy_a renty_fw-mi besiege_v by_o the_o french_a king_n renty_fw-mi relieve_v by_o the_o emperor_n a_o furious_a fight_n at_o sââ¦a_n betwixt_o the_o frââ¦nch_n hollander_n and_o ãâã_d ââ¦landers_n 1555_o a_o assembly_n to_o treateat_fw-la of_o a_o pââ¦ace_n the_o death_n of_o the_o emperor_n mother_n the_o emperor_n make_v a_o assembly_n of_o the_o state_n to_o resign_v the_o netherlands_o the_o emperor_n leave_v the_o colour_n of_o his_o order_n to_o his_o son_n the_o emperor_n exhortaââ¦ion_n to_o his_o son_n a_o exception_n of_o they_o of_o lowaine_n upon_o their_o previledge_n a_o soââ¦lemne_a act_n of_o thââ¦_n em_n peror_n resignation_n a_o oration_n to_o the_o state_n in_o thââ¦_n emperor_n name_n the_o emperor_n ââ¦ch_o unto_o the_o stââ¦tes_n the_o answer_n of_o tââ¦ââ¦s_n of_o the_o netherlands_o to_o the_o emperor_n king_n philip_n take_v the_o oath_n as_o duke_n of_o brabant_n a_o resolution_n of_o the_o imperial_a diet_n hold_v at_o ausbourg_n 1556_o a_o truce_n betwixt_o the_o french_a &_o the_o bourgognon_n of_o small_a continuance_n