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offend_v with_o the_o which_o he_o hope_v the_o say_v lord_n with_o their_o people_n may_v well_o defend_v the_o place_n the_o earl_n do_v all_o he_o can_v to_o batter_v it_o break_v down_o and_o overthrow_v the_o tower_n and_o wall_n do_v great_a harm_n and_o annoy_v the_o besiege_a very_o much_o during_o this_o siege_n 〈◊〉_d john_n of_o bavaria_n choose_a bishop_n of_o liege_n son_n to_o the_o earl_n with_o those_o of_o his_o council_n and_o some_o nobleman_n and_o councillor_n of_o the_o country_n of_o henault_n come_v to_o the_o camp_n before_o altena_n where_o the_o say_a bishop_n do_v mediate_v a_o accord_n betwixt_o his_o father_n and_o his_o son_n brother_n comprehend_v the_o nobleman_n that_o be_v besiege_v by_o the_o which_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o say_v besiege_v shall_v yield_v up_o the_o place_n and_o have_v their_o life_n and_o good_n save_v with_o liberty_n to_o go_v free_o to_o the_o town_n
disaster_n of_o the_o say_a contesse_n unto_o the_o death_n john_n of_o bavaria_n carry_v himself_o as_o governor_n than_o earl_n of_o holland_n and_o zeeland_n lord_n of_o friesland_n 28_o dnns_n johannes_n bavariae_fw-la thy_o faith_n of_o dordrect_a force_n and_o thy_o faith_n lossâ—…_n make_v thou_o resign_v thy_o bishopric_n and_o cross_n by_o merlus_n aid_n thy_o greedy_a chest_n to_o fill_v with_o great_a revenue_n of_o thy_o niece_n a_o pupil_n at_o luxenbrough_n thou_o take_v unto_o thy_o spouse_n elisa_n careless_a of_o her_o blood_n or_o house_n in_o thy_o church_n order_n long_o thou_o do_v not_o liuâ—…_n a_o earl_n nor_o marry_v one_o black_a day_n do_v give_v end_n to_o all_o slippâ—…rie_a tâ—…ares_n let_v fall_v for_o thou_o and_o to_o thy_o short_a unstable_a memory_n john_n of_o bavaria_n have_v govern_v his_o bishopric_n of_o liege_n 27._o year_n for_o who_o sake_n as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o so_o much_o blood_n have_v be_v spill_v and_o so_o many_o good_a man_n 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seditionâ—…_n but_o shall_v behave_v themselves_o indifferent_o and_o modest_o say_v or_o speak_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o only_a which_o tend_v to_o the_o instruction_n and_o edification_n of_o their_o audience_n upon_o pain_n aforesaid_a forbid_v likewise_o upon_o like_a pain_n all_o soldier_n of_o what_o religion_n soever_o they_o be_v to_o bear_v any_o sign_n token_n or_o show_n whereby_o they_o may_v move_v or_o stir_v each_o other_o to_o strife_n or_o contention_n that_o they_o of_o the_o aforesaid_a resormed_a religion_n both_o in_o holland_n and_o zeeland_n and_o elsse_n where_o shall_v be_v bind_v to_o observe_v the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n touch_v marriage_n already_o make_v and_o which_o thereafter_o shall_v be_v make_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o degree_n of_o consanguinity_n and_o affinity_n and_o that_o touch_v the_o marriage_n as_o now_o do_v in_o the_o three_o and_o four_o degree_n they_o of_o the_o say_a religion_n shall_v not_o be_v 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resident_a without_o any_o trouble_n molestation_n let_v or_o impeachment_n to_o be_v do_v unto_o they_o by_o any_o man_n whatsoever_o neither_o yet_o shall_v any_o seem_v to_o meddle_v therewith_o in_o any_o sort_n whatsoever_o and_o when_o as_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v be_v renew_v and_o new_a choose_v those_o that_o be_v call_v the_o eighteen_o or_o otherwise_o which_o be_v put_v in_o their_o place_n in_o great_a or_o smale_a number_n shall_v be_v whole_o leave_v of_o with_o express_a command_n not_o to_o deal_v any_o more_o therein_o nor_o to_o trouble_v themselves_o with_o the_o public_a affair_n nor_o with_o the_o fortification_n and_o watch_n of_o the_o town_n unless_o they_o shall_v be_v special_o appoint_v and_o choose_v thereunto_o by_o the_o magistrate_n aforesaid_a and_o that_o touch_v the_o same_o they_o shall_v therein_o give_v no_o commission_n nor_o command_n 1578._o that_o be_v of_o any_o importance_n but_o by_o forepast_a knowledge_n of_o the_o magistrate_n of_o 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&_o to_o have_v a_o month_n pay_v deliver_v they_o by_o the_o 15._o of_o that_o month_n in_o witness_v whereof_o we_o have_v sign_v these_o present_n and_o set_v to_o our_o seal_n of_o arm_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o vicont_n of_o gant_n monsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr capres_fw-fr and_o of_o monsieur_fw-fr d'allennes_n the_o day_n and_o year_n above_o mention_v this_o accord_n be_v publish_v by_o the_o baron_n of_o montigni_n in_o accord_n a_o assembly_n of_o the_o state_n of_o arthois_n hold_v at_o arras_n as_o follow_v my_o lord_n the_o baron_n of_o montigni_n in_o a_o open_a assembly_n of_o the_o state_n of_o arthois_n and_o deputy_n of_o the_o state_n of_o henault_n lille_n dovay_n orchy_n hold_v in_o the_o abbaie_n of_o saint_n vaast_n in_o arras_n the_o 7._o of_o april_n 1579._o have_v show_v the_o contract_n &_o accord_v make_v by_o he_o with_o the_o signior_n of_o la_fw-fr motte_n the_o which_o declare_v that_o the_o oath_n mention_v therein_o tend_v to_o no_o other_o end_n 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