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de_fw-fr ville_fw-fr come_v when_o don_n john_n see_v that_o the_o great_a camp_n of_o the_o estate_n draw_v near_o to_o namure_n where_o he_o be_v but_o ill_o provide_v of_o man_n of_o war_n he_o make_v show_v as_o though_o he_o will_v again_o treat_v with_o the_o estate_n to_o the_o end_n that_o thereby_o his_o force_n may_v the_o better_o be_v gather_v together_o and_o thereupon_o require_v commissioner_n for_o that_o purpose_n then_o the_o estate_n depute_v for_o that_o use_n the_o abbot_n of_o saint_n gislaine_a wilerual_a grobbendocque_fw-mi and_o other_o who_o after_o many_o delay_n and_o conference_n return_v without_o do_v of_o any_o thing_n consider_v that_o the_o say_v duke_n john_n mean_v nothing_o else_o but_o war_n the_o 28._o of_o august_n raze_v the_o castle_n of_o antwerp_n raze_v 1577._o the_o castle_n of_o antwerp_n which_o have_v of_o long_o be_v a_o den_n of_o murderer_n be_v that_o very_a day_n utttr_o raze_v and_o deface_v by_o the_o citizen_n the_o 9_o of_o september_n follow_v the_o estate_n publish_v their_o justification_n for_o the_o take_v of_o arm_n in_o their_o defence_n against_o don_n john_n and_o withal_o certain_a letter_n of_o don_n john_n which_o theâ—_n have_v intercept_v wherein_o be_v contain_v his_o treason_n and_o because_o they_o have_v be_v imprint_v several_o by_o theim selue_o i_o have_v leave_v the_o insert_n of_o they_o at_o this_o present_a the_o 10._o of_o september_n charles_n focquer_n be_v at_o bergues_n render_v bergues_n upon_o zoome_n render_v and_o be_v besiege_v by_o the_o lord_n of_o ehampigni_n baron_n of_o renay_n general_n of_o the_o field_n for_o the_o estate_n be_v take_v by_o his_o own_a almain_n and_o deliver_v prisoner_n to_o the_o say_v lord_n de_fw-la champigni_fw-la and_o therefore_o they_o frank_o and_o free_o set_v out_o of_o the_o town_n the_o almain_n of_o the_o count_n ouerstone_n render_v boisleduke_n render_v who_o lie_v at_o boisleduke_n be_v besiege_v be_v force_v at_o last_o to_o depart_v upon_o composition_n and_o deliver_v up_o the_o town_n to_o the_o count_n of_o hohenloo_n general_n of_o the_o field_n the_o 22._o of_o september_n 1577._o the_o estate_n send_v to_o the_o prince_n li_v in_o holland_n &_o beseech_v he_o of_o aid_n and_o so_o he_o do_v for_o the_o love_n he_o bear_v to_o his_o country_n brabant_n the_o prince_n of_o 〈◊〉_d commeâ—n_n to_o brabant_n and_o in_o the_o end_n although_o long_a first_o he_o arrive_v at_o antwerp_n the_o 18._o of_o september_n where_o the_o whole_a multitude_n receive_v he_o with_o great_a joy_n and_o pleasure_n the_o prelate_n of_o viler_n and_o marolles_n with_o the_o baron_n of_o frezin_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o capres_n be_v send_v by_o the_o general_a estate_n to_o congratulate_v the_o prince_n for_o the_o receive_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o bruxelles_n where_o the_o 23_o of_o the_o say_v