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that_o their_o territory_n be_v so_o commodious_o situate_v that_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o may_v sail_v and_o traffic_v without_o the_o control_n without_o the_o aid_n of_o holland_n into_o any_o part_n of_o the_o world_n but_o the_o dutch_a can_v not_o do_v so_o that_o they_o know_v well_o who_o be_v the_o enemy_n and_o which_o the_o friend_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n that_o they_o which_o hate_v the_o one_o mean_v the_o house_n of_o austria_n do_v not_o affect_v the_o other_o and_o therefore_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o aim_n and_o intent_n of_o both_o nation_n mutual_o to_o conjoin_v and_o be_v unite_v they_o need_v not_o to_o fear_v any_o thing_n but_o may_v in_o point_n of_o trade_n give_v law_n to_o the_o whole_a world_n then_o he_o insist_v upon_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o fish_n as_o necessary_a to_o be_v accord_v unto_o before_o the_o particular_a treaty_n be_v enter_v upon_o the_o ambassador_n reply_v as_o before_o and_o the_o english_a still_o 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holland_n the_o which_o be_v not_o grant_v at_o that_o time_n but_o be_v send_v to_o entreat_v they_o to_o stay_v a_o while_n so_o great_a business_n not_o be_v to_o be_v sudden_o transact_v the_o deputy_n ready_o acquiesce_v but_o withal_o complain_v of_o the_o english_a government_n how_o distract_v that_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o frenzy_n of_o the_o fifth-monarchy_n parliament_n that_o if_o cromwell_n will_v assume_v the_o government_n to_o himself_o they_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o accord_v with_o he_o upon_o more_o moderate_a term_n and_o enter_v into_o such_o a_o defensive_a alliance_n as_o shall_v secure_v he_o against_o foreign_a and_o domestic_a eneâ—…s_n hereby_o they_o gain_v oliver_n to_o contrive_v a_o period_n for_o the_o pretend_a parliament_n with_o a_o resignation_n of_o their_o power_n into_o his_o hand_n decemb._n 12._o 1653._o he_o be_v make_v protector_n dec._n 16._o and_o on_o the_o twenty_o notice_n be_v give_v to_o the_o ambassador_n thereof_o by_o the_o master_n of_o the_o 852._o ceremony_n who_o tell_v they_o further_o how_o ready_a he_o will_v be_v to_o treat_v with_o they_o how_o kind_a unto_o they_o but_o they_o must_v withal_o pay_v he_o the_o same_o honour_n and_o respect_n which_o be_v heretofore_o exhibit_v to_o the_o englâ—…sh_a king_n and_o in_o write_n and_o discourse_n give_v he_o the_o title_n of_o his_o highness_n which_o be_v in_o use_n here_o before_o that_o of_o majesty_n that_o they_o be_v not_o in_o the_o quality_n of_o ambassador_n but_o lord_n deputy_n plenipotentiaries_n must_v be_v uncover_v in_o his_o presence_n the_o three_o deputy_n one_o be_v now_o dead_a assent_v to_o these_o condition_n but_o resolve_v to_o avoid_v all_o enterview_n as_o much_o as_o possible_a they_o send_v to_o his_o highness_n and_o his_o council_n dec._n 23._o a_o paper_n of_o alteration_n and_o amendment_n to_o be_v make_v in_o the_o article_n aforesaid_a and_o dec._n 26._o mr._n thurloe_n bring_v they_o a_o answer_n in_o writing_n wherein_o the_o satisfaction_n demand_v in_o the_o three_o article_n be_v whole_o omit_v but_o the_o claim_v of_o the_o east-india_n merchant_n and_o other_o be_v to_o be_v compound_v the_o fifteen_o article_n be_v change_v comment_fw-fr so_o as_o that_o neither_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v mention_v nor_o their_o ship_n to_o be_v search_v but_o they_o be_v to_o strike_v the_o flag_n and_o lower_v the_o topsail_n to_o any_o english_a man_n of_o war_n within_o the_o british_a sea_n with_o several_a other_o concession_n several_a conference_n pass_v betwixt_o the_o councillour_n of_o cromwell_n and_o they_o and_o paper_n be_v transmit_v on_o the_o 26._o and_o 28._o of_o december_n but_o the_o deputy_n have_v now_o engage_v cromwell_n irreconcilable_o against_o the_o fifth-monarchy-man_n and_o republican_n will_v come_v to_o no_o conclusion_n they_o find_v a_o readiness_n in_o oliver_n to_o comply_v in_o those_o poinâ—…s_n which_o he_o have_v so_o peremptory_o insist_v on_o 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