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great_o endammage_n he_o in_o his_o good_n whereupon_o in_o anno_fw-la 1590._o he_o go_v into_o england_n to_o make_v his_o complaint_n to_o her_o majesty_n queen_n who_o in_o the_o year_n 1592._o propound_v his_o case_n to_o my_o lord_n the_o state_n by_o her_o agent_n thomas_n bodley_n on_o the_o fist_n day_n of_o julie_n which_o proposition_n be_v by_o they_o ample_o &_o resolute_o answer_v to_o the_o agent_n satisfaction_n during_o these_o civil_a and_o intestine_a trouble_n as_o well_o in_o holland_n zealand_n and_o other_o province_n by_o certain_a innovator_n and_o some_o english_a who_o seek_v their_o own_o particular_a profit_n more_o than_o their_o queen_n honour_n news_n be_v bring_v that_o on_o the_o twenty_o nine_o of_o may_v 1588._o the_o dreadful_a renown_v mighty_a and_o invincible_a spanish_a armada_n launch_v forth_o of_o the_o haven_n of_o lisbon_n and_o sail_v towards_o the_o groin_n to_o execute_v her_o king_n and_o counsel_n commission_n and_o because_o it_o be_v 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lord_n the_o state_n his_o excellency_n and_o other_o to_o move_v and_o persuade_v they_o thereunto_o and_o the_o state_n answer_v thereupon_o and_o then_o afterward_o what_o be_v do_v on_o either_o part_n the_o article_n deliver_v on_o both_o side_n the_o reason_n and_o difficulty_n which_o ensue_v together_o with_o all_o the_o dependence_n thereof_o it_o will_v be_v a_o labour_n long_o and_o tedious_a and_o if_o any_o be_v desirous_a to_o see_v these_o thing_n at_o large_a we_o refer_v they_o to_o the_o chronicle_n of_o emanuel_n demetrius_n and_o other_o book_n and_o will_v only_o here_o set_v down_o the_o article_n agree_v upon_o and_o conclude_v by_o the_o commissioner_n on_o either_o side_n the_o illustrious_a prince_n archduke_n albert_n and_o isabel_n clara_n eugenia_n have_v on_o the_o 24_o of_o april_n in_o aâ—no_fw-la 1607_o make_v truce_n and_o cessation_n of_o arm_n for_o 8_o month_n with_o the_o noble_a lord_n state_n of_o the_o unite_a netherlands_n province_n in_o quality_n and_o repute_v they_o for_o state_n province_n and_o free_a country_n to_o which_o they_o pretend_v no_o claim_n this_o truce_n be_v to_o be_v ratify_v with_o like_a declaration_n by_o the_o catholic_a king_n majesty_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o it_o may_v concern_v he_o and_o the_o say_a ratification_n and_o declaration_n be_v to_o be_v deliver_v to_o my_o lord_n the_o state_n within_o three_o month_n after_o the_o say_a truce_n which_o be_v do_v by_o letter_n patent_n of_o the_o eighteen_o of_o september_n in_o the_o same_o year_n and_o special_a procuration_n be_v moerover_n grant_v to_o the_o say_a archduke_n the_o ten_o of_o januarie_n 1608_o as_o well_o in_o his_o majesty_n name_n as_o they_o to_o do_v whatsoever_o they_o shall_v think_v fit_a for_o procure_v a_o firm_a peace_n or_o truce_n for_o many_o year_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o say_a procuration_n the_o archduke_n by_o their_o letter_n of_o commission_n bear_v date_n the_o seven_o and_o twenty_o of_o the_o say_a 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