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day_n of_o august_n 1566._o sign_v underneath_o thus_o lewes_n of_o nassaw_n eustace_n of_o fiennes_n bernard_n of_o merode_n c._n of_o Ê‹ander_n noot_n charles_n of_o revel_v george_n of_o mountegny_n philip_n vander_v meeren_n philip_n of_o marbais_n lord_n of_o loverual_a i_o mountegny_n lord_n of_o viler_n charles_n lieven_v lord_n of_o famars_n john_n savage_a mart._n tserclas_n and_o francis_n of_o haeften_o and_o upon_o the_o backside_n be_v write_v this_o present_a xxv_n of_o august_n 1566._o the_o deputy_n and_o committee_n for_o the_o lord_n &_o gentleman_n confederate_a name_v in_o the_o say_a writing_n save_v the_o l._n lilly_n &_o francis_n of_o haeften_o which_o be_v absent_a take_v their_o solemn_a &_o requisite_a oath_n as_o well_o for_o themselves_o as_o for_o &_o on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o confederate_n to_o maintain_v observe_v &_o perform_v all_o &_o every_o point_n &_o article_n