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they_o give_v a_o deaf_a ear_n also_o he_o receive_v a_o other_o of_o the_o same_o date_n a_o fragment_n whereof_o i_o think_v it_o not_o unnecessary_a to_o relate_v aswell_o to_o show_v the_o assurance_n which_o be_v hold_v in_o england_n of_o the_o invasion_n as_o the_o tender_a care_n her_o majesty_n principal_a secretary_n have_v of_o the_o precedent_n and_o of_o the_o dear_a affection_n he_o bear_v he_o my_o dear_a george_n 1601._o now_o will_v i_o omit_v all_o the_o petty_a particular_n of_o many_o thing_n because_o the_o great_a storm_n which_o i_o presume_v be_v fall_v upon_o monster_n drown_v all_o my_o petty_a care_n and_o wound_n my_o soul_n for_o care_n of_o you_o of_o who_o i_o know_v not_o what_o to_o expect_v but_o as_o a_o lose_a child_n for_o though_o i_o know_v you_o be_v not_o so_o mad_a as_o to_o run_v to_o the_o enemy_n mouth_n with_o a_o dozen_o person_n in_o comparison_n yet_o i_o be_o desperate_o afraid_a that_o the_o provincial_n shall_v betray_v you_o even_o those_o i_o mean_v that_o must_v or_o will_v seem_v to_o be_v principal_o about_o you_o etc._n etc._n chap._n ix_o the_o cross_a accident_n which_o happen_v to_o make_v the_o lord_n deputy_n to_o be_v offend_v with_o the_o lord_n precedent_n the_o lord_n deputy_n letter_n to_o the_o lord_n precedent_n a_o satisfactory_a letter_n from_o the_o lord_n deputy_n to_o the_o lord_n precedent_n as_o be_v former_o relate_v precedent_n sir_n francis_n barkley_n be_v in_o the_o province_n of_o connaght_n with_o one_o thousand_o foot_n and_o fifty_o horse_n of_o the_o list_n of_o monster_n when_o the_o precedent_n send_v he_o thither_o among_o other_o instruction_n which_o he_o give_v unto_o sir_n francis_n be_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o upon_o any_o direction_n go_v out_o of_o that_o province_n until_o he_o first_o hear_v from_o he_o the_o reason_n which_o move_v he_o to_o insert_v this_o clause_n into_o his_o instruction_n be_v the_o confident_a assurance_n he_o have_v of_o the_o spanish_a 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