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prisoner_n to_o the_o marechal_n de_fw-fr villeroy_n who_o make_v some_o excuse_n for_o their_o ill_a treatment_n and_o be_v himself_o very_o civil_a to_o they_o he_o give_v they_o immediate_o their_o liberty_n and_o desire_v they_o shall_v stay_v no_o long_o but_o to_o refresh_v themselves_o he_o invite_v they_o to_o dinner_n the_o next_o day_n and_o so_o send_v they_o back_o without_o ransom_n the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr villeroy_n have_v slip_v this_o opportunity_n of_o fall_v upon_o prince_n vaudemont_n by_o his_o wise_a and_o happy_a retreat_n march_v with_o the_o french_a army_n to_o rousselar_a and_o prince_n vaudemont_n who_o have_v march_v all_o night_n as_o far_o as_o mary_n kirk_n under_o the_o wall_n of_o ghent_n halt_v here_o till_o nine_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o morning_n that_o he_o judge_v all_o the_o straggler_n be_v get_v up_o to_o the_o army_n and_o so_o march_v through_o ghent_n and_o encamp_v without_o brussels_n port._n and_o as_o prince_n vandemont_n foresee_v 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with_o 18._o
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and_o be_v treat_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o the_o garrison_n of_o dixmuyde_n as_o soon_o as_o the_o french_a have_v take_v away_o all_o our_o magazine_n which_o they_o send_v by_o water_n to_o courtray_v they_o demolish_v the_o place_n and_o take_v away_o the_o palissade_n as_o for_o dixmuyde_v the_o enemy_n propose_v to_o demolish_v the_o place_n upon_o condition_n that_o they_o will_v not_o keep_v a_o garrison_n here_o nor_o we_o neither_o else_o that_o they_o will_v keep_v it_o as_o it_o be_v for_o a_o winter_n quarter_n the_o magistrate_n of_o dixmuyde_n make_v the_o proposition_n to_o the_o elector_n and_o it_o be_v say_v that_o by_o mutual_a conseâ—t_n this_o place_n be_v to_o remain_v demolish_v and_o so_o it_o continue_v this_o winter_n without_o any_o garrison_n the_o french_a all_o this_o while_n be_v master_n of_o the_o country_n to_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o canal_n of_o bruges_n which_o they_o plunder_v and_o destroy_v but_o for_o the_o security_n of_o the_o 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reason_n that_o his_o majesty_n have_v send_v i_o a_o order_n to_o come_v and_o bombard_n brussels_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o declare_v that_o it_o be_v with_o reluctancy_n that_o the_o king_n have_v put_v himself_o upon_o it_o and_o that_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o shall_v be_v assure_v that_o the_o seaport_n of_o france_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o bombard_v the_o king_n likewise_o will_v not_o bombard_n any_o place_n belong_v to_o the_o prince_n against_o who_o he_o be_v at_o war_n reserve_v nevertheless_o the_o liberty_n on_o both_o side_n to_o do_v it_o in_o such_o place_n as_o shall_v be_v besiege_v his_o majesty_n have_v resolve_v upon_o the_o bombard_n of_o brussels_n with_o so_o much_o the_o more_o pain_n that_o the_o elect'ress_n of_o bavaria_n be_v there_o if_o you_o will_v let_v i_o know_v in_o what_o part_n of_o the_o town_n she_o be_v the_o king_n have_v command_v i_o to_o forbid_v to_o fire_n there_o i_o shall_v stay_v for_o your_o answer_n till_o five_o of_o the_o 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