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with_o their_o work_n to_o the_o borst-werings_a and_o already_o undermine_v two_o bulwark_n whereupon_o the_o 8._o dito_fw-la they_o begin_v to_o parley_v and_o the_o 9_o dito_fw-la the_o agreement_n be_v make_v that_o the_o garrison_n consist_v of_o 7._o company_n of_o horse_n and_o about_o 40._o foot_n with_o one_o company_n waartgelder_n from_o the_o briel_n shall_v all_o remain_v prisoner_n of_o war_n except_v five_o company_n of_o utrecht_n citizen_n and_o of_o rhenen_n and_o montfoort_n who_o march_v out_o free_a with_o their_o arm_n what_o the_o reason_n be_v this_o city_n do_v so_o hasty_o and_o without_o more_o constraint_n give_v up_o to_o the_o enemy_n be_v diverse_o judge_v of_o and_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o grave_n be_v a_o thing_n plot_v aforehand_o then_o 11._o july_n turenne_n from_o nimwegen_n go_v to_o the_o grave_a and_o immediate_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o bos_n which_o want_v all_o thing_n send_v deputy_n to_o his_o highness_n who_o well_o 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march_v to_o engelen_n and_o crevecoeur_n the_o first_o of_o which_o they_o put_v force_n into_o and_o besiege_v the_o other_o with_o many_o more_o after_o two_o day_n shoot_v on_o it_o become_v conqueror_n thereof_o the_o gros_fw-fr of_o the_o leger_n lay_v at_o boxtel_n and_o the_o vugt_v above_o 20000._o strong_a the_o 11._o july_n the_o king_n break_v up_o with_o his_o army_n from_o utrecht_n lodge_v that_o night_n in_o the_o grep_n and_o arrive_v the_o 12._o dito_fw-la to_o aarnem_fw-la draw_v forth_o the_o garrison_n of_o woerden_n and_o ouwater_n to_o utrecht_n they_o of_o ouwater_n be_v pursue_v by_o some_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o horn_n quarter_n and_o some_o take_v prisoner_n beside_o a_o good_a booty_n of_o money_n and_o arms._n the_o king_n have_v give_v a_o visit_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o condé_v and_o duke_n d'_fw-fr auguin_n both_o lie_v very_o weak_a at_o aarnem_fw-la depart_v thence_o the_o 13._o dito_fw-la to_o the_o betuw_n send_v part_n of_o his_o army_n to_o bommel_n soon_o master_v it_o forthwith_o put_v force_n into_o the_o small_a town_n heucklon_n asperen_fw-mi and_o leerdam_n the_o 14._o dito_fw-la the_o king_n march_v over_o the_o bridge_n by_o nimwegen_n to_o the_o grave_a and_o arrive_v the_o 16._o dito_fw-la in_o his_o leger_n before_o the_o bos_n be_v in_o person_n the_o 21._o dito_fw-la at_o vugt_v from_o whence_o he_o betake_v himself_o again_o to_o boxel_n not_o only_o the_o netherlands_o but_o all_o christendom_n stand_v astonish_v to_o see_v the_o enemy_n already_o approach_v within_o two_o dutch_a mile_n of_o amsterdam_n there_o keep_v post_n have_v in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n conquer_v so_o great_a a_o number_n of_o city_n and_o fort_n a_o list_n of_o the_o city_n and_o fort_n conquer_v by_o the_o enemy_n since_o the_o 1._o of_o june_n to_o the_o 19_o july_n in_o the_o dukedom_n cleef_n orsoy_fw-fr rhijnberck_n burick_n wesel_n and_o the_o lippe-sconse_n rees_n and_o the_o sconce_n emmerick_n in_o the_o county_n of_o groeningen_n winschoten_n oude_a sconce_n boonder_v sconse_n new_a sconce_n in_o east-friesland_n and_o friesland_n d'eyler_n sconse_n slijkenburg_n or_o kuind_a sconce_n in_o gelderland_n spijckfoort_n schencken_n sconse_n tol-house_n ysseloort_n hattem_n elbrug_n harderwijck_n aarnhem_n wageningen_n knotsenburg_n nimwegen_n grave_a tiel_n bommel_n sconse_n te_fw-fr vooren_n sconce_n st._n andrews_n the_o retrenchment_n of_o the_o yssel_n in_o brabant_n crevecoeur_n sconse_n te_fw-fr engelen_n orte-sconse_n in_o the_o county_n zutphen_n ysselburg_n anholt_n be_v heeren-berg_a zevenaar_n heussen_n dotechem_n brevoort_n grolle_fw-fr lochem_n doesburg_n zutphen_n in_o overyssel_a deventer_n hardenberg_n ommer_n sconse_n rouveen_n sconse_n zwoll_n and_o the_o retrechment_n nimmegen_n schans_n de_fw-fr vorn_n schans_n s._n andries_n bommel_n creveceur_fw-fr with_o three_o sconce_n campen_n with_o the_o scon_n hasselt_v swartsluce_n geelmuyen_n fullenhove_v blockzijl_n steenwijck_n in_o 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