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that_o so_o many_o prince_n of_o the_o empire_n have_v engage_v in_o the_o interest_n of_o france_n especial_o the_o bishop_n of_o munster_n who_o humour_n he_o well_o know_v he_o understand_v that_o for_o money_n he_o be_v become_v the_o slave_n of_o france_n that_o upon_o the_o first_o opportunity_n his_o imperial_a majesty_n and_o the_o empire_n shall_v find_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o ill_a nature_n that_o by_o his_o example_n and_o at_o his_o instigation_n so_o many_o prince_n of_o the_o empire_n have_v take_v part_n with_o the_o french_a and_o that_o perhaps_o many_o more_o will_v follow_v the_o same_o precedent_n thereupon_o he_o cause_v the_o elector_n of_o brandenburg_n and_o cologn_n as_o also_o the_o bishop_n to_o be_v solemn_o summon_v and_o the_o question_n to_o be_v demand_v of_o they_o in_o case_n of_o a_o war_n between_o the_o empire_n and_o france_n to_o which_o side_n they_o will_v adhere_v threaten_a to_o ruin_v their_o country_n if_o they_o do_v not_o resolve_v 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proclamation_n that_o go_v under_o the_o emperor_n name_n be_v none_o of_o he_o but_o only_o a_o stratagem_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o burnonvilles_n that_o his_o soldier_n be_v imperialist_n and_o in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o at_o length_n he_o promise_v to_o save_v they_o harmless_a from_o breach_n of_o that_o command_n he_o think_v himself_o upon_o sure_a ground_n for_o now_o turenne_n have_v join_v his_o force_n with_o those_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o munster_n and_o cologn_n bend_v his_o march_n towards_o the_o city_n of_o ham_n which_o the_o elector_n of_o brandenburg_n have_v enforce_v with_o a_o garrison_n of_o two_o thousand_o man_n but_o they_o not_o find_v themselves_o sufficient_a to_o resist_v so_o great_a a_o army_n quit_v the_o place_n of_o themselves_o there_o the_o french_a stop_v but_o the_o episcoparian_o advance_v far_o as_o far_o as_o the_o city_n of_o weser_n demand_v contribution_n wherever_o they_o come_v at_o the_o same_o time_n certain_a frisan_n and_o groninger_n make_v up_o a_o party_n together_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o house_n of_o schuylenburgh_n and_o rechteren_n both_o seat_v upon_o a_o little_a river_n that_o run_v to_o zwoll_n not_o far_o from_o the_o fort_n de_fw-fr ommen_n these_o be_v two_o old_a castle_n surround_v with_o thick_a wall_n and_o deep_a moat_n by_o the_o seize_v of_o which_o they_o very_o much_o disturb_v the_o episcoparian_o have_v thereby_o the_o opportunity_n to_o keep_v they_o in_o continual_a alarams_z much_o about_o this_o time_n also_o there_o be_v great_a talk_n of_o a_o design_n which_o the_o son_n of_o one_o keete_n a_o captain_n of_o horse_n and_o secretary_n for_o the_o county_n of_o harragh_n have_v against_o the_o bishop_n of_o munster_n which_o be_v to_o betray_v both_o he_o and_o the_o city_n of_o munster_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o emperor_n but_o in_o the_o end_n it_o prove_v but_o a_o bare_a report_n nevertheless_o the_o