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dependence_n which_o be_v a_o old_a quarrel_n that_o your_o majesty_n have_v with_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o empire_n i_o will_v hold_v my_o tongue_n also_o as_o to_o what_o regard_v that_o secret_a enmity_n which_o have_v reign_v in_o all_o age_n between_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n and_o that_o of_o bourbon_n but_o i_o will_v come_v forthwith_o to_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o that_o which_o be_v now_o before_o we_o be_v that_o your_o majesty_n do_v procure_v to_o yourself_o a_o war_n in_o the_o year_n 1689._o which_o be_v now_o four_o year_n ago_o and_o that_o upon_o the_o occasion_n one_a of_o the_o universal_a monarchy_n two_o because_o of_o pope_n innocent_a the_o eleven_o who_o oppose_v himself_o to_o all_o your_o design_n 3_o upon_o occasion_n of_o the_o cardinal_n de_fw-fr furstembergh_n 4thly_a to_o hinder_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o ottoman_a empire_n 5thly_a to_o reinstall_v king_n james_n in_o his_o throne_n of_o all_o these_o article_n i_o will_v 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which_o the_o enemy_n foot_n make_v and_o which_o you_o do_v not_o expect_v you_o be_v also_o oblige_v to_o encourage_v my_o troop_n which_o refuse_v to_o charge_v again_o the_o four_o time_n and_o pull_v off_o your_o hat_n desire_v the_o officer_n to_o put_v themselves_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o france_n and_o of_o the_o glory_n of_o their_o prince_n which_o so_o strong_o animate_v they_o that_o come_v to_o the_o charge_n they_o oblige_v the_o victory_n to_o declare_v itself_o for_o my_o arms._n i_o believe_v if_o poor_a d'_fw-fr humieres_n have_v be_v there_o to_o command_v as_o he_o be_v the_o campaign_n before_o the_o good_a man_n will_v have_v be_v in_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o trouble_n but_o i_o much_o doubt_v luxemburgh_n if_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n have_v be_v at_o the_o head_n of_o that_o army_n whether_o you_o will_v have_v come_v off_o so_o cheap_a as_o you_o do_v with_o prince_n waldeck_n sir_n say_v luxemburgh_n when_o i_o shall_v command_v against_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n i_o will_v content_v myself_o to_o play_v the_o cunning_a part_n but_o when_o prince_n waldeck_n shall_v command_v i_o pretend_v to_o go_v eat_v his_o bread_n and_o to_o encamp_v in_o his_o country_n and_o to_o lead_v he_o up_o and_o down_o where_o i_o please_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v that_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n be_v stir_v and_o spare_v not_o his_o own_o person_n present_v himself_o every_o where_n in_o a_o battle_n contemn_v danger_n enjoy_v himself_o and_o give_v order_n without_o confusion_n but_o say_v his_o majesty_n how_o do_v you_o do_v at_o the_o business_n of_o leusse_n for_o he_o be_v at_o the_o head_n of_o that_o army_n all_o the_o campaign_n sir_n answer_v luxemburgh_n i_o take_v care_n not_o to_o attack_v his_o army_n at_o that_o time_n but_o i_o just_o take_v the_o occasion_n of_o his_o departure_n and_o with_o difficulty_n come_v to_o understand_v by_o six_o of_o my_o best_a spy_n that_o he_o be_v arrive_v at_o breda_n when_o i_o make_v the_o horse_n march_v to_o deceive_v the_o enemy_n by_o a_o stratagem_n pleasant_a enough_o i_o take_v with_o i_o messieurs_n the_o duke_n de_fw-fr charter_n and_o du_fw-fr main_fw-fr and_o we_o go_v all_o three_o to_o tournay_n with_o a_o design_n to_o see_v there_o a_o play_n we_o arrive_v there_o about_o six_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o afternoon_n it_o be_v just_a the_o eve_n of_o the_o action_n which_o be_v to_o pass_v the_o next_o day_n about_o 8_o or_o 9_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o morning_n as_o we_o have_v contrive_v the_o spy_n of_o prince_n waldeck_n with_o which_o he_o be_v not_o the_o best_a provide_v do_v not_o fail_v to_o give_v he_o a_o account_n we_o be_v at_o the_o play_n as_o it_o be_v true_a but_o i_o have_v before_o give_v order_n to_o the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr roze_n to_o messieurs_n the_o count_n d'_fw-fr auvergne_n and_o de_fw-fr villeroy_n countenance_v by_o the_o prince_n de_fw-fr soubise_n and_o the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr congis_n to_o advance_v 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say_v luxemburgh_n this_o conquest_n be_v not_o important_a enough_o to_o employ_v a_o king_n with_o a_o army_n of_o one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o thousand_o men._n what_o shall_v be_v do_v then_o say_v his_o majesty_n shall_v we_o enter_v into_o the_o country_n of_o liege_n to_o force_v the_o prince_n of_o that_o diocese_n to_o lay_v down_o his_o arm_n and_o to_o submit_v himself_o to_o my_o clemency_n no_o say_v luxemburgh_n that_o expedition_n be_v more_o proper_a for_o bouffler_n than_o your_o majesty_n it_o be_v not_o glorious_a enough_o for_o a_o prince_n who_o march_v only_o to_o attack_v invincible_a place_n ha_o what_o then_o say_v his_o majesty_n thus_o sir_n say_v luxemburgh_n your_o majesty_n must_v come_v at_o the_o head_n of_o one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o thousand_o man_n divide_v into_o three_o body_n the_o first_o of_o which_o shall_v be_v command_v by_o your_o majesty_n have_v under_o you_o the_o mareschall_n d'_fw-fr humieres_fw-fr the_o the_o second_o shall_v be_v 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must_v favour_v force_n and_o as_o we_o say_v sow_v the_o tail_n of_o the_o fox_n to_o the_o skin_n of_o the_o lyon_n i_o know_v a_o expedient_a by_o which_o half_a of_o these_o difficulty_n will_v be_v overcome_v and_o thus_o it_o be_v as_o i_o understand_v it_o there_o be_v in_o the_o citadel_n a_o certain_a baron_fw-fr de_fw-fr berse_n which_o be_v a_o major_n a_o man_n fit_a to_o do_v any_o thing_n a_o high_a spender_n and_o much_o give_v to_o his_o pleasure_n i_o understand_v that_o this_o berse_n call_v himself_o kinsman_n of_o madam_n de_fw-fr maintenon_n and_o that_o be_v what_o we_o want_v but_o say_v his_o majesty_n who_o have_v tell_v you_o that_o this_o berse_n will_v be_v a_o fit_a man_n to_o hold_v correspondence_n sir_n answer_v luxemburgh_n it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o he_o be_v give_v to_o debauchery_n your_o majesty_n must_v charge_v madam_n de_fw-fr maintenon_n with_o all_o this_o business_n and_o whilst_o we_o shall_v be_v prepare_v bomb_n and_o carcase_n she_o 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