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a_o vain_a enterprise_n upon_o buâ—…ich_n wouwe_v castle_n sell_v to_o the_o spaniard_n by_o a_o french_a captain_n 1587._o roero_n ort_n surprise_v by_o schenck_n the_o king_n of_o denmark_n seek_v to_o make_v a_o peace_n betwixt_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n and_o the_o state_n caius_n ranson_n be_v unknown_a be_v take_v prisoner_n ranson_n complain_v unto_o his_o king_n stanley_n seek_v to_o berray_n deventer_n to_o the_o spaniard_n 1587._o stanley_n yield_v deventer_n to_o the_o spaniard_n stanley_n seek_v to_o excuse_v himself_o roland_n york_n life_n and_o treason_n 1587._o certain_a speech_n use_v in_o thâ—…_n councâ—…ll_o of_o state_n 1587._o 1587._o 1587._o 1587._o 1587._o 1587._o the_o town_n of_o grave_n besiege_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o parma_n the_o town_n of_o grave_n yeâ—…lded_v up_o the_o 7._o of_o july_n 1587._o the_o fort_n of_o sgrâ—…uenweert_n build_v by_o schinck_z called_z schenks_n sconce_n the_o lord_n of_o hemerr_n behead_v in_o vtrecht_n the_o nobility_n of_o the_o netherlands_o fall_v in_o dislike_n of_o the_o earl_n venloo_o besiege_a by_o the_o prince_n of_o parma_n and_o win_v the_o 28._o of_o june_n 1587._o venloo_o yield_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o parma_n a_o convoy_n of_o 3000._o strong_a go_v to_o colleâ—…_n cut_v off_o by_o their_o own_o soldier_n and_o many_o of_o they_o slay_v 1587._o prince_n maurice_n govern_v in_o the_o earl_n of_o leicester_n absence_n the_o baron_n of_o buckhorst_n sâ—…nt_n into_o the_o netherlands_o 1587._o rose_fw-fr nobles_z coynedat_fw-la amsterdam_n 1587._o 1587._o sâ—…phen_n perret_n a_o prisoner_n 1587._o general_n norris_n call_v home_o into_o england_n the_o queen_n discontent_v with_o the_o estate_n letter_n the_o duke_n of_o parma_n prepare_v to_o besiege_v scluse_n the_o signior_n groenevelt_n governor_n of_o scluse_n 1587._o sir_n william_n russel_n lord_n gouâ—…nor_n of_o fluss_v send_v corn_n to_o sluice_n and_o man_n supply_n of_o man_n and_o munition_n send_v to_o scluse_n patton_n a_o scottish-man_n yeeâ—…ds_v gelder_n to_o the_o spaniard_n 1587._o prince_n maurice_n mâ—…kes_v a_o road_n into_o