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the_o four_o prince_n elector_n of_o the_o rhine_n that_o it_o will_v please_v his_o imperial_a majesty_n and_o their_o excellency_n to_o write_v both_o to_o the_o admiral_n and_o to_o brussels_n to_o cardinal_n andrew_n of_o austria_n bishop_n of_o constance_n governor_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o archduke_n albert_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n to_o the_o general_a estate_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n of_o the_o netherlands_o that_o either_o of_o they_o shall_v restore_v the_o town_n which_o they_o hold_v by_o their_o garrison_n upon_o the_o territory_n of_o the_o empire_n yield_v every_o of_o they_o to_o his_o prince_n and_o natural_a lord_n the_o substance_n of_o which_o letter_n be_v that_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o archduke_n albert_n be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o netherlands_o dom_n francisco_n de_fw-fr dortmont_n mendoza_n
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