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accord_n and_o the_o take_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o namur_n make_v open_a demonstration_n that_o they_o will_v keep_v the_o say_a town_n for_o don_n john_n which_o the_o state_n perceive_v they_o send_v the_o earl_n of_o rheneberg_n governor_n of_o friesland_n thither_o with_o a_o army_n of_o a_o thousand_o man_n who_o first_o besiege_v campen_n situate_v upon_o the_o veluve_n towards_o the_o zuyderzee_n which_o have_v refuse_v to_o yield_v be_v summon_v he_o batter_v it_o very_o furious_o from_o either_o side_n of_o the_o river_n of_o yssel_n make_v a_o sufficient_a breach_n for_o a_o assault_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o give_v it_o the_o german_n fall_v to_o a_o parley_n and_o yield_v the_o town_n upon_o composition_n the_o twenty_o day_n of_o julie_n 1578._o the_o condition_n be_v that_o they_o shall_v depart_v with_o their_o bag_n and_o baggage_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o bear_v arm_n against_o the_o general_a estate_n in_o three_o month_n after_o that_o all_o prisoner_n of_o either_o side_n shall_v be_v set_v at_o liberty_n without_o ransom_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v safe_o conduct_v 1578._o unto_o the_o frontier_n of_o germany_n which_o be_v perform_v they_o of_o the_o town_n be_v force_v to_o agree_v unto_o the_o union_n and_o to_o swear_v obedience_n unto_o the_o estate_n they_o put_v into_o the_o town_n the_o company_n of_o viterarne_n hottinghe_n and_o mulaert_n the_o town_n be_v in_o no_o great_a extremity_n to_o yield_v for_o that_o their_o breach_n be_v well_o repair_v neither_o want_v they_o any_o provision_n the_o soldier_n have_v no_o need_n to_o fear_v the_o burgher_n who_o they_o have_v disarm_v as_o they_o have_v do_v at_o deventer_n but_o they_o fear_v the_o come_n of_o casimire_n who_o be_v come_v to_o aid_v the_o estate_n from_o thence_o the_o earl_n go_v to_o besiege_v deventer_n five_o league_n from_o campen_n the_o which_o be_v also_o yield_v after_o four_o month_n siege_n upon_o honest_a condition_n the_o castle_n of_o haurec_n 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give_v they_o but_o they_o may_v retire_v if_o they_o please_v and_o retain_v that_o which_o they_o bring_v with_o they_o and_o that_o all_o they_o that_o be_v at_o this_o present_a in_o the_o say_v conuent_v or_o that_o hereafter_o will_v enter_v shall_v remain_v free_a in_o their_o religion_n profession_n and_o habit_n upon_o condition_n that_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n they_o shall_v be_v obedient_a to_o their_o general_n and_o if_o it_o shall_v happen_v which_o almighty_a god_n forbid_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o question_n or_o division_n make_v betwixt_o the_o say_a province_n wherein_o they_o can_v not_o agree_v that_o the_o same_o so_o far_o as_o it_o concern_v one_o province_n in_o particular_a shall_v be_v end_v and_o determine_v by_o the_o other_o province_n or_o by_o those_o among_o they_o which_o 1579._o they_o shall_v name_v but_o if_o it_o concern_v all_o the_o province_n in_o general_a it_o shall_v be_v determine_v by_o the_o governor_n and_o lieutenatn_n of_o 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