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company_n against_o the_o universal_a law_n contract_n agreement_n and_o intercourse_n it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o the_o company_n to_o defend_v herself_o and_o take_v their_o course_n according_a to_o the_o instruction_n give_v by_o us._n 39_o furthermore_o we_o have_v promise_v and_o promise_v by_o these_o that_o we_o will_v maintain_v and_o defend_v the_o company_n in_o her_o free_a navigation_n and_o traffic_n and_o assist_v the_o same_o to_o the_o say_a purpose_n with_o the_o sum_n of_o ten_o hundred_o thousand_o gilder_n to_o be_v pay_v within_o the_o space_n of_o five_o year_n and_o the_o first_o two_o hundred_o thousand_o gilder_n shall_v be_v furnish_v as_o soon_o as_o the_o participant_n have_v bring_v in_o their_o first_o payment_n of_o their_o stock_n promise_v provide_v always_o that_o for_o the_o first_o ten_o hundred_o thousand_o gilder_n we_o shall_v receive_v profit_n and_o damage_n as_o the_o other_o participant_n shall_v do_v 40_o and_o in_o case_n it_o do_v 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