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A52842
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The reply of the States Generall of the United Provinces of the Low Countrys, to the letter of the King of Great Brittain
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United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten Generaal.; Fagel, H.
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1673
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Wing N490; ESTC R217440
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the_o reply_n of_o the_o state_n general_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n of_o the_o low_a country_n to_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o king_n of_o great_a britain_n anno_fw-la 1673._o to_o the_o king_n of_o great_a britain_n the_o 9_o 19_o of_o decemb._n 1673._o sir_n what_o ever_o may_v have_v induce_v your_o majesty_n to_o write_v we_o the_o letter_n which_o the_o trumpeter_n we_o have_v send_v you_o have_v deliver_v we_o from_o your_o majesty_n date_v the_o 7_o 17_o novemb_n we_o do_v think_v ourselves_o bind_v to_o return_v you_o our_o thanks_o for_o the_o honour_n you_o have_v be_v please_v to_o do_v we_o but_o we_o can_v but_o let_v you_o know_v at_o the_o same_o time_n how_o much_o we_o be_v trouble_v to_o see_v your_o majesty_n so_o prepossess_v against_o we_o and_o that_o those_o minister_n who_o you_o most_o trust_v have_v hitherto_o have_v the_o skill_n to_o influence_n your_o majesty_n so_o far_o as_o we_o see_v they_o have_v do_v by_o persuade_v you_o to_o aver_v so_o many_o thing_n which_o they_o suppose_v be_v out_o of_o your_o majesty_n memory_n and_o which_o they_o know_v in_o their_o own_o conscience_n to_o be_v contrary_a to_o all_o truth_n for_o this_o reason_n sir_n we_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o give_v a_o particular_a answer_n to_o all_o the_o head_n of_o the_o letter_n your_o majesty_n have_v write_v to_o we_o that_o we_o may_v not_o give_v a_o new_a occasion_n to_o those_o that_o have_v so_o possess_v your_o majesty_n to_o exasperate_v you_o further_o but_o refer_v ourselves_o to_o the_o deduction_n which_o we_o be_v necessitate_v to_o set_v forth_o in_o answer_n to_o the_o manifest_a which_o be_v publish_v in_o your_o majesty_n name_n we_o shall_v satisfy_v ourselves_o with_o declare_v here_o unto_o your_o majesty_n that_o as_o we_o have_v allege_v nothing_o in_o the_o letter_n we_o have_v write_v to_o your_o majesty_n whereof_o we_o have_v not_o in_o our_o hand_n authentic_a and_o undeniable_a proof_n so_o we_o shall_v be_v ready_a at_o 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