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year_n 1671._o the_o treary_a at_o breda_n be_v declare_v void_a by_o the_o king_n and_o council_n and_o another_o war_n proclaim_v for_o general_a reprizal_n the_o proprietor_n of_o the_o bona_n esperanza_n and_o henry_n bonadventura_n make_v fresh_a application_n to_o the_o king_n and_o council_n for_o public_a relief_n against_o the_o state_n a_o common_a wealth_n sensible_a neither_o of_o conscience_n nor_o honour_n in_o courten_n case_n whereupon_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o a_o select_a committee_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o council_n who_o report_v their_o opinion_n under_o their_o hand_n in_o terminis_fw-la as_o follow_v viz._n in_o obedience_n to_o your_o majesty_n order_n in_o council_n duncomb_n on_o the_o 22._o of_o march_n 1671._o we_o humble_o represent_v to_o your_o majesty_n that_o the_o debt_n and_o damage_n of_o those_o petitioner_n be_v state_v under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n whereby_o it_o be_v grant_v by_o your_o majesty_n that_o 151612_o l._n with_o all_o cost_v and_o charge_n shall_v be_v reprize_v we_o further_a humble_o represent_v to_o your_o majesty_n that_o by_o the_o treaty_n at_o breda_n all_o reparation_n be_v extinguish_v and_o cut_v off_o yet_o since_o that_o time_n the_o state_n general_n of_o the_o netherlands_o have_v not_o only_o be_v refractory_a in_o the_o performance_n of_o any_o agreement_n conclude_v on_o but_o also_o have_v commit_v many_o violence_n and_o depredation_n whereby_o they_o have_v whole_o cancel_v the_o obligation_n of_o all_o past_a treaty_n and_o agreement_n and_o leave_v your_o majesty_n and_o your_o subject_n as_o free_v in_o all_o justice_n and_o equity_n as_o if_o they_o never_o have_v be_v make_v and_o therefore_o we_o humble_o presume_v to_o report_v our_o opinion_n to_o your_o majesty_n that_o it_o be_v now_o but_o just_a and_o seasonable_a for_o your_o majesty_n to_o insist_v upon_o reparation_n for_o the_o debt_n and_o damage_n aforesaid_a in_o pursuance_n whereof_o his_o majesty_n on_o the_o seven_o of_o july_n 1672._o send_v his_o let_n under_o his_o sign_n manual_n to_o omit_v no_o time_n to_o his_o plenipotentiaries_n then_o at_o vtrecht_n to_o require_v entire_a and_o full_a satisfaction_n and_o reparation_n of_o the_o state_n general_n in_o the_o singular_a case_n of_o courten_n express_v with_o great_a zeal_n and_o earnestness_n that_o his_o care_n in_o that_o case_n shall_v be_v to_o protect_v his_o subject_n in_o their_o just_a right_n as_o well_o as_o to_o assist_v they_o in_o the_o recovery_n thereof_o afterward_o by_o express_a order_n of_o the_o council_n board_n instruction_n be_v give_v to_o the_o lord_n ambassador_n and_o plenipotentiaries_n at_o cologne_n to_o that_o end_n and_o purpose_n the_o state_n then_o underhand_o appeal_v by_o their_o print_a paper_n to_o the_o subject_n of_o england_n for_o a_o separate_a peace_n in_o that_o juncture_n when_o they_o be_v almost_o bring_v upon_o their_o knee_n and_o will_v not_o condescend_v to_o any_o agreement_n at_o cologne_n but_o send_v a_o letter_n to_o the_o king_n by_o the_o spanish_a ambassador_n unto_o who_o they_o have_v give_v a_o procuration_n with_o instruction_n to_o make_v up_o such_o a_o sudden_a peace_n with_o the_o king_n whereupon_o his_o majesty_n make_v this_o speech_n follow_v to_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n on_o the_o 24_o of_o january_n 1673._o old_a stile_n the_o king_n speech_n my_o lord_n and_o gentleman_n at_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o session_n i_o tell_v you_o as_o i_o think_v i_o have_v reason_n to_o do_v that_o the_o state_n general_n have_v not_o yet_o make_v i_o any_o proposal_n which_o can_v be_v imagine_v with_o intent_n to_o conclude_v but_o only_o to_o amuse_v to_o avoid_v this_o imputation_n they_o have_v now_o send_v i_o a_o letter_n by_o the_o spanish_a ambassador_n offer_v i_o some_o term_n of_o peace_n upon_o condition_n formal_o draw_v up_o and_o in_o a_o more_o decent_a style_n then_o before_o it_o be_v upon_o this_o that_o i_o