to_o do_v and_o in_o the_o memorial_n which_o he_o present_v concern_v this_o matter_n he_o back_v the_o pretension_n of_o the_o dane_n and_o speak_v not_o at_o all_o of_o those_o of_o the_o english_a from_o whence_o a_o infallible_a argument_n may_v be_v draw_v that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n who_o he_o bring_v in_o speak_v in_o his_o memorial_n do_v not_o at_o that_o time_n think_v that_o the_o fort_n of_o cabo_n corso_n 〈◊〉_d belong_v to_o the_o english_a as_o in_o truth_n they_o do_v not_o think_v it_o till_o they_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o it_o and_o that_o now_o they_o judge_v 〈◊〉_d their_o best_a pretence_n for_o the_o excuse_n of_o their_o hostility_n â—â—…mitted_v there_o the_o memorial_n give_v in_o by_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d behalf_n of_o the_o dane_n which_o be_v of_o the_o 8_o of_o febrâ—â—â—â—_n 1663._o old_a stile_n be_v only_o in_o general_a term_n 〈◊〉_d that_o whereas_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n have_v apply_v himself_o unto_o the_o king_n his_o master_n complain_v 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admission_n and_o connivance_n encroach_v from_o time_n to_o time_n upon_o the_o english_a but_o whereas_o they_o say_v page_n 29._o the_o say_a envoy_n say_v that_o the_o dutch_a ought_v every_o year_n to_o demand_v the_o confirmation_n of_o their_o possession_n and_o descant_v thereupon_o but_o we_o have_v above_o observe_v that_o there_o be_v very_o little_a to_o be_v build_v upon_o what_o he_o say_v that_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v believe_v but_o upon_o very_o good_a proof_n it_o be_v very_o hard_a measure_n that_o the_o deputy_n still_o take_v to_o themselves_o the_o liberty_n of_o misrecit_v the_o word_n and_o clause_n of_o his_o memorial_n and_o make_v it_o speak_v what_o it_o never_o do_v and_o yet_o withal_o fall_v upon_o he_o with_o reproachful_n and_o disdainful_a language_n for_o have_v say_v and_o write_a that_o which_o be_v no_o where_o that_o he_o know_v of_o to_o be_v find_v but_o in_o this_o book_n the_o clause_n in_o his_o memorial_n be_v that_o those_o 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