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in_o conclusion_n it_o appear_v that_o he_o only_o do_v it_o to_o bind_v up_o their_o hand_n whilst_o that_o he_o may_v the_o more_o secure_o prey_n upon_o the_o spanish_a netherlands_o a_o country_n the_o most_o pleasant_a and_o fruitful_a in_o europe_n and_o for_o which_o many_o of_o his_o predecessor_n have_v hearty_o long_v but_o never_o undertake_v the_o method_n he_o have_v observe_v to_o bring_v it_o under_o his_o subjection_n however_o this_o great_a monarch_n have_v fail_v in_o his_o expectation_n and_o have_v frequent_o be_v baffle_v when_o his_o numerous_a army_n have_v think_v themselves_o most_o sure_o yet_o by_o the_o way_n we_o may_v mark_v out_o a_o piece_n of_o french_a treachery_n though_o of_o a_o elder_a date_n by_o which_o we_o may_v see_v it_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n the_o very_a genius_n of_o the_o nation_n though_o more_o superabundant_a in_o lewis_n fourteen_o it_o so_o happen_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1551._o that_o the_o protestant_n in_o germany_n 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2._o remain_v possess_v of_o place_n they_o ought_v to_o evacuate_v 3._o require_v contribution_n 4._o oblige_v the_o ten_o town_n of_o alsace_n to_o take_v a_o new_a oath_n thereby_o pretend_v a_o sovereignty_n over_o they_o erect_v a_o new_a court_n of_o appeal_n and_o forbid_v any_o address_n to_o be_v make_v to_o the_o imperial_a chamber_n of_o spires_n 5._o require_v a_o oath_n from_o the_o vassal_n and_o noble_n of_o alsace_n 6._o set_v up_o pretension_n upon_o the_o vassal_n of_o metz_n toul_n and_o verdun_n as_o likewise_o upon_o other_o imperial_a state_n and_o country_n 7._o consiscate_v the_o rent_n and_o revenue_n of_o the_o chapter_n of_o strasburg_n 8._o make_v new_a fortification_n at_o sciestadt_n and_o hunningen_n 9_o not_o restore_a monpelgard_n 10._o the_o slight_v daxburgh_n 11._o the_o take_v hamburgh_n and_o bitse_v and_o other_o matter_n upon_o this_o the_o diet_n of_o ratisbone_n to_o who_o the_o complaint_n be_v make_v after_o some_o deliberation_n come_v to_o 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