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the_o sovereignty_n over_o the_o unite_a province_n 237_o 238_o by_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n whether_o the_o siege_n of_o rouen_n shall_v be_v suspend_v or_o continue_v 282._o in_o spain_n concern_v the_o manner_n of_o express_v their_o grudge_n they_o bear_v to_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n 248_o the_o count_n of_o aremberg_n force_v hollach_n to_o retreat_v from_o the_o siege_n of_o zutphen_n 214_o the_o count_n della_fw-it laigne_n governor_n of_o henault_n 186_o the_o count_n di_fw-it berg_n turn_v to_o the_o king_n side_n 198_o count_v herman_n di_fw-fr berg_n besiege_v in_o deventer_n 278._o be_v wound_v ib._n yield_v up_o the_o town_n ib._n count_n charles_n mansfield_n take_v in_o eyndoven_n 213._o assault_n and_o rout_n marshal_v byron_n ib._n besiege_v the_o grave_a 240_o relieve_v nimegâ—â—_n 265_o count_v di_fw-fr fuentes_n send_v into_o flanders_n 292_o count_n holack_a at_o the_o siege_n of_o groninghen_n 198._o make_a count_n maunce_n his_o lieutenant_n 217._o assault_v the_o counterdike_n 229_o count_n maurice_n put_v into_o the_o place_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n his_o father_n 217_o command_n the_o militia_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n 245._o surprise_v breda_n 265_o raise_v a_o fort_n against_o niminghen_n 266._o make_v himself_o master_n of_o zutphen_n 278._o and_o then_o of_o deventer_n ib._n take_v in_o niminghen_n 280._o take_v steenwick_n 292._o and_o the_o fort_n of_o coverden_n ib._n colonel_n norrice_n surprise_v brankemberg_n fort_n 277_o colonel_n vere_n relieve_v reinberg_n 264_o count_n peter_n ernestus_n of_o mansfield_n leave_v by_o farnese_n to_o govern_v flanders_n 267_o the_o count_n of_o reinberg_n turn_v to_o the_o king_n side_n 198._o he_o besiege_v steenwick_n but_o be_v force_v to_o retreat_n 199._o his_o death_n ib._n the_o counter-dike_a of_o covestein_n 221_o defend_v with_o four_o fort_n by_o the_o royalist_n 229._o assault_v by_o the_o rebel_n but_o in_o vain_a ib._n assault_v again_o by_o the_o same_o 231_o complaint_n of_o the_o flemish_a rebel_n against_o the_o duke_n of_o alencon_n 207._o of_o the_o same_o against_o the_o english_a 244._o of_o the_o commander_n of_o the_o league_n against_o the_o d._n of_o parma_n 273_o of_o the_o army_n of_o the_o league_n for_o want_v of_o victual_n 290_o the_o catholic_n commissioner_n of_o the_o flemish_a union_n what_o opinion_n they_o be_v of_o in_o point_n of_o change_v their_o prince_n 193_o the_o character_n of_o alencon_n 214._o of_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n 215._o of_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n 292._o comparison_n between_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n and_o duke_n of_o parma_n 267_o d_o a_o description_n of_o mastrick_n 183._o of_o antwerp_n 217._o of_o the_o bridge_n build_v upon_o the_o scheld_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o antwerp_n 225._o deventer_n win_v by_o farnese_n 244_o it_o fall_v back_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n 278_o the_o d._n of_o alencon_n return_v into_o france_n 181._o come_v into_o the_o low-countries_n as_o their_o prince_n elect_n 193._o upon_o what_o condition_n he_o 〈…〉_z of_o the_o government_n 195._o he_o 〈…〉_z the_o city_n of_o cambray_n 200._o he_o go_v over_o into_o england_n and_o thence_o to_o zealand_n 204._o his_o solemn_a entrance_n into_o antwerp_n 205._o he_o receive_v his_o expect_a force_n â—08_n he_o be_v persuade_v to_o establish_v his_o new_a principality_n by_o force_n ib._n and_o he_o attempt_v the_o surprisal_n of_o antwerp_n 210._o but_o with_o bad_a success_n ib_n &_o 211._o he_o go_v away_o into_o france_n 213._o where_o he_o die_v 214_o his_o character_n ib._n the_o duke_n of_o medina_n sidonia_n make_v commander_n of_o the_o spanish_a armado_n in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o marquis_n of_o santa_n croce_n 254._o his_o unfortunate_a expedition_n 256_o the_o duchess_n of_o parma_n come_v over_o into_o flanders_n 194._o her_o letter_n to_o the_o catholic_n king_n ib._n she_o return_v into_o italy_n 195_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n 242._o see_v prince_n of_o parma_n the_o duke_n du_fw-fr main_fw-fr give_v the_o duke_n of_o parma_n a_o meeting_n 267._o his_o opinion_n that_o the_o victory_n of_o aumale_n shall_v be_v follow_v 285._o he_o exhort_v farnese_n to_o keep_v aloof_o from_o rouen_n 287._o he_o continue_v generalin_n the_o camp_n of_o the_o league_n 288_o he_o carry_v a_o supply_n of_o man_n into_o rouen_n 291_o e_o the_o english_a rout_n the_o spaniard_n before_o the_o grave_a 241_o the_o english_a fleet_n 255._o the_o advantage_n it_o have_v of_o the_o spanish_a ib._n f_o the_o faction_n of_o the_o malcontent_n what_o it_o pretend_v to_o 181._o it_o seize_v upon_o alst_n 188_o mounseur_fw-fr di_fw-fr feruaches_n and_o his_o speech_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o alencon_n 209_o francisco_n verdugo_n governor_n of_o friesland_n 199._o take_v in_o embden_n ib._n surprise_v zutphen_n 213_o the_o french_a in_o danger_n for_o orange_n wound_n 205._o they_o run_v up_o and_o down_o antwerp_n in_o hostile_a manner_n 210._o but_o be_v repulse_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n 211_o they_o
truce_n 447._o they_o come_v to_o the_o hague_n ibid._n their_o negotiation_n 448._o they_o meet_v in_o antwerp_n 457._o those_o of_o the_o unite_a province_n to_o intervene_v at_o the_o treaty_n aforesaid_a 447._o their_o negotiation_n ib._n character_n of_o philip_n 2._o 347._o of_o archduke_n ernestus_n 414._o of_o verdugo_n 317_o of_o mandragone_fw-mi 331._o of_o campmaster_n rosne_fw-fr 345_o d_o a_o description_n of_o geertruydenberg_n 299._o of_o groninghen_n 305._o of_o cambray_n 324_o of_o calais_n 336._o of_o ardres_n 339._o of_o hulst_n 342._o of_o amiens_n 353._o of_o ostend_n 400._o of_o sluice_n 416_o of_o linghen_n 422._o of_o groll_n 427._o of_o reinberg_n 428._o of_o a_o fierce_a assault_n make_v upon_o dorlan_n 323._o of_o another_o make_v upon_o ostend_n 403._o of_o st_n andrews_n fort_n 383._o of_o schincks-sconce_n and_o the_o country_n about_o it_o 377._o of_o the_o battle_n of_o dorlan_n 322._o of_o the_o battle_n of_o newport_n 396._o of_o the_o unite_a province_n and_o their_o form_n of_o government_n 438_o a_o declaration_n of_o liberty_n pretend_v to_o by_o the_o unite_a province_n 437._o how_o interpret_v by_o the_o archduke_n and_o spanish_a minister_n of_o state_n ibid._n ratify_v in_o spain_n 438._o the_o first_o ratification_n thereof_o not_o admit_v in_o holland_n 439._o how_o the_o second_o be_v afterward_o accept_v of_o 446_o dorlan_n besiege_v by_o count_n di_fw-mi fuentes_n 323_o take_v by_o assault_n ib._n the_o duke_n of_o sessa_o by_o way_n of_o proxy_n act_v the_o part_n of_o the_o infanta_n isabel_n for_o effectuate_a her_o marriage_n with_o the_o archduke_n albertus_n 372_o the_o duke_n du_fw-fr main_fw-fr recruit_v from_o flanders_n 296._o he_o take_v in_o noyon_n 297._o he_o conclude_v a_o truce_n with_o the_o k._n of_o navarre_n for_o three_o month_n 298._o he_o endeavour_n to_o relieve_v laon_n 308._o his_o memorable_a retreat_n 310._o he_o come_v to_o a_o agreement_n with_o the_o k._n of_o france_n 334._o his_o opinion_n that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o tarry_v in_o their_o trench_n for_o the_o spanish_a army_n 361_o e._n elector_n ernestus_n of_o bavaria_n make_v suit_n at_o brussels_n for_o the_o recovery_n of_o hue_n 316._o the_o damage_n do_v to_o his_o estate_n by_o the_o quarter_a of_o the_o k._n of_o spain_n army_n upon_o it_o 375_o the_o elector_n palatine_n of_o the_o rhine_n 375_o f._n a_o fight_n of_o great_a consequence_n before_o laon_n between_o the_o k._n of_o france_n his_o force_n and_o the_o army_n of_o the_o league_n 310._o between_o count_n maurice_n and_o mandragone_fw-mi 330._o between_o marshal_n byron_n and_o the_o marshal_n of_o barambone_n 347._o between_o the_o k._n of_o spain_n man_n and_o those_o of_o the_o unite_a province_n 348_o betwixt_o marquis_n spinola_n and_o count_n maurice_n before_o sluice_n 418._o and_o afterward_o at_o bruch_n 424_o frederico_n spinola_n 407._o commander_n of_o some_o galley_n in_o flanders_n wherewith_o he_o indammage_n the_o enemy_n ibid._n he_o go_v again_o into_o spain_n for_o a_o great_a number_n ibid._n he_o lose_v five_o 408._o be_v slay_v 410_o la_fw-fr fera_fw-fr besiege_v by_o the_o k._n of_o france_n 334_o relieve_v 335._o yield_v 340_o fort_n erect_v by_o spinola_n upon_o the_o rhine_n 421_o fort_n raise_v by_o the_o unite_a province_n upon_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o wael_n and_o the_o ysel_n 426_o g._n spanish_a galley_n in_o flanders_n 407_o gaspero_n mandragone_fw-mi relieve_v lyra_n 331_o the_o grave_a besiege_v by_o count_n maurice_n 408._o it_o be_v yield_v up_o to_o he_o 409_o groll_n besiege_v by_o spinola_n 42â—_n it_o be_v yield_v ib._n count_n maurice_n strenghtn_v it_o 430._o it_o be_v relieve_v by_o spinola_n 431_o groninghen_n besiege_v by_o count_n maurice_n 305._o it_o be_v description_n ib._n it_o be_v yeildedâ—07_n â—07_z geertrudembergh_n besiege_v by_o count_n maurice_n 299._o the_o description_n of_o it_o ib._n it_o be_v yield_v up_o 301_o h_n han_n a_o town_n in_o picardy_n yield_v up_o to_o count_n fuentes_n 319._o recover_v by_o the_o marshal_n of_o boulogne_n ib._n hernando_n teglio_fw-it portocarrero_n governor_n of_o dorlan_n 350._o he_o project_n the_o surprisal_n of_o amiens_n ib._n the_o order_n in_o which_o he_o dispose_v of_o the_o enterprise_n ib._n his_o oration_n to_o the_o soldier_n 351._o he_o seize_v on_o the_o city_n 352._o he_o crave_v a_o supply_n of_o man_n 354._o his_o diligence_n in_o defend_v the_o town_n 355._o he_o sally_v out_o upon_o the_o french_a camp_n 357._o he_o be_v slay_v 359_o the_o hollander_n and_o zealander_n put_v for_o a_o short_a navigation_n into_o the_o east-indies_n 312._o how_o they_o get_v into_o the_o west_n ib._n their_o end_n for_o the_o aforesaid_a navigation_n 313._o the_o difficulty_n they_o meet_v with_o therein_o ib._n hulst_n and_o its_o situation_n describe_v 342_o besiege_a by_o the_o catholic_n 343._o it_o yield_v 346_o hue_n a_o town_n in_o the_o country_n of_o liege_n seize_v on_o by_o the_o unite_a province_n 316._o recover_v by_o count_n fuentes_n ib._n i_o james_n maldereo_n commissioner_n for_o zealand_n 452._o his_o oration_n ib._n james_n king_n of_o scotland_n succeed_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n 406._o style_v himself_o king_n of_o great_a britain_n ib._n come_v to_o a_o accommodation_n with_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n and_o the_o archduke_n ib._n his_o end_n in_o the_o war_n of_o flanders_n 441_o john_n of_o balen_n in_o groninghen_n 305._o his_o oration_n to_o the_o townsman_n 306_o john_n guzman_n bring_v relief_n into_o amiens_n 355._o his_o death_n 357_o john_n barnevelt_n advocate_n of_o holland_n and_o his_o oration_n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o negotiation_n for_o peace_n 444._o his_o opinion_n prevail_v beyond_o that_o of_o count_n maurice_n 446_o infanta_n isabel_n philip_n the_o second_o his_o elder_a daughter_n 364._o her_o singular_a quality_n 365._o she_o part_v from_o madrid_n 386._o come_v to_o brussels_n ib._n present_v herself_o to_o the_o army_n on_o horseback_n and_o make_v a_o speech_n to_o the_o soldier_n 392_o her_o constancy_n in_o entertain_v the_o archduke_n wound_v in_o the_o battle_n of_o newport_n 398._o she_o come_v with_o the_o archduke_n to_o see_v ostend_n 418_o friar_n inico_fw-la di_fw-it brizuela_n the_o archduke_n confessor_n send_v into_o spain_n 457._o he_o return_v to_o brussels_n 458_o the_o intelligence_n that_o count_n fuentes_n hold_v in_o cambray_n 328._o that_o the_o king_n of_o france_n hold_v in_o amiens_n 355_o italian_a mutineer_n in_o sichen_n 311_o they_o seek_v to_o hold_v intelligence_n with_o count_n maurice_n ib._n besiege_a by_o campmaster_n velasco_n ib._n withdraw_v into_o the_o enemy_n country_n 312._o come_v to_o a_o agreement_n with_o the_o archduke_n ib_o the_o journey_n of_o albertus_n upon_o occasion_n of_o go_v to_o fetch_v his_o wife_n into_o flanders_n 399._o of_o the_o new_a prince_n in_o come_v thither_o 386_o k_o king_n of_o england_n see_v james_n king_n of_o scotland_n the_o king_n of_o france_n declare_v a_o catholic_n 302._o he_o besieges_fw-fr laon_n 308._o and_o carry_v it_o 310._o come_v to_o a_o open_a war_n with_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n 316._o be_v full_o reconcile_v to_o the_o apostolic_a see_v 326_o besieges_n la_fw-fr fera_fw-fr 334_o and_o take_v it_o 340._o how_o much_o he_o be_v vex_v at_o the_o loss_n of_o amiens_n 353._o he_o conclude_v a_o league_n with_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n 354_o go_v over_o to_o the_o siege_n of_o amiens_n 355_o what_o intelligence_n he_o hold_v there_o ib._n his_o affability_n to_o the_o soldier_n 357_o he_o rout_v some_o troop_n of_o the_o enemy_n horse_n 360_o enter_v amiens_n in_o triumph_n 362._o make_v a_o peace_n with_o the_o catholic_n king_n 364_o his_o interest_n in_o the_o affair_n of_o flanders_n 440._o his_o authority_n with_o the_o unite_a province_n ib._n he_o send_v a_o ambassador_n extraordinary_a into_o holland_n to_o assist_v the_o negotiation_n of_o peace_n or_o a_o truce_n 441_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n philip_n the_o second_o and_o his_o end_n in_o the_o affair_n of_o france_n 296_o he_o send_v the_o duke_n of_o feria_n to_o paris_n ib._n he_o make_v peace_n with_o the_o k._n of_o france_n 364._o his_o intention_n to_o marry_v the_o infanta_n isabel_n to_o the_o gardinal_n archduke_n 365._o which_o he_o put_v in_o execution_n 368_o his_o death_n 369._o his_o character_n ib._n the_o king_n of_o spain_n philip_n the_o three_o resolve_v to_o make_v up_o a_o army_n apart_o to_o be_v command_v by_o the_o two_o spinolas_n 410_o he_o approve_v of_o the_o archduke_n design_n against_o the_o enemy_n 425._o he_o resolve_v to_o give_v way_n to_o a_o overture_n that_o shall_v be_v make_v for_o a_o accommodation_n with_o the_o unite_a province_n 437_o l._n aleague_n between_o the_o k._n of_o france_n and_o the_o q._n of_o england_n 354._o between_o the_o k._n of_o france_n and_o the_o unite_a province_n 451_o a_o letter_n from_o archduke_n ernestus_n to_o
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