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his_o party_n do_v now_o sculk_v but_o can_v find_v sustenance_n there_o for_o so_o many_o people_n who_o know_v not_o that_o in_o short_a time_n he_o will_v die_v of_o hunger_n his_o force_n have_v already_o the_o last_o month_n receive_v a_o terrible_a blow_n for_o one_o of_o our_o general_n call_v wansumpin_n slay_v above_o ten_o thousand_o man_n beside_o two_o hundred_o which_o he_o take_v prisoner_n among_o which_o be_v three_o mandarin_n tsiausou_n syancin_n and_o rikkoe_n we_o have_v also_o take_v from_o they_o in_o the_o haven_n yuntzauw_v a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o jonk_n and_o vessel_n yet_o since_o singlamong_n and_o i_o know_v that_o you_o intend_v and_o resolve_v to_o come_v to_o we_o and_o free_o submit_v yourselves_o to_o our_o government_n and_o realm_n when_o a_o fair_a opportunity_n be_v offer_v therefore_o we_o have_v send_v these_o agent_n and_o letter_n with_o the_o holland_n force_v to_o tayowan_n
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the_o battle_n be_v they_o find_v the_o fourteen_o forementioned_a dead_a body_n which_o be_v strip_v of_o all_o they_o have_v by_o the_o tartar_n soon_o after_o the_o admiral_n return_v to_o the_o place_n where_o they_o have_v encamp_v themselves_o in_o the_o afternoon_n be_v the_o ten_o the_o eymuy_a jonk_n and_o the_o three_o boat_n come_v again_o from_o the_o church-bay_n to_o the_o fleet_n and_o according_a to_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o secretary_n who_o the_o day_n before_o have_v march_v thither_o by_o land_n and_o be_v now_o return_v again_o with_o the_o jonk_n captain_n pooleman_n have_v give_v one_o who_o he_o have_v take_v prisoner_n his_o liberty_n on_o promise_n that_o he_o will_v furnish_v they_o with_o cattle_n and_o bring_v the_o rustic_n to_o they_o which_o he_o endeavour_v though_o to_o little_a purpose_n for_o pooleman_n get_v only_o two_o cow_n a_o calf_n and_o a_o few_o poultry_n but_o peter_n coker_n who_o have_v be_v ashore_o with_o his_o three_o boat_n full_a 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