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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 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