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commend_v especial_o of_o such_o who_o know_v that_o that_o family_n have_v be_v without_o any_o cause_n his_o great_a enemy_n john_n de_fw-fr wit_n be_v a_o extraordinary_a man_n and_o understand_v the_o affair_n of_o europe_n as_o well_o as_o any_o man_n yet_o his_o obstinacy_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o prince_n bring_v his_o country_n to_o the_o very_a brink_n of_o its_o ruin_n and_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o his_o tragical_a death_n dit_fw-fr 1698_o the_o duke_n of_o schomberg_n general_n of_o their_o majesty_n force_n land_v with_o the_o army_n this_o day_n in_o bangor-bay_n near_o carrickfergus_n 24._o 14._o 1672_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n with_o a_o detachment_n of_o his_o army_n beat_v the_o french_a from_o several_a post_n about_o worden_n and_o pursue_v they_o to_o the_o gate_n of_o vtrecht_n dit_fw-fr 1694_o the_o queen_n put_v out_o a_o proclamation_n for_o apprehend_v colonel_n parker_n who_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o tower_n for_o high_a treason_n find_v mean_n to_o 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permit_v our_o man_n to_o follow_v the_o enemy_n they_o have_v entire_o defeat_v the_o french_a army_n which_o retire_v in_o great_a confusion_n 26._o 16._o 1689_o a_o party_n be_v send_v this_o day_n by_o the_o duke_n of_o schomberg_n towards_o belfast_n which_o the_o irish_a quit_v upon_o their_o approach_n dit_fw-fr 1695_o the_o english_a fleet_n command_v by_o my_o lord_n berkley_n anchor_v this_o day_n before_o calais_n and_o next_o morning_n the_o bomb_v vessel_n stand_v as_o near_o the_o shore_n as_o possible_a and_o bombard_v the_o town_n till_o 6_o in_o the_o evening_n they_o set_v it_o on_o fire_n in_o several_a place_n and_o their_o magazine_n in_o the_o ricebank_n be_v blow_v up_o the_o french_a come_v out_o with_o their_o long_a boat_n and_o half_a galley_n but_o be_v repulse_v with_o great_a loss_n 27._o 17._o 1672_o the_o bishop_n of_o liege_n and_o munster_n raise_v this_o day_n the_o siege_n of_o groninguen_n before_o which_o place_n they_o have_v set_v down_o the_o 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