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present_v they_o to_o her_o majesty_n who_o as_o a_o most_o sacred_a and_o gracious_a prince_n most_o high_o esteem_v and_o love_o accept_v they_o god_n of_o his_o infinite_a mercy_n send_v her_o daily_a so_o to_o triumph_v over_o her_o enemy_n and_o that_o it_o will_v please_v he_o to_o protect_v our_o general_n for_o her_o great_a service_n finis_fw-la here_o end_v the_o memorable_a service_n of_o s._n john_n norice_n knight_n at_o breast_n in_o britain_n 1594._o the_o memorable_a service_n of_o the_o noble_a general_n sir_n john_n norice_n knight_n in_o ireland_n after_o his_o return_n from_o breast_n 1595._o with_o his_o death_n there_o and_o burial_n here_o in_o england_n 1597._o this_o noble_a knight_n and_o renown_a general_n of_o her_o majesty_n force_n in_o britain_n immediate_o after_o the_o say_a service_n do_v by_o he_o at_o the_o fort_n of_o breast_n in_o that_o province_n arrive_v in_o england_n in_o the_o month_n of_o march_n anno_fw-la 1595._o after_o he_o have_v stay_v 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the_o king_n of_o spain_n proscribe_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n and_o two_o other_o estate_n tergoas_n besiege_v frederick_n the_o son_n of_o ferdinando_n besiege_v zutphen_n harlem_n fortify_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n captain_n barnabey_n rich_a his_o note_n the_o same_o besiege_a by_o frederick_n the_o duke_n of_o alva_n his_o son_n anno_fw-la 1573._o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n depart_v out_o of_o the_o low_a country_n don_n lewis_n de_fw-fr requisensius_n a_o spaniard_n succeed_v in_o that_o government_n anno_fw-la 1574._o midleborow_n yield_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n historia_fw-la belgica_n lib._n 5._o leydon_n besiege_v by_o spanish_a force_n lack_v of_o look_v to_o necessity_n in_o time_n lose_v all_o in_o fine_a anno_fw-la 1575._o the_o spanish_a king_n armado_n send_v into_o the_o low_a country_n cast_v away_o by_o tempest_n ziricksea_n besiege_v anno_fw-la 1576._o historia_fw-la belgica_n lib._n 6._o historia_fw-la belgica_n lib._n 6._o the_o offer_v make_v by_o the_o prince_n and_o state_n unto_o don_n john_n of_o ostrich_n the_o pretend_a contract_n of_o don_n john_n with_o y_z e_z prince_n of_o orange_n prove_v in_o fine_a fraud_n in_o friendship_n historia_fw-la belgica_n lib._n 6._o don_n john_n make_v governor_n general_n for_o the_o spanish_a king_n anno_fw-la 1577._o historia_fw-la belgica_n lib._n 7._o the_o double_a deal_n of_o don_n john_n discover_v and_o defeat_v the_o state_n write_v to_o the_o spanish_a king_n of_o don_n johns_n indirect_a deal_n the_o archduke_n mathias_n send_v for_o by_o the_o state_n sir_n john_n norice_n his_o first_o come_v into_o the_o netherlands_o captain_n cripses_n note_n envy_n and_o slander_n evermore_o enemy_n to_o good_a enterprise_n john_n stow_n page_n 1167.1168.1169_o historia_fw-la belgica_n lib._n 7._o alexander_n duke_n of_o parma_n bring_v into_o the_o low_a country_n by_o don_n john_n the_o state_n force_n then_o at_o gembleu_n overthrow_v by_o don_n john_n duke_n john_n casimire_n 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