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that_o siege_n the_o prince_n of_o condâ—_n attack_v the_o counterscarp_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v take_v and_o his_o man_n lodge_v upon_o it_o the_o besiege_a do_v capitulate_v this_o place_n be_v of_o great_a consequence_n and_o able_a to_o have_v hold_v out_o much_o long_a than_o it_o do_v the_o governor_n be_v condemn_v to_o lose_v his_o head_n but_o he_o have_v give_v sufficient_a reason_n for_o his_o surrender_v it_o at_o the_o time_n he_o do_v the_o sentence_n be_v not_o execute_v the_o prince_n of_o conde_n march_v from_o wesel_n to_o 〈◊〉_d which_o surrender_v immediate_o and_o from_o 〈◊〉_d â—o_o eâ—â—rik_v which_o make_v no_o resistance_n neither_o 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v besiege_v by_o the_o king_n surrender_v at_o that_o time_n for_o which_o the_o governor_n 〈◊〉_d his_o head_n the_o king_n of_o france_n who_o have_v not_o expect_v those_o placeâ—_n will_v have_v be_v take_v so_o easy_o be_v deâ—â—â—â—â—s_n to_o push_v on_o his_o conquest_n be_v stop_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o state_n general_n which_o run_v to_o the_o defeâ—â—e_n of_o issâ—l_n which_o be_v a_o river_n that_o cover_v all_o that_o â—â—rt_n of_o the_o country_n he_o design_v to_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o he_o resolve_v to_o pass_v the_o say_a river_n bâ—t_o whereas_o it_o be_v very_o deep_a and_o the_o bank_n of_o a_o very_a difficult_a ascent_n he_o be_v willing_a to_o have_v the_o prince_n of_o conde_n advice_n before_o he_o attempt_v any_o thing_n and_o according_o he_o write_v to_o he_o about_o it_o although_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n be_v use_v to_o great_a enterprise_n he_o look_v upon_o that_o to_o be_v very_o dangerous_a and_o answer_v the_o king_n that_o it_o be_v impracticable_a but_o that_o he_o advise_v he_o to_o attempt_v to_o cross_v the_o rhine_n where_o the_o hollander_n be_v not_o uâ—â—n_v their_o guard_n the_o prince_n who_o be_v desirous_a 〈◊〉_d facilitate_v the_o conquest_n of_o holland_n to_o the_o king_n â—â—ving_v bribe_v a_o gentleman_n of_o that_o country_n the_o â—â—â—d_v gentleman_n show_v he_o a_o ford_n towards_o tolâ—â—â—â—â—_n where_o the_o water_n be_v so_o shallow_a at_o the_o entrance_n and_o at_o the_o go_v out_o that_o there_o be_v not_o â—bâ—ve_v two_o hundred_o foot_n to_o swim_v count_n de_fw-fr gâ—iche_n make_v a_o trial_n of_o it_o in_o order_n to_o be_v satisfy_v of_o the_o truth_n and_o have_v find_v it_o wadeable_a in_o thaâ—_n place_n by_o the_o trial_n he_o make_v of_o it_o himself_o with_o oâ—e_n of_o his_o gentleman_n he_o acquaint_v the_o prince_n of_o conde_n therewith_o who_o immediate_o give_v a_o account_n of_o it_o to_o the_o king_n that_o monarch_n be_v so_o delight_v with_o that_o news_n that_o he_o instant_o quit_v his_o camp_n with_o his_o household_n and_o have_v leâ—t_o the_o command_n of_o the_o remainder_n of_o his_o army_n to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr turenne_n go_v to_o join_v the_o prince_n the_o dutch_a receive_v some_o intelligence_n of_o
time_n to_o obtain_v a_o considerable_a succour_n this_o be_v the_o posture_n of_o affair_n on_o both_o side_n when_o the_o answer_n from_o the_o court_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o prince_n it_o be_v write_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o though_o the_o minister_n start_v some_o difficulty_n in_o the_o enterprise_n of_o dunkirk_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o perceive_v that_o they_o incline_v to_o the_o design_n of_o attempt_v it_o right_o judge_v that_o if_o it_o succeed_v the_o take_n of_o that_o place_n will_v prove_v a_o great_a honour_n to_o the_o queen_n regency_n thereupon_o they_o refer_v it_o again_o to_o the_o prince_n to_o consider_v whither_o he_o will_v undertake_v the_o enterprise_n or_o no._n the_o design_n therefore_o be_v resolve_v upon_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o in_o the_o prince_n thought_n but_o go_v to_o work_v and_o to_o make_v the_o best_a of_o the_o season_n winter_n draw_v on_o a_o pace_n and_o already_o begin_v to_o pinch_v the_o army_n for_o the_o security_n 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