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duke_n of_o alva_n concern_v the_o king_n of_o navarre_n l._n 3._o p._n 58._o of_o the_o spanish_a officer_n to_o the_o king_n l._n 8._o p._n 22._o of_o count_n hochstrat_v in_o answer_n to_o count_n mansfeldt_n l._n 6._o p._n 12._o of_o count_n horn_n to_o the_o king_n against_o granvell_n l._n 3._o p._n 72._o of_o don_n john_n to_o alexander_n farneze_n touch_v the_o emperor_n redolph_n and_o the_o archduke_n mathias_n l._n 9_o p._n 39_o to_o the_o king_n his_o brother_n l._n 10._o p._n 14._o another_o counterfeit_a and_o send_v for_o his_o to_o fronsberg_n l._n 9_o p._n 49._o of_o john_n michese_n the_o jew_n encourage_v the_o calvinist_n at_o antwerp_n to_o rebel_n l._n 5._o p._n 139._o of_o margaret_n of_o austria_n to_o philip_n the_o second_o touch_v the_o dismission_n of_o the_o spaniard_n l._n 3._o p._n 51._o and_o cardinal_z granvell_n l._n 3._o p._n 68_o of_o concession_n make_v against_o religion_n l._n 5._o p._n 130._o of_o her_o letter_n betray_v at_o the_o king_n court_n l._n 5._o p._n 137._o of_o the_o storm_a of_o valenciens_fw-fr l._n 6._o p._n 8._o of_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n army_n l._n 6._o p._n 27._o of_o the_o authority_n grant_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n that_o much_o trouble_v she_o l._n 9_o p._n 48._o of_o her_o desire_n to_o be_v discharge_v from_o the_o government_n l._n 6_o p._n 34._o before_o her_o departure_n l._n 6._o p._n 36._o to_o granvell_n touch_v the_o acceptance_n of_o his_o cardinal_n robe_n l._n 3._o p._n 54._o to_o the_o province_n against_o the_o valencenians_n l._n 6._o p._n 6._o to_o the_o governor_n of_o province_n to_o take_v away_o heretical_a exercise_n l._n 5._o p._n 141._o in_o answer_n to_o the_o covenanter_n l._n 5._o p._n 143._o to_o the_o lady_n marquesse_n of_o bergen_n when_o she_o send_v a_o garrison_n into_o the_o town_n of_o bergen_n l._n 6._o p._n 28._o to_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n that_o he_o will_v loosen_v his_o army_n l._n 6._o p._n 29._o leva_n vide_fw-la alphonso_n &_o sancho_n levia_n render_v to_o alexander_n farneze_n l._n 9_o p._n 35._o levinus_n tâ—rentius_n l._n 9_o p._n 36._o lewis_n of_o granado_n a_o dominican_n friar_n l._n 7._o p._n 82._o lewis_n of_o nassau_n brother_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n infect_v with_o heresy_n in_o his_o travel_n l._n 9_o p._n 99_o set_v a_o foot_n a_o conspiracy_n in_o low-countries_n ibid._n and_o in_o germany_n l._n 5._o p._n 100_o command_n the_o conspirator_n in_o chief_a l._n 5._o p._n 102._o enter_v brussels_n with_o the_o covenanter_n l._n 5._o p._n 107._o collect_v money_n for_o they_o assist_v by_o brederod_n ibid._n at_o a_o feast_n with_o the_o covenanter_n l._n 5._o p._n 110._o go_v with_o his_o companion_n to_o the_o governess_n l._n 5._o p._n 111._o ask_v leave_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o liege_n for_o the_o gheuse_n to_o convene_v at_o centron_n l._n 5._o p._n 119._o offer_n another_o petition_n to_o the_o governess_n l._n 5._o p._n 120._o his_o letter_n consent_v to_o the_o iconomachy_n l._n 5._o p._n 127._o the_o principal_a boutefeu_n ibid._n &_o 134._o his_o threat_n against_o brussels_n and_o the_o governess_n l._n 5._o p._n 129._o he_o be_v present_a in_o the_o convention_n at_o dendermund_n l._n 5._o p._n 134._o the_o king_n displeasure_n against_o he_o ibid._n he_o persuade_v the_o antwerper_n to_o conform_v unto_o the_o confession_n of_o ausburg_n l._n 5._o p._n 138._o be_v choose_v general_n for_o the_o covenanter_n to_o raise_v man_n and_o money_n l._n 5._o p._n 141._o follow_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n out_o of_o the_o low-countries_n l._n 6._o p._n 15._o be_v impeach_v and_o condemn_v absent_a l._n 7._o p._n 41._o enter_v frizland_n l._n 7._o p._n 47._o take_v dam_n ibid._n fight_v count_n aremberg_n and_o defeat_v he_o ibid._n besiege_v the_o groin_n l._n 7._o p._n 54._o the_o number_n of_o his_o force_n ibid._n he_o encamp_v at_o geâ—â—ng_n l._n 7._o p._n 55._o a_o mutiny_n in_o his_o camp_n ibid._n he_o fight_v with_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n ibid._n &_o 56._o lose_v his_o army_n ibid._n and_o carriages_n abide_v his_o arm_n and_o his_o clothes_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n ibid._n he_o fly_v ibid._n his_o battle_n by_o the_o â—â—yer_n emmes_fw-fr compare_v with_o the_o overthrow_n of_o arminius_n by_o the_o river_n visargis_n ibid._n general_n of_o the_o hugonot_n in_o france_n he_o be_v rout_v by_o count_n mansfeldt_n l._n 7._o 64._o he_o move_v the_o french_a king_n to_o invade_v the_o low-countries_n l._n 7._o p._n 73._o take_v mons_fw-la in_o hayndt_n ibid._n be_v besiege_v render_v the_o town_n l._n 7._o p._n 76_o 78._o go_v to_o dilemburg_n ibid._n be_v defeat_v at_o mooch_z his_o death_n l._n 8._o p._n 3._o diverfly_v report_v ibid._n his_o elegy_n ibid._n lewis_n de_fw-fr bourbon_n prince_n of_o conde_n enemy_n to_o the_o guise_n l._n 3._o p._n 56._o advance_v the_o conspiracy_n at_o ambois_n l._n 3._o p._n 57_o sentence_v to_o lose_v his_o head_n l._n 3._o p._n 58._o restore_v to_o liberty_n and_o the_o king_n favour_n ibid._n be_v a_o friend_n to_o the_o heretical_a cause_n l._n 3._o p._n 60._o his_o activeness_n to_o raise_v man_n in_o the_o low-countries_n ibid._n take_v at_o dort_n l._n 3._o p._n 6._o solicit_v the_o heretic_n to_o plunder_v church_n in_o the_o netherlands_o l._n 5._o p._n 121._o be_v account_v one_o of_o the_o covenant_a gheuse_n ibid._n favour_n those_o of_o geneva_n l._n 6._o p._n 26._o persuade_v the_o king_n of_o france_n to_o fight_v the_o spaniard_n ibid._n the_o low-countries_n fugitive_n have_v recourse_n to_o he_o l._n 6._o p._n 34._o he_o make_v the_o duke_n of_o alva_n march_n a_o occasion_n to_o raise_v force_n ibid._n he_o be_v rout_v at_o st_n denis_n l._n 6._o p_o 35._o renew_v the_o war_n ibid._n revive_v the_o three_o civil_a war_n of_o france_n l._n 7._o p._n 63._o vide_fw-la lodowick_n &_o lodovico_n libel_n in_o france_n against_o the_o king_n and_o the_o guise_n l._n 3._o p._n 57_o in_o the_o low-countries_n against_o religion_n the_o bishop_n and_o cardinal_z granvel_n l._n 4._o p._n 77._o against_o the_o inquisition_n l._n 5._o p._n 100_o one_o father_v upon_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o golden_a fluce_n l._n 5._o p._n 112._o of_o heretic_n at_o autwerp_n for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n l._n 5._o p._n 139._o another_o with_o in_o blood_n l._n 4._o p._n 84._o one_o offer_v to_o the_o arck-duke_n for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n l._n 9_o p._n 41._o liberty_n natural_o defit_v by_o the_o low-country_n man_n l._n 1._o p._n 23._o l._n 8._o p._n 21_o l._n 9_o p._n 37._o licherth_n a_o fort_n l._n 8._o p._n 19_o liege_n a_o monster_n bear_v there_o l._n 7._o p._n 40._o bishop_n of_o liege_n l._n 1._o p._n 18._o l._n 5._o p._n 119._o the_o town_n join_v in_o the_o association_n of_o gant_n l._n 9_o p._n 30._o gratulate_v alexander_n â—arneze_v l._n 9_o p._n 52._o the_o mambure_v of_o the_o legeois_n l._n 9_o p._n 36._o life_n contemn_v l._n 8._o p._n 12._o lignius_n vide_fw-la john_n lily_n take_v for_o a_o happy_a omen_n l._n 1._o p._n 8._o limburg_n a_o province_n of_o the_o low-countries_n l._n 1._o p._n 16._o and_o l._n 10._o p._n 14_o its_o governor_n l._n 1._o p._n 16._o recovery_n l._n 10._o p._n 4._o situation_n l._n 10._o p._n 1._o suburb_n ibid._n storm_v ibid._n &_o p._n 2._o the_o town_n take_v by_o assault_n ibid._n defend_v ibid._n the_o fort_n burn_v l._n 10._o p._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d the_o chief_a city_n of_o flanders_n l._n 6._o p._n 6._o against_o it_o they_o of_o tornay_n and_o armenter_n conspire_v ibid._n the_o consistorial_n merchant_n attempt_v to_o betray_v it_o ibid._n the_o plot_n discover_v ibid._n &_o p._n 7._o the_o city_n free_v ibid._n the_o townsman_n of_o lisle_n demolish_v the_o fort_n l._n 9_o p._n 38._o the_o governor_n of_o l'isle_n l._n 6._o p._n 7._o livia_n advice_n to_o aug._n caesar_n l._n 9_o p._n 28._o low-countries_n how_o all_o the_o province_n be_v ancient_o consotlate_v under_o one_o principality_n l._n 1._o p._n 15._o charles_n the_o five_o think_v to_o have_v make_v they_o into_o a_o kingdom_n ibid._n &_o p._n 16._o they_o be_v transfer_v by_o charles_n the_o five_o to_o his_o son_n philip_n l._n 1._o p._n 4._o their_o division_n l._n 1._o p._n 15._o to_o who_o the_o king_n assign_v their_o government_n l._n 1._o p._n 16._o they_o petition_v the_o king_n to_o take_v off_o the_o ten_o part_n l._n 7._o p._n 67._o they_o waver_v at_o the_o newâ—s_n of_o the_o take_n of_o brill_n by_o the_o covenanter_n l._n 7._o p._n 72._o they_o conspire_v against_o the_o spanish_a l._n 8._o p._n 20._o they_o adhere_v to_o the_o estate_n only_o two_o continue_v faithful_a to_o don_n john_n l._n 8._o p._n 21._o l._n 9_o p._n 37_o 48._o low-country_n governor_n
villagarcia_n l._n 10._o p._n 17_o 21_o 23._o magistrate_n of_o brabant_n not_o unlike_a to_o the_o dictator_n of_o rome_n l._n 9_o p._n 36._o magistrate_n of_o antwerp_n l._n 5._o p._n 112._o l._n 6._o p._n 17_o 33._o of_o brussels_n l._n 5._o p._n 127._o of_o bolduc_n l._n 6._o p._n 2._o of_o ipre_n l._n 5._o p._n 122._o of_o namâ—â—_n l._n 10._o p._n 22._o of_o nivell_n l._n 9_o p._n 56._o of_o maâ—stricht_n l._n 6._o p._n 15._o of_o valenciens_fw-fr l._n 6._o p._n 5._o malberg_n a_o commander_n of_o horse_n l._n 6._o p._n 1._o malbuge_a render_v to_o don_n john_n l._n 9_o p._n 57_o malbâ—â—g_v one_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n captain_n slay_v by_o his_o own_o man_n l_o 7._o p._n 61._o malta_n a_o island_n besiege_v by_o the_o turk_n l._n 4._o p._n 88_o l._n 8._o p._n 14._o malvezzi_n vide_fw-la pyrrho_n mambure_v l._n 9_o p._n 36._o mandevill_n a_o captain_n l._n 6._o p._n 28._o marick_n de_fw-fr lara_n l._n 6._o p._n 23._o manriquez_n vide_fw-la juan_n &_o raphael_n mansfeldt_n vide_fw-la charles_n and_o peter_n ernest._n marbose_n vide_fw-la philip._n marcha_n a_o town_n l._n 9_o p._n 30_o 49._o marquisate_n of_o the_o sacred_a empire_n a_o province_n of_o the_o low-countries_n l._n 1._o p._n 16._o marc_n antonio_n columna_fw-la admiral_n of_o the_o pope_n fleet_n l._n 9_o p._n 45_o 46._o margaret_z of_o austria_n duchess_n of_o parma_n her_o birth_n mother_n and_o mother_n parent_n l._n 1._o p._n 20._o give_v to_o the_o emperor_n ant_n to_o breed_v she_o up_o ibid._n &_o 21._o afterward_o to_o the_o emperor_n sister_n ibid._n delight_v in_o hunt_v ibid._n promise_v in_o marriage_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o ferrara_n ibid._n design_v for_o wife_n to_o alexander_n duke_n of_o florence_n ibid._n their_o nuptial_n celebrate_v at_o naples_n and_o florence_n l._n 1._o p._n 22._o after_o alex_n mutther_o she_o be_v marry_v to_o octâ—vio_n farneze_n ibid._n disagreement_n between_o she_o and_o her_o husband_n ibid._n &_o 23._o her_o masculine_a spirit_n and_o garb_n ibid._n her_o wit_n prudence_n and_o religion_n especial_o towards_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n ibid._n &_o 24._o send_v for_o out_o of_o italy_n to_o govern_v the_o low-countries_n ibid._n why_o the_o netherlands_o be_v commit_v to_o she_o ibid._n she_o come_v into_o the_o low-countries_n where_o the_o king_n meet_v she_o ibid._n instruct_v by_o his_o majesty_n ibid._n &_o 25._o and_o a_o pension_n assign_v she_o ibid._n she_o command_v the_o governor_n of_o province_n to_o see_v the_o emperor_n edict_n observe_v l._n 2._o p._n 34._o labour_n to_o qualify_v the_o lord_n envy_n against_o granvel_n l._n 2._o p._n 41._o why_o she_o defer_v to_o send_v the_o spaniard_n out_o of_o the_o low-countries_n l._n 3._o p._n 50._o she_o prevail_v with_o the_o king_n to_o let_v they_o go_v l._n 3._o p._n 52._o order_n the_o foot_n militia_n ibid._n like_v not_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n his_o marriage_n with_o p._n anne_n of_o saxony_n l._n 3._o p._n 53._o present_v she_o with_o a_o diamond_n ring_n ibid._n granvel_v by_o her_o mean_n be_v create_v cardinal_n by_o pius_n the_o four_o l._n 3._o p._n 54._o she_o doubt_v of_o send_v auxiliary_a horse_n to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n l._n 3._o p._n 60._o instead_o of_o man_n she_o send_v he_o money_n ibid._n quiet_v the_o tumult_n raise_v by_o the_o calvinist_n at_o tornay_n l._n 3._o p._n 62._o &_o at_o valenciens_fw-fr l._n 3._o p._n 64._o by_o her_o care_n the_o design_v bishop_n be_v bring_v in_o every_o one_o to_o his_o sea_n l._n 3._o p._n 65._o she_o anticipate_v the_o agent_n of_o brahant_n by_o send_v of_o her_o own_o before_o to_o rome_n and_o spain_n l._n 3._o p._n 66._o she_o certify_v the_o king_n by_o letter_n of_o count_n egmont_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n alienation_n l._n 3._o p._n 67._o she_o move_v the_o king_n to_o remove_v regnard_n from_o the_o low-countries_n defend_v granvell_n to_o the_o king_n l._n 3._o p._n 68_o and_o to_o the_o low-country_n lord_n l._n 3._o p._n 69._o give_v his_o majesty_n a_o account_n why_o she_o communicate_v not_o all_o concernment_n with_o the_o senate_n ibid._n will_v not_o give_v way_n to_o a_o general_n assembly_n of_o the_o estate_n ibid._n grant_v a_o convocation_n of_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o golden_a fleece_n ibid._n what_o she_o write_v to_o the_o king_n to_o sever_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o lord_n l._n 3._o p._n 70._o she_o complain_v of_o count_n egmont_n to_o the_o king_n l._n 3._o p._n 73._o her_o mind_n change_v towards_o granvell_n l._n 3._o p._n 74._o l._n 4._o p._n 79._o she_o be_v active_a to_o get_v he_o send_v for_o out_o of_o the_o low-countries_n ibid._n why_o she_o omit_v her_o intend_a inquiry_n after_o infamous_a libel_n l._n 4._o p._n 77._o she_o advise_v the_o lord_n to_o leave_v off_o the_o incitement_n to_o new_a faction_n l._n 4._o p._n 78._o trouble_v at_o the_o report_n of_o cardinal_n granvel_v return_v into_o the_o netherlands_o l._n 4._o p._n 81._o religion_n take_v into_o her_o care_n l._n 4._o p._n 83._o she_o doubt_v in_o what_o way_n to_o proclaim_v the_o council_n of_o trent_n l._n 4._o p._n 86._o send_v count_n egmont_n into_o spain_n and_o hallevin_n into_o germany_n l._n 4._o p._n 87._o her_o joy_n at_o the_o come_n of_o her_o son_n alexander_n l._n 4._o p._n 91._o she_o send_v her_o fleâ—â—_n to_o portugal_n for_o p._n mary_n espouse_v to_o her_o son_n alexander_n l._n 4._o p._n 92._o write_v the_o complaint_n of_o count_n egmont_n to_o the_o king_n l._n 4._o p._n 96._o l._n 7._o p._n 51._o conceive_v and_o publish_v a_o edict_n concern_v religion_n l._n 4._o p._n 96._o inform_v the_o king_n of_o his_o governors_n complaint_n upon_o the_o proposal_n of_o the_o edict_n l._n 5._o p._n 98._o give_v his_o majesty_n intelligence_n of_o the_o covenanter_n design_n and_o of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o low-countries_n l._n 5._o p._n 102_o 103._o she_o call_v a_o senate_n extraordinary_n ibid._n her_o speech_n to_o the_o senate_n l._n 5._o p._n 104_o 105._o her_o answer_n to_o brederod_n l._n 5._o p._n 108._o she_o return_v the_o covenanter_n their_o petition_n with_o her_o answer_n annex_v l._n 5._o p._n 109._o signify_v to_o his_o majesty_n the_o act_n of_o the_o gheu_fw-la ses_fw-fr l._n 5._o p._n 113._o warn_v the_o province_n of_o the_o gheuse_n fraud_n ibid._n resolve_v to_o send_v the_o marquesse_n of_o bergen_n and_o the_o lord_n montiny_n into_o spain_n ibid._n &_o 117._o send_v before_o a_o secret_a messenger_n l._n 5._o p._n 114._o take_v not_o the_o money_n offer_v she_o by_o the_o pope_n nuncio_n l._n 5._o p._n 115._o give_v the_o nuncio_n the_o bishop_n several_a character_n ib._n her_o piety_n and_o prudence_n admire_v by_o the_o nuntio_n ibid._n she_o entreat_v the_o king_n to_o pardon_v and_o secure_v the_o covenanter_n ib._n she_o banish_v stranger_n from_o antwerp_n by_o proclamation_n l._n 5._o p._n 117._o renew_v edict_n the_o against_o heretical_a sermon_n ibid._n send_v orange_n and_o egmont_n to_o disturb_v the_o convention_n at_o centron_n l._n 5._o p._n 119_o 120._o her_n too_o great_a favour_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n ibid._n she_o nominate_v he_o governor_n of_o antwerp_n ibid._n her_o word_n to_o count_n egmont_n when_o she_o be_v strike_v with_o the_o news_n of_o the_o church_n be_v plunder_v l._n 5._o p._n 123._o her_o word_n in_o senate_n when_o she_o hear_v the_o certainty_n of_o the_o sacrilegious_a spoil_v l._n 5._o p._n 128._o the_o sum_n of_o her_o consultation_n l._n 5._o p._n 129._o she_o think_v to_o steal_v out_o of_o brussels_n ibid._n be_v stay_v by_o prayer_n and_o force_n ibid._n what_o she_o grant_v to_o the_o covenanter_n l_o 5._o p._n 130._o she_o condemn_v she_o own_o concession_n and_o beseech_v the_o king_n not_o to_o ratify_v they_o ibid._n she_o provide_v in_o time_n for_o the_o town_n and_o for_o herself_o ibid._n reprehend_v orange_n hochstrat_n and_o horn_n for_o allow_v church_n to_o heretic_n ibid._n she_o give_v the_o king_n a_o account_n of_o the_o horetick_n proceed_n l._n 5._o p._n 132._o the_o king_n permit_v she_o to_o use_v arm_n against_o they_o ibid._n and_o send_v her_o money_n ibid._n &_o 133._o she_o give_v his_o majesty_n intelligence_n of_o what_o the_o lord_n have_v decree_v l._n 5._o p._n 134._o commend_n to_o the_o king_n the_o fidelity_n of_o count_n mansfeldt_n l._n 5._o p._n 136._o complain_n to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o betray_n of_o her_o letter_n in_o his_o court_n ibid._n &_o 137._o premonish_v the_o king_n of_o the_o covenanter_n design_n ibid._n and_o of_o calvinistical_a book_n and_o minister_n that_o be_v to_o be_v disperse_v through_o spain_n ibid._n court_v the_o waver_a covenanter_n with_o letter_n and_o promise_n l._n 5._o p._n 140._o begin_v her_o work_n against_o the_o heretic_n
belgic_a province_n against_o the_o roman_n l._n 7._o p._n 70._o of_o the_o moor_n against_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n l._n 6._o p._n 22._o of_o the_o hugonot_n against_o the_o king_n of_o france_n l._n 6._o p._n 26._o by_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n in_o the_o low-countries_n attempt_v and_o mature_v l._n 7._o p._n 70._o the_o rebel_n city_n receive_v from_o he_o governor_n law_n and_o impositition_n l._n 7._o p._n 72._o from_o whence_o the_o low-country_n man_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n have_v their_o occasion_n of_o rebeling_n l._n 2._o p._n 48._o l._n 7._o p._n 70._o first_o from_o the_o cause_n of_o religion_n l._n 5._o p._n 133_o 134._o l._n 6._o p._n 1._o 7._o 11._o then_o from_o tax_n lay_v upon_o they_o l._n 7._o p._n 71_o 73._o afterward_o from_o the_o mutinous_a spaniard_n vide_fw-la gentleman_n covenanter_n l._n 8._o p._n 20._o recovery_n of_o city_n revolt_a from_o the_o king_n l._n 7._o p._n 77._o of_o mons_fw-la ibid._n its_o description_n ibid._n of_o the_o province_n of_o limburg_n l._n 10._o p._n 2._o its_o delineation_n l._n 10._o p._n 1._o reform_a vide_fw-la religion_n reform_a regiment_n of_o naples_n l._n 6._o p._n 30._o of_o sardinia_n cashier_v and_o punish_v l._n 7._o p._n 58._o a_o magnanimous_a one_o of_o the_o royalist_n l._n 8._o p._n 11._o a_o squadron_n of_o walloon_n l._n 9_o p_o 50._o vide_fw-la army_n register_n of_o the_o empire_n l._n 1._o p._n 2._o regâ—ard_n vide_fw-la simon_n religion_n hold_v forth_o worship_n to_o god_n and_o peace_n to_o man_n l._n 2._o p._n 33._o preserver_n of_o peace_n and_o tranquillity_n ibid._n hold_v the_o people_n in_o due_a obedience_n l._n 2._o p._n 46._o the_o manner_n of_o advance_v it_o in_o the_o low-countries_n l._n 1._o p._n 18._o penal_a edict_n against_o irreligion_n l._n 2._o p._n 49._o l._n 4._o p._n 96._o the_o cognizance_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o religion_n to_o who_o it_o appertain_v l._n 2._o p._n 33._o l._n 4._o p._n 84_o 85._o l._n 5._o p._n 105._o against_o the_o violator_n thereof_o what_o provision_n be_v make_v l._n 2._o p._n 33._o it_o be_v injure_v by_o luther_n ibid._n the_o league_n for_o religion_n approve_v of_o by_o the_o heretic_n l._n 5._o p._n 138._o religion_n commend_v by_o the_o emperor_n to_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o low-countries_n l._n 1._o p._n 4._o by_o the_o king_n to_o the_o covernesse_n and_o estate_n l._n 1._o p._n 27._o l._n 4._o p._n 83_o 90_o 96._o a_o conspiracy_n against_o l._n 5._o p._n 141._o wrong_v offer_v to_o it_o l._n 1._o p._n 9_o l._n 5._o p._n 113_o 116_o 121._o scandalous_a libel_n against_o it_o l._n 4._o p._n 77._o l._n 5._o p._n 112._o hatred_n to_o it_o l._n 3._o p._n 56._o l._n 8._o p._n 8._o the_o cause_n of_o the_o low-countries_n war_n l._n 1._o p._n 3._o l._n 9_o p._n 1._o 9_o 30._o its_o restitution_n by_o the_o governess_n l._n 4._o p._n 83._o l._n 5._o p._n 130._o l._n 6._o p._n 18_o 20._o by_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n l._n 7._o p._n 64._o a_o new_a oath_n form_v against_o it_o l._n 5._o p._n 107._o l._n 9_o p._n 39_o liberty_n of_o religion_n seek_v for_o in_o the_o low-countries_n l._n 5._o p._n 99_o 102_o 119_o 129._o extort_a l._n 9_o p._n 41._o consultation_n concern_v it_o l_o 1_o p._n 18._o l._n 6._o p._n 15._o religion_n reform_v secure_v in_o the_o low-countries_n l._n 5._o p._n 127._o counsel_n hold_v in_o france_n and_o the_o low-countries_n to_o destroy_v it_o l._n 2._o p._n 46._o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n make_v use_v thereof_o to_o keep_v town_n against_o the_o spaniard_n l._n 10._o p._n 5._o vide_fw-la gheuse_n the_o disturber_n of_o the_o catholic_n religion_n l._n 5._o p._n 134._o revolter_n from_o it_o l._n 9_o p._n 37._o man_n of_o doubtful_a religion_n l._n 3._o p._n 75._o the_o religious_a turn_v out_o of_o the_o low-country_n city_n l._n 5._o p._n 132._o l_o 9_o p._n 40_o 41._o their_o monastery_n l._n 2._o p._n 30._o plunder_v l._n 3._o p._n 64._o l._n 5._o p._n 122_o 127_o 137._o relic_n of_o saint_n preserve_v from_o fire_n and_o ruin_n l._n 10._o p._n 5._o more_o value_v then_o jewel_n l._n 4._o p._n 94._o remedy_n seasonable_o apply_v l._n 8._o p._n 19_o sometime_o better_v by_o contempt_n l._n 4._o p._n 79._o and_o rash_a in_o precip_n tate_v misfortune_n l._n 10._o p._n 21._o the_o best_a when_o one_o man_n govern_v l._n 8._o 16_o 17._o the_o remedy_n of_o imminet_fw-la mischief_n l._n 5._o p._n 112_o 113._o rene_n daughter_n to_o lewis_n king_n of_o france_n marry_v to_o hercules_n duke_n of_o ferrara_n l._n 1._o p._n 21._o her_o daughter_n design_v for_o wife_n to_o alexander_n farneze_n l._n 4._o p._n 91._o renatus_n son_n to_o henry_n of_o nassau_n &_o clande_n chalon_n l._n 2._o p._n 43._o rendition_n of_o low-countries_n city_n and_o province_n to_o the_o spaniard_n l._n 6._o p._n 11._o l._n 9_o p._n 52._o of_o many_o place_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n l._n 7._o p._n 73._o of_o oudenaerd_n l._n 7._o p._n 75._o of_o brill_n l._n 7._o p._n 70_o 72._o of_o mons_fw-la l._n 7._o p._n 73._o of_o dendermund_n l._n 7._o p._n 75._o of_o centron_n ibid._n of_o many_o town_n to_o the_o royalist_n l._n 7._o p._n 77_o 78_o l._n 8._o p._n 8._o of_o bommen_fw-mi l._n 8._o p._n 13._o of_o bovine_n l._n 9_o p._n 53._o of_o cimace_n l._n 9_o p._n 57_o of_o the_o abbey_n d'_fw-fr espine_n l._n 7._o p._n 74._o of_o dallhem_n l._n 10._o p._n 3._o of_o harlem_n li7_n p._n 78._o of_o limburg_n l._n 10._o p._n 1._o of_o nardâ—us_n l._n 7._o p._n 78._o of_o sichem_n l._n 9_o p._n 54._o of_o maestricht_n l._n 8._o p._n 21._o of_o valenciens_fw-fr l._n 6._o p._n 10._o of_o st._n valerey_n l._n 7._o p._n 46._o of_o zeriezee_n l._n 8._o p._n 13._o of_o zuitbeverland_n l._n 7._o p._n 78._o of_o sutphen_o l._n 7._o p._n 77._o of_o aloost_n l._n 8._o p._n 18._o rentey_n a_o castle_n of_o artois_n l._n 8._o p._n 4._o reputation_n l._n 5._o p._n 110._o republic_n of_o the_o hollander_n how_o great_a and_o from_o how_o small_a beginning_n l._n 1._o p._n 1._o l._n 7._o p._n 73._o of_o the_o heretic_n institute_v by_o the_o covenanter_n l._n 5._o p._n 138_o 142._o advance_v by_o piracy_n l._n 7._o p._n 73._o their_o fleet_n most_o common_o victorious_a ibid._n requesenes_n vide_fw-la berlingâ—erio_n &_o lodovico_n his_o son_n galceâ—anâ—_n and_o lodovico_n commendador_n of_o the_o knight_n of_o st_n jago_n restorer_n of_o lose_a liberty_n a_o attribute_n give_v to_o the_o general_n of_o the_o covenanter_n l._n 5._o p._n 109._o revolt_v of_o city_n and_o province_n from_o the_o spaniard_n l._n 7._o p._n 72_o 73_o l._n 9_o p._n 37._o solicitor_n of_o the_o low-country_n man_n revolt_n l._n 7._o p_o 71_o 73._o reux_n render_v to_o don_n john_n l._n 9_o p._n 57_o ryne_n a_o river_n of_o holland_n l._n 8._o p._n 7._o rouen_n take_v by_o the_o french_a l._n 3._o p._n 61._o rich_a man_n unhappy_a fortune_n l._n 8._o p._n 24._o rimenant_n a_o village_n l._n 10._o p_o 9_o the_o battle_n ibid._n risorius_n nohoc_n lay_v a_o plot_n against_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n l._n 7._o p._n 46._o from_o juliers_n pass_v the_o moes_n ibid._n robert_n brederod_n enemy_n to_o cardinal_n granvell_n l._n 2._o p._n 41._o stand_n for_o the_o archbishopric_n of_o cambray_n ibid._n robert_n melodune_n viscount_n gant_n l._n 9_o p._n 5._o robert_n stuart_n commander_n of_o the_o scot_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o rimenant_n l._n 10._o p._n 10._o roderick_n gomez_n a_o silua_n prince_n of_o ebolo_fw-it one_o of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o privy_a council_n to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n l._n 2._o p._n 38._o of_o great_a power_n with_o his_o majesty_n l._n 3._o p._n 8._o l._n 6._o p._n 22._o his_o contest_v with_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n at_o the_o council_n table_n and_o in_o courr_n ibid._n his_o opinion_n touch_v the_o king_n expedition_n into_o the_o low-countries_n l._n 6._o p._n 23._o he_o advertise_v the_o governess_n of_o the_o marquis_n of_o bergen_n death_n l._n 6._o p._n 27._o and_o that_o she_o must_v bring_v his_o cause_n to_o a_o trial_n ibid._n write_v to_o she_o in_o the_o king_n name_n of_o the_o army_n that_o be_v to_o march_v into_o the_o low-countries_n ibid._n and_o acquaint_v she_o with_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n come_n l._n 6._o p._n 29._o attend_v the_o king_n at_o the_o commitment_n of_o prince_n charles_n l._n 7._o p._n 44._o jeer_n his_o rival_n the_o duke_n of_o alva_n for_o erect_v to_o himself_o a_o statue_n l._n 7._o p._n 65._o roderick_n de_fw-fr toledo_n a_o colonel_n carry_v out_o of_o the_o field_n wound_v into_o the_o camp_n l._n 7._o p._n 80._o rodolph_n the_o second_o emperor_n by_o his_o ambassador_n oblige_v himself_o to_o
the_o association_n of_o gant_n l._n 9_o p._n 30._o dislike_n the_o design_n of_o his_o brother_n mathias_n go_v to_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o government_n of_o the_o low-countries_n l._n 9_o p._n 38._o be_v angry_a with_o maximilian_n privy_a to_o the_o plot_n ibid._n many_o suspect_n that_o the_o emperor_n be_v not_o angry_a in_o earnest_n ibid._n &_o p._n 39_o rome_n a_o very_a gossip_n for_o news_n l._n 4._o p._n 86._o the_o conclave_n l._n 3._o p._n 65._o l._n 4._o p._n 81._o the_o sack_n l._n 1._o p._n 9_o nobility_n l._n 9_o p._n 43._o pope_n l._n 1._o p_o 7_o 9_o 22._o l._n 5._o p._n 134._o victory_n know_v by_o the_o arm_n of_o the_o sabine_n l._n 7._o p._n 56._o the_o dictator_n l._n 9_o p._n 36._o theater_n l._n 8._o p._n 7._o their_o veneration_n to_o the_o crucifix_n l._n 9_o p._n 43._o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o roman_n transfer_v to_o another_o l._n 1._o p._n 5._o a_o vow_n make_v against_o the_o roman_n l._n 3._o p._n 51._o the_o belgic_a conspiracy_n to_o eject_v they_o l._n 1._o p._n 2._o l._n 8._o p._n 21._o hatred_n to_o the_o roman_a religion_n l._n 8._o p._n 8._o romero_n vide_fw-la juliano_n ronell_n a_o river_n l._n 6._o p._n 10._o rotterdam_n l._n 8._o p._n 7._o rumour_n that_o charles_n the_o five_o be_v drown_v l._n 1._o p._n 23._o and_o octavio_n farneze_n ibid._n that_o don_n john_n be_v flee_v the_o low-countries_n l._n 10._o p._n 4._o that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v marry_v to_o queen_n elizabeth_n of_o england_n l._n 10._o p._n 20._o that_o he_o be_v poison_v ibid._n that_o alexander_n farneze_n be_v kill_v l._n 10._o p._n 4._o that_o count_n megan_n be_v dead_a l._n 7._o p._n 48._o that_o hierg_n be_v dead_a l._n 10._o p._n 4._o that_o charles_n prince_n of_o spain_n be_v make_v away_o l._n 7._o p_o 45._o that_o mondragonio_n be_v dead_a l._n 10._o p._n 4._o that_o philip_n the_o second_o be_v kill_v l._n 4._o p._n 77._o that_o he_o be_v to_o come_v into_o the_o lowcountry_n l._n 5._o p._n 140._o that_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n be_v slay_v l._n 10._o p._n 9_o that_o the_o low-countries_n lord_n have_v conspire_v against_o the_o king_n l._n 5._o p._n 99_o that_o the_o covenanter_n will_v come_v to_o brussels_n l._n 5._o p._n 103._o that_o granvell_n be_v to_o return_v into_o the_o low-countries_n l._n 4._o p._n 81._o l._n 7._o p._n 68_o 69._o that_o the_o castle_n of_o limburg_n be_v fire_v etc._n etc._n l._n 10._o p._n 4._o that_o charles_n the_o nine_o of_o france_n have_v conclude_v a_o peace_n with_o the_o hugonot_n l._n 7._o p._n 73._o that_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n be_v to_o be_v marry_v to_o the_o queen_n of_o scot_n l._n 3._o p._n 59_o rupelmund_n the_o attempt_n of_o a_o heretical_a priest_n there_o prisoner_n l._n 4._o p._n 83._o ruremund_n storm_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n l._n 7._o p._n 75._o besiege_v by_o the_o estate_n l._n 9_o p._n 49._o relieve_v ibid._n ruart_n of_o brabant_n a_o title_n confer_v by_o the_o estate_n upon_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n l._n 9_o p._n 36._o what_o king_n of_o magistracy_n it_o be_v ibid._n what_o person_n have_v be_v former_o elect_v ibid._n rythovius_fw-la bishop_n of_o ipre_n vide_fw-la martin_n sentence_n in_o r._n religion_n among_o heretic_n be_v not_o their_o own_o but_o accidental_a and_o translatitious_a l._n 5._o p._n 138._o religion_n and_o law_n be_v to_o be_v patronize_v and_o uphold_v as_o the_o pillar_n of_o a_o kingdom_n l._n 1._o p._n 4._o city_n seldom_o change_v religion_n only_o l._n 3._o p._n 36._o as_o often_o as_o the_o sacred_a anchor_n of_o religion_n be_v weigh_v so_o often_o the_o ship_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n be_v toss_v l._n 2._o p._n 36._o religion_n once_o lose_v can_v never_o be_v repair_v with_o addition_n either_o of_o wealth_n or_o empire_n l._n 5._o p._n 123._o in_o acute_a disease_n sometime_o desperate_a remedy_n be_v not_o unskilful_o apply_v l._n 10._o p._n 11._o never_o do_v any_o army_n retreat_n without_o some_o loss_n l._n 10._o p._n 8._o s._n sabina_n palatina_n â—avier_a marry_v to_o count_n egmont_n l._n 7._o p._n 53._o her_o humble_a petition_n for_o her_o husband_n life_n send_v into_o spain_n l._n 7._o p._n 49._o sabines_n fight_v with_o the_o roman_n by_o the_o bank_n of_o anio_n l._n 7._o p._n 56._o sacrâ—moro_fw-la burago_fw-la l._n 9_o p._n 57_o salvator_n bishop_n of_o clusino_n l._n 1._o p._n 18._o samaniego_n l._n 10._o p._n 7._o samblemont_n a_o colonel_n l._n 9_o p._n 54._o sencerre_n in_o aquitain_n its_o siege_n compare_v with_o the_o siege_n of_o harlem_n l._n 7._o p._n 79_o 80._o sancho_n avila_n captain_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n lifeguard_n l._n 6._o p._n 30._o set_v a_o guard_n upon_o culemburg_n house_n l._n 6._o p._n 33._o beat_v hochstrat_a beyond_o the_o moes_n l._n 7._o p._n 46._o be_v wound_v l._n 7._o p._n 63._o command_n a_o fleet_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o midleburg_n l._n 8._o p._n 2._o defeat_v lewis_n of_o nassau_n at_o mooch_z l._n 8._o p._n 3._o the_o mutiny_n of_o the_o spaniard_n against_o he_o l._n 8._o p._n 4._o general_n of_o the_o foot_n in_o the_o zealand_n expedition_n l._n 8._o p._n 9_o sail_n into_o philipland_n ibid._n from_o thence_o to_o duveland_n l._n 8._o p._n 13._o his_o complaint_n against_o the_o royal_a senate_n and_o they_o against_o he_o l._n 8._o p._n 18._o he_o supply_v the_o spaniard_n at_o alooft_v ibid._n &_o p._n 22._o be_v governor_n of_o the_o fort_n at_o antwerp_n he_o receive_v the_o spaniard_n march_v thither_o ibid._n withhold_v the_o soldier_n at_o the_o sack_n of_o antwerp_n l._n 8._o p._n 24._o depart_v out_o of_o the_o low-countries_n with_o the_o spaniard_n l._n 9_o p._n 32._o sancho_n leva_n son_n to_o sancho_n viceroy_n of_o navarre_n l._n 10._o p._n 6._o sancho_n londognio_fw-it a_o colonel_n l._n 6._o p._n 30._o take_v the_o consul_n of_o antwerp_n by_o order_n from_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n l._n 6._o p._n 33._o sanctaâ—ruâ—_n vide_fw-la prospero_n saint_n 〈◊〉_d the_o church_n l._n 9_o p._n 44._o the_o battle_n l._n 1._o p._n 11._o l._n 7._o p._n 53._o general_n of_o the_o horse_n l._n 1._o p._n 11._o sardinia_n offer_v in_o lieu_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o navarre_n l._n 3._o p._n 59_o sardinian_a regiment_n l._n 6._o p._n 30._o l._n 7._o p._n 47._o burn_v many_o village_n l._n 7._o p._n 57_o punish_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n ibid._n &_o 58._o how_o much_o be_v lose_v by_o that_o fire_n ibid._n sarra_n mortinengo_n serve_v in_o france_n l._n 9_o p._n 57_o savoy_n the_o dukedom_n l._n 5._o p._n 137._o &_o l._n 6._o p._n 21._o savoy_n the_o duke_n l_o 2._o p._n 44._o l._n 6._o p._n 30._o marry_v katherine_n daughter_n to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n l._n 4._o p._n 82_o 83._o l._n 6._o p._n 35._o vide_fw-la emanuel_n philibert_n saulio_n vide_fw-la antonio_n saxony_n the_o electorate_v l._n 5._o p._n 116._o sâ—x_fw-la the_o duke_n l._n 1._o p._n 8._o vide_fw-la augustus_n &_o maurice_n say_v of_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n touch_v the_o punishment_n due_a to_o the_o gaâ—tois_n l._n 7._o p._n 39_o touch_v the_o prince_n confederate_a against_o his_o king_n l._n 7._o p._n 59_o touch_v the_o king_n recall_v he_o from_o exile_n l._n 7._o p._n 82._o of_o the_o courage_n of_o vitelli_n l._n 7._o p._n 62._o of_o the_o mutineer_n of_o alooâ—t_n l._n 8._o p._n 22._o of_o the_o low-country_n man_n concern_v alva_n l._n 7._o p._n 9â—_n of_o charles_n the_o five_o after_o the_o abdication_n of_o this_o empire_n l._n 1._o p._n 5._o touch_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o low-countries_n man_n l._n 6._o p._n 23._o of_o the_o magnitude_n of_o gant_n l._n 7._o p._n 39_o of_o a_o captain_n to_o charles_n the_o five_o l._n 1._o p._n 10._o of_o cardinal_n granvell_n when_o he_o hear_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n be_v not_o catch_v l._n 6._o p._n 33_o 34._o of_o the_o besiege_a leidener_n l._n 8._o p._n 6._o of_o octaviâ—_n 〈◊〉_d touch_v the_o â—â—ity_n of_o neighbour_n prince_n l._n 4._o p._n 91._o of_o philip_n the_o second_o relate_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n death_n l._n 7._o p._n 82._o of_o vitelli_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n l._n 7._o p._n 60._o of_o the_o common_a people_n on_o the_o general_n of_o a_o army_n l._n 7._o p._n 83._o vide_fw-la word_n scamaneler_fw-mi a_o river_n l._n 1._o p._n 2._o scander_n bashaw_n wound_v take_v by_o alexander_n faâ—neze_n l._n 9_o p._n 46._o scaremberg_n send_v to_o meet_v the_o german_a ambassador_n l._n 6._o p._n 18._o answer_n they_o in_o senate_n in_o the_o governesse_n name_n ibid._n scauwemburg_n a_o colonel_n send_v for_o from_o germany_n to_o the_o siege_n of_o valencian_n l._n 6._o p._n 8._o come_v with_o his_o regiment_n ibid._n appoint_v with_o part_n thereof_o to_o
voluntary_a inheritance_n l._n 1._o p._n 4._o vorne_v a_o isle_n of_o holland_n l._n 7._o p._n â—2_n votive_a monument_n l._n 7._o p._n 48._o urban_n vii_o p._n m._n l._n 5._o p._n 132._o urban_n viii_o p._n m._n l._n 7._o p._n 60._o vrsel_n employ_v from_o antwerp_n into_o spain_n l._n 3._o p._n 66._o utricht_n honour_v with_o the_o prerogative_n of_o a_o archbishopric_n l._n 1._o p._n 18._o the_o townsman_n out_o the_o catholic_n from_o their_o church_n l._n 5._o p._n 131._o threaten_v to_o revolt_v from_o the_o king_n l._n 6._o p._n 1._o vulgar_a apostle_n who_o l._n 3._o p._n 61._o vulgar_a interpretation_n of_o the_o hood_n l._n 4._o p._n 78._o uâ—de_v peole_n uzeda_n l._n 7._o p._n 112._o sentence_n in_o v._n vice_n that_o pass_v from_o hand_n to_o hand_n be_v soil_v with_o be_v touch_v and_o grow_v still_o foul_a l._n 5._o p._n 115._o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o hold_v man_n hand_n when_o victory_n show_v they_o at_o once_o revenge_n and_o booty_n l._n 8._o p._n 24._o what_o be_v visible_a be_v slight_v l._n 1._o p._n 8._o unsound_a mind_n like_o unsound_a body_n the_o more_o you_o feed_v the_o more_o you_o poison_v they_o lib._n 9_o p._n 34._o the_o vote_n which_o nature_n extort_v we_o think_v be_v give_v to_o the_o cause_n when_o indeed_o we_o give_v it_o to_o our_o humour_n l._n 6._o p._n 13._o w._n wacken_v send_v admiral_n into_o spain_n l._n 6._o p._n 32._o walcheren_n a_o island_n l._n 6._o p._n 2._o l._n 8._o p._n 1._o waterland_n a_o isle_n l._n 6._o p._n 19_o west_n a_o river_n l._n 10._o p._n 1._o westphalia_n l._n 2._o p._n 36._o wight_n a_o isle_n of_o england_n and_o its_o governor_n l._n 8._o p._n 33._o willebroc_n a_o village_n l._n 6._o p._n 14._o wâ—rkâ—me_o l._n 8._o p._n 9_o wallet_n a_o emblem_n of_o the_o gheuse_n l._n 5._o p._n 110._o wallet_n stick_v upon_o spear-point_n l._n 8._o p._n 10._o water-gheuses_a l._n 7._o p._n 71._o william_n count_n bergen_n one_o of_o the_o four_o first_o covenanter_n l._n 5._o p._n 102._o at_o brussels_n l._n 5._o p._n 107_o 109._o feast_v with_o they_o ibid._n go_v with_o they_o to_o the_o governess_n l._n 5._o p._n iii_o retire_v into_o gelderland_n ibid._n &_o l._n 6._o p._n 15._o be_v impeach_v l._n 7._o p._n 41._o condemn_v in_o absence_n ibid._n victorious_a in_o zutphen_n l._n 7._o p._n 73._o defeat_v l._n 7._o p._n 77._o william_n bâ—osius_n treslong_v one_o of_o the_o first_o water-ghenâ—es_a l._n 7._o p._n 71._o turn_n pirate_n ibid._n beat_v the_o spaniard_n and_o fire_n their_o ship_n l._n 7._o p._n 72._o be_v the_o cause_n of_o hang_v alvares_n pacecho_n ibid._n william_n bronchor_v dye_n l._n 7._o p._n 10._o william_n duke_n of_o cleve_n l._n 9_o p._n 101._o l._n 9_o p._n 30._o william_n horn_n lord_n of_o mese_n governor_n of_o brussels_n l._n 8._o p._n 20._o by_o order_n from_o he_o the_o royal_a senator_n be_v imprison_v ibid._n the_o prince_n of_o orange_n emissary_n l._n 9_o p._n 34._o command_v a_o regiment_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o gemblâ—â—_n l._n 9_o p._n 50._o ingrateful_a to_o don_n john_n l._n 9_o p._n 35._o advise_v the_o jesuit_n to_o take_v the_o oath_n l._n 9_o p._n 40._o his_o enmity_n with_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n l._n 1â—_n p._n 9_o what_o â—is_n end_n be_v l._n 9_o p._n 34._o william_n luâ—â—_n descend_v from_o the_o count_n e_o marchâ—_n commander_n of_o horse_n among_o the_o covenanter_n l._n 6._o p._n 1._o irreconcilable_a to_o the_o name_n of_o catholic_n l._n 7._o p._n 58._o his_o vow_n to_o revenge_v the_o death_n of_o count_n egmont_n and_o count_n horn_n ibid._n general_n of_o the_o water-gheuses_a l._n 7._o p._n 71._o his_o hatred_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n ibid._n signify_v in_o his_o colour_n ibid._n he_o rob_v at_o sea_n ibid._n take_v and_o fortify_v brill_n l._n 7._o p._n 72._o destroy_v thing_n sacred_a ibid._n be_v picture_v put_v a_o pair_n of_o spectacle_n upon_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n nose_n ibid._n by_o his_o mean_n the_o rebel-city_n submit_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n ibid._n his_o own_o man_n offend_v with_o he_o l._n 7._o p._n 80._o cass_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n ibid._n imprison_a and_o banish_v ibid._n overthrow_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o gemblac_n he_o fly_v to_o liege_n ibid._n die_v miserable_o ibid._n william_n of_o nassau_n prince_n of_o orange_n l._n 1._o p._n 5._o his_o family_n birth_n presage_n ancestor_n l._n 2._o p._n 43_o 44._o his_o education_n with_o mary_n sister_n to_o charles_n the_o five_o ibid._n gentleman_n of_o the_o bedchamber_n to_o the_o emperor_n ibid._n his_o service_n of_o war_n civil_a employment_n and_o favour_n with_o the_o emperor_n ibid._n carry_v the_o imperial_a crown_n to_o ferdinand_n king_n of_o the_o roman_n l._n 1._o p._n 5._o l._n 2._o p._n 44._o be_v by_o caesar_n commend_v to_o his_o son_n philip_n ibid._n choose_a knight_n of_o the_o golden_a fleece_n ibid._n the_o instrument_n of_o make_v peace_n with_o and_o hostage_n to_o henry_n king_n of_o france_n ibid._n &_o p._n 46._o the_o cause_n of_o his_o discontent_n and_o design_n l._n 2._o p._n 44._o his_o wit_n and_o manner_n l._n 2._o p._n 45._o the_o splendour_n of_o his_o housekeep_n ibid._n what_o his_o religion_n be_v ibid._n he_o study_v machiavil_n l._n 2._o p._n 46._o his_o marriage_n l._n 3._o p._n 53._o his_o daughter_n bear_v l._n 3._o p._n â—1_n and_o his_o son_n maurice_n l._n 4._o p._n 87._o general_n of_o the_o spanish_a horse_n in_o the_o low-countries_n l._n 2._o p._n 28._o governor_n of_o holland_n zealand_n and_o ulricht_v l._n 1._o p._n 16._o and_o burgundy_n l._n 1._o p._n 17._o design_v by_o the_o people_n wish_n for_o governor_n of_o all_o the_o 17._o province_n l._n 1._o p._n 19_o which_o he_o say_v he_o ought_v to_o be_v of_o right_a l._n 2._o p._n 45._o what_o hinder_v he_o l._n 1._o p._n 19_o out_o of_o hope_n of_o the_o government_n l._n 2._o p._n 45._o from_o whence_o spring_v his_o indignation_n and_o complaint_n against_o the_o king_n l._n 2._o p._n 38._o and_o his_o alienation_n l._n 3._o p._n 67._o his_o envy_n and_o emulation_n against_o granvell_n l._n 2._o p._n 39_o 41_o 42._o who_o do_v he_o mischief_n l._n 3._o p._n 54_o 67_o 68_o when_o he_o take_v the_o first_o occasion_n of_o raise_v trouble_n ibid._n whence_o the_o beginning_n l._n 2._o p._n 46._o l._n 5._o p._n 100_o he_o favour_v the_o seditious_a citizen_n and_o heretic_n l._n 2._o p._n 46._o l._n 3._o p._n 66._o draw_v in_o count_n â—gmont_fw-la l._n 3._o p._n 68_o with_o who_o he_o be_v compare_v l._n 3._o p._n 70._o exasperate_v the_o brabanter_n l._n 3._o p._n 68_o combine_v against_o granvell_n l._n 3._o p._n 69_o 71._o write_v against_o he_o to_o the_o king_n l._n 3._o p._n 72._o his_o complaint_n at_o the_o convention_n of_o the_o golden_a fleece_n l._n 3._o p._n 69._o and_o in_o senate_n before_o the_o governess_n l._n 3._o p._n 75._o his_o dissension_n with_o count_n aremberg_n l._n 3._o p._n 73._o and_o with_o duke_n areschot_n l._n 5._o p._n 103._o resolve_n to_o come_v no_o more_o to_o senate_n l._n 3._o p._n 75._o advertise_v the_o governess_n of_o the_o lord_n conspiracy_n l._n 5._o p._n 99_o whether_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o conspirator_n ibid._n at_o his_o city_n of_o breda_n the_o covenant_n be_v sign_v l._n 5._o p._n 100_o 101._o he_o complain_v in_o senate_n that_o he_o be_v report_v to_o be_v a_o covenanter_n ibid._n give_v his_o vote_n for_o the_o covenanter_n admission_n into_o brussels_n l._n 5._o p._n 103._o his_o complaint_n against_o the_o king_n l._n 5._o p._n 104._o the_o covenanter_n light_n at_o his_o house_n l._n 5._o p._n 107._o what_o be_v act_v there_o ibid._n he_o meet_v they_o at_o culemburg-house_n l._n 5._o p._n 110._o feast_v the_o covenanter_n have_v a_o monitory_a letter_n send_v he_o from_o pius_n the_o five_o l._n 5._o p._n 114._o have_v be_v former_o admonish_v by_o pius_n the_o four_o touch_v the_o same_o point_n ibid._n the_o governess_n at_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o citizen_n of_o antwerp_n send_v he_o to_o compose_v the_o tumult_n there_o l._n 5._o p._n 118._o the_o applause_n shout_n and_o acclamation_n of_o the_o heretic_n as_o he_o come_v in_o ibid._n what_o he_o act_v at_o antwerp_n ibid._n &_o 120._o send_v by_o the_o governess_n to_o trouble_v the_o meeting_n at_o centron_n ibid._n he_o move_v to_o be_v make_v governor_n of_o antwerp_n for_o settle_v of_o the_o town_n ibid._n he_o be_v commissionated_a and_o suffer_v to_o have_v a_o lifeguard_n ibid._n his_o design_n to_o invade_v the_o principality_n of_o the_o low-countries_n ibid._n 129_o 130._o l._n 7._o p._n 40._o and_o holland_n in_o the_o first_o place_n l._n 6._o p._n 1._o he_o argue_v in_o senate_n
his_o resolution_n but_o those_o censurer_n be_v mistake_v the_o monastery_n of_o s._n justus_n sex_n aur._n vict._n in_o caius_n czs._n the_o emperor_n new_a habitation_n febr._n 1557._o his_o family_n and_o how_o accommodate_v his_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n how_o be_v dispose_v his_o time_n his_o ride_a to_o take_v the_o air_n his_o garden_v his_o make_n of_o clock_n or_o watch_n jannell_n turrianus_n who_o mathematical_a invention_n be_v much_o delight_v in_o his_o extraordinary_a care_n of_o his_o soul._n joseph_n seguenza_n in_o the_o history_n of_o his_o order_n l._n 1._o by_o the_o bull_n of_o julius_n 111._o 1554._o marc._n 19_o he_o discipline_v himself_o his_o whip_n reverence_v by_o his_o son_n aug._n 30._o 1558._o immediate_o he_o fall_v sick_a barthol_n miranda_n soon_o after_o he_o die_v sept._n 21._o 1558._o his_o funeral_n usher_v with_o prodigy_n in_o heaven_n observe_v by_o jan._n turrionus_fw-la present_a at_o the_o emperor_n death_n and_o in_o earth_n how_o long_o he_o reign_v diverse_a reason_n common_o give_v for_o his_o resignment_n the_o new_a king_n first_o care_n the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n make_v governor_n of_o the_o low-countries_n the_o truce_n between_o france_n and_o spain_n break_v febr._n on_o what_o occasion_n thuan._n l._n 22._o decemb._n the_o french_a invade_v the_o low-countries_n ferdinand_n of_o toledo_n duke_n of_o alva_n june_n 1557._o aug._n 1550._o the_o spaniard_n first_o be_v conqueror_n at_o s._n quintin_n present_o after_o the_o french_a recover_v caliâ—e_o jan._n 1558._o the_o spaniard_n have_v another_o victory_n at_o gravel_v fortune_n second_o valour_n july_n 1558._o the_o woman_n cruelty_n to_o the_o french_a a_o treaty_n of_o peace_n between_o the_o king_n conclude_v by_o mediation_n of_o the_o duchess_n of_o lorain_n at_o cambray_n the_o peacemaking_a city_n april_n 1556._o to_o the_o general_a contentment_n charles_n the_o v._o &_o francis_n the_o i._o aug._n 1529._o alice_n the_o king_n mother_n and_o margaret_n the_o emperor_n aunt_n the_o peace_n confirm_v by_o marriage_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n to_o the_o french_a king_n daughter_n the_o king_n of_o france_n his_o sister_n marry_v at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n a_o tournament_n at_o the_o wedding_n where_o the_o king_n be_v victor_n gabriel_n count_n the_o mongomary_a but_o soon_o after_o wound_v die_v july_n 2._o 1549._o his_o death_n foretell_v luc._n gaur_n thus._n l._n 22._o lod._n guicciard_n l._n 3._o the_o history_n of_o the_o netherlands_o 1559._o anonym_n in_o that_o hist._n thua_n l._n 3._o &_o 22._o vidus_fw-la cavocius_fw-la &_o francis_n vivonus_fw-la the_o judgement_n of_o prudent_a man_n upon_o the_o king_n fate_n a_o strange_a conjuncture_n this_o year_n of_o prince_n funeral_n king_n of_o rome_n of_o belgium_n or_o the_o low-countries_n it_o be_v name_n 〈◊〉_d greatness_n wealth_n guicciardine_n in_o his_o description_n of_o the_o low-countries_n city_n town_n village_n fort_n militia_n navigation_n trade_n of_o clothing_n inclination_n adu._n jien_n in_o his_o tract_n of_o holland_n attribute_n it_o to_o the_o air_n they_o live_v in_o the_o character_n of_o a_o low-countries_n man_n belgium_n divide_v into_o 17_o province_n which_o come_v to_o one_o prince_n three_o way_n philip_n the_o good_a have_v they_o by_o affinity_n meyer_n l._n 17._o charles_n the_o soldier_n by_o purchase_n and_o the_o sword_n pont._n heut_fw-fr l._n 1._o but_o he_o lose_v some_o of_o they_o paulus_n aemil._n l._n 10._o and_o pont._n heut_fw-fr l._n 2._o part_v maximilian_n recover_v by_o arm_n the_o same_o author_n in_o the_o same_o book_n and_o lib._n 5._o part_v by_o treaty_n guic._n lib._n 1._o 4._o 8._o belcar_n l._n 8._o charles_n the_o five_o possess_v himself_o of_o all_o together_o pont._n heut_fw-fr lib._n 11._o and_o 9_o the_o same_o l._n 11._o and_o meter_n guic._n lib._n 16._o and_o pont._n heut_fw-fr lib._n 11._o and_o though_o to_o have_v make_v a_o kingdom_n of_o 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