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as_o have_v be_v show_v above_o and_o in_o the_o rest_n divers_a resolution_n be_v contain_v touch_v the_o affair_n of_o justice_n and_o concern_v rather_o particular_a then_o public_a interest_n thus_o do_v this_o negotiation_n of_o flanders_n end_n at_o last_o the_o issue_n whereof_o be_v so_o long_o expect_v throughout_o all_o europe_n and_o true_o at_o this_o truce_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v at_o a_o universal_a quiet_a all_o europe_n seem_v to_o rejoice_v which_o have_v see_v for_o so_o many_o year_n and_o amid_o so_o many_o fatal_a and_o dreadful_a spectacle_n the_o blood_n of_o all_o her_o nation_n run_v upon_o the_o theatre_n of_o flanders_n finis_fw-la a_o table_n of_o the_o most_o remarkable_a thing_n contain_v in_o this_o first_o part_n a_o abbot_n monastical_a in_o flanders_n complain_v against_o the_o new_a erection_n of_o bishopric_n 11_o adolphus_n orange_n brother_n slay_v in_o battle_n 57_o alcmar_n in_o the_o rebel_n hand_n 109._o besiege_a by_o the_o king_n party_n ibid._n alexander_n farnese_n prince_n of_o parma_n in_o flanders_n upon_o oceasion_n of_o his_o marriage_n with_o mary_n princess_n of_o portugal_n 21_o alst_n in_o flanders_n seize_v by_o the_o mutineer_n 141_o amsterdam_n 96._o a_o city_n very_o faithful_a to_o the_o church_n and_o the_o king_n ibid._n infest_a with_o the_o other_o town_n of_o holland_n ib._n again_o molest_v by_o they_o 100l_n anne_n daughter_n to_o maurice_n elector_n of_o saxony_n 19_o marry_a to_o orange_n ibid._n anne_n the_o archdutchess_n daughter_n to_o maximilian_n the_o emperor_n marry_v to_o the_o catholic_n king_n 71._o be_v accompany_v by_o the_o archduke_n albertus_n and_o wenceslaus_n her_o brother_n ibid._n anthony_n stralen_n a_o principal_a man_n in_o antwerp_n 46._o be_v execute_v 58_o antonio_n pittore_fw-la endeavour_n to_o seize_v upon_o a_o passage_n and_o hinder_v victual_n from_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o king_n camp_n 102_o be_v rout_v slay_v and_o his_o head_n throw_v into_o harlem_n by_o the_o spaniard_n ibid._n antwerp_n be_v threaten_v to_o be_v sack_v by_o the_o mutineer_n 122._o contribute_v a_o sum_n of_o money_n to_o satisfy_v they_o ibid._n take_v by_o the_o king_n man_n 14._o sack_v 147._o the_o commissioner_n from_o the_o emperor_n from_o france_n and_o england_n meet_v there_o 177_o archduke_n albertus_n and_o his_o praise_n 71_o archduke_n mathias_n 162._o pass_n secret_o into_o flanders_n ibid._n make_a governor_n of_o the_o country_n by_o the_o council_n of_o state_n 163_o archbishop_n of_o colen_n in_o the_o king_n army_n 86_o b_o the_o baron_n of_o battembourgh_n seek_v to_o relieve_v harlem_n 105._o be_v rout_v and_o slay_v 100l_n the_o baron_n of_o erberstein_n make_v a_o secret_a agreement_n with_o the_o state_n 142._o receive_v their_o man_n into_o antwerp_n 143_o drown_v in_o the_o scheld_v 147_o bartholomeo_n campi_n engineer_n to_o the_o king_n camp_n 99_o he_o be_v slay_v 105_o the_o battle_n of_o friesland_n 59_o of_o geminghen_n 62._o between_o the_o king_n man_n and_o the_o hugonot_n of_o france_n near_o mons_fw-la 8â—_n by_o sea_n in_o the_o lake_n of_o leyden_n 104._o by_o sea_n in_o the_o gulf_n of_o zuyderzee_n 110._o in_o the_o scheld_v between_o the_o king_n force_n and_o the_o rebel_n 113_o the_o battle_n of_o mooch_z 117._o of_o geblours_n 1â—8_n berghenapzome_a and_o its_o situation_n 76_o bernardino_n di_fw-fr mendozza_n send_v into_o spain_n by_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n 103._o he_o write_v of_o the_o war_n of_o flanders_n 104_o be_v send_v by_o the_o commendador_n to_o mastrick_n 115_o breda_n a_o town_n belong_v to_o orange_n 23_o what_o pass_v among_o the_o confederate_n there_o ibid._n brederode_n make_v himself_o head_n of_o the_o petitioner_n 24._o his_o oration_n to_o his_o companion_n ibid._n he_o present_v a_o petition_n to_o the_o lady_n regent_n 26._o raise_v sedition_n 39_o go_v into_o holland_n to_o set_v up_o tumult_n there_o ibid._n second_o orange_n in_o every_o thing_n ibid._n die_v miserable_o ibid._n brill_n take_v by_o the_o geuse_n 73._o fortify_v by_o lumay_n 74_o buren_n a_o town_n confine_v upon_o holland_n take_v and_o sack_v by_o the_o king_n party_n 132_o the_o house_n of_o burgundy_n sovereign_a over_o all_o the_o province_n p._n 1_o c_o cambray_n raise_v to_o a_o archbishopric_a 9_o captain_n plumart_n 91_o his_o proposition_n to_o avila_n and_o mandragone_fw-mi ibid._n he_o find_v the_o food_n by_o which_o they_o be_v to_o go_v for_o the_o relief_n of_o tergoe_v ibid._n capitulation_n between_o the_o duke_n of_o aianson_n and_o the_o state_n 172_o charles_n the_o five_o son_n to_z philip_z the_o first_o 2_o he_o peaceable_o enjoy_v flanders_n ibid._n bear_v in_o gant_n 3._o his_o favour_n to_o the_o fleming_n ib._n how_o much_o he_o be_v love_v and_o reverence_v among_o they_o 4._o a_o comparison_n between_o his_o nature_n and_o that_o of_o his_o son_n philip_n ib._n the_o castle_n of_o gant_n besiege_v by_o the_o state_n 145._o it_o be_v surrender_v 148_o the_o 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