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six_o mile_n in_o breadth_n much_o less_o it_o be_v bound_v with_o brabant_n on_o the_o east_n picardy_n on_o the_o west_n the_o sea_n on_o the_o north_n and_o artoys_n on_o the_o south_n 7._o artoys_n which_o have_v on_o the_o east_n heinalt_n on_o the_o west_n picardy_n on_o the_o north_n flanders_n and_o on_o the_o south_n champagne_n it_o contain_v seven_o hundred_o fifty_o and_o four_o village_n and_o twelve_o wall_a town_n whereof_o the_o chief_a be_v 1._o arras_n whence_o come_v our_o arras_n hang_n 2._o air_n 3._o pernes_n 4._o st._n omer_n a_o good_a haven_n 5._o lilliers_n 6._o le-cluse_a the_o frontier_n town_n be_v 1._o hedinfert_v against_o picardy_n 2._o st._n paul_n 8._o heinalt_n bound_v on_o the_o east_n with_o limbourg_n on_o the_o west_n with_o flanders_n on_o the_o north_n with_o brabant_n and_o on_o the_o south_n with_o champagne_n the_o length_n of_o it_o be_v sixty_o mile_n and_o the_o breadth_n forty_o eight_o it_o contain_v nine_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o 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inhabitant_n be_v good_a soldier_n 10._o zutphen_n be_v a_o town_n in_o gelderland_n a_o ancient_a earldom_n seat_v on_o the_o river_n ysell_n a_o strong_a place_n in_o the_o siege_n whereof_o that_o mirror_n of_o chivalry_n sir_n philip_n sidney_n lose_v his_o life_n 11._o holland_n be_v a_o woody_a country_n have_v on_o the_o east_n utrecht_n on_o the_o west_n and_o north_n the_o sea_n and_o on_o the_o south_n the_o mouse_n it_o be_v in_o circuit_n one_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o mile_n no_o part_n whereof_o be_v distant_a from_o the_o sea_n three_o hour_n journey_n it_o contain_v four_o hundred_o village_n and_o three_o and_o twenty_o town_n whereof_o the_o chief_a be_v 1._o dort_n where_o the_o national_a synod_n be_v hold_v against_o the_o arminian_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1618._o 2._o harlem_n where_o printing_n be_v invent_v 3._o leiden_fw-mi a_o famous_a university_n which_o city_n consist_v of_o forty_o one_o island_n pass_v partly_o by_o boat_n and_o partly_o by_o bridge_n 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and_o groan_v on_o the_o south_n with_o gelderland_n on_o the_o east_n with_o westphalia_n on_o the_o west_n with_o the_o sea_n it_o contain_v one_o hundred_o and_o one_o village_n and_o eleven_o town_n the_o chief_a whereof_o be_v 1._o swall_n 2._o campene_n 3._o deventer_n base_o betray_v to_o the_o spaniard_n by_o sir_n william_n stanley_n 4._o steinwick_n 5._o hasselt_v 6._o oldezel_n 7._o handerberg_n 8._o delden_n 16._o machlin_n which_o be_v a_o town_n in_o brabant_n which_o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1546._o be_v much_o deface_v by_o fire_v of_o eight_o hundred_o barrel_n of_o gunpowder_n beside_o the_o town_n it_o contain_v nine_o village_n it_o be_v a_o fair_a and_o strong_a town_n be_v dainty_o seat_v amid_o the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n deal_v so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v drown_v on_o all_o side_n 17._o groin_v which_o be_v a_o town_n of_o west-friezland_a contain_v under_o she_o command_v
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