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Secondly, that lie suffer his rebels of Holland 

 and Zealand quietly to possess the places they hold, 

 and to take unto them all the rest of the Low 

 Countries also ; conditionally, that the English may 

 still keep the possession -of such port towns as they 

 have, and have some half a dozen more annexed unto 

 them. 



Thirdly, that the English rovers might peaceably 

 go to his Indies, and there take away his treasure 

 and his Indies also. 



And these articles being accorded, he saith, 

 might follow that peace which passeth all under 

 standing, as he calleth it in a scurrile and pro- 

 phane mockery of the peace which Christians enjoy 

 with God, by the atonement which is made by the 

 blood of Christ, whereof the Apostle saith that it 

 passeth all understanding. But these his articles 

 are sure mistaken, and indeed corrected are briefly 

 these : 



1. That the king of France be not impeached in 

 reducing his rebels to obedience. 



2. That the Netherlands be suffered to enjoy 

 their ancient liberties and privileges, and so forces 

 of strangers to be withdrawn, both English and 

 Spanish. 



3. That all nations may trade into the East and 

 West Indies ; yea, discover and occupy such parts 

 as the Spaniard doth not actually possess, and are 

 not under civil government, notwithstanding any 

 donation of the pope. 



