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fol.128rEndorsed: To my L. Treasuror September 27. 89.
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Later Addition: Belgia 1589 27 September To the Lord Treasror From Master Bodly
Right honorable & my singular good Lord, to the purpose of tht mothion, in the behalf of Count Maurice, whereof I signifyed in my last to your L. there hath nothing bin imparted to mee. his late services have much augmented his credit, & yt is a generall opinion tht he will prove very valliant & wyse whereof he giveth in all his actions very manifest tokens. the Generall states have concluded & have delt to that effect with the Counsell of state that from this tyme forward, in the suparscription of theyr letters & other writinges they will give him the title of Hooghe gheboren voorst in lieu of Hoogh & wellgheboren Graeff which is high boren prince in place of highe & welboren Count which was his title heertofore. & in the Context of theyr writing for uwer liefden, your lovingnes they will use heeraffter Uwe Furslichte genaede your princely grace or els uwe Excellencie your excellency nevertheles they have bestowed no actuall dignity uppon him which makes many men to muse at this Hysteron Proteron. The Count doth continew very carefully his good usage of Sir Francis vere & the other English Captayns & souldiers & I may not omyt to advertyse your L. that Sir Francis Vere by meanes of his valler & good goverment hath won great reputation not onely with the Count but also with the common Capteynes & souldiers of both nations, & whether in processe of tyme yt be not likely to prove that conductors heer of meaner calling then such as heertofore have bin sent by her Majesty will better fytt wth the humor of this people I leave be consydered by your L. The good discipline & sufficiency of those English Captayenes that have served about Bommel hath bin highly comendyed by the Count & by others & in a generall assembly of the States & Counsell of State hath bin publickly declared how much the Country hath bin steeded that summer by hir Majestyes forces. It hath bin also signifyed to the State by Count Maurice, Count William, & Count Hohenloo, that they do not fynde in all the Provinces all [accounted] tht may conveniently be drawen into service above 800 footemen & 600 horse besides those of hir Majesties assistance whereuppon there hath bin a generall conference to sett a better order for keeping theyr Companies Complete & for the establishment of theyr whole state of warres, which when yt is parfitted I will send to your L. Count William hath recommended unto them an offer made by his father Count John, who promiseth that for a small pension to be distributed among such parsons, as he will specify unto them being gentlemen of his owne contrey about Dillembourgh they shalbe served wth 4 regimentes of footemen & 4 companies of horse [accounting] to every regitment of foote 3000 & to each companye of horse 1000 for which they are to disbourse yerely for a regiment of footemen 1500 rickes dollers & for 1000 horse 1000 dallers & they wilbe alwayes [[in a]] fol.127v