Moreover, ye are fifteen provinces to two.

What have you to fear ?" "Ah," said Meetkercke, "we have seen what you could do, when you were masters of the sea.

Don't make yourselves out quite so little." "But," said the Prince, "the Pacification of Ghent provides for all this.
Your deputies were perfectly satisfied with the guarantees it furnished.
As to making war upon you, 'tis a thing without foundation or appearance of probability.

Had you believed then that you had anything to fear, you world not have forgotten to demand pledges enough.

On the contrary, you saw how roundly we were dealing with you then, honestly disgarnishing the country, even before the peace had been concluded.