Note 1617 — Chapter XVII
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On March 9, 1573, Sir Thomas Smith wrote to Walsingham: “Pirates of all nations infest our seas and under the flag of the prince of Orange or the count of Montgomery, pillage the English and foreigners impartially.” (Cf. Walsingham, 392. C. S. P. Ven., No. 575, March 24, 1574.)