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in 1584 that remained unanswered due to the turbulent times. Balthazar and Brunel then initiated the search on their account with limited success. A new request in 1594 was accepted by the prince but was deemed of too high importance for two traders to do on their own, and the
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to free the city, Antwerp surrendered. Balthazar helped negotiate its capitulation. The terms of surrender stated that all
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and assumed this was the long-sought passage. The fleet returned to the
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