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palatine_n who_o send_v for_o one_o marsilus_fw-la from_o paris_n to_o be_v governor_n thereof_o and_o from_o that_o time_n it_o be_v well_o replenish_v with_o learned_a man_n and_o student_n the_o most_o famous_a doctor_n be_v rodolphus_n agricola_n john_n dalburgius_n john_n virdungus_fw-la william_n xilander_n thomas_n erastus_n zachary_n vrsin_n and_o many_o other_o moreover_o the_o whole_a palatinate_n be_v divide_v into_o four_o praefectureship_n as_o heydlebergensian_n the_o alzaeensâ—â—â—_n the_o neostadiensian_a and_o the_o mosbachensian_a which_o be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o city_n of_o hedelberg_n alzea_n neostadium_n and_o mosbacum_n there_o be_v also_o bretta_n which_o be_v a_o small_a town_n near_o the_o river_n salza_n in_o which_o philip_n melanchton_n be_v bear_v who_o write_v much_o concern_v the_o liberal_a art_n also_o ladeburg_n so_o call_v from_o the_o roman_a tent_n half_a of_o which_o be_v pawn_v to_o duke_n rupert_n the_o elder_a the_o other_o part_n come_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o worm_n sifrid_n of_o stralnberg_n sell_v unto_o the_o aforesaid_a prince_n in_o the_o year_n 13â—7_n the_o town_n schriessâ—n_n and_o the_o castle_n of_o stralnberg_n and_o in_o the_o year_n 1344_o the_o town_n wâ—inheim_n be_v give_v to_o the_o prince_n by_o awardment_n of_o arbitrator_n which_o heretofore_o the_o bishop_n oâ—_n moguntinum_n do_v possess_v there_o be_v also_o the_o town_n cauba_n gâ—lâ—usen_n sintzon_n luden_n by_o the_o river_n tuberus_fw-la oppenheim_n caesarâ—a_n â—â—tra_fw-la ingeâ—heim_n lowenstein_n and_o in_o brureinia_n there_o be_v brussels_n and_o other_o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o table_n and_o also_o many_o castle_n and_o village_n the_o chief_a river_n be_v rhine_n and_o neccarus_n the_o latter_a do_v water_n and_o cut_v through_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o palatinate_n and_o do_v discharge_v itself_o into_o the_o rhine_n near_o ladeburg_n the_o ancient_n do_v call_v it_o nice_a it_o have_v great_a store_n of_o mullet_n 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rheineck_n tâ—utscb_n orden_v hern_n in_o coblentz_n the_o abbey_n of_o s._n maximinus_n near_a trier_n the_o provost_n seltz_n h._n nider_n eisenburg_n but_o so_o much_o hitherto_o i_o come_v to_o the_o dukedom_n of_o wirtemberg_n the_o dukedom_n of_o wirtemberg_n the_o dukedom_n of_o wirtemberg_n call_v common_o call_v wurtembergerlant_a be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o ancient_a castle_n wirtemberg_n which_o stand_v in_o the_o middle_n thereof_o on_o a_o high_a hill_n not_o far_o from_o the_o imperial_a city_n essing_n this_o country_n of_o wirtemberg_n do_v lie_v by_o the_o river_n nicrus_n it_o have_v on_o the_o east_n the_o swevian_o vindelician_o and_o norician_n situation_n on_o the_o west_n the_o palatinate_n and_o the_o marquiship_n of_o baden_n on_o the_o south_n it_o have_v the_o mountain_n of_o arbon_n and_o the_o swevian_n alps_n for_o so_o the_o inhabitaâ—ants_n do_v call_v the_o high_a mountain_n of_o this_o country_n on_o the_o north_n franconia_n and_o not_o far_o off_o 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green_a meadow_n fruitful_a field_n and_o great_a store_n of_o wine_n corn_n and_o apple_n this_o dukedom_n also_o have_v mine_n of_o silver_n not_o far_o from_o wiltberg_n and_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o town_n pâ—â—lathium_n be_v build_v on_o mine_n of_o brass_n it_o have_v also_o iron_n and_o brass_n there_o be_v divers_a colour_a stone_n find_v which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v enamel_v and_o streak_v with_o blue_a so_o that_o it_o seem_v that_o nature_n do_v endeavour_v to_o enrich_v this_o place_n with_o precious_a stone_n there_o be_v divers_a kind_n of_o live_v â—_z and_o in_o the_o wood_n there_o be_v a_o innumerable_a sort_n to_o be_v see_v it_o be_v make_v a_o dukedom_n in_o the_o year_n 1495_o by_o the_o emperor_n maximilian_n in_o a_o meeting_n or_o parliament_n hold_v at_o worm_n and_o he_o make_v eberhard_n earl_n of_o wirtemberg_n a_o duke_n duke_n eberhard_n the_o second_o continue_v but_o two_o year_n in_o his_o dukedom_n but_o have_v melt_v his_o gold_n and_o silver_n plate_n he_o flee_v first_o to_o vlma_n
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tiphernum_n perusia_n otriculus_n it_o divide_v eturia_n from_o the_o vmbrian_a and_o sabinian_o and_o afterward_o 13._o mile_n from_o rome_n it_o divide_v the_o vesentians_n from_o the_o crustiminians_n and_o fidenation_n also_o it_o separate_v latium_n from_o vaticanum_n and_o be_v so_o great_a and_o broad_a a_o river_n at_o rome_n so_o that_o they_o can_v pass_v over_o it_o but_o by_o bridge_n or_o boat_n as_o halicarnassaeus_n write_v and_o from_o thence_o it_o run_v forward_o and_o roll_v into_o the_o tyrrhene_a sea_n pliny_n in_o his_o 3._o book_n cap._n 4._o and_o servius_n lib._n 7._o of_o his_o aenead_n do_v describe_v the_o course_n of_o this_o river_n see_v also_o florus_n lib._n 1_o histor_n rom._n cap._n 4._o and_o varao_n lib._n 4._o de_fw-fr l._n l._n paulus_n jovius_n write_v a_o book_n concern_v the_o fish_n in_o tiber_n pliny_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o affirm_v that_o 42._o river_n do_v run_v into_o tiber._n the_o river_n arnus_n follow_v which_o livy_n pliny_n and_o 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