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gourd_n of_o one_o night_n let_v they_o not_o flatter_v themselves_o in_o the_o greatness_n of_o theiâ—_n house_n nor_o their_o allyance_n this_o quality_n do_v but_o increase_v their_o offence_n prince_n be_v not_o so_o much_o move_v with_o that_o which_o the_o common_a people_n do_v as_o with_o the_o licentious_a word_n of_o great_a man_n caius_z disguised_z himself_o into_o as_o many_o fashion_n as_o he_o imagine_v there_o be_v god_n a_o cobbler_n see_v he_o set_v in_o his_o palace_n like_o jupiter_n with_o a_o sceptre_n in_o one_o hand_n a_o thunderbolt_n in_o the_o other_o and_o a_o eagle_n by_o his_o side_n burst_v out_o in_o a_o great_a laughter_n caius_n cause_v he_o to_o come_v near_o ask_v he_o why_o he_o laugh_v i_o laugh_v at_o this_o foolery_n answer_v the_o cobbler_n the_o emperor_n laugh_v also_o suffer_v it_o to_o pass_v free_o without_o choler_n yet_o punish_v other_o speech_n severe_o which_o come_v from_o person_n better_o qualify_v thus_o end_v the_o seven_o year_n after_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o peace_n finis_fw-la â§_o a_o table_n of_o the_o most_o memorable_a thing_n contain_v in_o this_o history_n pharamont_n the_o first_o king_n of_o france_n the_o fundamental_a date_n of_o the_o french_a monarchy_n folio_n 1_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o empire_n at_o the_o beginning_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o time_n of_o his_o reign_n fol._n 2_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o church_n ibid._n the_o french_a can_v endure_v no_o government_n but_o a_o royalty_n â—ol_n 3_o the_o royalty_n of_o france_n successive_a and_o the_o efficacy_n of_o a_o successive_a royalty_n ibid._n a_o successive_a royalty_n the_o best_a kind_n of_o government_n fol._n 4_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o receive_n of_o a_o new_a king_n in_o old_a time_n ibid._n the_o people_n consent_v not_o to_o prejudice_n the_o king_n prerogative_n at_o his_o first_o reception_n fol._n 5_o in_o france_n the_o male_a be_v only_o capable_a of_o the_o crown_n ibid._n the_o fundamental_a law_n which_o they_o call_v salic_a ibid._n the_o practice_n of_o the_o salic_a law_n â—ol_n 6_o of_o the_o word_n salic_a and_o what_o the_o saliens_fw-la be_v ibid._n the_o death_n of_o pharamont_n fol._n 7_o clodion_n or_o cloion_n the_o hairy_a the_o second_o king_n of_o france_n the_o first_o attempt_n of_o clodion_n fol._n 8_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o empire_n fol._n 9_o a_o law_n â—or_a wear_n of_o long_a hair_n ibid._n the_o estate_n of_o the_o church_n ibid._n mâ—roâ—â—è_fw-la the_o three_o king_n of_o france_n he_o enter_v france_n â—ol_n 10_o the_o french_a join_v with_o the_o roman_n and_o goth_n fol._n 11_o orleans_n besiege_v by_o attila_n he_o be_v overthrow_v but_o not_o quite_o vanquish_v ibid._n the_o happy_a reign_n of_o meâ—ouâ—è_n fol._n 12_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o church_n ibid._n childeric_n or_o chilperic_n 4_o king_n of_o france_n he_o be_v expel_v for_o his_o vice_n fol_z 13_o he_o be_v call_v home_o again_o ibid._n clovis_n 1._o the_o 5._o king_n of_o france_n and_o the_o first_o christian_n king_n he_o aspire_v to_o the_o monarchy_n of_o all_o gaul_n fol._n 15._o the_o fiâ—st_o root_a out_o of_o the_o romans_n ibid._n clovis_n become_v a_o châ—istian_n fol._n 16_o religion_n the_o only_a true_a bond_n of_o affection_n ibid._n gaul_n call_v france_n ibid._n war_n against_o the_o wisigothe_n fol._n 1â—_n war_n in_o burgundy_n and_o the_o cause_n why_o ibid._n clovis_n conquest_n in_o burgundy_n foe_n 18_o a_o treacherous_a attempt_n of_o gondâ—bault_n he_o be_v just_o punish_v for_o his_o murder_n ibid._n the_o first_o win_v of_o burgundy_n dauphin_n and_o provence_n ibid._n alaric_n slay_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o clovis_n ibid._n the_o emperor_n send_v ambassador_n to_o clovis_n fol._n 19_o clovis_n be_v conqueror_n be_v conquer_v ibid._n he_o lose_v