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he_o for_o such_o a_o charge_n although_o he_o be_v but_o yet_o very_o young_a which_o give_v a_o occasion_n to_o plectrude_v the_o lawful_a wife_n of_o pepin_n cunning_o to_o surprise_v he_o and_o to_o imprison_v he_o in_o the_o city_n of_o cologne_n as_o well_o for_o the_o novercall_a jealousy_n sheâ—_n have_v of_o he_o as_o for_o have_v mean_n also_o to_o ruin_v the_o estate_n of_o austrasie_n as_o also_o of_o france_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o her_o young_a son_n thibault_n assure_v herself_o that_o the_o manage_n of_o business_n will_v pass_v well_o enough_o under_o his_o name_n but_o the_o frenchmen_n not_o willing_a to_o be_v govern_v by_o a_o woman_n be_v grieve_v also_o that_o the_o office_n of_o the_o more_o shall_v be_v hereditary_a which_o former_o have_v be_v by_o election_n make_v a_o insurrection_n against_o thibault_n who_o they_o force_v to_o fly_v into_o the_o forest_n cocie_n after_o that_o they_o choose_v ranfroy_n for_o mayre_n the_o same_o year_n 714._o 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