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lezat_n of_o benedictin_n salangue_n of_o cisternian_a nun_n carbonne_n montesquiou_n de_fw-fr volvestre_n s._n sulpice_n etc._n etc._n chap._n fourteen_o of_o lower_n languedoc_n of_o the_o precinct_n of_o narbonne_n narbonnois_n as_o comprehend_v the_o diocese_n of_o alet_fw-la narbonne_n carcassonne_n and_o s._n pons_n de_fw-fr tomieres_fw-fr have_v albigeois_n on_o the_o north_n the_o precinct_n of_o bezier_n on_o the_o east_n the_o mediterranean_a sea_n on_o the_o south_n the_o county_n of_o foix_n and_o lauragais_n on_o the_o west_n alet_fw-la electa_n or_o alecta_n upon_o the_o aude_n be_v both_o a_o new_a town_n and_o a_o new_a bishopric_n as_o be_v most_o of_o the_o other_o erect_v to_o that_o dignity_n by_o pope_n john_n xxii_o this_o pope_n establish_v d_o the_o see_v of_o the_o prelate_n to_o limoux_n in_o 1317._o but_o it_o be_v transfer_v hither_o two_o year_n after_o petrarcha_n seem_v not_o to_o like_v these_o foundation_n when_o speak_v of_o this_o pontise_n he_o say_v 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ausonius_n call_v it_o martie_n in_o the_o vocative_n case_n and_o not_o marci_n as_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v if_o it_o come_v from_o a_o man_n name_n julius_n caesar_n send_v thither_o another_o colony_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o tiberius_n claudius_n nero_n father_n to_o the_o emperor_n tibere_fw-la whence_o this_o city_n get_v the_o name_n of_o colonia_n julia_n paterna_fw-la narbo_n martius_n express_v by_o these_o five_o letter_n c._n i._o p._n n._n m._n in_o a_o ancient_a monument_n the_o roman_a proconsul_n senate_n and_o emperor_n take_v a_o particular_a delight_n in_o beautify_v narbonne_n and_o endow_v it_o with_o fine_a privilege_n they_o build_v there_o a_o amphitheatre_n and_o a_o capitole_v all_o of_o marble_n which_o subsist_v yet_o in_o ausonius_n and_o sidonius_n apollinaris_n time_n that_o be_v in_o the_o iv_o and_o five_o century_n nay_o we_o find_v yet_o mention_v of_o it_o in_o the_o xiiith_o age_n though_o not_o so_o precise_a that_o we_o can_v just_o tell_v in_o what_o
charge_n in_o france_n especial_o the_o lieutenancy_n of_o provence_n you_o have_v yet_o in_o this_o diocese_n donzere_n pierre-latte_a la_fw-fr palu_n suze_n mondragon_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xix_o of_o the_o government_n lyonnois_n the_o most_o ancient_a author_n especial_o the_o greek_n use_v to_o call_v gaul_n celtic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o that_o appellation_n become_v proper_a to_o that_o part_n that_o be_v include_v betwixt_o the_o rhone_n the_o seine_n and_o the_o marne_n the_o ocean_n and_o the_o garomne_n but_o augustus_n take_v off_o that_o which_o lie_v betwixt_o the_o garomne_n and_o the_o loire_n to_o ineâ—ease_v aquitain_n and_o give_v it_o the_o name_n of_o lyonnoise_n from_o lion_n its_o capital_a city_n at_o this_o present_a the_o government_n lyonnois_n be_v far_o narrow_a comprehend_v only_o 6_o province_n viz._n lyonnois_n proper_o so_o call_v forez_n and_o beaujolois_n that_o be_v very_o little_a and_o make_v scarce_o together_o 25_o league_n north_n and_o south_n and_o 35_o east_n and_o west_n the_o other_o three_o be_v bourbonnois_n la_fw-fr march_n and_o auvergne_n which_o reach_v all_o together_o 52_o league_n north_n and_o south_n from_o germigny_n in_o bourbonnois_n over_o against_o dun-le_a roy_n in_o berry_n to_o entraygue_n in_o auvergne_n on_o the_o river_n lot_n and_o 76_o east_n and_o west_n from_o belle-ville_a on_o the_o rhone_n in_o beaujolois_n to_o availle_n on_o the_o vienne_n in_o the_o country_n of_o la_fw-fr march_n most_o of_o the_o river_n that_o water_n this_o government_n belong_v more_o proper_o to_o other_o where_o you_o will_v find_v their_o course_n describe_v as_o the_o vienne_n the_o creusa_n and_o the_o indre_fw-fr in_o orleannois_n the_o dordonne_v in_o languedoc_n the_o loire_n and_o the_o rhone_n in_o the_o general_n description_n and_o the_o saone_n in_o burgundy_n remain_v then_o only_o the_o allier_n elaver_n which_o rise_v in_o the_o cevennes_n on_o 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