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A07266 The heroyk life and deplorable death of the most Christian King Henry the fourth Addressed to his immortall memory; by P: Mathieu, counceller and historiographer of France. Translated by Ed: Grimeston, Esquire.; Histoire de la mort déplorable de Henry IIII. English Matthieu, Pierre, 1563-1621.; Grimeston, Edward.; Sylvester, Josuah, 1563-1618. 1612 (1612) STC 17661; ESTC S112465 671,896 410

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cales_n strabo_n and_o ptolemy_n and_o other_o grecian_n cuma_n but_o now_o it_o be_v fall_v down_o and_o bury_v in_o ruin_n yet_o the_o foundation_n of_o some_o fair_a building_n may_v be_v discern_v there_o be_v also_o aversa_n casert_n a_o nola_n summa_fw-la puteoli_n and_o other_o lesser_a town_n the_o chief_a lake_n of_o campania_n be_v the_o lucrenian_a and_o avernian_n there_o be_v also_o in_o campania_n the_o lake_n linterna_fw-la popeja_n and_o statina_fw-la the_o river_n be_v lirus_n which_o receive_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n fibernum_n cosa_n alabrum_n trerus_n and_o other_o on_o the_o left_a hand_n casinus_fw-la melfa_n and_o omnes_fw-la the_o next_o to_o lirus_n be_v vulturnus_n which_o receive_v many_o river_n and_o torrent_n among_o the_o rest_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n it_o receive_v cusanum_fw-la and_o correctam_fw-la on_o the_o left_a hand_n freddus_n pratellus_n sabbatus_n isclerus_n and_o other_o also_o glanis_n sebetus_fw-la linternus_fw-la sarnus_n furor_n 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call_v neuceria_n the_o ruin_n yet_o remain_v do_v show_v the_o spaciousness_n of_o it_o troy_n be_v a_o rich_a city_n have_v a_o fruitful_a soil_n about_o it_o asculum_n be_v a_o city_n which_o be_v adorn_v with_o the_o title_n of_o a_o dukedom_n appianus_n alexandrinus_n call_v it_o asculum_n it_o be_v common_o call_v asculo_n and_o surname_v sattriano_n there_o be_v also_o salpe_n or_o arpi_n which_o pliny_n mention_v which_o be_v sometime_o call_v argos_n hippium_n and_o afterward_o agrippa_n and_o two_o city_n which_o become_v a_o proverb_n apina_n and_o trica_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o river_n be_v aufidus_n now_o call_v l'ofanto_n also_o candilaris_n and_o cervaria_n so_o much_o concern_v apulia_n daunia_n the_o next_o country_n which_o be_v to_o be_v describe_v be_v peucetia_n now_o it_o be_v call_v in_o italian_a terra_fw-la ba●iana_n or_o terra_fw-la di_fw-it barri_n from_o the_o chief_a city_n bario_n this_o country_n for_o fertility_n of_o soil_n and_o plenty_n of_o choice_n 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