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the_o east_n one_o â—â—nds_n le_fw-fr come_v to_o which_o may_v be_v join_v le_fw-fr conserans_n bourdeaux_n upon_o the_o garomne_n be_v the_o capital_a of_o the_o government_n of_o guyenne_n a_o very_a ancient_a large_a and_o beautiful_a city_n wherein_o be_v make_v a_o very_a considerable_a commerce_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o convenience_n of_o its_o noble_a port._n it_o have_v all_o the_o quality_n and_o all_o the_o prerogative_n that_o may_v render_v a_o city_n remarkable_a it_o be_v the_o see_v of_o a_o archbishop_n who_o qualify_v himself_o primate_n of_o aquitaine_n it_o have_v a_o parliament_n a_o gonerality_n a_o mint_n a_o university_n and_o admiralty_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o note_a empory_n of_o all_o the_o kingdom_n and_o use_v to_o be_v very_o much_o frequent_v by_o the_o dutch_a and_o english_a for_o gascoign_n wine_n about_o 84_o mile_n from_o rochel_n and_o 120_o from_o toulouse_n lon._n 17.50_o lat._n 44.50_o again_o upon_o the_o river_n garomne_n the_o 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a_o extraordinary_a merit_n insomuch_o that_o he_o be_v choose_v for_o the_o dauphin_n tutor_n by_o the_o king_n it_o have_v also_o a_o senechalsy_n and_o a_o presidial_a about_o 20_o mile_n from_o again_o and_o 22_o from_o aux_fw-fr long._n 18.48_o lat._n 44.00_o dax_n and_o bayonne_n be_v also_o bishop_n see_v seat_v upon_o the_o river_n aâ—dour_n within_o 32_o mile_n of_o each_o other_o the_o former_a be_v the_o capital_a of_o les-lande_n the_o latter_a of_o the_o country_n of_o labour_v there_o be_v a_o mountain_n near_o bayonne_n from_o who_o top_n it_o be_v say_v one_o may_v discern_v three_o kingdom_n to_o wit_n france_n spain_n and_o navarre_n pau_n the_o principality_n of_o bearn_n be_v situate_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o pyrenees_n where_o they_o join_v to_o languedoc_n and_o have_v the_o glory_n of_o give_v life_n to_o king_n henry_n 〈◊〉_d great_a pau_n upon_o the_o river_n give_v be_v 〈◊〉_d principal_a of_o all_o the_o province_n â—_z with_o a_o parliament_n or_o court_n of_o judicâ—_fw-la ture_n for_o all_o the_o country_n and_o a_o fair_a palace_n build_v by_o henry_n of_o albret_n king_n 〈◊〉_d navarre_n and_o lord_n of_o bearn_n it_o stanâ—_n 26_o mile_n from_o air_n and_o 86_o from_o boâ—deaux_n lon._n 17.40_o lat._n 43.23_o olerâ—â—_n mount_v upon_o a_o high_a hill_n and_o laseâ—â—_n upon_o the_o give_v be_v also_o bishop_n see_v gathe_v upon_o the_o river_n ardour_n be_v the_o capital_a of_o the_o earldom_n of_o begorre_n it_o be_v honour_v with_o a_o strong_a castle_n and_o episcopal_n see_v and_o the_o senechalsy_n for_o aâ—_n the_o country_n of_o begorre_n it_o be_v abouâ—_n 24._o mile_n from_o pau_n and_o 26_o from_o auâ—_n lon._n 18.14_o lat._n 43.18_o saint_n beâ—trand_n upon_o garomne_n capital_a of_o comingeâ—_n be_v also_o a_o bishop_n see_v as_o be_v likewise_o sainâ—_n lizer_n upon_o the_o river_n salat_fw-la and_o lombez_n upon_o the_o save_o this_o last_o but_o of_o late_a erection_n 10._o
province_n make_v part_n of_o gaul_n narbonois_n and_o be_v the_o first_o conquest_n of_o caesar_n in_o gaul_n he_o call_v it_o the_o province_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o excellency_n name_n name_n over_o the_o other_o part_n which_o he_o have_v reduce_v under_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o roman_n it_o be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o ancient_a kingdom_n of_o burgundy_n some_o of_o who_o king_n have_v bear_v the_o particular_a title_n of_o king_n of_o arles_n it_o extend_v itself_o from_o east_n to_o west_n above_o 150_o mile_n extent_n extent_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o var_fw-mi to_o the_o rhône_n and_o from_o south_n to_o north_n near_o 120._o from_o the_o cape_n ceerchiez_fw-fr towards_o toulon_n as_o far_o as_o the_o durance_n 9_o mile_n beyond_o ambrun_n it_o be_v bound_v in_o the_o north_n by_o dauphine_n in_o the_o east_n in_o part_n by_o piedmont_n bound_n bound_n from_o which_o it_o be_v divide_v by_o the_o alps_o and_o the_o county_n of_o nice_a and_o in_o 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