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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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which_o democritus_n the_o abderite_n use_v when_o he_o contend_v against_o the_o magician_n rhenus_n concern_v corsica_n say_v thus_o hanc_fw-la solam_fw-la perhibent_fw-la catochitem_fw-la gignere_fw-la terram_fw-la corporibus_fw-la lapis_fw-la hic_fw-la sen_fw-la glutine_fw-la tactus_fw-la adhaeret_fw-la pliny_n lib._n 37._o cap._n 10._o and_o solinus_n cap._n 9_o do_v report_n the_o like_a but_o pliny_n doubt_v of_o the_o truth_n thereof_o here_o be_v also_o allom_n and_o there_o be_v iron_n mine_n near_o the_o river_n bivincum_n in_o the_o county_n nebiensis_n there_o be_v also_o saltpit_v common_o call_v della_fw-it roya_n not_o far_o from_o the_o haven_n of_o s._n florence_n and_o near_o niolum_n there_o be_v deep_a valley_n which_o be_v always_o cover_v with_o snow_n under_o which_o they_o say_v there_o be_v great_a store_n of_o crystal_n there_o be_v also_o as_o pliny_n and_o diodorus_n witness_n great_a plenty_n of_o box_n and_o eewe_a tree_n it_o breed_v divers_a kind_n of_o 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stretch_v it_o forth_o from_o istria_n even_o to_o the_o confine_n of_o macedon_n by_o the_o sea_n shore_n and_o do_v make_v it_o extend_v to_o pannonia_n and_o maesia_n pomponius_n mela_n and_o dionysius_n alexandrinus_n do_v describe_v it_o to_o be_v large_a for_o he_o make_v illyria_n to_o contain_v all_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o hadriatick_a sea_n from_o tergestus_n even_o to_o the_o ceraunian_n mountain_n and_o place_v it_o beyond_o danubius_n for_o mela_n reckon_v danubius_n among_o the_o river_n of_o this_o country_n but_o pliny_n make_v the_o rivers_n arsia_n and_o visius_fw-la to_o be_v the_o bound_n thereof_o and_o the_o most_o do_v follow_v ptolemy_n description_n who_o say_v that_o illyris_n where_o it_o look_v towards_o macedon_n do_v contain_v dalmatia_n and_o liburnia_n which_o lazius_n do_v call_v crabates_n and_o other_o croatia_n pinctus_fw-la call_v it_o contado_n di_fw-it zara._n the_o length_n of_o it_o from_o arsa_n to_o dranus_n be_v 380_o italian_a mile_n in_o 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