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the_o king_n of_o navarre_n the_o chief_a place_n be_v s._n lizer_n of_o conserans_n upon_o the_o river_n salat_fw-la 13_o mile_n east_n of_o s._n bertrand_n de_n come_v with_o a_o bishopric_n suffragan_n of_o ausch_n and_o a_o royal_a court_n of_o justice_n under_o the_o parliament_n of_o toulouse_n it_o be_v divide_v in_o two_o viz._n city_n and_o town_n the_o first_o be_v proper_o coserans_n with_o the_o concathedral_n notre-dame_n and_o the_o other_o be_v s._n lizier_n where_o be_v also_o the_o other_o concathedral_n of_o the_o same_o name_n the_o chapter_n consist_v of_o 12_o canon_n of_o which_o the_o first_o be_v archdeacon_n of_o two_o sexton_n two_o precentor_n and_o one_o almoner_n of_o 24_o priest_n prebendary_n with_o a_o parson_n in_o each_o of_o these_o two_o church_n where_o the_o service_n be_v perform_v at_o the_o same_o time_n conserans_n be_v say_v to_o be_v proper_o the_o episcopal_n see_v and_o that_o valerius_n be_v its_o first_o bishop_n and_o s._n lizier_n glycerius_n the_o five_o the_o other_o place_n of_o some_o note_n be_v s._n julian_n cazeres_n bonpaux_n s._n giron_n la_fw-fr cour_fw-fr castillon_n chap._n xiii_o of_o languedoc_n this_o government_n be_v separate_v from_o provence_n and_o dauphiné_n by_o the_o river_n rhone_n on_o the_o east_n it_o border_n upon_o auvergne_n rovergue_v and_o quercy_n on_o the_o north_n on_o the_o west_n and_o south-west_n the_o garonne_n and_o some_o mountain_n divide_v it_o from_o gascony_n and_o catalogne_n and_o on_o the_o south_n it_o have_v the_o mediterranean_a sea_n it_o be_v the_o first_o province_n which_o the_o roman_n conquer_v after_o provence_n and_o the_o allobroges_n in_o caesar_n time_n narbonne_n one_o of_o the_o capital_a city_n of_o this_o government_n give_v its_o name_n to_o languedoc_n provence_n dauphiné_n and_o savoy_n but_o augustus_n divide_v it_o into_o two_o province_n the_o viennoise_n and_o narbonnoise_n and_o this_o last_o be_v again_o subdivide_v into_o two_o whereof_o the_o first_o be_v our_o languedoc_n before_o caesar_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v call_v volcae_n and_o subdivide_v into_o two_o powerful_a nation_n viz._n the_o volcae_n tectosages_n who_o possess_v the_o western_a or_o upper_a languedoc_n from_o the_o garonne_n and_o the_o pyrenees_n to_o the_o cevennes_n and_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n and_o the_o volcae_n arecomici_n who_o enjoy_v eastern_a or_o lower_n languedoc_n from_o these_o mountain_n and_o sea_n to_o the_o rhone_n about_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 6_o century_n it_o begin_v to_o be_v call_v septimania_n from_o its_o 7_o capital_a city_n viz._n tolosa_n toulouse_n biterrae_n bezier_n nemausus_n nimes_n agatha_n agde_v magalona_n maguelonne_n leuteva_n lodeve_n vcecia_n vzès_n by_o the_o treason_n of_o stilicon_n the_o roman_n be_v force_v to_o yield_v to_o the_o goth_n all_o the_o first_o narbonnoise_n catalogne_n and_o a_o good_a part_n of_o navarre_n and_o arragon_n where_o they_o settle_v themselves_o and_o establish_v
such_o who_o riches_n do_v not_o prosper_v valerius_n maximus_n assure_v that_o this_o booty_n be_v find_v in_o marsh_n and_o consist_v in_o wedge_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n 15000_o talent_n worth_a orosius_n fix_v it_o to_o the_o value_n of_o 100000_o find_v in_o gold_n and_o 110000_o in_o silver_n but_o justin_n increase_v it_o to_o 110000_o pound_n of_o gold_n and_o 5000000_o of_o silver_n and_o add_v that_o it_o be_v the_o plunder_v which_o the_o tectosages_n bring_v home_o from_o the_o expedition_n of_o delphos_n which_o last_o account_n be_v altogether_o fabulous_a since_o such_o of_o the_o tectosages_n who_o go_v into_o greece_n and_o asia_n never_o return_v back_o to_o their_o own_o country_n have_v either_o be_v kill_v or_o settle_v themselves_o there_o as_o polybius_n pausanias_n livy_n and_o all_o the_o ancient_a author_n testify_v so_o that_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n be_v true_a viz._n that_o there_o be_v a_o vast_a quantity_n oâ_n gold_n and_o silver_n in_o or_o 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league_n north_n east_n of_o lion_n the_o other_o place_n be_v romenay_v s._n trivier_n pont_n de_fw-fr vaux_n a_o duchy_n bauger_n montrevel_v a_o county_n s._n paul_n de_fw-fr varas_n perouge_n a_o barony_n the_o native_a country_n of_o the_o famous_a mr._n de_fw-fr vaugeias_n varambon_n pont-de-vesle_n chastillon_n goligni_n bouligneux_n villarâ_n etc._n etc._n of_o bugey_n bugey_n be_v situate_v between_o the_o rhone_n which_o separate_v it_o from_o dauphiné_n and_o savoâ_n the_o dain_n which_o distinguish_v it_o from_o bresse_n and_o have_v the_o county_n of_o burgundy_n to_o the_o north._n its_o extent_n from_o pont-dain_n or_o the_o bridge_n of_o dain_n to_o seissel_n be_v almost_o 10_o league_n and_o from_o dortans_n to_o the_o port_n of_o loyeâte_n almost_o 20_o league_n although_o this_o country_n be_v full_a of_o hill_n and_o mountain_n yet_o it_o be_v abundant_o fertile_a for_o there_o be_v many_o lake_n and_o river_n well_o store_v with_o fish_n and_o forest_n with_o game_n both_o great_a and_o small_a as_o bear_n wild-swines_n heart_n hind_n hare_n gray_a and_o red_a patridge_n pheasant_n wood-hen_n &_o c_o this_o country_n have_v ordinary_o follow_v the_o condition_n of_o bresse_n and_o be_v subject_n to_o the_o same_o lord_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o last_o age_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n and_o be_v now_o to_o the_o french_a king_n belie_v belica_n a_o league_n from_o the_o rhone_n and_o almost_o 17_o east_n of_o lion_n have_v a_o bayliwick_n a_o election_n and_o a_o bishopric_n suffragan_n of_o besancon_n it_o be_v general_o esteem_v very_o ancient_a and_o be_v one_o of_o the_o city_n of_o the_o sequani_n it_o be_v not_o know_v who_o be_v the_o apostle_n of_o bugey_n for_o the_o first_o bishop_n of_o belie_v mention_v in_o history_n be_v one_o vincent_n who_o subscribe_v to_o the_o 2d_o council_n of_o paris_n under_o childebert_n clovis_n the_o great_a be_v son_n and_o to_o the_o 2d_o council_n of_o lion_n under_o gontran_n in_o 567._o this_o town_n be_v burn_v to_o ash_n ann_n 1385_o but_o amadaeus_n viii_o duke_n of_o savoy_n rebuilt_a it_o and_o surround_v it_o with_o wall_n and_o tower_n s._n john_n baptist_n be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o cathedral_n church_n who_o chapter_n be_v compose_v of_o 19_o canon_n four_o dignity_n the_o dean_n the_o archpriest_n the_o primicy_a and_o the_o sinâer_n they_o be_v at_o first_o regular_a follow_v the_o rule_n of_o s._n austin_n but_o they_o be_v make_v secular_a in_o 1579._o the_o other_o town_n of_o bugey_n be_v s._n rambert_n with_o a_o abbey_n of_o benedictin_n nantua_n that_o keep_v still_o the_o name_n of_o the_o ancient_a nanâuates_n mention_v by_o caesar_n seissel_n a_o important_a passage_n on_o the_o river_n rhone_n chateauneuf_a capital_a of_o valromey_n chatillon_n of_o michaille_n arban_n near_o the_o border_n of_o franchecounty_n arlon_n upon_o the_o rhone_n montreal_n ambournay_n lagnieu_o etc._n etc._n of_o the_o bayliwick_n of_o gex_n i_o be_o apt_a to_o believe_v that_o this_o bayliwick_n and_o and_o part_n of_o bugey_n be_v the_o habitation_n of_o the_o ancient_a nantuates_n since_o the_o veragri_n be_v seat_v in_o the_o country_n of_o vaux_n and_o the_o seduni_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o zion_n however_o it_o be_v this_o bayliwick_n be_v but_o a_o little_a country_n have_v the_o county_n of_o burgundy_n on_o the_o north_n the_o country_n of_o vaux_n in_o the_o canton_n of_o bern_n on_o the_o east_n on_o the_o south_n it_o be_v separate_v from_o savoy_n by_o part_n of_o the_o lake_n of_o geneva_n and_o the_o river_n rhone_n and_o on_o the_o west_n it_o have_v again_o part_v of_o the_o county_n of_o burgundy_n and_o bugey_n the_o chief_a town_n be_v gex_n which_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o bailie_n of_o the_o principality_n of_o dombes_n the_o principality_n of_o dombes_n dombensis-pagus_n lie_v between_o bresse_n and_o the_o saone_n that_o separate_v it_o from_o maconnois_n beaujolois_n and_o lyonnois_n it_o be_v a_o country_n very_o agreeable_a to_o live_v in_o this_o country_n contain_v 11_o chastelny_n whereof_o the_o chief_a be_v trevoux_n that_o be_v also_o the_o capital_a of_o the_o country_n it_o have_v a_o collegiate_n church_n a_o bayliwick_n and_o a_o mint_n where_o money_n be_v coin_v with_o the_o stamp_n of_o late_a ann_n mary_n lovise_n of_o orleans_n sovereign_a princess_n of_o dombes_n daughter_n to_o john_n baptist_n of_o orleans_n young_a son_n of_o the_o french_a k._n henry_n iu._n lewis_n fourteen_o have_v inherit_v this_o present_a year_n 1693_o the_o estate_n of_o that_o lady_n who_o he_o will_v never_o suffer_v to_o marry_v this_o principality_n have_v a_o little_a parliament_n reside_v at_o lion_n and_o make_v up_o of_o 3_o precedent_n 3_o master_n of_o the_o request_n a_o knight_n of_o honour_n that_o sit_v with_o the_o sword_n on_o his_o side_n 12_o councillor_n or_o judge_n a_o attorney_n general_n
palace_n of_o cante-croix_n and_o granvelle_n and_o the_o town-house_n deserve_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o last_o be_v a_o brazen_a ââgle_n bear_v the_o statue_n of_o the_o emperor_n charles_n v._o and_o throw_v water_n by_o its_o two_o bill_n the_o diocese_n of_o besancon_n contain_v 780_o parish_n under_o 15_o deanship_n and_o 5_o archdeaconships_a since_o franchecounty_n be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o french_a the_o parliament_n and_o chamber_n of_o account_n which_o have_v their_o seat_n at_o dole_n have_v be_v transfer_v hither_o so_o that_o besancon_n may_v now_o be_v account_v the_o capital_a of_o this_o province_n dole_n dola_n be_v situate_v on_o the_o doughty_n in_o a_o very_a pleasant_a and_o fertile_a country_n and_o be_v still_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o bailie_n of_o this_o division_n it_o be_v a_o town_n of_o some_o antiquity_n philip_n the_o good_a duke_n of_o burgundy_n do_v find_v its_o university_n in_o 1426_o and_o the_o duchess_n margaret_n enlarge_v its_o privilege_n and_o endowment_n in_o 1404._o the_o french_a king_n lewis_n the_o xi_o take_v that_o town_n anno_fw-la 1479_o and_o sack_v it_o in_o a_o lamentable_a manner_n which_o give_v occasion_n to_o call_v it_o dola_n dolens_fw-la mournful_a dâle_n anno_fw-la 1530._o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o v._o do_v fortity_n it_o with_o seven_o bastion_n which_o afterward_o be_v augment_v but_o anno_fw-la 1668_o lewis_n the_o fourteen_o take_v it_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o province_n throw_v down_o the_o wall_n ruin_v the_o fortification_n and_o then_o restore_v it_o to_o the_o spaniard_n but_o afterward_o anno_fw-la 1674_o he_o retake_v it_o with_o the_o whole_a franchecounty_n other_o town_n in_o this_o division_n aâe_fw-fr ornans_fw-la quingey_n verceil_n la_fw-fr loye_n rochefort_n chasteauneuf_a raon_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o bayliwick_n of_o poligny_n the_o bayliwick_n of_o poligny_n or_o d'aval_a in_o the_o south-west_n of_o burgundy_n county_n be_v situate_v between_o switzerland_n on_o the_o east_n bresse_n on_o the_o south_n the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n on_o the_o west_n and_o the_o bayliwick_n of_o dole_n on_o the_o north._n the_o chief_n town_n be_v poligny_n salin_n and_o s._n claude_n poligny_n the_o seat_n of_o the_o bailie_n lie_v on_o the_o source_n of_o the_o river_n glanstine_n which_o empti_v itself_o into_o the_o doughty_n eight_o league_n from_o dole_n towards_o the_o southeast_n salin_n salinae_n sequanorum_n be_v situate_v between_o two_o mountain_n nigh_o the_o river_n forica_fw-la that_o discharge_v itself_o into_o the_o louve_n 9_o league_n from_o besancon_n towards_o the_o south_n it_o derive_v its_o name_n from_o salt-spring_n which_o do_v the_o french_a king_n allow_v it_o will_v supply_v most_o part_n of_o the_o country_n with_o salt_n in_o the_o spaniard_n time_n it_o be_v extraordinary_a strong_a and_o have_v a_o castle_n almost_o impregnable_a saint_n claude_n be_v also_o pretty_a well_o fortify_v it_o be_v situate_v towards_o the_o frontier_n of_o bugey_n and_o the_o country_n of_o gex_n 7_o league_n north-west_n of_o geneve_n there_o be_v a_o famous_a abbey_n that_o boast_v of_o the_o body_n of_o st._n claude_n archbishop_n of_o besancon_n in_o the_o 7_o century_n whence_o the_o town_n have_v its_o name_n the_o other_o place_n worthy_a to_o be_v mention_v be_v lyon-le-sauny_a arley_n ruffey_n blesterans_n carlaâu_n mommorot_n monet_n le_fw-fr chasteau_fw-fr sorlin_n mirâheau_n champagnole_n chastel-chalon_n arbois_n st._n lothain_n burgille_n nozeret_fw-la pontarlier_n st._n anne_n monthenoit_n etc._n etc._n finis_fw-la the_o content_n part_n 1._o a_o general_n and_o particular_a description_n of_o france_n page_n 1._o chap_n i._n of_o the_o ancient_a and_o modern_a bound_n and_o division_n of_o france_n of_o its_o mountain_n port_n river_n and_o forest_n p._n 2._o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n of_o france_n and_o its_o various_a production_n p._n 10._o chap_n iii_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o france_n and_o of_o their_o language_n p._n 15._o chap_n iu._n of_o the_o riches_n strength_n and_o government_n of_o france_n p._n 20._o chap_n v._n of_o the_o chief_a officer_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o kingdom_n p._n 29._o chap_n vi._n of_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o french_a p._n 37._o part_n ii_o a_o description_n of_o france_n wherein_o each_o of_o its_o great_a province_n small_a county_n city_n royal_a house_n forest_n mountain_n coast_n river_n and_o lake_n be_v geographical_o and_o historical_o describe_v chap_n i._n âorrain_a the_o three_o bishopric_n and_o the_o duchy_n of_o bar._n p._n 47._o chap_n ii_o the_o principality_n of_o sedan_n and_o dukedom_n of_o bovillon_n and_o rethel_n p._n 58._o chap_n iii_o of_o champaign_n p._n 62._o 1._o rheims_n p._n 64._o 2._o precinct_n of_o caalon_n and_o troy_n p._n 67._o 3._o senonois_n 4._o langre_n 5._o bassigni_fw-la vallage_n and_o perthois_n p._n 70_o 71_o 72._o 6._o the_o county_n of_o briâ_n and_o more_o especial_o briâ_n champenoise_n p._n 74._o chap_n iu._n of_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n and_o its_o dependency_n p._n 77._o paris_n p._n 80._o town_n and_o place_n of_o note_n in_o the_o parisis_n or_o the_o territory_n of_o paris_n p._n 97._o versailles_n trianon_n p._n 99_o 113._o other_o town_n royal_a house_n and_o place_n of_o note_n in_o the_o parisis_n p._n 115._o french_a brie_n hurepoix_fw-fr p._n 126._o 127._o mantoan_n p._n 137._o ârench_v vexin_n beauvaisis_fw-la p._n 145._o 147._o soissonuois_n laonnois_n p._n 156_o 157._o noyonnois_n p._n 159._o chap_n v._n of_o picardy_n p._n 160_o tierache_fw-la vermandois_n p._n 163._o 166._o santerre_n amienois_n p._n 169._o 171._o vimeux_fw-fr ponthieu_n p._n 175_o 176._o boulenois_n p._n 179._o the_o recover_v country_n p._n 182._o chap_n vi._n of_o normandy_n especial_o the_o high_a p._n 186._o norman_a vexin_n p._n 191._o caux_n bray_n roumois_n 197_o 205_o 206._o the_o bishopric_n of_o eureux_n p._n 206._o chap_n vii_o of_o lower_n normandy_n the_o bishopric_n of_o lizieux_n p._n 211._o the_o bishopric_n of_o seez_fw-fr p._n 213._o the_o bishopric_n of_o bayeux_n p._n 216._o the_o bishopric_n of_o constance_n or_o coutance_n p._n 220._o the_o bishopric_n of_o auranche_n p._n 226._o chap_n viii_o of_o britanny_n p._n 229._o of_o high_a britanny_n the_o bishopric_n of_o rennes_n p._n 235._o of_o the_o bishopric_n of_o dol._n p._n 238._o of_o the_o bishopric_n of_o st._n malo_n p._n 239._o of_o the_o bishopric_n of_o st._n brieux_n p._n 241._o of_o the_o bishopric_n of_o nants_n p._n 243._o chap._n ix_o of_o lower_n britanny_n the_o bishopric_n of_o vennes_n p._n 248._o of_o the_o bishopric_n of_o quimpercorentin_a p._n 252_o of_o the_o bishopric_n of_o treguier_n p._n 254._o of_o the_o bishopric_n of_o st._n pol_n de_fw-fr leon._n p._n 256._o chap_n x._o of_o the_o government_n orleanois_n p._n 258_o of_o the_o country_n of_o maine_n or_o le_fw-fr maine_n p._n 265._o of_o the_o country_n of_o perche_n or_o le_fw-fr perche_n p._n 270._o of_o beauce_n proper_a beauce_n p._n 274_o 275._o of_o vendomois_n p._n 281._o of_o anjou_n p._n 283._o of_o touraine_n p._n 295._o of_o blaisois_n p._n 303._o of_o proper_a orleanois_n p._n 312._o of_o gastinois_n p._n 324._o of_o nivernois_n p._n 331._o chap._n xi_o of_o orleanois_n on_o the_o south_n of_o the_o loire_n of_o berry_n p._n 338._o of_o poictou_n p._n 414._o of_o aunis_n p._n 435._o of_o angoumois_n p._n 439._o of_o the_o island_n depend_v on_o the_o government_n orleânois_fw-fr p._n 441._o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o government_n of_o guienne_n p._n 443._o of_o proper_a guienne_n p._n 448._o of_o bazadois_n of_o agenois_n p._n 450_o 451._o of_o quercy_n p._n 452._o of_o rovergue_v p._n 455._o of_o limosin_n p._n 459._o of_o perigord_n p._n 461._o of_o saintonge_n p._n 463._o of_o armagnac_n p._n 466_o of_o chaloffe_n p._n 469_o of_o condomois_n p._n 470._o of_o the_o land_n of_o lower_n navarre_n p._n 452_o 473_o of_o soul_n of_o labour_v p._n 474_o 475_o of_o beâân_n p._n 477_o of_o the_o county_n of_o bigorre_n p._n 479_o of_o come_v p._n 481_o of_o conferans_n p._n 482_o chap._n xiii_o of_o languedoc_n p._n 484_o of_o toulousan_a p._n 495_o of_o the_o diocese_n of_o toulouse_n p._n 496_o of_o the_o diocese_n of_o montauban_n p._n 508_o of_o the_o diocese_n of_o la_fw-fr vour_z p._n 510_o of_o lauragais_n p._n 512_o of_o albigeois_n p._n 515_o of_o the_o county_n of_o foix._n p._n 522_o chap._n fourteen_o of_o lower_n languedoc_n of_o the_o precinct_n of_o narbonne_n p._n 527_o of_o the_o precinct_n of_o bezier_n p._n 539_o of_o the_o precinct_n of_o nismes_n p._n 545_o chap._n xv._o of_o the_o cevennes_n p._n 565_o of_o vivarais_n p._n 569_o of_o the_o diocese_n of_o uzès_n p._n 562_o of_o gevaudan_n p._n 572_o of_o velay_n p._n 575_o chap._n xvi_o of_o provence_n p._n 578_o of_o the_o diocese_n of_o aix_n p._n 584_o of_o the_o diocese_n of_o riez_n p._n 587_o of_o the_o diocese_n of_o senez_n p._n