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be_v also_o in_o it_o the_o territory_n and_o bayliwick_n of_o beaucaire_n the_o low_a be_v rich_a and_o very_o fertile_a be_v full_a of_o excellent_a wine_n fruit_n honey_n saffron_n cattle_n wool_n meadow_n and_o wood_n the_o metropolis_n of_o it_o be_v gergobia_n clarimontium_n common_o call_v clermont_n it_o be_v proud_a of_o her_o castle_n and_o be_v a_o bishop_n seat_n the_o other_o city_n or_o town_n be_v 13_o in_o number_n of_o which_o turonia_fw-la rion_n monferrat_n and_o isoire_n do_v excel_v the_o rest_n engoulesme_n on_o the_o north_n join_v to_o poictou_n on_o the_o west_n to_o santonia_n on_o the_o south_n to_o perigort_n and_o on_o the_o east_n to_o lemosin_n it_o have_v abundance_n of_o very_a good_a wine_n fruit_n and_o hemp_n the_o metropolis_n of_o it_o be_v inculisma_n now_o call_v engoulesme_n be_v a_o ancient_a city_n it_o be_v seat_v on_o a_o hill_n which_o hang_v over_o the_o river_n charente_n in_o a_o remote_a place_n from_o the_o king_n high_a way_n the_o lesser_a town_n be_v those_o which_o be_v common_o call_v marton_n chasteau_n neuff_n blaisac_n chabannes_n confollant_a cuffec_n aigres_n gourville_n la_fw-fr roche-foucault_n marveil_n lanzac_n villebois_n momberon_n and_o bouteville_n concern_v the_o country_n of_o berry_n we_o will_v speak_v in_o a_o table_n by_o itself_o turonia_fw-la common_o call_v touraine_n begin_v somewhat_o beyond_o the_o city_n amboise_n towards_o belsia_n and_o end_v at_o the_o town_n which_o be_v common_o call_v la_o chapelle_n blanch_n situation_n aqvitania_n aquitania_n be_v subject_a in_o spiritual_a matter_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o anjou_n and_o chousai_n for_o they_o appoint_v and_o set_v down_o limit_n between_o the_o turonian_n and_o andigavians_n the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o air_n do_v make_v this_o pleasant_a country_n more_o delightful_a so_o that_o it_o be_v call_v the_o garden_n and_o orchard_n of_o france_n it_o be_v fruitful_a in_o wine_n and_o
corn_n and_o have_v wood_n convenient_a to_o hunt_v in_o city_n the_o metropolis_n or_o mother-citie_n of_o this_o dukedom_n be_v caesarodunum_n turonum_n call_v in_o french_a tours_n this_o city_n excel_v for_o wealth_n and_o fair_a edifice_n or_o building_n on_o the_o east_n side_n the_o river_n ligeris_n or_o liger_n on_o the_o south_n and_o west_n side_n the_o river_n idra_n do_v flow_v near_o unto_o it_o the_o lesser_a town_n in_o it_o be_v amboise_n langes_n chinon_n and_o other_o the_o county_n of_o aquitaine_n be_v tholouse_n narbonne_n albret_n armignac_n bigorre_n bear_v estrac_n commingcois_n and_o foix._n also_o ventadour_n pompadour_n montignac_n in_o poicton_n ecclesiastic_a perigort_n fronssac_n esparre_n lymosin_n touraine_n march_n the_o vicountie_n of_o aulnay_n and_o basque_n the_o signory_n or_o lordship_n be_v plane_n grave_a chaloces_n saintonge_n and_o auluis_n there_o be_v moreover_o five_o archbishop_n first_o the_o archbishop_n of_o narbon_n under_o who_o be_v these_o suffragans_fw-la to_o wit_n the_o bishop_n of_o carcassone_n agde_v of_o s._n pont_n de_fw-fr tomieres_n alet_fw-la mompelier_n eâ—ne_n besier_n lodeut_n nismes_n and_o vseâ—z_n second_o the_o bishop_n of_o bourges_n under_o who_o be_v ten_o bishop_n namely_o the_o bishop_n of_o clermont_n of_o rhodes_n of_o lymoges_n of_o man_v of_o alby_n of_o cahors_n of_o castres_n of_o tulies_n of_o s._n flour_n and_o of_o le_fw-fr puy_n three_o the_o bishop_n of_o bordeaux_n under_o who_o there_o be_v eight_o bishop_n namely_o of_o poitiers_n of_o lucon_n of_o matlezais_n of_o saint_n of_o engoulesme_n of_o again_o of_o codon_n and_o of_o sarlac_n four_o the_o bishop_n of_o tholouse_n which_o have_v these_o bishop_n under_o he_o the_o bishop_n of_o pamiers_n of_o mirepoys_n of_o montauban_n of_o la_fw-fr vour_z of_o rieux_n of_o lombe_n and_o of_o papon_n five_o the_o bishop_n of_o aux_fw-fr under_o who_o be_v the_o bishop_n of_o aq_n of_o come_v of_o tarbe_n of_o basas_n of_o lescure_a of_o lictoure_n of_o conseran_o of_o oleron_n of_o baâ—one_n and_o of_o adure_v which_o some_o call_v air_n the_o kingdom_n of_o arelatum_n the_o kingdom_n of_o arelatum_n be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o city_n arelatum_n it_o contain_v those_o country_n which_o lie_v between_o the_o river_n rhodanus_n and_o the_o alps_n call_v and_o there_o be_v in_o this_o tract_n sabaudia_n delphinatus_n or_o dauphin_n and_o provincia_n there_o be_v divers_a conjecture_n concern_v the_o name_n of_o sabaudia_n or_o savoy_n some_o derive_v it_o à _fw-la sabatiis_fw-la vadis_fw-la from_o the_o sabatican_n ford_n other_o give_v it_o that_o name_n quasi_fw-la sabbatorum_fw-la pratum_fw-la which_o volaterranus_n call_v sabaudiensis_fw-la auwe_n that_o be_v the_o sabaudian_a land_n some_o will_v have_v it_o call_v savoy_n quasi_fw-la saul_n voje_fw-fr a_o way_n through_o osier_n and_o willow_n or_o quasi_fw-la sauve_n voye_n that_o be_v the_o safe_a way_n which_o i_o know_v not_o who_o be_v feign_a to_o 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house_n be_v towards_o the_o south_n and_o the_o lesser_a towards_o the_o north._n the_o country_n of_o morienne_n do_v extend_v itself_o to_o the_o river_n archus_fw-la where_o there_o be_v a_o fair_a town_n call_v s._n jean_n de_fw-fr morienne_n the_o county_n of_o tarentaise_n be_v almost_o enclose_v with_o the_o alps_n and_o the_o river_n archus_fw-la and_o ara_n it_o be_v so_o name_v from_o the_o city_n tarantais_fw-fr which_o the_o inhabitant_n do_v now_o call_v moustier_n the_o german_n munster_n in_o tartaansen_n and_o the_o latin_a writer_n munsterium_n the_o marqueship_n of_o susa_n be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o town_n susa_n not_o far_o from_o the_o head_n of_o the_o river_n doria_n or_o duria_n call_v which_o do_v discharge_v and_o exonerate_v itself_o into_o the_o river_n padus_n call_v by_o the_o italian_n po._n there_o be_v also_o other_o town_n of_o sabaudia_n as_o aiguebelle_n mont_fw-fr belial_n bellay_n niâ—y_n montmelian_a incille_n etc._n etc._n delphinatus_n 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there_o be_v five_o city_n which_o have_v bishop_n valentia_n dia_n gratianopolis_n augusta_n and_o vapingum_fw-la valentia_n according_a to_o antoninus_n and_o ptolemie_n be_v common_o call_v valence_n and_o be_v the_o title_n of_o a_o duke_n dia_n be_v call_v by_o antoninus_n dia_n vocontiorum_n but_o common_o dio_n and_o be_v the_o metropolis_n or_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o country_n which_o in_o french_a be_v call_v pay_v de_fw-fr diois_fw-mi gratianopolis_n be_v heretofore_o call_v cularo_n isidorus_n call_v it_o the_o city_n of_o gratianopolis_n but_o it_o be_v common_o call_v grenoble_n augusta_n near_o to_o the_o river_n isere_fw-la pliny_n call_v augusta_n tricastinorum_n where_o the_o great_a senate_n of_o dauphin_n be_v keep_v sidonius_n tricastina_n vrbs_fw-la but_o now_o as_o joseph_n scaliger_n think_v it_o be_v call_v s._n antony_n de_fw-fr tricastin_n that_o which_o antoninus_n call_v vapingum_fw-la or_o as_o some_o read_v it_o vapincum_n and_o the_o itinerarie_a table_n gap_n be_v now_o call_v caput_fw-la agri_fw-la and_o in_o french_a gapencois_n it_o be_v environ_v round_o with_o mountain_n it_o be_v former_o and_o be_v also_o at_o this_o day_n a_o famous_a town_n the_o inhabitant_n do_v call_v it_o lâ—â—â—l_v s._n dâ—go_n i_o pass_v by_o the_o lesser_a town_n provence_n be_v to_o be_v describe_v next_o but_o before_o i_o come_v unto_o it_o i_o will_v add_v something_o out_o of_o merâ—ator_n concern_v the_o state_n ecclesiastic_a here_o be_v five_o archbishop_n as_o first_o the_o archbishop_n of_o tarentais_fw-fr in_o sabaudia_n under_o who_o be_v the_o bishop_n of_o satin_n and_o augusta_n 2_o lie_v the_o archbishop_n of_o amâ—rum_n under_o who_o be_v the_o bishop_n of_o lagne_n of_o grass_n of_o lena_n of_o nâ—â—a_n of_o s._n glande_n of_o valne_a of_o vap_o which_o some_o call_v gap_n of_o briaâ—â—on_n and_o of_o s._n pol._n three_o the_o archbishop_n of_o viennâ—_n to_o who_o there_o be_v six_o suffragans_n the_o bishop_n of_o valence_n and_o dye_n the_o bishop_n of_o â—â—viers_fw-mi of_o s._n jean_n de_fw-fr morienne_n of_o geneve_n
do_v now_o call_v virdunum_fw-la and_o verdunum_n antonius_n call_v it_o verodunum_n and_o in_o the_o register_n book_n of_o the_o province_n it_o be_v call_v civitas_n â—erduneâ—sium_fw-la or_o l'_fw-fr eueschâ—_n de_fw-fr verdun_n and_o the_o three_o city_n aforesaid_a have_v county_n belong_v to_o they_o the_o dukedom_n of_o lotaringia_n the_o southern_a part_n our_o order_n and_o method_n do_v now_o require_v that_o we_o shall_v reckon_v up_o the_o chief_a river_n of_o lotaringia_n but_o first_o we_o will_v speak_v concern_v the_o lake_n it_o have_v many_o pool_n and_o lake_n which_o be_v full_a of_o fish_n among_o which_o there_o be_v one_o that_o be_v 14._o mile_n in_o compass_n in_o which_o there_o be_v great_a carp_n of_o three_o foot_n long_o which_o be_v so_o pleasant_a in_o taste_n that_o they_o far_o exceed_v the_o carp_n in_o other_o country_n for_o sweetness_n the_o duke_n of_o lotaringia_n receave_v 16000_o frank_n every_o three_o year_n for_o fish_v take_v in_o this_o 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