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with_o dog_n and_o net_n and_o with_o hawk_n which_o the_o country_n of_o pecerra_n do_v plentiful_o yield_v they_o kill_v not_o only_a pheasant_n and_o duck_n with_o they_o but_o also_o swan_n and_o crane_n the_o country_n of_o russia_n or_o moscovia_n be_v very_o large_a all_o the_o city_n town_n castle_n village_n wood_n field_n lake_n and_o river_n be_v under_o the_o command_n and_o government_n of_o one_o prince_n government_n who_o russia_n or_o muscovia_n russia_n cum_fw-la confinijs_fw-la the_o inhabitant_n do_v call_v the_o great_a czar_n that_o be_v king_n or_o emperor_n and_o all_o the_o revenue_n that_o arise_v from_o they_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o prince_n exchequer_n there_o be_v no_o duke_n or_o count_n which_o can_v possess_v any_o thing_n by_o a_o tenure_n of_o freehold_n or_o can_v pass_v the_o same_o unto_o their_o heir_n he_o do_v bestow_v some_o village_n and_o town_n upon_o some_o but_o yet_o he_o use_v the_o labour_n of_o the_o husbandman_n and_o when_o he_o listen_v take_v they_o away_o again_o so_o that_o he_o have_v absolute_a command_n over_o his_o subject_n and_o again_o his_o subject_n honour_n and_o reverence_v he_o as_o a_o god_n and_o do_v show_v obedience_n to_o he_o in_o all_o thing_n without_o any_o refusal_n the_o chief_a metropolis_n or_o mother_n city_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n be_v moscovia_n common_o call_v moschwa_n be_v convenient_o situate_v as_o it_o be_v think_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o country_n it_o be_v a_o famous_a city_n as_o for_o the_o many_o river_n which_o meet_v there_o city_n so_o for_o the_o largeness_n and_o number_n of_o the_o house_n and_o for_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o castle_n for_o it_o lie_v near_o the_o river_n moschus_n with_o a_o long_a row_n of_o house_n the_o house_n be_v all_o of_o wood_n and_o divide_v into_o parlour_n kitchings_n and_o bedchamber_n all_o of_o they_o have_v private_a garden_n both_o for_o profit_n and_o for_o pleasure_n the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o city_n have_v several_a church_n it_o have_v two_o castle_n one_o call_v kataigorod_n the_o other_o bolsigorod_n both_o which_o be_v wash_v with_o the_o river_n moschus_n and_o neglinna_n moreover_o in_o russia_n there_o be_v many_o country_n as_o first_o the_o dukedom_n of_o volodimiria_n which_o title_n the_o great_a duke_n do_v assume_v to_o himself_o it_o be_v name_v from_o the_o chief_a city_n volodomire_n be_v seat_v on_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n desma_n which_o run_v into_o volga_n this_o province_n be_v of_o so_o fruitful_a a_o soil_n that_o the_o increase_n of_o one_o bushel_n of_o wheat_n be_v sow_v be_v oftentimes_o twenty_o bushel_n second_o novogrodia_n which_o though_o it_o be_v inferior_a unto_o the_o aforenamed_a country_n in_o pasturage_n yet_o not_o in_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o soil_n it_o have_v a_o wooden_a city_n call_v by_o the_o same_o name_n with_o the_o whole_a dukedom_n novogrod_n be_v seat_v where_o the_o river_n volga_n and_o occa_fw-la do_v flow_v one_o into_o another_o this_o city_n have_v always_o the_o chief_a pre-eminence_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o incredible_a number_n of_o house_n for_o the_o commodity_n of_o a_o broad_a and_o fishie_a lake_n and_o in_o regard_n of_o a_o ancient_a temple_n much_o reverence_v by_o that_o nation_n which_o about_o five_o hundred_o year_n ago_o be_v dedicate_v to_o s._n 〈…〉_o sophia_n here_o be_v a_o memorable_a castle_n build_v of_o stone_n upon_o a_o rock_n at_o the_o great_a charge_n of_o the_o duke_n basilius_n this_o city_n be_v distant_a from_o the_o city_n moscovia_n a_o hundred_o polish_v mile_n and_o from_o riga_n the_o next_o haven_n town_n it_o be_v little_o less_o than_o five_o hundred_o three_o rhezan_n which_o be_v a_o province_n between_o the_o river_n occa_fw-la and_o tanais_n have_v store_n of_o corn_n honey_n fish_n and_o fowl_n it_o have_v these_o city_n build_v of_o wood_n rhezan_n seat_v on_o the_o bank_n of_o occa_fw-la corsira_n colluga_n and_o tulla_n near_o to_o which_o be_v the_o spring-head_n of_o the_o river_n tanais_n four_o the_o dukedom_n of_o worotinia_n which_o have_v a_o city_n and_o a_o castle_n of_o the_o same_o name_n five_o severia_n which_o be_v a_o great_a dukedom_n abound_v with_o all_o thing_n it_o have_v great_a desert_a field_n and_o many_o town_n among_o which_o the_o chief_a be_v these_o starodub_o stewiarkser_n and_o czernigow_n the_o bee_n in_o the_o wood_n do_v yield_v they_o great_a store_n of_o honey_n the_o nation_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o continual_a war_n with_o the_o tartarian_n be_v accustow_v to_o arm_n and_o ready_a of_o hand_n six_o the_o dukedom_n of_o smolenâ—â—o_n which_o be_v seat_v near_o the_o river_n borysthenes_n have_v a_o city_n of_o the_o same_o name_n water_v on_o the_o one_o side_n with_o borysthenes_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n environ_v with_o deep_a ditch_n and_o rampier_n arm_v a_o more_o particular_a description_n of_o some_o province_n of_o moscovia_n moscovia_n with_o sharp_a stake_n there_o be_v also_o these_o dukedom_n and_o province_n mosatâ—kia_n bâ—elskia_n rescovia_n tweria_n pleskovia_n vodzka_n correllia_n bieleâ—zioro_n wolochda_n vstiuga_n jarosâ—avia_n rostow_n dwina_n susdali_n wrathka_n permia_n sibior_fw-la jugra_fw-mi petzora_n and_o novogrodia_n the_o great_a which_o they_o call_v novogrod_v wiâ—lki_n in_o which_o be_v a_o very_a great_a city_n of_o the_o same_o name_n big_a than_o rome_n itself_o petzora_n take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o river_n which_o the_o mountain_n and_o rock_n do_v hem_v in_o on_o both_o side_n there_o be_v spacious_a country_n which_o pay_v tribute_n to_o the_o great_a duke_n lie_v northward_o in_o a_o great_a space_n of_o land_n as_o obdora_n in_o which_o be_v the_o idol_n call_v zolota_n baba_n that_o 〈…〉_o golden_a old_a woman_n also_o condora_n lucomoria_n and_o lappia_n there_o be_v many_o great_a lake_n in_o moscovia_n 〈…〉_o as_o ilman_n or_o ilmer_n also_o ladoga_n and_o the_o white_a lake_n which_o the_o inhabitant_n call_v bieleâ—ezioro_n there_o be_v also_o many_o lane_n rivers_n 〈…〉_o as_o first_o borâ—sthenes_n or_o pripetus_n common_o call_v niop_a and_o nestâ—r_n oâ—_n by_o the_o addition_n of_o a_o letter_n dnieper_n &_o 〈…〉_o dnester_n second_o tuâ—â—â—tâ—â—_n which_o be_v that_o same_o with_o ptolemie_n which_o herbersterntus_n call_v rubo_fw-la but_o the_o inhabitant_n duina_n and_o oby_n three_o the_o river_n rha_n which_o ptolemie_n mention_n and_o be_v now_o call_v volga_n and_o edel._n there_o be_v in_o this_o country_n the_o river_n 〈…〉_o janais_n which_o the_o italian_n call_v tana_n the_o inhabitant_n don._n beside_o the_o river_n occa_fw-la and_o the_o lesser_a duina_n call_v likewise_o onega_n etc._n etc._n here_o be_v the_o moat_n hyperboret_n or_o riphaean_a mountain_n mention_v by_o pliny_n in_o his_o 4_o book_n chap._n 12._o and_o by_o mela_n in_o his_o 3_o book_n which_o be_v impassable_a 〈…〉_o because_o they_o be_v cover_v over_o with_o continual_a snow_n and_o ice_n the_o wood_n hercyma_n which_o isidorus_n call_v the_o riphaean_a wood_n take_v up_o a_o great_a part_n of_o moscovia_n it_o be_v inhabit_v have_v some_o few_o scatter_a house_n in_o it_o &_o now_o by_o long_a labour_n be_v make_v so_o thin_a that_o it_o can_v as_o most_o suppose_v show_v such_o thick_a wood_n &_o impenetrable_a forest_n as_o heretofore_o moscovia_n have_v innumerable_a costly_a temple_n or_o church_n and_o very_o many_o monastery_n the_o duke_n look_v to_o matter_n of_o government_n and_o administration_n of_o justice_n by_o the_o help_n and_o assistance_n of_o twelve_o counsellor_n who_o be_v daily_o present_a in_o the_o court._n 〈…〉_o among_o they_o the_o prefecture_a ship_n of_o all_o the_o castle_n and_o city_n be_v distribute_v and_o they_o receive_v the_o letter_n and_o petition_n which_o be_v direct_v to_o the_o prince_n and_o do_v answer_v they_o in_o his_o name_n for_o the_o prince_n himself_o receive_v no_o letter_n neither_o do_v he_o set_v his_o hand_n to_o any_o that_o be_v write_v to_o his_o subject_n or_o any_o foreign_a prince_n the_o bishop_n be_v choose_v out_o of_o the_o friar_n as_o man_n of_o a_o sanctimonious_a and_o holy_a life_n there_o be_v many_o monastery_n of_o these_o friar_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o moscovia_n and_o yet_o all_o of_o the_o same_o habit_n and_o order_n of_o which_o they_o say_v that_o s._n basil_n be_v the_o first_o founder_n there_o be_v in_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o moscovia_n eleven_o bishop_n which_o they_o call_v wladdicks_n that_o be_v in_o their_o language_n steward_n or_o dispenser_n they_o call_v their_o priest_n poppe_n or_o aâ—â—hipoppes_n 〈…〉_o the_o metropolitan_a bishop_n live_v in_o moscovia_n who_o be_v heretofore_o confirm_v by_o the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n but_o now_o be_v choose_v by_o the_o great_a duke_n only_o he_o be_v consecrate_v by_o two_o or_o three_o bishop_n and_o be_v displace_v at_o the_o king_n pleasure_n under_o
of_o polonia_n it_o have_v three_o division_n the_o lucensian_a wolodomiriensian_a and_o cremenecensian_a and_o there_o be_v three_o provincial_n city_n city_n lucko_n wolodomiria_n and_o kerzemenec_n which_o have_v many_o town_n and_o place_n of_o defence_n under_o they_o lake_n here_o be_v many_o lake_n and_o stand_a water_n full_a of_o fish_n wood_n and_o wood_n full_a of_o wild_a beast_n there_o be_v also_o in_o this_o table_n podolia_n podolia_n situate_v by_o the_o river_n tyras_n it_o be_v a_o most_o fertile_a country_n soil_n be_v sow_v once_o and_o reap_v thrice_o the_o meadow_n be_v so_o proud_a and_o rank_n that_o the_o oxen_n horn_n as_o they_o graze_v can_v scarce_o be_v see_v above_o the_o grass_n city_n the_o chief_a city_n be_v camieny_v bar_n medziboz_n brezania_n and_o braslaw_n but_o let_v these_o thing_n which_o have_v be_v speak_v hitherto_o suffice_v concern_v this_o table_n we_o pass_v now_o to_o transylvania_n transylvania_n or_o siebenburgen_n transylvania_n be_v the_o mediterranean_a part_n of_o ancient_a dani._n dacia_n which_o the_o roman_n call_v dacia_n ripensis_n name_n and_o it_o take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o wood_n and_o mountain_n wherewith_o it_o be_v encompass_v as_o the_o hercynian_n wood_n and_o the_o carpathian_n hill_n it_o be_v call_v common_o situation_n septem_fw-la castra_fw-la by_o a_o name_n borrow_v from_o the_o german_a word_n siebenburgen_n and_o the_o hungarian_n call_v it_o herdel_n on_o the_o west_n it_o be_v bound_v with_o pannonia_n on_o the_o north_n with_o polonia_n on_o the_o south_n with_o walachia_n and_o on_o the_o east_n with_o moldavia_n transylvania_n be_v very_o fruitful_a &_o have_v great_a plenty_n of_o corn_n through_o the_o whole_a country_n which_o beside_o daily_a experience_n that_o coin_n of_o trajans_n do_v witness_n in_o which_o ceres_n stand_v hold_v in_o her_o right_a hand_n the_o horn_n of_o the_o goat_n amalthaea_n which_o signify_v plenty_n and_o in_o her_o left_a hand_n a_o table_n with_o this_o inscription_n or_o motto_n abundantia_fw-la daciae_fw-la i._o the_o abundance_n of_o dacia_n soil_n it_o bring_v forth_o excellent_a wine_n about_o alba_n julia_n deva_n egmedine_n birthilbine_n and_o fenuscine_n it_o have_v also_o great_a store_n of_o fruit_n among_o which_o to_o omit_v the_o rest_n it_o have_v most_o excellent_a damask_n prune_n quince_n sweet_a cherry_n which_o may_v be_v compare_v with_o those_o that_o grow_v in_o italy_n and_o melon_n here_o be_v also_o excellent_a choice_n herb_n which_o grow_v in_o every_o place_n as_o rhubarbe_n the_o great_a centory_n gentiana_n with_o a_o yellow_a and_o purple_a flower_n sea-wormewood_n the_o herb_n call_v libanotis_n saffron_n and_o many_o other_o there_o be_v many_o famous_a mine_n of_o mettle_n in_o this_o country_n as_o mine_n of_o gold_n at_o sculattin_n which_o the_o hungarian_n call_v zalakna_n and_o at_o rimili_fw-la dominurdz_n which_o signify_v the_o river_n or_o rivulet_n of_o lord_n in_o these_o place_n great_a wedge_n or_o piece_n of_o gold_n be_v cut_v forth_o which_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v dig_v out_o they_o can_v present_o make_v use_n of_o without_o any_o accurate_a refine_n the_o roman_a piece_n of_o golden_a coin_n which_o be_v oft_o dig_v up_o in_o these_o place_n do_v witness_v this_o plenty_n for_o they_o have_v on_o the_o one_o side_n the_o image_n of_o a_o man_n with_o a_o broad_a hat_n and_o with_o this_o inscription_n on_o it_o c._n cato_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n dacia_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o goddess_n hold_v a_o book_n in_o her_o right_a hand_n with_o this_o inscription_n aurelia_n pur._n moreover_o there_o be_v silver_n mynes_n at_o offera_fw-la and_o radna_n copper_n be_v dig_v out_o of_o the_o same_o mountain_n out_o of_o which_o the_o gold_n and_o silver_n come_v steel_n be_v dig_v and_o find_v at_o cyk_n iron_n at_o thorosco_n and_o vaidahuntada_n and_o last_o sulphur_n and_o antimony_n be_v find_v in_o the_o copper_n mynes_n there_o be_v such_o great_a store_n of_o salt-pit_n in_o transylvania_n that_o it_o send_v abundance_n of_o salt_n to_o other_o country_n and_o there_o be_v such_o a_o great_a company_n of_o ox_n in_o it_o creature_n that_o the_o large_a and_o fair_a one_o be_v often_o sell_v for_o a_o floren._n what_o shall_v i_o speak_v of_o the_o excellent_a metall'd_a horse_n which_o it_o breed_v which_o amble_n and_o pace_n natural_o what_o shall_v i_o mention_v the_o divers_a kind_n of_o bird_n as_o eagle_n faulcones_n pheasant_n partridge_n peacock_n woodcock_n snipe_n and_o what_o shall_v i_o reckon_v the_o waterfowl_n as_o swan_n bustard_n and_o bitterness_n etc._n etc._n i_o pass_v from_o these_o to_o the_o wild_a beast_n for_o this_o country_n have_v great_a forest_n and_o spacious_a wood_n in_o which_o be_v bear_n buff_n or_o wild_a ox_n elke_n heart_n of_o a_o large_a stature_n leopard_n martin_n do_v and_o white_a hare_n divers_a nation_n heretofore_o inhabit_v this_o country_n of_o who_o there_o be_v yet_o a_o remnant_n in_o hungaria_n as_o the_o â—azyges_n call_v by_o pliny_n metanastae_n beside_o the_o getes_n bastarnian_o sarmatian_n grecian_n roman_n scythian_n saxon_n and_o hungarian_n the_o roman_n do_v conquer_v it_o when_o the_o emperor_n trajan_n overcome_v decebalus_n king_n of_o dacia_n and_o reduce_v it_o into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o province_n call_v the_o city_n zarmizegethusa_n after_o his_o own_o name_n vlpia_n trajana_n government_n but_o galienus_n lose_v it_o two_o hundred_o year_n after_o and_o from_o that_o time_n the_o inhabitant_n have_v lay_v aside_o the_o roman_a humanity_n speech_n and_o eloquence_n begin_v to_o resume_v their_o former_a wildenesse_n and_o barbarism_n call_v themselves_o walachian_o after_o the_o roman_n the_o scythian_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o their_o captain_n artilas_n seat_v themselves_o in_o this_o place_n and_o build_v seven_o free_a town_n the_o saxon_n succeed_v the_o scythian_n in_o the_o time_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a who_o forsake_v their_o country_n seat_v themselves_o likewise_o in_o these_o part_n &_o build_v themselves_o seven_o free_a city_n follow_v the_o example_n of_o the_o scythian_n the_o hungarian_n come_v last_o who_o partly_o allure_v with_o the_o vicinity_n and_o nearness_n of_o the_o place_n mingle_v themselves_o with_o the_o dacian_o and_o afterward_o be_v provoke_v by_o injury_n they_o conquer_v the_o whole_a country_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o stephen_n king_n of_o pannonia_n who_o they_o style_v the_o holy_a by_o they_o some_o town_n be_v also_o build_v the_o mountainous_a part_n of_o transylvania_n be_v late_o subdue_v by_o mathias_n huniades_n who_o surname_n be_v corvinus_n and_o afterward_o by_o stephen_n king_n of_o hungary_n this_o mathias_n take_v alive_a one_o dracula_n a_o vaivode_n or_o prince_n of_o the_o mountainous_a transylvania_n a_o man_n of_o unheard_a of_o cruelty_n and_o after_o ten_o year_n imprisonment_n restore_v he_o to_o his_o former_a place_n transylvania_n be_v now_o divide_v into_o three_o nation_n differ_v both_o in_o manner_n and_o law_n and_o inhabit_v several_a part_n of_o the_o country_n namely_o into_o the_o saxon_n the_o ciculi_n and_o hungarian_n the_o saxon_a transylvanian_n as_o all_o other_o german_a nation_n have_v a_o peculiar_a dialect_n or_o language_n unto_o themselves_o they_o inhabit_v the_o strong_a city_n and_o castle_n and_o do_v excel_v the_o other_o nation_n they_o have_v seven_o seat_n namely_o zarwaria_n zabesia_n millenbach_n rensmarke_n segesburg_n or_o sâ—hesburg_n ollezna_n schenkerstall_n and_o reps_n all_o which_o have_v some_o village_n under_o they_o the_o ciculi_fw-la near_o to_o moldavia_n be_v descend_v from_o the_o scythian_n do_v live_v after_o their_o own_o law_n and_o custom_n and_o do_v distribute_v their_o office_n by_o lot_n they_o be_v divide_v into_o seven_o region_n which_o they_o call_v seat_n the_o name_n whereof_o be_v sepsi_fw-la orbai_n kysdi_n czyk_n gyrgio_n marcus_n zeek_n and_o 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which_o the_o german_n call_v cronstat_fw-la and_o
into_o the_o haven_n edward_n the_o five_o king_n of_o england_n take_v it_o the_o day_n before_o the_o nones_n of_o august_n 11._o month_n after_o that_o cruel_a battle_n fight_v against_o philip_n the_o six_o king_n of_o france_n near_o to_o cressy_a in_o the_o year_n 1347._o which_o paulus_n aemilius_n lib._n 9_o lively_a delineat_v the_o english_a do_v possess_v it_o 211._o year_n for_o philippus_n bonus_n a_o burgundian_n do_v in_o vain_a besiege_v it_o in_o the_o year_n 1431._o his_o flandrian_o forsake_v he_o and_o do_v keep_v it_o as_o the_o english_a be_v wont_a to_o say_v as_o the_o key_n of_o france_n the_o duke_n of_o guise_n afterward_o take_v it_o and_o the_o frenchman_n regain_v it_o in_o the_o year_n 1558._o in_o the_o month_n of_o february_n in_o the_o midway_n between_o calis_n and_o bononia_n towards_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n be_v teroane_n which_o still_o retain_v that_o name_n although_o charles_n the_o five_o pass_v it_o and_o call_v it_o terrennerbereâ—_n 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which_o be_v water_v with_o stream_n and_o rivulet_n which_o run_v by_o the_o town_n arque_fw-la and_o s._n audomare_n do_v come_v to_o gravel_v not_o far_o from_o thence_o be_v the_o bay_n of_o scale_n flow_v even_o to_o the_o castle_n of_o ardera_n there_o be_v also_o two_o other_o rivulet_n namely_o one_o in_o marquisia_n the_o other_o in_o bolonia_n there_o be_v also_o the_o river_n hantia_n or_o hesdin_n which_o do_v impart_v his_o name_n to_o the_o town_n hesdin_n there_o be_v also_o in_o this_o country_n the_o moorish_a stream_n of_o the_o pontinians_n and_o the_o river_n cauchia_n some_o of_o these_o river_n do_v make_v lake_n and_o fish-pit_n which_o be_v full_a of_o fish_n and_o be_v denominate_v from_o the_o neighbour_a town_n as_o those_o which_o they_o call_v in_o french_a le_fw-fr vivier_n d'_fw-fr hames_n d'_fw-fr andre_n d'_fw-fr arbres_fw-fr all_o this_o country_n towards_o the_o sea_n be_v environ_v with_o sundry_a hill_n and_o in_o the_o inner_a part_n thereof_o 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valleé_fw-fr 1940._o 4716._o the_o state_n ecclesiastic_a angiers_n have_v one_o bishop_n of_o andegauja_n who_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o turone_n the_o meridian_n be_v place_v according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o 47._o and_o 15._o parallel_n to_o the_o great_a circle_n the_o dukedom_n of_o anjou_n the_o dukedom_n of_o anjou_n follow_v in_o our_o method_n or_o la_fw-fr ducké_n d'_fw-fr anjou_n c._n caesar_n call_v the_o people_n of_o this_o province_n andes_n and_o pliny_n name_v they_o andegavi_n it_o begin_v at_o the_o village_n town_n chousay_n and_o end_v between_o moncontour_n and_o herrant_n situation_n where_o the_o territory_n of_o the_o pict_n begin_v lie_v south_n of_o it_o on_o the_o east_n the_o turonian_n and_o vindocinians_n do_v border_n on_o it_o on_o the_o north_n the_o county_n common_o call_v maine_n and_o lâ—_n val_n and_o last_o on_o the_o west_n it_o join_v to_o britain_n the_o country_n be_v more_o fruitful_a and_o pleasant_a than_o 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who_o nephew_n hugo_n magnus_fw-la by_o his_o brother_n rupert_n earl_n of_o andegavia_n and_o duke_n of_o celtica_n give_v it_o to_o fulco_n the_o nephew_n of_o jorquatuâ—_n after_o fulco_n there_o succeed_v in_o order_n fulco_n the_o 2._o and_o gotefridus_fw-la common_o call_v grisgonella_n fulco_n the_o 3._o gotâ—fridus_n the_o 2._o fulco_n the_o 4._o fulco_n the_o 5._o who_o be_v king_n of_o jerusalem_n after_o baldwin_n who_o daughter_n he_o be_v a_o widower_n have_v marry_v and_o last_o godfridus_n barvatus_n the_o 6._o who_o be_v marry_v to_o machtildis_n the_o daughter_n of_o henry_n the_o first_o king_n of_o england_n his_o son_n be_v henry_n who_o be_v the_o second_o king_n of_o england_n of_o that_o name_n and_o gotefridus_fw-la the_o six_o and_o william_n be_v earl_n of_o anjou_n who_o when_o their_o brother_n the_o king_n have_v overcome_v by_o war_n and_o drive_v they_o out_o of_o their_o country_n his_o elder_a son_n do_v succeed_v he_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o gotefridus_fw-la the_o 8._o in_o the_o county_n of_o anjou_n the_o uncle_n â—ohn_n king_n of_o england_n do_v wage_v war_n against_o the_o earl_n arthur_n the_o son_n of_o gotefrid_n and_o duke_n of_o bâ—ittaine_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n arthur_n have_v now_o do_v homage_n and_o fealty_n to_o philip_n augustus_n king_n of_o france_n for_o his_o principality_n which_o he_o have_v of_o he_o by_o who_o instigation_n leave_v to_o take_v away_o picardy_n from_o his_o uncle_n the_o king_n and_o have_v pass_v his_o army_n over_o the_o river_n and_o ligoris_n the_o king_n come_v upon_o he_o on_o a_o sudden_a take_v he_o prisoner_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o â—otomagum_fw-la where_o not_o long_o after_o he_o be_v put_v to_o death_n the_o mother_n of_o arthur_n constantia_n by_o name_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o conan_n prince_n of_o britain_n do_v accuse_v king_n john_n of_o parricide_n before_o the_o king_n of_o france_n aforesaid_a who_o be_v summon_v and_o not_o appear_v the_o pear_n of_o france_n do_v condemn_v he_o of_o parricide_n and_o those_o province_n which_o he_o have_v in_o france_n they_o confiscate_v to_o the_o king_n which_o sentence_n the_o king_n execute_v he_o take_v anjou_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o leave_v iâ—_n to_o his_o son_n ludovick_n the_o 8_o king_n of_o france_n after_o who_o succeed_v his_o son_n ludovick_n the_o 9_o surname_v the_o holy_a who_o grant_v this_o province_n to_o his_o brother_n charles_n by_o right_a after_o he_o follow_v charles_n the_o 2._o who_o marry_v hâ—s_a daughter_n clemeâ—tia_fw-la to_o charles_n valesius_fw-la he_o give_v this_o province_n with_o she_o for_o her_o dowry_n after_o who_o succeed_v philip_n valesius_fw-la the_o son_n and_o after_o he_o his_o nephew_n john_n who_o give_v the_o great_a part_n of_o this_o country_n which_o be_v honour_v with_o the_o title_n of_o a_o dukedom_n in_o the_o year_n 1350._o to_o his_o son_n ludovick_n after_o he_o there_o follow_v in_o a_o
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