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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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city_n be_v call_v rheims_n from_o the_o rhemag●_n 〈◊〉_d a_o potent_a n●tion_n of_o these_o part_n see_v h●ylen_n pag._n 120._o the_o
city_n the_o university_n here_o be_v account_v the_o chief_a in_o europe_n as_o contain_v 55._o college_n aim●niu●_n c●lled_v th●s_n tow●e_v pisias_n the_o country_n whence_o so_o call_v the_o situation_n a_fw-it vidamate_fw-it be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v vice-dominatus_a which_o be_v a_o honour_n use_v only_o in_o france_n the_o low_a picardy_n the_o river_n be_v call_v by_o ptolemy_n phrudis_n and_o by_o caenalis_n sambre_n this_o river_n caesar_n call_v axona_n and_o caenalis_n disne_n the_o country_n whence_o so_o call_v the_o situation_n the_o ancient_a government_n the_o city_n the_o country_n whence_o so_o call_v the_o fertility_n the_o cry_v the_o country_n whence_o so_o call_v the_o situation_n the_o city_n the_o county_n of_o guisnes_n the_o town_n the_o river_n the_o situation_n the_o country_n of_o maine_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n the_o ancient_a government_n the_o situation_n the_o fertility_n the_o river_n the_o wood_n the_o public_a work_n the_o situation_n 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soil_n the_o city_n and_o town_n the_o river_n dorcetshire_n the_o town_n the_o river_n wiltshire_n the_o situation_n the_o quality_n of_o the_o soil_n town_n gloucester_n the_o town_n rivers_n monmouthshire_n the_o situation_n the_o quality_n of_o the_o soil_n the_o town_n the_o government_n glamorganshire_n the_o situation_n the_o quality_n of_o the_o soil_n the_o city_n and_o town_n the_o river_n caermardenshire_n the_o town_n pembrokeshire_n the_o situation_n the_o temperature_n of_o the_o air_n the_o town_n the_o government_n brecnockshire_n the_o situation_n the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o soil_n the_o town_n the_o river_n hereford-shire_n the_o situation_n the_o river_n yorkshire_n the_o situation_n the_o quality_n of_o the_o soil_n the_o town_n the_o river_n lincolnshire_n the_o quality_n of_o the_o soil_n the_o town_n t●●_n rivers_n darbyshire_n the_o situation_n the_o town_n the_o rivers_n stafford_z shire_n the_o site_n t●e_v ●●●●il●ty_n of_o the_o soy●e_n the_o town_n the_o river_n the_o mountain_n the_o wood_n nottinghamshire_n the_o situation_n the_o quality_n of_o the_o soil_n the_o town_n the_o r●●●●s_n leicester●shire_n the_o situation_n the_o ●●●●●fulnesse_n of_o the_o so●●_n the_o town_n rutland-shire_n the_o situation_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o s●●l●_n the_o towne●_n norfolk_n the_o situation_n the_o quality_n of_o the_o soil_n the_o town_n town_n this_o town_n the_o saxon_n call_v garmouth_n because_o it_o be_v situate_v ad_fw-la gar●●●●_n os●●um●s_v the_o mouth_n of_o girn_v the_o river_n the_o commodity_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n warwick_z shire_n the_o situation_n the_o quality_n of_o the_o so●●●_n the_o town_n northamptonshire_n the_o situation_n th●_n 〈…〉_z of_o the_o s●●l●_n the_o city_n 〈◊〉_d towne●_n the_o river_n huntingdon_n shire_n the_o situation_n the_o fertility_n o●_n the_o soil_n the_o river_n cambridgshire_n the_o situation_n the_o quality_n of_o the_o soil_n the_o town_n the_o university_n suffolk_n 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town_n the_o isle_n of_o wight_n the_o name_n the_o situation_n the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o