of_o which_o he_o have_v child_n one_o of_o they_o and_o his_o successor_n be_v denis_n alphonsus_n be_v dead_a an_z 1279._o from_o that_o denis_n be_v descend_v all_o the_o king_n of_o portugal_n to_o this_o day_n some_o of_o the_o french_a historian_n affirm_v that_o mahaut_n have_v two_o son_n by_o alphonsus_n in_o france_n the_o one_o that_o die_v young_a the_o other_z robert_z from_o who_o the_o whole_a house_n of_o the_o count_n of_o bullen_n be_v descend_v which_o fall_v to_o magdalen_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cour_fw-fr wife_n to_o laurens_n of_o medicis_n by_o who_o come_v katherine_n de_fw-fr medicis_n mother_n of_o the_o three_o late_a french_a king_n francis_n the_o ii_o charles_n the_o ix_o and_o henry_n the_o iii_o after_o who_o death_n by_o the_o substitution_n set_v down_o before_o in_o the_o contract_n between_o she_o and_o henry_n the_o two_o the_o inheritance_n of_o katherine_n come_v to_o her_o daughter_n queen_n margaret_n first_o wife_n to_o henry_n the_o iv_o that_o queen_n make_v the_o dolphin_n of_o france_n her_o heir_n who_o since_o be_v lewis_n the_o xiii_o when_o the_o dispute_n for_o the_o succession_n of_o portugal_n be_v open_a after_o the_o death_n of_o henry_n the_o cardinal_z king_n an_z 1530_o katherine_n queen_n of_o france_n among_o other_o pretender_n to_o that_o crown_n set_v forth_o her_o claim_n by_o belloy_n advocate_n general_n in_o the_o parliament_n of_o toulouse_n who_o plead_v that_o from_o the_o marriage_n of_o alphonsus_n and_o mahaut_n a_o son_n be_v bear_v call_v robert_n and_o have_v succeed_v in_o all_o his_o right_n that_o beatrix_n be_v the_o concubine_n not_o the_o wile_n of_o alphonsus_n and_o that_o the_o pope_n can_v not_o legitimate_a denis_n bear_v of_o adultery_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o robert_n the_o true_a heir_n of_o alphonsus_n also_o that_o all_o the_o king_n that_o have_v reign_v since_o denis_n for_o three_o hundred_o year_n make_v no_o prescription_n because_o there_o can_v be_v no_o prescription_n for_o the_o right_n of_o kingdom_n that_o right_o be_v propound_v to_o the_o estate_n of_o portugal_n be_v find_v too_o old_a and_o stale_a and_o injurious_a to_o all_o their_o king_n neither_o do_v they_o make_v any_o account_n of_o it_o beside_o the_o spanish_a historian_n affirm_v that_o alphonsus_n have_v no_o issue_n by_o mahaut_n and_o that_o among_o the_o protestation_n which_o mahaut_n make_v in_o portugal_n against_o alphonsus_n there_o be_v not_o one_o word_n of_o the_o injury_n which_o he_o do_v to_o her_o child_n which_o she_o will_v not_o have_v forget_v if_o she_o have_v have_v any_o yet_o that_o right_o may_v be_v defend_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o french_a historian_n and_o by_o this_o true_a allegation_n that_o neither_o a_o bastard_n nor_o his_o descent_n can_v prescribe_v against_o the_o lawful_a heir_n paragraphe_n iii_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o navarra_n an._n 713._o when_o the_o saracen_n invade_v spain_n inigo_n ximenes_n arista_n count_n of_o bigorre_n give_v a_o beginning_n to_o the_o little_a kingdom_n of_o suprarba_n within_o the_o pyrenees_n which_o a_o while_n after_o have_v spread_v into_o the_o vale_n take_v the_o name_n of_o navarra_n or_o navierras_n which_o in_o old_a spanish_a signify_v plain_a ground_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o two_o generous_a prince_n and_o great_a catholic_n resist_v the_o saracen_n in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o their_o invasion_n pelagius_n towards_o the_o astures_n which_o be_v leon_n and_o gallicia_n and_o this_o ximenes_n arista_n towards_o the_o pyrenees_n though_o the_o date_n of_o the_o conquest_n of_o this_o ximenes_n be_v not_o so_o certain_a some_o historian_n make_v he_o latter_a upon_o which_o one_o may_v read_v the_o history_n of_o navarra_n write_v by_o favin_n 2._o these_o king_n of_o navarra_n in_o their_o begining_n make_v many_o conquest_n over_o the_o saracen_n and_o that_o family_n continue_v to_o sanches_n the_o great_a who_o about_o the_o year_n 1035._o share_v all_o his_o estate_n among_o his_o three_o son_n of_o who_o the_o elder_a garcias_n have_v navarra_n to_o who_o many_o king_n succeed_v till_o that_o state_n fall_v to_o the_o house_n of_o france_n by_o the_o marriage_n of_o philip_n le_fw-fr bel_n with_o jane_n inheritrix_n of_o navarra_n countess_n of_o campagn_n and_o brie_n to_o who_o lewis_n hutin_n king_n of_o france_n and_o navarra_n succeed_v in_o her_o estate_n but_o he_o have_v no_o child_n but_o a_o daughter_n call_v jane_n which_o can_v not_o be_v queen_n of_o france_n he_o leave_v her_o navarra_n and_o so_o that_o state_n be_v soon_o separate_v from_o that_o of_o france_n that_o jane_n marry_v philip_n of_o the_o royal_a branch_n of_o eureux_fw-fr 3._o by_o that_o marriage_n the_o house_n of_o navarro_n become_v a_o royal_a french_a house_n but_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o crown_n be_v to_o fall_v to_o woman_n as_o the_o other_o state_n of_o spain_n it_o pass_v not_o long_o after_o into_o the_o family_n of_o arragon_n by_o marriage_n and_o so_o again_o into_o the_o family_n of_o castilia_n and_o again_o into_o the_o family_n of_o foix_n after_o this_o manner_n 4._o charles_n the_o iii_o king_n of_o navarre_n grandchild_n to_o that_o jane_n daughter_n to_o lewis_n hutin_n have_v one_o only_a daughter_n call_v blanch_n marry_v to_o john_n prince_n and_o afterward_o king_n of_o arragon_n from_o that_o marriage_n come_v charles_n prince_n of_o viana_n who_o get_v a_o great_a but_o a_o ill_a renown_n in_o the_o history_n of_o spain_n for_o make_v war_n to_o his_o father_n and_o maintain_v himself_o against_o he_o in_o his_o state_n after_o his_o mother_n death_n that_o prince_n of_o great_a learning_n and_o courage_n die_v a_o bachelor_n the_o two_o other_o child_n of_o john_n of_o arragon_n and_o blanch_n of_o navarra_n be_v two_o daughter_n the_o elder_a blanch_n of_o arragon_n who_o have_v be_v marry_v with_o henry_n the_o iv_o king_n of_o castilia_n surname_v the_o impotent_a be_v separate_v from_o he_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o impotency_n and_o die_v without_o issue_n the_o other_o be_v eleanor_n wife_n to_o gaston_n the_o iv_o count_n of_o foix_n who_o after_o the_o death_n of_o her_o father_n mother_n brother_n and_o sister_n succeed_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o navarra_n and_o unite_v it_o to_o the_o house_n of_o foix._n she_o enjoy_v it_o but_o two_o month_n and_o a_o half_a and_o die_v an._n 1469._o her_o elder_a son_n gaston_n prince_n of_o viana_n be_v already_o dead_a and_o have_v leave_v by_o his_o wife_n magdalen_n daughter_n to_o charles_n the_o vii_o of_o france_n two_o child_n francis_z phoebus_n who_o succeed_v his_o grandfather_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o navarra_n but_o enjoy_v it_o but_o four_o year_n and_o die_v unmarried_a and_o catherine_n de_fw-fr foix_n who_o succeed_v he_o and_o marry_v john_n d'_fw-fr albret_n son_n to_o alen_n d'_fw-fr abret_n a_o man_n of_o great_a note_n in_o gascony_n but_o not_o of_o a_o sovereign_a house_n yet_o descend_v from_o that_o amani_fw-la d'_fw-fr albret_n who_o in_o the_o time_n of_o charles_n the_o v._o of_o france_n marry_v magaret_n of_o bourbon_n sister_n to_o jane_n queen_n of_o france_n and_o raise_v his_o house_n to_o a_o great_a splendour_n by_o that_o royal_a alliance_n &_o advance_v much_o the_o party_n of_o the_o french_a against_o the_o english_a 5._o john_n of_o albret_n and_o catherine_n de_fw-fr foix_n have_v a_o son_n call_v henry_n who_o be_v king_n of_o navarra_n and_o marry_v margaret_n sister_n to_o francis_n the_o first_o of_o france_n by_o who_o he_o have_v jane_n inheritrix_n of_o navarra_n jane_n be_v marry_v to_o antony_n of_o bourbon_n be_v by_o he_o mother_n of_o henry_n the_o iv_o of_o france_n father_n to_o lewis_n the_o xiii_o and_o grandfather_n to_o lewis_n the_o fourteen_o thus_o that_o house_n of_o navarra_n be_v unite_v with_o two_o great_a house_n in_o france_n yet_o not_o royal_a that_o of_o foix_n and_o that_o of_o albret_n and_o after_o to_o the_o royal_a house_n of_o bourbon_n and_o become_v so_o powerful_a in_o france_n that_o her_o possession_n from_o these_o three_o house_n much_o exceed_v the_o kingdom_n of_o navarra_n hence_o it_o be_v manifest_a how_o the_o last_o king_n of_o navarra_n by_o the_o interest_n of_o their_o alliance_n and_o estate_n be_v oblige_v to_o follow_v the_o party_n of_o france_n now_o it_o happen_v an._n 1510._o after_o that_o lewis_n the_o xii_o have_v humble_v the_o venetian_n by_o the_o victory_n of_o aignadel_n and_o bring_v terror_n among_o all_o the_o prince_n of_o italy_n that_o pope_n julius_n the_o ii_o fall_v out_o with_o lewis_n and_o prosecute_v the_o quarrel_n with_o such_o animosity_n lewis_n on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v as_o fierce_a as_o he_o that_o the_o contention_n grow_v almost_o into_o a_o schism_n julius_n excommunicate_v all_o that_o take_v part_n with_o lewis_n and_o put_v a_o interdict_v as_o they_o call_v it_o upon_o
alphonsus_n possess_v any_o thing_n in_o it_o 6._o rené_fw-fr die_v a_o 1480._o although_o his_o daughter_n yoland_n duchess_n of_o lorraine_n have_v leave_v child_n he_o leave_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o county_n of_o provence_n and_o of_o his_o right_n upon_o naples_n charles_n count_n du_fw-fr maine_n son_n to_o his_o brother_n of_o the_o same_o name_n and_o title_n and_o charles_n die_v likewise_o without_o issue_n leave_v lewis_n the_o xi_o his_o heir_n in_o all_o his_o state_n and_o the_o king_n of_o france_n successor_n to_o lewis_n lewis_n neglect_v to_o go_v to_o naples_n hold_v by_o ferdinand_n bastard_n of_o that_o alphonsus_n and_o by_o his_o child_n content_v himself_o to_o hold_v provence_n but_o his_o son_n charles_n the_o viii_o undertake_v the_o conquest_n of_o naples_n a_o 1493._o and_o after_o he_o lewis_z the_o xii_o and_o francis_n the_o i._o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n we_o shall_v see_v the_o several_a war_n partage_n and_o treaty_n between_o these_o two_o house_n for_o that_o kingdom_n so_o all_o the_o right_n of_o the_o house_n of_o france_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n be_v reduce_v to_o these_o head_n 1._o the_o investiture_n by_o urban_n the_o iv_o in_o favour_n of_o charles_n brother_n to_o st_n lewis_n a_o weak_a right_o if_o it_o be_v alone_o the_o french_a king_n have_v not_o succeed_v to_o that_o family_n by_o kindred_n for_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o any_o branch_n of_o the_o house_n of_o france_n do_v not_o therefore_o belong_v to_o france_n 2._o the_o adoption_n of_o lewis_n the_o first_o of_o the_o second_o house_n of_o anjou_n by_o queen_n jane_n the_o i._o by_o the_o counsel_n and_o leave_v of_o clement_n the_o vii_o who_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o france_n for_o a_o true_a pope_n by_o that_o adoption_n the_o right_a of_o naples_n fall_v to_o the_o house_n of_o anjou_n of_o which_o the_o french_a king_n have_v inherit_v 3._o the_o two_o adoption_n make_v by_o queen_n jane_n the_o ii_o first_o of_o lewis_n the_o iii_o duke_n of_o anjou_n and_o after_o he_o of_o his_o brother_n rené_fw-fr 4._o the_o will_n of_o charles_n count_n du_fw-fr maine_n who_o name_v lewis_n the_o xi_o his_o heir_n both_o of_o provence_n and_o of_o his_o right_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n and_o his_o successor_n king_n of_o france_n after_o he_o paragraphe_n viii_o of_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n after_o the_o wrack_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n a_o 400._o all_o the_o country_n about_o the_o river_n of_o po_n towards_o the_o alps_n be_v take_v by_o theodorick_n goth_n and_o keep_v by_o his_o child_n till_o about_o the_o year_n 550._o that_o they_o be_v recover_v by_o belisarius_n and_o narses_n two_o captain_n of_o the_o emperor_n justinian_n but_o soon_o after_o the_o same_o country_n be_v win_v by_o the_o ostrogoth_n king_n of_o italy_n and_o again_o by_o the_o lombard_n who_o settle_v a_o great_a state_n there_o and_o maintain_v it_o till_o the_o time_n of_o charlemain_n who_o destroy_v it_o an_z 774._o after_o which_o time_n all_o the_o town_n of_o those_o part_n be_v imperial_a belong_v to_o whosoever_o have_v the_o empire_n of_o the_o west_n the_o house_n of_o charlemain_n be_v degenerate_v and_o have_v lose_v the_o empire_n after_o the_o year_n 900._o the_o empire_n be_v dispute_v between_o the_o italian_a and_o the_o german_a prince_n for_o 50_o year_n in_o the_o end_n the_o german_n have_v prevail_v in_o the_o person_n of_o otho_n the_o i_o &_o the_o emperor_n his_o successor_n have_v choose_v the_o seat_n of_o their_o empire_n in_o germany_n and_o be_v at_o odds_o many_o time_n with_o the_o pope_n their_o power_n sensible_o decay_v in_o italy_n and_o great_a part_n of_o the_o town_n of_o lombardy_n slip_v out_o of_o their_o dominion_n and_o choose_v to_o themselves_o italian_a lord_n the_o emperor_n retain_v the_o shadow_n only_o of_o sovereignty_n many_o also_o choose_v liberty_n &_o a_o popular_a state_n as_o sienna_n pisa_n florence_n genoa_n and_o other_o in_o these_o confusion_n the_o city_n of_o milan_n be_v usurp_v by_o the_o viscount_n of_o angleria_n a_o small_a place_n in_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n who_o maintain_v themselves_o about_o six_o hundred_o year_n under_o that_o name_n and_o quality_n of_o viscount_n until_o the_o year_n 1497._o that_o the_o emperor_n wenceslaus_n not_o friderick_n as_o gassan_n say_v erect_v milan_n into_o a_o duchy_n the_o first_o duke_n be_v galeas_n the_o iii_o who_o have_v marry_v isabel_n daughter_n to_o john_n king_n of_o france_n that_o galeas_n have_v three_o son_n john_n maria_n that_o succeed_v he_o and_o die_v without_o issue_n philip_n maria_n that_o succeed_v his_o brother_n who_o likewise_o die_v without_o issue_n leave_v a_o bastard_n daughter_n name_v bona_n marry_v to_o francis_n sforza_n a_o soldier_n of_o fortune_n but_o a_o gallant_a man_n that_o first_o duke_n galeas_n beside_o these_o two_o son_n have_v a_o daughter_n call_v valentina_n marry_v to_o lewis_n duke_n of_o orleans_n son_n to_o charles_n the_o v._o king_n of_o france_n an_z 1398._o her_o father_n give_v she_o the_o county_n of_o ast_n for_o her_o portion_n with_o a_o million_o of_o liver_n wherewith_o the_o county_n of_o blois_n be_v buy_v chasteauduro_n soissons_fw-fr and_o other_o lordship_n and_o by_o the_o contract_n of_o matrimony_n it_o be_v declare_v that_o if_o the_o masculine_a line_n of_o galeas_n shall_v fail_v valentina_n and_o her_o child_n shall_v succeed_v in_o the_o duchy_n it_o be_v true_a that_o this_o clause_n have_v this_o great_a defect_n that_o the_o duchy_n be_v establish_v a_o masculine_a fee_n galeas_n can_v not_o make_v it_o feminine_a without_o the_o emperor_n leave_n which_o be_v not_o demand_v because_o the_o empire_n be_v then_o vacant_a by_o the_o degradation_n of_o wenceslaus_n who_o the_o elector_n depose_v for_o his_o idleness_n but_o it_o be_v pretend_v that_o the_o pope_n benedict_n the_o xiii_o who_o then_o have_v his_o see_n at_o avignon_n approve_v that_o contract_n for_o that_o right_a the_o pope_n challenge_n in_o the_o vacancy_n of_o the_o empire_n howsoever_o john_n maria_n and_o philip_n maria_n be_v dead_a without_o lawful_a issue_n none_o have_v more_o right_a to_o that_o succession_n than_o the_o child_n of_o valentina_n but_o that_o succession_n fall_v in_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o confusion_n of_o france_n under_o charles_n the_o vii_o when_o the_o two_o son_n of_o valentina_n charles_n duke_n of_o orleans_n &_o john_n count_n of_o angoulesme_fw-fr be_v prisoner_n in_o england_n where_o the_o elder_a remain_v five_o and_o twenty_o year_n and_o the_o second_o well_o nigh_o thirty_o in_o that_o long_a time_n it_o be_v easy_a for_o francis_n sforza_n who_o have_v marry_v bona_n the_o bastard_n daughter_n of_o duke_n philip_n maria_n to_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o milan_n of_o which_o he_o procure_v and_o obtain_v the_o investiture_n from_o the_o emperor_n friderick_n the_o iv_o this_o francis_n sforza_n have_v two_o son_n who_o he_o leave_v to_o the_o tuition_n of_o his_o brother_n ludovick_n sforza_n so_o famous_a in_o the_o history_n of_o milan_n who_o have_v make_v away_o his_o pupil_n seize_v upon_o the_o state_n of_o milan_n and_o be_v expel_v out_o of_o it_o by_o lewis_n the_o xii_o king_n of_o france_n and_o since_o be_v take_v &_o carry_v to_o loches_n where_o he_o die_v in_o prison_n he_o leave_v two_o son_n maximilian_n who_o be_v restore_v by_o the_o swisser_n and_o since_o take_v by_o francis_n the_o i._o and_o die_v in_o france_n his_o other_o son_n be_v francis_n sforza_n the_o second_o who_o die_v without_o issue_n 1534._o so_o that_o house_n of_o sforza_n maintain_v the_o usurpation_n of_o mi._n an_o well_o nigh_o a_o hundred_o year_n among_o many_o war_n and_o division_n the_o lawful_a right_n remain_v still_o in_o the_o house_n of_o orleans_n with_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o county_n of_o ast_n which_o be_v part_n of_o that_o duchy_n but_o that_o right_o can_v not_o be_v prosecute_v 1._o in_o the_o desolation_n of_o the_o house_n of_o orleans_n and_o the_o great_a division_n between_o that_o house_n and_o the_o house_n of_o burgundy_n 2._o in_o the_o long_a inprisonment_n of_o the_o two_o prince_n of_o orleans_n 3._o in_o the_o great_a trouble_n of_o the_o state_n of_o france_n almost_o all_o the_o reign_n of_o charles_n the_o vii_o 4._o beside_o lewis_n the_o xi_o have_v many_o other_o business_n all_o his_o time_n neither_o do_v he_o love_v the_o house_n of_o orleans_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o his_o blood_n and_o of_o all_o thing_n he_o hate_v the_o war_n of_o italy_n whither_o he_o will_v never_o go_v neither_o for_o the_o conquest_n of_o naples_n nor_o for_o the_o receive_v the_o city_n of_o genoa_n that_o give_v herself_o to_o he_o 5._o all_o the_o time_n of_o charles_n the_o viii_o be_v spend_v in_o civil_a war_n or_o in_o the_o conquest_n
that_o race_n hold_v it_o but_o the_o last_o of_o they_o robert_z be_v divest_v of_o they_o by_o his_o nephew_n king_n robert_n son_n to_z hugh_z capet_n and_o it_o be_v reunite_v to_o the_o crown_n all_o that_o be_v before_o the_o two_o family_n of_o burgundy_n of_o which_o we_o be_v to_o speak_v to_o discuss_v the_o right_n which_o the_o spaniard_n pretend_v upon_o that_o piece_n of_o the_o french_a state_n 3._o so_o then_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o first_o race_n two_o royal_a family_n have_v possess_v the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n the_o first_o begin_v by_o robert_n young_a brother_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o and_o son_n to_o king_n robert_n to_o he_o his_o brother_n henry_n give_v that_o duchy_n in_o the_o year_n 1032._o that_o family_n continue_v from_o male_a to_o male_n without_o any_o interruption_n of_o female_a succession_n until_o the_o death_n of_o the_o last_o duke_n philip_n dead_a without_o issue_n an._n 1362._o then_o king_n john_n at_o that_o time_n reign_v in_o france_n seizd-upon_a that_o piece_n as_o a_o apanage_n so_o the_o french_a call_v the_o portion_n of_o the_o son_n of_o france_n which_o be_v to_o return_v to_o the_o crown_n when_o heir_n male_a fail_v that_o apanage_n then_o be_v return_v to_o the_o crown_n king_n john_n bestow_v it_o in_o the_o same_o nature_n upon_o his_o four_o son_n philip._n this_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o second_o house_n of_o burgundy_n which_o have_v four_o duke_n only_o successive_o this_o philip_n call_v le_fw-fr hardy_n invest_v by_o his_o father_n than_o john_n the_o three_o philip_n le_fw-fr bon_fw-fr the_o last_o charles_n kill_v before_o nancy_n an._n 1477._o who_o leave_v his_o daughter_n mary_n his_o universal_a heir_n she_o be_v marry_v to_o maximilian_n of_o austria_n since_o emperor_n and_o so_o carry_v all_o her_o estate_n into_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n from_o that_o marriage_n come_v philip_n archduke_n marry_v with_o jane_n inheritrix_n of_o all_o spain_n and_o by_o she_o have_v two_o son_n charles_n the_o v._o and_o ferdinand_n emperor_n founder_n of_o the_o two_o family_n of_o austria_n that_o now_o reign_v 4._o after_o the_o death_n of_o charles_n kill_v before_o nancy_n lewis_n the_o xi_o seize_v upon_o the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n as_o a_o apanage_n of_o france_n return_v to_o the_o crown_n although_o mary_n and_o her_o husband_n maximilian_n allege_v that_o the_o duchy_n have_v be_v give_v to_o philip_n the_o hardy_a by_o his_o father_n king_n john_n as_o a_o absolute_a gift_n without_o any_o restriction_n of_o masculine_a descent_n that_o question_n though_o agitate_a on_o both_o side_n will_v always_o remain_v undecided_a the_o french_a king_n maintain_v themselves_o in_o that_o possession_n charles_n the_o v._o grandchild_n to_o that_o mary_n ground_v himself_o upon_o that_o right_n which_o we_o will_v declare_v afterward_o require_v by_o the_o treaty_n of_o madrid_n that_o the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n shall_v be_v restore_v to_o he_o as_o he_o by_o his_o grandmother_n right_a and_o take_v from_o she_o by_o lewis_n the_o xi_o but_o after_o the_o return_n of_o francis_n the_o i_o that_o treaty_n be_v declare_v void_a as_o be_v contrary_a to_o all_o right_n of_o nation_n which_o disannul_v treaty_n make_v in_o prison_n and_o extort_a by_o violence_n &_o contrary_a to_o the_o municilpal_a law_n of_o the_o state_n of_o france_n which_o constitute_v the_o king_n to_o be_v always_o minor_n that_o be_v uncapable_a of_o absolute_a disposition_n as_o for_o the_o alienation_n of_o their_o dominion_n so_o the_o article_n of_o that_o treatise_n concern_v the_o restitution_n of_o burgundy_n remain_v null_a though_o sign_v by_o the_o king_n beside_o the_o state_n general_n of_o the_o kingdom_n protest_v to_o the_o king_n that_o it_o be_v never_o in_o his_o power_n to_o alienate_v any_o province_n of_o his_o state_n without_o their_o consent_n which_o last_o opposition_n be_v of_o such_o force_n that_o since_o neither_o in_o the_o treaty_n of_o cambray_n nor_o in_o that_o of_o crespy_n in_o valois_n in_o which_o several_a piece_n be_v yield_v unto_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n any_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o burgundy_n yet_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n take_v still_o the_o title_n of_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n so_o much_o for_o the_o fact_n we_o will_v now_o examine_v the_o right_n 5._o it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o severity_n of_o apanage_n for_o the_o male_n only_o to_o the_o exclusion_n of_o female_n be_v not_o in_o use_n among_o the_o french_a but_o since_o the_o time_n of_o philip_n de_fw-fr valois_n who_o begin_v to_o reign_v an._n 1328_o for_o remount_v high_o to_o hugh_n capet_n we_o find_v not_o that_o exclusion_n of_o female_n from_o succession_n save_v the_o ordinary_a preference_n of_o the_o male_n before_o they_o and_o the_o female_n be_v admit_v heir_n in_o all_o kind_n of_o estate_n whether_o give_v by_o the_o king_n or_o by_o other_o yea_o many_o time_n the_o house_n of_o the_o son_n of_o france_n have_v end_v in_o female_n that_o have_v transport_v their_o estate_n to_o other_o family_n as_o it_o appear_v in_o that_o of_o dreux_n of_o vermandois_n of_o courtenay_n and_o of_o other_o but_o since_o the_o time_n of_o philip_n de_fw-fr valois_n no_o son_n of_o france_n have_v any_o apanage_n but_o upon_o that_o condition_n which_o be_v evident_a in_o that_o all_o the_o apanage_n be_v return_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o extinction_n of_o male_n to_o the_o exclusion_n of_o female_n as_o those_o of_o anjou_n berry_n alencon_n and_o other_o yea_o although_o that_o first_o house_n of_o burgundy_n be_v much_o ancient_a and_o have_v begin_v almost_o with_o the_o three_o race_n yet_o as_o it_o be_v the_o first_o and_o most_o important_a apanage_v we_o have_v in_o the_o history_n thereof_o a_o example_n of_o the_o exclusion_n of_o female_n and_o settle_v the_o inheritance_n in_o the_o male_n hugh_z the_o iv_o of_o that_o name_n duke_n of_o burgundy_n have_v three_o son_n eude_v his_o elder_a john_n lord_n of_o charrolois_n and_o robert_n the_o ii_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n eude_n be_v marry_v in_o his_o father_n life_n time_n die_v before_o he_o and_o leave_v three_o daughter_n joland_n margaret_n and_z alice_z or_o alix_n john_n the_o second_o son_n be_v marry_v and_o die_v likewise_o before_o his_o father_n leave_v a_o daughter_n beatrix_n of_o burgundy_n lady_n of_o bourbon_n this_o be_v the_o lady_n who_o be_v marry_v with_o robert_n son_n to_o saint_n lewis_n give_v a_o beginning_n to_o the_o house_n of_o bourbon_n when_o eude_v the_o iv_o die_v it_o seem_v that_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o first_o or_o second_o of_o his_o son_n shall_v have_v inherit_v by_o the_o right_n of_o representation_n of_o their_o father_n but_o they_o be_v exclude_v from_o it_o by_o their_o uncle_n robert_n who_o enjoy_v it_o and_o his_o heir_n male_a peaceable_o though_o these_o four_o daughter_n have_v be_v marry_v in_o great_a and_o potent_a house_n 6._o philip_n the_o last_o duke_n of_o that_o race_n be_v dead_a king_n john_n take_v the_o duchy_n in_o his_o possession_n yet_o do_v not_o reunite_v it_o to_o the_o crown_n but_o present_o give_v it_o to_o his_o four_o son_n philip_n le_fw-fr hardy_n who_o he_o especial_o love_v because_o he_o have_v save_v his_o life_n in_o the_o battle_n of_o poitiers_n though_o he_o be_v then_o very_o young_a he_o give_v it_o he_o by_o a_o long_a charter_n which_o indeed_o contain_v not_o in_o express_a term_n the_o exception_n of_o female_a heir_n but_o conferr_v it_o upon_o he_o with_o the_o same_o right_n by_o which_o himself_o come_v by_o it_o and_o by_o which_o he_o possess_v it_o term_n which_o have_v cause_v difficulty_n because_o john_n can_v be_v say_v to_o succeed_v to_o it_o by_o two_o right_n the_o one_o as_o king_n the_o other_o as_o the_o next_o heir-male_n of_o the_o last_o duke_n if_o he_o succeed_v to_o it_o as_o king_n the_o duchy_n be_v a_o apanage_n return_v to_o the_o crown_n in_o defect_n of_o heir-male_a then_o without_o doubt_n it_o be_v settle_v upon_o his_o son_n philip_n as_o a_o masculine_a apanage_n both_o because_o his_o father_n give_v it_o he_o with_o the_o same_o right_n by_o wh_z ch_o himself_z have_v get_v it_o and_o because_o the_o severe_a law_n of_o apanage_n be_v already_o in_o use_n from_o philip_n de_fw-fr valois_n father_n to_o john_n and_o never_o be_v interrupt_v since_o 7._o but_o king_n john_n say_v the_o spaniard_n inherit_v of_o the_o last_o duke_n as_o the_o next_o of_o blood_n and_o his_o heir_n ab_fw-la intestato_fw-la because_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o genealogy_n of_o that_o first_o race_n of_o burgundy_n that_o robert_n the_o two_o he_o that_o have_v exclude_v his_o four_o niece_n be_v father_n to_o hugh_n the_o v._o who_o die_v without_o issue_n and_o of_o eude_n the_o iv_o both_o
successive_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n this_o last_o be_v grandfather_n to_o philip_n the_o last_o duke_n who_o end_v the_o masuline_a line_n but_o that_o robert_n the_o ii_o have_v three_o daughter_n beside_o margaret_n wife_n to_o king_n lewis_n hutin_n whence_o come_v the_o house_n of_o navarra_n jane_n wife_n to_o king_n philip_n de_fw-fr valois_n and_o mother_n to_o king_n john_n and_o mary_n wife_n to_o edward_n count_n of_o bar._n they_o say_v then_o that_o after_o the_o death_n of_o philip_n the_o last_o duke_n king_n john_n take_v that_o duchy_n by_o the_o right_n of_o his_o mother_n jane_n which_o right_o he_o transport_v to_o his_o son_n philip_n le_fw-fr hardy_n without_o any_o mention_n of_o masculine_a apanage_n whereby_o they_o will_v have_v it_o evident_a that_o female_n may_v inherit_v it_o 8._o against_o that_o pretend_a right_o which_o be_v very_o much_o dispute_v in_o the_o treaty_n of_o madrid_n the_o french_a have_v strong_a exception_n the_o first_o be_v that_o from_o the_o time_n of_o philip_n de_fw-fr valois_n within_o which_o that_o gift_n be_v make_v no_o son_n of_o france_n have_v any_o great_a apanage_v but_o with_o that_o restriction_n against_o which_o whatsoever_o king_n john_n may_v have_v say_v or_o do_v and_o he_o be_v a_o very_a imprudent_a and_o rash_a man_n he_o can_v do_v no_o valuable_a deed_n to_o the_o detriment_n of_o the_o state_n or_o against_o the_o fundamental_a law_n the_o second_o reason_n be_v that_o since_o we_o see_v by_o the_o example_n of_o hugh_n the_o iv_o that_o female_n be_v exclude_v from_o that_o succession_n we_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o john_n do_v not_o succeed_v by_o right_a of_o his_o mother_n but_o as_o king_n receive_v a_o apanage_n devolve_v unto_o he_o the_o three_o reason_n be_v that_o king_n john_n be_v not_o the_o next_o heir_n in_o blood_n for_o by_o proximity_n of_o blood_n the_o child_n of_o the_o elder_a daughter_n which_o be_v margaret_n wife_n to_o king_n lewis_n hutin_n shall_v have_v succeed_v not_o king_n john_n who_o be_v son_n to_o the_o second_o now_o that_o succession_n fall_v when_o that_o wicked_a man_n charles_n king_n of_o navarra_n grandchild_n to_o that_o margaret_n be_v in_o his_o strength_n who_o if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o life_n in_o that_o title_n will_v not_o have_v fail_v to_o have_v set_v it_o up_o for_o burgundy_n be_v better_a than_o all_o his_o navarra_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o estate_n and_o yet_o that_o stir_a man_n do_v not_o stir_v that_o point_n or_o it_o be_v so_o slight_o that_o he_o leave_v off_o present_o but_o hot_o pursue_v a_o recompense_n for_o the_o county_n of_o champagne_n and_o brie_n which_o by_o right_n belong_v to_o his_o mother_n jane_n daughter_n to_o lewis_n hutin_n son_n to_o jane_n countess_n of_o champagne_n and_o brie_n queen_n of_o navarra_n wife_n to_o philip_n le_fw-fr bel._n by_o all_o this_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n be_v settle_v upon_o philip_n le_fw-fr hardy_n his_o son_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o true_a masculine_a apanage_n paragraphe_n iu._n of_o the_o town_n of_o metz_n thoul_n and_o verdun_n by_o the_o partage_n so_o famous_a among_o the_o son_n of_o lewis_n the_o meek_a a_o 843._o it_o be_v certain_a that_o all_o that_o be_v beyond_o the_o river_n mosa_n towards_o germany_n be_v cut_v off_o from_o that_o which_o retain_v the_o name_n of_o kingdom_n of_o france_n and_o that_o these_o three_o town_n remain_v imperial_a but_o mosa_n be_v the_o bind_v of_o these_o two_o state_n the_o empire_n and_o the_o kingdom_n yet_o by_o a_o infinity_n of_o war_n usurpation_n and_o treaty_n that_o bind_v and_o other_o limit_n between_o the_o two_o state_n be_v often_o change_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o weakness_n and_o declination_n of_o the_o house_n of_o charlemain_n most_o part_n of_o the_o city_n and_o lordship_n of_o the_o empire_n do_v canton_n themselves_o and_o make_v themselves_o particular_a dominion_n under_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o some_o remain_v free_a other_o be_v subject_v to_o especial_a lord_n some_o lay_v some_o ecclesiastical_a all_o these_o make_v up_o now_o the_o great_a body_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o that_o nature_n be_v these_o three_o town_n metz_n thoul_n and_o verdun_n upon_o which_o the_o french_a king_n pretend_v no_o right_a till_o the_o time_n of_o henry_n the_o ii_o an._n 1550._o the_o protestant_n of_o germany_n call_v henry_n the_o ii_o to_o their_o help_n against_o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o v._o henry_n send_v they_o great_a auxiliary_a force_n by_o ann_n de_fw-fr montmorency_n constable_n of_o france_n who_o in_o his_o way_n seize_v upon_o thoul_n and_o verdun_n &_o put_v garrison_n into_o they_o to_o assure_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o french_a force_n into_o germany_n the_o government_n of_o thoul_n be_v give_v to_o monsieur_n d'esclavole_n lieutenant_n of_o the_o company_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n and_o charles_n cardinal_n of_o lorraine_n be_v restore_v to_o his_o lordship_n annex_v to_o the_o bishopric_n of_o verdun_n the_o king_n retain_v the_o sovereignty_n for_o himself_o which_o he_o think_v he_o can_v lawful_o do_v because_o the_o lord_n of_o it_o be_v his_o subject_n and_o have_v a_o estate_n in_o france_n and_o because_o the_o emperor_n be_v his_o declare_a enemy_n who_o estate_n he_o may_v invade_v in_o the_o same_o expedition_n the_o constable_n seize_v on_o the_o city_n of_o metz_n which_o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o v._o besiege_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n 1551._o but_o in_o vain_a since_o which_o time_n the_o french_a have_v enjoy_v these_o three_o city_n yet_o find_v their_o right_n somewhat_o weak_a they_o use_v it_o at_o the_o first_o with_o great_a moderation_n call_v themselves_o only_a guardian_n and_o protector_n of_o the_o same_o till_o lewis_n the_o xiii_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v altogether_o incorporate_v with_o france_n and_o in_o they_o have_v establish_v a_o sovereign_a court_n of_o parliament_n indeed_o these_o three_o town_n have_v of_o long_a continuance_n be_v imperial_a and_o be_v get_v by_o subtlety_n upon_o pretence_n of_o the_o surety_n of_o the_o passage_n the_o right_a of_o the_o french_a king_n in_o they_o shall_v be_v much_o more_o disputable_a then_o in_o many_o other_o place_n as_o themselves_o have_v confess_v in_o many_o of_o their_o instruction_n for_o the_o general_a treaty_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v say_v for_o the_o french_a that_o henry_n the_o ii_o take_v they_o as_o his_o enemy_n estate_n when_o he_o make_v war_n against_o the_o emperor_n that_o the_o emperor_n never_o make_v since_o any_o stipulation_n for_o the_o restitution_n of_o they_o in_o any_o treaty_n that_o the_o right_n of_o the_o empire_n on_o this_o side_n of_o rhine_n be_v so_o vanish_v and_o lose_v that_o the_o country_n seem_v now_o to_o be_v primum_fw-la occupanti_fw-la that_o holland_n also_o lorraine_n switzerland_n savoy_n french_fw-mi county_n daulphinée_n provence_n be_v imperial_a land_n and_o yet_o all_o these_o be_v slip_v from_o the_o empire_n by_o a_o prescription_n ground_v upon_o the_o weakness_n and_o neglect_n of_o the_o old_a sovereign_n also_o that_o the_o french_a king_n at_o the_o first_o declare_v themselves_o only_a protector_n and_o guardian_n of_o these_o town_n which_o if_o afterward_o they_o have_v incorporate_v to_o their_o state_n it_o be_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n see_v themselves_o desert_v and_o neglect_v by_o the_o empire_n final_o in_o that_o point_n the_o french_a think_v they_o may_v use_v the_o right_n of_o represal_n and_o that_o if_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n shall_v do_v they_o right_o about_o all_o their_o pretence_n there_o will_v be_v some_o reason_n why_o the_o emperor_n shall_v be_v content_v about_o these_o to_n paragraphe_n v._o of_o the_o town_n on_o the_o river_n of_o somme_n and_o other_o contain_v in_o the_o treaty_n of_o arras_n the_o four_o duke_n of_o the_o last_o house_n of_o burgundy_n be_v philip_n le_fw-fr hardy_n john_n philip_n le_fw-fr bon_fw-fr and_o charles_n john_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n philip_n le_fw-fr hardy_n a_o 1404._o cause_v great_a trouble_n in_o the_o state_n of_o france_n and_o cause_v his_o cousin_n german_n lewis_n duke_n of_o orleans_n to_o be_v slay_v an_z 1407._o whence_o spring_v those_o great_a division_n and_o war_n between_o those_o two_o house_n of_o which_o the_o history_n be_v full_a that_o john_n be_v slay_v at_o montereau_n foult-ronne_a by_o the_o command_n of_o charles_n the_o dolphin_n a_o 1419._o his_o son_n philip_n de_fw-fr bon_fw-fr pursue_v with_o great_a power_n and_o eagerness_n the_o vengeance_n of_o that_o death_n make_v league_n with_o the_o english_a and_o distress_a very_o much_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n in_o the_o end_n see_v himself_o ill_o use_v by_o the_o english_a he_o grow_v weary_a of_o their_o
the_o king_n either_o upon_o the_o land_n or_o in_o a_o boat_n that_o he_o leave_v to_o the_o king_n the_o choice_n of_o the_o arm_n that_o the_o vanquish_v shall_v give_v all_o his_o force_n to_o secure_v the_o sit_v of_o a_o council_n and_o to_o make_v war_n against_o the_o heretic_n and_o infidel_n that_o the_o king_n shall_v deposit_v the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n and_o himself_o that_o of_o milan_n to_o be_v the_o price_n of_o the_o victory_n the_o three_o offer_n be_v that_o if_o the_o king_n refuse_v these_o two_o condition_n he_o declare_v mortal_a war_n unto_o he_o till_o one_o of_o the_o two_o be_v make_v the_o poor_a gentleman_n of_o his_o kingdom_n the_o king_n purge_v himself_o to_o the_o pope_n by_o letter_n of_o all_o the_o emperor_n accusation_n the_o war_n grow_v hot_a in_o piedmont_n a_o 1536._o many_o exploit_n be_v do_v fâ—ssan_n be_v besiege_v by_o antonio_n de_fw-fr leva_n for_o the_o emperor_n and_o take_v the_o marquis_n of_o saluees_fw-la leave_v the_o king_n service_n and_o turn_n to_o the_o emperor_n who_o enter_v into_o provence_n and_o besiege_v marseille_n but_o in_o vain_a be_v defend_v by_o the_o king_n presence_n and_o by_o the_o generosity_n of_o ann_n de_fw-fr montmorency_n who_o since_o be_v constable_n of_o france_n the_o emperor_n be_v beat_v out_o of_o provence_n at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o count_n of_o nassau_n make_v some_o exploit_n in_o picardy_n for_o the_o emperor_n take_v guise_n besiege_v peronne_n but_o be_v repulse_v 4._o jean_n capell_n the_o king_n attorney_n general_n move_v the_o parliament_n that_o a_o process_n be_v make_v against_o charles_n as_o felon_n and_o traitor_n against_o his_o sovereign_n of_o who_o he_o beld_v the_o county_n of_o flanders_n artois_n and_o charolois_n in_o fee._n the_o court_n of_o peer_n hereupon_o assemble_v decree_n that_o charles_n shall_v be_v cite_v with_o sound_n of_o trumpet_n upon_o the_o frontier_n of_o his_o state_n to_o appear_v before_o they_o and_o he_o not_o appear_v he_o be_v condemn_v and_o his_o dominion_n depend_v from_o the_o crown_n be_v confiscate_v present_o after_o the_o king_n take_v many_o place_n in_o artois_n an._n 1538._o the_o pope_n paul_n the_o iii_o come_v to_o nice_a where_o both_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o king_n meet_v also_o the_o pope_n commune_v separately_z with_o each_o of_o they_o for_o he_o can_v not_o obtain_v of_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v see_v one_o another_o yet_o they_o conclude_v a_o truce_n for_o ten_o year_n that_o meeting_n be_v end_v the_o king_n return_v into_o france_n the_o emperor_n into_o spain_n but_o see_v the_o king_n by_o the_o way_n at_o acquesmorte_n they_o confirm_v the_o truce_n and_o be_v civil_a one_o to_o another_o short_o after_o the_o city_n of_o ghent_n be_v revolt_v and_o have_v kill_v their_o magistrate_n charles_n desire_v francis_n to_o give_v he_o passage_n through_o his_o land_n which_o the_o king_n grant_v he_o in_o that_o passage_n the_o emperor_n receive_v all_o the_o royal_a honour_n the_o king_n go_v to_o meet_v he_o at_o chastelleraut_v in_o that_o interview_n the_o emperor_n give_v the_o king_n some_o hope_n to_o give_v he_o satisfaction_n about_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n 6._o an._n 1641._o the_o king_n send_v antony_n rincot_n a_o spaniard_n that_o have_v take_v sanctuary_n in_o france_n to_o the_o turk_n and_o caesar_n fregosa_n to_o the_o venetian_n both_o be_v slay_v upon_o the_o river_n of_o po_n go_v to_o venice_n by_o boat_n this_o murder_n be_v do_v by_o the_o order_n of_o the_o marquis_n du_fw-fr guast_o governor_n of_o milan_n who_o hope_v thereby_o to_o get_v their_o paper_n and_o instruction_n but_o they_o have_v be_v send_v to_o venice_n another_o way_n the_o marquis_n be_v accuse_v and_o convict_v of_o the_o fact_n by_o those_o that_o execute_v it_o who_o be_v take_v at_o venice_n upon_o this_o the_o king_n break_v the_o truce_n of_o ten_o year_n the_o dolphin_n who_o be_v since_o henry_n the_o two_o fall_v upon_o the_o roussillon_n besiege_v perpignan_n but_o be_v repulse_v with_o loss_n charles_n duke_n of_o orleans_n seize_v upon_o lutzenburg_n the_o emperor_n on_o the_o other_o side_n make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o king_n of_o england_n enters_z picardy_n besiege_v landrecy_n but_o francis_n relieve_v it_o and_o drive_v the_o emperor_n from_o the_o siege_n barbaressa_fw-mi the_o turk_n come_v by_o sea_n to_o the_o king_n help_n take_v the_o town_n of_o nice_a waste_v those_o coast_n of_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n &_o go_v away_o have_v do_v little_a good_a to_o the_o french_a and_o ill_o satisfy_v of_o they_o have_v give_v a_o great_a matter_n of_o obloquy_n against_o francis_n to_o the_o christian_a prince_n in_o piedmont_n after_o many_o exploit_n on_o both_o side_n the_o famous_a battle_n of_o cerisoles_n be_v fight_v a_o 1544._o and_o win_v by_o the_o french_a the_o french_a general_n be_v the_o duke_n of_o anguien_v the_o spaniard_n the_o marquis_n du_fw-fr guast_o at_o this_o time_n ferdinand_n king_n of_o the_o roman_n brother_z to_z charles_n the_o emperor_n be_v sore_o press_v by_o the_o turk_n in_o hungary_n send_v a_o dominican_n friar_n his_o confessor_n to_o charles_n to_o exhort_v he_o to_o peace_n charles_n be_v persuade_v to_o it_o and_o francis_n also_o their_o deputy_n meet_v at_o st._n john_n des_fw-fr vignes_n in_o the_o suburb_n of_o soissons_fw-fr and_o begin_v a_o treaty_n which_o soon_o after_o be_v conclude_v at_o crespy_n in_o valois_n of_o which_o these_o be_v the_o chief_a condition_n that_o charles_n duke_n of_o orleans_n the_o king_n second_o son_n shall_v marry_v the_o emperor_n daughter_n or_o that_o of_o ferdinand_n king_n of_o the_o roman_n at_o the_o emperor_n choice_n within_o six_o year_n and_o for_o her_o portion_n that_o the_o emperor_n shall_v invest_v the_o say_a duke_n with_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n or_o the_o county_n of_o flanders_n or_o charolois_n or_o french_a county_n at_o the_o emperor_n choice_n likewise_o and_o that_o upon_o his_o investiture_n with_o one_o of_o these_o the_o king_n shall_v renounce_v all_o his_o claim_n to_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n that_o till_o there_o be_v child_n bear_v by_o that_o marriage_n if_o the_o emperor_n have_v before_o assign_v the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n for_o the_o lady_n portion_n he_o shall_v retain_v in_o his_o power_n the_o castle_n of_o milan_n and_o cremona_n that_o the_o king_n shall_v restore_v to_o charles_n duke_n of_o savoy_n all_o that_o he_o have_v take_v from_o he_o on_o both_o side_n of_o the_o alps_n yet_o that_o he_o may_v retain_v the_o citadel_n as_o long_o as_o the_o emperor_n keep_v the_o castle_n of_o milan_n and_o cremona_n that_o both_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o king_n shall_v restore_v all_o that_o they_o have_v take_v the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o since_o the_o truce_n make_v at_o nice_a by_o the_o pope_n mediation_n this_o treaty_n bear_v date_n of_o octob._n 18._o 1544._o and_o be_v execute_v but_o the_o king_n restore_v many_o more_o place_n than_o the_o emperor_n paragraphe_n vi_o from_o the_o treaty_n of_o crespy_n 1544_o to_o that_o of_o chasteau_fw-fr en_fw-fr cambresis_n a_o 1559._o francis_n outlive_v three_o year_n the_o treaty_n of_o crespy_n all_o which_o time_n he_o have_v no_o war_n with_o charles_n who_o have_v retire_v himself_o to_o bruxelles_n francis_n be_v dead_a his_o son_n henry_n the_o ii_o succeed_v he_o who_o also_o have_v no_o war_n with_o the_o emperor_n till_o the_o year_n 1550._o two_o accident_n make_v the_o old_a jealousy_n to_o break_v into_o open_a war._n 1._o the_o pope_n paul_n the_o iii_o have_v invest_v his_o bastard_n peter_n lewis_n farnesio_n with_o the_o town_n of_o parma_n and_o placentia_n which_o the_o emperor_n have_v yield_v to_o the_o church_n upon_o the_o claim_n of_o leo_n the_o x._o without_o much_o examine_v the_o pope_n right_a only_o because_o it_o have_v be_v so_o covenant_v when_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o emperor_n unite_v themselves_o to_o expel_v the_o french_a out_o of_o italy_n a_o 1521._o that_o investiture_n trouble_v charles_n afterward_o who_o pretend_v either_o that_o these_o town_n shall_v remain_v unite_v to_o the_o patrimony_n of_o the_o church_n or_o that_o in_o case_n of_o alienation_n they_o shall_v return_v to_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n now_o this_o peter_n lewis_n farnesio_n have_v make_v himself_o odious_a to_o his_o subject_n by_o his_o cruelty_n and_o impudicity_fw-la be_v slay_v by_o the_o people_n of_o placentia_n who_o put_v themselves_o under_o the_o emperor_n protection_n at_o the_o same_o time_n paul_n the_o iii_o be_v dead_a jules_n the_o iii_o that_o succeed_v he_o maintain_v at_o the_o first_o octavio_n son_n to_o peter_n lewis_n in_o the_o investiture_n of_o parma_n and_o placentia_n but_o soon_o after_o repent_v of_o that_o donation_n which_o he_o see_v to_o
the_o empire_n and_o the_o confusion_n rise_v in_o germany_n after_o there_o extinction_n of_o that_o race_n give_v a_o beginning_n to_o so_o many_o fee_n both_o secular_a and_o ecclesiastical_a which_o be_v now_o in_o germany_n the_o governor_n have_v make_v themselves_o lord_n and_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o great_a house_n now_o in_o be_v which_o nevertheless_o have_v go_v through_o many_o change_n some_o family_n be_v extinct_a and_o some_o fee_n sell_v transport_v or_o confiscate_v among_o these_o family_n one_o of_o the_o chief_a and_o indeed_o the_o most_o remarkable_a at_o this_o time_n be_v that_o of_o austria_n 3._o the_o french_a king_n of_o the_o first_o race_n possess_v a_o kingdom_n of_o vast_a extent_n which_o they_o divide_v into_o ostrick_n and_o westrick_n ostrick_n which_o by_o corruption_n and_o french_a termination_n be_v call_v austrasie_a be_v the_o eastern_a part_n and_o comprehend_v the_o country_n towards_o the_o river_n msa_n and_o beyond_o the_o rhine_n and_o as_o far_o as_o hungary_n westrick_n which_o by_o corruption_n be_v call_v neustria_n comprehend_v the_o western_a part_n from_o mosa_n towards_o britain_n these_o name_n be_v long_o preserve_v even_o to_o the_o age_n of_o charlemain_n and_o be_v lose_v by_o the_o new_a partage_n between_o the_o child_n of_o lewis_n the_o meek_a yet_o the_o name_n of_o neustria_n stick_v long_o to_o the_o western_a part_n which_o be_v now_o call_v normandy_n for_o britain_n be_v a_o state_n by_o itself_o the_o name_n of_o ostrick_n be_v lose_v by_o the_o same_o partage_n remain_v nevertheless_o to_o the_o most_o eastern_a part_n and_o the_o next_o to_o hungary_n and_o be_v that_o which_o we_o call_v austria_n a_o word_n corrupt_v from_o ostricke_n and_o ostenrick_n and_o be_v that_o province_n seat_v upon_o danubius_n where_o the_o capital_a city_n of_o vienna_n stand_v 4._o in_o that_o country_n otho_n the_o iii_o about_o the_o year_n 1000_o establish_v leopold_n a_o marquis_n that_o be_v a_o keeper_n of_o those_o march_n against_o the_o ordinary_a excursion_n of_o the_o hungarian_n that_o leopold_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o first_o house_n of_o marquess_n since_o duke_n of_o austria_n which_o continue_v till_o a_o certain_a friderick_n who_o go_v to_o the_o war_n of_o naples_n against_o charles_n brother_n of_o st._n lewis_n and_o be_v take_v with_o conradin_n a_o competitor_n of_o that_o kingdom_n be_v behead_v with_o he_o by_o his_o death_n without_o child_n austria_n return_v to_o the_o empire_n but_o wenceslaus_n king_n of_o bohemia_n seek_v to_o join_v it_o to_o his_o state_n and_o send_v thither_o his_o son_n ottocarus_n who_o have_v conspire_v against_o the_o empire_n with_o the_o hungarian_n be_v degrade_v and_o put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o emperor_n rudolphus_n of_o who_o we_o be_v now_o to_o speak_v 5._o by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o emperor_n friderick_n the_o second_o the_o great_a enemy_n of_o pope_n which_o be_v about_o the_o year_n 1231._o the_o faction_n be_v so_o great_a about_o a_o new_a election_n that_o there_o be_v a_o anarchy_n of_o twenty_o year_n and_o above_o under_o these_o titular_a emperor_n william_n earl_n of_o holland_n richard_z of_o england_n and_o alphonsus_n of_o spain_n in_o the_o end_n after_o many_o assembly_n and_o contention_n the_o elector_n give_v their_o vote_n to_o rudolphus_n earl_n of_o habsburg_n who_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o the_o whole_a empire_n that_o election_n be_v in_o the_o year_n 1255._o five_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o st._n lewis_n philip_n le_fw-fr hardy_n then_o reign_v in_o france_n 6._o between_o basel_n and_o soleurre_n canton_n of_o switzerland_n there_o be_v triestein_n castle_n the_o lord_n whereof_o have_v the_o title_n of_o count_n and_o by_o the_o woman_n inherit_v the_o county_n of_o habsburg_n and_o take_v the_o title_n of_o the_o same_o of_o that_o house_n be_v this_o rodolphus_n before_o who_o there_o be_v no_o certainty_n of_o the_o history_n of_o their_o house_n who_o by_o his_o virtue_n be_v elect_v emperor_n an._n 1275._o and_o dye_v in_o the_o 1291._o the_o duchy_n of_o austria_n be_v then_o vacant_a and_o ottocarus_n the_o bohemian_a have_v invade_v it_o and_o make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o hungarian_n against_o the_o empire_n rodolphus_n divest_v he_o of_o it_o and_o slay_v he_o and_o an._n 1282._o invest_v his_o son_n alber_n in_o the_o same_o in_o that_o albert_n we_o must_v take_v the_o birth_n of_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n and_o although_o that_o albert_n be_v also_o emperor_n from_o the_o year_n 1298._o till_o 1308_o yet_o his_o descent_n return_v not_o to_o that_o quality_n but_o 130._o year_n after_o and_o go_v for_o prince_n of_o the_o empire_n as_o other_o imperial_a family_n only_o in_o the_o time_n of_o pope_n john_n 22._o there_o be_v a_o great_a contention_n for_o the_o empire_n between_o friderick_n of_o austria_n and_o lewis_n of_o bavié_fw-fr the_o whole_a pedigree_n of_o thaâ—_n house_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o table_n of_o bertius_fw-la from_o the_o creation_n of_o rudolphus_n of_o habsburg_n an._n 1275._o to_o the_o year_n 1438._o when_v the_o empire_n enter_v so_o into_o that_o house_n that_o it_o do_v not_o come_v out_o since_o paragraphe_n iii_o so_o much_o be_v know_v then_o that_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n by_o the_o death_n of_o albert_n the_o first_o lose_v the_o empire_n and_o fall_v back_o into_o the_o state_n of_o a_o private_a principality_n and_o that_o less_o considerable_a than_o the_o house_n of_o saxony_n bavieres_n and_o luxemburg_n which_o furnish_v many_o emperor_n and_o so_o it_o continue_v till_o the_o emperor_n albert_n the_o ii_o sigismond_n the_o emperor_n of_o the_o house_n of_o luxemburg_n be_v son_n to_o charles_n the_o iv_o emperor_n and_o grandchild_n to_o john_n king_n of_o bohemia_n and_o that_o charles_n the_o iv_o be_v he_o that_o make_v the_o golden_a bull_n and_o establish_v a_o certain_a â—orm_n of_o imperial_a election_n this_o charles_n be_v grandchild_n to_o the_o emperor_n henry_n the_o vii_o head_n of_o the_o house_n of_o luxemburg_n sigismondâ—ad_v â—ad_z not_o male_a issue_n and_o give_v his_o only_a daughter_n elizabeth_n to_o albert_n of_o austria_n who_o after_o he_o death_n of_o his_o father_n in_o law_n be_v elect_v emperor_n an._n 1438._o and_o this_o house_n have_v ever_o since_o keep_v the_o empire_n from_o that_o year_n these_o emperor_n reign_v albert_n the_o ii_o who_o reign_v two_o year_n frideâ—ick_v the_o iii_o his_o cousin_n who_o reign_v 53_o year_n maximilian_n son_n of_o friderick_n who_o reign_v 26_o year_n charles_n the_o v._o who_o reign_v 36_o year_n ferdinand_n i._o brother_n to_o charles_n who_o â—eigned_v 9_o year_n maximilian_n son_n of_o ferlinand_n who_o reign_v 12_o year_n rodolphus_n ii_o son_n of_o maximilian_n who_o reign_v 36_o year_n mathias_n rother_n to_o adolphus_n who_o reign_v 7_o year_n ferdinand_n ii_o cousin_n to_o the_o two_o precedent_a emperor_n who_o reign_v 19_o year_n to_o he_o succee_v his_o son_n ferdinand_n iii_o who_o be_v the_o â—enth_n of_o that_o house_n from_o the_o year_n 1438._o to_o which_o if_o you_o add_v the_o three_o of_o ancient_a date_n â—here_o have_v be_v thirteen_o emperor_n of_o the_o â—ouse_n and_o name_n of_o austria_n that_o house_n may_v be_v consider_v either_o in_o her_o patrimonial_a estate_n which_o she_o hold_v in_o germany_n before_o her_o greatness_n or_o in_o her_o grerising_n which_o spring_v out_o of_o three_o head_n 1._o the_o marriage_n of_o maximilian_n with_o maâ—â—_n the_o inheritrix_n of_o the_o seventeen_o province_n 〈◊〉_d netherlands_n franche_fw-mi county_n and_o the_o goodâ—_n not_o masculine_a of_o the_o house_n of_o burgundy_n 2._o the_o marriage_n of_o philip_n son_n of_o maximiliaâ—_n and_o mary_n of_o burgundy_n with_o jane_n the_o inhertrix_n of_o spain_n and_o by_o consequent_a of_o sicily_n nâ—ples_n and_o the_o west_n indies_n and_o soon_o after_o of_o poâ—tugal_n and_o the_o east_n indies_n 3._o the_o marriage_n of_o ferdinand_n brother_n 〈◊〉_d charles_n the_o v._o with_o anne_n the_o inheritrix_n 〈◊〉_d the_o kingdom_n of_o bohemia_n and_o hungari_n the_o great_a estate_n of_o that_o house_n be_v accrue_v to_o they_o by_o these_o way_n we_o will_v speaâ—_n here_o of_o the_o patrimonial_a dominion_n of_o thâ—_n house_n of_o austria_n reserve_v the_o rest_n for_o thâ—_n follow_v paragraphes_n the_o patrimony_n of_o the_o house_n of_o austrâ—â—_n whole_o seat_v in_o germany_n and_o upon_o the_o râ—ver_n danubius_n have_v on_o the_o south_n the_o mountain_n of_o tirolis_n and_o towards_o the_o rhinâ—_n alsatia_n bound_v eastward_o with_o hunger_n and_o poland_n southward_o by_o the_o venetian_n westward_o by_o the_o swisser_n and_o northward_o by_o many_o prince_n of_o germany_n that_o estate_n compose_v with_o many_o piece_n which_o be_v unite_v in_o one_o body_n as_o it_o follow_v 1._o the_o emperor_n rodolphus_n of_o habsburg_n have_v overcome_v and_o
slay_v ottocarus_n son_n of_o wenceslaus_n king_n of_o bohemia_n give_v to_o his_o son_n albert_n the_o duchy_n of_o austria_n where_o vienna_n stand_v the_o duchy_n of_o stiria_n where_o the_o town_n of_o gratz_n stand_v the_o lordship_n of_o carniola_n and_o windismark_n otherwise_o the_o march_n of_o slaponia_n and_o portenan_n in_o the_o country_n of_o friuli_n wherein_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n be_v a_o neighbour_n to_o the_o venetian_n this_o be_v the_o first_o patrimony_n of_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n of_o which_o albert_n be_v invest_v by_o his_o father_n at_o ausburg_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o general_n state_n of_o germany_n 2._o in_o the_o year_n 1283._o henry_n marquesse_n of_o burgan_n in_o suevia_n between_o vlm_n and_o ausburg_n be_v dead_a without_o child_n the_o same_o emperor_n rudolphus_n give_v that_o marquisat_n to_o his_o son_n 3._o albert_n the_o iii_o duke_n of_o austria_n grandthild_n to_o the_o first_o albert_n be_v make_v heir_n with_o his_o brother_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o carinthia_n and_o â—he_v duchy_n of_o tirol_n within_o the_o alps_n near_o â—taly_a by_o margaret_n daughter_n to_o duke_n henryâ—s_n â—s_z she_o near_a kinsman_n by_o their_o grandmother_n elizabeth_n sister_n to_o the_o say_v henry_n and_o wife_n to_o albert_n the_o first_o and_o because_o the_o house_n of_o bavieres_n lay_v a_o claim_n to_o the_o county_n of_o tirol_n the_o say_a house_n renounce_v it_o by_o agreement_n ann._n 1362._o 4._o the_o county_n of_o ferretta_n be_v a_o little_a country_n above_o the_o french_a county_n near_o basel_n and_o on_o this_o side_n of_o the_o rhine_n it_o come_v tâ—_n the_o house_n austria_n by_o jane_n wife_n to_o albert_n thâ—_n ii_o duke_n of_o austria_n daughter_n and_o heir_n oâ—_n ulrich_n earl_n of_o ferretta_n about_o the_o yeaâ—_n 1358._o 5._o leopold_n duke_n of_o austria_n buy_v of_o agoâ—_n count_n of_o friburg_n in_o brisgau_n towards_o alstia_n the_o signory_n of_o that_o town_n and_o some_o other_o towards_o the_o grison_n 6._o friderick_n the_o three_o in_o the_o year_n 1458._o after_o the_o death_n of_o ulrich_n count_n of_o cibey_n deaâ—_n without_o child_n seize_v upon_o that_o county_n and_o unite_v it_o with_o the_o duchy_n 〈◊〉_d stiria_n 7._o maximilian_n the_o first_o in_o the_o year_n 1501_o seize_v upon_o the_o county_n of_o goricia_n vacanâ—_n by_o the_o death_n of_o count_n leonard_n so_o all_o these_o piece_n make_v up_o the_o ancient_a patrimony_n of_o austria_n which_o have_v many_o time_n be_v distract_v and_o divide_v for_o to_o make_v portion_n to_o thâ—_n young_a and_o yet_o at_o this_o time_n the_o count_n of_o burgau_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o branch_n of_o that_o house_n which_o bear_v the_o title_n of_o marquis_n burgau_n and_o the_o county_n of_o tirol_n belong_v tâ—_n the_o child_n of_o the_o late_a archduke_n leopold_n brother_n to_o the_o emperor_n ferdinand_n the_o ii_o paragraphe_n iu._n to_o make_v up_o the_o greatness_n of_o austria_n six_o of_o the_o great_a house_n of_o europe_n have_v meet_v in_o one_o austria_n burgundy_n castilia_n arragon_n hungary_n and_o portugal_n 1._o of_o that_o of_o austria_n we_o have_v speak_v before_o 2._o the_o house_n of_o burgundy_n be_v found_v in_o the_o person_n of_o philip_n four_o son_n to_o king_n john_n of_o france_n who_o die_v in_o the_o year_n 1363._o leave_v to_o his_o son_n philip_n the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n he_o and_o his_o three_o successor_n john_n philip_n the_o good_a and_o charles_n slay_v before_o naney_n gather_v many_o province_n by_o marriage_n purchase_n gift_n and_o usurpation_n whence_o that_o great_a estate_n of_o the_o house_n of_o burgundy_n be_v frame_v four_o main_a piece_n whereof_o depend_v from_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o france_n namely_o the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n the_o county_n of_o flanders_n with_o the_o town_n of_o lilo_o douai_n and_o orche_n the_o county_n of_o artor_n and_o that_o of_o charalois_n the_o rest_n he_o hold_v from_o the_o empire_n french_fw-mi county_n the_o four_o dutchy_n of_o netherlands_n luxemburg_n limburg_n brabant_n and_o gueldres_n the_o county_n of_o hainault_n namur_n holland_n zealand_n zutsen_n mechlen_n west-fresland_a over-issel_a and_o groninghen_n and_o in_o the_o year_n 1528._o the_o bp._n of_o utrecht_n yield_v to_o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o v._o the_o lordship_n of_o utrecht_n and_o his_o claim_n in_o over-issel_a because_o he_o be_v not_o strong_a enough_o to_o maintain_v it_o against_o the_o duke_n of_o gelder_n his_o enemy_n after_o the_o death_n of_o charles_n kill_v before_o nancy_n mary_n his_o only_a daughter_n pretend_v to_o his_o whole_a succession_n but_o lewis_n the_o xi_o king_n of_o france_n seize_v upon_o the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n pretend_v that_o it_o be_v a_o masculine_a fee_n give_v by_o king_n john_n to_o his_o son_n philip_n le_fw-fr hardy_n for_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n male_a for_o the_o reason_n which_o we_o shall_v represent_v in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n all_o the_o rest_n by_o right_n remain_v with_o mary_n of_o burgundy_n even_o the_o county_n of_o charolois_n almost_o enclose_v within_o the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n although_o the_o french_a will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v a_o fee_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n as_o the_o duchy_n yet_o because_o it_o be_v find_v that_o it_o have_v be_v purchase_v from_o the_o house_n of_o armagnae_fw-la by_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n it_o be_v leave_v to_o mary_n and_o since_o that_o time_n during_o the_o civil_a confusion_n and_o the_o war_n with_o spain_n the_o french_a have_v seize_v upon_o it_o yet_o they_o restore_v it_o to_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n by_o the_o treaty_n of_o veruins_n ann._n 1598._o save_v only_o the_o resorâ—_n and_o dependence_n upon_o the_o parliament_n oâ—_n dijon_n 3_o the_o house_n of_o castilia_n be_v a_o offspring_n oâ—_n that_o of_o navarra_n for_o sanchez_n king_n of_o navarra_n divide_v all_o that_o he_o hold_v in_o spain_n to_o hiâ—_n three_o child_n garcias_n the_o elder_a have_v navarra_n sanchez_n king_n of_o navarra_n divide_v all_o that_o he_o hold_v in_o spain_n to_o his_o three_o child_n garcias_n the_o elder_a have_v navarra_n ferdinand_n castilia_n and_o ramires_n arragon_n of_o these_o king_n the_o life_n and_o action_n must_v be_v see_v in_o the_o history_n of_o spain_n in_o the_o year_n 1472._o that_o house_n fall_v to_o isabel_n sister_z to_z henry_n the_o iv_o call_v the_o impotent_a isabel_n be_v marry_v to_o ferdinand_n king_n of_o arragon_n from_o that_o marriage_n issue_v joan_n the_o second_o daughter_n and_o heir_n which_o bring_v all_o these_o estate_n to_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n by_o her_o marriage_n with_o archiduke_n philip._n these_o estate_n contain_v the_o two_o castilia_n gallicia_n leon_n asturia_n biscay_n mursia_n cordova_n andalusia_n estremadura_n since_o that_o time_n a_fw-mi 1492._o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o christophorus_n columbus_n the_o castilian_n discover_v many_o land_n of_o west-indies_n hispaniola_n cuba_n jaimaica_n and_o other_o americus_n vespucius_n discover_v the_o western_a continent_n a_o 1500._o fernando_n cortes_n subdue_v the_o great_a state_n of_o mexico_n a_o 1518._o and_o francis_n pizarro_n the_o perou_n a_fw-fr 1525._o all_o that_o be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o name_n of_o castilia_n and_o be_v fall_v to_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n by_o that_o marriage_n 4._o as_o for_o arragon_n many_o king_n reign_v in_o it_o of_o the_o line_n of_o the_o foresay_a ramires_n and_o that_o family_n pass_v through_o many_o change_n in_o the_o end_n that_o estate_n fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o ferdinand_n the_o catholic_a at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o castilia_n fall_v to_o isabel_n who_o he_o marry_v so_o his_o estate_n come_v to_o consist_v of_o four_o part_n 1._o of_o the_o patrimonial_a inheritance_n of_o his_o house_n arragon_n catalonia_n roussillon_n valentia_n marjorca_n minorca_n ivica_fw-la promentera_n sardinia_n and_o sicily_n 2._o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n which_o he_o take_v from_o the_o french_a an._n 1503._o as_o we_o shall_v say_v afterward_o 3._o the_o kingdom_n of_o granada_n which_o he_o and_o his_o wife_n isabel_n get_v from_o the_o saracen_n anno_fw-la 1494._o 4._o the_o kingdom_n of_o navarra_n out_o of_o which_o he_o dispossess_v john_n of_o albret_n an._n 1512._o all_o these_o estate_n fall_v to_o his_o daughter_n marry_v with_o philip_n archduke_n of_o austria_n 5._o hungary_n have_v her_o king_n well_o know_v in_o the_o history_n especial_o since_o the_o year_n 1000_o the_o time_n of_o king_n st._n steven_n that_o family_n fall_v to_o that_o of_o the_o king_n of_o naples_n descend_v from_o the_o royal_a house_n of_o france_n by_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o inheritrice_n of_o hungary_n with_o charles_n the_o lame_a son_n to_o charles_n brother_z to_z st._n lewis_n final_o after_o many_o great_a change_n that_o crown_n fall_v to_o lewis_n the_o last_o king_n of_o hungary_n
the_o meek_a a_o 843._o when_o the_o river_n of_o scaldis_n be_v set_v as_o a_o limit_n of_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o lothary_a the_o emperor_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o charles_n le_fw-fr chauve_n on_o the_o other_o that_o country_n remain_v within_o the_o partage_n of_o the_o last_o who_o be_v king_n of_o france_n and_o contain_v a_o great_a extent_n of_o land_n beyond_o the_o river_n of_o somme_n near_o the_o river_n of_o scaldis_n and_o lis_n butt_v upon_o the_o ocean_n and_o because_o all_o that_o country_n be_v full_a of_o wood_n which_o make_v it_o be_v call_v sylva_n carbonaria_n charlemain_n about_o the_o year_n 771._o place_v there_o a_o governor_n who_o he_o call_v the_o great_a forester_n of_o flanders_n so_o also_o be_v his_o successor_n call_v and_o be_v not_o very_o considerable_a the_o first_o that_o erect_v this_o country_n into_o a_o county_n be_v charles_n le_fw-fr chauve_n a_o 850._o or_o thereabouts_o the_o first_o count_n be_v baldwin_n surname_v bras_fw-fr de_fw-fr fer_fw-fr or_o iron-arm_n for_o his_o great_a exploit_n against_o the_o norman_n then_o barbarous_a and_o infidel_n who_o come_v from_o the_o north_n infest_a those_o coast_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n this_o baldwin_n steal_v away_o judith_n daughter_n to_o charles_n le_fw-fr chauve_n and_o widow_n to_o a_o english_a king_n which_o action_n at_o the_o first_o move_v charles_n to_o a_o great_a wrath_n and_o hatred_n against_o he_o but_o judith_n have_v appease_v her_o father_n and_o baldwin_n be_v very_o necessary_a for_o the_o defence_n of_o those_o country_n against_o the_o norman_n he_o recover_v the_o king_n grace_n and_o it_o be_v upon_o that_o reconciliation_n that_o he_o be_v make_v count_n of_o flanders_n so_o that_o baldwin_n be_v the_o head_n of_o that_o house_n of_o flanders_n and_o artois_n which_o then_o be_v but_o one_o province_n 1._o all_o that_o country_n remain_v thus_o unite_v in_o one_o county_n till_o the_o year_n 1180._o when_v philip_n august_n king_n of_o france_n matryed_z isabella_z daughter_n of_o baldwin_n the_o iv_o count_n of_o hainaut_n and_o namur_n and_o of_o margaret_n of_o flanders_n for_o philip_n of_o alsatia_n count_n of_o flanders_n uncle_n to_o margaret_n to_o show_v his_o joy_n for_o that_o high_a alliance_n give_v she_o the_o country_n of_o artois_n consist_v in_o the_o town_n of_o arras_n bapaume_n saint_n omer_n aire_n hesdin_n and_o some_o other_o which_o philip_n august_n enjoy_v and_o his_o son_n after_o he_o till_o lewis_n the_o viii_o give_v the_o country_n of_o artois_n to_o his_o three_o son_n robert_n for_o who_o sake_n his_o brother_n st_n lewis_n erect_v the_o same_o into_o a_o county_n of_o which_o this_o robert_n do_v he_o homage_n and_o that_o house_n of_o artois_n be_v a_o royal_a house_n for_o a_o long_a time_n after_o thus_o flanders_n and_o artois_n have_v their_o several_a count_n and_o lord_n as_o most_o of_o the_o other_o seventeen_o province_n of_o netherlands_n 2._o king_n john_n of_o france_n have_v give_v to_o his_o four_o son_n philip_n the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n because_o he_o love_v he_o dear_o he_o procure_v a_o great_a marriage_n for_o he_o match_v he_o with_o margaret_n of_o flanders_n only_a daughter_n of_o lewis_n the_o iii_o count_n of_o flanders_n and_o of_o margaret_n of_o brahant_n that_o princess_n be_v hold_v the_o rich_a march_n of_o europe_n for_o she_o be_v heir_n not_o only_o of_o the_o county_n of_o flanders_n burgundy_n artois_n nevers_n retel_v and_o other_o great_a lordship_n but_o be_v also_o apparent_a heir_n from_o her_o great_a aunt_n by_o her_o mother_n side_n of_o the_o dutchy_n of_o brabant_n lothier_n limburg_n and_o the_o marquesat_n of_o antwerp_n that_o alliance_n make_v a_o 1356._o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o house_n of_o burgundy_n for_o that_o philip_n and_o his_o three_o successor_n john_n philip_n and_o charles_n unite_z all_o these_o great_a state_n which_o afterward_o fall_v into_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n by_o marriage_n as_o we_o have_v represent_v before_o 3._o although_o the_o propriety_n of_o those_o two_o province_n flanders_n and_o artois_n come_v to_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n by_o the_o match_n of_o mary_n of_o burgundy_n with_o maximilian_n the_o pretence_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n upon_o that_o propriety_n be_v quit_v by_o the_o reddition_n of_o the_o town_n of_o arras_n a_o 1435._o yet_o the_o sovereignty_n thereof_o have_v remain_v with_o the_o french_a king_n until_o the_o cession_n by_o they_o make_v of_o the_o same_o by_o several_a treaty_n of_o which_o the_o first_o be_v that_o of_o madrid_n that_o sovereignty_n be_v prove_v by_o seven_o reason_n the_o first_o be_v the_o homage_v which_o the_o count_n have_v always_o pay_v to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n for_o these_o county_n and_o the_o investiture_n which_o they_o have_v take_v from_o they_o of_o the_o same_o the_o second_o that_o the_o king_n of_o france_n have_v judge_v of_o the_o count_n of_o flanders_n as_o sovereign_n and_o give_v they_o law_n the_o three_o that_o they_o decide_v of_o peace_n and_o war_n in_o flanders_n even_o against_o the_o will_n of_o the_o count_n the_o four_o that_o they_o have_v give_v grace_n to_o fleming_n as_o their_o sovereign_n and_o punish_v they_o of_o their_o rebellion_n the_o five_o that_o it_o be_v especial_o promise_v and_o agree_v that_o the_o fleming_n shall_v resort_v to_o the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n the_o six_o that_o the_o king_n of_o france_n have_v protect_v as_o sovereign_n the_o count_n of_o flanders_n the_o seven_o that_o they_o have_v confiscate_v the_o county_n for_o felony_n brief_o the_o king_n of_o france_n have_v exercise_v all_o act_n of_o sovereignty_n in_o flanders_n and_o artois_n a_o thing_n never_o bring_v in_o question_n or_o deny_v before_o charles_n the_o v._o who_o be_v promote_v to_o the_o empire_n and_o fall_v to_o great_a war_n against_o francis_n the_o i._o be_v delinquent_a in_o that_o duty_n and_o obtain_v the_o session_n of_o that_o right_n by_o divers_a treaty_n 4._o it_o be_v then_o a_o know_a truth_n that_o flanders_n and_o artois_n do_v belong_v to_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o france_n and_o that_o the_o question_n be_v only_o whether_o the_o session_n make_v at_o madrid_n be_v just_a and_o valid_a upon_o which_o the_o french_a say_v 1._o that_o charles_n the_o v._o be_v bear_v a_o subject_n of_o france_n at_o gant_n in_o the_o county_n of_o flanders_n commit_v the_o crime_n of_o felony_n by_o his_o war_n against_o his_o sovereign_n who_o also_o he_o take_v and_o keep_v prisoner_n which_o be_v often_o upbraid_v to_o he_o yea_o a_o sentence_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n intervene_v against_o he_o whereby_o he_o be_v deprive_v of_o his_o lordship_n depend_v of_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n for_o crime_n of_o felony_n so_o that_o be_v a_o felon_n against_o his_o sovereign_n he_o have_v no_o right_a either_o to_o treat_v with_o he_o when_o he_o keep_v he_o prisoner_n nor_o any_o way_n oblige_v he_o 2._o the_o session_n make_v by_o the_o treaty_n of_o madrid_n be_v invalid_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n as_o do_v by_o a_o man_n keep_v in_o prison_n 3._o that_o session_n make_v at_o madrid_n and_o in_o other_o treaty_n be_v null_a by_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o france_n which_o prohibit_v the_o alienation_n of_o the_o sovereign_a right_n of_o the_o crown_n especial_o without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o state_n general_n who_o never_o ratify_v all_o those_o treaty_n and_o in_o effect_n the_o parliament_n by_o their_o sentence_n the_o peer_n of_o the_o kingdom_n by_o their_o vote_n and_o all_o the_o learned_a and_o judicious_a by_o their_o discourse_n have_v condemn_v those_o treaty_n and_o to_o this_o day_n the_o fleming_n and_o artesians_n be_v account_v regnicolae_fw-la and_o have_v no_o need_n of_o letter_n of_o naturalisation_n chap._n iu_o war_n agreement_n treaty_n between_o the_o house_n of_o france_n and_o austria_n about_o their_o pretence_n from_o the_o treaty_n of_o arras_n to_o that_o of_o veruins_n we_o have_v see_v how_o by_o the_o history_n and_o by_o reason_n the_o two_o house_n of_o france_n and_o austria_n will_v ground_v their_o several_a pretence_n as_o the_o difference_n between_o private_a person_n beget_v suit_n in_o law_n which_o end_n in_o the_o sentence_n of_o a_o court_n so_o the_o jealousy_n between_o these_o two_o great_a house_n have_v beget_v war_n which_o have_v end_v in_o treaty_n yet_o so_o that_o the_o war_n have_v begin_v afresh_o after_o these_o war_n have_v be_v many_o especial_o since_o the_o promotion_n of_o charles_n the_o v._o to_o the_o empire_n a_o 1519._o for_o the_o king_n of_o france_n who_o without_o contradiction_n have_v the_o precedence_n before_o all_o christian_a monarch_n be_v grieve_v to_o see_v a_o count_n of_o flanders_n and_o a_o heir_n of_o the_o house_n