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the_o vacancy_n ibid._n what_o every_o elector_n office_n be_v when_o the_o emperor_n eat_v in_o ceremony_n and_o who_o be_v their_o deputy_n if_o they_o be_v absent_a 59_o how_o the_o elector_n light_v in_o the_o assembly_n 304._o what_o elector_n and_o bishop_n be_v usual_o choose_v out_o of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o nobility_n 256._o 257._o young_a son_n of_o electoral_a house_n precede_v other_o prince_n in_o the_o assembly_n 305._o where_o the_o election_n of_o a_o emperor_n or_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n ought_v to_o be_v make_v 49._o whether_o it_o be_v better_a that_o kingdom_n be_v elective_a or_o successive_a 53.54_o the_o emperor_n be_v a_o monarch_n 31._o confer_v no_o ecclesiastical_a benefice_n 33._o no_o emperor_n crown_v at_o rome_n since_o charles_n v._n 34._o how_o the_o emperor_n lose_v the_o right_n of_o choose_v pope_n 35._o the_o emperor_n only_o can_v create_v king_n 38._o the_o emperor_n ought_v to_o be_v of_o a_o german_a family_n 52._o of_o what_o age_n a_o prince_n shall_v be_v when_o choose_a emperor_n 57_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o emperor_n and_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n ibid._n what_o emperor_n have_v be_v excommunicate_v by_o pope_n 288._o whether_o the_o emperor_n can_v determine_v matter_n where_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o empire_n do_v not_o agree_v 310._o when_o the_o empire_n be_v successive_a 40._o when_o it_o become_v elective_a and_o why_o ibid._n the_o estate_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o their_o privilege_n 64._o 65._o at_o first_o all_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o empire_n choose_v the_o emperor_n 41._o the_o house_n of_o este_n in_o italy_n a_o branch_n of_o that_o of_o brunswick_n 108._o f._n faith_n to_o be_v keep_v with_o heretic_n 184._o &_o seq_fw-la ferdinand_n iii_o his_o several_a election_n and_o death_n 314._o fourteen_o bloody_a fight_v in_o germany_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o swede_n entrance_n till_o the_o peace_n 322._o the_o fight_n of_o furt_n 326_o of_o lignitz_n in_o silesia_n ibid._n of_o rheimfeld_n ibid._n of_o wittenvayer_n in_o brisgou_n ibid._n of_o kemnitz_n in_o misnia_n 328._o of_o wolfenbottel_n ibid._n of_o st._n anthony_n ibid._n of_o schweinitz_n in_o silesia_n ibid._n of_o dutlinguen_n in_o the_o duchy_n of_o wirtemberg_n 329._o of_o fribourg_n in_o brisgou_n ibid._n of_o merkendal_n in_o franconia_n ibid._n the_o twelve_o &_o thirteen_o fight_v 330._o the_o fight_n of_o grawembrouck_n in_o the_o country_n of_o juliers_n 331._o other_o fight_v lef_n bloody_a 332._o baron_n of_o flekenstein_n 239._o francfort_n why_o so_o call_v and_o wherein_o considerable_a 271._o what_o force_v france_n have_v in_o germany_n when_o the_o peace_n be_v make_v 336._o what_o recompense_n the_o french_a have_v by_o that_o peace_n 333._o french_a commander_n in_o the_o war_n of_o germany_n 335._o fridberg_n 272._o frisinguen_o a_o bishopric_n 190._o the_o fructify_a company_n its_o end_n and_o progress_n and_o by_o who_o establish_v 164._o baron_n of_o fuggers_n 239._o the_o abbey_n of_o fulda_n and_o its_o privilege_n 193._o count_n of_o furstemberg_n their_o origin_n etc._n etc._n 231._o &_o seq_fw-la g._n difference_n between_o a_o gentleman_n and_o a_o knight_n 242._o immediate_a gentleman_n of_o germany_n who_o 251._o why_o the_o emperor_n support_v they_o ibid._n the_o order_n and_o government_n among_o those_o gentleman_n 252._o their_o privilege_n and_o advantage_n 256._o &_o seq_fw-la cause_n of_o the_o war_n of_o germany_n 315._o &_o seq_fw-la gluckstad_v and_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n fort_n there_o 274._o gostar_n call_v the_o imperial_a palace_n and_o royal_a city_n 272._o descent_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o gotta_fw-it 88_o death_n of_o mareshal_n de_fw-fr guebriant_n 329._o guelnehausen_n 272._o house_n of_o the_o guelph_n their_o antiquity_n and_o territory_n 108._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o voice_n branch_n and_o fortress_n of_o that_o house_n 111_o h._n count_n of_o habspourg_n a_o branch_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o zeringuen_n 70._o when_o and_o how_o rodolph_n of_o habspourg_n become_v emperor_n ibid._n haguenau_n bailliage_n in_o alsatia_n give_v to_o the_o french_a 273._o salt-pit_n of_o hal_n in_o swaben_n 276._o hambourg_n its_o strength_n and_o trade_n 273._o &_o seq_fw-la count_n of_o hanau_n 234._o hanse-town_n and_o their_o commerce_n 280._o 281._o heilbrun_n 276._o helmestadt_n a_o university_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o brunswick_n 113._o count_n of_o henneberg_n when_o they_o fail_v 92._o how_o the_o house_n of_o saxony_n inherit_v that_o of_o henneberg_n ibid._n origin_n of_o the_o house_n of_o hesse_n 129._o henry_n of_o brabant_n first_o landgrave_n of_o hesse_n 131._o agreement_n between_o he_o and_o henry_n marquis_n of_o misnia_n son_n the_o principality_n of_o hesse_n and_o thuringia_n ibid._n lewis_n landgrave_n of_o hesse_n refuse_v the_o empire_n ibid._n the_o virtue_n and_o good_a quality_n of_o the_o landgrave_v of_o hesse_n 132._o the_o religion_n and_o difference_n between_o lewis_n and_o maurce_n head_n of_o the_o two_o branch_n of_o hesse-cassel_n and_o darmstadt_n 133.139_o hesse-cassel_n the_o elder_a the_o rich_a and_o have_v the_o precedence_n 134._o alliance_n of_o both_o the_o house_n ibid._n frederick_n landgrave_n of_o hesse_n grand_a prior_n of_o malta_n in_o germany_n his_o expedition_n at_o carthage_n 193._o the_o excellency_n of_o amelia_n elizabeth_n dowager_n of_o hesse_n 134.136_o her_o force_n when_o the_o peace_n be_v conclude_v 337._o the_o advantage_n she_o and_o heâ—_n son_n have_v by_o that_o peace_n 339._o hildesheim_n a_o bishopric_n of_o miraculous_a foundation_n 187._o the_o prince_n of_o hochberg_n and_o baden_n of_o the_o same_o house_n their_o agreement_n and_o reciprocal_a testament_n 142._o lord_n of_o hobenlohe_n 235._o count_n of_o hohenzolleren_n 169._o origin_n of_o the_o house_n of_o holstein_n and_o oldenbourg_n 148._o duchy_n of_o holstein_n its_o extent_n &_o revenue_n 155._o count_n of_o horn_n subject_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n their_o origin_n 226._o the_o benefit_n and_o advantage_n of_o hunt_v 20.21_o i._o assessor_n of_o the_o imperial_a chamber_n how_o many_o and_o by_o who_o appoint_v 289._o function_n of_o the_o intendent_o and_o superintendent_o over_o the_o lutheran_n pastor_n and_o priest_n 205.206_o order_n of_o justice_n in_o the_o time_n of_o charlemain_n 287._o jutland_o what_o quantity_n of_o cattle_n and_o horse_n come_v yearly_a out_o of_o it_o 155._o k._n kaufbegeren_fw-mi why_o so_o call_v 276._o kempten_a in_o latin_a campidunum_n 270._o king_n of_o the_o roman_n what_o authority_n he_o have_v 49._o the_o arm_n and_o title_n of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n 57_o king_n shall_v not_o make_v a_o subject_a too_o great_a 159._o dangerous_a for_o king_n to_o execute_v their_o resolution_n by_o half_n 162._o difference_n between_o a_o knight_n and_o a_o gentleman_n 242.243_o knight_n marianites_n why_o so_o call_v their_o progress_n and_o difference_n from_o the_o templar_n 191.192_o example_n of_o king_n that_o have_v receive_v knighthood_n 243._o the_o cause_n and_o original_a of_o the_o order_n of_o knighthood_n 245._o &_o seq_fw-la how_o the_o emperor_n make_v knight_n 246._o l._n lady_n not_o unfit_a to_o govern_v 135._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o take_n of_o general_n lamboy_n 420._o landau_n 276._o landgrave_n judge_n of_o a_o inland_a province_n 210._o how_o landgraves_n become_v powerful_a 211._o landgraves_n general_n of_o foot_n ibid._n what_o house_n in_o germany_n bear_v the_o title_n of_o landgrave_n 213._o landgraveship_n no_o where_o but_o in_o germany_n ibid._n usefulness_n of_o foreign_a language_n 8._o where_o the_o french_a language_n in_o best_a speak_v 18._o what_o other_o country_n use_v it_o most_o 26._o where_o the_o italian_a language_n be_v the_o pure_a 17._o where_o it_o be_v most_o currant_n 26._o duke_n of_o lawembourg_n and_o anhalt_n their_o origin_n and_o antiquity_n 157._o religion_n and_o title_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o lawembourg_n 166._o law_n that_o oblige_v all_o germany_n be_v make_v in_o the_o general_a assembly_n 62._o league_n of_o the_o french_a swede_n hollander_n and_o prince_n of_o germany_n against_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n 319._o league_n of_o the_o prince_n for_o and_o with_o the_o emperor_n ibid._n whether_o a_o prince_n ought_v to_o be_v learned_a 115._o count_n of_o leinneguen_n 234._o the_o tragical_a end_n of_o john_n of_o leyden_n 188._o liege_n a_o bishopric_n ibid._n baron_n or_o count_n of_o limbourg_n their_o title_n and_o antiquity_n 235._o baron_n of_o limbourg_n deputy_n to_o the_o king_n of_o bohemia_n as_o great_a cupbearer_n of_o the_o empire_n ibid._n lindau_n 276._o duke_n of_o lorraine_n considerable_a for_o the_o situation_n of_o his_o country_n 112._o lubeck_n its_o situation_n by_o who_o build_v 275._o prince_n of_o lunebourg_n and_o their_o alliance_n 113._o who_o bring_v the_o doctrine_n of_o luther_n into_o denmark_n 150._o lutheran_n prince_n of_o germany_n 208._o lutheran_n city_n ibid._n luther_n be_v bear_v and_o die_v at_o eiseliben_fw-ge 235._o m._n count_n of_o mansfield_n
not_o to_o enter_v into_o dispute_n let_v we_o go_v forward_o and_o tell_v meat_n what_o time_n those_o prince_n put_v the_o imperial_a crown_n upon_o their_o head_n g._n frederick_n ii_o have_v pass_v from_o this_o life_n to_o a_o better_a the_o empire_n continue_v some_o year_n without_o a_o head_n after_o which_o interregnum_fw-la all_o germany_n esteem_v the_o virtue_n of_o rodolph_n count_n of_o habspourg_n worthy_a of_o the_o empire_n he_o be_v set_v upon_o the_o throne_n in_o the_o year_n 1278._o and_o reign_v 18._o rodolph_n be_v dead_a adolph_n count_n of_o nassau_n be_v choose_v in_o his_o stead_n but_o albert_n rodolphs_n son_n be_v now_o become_v duke_n of_o austria_n by_o the_o gift_n which_o his_o father_n make_v he_o of_o that_o principality_n and_o lord_n of_o carinthia_n by_o the_o marriage_n which_o he_o contract_v with_o elizabeth_n inheritrice_n of_o that_o province_n because_o he_o can_v not_o brook_v a_o superior_a take_v arm_n slay_v the_o emperor_n adolph_n in_o battle_n and_o force_v the_o elector_n to_o put_v he_o into_o his_o place_n in_o the_o year_n 1298._o and_o ten_o year_n after_o on_o may-day_n 1308._o he_o be_v kill_v upon_o the_o high_a way_n by_o his_o nephew_n john_n the_o son_n of_o rodolph_n and_o his_o successor_n be_v no_o more_o admit_v to_o that_o honour_n till_o the_o year_n 1438._o in_o which_o albert_n the_o five_o duke_n of_o austria_n and_o second_o emperor_n of_o that_o name_n be_v raise_v to_o that_o dignity_n he_o reign_v no_o long_o than_o one_o year_n and_o be_v succeed_v by_o frederick_n iii_o his_o cousin_n who_o reign_v 54._o year_n and_o get_v his_o son_n maximilian_n i._o to_o be_v elect_v while_o he_o live_v to_o maximilian_n charles_n v._o his_o grandchild_n succeed_v and_o to_o charles_n ferdinand_n i._o his_o brother_n from_o who_o be_v descend_v in_o a_o right_a line_n of_o male_n all_o the_o emperor_n that_o have_v reign_v ever_o since_o his_o death_n and_o still_o reign_v happy_o to_o this_o day_n p._n i_o think_v the_o son_n of_o philip_n archduke_n of_o austria_n duke_z of_o burgundy_z divide_v that_o house_n into_o two_o branch_n g._n that_o house_n arrive_v to_o greatness_n by_o little_a and_o little_a by_o the_o acquisition_n of_o the_o country_n of_o austria_n carinthia_n stiria_n tirol_n and_o alsatia_n be_v raise_v to_o a_o prodigious_a grandeur_n by_o the_o marriage_n of_o maximilian_n of_o austria_n with_o mary_n of_o burgundy_n who_o bring_v he_o in_o dowry_n the_o 17._o province_n of_o the_o low-countries_n with_o the_o franche-county_n and_o a_o little_a after_o it_o acquire_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n by_o the_o marriage_n of_o jane_n of_o spain_n with_o philip_n the_o saiâ—_n maximilians_n son_n for_o by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o queen_n of_o portugal_n her_o elder_a sister_n jane_n become_v heiress_n of_o all_o that_o her_o father_n and_o mother_n have_v in_o spain_n and_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n sicily_n majorca_n minorca_n sardinia_n and_o the_o new_a world_n so_o that_o charles_n v._o see_v he_o have_v enough_o to_o satisfy_v the_o two_o branch_n several_o quit_v all_o that_o he_o have_v in_o germany_n to_o his_o brother_n ferdinand_n reserve_v nothing_o thereof_o to_o himself_o but_o the_o name_n of_o austria_n and_o give_v his_o son_n all_o his_o other_o dominion_n which_o be_v so_o great_a that_o the_o sun_n never_o set_v upon_o they_o p._n you_o do_v not_o tell_v i_o that_o philip_n ii_o son_n to_o charles_n v._o get_v the_o kingdom_n of_o portugal_n partly_o by_o right_a and_o partly_o by_o force_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n and_o cardinal_n henry_n uncle_n by_o the_o father_n side_n to_o sebastian_n who_o be_v unfortunate_o lose_v in_o africa_n in_o the_o year_n 1578._o g._n i_o reserve_v those_o thing_n to_o be_v speak_v of_o when_o we_o shall_v travel_v into_o spain_n and_o then_o i_o shall_v tell_v you_o that_o philip_n ii_o have_v get_v the_o kingdom_n of_o portugal_n with_o the_o east_n indies_n brasile_n the_o place_n of_o ceuta_n tanger_n marzagan_n many_o isle_n in_o the_o ocean_n sea_n and_o all_o the_o coast_n of_o africa_n unto_o the_o great_a monomotapa_n many_o land_n and_o fortress_n beyond_o the_o cape_n of_o good_a hope_n in_o persia_n arabia_n and_o the_o indies_n he_o and_o his_o son_n possess_v they_o prosperous_o but_o philip_n iu._n his_o grandchild_n lose_v that_o kingdom_n upon_o christmas-day_n 1640._o and_o afterward_o all_o that_o depend_v upon_o that_o crown_n follow_v the_o sway_n and_o revolution_n of_o portugal_n p._n this_o house_n be_v most_o mighty_a in_o europe_n africa_n asia_n and_o america_n and_o have_v the_o imperial_a crown_n upon_o its_o head_n ever_o since_o the_o year_n 1438._o without_o intermission_n it_o must_v certain_o have_v privilege_n unknown_a to_o other_o house_n of_o germany_n g._n the_o prince_n of_o this_o house_n have_v receive_v extraordinary_a mercy_n and_o advantage_n from_o god_n from_o nature_n and_o from_o man_n from_o nature_n inasmuch_o as_o they_o have_v all_o a_o long_a chin_n and_o thick_a lip_n which_o be_v a_o physiognomical_a mark_n of_o their_o piety_n constancy_n and_o integrity_n from_o god_n inasmuch_o as_o by_o give_v a_o glass_n of_o water_n with_o their_o own_o hand_n to_o one_o that_o have_v great_a wen_n hang_v at_o his_o throat_n they_o cure_v he_o and_o by_o kiss_v one_o that_o can_v speak_v plain_a they_o unloose_v his_o tongue_n nay_o which_o be_v more_o this_o house_n have_v within_o 300._o year_n afford_v twelve_o emperor_n five_o king_n of_o spain_n and_o forty_o other_o king_n cardinals_z archduke_n and_o duke_n there_o have_v be_v never_o a_o tyrant_n among_o they_o all_o as_o for_o the_o privilege_n they_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o emperor_n of_o that_o house_n they_o can_v create_v gentleman_n baron_n and_o count_n through_o the_o whole_a empire_n and_o the_o emperor_n can_v take_v from_o they_o the_o land_n they_o be_v seize_v of_o to_o give_v they_o to_o another_o 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