Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
death_n henry_n king_n marry_v 5,109 5 9.3955 5 false
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A64922 A view of the differences between France and Spain in which is shown the present posture of the affaires of Europe· English't by a person of honour.; Judicious vievv of the businesses which are at this time between France and the house of Austria. Person of honour. 1684 (1684) Wing V362C; ESTC R222550 100,105 246

There are 13 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

be_v dispute_v since_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o whole_a province_n do_v intervene_v and_o that_o in_o all_o public_a business_n all_o private_a right_n must_v bow_v and_o yield_v to_o the_o public_a good_a salus_fw-la populi_fw-la suprema_fw-la lex_fw-la esto_fw-la 3._o beside_o ever_o since_o john_n of_o montford_n by_o the_o battle_n of_o auray_n an._n 1364._o remain_v master_n of_o the_o duchy_n and_o exclude_v jane_n his_o gosen-german_a wife_n to_o charles_n de_fw-fr blois_n object_v that_o she_o be_v a_o woman_n and_o that_o woman_n be_v not_o capable_a heir_n of_o estate_n of_o that_o nature_n since_o that_o time_n i_o say_v it_o may_v be_v affirm_v that_o female_n be_v exclude_v from_o the_o succession_n of_o britain_n and_o that_o if_o anne_n wife_n to_o the_o two_o king_n charles_n the_o vii_o and_o lewis_n the_o xii_o be_v admit_v to_o it_o it_o be_v by_o toleration_n for_o by_o right_n after_o the_o death_n of_o francis_n the_o last_o duke_n the_o duchy_n be_v devolve_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o true_o francis_n the_o last_o duke_n by_o his_o great_a revolt_n have_v give_v sufficient_a cause_n to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n his_o sovereign_n to_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o estate_n 4._o the_o french_a also_o may_v here_o set_v up_o the_o right_n of_o aubain_n which_o exclude_v stranger_n &_o admit_v none_o but_o regnicolae_fw-la inhabitant_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o succession_n which_o must_v especial_o be_v observe_v in_o great_a estate_n and_o most_o of_o all_o in_o those_o that_o owe_v a_o liege_n homage_n for_o whereas_o the_o duke_n of_o britain_n do_v owe_v personal_a service_n to_o the_o king_n how_o can_v a_o woman_n bear_v in_o spain_n tie_v with_o blood_n and_o interest_n unto_o a_o house_n always_o jealous_a and_o often_o declare_v enemy_n of_o the_o state_n of_o france_n perform_v that_o part_n of_o her_o duty_n to_o the_o crown_n a_o duty_n absolute_o necessary_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o state_n unto_o which_o the_o establish_n of_o all_o fee_n must_v have_v regard_n 6._o the_o french_a may_v deal_v beside_o with_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n by_o right_a of_o represal_n for_o since_o that_o house_n withhold_v so_o many_o dutchy_n and_o county_n from_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n without_o any_o recompense_n or_o satisfaction_n they_o think_v not_o themselves_o bind_v to_o give_v ear_n to_o their_o pretence_n upon_o so_o little_a ground_n second_o point_n of_o the_o three_o chapter_n the_o pretence_n of_o the_o house_n of_o france_n upon_o that_o of_o austria_n a_o book_n be_v publish_v an._n 1634._o entitle_v inquisition_n of_o the_o right_n of_o the_o king_n and_o crown_n of_o france_n upon_o the_o kingdom_n dutchy_n country_n town_n and_o country_n usurp_v by_o foreign_a prince_n upon_o the_o most_o christian_a king_n compose_v by_o cassan_n the_o king_n advocate_n in_o the_o presidial_a of_o bezier_n wherein_o all_o that_o we_o have_v to_o say_v of_o this_o matter_n be_v full_o and_o curious_o set_v down_o which_o though_o we_o will_v but_o summary_o relate_v yet_o we_o hope_v to_o add_v something_o to_o it_o both_o for_o order_n and_o matter_n we_o will_v stand_v here_o only_o upon_o those_o right_n which_o be_v dispute_v against_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n and_o the_o empire_n both_o because_o it_o be_v our_o present_a business_n and_o because_o all_o other_o claim_v be_v stale_a and_o of_o small_a importance_n all_o the_o pretence_n of_o the_o french_a upon_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n be_v either_o ancient_a and_o almost_o wear_v out_o as_o the_o pretence_n upon_o castilia_n portugal_n arragon_n catalonia_n or_o late_a and_o important_a upon_o dominion_n to_o which_o they_o maintain_v their_o right_n and_o claim_v they_o from_o time_n to_o time_n to_o hinder_v a_o prescription_n join_v to_o their_o claim_n active_a prosecution_n by_o arm_n though_o i_o may_v omit_v those_o first_o pretence_n as_o too_o stale_a yet_o i_o will_v here_o set_v they_o down_o among_o the_o rest_n for_o the_o information_n of_o curious_a reader_n all_o the_o pretence_n either_o new_a or_o old_a of_o the_o french_a upon_o the_o spaniard_n be_v either_o within_o or_o without_o spain_n in_o that_o peninsula_n call_v spain_n enclose_v within_o the_o great_a ocean_n the_o mediterranean_a sea_n and_o the_o pyrenees_n since_o the_o invasion_n of_o the_o saracen_n a_o 713._o there_o have_v be_v a_o great_a number_n of_o petty_a state_n under_o the_o title_n of_o kingdom_n dutchy_n county_n etc._n etc._n into_o which_o that_o great_a province_n be_v divide_v either_o by_o the_o moor_n when_o they_o conquer_v the_o land_n or_o by_o the_o christian_n when_o they_o reconquer_v it_o and_o it_o be_v but_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n since_o there_o be_v yet_o five_o remarkable_a distinct_a sovereignty_n in_o spain_n castilia_n arragon_n navarra_n portugal_n and_o granada_n four_o of_o which_o castilia_n arragon_n navarra_n and_o granad_n be_v unite_v by_o ferdinand_n the_o catholic_a portugal_n come_v to_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n an_z 1580._o under_o philip_n the_o ii_o for_o here_o i_o speak_v not_o yet_o of_o the_o revolt_n of_o the_o portugais_n and_o catalans_n which_o have_v cut_v off_o two_o considerable_a limb_n of_o that_o great_a body_n of_o which_o we_o will_v say_v more_o before_o we_o have_v do_v this_o be_v not_o a_o fit_a place_n to_o examine_v how_o these_o several_a state_n be_v found_v and_o how_o unite_v as_o they_o be_v now_o we_o consider_v only_o that_o there_o be_v six_o piece_n within_o spain_n upon_o which_o the_o french_a have_v pretence_n castilia_n portugal_n navarra_n arragon_n catalonia_n and_o the_o county_n of_o roussillon_n and_o out_o of_o spain_n they_o claim_v a_o right_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n and_o sicily_n the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n the_o commonwealth_n of_o genoa_n and_o the_o county_n of_o flanders_n and_o artois_n paragraphe_n i._o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o castilia_n the_o saracen_n moor_n have_v invade_v spain_n a_o 713_o be_v manful_o oppose_v by_o two_o catholic_a prince_n inigo_n imenes_n surname_v arista_n count_n of_o bigorre_n who_o conquer_v upon_o they_o part_n of_o the_o pyrenees_n and_o found_v the_o little_a kingdom_n of_o suprarba_n call_v afterward_o navarra_n the_o other_o prince_n be_v don_n pelagus_fw-la uncle_n or_o cousin_n to_o king_n rodriguez_n dispossess_v before_o by_o the_o saracen_n this_o prince_n found_v a_o kingdom_n towards_o asturia_n call_v gallicia_n or_o leon_n or_o the_o kingdom_n of_o oviedo_n he_o and_o his_o descendant_n and_o people_n stretch_v themselves_o towards_o the_o plain_n recover_v the_o country_n as_o far_o as_o the_o straight_a of_o gibraltar_n and_o build_v many_o castle_n upon_o their_o frontier_n to_o keep_v out_o the_o saracen_n whence_o the_o country_n be_v call_v gastilia_n which_o remain_v under_o the_o subjection_n of_o the_o king_n of_o oviedo_n till_o the_o year_n 896._o when_v the_o castilian_n incense_v against_o their_o king_n frocla_n who_o have_v usurp_v the_o state_n of_o his_o nephew_n canton_v themselves_o and_o choose_v two_o sovereign_a judge_n the_o two_o first_o be_v nugno_fw-la rasuro_fw-la and_o flavio_n galvo_n but_o about_o 40_o year_n after_o a_o 939._o sanchez_n king_n of_o oviedo_n and_o leon_n make_v himself_o master_n of_o castilia_n and_o reunite_v it_o unto_o the_o kingdom_n of_o oviedo_n where_o it_o remain_v till_o dom_n sanchez_n surname_v the_o great_a king_n of_o navarra_n who_o have_v castilia_n by_o his_o wife_n make_v that_o famous_a partage_n between_o his_o three_o son_n give_v navarra_n to_o garcias_n his_o elder_a son_n to_o ferdinando_n castilia_n and_o leon_n and_o to_o ramires_n his_o bastard_n arragon_n that_o partage_n be_v about_o the_o year_n 1036._o which_o be_v the_o date_n of_o the_o birth_n and_o distinction_n of_o those_o three_o state_n in_o spain_n from_o that_o ferdinand_n king_n of_o castilia_n descend_v long_o after_o alphonsus_n the_o ix_o the_o father_n of_o three_o child_n one_o son_n call_v henry_n and_o two_o daughter_n blanch_n and_o berengera_fw-mi henry_n reign_v after_o his_o father_n and_o die_v without_o issue_n blanch_n be_v marry_v to_o lewis_n the_o viii_o king_n of_o frances_n and_o be_v mother_n of_o st_n lewis_n berengerae_n be_v marry_v to_o alphonsus_n the_o ix_o king_n of_o leon_n after_o the_o death_n of_o henry_n blanch_n as_o the_o elder_a be_v the_o undoubted_a heir_n of_o castilia_n and_o beringera_fw-mi have_v no_o right_a to_o it_o be_v the_o young_a yet_o because_o beringera_fw-mi be_v within_o the_o country_n and_o blanch_n live_v in_o france_n very_o sarre_o she_o seize_v upon_o the_o state_n and_o with_o it_o invest_v her_o son_n ferdinand_n although_o many_o of_o the_o grandee_n oppose_v it_o stand_v for_o the_o right_n of_o blanch_n which_o cause_v great_a trouble_n till_o st._n lewis_n to_o who_o castilia_n belong_v after_o his_o
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
of_o chasteau_n in_o cambresis_n a_o 1559._o be_v confirm_v with_o the_o restitution_n of_o place_n on_o both_o side_n and_o the_o frontier_n between_o the_o two_o state_n settle_v as_o they_o have_v be_v keep_v till_o the_o rapture_n of_o the_o year_n 1635._o there_o upon_o the_o dispute_n for_o precedence_n of_o ambassador_n the_o legate_n devise_v this_o expedient_a he_o sit_v under_o a_o canopy_n at_o the_o board_n end_n set_v the_o pope_n nuntio_n at_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o after_o he_o the_o ambassador_n of_o spain_n john_n richardot_n precedent_n of_o the_o council_n of_o state_n in_o flanders_n john_n baptista_n taxis_fw-la a_o knight_n of_o the_o order_n of_o saint_n jago_n and_o lewis_n verriken_v first_o secretary_n of_o state_n in_o flanders_n at_o his_o left_a hand_n be_v the_o french_a ambassador_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr belliure_fw-fr and_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr sillery_n of_o who_o the_o first_o be_v over_o against_o the_o nuntio_n and_o so_o precede_v by_o one_o degree_n the_o first_o of_o the_o spaniard_n chap._n v._o the_o affair_n between_o the_o two_o crown_n from_o the_o treaty_n of_o veruins_n till_o now_o that_o space_n of_o time_n we_o will_v subdivide_v into_o three_o 1._o from_o the_o treaty_n of_o veruins_n to_o the_o death_n of_o henry_n the_o iu_o 2._o from_o that_o death_n to_o the_o rapture_n between_o the_o two_o state_n 3._o from_o that_o rapture_n till_o now_o paragraphe_n i._o from_o the_o treaty_n of_o veruins_n to_o the_o death_n of_o henry_n the_o iu_o after_o the_o treaty_n of_o veruins_n the_o two_o state_n keep_v reasonable_a good_a intelligence_n philip_n the_o ii_o die_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o treaty_n the_o first_o difference_n between_o henry_n and_o philip_n the_o iii_o king_n of_o spain_n be_v about_o the_o marquesat_n of_o saluce_n which_o henry_n redemanded_a of_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n who_o do_v nothing_o but_o by_o the_o order_n of_o the_o council_n of_o spain_n and_o the_o spaniard_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o french_a to_o possess_v any_o thing_n in_o italy_n a_o exchange_n than_o be_v make_v of_o bresse_n for_o the_o marquesat_n herein_o philip_n do_v nothing_o against_o the_o alliance_n for_o the_o duke_n have_v break_v his_o word_n with_o henry_n philip_n refuse_v to_o assist_v he_o and_o to_o be_v a_o favourer_n of_o his_o perfidiousness_n although_o the_o count_n of_o fuentes_n raise_v great_a force_n to_o assist_v he_o in_o the_o year_n 1602._o be_v the_o conspiracy_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o byron_n it_o be_v believe_v that_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n have_v a_o share_n in_o his_o design_n but_o the_o deposition_n of_o the_o witness_n against_o he_o speak_v only_o of_o treaty_n and_o intelligence_n with_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n and_o of_o the_o share_n of_o the_o state_n of_o france_n among_o the_o conspirator_n yet_o they_o say_v that_o byron_n shall_v have_v have_v the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n french_fw-mi county_n and_o bresse_n under_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n fontanelles_n a_o gentleman_n of_o britain_n who_o be_v convict_v to_o have_v be_v one_o of_o the_o conspirator_n for_o which_o he_o be_v put_v to_o death_n be_v accuse_v to_o have_v treat_v with_o the_o spaniard_n to_o deliver_v the_o i_o will_v of_o tristan_n in_o britain_n into_o his_o hand_n but_o henry_n who_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o break_v with_o spaniard_n will_v take_v no_o notice_n of_o that_o treachery_n the_o spaniard_n pretence_n for_o these_o secret_a plot_n against_o france_n be_v that_o henry_n assist_v the_o rebel_n of_o holland_n with_o man_n and_o money_n which_o the_o spanish_a ambassador_n have_v complain_v of_o he_o answer_v that_o the_o money_n which_o he_o send_v to_o the_o hollander_n be_v to_o pay_v his_o debt_n for_o money_n lend_v to_o he_o during_o the_o civil_a war_n as_o for_o the_o french_a soldier_n that_o serve_v the_o hollander_n he_o can_v not_o hinder_v his_o subject_n to_o take_v party_n where_o they_o list_v and_o that_o some_o of_o they_o also_o serve_v the_o archiduke_n howsoever_o that_o assistance_n be_v so_o resent_v by_o the_o spaniard_n that_o they_o lose_v no_o occasion_n to_o stir_v disorder_n in_o france_n many_o thing_n happen_v in_o the_o year_n 1605._o and_o 1606._o which_o show_v the_o enmity_n of_o the_o spaniard_n against_o france_n as_o the_o treason_n of_o lost_a secretary_n to_o mr._n de_fw-fr villeroy_n who_o have_v intelligence_n with_o the_o minister_n of_o spain_n and_o let_v they_o know_v all_o the_o secret_n of_o the_o cabinet_n council_n he_o be_v discover_v by_o one_o rassis_n a_o frenchman_n that_o have_v take_v sanctuary_n in_o spain_n lose_v run_v away_o and_o in_o his_o flight_n be_v drown_v in_o the_o river_n of_o marne_n so_o no_o more_o can_v be_v know_v of_o that_o treason_n then_o the_o lady_n marquesse_n of_o vernuiel_n ill_o satisfy_v of_o king_n henry_n who_o she_o accuse_v to_o have_v break_v his_o promise_n to_o she_o treat_v with_o the_o spaniard_n and_o inveigle_v into_o her_o treason_n her_o father_n d'_fw-fr antrague_n and_o her_o brother_n the_o count_n of_o auvergne_n since_o duke_n of_o angoulesm_n their_o design_n be_v to_o retire_v to_o the_o spaniard_n and_o to_o make_v one_o day_n that_o lady_n son_n a_o stone_n of_o scandal_n unto_o france_n be_v discover_v all_o three_o be_v convict_v and_o condemn_v to_o death_n but_o the_o king_n give_v they_o their_o grace_n in_o the_o year_n 1605._o the_o relic_n of_o biron_n conspiracy_n appear_v in_o the_o province_n of_o perigort_n limousin_n and_o quercy_n all_o be_v do_v under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o bovillon_n whether_o the_o spaniard_n have_v a_o hand_n in_o it_o or_o no_o it_o be_v not_o know_v at_o the_o same_o time_n mairargues_n a_o gentleman_n of_o provence_n treat_v with_o the_o spaniard_n to_o yield_v marseille_n unto_o he_o he_o be_v discover_v and_o take_v confer_v with_o the_o secretary_n of_o the_o spanish_a ambassador_n and_o put_v to_o death_n this_o passage_n be_v near_o to_o have_v cause_v a_o breach_n between_o the_o two_o crown_n for_o the_o ambassador_n of_o spain_n expostulate_v with_o the_o french_a king_n because_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n his_o secretary_n have_v be_v take_v and_o commit_v to_o prison_n the_o king_n justify_v the_o fact_n say_v that_o he_o be_v find_v monopolise_v against_o his_o state_n nevertheless_o all_o be_v sudden_o appease_v although_o at_o the_o same_o time_n another_o treason_n be_v discover_v a_o plot_n upon_o laucate_n by_o two_o brother_n luquiss_n who_o have_v be_v win_v by_o the_o governor_n of_o perpignan_n in_o the_o year_n 1608._o henry_n the_o iv_o mediate_v a_o truce_n between_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n and_o the_o hollander_n at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o morisco_n of_o spain_n secret_o implore_v his_o aid_n against_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o spaniard_n but_o he_o send_v they_o back_o say_v that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v the_o first_o that_o shall_v break_v peace_n but_o that_o if_o he_o be_v compel_v to_o make_v war_n he_o may_v make_v use_n of_o their_o proffer_n paragraphe_n ii_o from_o the_o death_n of_o henry_n the_o iv_o to_o the_o rapture_n between_o the_o two_o crown_n a_o 1635._o a_o year_n before_o the_o king_n death_n a_o 1609._o john_n william_n duke_n of_o cleves_n and_o juilliers_n be_v dead_a without_o issue_n leave_v his_o succession_n disputable_a between_o the_o emperor_n rodolphus_n who_o say_v it_o be_v devolve_v to_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o child_n of_o four_o sister_n of_o that_o duke_n marry_v in_o the_o house_n of_o brandenburg_n newburg_n deuxponts_n and_o burgan_n it_o be_v think_v that_o the_o great_a army_n which_o henry_n have_v prepare_v a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n be_v intend_v to_o assist_v these_o prince_n against_o the_o emperor_n it_o seem_v the_o queen_n regent_n know_v so_o much_o for_o when_o the_o archiduke_n leopold_n have_v seize_v upon_o juilliers_n after_o the_o king_n death_n she_o send_v martial_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr castre_n to_o assist_v these_o prince_n to_o who_o he_o cause_v juilliers_n to_o be_v surrender_v there_o the_o french_a have_v to_o do_v with_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n of_o the_o german_a branch_n in_o the_o year_n 1612._o the_o two_o crown_n be_v ally_v by_o the_o marriage_n of_o lewis_n the_o xiii_o with_o anne_n daughter_n to_o philip_n the_o iii_o and_o of_o philip_n prince_n of_o spain_n who_o be_v now_o philip_n the_o iv_o with_o elizabeth_n elder_a daughter_n of_o henry_n the_o iv_o and_o in_o the_o year_n 1615._o these_o marriage_n be_v accomplish_v at_o bourdeaux_n the_o world_n be_v full_a of_o hope_n that_o this_o double_a alliance_n will_v strengthen_v the_o peace_n between_o the_o two_o crown_n an._n 1616_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n and_o mantua_n be_v in_o war_n one_o against_o another_o about_o montferrat_n the_o king_n of_o france_n
for_o the_o maintain_n of_o the_o salic_a law_n to_o which_o the_o wise_a of_o the_o league_n yield_v philip_n the_o ii_o of_o spain_n in_o that_o assembl●_n of_o the_o state_n set_v up_o his_o daughter_n title_n an●_n present_v she_o to_o be_v queen_n but_o present_o perceive_v the_o weakness_n of_o that_o title_n and_o th●_n aversion_n of_o the_o french_a from_o the_o government_n of_o a_o woman_n he_o offer_v to_o marry_v she_o either_o with_o a_o prince_n of_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n or_o with_o one_o of_o the_o house_n of_o lorraine_n whos●_n imaginary_a right_n be_v at_o the_o same_o tim●_n plead_v and_o to_o strengthen_v all_o these_o right_n he_o say_v that_o the_o election_n by_o the_o state_n will_v supply_v all_o defect_n in_o the_o right_a o●_n succession_n it_o appear_v that_o philip_n acknowledge_v th●_n weakness_n of_o his_o daughter_n right_a since_o h●_n present_v she_o to_o be_v elect_v the_o salic_a law_n be_v fundamental_a in_o france_n wise_o institute_v and_o observe_v twelve_o hundred_o year_n together_o as_o for_o philip_n allegation_n that_o prince_n be_v not_o to_o be_v tie_v by_o municipal_a law_n but_o by_o th●_n law_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v utter_o false_a for_o in_o th●_n discussion_n of_o the_o right_n of_o all_o sovereign_n the_o municipal_a law_n be_v always_o examine_v and_o none_o can_v have_v right_a to_o a_o estate_n from_o which_o he_o be_v exclude_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n the_o decision_n of_o all_o suit_n for_o estate_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o land_n where_o the_o estate_n lie_v but_o where_o those_o custom_n write_v or_o unwritten_a be_v want_v the_o case_n be_v to_o be_v decide_v by_o reason_n only_o the_o french_a think_v they_o have_v both_o law_n and_o reason_n on_o their_o side_n howsoever_o that_o isabel_n in_o who_o favour_n that_o right_o be_v set_v up_o die_v childless_a a_o 1633._o who_o right_a if_o she_o have_v any_o shall_v be_v devolve_v since_o to_o the_o child_n of_o her_o second_o sister_n katherine_n wife_n to_o charles_n emanuel_n duke_n of_o savoy_n from_o who_o all_o the_o house_n of_o savoy_n that_o now_o be_v be_v descend_v 4._o beside_o these_o imaginary_a right_n to_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n the_o empire_n have_v a_o weak_a pretend_a right_a to_o some_o part_n of_o it_o whereupon_o we_o must_v observe_v that_o by_o the_o partage_n between_o the_o son_n of_o lewis_n the_o meek_a 843._o all_o the_o country_n that_o lie_v between_o the_o river_n of_o rhosne_fw-fr and_o saone_n and_o the_o alps_n viz._n provence_n dauphin_n savoy_n and_o french_a county_n remain_v imperial_a land_n and_o the_o french_a king_n in_o the_o second_o race_n yea_o and_o very_o far_o in_o the_o three_o race_n pretend_v nothing_o to_o they_o till_o dauphin_n come_v to_o they_o in_o the_o time_n of_o philip_n de_fw-fr valois_n and_o provence_n in_o the_o time_n of_o lewis_n the_o xi_o and_o that_o part_n of_o the_o empire_n be_v hold_v by_o lothary_a the_o elder_a son_n of_o lewis_n the_o meek_a and_o after_o he_o by_o his_o son_n lewis_n the_o young_a who_o die_v without_o heir_n male_a a_o state_n be_v erect_v in_o favour_n of_o his_o daughter_n hermengard_n between_o these_o two_o river_n and_o the_o alps_n which_o be_v call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o arles_n or_o the_o second_o kingdom_n of_o burgundy_n which_o continue_v under_o its_o proper_a king_n who_o pedigree_n be_v full_o describe_v by_o the_o historian_n du_fw-mi chesne_n unto_o the_o death_n of_o rodolphus_n the_o last_o king_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n a_o 1036._o leave_v his_o estate_n to_o the_o emperor_n conrade_n the_o two_o surname_v the_o salic_a who_o have_v marry_v his_o sister_n grisel_n or_o as_o some_o say_v be_v his_o nephew_n by_o she_o by_o that_o gift_n beside_o the_o ancient_a pretence_n of_o the_o empire_n upon_o that_o kingdom_n at_o least_o for_o the_o sovereignty_n the_o emperor_n become_v master_n of_o the_o same_o both_o by_o sovereignty_n and_o propriety_n and_o annex_v it_o to_o the_o empire_n at_o which_o time_n the_o archbishop_n of_o treves_n take_v the_o name_n of_o chancellor_n per_fw-la regnum_fw-la arelatense_n but_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o emperor_n come_v to_o a_o great_a decay_n out_o of_o germany_n especial_o during_o the_o war_n between_o the_o emperor_n henry_n the_o iv_o and_o the_o pope_n four_o principality_n be_v frame_v in_o that_o kingdom_n of_o arles_n of_o the_o count_n of_o provence_n the_o dolphin_n of_o viennois_n the_o count_n of_o moriurre_n call_v since_o duke_n of_o savoy_n and_o the_o count_n of_o burgundy_n which_o without_o question_n depend_v from_o the_o empire_n as_o long_o as_o there_o be_v any_o vigour_n in_o it_o but_o time_n have_v wear_v out_o that_o title_n and_o prescription_n be_v pass_v upon_o it_o not_o to_o be_v break_v and_o the_o old_a title_n revive_v unless_o the_o emperor_n will_v together_o question_v most_o part_n of_o the_o principality_n of_o italy_n and_o the_o east_n and_o north_n gaul_n of_o these_o four_o principality_n that_o of_o savoy_n subsi_v to_o this_o day_n french_fw-mi county_n be_v fall_v to_o the_o house_n of_o flanders_n and_o so_o to_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n daulphiné_n be_v give_v to_o philip_n de_fw-fr valois_n by_o imbert_n dolphin_n about_o the_o year_n 1343._o and_o provence_n to_o lewis_n the_o xi_o a_o 1482._o by_o charles_n count_n of_o maine_n heir_n to_o rené_fw-fr king_n of_o naples_n and_o duke_n of_o anjou_n all_o these_o change_n and_o gift_n as_o for_o the_o propriety_n only_o the_o sovereignty_n be_v still_o pretend_v by_o the_o emperor_n which_o they_o may_v well_o be_v account_v to_o have_v lose_v by_o weakness_n desertion_n and_o by_o prescription_n as_o many_o other_o principality_n at_o this_o side_n of_o the_o rhine_n beside_o the_o french_a history_n relate_v that_o in_o the_o year_n 1377._o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o iv_o be_v come_v into_o france_n to_o visit_v king_n charles_n the_o v._o give_v to_o his_o godson_n charles_n who_o since_o be_v charles_n the_o vi_o the_o right_n which_o the_o emperor_n pretend_a in_o daulphiné_n which_o be_v no_o great_a gift_n and_o theodorick_n à_fw-la niem_fw-la a_o historian_n of_o that_o age_n say_v that_o the_o same_o emperor_n be_v come_v to_o avignon_n to_o visit_v the_o pope_n give_v to_o lewis_n duke_n of_o anjou_n brother_n to_o charles_n the_o v._o of_o france_n the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o arles_n which_o have_v be_v under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o empire_n in_o recompense_n of_o the_o magnificent_a entertainment_n which_o the_o say_a lewis_n give_v he_o at_o villeneufue_n near_o avignon_n so_o all_o these_o right_n of_o the_o empire_n be_v lose_v either_o by_o prescription_n or_o donation_n these_o be_v all_o the_o right_n that_o can_v be_v imagine_v to_o be_v pretend_v by_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n upon_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o france_n paragraphe_n ii_o of_o the_o right_n pretend_v upon_o provence_n let_v we_o now_o examine_v some_o pretence_n of_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n upon_o some_o dutchy_n and_o other_o dominion_n in_o france_n begin_v at_o provence_n 1._o i_o show_v before_o how_o provence_n before_o the_o partage_n between_o the_o son_n of_o lewis_n the_o meek_a a_o fundamental_a and_o famous_a date_n in_o our_o history_n be_v part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n and_o when_o it_o be_v divide_v into_o tetrarchy_n it_o be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o mets_n austrasia_n or_o burgundy_n but_o when_o before_o that_o famous_a division_n all_o france_n be_v reunite_v in_o the_o second_o race_n under_o these_o two_o great_a prince_n pepin_n and_o charlemain_n provence_n be_v a_o part_n of_o it_o 2._o by_o the_o partage_n between_o the_o son_n of_o lewis_n the_o meek_a provence_n with_o all_o that_o be_v beyond_o the_o river_n of_o rhosne_fw-fr and_o saone_n be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o portion_n give_v to_o charles_n the_o bald_a and_o be_v since_o call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o arles_n all_o these_o piece_n give_v to_o lothary_a the_o elder_a brother_n be_v call_v the_o empire_n and_o imperial_a ground_n and_o to_o this_o day_n the_o land_n beyond_o the_o rhone_n towards_o italy_n be_v call_v terres_n d'_fw-fr empire_n land_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o land_n at_o this_o side_n terres_n de_fw-fr france_n french_a land_n since_o that_o partage_n the_o emperor_n have_v always_o pretend_v a_o sovereignty_n to_o those_o country_n a_o right_n strengthen_v by_o the_o donation_n make_v of_o the_o propriety_n of_o it_o to_o the_o emperor_n conrade_n the_o salic_a by_o his_o uncle_n or_o brother_n in_o law_n rodolphus_n the_o last_o king_n of_o burgundy_n 3._o lewis_n the_o ii_o emperor_n son_n to_o that_o lothary_a leave_v but_o one_o daughter_n call_v hermengarda_n which_o be_v incapable_a of_o the_o title_n of_o
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
the_o count_n of_o catalonia_n how_o and_o in_o what_o time_n precise_o i_o find_v not_o only_o i_o find_v that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o st_n lewis_n alphonsus_n his_o brother_n count_n of_o toulouse_n and_o the_o king_n of_o arragon_n be_v in_o suit_n about_o the_o county_n of_o roussillon_n st_o lewis_n be_v choose_v umpire_n as_o bear_v himself_o for_o sovereign_n of_o both_o who_o therefore_o ought_v to_o be_v their_o judge_n and_o he_o do_v adjudge_v it_o to_o the_o king_n of_o arragon_n against_o his_o own_o brother_n it_o seem_v that_o holy_a king_n acknowledge_v the_o justice_n of_o their_o possession_n for_o as_o that_o county_n be_v unite_v with_o that_o of_o barcelonia_n it_o be_v hold_v also_o by_o the_o same_o right_n since_o the_o union_n of_o these_o with_o the_o crown_n of_o arragon_n it_o run_v the_o same_o fortune_n with_o arragon_n and_o be_v conquer_v by_o philip_n le_fw-fr hardy_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o interdict_v of_o pope_n martin_n the_o iv_o philip_n die_v at_o perpignan_n and_o soon_o after_o all_o be_v lose_v and_o quite_v by_o charles_n de_fw-fr valois_n his_o second_o son_n but_o of_o that_o right_n &_o all_o the_o pretence_n of_o the_o house_n of_o anjou_n upon_o roussillon_n as_o upon_o arragon_n and_o catalonia_n the_o french_a themselves_o make_v no_o great_a account_n but_o upon_o roussillon_n the_o french_a have_v a_o title_n altogether_o singular_a john_n king_n of_o arragon_n that_o live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o lewis_n the_o xi_o of_o france_n be_v in_o war_n with_o his_o subject_n of_o arragon_n and_o catalonia_n as_o maintainer_n of_o his_o son_n charles_n prince_z of_o vienna_n and_o the_o true_a heir_n of_o navarra_n against_o he_o and_o find_v his_o subject_n too_o hard_o for_o he_o as_o assisted_z by_o henry_n king_n of_o castilia_n desire_v lewis_n the_o xi_o to_o assist_v he_o which_o he_o do_v with_o great_a might_n have_v send_v he_o a_o good_a army_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o charles_n d'_fw-fr armagnao_n duke_n of_o nemours_n who_o confirm_v the_o crown_n to_o john_n and_o compose_v the_o difference_n between_o he_o and_o his_o subject_n at_o which_o time_n john_n engage_v the_o county_n of_o roussillon_n and_o the_o town_n of_o perpignan_n unto_o lewis_n the_o xi_o for_o three_o hundred_o thousand_o crown_n which_o he_o borrow_v of_o he_o lewis_n notwithstanding_o many_o treachery_n and_o attempt_n of_o the_o arrogenese_n maintain_v himself_o in_o that_o country_n and_z charles_n the_o viii_o his_o son_n after_o he_o until_o the_o design_n of_o the_o conquest_n of_o naples_n it_o be_v in_o the_o year_n 1492._o that_o charles_n the_o viii_o begin_v the_o enterprise_n of_o naples_n and_o fear_v lest_o ferdinand_n king_n of_o arragon_n son_n to_z that_o john_n will_v assist_v the_o house_n of_o naples_n which_o be_v a_o branch_n of_o that_o of_o arragon_n or_o shall_v enter_v into_o france_n in_o his_o absence_n he_o return_v unto_o he_o that_o county_n of_o roussillon_n gratis_o not_o quit_v but_o not_o demand_v the_o three_o hundred_o thousand_o crown_n the_o king_n of_o arragon_n have_v promise_v and_o swear_v upon_o the_o holy_a cross_n and_o upon_o the_o gospel_n that_o he_o will_v serve_v the_o king_n against_o all_o his_o enemy_n in_o that_o expedition_n of_o italy_n the_o governor_n of_o perpignan_n do_v not_o yield_v but_o after_o many_o iterate_a command_n see_v the_o importance_n of_o that_o restitution_n and_o fear_v the_o infidelity_n of_o arragon_n the_o french_a historian_n blame_v james_n maillert_n a_o franciscan_a friar_n confessor_n to_o charles_n the_o viii_o say_n he_o be_v win_v by_o ferdinand_n to_o persuade_v the_o king_n to_o that_o restitution_n but_o ferdinand_n instead_o of_o help_a charles_n in_o his_o expedition_n of_o italy_n help_v his_o enemy_n in_o italy_n and_o disturb_v his_o enterprise_n of_o naples_n since_o which_o time_n the_o french_a have_v often_o redemanded_a that_o county_n as_o not_o redeem_v with_o the_o three_o hundred_o thousand_o crown_n and_o represent_v that_o they_o be_v circumvent_v by_o ferdinand_n but_o in_o vain_a till_o final_o the_o sword_n have_v do_v what_o reason_n and_o justice_n can_v not_o perpignan_n be_v besiege_v and_o take_v by_o lewis_n the_o xiii_o of_o late_a year_n thus_o of_o those_o six_o right_n which_o the_o french_a pretend_v within_o the_o limit_n of_o spain_n those_o of_o castilia_n portugal_n and_o arragon_n be_v old_a and_o stale_a that_o of_o navarra_n be_v in_o its_o full_a force_n by_o their_o ordinary_a protestation_n that_o of_o catalonia_n and_o roussillon_n be_v no_o more_o pretend_a right_n the_o french_a have_v the_o real_a possession_n of_o they_o paragraphe_n vii_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n out_o of_o the_o limit_n of_o spain_n the_o french_a have_v three_o great_a pretence_n upon_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n 1._o upon_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n 2._o upon_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n and_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o genoa_n 3._o upon_o the_o county_n of_o flanders_n &_o artois_n because_o they_o pretend_v that_o these_o right_n be_v in_o their_o full_a force_n they_o must_v be_v exact_o examine_v we_o will_v begin_v at_o naples_n 1._o that_o part_n of_o italy_n which_o be_v beyond_o capagna_n de_fw-fr roma_n and_o comprehend_v these_o ancient_a province_n samnium_n appulia_n hydruntum_n magna_fw-la graecia_n campania_n calabria_n and_o other_o all_o these_o i_o say_v which_o be_v well_o nigh_o one_o half_a of_o italy_n make_v up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n compania_n now_o terra_fw-la di_fw-mi lavoro_n the_o river_n of_o aufidus_n now_o ofanto_n in_o puglia_n and_o the_o river_n of_o liris_n now_o cantigliano_fw-it near_o capua_n be_v make_v the_o limit_n between_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o east_n and_o west_n an._n 803._o nicephorus_n then_o be_v the_o emperor_n of_o the_o east_n and_o charlemain_n of_o the_o west_n so_o that_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n and_o all_o that_o be_v on_o this_o side_n of_o the_o two_o river_n remain_v with_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o west_n the_o part_n beyond_o they_o with_o the_o island_n of_o sicily_n remain_v with_o the_o emperor_n of_o the_o east_n not_o long_o after_o the_o saracen_n invade_v italy_n the_o height_n of_o their_o fury_n be_v about_o the_o year_n 850._o and_o in_o the_o part_n about_o sicily_n and_o sicily_n itself_o where_o they_o settle_v themselves_o and_o for_o many_o age_n those_o country_n be_v the_o sad_a stage_n where_o the_o latin_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o the_o greek_n on_o the_o other_o and_o the_o saracen_n enemy_n to_o both_o act_v a_o bloody_a tragedy_n 2._o about_o the_o year_n 1000_o forty_o norman_a gentleman_n return_v from_o the_o pilgrimage_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n give_v a_o powerful_a assistance_n to_o the_o christian_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n against_o the_o saracen_n and_o be_v return_v home_o undertake_v not_o long_o after_o a_o expedition_n to_o naples_n with_o more_o might_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o tristan_n cistel_n a_o norman_a these_o give_v the_o beginning_n to_o the_o state_n of_o naples_n partly_o by_o conquest_n partly_o by_o marriage_n under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o count_n of_o the_o cross_n of_o puglia_n and_o duke_n of_o calabria_n and_o in_o time_n advance_v their_o conquest_n as_o far_o as_o sicily_n they_o be_v crown_v king_n of_o the_o same_o to_o that_o family_n of_o norman_n succeed_v that_o of_o the_o german_n in_o the_o person_n of_o henry_n the_o vi_o and_o friderick_n the_o two_o emperor_n and_o king_n of_o naples_n that_o friderick_n be_v fall_v into_o the_o hatred_n of_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n which_o be_v sovereign_a of_o that_o fee_n he_o be_v deprive_v of_o that_o state_n after_o his_o death_n his_o son_n conrard_n and_o his_o bastard_n manfred_n and_o conradin_n son_n of_o conrard_n have_v labour_v to_o maintain_v himself_o in_o it_o final_o the_o house_n of_o france_n be_v call_v to_o it_o after_o this_o manner_n about_o the_o year_n 1262._o 3._o by_o the_o fall_n out_o of_o all_o these_o prince_n with_o the_o pope_n great_a confusion_n happen_v in_o italy_n the_o pope_n innocent_a the_o iv_o weary_a of_o the_o german_a race_n present_v the_o kingdom_n to_o saint_n lewis_n for_o his_o brother_n charles_n count_n of_o anjou_n and_o provence_n who_o be_v repute_v a_o great_a warrior_n and_o two_o year_n after_o vrban_n the_o iv_o invest_v they_o with_o it_o an._n 1264._o that_o country_n which_o he_o hold_v from_o the_o church_n contain_v the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n and_o the_o great_a i_o will_v of_o sicily_n and_o be_v call_v sicilia_n ultra_fw-la &_o extra_fw-la farum_fw-la because_o of_o the_o far_a or_o straight_o of_o messina_n which_o separate_v the_o i_o will_v from_o the_o continent_n but_o that_o country_n be_v so_o give_v he_o by_o the_o pope_n that_o he_o be_v first_o to_o conquer_v it_o before_o he_o can_v
enjoy_v the_o gift_n great_a war_n he_o have_v against_o manfred_n bastard_n of_o friderick_n the_o ii_o emperor_n and_o against_o conradin_n the_o emperor_n grandchild_n who_o he_o take_v in_o battle_n and_o behead_v he_o a_o bloody_a execution_n which_o cause_v much_o animosity_n and_o war_n between_o that_o house_n of_o france_n and_o the_o relic_n of_o the_o house_n of_o suaben_n which_o be_v constantia_n daughter_n to_o manfred_n wife_n to_o peter_n king_n of_o arragon_n who_o to_o avenge_v the_o death_n of_o that_o king_n conradin_n his_o wife_n cousin_n &_o to_o repress_v the_o insolence_n of_o the_o french_a be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o bloody_a sicilian_a vesper_n whereby_o the_o french_a be_v utter_o expel_v from_o sicily_n an._n 1261._o and_o sicily_n remain_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o house_n of_o arragon_n and_o since_o although_o many_o war_n and_o treaty_n have_v intervene_v to_o reunite_v these_o two_o state_n they_o have_v always_o be_v separate_v till_o the_o house_n of_o arragon_n have_v get_v the_o dominion_n of_o naples_n wherefore_o we_o will_v speak_v no_o more_o of_o sicily_n which_o the_o french_a lose_v in_o effect_n in_o that_o massacre_n and_o since_o quit_v their_o right_n to_o it_o by_o several_a treaty_n 4._o but_o as_o for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n that_o french_a family_n of_o charles_n d'_fw-fr anjou_n be_v settle_v in_o it_o from_o the_o year_n 1264_o until_o the_o death_n of_o jane_n the_o two_o an._n 1435._o in_o all_o 171._o year_n we_o intend_v not_o to_o relate_v that_o history_n but_o only_o to_o observe_v these_o thing_n which_o concern_v our_o present_a purpose_n first_o that_o charles_n the_o lame_a the_o second_o king_n and_o son_n to_o that_o first_o charles_n marry_v mary_n inheritrice_n of_o hungary_n and_o so_o these_o two_o kingdom_n be_v unite_v of_o their_o child_n the_o elder_a charles_n surname_v martel_n have_v hungary_n for_o his_o portion_n and_o from_o he_o some_o prince_n of_o hungary_n be_v descend_v the_o second_o son_n be_v lewis_n who_o will_v be_v a_o franciscan_a friar_n and_o be_v bishop_n of_o toulouse_n the_o three_o son_n robert_n inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n there_o be_v more_o brother_n who_o have_v several_a apanage_n but_o it_o be_v not_o this_o robert_n that_o continue_v the_o line_n of_o the_o king_n of_o naples_n he_o be_v father_n to_o prince_n charles_n who_o die_v before_o his_o father_n leave_v a_o daughter_n that_o famous_a or_o rather_o infamous_a queen_n jane_n the_o first_o that_o rule_v that_o state_n almost_o forty_o year_n next_o it_o must_v be_v know_v that_o this_o wicked_a jane_n lascivious_a and_o cruel_a so_o far_o as_o to_o strangle_v her_o husband_n andrew_n a_o young_a prince_n of_o that_o other_o branch_n of_o hungary_n fill_v her_o kingdom_n with_o great_a trouble_n by_o her_o wickedness_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o her_o reign_n a_o 1378._o happen_v the_o great_a schism_n of_o the_o church_n when_o urban_n the_o vi_o be_v make_v pope_n by_o violence_n many_o cardinal_n elect_v in_o his_o stead_n robert_n cardinal_n of_o geneva_n who_o take_v the_o name_n of_o clement_n the_o vii_o queen_n jane_n be_v a_o enemy_n to_o urban_n who_o be_v bear_v her_o subject_n declare_v herself_o for_o clement_n her_o crim_n whereby_o she_o have_v put_v her_o husband_n to_o death_n have_v be_v long_o cover_v by_o a_o accommodation_n make_v by_o clement_n the_o vi_o who_o appease_v lewis_n the_o great_a king_n of_o hungary_n brother_n to_o andrew_n who_o jane_n have_v strangle_v but_o pope_n urban_n the_o vi_o to_o be_v avenge_v of_o jane_n stir_v again_o the_o house_n of_o hungary_n against_o she_o and_o a_o prince_n of_o that_o house_n named_z charles_n de_fw-fr duras_n come_v and_o besiege_v she_o in_o castello_n del_fw-it ovo_fw-la at_o naples_n take_v she_o and_o strangle_v she_o a_o 1382._o in_o the_o same_o place_n as_o some_o say_v where_o she_o have_v strangle_v she_o first_o husband_n 3._o but_o the_o same_o princess_n see_v that_o urban_n invite_v the_o house_n of_o hungary_n to_o the_o conquest_n of_o naples_n call_v to_o her_o help_n king_n charles_n the_o vi_o of_o france_n an_z 1380._o by_o the_o advice_n of_o pope_n clement_n and_o by_o his_o leave_n for_o he_o bear_v himself_o for_o her_o sovereign_n she_o adopt_a lewis_n duke_n of_o anjou_n brother_n to_o charles_n the_o v._o of_o france_n and_o head_n of_o the_o second_o house_n of_o anjou_n he_o be_v at_o that_o time_n regent_n of_o france_n in_o the_o minority_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o vi_o from_o that_o adoption_n the_o french_a fetch_v their_o right_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n for_o from_o the_o offspring_n of_o that_o lewis_n the_o french_a king_n have_v inherit_v 4._o charles_n de_fw-fr duras_n after_o he_o have_v strangle_v queen_n jane_n seize_v upon_o the_o kingdom_n and_o reign_v in_o her_o stead_n and_o after_o he_o his_o two_o child_n first_o ladislaus_n who_o the_o french_a historian_n call_v lancelot_n and_o jane_n the_o second_o they_o three_o hold_v the_o state_n 53._o year_n from_o the_o year_n 1382._o till_o the_o year_n 1436._o but_o because_o jane_n the_o first_o a_o little_a afore_o her_o death_n have_v adopt_v lewi_n duke_n of_o anjou_n that_o house_n of_o duras_n have_v continual_a war_n with_o the_o house_n of_o anjou_n lewis_n the_o i._o come_v to_o naples_n and_o there_o dye_v lewis_n the_o two_o his_o son_n have_v great_a war_n with_o ladislaus_n and_o for_o a_o time_n be_v master_n of_o the_o kingdom_n that_o ladislaus_n be_v dead_a without_o issue_n a_o 1414._o his_o sister_n queen_n jane_n the_o second_o succeed_v he_o as_o bad_a a_o woman_n as_o the_o first_o jane_n for_o impudicity_fw-la and_o extravagancy_n she_o be_v degrade_v by_o the_o pope_n martin_n the_o v._o and_o lewis_n the_o iii_o grandchild_n of_o the_o first_o lewis_n of_o anjou_n name_v by_o he_o to_o reign_v in_o her_o place_n she_o adopt_a alphonsus_n king_n of_o arragon_n and_o sicily_n for_o her_o son_n with_o who_o that_o lewis_n the_o iii_o have_v great_a war_n and_o have_v sometime_o the_o better_a sometime_o the_o worst_a but_o jane_n be_v of_o a_o inconstant_a spirit_n despise_v alphonsus_n be_v altogether_o govern_v by_o her_o favourite_n john_n carraciolo_n which_o alphonsus_n not_o able_a to_o bear_v make_v himself_o master_n of_o the_o city_n of_o naples_n upon_o which_o she_o cancel_v her_o will_n make_v in_o favour_n of_o alphonsus_n and_o instead_o of_o he_o adopt_a lewis_n the_o iv_o of_o anjou_n who_o before_o be_v her_o enemy_n that_o adoption_n make_v a_o 1422._o be_v the_o second_o ground_n of_o the_o claim_n of_o the_o french_a to_o naples_n and_o the_o seed_n of_o so_o many_o war_n and_o calamity_n and_o of_o the_o great_a division_n between_o the_o house_n of_o france_n and_o spain_n the_o spaniard_n maintain_v the_o first_o adoption_n as_o valid_a because_o alphonsus_n though_o accuse_v by_o jane_n of_o ungratefulness_n upon_o which_o she_o ground_v the_o disannul_n of_o his_o adoption_n do_v nothing_o as_o they_o say_v against_o the_o respect_n due_a to_o his_o adoptive_a mother_n but_o only_o go_v about_o to_o repress_v the_o extravagancy_n of_o that_o light-brained_a woman_n to_o have_v that_o part_n in_o her_o affair_n which_o by_o right_o belong_v to_o he_o and_o especial_o curb_v the_o insolency_n of_o carraciolo_n who_o keep_v a_o scandalous_a familiarity_n with_o that_o woman_n the_o french_a say_v that_o the_o second_o adoption_n be_v of_o more_o validity_n that_o the_o cause_n of_o ungratefulness_n be_v sufficient_a to_o break_v a_o adoption_n that_o alphonsus_n misuse_v his_o adoptive_a mother_n seize_v upon_o the_o city_n of_o naples_n besiege_v she_o and_o keep_v she_o shut_v up_o and_o do_v all_o act_n of_o sovereign_n to_o her_o contempt_n and_o disgrace_n 5._o this_o lewis_n the_o iv_o duke_n of_o anjou_n have_v recover_v naples_n enjoy_v it_o with_o some_o peace_n together_o with_o jane_n but_o die_v before_o she_o a_o 1434._o because_o he_o leave_v no_o issue_n she_o adopt_v his_o brother_n rené_fw-fr duke_n of_o anjou_n and_o herself_o soon_o after_o dye_v but_o rené_fw-fr being_n then_o keep_v prisoner_n by_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n he_o can_v not_o go_v to_o receive_v his_o inheritance_n his_o wife_n elizabeth_n go_v but_o too_o late_a though_o at_o the_o first_o she_o get_v some_o advantage_n in_o the_o end_n alphonsus_n remain_v master_n and_o the_o party_n of_o anjou_n be_v quite_o expel_v out_o of_o the_o land_n only_a rené_fw-fr keep_v the_o possession_n of_o provence_n which_o be_v a_o appurtenance_n of_o that_o state_n for_o since_o the_o first_o adoption_n of_o lewis_n the_o i_o duke_n of_o anjou_n by_o queen_n jane_n the_o i._o that_o second_o house_n of_o anjou_n have_v keep_v the_o possession_n of_o provence_n neither_o do_v charles_n de_fw-fr duras_n nor_o his_o child_n nor_o
be_v displease_v to_o the_o college_n of_o cardinal_n join_v with_o the_o emperor_n for_o the_o dispossess_v of_o octavio_n who_o put_v himself_o in_o henry_n the_o two_o his_o protection_n and_o that_o king_n powerful_o assist_v he_o both_o against_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o emperor_n and_o be_v at_o such_o odds_o with_o the_o pope_n as_o to_o prohibit_v the_o bring_n of_o any_o money_n out_o of_o france_n to_o rome_n at_o which_o the_o pope_n amaze_v desire_a peace_n of_o the_o king_n and_o desist_v to_o oppose_v octavio_n yea_o and_o cause_v the_o emperor_n to_o restore_v placentia_n to_o octavio_n since_o which_o time_n octavio_n and_o his_o successor_n have_v enjoy_v parma_n and_o placentia_n at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o king_n protect_v also_o the_o prince_n of_o mirandola_n who_o the_o pope_n will_v oppress_v before_o that_o time_n a_o 1545._o the_o emperor_n get_v a_o great_a victory_n over_o the_o protestant_a prince_n of_o germany_n their_o two_o chief_a man_n friderick_n elector_n of_o saxony_n and_o philip_n landgrave_n of_o h●sse_n be_v take_v prisoner_n whereby_o the_o protestant_a party_n be_v so_o humble_v that_o in_o the_o year_n 1550._o they_o implore_v the_o help_n of_o henry_n the_o two_o of_o france_n who_o pass_v into_o germany_n to_o relieve_v they_o the_o constable_n of_o montmorency_n in_o his_o way_n seize_v upon_o the_o town_n of_o metz_n toul_n and_o verdus_n upon_o the_o right_n which_o we_o have_v set_v down_o in_o the_o three_o chapter_n that_o enterprise_n of_o henry_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o protestant_n make_v the_o emperor_n conclude_v a_o peace_n with_o they_o in_o haste_n so_o that_o the_o king_n be_v come_v to_o strasburg_n be_v desire_v by_o they_o to_o return_v because_o they_o be_v agree_v with_o the_o emperor_n return_v from_o germany_n he_o take_v many_o town_n in_o lutzenburg_n rochemar_n danvilliers_n ivoy_n bovillon_n and_o the_o emperor_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n 1551._o besiege_v metz_n so_o well_o defend_v by_o francis_n duke_n of_o guise_n that_o the_o siege_n be_v raise_v the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o year_n 1552_o terrovenne_n be_v take_v and_o raze_v by_o the_o emperor_n the_o people_n of_o sienna_n fear_v lest_o that_o cosmo_n de_fw-fr medicis_n duke_n of_o florence_n shall_v make_v himself_o master_n of_o their_o commonwealth_n have_v put_v themselves_o into_o the_o emperor_n hand_n hope_v that_o he_o will_v bring_v they_o in_o their_o liberty_n but_o see_v that_o he_o will_v bring_v they_o under_o the_o subjection_n of_o cosmo_n they_o call_v henry_n the_o two_o to_o their_o help_n who_o give_v they_o blaise_n de_fw-fr montlue_n for_o their_o governor_n who_o since_o be_v marshal_n of_o france_n in_o his_o commentary_n he_o have_v describe_v how_o that_o city_n be_v besiege_v but_o in_o the_o end_n they_o be_v force_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o florentine_a in_o the_o year_n 1555._o the_o emperor_n charles_n resign_v the_o imperial_a crown_n to_o his_o brother_n ferdinand_n and_o all_o his_o other_o estate_n to_o his_o son_n philip_n the_o ii_o a_o treaty_n of_o peace_n between_o henry_n and_o philip_n be_v move_v near_o ardres_n and_o perfect_v near_o cambray_n a_o 1556._o for_o ten_o year_n and_o swear_v by_o the_o two_o king_n feb._n 6._o but_o present_o after_o the_o death_n of_o juliet_n the_o iii_o and_o the_o pontificat_fw-la of_o marcel_n the_o ii_o which_o last_v but_o two_o and_o twenty_o day_n the_o peace_n be_v break_v upon_o the_o election_n of_o paul_n the_o iv_o a_o neapolitan_a of_o the_o house_n of_o caraffa_n ally_v to_o that_o of_o melpha_n which_o have_v always_o be_v of_o the_o french_a faction_n and_o be_v odious_a to_o the_o spaniard_n who_o use_v all_o their_o power_n to_o hinder_v his_o election_n and_o when_o in_o spite_n of_o they_o he_o be_v elect_v they_o raise_v two_o powerful_a family_n of_o rome_n against_o he_o the_o columna_n and_o the_o vitelly_n who_o revolt_v against_o the_o pope_n be_v assist_v by_o philip._n the_o king_n send_v help_v to_o the_o pope_n so_o the_o truce_n be_v break_v many_o exploit_n of_o arm_n be_v do_v about_o rome_n but_o octob._n 14._o 1557_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o spaniard_n agree_v and_o henry_n call_v his_o army_n back_o but_o at_o the_o same_o time_n philip_n have_v marry_v queen_n mary_n of_o england_n make_v his_o wife_n declare_v war_n to_o henry_n by_o a_o herald_n of_o arm_n who_o speak_v to_o the_o king_n himself_o at_o reims_n whence_o follow_v many_o various_a effect_n of_o war_n in_o picardy_n and_o champagne_n till_o the_o memorable_a battle_n of_o saint_n guintin_n lose_v by_o the_o french_a an_z 1557._o where_o the_o constable_n be_v take_v but_o francis_n duke_n of_o guise_n new_o return_v from_o italy_n revive_v the_o sad_a condition_n of_o france_n by_o the_o take_n of_o calais_n guines_n the_o land_n of_o oye_n and_o the_o town_n of_o thionville_n the_o two_o army_n of_o these_o two_o prince_n be_v both_o in_o sight_n one_o of_o another_o in_o picardy_n near_o the_o river_n of_o somme_n the_o constable_n of_o france_n and_o the_o martial_a saint_n andrew_n both_o prisoner_n of_o the_o spaniard_n the_o pope_n nuntio_n and_o christina_n dowager_n of_o lorraine_n cosen-german_a to_o philip_n manage_v a_o peace_n which_o be_v conclude_v at_o chasteau_n in_o cambresis_n in_o february_n 1559._o by_o the_o first_o article_n of_o that_o treaty_n the_o french_a king_n be_v to_o execute_v religious_o all_o the_o treaty_n make_v between_o charles_n the_o v._o and_z francis_z the_o i._o whereby_o they_o understand_v the_o cession_n make_v of_o naples_n milan_n flanders_n and_o artois_n unless_o the_o present_a treaty_n do_v contradict_v it_o but_o that_o treaty_n mention_v only_o the_o restitution_n of_o the_o town_n take_v on_o both_o side_n and_o the_o rendition_n of_o the_o state_n of_o savoy_n and_o piedmont_n to_o philibert_n emanuel_n duke_n of_o savoy_n also_o by_o that_o treaty_n a_o marriage_n be_v agree_v on_o between_o philip_n then_o new_o a_o widower_n by_o the_o death_n of_o queen_n mary_n of_o england_n and_o elizabeth_n daughter_n to_o henry_n the_o ii_o which_o for_o that_o reason_n be_v call_v the_o queen_n of_o peace_n in_o the_o celebration_n of_o that_o marriage_n henry_n the_o two_o be_v slay_v paragraphe_n vii_o from_o the_o peace_n of_o chasteau_n in_o cambresis_n 1559._o to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o alenson_n 1584._o there_o be_v no_o open_a war_n between_o the_o two_o crown_n all_o that_o time_n which_o comprehend_v the_o reign_n of_o francis_n the_o two_o charles_n the_o ix_o and_o great_a part_n of_o that_o of_o henry_n the_o iii_o but_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o that_o queen_n of_o peace_n the_o union_n be_v so_o great_a that_o the_o trouble_n of_o religion_n be_v rise_v in_o france_n philip_n assist_v the_o french_a king_n with_o his_o arm_n under_o francis_n the_o ii_o in_o this_o reign_n of_o ninteen_o month_n the_o history_n observe_v two_o notable_a thing_n which_o be_v much_o for_o our_o purpose_n 1._o the_o state_n of_o france_n be_v in_o trouble_n at_o the_o entry_n of_o this_o reign_n by_o the_o great_a favour_n of_o the_o guise_n uncle_n to_o queen_n mary_n of_o scotland_n wife_n to_o francis_n the_o two_o and_o by_o the_o queen-mother_n catherine_n de_fw-fr medicis_n who_o take_v the_o regency_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o antony_n of_o bourbon_n king_n of_o navarra_n and_o first_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o france_n after_o the_o king_n brother_n who_o be_v keep_v low_o and_o all_o the_o house_n of_o bourbon_n with_o he_o seem_v to_o threaten_v france_n of_o a_o civil_a war._n philip_n the_o two_o consider_v that_o state_n of_o france_n send_v to_o francis_n the_o two_o a_o letter_n which_o be_v read_v in_o the_o council_n whereby_o he_o say_v that_o he_o have_v hear_v how_o some_o great_a man_n of_o france_n be_v ill_o satisfy_v of_o the_o government_n establish_v by_o he_o his_o brother_n in_o law_n francis_n threaten_v his_o state_n of_o a_o civil_a war._n that_o he_o philip_n be_v ready_a to_o employ_v all_o his_o force_n and_o his_o life_n to_o make_v he_o obey_v as_o his_o good_a confederate_n and_o neighbour_n remember_v the_o good_a instruction_n and_o the_o holy_a education_n which_o his_o father_n charles_n the_o v._o have_v receive_v from_o lewis_n the_o xii_o his_o guardian_n 2._o the_o house_n of_o bourbon_n be_v degrade_v from_o the_o rank_n it_o ought_v to_o have_v have_v in_o the_o court_n antony_z king_n of_o navarra_n retire_v into_o bearn_n and_o when_o the_o cardinal_n of_o bourbon_n and_o the_o prince_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr roche_n sur_fw-fr yon_n conduct_v the_o queen_n of_o spain_n to_o her_o husband_n he_o bear_v they_o company_n now_o because_o by_o the_o treaty_n of_o marriage_n that_o princess_n be_v to_o be_v deliver_v to_o philip_n upon_o the_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 tha●_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 ●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 sigismond●ad_v ●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 fride●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 ●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 ●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 ●here_o have_v be_v thirteen_o emperor_n of_o the_o ●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 ma●●_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 good●_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 maximilia●_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 n●ples_n and_o the_o west_n indies_n and_o soon_o after_o of_o po●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 spea●_n here_o of_o the_o patrimonial_a dominion_n of_o th●_n house_n of_o austria_n reserve_v the_o rest_n for_o th●_n follow_v paragraphes_n the_o patrimony_n of_o the_o house_n of_o austr●●_n whole_o seat_v in_o germany_n and_o upon_o the_o r●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 rhin●_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
and_o bohemia_n slay_v by_o the_o turk_n in_o the_o battle_n of_o mohat_n an._n 1526._o he_o die_v without_o child_n the_o crown_n fall_v to_o his_o sister_n anne_n who_o charles_n the_o v._o her_o brother_n in_o law_n present_o cause_v to_o be_v marry_v to_o his_o brother_n ferdinand_n so_o the_o two_o kingdom_n of_o bohemia_n and_o hungary_n enter_v into_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n to_o bohemia_n be_v annex_v also_o moravia_n silesia_n and_o the_o two_o lusatia_n under_o the_o name_n of_o hungary_n be_v contain_v also_o transylvania_n with_o part_n of_o bulgaris_fw-la croatia_n slavonia_n dalmatia_n but_o the_o great_a part_n of_o these_o be_v now_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o turk_n 6._o the_o state_n of_o portugal_n begin_v about_o the_o year_n 1090._o in_o the_o person_n of_o henry_n a_o french_a prince_n of_o the_o house_n of_o burgundy_n and_o continue_v among_o many_o change_n to_o the_o death_n of_o king_n sebastian_n an._n 1579._o after_o who_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o his_o great_a uncle_n cardinal_n henry_n there_o be_v a_o dispute_n between_o many_o contender_n for_o the_o succession_n but_o philip_n the_o ii_o king_n of_o spain_n get_v it_o by_o arm_n an._n 1580._o claim_v right_o to_o it_o by_o his_o mother_n isabel_n daughter_n to_o king_n emanuel_n for_o the_o reason_n which_o we_o shall_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n from_o that_o kingdom_n depend_v that_o of_o algarba_n the_o town_n of_o ceuta_n tanger_n and_o marsagan_a in_o africa_n a_o infinite_a number_n of_o land_n and_o cap_n from_o the_o cap_n of_o good_a hope_n the_o kingdom_n of_o congo_n angola_n bresia_n and_o beyond_o the_o cap_n of_o good_a hope_n a_o infinite_a number_n of_o town_n isle_n country_n and_o fort_n as_o far_o as_o china_n and_o the_o extremity_n of_o the_o east_n all_o that_o be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o name_n of_o east-indies_n discover_v at_o several_a time_n since_o vasco_n gamma_n a_o gentleman_n of_o portugal_n past_o the_o cap_n of_o good_a hope_n an._n 1497._o under_o emanuel_n king_n of_o portugal_n it_o be_v then_o by_o the_o right_n of_o isabel_n wife_n to_o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o v._o that_o the_o great_a estate_n of_o portugal_n be_v devolve_v to_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n to_o which_o estate_n they_o have_v since_o add_v several_a piece_n by_o conquest_n or_o otherwise_o charles_n the_o v._o get_v the_o lordship_n of_o utrecht_n from_o the_o bishop_n as_o we_o say_v before_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o flanders_n and_o artois_n be_v appropriate_v to_o they_o as_o they_o pretend_v by_o the_o treaty_n of_o madrid_n an._n 1525._o of_o cambray_n an._n 1529._o of_o crespy_n an._n 1544._o the_o same_o charles_n get_v the_o town_n of_o mastricht_n an._n 1530._o although_o the_o bishop_n of_o liege_n pretend_v the_o half_a of_o it_o to_o belong_v to_o his_o jurisdiction_n in_o the_o year_n 1530._o he_o invest_v ludovic_n sforza_n with_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n upon_o condition_n that_o if_o he_o die_v childless_a philip_n the_o ii_o king_n of_o spain_n shall_v succeed_v he_o which_o happen_v five_o year_n after_o an._n 1536._o he_o get_v the_o duchy_n of_o gelder_n the_o county_n of_o zutsen_n and_o the_o lordship_n of_o groan_v by_o a_o treaty_n with_o charles_n the_o duke_n of_o gelder_n who_o die_v a_o 1538._o an._n 1543._o he_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o the_o town_n of_o cambra_n as_o protector_n of_o that_o imperial_a town_n which_o be_v since_o get_v by_o the_o french_a and_o lose_v again_o be_v confirm_v to_o the_o spaniard_n by_o the_o treaty_n of_o veruins_n an._n 1538._o the_o same_o charles_n have_v get_v the_o town_n of_o sienna_n give_v it_o to_o cosmo_n duke_n of_o florence_n to_o be_v a_o homage_n for_o it_o to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n pay_v six_o thousand_o ducat_n of_o entry_n at_o every_o change_n of_o duke_n philip_n the_o ii_o king_n of_o spain_n take_v from_o the_o turk_n a_o 1554._o the_o fort_n of_o pignon_n veles_n and_o gomera_n in_o africa_n an._n 1571._o he_o wrest_v the_o marquisat_n of_o final_a from_o the_o house_n of_o carreto_n philip_n the_o iii_o take_v from_o the_o moor_n in_o africa_n the_o town_n of_o arrach_n and_o mamora_n these_o be_v the_o principal_a piece_n of_o that_o great_a state_n of_o vast_a extent_n and_o i_o think_v one_o may_v true_o say_v that_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n hold_v more_o ground_n than_o ever_o any_o prince_n do_v but_o these_o piece_n be_v scatter_v that_o state_n be_v not_o strong_a glorious_a and_o formidable_a according_a to_o its_o extent_n that_o house_n of_o austria_n be_v divide_v into_o two_o branch_n the_o spanish_a and_o the_o german_a between_o charles_n and_o ferdinand_n brother_n and_o successive_o emperor_n son_n to_o archiduke_n philip_n and_o jane_n of_o spain_n charles_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o spanish_a branch_n which_o hold_v in_o europa_n and_o out_o of_o it_o all_o that_o we_o say_v before_o ferdinand_n brother_n of_o charles_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o german_a branch_n which_o now_o hold_v the_o empire_n to_o he_o charles_n yield_v the_o ancient_a patrimonial_a estate_n of_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n within_o the_o limit_n of_o germany_n the_o same_o ferdinand_n by_o his_o marriage_n with_o anne_n inheritrix_n of_o hungary_n and_o bohemia_n unite_v those_o two_o crown_n to_o his_o state_n these_o two_o branch_n at_o this_o present_a hold_n these_o estate_n save_v that_o which_o gustavus_n the_o king_n of_o sweden_n have_v take_v from_o they_o and_o what_o the_o french_a have_v get_v in_o these_o war_n from_o the_o spaniard_n in_o the_o low_a country_n hesdin_n arras_n bapaume_n landrecy_n thionville_n quesnoy_n etc._n etc._n towards_o spain_n the_o county_n of_o roussillon_n and_o penpignan_n then_o the_o catalonian_o have_v revolt_v and_o give_v themselves_o to_o the_o french_a portugal_n also_o have_v shake_v the_o yoke_n and_o choose_v a_o king_n of_o the_o house_n of_o braganza_n of_o elder_a date_n part_n of_o the_o low-countries_n have_v canton_v themselves_o and_o be_v now_o sovereign_n the_o turk_n have_v get_v the_o most_o part_n of_o hungary_n and_o transylvania_n acknowledge_v no_o more_o the_o house_n austria_n chap._n iii_o a_o discuss_n of_o the_o right_n now_o in_o dispute_n between_o the_o house_n of_o france_n and_o austria_n the_o contention_n between_o these_o two_o family_n these_o 150_o year_n and_o of_o the_o nation_n subject_a unto_o they_o especial_o the_o french_a and_o the_o spaniard_n come_v not_o only_o out_o of_o natural_a antipathy_n and_o contrary_a inclination_n but_o chief_o out_o of_o the_o pretence_n that_o the_o one_o house_n have_v upon_o the_o other_o for_o as_o between_o private_a person_n so_o among_o prince_n the_o neighbourhood_n of_o ground_n breed_v quarrel_n and_o these_o several_a pretence_n yet_o undecided_a aught_o to_o be_v examine_v to_o know_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o the_o late_a and_o present_a war_n of_o these_o large_a volume_n of_o history_n and_o polemical_a writing_n may_v be_v and_o have_v be_v write_v but_o here_o i_o undertake_v no_o more_o but_o faithful_o to_o set_v down_o the_o ground_n of_o pretence_n on_o both_o side_n which_o though_o i_o will_v do_v brief_o and_o summary_o yet_o will_v i_o omit_v nothing_o essential_a and_o fit_a to_o decide_v the_o difference_n to_o do_v this_o orderly_a we_o will_v divide_v this_o chapter_n into_o two_o point_n the_o first_o of_o the_o pretence_n of_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n upon_o france_n the_o second_o of_o the_o pretence_n of_o france_n upon_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n first_o point_n the_o pretence_n of_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n upon_o that_o of_o france_n all_o though_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n both_o the_o spanish_a and_o the_o german_a have_v pretence_n different_a from_o that_o of_o the_o empire_n which_o they_o hold_v only_o by_o election_n and_o upon_o condition_n of_o yield_v and_o deposit_v it_o again_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o electour_n after_o the_o death_n of_o each_o emperor_n yet_o their_o interess_n be_v now_o so_o unite_v that_o the_o imperial_a right_n and_o those_o of_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n can_v hardly_o be_v separate_v wherefore_o we_o will_v examine_v they_o together_o all_o the_o pretence_n of_o that_o family_n be_v either_o upon_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n or_o part_v thereof_o especial_o upon_o the_o propriety_n of_o province_n the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n the_o town_n of_o mets_n thoul_n and_o verdun_n the_o town_n upon_o the_o river_n of_o somme_n and_o the_o duchy_n of_o britain_n these_o must_v be_v examine_v paragraphe_n i._n the_o pretend_a right_n of_o the_o empire_n upon_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o france_n concern_v that_o right_n now_o stale_a and_o indeed_o ridiculous_a four_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v 1._o the_o roman_a empire_n which_o begin_v in_o julius_n caesar_n or_o augustus_n
die_v a_o 1467._o charles_n succeed_v he_o 6._o this_o new_a duke_n of_o burgundy_n be_v much_o consider_v in_o france_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o great_a land_n and_o turbulent_a spirit_n all_o his_o time_n he_o be_v in_o war_n with_o the_o king_n and_o bring_v the_o english_a into_o france_n the_o king_n also_o do_v raise_v he_o enemy_n which_o his_o own_o rashness_n do_v multiply_v he_o be_v defeat_v by_o the_o swisser_n at_o granson_n and_o morat_n and_o kill_v before_o nancy_n a_o 1477._o 7._o after_o his_o death_n lewis_n take_v the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n and_o province_n annex_v to_o it_o give_v by_o charles_n the_o vii_o to_o philip_n le_fw-fr bon_fw-fr as_o a_o masculine_a apanage_n with_o the_o town_n upon_o the_o river_n of_o somme_n which_o charles_n be_v to_o hold_v all_o his_o life_n not_o leave_v it_o to_o his_o heir_n he_o seize_v also_o upon_o the_o town_n of_o arras_n upon_o which_o he_o pretend_v a_o right_n he_o do_v his_o utmost_a to_o catch_v mary_n the_o inheritrix_n of_o charles_n and_o desire_v the_o people_n of_o gant_n to_o deliver_v she_o into_o his_o hand_n or_o make_v she_o marry_v charles_n the_o dolphin_n but_o they_o protect_v she_o and_o soon_o after_o maximilian_n of_o austria_n marry_v she_o 8._o in_o spain_n after_o the_o interview_n of_o the_o two_o king_n lewis_n of_o france_n and_z henry_n of_o castilia_n and_o the_o sale_n or_o pawn_n of_o the_o country_n of_o roussillon_n king_n john_n of_o arragon_n see_v that_o lewis_n have_v arbitrate_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o castilian_a and_o have_v send_v john_n duke_n of_o calabria_n for_o the_o conquest_n of_o arragon_n take_v his_o time_n when_o the_o league_n in_o france_n be_v strong_a against_o the_o king_n to_o make_v perpignan_n revolt_v against_o the_o french_a the_o garrison_n retire_v into_o the_o citadel_n and_o make_v it_o good_a till_o the_o town_n be_v besiege_v by_o lewis_n and_o constrain_v to_o return_v to_o his_o obedience_n paragraphe_n ii_o from_o the_o marriage_n of_o maximilian_n with_o mary_n unto_o his_o death_n this_o period_n of_o forty_o year_n comprehend_v four_o reign_n of_o the_o french_a king_n the_o end_n of_o lewis_n the_o xi_o charles_n the_o viii_o lewis_n the_o xii_o and_o the_o beginning_n of_o francis_n the_o i_o in_o which_o space_n the_o greatness_n of_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n be_v found_v by_o her_o union_n with_o that_o of_o burgundy_n and_o then_o with_o castilia_n and_o arragon_n under_o lewis_n the_o xi_o since_o the_o death_n of_o duke_n charles_n three_o remarkable_a thing_n happen_v under_o lewis_n the_o xi_o marry_o inheritrix_n of_o burgundy_n who_o her_o father_n have_v promise_v to_o many_o prince_n in_o the_o end_n be_v marry_v to_o maximilian_n of_o austria_n an_z 1478._o lewis_n will_v have_v she_o for_o charles_n the_o d●lphin_n but_o he_o be_v but_o six_o year_n old_a and_o she_o above_o fifteen_o year_n elder_a than_o he_o that_o prefer_v of_o maximilian_n before_o charles_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o many_o evil_n to_o france_n 1._o the_o loss_n of_o all_o that_o mary_n possess_v which_o may_v have_v be_v unite_v with_o france_n 2._o the_o increase_n of_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n which_o begin_v then_o to_o be_v jealous_a of_o france_n which_o she_o be_v very_o far_o from_o before_o that_o alliance_n 3._o great_a war_n and_o endless_a envy_n by_o the_o neighbourhood_n of_o these_o two_o great_a house_n that_o marriage_n last_v but_o four_o year_n mary_n die_v of_o a_o fall_n from_o her_o horse_n as_o she_o be_v hunt_v she_o leave_v two_o child_n philip_n archduke_n of_o austria_n father_z to_z charles_n the_o v._o and_o margaret_n 2._o by_o the_o jealousy_n rise_v between_o france_n and_o austria_n by_o that_o marriage_n and_o incense_v by_o the_o revolt_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n a_o great_a lord_n of_o french_a county_n they_o break_v into_o open_a war_n and_o the_o battle_n of_o guinegast_n be_v fight_v of_o which_o the_o event_n be_v so_o uncertain_a that_o both_o party_n ascribe_v to_o themselves_o the_o victory_n 3._o marry_o of_o burgundy_n be_v dead_a the_o fleming_n especial_o the_o gantois_n always_o mutinous_a will_v expel_v maximilian_n and_o dispose_v of_o mary_n child_n they_o matryed_z margaret_z to_z charles_n the_o dolphin_n and_o appoint_v for_o her_o portion_n the_o county_n of_o artois_n french_fw-mi county_n and_o other_o land_n margaret_n be_v then_o but_o two_o year_n old_a and_z charles_n twelve_z but_o charles_n be_v marry_v since_o with_o anne_n duchess_n of_o britain_n margaret_n be_v send_v back_o to_o her_o father_n maximilian_n which_o be_v a_o new_a cause_n of_o jealousy_n between_o these_o two_o family_n this_o margaret_n be_v separate_v from_o charles_n be_v marry_v to_o john_n son_n of_o ferdinand_n of_o arragon_n and_o isabel_n of_o castilia_n who_o she_o never_o see_v then_o she_o be_v for_o the_o three_o time_n marry_v with_o philibert_n the_o two_o duke_n of_o savoy_n they_o say_v of_o she_o that_o she_o be_v three_o time_n marry_v and_o die_v a_o virgin_n under_o charles_n the_o viii_o 1._o charles_n the_o viii_o have_v civil_a war_n against_o lewis_n duke_n of_o orleans_n the_o duke_n of_o britain_n and_o other_o which_o end_v by_o the_o battle_n of_o st._n aubin_n after_o which_o charles_n marry_v anne_n the_o inheritrix_n of_o britain_n whereby_o he_o offer_v two_o affront_n unto_o maximilian_n the_o one_o that_o he_o send_v he_o back_o his_o daughter_n margaret_n with_o who_o he_o have_v be_v marry_v seven_o or_o eight_o year_n the_o other_o that_o he_o marry_v she_o with_o who_o maximilian_n be_v marry_v by_o proxy_n for_o in_o britain_n all_o the_o proclamation_n be_v then_o make_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o duchess_n and_o of_o the_o archduke_n of_o austria_n upon_o which_o maximilian_n make_v war_n against_o charles_n and_o take_v the_o town_n of_o arras_n st_n omer_n and_o other_o place_n which_o the_o french_a hold_v as_o yet_o in_o artois_n but_o a_o peace_n be_v make_v a_o 1493._o by_o which_o charles_n be_v within_o four_o year_n to_o restore_v the_o french_fw-mi county_n and_o some_o town_n which_o he_o hold_v in_o artois_n unto_o philip_n the_o heir_n of_o netherlands_n son_n to_o maximilian_n an._n 1494._o charles_n restore_v to_o ferdinand_n king_n of_o arragon_n perpignan_n and_o the_o county_n of_o roussillon_n though_o he_o receive_v not_o the_o three_o hundred_o thousand_o crown_n which_o it_o be_v paw_v for_o the_o reason_n why_o charles_n do_v so_o we_o have_v declare_v before_o 3._o the_o same_o year_n be_v the_o expedition_n of_o charles_n the_o viii_o into_o naples_n against_o the_o house_n of_o arragon_n to_o that_o which_o we_o have_v say_v of_o that_o quarrel_n this_o must_v be_v add_v alphonsus_n who_o be_v adopt_v by_o queen_n jane_n the_o ii_o and_o in_o the_o end_n expel_v the_o house_n of_o anjou_n out_o of_o italy_n leave_v naples_n to_o ferdinand_n his_o bastard_n say_v that_o he_o can_v lawful_o do_v it_o because_o it_o be_v his_o own_o conquest_n the_o house_n of_o that_o bastard_n enjoy_v it_o after_o he_o and_o have_v four_o prince_n ferdinand_z the_o bastard_z alphonsus_n his_o son_n ferdinand_n his_o grandchild_n and_o after_o he_o friderick_n uncle_n to_o this_o last_o ferdinand_n and_o brother_n of_o alphonsus_n although_o that_o house_n of_o bastard_n enjoy_v naples_n the_o king_n of_o arragon_n will_v say_v that_o it_o be_v by_o their_o toleration_n because_o alphonsus_n king_n of_o arragon_n who_o have_v be_v adopt_v by_o jane_n the_o ii_o have_v conquer_v naples_n with_o the_o arm_n the_o blood_n and_o the_o money_n of_o arragon_n &_o that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v leave_v it_o to_o any_o but_o his_o brother_n john_n king_n after_o he_o of_o arragon_n wherefore_o ch._n viii_o fear_v lest_o ferdinand_n king_n of_o arragon_n son_n to_o john_n shall_v disturb_v his_o conquest_n of_o naples_n either_o to_o assist_v that_o bastard_n house_n or_o to_o make_v it_o his_o own_o conquest_n restore_v unto_o he_o the_o county_n of_o roussillon_n gratis_o upon_o ferdinand_n promise_n not_o to_o disturb_v he_o yea_o &_o to_o help_v he_o but_o ferdinand_n break_v his_o word_n with_o he_o what_o be_v the_o right_n of_o charles_n be_v show_v before_o charles_n with_o great_a expedition_n pass_v through_o piedmont_n milan_n pisa_n florence_n rome_n get_v the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n without_o difficulty_n and_o govern_v it_o without_o prudence_n and_o instant_o lose_v it_o by_o the_o ill_a behaviour_n of_o his_o minister_n which_o get_v he_o the_o hatred_n of_o the_o neapolitan_n a_o league_n be_v make_v by_o the_o pope_n the_o venetian_n the_o king_n of_o naples_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o milan_n not_o only_o to_o stay_v his_o conquest_n but_o to_o stop_v his_o return_n and_o destroy_v he_o in_o italy_n the_o general_n of_o the_o army_n of_o the_o league_n
be_v francisco_n gonzaga_n marquis_n of_o mantua_n who_o give_v battle_n to_o the_o king_n at_o fornova_n which_o the_o king_n win_v with_o great_a glory_n be_v return_v into_o france_n he_o prepare_v to_o return_v into_o italy_n but_o die_v in_o that_o preparation_n whilst_o charles_n be_v about_o the_o conquest_n of_o naples_n lewis_n duke_n of_o orleans_n who_o soon_o after_o be_v king_n of_o france_n stay_v in_o his_o county_n of_o ast_n and_o renew_v his_o claim_n to_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n possess_v by_o the_o usurper_n ludovick_n sforza_n the_o murderer_n of_o his_o two_o nephew_n as_o long_o as_o ludovick_n keep_v good_a intelligence_n with_o the_o king_n lewis_z duke_z of_o orleans_n dare_v not_o attempt_v any_o thing_n against_o he_o but_o after_o that_o ludovick_n have_v make_v himself_o one_o of_o the_o league_n against_o the_o king_n lewis_n possess_v himself_o of_o novaerae_fw-la a_o town_n of_o the_o duchy_n which_o present_o be_v besiege_v by_o ludovick_n and_o recover_v except_v the_o castle_n under_o lewis_n the_o xii_o in_o sixteen_o year_n that_o lewis_n reign_v he_o have_v war_n with_o philip_n of_o austria_n ferdinand_z king_n of_o arragon_n ludovick_n duke_n of_o milan_n and_o the_o king_n of_o naples_n of_o the_o bastard_n branch_n of_o arragon_n 1._o an._n 1499._o philip_n archduke_n of_o austria_n do_v homage_n at_o arras_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o guy_n de_fw-fr rochfort_n chancellor_n of_o france_n for_o the_o county_n of_o flanders_n artois_n and_o charolois_n a_o solemn_a action_n do_v with_o great_a pomp_n and_o many_o formality_n 2._o in_o the_o year_n 1499._o and_o 1500._o lewis_n conquer_v the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n from_o ludovick_n lose_v it_o by_o the_o return_n of_o ludovick_n out_o of_o germany_n regain_n it_o by_o take_v and_o imprison_a ludovick_n and_o by_o the_o chase_n which_o he_o give_v to_o his_o son_n maximilian_n and_o francis_n 3._o from_o thence_o he_o go_v to_o naples_n conquer_v it_o from_o friderick_n the_o last_o king_n of_o the_o bastard_n branch_n of_o arragon_n who_o put_v himself_o into_o the_o king_n hand_n the_o king_n recompense_v he_o with_o the_o duchy_n of_o anjou_n a_o pension_n of_o thirty_o thousand_o crown_n and_o the_o first_o place_n in_o the_o council_n ferdinand_n king_n of_o arragon_n see_v that_o bastard_n branch_n fall_v renew_v his_o pretence_n to_o naples_n lewis_n compound_v with_o he_o and_o they_o share_v the_o kingdom_n the_o king_n of_o arragon_n have_v for_o his_o part_n calabria_n &_o puglia_n the_o rest_n remain_v to_o the_o french_a but_o soon_o after_o upon_o some_o difference_n which_o arise_v between_o the_o french_a and_o the_o spaniard_n for_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o country_n of_o abruzzo_n and_o some_o salt-pit_n the_o grand_a capitan_n gonsalvo_n de_fw-fr cordova_n take_v arm_n and_o expel_v the_o french_a an_z 1503._o 4._o the_o emperor_n maximilian_n after_o the_o year_n 1593._o see_v the_o house_n of_o sforza_n degrade_v from_o milan_n but_o two_o son_n remain_v threaten_v lewis_n of_o the_o imperial_a ban._n lewis_n appease_v he_o and_o obtain_v the_o investiture_n of_o the_o year_n 1505._o and_o promise_v his_o daughter_n claud_n to_o charles_n duke_n of_o luxemburg_n who_o since_o be_v emperor_n but_o soon_o after_o lewis_n who_o love_v dear_o francis_n d'_fw-fr angoulesme_fw-fr his_o cousin_n and_o first_o prince_n of_o his_o blood_n make_v he_o marry_v claud_n by_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o great_a man_n of_o his_o kingdom_n notwithstanding_o the_o promise_n make_v to_o maximilian_n this_o anger_v very_o much_o philip_n father_n to_o charles_n who_o will_v have_v take_v a_o revenge_n of_o that_o wrong_n have_v he_o not_o be_v prevent_v with_o death_n a_o 1506._o he_o have_v marry_v jane_n the_o great_a inheritrix_n of_o spain_n by_o who_o he_o have_v many_o child_n 5._o yet_o philip_n before_o he_o die_v reconcile_a himself_o with_o lewis_n yea_o and_o recommend_v to_o he_o the_o tuition_n of_o his_o son_n charles_n which_o lewis_n accept_v and_o give_v he_o antony_n de_fw-fr ceures_fw-fr lord_n of_o crovy_a for_o his_o governor_n a_o wise_a knight_n who_o form_v that_o young_a spirit_n to_o great_a business_n in_o which_o charles_n excel_v afterward_o 6._o an._n 1507._o the_o city_n of_o genoa_n which_o have_v be_v conquer_v with_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n and_o where_o lewis_n have_v make_v a_o glorious_a entry_n revolt_v from_o he_o lewis_n pass_v into_o italy_n and_o bring_v she_o to_o subjection_n it_o be_v at_o that_o time_n that_o ferdinand_n of_o arragon_n return_v from_o his_o new_a conquest_n of_o naples_n see_v lewis_n the_o xii_o at_o savone_n a_o town_n of_o the_o territory_n of_o genoa_n in_o that_o interview_n ferdinand_n who_o be_v then_o king_n of_o two_o little_a kingdom_n only_o both_o depend_v from_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n refuse_v always_o the_o honour_n and_o the_o precedence_n which_o lewis_n will_v give_v he_o as_o it_o be_v usual_a to_o do_v to_o stranger_n when_o one_o be_v at_o home_n even_o to_o inferior_n he_o will_v salute_v lewis_n at_o his_o rise_n and_o attend_v he_o go_v to_o mass_n lewis_n whensoever_o he_o give_v to_o ferdinand_n the_o precedence_n make_v he_o understand_v that_o he_o do_v it_o out_o of_o civi_fw-la lity_n not_o out_o of_o duty_n go_v before_o say_v he_o to_o he_o for_o if_o i_o be_v at_o your_o house_n and_o in_o your_o country_n i_o will_v in_o the_o like_a case_n do_v what_o you_o will_v desire_v of_o i_o but_o because_o you_o be_v in_o my_o country_n you_o shall_v do_v so_o for_o it_o be_v my_o will_n and_o i_o beseech_v you_o so_o to_o do_v that_o may_v be_v do_v then_o without_o prejudice_n when_o the_o house_n of_o arragon_n be_v far_o under_o the_o splendour_n of_o that_o of_o france_n and_o be_v not_o so_o arrogant_a as_o now_o how_o such_o another_o encounter_n shall_v be_v order_v in_o these_o day_n in_o point_n of_o civility_n it_o be_v more_o than_o i_o can_v determine_v an._n 1508._o the_o league_n of_o cambray_n be_v make_v of_o pope_n juliet_n the_o ii_o the_o emperor_n maximilian_n lewis_n king_n of_o france_n and_z ferdinand_z king_n of_o arragon_n and_o naples_n to_o beat_v down_o the_o arrogancy_n of_o the_o venetian_n who_o during_o the_o confusion_n of_o italy_n have_v encroach_v upon_o all_o their_o estate_n the_o patrimony_n of_o the_o church_n the_o empire_n milan_n and_o naples_n whence_o follow_v the_o battle_n of_o aignadel_n which_o lewis_n win_v of_o the_o venetian_n which_o make_v he_o so_o glorious_a that_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o italy_n grow_v jealous_a of_o he_o ferdinand_n leave_v the_o alliance_n of_o lewis_n who_o have_v restore_v unto_o he_o all_o the_o town_n which_o the_o venetian_n hold_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n and_o make_v war_n against_o he_o lewis_n win_v the_o battle_n of_o ravenna_n against_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o spaniard_n a_o 1512._o 8._o pope_n juliet_n the_o two_o be_v declare_v enemy_n to_o lewis_n and_o all_o his_o adherent_n among_o who_o be_v john_n d'albret_a king_n of_o navarra_n ferdinand_n invade_v navarra_n a_o 1512._o the_o swisser_n set_v on_o by_o the_o pope_n expel_v the_o french_a from_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n and_o set_v up_o maximilian_n sforza_n son_n to_o ludovic_n the_o english_a and_o maximilian_n be_v confederate_a come_v into_o france_n and_o besiege_v terovenne_n lewis_n come_v to_o help_v and_o give_v the_o battle_n which_o be_v call_v of_o the_o spur_n because_o though_o the_o french_a at_o the_o first_o resist_v manful_o yet_o they_o be_v put_v to_o the_o worst_a and_o force_v to_o make_v more_o use_n of_o their_o spur_n then_o sword_n final_o although_o lewis_n have_v win_v the_o battle_n of_o ravenna_n a_o 1512._o he_o see_v himself_o expel_v out_o of_o all_o italy_n and_o the_o house_n of_o the_o sforza_n restore_v at_o milan_n before_o he_o die_v which_o be_v a_o 1515._o under_o francis_n the_o i._o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o find_v the_o house_n of_o austria_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o charles_n then_o of_o the_o age_n of_o fifteen_o year_n who_o possess_v all_o the_o low_a country_n by_o his_o father_n philip_n of_o austria_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o castilia_n from_o his_o mother_n jane_n of_o arragon_n maximilian_n be_v yet_o live_v enjoy_v the_o arch-dutchy_a of_o austria_n his_o other_o grandfather_n ferdinand_n be_v king_n of_o arragon_n and_o naples_n both_o very_a old_a and_o break_a charles_n be_v their_o heir_n apparent_a 1._o francis_n the_o i._o come_v to_o the_o crown_n receive_v the_o homage_n of_o the_o count_n of_o nassau_n in_o the_o name_n of_o charles_n count_n of_o flanders_n and_o artor_n to_o who_o he_o promise_v renee_n second_o daughter_n to_o lewis_n the_o xii_o but_o that_o marriage_n be_v not_o fulfil_v he_o confirm_v also_o that_o peace_n with_o ferdinand_n which_o lewis_n
frontier_n of_o spain_n the_o duke_n de_fw-fr l'_fw-fr infantasqua_n and_o the_o cardinal_n of_o burgos_n come_v to_o receive_v she_o in_o the_o abbey_n of_o roncevaux_n which_o be_v in_o navarra_n there_o king_n antony_n protest_v that_o the_o queen_n be_v not_o deliver_v upon_o the_o frontier_n of_o spain_n but_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o own_o kingdom_n that_o none_o shall_v believe_v hereafter_o that_o roncevaux_n do_v belong_v to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n under_o charles_n the_o ix_o all_o this_o reign_n pass_v among_o civil_a confusion_n about_o religion_n and_o scarce_o any_o dispute_n be_v between_o the_o two_o crown_n yea_o philip_n furnish_v charles_n many_o time_n with_o force_n to_o subdue_v his_o protestant_a subject_n only_o these_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v remember_v for_o our_o purpose_n 1._o after_o the_o first_o peace_n with_o the_o protestant_n a_o 1564_o charles_n make_v a_o progress_n about_o his_o kingdom_n and_o see_v his_o sister_n elizabeth_n queen_n of_o spain_n at_o bayonne_n there_o the_o queen-mother_n have_v a_o earnest_n and_o secret_a conference_n with_o the_o duke_n of_o alba._n it_o be_v think_v they_o agree_v about_o a_o mutual_a assistance_n between_o the_o two_o crown_n against_o the_o protestant_n of_o france_n and_o netherlands_n for_o in_o that_o year_n 1565._o they_o begin_v to_o stir_v in_o those_o dominion_n of_o the_o spaniard_n philip_z assisted_z charles_n with_o some_o troop_n which_o kindness_n charles_n can_v not_o return_v the_o fire_n be_v kindle_v in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n 2._o an._n 1566._o two_o thing_n be_v near_o to_o have_v make_v a_o breach_n between_o the_o two_o state_n bertrand_n de_fw-fr montlue_n who_o his_o father_n in_o his_o commentary_n call_v captain_n peyrot_n see_v peace_n in_o france_n undertake_v to_o make_v some_o conquest_n upon_o the_o sea_n come_v to_o the_o isle_n of_o madera_n subject_n to_o portugal_n and_o desire_v to_o take_v water_n be_v repulse_v with_o canon-shot_a upon_o which_o he_o make_v a_o descent_n into_o the_o island_n with_o strong_a hand_n besiege_v the_o town_n take_v it_o but_o be_v slay_v in_o that_o exploit_n a_o complaint_n be_v make_v of_o this_o to_o philip_n as_o uncle_n to_o the_o king_n of_o portugal_n as_o a_o infraction_n of_o the_o treaty_n in_o which_o portugal_n be_v comprehend_v philip_n incense_v charles_n against_o his_o own_o subject_n about_o this_o but_o the_o admiral_n appease_v charles_n show_v that_o it_o be_v but_o a_o misunderstanding_n among_o private_a person_n another_o business_n of_o that_o nature_n be_v that_o of_o gourgues_n dominique_n de_fw-fr gourgues_n be_v a_o captain_n of_o gascony_n who_o in_o the_o war_n of_o italy_n have_v be_v take_v by_o the_o spaniard_n and_o ill_o use_v in_o prison_n to_o be_v avenge_v of_o they_o he_o go_v to_o florida_n in_o the_o west-indies_n besiege_v the_o fort_n which_o the_o spaniard_n keep_v there_o take_v it_o by_o force_n kills_z or_o hang_v all_o the_o soldier_n then_o return_v into_o france_n of_o this_o philip_n make_v high_a complaint_n unto_o charles_n and_o gourgues_n be_v in_o great_a danger_n of_o his_o life_n but_o he_o be_v protect_v by_o the_o admiral_n of_o chastillon_n a_o protestant_n and_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o spaniard_n he_o represent_v unto_o the_o king_n that_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o private_a revenge_n also_o that_o a_o llttle_a before_o melander_n a_o spanish_a captain_n nad_z expel_v out_o of_o the_o same_o fort_n in_o florida_n john_n rebaut_n of_o diepe_a with_o five_o hundred_o frenchman_n who_o he_o have_v kill_v or_o hang_v every_o man_n with_o this_o inscription_n not_o as_o to_o frenchman_n but_o as_o to_o lutheran_n the_o wise_a french_a historian_n affirm_v and_o so_o do_v gourgues_n himself_o that_o not_o any_o private_a revenge_n but_o the_o desire_n to_o punish_v that_o horrible_a treachery_n and_o murder_n upon_o his_o countryman_n make_v he_o undertake_v and_o achieve_v that_o high_a enterprise_n an._n 1570._o charles_n matryed_z elizabeth_z daughter_n to_o the_o emperor_n maximilian_n a_o virtuous_a princess_n much_o belove_v of_o her_o husband_n short_o after_o philip_n marry_v another_o daughter_n of_o the_o same_o emperor_n this_o double_a affinity_n do_v confirm_v the_o friendship_n betwixt_o the_o two_o crown_n under_o henry_n the_o iii_o henry_n the_o iii_o return_v out_o of_o poland_n a_o 1574._o pass_v through_o vienna_n where_o he_o be_v well_o receive_v by_o the_o emperor_n maximilian_n although_o one_o of_o his_o son_n have_v be_v henry_n competitor_n for_o the_o crown_n of_o poland_n yea_o the_o emperor_n give_v he_o wholesome_a counsel_n for_o settle_v peace_n in_o his_o state_n an._n 1577._o the_o protestant_n of_o netherlands_n be_v oppress_v by_o the_o spaniard_n and_o little_o help_v by_o mathias_n brother_n to_o the_o emperor_n rodolphus_n who_o both_o papist_n and_o protestant_n have_v choose_v for_o the_o expulsion_n of_o the_o spaniard_n the_o state_n of_o those_o province_n call_v francis_n duke_n of_o alencon_n the_o french_a king_n brother_n who_o in_o his_o way_n thither_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o the_o city_n of_o cambray_n but_o be_v ill_o use_v by_o the_o dutch_a he_o return_v home_o without_o do_v any_o thing_n but_o in_o the_o year_n 1583._o he_o come_v again_o with_o the_o title_n of_o duke_n of_o brabant_n and_o count_n of_o flanders_n but_o he_o make_v no_o long_a stay_n there_o have_v make_v a_o malicious_a attempt_n upon_o antwerp_n and_o other_o town_n and_o return_v full_a of_o shame_n he_o die_v at_o chasteau_n thierry_n a_o 1584._o these_o enterprise_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o alencon_n breed_v great_a jealousy_n between_o the_o two_o crown_n and_o be_v take_v for_o a_o breach_n of_o the_o peace_n wherefore_o also_o philip_n assist_v the_o league_n of_o france_n against_o the_o royal_a house_n with_o great_a eagerness_n an._n 1579._o sebastian_z king_n of_o portugal_n be_v dead_a in_o africa_n philip_n king_n of_o spain_n get_v the_o kingdom_n a_o 1580._o among_o his_o competitor_n be_v antony_n bastard_n of_o lewis_n prince_z constable_z of_o portugal_n but_o pretend_v himself_o a_o lawful_a son_n as_o legitimate_a by_o the_o pope_n antony_n expel_v by_o philip_n retire_v into_o england_n where_o find_v no_o countenance_n he_o pass_v into_o france_n agree_v with_o katherine_n the_o queen-mother_n who_o as_o i_o show_v in_o the_o three_o chapter_n have_v great_a pretence_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o portugal_n and_o for_o some_o land_n in_o portugal_n which_o he_o promise_v she_o she_o give_v he_o help_v and_o raise_v a_o army_n of_o frenchman_n under_o peter_n strozzi_n they_o go_v to_o the_o terceras_n where_o some_o land_n hold_v for_o antony_n where_o they_o have_v very_o ill_a success_n that_o enterprise_n exasperate_v philip_n very_o much_o so_o that_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o that_o sign_v the_o league_n some_o think_v it_o begin_v at_o the_o death_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o alencon_n when_o none_o remain_v of_o all_o the_o house_n of_o valois_n but_o henry_n the_o iii_o who_o have_v no_o child_n and_o be_v not_o like_a to_o have_v any_o and_o the_o house_n of_o bourbon_n save_v only_o the_o old_a cardinal_n of_o bourbon_n be_v protestant_n or_o favourer_n of_o protestant_n this_o encourage_v the_o spaniard_n to_o trouble_v the_o state_n of_o france_n and_o the_o house_n of_o guise_n to_o set_v up_o for_o themselves_o under_o pretence_n of_o zeal_n of_o religion_n paragraphe_n viii_o from_o the_o death_n of_o the_o duke_n d'alanson_fw-fr 1584._o to_o the_o treaty_n of_o veruins_n 1598._o this_o date_n comprehend_v the_o end_n of_o henry_n the_o iii_o and_o the_o beginning_n of_o henry_n the_o iu_o under_o henry_n the_o iii_o without_o examine_v the_o several_a design_n of_o the_o beague_n this_o only_a we_o must_v know_v that_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o alencon_n the_o duke_n of_o guise_n have_v form_v the_o league_n make_v a_o treaty_n with_o philip_n the_o two_o of_o spain_n at_o joinville_n whereby_o philip_n promise_v he_o a_o monthly_a pension_n of_o fifty_o thousand_o crown_n to_o foment_n the_o league_n which_o be_v not_o open_o against_o the_o king_n but_o after_o the_o kill_n of_o the_o guise_n at_o blois_n and_o the_o king_n himself_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o league_n under_o the_o title_n of_o holy_a league_n against_o the_o heretic_n the_o animosity_n and_o design_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n against_o the_o state_n of_o france_n be_v not_o plain_o detect_v under_o this_o reign_n under_o henry_n the_o iu_o here_o the_o league_n do_v rage_n and_o civil_a war_n be_v in_o all_o part_n of_o france_n in_o these_o trouble_v philip_n have_v a_o great_a hand_n and_o henry_n be_v once_o acknowledge_v king_n be_v eeven_a with_o he_o and_o powerful_o war_v against_o he_o but_o these_o thing_n must_v be_v see_v in_o order_n henry_n the_o iii_o be_v stab_v a_o