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a_o cross_n both_o fresh_a and_o uncorrupted_a whereupon_o the_o monk_n of_o bremen_n conclude_v that_o his_o body_n be_v immediate_o after_o his_o death_n snatch_v up_o into_o heaven_n 8._o reginward_a 9_o vnni_n who_o go_v to_o convert_v the_o infidel_n in_o sweden_n die_v at_o birca_n in_o gothland_n 10._o adaldag_n 11._o libentius_fw-la a_o italian_a 12._o vnwan_n call_v by_o some_o wimar_n 13._o libentius_fw-la ii_o 14._o hermannus_n 15._o bezeline_n 16._o albert_n son_n of_o one_o of_o the_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n 17._o liemar_n or_o leimar_n a_o bavarian_a nobleman_n the_o fourteen_o and_o last_o archbishop_n of_o hamburg_n for_o when_o at_o the_o request_n of_o eric_n king_n of_o denmark_n the_o pope_n have_v erect_v a_o archbishop_n see_v at_o lunden_n in_o schonen_fw-mi the_o bishop_n of_o denmark_n sweden_n and_o norway_n be_v subject_v to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o lunden_n and_o only_o lubec_n schwerin_n lebus_n and_o ratzenburg_n remain_v suffragans_fw-la to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o bremen_n who_o thereupon_o for_o ever_o quit_v the_o title_n of_o archbishop_n of_o hamburg_n 18._o humbert_n the_o first_o that_o ever_o style_v himself_o bare_o archbishop_n of_o bremen_n 19_o frideric_n 20._o adalbar_fw-la 21._o hartwic_n 22._o baldwin_n who_o successor_n some_o have_v make_v one_o barthold_n but_o without_o any_o good_a authority_n 23._o sifrid_n son_n to_o albrecht_n marquis_n of_o brandenburg_n 24._o hartwic_n ii_o 25._o woldemar_n duke_n and_o bishop_n of_o sleswic_n 26._o gerhard_n former_o bishop_n of_o osnabrug_n 27._o gerhard_n ii_o earl_n of_o lip_n 28._o hildebold_n or_o hildebrand_n earl_n of_o broch-hausen_a 29._o giselbert_n 30._o henry_n i._n 31._o florentius_n de_fw-mi brunchor_v against_o who_o appear_v bernherd_v earl_n of_o wolpe_n who_o some_o historian_n make_v archbishop_n instead_o of_o florentius_n â—at_a lose_v the_o day_n 32._o john_n bishop_n of_o lunden_n and_o provost_n of_o roschild_n in_o denmark_n 33._o burchard_n 34._o otto_n earl_n of_o oldenburg_n and_o delmenhorst_n 35._o gotfrid_n earl_n of_o arnsberg_n he_o have_v great_a quarrel_n with_o maurice_n earl_n of_o oldenburg_n for_o the_o see_v which_o when_o he_o can_v not_o peaceable_o enjoy_v he_o resign_v to_o 36._o albrecht_n duke_n of_o brunswic_n choose_v archbishop_n in_o the_o life-time_n of_o his_o predecessor_n in_o the_o year_n 1359._o 37._o otto_n ii_o 38._o john_n ii_o 39_o nicolas_n earl_n of_o delmenhorst_n 40._o baldwin_n 41._o gerhard_n iii_o earl_n of_o hoga_n 42._o henry_n iii_o earl_n of_o schwartzburg_n 43._o john_n iii_o 44._o christopher_n duke_n of_o brunswic_n and_o lunenburg_n 45._o henry_n iu._n duke_n of_o saxony_n engeren_n westphalia_n etc._n etc._n 46._o john_n adolph_n duke_n of_o holstein_n etc._n etc._n who_o after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n be_v regent_n duke_n of_o holstein_n and_o thereupon_o quit_v the_o see_v of_o bremen_n in_o the_o year_n 1596_o leave_v the_o place_n to_o his_o brother_n 47._o john_n frideric_n who_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n bishop_n of_o lubec_n and_o have_v enjoy_v the_o archbishopric_n of_o bremen_n for_o the_o space_n of_o thirty-eight_a year_n die_v in_o the_o monastery_n near_o buxtehude_n in_o the_o year_n 1634_o and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o cathedral_n at_o sleswic_n 48._o the_o last_o archbishop_n of_o bremen_n be_v frideric_n duke_n of_o holstein_n son_n to_o christian_a iu._n king_n of_o denmark_n and_o father_n to_o the_o present_a danish_a king_n christian_n v._n but_o before_o this_o frideric_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o denmark_n he_o have_v nothing_o leave_v but_o the_o bare_a title_n of_o a_o archbishop_n for_o in_o the_o year_n 1644_o the_o prevail_a force_n of_o the_o swedish_n king_n overrun_v the_o archbishopric_n of_o bremen_n and_o bishopric_n of_o vehrden_n as_o they_o have_v before_o many_o other_o province_n of_o the_o german_a empire_n afterward_o in_o the_o treaty_n of_o munster_n it_o be_v agree_v upon_o that_o ut_fw-la satis_fw-la fieret_fw-la serenissimae_fw-la reginae_fw-la sueciae_fw-la pro_fw-la locorum_fw-la hoc_fw-la bello_fw-la captorum_fw-la restitutione_n pacique_fw-la publicae_fw-la in_o imperio_fw-la restanrandae_fw-la condignè_fw-la prospiceretur_fw-la as_o it_o be_v word_v in_o the_o ten_o article_n of_o that_o treaty_n among_o other_o place_n there_o mention_v the_o archbishopric_n of_o bremen_n and_o bishopric_n of_o vehrden_n shall_v be_v for_o ever_o subject_a to_o the_o king_n of_o sweden_n and_o annex_v to_o their_o own_o territory_n and_o dominion_n sub_fw-la solitis_fw-la quidem_fw-la insigniis_fw-la sed_fw-la titulo_fw-la ducatus_fw-la and_o thus_o the_o archbishopric_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o dukedom_n which_o title_n it_o still_o retain_v whence_o the_o city_n of_o bremen_n which_o give_v name_n to_o the_o whole_a dukedom_n be_v so_o call_v bremen_n city_n of_o bremen_n there_o be_v several_a different_a opinion_n among_o the_o german_n writer_n some_o of_o which_o for_o the_o reader_n be_v diversion_n i_o shall_v hear_v repeat_v leave_v it_o to_o himself_o to_o embrace_v any_o one_o or_o reject_v all_o as_o he_o shall_v see_v cause_n one_o tell_v we_o there_o be_v former_o a_o ferry_n across_o the_o weser_n in_o the_o place_n where_o the_o great_a bridge_n at_o bremen_n now_o stand_v and_o therefore_o will_v have_v the_o city_n so_o call_v from_o the_o flat_a bottom_v boat_n in_o the_o tongue_n of_o the_o neder-saxons_a name_v praman_n wherewith_o they_o use_v to_o ferry_v over_o passenger_n another_o fancy_v bremen_n may_v be_v fetch_v from_o the_o abundance_n of_o broom_n in_o their_o tongue_n brame_n which_o grow_v in_o this_o country_n m._n martinius_n a_o man_n of_o no_o contemptible_a part_n and_o learning_n guess_v that_o because_o the_o land_n of_o bremen_n be_v the_o outmost_a bound_n of_o the_o german_a empire_n towards_o the_o ocean_n therefore_o the_o city_n be_v call_v ein_fw-ge brame_n which_o word_n signify_v proper_o the_o outmost_a seam_n or_o selvidge_n of_o a_o garment_n to_o omit_v the_o impertinence_n of_o other_o etymologist_n all_o agree_v in_o this_o that_o ptolomy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o ever_o that_o word_n have_v its_o original_n be_v the_o same_o with_o bremen_n cluverius_n allow_v of_o this_o opinion_n add_v further_a nec_fw-la nomen_fw-la omnino_fw-la abhorret_fw-la nam_fw-la dempta_fw-la priore_fw-la syllaba_fw-la reliquum_fw-la biranum_fw-la satis_fw-la aperta_fw-la vestigia_fw-la gerit_fw-la vocabuli_fw-la bremen_n et_fw-la quid_fw-la scio_fw-la anon_o apud_fw-la ptolomaeum_n m_n corruptum_fw-la sit_fw-la in_o n_n integrumque_fw-la vocabulum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la fabiramum_fw-la among_o the_o old_a rubbish_n of_o ancient_a german_a writer_n antiquity_n antiquity_n and_o the_o small_a fragment_n of_o antiquity_n which_o be_v at_o this_o day_n to_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o that_o country_n it_o will_v be_v a_o difficult_a task_n to_o find_v out_o the_o first_o original_n of_o this_o city_n it_o be_v certain_a one_o great_a part_n of_o it_o which_o be_v know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o s._n stephani_n statt_n be_v of_o a_o late_a foundation_n than_o the_o main_a body_n of_o the_o town_n and_o another_o grand_a accession_n call_v die_v new_a statt_fw-mi or_o the_o new_a city_n have_v be_v add_v within_o these_o hundred_o year_n what_o time_n this_o city_n be_v first_o fortify_v we_o have_v no_o other_o account_n then_o in_o the_o general_n that_o the_o city_n of_o saxony_n and_o in_o all_o probability_n bremen_n among_o the_o rest_n be_v first_o wall_v round_o by_o the_o order_n of_o henry_n duke_n of_o saxony_n surname_v auceps_fw-la or_o the_o fowler_n about_o the_o year_n 1000_o for_o this_o prince_n have_v find_v by_o experience_n that_o his_o naked_a town_n be_v not_o able_a to_o withstand_v the_o fury_n and_o outrage_n of_o the_o vandal_n who_o in_o those_o day_n miserable_o infest_a the_o northern_a part_n of_o the_o empire_n all_o the_o modern_a historian_n will_v inform_v we_o that_o the_o suburb_n of_o st._n nicolas_n which_o at_o this_o day_n make_v up_o a_o considerable_a part_n of_o the_o
but_o his_o large_a dukedom_n be_v break_v in_o piece_n by_o the_o emperor_n as_o we_o have_v occasion_n to_o tell_v the_o reader_n before_o and_o himself_o reduce_v from_o a_o great_a duke_n of_o saxony_n and_o lord_n of_o all_o the_o neighbour_a territory_n to_o a_o mean_a and_o inconsiderable_a duke_n of_o brunswic_n and_o luneburg_n hitherto_o we_o have_v find_v the_o dukedom_n of_o brunswic_n and_o luneburg_n unite_v and_o subject_a to_o one_o prince_n lunenburg_n duke_n of_o lunenburg_n but_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o this_o henry_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o year_n 1195_o they_o be_v divide_v for_o henry_n the_o lion_n have_v three_o son_n viz._n duke_n henry_n who_o be_v afterward_o make_v prince_n palatine_n of_o the_o rhine_n duke_n otho_n who_o be_v advance_v to_o the_o imperial_a throne_n and_o duke_n william_n who_o succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o luneburg_n but_o only_o style_v himself_n dominus_fw-la de_fw-fr luneburg_n and_o indeed_o he_o have_v but_o little_a reason_n to_o take_v upon_o he_o any_o great_a title_n since_o his_o two_o brother_n be_v sharer_n with_o he_o in_o the_o estate_n of_o his_o decease_a father_n for_o otho_n take_v possession_n of_o the_o city_n and_o country_n of_o brunswic_n and_o duke_n henry_n seize_v upon_o zell_n bremen_n and_o stade_n about_o the_o year_n 1213_o duke_n william_n die_v and_o be_v succeed_v by_o his_o only_a son_n otho_n who_o afterward_o in_o the_o year_n 1235_o be_v make_v duke_n of_o brunswic_n by_o the_o emperor_n frideric_n the_o second_v diploma_n which_o be_v at_o this_o day_n to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o duke_n of_o zell_n archive_v duke_n william_n die_v in_o the_o year_n 1252_o leave_v behind_o he_o two_o son_n albert_n and_o john_n albert_n keep_v all_o his_o father_n dominion_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n but_o at_o last_o resign_v the_o dukedom_n of_o luneburg_n to_o his_o brother_n john_n since_o that_o time_n the_o dukedom_n of_o brunswic_n and_o luneburg_n have_v be_v always_o reckon_v two_o distinct_a principality_n and_o usual_o subject_a to_o two_o different_a prince_n after_o this_o division_n of_o the_o two_o dukedom_n duke_n john_n govern_v the_o dukedom_n of_o luneburg_n about_o eight_o year_n and_o then_o die_v in_o the_o year_n 1276_o leave_v his_o estate_n to_o his_o son_n otho_n by_o the_o way_n we_o may_v take_v notice_n of_o a_o notorious_a parachronism_n in_o dr._n heylin_n cosmography_n wherein_o reckon_v only_o the_o eight_o year_n government_n of_o duke_n john_n without_o mention_v any_o power_n enjoy_v by_o his_o brother_n albert_n in_o the_o dukedom_n of_o luneburg_n he_o bring_v otho_n ii_o to_o the_o dukedom_n in_o the_o year_n 1261_o which_o be_v fifteen_o year_n exact_o the_o time_n that_o duke_n albert_n keep_v possession_n of_o both_o his_o father_n dukedom_n before_o his_o father_n death_n otho_n have_v reign_v 53_o year_n and_o die_v in_o the_o year_n 1330_o leave_v behind_o he_o two_o son_n otho_n and_o william_n who_o be_v joint-governor_n of_o the_o dukedom_n of_o luneburg_n for_o the_o space_n of_o four_o and_o twenty_o year_n after_o which_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o duke_n otho_n without_o any_o heir_n male_a william_n be_v the_o sole_a governor_n for_o some_o small_a term_n of_o year_n but_o consider_v that_o upon_o the_o failure_n of_o issue_n from_o himself_o and_o his_o brother_n the_o line_n of_o luneburg_n be_v like_a to_o be_v extinct_a he_o resolve_v during_o his_o life-time_n to_o choose_v himself_o a_o successor_n whereupon_o at_o first_o he_o pitch_v upon_o albert_n duke_n of_o saxony_n his_o brother_n daughter_n son_n but_o afterward_o change_v his_o resolution_n he_o resign_v the_o dukedom_n to_o ludowic_n duke_n of_o brunswic_n who_o have_v marry_v his_o elder_a daughter_n mechtild_v duke_n ludowic_n have_v govern_v three_o year_n and_o die_v without_o issue_n in_o the_o year_n 1358_o be_v succeed_v by_o magnus_n surname_v mit_fw-ge der_fw-ge ketten_v or_o torquatus_n to_o who_o the_o luneburger_n submit_v themselves_o upon_o condition_n that_o he_o shall_v protect_v they_o against_o all_o injury_n offer_v they_o either_o by_o the_o emperor_n charles_n iu._n or_o any_o of_o the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n soon_o after_o torquatus_n upon_o his_o father_n death_n get_v possession_n of_o the_o territory_n of_o brunswic_n and_o so_o both_o dukedom_n be_v once_o more_o unite_v but_o notwithstanding_o the_o great_a confidence_n they_o repose_v in_o their_o new_a prince_n and_o the_o vast_a pormise_n he_o make_v they_o albert_n duke_n of_o saxony_n assist_v by_o the_o forementioned_a emperor_n charles_n the_o four_o in_o pursuance_n of_o his_o right_n as_o be_v descend_v from_o the_o elder_a brother_n daughter_n by_o force_n recover_v the_o dukedom_n of_o luneburg_n in_o the_o year_n 1372_o and_o enjoy_v it_o fourteen_o year_n after_o his_o death_n there_o be_v great_a war_n betwixt_o the_o house_n of_o brunswic_n and_o saxony_n each_o of_o they_o lay_v claim_n to_o and_o contend_v for_o this_o dukedom_n at_o last_o in_o the_o year_n 1388_o bernhard_n duke_n magnus_n son_n obtain_v the_o government_n but_o soon_o after_o frideric_n duke_n of_o brunswic_n be_v slay_v in_o his_o return_n from_o francfurt_n where_o he_o be_v new_o choose_v emperor_n bernhard_n be_v remove_v to_o brunswic_n and_o the_o dukedom_n of_o luneburg_n give_v to_o his_o nephew_n henry_n who_o before_o have_v some_o share_n with_o he_o in_o the_o government_n henry_n have_v be_v sole_a duke_n of_o luneburg_n for_o the_o space_n of_o sixteen_o year_n dye_v a._n d._n 1416._o and_o be_v succeed_v by_o his_o son_n william_n who_o within_o a_o while_n after_o fall_v out_o with_o his_o cousin_n otho_n duke_n bernhard_n son_n make_v several_a incursion_n into_o the_o dukedom_n of_o brunswic_n many_o of_o the_o most_o considerable_a city_n whereof_o he_o lay_v siege_n to_o and_o take_v some_o while_n after_o the_o quarrel_n betwixt_o the_o two_o duke_n be_v compose_v upon_o this_o condition_n that_o they_o shall_v change_v dukedom_n which_o be_v according_o do_v in_o the_o year_n 1428_o and_o so_o otho_n be_v make_v duke_n of_o luneburg_n and_o william_n remove_v to_o brunswic_n otho_n brother_n duke_n frideric_n succeed_v he_o though_o dr._n heylin_n make_v he_o his_o predecessor_n in_o the_o dukedom_n of_o luneburg_n and_o have_v govern_v about_o fourteen_o year_n quit_v the_o dukedom_n and_o shut_v himself_o up_o in_o a_o monastery_n at_o zell_n in_o the_o year_n 1459._o hereupon_o the_o government_n be_v commit_v to_o his_o two_o son_n bernhard_n and_o otho_n the_o former_a of_o which_o die_v within_o five_o year_n and_o the_o latter_a surve_v about_o seven_o year_n leave_v behind_o he_o only_o one_o young_a son_n about_o three_o year_n old_a this_o force_v the_o old_a duke_n frideric_n in_o his_o extreme_a dotage_n to_o reassume_v the_o government_n till_o his_o grandchild_n shall_v come_v to_o maturity_n he_o manage_v the_o affair_n of_o his_o dukedom_n for_o seven_o year_n long_o die_v in_o the_o year_n 1478._o the_o young_a duke_n henry_n be_v not_o above_o ten_o year_n of_o age_n at_o his_o grandfather_n death_n be_v assist_v in_o the_o government_n by_o his_o mother_n for_o some_o year_n ten_o year_n before_o his_o death_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o year_n 1532_o he_o settle_v the_o dukedom_n upon_o his_o three_o son_n otho_n ernest_n and_o francis_n the_o first_o of_o these_o prefer_v a_o retire_a life_n to_o the_o state_n and_o grandeur_n of_o a_o dukedom_n resign_v his_o right_n to_o his_o brother_n ernestus_n during_o his_o father_n life_n demand_v only_o a_o certain_a annual_a stipend_n sufficient_a for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o himself_o and_o a_o small_a family_n this_o ernest_n together_o with_o his_o brother_n francis_n who_o share_v with_o he_o in_o the_o government_n till_o the_o year_n 1539_o but_o be_v afterward_o put_v off_o with_o the_o lordship_n of_o giffhorn_n and_o monastery_n of_o isenhagen_n bring_v in_o 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