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their_o pretension_n and_o their_o defence_n on_o the_o contrary_a side_n to_o maintain_v their_o liberty_n will_v make_v a_o good_a volume_n they_o rely_v upon_o the_o the_o public_a assurance_n of_o the_o treaty_n of_o veruâ—ns_n paris_n and_o lion_n in_o the_o which_o they_o hold_v themselves_o to_o be_v comprehend_v and_o so_o assure_v from_o all_o the_o design_n of_o their_o neighbour_n the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n do_v not_o hold_v himself_o tie_v by_o the_o peace_n not_o to_o seek_v the_o mean_n to_o become_v master_n thereof_o and_o to_o reign_v there_o as_o his_o predecessor_n have_v do_v and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n to_o break_v his_o faith_n with_o people_n of_o a_o contrary_a religion_n this_o city_n do_v so_o much_o import_v his_o estate_n as_o it_o deserve_v if_o not_o to_o break_v the_o peace_n at_o the_o least_o to_o strain_n and_o wreste_n it_o it_o be_v situate_v at_o the_o end_n of_o lake_n leman_n geneuâ—_n the_o situation_n of_o geneuâ—_n which_o serve_v for_o a_o ditch_n on_o the_o north_n part_n the_o river_n of_o rhosne_n pass_v by_o the_o town_n on_o the_o west_n side_n and_o upon_o the_o east_n and_o south_n be_v the_o country_n of_o savoy_n the_o great_a and_o rich_a plain_n of_o the_o baylewike_v of_o thonoâ—_n and_o ternier_n and_o the_o country_n of_o chablais_n and_o fouâ—igny_n the_o duke_n have_v great_a pretension_n to_o it_o pretension_n the_o duke_n pretension_n as_o sovereign_n of_o the_o country_n of_o geneva_n and_o vicar_n perpetual_a of_o the_o empire_n he_o maintain_v that_o if_o the_o bishop_n of_o geneva_n have_v any_o absolute_a authority_n it_o be_v without_o prejudice_n to_o the_o sovereignty_n the_o which_o have_v always_o remain_v to_o his_o predecessor_n as_o earl_n of_o morienne_n or_o dâ—kes_v of_o savoy_n the_o city_n of_o geneva_n who_o to_o maintain_v her_o liberty_n find_v all_o proposition_n of_o servitude_n troublesome_a and_o strange_a genevois_n the_o defence_n oâ—_n the_o genevois_n have_v always_o detest_v the_o savoyards_n command_n say_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o geneva_n have_v be_v always_o sovereign_a prince_n of_o their_o city_n and_o that_o the_o earl_n of_o savoy_n and_o geneva_n have_v often_o do_v homage_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o geneva_n for_o the_o barronye_n of_o terrier_n remilly_n montfaucon_n and_o for_o the_o county_n of_o geneva_n that_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n can_v pretend_v no_o right_n as_o vicar_n perpetual_a of_o the_o empire_n be_v grant_v by_o surprise_n and_o revoke_v after_o examination_n of_o the_o cause_n by_o the_o same_o emperor_n who_o upon_o complaint_n make_v unto_o he_o by_o a_o bishop_n of_o geneva_n call_v ardutius_fw-la declare_v that_o he_o have_v be_v surprise_v in_o that_o behalf_n 1383._o the_o vicariat_fw-la obtain_v by_o veod_n earl_n of_o savoy_n in_o the_o year_n 13â—6_n &_o râ—uâ—keâ—_n in_o the_o year_n 1383._o and_o disannul_v all_o that_o he_o have_v give_v to_o the_o earl_n of_o savoy_n his_o cousin_n forbid_v he_o to_o contradict_v this_o revocation_n upon_o pain_n of_o his_o indignation_n and_o a_o thousand_o mark_n of_o pure_a gold_n the_o party_n differ_v upon_o the_o main_n point_n the_o question_n can_v not_o be_v decide_v without_o proof_n the_o duke_n will_v have_v no_o other_o production_n but_o his_o title_n of_o duke_n and_o sovereign_n of_o geneva_n to_o maintain_v the_o which_o he_o besiege_v the_o town_n and_o bring_v it_o to_o extremity_n as_o have_v be_v show_v elsewhere_o it_o be_v true_a that_o without_o the_o king_n protection_n this_o city_n can_v not_o long_o resist_v the_o force_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n be_v abandon_v by_o the_o king_n there_o be_v no_o defence_n for_o they_o but_o will_v prove_v weak_a against_o so_o mighty_a a_o neighbour_n who_o shall_v be_v always_o assist_v by_o the_o great_a force_n of_o italy_n and_o spain_n and_o if_o they_o