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and_o the_o river_n say_v and_o upon_o the_o south_n with_o limousin_n and_o the_o river_n coure_n the_o country_n be_v very_o fruitful_a more_o especial_o commend_v for_o excellent_a pasture_n and_o meadow_n ground_n feed_v
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in_o law_n the_o king_n of_o england_n the_o occasion_n of_o those_o dukedom_n after_o this_o proscription_n the_o country_n of_o saxony_n until_o
this_o time_n for_o the_o most_o part_n continue_v entire_a and_o under_o one_o become_v scatter_v as_o have_v be_v before_o relate_v into_o sundry_a lesser_a piece_n and_o name_n brunswijck_n and_o lunenburg_n be_v erect_v into_o the_o dukedom_n before_o mention_v westphalia_n usurp_v by_o philip_n bishop_n of_o colen_n who_o successor_n still_o hold_v the_o title_n of_o duke_n hereof_o the_o part_n beyond_o the_o weser_n by_o bernard_n bishop_n of_o paderborn_n the_o palatinate_n of_o saxony_n by_o herman_n landgrave_n of_o duringen_n lubeck_n be_v annex_v to_o the_o empire_n and_o other_o part_n otherwise_o carry_v bernard_n the_o three_o descend_v of_o the_o family_n of_o anhalt_n son_n to_o albertus_n vrsus_fw-la marquesse_n of_o brandenburg_n create_v duke_n electour_n of_o saxony_n by_o the_o emperor_n frederick_n barbarossa_n after_o the_o proscription_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o surname_v the_o lion_n he_o have_v the_o town_n and_o little_a country_n of_o wittenberg_n give_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o emperor_n conrade_n the_o three_o his_o seat_n and_o of_o sundry_a the_o succeed_a duke_n which_o part_n although_o lie_v without_o the_o river_n saltza_n and_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o ancient_a have_v since_o notwithstanding_o obtain_v the_o account_n &_o name_n of_o saxony_n call_v now_o the_o high_a saxony_n albert_n the_o first_o son_n to_o bernard_n the_o three_o albert_n the_o second_o son_n to_o albert_n the_o first_o rodulph_n the_o first_o son_n to_o albert_n the_o second_o rodulph_n the_o second_o son_n to_o rodulph_n the_o first_o wenceslaus_n brother_n to_o rodulph_n the_o second_o rodulph_n the_o three_o son_n to_o wenceslaus_n he_o die_v without_o issue_n male_a albert_n the_o three_o brother_n to_o rodulph_n the_o three_o he_o decease_v without_o issue_n in_o the_o year_n 1422_o in_o who_o end_v the_o duke_n electour_n of_o saxony_n of_o the_o house_n of_o anhalt_n frederick_n the_o first_o surname_v the_o warlike_a landgrave_n of_o duringen_n 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