those_o above_o mention_v but_o in_o the_o form_n and_o colour_n of_o their_o cross_n and_o be_v approve_v by_o pope_n celestin_n iii_o afterward_o when_o jerusalem_n be_v take_v by_o saladin_n those_o knight_n betake_v themselves_o to_o ptolemais_n from_o whence_o the_o emperor_n frederick_n ii_o send_v they_o back_o into_o germany_n and_o employ_v they_o against_o the_o prussian_n and_o livonian_o who_o at_o that_o time_n be_v still_o pagan_n but_o by_o the_o valour_n and_o piety_n of_o those_o knight_n their_o soul_n be_v bring_v into_o subjection_n to_o christ_n and_o their_o body_n to_o the_o order_n which_o begin_v that_o war_n in_o the_o year_n 1220._o a_o little_a while_n after_o those_o knight_n find_v themselves_o master_n of_o a_o country_n of_o very_a large_a extent_n which_o obey_v the_o order_n till_o the_o year_n 1525._o at_o which_o time_n sigismond_n king_n of_o poland_n give_v the_o investiture_n of_o prussia_n unto_o albert_n marquis_n of_o brandenbourg_n in_o the_o year_n 1563._o the_o great_a master_n become_v secular_a again_o and_o take_v a_o part_n of_o the_o land_n subject_n to_o the_o order_n with_o the_o name_n of_o duke_n of_o curland_n and_o livonia_n have_v be_v the_o subject_n and_o theatre_n of_o many_o war_n between_o the_o polander_n muscovite_n and_o swede_n these_o last_o do_v at_o length_n become_v master_n of_o it_o and_o have_v it_o in_o possession_n still_o so_o there_o be_v no_o more_o remain_v of_o the_o teutonick_n order_n but_o some_o commandery_n scatter_v here_o and_o there_o in_o germany_n and_o the_o great_a master_n have_v the_o seat_n of_o his_o residence_n at_o manenchal_n or_o morkenthal_n he_o be_v at_o present_a the_o archduke_n leopold_n william_n only_a brother_n to_o the_o emperor_n ferdinand_n iii_o p._n all_o thing_n here_o below_o be_v subject_a to_o change_v i_o do_v not_o wonder_v that_o the_o zeal_n of_o those_o first_o knight_n shall_v grow_v cold_a and_o that_o they_o like_o the_o templar_n abuse_v their_o riches_n tell_v i_o something_o of_o the_o abbot_n of_o fulda_n and_o the_o grand_a prior_n of_o germany_n g._n this_o abbey_n be_v one_o of_o the_o rich_a and_o most_o celebrious_a in_o europe_n it_o be_v found_v upon_o the_o river_n of_o fulda_n between_o the_o country_n of_o hesse_n franconia_n and_o wetteravia_n by_o charlemain_n and_o pepin_n king_n of_o france_n in_o the_o year_n 744._o this_o abbot_n be_v first_o of_o the_o empire_n he_o be_v arch-chancellor_n to_o the_o empress_n call_v himself_o primate_n of_o gallia_n and_o dispute_v precedence_n with_o the_o great_a lord_n they_o say_v that_o heretofore_o he_o can_v raise_v 60000._o man_n and_o though_o there_o be_v a_o cypher_n too_o much_o in_o the_o account_n he_o will_v be_v yet_o be_v too_o potent_a for_o a_o abbot_n who_o shall_v have_v no_o other_o care_n but_o to_o direct_v the_o monk_n in_o the_o path_n of_o virtue_n by_o his_o doctrine_n and_o example_n the_o grand_a prior_n of_o the_o order_n of_o malta_n in_o germany_n be_v at_o this_o time_n frederick_n landgrave_n of_o hesse_n brother_n to_o he_o of_o darmstadt_n who_o be_v create_v cardinal_n within_o these_o few_o year_n and_o when_o from_o be_v a_o lutheran_n he_o turn_v catholic_n in_o the_o year_n 1636._o he_o be_v make_v one_o of_o the_o great_a cross_n of_o malta_n by_o vrban_n viii_o and_o a_o little_a after_o be_v general_n of_o the_o galley_n of_o that_o order_n for_o a_o essay_n of_o his_o prowess_n he_o enter_v with_o five_o galley_n into_o the_o port_n of_o carthage_n at_o goletta_n and_o come_v out_o again_o in_o spite_n of_o the_o turkish_a canon_n which_o continue_v play_v upon_o he_o as_o thick_a as_o hail_v each_o of_o his_o galley_n tow_v one_o of_o caragoge_n the_o great_a pirate_n ship_n at_o her_o stern_a the_o big_a whereof_o carry_v forty_o piece_n of_o ordinance_n and_o as_o many_o murderer_n that_o action_n get_v this_o young_a prince_n a_o great_a deal_n of_o honour_n among_o the_o knight_n of_o his_o order_n two_o hundred_o whereof_o be_v partner_n in_o his_o fortune_n and_o admirer_n of_o his_o resolution_n p._n the_o landgrave_v never_o do_v any_o dishonourable_a thing_n and_o if_o this_o prince_n have_v pursue_v his_o point_n and_o continue_v in_o the_o warlike_a profession_n he_o have_v cut_v out_o work_v for_o the_o common_a enemy_n of_o christian_n let_v we_o see_v the_o rest_n if_o you_o please_v g._n the_o abbey_n of_o murbach_n whereunto_o that_o of_o luder_n be_v unite_v because_o they_o have_v both_o suffer_v the_o injury_n of_o the_o time_n be_v once_o so_o potent_a that_o it_o can_v maintain_v 1260._o horse_n it_o be_v found_v in_o the_o mountain_n of_o alsatia_n by_o eberhard_n duke_n of_o almain_n now_o call_v swaben_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n landegat_v one_o of_o his_o ancestor_n these_o two_o abbey_n be_v at_o this_o time_n in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o archduke_n leopold_n william_n the_o provost_n of_o elvang_n be_v usual_o choose_v out_o of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o provostship_n the_o canon_n whereof_o be_v gentleman_n he_o be_v rich_a and_o well_o lodge_v in_o a_o castle_n situate_a upon_o a_o high_a ground_n near_o the_o city_n of_o elvang_n corbay_n be_v a_o abbey_n in_o saxony_n so_o call_v because_o st._n adelar_a cousin_n to_o charlemain_n abbot_n of_o corbie_n in_o picardy_n be_v the_o founder_n thereof_o in_o the_o year_n 822._o and_o since_o that_o time_n it_o have_v produce_v great_a personage_n prum_n have_v the_o honour_n within_o its_o own_o wall_n to_o see_v lotharius_n son_n to_o the_o emperor_n lewis_n the_o debonair_a change_n a_o crown_n for_o a_o monk_n cowl_n and_o stabel_n be_v a_o abbey_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o liege_n all_o these_o prelate_n go_v before_o the_o secular_a prince_n p._n i_o think_v there_o be_v some_o prelate_n that_o come_v behind_o the_o secular_a prince_n and_o though_o they_o sit_v in_o the_o assembly_n have_v no_o voice_n there_o but_o in_o body_n as_o the_o count_n have_v g._n those_o prelate_n be_v three_o and_o twenty_o in_o number_n and_o fourteen_o abbess_n to_o wit_n of_o quedlimbourg_n essen_n hermord_n nidez_n and_o obermunster_n at_o ratisbon_n of_o lindau_n herenroda_n buchau_n upon_o the_o lake_n federsic_a rotemmunster_n near_o rottevil_n hagbaen_n guttenzel_n beind_n dandelan_n and_o gunderthem_fw-mi these_o lady_n have_v right_a to_o sit_v in_o the_o assembly_n but_o for_o the_o decorum_n of_o their_o sex_n they_o be_v excuse_v from_o come_v thither_o in_o person_n and_o yet_o be_v oblige_v to_o send_v their_o deputy_n the_o prelate_n do_v all_o bear_v the_o quality_n of_o abbot_n provost_z or_o bailiff_n and_o be_v so_o rich_a and_o powerful_a that_o if_o their_o revenue_n be_v well_o employ_v they_o may_v just_o strike_v a_o terror_n into_o all_o those_o that_o will_v meddle_v with_o they_o p._n i_o know_v the_o power_n of_o the_o churchman_n in_o germany_n be_v too_o too_o boundless_a and_o it_o may_v be_v their_o riches_n give_v occasion_n to_o the_o prince_n to_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o a_o part_n of_o the_o good_a thing_n which_o they_o abuse_v g._n although_o the_o error_n which_o be_v creep_v into_o the_o church_n and_o the_o deprave_a conversation_n of_o churchman_n be_v the_o first_o motive_n of_o those_o change_n that_o happen_v in_o the_o last_o age_n nevertheless_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o if_o that_o have_v not_o be_v some_o other_o cause_n will_v have_v be_v find_v out_o to_o abate_v the_o revenue_n of_o priest_n which_o be_v every_o day_n increase_v by_o way_n unjust_a and_o violent_a p._n how_o do_v the_o churchman_n come_v to_o be_v so_o prodigious_o wealthy_a g._n the_o piety_n of_o the_o ancient_a christian_n begin_v that_o which_o the_o avarice_n of_o the_o priest_n have_v accomplish_v and_o to_o speak_v more_o clear_o christian_n of_o every_o condition_n see_v man_n of_o the_o church_n afflict_v beat_a and_o martyr_v for_o the_o gospel_n sake_n give_v they_o both_o in_o their_o life-time_n and_o leave_v they_o after_o their_o death_n a_o part_n of_o their_o estate_n either_o upon_o money_n lend_v out_o for_o their_o use_n or_o upon_o land_n set_v at_o a_o perpetual_a rent_n or_o upon_o other_o good_n after_o which_o priest_n go_v on_o even_o to_o excess_n and_o by_o legacy_n in_o will_n and_o testament_n get_v dutchy_n county_n barony_n fief_n castle_n rent-charge_n as_o well_o as_o service_n and_o fee-farm-rent_n and_o house_n both_o in_o city_n and_o country_n by_o which_o mean_v succession_n fall_v to_o they_o on_o every_o side_n and_o so_o they_o purchase_v exchange_v &_o negotiate_v with_o the_o revenue_n of_o their_o benefice_n employ_v the_o profit_n thereof_o to_o compass_v other_o estate_n which_o be_v in_o their_o hand_n become_v exempt_a and_o free_a of_o all_o charge_n it_o be_v that_o vast_a enrich_n of_o churchman_n which_o make_v
the_o overgrow_a authority_n of_o pope_n who_o not_o content_a to_o have_v rob_v the_o emperor_n of_o his_o right_n to_o nominate_v or_o at_o least_o to_o confirm_v those_o sovereign_a prelate_n have_v take_v from_o he_o the_o power_n of_o nominate_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a dignity_n of_o germany_n and_o they_o do_v also_o oblige_v he_o to_o come_v and_o take_v his_o imperial_a crown_n at_o their_o hand_n but_o no_o emperor_n have_v be_v crown_v at_o rome_n since_o charles_n v._o p._n i_o will_v glad_o know_v how_o the_o pope_n have_v so_o much_o lessen_v the_o imperial_a majesty_n g._n the_o emperor_n constantine_n the_o great_a have_v remove_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o empire_n to_o constantinople_n the_o roman_a bishop_n begin_v to_o have_v more_o elbow-room_n and_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o their_o greatness_n as_o well_o upon_o the_o distance_n of_o the_o emperor_n residence_n as_o upon_o the_o piety_n of_o prince_n and_o the_o respect_n give_v unto_o they_o they_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o name_n of_o universal_a bishop_n which_o their_o predecessor_n never_o think_v of_o but_o with_o horror_n and_o detestation_n nevertheless_o the_o lombard_n keep_v the_o pope_n in_o awe_n and_o vexeâ—_n they_o often_o till_o the_o time_n of_o pepin_n and_o charlemain_n who_o undertake_v their_o protection_n and_o enrich_v they_o with_o the_o estate_n of_o those_o troublesome_a king_n the_o pope_n willing_a to_o acknowledge_v these_o good_a turn_n do_v homage_n to_o those_o prince_n for_o the_o territory_n of_o ravenna_n and_o pentapolis_n of_o romagna_n which_o pepin_n have_v liberal_o bestow_v upon_o he_o &_o oblige_v his_o successor_n to_o the_o samâ—_n duty_n agree_v that_o those_o prince_n and_o their_o heir_n shall_v have_v the_o right_n and_o prerogative_n of_o choose_v pope_n those_o two_o king_n madâ—_n use_v of_o that_o right_n but_o after_o the_o death_n of_o charles_n the_o most_o potent_a of_o the_o clergy_n fear_v they_o may_v not_o have_v interest_n enough_o in_o the_o emperor_n court_n get_v themselves_o choose_v at_o rome_n and_o afterward_o come_v with_o a_o excuse_n that_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o hinder_v their_o election_n and_o therefore_o beseech_v lewis_n the_o debonair_a to_o confirm_v they_o which_o he_o do_v for_o fear_n of_o disoblige_v they_o p._n do_v this_o submission_n of_o the_o pope_n continue_v long_o g._n no_o but_o a_o short_a time_n for_o pope_n nicolas_n i._o of_o that_o name_n be_v better_o see_v in_o state-matter_n then_o his_o predecessor_n disengage_v himself_o of_o that_o duty_n and_o use_v the_o thunder_n of_o the_o vatican_n in_o a_o right_a season_n excommunicate_v lotharius_n brother_n to_o lewis_n king_n of_o italy_n and_o give_v so_o much_o courage_n to_o his_o successor_n that_o in_o a_o short_a time_n they_o take_v the_o boldness_n to_o pretend_v to_o the_o election_n of_o the_o emperor_n to_o degrade_v they_o and_o to_o set_v up_o another_o instead_o of_o any_o one_o that_o have_v the_o misfortune_n to_o displease_v they_o p._n do_v not_o the_o emperor_n withstand_v those_o violence_n g._n all_o that_o have_v any_o resolution_n resist_v that_o injustice_n pass_v over_o the_o alps_n and_o force_v the_o pope_n to_o keep_v themselves_o within_o their_o duty_n but_o as_o prince_n be_v oftentimes_o some_o more_o unfortunate_a or_o less_o courageous_a than_o other_o at_o length_n gregory_n vii_o vrban_n ii_o and_o many_o other_o pope_n trample_v the_o majesty_n of_o the_o emperor_n under_o their_o foot_n thunder_v and_o decree_v against_o they_o in_o their_o council_n deprive_v they_o of_o their_o right_n and_o bring_v they_o by_o force_n to_o go_v and_o take_v the_o imperial_a crown_n at_o their_o hand_n say_v there_o be_v as_o much_o difference_n betwixt_o pope_n and_o emperor_n as_o there_o be_v betwixt_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o moon_n intend_v to_o infer_v from_o thence_o that_o as_o the_o latter_a of_o those_o two_o planet_n have_v no_o light_n but_o what_o be_v communicate_v to_o it_o by_o the_o sun_n so_o the_o emperor_n have_v no_o other_o glory_n nor_o power_n nor_o majesty_n but_o what_o the_o pope_n bestow_v upon_o he_o but_o since_o charles_n v._o his_o time_n no_o emperor_n have_v be_v crown_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n have_v recover_v that_o to_o the_o empire_n which_o the_o unhappiness_n of_o form_n time_n have_v rend_v from_o it_o p._n it_o be_v a_o great_a unhappiness_n indeed_o that_o our_o forefather_n give_v so_o much_o way_n and_o part_v with_o so_o much_o of_o their_o right_n to_o the_o pope_n but_o you_o do_v also_o confess_v that_o his_o majesty_n can_v give_v any_o right_n of_o suffrage_n in_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o empire_n unto_o those_o person_n who_o he_o raise_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o prince_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o state_n first_o obtain_v g_o no_o man_n have_v voice_n or_o seat_n in_o the_o diet_n but_o he_o that_o be_v enter_v in_o the_o registe_n or_o matriculation-roll_n of_o the_o empire_n which_o remain_v in_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o elector_n of_o mentz_n it_o follow_v necessary_o that_o no_o maâ—_n can_v be_v admit_v to_o sit_v there_o without_o the_o knowledge_n and_o allowance_n of_o that_o elector_n p._n that_o which_o you_o tell_v i_o do_v in_o some_o some_o sort_n derogate_v from_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o emperor_n who_o in_o that_o respect_n seem_v less_o absolute_a than_o the_o king_n of_o france_n and_o spain_n for_o they_o can_v give_v the_o title_n of_o duke_n and_o grandee_n to_o who_o they_o please_v and_o endue_v new_a man_n with_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o ancient_a lord_n of_o that_o order_n without_o pre-acquainting_a they_o with_o it_o g._n those_o that_o the_o king_n of_o france_n raise_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o duke_n must_v have_v their_o patent_n verify_v in_o the_o pariament_n of_o paris_n before_o they_o can_v take_v their_o place_n there_o and_o though_o this_o be_v not_o so_o we_o shall_v only_o be_v bind_v to_o confess_v that_o the_o emperor_n have_v use_v more_o favour_n towards_o the_o principal_a member_n of_o the_o empire_n than_o the_o king_n of_o france_n do_v towards_o their_o peer_n or_o those_o of_o spain_n towards_o their_o grandes_fw-fr but_o for_o all_o that_o neither_o of_o those_o king_n though_o great_a and_o potent_a be_v so_o eminent_a as_o the_o emperor_n except_o in_o this_o regard_n that_o both_o of_o they_o have_v no_o superior_a nor_o any_o equal_a within_o their_o dominion_n p._n have_v the_o emperor_n any_o more_o illustrious_a mark_n of_o sovereignty_n than_o those_o king_n who_o give_v no_o man_n a_o account_n of_o their_o edict_n but_o in_o these_o term_n for_o such_o be_v our_o pleasure_n g._n those_o king_n be_v great_a and_o as_o it_o be_v emperor_n upon_o their_o own_o territory_n and_o make_v law_n create_v magistrate_n lord_n and_o gentleman_n as_o many_o as_o they_o please_v but_o neither_o they_o nor_o any_o other_o person_n in_o the_o world_n equal_v the_o emperor_n who_o by_o a_o plenitude_n of_o power_n create_v king_n and_o have_v a_o right_a to_o hinder_v any_o other_o potentate_n from_o attempt_v to_o do_v the_o like_a p._n the_o emperor_n do_v often_o erect_v land_n into_o barony_n earldom_n and_o dukedom_n nay_o he_o make_v baron_n count_n and_o duke_n without_o give_v they_o any_o land_n but_o i_o have_v never_o hear_v it_o affirm_v that_o he_o have_v the_o power_n to_o erect_v principality_n into_o kingdom_n g._n the_o emperor_n otho_n iii_o make_v poland_n a_o kingdom_n of_o a_o dukedom_n in_o the_o year_n 1001._o henry_n iv_o do_v the_o like_a for_o bohemia_n in_o the_o year_n 1086._o and_o charles_n the_o brave_a duke_n of_o burgundy_n desire_v the_o emperor_n frederick_n iii_o to_o give_v he_o the_o title_n of_o king_n but_o can_v not_o obtain_v it_o all_o which_o thing_n do_v without_o question_n elevate_v the_o emperor_n above_o all_o the_o monarch_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o make_v it_o evident_a that_o the_o imperial_a dignity_n be_v the_o most_o eminent_a upon_o earth_n p._n i_o believe_v as_o you_o do_v that_o no_o king_n assume_v the_o authority_n to_o erect_v principality_n into_o kingdom_n and_o that_o our_o emperor_n in_o that_o point_n have_v no_o equal_a in_o the_o world_n but_o you_o have_v not_o yet_o prove_v that_o he_o have_v the_o power_n of_o hinder_v other_o from_o give_v those_o eminent_a title_n g._n the_o pope_n say_v he_o have_v the_o same_o prerogative_n but_o pius_n v._o have_v give_v the_o title_n of_o great_a duke_n of_o tuscany_n to_o cosmo_n de_fw-fr medicis_n in_o the_o year_n 1569._o the_o emperor_n maximilian_n ii_o oppose_a it_o and_o make_v cosmo_n receive_v it_o from_o he_o and_o by_o that_o action_n the_o pope_n be_v oblige_v to_o confess_v that_o he_o have_v exceed_v and_o transgress_v the_o bound_n of_o his_o power_n
also_o have_v bestow_v so_o many_o favour_n and_o bounty_n upon_o my_o house_n that_o there_o remain_v nothing_o for_o i_o to_o ask_v every_o body_n be_v surprise_v at_o this_o discourse_n for_o although_o it_o be_v honourable_a for_o the_o sea_n to_o communicate_v itself_o through_o the_o river_n and_o for_o the_o sovereign_n to_o aggrandise_v his_o best_a deserve_a subject_n yet_o the_o sea_n ought_v not_o to_o cover_v all_o the_o earth_n nor_o the_o king_n to_o diffuse_v his_o royal_a grace_n too_o prodigal_o upon_o a_o subject_a otherwise_o the_o river_n will_v become_v sea_n and_o the_o servant_n master_n which_o can_v but_o prove_v very_o prejudicial_a as_o then_o the_o planet_n will_v have_v but_o little_a regard_n to_o the_o sun_n if_o they_o have_v no_o need_n of_o his_o light_n nor_o the_o servant_n to_o his_o master_n if_o he_o can_v do_v he_o no_o more_o good_a so_o great_a man_n ought_v to_o be_v very_o circumspect_a in_o the_o distribution_n of_o their_o favour_n if_o they_o will_v not_o lose_v that_o honour_n and_o respect_n which_o their_o inferior_n give_v they_o p._n there_o be_v few_o house_n in_o germany_n that_o have_v so_o long_o possess_v two_o secular_a electorship_n at_o a_o time_n as_o this_o have_v do_v let_v we_o see_v how_o it_o lose_v they_o g._n otho_n and_o bernard_n son_n to_o albertus_n vrsus_fw-la divide_v this_o house_n into_o two_o branch_n the_o first_o be_v elector_n of_o brandenbourg_n and_o the_o latter_a of_o saxony_n who_o fix_v himself_o at_o wittenberg_n and_o take_v for_o his_o principal_a distinctive_a coat_n a_o bend_v fleury_n vert_fw-fr on_o a_o field_n barry_n or_o and_o sable_a there_o have_v be_v 13._o elector_n of_o brandenbourg_n descend_v from_o otho_n whereof_o the_o last_o be_v john_n iv_o of_o that_o name_n from_o bernard_n there_o come_v in_o a_o direct_a male_a line_n the_o duke_n of_o lower_n saxony_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o anhalt_n the_o first_o by_o the_o way_n of_o albert_n i._o of_o that_o name_n and_z helen_z daughter_n to_o the_o emperor_n otho_n iu._n and_o the_o second_o by_o the_o way_n of_o henry_n to_o who_o the_o emperor_n frederick_n barbarossa_n give_v the_o title_n of_o prince_n of_o anhalt_n there_o have_v be_v 8._o elector_n of_o saxony_n of_o this_o family_n the_o last_o be_v albert_n ii_o after_o who_o the_o emperor_n sigismond_n prefer_v frederick_n the_o warlike_a marquis_n of_o misnia_n before_o erick_n v._n albert_n cousin_n and_o lawful_a successor_n to_o teach_v we_o that_o all_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n be_v flit_a and_o transitory_a and_o that_o the_o great_a house_n may_v be_v humble_v and_o bring_v low_o p._n have_v a_o sovereign_n any_o power_n to_o take_v principality_n from_o one_o house_n and_o transfer_v they_o unto_o another_o g._n a_o king_n give_v account_n of_o his_o action_n to_o none_o but_o god_n and_o can_v do_v almost_o all_o that_o he_o will_v he_o ought_v nevertheless_o to_o act_v equitable_o and_o not_o to_o plunge_v man_n of_o courage_n into_o despair_n than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o dangerous_a they_o that_o have_v lose_v their_o estate_n think_v they_o have_v nothing_o more_o to_o lose_v and_o be_v capable_a of_o make_v the_o great_a repent_v of_o the_o wrong_n they_o have_v do_v they_o the_o sovereign_n than_o may_v take_v back_o the_o benefit_n he_o bestow_v when_o he_o that_o receive_v they_o be_v become_v altogether_o unworthy_a of_o they_o but_o before_o he_o come_v to_o that_o extremity_n he_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o reduce_v they_o unto_o their_o duty_n and_o have_v try_v all_o fair_a mean_n he_o must_v be_v very_o careful_a that_o he_o do_v not_o faint_o and_o loose_o execute_v the_o resolution_n that_o he_o have_v generous_o take_v nor_o rash_o undertake_v a_o great_a action_n which_o prudence_n will_v afterward_o persuade_v he_o to_o abandon_v a_o prince_n shall_v think_v serious_o of_o a_o thing_n before_o he_o enter_v upon_o it_o but_o have_v begin_v he_o shall_v carry_v it_o through_o for_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o repugnant_a to_o the_o of_o authority_n king_n as_o to_o act_v by_o half_n nor_o any_o thing_n that_o so_o much_o encourage_v subject_n to_o rebellion_n as_o to_o see_v that_o their_o master_n be_v afraid_a of_o they_o p._n since_o the_o death_n of_o francis_n albert_n who_o be_v slay_v by_o general_n torstenson_n in_o silesia_n i_o hear_v but_o little_a speech_n of_o these_o duke_n which_o make_v i_o conjecture_v there_o be_v but_o few_o of_o they_o leave_v g._n though_o francis_n ii_o have_v ten_o son_n six_z whereof_o be_v marry_v yet_o there_o remain_v but_o julius_n henry_n francis_z charles_n and_o francis_n henry_n brethren_z all_o without_o hope_n of_o have_v child_n and_o one_o son_n of_o julius_n henry_n call_v francis_n herman_n who_o probable_o will_v have_v but_o few_o have_v marry_v his_o cousin_n who_o be_v exceed_o weak_a and_o of_o a_o stature_n to_o bear_v few_o or_o no_o child_n this_o prince_n be_v at_o present_a in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o king_n of_o sweden_n against_o poland_n p._n it_o be_v great_a pity_n that_o a_o house_n so_o ancient_a and_o so_o illustrious_a shall_v total_o fail_v but_o if_o that_o do_v come_v to_o pass_v who_o will_v be_v the_o heir_n of_o it_o g._n the_o prince_n of_o anhalt_n as_o we_o have_v see_v come_v from_o the_o same_o source_n beside_o which_o right_a they_o have_v that_o of_o confraternity_n now_o this_o house_n be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o numerous_a in_o the_o empire_n and_o because_o it_o be_v equal_o divide_v among_o many_o the_o prince_n be_v not_o of_o the_o rich_a joachim_n ernest_n who_o be_v the_o only_a person_n leave_v of_o the_o family_n dye_v at_o 50._o year_n of_o age_n a._n d._n 1566._o and_o have_v 16._o child_n of_o who_o anne_n mary_n be_v marry_v to_o joachim_n frederick_n duke_n of_o lignitz_n elizabeth_n to_o joachim_n george_n elector_n of_o brandenbourg_n sibyl_n to_o frederick_n duke_n of_o wirtemberg_n agnes_n hedwig_n to_o augustus_n elector_n of_o saxony_n and_o after_o his_o death_n to_o john_n the_o young_a duke_n of_o holstein_n dorothy_n marry_o to_o john_n duke_n of_o saxon-weimar_n and_o anne_n sophia_n to_o gunther_n albert_n count_n of_o schurtzebourg_n the_o son_n divide_v the_o principality_n into_o four_o equal_a share_n because_o augustus_n say_v he_o will_v be_v content_a with_o a_o pension_n for_o his_o life_n not_o intend_v to_o marry_v but_o at_o last_o upon_o second_o thought_n he_o come_v back_o into_o germany_n where_o he_o marry_a sibyl_n countess_n of_o solmes_n and_o his_o brethren_n choose_v rather_o to_o give_v he_o a_o part_n of_o the_o land_n then_o pay_v he_o a_o pension_n so_o john_n george_n have_v dissau_n christian_n reside_v at_o berembourg_n augustus_n fix_v his_o abode_n at_o pleskau_n rodolph_n at_o zerbst_n and_o lewis_n at_o cotheim_n and_o every_o one_o they_o have_v child_n p._n this_o way_n of_o share_v may_v bring_v their_o house_n to_o a_o very_a weak_a condition_n but_o how_o do_v they_o govern_v their_o estate_n g._n be_v all_o of_o equal_a authority_n and_o one_o have_v no_o power_n or_o command_v over_o the_o land_n of_o another_o they_o submit_v to_o the_o elder_a of_o the_o family_n who_o have_v the_o direction_n of_o affair_n call_v the_o prince_n together_o when_o there_o be_v need_n of_o have_v their_o advice_n upon_o any_o matter_n of_o importance_n and_o as_o they_o have_v but_o one_o voice_n in_o the_o diet_n so_o one_o of_o they_o represent_v all_o the_o rest_n there_o to_o conclude_v these_o prince_n be_v common_o brave_a learned_a active_a bold_a courteous_a and_o oblige_v the_o two_o christian_n of_o berembourg_n father_n and_o son_n have_v bear_v arm_n with_o honour_n augustus_n have_v extract_v sovereign_n remedy_n out_o of_o chemistry_n and_o lewis_n have_v establish_v the_o society_n of_o great_a wit_n or_o the_o fructify_a company_n whereinto_o there_o be_v at_o this_o time_n admit_v and_o enroll_v above_o 20._o prince_n and_o five_o or_o 600._o lord_n gentleman_n or_o doctor_n and_o other_o person_n of_o knowledge_n p._n there_o be_v much_o talk_n of_o this_o society_n and_o i_o have_v not_o yet_o learn_v what_o be_v the_o principal_a aim_n and_o intent_n of_o it_o g._n this_o prince_n have_v travel_v through_o all_o europe_n and_o see_v that_o france_n and_o italy_n be_v full_a of_o excellent_a book_n in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o country_n whereby_o lady_n and_o great_a man_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o weighty_a employment_n can_v have_v leisure_n to_o learn_v foreign_a language_n have_v the_o mean_n to_o be_v instruct_v in_o all_o that_o concern_v they_o be_v desirous_a to_o introduce_v the_o same_o advantage_n into_o germany_n and_o have_v succeed_v so_o prosperous_o in_o his_o design_n that_o now_o the_o virtuoso_n of_o our_o country_n cultivate_v their_o mother-tongue_n enrich_v and_o adorn_v
the_o people_n so_o bare_a and_o miserable_a be_v force_v to_o contribute_v towards_o defray_v the_o expense_n of_o war_n and_o the_o maintenance_n of_o prince_n although_o the_o poor_a contributor_n enjoy_v but_o the_o least_o part_n of_o the_o land_n which_o oblige_v king_n at_o last_o to_o forbid_v priest_n all_o kind_n of_o further_a acquisition_n if_o that_o have_v not_o be_v do_v they_o have_v swallow_v all_o long_o since_o for_o heretofore_o there_o be_v a_o order_n that_o no_o will_n shall_v be_v make_v without_o bequeath_v something_o to_o the_o church_n and_o if_o any_o one_o die_v intestate_a a_o estimate_n be_v make_v of_o his_o inheritance_n and_o according_a to_o the_o value_n thereof_o a_o portion_n be_v allot_v and_o give_v to_o the_o priest_n for_o the_o remedy_n of_o that_o excess_n very_o excellent_a law_n have_v be_v make_v in_o england_n the_o low_a country_n and_o at_o venice_n and_o the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n itself_o see_v the_o immense_a riches_n of_o the_o carthusian_n and_o celestin_o make_v order_n express_o prohibit_v they_o the_o acquire_v of_o any_o more_o immovables_n p._n those_o regulation_n be_v just_a where_o churchman_n live_v in_o plenty_n but_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v hinder_v from_o make_v moderate_a acquisition_n it_o be_v reasonable_a that_o they_o who_o feed_v we_o spiritual_o shall_v be_v maintain_v corporal_o g._n your_o argument_n be_v very_o good_a poverty_n shall_v not_o be_v permit_v in_o the_o church_n for_o it_o be_v impossible_a the_o priest_n shall_v careful_o attend_v upon_o preach_v the_o gospel_n visit_v the_o sick_a comfort_v the_o afflict_a and_o administer_a the_o sacrament_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n labour_n to_o get_v bread_n while_o clergyman_n be_v under_o continual_a suffering_n they_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o extraordinary_a assistance_n to_o keep_v they_o from_o fall_v into_o despair_n but_o grow_v too_o rich_a they_o be_v swallow_v up_o in_o lazyness_n from_o whence_o there_o flow_v stream_n of_o ignorance_n wantonness_n impiety_n luxury_n superstition_n idolatry_n and_o other_o vice_n which_o bring_v christendom_n almost_o to_o utter_v ruin_n p._n let_v we_o not_o enter_v into_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o life_n manner_n and_o humour_n of_o priest_n who_o have_v constrain_v good_a man_n to_o procure_v their_o reformation_n and_o that_o reformation_n cause_v river_n of_o blood_n which_o have_v very_o near_o drown_v christendom_n tell_v i_o rather_o how_o the_o ecclesiastical_a prince_n come_v by_o their_o dignity_n g._n the_o prelate_n of_o germany_n be_v not_o all_o raise_v to_o their_o dignity_n after_o one_o and_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o the_o order_n observe_v now_o differ_v from_o that_o which_o be_v observe_v when_o germany_n receive_v the_o faith_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o christianity_n bishop_n be_v every_o where_o choose_v by_o the_o clergy_n and_o the_o people_n joint_o after_o which_o when_o the_o roman_a emperor_n be_v become_v christian_n they_o sometime_o give_v bishop_n to_o the_o principal_a church_n by_o their_o own_o authority_n or_o of_o several_a that_o be_v propose_v to_o they_o they_o make_v choice_n of_o he_o that_o please_v they_o best_o so_o constans_n make_v liberius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o theodosius_n the_o young_a choose_v nectarius_n to_o be_v bishop_n of_o constantinople_n from_o among_o many_o that_o be_v name_v to_o he_o since_o the_o four_o age_n before_o which_o there_o be_v few_o or_o no_o bishop_n in_o germany_n the_o king_n make_v a_o decree_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v promote_v to_o the_o episcopal_a dignity_n without_o their_o consent_n and_o when_o germany_n be_v unite_v to_o france_n the_o french_a king_n make_v such_o use_n of_o that_o right_n that_o no_o man_n be_v make_v bishop_n but_o by_o their_o nomination_n or_o at_o least_o their_o approbation_n for_o if_o the_o clergy_n and_o the_o people_n choose_v a_o bishop_n he_o be_v to_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o king_n in_o bavaria_n which_o at_o that_o time_n have_v its_o own_o king_n sometime_o the_o people_n and_o sometime_o the_o king_n choose_v the_o bishop_n but_o so_o as_o there_o be_v no_o need_n to_o have_v bull_n from_o rome_n pepin_n give_v the_o archbishopric_n of_o mentz_n to_o boniface_n and_o that_o prelate_n be_v grow_v old_a he_o obtain_v a_o coadjutor_n from_o the_o same_o king_n without_o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o pope_n p._n i_o believe_v indeed_o that_o pepin_n raise_v that_o prelate_n to_o the_o episcopal_a dignity_n but_o some_o think_v he_o have_v obtain_v permission_n to_o do_v so_o from_o pope_n zachary_n g._n the_o creature_n of_o rome_n will_v make_v we_o believe_v so_o but_o that_o be_v not_o probable_a since_o pippin_n predecessor_n have_v the_o same_o power_n and_o his_o successor_n maintain_v it_o insomuch_o that_o leo_n or_o rather_o gregory_n iv_o dare_v not_o make_v colonus_n the_o deacon_n bishop_n of_o real_a without_o the_o permission_n of_o lewis_n the_o debonair_a and_o the_o father_n of_o the_o synod_n hold_v at_o aix-la-chapelle_n entreat_v the_o same_o emperor_n to_o have_v a_o great_a care_n of_o give_v good_a pastor_n to_o the_o church_n nay_o all_o the_o pope_n from_o leo_n viii_o to_o gregory_n vii_o be_v create_v or_o confirm_v by_o the_o emperor_n p._n but_o have_v not_o the_o emperor_n make_v not_o confirm_v any_o pope_n since_o that_o time_n g._n gregory_n vii_o take_v away_o from_o king_n and_o emperor_n the_o power_n not_o only_o of_o create_v and_o confirm_v the_o pope_n but_o the_o bishop_n also_o in_o the_o country_n under_o their_o obedience_n and_o have_v excommunicate_v the_o emperor_n henry_n iu._n he_o command_v hugh_n bishop_n of_o die_v his_o legate_n in_o france_n to_o procure_v a_o decree_n to_o be_v make_v against_o layman_n that_o will_v name_v person_n unto_o bishopric_n the_o year_n after_o he_o forbid_v churchman_n the_o receive_n of_o any_o bishopric_n abbey_n or_o other_o benefice_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o layman_n though_o he_o be_v king_n or_o emperor_n and_o within_o two_o year_n more_o he_o pronounce_v that_o the_o power_n of_o choose_v bishop_n and_o pastor_n belong_v to_o the_o apostolic_a see_n victor_n iii_o confirm_v the_o decree_n of_o gregory_n vii_o vrban_n ii_o go_v further_o and_o at_o the_o synod_n of_o melfi_n can._n 8._o and_o at_o that_o of_o clermont_n can._n 15._o and_o 16._o forbid_v clergyman_n to_o take_v the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n unto_o their_o prince_n those_o decree_n draw_v the_o emperor_n henry_n v._o into_o the_o field_n who_o take_v paschal_n ii_o prisoner_n and_o make_v he_o restore_v the_o empire_n unto_o its_o first_o condition_n but_o when_o pope_n have_v once_o taste_v what_o a_o pleasure_n it_o be_v to_o be_v independent_a and_o to_o keep_v the_o emperor_n under_o their_o authority_n they_o force_v the_o council_n of_o lateran_n and_o vienna_n hold_v in_o the_o year_n 1112._o to_o declare_v heretical_a the_o collation_n of_o benefice_n make_v by_o layman_n the_o emperor_n on_o the_o other_o side_n desire_v to_o keep_v up_o their_o power_n name_v one_o bishop_n and_o the_o pope_n or_o the_o people_n another_z and_o the_o strong_a party_n hold_v the_o bishopric_n to_o the_o great_a scandal_n and_o prejudice_n of_o christendom_n at_o length_n paschal_n ii_o excommunicate_v henry_n v._n calixtus_n ii_o confirm_a the_o proceed_n of_o his_o predecessor_n at_o the_o council_n of_o reims_n a._n d._n 1120._o and_o henry_n be_v both_o strike_v by_o the_o pope_n thunderbolt_n and_o weary_v by_o the_o obstinacy_n of_o the_o prince_n renounce_v his_o own_o right_n in_o the_o diet_n hold_v at_o worm_n a._n d._n 1122._o in_o this_o manner_n the_o right_n which_o the_o emperor_n have_v to_o choose_v bishop_n pass_v from_o they_o to_o the_o clergy_n and_o the_o people_n but_o a_o little_a after_o the_o canon_n of_o cathedral_n church_n assume_v that_o right_n to_o themselves_o and_o keep_v it_o still_o p._n i_o observe_v that_o many_o of_o the_o council_n wherein_o the_o empire_n lose_v so_o much_o of_o its_o power_n and_o dignity_n be_v hold_v in_o france_n g._n those_o king_n see_v that_o germany_n have_v separate_v itself_o from_o france_n and_o keep_v the_o imperial_a majesty_n which_o their_o first_o predecessor_n of_o the_o second_o race_n have_v get_v be_v glad_a to_o see_v it_o humble_v and_o for_o that_o cause_n they_o side_v with_o the_o pope_n when_o they_o will_v vex_v the_o empire_n help_v by_o that_o mean_n to_o forge_v and_o hammer_v those_o chain_n of_o servitude_n which_o will_v have_v oppress_v they_o and_o their_o successor_n if_o the_o pope_n have_v not_o meet_v with_o parliament_n and_o a_o french_a people_n more_o incline_v to_o obey_v their_o own_o king_n then_o to_o follow_v the_o order_n of_o rome_n p._n those_o subject_n who_o prefer_v the_o obedience_n they_o owe_v to_o their_o soverain_n before_o any_o other_o consideration_n be_v high_o to_o be_v
for_o i_o have_v hear_v say_v that_o hambourg_n have_v a_o vast_a revenue_n and_o that_o these_o two_o city_n can_v set_v out_o above_o 200._o ship_n g._n no_o man_n have_v every_o thing_n that_o he_o desire_v and_o few_o country_n have_v all_o that_o they_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o one_o want_v corn_n another_o wine_n a_o three_o salt_n or_o something_o else_o but_o now_o we_o speak_v of_o salt_n hall_n in_o swaben_n have_v three_o salt-pit_n where_o they_o make_v a_o great_a quantity_n haïlbrun_n be_v a_o imperial_a city_n and_o yet_o pay_v the_o ten_o of_o its_o wine_n and_o grain_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o wirtemberg_n kaufbegeren_fw-mi be_v so_o call_v because_o it_o buy_v its_o liberty_n for_o 15000._o liures_fw-fr of_o the_o emperor_n conrade_n ii_o landau_n seat_v near_o the_o mountain_n vogesus_n on_o the_o french_a side_n of_o the_o rhine_n be_v mortgage_v by_o the_o emperor_n lewis_n of_o bavaria_n and_o afterward_o redeem_v and_o enfranchise_v by_o maximilian_n 1._o lindau_n be_v heretofore_o a_o convent_n than_o a_o village_n and_o at_o last_o a_o city_n subject_n at_o first_o to_o the_o lady_n abbess_n afterward_o to_o the_o duke_n of_o swaben_n and_o final_o to_o the_o emperor_n who_o have_v give_v it_o the_o privilege_n of_o coin_v money_n this_o city_n stand_v upon_o a_o island_n in_o the_o lake_n of_o constance_n and_o be_v join_v to_o the_o firm-land_n by_o a_o bridge_n 290._o pace_n long_o p._n this_o place_n be_v exceed_o strong_a be_v so_o remote_a from_o land_n g._n i_o believe_v it_o be_v and_o indeed_o the_o swede_n hover_v thereabouts_o in_o vain_a watch_v to_o have_v surprise_v it_o meminguen_o be_v very_o ancient_a and_o at_o this_o time_n well_o know_v for_o the_o almanac_n of_o schoret_n mulhausen_n be_v abundant_a in_o gardinage_n and_o mill_n become_v famous_a also_o for_o the_o folly_n of_o thomas_n muncerus_n who_o preach_v there_o exciting_a the_o country_n people_n to_o rebellion_n which_o occasion_v the_o ruin_n of_o many_o for_o that_o impostor_n hold_v forth_o that_o all_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v common_a have_v draw_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o people_n from_o their_o labour_n and_o husbandry_n p._n i_o have_v observe_v in_o sleidan_n that_o many_o false_a prophet_n arise_v about_o the_o time_n that_o doctor_n luther_n undertake_v the_o reformation_n of_o the_o church_n and_o that_o this_o muncerus_n be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o seditious_a g._n his_o folly_n cost_v he_o his_o head_n with_o the_o life_n of_o pfeifer_n his_o companion_n and_o a_o great_a many_o poor_a wretch_n more_o but_o let_v we_o continue_v to_o reckon_v up_o the_o city_n among_o which_o you_o may_v take_v notice_n that_o nuremberg_n be_v one_o of_o the_o fair_a most_o privilege_a rich_a and_o best_a govern_v in_o europe_n the_o patrician_n be_v the_o chief_a man_n there_o and_o of_o 42._o person_n of_o who_o the_o senate_n be_v compose_v there_o be_v but_o eight_o take_v out_o of_o the_o plebeian_n the_o new_a choose_a emperor_n ought_v to_o hold_v his_o first_o diet_n there_o this_o city_n keep_v many_o of_o the_o ornament_n use_v at_o the_o coronation_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o there_o be_v to_o be_v see_v the_o royal_a crown_n about_o which_o there_o be_v a_o mitre_n enrich_v with_o numberless_a diamond_n ruby_n emerald_n and_o pearl_n and_o on_o the_o forepart_n thereof_o a_o cross_n of_o diamond_n of_o very_a great_a value_n the_o dalmatique_a gown_n of_o charlemain_n embroider_v with_o huge_a pearl_n the_o imperial_a cloak_n set_v all_o over_o with_o eagle_n embroider_v the_o border_n whereof_o be_v full_a of_o great_a emerald_n diamond_n saphire_n and_o chrysolite_n the_o buskin_n cover_v with_o plate_n of_o gold_n the_o glove_n embroider_v with_o precious_a stone_n the_o ball_n golden_a sceptre_n and_o sword_n which_o the_o elector_n bear_v in_o ceremony_n but_o there_o be_v evermore_o some_o jealousy_n between_o the_o marquess_n of_o brandenbourg_n and_o this_o city_n the_o burgher_n whereof_o have_v the_o power_n to_o imprison_v their_o child_n and_o to_o cast_v they_o alive_a into_o the_o river_n p._n that_o be_v a_o strange_a privilege_n indeed_o and_o which_o ought_v to_o keep_v child_n in_o the_o respect_n they_o owe_v their_o parent_n g._n nortlinguen_o be_v neither_o so_o big_a nor_o so_o wealthy_a but_o it_o be_v people_v with_o inhabitant_n perfect_o martial_a and_o its_o name_n be_v know_v every_o where_o because_o of_o the_o battle_n which_o the_o swede_n lose_v there_o september_n 6._o 1634._o northausen_n have_v often_o have_v imperial_a assembly_n hold_v in_o it_o and_z henry_n landgrave_n of_o thuringia_n keep_v a_o tournament_n there_o ratisbon_n which_o the_o latin_n ancient_o call_v augusta_n tiberia_n be_v famous_a for_o have_v as_o many_o church_n as_o there_o be_v day_n in_o a_o year_n and_o five_o estate_n of_o the_o empire_n within_o her_o wall_n but_o more_o because_o diet_n be_v often_o hold_v there_o and_o because_o while_o the_o empire_n be_v assemble_v there_o general_n bannier_n go_v thither_o to_o make_v a_o bravado_n in_o the_o year_n 1632._o p._n it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o great_a confidence_n but_o he_o get_v very_o little_a by_o it_o g._n general_n do_v some_o action_n now_o and_o then_o that_o show_v more_o gallantry_n than_o judgement_n and_o sometime_o they_o meet_v with_o a_o bound_n and_o check_v to_o their_o victory_n before_o a_o weak_a place_n in_o the_o year_n 1643._o the_o french_a lose_v before_o rotwil_n marshal_n guebriant_n who_o person_n be_v more_o worth_a to_o france_n then_o the_o take_n of_o twenty_o such_o to_n it_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o a_o presidial_a court_n and_o serve_v for_o a_o retreat_n to_o the_o cimbri_n after_o they_o have_v be_v beat_v by_o the_o roman_n reutlinguen_o be_v not_o great_a but_o exceed_o privilege_a it_o receive_v luther_n resormation_n from_o the_o time_n he_o begin_v to_o preach_v and_o as_o eslinguen_o it_o be_v under_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o wirtemberg_n rottembourg_n upon_o the_o tauber_n be_v put_v into_o the_o number_n of_o imperial_a city_n after_o the_o reign_n of_o frederick_n 1._o selestadt_n be_v one_o of_o the_o city_n within_o the_o bailywick_n of_o haguenau_n schweinfort_n be_v a_o fair_a and_o strong_a city_n and_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o swede_n when_v the_o peace_n be_v make_v in_o the_o year_n 1648._o p._n methinks_v you_o forget_v spire_n g._n i_o do_v not_o forget_v it_o but_o leave_v it_o out_o in_o this_o place_n because_o we_o shall_v speak_v of_o it_o when_o we_o come_v to_o treat_v of_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o empire_n vberlinguen_o be_v honour_v with_o the_o residence_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o swaben_n and_o be_v situate_a upon_o the_o lake_n of_o constance_n vlme_fw-mi belong_v former_o to_o the_o abbey_n of_o reichenau_n of_o which_o it_o buy_v its_o liberty_n it_o be_v a_o strong_a and_o rich_a city_n vauguis_n be_v a_o small_a town_n of_o swaben_n where_o there_o grow_v excellent_a red_a wine_n veissembourg_n receive_v great_a privilege_n from_o dagobert_n king_n of_o france_n vecler_n be_v a_o little_a hole_n rather_o than_o a_o city_n the_o inbitant_n whereof_o be_v good_a soldier_n and_o the_o only_a catholic_n in_o the_o duchy_n of_o wirtemberg_n veinshein_n be_v found_v by_o vindegast_n general_n to_o pharamont_n king_n of_o france_n a.d._n 425._o worm_n be_v destroy_v by_o attila_n and_o re-edify_v by_o clovis_n king_n of_o france_n and_o winfelan_n signify_v as_o much_o the_o german_a word_n weibspria_n because_o there_o the_o huns_n commit_v unheard_a of_o cruelty_n upon_o that_o sex_n stand_v within_o the_o duchy_n of_o wirtemberg_n upon_o the_o neckar_n where_o april_n 17._o 1622._o fortune_n triumph_v over_o valour_n and_o magnus_n duke_n of_o wirtemberg_n die_v in_o the_o battle_n wherein_o also_o george_n frederick_n marquis_n of_o dourlach_n teach_v we_o by_o his_o defeat_n that_o force_n and_o resolution_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o gain_v the_o victory_n if_o god_n do_v not_o give_v a_o blessing_n to_o they_o p._n will_v you_o not_o tell_v i_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o difference_n between_o the_o city_n you_o now_o mention_v and_o the_o hanse-town_n g._n bodin_n write_v that_o the_o hanseatique_a city_n be_v imperial_a but_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o be_v not_o so_o those_o city_n be_v 64.80_o or_o 83._o which_o for_o the_o good_a of_o trade_n enter_v into_o a_o consederation_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o emperor_n frederick_n ii_o and_o settle_v one_o staple_n at_o london_n in_o the_o year_n 1250._o another_o at_o bruges_n which_o a_o little_a afterward_o be_v transfer_v to_o antwerp_n a.d._n 1262._o the_o three_o be_v establish_v at_o novograd_n a_o rich_a city_n in_o russia_n then_o at_o revel_n in_o livonia_n and_o last_o at_o nerva_n and_o the_o four_o at_o berg_n in_o norway_n heretofore_o the_o confederate_n meet_v once_o a_o year_n