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A10743 Of the state of Europe XIIII. bookes. Containing the historie, and relation of the many prouinces hereof. Continued out of approved authours. By Gabriel Richardson Batchelour in Divinitie, and fellow of Brasen-Nose College in Oxford. Richardson, Gabriel, d. 1642. 1627 (1627) STC 21020; ESTC S116159 533,401 518

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sea_n and_o bailliage_n upon_o the_o seine_n the_o city_n be_v rich_a fair_a strong_a and_o well_o trade_v honour_v by_o some_o with_o the_o title_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o paris_n the_o chief_a in_o champaign_n after_o reims_n the_o country_n about_o trois_fw-fr be_v the_o tricassij_fw-la of_o ptolemy_n the_o trecass_n of_o pliny_n the_o tricasses_n of_o antoninus_n ivigny_n upon_o the_o river_n yonne_n senones_n sens_n civitas_fw-la senonum_n of_o antoninus_n upon_o the_o yonne_n and_o archbishop_n sea_n le_fw-fr pais_fw-fr senonois_n or_o the_o country_n of_o sens_n be_v part_n of_o the_o senones_n of_o caesar_n ptolemy_n pliny_n and_o strabo_n for_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v extend_v much_o far_o from_o who_o descend_v those_o warlike_a senones_n of_o gaul_n cisalpina_n under_o brennus_n take_v and_o sack_v rome_n langres_n andomatunum_n of_o ptolemy_n a_o bishop_n sea_n lingones_n and_o pairrye_v in_o the_o mountainous_a part_n of_o the_o vauge_n frontire_v upon_o the_o 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