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county_n venaissin_n and_o even_o beyond_o the_o rhone_n into_o the_o diocese_n of_o montpellier_n nismes_n and_o lodeve_n in_o languedoc_n of_o the_o island_n of_o provence_n the_o isle_n of_o martegue_n maritimae_n avaticorum_fw-la which_o be_v call_v by_o some_o venice_n of_o france_n be_v make_v of_o a_o triple_a town_n with_o the_o title_n of_o principality_n belong_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o vendome_n for_o they_o be_v divide_v into_o 3_o part_n ferriere_n l'isle_n and_o jonquiere_n and_o seat_v on_o the_o pond_n of_o berre_n from_o whence_o they_o have_v dig_v great_a ditch_n for_o a_o communication_n with_o the_o sea_n distant_a about_o a_o english_a mile_n so_o that_o the_o great_a boat_n come_v up_o to_o the_o town_n from_o the_o sea_n and_o go_v through_o the_o pond_n for_o the_o conveniency_n of_o trade_n and_o they_o may_v easy_o go_v from_o one_o town_n to_o the_o other_o upon_o bridge_n there_o be_v all_o sort_n of_o good_a fish_n catch_v in_o certain_a high_a sea-rush_n 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of_o leâ—ant_n or_o of_o tilan_n porte-cross_n which_o have_v a_o garâ—ison_n and_o porquerolles_n all_o three_o in_o the_o diocese_n â—f_fw-fr toulon_n in_o cassian_n time_n these_o island_n be_v â—nhabited_v by_o monk_n some_o of_o who_o under_o â—ope_n innocent_a the_o iii_o be_v cisternians_n they_o â—re_n so_o fertile_a that_o after_o the_o loss_n of_o rhodes_n the_o â—nights_n of_o s._n john_n design_v to_o settle_v there_o with_o â—he_n french_a king_n leave_n the_o island_n of_o lerin_n lero_o planasia_n or_o leâ—iâ—us_o be_v but_o two_o in_o number_n oveâ—_n against_o the_o town_n of_o can_n towards_o antibe_n which_o be_v call_v island_n of_o s._n margaret_n or_o lero_o and_o of_o s._n hâ—norat_n planasiae_n or_o lerinus_n the_o first_o draw_v â—ts_n name_n from_o a_o chapel_n dedicate_v to_o that_o saint_n â—t_z be_v three_o quarter_n of_o a_o league_n long_o and_o one_o quarter_n broad_a there_o be_v five_o port_n and_o a_o citadel_n new_o fortify_v to_o defend_v it_o the_o 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2_o solicitor_n or_o advocate_n general_n and_z 4_o secretaries_z this_o sovereign_a court_n of_o justice_n nobilitates_fw-la its_o member_n and_o have_v the_o same_o right_n and_o privilege_n of_o other_o parliament_n of_o france_n the_o dean_n of_o trevoux_n be_v counsellor_n bear_v in_o it_o the_o other_o chastelny_n be_v beauregard_n monmerle_n toissey_n lans_fw-mi chalamont_n chatelet_n s._n trivier_n ville-neuve_a amberieu_o and_o lignieu_o chap._n xx._n of_o the_o county_n of_o burgundy_n or_o franchecounty_n the_o county_n of_o burgundy_n or_o upper_a burgundy_n call_v also_o franchecounty_n have_v switzerland_n on_o the_o east_n bresse_n bugey_n and_o gex_n on_o the_o south_n lorraine_n on_o the_o north_n the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n and_o part_n of_o champaign_n on_o the_o west_n it_o be_v extent_n be_v from_o 46_o d._n 10_o m._n to_o 41_o d._n of_o latitude_n which_o take_v up_o about_o 47_o league_n from_o dortans_n to_o fontaine_n le-chaste_a and_o between_o 26_o d._n 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