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resemblance_n of_o the_o gate_n scaea_n and_o call_v the_o river_n xanthus_n by_o a_o trojan_a name_n as_o the_o europaean_o do_v erect_v and_o make_v a_o new_a spain_n and_o new_a france_n in_o the_o indies_n situation_n the_o british_a sea_n do_v encompass_v it_o on_o the_o west_n on_o the_o north_n the_o cimbrian_a sea_n beat_v on_o the_o shore_n thereof_o on_o the_o east_n side_n it_o open_v a_o large_a bay_n towards_o friesland_n on_o the_o north-east_n lie_v trans-isalana_a and_o velavia_n on_o the_o south_n be_v trajectum_n the_o compass_n of_o it_o be_v nine_o mile_n it_o be_v very_o narrow_a so_o that_o a_o man_n may_v travel_v over_o it_o from_o one_o side_n to_o another_o in_o four_o hour_n space_n and_o in_o some_o place_n it_o be_v not_o above_o a_o mile_n over_o this_o country_n have_v fruitful_a field_n which_o do_v yield_v excellent_a good_a corn_n soil_n but_o in_o regard_n the_o country_n be_v very_o small_a and_o populous_a therefore_o it_o can_v maintain_v so_o great_a a_o multitude_n of_o inhabitant_n but_o there_o be_v very_o fertile_a meadow_n in_o which_o infinite_a herd_n of_o ox_n do_v graze_v and_o very_o
afterward_o mention_v that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v more_o easy_o find_v in_o the_o table_n the_o biship_n of_o magdeburg_n 9_o saltzburg_n 2_o bâ—sâ—nâ—on_n 5_o bremon_n 9_o halbâ—rstat_n in_o the_o nine_o circle_n â—erden_n 7_o munster_n 7_o osonbrug_n 7_o â—â—ssaw_n 2_o frisingen_n 2_o kempse_n gurâ—k_v or_o goritâ—_n 3_o seckaw_n 3_o havandt_n 5_o basel_n 5_o satin_n or_o wallis_n 5_o regensburg_n 2_o maissen_n 8_o naumburg_n 8_o minden_n 7_o lubeck_n 8.9_o vtricht_n 7_o camin_n 8_o swerin_n 9_o geneve_n 5_o camerick_n 7_o verdun_n 5_o losan_n 5_o metz_n 5_o toul_n 5_o luyck_n 5_o trent_n 7_o brixen_n 3_o mâ—rspurg_n 3_o labach_n 8_o vienna_n 3_o brandenburg_n 8_o ratzenburg_n 9_o schlâ—swick_n 9_o havelburg_n 8_o the_o secular_a prince_n and_o noble_n be_v the_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n 2_o the_o arch_a duke_n of_o austria_n 3_o the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n 8_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n 10_o the_o palatine_a of_o bavaria_n 2_o the_o duke_n of_o cleveland_n 7_o the_o marquesse_n of_o brandenburg_n 8.1_o the_o duke_n of_o lunenburg_n 9_o the_o duke_n of_o pomeren_n 9_o the_o duke_n of_o mekelenburg_n 9_o d._n lawenburg_n 9_o d._n holsten_n 9_o d._n lotringen_n 5_o the_o landgrave_n of_o hessen_n 5_o d._n wirtenberg_n 5_o d._n zweibrug_n 4_o d._n spanheym_n 5_o the_o marquesse_n of_o baden_n 4.5.7_o the_o landgrave_n of_o lutchtenburg_n 2_o the_o prince_n of_o anhalt_n 8_o the_o earl_n of_o hennenberg_n 1_o the_o burgrave_n of_o meisen_n the_o french_a prince_n be_v duke_n meiss_n or_o massa_n d._n savoy_n d._n chalon_n the_o clergy_n be_v the_o prior_n and_o abbot_n of_o fuld_n 5_o pr._n ab._n hiersfeldt_n 5_o pr._n ab._n kemten_o 4_o ab._n retchenaw_n 4_o pr._n praepos_fw-la wissenburg_n 5_o pr._n ab._n s._n galli_n 4_o pr._n ab._n salfeldt_n 8_o pr._n praepos_fw-la elwangen_n teutsch_n orden_v master_n 3_o johan_n orden_n master_n 5_o ab._n waingarten_n 4_o ab._n salmanswercher_n 4_o ab._n krutzlingen_n 4_o p._n ab._n murpach_n 5_o ab._n walkenriedt_n 8_o ab._n schuttem_n 4_o ab._n weissenow_n or_o minderaw_n 4_o ab._n s._n blasi_n 4_o ab._n maulprun_n 4_o pr._n ab._n corbey_n 7_o ab_n schussenriedt_n 4_o ab._n rittershausen_n 8_o ab._n steinam_fw-la reyn_n 4_o pr._n ab._n scarfhauson_n 4_o ab._n kempeseck_n 2_o ab._n waldsachsen_n 2_o ab._n finsidoln_n 4_o ab_n rokenburg_n 4_o ab._n ochsenhausen_n 4_o praepos_n seltz_n 6_o ab._n s._n gilgen_n 1_o ab._n nuenburch_n ab._n s._n maximinus_n near_o trier_n 6_o ab._n heneldshansen_n ab._n s._n johans_n zu_fw-ge curtel_n ab._n gengenbach_n 4_o ab._n koningsbrun_n 4_o ab._n rodt_n otherwise_o roden_n 2_o ab._n markthal_o 4_o ab._n rockerhausen_n ab._n s._n peter_n in_o schworztwald_n 4_o praepos_fw-la odenheim_n 5_o pr._n ab._n stablo_n 7_o ab._n disidiense_n 4_o ab._n berkenhausen_n ab._n elchingen_n 4_o ab._n hentzlingen_n ab._n vrssevis_n ab._n planckenburg_n ab._n yssin_n ab._n pfesser_n 4_o ab._n s._n john_n in_o thurtal_n 4_o ab._n peterhausen_n 4_o ab._n pruim_n 5_o praepos_fw-la camberg_n 1_o ab._n reishaim_n 2_o ab._n s._n heimeram_fw-la at_o ratisbon_n 2_o praepos_n berchtolsgadon_n 2_o ab._n s._n gegory_n at_o munster_n 5_o a._n muncherode_n 4_o ab._n s._n cornelis_n at_o munster_n 7_o ab._n werden_n 7_o ab._n aursperg_n 4_o ab._n yrse_n 4_o ab._n brun._n 4_o ab._n echtermaken_v 7_o ab._n hervorden_n 7_o the_o abbatess_n of_o quedelnburch_n 8_o essen_n 7_o alt_z munster_n to_o regensburg_n 2_o pr._n ober_n munster_n to_o regensburg_n 2_o kauffingen_n 5_o lindaw_n 4_o pr._n gernrode_n 8_o buchaw_n 4_o rotenmunster_n 4_o hâ—ppach_n 4_o gutenzel_n 4_o beundt_n 4_o baley_n coblentz_n 6_o baley_n elsas_n 4_o baley_n osterich_n 3_o baley_n in_o der_fw-mi etsch_n 3_o the_o earl_n baron_n and_o lord_n the_o earl_n of_o helfenstein_n 4_o earl_n kirchberg_n 4_o h._n tussen_n 4_o eaâ—_n wisenstaig_n 4_o e._n lauffen_fw-ge 4_o e._n montfort_n 4_o e._n furstenberg_n 4_o â—_o zâ—mmeren_n 4_o b._n gundâ—â—singen_n 4_o h._n stutgart_n 4_o h._n justingen_n 4_o h._n sâ—heâ—stingen_n mâ—â—â—â—ke_v eberstein_n 4_o b._n geroit_fw-fr zeck_n 4_o b._n ober_n hew_v 4_o f._n otingen_n 4_o b._n rapoltstain_v 5_o h._n râ—poltzkirâ—ken_v 5_o b._n starssen_n 2.4_o h._n hohen_n rechperg_n 5_o h._n berletzicke_a h._n hohen_n konigsperg_n h._n hohenfeldt_n and_o tipoltzkirch_n e._n sultz_n 4_o f._n hogen_fw-mi zollem_fw-la 4_o h._n braides_n b._n sonnenberg_n 4_o e._n castel_n 1_o e._n vertheim_n 1_o e._n rheineck_n 1_o e._n hohenloe_n 1_o h._n reichelsperg_n 1_o h._n limburg_n 1_o e._n erpach_n 1_o e._n leiningen_n 5_o e._n falckstein_n 5_o e._n hanaw_n 5_o e._n luchtenberg_n 5_o e._n nassaw_n breda_n and_o dillenborg_n 10.7_o e._n wisbaden_n and_o iltzstain_v 5_o e._n sarbrucken_v 5_o e._n waldtpurg_n 4_o e._n nassaw_n in_o weilpurg_n 5_o e._n belstein_n 6_o e._n koningstein_n and_o epstein_n 5_o e._n eisenberg_n the_o high_a 5_o e._n eisenberg_n the_o low_a 6_o e._n mersen_n e._n budinghen_n e._n wirnenburg_n 7_o e._n solms_n 5_o b._n vinnenburg_n or_o vanenberg_n 7_o e._n arnsberg_n 7_o e._n of_o rhine_n 5_o h._n falckenstein_n 4_o h._n kunseck_n 4_o h._n kunseckerberg_n 4_o count_n horn_n 10_o count_n seyn_n 7_o co._n vintzlingen_n co._n reyen_n co._n bitsch_n 5_o co._n salm_n 5_o co._n veldentz_n 5_o co._n dengen_n 4_o co._n rappin_n 4_o co._n hardech_n 3_o co._n hohenstein_n 8_o co._n wolkenstein_n 3_o co._n schaumburg_n and_o giengen_n 7.3_o co._n dierenberg_n and_o someraw_n 7_o co._n mansfeilt_n 8_o co._n stolberg_n 8_o co._n buchlingen_n 8_o co._n barbey_n and_o mullingen_n 8_o co._n gleichen_n 1.8_o co._n schwartzenburg_n co._n suenberg_n or_o schonberg_fw-mi co._n jude_n h._n in_o ruech_n h._n geraw_n co._n bless_v 5_o co._n plawen_n 8_o co._n weda_n and_o ringelberg_n 7_o h._n reichenstein_n co._n olnbrug_n co._n lebenstain_v 4_o co._n regenstain_v co._n west_n frieslandt_fw-ge co._n ostfrieslandt_n 7_o co_n van_fw-mi der_fw-mi lip_n 7_o co._n oldenburg_n 7_o co._n delmenhorst_n 9_o co._n hoya_n 7_o co._n westenburg_n 5_o h._n muntzenburg_n 5_o co._n lemgow_n co._n waldeck_n 5_o h._n lostenstein_n co._n diepholt_n 7_o co._n steinfort_n 7_o co._n benthem_n 7_o co._n brunchor_v 7_o co._n witgenstein_n co._n spigelberg_n co._n biversdorff_n h._n ridberg_n 7_o co._n teckelnborg_n 7_o h._n linge_fw-la co._n dortmund_n 7_o co._n winsdorff_n co._n ortenberg_n 2_o co._n rippershodeâ—_n co._n hagen_n 2_o co._n hoonfels_n 2_o co._n lecseneck_n 8_o bo._n bergen_n 10_o c._n degenburg_n 2_o b._n obersultzberg_n h._n somiriss_n co._n manderscheid_n 7_o co._n reiferscheidi_fw-la 6_o co._n egmont_n and_o isselstein_n 10_o h._n bergen_n and_o waelhelm_n 10_o h._n haber_n alias_o havere_n 5_o h._n wildenfelf_n or_o widerfels_n 8_o b._n tautenberg_n 8_o co._n tubingen_n 4_o co._n blanckenberg_n or_o blammont_n 5_o co._n kirchingen_n krehange_v 5_o h._n senster_n 3_o h._n roggendorff_n 3_o h._n alendorff_n h._n kunigfuckerbeg_n h._n morspurg_n and_z befor_o it_o 5_o h._n brandenstein_n and_o ran_v h._n wolfsteine_n h._n permont_n h._n fronsbek_n h._n flackenstein_n h._n witten_n ritt_o fridberg_n ritt_o gleichausen_n in_o this_o second_o member_n some_o do_v want_v number_n because_o they_o be_v not_o mention_v afterward_o in_o the_o circle_n pr._n signify_v prince_n she_fw-mi fursten_a a_o praelate_n d._n duke_n co._n countess_n h._n heerschafften_o lord_n b._n baron_n the_o three_o member_n of_o the_o empire_n be_v of_o the_o free_a city_n rheinische_n bank_n coln_n 6.8_o aken_n 7_o worm_n 5_o spier_n 5_o turckheim_n 5_o hagâ—â—aw_n 5_o weissenberg_n 5_o straesburg_n 5_o ober_n ebenhaim_n 5_o roshaim_n 5_o schletstat_n 5_o colmar_n 5_o altach_v 5_o basel_n 5_o kaisersberg_n 5_o mulhausen_n in_o suntgow_n 5_o s._n gregoris_n munster_n 5_o metz_n 5_o toul_n 5_o verdun_n 5_o landaw_n 5_o kaufmans_n sarbruck_n 5_o besancon_n 5_o camerick_n 7_o franckfort_n 5_o fridberg_n in_o wederaw_n 5_o gelnhausen_n 6_o wetzlar_n 5_o aleu_n 4_o lubeck_n 9_o hamborg_n 9_o dortmund_n 7_o mulhusen_n in_o duringon_n 9_o northansen_n 9_o gosler_n 9_o gottingen_n 9_o brakel_n 7_o wartburg_n 7_o lemgow_n 7_o duysburg_n 7_o dantzick_n 8_o elbinghen_n schwabishche_n bank_n regensburg_n 2_o nurenberg_n 1_o rottenburg_n a_o der_fw-mi tauber_n 1_o weissenburg_n a_o nortgaw_n 2_o donawerd_n 4_o washaim_n 1_o schweinfurt_n 1_o wimpsen_n 4_o hailbrun_n 4_o hal_n in_o schwaben_n 4_o norlingen_n 4_o dinkelspuel_n 4_o vlm_n 4_o ausptrg_n 4_o gengen_n 4_o bopfingen_n 4_o gemunt_fw-la in_o schwaben_n 4_o eslingen_n 4_o reutlingen_n 4_o weyl_n 4_o pfullendorff_n 4_o kauffbeurum_n 4_o northausen_n vberlingen_n 4_o wangen_n 4_o ysui_n 4_o lewkirch_n 4_o memmingen_n 4_o kempten_a 4_o buchorn_n 4_o ravenrsburg_n 4_o bibrach_n 4_o lindaw_n 4_o costintz_n 4_o rotweil_n 4_o offenburgk_n 4_o gengenbach_n 4_o zel_n in_o hamesbach_n 4_o schaffhausen_n 4_o s._n gal_n 4_o buchaw_n be_o federsee_n 4_o beside_o these_o several_a member_n for_o the_o avoid_n of_o schism_n in_o the_o empire_n and_o for_o the_o mutual_a defence_n and_o common_a preservation_n
the_o catti_n the_o same_o tacitus_n do_v place_v the_o cheruscian_o hard_a by_o they_o whence_o the_o situation_n of_o their_o country_n may_v be_v easy_o gather_v for_o dion_n the_o historian_n do_v witness_v that_o they_o dwell_v beyond_o visurgis_n which_o may_v be_v also_o collect_v out_o of_o tacitus_n but_o this_o first_o table_n or_o chart_n of_o westphalia_n do_v contain_v the_o county_n of_o oldenburg_n hoya_n diepholt_n and_o the_o neighbour_a lordship_n the_o politic_a state_n of_o westphalia_n do_v consist_v of_o three_o order_n 1._o the_o clergy_n 2._o the_o noble_n 3._o the_o free_a city_n in_o the_o first_o order_n be_v the_o bishop_n of_o paderborne_v leodium_n vltrajectum_n munster_n cameracum_n osnaburg_n ferdensis_n and_o mindensis_n the_o abbot_n werdensis_n strablonensis_n s._n cornelius_n munster_n echternaokensis_n corbei_n and_o hervordensis_n and_o the_o abbatesle_n essensis_n in_o the_o second_o order_n be_v the_o prince_n earl_n and_o baron_n as_o the_o duke_n of_o cleveland_n and_o the_o county_n of_o march_n the_o duke_n of_o julia_n and_o bergen_n the_o marquesse_n of_o baden_n the_o earl_n of_o east_n friesland_n or_o embda_n the_o earl_n of_o sein_fw-fr the_o earl_n of_o dillenburg_n the_o earl_n of_o vernenberg_n the_o first_o table_n of_o westphalia_n wesphalia_n cum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o earl_n of_o manderscheid_n the_o earl_n of_o weida_n and_o ringelberg_n the_o earl_n mâ—ursensis_n the_o lord_n of_o brunchor_v the_o earl_n of_o steinford_n benthem_n dortmund_n oldenburg_n the_o lord_n of_o ridburg_n the_o earl_n of_o hoya_n and_o diepholt_n and_o scaumburg_n the_o lord_n of_o spiegelberg_n and_o vanenberg_n the_o earl_n of_o arenberg_n of_o lip_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o somerauss_n in_o the_o three_o order_n which_o be_v of_o the_o free_a city_n there_o be_v colen_n aquisgranum_n under_o wesel_n durun_n cameracum_n dortmund_n susatum_fw-la duysburg_n hervord_n brukel_n wartburg_n lemgow_n and_o werden_n but_o so_o much_o 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