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salii_fw-la and_o conrade_n emperor_n of_o the_o german_n the_o surname_n of_o salicus_n 3_o radiantis_fw-la 4_o sinna_n 5_o tubero_n 6_o aestus_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o people_n of_o it_o be_v ingenious_a patient_a of_o labour_n strong_a of_o body_n and_o very_o industrious_a not_o suffer_v any_o to_o be_v idle_a that_o can_v earn_v his_o live_n of_o what_o sort_n soever_o the_o offspring_n of_o the_o ancient_a french_a who_o have_v overmastered_n gaul_n and_o the_o part_n adjoin_v leave_v here_o the_o seminary_n of_o their_o strength_n and_o a_o stock_n of_o their_o ancient_a prince_n marcomir_n brother_n of_o pharamont_n the_o first_o king_n of_o the_o french_a govern_v in_o these_o part_n as_o duke_n and_o leave_v the_o estate_n and_o title_n unto_o his_o posterity_n the_o catalogue_n of_o which_o prince_n take_v in_o order_n thus_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o frankes_n and_o duke_n of_o franconia_n of_o the_o old_a french_a race_n a._n ch._n 326_o 1_o genebaldus_n the_o son_n of_o dagobert_n descend_v from_o the_o old_a regal_a stock_n of_o the_o sicambri_n unite_v with_o other_o dutch_a nation_n about_o 60_o or_o 70_o year_n before_o in_o the_o name_n of_o frankes_n have_v subdue_v those_o part_n which_o lay_v towards_o the_o river_n moenus_n become_v the_o first_o prince_n of_o the_o eastern_a frankes_n or_o lord_n of_o francia_n orientalis_n 356_o 2_o dagobert_n the_o son_n of_o genebaldus_n who_o add_v the_o district_n of_o trier_n unto_o his_o estate_n 377_o 3_o clodovaeus_n or_o ludovicus_n the_o son_n of_o dagobert_n 398_o 4_o marcomir_n the_o son_n of_o clodovaeus_n who_o extend_v his_o dominion_n eastward_n towards_o bavaria_n and_o bohemia_n 402_o 5_o pharamund_n or_o waramund_n the_o son_n of_o marcomir_n the_o first_o of_o this_o line_n which_o take_v unto_o himself_o the_o title_n of_o king_n of_o the_o french_a on_o the_o assume_v whereof_o aim_v at_o matter_n of_o more_o importance_n he_o leave_v franconia_n or_o east-france_n with_o the_o title_n 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three_o 638_o 16_o heribert_n the_o nephew_n of_o clodomir_n the_o second_o 668_o 17_o clodovaeus_n or_o clovis_n ii_o the_o cousin-german_n of_o heribert_n 680_o 18_o gosbertus_fw-la the_o son_n of_o clovis_n the_o second_o 706_o 19_o gosbertus_fw-la ii_o the_o son_n of_o gosbert_n the_o first_o 720_o 20_o hetavus_n the_o son_n of_o gosbert_n the_o second_o the_o last_o duke_n of_o franconia_n of_o this_o line_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n male_a anno_fw-la 740._o bequeath_v it_o at_o his_o death_n to_o pepin_n who_o afterward_o be_v king_n of_o france_n father_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a according_a to_o a_o former_a contract_n make_v between_o those_o prince_n and_o charles_n no_o soon_o have_v it_o in_o his_o possession_n but_o he_o bestow_v the_o great_a part_n of_o it_o on_o burchard_n the_o first_o bishop_n of_o wurtzburg_n anno_fw-la 752._o make_v bishop_n of_o that_o city_n by_o boniface_n archbishop_n of_o mentz_n
in_o their_o own_o language_n do_v call_v themselves_o zechians_n after_o his_o death_n the_o state_n relapse_v again_o into_o a_o confuse_a anarchy_n till_o the_o year_n 670._o at_o what_o time_n not_o respect_v the_o progeny_n of_o zechius_fw-la the_o founder_n of_o their_o commonwealth_n and_o first_o estate_n they_o fasten_v upon_o crocus_n a_o man_n of_o good_a esteem_n among_o they_o and_o elect_v he_o to_o be_v their_o duke_n crocus_n vir_fw-la iustùs_fw-la &_o magnae_fw-la apud_fw-la bohemos_n opinionis_fw-la princeps_fw-la electus_fw-la est_fw-la as_o bertholdus_n tell_v we_o crocus_n be_v dead_a the_o bohemian_n elect_v libussa_n his_o young_a daughter_n and_o of_o her_o government_n soon_o weary_v they_o make_v choice_n of_o primislaus_n for_o their_o prince_n and_o make_v he_o husband_n to_o libussa_n a_o man_n take_v from_o the_o plough_n as_o their_o story_n tell_v we_o to_o espouse_v the_o princess_n it_o be_v order_v and_o agreâ—â—_n on_o by_o her_o many_o suitor_n that_o he_o whosoever_o he_o be_v before_o who_o a_o horse_n purposely_o let_v loose_a do_v first_o make_v a_o stand_n shall_v be_v the_o husband_n of_o the_o lady_n and_o have_v the_o government_n of_o the_o state_n the_o horse_n first_o make_v a_o stand_n before_o primislaus_n be_v then_o at_o plough_n have_v perhaps_o some_o mare_n in_o his_o teem_n and_o he_o according_o be_v receive_v and_o admit_v their_o prince_n these_o with_o the_o other_o duke_n from_o the_o time_n of_o crocus_n the_o first_o legislator_n of_o the_o bohemian_n take_v in_o order_n thus_o the_o duke_n of_o bohemia_n 1_o crocus_n the_o lawgiver_n or_o lycurgus_n of_o bohemia_n 2_o libussa_n young_a daughter_n to_o crocus_n with_o primislaus_n her_o husband_n a_o second_o quinctius_n founder_n of_o prague_n 3_o neramislaus_n son_n of_o primislaus_n and_o libussa_n 4_o mnoatha_n one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o neramislaus_n cotemporary_a with_o charles_n the_o great_a 5_o voricius_fw-la son_n of_o mnatha_n 6_o wenceslaus_n 7_o bela._n 8_o nastricius_n son_n of_o bela._n 9_o bozzivoius_n the_o first_o christian_a prince_n of_o the_o bohemian_n contemporarie_n with_o the_o emperor_n arnulph_n 10_o sbitignaeus_n son_n to_o bozzivoius_n 11_o vladislaus_n brother_n to_o sbitignaeus_n 12_o wenceslaus_n ii_o surname_v the_o saint_n slay_v by_o his_o brother_n boleslaus_n 13_o boleslaus_n a_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a prince_n 14_o boleslaus_n ii_o son_n of_o the_o former_a a_o great_a advancer_n of_o christianty_n among_o hiâ—_n people_n 15_o boleslaus_n iii_o one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o boleslaus_n the_o second_o 16_o jaromir_n son_n to_o boleslaus_n the_o three_o 17_o vdalricus_n brother_n of_o boleslaus_n the_o three_o and_o uncle_n of_o jaromir_n 18_o predislaus_n son_n to_o vdalricus_n 19_o sbitignaeus_n ii_o son_n to_o predislaus_n 1061_o 20_o vratislaus_n brother_n of_o sbitignaeus_n who_o for_o his_o manifold_a defert_n the_o emperor_n henry_n the_o 4._o create_v the_o first_o king_n of_o bohemia_n anno_fw-la 1608._o who_o successor_n take_v thus_o out_o of_o bertholdus_n and_o dubravius_n the_o king_n and_o duke_n of_o bohemia_n a._n ch._n 1086_o 1_o vratislaus_n the_o brother_n of_o spitignaeus_n duke_n of_o bohemia_n be_v by_o henry_n the_o 4._o at_o metz_n create_v king_n 2_o conrade_n brother_n to_o vratislaus_n notwithstanding_o that_o his_o brother_n have_v 3_o son_n be_v elect_v duke_n of_o bohemia_n 3_o brecislaus_n son_n to_o vratislaus_n the_o two_o son_n of_o conrade_n be_v reject_v be_v by_o the_o bohemian_n choose_a duke_n 1100_o 4_o borivorius_n the_o 4._o son_n of_o brecislaus_n be_v choose_v by_o the_o bohemian_n his_o elder_a brother_n than_o all_o live_n 1109_o 5_o sutopulcus_fw-la cousin_n german_a to_o borivorius_n by_o the_o consent_n and_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n depose_v borivorius_n and_o cause_v himself_o to_o be_v elect_v in_o his_o place_n 6_o vladislaus_n ii_o brother_n to_o borivorius_n prefer_v by_o the_o people_n to_o the_o throne_n before_o otho_n the_o brother_n and_o henry_n the_o son_n of_o sutopulcus_fw-la the_o last_o prince_n 7_o sobeslaus_n brother_n to_o vladislaus_n promote_v to_o the_o state_n before_o the_o son_n of_o vladislaus_n 1159_o 8_o vladislaus_n iii_o son_n of_o vladislaus_n the_o 2._o the_o four_o son_n of_o sobeslaus_n omit_v be_v choose_v and_o crown_v the_o second_o king_n of_o bohemia_n by_o frederick_n the_o emperor_n but_o depose_v by_o the_o state_n because_o he_o be_v not_o by_o they_o former_o elect_v according_a to_o their_o privilege_n and_o custom_n 9_o vldericus_n the_o three_o son_n of_o sobeslaus_n his_o elder_a brethren_n yet_o live_v be_v by_o the_o people_n elect_v in_o the_o room_n of_o vladislaus_n and_o his_o son_n frederick_n who_o the_o emperor_n frederick_n have_v by_o force_n establish_v in_o the_o throne_n 10_o sobeslaus_n ii_o second_o son_n to_o sobeslaus_n be_v by_o frederick_n above_o name_v expel_v and_o he_o also_o by_o the_o bohemian_n 11_o conrade_z grandchild_n to_o otho_n the_o brother_n of_o sutopulcus_fw-la elect_v by_o the_o bohemiam_fw-la in_o place_n of_o frederick_n between_o which_o two_o prince_n there_o be_v continual_a war_n 12_o wenceslaus_n uncle_n unto_o conrade_n and_o son_n of_o otho_n aforesaid_a be_v prefer_v before_o many_o near_a the_o succession_n he_o primislaus_n expel_v but_o fear_v his_o return_n quit_v prague_n 13_o henry_n bishop_n of_o prague_n a_o stranger_n to_o the_o blood_n be_v by_o a_o general_a consent_n elect_v duke_n 14_o vladislaus_n iu_o brother_n to_o primislaus_n the_o son_n of_o wenceslaus_n be_v put_v by_o succeed_v henry_n and_o soon_o after_o resign_v 1199_o 15_o primislaus_n elect_v by_o the_o bohemian_n and_o by_o the_o emperor_n philip_n crown_v the_o 3._o king_n of_o bohemia_n at_o mentz_n be_v brother_n to_o vladiâ—laus_n the_o 4._o 1248_o 16_o ottocarus_n notwithstanding_o that_o winceslaus_fw-la his_o elder_a brother_n have_v be_v crown_v in_o his_o father_n life_n time_n be_v 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