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sâ—nthemius_n and_o rodolphus_n pythopaeus_n and_o other_o it_o be_v now_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o ansuarians_n who_o they_o common_o call_v aâ—se_v steden_fw-mi campi_n be_v on_o the_o left_a hand_n bank_n of_o the_o river_n isela_n not_o far_o from_o the_o mouth_n thereof_o be_v four_o mile_n distant_a from_o daventria_n this_o city_n be_v also_o very_o large_a lie_v lengthwaye_n and_o have_v fair_a house_n in_o it_o here_o albertus_n pightus_fw-la be_v bene_fw-la also_o john_n campensis_n a_o divine_a harmanus_n cruserus_n a_o physician_n and_o theodore_n peter_n be_v bear_v here_o heretofore_o it_o be_v more_o famous_a for_o merchandise_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o haven_n than_o it_o be_v now_o swolla_o be_v a_o pleasant_a city_n and_o fortify_v with_o a_o double_a ditch_n it_o have_v on_o one_o side_n the_o river_n isela_n on_o the_o other_o vetchta_fw-la which_o be_v not_o far_o from_o it_o there_o be_v also_o other_o lesser_a wall_a town_n as_o volenhovia_n by_o the_o lake_n flâ—vum_n steenvicum_n by_o the_o river_n aa_n and_o hasseletum_n by_o the_o river_n vidrum_n or_o veâ—â—ta_n also_o oetmersia_n and_o oldensalia_n the_o last_o of_o which_o be_v a_o ancient_a town_n of_o the_o salian_o which_o baldericke_n of_o vltrajectum_n wall_v about_o and_o do_v find_v there_o a_o college_n of_o cannon_n the_o county_n of_o artesia_n artesia_n contain_v a_o great_a part_n of_o those_o people_n which_o caesar_n call_v the_o atrebatians_n from_o the_o chief_a city_n which_o he_o call_v atrebatum_n but_o marâ—us_n niger_n do_v place_n here_o the_o ambianian_n and_o ptolemy_n also_o do_v place_n atrebatium_n between_o the_o river_n sâ—anâ—_n and_o phrudium_n which_o be_v now_o call_v la_o somme_n but_o the_o new_a name_n of_o artesia_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o metropolis_n call_v arras_n as_o it_o be_v aratesia_n by_o the_o figure_n syncope_n and_o it_o be_v common_o call_v artois_n the_o bound_n thereof_o be_v on_o the_o north_n flanders_n from_o which_o it_o be_v part_v by_o the_o river_n lisander_n and_o the_o new_a ditch_n on_o the_o south_n and_o west_n
10_o college_n of_o cannon_n atrebaâ—â—â—se_v audomarense_n bethuniense_n arience_n hesdinense_n lensiense_n sanpaulitanum_n â—alleriense_n falkoburgense_n douriense_n the_o second_o member_n be_v the_o noble_n among_o who_o there_o be_v one_o prince_n of_o espinoy_n one_o marquesse_n of_o rentinium_n 7_o earl_n s._n pol_n falquenberch_n harliensis_n busquetensis_n henniensis_fw-la arquensis_n and_o last_o blangiacensis_fw-la but_o these_o two_o last_o earldom_n do_v fall_v of_o late_a to_o the_o abbey_n of_o saint_n bertin_n and_o four_o chief_a earl_n be_v not_o call_v or_o summon_v to_o this_o meeting_n as_o atrebatensis_n audomarensis_fw-la bapalmensis_n and_o lensiensis_n the_o family_n of_o the_o gentry_n count_v they_o by_o a_o alphabetical_a order_n be_v these_o aussi_fw-fr averdom_n aubigni_n aix_n annequin_n anvezin_n aneroult_n avion_n allenes_n anvin_n bailleul_n beaufort_n beaumez_n beauraine_n beausart_n bellona_n berles_a billy_n bofle_n boisleux_n bonnieres_n boncourt_n boubers_n bours_z brias_n buissi_n caumont_n conroy_n contes_n coupigny_n croisilles_n cunchy_n divion_n dovurin_n enne_z erin_n esquerdes_n estree_n fosseux_n frevin_n fleshin_n gomiecount_n govy_n greboval_n geulesin_n habarcque_n hachicourt_n hamelaincourt_n helfault_n houchin_n houdin_n la_fw-fr viesville_n la_fw-fr plancque_fw-fr liguereul_n licque_n longastre_n malanoy_n maisnil_n mammez_n marles_n mes_fw-fr en_fw-fr contire_n mingoval_a moiry_n nedoncelle_v neufville_n nojelle_n noircarmes_fw-fr ococh_n olham_n oignies_n oresmaux_n plancques_n plovicke_n pronville_n querecques_n ranchicourt_n ransart_n recovet_n rebecque_n regnauville_n rely_v rolancourt_n rumenghien_n sain_n s._n aldegonde_n s._n venant_fw-la sombrein_o sovastre_n tieuloie_v tramerie_n vaulx_n villers_n vrolant_n wancourt_n warluzelle_n waurans_n willerval_n the_o three_o member_n be_v the_o especial_a city_n 7_o royal_a city_n as_o atrebatum_n saint_n omers_n bethunia_n aria_n hesdinum_n lens_fw-la and_o bapalina_n private_a lordship_n as_o s._n pol_n perne_n lillers_n and_o also_o these_o town_n which_o have_v the_o prerogative_n of_o city_n and_o call_v to_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o state_n and_o there_o be_v 28_o of_o they_o arques_n aubigny_n avesne_n aussi_fw-fr benurain_n blangij_fw-la en_fw-fr ternois_n busquoy_n carwin_n caumont_n choques_n dourier_n franquenberghe_n fressin_n fleurbay_n frevene_n frage_n gorgue_n hennin_n lietard_n huchin_n hosdaine_n labroy_n libourg_n oisy_n pas_n richebourg_n tornehem_n ventie_n vitry_n the_o provincial_n counsel_n be_v hold_v at_o atrebatum_n from_o whence_o all_o appeal_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o parliament_n at_o mechlin_n but_o the_o bishop_n of_o atrebatum_n have_v all_o power_n in_o spiritual_a matter_n and_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rheims_n this_o table_n also_o contain_v true_a picardy_n and_o the_o dukedom_n of_o cambresi_n which_o be_v a_o principallitie_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o be_v govern_v both_o in_o temporal_a and_o spiritual_a matter_n by_o the_o bishop_n of_o cambresi_n but_o yet_o sometime_o in_o spiritual_a matter_n it_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rheims_n and_o in_o temporal_a matter_n it_o be_v under_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n and_o so_o much_o may_v suffice_v concern_v artesia_n let_v we_o proceed_v to_o hannonia_n the_o county_n of_o hannonia_n unto_o which_o be_v join_v the_o county_n of_o namurcium_n the_o county_n of_o hannonia_n hamnonia_n the_o politic_a state_n of_o hannonia_n do_v consist_v of_o five_o member_n which_o be_v first_o the_o 12_o peer_n namely_o longueville_n lens_n filly_n chieure_n auâ—sne_n chimay_n leureux_n barbanson_n baudour_n rebaux_n walecourt_n 2._o ecclesiastical_a prelate_n namely_o the_o abbot_n and_o earl_n of_o s._n waldrut_n 26_o abbot_n s._n guislaine_a marchennes_n cambron_n hasnon_n marville_n anein_a haultmot_n â—â—essy_a s._n denys_n vicogne_n â—eullien_a crespin_n bâ—nne_fw-fr esperance_fw-fr s._n jean_n s._n aldegonde_n geilenghien_n spinleu_n at_o h_o fontenelle_n beaumond_n denain_n quesnoy_n watâ—â—braine_n lolive_n bâ—lliay_v leture_n beside_o the_o college_n of_o cannon_n three_o noble_a man_n and_o one_o principality_n of_o chimay_n 10_o county_n as_o latin_a beaumond_n ostervant_n the_o chief_a city_n whereof_o be_v bouchin_n also_o barbanson_n auesne_n barlaymont_n bossu_n montigni_n reux_n terrache_fw-la 22_o barony_n as_o enghâ—â—n_o leuze_n haure_n lâ—agne_n adoing_o vuerchin_n fontaine_n havaide_v kinrain_n barlaymont_n ville_n gomegnie_fw-fr s._n aldegonde_n seâ—zelle_n condet_fw-la haurdain_n belleule_n fagneille_n bousie_n roesin_n frusne_n harchy_n one_o marshal_n one_o steward_n one_o great_a ranger_n one_o chamberlain_n and_o four_o ordinary_a officer_n the_o county_n of_o namuâ—â—â—â—m_n remain_v it_o be_v seat_v between_o brabant_n hannonia_n and_o the_o dioecesse_n of_o leodium_n it_o be_v a_o small_a mountainous_a territory_n but_o pleasant_a have_v 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thread_n of_o bulrush_n and_o reed_n to_o weave_v fish_v net_n and_o so_o make_v a_o fire_n with_o a_o little_a dry_a mud_n they_o boil_v their_o meat_n and_o warm_v themselves_o their_o drink_n be_v rain_n water_n which_o they_o keep_v in_o trench_n before_o their_o house_n in_o this_o manner_n the_o chaucian_n live_v heretofore_o but_o now_o they_o be_v much_o change_v for_o now_o the_o country_n do_v afford_v food_n not_o only_o for_o the_o inhabitant_n but_o also_o for_o the_o neighbour_n country_n but_o heretofore_o it_o be_v a_o rude_a habit_v place_n so_o that_o plinnie_n never_o mention_v that_o corn_n or_o any_o other_o fruit_n do_v grow_v here_o but_o now_o where_o be_v there_o great_a plenty_n soil_n it_o have_v heretofore_o no_o fruittree_n but_o now_o it_o bear_v all_o kind_n of_o tree_n they_o have_v heretofore_o no_o cattle_n nor_o milk_n but_o where_o be_v great_a plenty_n now_o for_o nature_n have_v give_v they_o a_o champion_n country_n full_a of_o fair_a meadow_n 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divers_a name_n for_o in_o some_o place_n near_o arne_n it_o be_v call_v the_o wood_n milebach_n and_o near_o perigrad_n it_o be_v call_v persim_n waldt_fw-mi and_o in_o other_o place_n it_o have_v other_o name_n the_o people_n in_o valesia_n be_v now_o very_o courteous_a and_o affable_a unto_o stranger_n but_o they_o be_v somewhat_o more_o harsh_a and_o rigid_a than_o it_o become_v friend_n and_o neighbour_n to_o be_v the_o second_o table_n of_o lombardy_n which_o these_o covntry_n be_v especial_o describe_v the_o country_n of_o tirolis_n and_o marca_n tarvisina_n the_o second_o table_n of_o lombardy_n contain_v the_o county_n of_o tirolis_n and_o marca_n tarvisina_n the_o country_n of_o tirolis_n be_v so_o name_v from_o the_o town_n tirolus_n which_o be_v heretofore_o very_o fair_a it_o lie_v between_o the_o river_n athesis_n and_o oenus_n and_o between_o the_o alpine_a rock_n on_o the_o north_n it_o be_v enclose_v with_o bavaria_n on_o the_o south_n with_o lombardy_n on_o the_o 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randenensians_n do_v worship_n saturn_n so_o the_o tridentines_n do_v worship_n neptune_n who_o effigy_n and_o statue_n may_v be_v yet_o see_v in_o the_o church_n of_o b._n viglius_n on_o that_o side_n which_o lie_v towards_o the_o market_n theodorick_n king_n of_o the_o ostrogoth_n do_v wall_n this_o city_n with_o fair_a freestone_n and_o he_o fortify_v the_o castle_n of_o tridentum_n on_o the_o other_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n in_o verrucan_n in_o like_a manner_n afterwards_o whâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d ostrogothe_n be_v expel_v out_o of_o italy_n the_o langbard_n do_v possete_v as_o a_o dukedom_n but_o desiderius_n king_n of_o langbard_n be_v overcome_v by_o charles_n the_o great_a it_o come_v again_o to_o be_v under_o the_o emperor_n jurisdiction_n and_o the_o emperor_n do_v enlarge_v it_o by_o the_o accession_n and_o addition_n of_o the_o town_n ripa_n near_o benacum_fw-la with_o some_o valley_n and_o village_n after_o he_o charles_n the_o saxone_n give_v to_o the_o church_n the_o whole_a
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