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rhine_n rhenanus_fw-la and_o
lichtenavius_n do_v call_v they_o wormbser-bâ—sâ—â—â—umbs_a but_o pâ—_n on_o the_o contrary_n affirm_v that_o the_o vangionians_n be_v those_o of_o spâ—res_n and_o the_o nemetians_n those_o of_o worm_n and_o irenicus_n add_v this_o reason_n namely_o because_o ptolemie_n who_o in_o description_n of_o rhine_n do_v usual_o proceed_v from_o the_o south_n northward_o do_v first_o mention_v the_o vangians_n and_o afterward_o the_o numetians_n but_o sig._n gemblacensis_fw-la who_o write_v about_o five_o hundred_o year_n ago_o call_v worm_n the_o city_n of_o the_o vangionians_n also_o john_n herald_n do_v gather_v out_o of_o a_o inscription_n that_o the_o city_n worm_n be_v heretofore_o call_v the_o watch_n tower_n of_o the_o vangionians_n there_o be_v 48_o city_n in_o the_o palatinate_n the_o chief_a whereof_o be_v heidelberg_n where_o the_o prince_n palatine_n keep_v his_o residence_n it_o be_v so_o call_v either_o from_o the_o people_n who_o the_o german_n call_v heyden_n or_o from_o the_o 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very_o wholesome_a air_n and_o the_o country_n very_o pleasant_a and_o general_o very_o fruitful_a but_o yet_o it_o have_v no_o great_a store_n of_o wine_n nor_o corn_n but_o in_o some_o place_n it_o have_v a_o â—â—â—â—e_n of_o sharâ—e_a hedge_n win._n soil_n the_o rich_a wine_n be_v bring_v thither_o out_o of_o alsaia_n francâ—â—to_n and_o austria_n there_o be_v great_a store_n of_o corâ—e_n about_o raâ—ispon_n and_o landshat_n moreover_o it_o have_v abundance_n of_o sâ—lâ—_n fruit_n iron_n cattle_n fowle_n will_v â—e_v beast_n and_o all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o life_n it_o do_v breed_v great_a store_n of_o swâ—â—e_n which_o feed_v on_o â—cornes_n and_o crab_n creature_n so_o that_o as_o hungary_n furâ—isheth_v other_o country_n with_o ox_n so_o this_o country_n furnish_v most_o part_n of_o europe_n with_o swine_n and_o beside_o bear_n boar_n and_o other_o kind_n of_o wild_a beast_n it_o have_v great_a herd_n of_o deer_n which_o they_o can_v hunt_v without_o the_o prince_n leave_n in_o the_o year_n 1562_o on_o the_o 22_o day_n of_o august_n there_o be_v a_o hart_n take_v in_o bavaria_n of_o so_o large_a a_o body_n that_o it_o weigh_v 625_o pound_n the_o nariscians_n vindelician_o and_o noritian_n be_v former_o seat_v here_o the_o nariscians_n who_o aventinus_n call_v nortgew_n and_o melanchton_n narcaw_n be_v divide_v from_o the_o rest_n by_o the_o river_n â—anubius_fw-la the_o vindelician_o according_a to_o the_o ancient_n description_n be_v situate_v between_o the_o rhaetian_o and_o norician_n rhaetia_n be_v twofold_a the_o one_o be_v large_a contain_v the_o vindelician_o the_o norician_n and_o the_o rhaetian_o the_o other_o be_v lesser_a the_o river_n lycus_n do_v separate_v the_o vindâ—lâ—cian_n from_o the_o rhaetian_o if_o we_o believe_v ptolemy_n but_o if_o we_o follow_v strabo_n they_o be_v separate_v by_o the_o rhine_n and_o the_o brigantine_n lake_n which_o we_o have_v show_v in_o our_o description_n of_o helvetia_n danubius_n do_v part_v they_o from_o 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they_o and_o reduce_v they_o to_o subjection_n see_v paterculus_n lib._n 2._o dion_n lib._n 53._o and_o horace_n lib._n 5._o other_o the_o norician_n do_v begin_v from_o the_o river_n oenus_n and_o so_o bend_v south_n east_n even_o to_o hungary_n and_o italy_n they_o be_v always_o great_a soldier_n and_o be_v accustom_v to_o war_n they_o do_v often_o invade_v the_o border_a roman_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o norician_n sword_n which_o horace_n celebrate_v and_o also_o by_o a_o inscription_n which_o be_v find_v on_o this_o side_n danubius_n to_o this_o effect_n and_o in_o these_o word_n dis_n manibus_fw-la et_fw-la memoriae_fw-la legionum_fw-la et_fw-la memoriae_fw-la miserrimorum_n vindelicis_fw-la praefectis_fw-la mocenianis_n et_fw-la victori_fw-la et_fw-la aurelio_n filiis_fw-la vindelicis_fw-la surinus_n infelix_fw-la pater_fw-la f._n c._n the_o dukedom_n of_o bavaria_n bavaria_n the_o palatinate_n of_o the_o low_a bavaria_n in_o which_o be_v the_o landgraviate_v of_o lutchtenberg_n 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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
saxony_n who_o live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a among_o the_o earl_n of_o this_o country_n jerenicus_n deliver_v that_o the_o city_n of_o oldenburg_n be_v reëdify_v by_o charles_n the_o great_a and_o that_o the_o bishop_n agalgargus_n do_v there_o dedicate_v and_o consecrate_v a_o church_n to_o saint_n john_n baptist_n but_o i_o think_v in_o this_o matter_n ortelius_n and_o he_o be_v both_o in_o one_o error_n because_o he_o reckon_v this_o city_n to_o be_v in_o wandalia_fw-la and_o do_v place_v it_o near_o the_o sea_n for_o this_o be_v not_o the_o same_o city_n with_o that_o which_o be_v in_o the_o country_n of_o holsatia_n the_o county_n of_o embdanum_n and_o oldenburg_n emden_n et_fw-fr oldenborg_n the_o wandalians_n call_v it_o stargard_n the_o dane_n brâ—nnesia_n as_o the_o same_o crantzius_n do_v witness_v lauâ—entâ—us_fw-la michaelis_fw-la do_v think_v that_o the_o ambronian_n have_v their_o original_n from_o hence_o who_o as_o plutarch_n report_v do_v 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caâ—ell_n be_v keep_v in_o custody_n concern_v the_o earl_n of_o this_o country_n aâ—dâ—â—as_n hoppenrâ—dâ—us_a do_v relate_v something_o but_o david_n châ—rcus_n more_o excellent_o in_o his_o history_n of_o saxony_n but_o now_o by_o way_n of_o conclusion_n we_o will_v add_v something_o concern_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o chaucian_n tacitus_n a_o grave_a writer_n do_v write_v thus_o of_o they_o there_o be_v a_o noble_a people_n among_o the_o german_n who_o be_v very_o just_a not_o covetous_a but_o quiet_a and_o secret_a and_o not_o apt_a to_o stir_v uproar_n neither_o do_v they_o liuâ—_n by_o rapine_n or_o robbery_n and_o this_o be_v a_o chief_a argument_n of_o their_o virtue_n that_o the_o great_a man_n do_v not_o injure_v their_o inferior_n yet_o they_o â—ne_a expo_n in_o arm_n so_o that_o arm_n of_o footman_n and_o horseman_n be_v present_o use_v before_o there_o be_v any_o rumour_n or_o report_n of_o it_o the_o first_o table_n of_o westphalia_n westphalia_n follow_v in_o our_o 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