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his_o mother_n mary_n sole_a daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n the_o five_o and_o six_o the_o last_o duke_n thereof_o to_o which_o great_a height_n this_o ancient_a and_o noble_a family_n have_v not_o long_o attain_v and_o thereby_o make_v themselves_o and_o their_o son_n and_o daughter_n fit_a match_n for_o the_o great_a prince_n but_o it_o please_v god_n to_o bring_v it_o to_o its_o fatal_a end_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n to_o dissipateâ—_n his_o brave_a estate_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o stranger_n as_o shall_v be_v show_v in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o catalogue_n of_o the_o earl_n and_o duke_n of_o cleve_n a._n ch._n 717_o 1_o elias_n grallius_n companion_n in_o the_o war_n of_o charles_n martell_n 732_o 2_o theodorick_n earl_n of_o cleve_n and_o lord_n of_o teisterbant_n 755_o 3_o rainold_n son_n of_o theodorick_n earl_n of_o cleve_n and_o teisterbant_n 767_o 4_o conon_n of_o great_a fame_n in_o arm_n under_o charles_n the_o great_a 778_o 5_o john_n son_n of_o conon_n marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o michael_n curopalates_n emperor_n of_o constantinople_n 790_o 6_o robert_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o john_n 798_o 7_o baldwin_n the_o brother_n of_o earl_n robert_n after_o who_o death_n anno_fw-la 830._o the_o earldone_v of_o teisterbant_n be_v take_v out_o of_o it_o and_o make_v the_o portion_n of_o robert_n a_o young_a son_n from_o who_o descend_v the_o two_o house_n of_o march_n and_o berg._n 830_o 8_o ludowick_n son_n of_o baldwin_n 834_o 9_o eberard_n brother_n of_o ludovick_n who_o give_v teisterbant_n to_o his_o brother_n robert_n 843_o 10_o luithardus_fw-la earl_n of_o cleve_n 878_o 11_o baldwin_n ii_o 928_o 12_o arnold_n 968_o 13_o wignan_n son_n of_o arnold_n 1004_o 14_o conrade_n make_v a_o earl_n of_o the_o empire_n in_o the_o life_n of_o his_o father_n 1045_o 15_o theodorick_n ii_o 1088_o 16_o theodorick_n iii_o companion_n of_o godfrey_n of_o bovillon_n in_o the_o holy_a land_n 1114_o 17_o arnold_n ii_o brother_n of_o theodorick_n the_o 3._o 1161_o 18_o theodorick_n iu._n 19_o arnold_n iii_o 1205_o 20_o arnold_n iu._n 1218_o 21_o theodorick_n v._n 1229_o 22_o theodorick_n vi._n 1247_o 23_o theodorick_n vii_o 1255_o 24_o theodorick_n viii_o 1271_o 25_o theodorick_n ix_o 26_o otho_n son_n of_o theodorick_n 1309_o 27_o theodorick_n x._o brother_n of_o otho_n ii_o 2325_o 28_o john_n brother_n of_o theodorick_n and_o canon_n of_o colen_n the_o last_o of_o the_o masculine_a issue_n of_o elias_n grallius_n 29_o adolphus_n the_o vii_o of_o march_n son_n of_o adolph_n the_o 6._o of_o march_n and_o mary_n of_o cleve_n first_o archbishop_n of_o colen_n as_o six_o of_o this_o house_n of_o march_n have_v be_v almost_o successive_o before_o he_o succeed_v on_o the_o death_n of_o his_o uncle_n john_n to_o the_o earldom_n of_o cleve_n cleve_n inaugurate_v thereunto_o by_o charles_n the_o 4._o 1389_o 30_o adolph_n ii_o of_o cleve_n and_o viii_o of_o march_n create_v the_o first_o duke_n of_o cleve_n by_o the_o emperor_n sigismond_n at_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n anno_fw-la 1417._o 1443_o 31_o john_n iii_o son_n of_o adolph_n duke_n of_o cleve_n earl_n of_o march_n and_o lord_n of_o ravenstein_n 1481_o 32_o john_n ii_o of_o the_o rank_n of_o duke_n and_o the_o iv_o of_o the_o earl_n 1521_o 33_o john_n iii_o duke_n of_o cleve_n and_o earl_n of_o march_n etc._n etc._n by_o descent_n from_o his_o father_n and_o duke_n of_o gulick_n and_o berg_n in_o right_a of_o his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n the_o last_o duke_n thereof_o 1539_o 34_o william_n son_n of_o john_n the_o 3._o and_o mary_n his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o sole_a heir_n of_o william_n the_o last_o duke_n of_o gulick_n and_o berg_n father_n of_o the_o lady_n anne_n of_o cleve_n one_o of_o the_o wife_n of_o henry_n the_o 8._o of_o england_n he_o contend_v very_o strong_o against_o charles_n the_o five_o for_o
the_o dukedom_n of_o gueldres_n but_o be_v too_o weak_a for_o so_o great_a a_o adversary_n make_v his_o submission_n to_o he_o at_o venlo_n and_o so_o save_v his_o estate_n 1584._o 35_o john_n william_n son_n of_o the_o former_a william_n during_o the_o life_n of_o charles_n frederick_n his_o elder_a brother_n be_v bishop_n of_o munster_n on_o who_o death_n anno_fw-la 1575._o he_o resign_v that_o dignity_n and_o in_o the_o end_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o his_o whole_a estate_n which_o he_o manage_v with_o great_a piety_n and_o prudence_n till_o the_o year_n 1610._o and_o then_o die_v issueless_a the_o last_o of_o that_o ancient_a and_o noble_a family_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o cleve_n after_o who_o death_n much_o quarrel_n and_o contention_n grow_v about_o the_o succession_n betwixt_o the_o several_a competitor_n and_o pretender_n to_o it_o of_o which_o the_o principal_a be_v 1._o leopold_n archduke_n of_o austria_n pretend_v a_o investiture_n from_o the_o emperor_n rodolphus_n to_o who_o for_o want_v of_o heir_n male_n the_o estate_n be_v say_v to_o be_v escheat_v 2._o john_n george_n duke_n of_o saxony_n descend_v from_o sibyl_n daughter_n of_o duke_n john_n the_o three_o at_o who_o marriage_n with_o john_n frederick_n the_o electour_n of_o saxony_n a_o 1535_o it_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v solemn_o agree_v upon_o that_o on_o the_o fail_n of_o the_o heir_n male_n of_o cleve_n the_o issue_n of_o that_o marriage_n shall_v succeed_v therein_o 3._o john_n sigismond_n the_o electour_n of_o brandenburg_n in_o behalf_n of_o his_o son_n george_n william_n duke_n of_o prussia_n by_o the_o lady_n anne_n his_o wife_n elder_a daughter_n of_o albert_n of_o brandenburg_n duke_n of_o prussia_n and_o of_o maria_n leonora_n the_o elder_a sister_n and_o next_o heir_n of_o the_o duke_n decease_v 4._o wolfgangus_n gulielmus_fw-la palatine_n of_o newburg_n son_n of_o magdalen_n the_o young_a sister_n of_o that_o mary_n who_o claim_v the_o estate_n as_o near_a kinsman_n one_o 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aremberg_n descend_v that_o branch_n of_o the_o house_n of_o march_n which_o till_o of_o late_a be_v sovereign_n of_o sedan_n and_o duke_n of_o bovillon_n 10_o adolph_n vi_o husband_n of_o mary_n or_o margaret_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o theodorick_n the_o 9_o earl_n of_o cleve_n 2._o the_o estate_n of_o the_o three_o elector-bishop_n adjoin_v to_o the_o estate_n of_o cleve_n be_v those_o of_o the_o spiritual_a elector_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o germany_n colen_n mentz_n and_o trier_n not_o so_o contiguous_a and_o conterminous_a as_o those_o of_o cleveland_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v lay_v out_o several_o by_o their_o mete_n and_o boundary_n and_o first_o for_o 1._o colen-land_n or_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o archbishop_n and_o elector_n of_o colen_n be_v bound_v on_o the_o east_n with_o the_o dukedom_n of_o berg_n from_o which_o divide_v by_o the_o rhine_n on_o the_o west_n with_o gulick_n on_o the_o north_n with_o cleve_n itself_o and_o the_o county_n of_o muer_n and_o on_o 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unto_o his_o election_n but_o soon_o recover_v of_o those_o hurt_n the_o ancient_a name_n hereof_o in_o the_o itinerarie_a of_o antoninus_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v bodobriea_n pawn_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o trier_n by_o henry_n the_o 7._o and_o not_o yet_o redeem_v 4._o sarbrucken_v on_o the_o edge_n of_o lorraine_n by_o antoninus_n call_v pons_n sarvix_fw-la seat_v on_o the_o river_n or_o brook_n call_v sar_n whence_o it_o have_v the_o name_n at_o the_o fall_n thereof_o into_o the_o moselle_n possess_v at_o the_o present_a by_o a_o branch_n of_o the_o house_n of_o nassaw_n but_o homager_n of_o this_o electour_n entitle_v hence_o according_a to_o the_o dutch_a fashion_n count_n of_o nassaw_n in_o sarbruck_n 5._o veldent_n and_o 6._o belstern_n on_o the_o moselle_n of_o which_o nothing_o memorable_a 7._o treves_n or_o trier_n in_o latin_a treveris_n the_o principal_a city_n of_o the_o treveri_n who_o possess_v this_o tract_n seat_v upon_o the_o moselle_n also_o the_o metropolis_n of_o 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bajazet_n 2._o the_o 8_o the_o king_n of_o the_o ottoman_n 1498._o 11_o mahomet_n the_o son_n of_o cathbeyu_v depose_v by_o the_o mamaluck_v for_o fear_v the_o kingdom_n may_v by_o he_o be_v make_v hereditary_a it_o be_v against_o their_o usual_a custom_n that_o the_o son_n shall_v succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o name_n and_o privilege_n of_o a_o mamaluck_n 1499._o 12_o campson_n chiarsesius_n succeed_v on_o the_o depose_n of_o mahomet_n 13_o zanballat_n who_o dethrone_v campson_n and_o not_o long_o after_o be_v depose_v by_o 1500._o 14_o tonombeius_n out_v of_o his_o estate_n by_o the_o joynt-consent_n of_o the_o mamaluck_v so_o to_o make_v way_n for_o campson_n gaurus_n 1501._o 15_o campson_n ii_o surname_v gaurus_n reform_v the_o disorder_a and_o factious_a estate_n both_o of_o court_n and_o country_n and_o for_o the_o space_n of_o 16_o year_n govern_v very_o prosperous_o but_o side_v
mistake_v for_o the_o aethiopian_n of_o africa_n l._n 1._o 13._o l._n 3._o 116_o &_o l._n 4._o 69._o casâ—uhim_n more_o likely_a to_o be_v find_v in_o casiotis_n than_o colchis_n l._n 1._o 13._o cimmerian_n the_o posterity_n of_o gomer_n l._n 1._o 15._o 152._o first_o settle_v in_o albania_n and_o phrygia_n major_a ib._n &_o l._n 3._o 17._o give_v name_n to_o bosphorus_n cimmerius_n l._n 2._o 42._o l._n 3._o 187._o in_o europe_n better_a know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o cimbri_n the_o same_o with_o the_o cimmerian_n l._n 1._o 152._o &_o l._n 2._o 142._o the_o cimbrick_n chersonese_n name_v from_o they_o l._n 2._o 121._o their_o attempt_n upon_o the_o roman_a empire_n l._n 1._o 186._o citim_fw-la the_o son_n of_o japhet_n first_o settle_v in_o the_o isle_n of_o cyprus_n l._n 1._o 16._o &_o l._n 3._o 44._o his_o posterity_n spread_v into_o macedonia_n lib._n 2._o 244._o from_o thence_o into_o aetolia_n and_o so_o into_o italy_n l._n 1._o 37._o chatsâ—rmaveth_v the_o father_n of_o the_o chadro_n matiâ—ae_fw-la a_o indian_a people_n l._n 1._o 11_o 12._o cappadocian_o general_o so_o lewd_a that_o they_o grow_v a_o byword_n l._n 3._o 12._o v._n k._n coa_n and_o vestis_fw-la coa_n a_o light_a garment_n much_o use_v by_o the_o dame_n of_o rome_n l._n 3._o 38._o the_o coan_n wine_n vinum_fw-la cos_n as_o much_o cry_v up_o by_o the_o good-fellow_n of_o that_o city_n ibid._n colophonem_fw-la addere_fw-la a_o proverb_n and_o from_o whence_o it_o come_v l._n 3._o 22._o cotton-wooll_n where_o it_o grow_v and_o how_o l._n 3._o 58._o l._n 4._o 45_o 46._o &_o passim_fw-la aâ—ibi_fw-la cuspinian_o happy_a guess_n at_o the_o arm_n of_o germany_n l._n 2._o 119._o christians_n where_o first_o so_o call_v and_o with_o what_o solemnity_n l._n 3._o 49._o extreme_o hate_v by_o the_o gentile_n ib._n their_o persecution_n and_o increase_v 50._o chimaera_n the_o monster_n what_o it_o be_v l._n 3._o 26._o and_o how_o tame_v by_o belerophâ—n_a ib._n carmel_n a_o mountain_n of_o syria_n l._n 3._o 53._o mistcok_n by_o the_o gentile_n for_o a_o god_n ib._n the_o friar_n carmelites_n thence_o name_v ib._n &_o l._n 1._o 92._o curtius_n tax_v for_o overstrain_v the_o act_n of_o alexander_n l._n 3._o 217._o cloves_n where_o they_o grow_v most_o plentiful_o and_o the_o nature_n of_o they_o l._n 3._o 249._o circassian_n where_o they_o dwell_v l._n 3._o 191._o their_o opinion_n and_o practice_n ibid._n cophti_n the_o name_n of_o the_o christian_n of_o egypt_n whence_o to_o be_v derive_v lib._n 4._o 6._o their_o tenet_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n and_o estate_n at_o the_o present_a ibid._n capthorim_n to_o be_v find_v in_o coptus_n a_o town_n of_o egypt_n l._n 1._o 14._o carry_v against_o all_o reason_n into_o cappadocia_n ib._n &_o l._n 3._o 13._o chusite_n why_o render_v ethiopian_n in_o our_o english_a bibles_n l._n 3._o 116._o the_o translation_n justify_v ib._n the_o action_n ascribe_v unto_o they_o not_o possible_a to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o ethiopian_n of_o africa_n l._n 4._o 69._o the_o mistake_v lay_v on_o the_o expositor_n l._n 3._o 116._o caliph_n the_o name_n of_o the_o successor_n of_o mahomet_n l._n 3._o 124._o the_o succession_n of_o they_o ibid._n &_o 125._o &_o l._n 4._o 21._o crocodile_n their_o monstrous_a shape_n and_o where_o most_o usual_a l._n 4._o 9_o coco-nut_n a_o most_o excellent_a fruit_n and_o of_o several_a use_n l._n 4._o 84._o cinnamon_n what_o it_o be_v where_o and_o how_o it_o grow_v and_o from_o whence_o so_o call_v l._n 4._o 59_o cipher_n or_o private_a character_n for_o writing_n by_o who_o first_o invent_v l._n 4._o 5._o chaldaean_n great_a astrologer_n l._n 3._o 128._o the_o name_n communicate_v unto_o all_o who_o profess_v that_o art_n ib._n so_o call_v from_o chesed_a the_o son_n of_o nachor_n 127._o cistercian_n or_o white_a monk_n whence_o so_o call_v l._n 1._o 92._o by_o who_o ordain_v ib._n capuchin_n friar_n by_o who_o first_o institute_v and_o why_o so_o call_v l._n 1._o 92._o centaur_n the_o fable_n of_o they_o whence_o it_o take_v beginning_n l._n 2._o 242._o cretensis_n nâ—scit_fw-la pelagus_fw-la a_o proverb_n the_o occasion_n of_o it_o l._n 2._o 261._o carthusian_n monk_n by_o who_o institute_v l._n 1._o 92._o their_o strait_a kind_n of_o life_n ib._n cocchinel_n a_o precious_a die_n how_o and_o where_o it_o grow_v l._n 4._o 148._o corybates_n the_o priest_n of_o cybele_n l._n 2._o 26._o curetes_n what_o they_o be_v and_o from_o whence_o so_o call_v lib._n 2._o 236._o and_o 262._o d_o dictator_n what_o they_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o rome_n l._n 1._o 42._o a_o catalogue_n of_o they_o 43._o diaries_n what_o they_o be_v and_o how_o they_o differ_v from_o history_n l._n 1._o 21._o delinquent_n how_v to_o be_v proceed_v with_o l._n 1._o 58_o gain_v more_o by_o favour_n than_o by_o rigour_n 59_o druid_n what_o they_o be_v and_o from_o whence_o so_o call_v l._n 1._o 212._o their_o chief_a seat_n in_o fâ—â—nce_n 170._o in_o britain_n 318._o due_n observe_v as_o lucky_a or_o unlucky_a unto_o divers_a man_n l._n 1._o 83._o l._n 3._o 95._o dodanim_fw-la the_o son_n of_o jauâ—n_n first_o settle_v in_o rhodes_n l._n 1._o 14._o &_o l._n 3._o 39_o his_o posterity_n pass_v into_o epirus_n l._n 2._o 239._o and_o there_o name_v the_o dodonian_a grove_n 238._o david_n george_n a_o monstrous_a heretic_n and_o what_o his_o tenet_n l._n 2._o 22._o dedan_n the_o son_n of_o regma_n plant_v upon_o the_o shore_n of_o the_o persian_a gulf_n l._n 1._o 13._o drusian_o what_o they_o be_v their_o religion_n and_o country_n l._n 3._o 49._o of_o their_o power_n and_o strength_n 57_o dosithean_o a_o samaritan_n sect_n and_o their_o superstition_n l._n 3._o 86._o divination_n by_o bird_n and_o the_o kind_n of_o it_o l._n 3._o 137._o damasken_o plum_n damask_n rose_n and_o damask_n linen_n from_o whence_o so_o call_v l._n 3._o 64_o 65._o drink_v when_o first_o in_o fashion_n among_o the_o english_a 149_o despot_n the_o title_n of_o the_o heir_n apparent_a in_o the_o eastern_a empire_n l._n â—2_n 207._o communicate_v after_o to_o inferior_a prince_n ib._n the_o despot_n of_o rascial_a l._n 2._o 207._o of_o servia_n 208._o and_o of_o bulgaria_n 212._o drake_n sir_n fra._n how_o say_v to_o be_v the_o first_o that_o sail_v about_o the_o world_n lib._n 4._o 159._o by_o who_o follow_v e_o epoch_n what_o it_o be_v in_o account_n of_o time_n l._n 1._o 21._o the_o several_a epoche_n in_o story_n 22._o europe_n whence_o so_o call_v l._n 1._o 32_o 33._o the_o original_a language_n still_o in_o it_o 33._o edward_n the_o 3d._o his_o claim_n â—nto_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n mistake_v in_o our_o common_a chronicle_n l._n 1._o 150._o 151._o not_o prejudice_v at_o all_o by_o the_o salic_a law_n ib._n enemy_n to_o be_v license_v flight_n l._n 1._o 196._o how_o to_o be_v deal_v withal_o when_o they_o be_v in_o our_o power_n lib._n 1._o 58._o exarch_o what_o he_o be_v and_o by_o who_o ordain_v l._n 1._o 78._o his_o proper_a territory_n 79._o the_o catalogue_n and_o succession_n of_o â—hem_n ib._n elector_n of_o germany_n how_o many_o l._n 2._o 44._o by_o who_o ordain_v ibid._n their_o office_n and_o how_o perform_v ib._n election_n of_o the_o pope_n l._n 1._o 91_o of_o the_o duke_n of_o venice_n 105._o of_o the_o german_a emperor_n l._n 2._o 44._o of_o the_o great_a master_n of_o malta_n l._n 4._o 47._o the_o ordinary_a mean_n for_o obtain_v the_o crown_n of_o bohemia_n l._n 2._o 90._o enterview_n betwixt_o great_a prince_n reckon_v inconvenient_a l._n 1._o 117._o elam_n the_o son_n of_o sem_fw-mi where_fw-mi plant_v l._n 1._o 13._o l._n 3._o 163._o elisha_n the_o son_n of_o javan_n settle_v in_o elis_n of_o pelopomesus_n l._n 1._o 16._o and_o after_o in_o the_o isle_n of_o greece_n l._n 2._o 220._o thence_o call_v the_o isle_n of_o elisha_n ezekâ—_n 27._o 7._o l._n 1._o 16._o emir_n of_o sidon_n what_o he_o be_v l._n 3._o 55._o his_o power_n and_o strength_n 57_o endymionis_n somnum_fw-la a_o proverb_n the_o occasion_n of_o it_o l._n 3._o 25._o etymology_n 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