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except_o ruminiacum_n 〈◊〉_d the_o border_n of_o champaign_n three_o mileâ—_n southeast_n of_o aubenton_n which_o be_v under_o thâ—_n archbishop_n of_o rheims_n vermandois_n this_o country_n which_o retain_v still_o the_o name_n of_o its_o ancient_a inhabitant_n call_v by_o caesar_n veromandui_n be_v much_o large_a than_o 〈◊〉_d be_v now_o since_o it_o comprehend_v the_o dioceâ—â—_n of_o noyon_n soissons_fw-fr and_o laon_n but_o now_o it_o haâ—_n not_o above_o six_o league_n east_n and_o west_n and_o nine_o or_o ten_o north_n and_o south_n i_o shall_v not_o determine_v whether_o st._n quentin_n upon_o the_o somme_n be_v the_o augusta_n veromanduâ—um_n of_o thâ—_n ancient_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v vermand_v upon_o the_o â—ronignon_fw-fr that_o be_v now_o but_o a_o abbey_n the_o â—urious_a may_v consult_v cluvier_n and_o sanson_n who_o maintain_v the_o last_o opinion_n and_o de_fw-fr valois_n â—ho_fw-mi defend_v the_o first_o sure_o it_o be_v that_o st._n quentin_n have_v get_v its_o name_n from_o one_o quinâ—inus_n who_o be_v bishop_n of_o that_o town_n and_o â—s_v say_v to_o have_v be_v behead_v there_o under_o â—he_n empire_n of_o dioclesian_n before_o the_o bishopric_n be_v transfer_v to_o noyon_n the_o colleâ—late_a church_n of_o st._n quintin_n be_v a_o cathedral_n this_o town_n be_v former_o a_o county_n belong_v to_o the_o count_n of_o vermandois_n but_o 〈◊〉_d be_v reunite_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n â—ome_v time_n after_o the_o year_n 1156._o in_o 1557_o the_o spaniard_n know_v that_o st._n quintin_n be_v unprovided_a with_o man_n and_o ill_o fortify_v lay_v siege_n before_o it_o the_o admiral_n of_o coligny_n have_v get_v into_o the_o place_n with_o a_o few_o troop_n and_o his_o name_n and_o valour_n be_v for_o some_o time_n the_o best_a â—ampier_n of_o that_o town_n which_o say_v morery_a as_o partial_a as_o he_o be_v against_o the_o protestant_n be_v not_o able_a without_o he_o to_o withstand_v such_o a_o army_n four_o and_o twenty_o hour_n the_o 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it_o and_o have_v â—_z the_o nobility_n of_o picardy_n to_o his_o help_n hâ—â—_n be_v take_v by_o storm_n and_o the_o spanish_a garrison_n cut_v into_o piece_n the_o castelet_n be_v a_o strong_a fortress_n on_o the_o fronâ—â—_n of_o cambresis_n which_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o â—â—ch_a by_o the_o peace_n of_o pyrenees_n in_o 1659._o santerre_n â—oing_v westward_n from_o the_o castelet_n you_o enter_v into_o the_o country_n of_o santerre_n which_o â—e_v call_v seme-terre_a because_o of_o its_o fertility_n â—is_fw-la above_o twenty_o two_o league_n northwest_o southeast_n and_o but_o seven_o or_o eight_o east_n and_o â—st_n where_o it_o be_v broad_o peronne_n its_o spital_n five_o league_n south-west_n of_o castelet_n alâ—â—st_v seven_o west_n of_o st._n quintin_n and_o eleven_o east_n 〈◊〉_d amiens_n be_v a_o very_a strong_a town_n both_o by_o â—son_n of_o its_o situation_n upon_o the_o river_n and_o aung_z marsh_n and_o of_o its_o fortification_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d a_o village_n wherein_o 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24_o of_o
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